EastEnders Pointless Celebrities, 8th September

New editions of Pointless Celebrities are back on Saturday 8th September at 6.45pm, with an EastEnders special.

Taking part are Natalie Cassidy and Dean Gaffney, Perry Fenwick and Emma Barton, Lisa Hammond and Luisa Bradshaw-White, and Jamie Borthwick and Madhav Sharma.

Fashion Pointless Celebrities, 2 September

There's a Fashion-themed Pointless Celebrities on Sunday 2nd September at 5.50pm on BBC1.

Brix Smith-Start teams up with Jonathan Phang, Amy Childs joins forces with Sam Faiers, Grace Woodward pairs with Brendan Courtney, and Lee Stafford partners Nicky Clarke.

Pointless returns

Weekday Pointless is back from its lengthy summer hiatus - and it's with new shows.

The date to mark on your calendar is Monday 3rd September, at the usual time of 5.15pm. The last run of new shows ended (strangely) with the first episode of series 20, so this new block begins with show 2 of that series.

The Imitation Game: transmission dates confirmed

The Imitation Game is a hilarious new panel show based around celebrity impressions, and hosted by Alexander Armstrong. Each week team captains Rory Bremner and Debra Stephenson are joined by two other impressionists to take part in a series of fast-moving challenges, re-enact iconic movie scenes, re-voice news footage, blast out some surprising cover versions and put unlikely words in the mouths of all kinds of celebrities.. How would Donald Trump sing a Rihanna song? What would happen if Cher met Nigel Farage?

The first of seven episodes will be broadcast on Sunday 2nd September, at 10.05pm on ITV. I was at the pilot of this and it was really very good. Highly recommended.

Pointless Celebrities, 1 September

There's a repeated unthemed Pointless Celebrities on Saturday 1st September at 8.25pm.

Lucy Porter teams up with Rob Deering, and Rachel Johnson joins forces with her father Stanley. John Shuttleworth unites with Dave Gorman, and Carol McGiffin throws her lot in with Charlotte Crosby.

TV Winners Pointless Celebrities, 25th August

The contestants in the repeated Pointless Celebrities on Saturday 25th August at 8.05pm have won various TV talent contests or reality shows.

MasterChef 2015 winner Simon Wood teams up with his 2016 successor Jane Devonshire, while Lee McQueen, who won the fourth series of The Apprentice, joins forces with Yasmina Siadatan, the ambitious businesswoman who followed him in 2009. X Factor 2013 champion Sam Bailey throws her lot in with Pop Idol series two star Michelle McManus, and Britain's Got Talent-winning street dancer George Sampson bands together with singer and one-time Celebrity Big Brother star  Jermaine Jackson.

Radio Pointless Celebrities, 19th August

There's a bonus repeated Radio Pointless Celebrities on Sunday 19th August, at 4.20pm (4.50pm in Scotland).

Taking part are Toby Anstis and Jenni Falconer, Janice Long and Bob Harris, Peter White and Steve Punt, and Angie Greaves and Steve Penk.

Music Pointless Celebrities, 18th August

There's a repeated Music Pointless Celebrities on Saturday 18th August, at 7.50pm.

The duos are Mick Foster and Tony Allen, Pauline Black and Harvey, Jonathan Ansell and Faryl Smith, and Lee Latchford-Evans and Michelle Heaton.