A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 3 February 2007.
Schedules are subject to change; those listed for Channel 4 particularly so.
New and notable
The Search (5pm Saturday, C4)
- Egypt. As, er, not seen last week. And, indeed, as not seen on Sunday nights any more.
When Will I be Famous? (6pm Saturday, BBC1)
- Graham Norton hosts a talent show.
Beauty and the Geek (1.50 Sunday, C4)
- A second series, imported.
The Crystal Maze (8am and 6pm weekdays, Challenge)
- The children's specials
Takeshi's Castle (6pm weekdays, FTN)
- Don't worry, Crystal fans, it's back next week.
Magnus Magnusson: A Tribute (7.30 Monday, BBC2)
- The title says it all.
Dragons' Den (8pm Wednesday, BBC2)
- Knocking anything ITV has to offer into a cocked hat.
Saturday 3 February
| 1000 | ITV | Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom
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| 1000 | CBBC | Crush
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| 1030 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal
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| 1030 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk | Also Radio Scotland
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| 1130 | BBC1 | Masterchef Goes Large | Scotland only; as seen elsewhere yesterday.
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| 1200 | LIV | The Amazing Race | Chile. Also Living 2, 2100.
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| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1345 | ITV | Pop Idle US
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| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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| 1550 | RTE1 | You're a Star
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| 1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1635 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1700 | CBBC | Raven The Island x2
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| 1700 | C4 | The Search
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| 1800 | BBC1 | When Will I Be Famous? New! | Graham Norton hosts a talent show. Continues 2035.
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| 1800 | FTN | Bullseye x2
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| 1805 | ITV | Harry Hill's TV Burp
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| 1835 | ITV | Celebrity Dancing On Ice | No one flops like Doctor Fox flops... Continues 2105.
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| 1900 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link Special | Comedians, we think. Not that we care...
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| 1900 | FTN | The Krypton Factor x2 | ...when we can see the 1987 final again.
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| 1950 | BBC1 | One Versus One Hundred
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| 2005 | ITV | The Con Test (also TV3)
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| 2015 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2100 | G2 | HIGNFY Night Special
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| 2305 | BBC2 | Buzzcocks New!
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| 2335 | BBC2 | Mock the Week
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Sunday 4
| 0035 | BBC2 | Old News | Jeremy Clarkson, Andy Hamilton, Mark Steel. November 2005.
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| 1000 | CBBC | Crush
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| 1100 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x2
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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| 1235 | ITV | Pop Idle US
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| 1335 | ITV | Dancing on Ice | As seen yesterday.
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| 1350 | C4 | Beauty and the Geek New! | Unless C4's changed its mind, and decided to bung out an old episode of Friends. Wouldn't put it past them.
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| 1650 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1730 | CITV | Eliminator
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| 1800 | LIV | So You Think You Can Dance x2
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| 1800 | FTN | Bullseye x2
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| 1805 | Mor4 | Deal or No Deal | As seen on Channel 4 barely an hour ago.
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| 1830 | RTE1 | You're a Star | Also 2030.
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| 1840 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2007
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| 1900 | FTN | The Krypton Factor x2
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| 2000 | G2 | SAS: Are You Tough Enough? New!
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| 2100 | G2 | HIGNFY Night Special
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| 2200 | DOCU | HIGNFY Night Special
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Weekdays
| 0100 | FTN | Casino Casino
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| 0435 | FTN | TV Scrabble
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| 0930 | C4 | The Deadly Knowledge Show | Also S4C
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| 1001 | TV5M | Tele la Question | Also 1915.
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| 1018 | TV5M | La Cible
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt New!
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| 1230 | TV5M | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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| 1345 | Mor4 | Deal or No Deal | How on earth does Channel 4 expect to get a regular audience for anything if they keep moving things about?
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| 1425 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1515 | BBC2 | Perfect Strangers | Not 2W, Scotland 1400 Wed only.
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| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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| 1530 | C4 | Countdown | This week's Smart Aleck is Jeremy Hardy; let's hope that no-one sings. Repeats around 5am, two-and-a-half days later; S4C 1510 the following day. And as reviewed in the next Week.
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| 1600 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1600 | BBC1 | Raven New! | The fifth tournament.
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| 1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | Also 1805 on More4.
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| 1630 | BBC1 | Best of Friends
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Ready Steady Cook | Not 2W.
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| 1715 | BBC2 | Weakest Link
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| 1800 | FTN | Takeshi's Castle New!
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Masterchef Goes Large | Thursday: not Scotland.
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| 1830 | CBBC | Clutter Nutters
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| 2100 | G2 | QI x2
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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 5
| 1230 | BBC7 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | Repeated 1930.
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | (6/11) Addison, Freud, Merton, Norton, from London.
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| 1900 | BBC1 | Junior Mastermind | R1 (5/5) Jewish festivals, Penguins, "The Edge Chronicles", Bob Marley.
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| 1930 | BBC2 | Magnus Magnusson: A Tribute Special | Not 2W.
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| 2000 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2 | The US version.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | R2 (4/7) Corpus Christi Oxford v Edinburgh
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| 2100 | SKY1 | Project Catwalk
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| 2300 | ITV | WAGs Boutique New! | Inflicted on those without digital. By going directly into The Mint, ITV has nothing remotely stretching for almost five hours.
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Tuesday 6
| 1230 | BBC7 | The News Quiz | Repeated 1930.
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| 1320 | S4C | The Search
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| 2000 | AONE | Chasing Time x2 | Stockholm, Dublin.
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| 2000 | ITV | Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway
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| 2100 | C4 | Strictly Baby Ballroom New! | A documentary following a year of juvenile ballroom dancing.
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| 2100 | ITV2 | WAGs Boutique
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Wednesday 7
| 1230 | BBC7 | My Music | Repeated 1930.
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| 1900 | ITV4 | The Rebel Billionaire
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| 1900 | ESP2 | Viking
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| 2000 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | The US version.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den New!
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | With quondam CBB contestant Donny Oflondon. Not 2W, 2320 in NI.
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Thursday 8
| 1230 | BBC7 | Just a Minute | Repeated 1930.
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| 1630 | S4C | Mama Mia | Also S4C Digidol.
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Mock the Week
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Friday 9
| 1230 | BBC7 | Foul Play | Repeated 1930.
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| 1730 | CBBC | Bamzooki
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1900 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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| 2030 | ITV2 | Pop Idle US
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Challenge?
Saturday
| 0700 | Don't Try This at Home!
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| 0800 | Takeshi
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| 0900 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1000 | Price is Right x3 New!
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| 1130 | Catchphrase x3
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| 1300 | Millionaire x2
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| 1500 | Play Your Cards Right x3 New!
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| 1630 | Strike it Rich x3
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| 1800 | Bullseye x3
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| 1930 | Family Fortunes x3 New!
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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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| 1800 | Takeshi x6
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Monday - Friday
| 0700 | Takeshi x2
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| 0800 | The Crystal Maze New! | The children's specials
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| 0900 | Wheel of Fortune x2 New!
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| 1000 | Price is Right x2
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| 1100 | Strike It Rich x2
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| 1200 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 1300 | Play Your Cards Right x2 New!
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| 1400 | Bullseye x2
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| 1500 | Eggheads x2 New!
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| 1600 | Fifteen to One x 2
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| 1700 | Millionaire
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| 1800 | Crystal Maze New!
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| 1900 | Bullseye x2 New!
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| 2000 | Strike it Rich
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| 2030 | Mastermind
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| 2100 | Millionaire
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| 2200 | Fear Factor
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| 2300 | Distraction New!
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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
