TV Guide 2025-09-27

Something new for teatimes: House of Games (3) with Richard Osman has new episodes (BBC2, weekdays), and Four in a Bed begins some new shows (C4, weekdays). The return of Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two (BBC2, weekdays).

Later in the week, Portrait Artist of the Year kicks off (Artsworld, Wed); Dragons' Den returns (BBC1, Thu), as does Have I Got News for You (BBC1, Fri).

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

• Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
• Masterchef (RTÉ1, 11.50am) New for viewers in Ireland.
• Four in a Bed (C4, 12.55) Five episodes.
• Tipping Point Best Ever Finals (ITV, 4pm); The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 5pm) Repeats.

• You Bet! On Tour (ITV, 6pm) Another chance to keep Stephen away from the valuable equipment. Repeated 1.10 tomorrow.
• Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 6.55) The big first performance show. Signed on the Red Button.
• Win Win (ITV, 7pm) Rather than cash, you could win … cash.
• The Money List (RTÉ1, 9.20) Baz Ashmawy presents a new series of the show known elsewhere as Who Dares Wins. Repeated 4.10 tomorrow.

• Take a Hike (BBC2, 6.10am) Another chance to see the walking show.
• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12 noon).
• Four in a Bed (C4, 2.40) Five episodes.
• The 3rd Degree (Radio 4, 4.30) From the University of Kent.
• Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 5.15) "Lily pads" for the semi-final.

• Bake Off (C4, 5.50) The Saturday repeat is on Sunday.
• Dress the Nation (ITV, 6.55) Men swear, apparently.
• 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.
• Big Brother (ITV2, 9pm) The new series starts here. Repeated 10.15 on the ITV network.

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scot 11.15am Thu) New on Monday (Oswestry) and Friday (Ardingly). Repeats elsewhere.
• Impossible (BBC2, 1pm); Bridge of Lies (BBC2, 1.45; not Wed); Unbeatable (BBC2, 2.30; not Wed); Great Local Menu (BBC2, 3.15; not Wed). Repeats.
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm); Tenable (ITV, 3pm); Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm) Repeats.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) Mark Radcliffe. Repeat around 6am next day.
• The Answer Run (BBC1, 4.30) Repeats.
• Four in a Bed (C4, 5pm) New episodes.
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) New episodes, with Angela Rippon.
• Come Dine with Me (C4, 5.30) Repeats from Leeds.
• House of Games (3) (BBC2, 6pm) New series, with Melanie Bracewell, Ruth Madeley, Jenny Powell, and Mark Steel.
• Strictly It Takes Two (BBC2, 6.30) The big Little Brother show.
• Masterchef Down Under (Watch, 7pm).
• The Weakest Link (BBC3, 8pm; Thu 7.30, not Fri) Like it's the year 2000 again, and Link was repeated early evenings on BBC3. Followed by Alan Carr's Picture Slam on Thursday.

• Bard Brain of Britain (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) A Shakespeare-themed quiz, first heard in 2016.
• Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Frédéric Chopin, The Simpsons, Samuel Beckett, Gloria Steinem.
• Only Connect (2) (BBC2, 8pm) Survival 3: Scanners vs Benchwarmers
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Heat 12: Harper Adams vs Strathclyde.
• Call My Bluff (BBC4, 9pm), including Nanette Newman and Paul Eddington; Face the Music (BBC4, 9.30) with Erich Leinsdorf.
• Big Brother (ITV2, 9pm).
• Have I Got a Bit More News Old for You (BBC1, 11.35; not NI) Lorraine Kelly, Maisie Adam, Matt Chorley.

Bonus feature

• Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) A stand-up set with audience interaction, this week from Leicester.

• Guess What? (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) Twenty questions with Barry Took.
• Bake Off (C4, 8pm) Chocolate week.
• QI XL (BBC2, 9pm) Shady and Shaky, with Eshaan Akbar, John Barrowman, Victoria Coren Mitchell.
• Big Brother (ITV2, 9pm).

• Portrait Artist of the Year (Artsworld, 2am; repeated on Artsworld, The Satellite Channel, and Pick TV, 8pm) Alex Jones, Yungblud, and Kyla Harris sit for the opening show.
• Big Brother (ITV2, 9pm).

• Counterpoint (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) Repeated from 2014.
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm) Robert Daws and Mark Curry in Lancashire, repeat.
• Dragons' Den (BBC1, 8pm) In the first of a new series, a fruit-shaped shoe deodoriser.
• RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 9pm) The new queens channel the spirit of Claudia Winkleman with their own Traitors show. Guest judge is Michelle de Swarte, the comedian. Repeated BBC1 late Friday night.
• Taskmaster (C4, 9pm) "Hey Mate".
• Big Brother (ITV2, 9pm).
• The Challenge: Vets And New Threats (MTV, 11pm) This week, the patient is a lemming who tried to ski, and turned into a snowball.

Bonus feature

• Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home (BBC1, 9pm) Birmingham's finest is remembered, in this programme postponed from August.

• The Motion Show (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm).
• The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30).
• Bake Off An Extra Slice (C4, 8pm) Lorraine Kelly, AJ Odudu, and The Fabulous Iain Stirling.
• Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9pm) Series 70 begins here, with Victoria Coren Mitchell hosting, and guests Sheila Hancock and Phil Panel.
• Big Brother (ITV2, 9pm).
• QI XS (BBC2, 10.15) Quite Into the Wild, highlights of animal questions.

• Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 8am Sat).
• Lingo (ITV Quiz, 9am every day).
• Am Dro! (S4C, 3.30pm Sat).
• Strictly Come Dancing (BBC Red Button, 6.55pm) Live with BBC1.
• Bake Off (E4, 8.25am Sun); Extra Slice (C4, 1am Tue) Last week's episodes.
• Taskmaster (C4, 2am Tue) Last week's episode.
• Bake Off (4Seven, 8pm Tue; C4, 10pm Thu) This week's episode.
• Masterchef Goes Large (BBC2, 2am Wed, 3am Wed, 3.05am Thu) Last week's finals.
• You Bet! (ITV, 5.05am Wed).
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 8am Wed).
• Genius Game (ITV, 3am Fri).
• Dress the Nation (ITV, 5.05am Fri) This week's episode.

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

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

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

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

As Saturday except

2pm Wheel of Fortune to 3pm

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 - Beat the Chasers
• Thursday - Limitless Win
• Friday - Wheel of Fortune