What's on TV this week: 14th November - 20th November

What's on TV this week: 14th November - 20th November

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Monday, 14th November 2022
The Final 3: Syabira, Abdul and Sandro in The Great British Bake Off (credit: Channel 4/Mark Bourdillon)

All eyes are on the Bake Off tent this week for the final showdown, while little Alex Horne debuts his new musical chat show and the team behind Dark are back to bend minds in 1899.

The Great British Bake Off: The Final

Tuesday

Channel 4, 8.00pm

After Janusz's heartbreaking exit last week, Abdul, Syabira and Sandro take to the tent one last time for the grand final. All three have won Star Baker at least once, so it should prove a baking hot contest.

They'll have to put together the perfect picnic for the signature challenge, create a summer classic for the technical and sculpt a celebration of our planet for the final showstopper.

Outsiders

Wednesday

Dave, 10.00pm

The return of the series that's essentially Taskmaster gone camping. This time Maisie Adam, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Darren Harriott, Jessica Hynes, Phil Wang and Joe Wilkinson are the comedians setting out to earn their scouting badges, dished out once again by chief scout David Mitchell.

Among the first set of challenges are bug racing, the creation of holistic treatments and tent erection amid sabotage by wind machine.

1899

Thursday

Netflix

If Dark is anything to go by, the terrifying sci-fi noir that bent both genres and minds, then creators Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar's follow-up thriller should do the same.

1899 is set on board the Kerberos, a migrant steamship - or haunted house? - travelling from Europe to New York. The passengers are seeking the American Dream, but their journey across the Atlantic turns into a waking nightmare when they mysteriously encounter a second vessel adrift on the open sea. It looks to be another tantalising puzzle box of a series.

Oti Mabuse: My South Africa

Thursday

BBC One, 9pm

Known for her jaw-dropping talent on the Strictly dancefloor, Oti Mabuse is heading back to her childhood home in South Africa. There she'll visit the people and places that made her the dancer and person she is today. 

But don't think this is just any old celebrity travelogue. As a black African growing up in a country with a dark history of apartheid, her perspective on her homeland is more personal and more nuanced than any casual visitor from the UK could bring. 

Ultimately, Oti finds hope in the changes that have happened in South Africa, and the young people and strong women who are driven to continue that change.

The Horne Section TV Show

Thursday

Channel 4, 10pm

In a metafictional feat fit only for Channel 4, the opening sequence of The Horne Section TV Show appears to be a post-credits scene from Taskmaster, the series airing the hour before.

Backstage on the Taskmaster set, Alex Horne asks his big boss, Greg Davies, for permission to become the star of his own show, a late-night musical chat show, which he insists on filming live from his family home.

Tired of playing the second fiddle as the little assistant, Alex enlists the help of his super talented band, The Horne Section, to pull out all the stops to catch the eyes of Channel 4's big wigs execs.

Strictly Come Dancing: Blackpool Special

Saturday

BBC One, 7:45pm


(Credit: BBC)

It’s one of the sparkling highlights of every Strictly season, as the crew are heading to the world-famous Tower Ballroom in Blackpool.

The celebrities and their professional dance partners will be fighting for the coveted top spot of the leader board, hoping to impress judges Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beke as well as the viewers at home to avoid the dance-off.

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All eyes are on the Bake Off tent this week for the final showdown, while little Alex Horne debuts his new musical chat show and the team behind Dark are back to bend minds in 1899.