Sitcoms Pointless Celebrities, 30th May

Pointless Celebrities on 30th May, at 7.55pm, is a Sitcoms special.

Taking part are 'Allo 'Allo's Richard Gibson and Kim Hartman, Ewen Macintosh and Patrick Baladi from The Office, Nina Wadia from Still Open All Hours and Abdullah Afzal of Citizen Khan, and Perry Benson, who was in Oh, Doctor Beeching and You Rang, M'Lud with Hi-de-Hi's Jeffrey Holland.

Armstrong and Miller bring back Timeghost

Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller are reviving their podcast, Timeghost.The first three episodes are available from Wednesday 20th May.

The original podcast ran for 26 episodes in 2009, Xander and Ben play Martin Baine-Jones and Craig Children, two cultural commentators pronouncing on what's in the zeitgeist, often without having seen the work in question.

Timeghost is available through the Acast network, or on all major podcast platforms.

Sci-Fi and Fantasy Pointless Celebrities, 23rd May

Pointless Celebrities on Saturday 23rd May, at 7.50pm, is Sci-Fi and Fantasy themed.

Competing are Sophie Aldred and Carole Ann Ford, Josh Herdman and Louis Cordice, Sandra Dickinson and John Duttine, and Kiran Shah and Clive Mantle.

Eurovision Pointless Celebrities, 16th May

There's a Eurovision special of Pointless Celebrities on 16th May, at 5.40pm on BBC1.

Competing are Jay Aston and Mike Nolan, SuRie and Dana, Jade Ewen and John Lundvik, and Niamh Kavanagh and Mans Zelmerlow.

And, of course, there's never a bad time to revisit Xander and Richard as Nul Points, their Eurovision spoof band.

Family Pointless Celebrities, 9th May

Each team on 9th May's Pointless Celebrities, at 6.10pm, consists of family members.

The contestants are singer and presenter Andi Oliver with her presenter daughter Miquita; choirmaster Gareth and Jamie Malone; actor, singer, and comedian Kate Robbins and her niece, cake maker Molly Robbins; and singer Claire Richards with her husband Reece Hill.

1980s Pointless Celebrities, 2nd May

Pointless Celebrities on Saturday 2nd May, at 6.50pm on BBC1, is a 1980s special.

Taking part are Tommy Boyd and Andy Crane, Brinsley Forde and Denise Pearson, Linda Lusardi and Vicki Michelle, and Jan Leeming and John Kettley. The show also features a special performance from Jason Donovan.

England Pointless Celebrities, 25th April

Pointless Celebrities on April 25th, at 6.10pm, is an England special, to mark St George's Day two days previously.

The participants are John Shuttleworth, Rev Kate Bottley, Robin Askwith, Sue Jenkins, Gyles Brandreth, Baga Chipz, Rachel Yankey and Faye White.

Pointless: The Good, The Bad And The Bloopers

The excellent compilation show, Pointless: The Good, The Bad And The Bloopers, is being repeated on Saturday 18th April at 5.40pm, on BBC1.

It's a collection of bloopers, out-takes, funny answers, celebrity contestants and unforgettable moments from the first ten years of the show.
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Xander and Richard introduce their favourite Pointless moments, including some classic stupid answers, exciting big wins, and give you a glimpse behind the curtain at parts of the show you will never have seen before.

Have I Got News For You

Alexander Armstrong will present HIGNFY on Friday 24th April, at 8.30pm on BBC1. The guest panelists are Emma Barnett and Henning Wehn.

Due to the coronavirus lockdown, the show has no live audience. Additionally, participants make their contributions from home. What's Xander's wallpaper like? What books does he have in his bookcase? This is your chance to find out.

Music Pointless Celebrities, 11th April

Pointless Celebrities on Saturday 11th April, at 5.35pm on BBC1, is a repeated Music special.

The contestants are Glen Matlock and Slim Jim, Barbara Dickson and Ralph McTell, Keith Duffy and Brian McFadden, and Sonique and Toyah Wilcox.