TV Guide 2025-08-09

What's starting this week? Er, nothing. Ending this week? No, we got nowt. Masterchef Goes Large and The Fortune Hotel and Destination X all continue in primetime, Something new next week.

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

• Masterchef (RTÉ1, 11.50am) New for viewers in Ireland.
• Four in a Bed (C4, 12.50) Five repeated episodes.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1.15; not Scotland).
• Sewing Bee (BBC2 Wales 3.35, elsewhere 4.05) The Sunday repeat is on a Saturday this week.
• Deal or No Deal Celebrities (ITV, 5pm) Sam Thompson, an I'm a Celebrity special.

• The Hit List (BBC1, 5.45).
• The Wheel (BBC1, 6.30) A repeat from 2022.
• The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 6.30) Repeat with Ortis Deley, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Graeme Hall, Sarah Millican.
• The 1% Club (ITV, 7.25) A repeat from earlier this year.
• Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 7.30) Kéllé Bryan, Kimberly Wyatt, Shazia Mirza, Thanyia Moore, Louisa Lytton, Danielle Harold, Olllie Proudlock, Caspar Lee.

• Take a Hike (BBC2, 7.15am) Another chance to see the walking show.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12 noon).
• Ninja Warrior (ITV, 1.05) Repeat of a previous series.
• Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 5pm) Is it fake?

• The Chase (ITV, 5.35; not STV) A space-filling civilian edition.
• Cooking With the Stars (ITV, 7pm; VM1, 8pm Tue) This week, Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu, Hugh Dennis, Kelly Hoppen, and Shaun Wright-Phillips.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 10pm) Repeat.
• Destination X (BBC1, 10.30; Wales 11pm) Both of last week's episodes repeated.

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Fri BBC2 12.05) New on Monday (Shepton Mallett) and Thursday (Builth Wells). 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) Dr. Ranj Singh. 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 Eddie Kadi, Natasha Raskin Sharp, Charlie Stayt, Faye Tozer.
• Masterchef Down Under (Watch, 7pm) A new series of the Goes Large Down Below show.
• The Bachelor Down Under (ITV2, 7.30) An airline pilot tries to find love, while everyone's standing on their heads.

• Just a Minute (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm).
• I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 6.30) Back to the Bristol Beacon, with Adrian Edmondson, Miles Jupp, Rachel Parris, and Henning Wehn. The guest host is Jack Dee.
• Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Sunil Gavaskar, The Hunger Games, Leonard Bernstein, Edvard Munch.
• Only Connect (2) (BBC2, 8pm) 5ks vs Showstoppers.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Heat 5: Manchester vs New Oxford.
• Have I Got a Bit More News Old for You (BBC1, 10.40; NI 11.10, not Wales) Alex Horne, Jack Dee, Carol Vorderman.

• The Food Quiz (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm).
• Sewing Bee (BBC1, 9pm) Turning tents into clothes.
• QI XL (BBC2, 9.30) R-animals, with Tom Allen, Ed Gamble, Maggie Aderin-Pocock. Subject to cancellation because of earlier live events.

• Room 101 (Radio 4, 6.30) Stephen Mangan from The Fortune Hotel tries to get rid of some of the worst things in the world, with Paul Merton telling him "no".

• You Heard It Here First (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm).
• Masterchef Goes Large (BBC1, 8pm) This week's guest hosts are Short Ribs and Chicken Thighs.
• Destination X (BBC1, 9pm) This week, walls have ears.
• The Fortune Hotel (ITV, 9pm) "Searching for Stephen". Have you tried looking in room 101? Just, like, follow the voices?

• Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) Repeated from 1988.
• Masterchef Goes Large (BBC1, 8pm) Today's guest hosts are parsnips and strawberries.
• Destination X (BBC1, 9pm) A pleasant excursion, and a masked ball.
• The Fortune Hotel (ITV, 9pm) "A twist in the tale".
• Survivor (TG4, 9.30) "Mama bear".
• The Challenge: Vets And New Threats (MTV, 11pm) This week, the patients give the surgery a bad name, Vetty McVetface.

• Whispers (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm).
• Would I Lie to You (BBC1, 8pm; not Wales, NI) Repeat.
• Wales' Home of the Year (BBC1 Wales, 8pm) Repeat from 2024.
• Masterchef Goes Large (BBC1, 8.30) Grace Dent orders a picnic.
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 9pm) Roisin Conaty and Phil Wang play Joe Wilkinson and Lou Sanders, with David O'Doherty.
• Destination X (BBC3, 9pm) Both of this week's episodes repeated.

• The Great Auction Showdown (C5, 4.40am every day).
• Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 8.20am Sat).
• Lingo (ITV Quiz, 9am every day)
• Destination X (BBC2, 1.45am Tue, 1.30am Wed) Two episodes from last week.
• Sewing Bee (BBC2, 12.30am Wed) Last week's episode.
• The Money List (RTÉ2, 1.25am Wed).
• Masterchef Goes Large (BBC2, 2.30am Wed, 2am and 3am Thu) Last week's episodes.
• 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, 2.50am 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 9am Tenable 11am The Chase 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 Wheel of Fortune 3pm Tenable 5pm Deal or No Deal 6pm Lingo 8pm Deal or No Deal 9pm Tipping Point 12 midnight Wheel of Fortune

Other weekday archive game shows on ITV2: 12.05 Dinner Date 6pm Civilian Catchphrase 6.40 Deal or No Deal.