TV Guide 2026-09-05

• The Box (2) finally opens on ITV (Sat and Sun).
• Dubhlain DIY returns (BBC Alba, Mon).
• Must be autumn, Fighting Talk is back (Radio 5, Sat).

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

• Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am) Rick Edwards hosts the sports gabfest.
• The Hit List (BBC1, 5.35) Civilians from Edinburgh, Leicester, and Ellesmere Port.
• Picture Slam (BBC1, 6.20) Celebrities: Will Best, Fleur East, Gareth Malone, Steph McGovern, Ellie Taylor, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell.
• BBC The Voice of Holland of These Islands (ITV, 7pm) More chairing for the good singers.
• The Box (2) (ITV, 8.15) Celebrities are sent to mystery locations in sealed boxes, released, and told to be entertaining. Who's on the show? Joey Essex, John Bercow, Jenny Ryan, JB Gill, Danny Aarons, Ranvir Singh, Sara Davies, Graeme Souness, Ellie Taylor, Shakira Khan.

• The Summit (Down Under) (ITV4, 1.35am) Have they finished yet? Thank goodness.
• BBC Brain (Radio 4, 4.30) Heat 7.
• Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 6.30) Is it fake?
• The Box (2) (ITV, 8pm) Battle of the box: a simple task takes a devious twist. Gary Lineker hosts.
• The Traitors Ireland (RTÉ1, 9.30) The mission brings the shield's power back into play. All episodes followed by Uncloaked with Kevin McGahern and guests.

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15) New on Monday (French special) and Friday (Brighton).
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) Katharine Merry is the guest.
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes!
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Gok Wan is this week's co-host.
• Masterchef Down Under (Watch, 7pm).
• Millionaire Hot Seat (ITV, 7.30; UTV not Fri) More over-caffeinated quizzing.

• Unspeakable (Radio 4, 6.30) Jenny Eclair, Charlie Higson, Ria Lina.
• Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Heat 7: George Orwell, films of Madonna, Pauline Gower, 2000 AD comics.
• Only Connect (2) (BBC2, 8pm) Second-chance 1: Culture Club vs Ad Astra.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Heat 9: LSE vs King's College Cambridge.
• Race Against the Tide (BBC Scotland, 8.30) "Sand monsters"
• Dubhlain DIY (BBC Alba, 8.30) More teams try to build flat-pack furniture. To make the job easier, they work without instructions.
• Mastermind (BBC4, 9pm) From 1977: Spanish anarchists, operas of Benjamin Britten, Royal Navy under Nelson, Berry novels of Dornford Yates.
• Popmaster (More4, 9pm) Heat 6.
• Call My Bluff (BBC4, 9.30) Jenny Agutter, Sinéad Cusack, Tim Rice, Nigel Dempster.
• The Traitors Ireland (RTÉ1, 9.35) The game continues.

• Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) Back to Belfast: new words and old people.
• Race Against the Tide (BBC2, 7.30) "Monsters"
• Sewing Bee (BBC1, 8pm) Wardrobe heroes in the semi-final.
• The ITV Television Awards (ITV, 8pm) Joel Dommett from Popatron names the winners. It's the telly equivalent of the Smash Hits Readers' Poll.
• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm) The semi-finalists provide a banquet.
• Popmaster tv (More4, 9pm) Heat 7.
• The Traitors Ireland (RTÉ1, 9.35).

• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 9pm) Ravneet Gill for pastry week.

• Dragons' Den (BBC1, 8pm) Finger golf.
• Taskmaster (C4, 9pm) "This is food glue".
• RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 10pm) Supermodels Erin O'Connor and Kristen McMenamy join the panel.

• The Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
• The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30).
• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC1, 8pm) The time auction.

• House of Games (3) (BBC2, weekdays 1pm) Champions with Angela Barnes, The Edge (BBC2, 1.30).
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, weekdays 2pm; not Thu, Fri); Lingo (ITV, weekdays 3pm; not Thu, Fri); Tipping Point (ITV, weekdays 4pm).
• The Answer Run (BBC1, weekdays 4.30) from 2025.
• House of Games (3) (BBC2, weekdays 6pm; also 6.30 Thu, not Fri) James Buckley, Amy Gledhill, Romilly Weeks, Gary Wilmot.

• Taskmaster (C4, 12.10am Sat).
• Lego Masters Australia (E4, 6am Sat).
• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC2, 7.05am Mon, 1.15am Wed, 1.05am Thu).
• Race Against the Tide (BBC Scotland, 3.30pm Mon)
• Sewing Bee (BBC2, 8am Tue).
• Pictionary (ITV, 3am Thu).
• The Chase Around the World (ITV, 3am Fri).

7am The Chase 9am Tenable 10am Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 11.15 Catchphrase 12 noon Cash Trapped 1pm Tenable 2pm Bridge of Lies 3pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 2am The Chase

7am The Chase 9am Tenable 10am The Bidding Room 11am Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 12.15 Blankety Blank 1pm Cash Trapped 2pm Bridge of Lies 3pm The Chase 4pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 5.15 Famous Family Fortunes 6pm Cash Trapped 7pm The Chase 11pm Bullseye 12 midnight Bridge of Lies 1am The Chase 4am Bullseye

9am Deal or No Deal 10am Tipping Point 1pm Lingo (Sun: The Chase Celebrity) 2pm Tenable 3pm The Chase Around the World 4pm Riddiculous 5pm Deal or No Deal 6pm Lingo 8pm Celebrity Catchphrase 9pm The Chase Around the World (Sun: Celebrity Special) 10pm Tipping Point 12.50am Tenable 1.50am Riddiculous

9am Deal or No Deal 10am Tipping Point 1pm Lingo (Mon: Celebrity Catchphrase) 2pm Tenable 3pm as 9pm yesterday 4pm Riddiculous 5pm Deal or No Deal 6pm Lingo 8pm Lingo 9pm Mon: Millionaire Tue: Wheel of Fortune Wed: Beat the Chasers Thu, Fri: Millionaire Hot Seat 10pm Tipping Point 12.50am Tenable 1.50am Riddiculous