A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 17 March 2007
Schedules are subject to change.
New and notable
A Song for Europe (BBC1, 7.30 and 9.30 Saturday)
- Finding the performers to finish a valiant 17th in Helsinki.
Soapstar Superchef (ITV, 5pm weekdays)
- Combining ITV's twin obsessions of cookery and soap opera. Expect a premium-rate element to be inserted with all the subtlety of a door being opened by a sledgehammer.
Counterpoint (Radio 4, 1.30 Monday)
- Edward Seckerson, scandalously dumped by Radio 3, is the guest host of the music quiz.
Gladiators (FTN, 7pm from Tuesday)
- The most important game show to come out of Birmingham since The Golden Shot.
The Underdog Show (BBC2, 8pm Tuesday)
- Celebrities adopt a dog, and hope to turn it into a Best In Show. One dog is voted off each week, and Julian Clary hosts. Look, we're not making this up, honest.
Saturday 17 March
| 0900 | BBC2 | Hider in the House
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk | Also Radio Scotland
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| 1200 | LIV | The Amazing Race | Highlights. Also Living 2, 2100.
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| 1300 | ITV | Pop Idle US
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| 1305 | S4C | Beauty and the Geek | As seen on C4 a few weeks ago.
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| 1330 | CBBC | Get Your Own Back
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| 1500 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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| 1610 | S4C | Deal or No Deal | Last Tuesday's episode.
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| 1710 | C4 | Deal or No Deal Classic
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| 1800 | ITV | Harry Hill's TV Burp
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| 1800 | FTN | Bullseye x2
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| 1800 | TV3 | Pop Idle US
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| 1830 | ITV | Celebrity Dancing On Ice | Continues 2050. It's the grand final. TV3 1900 and 2100.
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| 1900 | FTN | The Krypton Factor x2
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| 1900 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 1930 | BBC1 | A Song For Europe Special | Continues 2130.
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| 2010 | RTE1 | You're a Star | The semi-final, continues after the news.
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| 2100 | G2 | QI New!
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| 2140 | G2 | HIGNFY New!
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| 2216 | TV5M | Fort Boyard
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| 2220 | G2 | Buzzcocks New!
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| 2300 | G2 | All Over New!
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| 2330 | S4CD | Tipit
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Sunday 18
| 0900 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1000 | CBBC | Crush
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| 1204 | Rad4 | The Write Stuff New!
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| 1300 | ITV | Dancing on Ice | As seen yesterday.
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| 1300 | Mor4 | Codex
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| 1330 | CBBC | Get Your Own Back
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| 1350 | C4 | Beauty and the Geek x2
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| 1500 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1655 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | Also 1805 on More4.
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| 1740 | BBC2 | Masterchef Goes Large | A repeat of last Thursday's final. Scotland 1300.
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| 1800 | LIV | Top Chef
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| 1800 | FTN | Bullseye x2
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| 1830 | RTE1 | You're a Star | The grand final, concludes 2030.
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| 1840 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2007
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| 1900 | FTN | The Krypton Factor x2
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| 2100 | BBC1 | Castaway
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| 2100 | Mor4 | The Secret Millionaire
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| 2100 | C5 | The Lottery: Luck, Losers and Lolly Special | Though we should mention Tube Night on BBC4.
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Weekdays
| 0100 | Mor4 | Countdown (not Mo)
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| 0700 | STYL | Bargain Hunt x2
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| 0900 | Mor4 | Deal or No Deal | Also approx. 1300.
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| 1001 | TV5M | Tele la Question | Also 1915.
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| 1018 | TV5M | La Cible
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| 1230 | TV5M | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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| 1325 | S4C | Deal or No Deal | Four days behind the rest of the country.
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| 1435 | TV3 | The Price is Right | Tue - Thu only.
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| 1510 | S4C | Countdown
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| 1515 | BBC2 | Sudo-Q | We, Th: not Scotland
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| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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| 1530 | C4 | Countdown | Smart Aleck duties for Keith Barron.
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| 1600 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | Also 1805 on More4.
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| 1630 | BBC1 | The Slammer New!
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Ready Steady Cook
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| 1700 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1700 | ITV | Soapstar Superchef New!
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| 1700 | DSCI | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 1715 | BBC2 | Weakest Link
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| 1740 | G2 | Head Jam
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Th: Not Scotland.
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| 1800 | FTN | Takeshi's Castle x2
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| 2100 | BBC3 | Castaway: The Last 24 Hours
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Monday 19
| 1230 | BBC7 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | Repeated 1930.
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Counterpoint New!
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| 1700 | BBC1 | Best of Friends New!
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The Write Stuff
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| 1900 | FTN | The Crystal Maze
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| 2000 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2 | The US version.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | QF (3/4) UCL v York
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| 2200 | TG4 | Paisean Faisean | A dating show.
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| 2300 | ITV | WAGs's Boutique
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| 2310 | E4 | Abi Titmuss: A Modern Day Morality Tale Special | What, exactly, is the former Celebrity Love Island famous for?
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Tuesday 20
| 1130 | BBC2 | Sudo-Q | Northern Ireland only; a catch-up from last week's election programmes.
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| 1230 | BBC7 | The News Quiz | Repeated 1930.
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| 1825 | S4C | Tipit | Also S4C Digidol.
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| 1900 | FTN | Gladiators New!
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| 2000 | BBC2 | The Underdog Show New! | Continues 2200.
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| 2000 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | The US version.
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| 2030 | BBC4 | Never Mind the Full Stops | Phil Hammond, Mark Steel, Kirsty Wark. More on that story later.
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| 2100 | ITV2 | WAGs's Boutique
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| 2100 | G2 | HIGNFY New!
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| 2100 | TG4 | Paisean Faisean
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| 2140 | G2 | QI x2
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| 2300 | G2 | HIGNFY
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Wednesday 21
| 1230 | BBC7 | My Music | Repeated 1930.
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| 1735 | TV5 | Fort Boyard
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| 1900 | FTN | Gladiators
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Australian Princess
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Old News New! | Dara O'Briain, Stephen Frost, Stephen Pound. Not 2W, NI.
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Thursday 22
| 1230 | BBC7 | Just a Minute | Repeated 1930.
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| 1900 | FTN | Gladiators
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| 2100 | G2 | Dragons' Den
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| 2130 | BBC2 | Dead Ringers
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| 2300 | G2 | Buzzcocks New!
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| 2300 | Rad4 | The Personality Test | Greg Dyke.
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Friday 23
| 1230 | BBC7 | Whispers
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| 1730 | CBBC | Bamzooki
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 1900 | FTN | Gladiators
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| 2030 | S4C | Tipit | Also S4C Digidol.
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| 2030 | ITV2 | Pop Idle US
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| 2130 | BBC2 | Old News | Northern Ireland only.
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| 2250 | C4 | Balls of Steel
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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
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| 1130 | Catchphrase x3
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| 1300 | Take It or Leave It x2
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| 1500 | Play Your Cards Right x3
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| 1630 | Strike it Rich x3
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| 1800 | Family Fortunes x3
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| 1930 | Bullseye x3
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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 | Fear Factor x5
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Monday - Friday
| 0700 | Knightmare
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| 0730 | Catchphrase
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| 0800 | The Crystal Maze
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| 0900 | Going for Gold x2
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| 1000 | Cash Cab x2
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| 1100 | Strike It Rich x2
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| 1200 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 1300 | Millionaire
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| 1400 | Take It or Leave It
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| 1500 | Eggheads
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| 1530 | Defectors New!
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| 1600 | Mastermind
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| 1630 | Cash Cab New!
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| 1700 | The Amazing Race
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| 1800 | Crystal Maze (Tu: Stars In Their Eyes)
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| 1900 | Stars In Their Eyes
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| 2000 | So You Think You Can Dance
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| 2100 | Fear Factor
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | Showbiz Darts (Fri: 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
