And a very happy new year to you all. Eyes down for the first full week of the new year.
New and notable
Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom (ITV, 12 noon Saturday)
- Contestants try to avoid being eaten by comedy puppets.
The Search (C4, 9pm Sunday)
- Jamie Theakston in a global treasure hunt.
Clutter Nutters (BBC2, 7.30am weekdays, also 6.30pm CBBC)
- Youngsters sell the junk from their bedrooms.
Junior Mastermind (BBC1, 7pm Monday)
- Just in case you'd forgotten who the host was, he's also on Challenge every night at 8.30.
Project Catwalk (Sky Onc, 9pm Monday)
- Kelly Osbourne guides people on how to look good.
Speciale Questions pour un Champion (TV5, 5.29pm Wednesday)
- The annual new year special edition, but this time taking on a different format. Over the next five weeks, members of eight families will compete for the honour of representing their clan in the grand final, where the Champion Family will be crowned. If that's all too confusing, there's a performance from Faudel, and Julien Lepers hosts.
The Big Bumper Science Quiz (BBC1 Northern Ireland, 9pm Thursday)
- Test Northern Ireland's science knowledge. Eamonn Holmes and Christine Bleakley from the W5 discovery centre.
Mock the Week (BBC2, 10pm Thursday)
- The counterpart to HIGNFY returns.
Saturday 6 January
1000 | CBBC | Crush
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1040 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge
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1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk | Also Radio Scotland
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1100 | G2 | A Question of Sport x3
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1130 | CBBC | The Slammer
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1200 | LIV | The Amazing Race | Iceland. Also Living 2, 2100.
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1200 | ITV | Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom New!
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1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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1304 | RWal | Jest a Minute
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1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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1600 | CITV | Jungle Run
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1600 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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1615 | S4C | Deal or No Deal | As seen on C4 yesterday. Now they've caught up, they're not letting go.
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1650 | RTE1 | You're a Star
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1700 | CBBC | Raven The Island x2 | Bring your own duvets.
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1800 | FTN | Bullseye x2 New! | According to the listings we have, this is a pair of Jim Bowen episodes.
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1900 | FTN | The Krypton Factor x2 New! | This is certainly the Gordon Burns programme of legend.
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1930 | BBC1 | In It to Win It
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1950 | BBC2 | Weakest Link - The Story So Far Special
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2020 | ITV | Millionaire
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2110 | BBC1 | Just the Two of Us
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2100 | C4 | Celebrity Big Brother | Additional coverage on E4 all week. S4C 2145.
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2115 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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2120 | ITV | Soapstar Superstar | Additional coverage on ITV2 immediately afterwards.
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2213 | TV5M | La Carte aux Tresors | Ducs Bretons.
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2235 | BBC2 | Have I Got Old News For You | 20 May 2005: Marcus Brigstocke, Robert Llewelyn, Daisy Sampson. Not NI.
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2235 | 2NI | The Blame Game | Best of 2006.
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Sunday 7
1000 | CBBC | Crush
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1025 | ITV2 | Millionaire
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1045 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x2
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1130 | CBBC | The Slammer
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1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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1510 | Mor4 | Deal or No Deal | First of two repeats.
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1600 | CITV | Jungle Run
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1700 | CBBC | Raven The Island
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1710 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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1800 | LIV | So You Think You Can Dance x2
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1805 | Mor4 | Deal or No Deal | And if you just missed it...
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1800 | FTN | Bullseye x2
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1900 | FTN | The Krypton Factor x2
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2000 | BBC1 | Just the Two of Us | The final.
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2000 | C4 | Celebrity Big Brother | S4C 2220.
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2100 | ITV | Soapstar Superstar
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2100 | C4 | The Search New!
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Weekdays
0100 | FTN | Casino Casino
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0435 | FTN | TV Scrabble
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0730 | BBC2 | Clutter Nutters New! | Also 1830 CBBC.
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1001 | TV5M | Tele la Question
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1018 | TV5M | La Cible
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1020 | CBBS | The Shiny Show | Repeated 1420.
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1100 | Mor4 | Deal or No Deal
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1145 | Mor4 | Countdown | 13 - 19 December; approximate time.
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1230 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal
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1230 | TV5M | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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1415 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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1435 | TV3 | The Price is Right | Not Monday, Friday.
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1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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1530 | ITV | The Price is Right
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1530 | C4 | Countdown | Carol, Susie, Martin Jarvis. This week's host is Des O'Connor. Repeats around 5am, two-and-a-half days later; S4C 1510 the following day.
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1600 | CITV | Jungle Run
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1600 | BBC1 | Raven The Island New!
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1630 | CBBC | Raven The Island | As shown the next day on BBC1.
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1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | Also 1805 on More4.
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1630 | BBC2 | Ready Steady Cook
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1700 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Also S4C.
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1715 | BBC2 | Weakest Link
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1800 | FTN | The Crystal Maze
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1830 | C5 | In the Grid
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2100 | ITV | Soapstar Superstar
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2100 | C4 | Celebrity Big Brother | Friday 2030 and 2230. S4C variations: Wed 2200, Thu 2130.
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2100 | G2 | HIGNFY
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2140 | G2 | QI
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2220 | G2 | Buzzcocks
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2300 | G2 | All Over | All four repeat from 2340.
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Monday 8
1230 | BBC7 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | Repeated 1930.
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1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | Freud, Merton, Hesketh-Harvey, McErlane; from The Annoyed Rooms, Tunbridge Wells.
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1900 | BBC1 | Junior Mastermind New! | The Cottingley Fairies Hoax; the 2006 World Cup; His Dark Materials; Madame Tussaud.
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2000 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2 | The US version.
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2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Repechage final: Manchester v Reading.
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2100 | SKY1 | Project Catwalk
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Tuesday 9
1230 | BBC7 | The News Quiz | 2000. Repeated 1930.
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1320 | S4C | The Search
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1800 | ESPT | Strongest Man
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2000 | AONE | Chasing Time x2 | San Fransisco; Mexico City
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2000 | ITV | Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway
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Wednesday 10
1230 | BBC7 | My Music | 1993. Repeated 1930.
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1729 | TV5 | Speciale Questions Pour un Champion New!
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1730 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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1900 | ESP2 | Viking | A cross between Takeshi's Castle and The Surely Impossible Way of the Warrior.
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1900 | ITV4 | The Rebel Billionaire | Richard Branson finds an excuse to raise his profile.
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2000 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | The US version.
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Thursday 11
1230 | BBC7 | Just a Minute | Repeated 1930.
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1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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1630 | S4C | Mama Mia | Also S4C Digidol.
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1830 | Rad4 | The Personality Test | Esther Rantzen.
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2100 | 1NI | The Big Bumper Science Quiz Special
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2200 | BBC2 | Mock the Week New! | Russell Howard and Mark Watson.
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Friday 12
1230 | BBC7 | Who Goes There? | Repeated 1930.
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1630 | BBC1 | Best of Friends
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1730 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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1900 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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2000 | ITV4 | Spy Master | A US version of our Spy. Last in the series.
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Challenge?
Saturday
0700 | Don't Try This at Home!
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0800 | Takeshi
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0900 | Knockout
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1000 | Gladiators
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1100 | The Crystal Maze
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1200 | Millionaire x2
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1400 | Catchphrase x8 | Includes six short rounds.
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1900 | Strike it Rich x2
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2000 | Bullseye x2
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2100 | Fear Factor x2
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2300 | Gambling
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Sunday
As Saturday except
0700 | The Moment of Truth
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1400 | Roller Jam x2
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1500 | Gladiators
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1600 | The Crystal Maze
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1700 | Takeshi x8
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Monday - Friday
0700 | 3-2-1
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0800 | Takeshi x 2
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0900 | Strike It Rich x 2
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1000 | Family Fortunes x 2
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1100 | Catchphrase x 2
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1200 | Take It or Leave It
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1300 | Millionaire
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1400 | Bullseye x 2
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1500 | Weakest Link
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1600 | Fifteen to One x 2
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1700 | Takeshi x 2
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1800 | Fear Factor x 2
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2000 | Strike it Rich
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2030 | Mastermind New! | Yep, the John Humphrys version, as chronicled exhaustively in back issues of the Week.
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2100 | Millionaire
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2200 | Take It or Leave It
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2300 | Millionaire | Friday - Gambling.
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Channel abbreviations:
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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C5 | Five
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CBBC | CBBC
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CBBS | Cbeebies
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FTN | FTN
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G2 | UKTV G2
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GOLD | UKTV Gold
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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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Rad1 | BBC Radio 1
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Rad2 | BBC Radio 2
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Rad4 | BBC Radio 4
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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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RTR1 | RTE Radio 1 (Irish)
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S4C | S4C (analogue)
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S4CD | S4C Digidol
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SCOT | Scottish / Grampian (ITV in Scotland)
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SKY1 | Sky Onc
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SKY3 | Sky Thrcc
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TOON | Cartoon Network
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TV3 | TV3 (Irish)
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TV5M | TV5 Monde (Europe)
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UTV | Ulster Television (ITV in Northern Ireland)
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See also
TV Guide This Week