TV Guide This Week

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Finals week is upon us - '''[[The X Factor]]''' finishes on Sunday (ITV), '''[[Countdown]]''''s over on Friday (C4), as is '''[[TMi|TMi Friday]]''' (CBBC). '''[[The Apprentice]]''' finishes in Ireland (TV3, Monday), and heads towards a conclusion in the UK (BBC1, Wednesday). '''[[Mission 2110]]''' is also nearing its end, and there are three episodes this week (CBBC, Sat, Sun, Thu). Three episodes of '''[[The Million Pound Drop]]''' (C4, Wed-Fri), a week of '''[[Eggheads|Celebrity Eggheads]]''' (BBC2), plenty of '''[[Quiz is Anfield]]''' (LFC TV, weekdays except Wed), '''[[Have I Got News for You|HIGNFY]]''' moves to Friday (BBC1), and there's a '''''6 Music Quiz''''' (Fri). Oh, and there's a new run of '''[[Take Me Out]]''' (ITV, Saturday).
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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.
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Shortcuts: [[TV Guide This Week#Saturday|Sat]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Sunday|Sun]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Monday|Mon]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Tuesday|Tue]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Wednesday|Wed]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Thursday|Thu]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Friday|Fri]]
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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).
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Shortcuts: [[TV Guide This Week#Saturday|Sat]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Sunday|Sun]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Monday|Mon]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Tuesday|Tue]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Wednesday|Wed]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Thursday|Thu]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Friday|Fri]]
===Saturday===
===Saturday===
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|0540||C4||Countdown
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|0900||CBBC||Hole in the Wall <font color=red>New!</font>||Anton du Beke's show reaches its spiritual home.
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|0830||BBC2||Mission 2110||AudioD
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|0930||ITV||The X Factor||Repeating last week's final.
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|0910||CBBC||Total Wipeout
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|1005||CBBC||Total Wipeout||Celebrity special, as seen on BBC1 last week.
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|1100||Rad5||Fighting Talk
|1100||Rad5||Fighting Talk
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|1135||CBBC||Copycats
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|1200||NICK||Brain Surge x4
|1200||NICK||Brain Surge x4
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|1530||TV5||Questions Pour un Champion
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|1305||RWal||Sibling Rivalry||Derek Brockway.
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|1535||BBCH||Copycats
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|1420||BBC2||Bargain Hunt||Not Scotland.
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|1555|| C4 ||RTS Daytime Programme of the Year Come Dine With Me x5
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|1525|| C4 ||RTS Daytime Programme of the Year Come Dine With Me x9
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|1605||BBCH||Mission 2110
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|1530||TV5||Questions Pour un Champion
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|1635||BBCH||The Slammer
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|1540||BBCH||Mission 2110
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|1730||BBC2||Mastermind||NI only.
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|1600||ITV2||The Xtra Factor x6||HD.
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|1735||CBBC||Mission 2110||New episode warning! To get the series complete by the end of the year, the final heats are condensed into this one week.
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|1630||BBC2||One Man and His Dog <font color=red>New!</font>||Scotland 1600.
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|1800||BBC1||Strictly Come Dancing||HD.
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|1630||CITV||Jungle Run
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|1800||TV3||Take Me Out
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|1730||BBC1||Total Wipeout||Celebrity special, with Joe Pasquale, Sally Gunnell, Cleo Rocos.
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|1900||ITV||The X Factor||HD. Also TV3.
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|1735||CBBC||Mission 2110||It's the grand final. Caleb and Cybelle -v- Neuros for the Futuregate Cup.
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|1900||BBC1||Total Wipeout||Celebrity special, with Joe Swash, Fatima Whitbread, James and Ola Jordan.
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|1900||BBC1||Strictly Come Dancing||It's the grand final. Concludes 2105. HD.
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|1900||ITV||The Cube||Joe Swash and Kelly Osbourne.
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|1940||DAVE||Genius
|1940||DAVE||Genius
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|2000||ITV||Take Me Out||Also TV3. HD.
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|2002||RTR1||Buille Faoi Thuairim
|2002||RTR1||Buille Faoi Thuairim
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|2025||RTE1||Winning Streak
|2025||RTE1||Winning Streak
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|2030||LFC||Quiz is Anfield
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|2100||DAVE||QI Night
|2100||DAVE||QI Night
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|2100||ITV||Take Me Out <font color=red>New!</font>||Paddy McGuinness offers trips to the Isle of Fernandos. Presumably leaving from Waterloo.
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|2115||BBC2||Have I Got a Bit More 2010 for You||Best of the year.
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|2100||ITV2||The Xtra Factor||HD.
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|2200||BBC2||QI XL||Not NI. BBC-HD 2330.
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|2130||BBC2||Have I Got a Bit More News for You||Miranda Hart, Greg Davies.
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|2205||C4||The Million Pound Drop Live
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|2215||BBC2||QI XL||Also BBC-HD.
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|2205||E4||Meet the Parents x6||With a new episode at 0045.
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|2300||Rad4||Brain of Britain
|2300||Rad4||Brain of Britain
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|2320||UTV||Celebrity Juice||Also ITV2 2355.
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===Sunday===
===Sunday===
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|0145||WTCH||The Weakest Link||News and weather.
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|0105||BBC1||The Apprentice||HD.
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|0525||C4||Countdown
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|0900||CBBC||Hole in the Wall
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|0900||CBBC||Total Wipeout
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|1000||Mor4||Scrapheap Challenge x4
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|0900||Mor4||Scrapheap Challenge x4
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|1005||CBBC||Total Wipeout
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|0930||ITV||The X Factor||HD. Also TV3 1310.
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|1135||CBBC||Copycats
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|1000||CBBC||The Slammer
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|1200||LFC||Quiz is Anfield x8||All the shows in a row.
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|1204||Rad4||Just a Minute
|1204||Rad4||Just a Minute
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|1220||RTE1||Winning Streak
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|1205||RTE1||Winning Streak
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|1515||BBC1||Drop Zone||Turkey. No, that's where they are. HD. Scotland 1300 BBC2.
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|1345||BBC2||One Man and His Dog
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|1605||BBCH||The Slammer||Also 1705.
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|1425||BBC1||Drop Zone x2||Thailand, then Vietnam. HD. Scotland 1130 BBC2.
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|1630||RWal||Sibling Rivalry||Derek Brockway.
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|1440||BBCH||The Slammer||Also 1705.
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|1630||CITV||Jungle Run
|1630||CITV||Jungle Run
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|1635||BBCH||Copycats
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|1640||C4||Deal or No Deal||AudioD.
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|1640||Mor4||Come Dine With Me x5
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|1655||CBBC||The Slammer
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|1650||C4||Deal or No Deal||AudioD.
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|1705||Mor4||Come Dine With Me x5
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|1740||CBBC||Mission 2110||Another new episode
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|1800||WTCH||Total Wipe Us Out
|1800||WTCH||Total Wipe Us Out
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|1830||RTE1||The All-Ireland Talent Show
|1830||RTE1||The All-Ireland Talent Show
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|1845||ITV||Family Fortunes||John Partridge ''v'' Caroline Flack. HD. Also TV3.
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|1915||TV3||Family Fortunes
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|1900||WTCH||Masterchef Australia
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|1915||TG4||An Jig Gig
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|1900||SKY1||Wayne Rooney's Street Striker
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|1940||DAVE||Have I Got News For You
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|1900||BBC1||Strictly Come Dancing||HD.
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|2015||TG4||Ceist GAA le Hector
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|1900||DAVE||Genius
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|2030||LFC||Quiz is Anfield||The final.
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|1915||TG4||An Jig Gig
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|2100||Mor4||Come Dine With Me Christmas Special
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|1930||ITV||The X Factor||With performances from Simon Goes To the Bank, and The Big Heads. HD. Also TV3.
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|2100||BBC1||The Apprentice||The final. Followed by The Apprentice You're Hired on BBC2. Also BBC-HD 2345.
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|2000||C4||Come Dine With Me Christmas Special <font color=red>Special</font>||David Gest, Hannah Waterman, Diarmuid Gavin, Sherrie Hewson. HD.
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|2015||TG4||Ceist GAA le Hector
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|2020||DAVE||Have I Got News For You
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|2130||ITV2||The Xtra Factor||HD. Also TV3.
|2130||ITV2||The Xtra Factor||HD. Also TV3.
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|0140||WTCH||The Weakest Link||Celeb editions. Not Mo.
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|0900||CBBC||Hole in the Wall
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|0800||DAVE||Dragons' Den
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|0905||BBC2||Buzz and Tell
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|0925||ITV2||Family Fortunes
|0925||ITV2||Family Fortunes
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|1215||BBC1||Bargain Hunt
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|1100||DAVE||Total Wipe Us Out x2
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|1230||C4||Iron Chef
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|1215||BBC1||Bargain Hunt||Mo-We only.
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|1300||CBBC||Blast Lab
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|1415||BBC2||Ready Steady Cook
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|1400||ITV||House Gift
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|1415||BBC2||Ready Steady Cook||Wales not Tu, Scot not We.
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|1435||CBBC||Basil's Game Show
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|1500||ITV||Dickinson's Real Deal
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|1525|| C4 ||Countdown||It's Finals Week, so Paul Zenon's in the corner.
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|1525||TV5 ||Questions Pour un Champion
|1525||TV5 ||Questions Pour un Champion
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|1530||CBBS||Kerwhizz
 
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|1535||RTE2||Watch Your Language
 
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|1600||ITV3||Daily Cooks Challenge
 
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|1610|| C4 ||Deal or No Deal||AudioD.
|1610|| C4 ||Deal or No Deal||AudioD.
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|1630||CBBC||Copycats||Not Fr.
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|1630||BBC2||Pointless||Tu 1635.
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|1630||BBC2||Pointless
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|1700||C4||RTS Daytime Show of the Year Come Dine With Me||Edinburgh. HD.
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|1715||BBC1||The Weakest Link||HD.
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|1715||BBC2||The Hairy Bikers' Cook Off||Also BBC-HD.
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|1730||C4||Four in a Bed
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|1640||S4C||Cofiwch y Stwffin
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|1800||BBC2||Celebrity Eggheads||With: Hi-de-Hi, news presenters, weather forecasters, natural historians, and home and garden experts. Also BBC-HD.
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|1700||C4||RTS Daytime Show of the Year Celebrity Come Dine With Me||HD.
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|1830||BBC2||Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two||An hour on Friday.
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|1715||BBC1||The Weakest Link||Themed editions - Mon pensioners, Tu tribute bands, We beauty. Not Th, Fr. HD.
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|1840||DAVE||Have I Got News for You
|1840||DAVE||Have I Got News for You
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|1900||LFC|||Quiz is Anfield <font color=red>New!</font>||Also 1930; not Wed, and 1930 only on Fri.
 
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|1920||DAVE||QI
|1920||DAVE||QI
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|2000||ITV2||The Xtra Factor||Best of the year.
 
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===Monday===
===Monday===
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|0000||BBC2||Never Mind the Buzzcocks
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|0040||BBC2||Never Mind the Buzzcocks||Not Scotland.
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|0005||BBC1||The Apprentice||Scotland 0055, not NI.
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|1305||TV5||Mission Millennium
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|0030||BBCH||QI XL
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|1330||Rad4||Brain of Britain||Four from the bottom.
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|0525||C4||Countdown
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|1400||ITV||House Gift
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|1305||TV5||Mission Millennium
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|1600||BBCH||Copycats
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|1330||Rad4||Brain of Britain||Four from the top.
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|1620||S4C||Diwedd y Byd
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|1400||BBC7||Foul Play
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|1630||BBCH||The Slammer
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|1730||S4C||Busnes-a
|1730||S4C||Busnes-a
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|1830||Rad4||Just a Minute||With Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Gyles Brandreth, Ian MacMillan.
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|1800||BBC2||Celebrity Eggheads||Doctor Who. Also BBC-HD
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|1930||BBC2||Mastermind||Wales only.
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|2000||BBC2||University Challenge||Merton Oxford ''v'' Queens' Cambridge.
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|2000||BBC2||University Challenge||Newnham Cambridge -v- Bristol.
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|2000||LIV||3 Fat Brides, 1 Thin Dress||Gillian McKeith is not to be confused with Harry Hill, Graeme Garden, or Phil Hammond.
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|2000||LIV||3 Fat Brides, 1 Thin Dress
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|2030||BBC4||Only Connect||Alesmen ''v'' Radio Addicts.
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|2030||BBC4||Only Connect||Wrights -v- Alesmen.
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|2030||ALBA||Cocaire nan Cocairean
|2030||ALBA||Cocaire nan Cocairean
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|2100||4MUS||Your Face or Mine
|2100||4MUS||Your Face or Mine
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|2100||LIV||America's Next Top Model
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|2100||LIV||America's Next Top Model||Last in the present series.
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|2100||DAVE||QI XL
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|2100||BBCH||QI x2
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|2100||TV3||The Apprentice||The grand final. Followed by The Apprentice You're Hired.
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|2140||BBC2||Have I Got News for You||NI 0015.
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|2200||DAVE||Mock the Week
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|2235||ITV2||Celebrity Juice||The Jls.
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|2235||BBC1||A Question of Sport||Scotland, Wales 2305; NI 2310.
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|2235||BBC1||A Question of Sport||Colin Jackson and CAUTION Patrick Kielty. Scotland 2305.
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|2240||DAVE||Have I Got News for You
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|2355||BBC1||The Apprentice||Scotland 0020.
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|2300||FIVR||The Love Bus||Hurry up please it's time.
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Shortcuts: [[TV Guide This Week#Saturday|Sat]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Sunday|Sun]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Monday|Mon]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Tuesday|Tue]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Wednesday|Wed]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Thursday|Thu]] | [[TV Guide This Week#Friday|Fri]]
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|2100||4MUS||Your Face or Mine
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|2100||LIV||Celebrity Four Weddings||Featuring Spencer Smith. You remember, from Big Brother 3. No, the one who sat around and did nothing.
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|2105||TG4||Survivor||The final.
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|2205||BBC2||Mock the Week||NI 2235.
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|2235||BBC2||Never Mind the Buzzcocks||Not NI.
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===Wednesday===
===Wednesday===
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|0215||BBC1||The Apprentice: Why I Fired Them||Signed. Not Wales.
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|1635||BBCH||The Slammer
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|1705||S4C||Diwedd y Byd
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|1805||BBC2||Celebrity Eggheads||BBC Sports Personalities of the Year. Also BBC-HD.
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|2100||C4||Come Dine With Me||Goldie, Tony Christie, Janet Ellis, Susie Amy. HD.
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|2100||4MUS||Your Face or Mine
|2100||4MUS||Your Face or Mine
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|2240||DAVE||Have I Got A Bit More News for You||Your Brucie bonus.
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|2200||C4||Chris Moyles' Quiz Night||Pamela Anderson, Kelly Osbourne, Paddy McGuinness.
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|2250||BBCH||QI x2
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|1900||BBC3||Total Wipeout
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===Thursday===
===Thursday===
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|1800||BBC2||Celebrity Eggheads||Women journalists and broadcasters. Also BBC-HD.
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|1920||DAVE||QI||Also 2100.
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|1930||C5||Street Market Chefs
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|1940||DAVE||QI||Also 2100.
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|2100||MOR4||Come Dine With Me
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|2100||S4C||Only Men Aloud
|2100||S4C||Only Men Aloud
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|2130||E4||Meet the Parents||Scout master.
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|2100||ITV||Who Wants to be a Millionaire Live||Cliff Evans and James Martin; Gok Wan and Carol Vorderman.
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|2140||DAVE||Mock the Week
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|2200||ITV2||Celebrity Juice x3
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|2200||BBC2||Never Mind the Buzzcocks||Juliette Lewis, Theo Hutchcraft, Nick Grimshaw, Kimberly Wyatt, and Vic Reeves. NI 2320.
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|2315||UTV||Celebrity Juice
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|2220||DAVE||Have I Got A Bit More News For You
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|2350||BBCH||QI x2
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|2235||BBC1||The Apprentice: Why I Fired Them||This year's The Apprentice in a nutshell. NI 2245, and subject to a little delay nationwide.
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|2200||C4||8 Out of 10 Cats <font color=red>New!</font>||Jack Dee, Lorraine Kelly, Josie Long, Dame Christopher Biggins. HD.
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===Friday===
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===Christmas Eve===
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|0930||BBC1||The Slammer||Christmas.
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|1525||C4||Countdown||The grand final.
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|1000||LIV||Four Weddings Day
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|1630||CBBC||The Slammer||Christmas.
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|1300||DAVE||Genuis
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|1700||RTE2||Super Crew
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|1730||RTE2||Super Crew
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|1730||CBBC||TMI Friday Xmas Extravaganza||Where do the holidays start? Right here!
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|1745||BBC2||Celebrity Eggheads||Voice-over people. Also BBC-HD.
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|1800||MOR4||Come Dine With Me x5
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|1930||BBC1||A Question of Sport||Not Wales, NI.
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|1900||DAVE||Have I Got News For You
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|1930||BBC2||Mastermind||Gilbert and Sullivan, Burgess and MacLean, Lewis Carroll, Nikola Tesla. More regular MM on 7 January.
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|1940||DAVE||QI
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|2000||STV||Postcode Challenge
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|2100||DAVE||Mock the Week Night
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|2130||BBC1||QI||Hocus-Pocus. HD; also BBC-HD 2200.
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|2100||BBC1||Have I Got News For You||Back to Friday, thanks to the Royal Variety Show. NI 0000.
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|2350||C4||Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
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|2140||DAVE||Mock the Week
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Revision as of 18:18, 16 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

Contents

Saturday

0900CBBCHole in the Wall New!Anton du Beke's show reaches its spiritual home.
0930ITVThe X FactorRepeating last week's final.
1005CBBCTotal WipeoutCelebrity special, as seen on BBC1 last week.
1100Rad5Fighting Talk
1135CBBCCopycats
1200NICKBrain Surge x4
1305RWalSibling RivalryDerek Brockway.
1420BBC2Bargain HuntNot Scotland.
1525 C4 RTS Daytime Programme of the Year Come Dine With Me x9
1530TV5Questions Pour un Champion
1540BBCHMission 2110
1600ITV2The Xtra Factor x6HD.
1630BBC2One Man and His Dog New!Scotland 1600.
1630CITVJungle Run
1730BBC1Total WipeoutCelebrity special, with Joe Pasquale, Sally Gunnell, Cleo Rocos.
1735CBBCMission 2110It's the grand final. Caleb and Cybelle -v- Neuros for the Futuregate Cup.
1900BBC1Strictly Come DancingIt's the grand final. Concludes 2105. HD.
1900ITVThe CubeJoe Swash and Kelly Osbourne.
1940DAVEGenius
2000ITVTake Me OutAlso TV3. HD.
2002RTR1Buille Faoi Thuairim
2020DAVEHave I Got News for You
2025RTE1Winning Streak
2030LFCQuiz is Anfield
2100DAVEQI Night
2115BBC2Have I Got a Bit More 2010 for YouBest of the year.
2200BBC2QI XLNot NI. BBC-HD 2330.
2205C4The Million Pound Drop Live
2205E4Meet the Parents x6With a new episode at 0045.
2300Rad4Brain of Britain
2320UTVCelebrity JuiceAlso ITV2 2355.

Sunday

0105BBC1The ApprenticeHD.
0900CBBCHole in the Wall
1000Mor4Scrapheap Challenge x4
1005CBBCTotal Wipeout
1135CBBCCopycats
1200LFCQuiz is Anfield x8All the shows in a row.
1204Rad4Just a Minute
1205RTE1Winning Streak
1345BBC2One Man and His Dog
1425BBC1Drop Zone x2Thailand, then Vietnam. HD. Scotland 1130 BBC2.
1440BBCHThe SlammerAlso 1705.
1630CITVJungle Run
1640C4Deal or No DealAudioD.
1655CBBCThe Slammer
1705Mor4Come Dine With Me x5
1800WTCHTotal Wipe Us Out
1830RTE1The All-Ireland Talent Show
1915TV3Family Fortunes
1915TG4An Jig Gig
1940DAVEHave I Got News For You
2015TG4Ceist GAA le Hector
2030LFCQuiz is AnfieldThe final.
2100Mor4Come Dine With Me Christmas Special
2100BBC1The ApprenticeThe final. Followed by The Apprentice You're Hired on BBC2. Also BBC-HD 2345.
2130ITV2The Xtra FactorHD. Also TV3.
2300BBCHQI XL

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

Weekdays

0900CBBCHole in the Wall
0925ITV2Family Fortunes
1100DAVETotal Wipe Us Out x2
1215BBC1Bargain HuntMo-We only.
1415BBC2Ready Steady Cook
1525TV5 Questions Pour un Champion
1610 C4 Deal or No DealAudioD.
1630BBC2PointlessTu 1635.
1640S4CCofiwch y Stwffin
1700C4RTS Daytime Show of the Year Celebrity Come Dine With MeHD.
1715BBC1The Weakest LinkThemed editions - Mon pensioners, Tu tribute bands, We beauty. Not Th, Fr. HD.
1840DAVEHave I Got News for You
1920DAVEQI

Monday

0040BBC2Never Mind the BuzzcocksNot Scotland.
1305TV5Mission Millennium
1330Rad4Brain of BritainFour from the bottom.
1400ITVHouse Gift
1600BBCHCopycats
1620S4CDiwedd y Byd
1630BBCHThe Slammer
1730S4CBusnes-a
1800BBC2Celebrity EggheadsDoctor Who. Also BBC-HD
1930BBC2MastermindWales only.
2000BBC2University ChallengeNewnham Cambridge -v- Bristol.
2000LIV3 Fat Brides, 1 Thin Dress
2030BBC4Only ConnectWrights -v- Alesmen.
2030ALBACocaire nan Cocairean
21004MUSYour Face or Mine
2100LIVAmerica's Next Top ModelLast in the present series.
2100BBCHQI x2
2140BBC2Have I Got News for YouNI 0015.
2235ITV2Celebrity JuiceThe Jls.
2235BBC1A Question of SportColin Jackson and CAUTION Patrick Kielty. Scotland 2305.
2355BBC1The ApprenticeScotland 0020.

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

Tuesday

0200BBC1The Apprentice x2Signed. Scotland at 0300 only.
1720BBC2Celebrity EggheadsRadio 1. BBC-HD 1800.
1930C5Street Market Chefs
1930RTE2Masterchef: The Professionals
21004MUSYour Face or Mine
2100LIVCelebrity Four WeddingsFeaturing Spencer Smith. You remember, from Big Brother 3. No, the one who sat around and did nothing.
2105TG4SurvivorThe final.
2205BBC2Mock the WeekNI 2235.
2235BBC2Never Mind the BuzzcocksNot NI.
2305TV5Mission Millennium
2305BBC2Have I Got Old News for You
2350BBCHQI x2

Wednesday

0215BBC1The Apprentice: Why I Fired ThemSigned. Not Wales.
1230ITV2Family Fortunes
1635BBCHThe Slammer
1705S4CDiwedd y Byd
1805BBC2Celebrity EggheadsBBC Sports Personalities of the Year. Also BBC-HD.
2000LIVFour WeddingsCelebrities.
2100C4Come Dine With MeGoldie, Tony Christie, Janet Ellis, Susie Amy. HD.
21004MUSYour Face or Mine
2100DAVEHave I Got News for You Night
2200C4Chris Moyles' Quiz NightPamela Anderson, Kelly Osbourne, Paddy McGuinness.
2250BBCHQI x2
1900BBC3Total Wipeout

Thursday

1800BBC2Celebrity EggheadsWomen journalists and broadcasters. Also BBC-HD.
1900DAVEHave I Got News For You
1930C5Street Market Chefs
1940DAVEQIAlso 2100.
2100MOR4Come Dine With Me
2100S4COnly Men Aloud
2100ITVWho Wants to be a Millionaire LiveCliff Evans and James Martin; Gok Wan and Carol Vorderman.
2200ITV2Celebrity Juice x3
2315UTVCelebrity Juice
2350BBCHQI x2
2200C48 Out of 10 Cats New!Jack Dee, Lorraine Kelly, Josie Long, Dame Christopher Biggins. HD.

Christmas Eve

0930BBC1The SlammerChristmas.
1000LIVFour Weddings Day
1300DAVEGenuis
1730RTE2Super Crew
1745BBC2Celebrity EggheadsVoice-over people. Also BBC-HD.
1800MOR4Come Dine With Me x5
1900DAVEHave I Got News For You
1940DAVEQI
2100DAVEMock the Week Night
2130BBC1QIHocus-Pocus. HD; also BBC-HD 2200.
2200BBC1Have I Got News For YouChristmas.
2200ITV2Celebrity Juice x3
2350C4Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2355BBCHQI x2
2425BBC1The ApprenticeSigned. Scotland only.

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


Channel abbreviations

4MUS4 Music
ABSRAbsolute Radio
ALBABBC Alba
ARTSSky Arts
BBC1BBC1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
BBC2BBC2 (Network unless otherwise noted)
BBC3BBC3
BBC4BBC4
BBCHBBC-HD
BOOMBoomerang
BORDBorder (ITV in Cumbria and south-west Scotland)
BRVOBravo
C4 Channel 4
C5 Channel 5
CBBCCBBC
CBBSCbeebies
CHA1Channel One
CLASClassic FM (Radio)
COMCComedy Central
COMXComedy Central Extra
DAVEDave
DISCDiscovery
DISNDisney Channel
DMAXD-MAX
DRT Discovery Real Time
DSCIDiscovery Science
EDENEden
ESPCESPN Classic
ESPTEurosport
ESP2Eurosport 2
FIVRFiver
FOODUKTV Good Food
GOLDUKTV Gold
HOMEUKTV Home
HTV HTV (ITV in Wales; Wales only unless noted)
ITV ITV1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
ITV2ITV2
ITV3ITV3
ITV4ITV4
LIV UK Living TV
LIV2UK Living TV It
LFCLFC TV
MOR4More 4
NICKNickelodeon
Rad1BBC Radio 1
Rad2BBC Radio 2
Rad3BBC Radio 3
Rad4BBC Radio 4
Rad5BBC Radio 5
Rad7BBC Radio 7
RCymBBC Radio Cymru
RSctBBC Radio Scotland
RUlsBBC Radio Ulster
RWalBBC Radio Wales
RLLYUKTV Really
RTE1RTE1 (Irish)
RTE2RTE2 (Irish)
RTR1RTE Radio 1 (Irish)
S4CDS4C Digidol
SK3DSky-3D
SKY1Sky1
SKY2Sky2
SKY3Sky3
STV STV (ITV1 in North and Central Scotland)
TLKSTalk Sport (radio)
TV3 TV3 (Irish)
TV5MTV5 Monde (Europe)
TG4 TG 4 (Irish)
UNIVUniversal Channel
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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