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TV Guide 2025-11-15

The nights are drawing in, and all channels bring out their most popular shows and presenters.

For BBC1, that's a new series of Alan Carr's Picture Slam (Sat), and Celebrity Masterchef (Mon, Tue, Thu). For the ITV network, that's Sorry, I Didn't Know (Sun) with Chizzy Akudolu, and I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! (from Sun, also VM1).

Elsewhere, One Person Found This Helpful returns to Radio 4 (Tue), and Never Mind the Buzzcocks ends its run on KYTV Maximillian (Tue).

Saturday 15 November

  • Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
  • Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12 noon).
  • Masterchef (RTÉ1, 12.05) The 2022 series is in finals week.

=Primetime

  • Alan Carr's Picture Slam (BBC1, 5.40) Name that thing returns.
  • Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 6.25) Signed on the Red Button.
  • The Money List (RTÉ1, 7pm).
  • Celebrity Catchphrase (ITV, 7pm) Repeat, with Axel Blake, Richard Madeley, Sian Welby.
  • The Wheel (BBC1, 8pm) Celebrities are Stacey Dooley, Maisie Adam, Oti Mabuse, Asim Chaudhry, Ricky Wilson, Omid Djalili, and Joey Essex.
  • The 1% Club (ITV, 8pm).

Sunday 16 November

  • Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12 noon; not Scotland).
  • Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC2, 4.35; not NI) The Saturday repeat.
  • The Great New Year Bake Off 2023 (E4, 6.35).
  • Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 7.15) With a song from Olly Murs. Signed on the Red Button.
  • Tipping Point Best Ever Finals (ITV, 7.35) Filling a gap after a live event.
  • Game of Wool (C4, 8pm) Glamorous swimwear.
  • Bullseye (ITV, 8pm) Luke Humphries joins in the fun.
  • Taskmaster Bleeped (E4 Extra, 8pm) Pre-watershed version of this week's final.
  • I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here (VM1 and ITV, 9pm) Oh no not again. Unpacked follows on VM1 and ITV2 at 10.35.
  • Sorry, I Didn't Know (ITV, 10.35) Chizzy Akudolu takes over as host, with Stephen Bailey, Ola Labib, Dinesh Nathan, and Susan Wokoma guesting. Eddie Kadi returns as team captain, joined this series by Richard Blackwood.

Weekday

  • Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15; Scot not Thu) New on Monday (Stoneleigh) and Friday (Ardingly). Repeats elsewhere.
  • Impossible (BBC2, 1pm); Unbeatable (BBC2, 1.45 and 2.30). Repeats. Wales on Tue: Impossible at 1pm, Unbeatable from 2.45.
  • Tipping Point (ITV, 2pm); Lingo (ITV, 3pm) Repeats.
  • Countdown (C4, 2.10) John Thomson. Repeat around 6am next day.
  • Deal or No Deal (ITV, 4pm) New episodes.
  • Antiques Road Trip (BBC1, 4.30) Phil Serrell and Tahmina Ghaffar in Cheshire.
  • The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
  • Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Repeats.
  • House of Games (3) (BBC2, 6pm) New episodes, with Andrew Cotter, Anna Haugh, Stevie Martin, Mark Ramprakash.
  • Strictly It Takes Two (BBC2, 6.30).
  • Masterchef Us (Watch, 7pm).
  • Yankee Next Top Model (E4, 8pm) Series 15 of the exploitative show concludes, then series 16 begins on Wednesday. Previously shown on UK Living.

Monday 17 November

  • Just a Minute (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) A classic episode.
  • Boom Bang! (S4C, 5.25).
  • 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; NI 7pm Tue) Aneurin Bevan, Stephen Sondheim, Upstairs Downstairs, Jigoro Kano and judo.
  • Only Connect (2) (BBC2, 8pm; NI 8pm Wed) Last Chance 2: Pear Trees vs Whitley Baes.
  • University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30; NI 8.30 Wed) Second round 3.
  • Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm) This week, with Anthony Costa, Gaz Choudhry, Ginger Johnson, Katie McGlynn, and Uma Jammeh.
  • Call My Bluff (BBC4, 9pm), Nanette Newman and Bryan Forbes, the original celebrity couple; Face the Music (BBC4, 9.30) with Louis Kentner.
  • Jimmy Carr's Am I the A******? (Comedy Central, 9pm) Yes. Yes, you are.
  • I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here (VM1 and ITV, 9pm) Unpacked follows on VM1 and ITV2 at 10.35.

Tuesday 18 November

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks (Sky Maximillian, 2am; repeated The Satellite Channel and Sky Maximillian, 9pm) Nadine Coyle, Tom Grennan, and Chris McCausland. Last full episode of the KYTV revival.
  • The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) A classic episode.
  • One Person Found This Helpful (Radio 4, 6.30) A new series of the chronically unfunny panel show, with Ian Smith, Jo Caulfield, Rachel Parris, and Pierre Novelle.
  • Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm; on BBC2 in Wales) More cookery.
  • Celebrity Bake Off (C4, 8pm) A classic edition, with Stacey Dooley.
  • I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here (VM1 and ITV, 9pm) Unpacked follows on VM1 and ITV2 at 10.15.
  • QI (BBC2, 10pm; not NI) Sugar and Spice, repeated.

Wednesday 19 November

  • Portrait Artist of the Year (Artsworld, 2am; repeated on Artsworld and The Satellite Channel, 8pm) With Jack Rooke, Reece Clarke, Tim Peake.
  • A League of Their Own (KYTV Maximillian, 2am; repeated on KYTV Maximillian and The Satellite Channel, 9pm) Paddy Pimblett, Tom Davis, Josh Widdicombe.
  • BBC New Comedy Awards (BBC3, 9pm) The Belfast heat.
  • I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here (VM1 and ITV, 9pm) Unpacked follows on VM1 and ITV2 at 10.15.
  • BBC New Comedy Awards (BBC1, 10.40; Wales 11.15; also Radio 4, 11pm) The grand final, hosted by Amy Gledhill in Bradford.

Thursday 20 November

  • Counterpoint (Radio 4 Extra, 2pm and 8pm) Repeated from 2014.
  • The Hit List (BBC3, 7.30); Picture Slam (BBC3, 8.15) Repeats.
  • Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC1, 8pm) Going across El Salvador.
  • Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm) A communication challenge.
  • RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 9pm) Sophie Willan helps test comedy. Repeated BBC1 late Friday night.
  • Taskmaster (C4, 9pm) "Supping from the fountain".
  • I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here (VM1 and ITV, 9pm) Unpacked follows on VM1 and ITV2 at 10.15.
  • The Challenge: Vets And New Threats (MTV, 11pm) In this week's episode, the patient is a cassowarry who keeps being covered with gravy and potatoes, then wrapped in bread; can she stop being a cassoroll?

Friday 21 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).
  • Have I Got News for You (BBC1, 9pm) Gabby Logan hosts, with Cathy Newman and Phil Panell.
  • I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here (VM1 and ITV, 9pm) Unpacked follows on VM1 and ITV2 at 10.30.

Sign language interpretation

  • Game of Wool (C4, 5.15am Sat).
  • 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 7.15pm Sun) Live with BBC1.
  • Interior Design Masters (BBC Scotland, 2.30pm Mon).
  • Taskmaster (C4, 1.05am Tue) Last week's episode.
  • Deal or No Deal (ITV, 5.05am Tue-Sat) Previous day's episode.
  • Parents' Evening (ITV, 3am Wed) Two and a half weeks old.
  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (BBC2, 8am Wed).
  • Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC2, 1am Thu).
  • RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 3am 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 2pm Family Fortunes 3pm Bullseye 4pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 5pm The Chase 6pm Tenable 7pm The Chase 10pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight The Chase 4am Bob's Full House 4.50am 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