TV Guide 2026-01-31

This week's highlights:

• Secret Genius (C4, Sun, Mon) with Alan Carr, Susie Dent, and brain tests.
• Mock the Week (TLC, Sun) with Dara Ó Bríain.
• Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee (BBC3, Fri)
• Terry Wogan Night (BBC4 and Radio 4 Extra, Sun) on the tenth anniversary of his death.
• Just a Minute (Radio 4, Mon) with a debutant.

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

• Masterchef The Professionals (RTÉ1, 11.50am) Continuing the 2022 series. No Fighting Talk as it may be squashed by tennis.
• Sound Mate (Radio Ulster, 1.30) Teresa Livingstone and William Thompson.
• Gladiators (BBC1, 5.45) Apollo is unleashed.
• Wheel of Fortune (ITV, 6pm) Orla, Kelly, and Ben.
• The Masked Singer (VM1 and ITV, 7pm) Two go tonight.
• The Weakest Link (BBC1, 7.45) Johnny Vegas, Fay Ripley, Chesney Hawkes, Sarah Greene, Minah From The Traitors, Emmanual Sonubi, Ruth Davidson, Jamie MacDonald.
• The 1% Club (ITV, 8.30).
• Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 10pm) Highlights from the week.

• Give Us a Clue (Talking Pictures, 3.30) Repeated from 1985: Paul Jones, Jon Pertwee, Maureen O'Farrell.
• Counterpoint (Radio 4, 4.30) Heat 5.
• Dancing With the Stars (RTÉ1, 6.30) Dedications to loved ones, and no elimination.
• Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
• Terry Wogan Night (BBC4, 7pm) Remembering the great man, ten years after his death. Lineup starts with Come Dancing 1978 final, then Best of Blankety Blank (7.40), The Best of Wogan (8.10), and Mark Lawson Talks To Terry Wogan (8.55). Terry's time on Desert Island Discs is repeated (Radio 4 Extra, 11am and 5pm).
• The Floor (ITV, 7pm).
• The Great Pottery Throwdown (C4, 7.45) Souvenir holiday sets.
• Limitless Win (ITV, 8pm).
• Secret Genius (C4, 9pm) Alan Carr and Susie Dent put people's brain power to the test in immersive and ambitious challenges.
• Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).
• Mock the Week (TLC, 9pm) Dara Ó Bríain revives the topical panel show for commercial telly. TLC is a new-ish channel on Freeview, which has a lot of comedy repeats.

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15) Mon: Stafford. Thu: Scot 11.15am. Fri: "Saved from the skip", an upcycling special.
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) The guest is Dr. Ranj Singh. The guest host is Les Dennis.
• Time is Money (ITV, 3pm; Fri repeat).
• Deal or No Deal (ITV, 4pm).
• Antiques Road Trip (BBC1, 4.30) Margie Cooper and Danny Sebastian in the central belt of Scotland.
• Chateau DIY Win the Dream (C4, 5pm).
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm).
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Friday's is a new episode, the rest were first shown in autumn 2022.
• House of Games (BBC2, 6pm) Fatiha El-Ghorri, Patrick Grant, Mr. Motivator, Lauren Oakley.

Holiday in Ireland

• Gladiators Epic Pranks (CBBC, 5.45) Fury's relaxation retreat.
• Just a Minute (Radio 4, 6.30) Chris Cantrill makes his debut, with Paul Merton, Lucy Porter, and Zoe Lyons.
• House of the Year (BBC1 NI, 8pm) Heat 5.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Group phase 4: Imperial vs Warwick.
• Secret Genius (C4, 9pm) More mental agility tests.
• Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).
• Out of Order (Comedy Central, 9pm) Suzi Ruffell and Fern Brady.

• Gladiators Epic Pranks (CBBC, 5.45) Dynamite, Giant, Nitro, and Comet go to the restaurant.
• You Heard it Here First (Radio 4, 6.30) Fin Taylor, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Alasdair Beckett-King, Harriet Kemsley.
• QI XL (BBC2, 9pm) Whatnots, with Sally Phillips, Andrew Maxwell, Joanne McNally.
• RuPaul's Drag Race Against the World (BBC3, 9pm) Kristen McMenamy is the guest judge.
• Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).

Another episode of Mr Beast's Big Budget Shenanigans appears on Amazon at some point, and Netflix has It It Cake? Valentine's Special.

• Landscape Artist of the Year (Artsworld, 2am; repeated Artsworld and The Satellite Channel, 8pm) Skiddaw mountain.
• Gladiators Epic Pranks (CBBC, 5.45) Apollo, Hammer, Fire, Nitro, exercise class.
• Deal or No Deal Banker's Best Battles (ITV, 7.30).
• Y Deis (S4C, 8.25) More six-sided fun.
• Síorstil (TG4, 8.30) An outfit to blow people away. We're big fans.
• Love Island All Stars (VM3 and ITV2, 9pm).
• Survivor (TG4, 11.20) Is that blood in your hair?

• Gladiators Epic Pranks (CBBC, 5.45) Dynamite gets arty.
• Dragons' Den (BBC1, 8pm) Gary Neville joins the regulars, for a device that keeps golf balls spotless.
• Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).

• Gladiators: Epic Pranks (CBBC, 5.45) Diamond, Cyclone, Nitro, Fire, and the restaurant but this time it's different.
• The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) Desiree Burch, Pierre Novelle, Danny Finkelstein, Catherine Bohart.
• Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 8.30) Lucy Beaumont, Eddie Kadi, Josh Pugh, Rebecca Lucy Taylor.
• Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee (BBC3, 9pm) Aaron Chen joins Guy to test the spelling prowess of Australia's favourite personalities. Two episodes.
• Love Island All Stars (VM2 and ITV2, 9pm).

• !mpossible, Unbeatable, The Boss (BBC2, from 1pm) The trivia triple returns. Wales: Brainbox Challenge, The Boss one hour later on Tuesday. Not Friday, but we do get Bridge of Lies at 12.45.
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, 2pm weekdays).
• Celebrity Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30 Mon; not Wales) Repeat with Maryam Moshiri, Chesney Hawkes, Desiree Burch, Danny Robinstake.
• Only Connect (2) (BBC2, 8pm Mon) Repeat of the 2024 Champion of Champions show, Strigiformes vs Thrifters.
• Call My Bluff (BBC4, 9pm Mon) Joanna Lumley, Miles Kington, Rula Lenska, Ian Woolridger.
• Face the Music (BBC4, 9.30 Mon) Joyce Grenfell, Richard Baker, Robin Ray.

• Lego Masters Australia (E4, 6am Sat).
• Wheel of Fortune (ITV, 5.05am Sun).
• Deal or No Deal (ITV, 5.05am Tue-Sat).
• Secret Genius (C4, 12.05am Wed) Both of this week's episodes.
• RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 2.45am Thu).
• Dragons' Den (BBC2, 2.55am Thu)
• The Money List (RTÉ1, 3.55am Thu) From last autumn.
• Gladiators (BBC2, 12.30am Fri).
• Pottery Throw Down (C4, 4.40am Fri).

7am The Chase 9am Dickinson's Real Deal 11am Celebrity Catchphrase 12 noon Tenable 2pm Blankety Blank 4pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 2am The Chase

7am The Chase 9am Tenable 11am The Chase 2pm Bridge of Lies 3pm Millionaire 4pm The Chase 5pm The Bidding Room 6pm Tenable 8pm The Chase 10pm Tenable 11pm The Chase 12 midnight Millionaire 1am The Chase 4am Bullseye

9am Deal or No Deal 10am Tipping Point 1pm Lingo 2pm Tenable 3pm In With a Shout 4pm Time Is Money 5pm Deal or No Deal 6pm Lingo 9pm In With a Shout (Sun Millionaire Hot Seat) 10pm Tipping Point 12.50am Tenable

9am Deal or No Deal 10am Tipping Point 1pm Lingo 2pm Tenable 3pm Yesterday's guest show 4pm Riddiculous (Time Is Money from Wed) 5pm Deal or No Deal 6pm Lingo 9pm Guest show 10pm Tipping Point 12.50am Tenable

The guest show – shown at 9pm one night, repeated 3pm next day.

Monday – Millionaire Hot Seat
Tuesday – Wheel of Fortune
Wednesday – Beat the Chasers
Thursday – Limitless Win
Friday – Epic Gameshow