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TV Guide 2025-09-20

It's the Strictly Come Dancing Launch Show (BBC1, Sat), and a new run of The Money List (RTÉ1, Sat). RuPaul's Drag Race begins competition (BBC3, Thu).

Winners emerge on The Traitors Ireland (RTÉ1, Tue), on The Inheritance (C4, Tue), and Masterchef Goes Large (BBC1, Fri).

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

Saturday 20 September

  • Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
  • Masterchef (RTÉ1, 11.45am) New for viewers in Ireland.
  • Tipping Point Best Ever Finals (ITV, 4pm); The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 5pm) Repeats.
  • Bake Off (C4, 5.30) The Saturday repeat is on Saturday.

Primetime

  • Bet! On Tour (ITV, 6pm) A much more sensible time for a very silly show. Repeated 2.20 tomorrow.
  • Strictly Come Dancing Launch Show (BBC1, 6.40) Tess and Claudia welcome fifteen new faces, and there's a song by Jessie J.
  • Win Win (ITV, 7pm) More great websites to visit.
  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7.30) A classic episode with Rachel Riley and Pasha Kovalev.
  • The Money List (RTÉ1, 8.30) Baz Ashmawy presents a new series of the show known elsewhere as Who Dares Wins. Repeated 4.10 tomorrow.
  • Password (ITV, 9pm) A classic episode from last year.

Sunday 21 September

  • Take a Hike (BBC2, 6.05am) Another chance to see the walking show.
  • Lingo (ITV, 1.15) A classic episode.
  • Four in a Bed (C4, 2.25) Five episodes.
  • Sewing Bee (BBC2, 3.30) The random repeat emerges here!
  • The 3rd Degree (Radio 4, 4.30) From Queen Mary's college at University of London..
  • Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 5.15) "Batman" is this week's theme.


Primetime

  • Dress the Nation (ITV, 6.55) More womenswear.
  • Am Dro! (S4C, 8pm) New episode.
  • Beat the Chasers (ITV, 8pm; not UTV, HTV Wales).
  • Taskmaster Bleeped (E4 Extra, 8pm) Pre-watershed version of this week's episode.
  • The Inheritance (C4, 9pm) Final week begins here.
  • The Traitors Ireland (RTÉ1, 9.30) Last week of this series, too. The Traitors Ireland Uncloaked follows at 10.30.


Weekday Daytimes

  • Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scot 11.15am Thu) New on Monday (Stoneleigh) and Friday (Newark). Repeats elsewhere.
  • Impossible (BBC2, 1pm); Bridge of Lies (BBC2, 1.45; not Tue); Unbeatable (BBC2, 2.30; not Tue); Great Local Menu (BBC2, 3.15; not Tue). Repeats.
  • Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm; not Fri); Tenable (ITV, 3pm; not Fri); Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) Repeats.
  • Countdown (C4, 2.10) Ainsley Harriott. Repeat around 6am next day.
  • The Answer Run (BBC1, 4.30) A new episode on Monday.
  • The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
  • Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) New episodes, with Angela Rippon.
  • Come Dine with Me (C4, 5.30) Repeats from North Wales.
  • House of Games (3) (BBC2, 6pm) Repeat of a champions' week with Yasmine Akram, Stephen Mangan, Ingrid Oliver, and Tom Rosenthal.
  • Masterchef Down Under (Watch, 7pm) Heading into the top ten.
  • The Weakest Link (BBC3, 8pm) Like it's the year 2000 again, and Link was repeated early evenings on BBC3.

Monday 22 September

  • Booked (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm).
  • Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30) Julian Clary, Rachel Parris, Paterson Joseph, Paul Merton.
  • Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Evita, Hereford cathedral, Sally Rooney, Seve Ballesteros.
  • Only Connect (2) (BBC2, 8pm) Survival 2: 5ks vs Grapevines.
  • University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Heat 11: Durham vs Merton Oxford.
  • The Inheritance (C4, 9pm).
  • Call My Bluff (BBC4, 9pm), including Angela Rippon and Tim Rice; Face the Music (BBC4, 9.30) with Steuart Bedford.
  • The Traitors Ireland (RTÉ1, 9.35) So breathtaking we have no billing. The Traitors Ireland Uncloaked follows at 10.40.
  • Have I Got a Bit More News Old for You (BBC1, 11.40; Scotland 12.10am) Roy Wood, Richard Osman, Roisin Conaty.

Tuesday 23 September

  • Guess What? (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) Twenty questions with Barry Took.
  • Bake Off (C4, 8pm) Back to school week, which is great news for the garden's rockery.
  • QI XL (BBC2, 9pm) Secrets, Spies, and Sleuths repeated, with James Acaster, Daliso Chaponda, Cariad Lloyd.
  • The Inheritance (C4, 9.15) Who wins? Probably not the viewers.
  • The Traitors Ireland (RTÉ1, 9.35) Who wins? That's a shock! The Traitors Ireland Uncloaked follows on RTÉ2 at 10.35.

Wednesday 24 September

  • Masterchef Goes Large (BBC1, 8pm) The finalists go and see Grease. What, they fly out to Greece? And work in a top restaurant in Athens? Blimey!

Thursday 25 September

  • Counterpoint (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) Repeated from 2014.
  • Masterchef Goes Large (BBC1, 8pm) Classic dishes in Mayfair.
  • RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 9pm) The new queens begin their work at the Brit Gala fashion night. The guest judge is Survivor host Joel Dommett.
  • Taskmaster (C4, 9pm) "Thompson".
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4, 10pm) Memorable moments from recent episodes.
  • The Challenge: Vets And New Threats (MTV, 11pm) This week, the patient is a sheep who has been given medicine by an incompetent surgeon, one who didn't consider the ramifications.

Friday 26 September

  • The Motion Show (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm).
  • The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30).
  • Masterchef Goes Large (BBC1, 8pm) The grand final.
  • Bake Off An Extra Slice (C4, 8pm) Joel Dommett turns up again.

Sign language interpretation

  • Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 8.15am Sat).
  • Lingo (ITV Quiz, 9am every day).
  • Am Dro! (S4C, 3.15pm Sat).
  • Masterchef Goes Large (BBC2, 2am Sun, 2.45am Mon, 3.45am Tue) Last week's semi-finals.
  • Bake Off (E4, 11 noon Sun); Extra Slice (C4, 1.05am Tue) Last week's episodes.
  • Taskmaster (C4, 2am Tue) Last week's episode.
  • Cooking with the Stars (ITV, 3am Tue) Final.
  • Bake Off (4Seven, 8pm Tue; C4, 12.05am Fri) This week's episode.
  • You Bet! (ITV, 5.05am Wed).
  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 8am Wed).
  • The Inheritance (C4, 1.40am Fri; three episodes) Final three in the series.
  • Sewing Bee (BBC2, 2.05am Fri) Last week's final.
  • Genius Game (ITV, 3am Fri).
  • Dress the Nation (ITV, 5.05am Fri) This week's episode.


Challenge

Saturday

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 The Crystal Maze 3pm Bullseye 4pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 4am The Chase

Sunday

7am The Bidding Room 9am Tenable 11am Play Your Cards Right 12 noon Pointless Celebrities 1pm Through the Keyhole 2pm Millionaire 4pm The Bidding Room 5pm Tenable 6pm The Chase

Monday - Friday

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 7pm The Chase 10pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 11pm Bullseye 1am The Crystal Maze 2am The Chase 5am Bullseye

ITV Quiz

Saturday

9am Lingo 10am Tipping Point 1pm Lingo 2pm Deal or No Deal 3pm Tenable 5pm Deal or No Deal 6pm Lingo 8pm Deal or No Deal 9pm Wheel of Fortune 10pm Tipping Point 12.50 Wheel of Fortune

Sunday

As Saturday except

2pm Wheel of Fortune to 3pm

Monday - Tuesday

A nightly Guest Show is shown at 9pm, 12.50am, and 2pm the next day. Guest shows are:

  • Monday - Millionaire
  • Tuesday - Wheel of Fortune

Wednesday - Friday

As Saturday except:

5pm Deal or No Deal 7pm Tenable to 9pm

Guest shows continue:

  • Wednesday - Beat the Chasers
  • Thursday - Limitless Win
  • Friday - Deal or No Deal Celebrities