TV Guide 2025-08-02

This week, Pointless marks its 2000th edition with a Quiz Deities special (BBC1, Sat). Two new editions of Masterchef Goes Large: the domestic test on BBC1 (from Wed) and the version from down under on the Watch channel (from Mon). It's the live final of Love Island (VM2 and ITV2, Mon), and The Fortune Hotel returns (ITV network, Wed and Thu).

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Schedules are accurate at the time of publication; check against EPG for late changes.

• Come Dine with Me The Professionals (C4, 1pm).
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15; not Wales).
• Tipping Point Lucky Stars (ITV, 4pm) Bonnie Langford, Matt Dawson, but Geoff Norcott.

• The Hit List (BBC1, 5.45).
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 5.50) Julie Graham and Tamzin Outhwaite, repeat.
• The Wheel (BBC1, 6.30) A repeat from 2022.
• The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 6.30) Catherine Tyldesley, Levi Roots, Chris McCausland, Rick Wakeman.
• Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 7.30) The 2000th Episode Celebration, with Suzie Lee, Shaun Williamson, Phil Tufnell, Steve Pemberton, Kelli Young, Helen Lederer, Charlie Higson, and Cariad Lloyd.
• The 1% Club (ITV, 7.30) Do you remember, or did you work it out?
• Love Island Unseen Bits (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).

• Take a Hike (BBC2, 7.40am) Another chance to see the walking show.
• Bake Off The Professionals (C4, 8.55am) Repeat from last week's final.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12 noon).
• Ninja Warrior (ITV, 1.05) Repeat of a previous series.
• Deal or No Deal Celebrity (ITV, 2.05) Repeat with Simon Gregson.
• Sewing Bee (BBC2 5.15) Repeat from last week. Radio 4's quiz slot is filled by Nature Table, which is not a competition at all.
• Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 5.20) Twisted tales.

• The Chase (ITV, 5.35; not STV) A space-filling civilian edition.
• Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm). The grand final from the National Eisteddfod in Wrexham.
• Love Island (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm) The show continues. Love Island Aftersun follows at 10pm on VM2 and ITV2.
• Destination X (BBC1, 10.30) Both of last week's episodes repeated.

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15) New on Monday (Newark) and Friday (Ardingly). Repeats elsewhere.
• !mpossible (BBC2, 1pm); The Boss (BBC2, 1.45); The Tournament (BBC2, 2.30; not Tue); Great Local Menu (BBC2, 3.15; not Tue, also 4.15 Fri). Repeats.
• Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase with Stephen Mulhern (ITV, 2pm; not Fri); Lingo (ITV, 3pm); Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm); The Chase (ITV, 5pm) Repeats.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) Steve Cram, who's been playing for more than twenty years, bairns. Repeat around 6am next day.
• The Bidding Room (BBC1, 3.45) New eps Mon, Wed, Fri.
• Bridge of Lies (BBC1, 4.30); Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats.
• House of Games (3) (BBC2, 6pm; also 6.30 Mon, not Tue) Repeat with Charlie Baker, Val McDermid, Martin Offiah, Rebecca Lucy Taylor.
• Masterchef Down Under (Watch, 7pm) A new series of the Goes Large Down Below show.

Holiday in Ireland and much of Scotland

• Just a Minute (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm).
• I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 6.30) To the Bristol Beacon, with Adrian Edmondson, Miles Jupp, Rachel Parris, and Henning Wehn. The guest host is Jack Dee.
• Only Connect (2) (BBC2, 8pm) Metrophiles vs Grapevines. No Mastermind because of other guff.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Heat 4: Newcastle vs Edinburgh.
• Love Island (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm) The show concludes.
• Have I Got a Bit More News Old for You (BBC1, 10.40; NI 11.10, not Wales) Victoria Coren Mitchell, Chris McCausland, Sophy Ridge.

• The Food Quiz (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm).
• Sewing Bee (BBC1, 9pm) Korean jackets.
• QI XL (BBC2, 9.30) Roaming, with Sara Pascoe, Josh Widdicombe, Benjamin Zephaniah. Subject to cancellation because of earlier live events.

• You Heard It Here First (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm).
• Masterchef Goes Large (BBC1, 8pm) Trout, chocolate, and beetroot. Not this week's ingredients, but the new guest hosts of this troubled series.
• Destination X (BBC1, 9pm) Rob Brydon brings back some familiar faces. So that's what happened to Kevin Goulad.
• The Fortune Hotel (ITV, 9pm) "The race to check in". Eleven new pairs arrive at the airport. There are ten keys. Hijinks ensue.
• The Traitors (RTÉ2, 10.30) Moody had a point. New for viewers in Ireland.

• The Write Stuff (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm).
• Masterchef Goes Large (BBC1, 8pm) Today's guest hosts are a cauliflower and a ripe pear.
• Destination X (BBC1, 9pm) A night at a spooky castle, so we must be at the Clyde.
• The Fortune Hotel (ITV, 9pm) "Picking up the Pieces". Giant jigsaws on the beach.
• The Traitors (RTÉ2, 10.30) "Parting gift". Last in the present series.
• The Challenge: Vets And New Threats (MTV, 11pm) This week, the patient is a duck, who yells "duck" when someone calls him a chicken; the vets think something is about to fall on their heads. Sense, probably
• Survivor (TG4, 11.05) "My messy, sweet, little friend".

• Whispers (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm).
• Would I Lie to You (BBC1, 8pm; not Wales) More unseen bits.
• Wales' Home of the Year (BBC1 Wales, 8pm) Repeat from 2024.
• Masterchef Goes Large (BBC1, 8.30) William Sitwell wants to put sweets into savoury dishes, and savoury into sweet. Edge-of-the-seat stuff!
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) Richard Ayoade and Harriet Dyer versus Bob Mortimer and Tom Allen. Brian Butterfield is the guest incompetent.
• Destination X (BBC3, 9pm) Both of this week's episodes repeated.

• Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 8.40am Sat).
• Lingo (ITV Quiz, 9am every day)
• The Great Auction Showdown (C5, 4.35am Sun-Fri).
• Destination X (BBC2, 2am Tue, 1.30am Wed) Two episodes from last week.
• Sewing Bee (BBC2, 12.30am Wed) Last week's episode.
• The Money List (RTÉ2, 1.20am Wed).
• Ninja Warrior (ITV, 5.05am Wed).
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 8am Wed).
• The Fortune Hotel (ITV, 3am Thu, Fri) Previous night's episodes.
• Chess Masters (BBC2, 3am Fri).

7am The Chase 8am Pointless Celebrities 9am Bruce's Price is Right 10am Generation Game 11.20am Family Fortunes 12 noon Dickinson's Real Deal 1pm Strike it Lucky 3pm Bullseye 4pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 4am The Chase

7am The Bidding Room 9am Tenable 11am Play Your Cards Right 12 noon Pointless Celebrities 1pm Through the Keyhole 2pm Millionaire 4pm Tenable 6pm The Chase

7am The Chase 10am House of Games (3) 11.20am Famous Family Fortunes 12 noon Who Wants to be a Millionaire 1pm The Bidding Room 2pm Family Fortunes 3pm Bullseye 4pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5pm The Bidding Room 6pm Tenable 8pm The Chase 10pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 11pm Bullseye 1am The Crystal Maze 2am The Chase 5am Bullseye

9am Lingo 10am Tipping Point 1pm Lingo 2pm Pictionary 3pm Tenable 5pm Deal or No Deal 6pm Lingo 8pm Deal or No Deal 9pm Tipping Point 12 midnight Pictionary

As Saturday except

2pm and 12 midnight In for a Penny

As Saturday except

2pm and 12 midnight Wheel of Fortune

Other weekday archive game shows on ITV2: 12.05 Dinner Date 6pm Celebrity Catchphrase 7pm Deal or No Deal.