TV Guide 2026-09-19

• As Noddy Holder would sing, it's Striiiiiiiiiict-leeeeeeeeeee! (BBC1, Sat).
• Another autumn favourite is back, Bake Off (C4, Tue).
• Saturday's also got the European Tram Driver Championships.

But wait, there's more!

• Wisdom of the Crowd is the latest one-versus-the-mob format (BBC1, Sat).
• Or, if you'd rather watch anything else, Win Win (ITV, Sat).
• The Wargame tries to figure what would happen in various black swan eventualities (The Satellite Channel, from Mon).
• Tempting Fortune has more pound-shop morality (C4, Tue).
• Winners are found on The Traitors Ireland (RTÉ1, Tue) and Race Against the Tide (BBC Scotland, Mon; BBC2, Tue).

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• European Tram Driver Championships (tramem.eu, 10am) Europe's best tram drivers go head-to-head in challenges of skill and brilliance. Events in previous years included precision braking, tram skittles, and handling a heritage machine.
• Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am).
• The Hit List (BBC1, 5.55) Civilians from Ashford, Luton, and Glasgow.
• BBC The Voice of Holland of These Islands (ITV, 6.10) More chairing for the good singers.
• The Celebrity Inner Circle (BBC1, 6.40) Chris Hughes, Kym Marsh, Thanyia Moore, Rita Simons, Mike Bushell.
• Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 7.25) The launch show, with Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe, and Johannes Radebe moving in.
• Win Win (ITV, 7.25) A new series of the interactive survey show.
• Wisdom of the Crowd (BBC1, 9.15) Contestants take on the collective knowledge of the studio audience to win a potential jackpot of £30,000. John Bishop hosts.

• BBC Brain (Radio 4, 4.30) Heat 9.
• Lego Masters Down Under (E4, 5pm) Run the gauntlet.
• The Box (ITV, 7pm) Make Your Luck.
• The Great Celebrity Pottery Throwdown (C4, 7.45) Child's play is this week's theme.
• Wagging Rights (Dave and W, 8pm) Agility training.
• The Apocalypse (C4, 9pm) A posse of Eastsiders demand the return of their stolen chicken, and there's a confrontation for Bertie. The trailer also mentioned "banishment", which might pass as a way someone emerges as a loser, so enough to merit a second billing.
• NFL Big Game Night (C5, 9pm) This week, the Potomac Drainage Basin Indigenous Persons take on the Irving Cowhands.
• Big Brother (ITV2, 9pm).
• Have I Got a Bit More News for You (Dave, 9pm) From October 2025, with Alexander Armstrong, Ross Noble, and a good use of the fast-forward button. These extended editions weren't shown on BBC1 at the time.
• Mock the Week (TLC, 9pm) Rhys James, Angela Barnes, Scott Bennett, Ed Byrne (comedian, we assume), Finlay Christie, Zoe Lyons.
• The Traitors Ireland (RTÉ1, 9.30) Who can the Traitors trust with a powerful weapon? All episodes followed by Uncloaked with Kevin McGahern and guests.

• Bargain Hunt (BBC1, 12.15) New on Monday (Builth Wells) and Friday (Lewes).
• Countdown (C4, 2.10) Neil Delamere is the guest.
• Antiques Road Trip (BBC1, 4.30) Danny Sebastian and Roo Irvine on the Isle of Man.
• The Chase (ITV, 5pm) New episodes.
• Pointless (BBC1, 5.15) Lucy Porter and Michael Ball.
• Masterchef Down Under (Watch, 7pm).

• Unspeakable (Radio 4, 6.30) Jon Culshaw, Mark Steel, Anna Thomas.
• Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30) Heat 9: Jeanette Winterton, Nicole Kidman, Round the Horne, Paris Commune of 1871.
• Only Connect (2) (BBC2, 8pm) Second-chance 3: Double Features vs Accrual World.
• University Challenge (BBC2, 8.30) Heat 11: Southampton vs Queen's Belfast.
• Race Against the Tide (BBC Scotland, 8.30) "Final".
• Dubhlain DIY (BBC Alba, 8.30) The blind challenge.
• Mastermind (BBC4, 9pm) From 1977: World War in Europe, JRR Tolkein, Singapore, Henry VI.
• Big Brother (ITV2, 9pm). Followed by Group Chat with Kate Lawler and GK Barry.
• The Wargame (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) Light entertainers have their shot at unlikely events, the revival of Crisis Command Could You Ruin The Country we didn't know we didn't need.
• Call My Bluff (BBC4, 9.30) Gayle Hunnicutt, Russell Davies, Prunella Scales, Paul Eddington.
• The Traitors Ireland (RTÉ1, 9.35) Lie for your lives!

• Race Against the Tide (BBC2, 7.30) "Final".
• Bake Off (C4, 8pm) Cake week kicks off the new series. Paul Hollywood remains with the show, but the other judge has regenerated into Nigella Lawson. Signed on 4Seven. Spin off prog Second Helpings On The Side with Jon Richardson and Judi Love follows at 10.35.
• Big Brother (ITV2, 9pm).
• The Wargame (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) Guests include Penny Mordaunt (Splash!), Sayeeda Warsi (Make Me Prime Minister), and Michael Gove (A Stab in the Dark).
• Tempting Fortune (C4, 9.30) Twelve strangers go on a trek through the Malay jungle. Do they want a good time now, or the money later? The producers have decided what is right, and impose their moral code on the programme, which is hopelessly limited as a consequence. Rob Beckett hosts.
• The Traitors Ireland (RTÉ1, 9.35) The final few push to their limits. Last in the series.

• Wonka's The Golden Ticket (Netflix) Twelve contestants step through the gates of a chocolate factory, where they may sing songs, win money, or learn lessons about life. Seven episodes this week, the concluding two next week.
• Big Brother (ITV2, 9pm).
• The Wargame (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) What's going on in the scenario? Ah, better we don't ask.
• Aperitif (TG4, 9.30) Dating show where romance is served one course at a time. Singletons enjoy three blind dates over a gourmet starter, main, and dessert.
• Survivor (TG4, 11pm) "Cinema".

• Dragons' Den (BBC1, 8pm; BBC2 in Wales) Pet portraits embroidered onto clothing.
• Taskmaster (C4, 9pm) "An act of self-erasure".
• Big Brother (ITV2, 9pm).
• The Wargame (The Satellite Channel, 9pm) Quite honestly, we wouldn't be surprised if someone stages a military coup before the night's out. Followed by There Onion.
• RuPaul's Drag Race (BBC3, 10pm) Croydon – The Rusical. Mazz Murray and Layton Williams guest.

• The Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected (Radio Scotland, 1.30).
• The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30) Rachel Fairburn, Desiree Burch, Cindy Yu.
• Dragons' Den (BBC1, 8pm) Calisthenics for children.
• Big Brother (ITV2, 9pm) Some lucky soul leaves.

• !mpossible (BBC2, weekdays 1pm), The Edge (BBC2, 1.45); Unbeatable (BBC2, 2.30 Wed-Fri); Sewing Bee (BBC2, 3.15 Wed, Thu, 3.30 Fri). The Edge one hour later in Wales on Tues.
• Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV, weekdays 2pm); Lingo (ITV, 3pm); Tipping Point (ITV, 4pm).
• House of Games (3) (BBC2, weekdays 6pm; also 6.30 Thu, not Fri) Jennie Bond, James Bye, Kadeena Cox, Aurie Styla.

• Lego Masters Australia (E4, 6am Sat).
• Celebrity Masterchef (BBC2, 6.50am Mon, 12.50am Wed, 12.30am Thu).
• Race Against the Tide (BBC Scotland, 3.30pm Mon)
• Sewing Bee (BBC2, 8am Tue).
• Bake Off (4Seven, 8pm Tue; C4, 12.10am Thu); Second Helpings (C4, 1am Fri).
• Taskmaster (C4, 1.10am Wed).
• Pottery Throw Down (C4, 2.05am Wed).
• The Apocalypse (C4, 1.25am Thu).
• The Money List (RTÉ1, 3am Thu).
• Tempting Fortune (C4, 12.05am Fri).
• The Chase Around the World (ITV, 3am Fri).
• Mastermind (BBC2, 8am) Two semi-finals first shown in the spring.

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 The Bidding Room 5pm Tenable 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: Deal or No Deal Celebrity) 2pm Tenable 3pm The Floor (Sun: The Chase Celebrity) 4pm Riddiculous 5pm Deal or No Deal 6pm Lingo 8pm Celebrity Deal or No Deal 9pm The Chase Celebrity Special 10pm Tipping Point 12.50am Tenable 1.50am Riddiculous

9am Deal or No Deal 10am Tipping Point 1pm Lingo (Mon: Celebrity Deal or No Deal) 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: The Floor 10pm Tipping Point 12.50am Tenable 1.50am Riddiculous