Listings

Today's TV Wednesday 3 March

TV Guide

Gregg Wallace in Mastechef on BBC 1 at 8pm
Gregg Wallace in Mastechef on BBC 1 at 8pm Gregg Wallace in Mastechef on BBC 1 at 8pm

bbc 1bbc 2utvchannel 4channel 5rte onerte 2virgin onetg 46AM to 6:30PM6.00BREAKFAST (S)9.15MORNING LIVE (S)10.00HOMES UNDER THE HAMMER (S) (R)11.00FOR LOVE OR MONEY (S)11.45ILL GOTTEN GAINS (S)12.15BARGAIN HUNT Charlie Ross presents from Nottingham racecourse. (S) (R)1.00BBC NEWS AT ONE; Weather (S)1.30BBC NEWSLINE; Weather (S)1.45DOCTORS (S)2.15SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY – PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS Frank and Lu investigate a mysterious car accident which killed a young mother. (S) (R)3.00ESCAPE TO THE PERFECT TOWN Sonali Shah searches for homes in Totnes in Devon for a buyer with a budget of £320,000. (S) (R)3.45READY STEADY COOK Sisters Anne and Janet take part in the culinary contest. (S)4.30THE BIDDING ROOM The dealers compete to buy a model Spitfire and a pair of gilt cherubs. (S) (R)5.15POINTLESS Quiz, hosted by Alexander Armstrong. (S) (R)6.00BBC NEWS AT SIX; Weather (S)6.30BBC NEWSLINE; Weather (S)7PM7.00THE ONE SHOW Presented by Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas. (S)7.30BARRA ON THE FOYLE New series. Barra Best makes a journey across the 4000 square kilometres of the Foyle river network. (S)8PM8.00MASTERCHEF Five more contenders compete for a place in the quarter finals, with challenges including a two-course meal and a dish involving their favourite ingredient. (S)9PM9.00GORDON RAMSAY’S BANK BALANCE Pairs of contestants demonstrate both knowledge and nerve to triumph in a game show that’s as unpredictable in nature as its host. (S)10 PM10.00BBC NEWS AT TEN (S)10.30BBC NEWSLINE (S); Weather10.45NOLAN LIVE Lively debate with Stephen Nolan and guests on stories and issues that matter to the people of Northern Ireland. (S)11PM11.45Match of the Day (S)12.40A Question of Sport (S) (R)1.10BBC News (S)6AM to 6:30PM6.15For Love or Money (S) (R)7.00Bargain Hunt (S) (R)7.45Sign Zone: See Hear (S)8.15Sign Zone: Inside Culture with Mary Beard (S) (R)8.45Workout the Wright Way (S)9.00BBC News at 9 (S)10.00BBC News (S)11.15Politics Live: Budget 2021 (S)3.00BITESIZE DAILY FOR SECONDARY (S)4.00THE NINE TO FIVE WITH STACEY DOOLEY (S) (R)4.30ROYAL RECIPES (S) (R)5.15FLOG IT! (S)6.00RICHARD OSMAN’S HOUSE OF GAMES Nihal Arthanayake, Jake Humphrey, Patsy Kensit and Mae Martin go toe-to-toe testing their general knowledge skills. (S)6.30MY UNIQUE B&B Simon Parfett and the team are in rural Wiltshire to help Tom and Jen turn their old family caravan into a unique and profitable short-term rental accommodation. (S)7PM7.00INSIDE THE ZOO Keeper Ceri must find a way to give medicine to a poorly tapir, while a new climbing frame is constructed for the snow monkeys at the Highland Wildlife Park. (S)8PM8.00MY COMEDY HERO: MIRANDA HART ON ERIC MORECAMBE Occasional programme in which celebrities profile those who have influenced them, beginning with Miranda Hart paying tribute to Eric Morecambe by retracing his steps. (S) (R)9PM9.00THE TERROR New series. Thriller anthology series inspired by infamous or mysterious real-life historical tragedies. Starring Ciaran Hinds and Jared Harris. (S)9.45THE TERROR After a long winter trapped in the ice, scouting parties are sent out in search of open water. One of the teams makes a frightening discovery. (S)10PM10.30SOME DOG OWNERS WITH JOKES Shaggy dog stories and more. (S) (R)10.45NEWSNIGHT; (S)11PM11.30Rugby Union PRO14 Highlights (S)12.30Sign Zone: See Hear (S) (R)1.00Sign Zone: Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr (S) (R)2.00Sign Zone: Trump Takes On the World (S) (R)3.00This Is BBC Two (S)6AM to 6:30PM6.00GOOD MORNING BRITAIN (S)9.00LORRAINE Entertainment, current affairs and fashion news, as well as showbiz stories and celebrity gossip. Presented by Lorraine Kelly. (S)10.00THIS MORNING A mix of celebrity chat, lifestyle features, advice and competitions. Including Local Weather. (S)12.15ITV NEWS SPECIAL: THE CHANCELLOR’S BUDGET (S); Weather (S)1.50UTV LIVE (S); UTV Weather (S)2.00JUDGE RINDER Cameras follow criminal barrister Robert Rinder as he takes on real-life cases in a studio courtroom. (S)3.00TENABLE (S)3.59UTV WEATHER (S)4.00TIPPING POINT Ben Shephard hosts the arcade-themed quiz in which contestants drop tokens down a choice of four chutes in the hope of winning a £10,000 jackpot. (S)5.00THE CHASE Bradley Walsh presents as contestants Mohsen, Sandra, Selina and Jacob work as a team to take on one of the ruthless Chasers and secure a cash prize. (S)6.00UTV LIVE (S); UTV Weather (S)6.30ITV EVENING NEWS (S); Weather (S)7PM7.00EMMERDALE Paul and Mandy are excited. (S)7.30CORONATION STREET Alya finds Yasmeen in full meltdown, convinced she is going back to prison. (S)8PM8.00UTV LIFE An eclectic mix of stories and studio guests. (S)8.30CORONATION STREET Alya and Tim are horrified to find Yasmeen collapsed on the floor. (S)9PM9.00FERGIE’S KILLER DRESSER: THE JANE ANDREWS STORY The story of Jane Andrews, the former royal dresser who was convicted of murdering her boyfriend Tom Cressman in 2001, and released on parole 14 years later. (S)10PM10.00ITV NEWS AT TEN (S); Weather10.30UTV LIVE (S); Weather10.45PESTON Political magazine show presented by Robert Peston, featuring major interviews with MPs, topical guests and cultural figures. (S)11PM11.40Made in Britain (S) (R)12.35Ideal World3.00FYI Extra3.15ITV Nightscreen5.05Tipping Point (S) (R)6AM to 6:30PM6.30Mike & Molly (S) (R)6.50Mike & Molly (S) (R)7.10Cheers (S) (R)7.40Cheers (S) (R)8.05The King of Queens (S) (R)8.35The King of Queens (S) (R)9.05Frasier (S) (R)9.35Frasier (S) (R)10.05Frasier (S) (R)10.35Undercover Boss USA (S)11.30Channel 4 News Summary (S)11.35Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (S) (R)12.30Steph’s Packed Lunch (S)2.10Countdown (S)3.00A PLACE IN THE SUN (S) (R)4.00A NEW LIFE IN THE SUN: WHERE ARE THEY NOW? (S)5.00FOUR IN A BED (S)5.30DRAWERS OFF (S)6.00THE SIMPSONS Bart goes to work in a burlesque theatre. (S) (R)6.30HOLLYOAKS Maxine struggles to contain her anger towards Trish, Luke refuses to let Ollie leave the house, and Sally decides to take matters into her own hands. (S) (R)7PM7.00CHANNEL 4 NEWS (S)8PM8.00KIRSTIE AND PHIL’S LOVE IT OR LIST IT: BRILLIANT BUILDS Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer look back at families who wanted to extend their properties and revolutionise the layout of their homes. (S)9PM9.00EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPES WITH SANDI TOKSVIG The presenter is joined by her close friend and The Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith to explore some of the best staycations in the Cotswolds. Last in the series. (S)10PM10.00THE PANDEMIC AT NO 47 Marking the anniversary of the first national lockdown, director Paddy Wivell films the effect that this prolonged period of isolation has had on his own community. (S)11PM11.0024 Hours in A&E (S) (R)12.05Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (S) (R)12.55FILM: Dark Night (2016) Drama, starring Anna Rose Hopkins. (S)2.20The Handmaid’s Tale (S) (R)3.20Condition Critical: One Doctor’s Story–Dispatches (S) (R)3.50Live Test Cricket India v England. (S)6AM to 6:30PM6.00Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom (S) (R)6.10Peppa Pig (S) (R)6.15Peppa Pig (S) (R)6.20Mya Go (S)6.25Blue’s Clues & You (S) (R)6.50Thomas & Friends (S) (R)7.00Fireman Sam (S) (R)7.10Daisy & Ollie (S) (R)7.20Paw Patrol (S) (R)7.30Peppa Pig (S) (R)7.35Peppa Pig (S) (R)7.50Milkshake! Bop Box Boogie (S) (R)8.00The Adventures of Paddington (S)8.20Paw Patrol (S) (R)8.30Ricky Zoom (S) (R)8.40Pirata & Capitano (S) (R)8.55Milkshake! Monkey’s Amazing Adventures (S) (R)9.00Peppa Pig (S) (R)9.05Sunny Bunnies (S) (R)9.15JEREMY VINE (S)11.15GEORGE CLARKE’S BUILD A NEW LIFE IN THE COUNTRY (S) (R)12.155 NEWS AT LUNCHTIME (S)12.20OUR B&B DREAM (S) (R)1.15HOME AND AWAY (S) (R)1.45NEIGHBOURS (S)2.15FILM: MURDER, SHE BAKED: A DEADLY RECIPE (2016) Mystery, starring Alison Sweeney. (S)4.00CRUISING WITH JANE MCDONALD (S) (R)5.005 NEWS AT 5 (S)5.30NEIGHBOURS (S) (R)6.00HOME AND AWAY (S) (R)6.305 NEWS TONIGHT (S)7PM7.00THE WORLD’S MOST SCENIC RAILWAY JOURNEYS Cameras capture a route through Spain, beginning near Leon in the Picos de Europa mountains and heading to the harbour of Ferrol. Narrated by Bill Nighy. (S) (R); 5 News Update (S)8PM8.00THE MOTORWAY COPS: CATCHING BRITAIN’S SPEEDERS Dashcam footage of some of Britain’s worst driving offenders, from suspected drug drivers and high-speed chases, to stolen vehicles and banned motorists. (S); 5 News Update (S)9PM9.00INSIDE CHERNOBYL WITH BEN FOGLE Over three decades after the world’s most devastating nuclear accident, Ben Fogle spends a week living alone inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone. (S)10PM10.30FILM: 2012 (2009) As the human race faces extinction in a global cataclysm, a writer tries to get his family to the last safe refuge. Disaster movie, starring John Cusack and Chiwetel Ejiofor. (S)11PM11.50Entertainment News on 5 (S)11.55FILM: 2012 (2009) Concluded. (S)1.20The 21.co.uk Live Casino Show3.20Entertainment News on 5 (S)3.30Friends (S) (R)3.55Friends (S) (R)4.20The Yorkshire Vet (S) (R)5.10Wildlife SOS (S) (R)5.35Divine Designs (S) (R)6AM to 6:30PM6.00EURONEWS6.10TELESHOPPING6.40TELESHOPPING7.10TELESHOPPING7.45TODAY (R)9.45THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW; Weather10.40SHORTLAND STREET (S)11.10DOCTORS; Weather11.50LEADERS’ QUESTIONS12.45RAY &ÓSÉ’S FITNESS 15 (R)1.00RTÉ NEWS: ONE O’CLOCK; Weather (S)1.30HOME AND AWAY Christian loses a patient, which affects his mood terribly. (S)2.00NEIGHBOURS (S)2.30THE PET SURGEONS (S) (R)3.00EASTENDERS (S) (R)3.30TODAY Daily magazine show.5.40NUACHT6.00THE ANGELUS (R)6.01RTÉ NEWS: SIX ONE; Weather (S)7PM7.00NATIONWIDE (S)7.30GARDENING TOGETHER WITH DIARMUID GAVIN A Co Down woman wants to get rid of an eyesore in her garden. (S) (R)8PM8.00FAIR CITY Mondo is oblivious to Juliet’s plans involving Amy. (S)8.30NEVEN’S SPANISH FOOD TRAILS Neven Maguire visits Lugo in the Galicia region of Spain. (S) (R)9PM9.00RTÉ NEWS: NINE O’CLOCK; Weather (S)9.35RTÉ INVESTIGATES: IRELAND’S ILLEGAL ADOPTIONS A report on the thousands of children who have been illegally adopted in Ireland, and how decades later, they are still battling bureaucracy to find their true identities. (S)11PM11.05David Brophy’s Unsung Heroes (S) (R)12.10Call the Midwife (S)1.15The Real Field (S) (R)2.15Ireland’s Fittest Family (S) (R)3.10The Way We Were (S) (R)4.05The Style Counsellors (S) (R)4.30How to Be Good with Money (S) (R)4.55My Big Day: Home or Away (S) (R)5.50EuroNews6AM to 6:30PM6.00EuroNews6.50Storytime (S) (R)6.55Storytime (S) (R)7.00Chuggington: Tales from the Rails (R)7.10Mya Go (S) (R)7.15Body Brothers (S) (R)7.30news2day (S) (R)7.40Mighty Mustangs (R)8.10Horrible Histories (S) (R)8.40Club (S)9.10Andy’s Baby Animals (S) (R)9.25Balamory (S) (R)9.45Fluffy Gardens (S) (R)9.50Fluffy Gardens (S) (R)10.00RTÉ’s Home School Hub (S)12.10Dorg Van Dango (S) (R)12.20Dorg Van Dango (S) (R)12.35Dragons: Defenders of Berk (S) (R)1.00Mighty Mustangs (R)1.30Horrible Histories (S) (R)2.05The Next Step (S) (R)2.30Logan High (S) (R)2.40Junior Bake Off (S)3.50Club (S) (R)4.20news2day (S)4.30THE SIMPSONS (S) (R)5.00THE GOLDBERGS (S) (R)5.30SHORTLAND STREET (S) (R)6.00NEIGHBOURS Levi reports Kyle to the council, and there are arguments all around for the Cannings. (S) (R)6.30HOME AND AWAY It transpires that Justin and Leah cannot see eye to eye on marriage, so they try to find a solution, while Christian loses a patient, which affects his mood terribly. (S) (R)7PM7.00MASTERCHEF: THE PROFESSIONALS The quarter-final chefs are challenged to create something special from a table of citrus, herbs and spices, and cook a main course and dessert for a trio of restaurant critics. (S)8PM8.10DIY SOS: THE MILLION POUND BUILD FOR CHILDREN IN NEED The team descends on Swansea to tackle one of their biggest challenges to date, as they build a centre and supported housing for young people in care and leaving care. Last in the series. (S) (R)9PM9.20BRIDGET & EAMON Comedy, starring Jennifer Zamparelli and Bernard O’Shea. (S) (R)9.30CASTLE ROCK Castle Rock and Jerusalem’s Lot prepare for a parade celebrating the history of their beloved cities. Psychological-horror, starring Lizzy Caplan. (S)10PM10.25CASTLE ROCK As Darkness comes to Castle Rock, everyone else desperately tries to figure out what is happening. Ace prepares the finals stages of his plan. (S)11PM11.10Trapped (S)12.10The Fitting Room (S) (R)1.10Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week (S) (R)2.10EuroNews6AM to 6:30PM6.10The Six O’Clock Show (R)7.00Ireland AM (S)10.00This Morning 12.15FILM: STARRY NIGHT (2019) Short film, starring Hazel Clifford.12.30News at 12:30 (S)1.00The Chase (S) (R)2.00The Chase (S)3.00ELAINE4.00JUDGE JUDY4.30JUDGE JUDY5.00JUDGE JUDY5.30NEWS AT 5.30 (S)6.00THE SIX O’CLOCK SHOW Chat show. (S)7PM7.00EMMERDALE Paul and Mandy are excited. (S)7.30CORONATION STREET Alya finds Yasmeen in full meltdown, convinced she is going back to prison. (S)8PM8.00NEWS AT 8 (S)8.30CORONATION STREET Alya and Tim are horrified to find Yasmeen collapsed on the floor. (S)9PM9.00EATING WITH THE ENEMY New series. Strangers with opposing views are paired together for a meal.10PM10.00THE TONIGHT SHOW (S)11PM11.00INSIDE JAMES’S (R)12.00MIDSOMER MURDERS (S) (R)1.55CLOSE5.20THE TONIGHT SHOW (R)6AM to 6:30PM7.00Cúla 4 na nÓg10.00Cúla4 Ar Scoil10.30Naíonáin an Zú 11.00Little House on the Prairie (S) (R)11.55Abair Amhrán12.10A Chef’s Life (S) (R)12.40Garraí Glas (S) (R)1.10Murder, She Wrote (S) (R)2.05Weakest Link (S) (R)3.00Cúla 4 na nÓg4.00CÚLA 45.32AN AIMSIR LÁITHREACH5.35AINMHITHE NA HÉIREANN (S) (R)6.05GILMORE GIRLS Rory moves out after deciding she will not be returning to university, and Mrs Kim helps Lane and her band get some gigs. (S) (R)6.57AN AIMSIR LÁITHREACH7PM7.00NUACHT TG47.30GO GASTA Two teams of six from Slane and St Mary’s Donore go head to head in a series of challenges and obstacles on a playing field. (S) (R)8PM8.30BEIDH AONACH AMÁRACH The programme meets beekeeper Paddy Ó Fiannachta and dog agility experts Tina Pommer and Séamus Dunbar, while Gertie Woods shows off her impressive knitting skills. In Irish. (S)9PM9.00SIAR SNA SEACHTÓIDÍ The events of 1970. (S) (R)9.30UCHTÚ – EVANNE NÍ CHUILINN Broadcaster, mother and adopted child Evanne Ní Chuilinn explores the long and often difficult process of adoption in Ireland. (S) (R)10PM10.50ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK Neri takes Piper on a wilderness retreat. (S)11PM11.30ROS NA RÚN Caitríona’s happiness over her engagement to Vince is short-lived. (R)11.59AN AIMSIR LÁITHREACH12.00SURVIVOR: DAVID VS GOLIATH (R)12.55WEAKEST LINK (S) (R)1.50DÁIL ÉIREANN2.15FRANCE 245.30FRANCE 24