The quick-fire general knowledge quiz will put celebrities’ minds to the test, as they battle against each other until only two players remain and a winner is crowned.
Ranganathan will be taking his own unique presenting style and put the celebrities under pressure, as they attempt to avoid being eliminated and win money for their chosen charity.
24 teams will compete across six groups for the top two places to qualify for the knock-outs.
Between the fierce rivalries, revenge-seekers and a hair-raising group of death, there are plenty of tasty ties to sink your teeth into.
However, as most days of the group stages will see three broadcast live on BBC or ITV, to spare you some time we’ve highlighted the round’s most highly-anticipated matches.
You can find the full TV schedule at the bottom of the page.
Starring Jason Watkins (The Crown), Victoria Hamilton (Life), George MacKay (1917) and Jerome Flynn (Game of Thrones), the thriller will explore how back in 2009 world-renowned Professor Philip Jones, Director of Climate Research at University of East Anglia, was at the centre of an international media storm and the victim of cyberterrorism.
Crazy and cool with a K” is a good moniker for the jaw-dropping South Korean entertainment formats delivering jaw-dropping audience figures around the world. In the UK, The Masked Singer, I Can See Your Voice and, most recently, The Masked Dancer have featured celebrities disguised as everything from a bee and an octopus to a sausage, good and bad singers from the great British public hiding in plain sight and dance routines from a llama, chicken and knickerbocker glory.
It feels like remote history, but it’s true: 27.1 million people watched Boris Johnson announce the first lockdown for the UK on 23 March last year. The sequel in May, announcing the path out of lockdown, attracted an even larger audience of 27.5 million, while the PM’s announcement of a repeat of lockdown in January this year drew a slightly smaller audience – as repeats tend to – of “only” 25.2 million.
Sky News presenter, Gillian Joseph, interviews Rhodri Talfan Davies, BBC Director of Nations, about the BBC’s plan for its biggest transformation in decades. Rhodri also discusses his vision for BBC Nations and how the BBC can play a central role in the development of the UK's creative economy.
The role of Connell Waldron was his first acting credit outside of drama school and the buzz around his performance is still continuing over a year later.
“To still be in the conversation is really exciting and gratifying,” says Mescal, who was nominated for an RTS Award for his role in the hit series.
Mescal’s meteoric rise to stardom at the start of a global pandemic is far from the ‘conventional’ way to break into the industry.
After a year-long break due to the pandemic, Eurovision is back, bigger and better than ever!
This year's contest will welcome 26 countries to battle it out for the 2021 trophy, including the United Kingdom's entry James Newman.
Hosted in Rotterdam, Graham Norton will be back with his brilliantly scathing and joyous commentary throughout the proceedings.
The six-part thriller sees Jamie Dornan (The Fall) as a British man who is ruthlessly pursued through the unforgiving Australian outback by a tank truck determined to drive him off the road.
This leads to a dangerous cat and mouse game, which sees The Man end up seriously wounded in hospital but miraculously alive.
He may be alive, but he can no longer remember who he is and dark figures from his past are still chasing him.
Our panel will include first-time Director Tash Gaunt, Producer Kandise Abiola, Researcher Taylor Anderson, Executive Producers Tom Currie and Sam Bickley from Dragonfly TV. Chaired by presenter Basma Khalifa.
