A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 8 November 2008
Schedules are subject to change.
Highlights this week.
Questions Pour un Champion (TV5, 8pm Saturday)
- The 20th anniversary special, and our excuse to review the French and UK formats in the next Week.
House Guest (ITV, 2pm weekdays in most regions)
- A new series of the show that isn't Come Dine With Me.
Spin Star (ITV, 3.15 weekdays in most regions)
- Bradley Walsh has a giant fruit machine.
How to Solve a Cryptic Crossword (BBC4, 9pm Monday)
- Next week: How to Win at Mornington Crescent
The Last Millionaire (BBC3, 9pm Wednesday)
- Young people travel the world, setting up businesses in exotic cities. This week: Istanbul.
Saturday
| 0005 | S4C | Celebrity Ding Dong
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| 0400 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000.
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| 0500 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0825 | CBBC | Best of Friends | Also 1330.
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| 0830 | BBC2 | Gimme a Break
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| 0900 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior
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| 0900 | DAVE | Whose Line is it Anyway? x2
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| 0930 | TOON | Skatoony | Also 2000.
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| 1000 | BBC1 | Ready Steady Cook
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| 1030 | BBC2 | Hot Rods
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| 1030 | CBBC | Get Your Own Back
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1100 | CBBC | 50/50
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| 1200 | CBBC | Hider In the House
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| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1233 | RCym | Bwletin
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| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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| 1530 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1600 | C5US | Whose Line x6
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| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 1700 | TV3 | All Ireland County Quiz
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| 1730 | BBC1 | Hole in the Wall | Neil and Christine Hamilton.
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| 1800 | CBBC | Stake Out
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| 1800 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | Also BBC-HD.
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| 1820 | TV3 | All Star Mr and Mrs
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| 1850 | ITV | Harry Hill's TV Burp
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| 1920 | ITV | The X Factor | Also TV3. Coverage continues at 2135, and on ITV2.
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| 2000 | TV5 | Speciale Questions Pour un Champion | Le vigntieme anniversaire. It really does air this week.
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| 2015 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2050 | ITV | All-Star Family Fortunes | Paul Daniels and The Lovely Debbie McGee v Joe Swash, whoever he is.
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| 2105 | BBC2 | Have I Got a Bit More News For You
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| 2235 | TV5M | Pékin Express
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain
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Sunday
| 0000 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks
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| 0400 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000.
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| 0455 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Fort Boyard New!
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| 0820 | CBBC | Best of Friends | Also 1330.
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Escape from Scorpion Island | The Last Gasp, a game that really worried the stunt co-ordinator. Also CBBC 1200.
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| 0900 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0930 | TOON | Skatoony | Also 2000.
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| 1204 | Rad4 | The Write Stuff
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| 1315 | C4 | Unsigned Act
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| 1530 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1600 | BBC2 | Chasing the Dollar | NI only.
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| 1615 | ITV | The X Factor | TV3 1120.
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| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1640 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1700 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 2000 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 2015 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | Results.
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| 2100 | BBC3 | Celebrity Scissorhands
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| 2200 | BBC7 | The News Quiz
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Weekdays
| 0325 | VIR1 | The Pyramid Show With Donny Osmond x2
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| 0415 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle | Also 0700.
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0730 | BBC2 | 50/50 | Also CBBC 1025.
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| 0800 | BBC2 | Basil's Game Show
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| 0930 | C4 | The Deadly Knowledge Show
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| 0930 | CBBS | The Shiny Show | Also 1230.
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| 0945 | TV5M | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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| 1000 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1015 | TV5M | Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
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| 1100 | CBBC | Get 100
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| 1130 | CBBC | Clutter Nutters
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1245 | C5 | Going for Gold
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| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1340 | C5US | Whose Line x5 | Two more at 1900.
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| 1400 | ITV | House Guest New! | Not STV.
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| 1400 | WTCH | Bargain Hunt
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| 1415 | S4C | Countdown
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| 1450 | C5 | Going for Gold Extra
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| 1515 | ITV | Spin Star New! | STV 1400.
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | In dictionary corner: Paul Zenon (Mo), John Inverdale.
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| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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| 1600 | ITV | School for Cooks
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| 1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Are You an Egghead?
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| 1630 | CITV | Scary Sleepover
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| 1700 | ITV | Goldenballs | Not UTV, STV 1445.
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| 1700 | TOON | Skatoony | Also 2000.
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland: not Thursday.
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two | Scotland: not Thursday.
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| 2000 | BBC3 | Celebrity Scissorhands | Mo, Th: 2000, not Fr.
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Monday
| 0500 | VIR1 | Fort Boyard
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain 2008 | (7/17)
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| 1505 | BBC1 | Kerwhizz
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Get 100
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The Write Stuff | (6/6) Robert Burns is sniggered at, with Harry Ritchie and Simon Brett joining the crew.
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| 1830 | S4C | Pen Campau | Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi (Llandysul) v Ysgol Bro Ddyfi (Machynlleth)
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge Continues | (17/31) Back into the second round, with LSE v Selwyn Cambridge. Scotland 2030.
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| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Into the quarter-finals.
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| 2100 | C5 | Unbreakable | This week, the team are wrestling with alligators.
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| 2100 | BBC4 | How to Solve a Cryptic Crossword New!
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Hell's Kitchen USA
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2100 | LIV | America's Next Top Model
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| 2100 | TV3 | The Apprentice
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| 2140 | DAVE | Argumental | Guests: Johnny Vegas, Robin Ince.
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Have I Got News For You | England, Wales analogue only; 2W 2350.
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| 2200 | TG4 | Paisean Faisean
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| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2235 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Scotland 2320, NI 0005.
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| 2300 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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Tuesday
| 1230 | BBC7 | Counterpoint 2005 | Also 1930.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Raven | Week 3, day 3. Also BBC-HD, 1920.
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| 1900 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 2000 | ITV | Millionaire
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| 2100 | BBC3 | Last Man Standing | 5: Bhutanese Archery
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| 2100 | BBC4 | The Book Quiz
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2100 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me | Celebrities.
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| 2140 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2340 | TMF | Buzzcocks
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Wednesday
| 0020 | DAVE | QI
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| 0415 | BBC1 | Recipe for Success | With in-vision sign language translation.
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| 1230 | BBC7 | Who Goes There? | Also 1930.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Get 100
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| 1723 | TV5M | Pékin Express
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| 2000 | TG4 | Nollaig No. 1
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| 2025 | S4C | Casa Dudley
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| 2100 | BBC3 | The Last Millionaire New! | (1/6) Istanbul.
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Mock the Week
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| 2200 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice | Guests include Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and George Lamb. If that's the best they can do, just cancel the show.
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| 2300 | TMF | Buzzcocks
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| 2320 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Thursday
| 0355 | BBC1 | Recipe for Success | With in-vision sign language translation.
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| 1230 | BBC7 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | An episode from June 2002. Also 1930.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Raven | Week 3, day 4. Also BBC-HD, 1920.
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| 1635 | BBC1 | Election | (5/10) Etiquette and manners are on trial this week, with an ambassador's reception.
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| 1640 | S4C | Be Nesa?
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| 2000 | C4 | Celebrity Come Dine With Me New! | A new episode of the show that isn't House Guest.
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| 2000 | SKY1 | Are You Smarter than a Ten Year Old
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Not 2W.
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| 2200 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | S4C 2355.
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| 2300 | TMF | Buzzcocks x2
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| 2350 | BBC2 | QI | Wales only.
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Friday
| 0355 | BBC1 | Recipe for Success | With in-vision sign language translation.
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| 1230 | BBC7 | Just a Minute | A panel game controlled (!) by Nicholas Parsons, and featuring Dara O'Braian, Lee Mack, Paul Merton, Clement Freud. From August 2004; also 1930.
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| 1715 | CBBC | Stake Out
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| 1730 | NICK | Design Academy
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| 1803 | RCym | Bwletin
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1900 | BBC1 | Children in Need of Assistance Special | The annual charity appeal includes the Strictly Come Dancing presenters taking the floor.
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| 1900 | DAVE | Whose Line x2
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | The Coventry Blitz, The Scottish Enlightenment, The Amelia Peabody Novels, The Merthyr Rising of 1831. Not Wales.
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Biggins Goes Back Special | Christopher Biggins previews this year's I'm a Celeb, which starts all too soon.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2100 | WTCH | Ballroom With the B-List
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI Children in Need of Assistance Special
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| 2240 | DAVE | Argumental
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| 2315 | C4 | The Big Fat 25th Anniversary Quiz Special | So old, people still think Russell Brand was popular.
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Challenge?
Saturday
| 0000 | Unbeatable Banzuke
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Eggheads x2 | To 0400.
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| 0700 | House of Games x2
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| 0800 | The Amazing Race
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| 0900 | Takeshi
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| 1000 | The Moment of Truth
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| 1100 | Fear Factor
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| 1200 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1300 | Ready Steady Cook
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| 1330 | Can't Cook Won't Cook
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| 1400 | Take It or Leave It
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| 1500 | Bruce's Price is Right x2
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| 1600 | Wipeout x2
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| 1700 | Catchphrase x2
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| 1800 | Take Your Pick x2
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| 1900 | Bullseye x2
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| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2100 | Millionaire
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| 2200 | Take It or Leave It
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| 2300 | Home Video Heroezzz
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Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0000 | Home Video Heroezzz | To 0100.
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Monday
| 0000 | Home Video Heroezzz
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Eggheads x2 | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Takeshi
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| 0730 | Ninja Warrior
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| 0800 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 0900 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 1000 | Catchphrase x2
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| 1100 | Wipeout x2
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| 1200 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 1300 | It's Not What You Know
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| 1400 | Home Video Heroezzz x2
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| 1500 | Take It or Leave It
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| 1600 | Millionaire
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| 1700 | Takeshi
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| 1730 | Ninja Warrior
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| 1800 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 1900 | Home Video Heroezzz
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| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2100 | Take It or Leave It
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| 2200 | One Versus One Hundred
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| 2300 | Millionaire
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Tuesday - Friday
As Monday except
| 0000 | Unbeatable Banzuke | To 0100.
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Channel abbreviations
| 4MUS | 4 Music
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| ABSR | Absolute Radio
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| ALBA | BBC Alba
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| BBC1 | BBC1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
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| BBC2 | BBC2 (Network unless otherwise noted)
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| 2W | BBC2 Wales digital service
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| BBC3 | BBC3
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| BBC4 | BBC4
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| BBC7 | BBC7 (Radio)
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| BOOM | Boomerang
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| BORD | Border (ITV in Cumbria and south-west Scotland)
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| BRVO | Bravo
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| C5 | Five
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| CBBC | CBBC
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| CBBS | Cbeebies
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| CLAS | Classic FM (Radio)
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| DAVE | Dave
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| DISC | Discovery
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| DISN | Disney Channel
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| DRAM | UKTV Drama
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| DRT | Discovery Real Time
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| DSCI | Discovery Science
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| ESPT | Eurosport
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| ESP2 | Eurosport 2
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| GOLD | UKTV Gold
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| HLMK | Hallmark
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| ITV | ITV (Network unless otherwise noted)
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| ITV2 | ITV2
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| ITV3 | ITV3
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| ITV4 | ITV4
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| LIV | UK Living TV
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| LIV2 | UK Living TV 2
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| MOR4 | More 4
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| NICK | Nickelodeon
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| PCM1 | Paramount Comedy 1
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| PCM2 | Paramount Comedy 2
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| Rad1 | BBC Radio 1
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| Rad2 | BBC Radio 2
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| Rad3 | BBC Radio 3
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| Rad4 | BBC Radio 4
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| Rad5 | BBC Radio 5
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| RCym | BBC Radio Cymru
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| RSct | BBC Radio Scotland
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| RUls | BBC Radio Ulster
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| RWal | BBC Radio Wales
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| RTE1 | RTE1 (Irish)
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| RTE2 | RTE2 (Irish)
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| RTR1 | RTE Radio 1 (Irish)
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| S4C | S4C (analogue)
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| S4CD | S4C Digidol
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| SCI | Sci-Fi
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| SKY1 | Sky One
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| SKY2 | Sky Two
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| SKY3 | Sky Three
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| STV | STV (ITV in North and Central Scotland)
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| TLKS | Talk Sport (radio)
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| TV3 | TV3 (Irish)
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| TV5M | TV5 Monde (Europe)
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| TG4 | TG 4 (Irish)
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| UTV | Ulster Television (ITV in Northern Ireland)
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| VIR1 | Virgin 1
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| WTCH | Watch
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See also
TV Guide This Week
