Writers Pointless Celebrities, 9th November

There's a Writers Pointless Celebrities on Saturday 9th November, at 6pm.

Competing for the Pointless trophy are Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, Terry Deary and Eve Pollard, Jojo Moyes and Jeffery Deaver, and Peter James and Dreda Say Mitchell.

Danger Mouse and Hey Duggee nominated for Children's BAFTAs

Animated adventure Danger Mouse, starring Alexander Armstrong as DM, has been nominated in the Animations category of the BAFTA Children's Awards, and Hey Duggee, which Xander narrates, is nominated in Best Pre-School Animations.

Danger Mouse is up against The Amazing World of Gumball, The Demon's Head, and Hilda. The Awards take place at The Brewery, London, on Sunday 1 December. We wish Danger Mouse well.

Halloween Pointless Celebrities, 2nd November

Pointless Celebrities marks Halloween on Saturday 2nd November at 6.10pm, on BBC1.

The participants are Richard Blackwood and Joe Swash, Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes, Yvette Fielding and Timmy Mallett, and Anne Diamond and Kate Lawler.

Sports Pointless Celebrities, 27th October

There's a repeated Sports Pointless Celebrities on Sunday 27th October at 3.50pm, on BBC1.

Taking part are Stephen Hendry and John Parrott, Beth Tweddle and Perri Shakes Drayton, Kadeena Cox and Lee Pearson, and Pat Nevin and Lawrie Sanchez.

Musicals Pointless Celebrities, 26th October

On Saturday 26th October, at 5.45pm, there's a Musicals Pointless Celebrities on BBC1.

The contestants are Rufus Hound and Trevor Dion Nicholas, Ria Jones and Sophie Evans, Carley Stenson and John Owen-Jones, and Jodie Prenger and Denise van Outen.

New recording dates for Pointless

A few new recording dates for Pointless and Pointless Celebrities have been released, for January and early February. I would assume that more dates will be released in due course.

Recordings really are good fun to attend. Hear Richard swear! Listen to Xander accidentally give away answers!

The shows are recorded at Elstree Studios, just north of London. You can apply for free tickets here.

Vote Pointless in the NTAs!

Alexander Armstrong, Richard Osman, and Pointless have all been longlisted in the National Television Awards.

Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman are both nominated in the Best TV Presenter category, and Pointless is nominated for the Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award. Please give them your support by 11pm on Friday 25th October!

Pointless Celebrities, 20th October

Repeated Pointless Celebrities on Sunday 20th October, at 5pm, includes actors, presenters, and musicians.

Takinh part are Lilah Parsons and Toby Anstis, Alexandra Fletcher and Nick Pickard, Lisa Maffia and Mutya Buena, and Guy Henry and Paul Bradley.

Food and Drink Pointless Celebrities, 19th October

Food and Drink Pointless Celebrities is at 5.50pm on Saturday 19th October, on BBC1.

The contestants are Ken Hom and Ching-He Huang, Candice Brown and Atul Kochhar, Andi Oliver and Michael O'Hare, amd Matt Tebbutt and Olly Smith.

Radio Pointless Celebrities, 13th October

Sunday 13th October, at 5.05pm, sees a repeated Radio-themed Pointless Celebrities.

It features Sarah-Jane Crawford and Dave Berry, Gemma Cairney and Harriet Scott, Liz Kershaw and Tony Livesey, and Ken Bruce and Paddy O’Connell.

Pointless Celebrities, 12th October

There's an unthemed Pointless Celebrities on Saturday 12th October, at 5.50pm.

Taking part are Michael Sheen and Steve Pemberton, Mark Benton and Jess Robinson, Anita Harris and Bobby Crush, and Neil Ruddock and Steve McMahon.