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TV Guide 2025-11-08

Non-stop jokes and japery as Bullseye returns (ITV, Sun). The laughter continues with a new series of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, Mon).

Who has won the current series of Taskmaster? We'll find out, C4 on Thursday. Teenagers from Manchester play Come Dine with Me (E4, weeknights).

Roo and David kick off a new series of Antiques Road Trip (BBC1, weekdays). Children in Need brings us the annual Bargain Hunt special (BBC1, Fri), and a new Gladiators Epic Pranks (CBBC, Fri). Masterchef Us comes to the Watch channel (weeknights).

Saturday 8 November

  • Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
  • Masterchef (RTÉ1, 11.45am) The 2022 series moves into finals week.
  • Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 1pm).
  • Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC2 Wales, 4.35; elsewhere 5pm) Repeat from Thursday.
  • Bake Off (C4, 5.15) The Saturday repeat is on a Saturday this week.

Primetime

  • The Celebrity Inner Circle (BBC1, 5.40) With Richie Anderson, Tasha Ghouri, JB Gill, Una Healy, Tamzin Outhwaite, Nina Wadia.
  • The Chase Celebrity Special (ITV, 6.55) Repeat.
  • Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 6.25) Signed on the Red Button.
  • The Wheel (BBC1, 8pm) Celebrities are Ed Gamble, Jonathan Ross, Liz Bonnin, Rev. Richard Coles, Jo Brand, the combo of Francis Bourgeois and AJ Odudu.
  • The 1% Club (ITV, 8pm).
  • The Money List (RTÉ1, 8.20).
  • Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening (ITV, 9pm) This week's celebs are Phil Panel, Phillipa Cheer, and Elle U. Sinnot.

Sunday 9 November

  • Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 7.10) With a song from James Morrison. Signed on the Red Button.
  • Game of Wool (C4, 8pm) This show is going to (knit for) the dogs.
  • Bullseye (ITV, 8pm) Luke Littler is back, and so is Freddie Flintoff.
  • Taskmaster Bleeped (E4 Extra, 8pm) Pre-watershed version of this week's episode.
  • Big Brother (ITV2, 9pm). Followed by Layton Live.

Weekday Daytimes

  • Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scot not Thu) New on Monday (Narberth) and Friday (Children in Need special with Russell Kane, Ignacio Lopez, Jo Caulfield, Stephen K Amos). Repeats elsewhere.
  • Impossible (BBC2, 1pm); The Finish Line (BBC2, 1.45; not Thu, Fri); Unbeatable (BBC2, 2.30; Mon only). Repeats. Wales on Tue: Impossible at 1pm, The Finish Line at 2.45.
  • Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm); Lingo (ITV, 3pm) Repeats.
  • Countdown (C4, 2.10) Katharine Merry. Repeat around 6am next day.
  • Deal or No Deal (ITV, 4pm) New episodes.
  • Antiques Road Trip (BBC1, 4.30) Roo Irvine and David Harper in Northern Ireland.
  • The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
  • Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats.
  • House of Games (3) (BBC2, 6pm) New episodes, with Vittorio Angelone, Aimee Fuller, Ria Hebden, Paddy McGuinness.
  • Strictly It Takes Two (BBC2, 6.30).
  • Masterchef Us (Watch, 7pm) The new series is hosted by Gordon Ramsay. What have they done to deserve this?
  • Yankee Next Top Model (E4, 8pm) Series 15 of the exploitative show continues. Previously shown on the channel that eventually became KYTV Witless.

Monday 10 November

  • Just a Minute (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) A classic episode.
  • Boom Bang! (S4C, 5.25) An explosive science-themed game show.
  • I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Radio 4, 6.30) Adrian Edmondson, Miles Jupp, Rachel Parris, Marcus Brigstocke, from the Mayflower in *Southampton. At the piano is Colin Sell, but the guest host is Jack Dee.
  • Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Great Reform Act of 1832, castles of South Wales, Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, Maroon 5.
  • Come Dine with Me (E4, 7.30) All week, teenagers from Manchester host.
  • Only Connect (2) (BBC2, 8pm) Last Chance 1: 5ks vs Showstoppers.
  • University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Second round 2.
  • Call My Bluff (BBC4, 9pm), Andrew Preview and Tina Brown; Face the Music (BBC4, 9.30) with Maurice Gendron.
  • Big Brother (ITV2, 9pm).
  • Jimmy Carr's Am I the A******? (Comedy Central, 9pm) Yes. Yes, you are.
  • Have I Got a Bit Less News for You (BBC1, 10.40; not NI) Katherine Ryan, Maisie Adam, Lewis Goodall. No HIGNFY on Friday, it's Children in Need.

Tuesday 11 November

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks (Sky Maximillian, 2am; repeated The Satellite Channel and Sky Maximillian, 9pm) Mel Blatt, Betty Boo, Tom Davis, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch.
  • The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) A classic episode.
  • Come Dine with Me (E4, 7.30).
  • Celebrity Bake Off (C4, 8pm) A classic edition, with knitter Tom Daley.
  • QI XL (BBC2, 9pm) Wavy, with Phil Wang, Sara Pascoe, Tom Allen.
  • Big Brother (ITV2, 9pm).

Wednesday 12 November

  • Portrait Artist of the Year (Artsworld, 2am; repeated on Artsworld and The Satellite Channel, 8pm) With Jacob Collier, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jack Dee.
  • The Write Stuff (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) Literary quiz.
  • Come Dine with Me (E4, 7.30).
  • Big Brother (ITV2, 9pm).
  • BBC New Comedy Awards (BBC3, 10.10) The Scotland heat, with Christopher MacArthur-Boyd hosting in Glasgow.

Thursday 13 November

  • Counterpoint (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) Repeated from 2014.
  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 7pm) Repeat, with Radzi Chinyanganya and Karim Zeroual in Wales.
  • Come Dine with Me (E4, 7.30).
  • The Hit List (BBC3, 7.30); Picture Slam (BBC3, 8.15) Repeats.
  • Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC1, 8pm) We've had a letter from the mountains of Guatemala.
  • RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 9pm) Drag makeovers for Charlotte Church, Michelle McManus, Dani Harmer, and others Repeated BBC1 late Friday night.
  • Taskmaster (C4, 9pm) "Supping from the fountain".
  • Big Brother (ITV2, 9pm).
  • The Big Fat Quiz of Everything (C4, 10pm) A classic episode.
  • The Challenge: Vets And New Threats (MTV, 11pm) In this week's episode, the patient is a stump-tailed macaque who is annoyed that cricketers keep chucking balls at him, and his friend Boo the bat.

Friday 14 November

  • Breaking the News (Radio Scotland, 1.30; BBC Scotland tv, 11.15) Des Clarke's news quiz.
  • Whispers (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm).
  • Gladiators: Epic Pranks (CBBC, 5.25) A Children in Need special, which appears to be a new edition.
  • Come Dine with Me (E4, 7.30).
  • Big Brother (ITV2, 9pm).
  • QI (BBC2, 10pm) Shorter repeat of Tuesday's show.

Bonus feature

  • Children in Need of Assistance (BBC1, 7pm) Game show bits include special editions of Gladiators and Strictly Come Dancing, plus the cast of Starlight Express and a song from Lewis Capaldi so you can nip out and make a cup of cocoa. Hosts are Ade Adepitan, Mel Giedroyc, Rochelle Humes, Vernon Kay, Paddy McGuinness, Big Zuu, and Lenny Rush.

Sign language interpretation

  • Lingo (ITV Quiz, 9am every day).
  • Get Set Galactic (Cbeebies, 2.20pm Sat and Sun).
  • Strictly Come Dancing (BBC Red Button, 6.25pm Sat and 7.10pm Sun) Live with BBC1.
  • Bake Off (E4, 7.45am Sun); Extra Slice (C4, 1.55am Tue) Last week's episodes.
  • Celebrity Come Dine with Me (E4, 1.50am Mon) All five of last week's Married at First Sight episodes.
  • Worlds Apart (C4, 3.10am Mon).
  • Interior Design Masters (BBC Scotland, 2.30pm Mon).
  • Taskmaster (C4, 1am Tue) Last week's episode.
  • The Celebrity Traitors (BBC2, 1am Tue) Last week's episode, followed by Uncloaked.
  • Deal or No Deal (ITV, 5.05am Tue-Sat) Previous day's episode.
  • Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC2, 1.10am Wed).
  • Parents' Evening (ITV, 3am Wed) Two and a half weeks old.
  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 8am Wed).
  • Dragons' Den (BBC2, 12.35am Fri) Last week's episode.
  • RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 2.45am Fri).

Challenge

Saturday and Sunday

7am The Chase 11am Tenable 2pm Blankety Blank 3.20 Family Fortunes 4pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 2am The Chase

Monday - Friday

7am The Chase 9am Tenable 11am The Chase 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 12 midnight The Chase 4am The Crystal Maze 5am Bullseye

ITV Quiz

Saturday - Sunday

9am Lingo 10am Tipping Point 1pm Lingo 2pm Millionaire / In with a Shout 3pm Tenable 5pm Deal or No Deal 7pm Lingo 9pm Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow 10pm Tipping Point 12.50 In with a Shout

Monday - Friday

9am Lingo 10am Tipping Point 1pm Lingo 2pm Guest show 3pm Tenable 5pm Deal or No Deal 7pm Lingo 9pm Guest show 10pm Tipping Point 12.50 Guest show

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 – Parents' Evening