Friday 30 August 2019

Radio 2 Pointless Celebrities, 14th September

There's a Radio 2-themed Pointless Celebrities on Saturday 14th September, at 6.20pm.


Jo Whiley and Gary Davies, Ken Bruce and Angela Scanlon, Craig Charles and Trevor Nelson, and Rev Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad are the contestants.

Thursday 29 August 2019

Pointless Celebrities, 8th September

On 8th September at 5.45pm, there's a repeated unthemed episode of Pointless Celebrities.


The contestants are Kelly Cates and Adrian Chiles, Andy Hamilton and Kate Williams, Mark Dolan and Rustie Lee, and Dame Esther Rantzen and Tim Vine.

Space and Science Pointless Celebrities, 7th September

On Saturday 7th September at 6.20pm, there's a Space and Science-themed edition of Pointless Celebrities.


Rick Edwards and Michael Brooks, Mark Thompson and Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest, and Dallas Campbell and Lucie Green take part.

Thursday 22 August 2019

New Pointless shows are back!

Following repeats over the summer, new weekday Pointless shows are back as from Monday 2nd September.


This is series 22 of the hit series. Recordings are still ongoing, from the end of August. You can apply to take part here, and for free tickets here.

Strictly Come Dancing Pointless Celebrities, 1st September

On Sunday 1st September at 5.45pm, there's a repeated Strictly Come Dancing Pointless Celebrities.


The teams are Katya Jones and Joe McFadden, Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice, Ore Oduba and Oti Mabuse, and Lesley Joseph and AJ Pritchard.

Comedy Pointless Celebrities, 31st August

It's back to brand new Pointless Celebrities shows on Saturday 31st August at 7.45pm with a Comedy edition.


Taking part are Ralph Ineson and John Thomson, Janine Duvitski and Tony Maudsley, Melvyn Hayes and Stuart McGugan, amd Vicki Pepperdine and Rosie Cavaliero.

Thursday 15 August 2019

1980s Pointless Celebrities, 25th August

There's a repeated 1980s Pointless Celebrities on Sunday 25th August at 5.45pm (4.45pm in Scotland).


The contestants are Fatima Whitbread and Robin Cousins, Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant, Mark Curry and Peter Duncan, and Sonia and Jaki Graham.

Pointless Celebrities, 24th August

Pointless Celebrities on Saturday 24th August is at 7.35pm.


Gail Emms, Matthew Hoggard, Bonnie Langford, Frazer Hines, Dalton Grant, Charlie Stayt, Helen Lederer and Shaun Williamson take part.

Thursday 8 August 2019

Academia Pointless Celebrities, 18th August

On Sunday 18th August, at 5.45pm, there's a repeated Academia Pointless Celebrities.


The teams are made up of punk-rock poet John Cooper Clarke, an honorary doctor of the University of Salford, and historian Suzannah Lipscomb, a Lincoln and Baliol alumnus and professor. TV archaeologist Mark Horton, a professor at University of Bristol, teams up with documentarian Alice Roberts, Professor of Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham. Space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock joins forces with theoretical physicist Jim Al-Khalili of the University of Surrey, and University of Reading's Professor Kate Williams allies with The Infinite Monkey Cage comedian Robin Ince, who shares an alma mater with Kate in the form of Royal Holloway, University of London.

1990s Pointless Celebrities, 17th August

There's a repeated 1990s Pointless Celebrities on Saturday 17th Celebrities, at 6.20pm.


The featured stars all come from the era that saw the rise of Britpop, the YBAs, boy-bands and girl groups.  Colin Jackson teams up with Roger Black, while Rowetta partners Tony Mortimer. Tim Vincent joins forces with Anna Ryder Richardson, and Kirsten O'Brien allies with Chesney Hawkes.

Thursday 1 August 2019

1970s Pointless Celebrities, 11th August

1970s Pointless Celebrities is on Sunday 11th August at 5.50pm.


David Jensen, Les McKeown, Diane Keen, Martin Jarvis, Robin Askwith, Liza Goddard, Isla St Clair and Patti Boulaye are taking part;

Pointless Celebrities, 10th August

There's a repeated unthemed Pointless Celebrities on Saturday 10th  August at 5.40pm.


Taking part are Rickie Haywood-Williams and Melvin Odoom, Carol Smillie and Andrea Mclean, Katy Brand and Su Pollard, and Syd Little and Eddie Large.