TV Guide This Week
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This week sees the start of '''[[One Man and His Dog]]''' (BBC2 Saturday), a Scandinavian jaunt on '''[[Coach Trip]]''' (C4, 5pm weekdays), and '''[[Eggheads|Celebrity Eggheads]]''' (BBC2, 6pm Mo-Th). Specials include '''[[Only Connect (2)|The Only Connect Connecting Walls Night]]''' (BBC4, from 8.30 Mon), '''[[New Faces|I Had the X Factor 25 Years Ago]]''' (BBC2, 9pm Mon), '''''They Shoot Horses Don't They''''' (Radio 2, 10pm Wed), and '''''The Big Quiz''''' (ITV, 9pm Fri). Wrapping up are '''[[Masterchef Goes Large|Masterchef The Professionals]]''' (BBC2, Mo-Th), '''''Masterchef Australia''''' (Watch, Su-Mo), '''[[The Apprentice|Young The Apprentice]]''' (BBC1, 9pm Mo), and '''[[Countdown]]''' bids Jeff Stelling goodbye (C4, 3.10 weekdays).
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For their own convenience, the broadcasters have decreed this week to be the first half of the Christmas and New Year fortnight. It's a conceit that falls down only slightly with a quick look at the calendar. Next week's Game Show Times will be the Christmas and New Year double-bill that ''actually covers New Year''.
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This week, it's the '''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]''' final (BBC1, from 7pm Saturday), preceeded by '''[[Total Wipeout|Winter Wipeout]]''' (6pm). Channel 4 goes '''[[Home for the Holidays]]''' (8pm Sunday, 10pm weekdays), and there's a live edition of '''[[Who Wants to be a Millionaire|Millionaire]]''' (ITV, 8.30 Monday). Christmas means such delights as '''[[University Challenge|University Challenge The Graduates]]''' (BBC2, from 7.30 Monday) and '''[[World's Strongest Man]]''' (C5, from 7pm Tuesday). There's a '''[[Celebrity Juice]]''' special (ITV2, 10pm Thursday) and a new run of '''[[The News Quiz]]''' (Radio 4, 6.30 Friday).
Schedules subject to change.
Schedules subject to change.
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Shortcuts: [[TV Guide This Week#Saturday 10 December|Sat]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Sunday 11|Sun]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Weekdays|Weekdays]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Monday 12|Mon]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Tuesday 13|Tue]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Wednesday 14|Wed]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Thursday 15|Thu]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Friday 16|Fri]]
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Shortcuts: [[TV Guide This Week#Saturday 17 December|Sat]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Sunday 18|Sun]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Weekdays|Weekdays]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Monday 19|Mon]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Tuesday 20|Tue]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Wednesday 21|Wed]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Thursday 22|Thu]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Friday 23|Fri]]
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===Saturday 10 December===
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===Saturday 17 December===
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|0610||WTCH||The Weakest Link x2
|0610||WTCH||The Weakest Link x2
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|0825||CBBC||The Slammer
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|0800||CBBC||The Slammer
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|0830||CBBC||Copycats
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|0835||BBC2||Splatalot
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|0955||TG4||Wipeout Usa
 
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|1000||TOON||Ben 10 Ultimate Challenge
|1000||TOON||Ben 10 Ultimate Challenge
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|1100||Rad5||Fighting Talk
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|1015||TV3||Popstar to Operastar
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|1025||TG4||Wipeout Usa
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|1100||Rad5||Fighting Talk||Live from Salford, as part of ''BBC Celebrates Men's Sport''.
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|1105||TV5||A Table!
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|1120||TV3||Popstar to Operastar||As seen in the UK over the summer.
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|1400||ITV2||Family Fortunes
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|1400||ITV2||Xtra Factor x5||Highlights of the series so far. This takes five hours? HD.
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|1425||BBC1||Bargain Hunt Famous Finds||Keith Chegwin and Sally James.
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|1530||TV5||Questions Pour un Champion
|1530||TV5||Questions Pour un Champion
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|1555||C4||Come Dine With Me x5||HD.
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|1550||C4||Come Dine With Me x5||HD.
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|1600||CBBC||Street Dance Stars
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|1625||BBC2||One Man and His Dog||From Balmoral Castle. BBC-HD 1715, and extended coverage on The Red Button.
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|1730||BBC2||One Man and His Dog <font color=red>New!</font>||From Balmoral Castle. Scotland 1530. Concludes next Saturday.
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|1730||BBC1||A Question of Sport||HD.
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|1800||ITV||The Chase||Janet Street-Porter, Mark Durden-Smith, Joe Pasquale, Austin Healey. HD. Also TV3, as ''The Celebrity Chase''.
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|1800||BBC1||Winter Wipeout <font color=red>New!</font>||Amanda Byram is cold. HD.
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|1830||BBC1||Strictly Come Dancing||With additional commentary on BBCi.
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|1900||BBC1||Strictly Come Dancing||Live from Blackpool. HD, with additional commentary on BBCi, and in 3d on BBC-HD. Concludes 2105.
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|2000||ITV||The X Factor||Ten thousand people can't be wrong. Gary Barlow can. Also TV3. ''Xtra Factor'' follows on ITV2 and TV3. HD.
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|2000||TV3||Mr and Mrs Xmas
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|2000||DAVE||QI XL
|2000||DAVE||QI XL
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|2015||RTE1||Winning Streak
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|2025||RTE1||Winning Streak
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|2200||BBC2||QI XL||Also BBC-HD.
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|2300||Rad4||Brain of Britain
|2300||Rad4||Brain of Britain
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===Sunday 11===
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===Sunday 18===
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|0615||WTCH||The Weakest Link
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|0625||WTCH||The Weakest Link
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|0700||C4||Survival of the Fittest||A muddy obstacle course.
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|0900||DAVE||Dragons' Den
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|0705||DAVE||Dragons' Den
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|0935||MOR4||Scrapheap Challenge x4
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|0940||MOR4||Scrapheap Challenge
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|1230||C4||Shipwrecked||HD.
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|1310||C4||Shipwrecked||HD.
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|1340||ITV||The X Factor||Repeat from last night. HD. TV3 1100.
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|1505||BBC1||Bargain Hunt Famous Finds||Johnny Ball and Eddie Large. Not Scotland.
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|1525||BBC1||A Question of Sport||Not Scotland.
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|1550||BBCH||Street Dance Stars x2
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|1600||CBBC||Street Dance Stars||A different ep BBC-HD 1645.
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|1600||Mor4||Come Dine With Me x5
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|1630||CITV||Jungle Run
|1630||CITV||Jungle Run
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|1650||C4||Deal or No Deal||AudioD.
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|1630||C4||Deal or No Deal||AudioD.
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|1705||Mor4||Come Dine With Me x5
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|1700||TV3||The X Factor||The winner's story: out and in.
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|1800||WTCH||Total Wipe Us Out
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|1700||ITV||Family Fortunes||Hollyoaks, Emmerdale.
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|1800||PICK||Four Weddings
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|1740||PICK||Four Weddings
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|1800||WTCH||Total Wipe Us Out
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|1800||DAVE||QI XL
|1800||DAVE||QI XL
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|1830||ITV||The Cube||Neil and Luke face challenges including "Barrier". HD.
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|1815||ITV||Odd One In||Carol Vorderman and Mark Watson. HD.
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|1830||TV3||Family Fortunes
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|1820||BBC2||Celebrity Eggheads||Footballers. Also BBC-HD.
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|1855||BBC1||Strictly Come Dancing||The results, at an earlier time. HD.
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|1900||TV3||Family Fortunes||This Morning, Emmerdale.
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|1900||WTCH||Masterchef Australia
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|1915||Rad4||Dilemma||Zoe Lyons, Phill Jupitus, Simon Garfield, Humphrey Ker.
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|1915||Rad4||Dilemma||John Finnemore, Danielle Ward, Alun Cochrane, Ann Leslie.
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|1930||TG4||An Jig Gig
|1930||TG4||An Jig Gig
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|1930||ITV||The X Factor||What? It's the grand final? HD. Also TV3. ''Xtra Factor'' follows on ITV2, and TV3.
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|2000||SKY1||Got to Dance <font color=red>Special</font>||Previews. HD.
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|2000||C4||Home for the Holidays <font color=red>New!</font>||An engaged couple bring their relatives to meet Vernon Kay. HD.
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|2100||DAVE||Argumental||Ardal O'Hanlon and Richard Herring. HD.
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|2100||DAVE||Argumental||Tim Vine and Steven Mangan. HD.
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|2240||DAVE||Mock the Week
|2240||DAVE||Mock the Week
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|2330||BBC1||Have I Got A Bit More Old News for You||HD. Scot 0010, Wales 0030, NI 0015 Mo-Tu.
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|2330||BBC2||Never Mind the Buzzcocks||Scotland 0015.
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|2330||BBC2||Never Mind the Buzzcocks
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|2345||BBC1||Have I Got A Bit More Old News for You||Sue Perkins hosts, Jack Whitehall and Nick Hewer panel. HD. Scot 0045.
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Shortcuts: [[TV Guide This Week#Saturday 10 December|Sat]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Sunday 11|Sun]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Weekdays|Weekdays]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Monday 12|Mon]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Tuesday 13|Tue]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Wednesday 14|Wed]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Thursday 15|Thu]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Friday 16|Fri]]
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Shortcuts: [[TV Guide This Week#Saturday 17 December|Sat]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Sunday 18|Sun]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Weekdays|Weekdays]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Monday 19|Mon]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Tuesday 20|Tue]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Wednesday 21|Wed]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Thursday 22|Thu]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Friday 23|Fri]]
===Weekdays===
===Weekdays===
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|0800||CBBC||The Slammer
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|0800||BBC2||Copycats
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|0800||BBC2||Junior Bake Off
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|1000||CBBC||Blast Lab
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|0830||CBBC||Copycats
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|1125||CBBC||Trapped: Ever After||Signed We, Th.
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|1215||BBC1||Bargain Hunt
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|1155||CBBC||Junior Masterchef||Signed We, Th.
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|1300||BBC2||The Weakest Link
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|1215||BBC1||Bargain Hunt
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|1300||ESPC||The Superstars||Repeats from the 1970s and 1980s.
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|1400||ITV||May the Best House Win
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|1300||WTCH||Total Wipe Us Out x2
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|1410||CBBC||The Slammer
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|1400||ITV||May the Best House Win
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|1415||BBC2||The Weakest Link||Scot not We.
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|1430||CBBC||Total Wipeout
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|1435||MOR4||Come Dine With Me
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|1505||MOR4||Coach Trip
|1505||MOR4||Coach Trip
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|1510||C4||Countdown||Jon Culshaw, for Finals Week.
 
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|1530||TV5 ||Questions Pour un Champion
|1530||TV5 ||Questions Pour un Champion
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|1535||BBC1||Splatalot
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|1600||C4||Deal or No Deal||It's pantomime season. Where are the best years of your show? Behind you! AudioD.
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|1600||C4||Deal or No Deal||AudioD.
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|1700||C4||Coach Trip||Lapland. HD.
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|1600||BBC1||Alesha's Street Dance Stars||HD.
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|1700||ITV||Best Dish - The Chefs||Finals. HD.
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|1700||C4||Coach Trip <font color=red>New!</font>||Lapland. HD.
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|1700||ITV||Best Dish - The Chefs||HTV, Border. HD.
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|1715||BBC1||Pointless
|1715||BBC1||Pointless
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|1730||C4||Come Dine With Me||The Kent Riviera (!). HD.
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|1730||C4||Come Dine With Me||Worcestershire. HD.
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|1800||BBC2||Celebrity Eggheads <font color=red>New!</font>||Mon: Sports stars; Tu: women; We: The Eastenders; Th: Reality stars (and Lembit &Ouml;pik). Not Fr. Also BBC-HD.
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|1800||BBC2||Celebrity Eggheads||Mon: Irish. Tue: Antiques Road Trippers. Wed: That's Life. Thu: Children's telly. Fri (1750): TV Scientists. Also BBC-HD.
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|1830||BBC2||Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two||Fri 1800.
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|1800||CBBC||Splatalot||Not Fr.
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|1850||MOR4||Come Dine With Me
|1850||MOR4||Come Dine With Me
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|1900||C5||World's Strongest Man <font color=red>New!</font>||From Tu.
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|2200||4Mus||8 Out of 10 Cats||Mo-We only.
|2200||4Mus||8 Out of 10 Cats||Mo-We only.
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|2200||C4||Home for the Holidays||HD. Fri 2100.
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===Monday 12===
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===Monday 19===
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|0930||Rd4X||Jest a Minute
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|0310||BBC1||Masterchef The Professionals||Signed.
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|0930||Rd4X||My Music||Christmas 1984.
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|1500||Rad4||Brain of Britain
|1500||Rad4||Brain of Britain
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|1730||RTE2||Ultimate Street Challenge
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|1730||S4C||Meindia dy Fusnes Selebs||Tudur Phillips, Owain Gwynedd, Geraint Hardy ''v'' Glyn Wise, Courtenay Hamilton, Jason Phelps.
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|1830||Rad4||I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue||To Watford, where Andy Hamilton entertains, and Jack Dee is in the chair.
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|1830||Rad4||I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue||To Watford, where Andy Hamilton entertains, and Jack Dee is in the chair. Last in the series.
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|1900||WTCH||Masterchef Australia||It's the end of the end of the series!
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|1930||BBC2||University Challenge The Graduates <font color=red>New!</font>||York ''v'' Manchester.
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|1930||BBC1||A Question of Sport||Joe Calzaghe, Michael Vaughan, Adrian Lewis, and Brad Friedel play "spot the sexist". HD. Scotland only; England, Wales 2235, NI 2305.
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|2000||BBC2||University Challenge||The student series continues. Manchester ''v'' UCL. These quarter-finals will last two years.
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|2000||BBC2||University Challenge||Pembroke Cambridge ''v'' Nottingham
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|2030||BBC1||A Question of Sport||Bamzooki's Jake Humphrey, Tim Lovejoy, CAUTION Patrick Kielty, Alistair McGowan. HD.
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|2030||BBC4||Only Connect <font color=red>Special</font>||Wall Night, a pair of programmes on the Connecting Wall. Concludes 2200.
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|2030||BBC4||Only Connect||Another chance to see Crossworders ''v'' University Challengers.
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|2030||BBC2||Masterchef The Professionals||Finals week. BBC-HD 2200.
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|2030||ITV||Who Wants to be a Millionaire <font color=red>Special</font>||A live celebrity edition. HD. TV3 1930 tomorrow.
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|2100||BBC1||Young The Apprentice||The final. HD.
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|2100||TV3||The Apprentice||The grand final. The Apprentice You're Hired follows at 2240.
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|2100||TV3||The Apprentice||The semi-final. ''The Apprentice You're Fired'' follows at 2220, and Behind the Scenes on 3e at 2300.
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|2200||BBC2||Never Mind the Buzzcocks||John Barrowman, Jason Derulo, Joe Wilkinson, Jason Manford, Helen Skelton.
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|2100||BBC2||I Had the X Factor 25 Years Ago <font color=red>Special</font>||Whatever happened to ''New Faces of '86''? Also BBC-HD.
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|2200||BBC2||Never Mind the Buzzcocks||Jimmy Osmond, Tom Parker, Caroline Flack, Charlie Baker.
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|2200||CHAL||Britain's Strongest Man 2011
|2200||CHAL||Britain's Strongest Man 2011
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|2305||E4||Sorority Girls||Flouncing out. HD.
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|2305||E4||Sorority Girls||How well has the conditioning worked? HD.
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|2330||BBC2||QI||Also BBC-HD, not NI.
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Shortcuts: [[TV Guide This Week#Saturday 10 December|Sat]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Sunday 11|Sun]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Weekdays|Weekdays]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Monday 12|Mon]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Tuesday 13|Tue]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Wednesday 14|Wed]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Thursday 15|Thu]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Friday 16|Fri]]
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Shortcuts: [[TV Guide This Week#Saturday 17 December|Sat]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Sunday 18|Sun]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Weekdays|Weekdays]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Monday 19|Mon]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Tuesday 20|Tue]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Wednesday 21|Wed]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Thursday 22|Thu]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Friday 23|Fri]]
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===Tuesday 13===
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|0025||C5||Impossible
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|0235||BBC1||Masterchef The Professionals||Signed.
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|0240||BBC1||Masterchef The Professionals||Signed.
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|1540||DAVE||Have I Got News for You
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|1400||DAVE||Dragons' Den
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|1930||BBC2||University Challenge The Graduates||Durham ''v'' Edinburgh. Scotland 1830.
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|1900||BBC3||Total Wipeout
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|2100||DAVE||QI XL
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|2000||BBC2||Masterchef The Professionals||Also BBC-HD.
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|2100||LIV||Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model Us||Ivan Bart. HD.
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|2000||E4||Shipwrecked||Going ... going. HD.
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|2100||LIV2||The Biggest Loser Australia
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|2000||ITV||High Stakes||Last in the present series. UTV 2305. HD.
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|2100||BBC2||Mock the Week||Outtakes special.
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|2000||TV3||Celebrity Come Dine With Me Christmas Special
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|2200||DAVE||Mock the Week
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|2100||DAVE||QI XL
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|2200||E4||Tool Academy||Last in the series. HD.
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|2100||LIV||Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model Us||Medina. HD.
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|2230||BBC2||The Making of QI||Followed by a recent edition. NI 2300.
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|2100||LIV2||The Biggest Loser Australia <font color=red>New!</font>||More cricket coverage.
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|2240||DAVE||Argumental||HD.
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|2320||DAVE||Have I Got News for You
 
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|0000||BBC2||Shooting Stars||Last year's Christmas special. NI 0030.
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|0245||BBC1||Masterchef The Professionals||Signed.
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|0930||Rd4X||Whispers
|0930||Rd4X||Whispers
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|1800||DAVE||Would I Lie to You?
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|1900||BBC2||University Challenge The Graduates||Magdalen Oxford ''v'' UCL. Scotland 1830.
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|1900||BBC3||Hot Like Us||Highlights, padded to an hour.
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|2000||SKYA||The Devil's Dinner Party||"I agree with Gary Barlow."
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|2000||SKYA||The Devil's Dinner Party||"You say the nicest things," writes Count Dracula. "More red wine?"
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|2030||TG4||Ceist GAA le Hector
|2030||TG4||Ceist GAA le Hector
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|2100||DAVE||Have I Got a Bit More News for You
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|2100||S4C||Rhydian||Escala and Faryl Smith.
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|2100||S4C||Rhydian||With Mark Evans.
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|2200||Rad2||Tiger Feet <font color=red>Special</font>||Ryan Tubridy traces the story of Riverdance. CAUTION: contains Ryan Tubridy.
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|2140||DAVE||Mock the Week
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|2300||DAVE||Argumental||HD.
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|2200||WTCH||Ballroom with the B-list||HD.
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|2340||BBC2||QI||Not Scotland.
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|2200||Rad2||They Shoot Horses Don't They <font color=red>Special</font>||The story of the dance marathon.
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|2245||BBC1||Would I Lie to You?||NI 2315, not Wales.
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===Thursday 15===
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===Thursday 22===
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|0345||BBC1||Masterchef The Professionals||Signed.
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|0310||BBC1||Masterchef The Professionals||Signed.
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|0930||Rd4x||The 99p Challenge
|0930||Rd4x||The 99p Challenge
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|1830||ITV2||Family Fortunes||HD.
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|1730||S4C||Sawl Seren Sy' 'Na?||Highlights.
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|1900||DAVE||Dragons' Den||HD.
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|1930||BBC2||University Challenge The Graduates||Warwick ''v'' Sheffield.
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|2000||BBC2||Masterchef The Professionals||The grand final. Also BBC-HD.
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|2030||ITV2||The X Factor Us||It's the final. HD.
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|2030||ITV2||The X Factor Us||HD.
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|2100||LIV||Four Weddings Us||And a dancing frog. Kermie! HD.
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|2100||LIV||Four Weddings Us||And a talking parrot, not called John. HD.
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|2100||DAVE||Argumental Night||HD.
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|2200||DAVE||Argumental||Tim Vine and Steven Mangan. HD.
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|2200||C5||It's All About Amy||This week, Amy Childs is at the British Pride awards. Remember, Celebrity Juice is on ITV2.
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|2200||C5||It's All About Amy||This week, Amy Childs is in Dubai. Remember, Piers Moron's talking at Peter Andrex on ITV.
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|2200||ITV2||Celebrity Juice <font color=red>Special</font>||Amy Childs, Paddy McGuinness, Michelle Keegan.
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|2240||DAVE||Mock the Week
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|2310||C4||Chris Moyles' Quiz Night||HD.
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===Friday 16===
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===Friday 23===
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|1510||C4||Countdown||The end of the Jeff Stelling era.
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|1630||ITV2||Mr and Mrs
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|1725||ITV2||Family Fortunes
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|1800||TOON||Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge
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|1800||BBC2||Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two||Last in the series.
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|1830||Rad4||The News Quiz <font color=red>New!</font>
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|1840||DAVE||Dragons' Den||HD.
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|2000||C4||Come Dine With Me||Sean Hughes, Gina Yashere, Paul Tonkinson, Duncan Norville. HD.
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|1900||RWal||Jest a Minute||A repeat from 2009.
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|2000||ITV2||The X Factor Us
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|2000||WTCH||Wipeout USA||Also TG4 1755.
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|2100||BBC1||Have I Got News for You||Martin Clunes hosts. NI 0000.
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|2000||BBC2||Mastermind||George Orwell, Francis Walshingham, The West Wing, Valley of the Kings. Also BBC-HD.
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|2100||DISC||One Man Army
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|2000||C4||Come Dine With Me||Herefordshire. HD.
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|2100||C4||8 Out of 10 Cats||Jedward, Micky Flanagan, Liza Tarbuck, Greg Davies.
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|2100||DAVE||QI XL
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===Channel abbreviations===
===Channel abbreviations===

Revision as of 18:32, 15 December 2011

For their own convenience, the broadcasters have decreed this week to be the first half of the Christmas and New Year fortnight. It's a conceit that falls down only slightly with a quick look at the calendar. Next week's Game Show Times will be the Christmas and New Year double-bill that actually covers New Year.

This week, it's the Strictly Come Dancing final (BBC1, from 7pm Saturday), preceeded by Winter Wipeout (6pm). Channel 4 goes Home for the Holidays (8pm Sunday, 10pm weekdays), and there's a live edition of Millionaire (ITV, 8.30 Monday). Christmas means such delights as University Challenge The Graduates (BBC2, from 7.30 Monday) and World's Strongest Man (C5, from 7pm Tuesday). There's a Celebrity Juice special (ITV2, 10pm Thursday) and a new run of The News Quiz (Radio 4, 6.30 Friday).

Schedules subject to change.

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

Contents

Saturday 17 December

0610WTCHThe Weakest Link x2
0800CBBCThe Slammer
0830CBBCCopycats
0835BBC2Splatalot
1000TOONBen 10 Ultimate Challenge
1005CBBSKerwhizz
1015TV3Popstar to Operastar
1025TG4Wipeout Usa
1100Rad5Fighting TalkLive from Salford, as part of BBC Celebrates Men's Sport.
1105TV5A Table!
1400ITV2Family Fortunes
1425BBC1Bargain Hunt Famous FindsKeith Chegwin and Sally James.
1530TV5Questions Pour un Champion
1550C4Come Dine With Me x5HD.
1625BBC2One Man and His DogFrom Balmoral Castle. BBC-HD 1715, and extended coverage on The Red Button.
1730BBC1A Question of SportHD.
1800BBC1Winter Wipeout New!Amanda Byram is cold. HD.
1900BBC1Strictly Come DancingLive from Blackpool. HD, with additional commentary on BBCi, and in 3d on BBC-HD. Concludes 2105.
2000TV3Mr and Mrs Xmas
2000DAVEQI XL
2025RTE1Winning Streak
2300Rad4Brain of Britain

Sunday 18

0625WTCHThe Weakest Link
0700C4Survival of the FittestA muddy obstacle course.
0705DAVEDragons' Den
0940MOR4Scrapheap Challenge
1005CBBSKerwhizz
1100Rad5History Repeats Itself
1204Rad4I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
1310C4ShipwreckedHD.
1505BBC1Bargain Hunt Famous FindsJohnny Ball and Eddie Large. Not Scotland.
1550BBCHStreet Dance Stars x2
1600Mor4Come Dine With Me x5
1630CITVJungle Run
1630C4Deal or No DealAudioD.
1700TV3The X FactorThe winner's story: out and in.
1700ITVFamily FortunesHollyoaks, Emmerdale.
1740PICKFour Weddings
1800WTCHTotal Wipe Us Out
1800DAVEQI XL
1815ITVOdd One InCarol Vorderman and Mark Watson. HD.
1820BBC2Celebrity EggheadsFootballers. Also BBC-HD.
1900TV3Family FortunesThis Morning, Emmerdale.
1915Rad4DilemmaZoe Lyons, Phill Jupitus, Simon Garfield, Humphrey Ker.
1930TG4An Jig Gig
2000SKY1Got to Dance SpecialPreviews. HD.
2000C4Home for the Holidays New!An engaged couple bring their relatives to meet Vernon Kay. HD.
2100DAVEArgumentalTim Vine and Steven Mangan. HD.
2240DAVEMock the Week
2330BBC2Never Mind the BuzzcocksScotland 0015.
2345BBC1Have I Got A Bit More Old News for YouSue Perkins hosts, Jack Whitehall and Nick Hewer panel. HD. Scot 0045.

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

Weekdays

0800CBBCThe Slammer
0800BBC2Junior Bake Off
0830CBBCCopycats
1215BBC1Bargain Hunt
1300BBC2The Weakest Link
1300ESPCThe SuperstarsRepeats from the 1970s and 1980s.
1300WTCHTotal Wipe Us Out x2
1400ITVMay the Best House Win
1430CBBCTotal Wipeout
1435MOR4Come Dine With Me
1500ITVDickinson's Real DealHD.
1505MOR4Coach Trip
1530TV5 Questions Pour un Champion
1600C4Deal or No DealIt's pantomime season. Where are the best years of your show? Behind you! AudioD.
1700C4Coach TripLapland. HD.
1700ITVBest Dish - The ChefsFinals. HD.
1715BBC1Pointless
1730C4Come Dine With MeWorcestershire. HD.
1800BBC2Celebrity EggheadsMon: Irish. Tue: Antiques Road Trippers. Wed: That's Life. Thu: Children's telly. Fri (1750): TV Scientists. Also BBC-HD.
1800CBBCSplatalotNot Fr.
1850MOR4Come Dine With Me
1900C5World's Strongest Man New!From Tu.
22004Mus8 Out of 10 CatsMo-We only.
2200C4Home for the HolidaysHD. Fri 2100.

Monday 19

0310BBC1Masterchef The ProfessionalsSigned.
0930Rd4XMy MusicChristmas 1984.
1500Rad4Brain of Britain
1730S4CMeindia dy Fusnes SelebsTudur Phillips, Owain Gwynedd, Geraint Hardy v Glyn Wise, Courtenay Hamilton, Jason Phelps.
1830Rad4I'm Sorry I Haven't a ClueTo Watford, where Andy Hamilton entertains, and Jack Dee is in the chair. Last in the series.
1930BBC2University Challenge The Graduates New!York v Manchester.
2000BBC2University ChallengeThe student series continues. Manchester v UCL. These quarter-finals will last two years.
2030BBC1A Question of SportBamzooki's Jake Humphrey, Tim Lovejoy, CAUTION Patrick Kielty, Alistair McGowan. HD.
2030BBC4Only ConnectAnother chance to see Crossworders v University Challengers.
2030ITVWho Wants to be a Millionaire SpecialA live celebrity edition. HD. TV3 1930 tomorrow.
2100TV3The ApprenticeThe grand final. The Apprentice You're Hired follows at 2240.
2200BBC2Never Mind the BuzzcocksJohn Barrowman, Jason Derulo, Joe Wilkinson, Jason Manford, Helen Skelton.
2200CHALBritain's Strongest Man 2011
2305E4Sorority GirlsHow well has the conditioning worked? HD.
2330BBC2QIAlso BBC-HD, not NI.

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

Tuesday 20

0235BBC1Masterchef The ProfessionalsSigned.
1540DAVEHave I Got News for You
1930BBC2University Challenge The GraduatesDurham v Edinburgh. Scotland 1830.
2100DAVEQI XL
2100LIVBritain and Ireland's Next Top Model UsIvan Bart. HD.
2100LIV2The Biggest Loser Australia
2100BBC2Mock the WeekOuttakes special.
2200DAVEMock the Week
2200E4Tool AcademyLast in the series. HD.
2230BBC2The Making of QIFollowed by a recent edition. NI 2300.
2235STVThe Cube
2240DAVEArgumentalHD.

Wednesday 21

0000BBC2Shooting StarsLast year's Christmas special. NI 0030.
0245BBC1Masterchef The ProfessionalsSigned.
0530C4Scrapheap ChallengeBlow football. Signed.
0930Rd4XWhispers
1900BBC2University Challenge The GraduatesMagdalen Oxford v UCL. Scotland 1830.
2000SKYAThe Devil's Dinner Party"I agree with Gary Barlow."
2030TG4Ceist GAA le Hector
2100S4CRhydianEscala and Faryl Smith.
2200Rad2Tiger Feet SpecialRyan Tubridy traces the story of Riverdance. CAUTION: contains Ryan Tubridy.
2300DAVEArgumentalHD.
2340BBC2QINot Scotland.

Thursday 22

0310BBC1Masterchef The ProfessionalsSigned.
0930Rd4xThe 99p Challenge
1730S4CSawl Seren Sy' 'Na?Highlights.
1930BBC2University Challenge The GraduatesWarwick v Sheffield.
2030ITV2The X Factor UsIt's the final. HD.
2100LIVFour Weddings UsAnd a dancing frog. Kermie! HD.
2100DAVEArgumental NightHD.
2200C5It's All About AmyThis week, Amy Childs is at the British Pride awards. Remember, Celebrity Juice is on ITV2.
2200ITV2Celebrity Juice SpecialAmy Childs, Paddy McGuinness, Michelle Keegan.
2310C4Chris Moyles' Quiz NightHD.

Friday 23

1630ITV2Mr and Mrs
1725ITV2Family Fortunes
1800TOONBen 10: Ultimate Challenge
1830Rad4The News Quiz New!
2000C4Come Dine With MeSean Hughes, Gina Yashere, Paul Tonkinson, Duncan Norville. HD.
2000ITV2The X Factor Us
2100BBC1Have I Got News for YouMartin Clunes hosts. NI 0000.
2100DISCOne Man Army
2100C48 Out of 10 CatsJedward, Micky Flanagan, Liza Tarbuck, Greg Davies.
2100DAVEQI XL
2200BBC2QIiShow Another Clip Show. Not Scot, NI. Also BBC-HD.

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Channel abbreviations

4MUS4 Music
ABSRAbsolute Radio
ALBABBC Alba
ARTSSky Arts
BBC1BBC1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
BBC2BBC2 (Network unless otherwise noted)
BBC3BBC3
BBC4BBC4
BBCHBBC-HD
BORDBorder (ITV in Cumbria and south-west Scotland)
C4 Channel 4
C5 Channel 5
CBBCCBBC Channel
CBBSCbeebies
CLASClassic FM (Radio)
DAVEDave
DISNDisney Channel
DMAXD-MAX
DRT Discovery Real Time
ESPCESPN Classic
ESPTEurosport
ESP2Eurosport 2
FDNTFood Network
FOODUKTV Good Food
FSTR5*
GOLDUKTV Gold
HOMEUKTV Home
HTV HTV (ITV in Wales; Wales only unless noted)
ITV ITV1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
ITV2ITV2
ITV3ITV3
ITV4ITV4
LIV Sky Living
LIV2Sky Living It
LFCLFC TV
MOR4More 4
NICKNickelodeon
PICKPick TV
QUESQuest
Rad1BBC Radio 1
Rad2BBC Radio 2
Rad3BBC Radio 3
Rad4BBC Radio 4
Rad5BBC Radio 5
Rd4XBBC Radio 4Xtra
RCymBBC Radio Cymru
RSctBBC Radio Scotland
RUlsBBC Radio Ulster
RWalBBC Radio Wales
RLLYUKTV Really
RTE1RTE1 (Irish)
RTE2RTE2 (Irish)
RTR1RTE Radio 1 (Irish)
S4CDS4C Digidol
SKY1Sky 1
SKY2Sky 2
SKYASky Atlantic
STV STV (ITV1 in North and Central Scotland)
TLKSTalk Sport (radio)
TV3 TV3 (Irish)
TV5 TV5 Monde (Europe)
TG4 TG 4 (Irish)
UTV Ulster Television (ITV1 in Northern Ireland)
WTCHWatch

AudioD - Audio Description for the blind.

HD - Also shown in high-definition.

Signed - in-vision British Sign Language translation.

See also

TV Guide Last Week

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