A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 19 May 2007
Schedules are subject to change.
New and notable
English Speaking Union Debate (BBC Parliament, 8pm Saturday)
- The ESU's fiftieth annual debating competition, held in the House of Lords last Saturday.
Quote... Unquote (Radio 4, 1.30 Wednesday)
- Still not cancelled, then.
All the Way From Memphis (BBC7, 12.30 and 7.30 Friday)
- The knowledgeable pop music quiz.
After They Were Housemates; Big Brother According to Russell Brand (E4, from 10pm Friday)
- The new series begins on 30 May, and we shall give it all the attention it deserves.
Saturday 19 May
| 0830 | CBBC | Raven | Series 4.
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Hider in the House
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| 0950 | ITV | Jungle Run
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1100 | G2 | Headjam
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| 1103 | RUls | The Blame Game New!
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| 1150 | ITV | Pop Idle US
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| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1255 | S4C | Scrapheap Challenge | 5/16.
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| 1300 | CBBC | Clutter Nutters
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| 1400 | CBBC | Get Your Own Back
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| 1450 | BBC2 | Eggheads x2 | Scotland only.
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| 1500 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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| 1530 | TV3 | Pop Idle US | Also 1800.
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| 1620 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1655 | C4 | Deal or No Deal Classic
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| 1735 | ITV2 | Millionaire | Last week's edition
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| 1755 | TG4 | Toraiocht Taisce
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| 1800 | FTN | Bullseye x2
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| 1805 | RTR1 | All Ireland Schools Quiz
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| 1820 | BBC1 | The People's Quiz Back
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| 1855 | ITV | Gameshow Marathon | Bullseye.
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| 1900 | FTN | The Krypton Factor x2
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| 2000 | ITV | Grease is the Word | Complete in one act, continues on ITV2 afterwards.
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| 2000 | PARL | English Speaking Union Debate Special
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| 2010 | BBC1 | Any Dream Will Do | Continues 2200. Also on BBC-HD.
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| 2010 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2130 | ITV | Millionaire
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| 2210 | BBC2 | Have I Got News For You | Chris Tarrant, Lembit Opik.
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| 2231 | TV5 | Fort Boyard
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Counterpoint | Who composed the music to the 1995 Pride and Prejudice?
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Sunday 20
| 0830 | CBBC | Raven
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| 0930 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x3
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| 0935 | ITV2 | Gameshow Marathon | Also 1750.
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| 1125 | S4C | Shipwrecked
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| 1204 | Rad4 | The Unbelievable Truth
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| 1230 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5 New! | The celebrity week.
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| 1300 | CBBC | Clutter Nutters
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| 1400 | CBBC | Get Your Own Back
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| 1500 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1700 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | Also 1800 on More4.
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| 1745 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge | 6/16. Mortars
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| 1800 | FTN | Bullseye x2
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| 1800 | C5US | Whose Line is it Anyway? x2
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| 1830 | RTE1 | Celebrity Jigs and Reels | The grand final
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| 1840 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2007
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| 1900 | BBC3 | Castaway Exposed
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| 1900 | FTN | The Krypton Factor x2
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| 2200 | BBC7 | The News Quiz
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Weekdays
| 0100 | Mor4 | Countdown (not Mo)
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| 0410 | FTN | Totally Top Trumps (not Mo)
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| 0730 | BBC2 | Get 100
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| 0800 | CBBC | Raven
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| 0800 | DSCI | Scrapheap Challenge x2
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| 0900 | Mor4 | Deal or No Deal | Also approx. 1300.
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| 0945 | TV5M | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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| 1010 | TV5M | Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
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| 1325 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1415 | S4C | Countdown
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| 1435 | TV3 | The Price is Right | Tue - Thu only.
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| 1500 | ITV | For the Rest of Your Life | UTV 1630.
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| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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| 1530 | C4 | Countdown | This week's Richard Digance is Paul Zenon.
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| 1545 | BBC2 | Flog It | Mon-Wed only. Scot: not Wed.
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| 1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | Also 1805 on More4.
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Ready Steady Cook | Mon-Wed only.
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| 1700 | CBBC | Get Your Own Back
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| 1700 | G2 | Head Jam
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| 1715 | BBC2 | Weakest Link | Mon-Wed only.
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scot: not Thu.
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| 1800 | FTN | Stars in Their Eyes
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Great British Menu
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| 1900 | FTN | Gladiators | Not Wed.
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Monday 21
| 1130 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1230 | BBC7 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | Repeated 1930.
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Counterpoint | First semi-final.
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| 1600 | UTV | Supermarket Sweep
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| 1700 | BBC1 | Beat the Boss | Pets. Next episode on CBBC immediately afterwards.
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The Unbelievable Truth
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| 1900 | BBC3 | Castaway
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| 2200 | TG4 | Paisean Faisean
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| 2230 | BBC3 | Annually Retentive
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Tuesday 22
| 1230 | BBC7 | The News Quiz | Repeated 1930.
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| 1700 | BBC1 | Blue Peter | Andy goes behind the scenes of Let Me Entertain You, which is back next week.
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| 1900 | BBC1 | Castaway
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| 1900 | BBC2 | The Apprentice | Not 2W.
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| 1930 | UTV | The Price is Right
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| 2002 | RTR1 | Backchat
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| 2030 | BBC4 | Marcus Brigstocke's Trophy People | Scrabble.
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| 2100 | G2 | QI New!
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| 2140 | G2 | HIGNFY x2
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | England and Scotland only.
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Wednesday 23
| 1230 | BBC7 | My Music | Repeated 1930.
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Quote Unquote New!
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| 1630 | BBC1 | Raven
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| 1725 | TV5 | Fort Boyard | Team Omar, including Oriane Bonduel, qui est un presentatrice meteo. Et aussi Michael Poisson.
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| 1900 | BBC3 | Castaway
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| 2000 | ESP2 | Strongest Man | Highlights from the series so far.
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| 2030 | ESP2 | Viking | A new series of the Japanese obstacle course with attitude.
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| 2100 | BBC1 | The Apprentice | Finding stuff from around the world. Continues on BBC2 at 2200.
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Thursday 24
| 0220 | C4 | Your Face or Mine?
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| 1230 | BBC7 | Just a Minute | Repeated 1930.
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| 1600 | S4C | Mamma Mia
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| 1900 | BBC1 | Castaway
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| 2100 | G2 | Dragons' Den
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| 2100 | GOLD | TV Now and Then x2
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| 2300 | G2 | Buzzcocks
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Friday 25
| 1230 | BBC7 | All the Way from Memphis New! | Also 1930.
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| 1630 | BBC1 | Raven
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Great British Menu | Scotland only.
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1930 | RUls | The Blame Game
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| 2030 | ITV2 | Pop Idle US | The grand final.
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| 2100 | BBC1 | Have I Got News For You? | Alexander Armstrong takes to the host's chair like a knife to bricks. Scotland 2235.
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| 2100 | G2 | Buzzcocks New!
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| 2200 | E4 | After They Were Housemates Special | Speaking to some of the contestants in the first seven series of Big Brother.
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| 2300 | C4 | 8 out of 10 Cats Special | The best bits so far
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| 2305 | E4 | Big Brother According to Russell Brand Special | A perfect match between presenter and programme: capable of being witty and intelligent, but pretending to be thicker than two short planks.
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Challenge?
Saturday
| 0700 | Don't Try This at Home!
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| 0800 | Takeshi x2
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| 0900 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1000 | Cash Cab x3
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| 1130 | Wheel of Fortune x3
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| 1300 | Millionaire x2
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| 1500 | Family Fortunes x3
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| 1630 | Play Your Cards Right x3
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| 1800 | Bullseye x3
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| 1930 | Live Darts Special | No, seriously, Challenge gives over a whole weekend to live coverage of a darts tournament in a far-away land.
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Sunday
As Saturday except
Monday-Friday
| 0700 | Takeshi x2
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| 0800 | The Crystal Maze
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| 0900 | Play Your Cards Right x2
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| 1000 | Take It or Leave It
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| 1100 | Bruce's Price is Right x2
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| 1200 | Family Fortunes
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| 1230 | The Pyramid Game with Donny Osmond | Now billed correctly, as Brig will be pleased to note.
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| 1300 | Millionaire
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| 1400 | Take It or Leave It
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| 1500 | That's the Question
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| 1530 | Eggheads
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| 1600 | The People Versus x2
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| 1700 | Strike it Rich
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| 1730 | The Pyramid Game with Donny Osmond
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| 1800 | Crystal Maze
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| 1900 | The Weakest Link
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| 2000 | Strike it Rich
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| 2030 | The Pyramid Game with Donny Osmond
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| 2100 | Take It or Leave It
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| 2200 | Fear Factor
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| 2300 | Millionaire (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
