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TV Guide 2026-04-04

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

Saturday 4 April

  • Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
  • Hot Takes (Radio Ulster, 1.30) Series highlights.
  • The University Challenge Boat Race (C4, 1.30) Defending champions Cambridge take on this year's challengers from the parrot department at the University of Hatfield. Hosted by Clare Balding, Jamie Laing, and Ade Adepitan.
  • Stephen Mulhern's Celebrity Catchphrase (ITV, 5.45) Aisling Bea, Chris Packham, Kate Lawler.
  • Got Talent (ITV, 6.45) Auditions continue.
  • Celebrity Sabotage (ITV, 8pm) This week, Jill Scott is the guest sab, while Monica Galetti hosts a made-up cookery contest. Followed by a classic 1% Club.

Sunday 5 April – Easter Sunday

  • Give Us a Clue (Talking Pictures, 3.30) Repeated from 1985: Judith Chalmers, Frazer Hines, Ian Ogilvy, Jack Watling, Lizzie Webb, Dame June Whitfield.
  • Round the Islands Quiz (Radio 4, 4.30) Kirsty Lang hosts the lateral thinking quiz.
  • The Amazing Race Down Under (E4, 6.50) Langkawi, off Malaysia, and the task is to make fruit baskets.
  • Y Talwrn (Radio Cymru, 7pm).
  • The Money List (RTÉ1, 7.30) The show we knew as Who Dares Wins.
  • An Deis (TG4, 7.30) More six-sided fun.
  • Celebrity Bake Off (C4, 7.40) Alex Brooker, Ambika Mod, Rose Ayling-Ellis, Vicky Pattison, Sam Thompson recreate outfits in choux pastry.
  • Y Llais (S4C, 8pm) Callbacks 1.
  • The Hunt (C4, 10pm) A ruthless pursuit is rewarded.
  • Mock the Week (TLC, 10pm) Series highlights.

Daytime

  • Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15) New on Mon (Uttoxeter) and Fri ("Wheels and Deals" compilation).
  • Countdown (C4, 2.10; Mon 3.40 or later if a prior live broadcast over-runs) The guest is Levi Roots.
  • Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Tom Allen is the new co-host.

Monday 6 April – Easter Monday

Holiday for many

  • Bake Off Day (Food Network, from 10am) The entire 2022 series, with the winner declared just before 1am.
  • Unspeakable (Radio 4, 6.30) New words with Hugh Dennis, Jess Fostekew, Katy Wix.
  • Mastermind (BBC2, 8pm) Semi 5: Yellowstone National Park, The Silmarillion, Grace O'Malley, the Thefa men's team at the world cup.
  • University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Semi-final 1: Edinburgh vs [last week's winners].
  • I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! South Africa (VM1 and ITV, 9pm) They're back, and they're back, and so is this.
  • The Hunt (C4, 10pm) Last minute moves.

Tuesday 7 April

  • Great Local Menu (BBC2, 7pm) Thames this week.
  • Home of the Year (RTÉ1, 7pm) Dublin brick house, Mayo bungalow, Galway turret.
  • Slé Anois go Cúramach (TG4, 7.30) Sandymount Park ETSS vs Our Lady's College Drogheda.
  • Mas Fhior (BBC Alba, 8.30).
  • I'm a Celebrity South Africa (VM1 and ITV, 9pm) When two camps go to war.
  • The Hunt (C4, 10pm) The final four, and who are we cheering for?

Wednesday 8 April

  • Great Local Menu (BBC2, 7pm) A duck inspired by 28 Days Later. Er, we'll have the rabbit.
  • Celebrity Lingo (ITV, 7.30) Strike that, we'll have Gyles Brandreth and Cathy Newman against Kaye Adams and Dr. Ranj Singh.
  • I'm a Celebrity South Africa (VM1 and ITV, 9pm) One celeb is unimpressed. Who have they booked, The Ghost of Mike Yarwood?
  • Survivor (TG4, 11.45) "Bob and Weave part 1".

Thursday 9 April

  • Great Local Menu (BBC2, 7pm) Simon Callow is the guest judge.
  • Race Across the World (BBC1, 8pm) The teams head to Istanbul. Not Constantinople.
  • Taskmaster (C4, 9pm) This year's sacrifices are Joel Dommett, Joanna Page, Armando Iannucci, Kumail Nanjiani, Amy Gledhill.
  • I'm a Celebrity South Africa (VM1 and ITV, 9pm) A petrifying challenge, with special guest Medusa.

Friday 10 April

  • I'm a Celebrity South Africa (VM1 and ITV, 9pm) Two camp-mates are dropped from a great height. Which has had their height set up by Ant, and which by Dec? Still, it's better than the journalist-identified bigot on BBC1.

Selected repeats

  • !mpossible, The Tournament, Lightning (BBC2, from 1pm weekdays). Not Mon, and no The Tournament but two !mpossible on Tue.
  • Celebrity Catchphrase (ITV, 12.40 Mon, 1pm Tue-Wed), Lingo (ITV, 2pm Tue-Wed); Deal or No Deal (ITV, 3pm Tue-Wed); Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm Tue-Wed); The Chase (ITV, 5pm Tue-Fri).
  • Celebrity Lingo (ITV, 1.40 Mon, 12.55 Thu-Fri), because horse racing fills most of the afternoon.
  • The Finish Line (BBC1, 4.30; not Fri).
  • House of Games (3) (BBC2, 6pm) Michael Ball, Jodie Prenger, Laurence Rickard, Snoochie Shy.
  • Call My Bluff (BBC4, 9pm Mon) Gayle Hunnicutt, Russell Davies, Prunella Scales, Paul Eddington.
  • Face the Music (BBC4, 9.30 Mon) Joyce Grenfell, Robin Ray, Bernard Levin, Gerald Moore.
  • QI (BBC2, 10pm Tue).

Sign language interpretation

  • Great Local Menu (BBC2, 1.20am Sat, 1.15am Thu, 2.10am Fri)
  • Lego Masters Australia (E4, 6am Sat).
  • Celebrity Bake Off (E4, 3.05pm Sat).
  • Race Across the World (BBC2, 2.05am Tue).
  • I'm a Celeb South Africa (ITV, 3am Tue-Fri).
  • The Hunt (C4, 2am and 2.55am Thu, 3.30am Fri)
  • Celebrity Sabotage (ITV, 5.05am Wed).
  • The Floor (ITV, 5am Fri) Episode 8.

Challenge

Saturday - Sunday

7am The Chase 9am Dickinson's Real Deal 11am Blockbusters 12 noon Celebrity Catchphrase 1pm Tenable 2pm Blankety Blank 4pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 2am The Chase

Monday - Friday

7am The Chase 9am Tenable 10am The Bidding Room 11am Dickinson's Real Deal 12 noon Blankety Blank 12.40 Family Fortunes 2pm The Chase 3pm Pointless Celebs 4pm Millionaire 5pm The Bidding Room 6pm Tenable 7pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight Millionaire 1am The Chase 4am Bullseye

ITV Quiz

All days

9am Deal or No Deal 10am Tipping Point 1pm Lingo 2pm Tenable 3pm Guest show 4pm Riddiculous 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.
Saturday – Millionaire Hot Seat
Sunday, Monday – Millionaire
Tuesday – Wheel of Fortune
Wednesday – Beat the Chasers
Thursday – Limitless Win
Friday – The Floor