TV Guide This Week

Revision as of 09:11, 19 December 2010

We're faced with a choice. Do we follow the lead of the Rusty Old Radio Times and deem the "Christmas Double Issue" to be 18-31 December, aware that that's only an excuse to get people to shell out for the 1-7 January number to find out all the new year highlights? Do we put up a three-week hugemungous special edition, wearing ourselves out and compromising our write-ups of the Countdown final (they've been really good so far)? Do we really want to interrupt our holiday and post listings on 30 December? No, we're giving a one-week guide for 18-24 December, and the Christmas Double Issue follows that. And yah boo sucks to the other listings mags.

The week before Christmas is a quiet time of year. There are finals for One Man and His Dog (BBC2, 4.30 Saturday and 1.45 Sunday), Mission 2110 (CBBC, 5.35 Sat), Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 7pm Sat), Drop Zone (BBC1, 2.25 Sun; 11am BBC2 in Scotland), Quiz is Anfield (LFC TV, 8.30 Sun), The Apprentice (BBC1, 9pm Sun), and Chris Moyles' Quiz Night (C4, 10pm Wed). There are celebrity editions of Eggheads (BBC2, weekdays), Come Dine with Me (C4, 9pm Wed), and The Cube (ITV, 7pm Sat), and special editions of The Weakest Link (BBC1, Mo-We). Who Wants to be a Millionaire tries a live episode (ITV, 9pm Thu), and there's an 8 Out of 10 Cats special (C4, 10pm Thu).

Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri

0900	CBBC	Hole in the Wall New!	Anton du Beke's show reaches its spiritual home.
0930	ITV	The X Factor	Repeating last week's final.
1005	CBBC	Total Wipeout	Celebrity special, as seen on BBC1 last week.
1100	Rad5	Fighting Talk
1135	CBBC	Copycats
1200	NICK	Brain Surge x4
1305	RWal	Sibling Rivalry	Derek Brockway.
1420	BBC2	Bargain Hunt	Not Scotland.
1525	C4	RTS Daytime Programme of the Year Come Dine With Me x9
1530	TV5	Questions Pour un Champion
1540	BBCH	Mission 2110
1600	ITV2	The Xtra Factor x6	HD.
1630	BBC2	One Man and His Dog New!	Scotland 1600.
1630	CITV	Jungle Run
1730	BBC1	Total Wipeout	Celebrity special, with Joe Pasquale, Sally Gunnell, Cleo Rocos.
1735	CBBC	Mission 2110	It's the grand final. Caleb and Cybelle -v- Neuros for the Futuregate Cup.
1900	BBC1	Strictly Come Dancing	It's the grand final. Concludes 2105. HD.
1900	ITV	The Cube	Joe Swash and Kelly Osbourne.
1940	DAVE	Genius
2000	ITV	Take Me Out	Also TV3. HD.
2002	RTR1	Buille Faoi Thuairim
2020	DAVE	Have I Got News for You
2025	RTE1	Winning Streak
2030	LFC	Quiz is Anfield
2100	DAVE	QI Night
2115	BBC2	Have I Got a Bit More 2010 for You	Best of the year.
2200	BBC2	QI XL	Not NI. BBC-HD 2330.
2205	C4	The Million Pound Drop Live
2205	E4	Meet the Parents x6	With a new episode at 0045.
2300	Rad4	Brain of Britain
2320	UTV	Celebrity Juice	Also ITV2 2355.

Sunday

0105	BBC1	The Apprentice	HD.
0900	CBBC	Hole in the Wall
1000	Mor4	Scrapheap Challenge x4
1005	CBBC	Total Wipeout
1135	CBBC	Copycats
1200	LFC	Quiz is Anfield x8	All the shows in a row.
1204	Rad4	Just a Minute
1205	RTE1	Winning Streak
1345	BBC2	One Man and His Dog
1425	BBC1	Drop Zone x2	Thailand, then Vietnam. HD. Scotland 1130 BBC2.
1440	BBCH	The Slammer	Also 1705.
1630	CITV	Jungle Run
1640	C4	Deal or No Deal	AudioD.
1655	CBBC	The Slammer
1705	Mor4	Come Dine With Me x5
1800	WTCH	Total Wipe Us Out
1830	RTE1	The All-Ireland Talent Show
1915	TV3	Family Fortunes
1915	TG4	An Jig Gig
1940	DAVE	Have I Got News For You
2015	TG4	Ceist GAA le Hector
2030	LFC	Quiz is Anfield	The final.
2100	Mor4	Come Dine With Me Christmas Special
2100	BBC1	The Apprentice	The final. Followed by The Apprentice You're Hired. Also BBC-HD 2345.
2130	ITV2	The Xtra Factor	HD. Also TV3.
2300	BBCH	QI XL

Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri

Weekdays

0900	CBBC	Hole in the Wall
0925	ITV2	Family Fortunes
1100	DAVE	Total Wipe Us Out x2
1215	BBC1	Bargain Hunt	Mo-We only.
1415	BBC2	Ready Steady Cook
1525	TV5	Questions Pour un Champion
1610	C4	Deal or No Deal	AudioD.
1635	BBC2	Pointless	Mo-We only. Mo 1630. Wednesday is a new edition.
1640	S4C	Cofiwch y Stwffin
1700	C4	RTS Daytime Show of the Year Celebrity Come Dine With Me	HD.
1715	BBC1	The Weakest Link	Themed editions - Mon pensioners, Tu tribute bands, We beauty. Not Th, Fr. HD.
1840	DAVE	Have I Got News for You
1920	DAVE	QI

Monday

0040	BBC2	Never Mind the Buzzcocks	Not Scotland.
1305	TV5	Mission Millennium
1330	Rad4	Brain of Britain	Four from the bottom.
1400	ITV	House Gift
1600	BBCH	Copycats
1620	S4C	Diwedd y Byd
1630	BBCH	The Slammer
1730	S4C	Busnes-a
1800	BBC2	Celebrity Eggheads	Doctor Who. Also BBC-HD
1930	BBC2	Mastermind	Wales only.
2000	BBC2	University Challenge	Newnham Cambridge -v- Bristol.
2000	LIV	3 Fat Brides, 1 Thin Dress
2030	BBC4	Only Connect	Wrights -v- Alesmen.
2030	ALBA	Cocaire nan Cocairean
2100	4MUS	Your Face or Mine
2100	LIV	America's Next Top Model	Last in the present series.
2100	BBCH	QI x2
2140	BBC2	Have I Got News for You	NI 0015.
2235	ITV2	Celebrity Juice	The Jls.
2235	BBC1	A Question of Sport	Colin Jackson and CAUTION Patrick Kielty. Scotland 2305.
2355	BBC1	The Apprentice	Scotland 0020.

Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri

Tuesday

0200	BBC1	The Apprentice x2	Signed. Scotland at 0300 only.
1720	BBC2	Celebrity Eggheads	Radio 1. BBC-HD 1800.
1930	C5	Street Market Chefs
1930	RTE2	Masterchef: The Professionals
2100	4MUS	Your Face or Mine
2100	LIV	Celebrity Four Weddings	Featuring Spencer Smith. You remember, from Big Brother 3. No, the one who sat around and did nothing.
2105	TG4	Survivor	The final.
2205	BBC2	Mock the Week	NI 2235.
2235	BBC2	Never Mind the Buzzcocks	Not NI.
2305	TV5	Mission Millennium
2305	BBC2	Have I Got Old News for You
2350	BBCH	QI x2

Wednesday

0215	BBC1	The Apprentice: Why I Fired Them	Signed. Not Wales.
1230	ITV2	Family Fortunes
1635	BBCH	The Slammer
1705	S4C	Diwedd y Byd
1805	BBC2	Celebrity Eggheads	BBC Sports Personalities of the Year. Also BBC-HD.
2000	LIV	Four Weddings	Celebrities.
2100	C4	Come Dine With Me	Goldie, Tony Christie, Janet Ellis, Susie Amy. HD.
2100	4MUS	Your Face or Mine
2100	DAVE	Have I Got News for You Night
2200	C4	Chris Moyles' Quiz Night	Pamela Anderson, Kelly Osbourne, Paddy McGuinness.
2250	BBCH	QI x2
1900	BBC3	Total Wipeout

Thursday

1800	BBC2	Celebrity Eggheads	Women journalists and broadcasters. Also BBC-HD.
1900	DAVE	Have I Got News For You
1930	C5	Street Market Chefs
1940	DAVE	QI	Also 2100.
2100	MOR4	Come Dine With Me
2100	S4C	Only Men Aloud
2100	ITV	Who Wants to be a Millionaire Live	Cliff Evans and James Martin; Gok Wan and Carol Vorderman.
2200	ITV2	Celebrity Juice x3
2315	UTV	Celebrity Juice
2350	BBCH	QI x2
2200	C4	8 Out of 10 Cats New!	Jack Dee, Lorraine Kelly, Josie Long, Dame Christopher Biggins. HD.

Christmas Eve

0930	BBC1	The Slammer	Christmas.
1000	LIV	Four Weddings Day
1300	DAVE	Genuis
1730	RTE2	Super Crew
1745	BBC2	Celebrity Eggheads	Voice-over people. Also BBC-HD.
1800	MOR4	Come Dine With Me x5
1900	DAVE	Have I Got News For You
1940	DAVE	QI
2100	DAVE	Mock the Week Night
2130	BBC1	QI	Hocus-Pocus. HD; also BBC-HD 2200.
2200	BBC1	Have I Got News For You	Christmas.
2200	ITV2	Celebrity Juice x3
2350	C4	Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2355	BBCH	QI x2
2425	BBC1	The Apprentice	Signed. Scotland only.

Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri

Channel abbreviations

4MUS	4 Music
ABSR	Absolute Radio
ALBA	BBC Alba
ARTS	Sky Arts
BBC1	BBC1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
BBC2	BBC2 (Network unless otherwise noted)
BBC3	BBC3
BBC4	BBC4
BBCH	BBC-HD
BOOM	Boomerang
BORD	Border (ITV in Cumbria and south-west Scotland)
BRVO	Bravo
C4	Channel 4
C5	Channel 5
CBBC	CBBC
CBBS	Cbeebies
CHA1	Channel One
CLAS	Classic FM (Radio)
COMC	Comedy Central
COMX	Comedy Central Extra
DAVE	Dave
DISC	Discovery
DISN	Disney Channel
DMAX	D-MAX
DRT	Discovery Real Time
DSCI	Discovery Science
EDEN	Eden
ESPC	ESPN Classic
ESPT	Eurosport
ESP2	Eurosport 2
FIVR	Fiver
FOOD	UKTV Good Food
GOLD	UKTV Gold
HOME	UKTV Home
HTV	HTV (ITV in Wales; Wales only unless noted)
ITV	ITV1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
ITV2	ITV2
ITV3	ITV3
ITV4	ITV4
LIV	UK Living TV
LIV2	UK Living TV It
LFC	LFC TV
MOR4	More 4
NICK	Nickelodeon
Rad1	BBC Radio 1
Rad2	BBC Radio 2
Rad3	BBC Radio 3
Rad4	BBC Radio 4
Rad5	BBC Radio 5
Rad7	BBC Radio 7
RCym	BBC Radio Cymru
RSct	BBC Radio Scotland
RUls	BBC Radio Ulster
RWal	BBC Radio Wales
RLLY	UKTV Really
RTE1	RTE1 (Irish)
RTE2	RTE2 (Irish)
RTR1	RTE Radio 1 (Irish)
S4CD	S4C Digidol
SK3D	Sky-3D
SKY1	Sky1
SKY2	Sky2
SKY3	Sky3
STV	STV (ITV1 in North and Central Scotland)
TLKS	Talk Sport (radio)
TV3	TV3 (Irish)
TV5M	TV5 Monde (Europe)
TG4	TG 4 (Irish)
UNIV	Universal Channel
UTV	Ulster Television (ITV1 in Northern Ireland)
WTCH	Watch

AudioD - Audio Description for the blind.

HD - Also shown in high-definition.

Signed - in-vision British Sign Language translation.

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TV Guide This Week

Revision as of 09:11, 19 December 2010

Contents

Saturday

Sunday

Weekdays

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Christmas Eve

Channel abbreviations

See also