TV Guide This Week

A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 25 August 2007

Schedules are subject to change.

New and notable this week:

Identity (BBC2, 5.15 weekdays)

Match twelve strangers to their secret identities and win something big, or a Donny Osmond CD.

Test The Nation The National IQ Test (BBC1, 6.40 Monday)

Danny Wallace and Anne Robinson ask people to take an entertainment dressed as science.

Britain's Strongest Man (C5, 8pm weekdays)

Finding the strongest man in Britain.

The Restaurant (BBC2, 8pm Wednesday)

Some jokes copyright UKGameshows 2007.

Big Brother (C4, 10pm Friday)

Last in the present series.

Saturday 25 August

0900	BBC2	The Sorcerer's Apprentice
0900	Mor4	Junkyard Wars
0930	BBC2	The Slammer	A dancing dog.
0930	CBBC	Hider in the House
1000	BBC2	Beat the Boss	Outdoor games
1100	CBBC	The Slammer
1200	C5US	Whose Line is it Anyway? x2	Also 1500.
1430	CBBC	50/50
1529	TV5M	Questions pour un Champion
1600	TV3	Beauty and the Geek
1645	ITV2	Millionaire New!	Last week's edition
1800	FTN	3-2-1
1900	FTN	Fort Boyard
1900	G2	Full Metal Challenge
1910	BBC1	School's Out New!	Matt Allwright, Laurie Brett, James Flett.
1930	RTR1	Buille Faoi Thuiraim
1940	ITV	The X Factor	Also TV3.
1945	BBC1	One Versus One Hundred
2000	LIV2	The Amazing Race
2030	BBC1	DanceX	Coverage concludes on BBC3.
2035	RTE1	The Trump Card
2040	ITV	Millionaire	Jenny Seagrove and Bill Kenwright; Kate Garraway and Derek Draper.
2100	G2	QI x4 Special
2230	TV5	La Carte aux Tresors
2300	Rad4	Round Britain Quiz

Sunday 26

0900	Mor4	Scrapheap Challenge x3
0930	CBBC	Hider in the House
1100	CBBC	The Slammer	Orville the duck. Also 1800.
1200	C5US	Whose Line is it Anyway?
1200	G2	Full Metal Challenge	Also 1600.
1204	Rad4	Just a Minute
1205	RTE1	Celebrity Masterchef Goes Large Special
1325	TV3	Pop Idle US
1430	CBBC	50/50
1440	Mor4	Come Dine With Me x5	Cambridge
1500	STYL	Bargain Hunt
1500	C5US	Pros vs Joes	Also 1900.
1505	ITV	The X Factor	There is no escape.
1745	TG4	Survivor Fiji
1750	C4	Come Dine With Me	Glasgow.
1800	FTN	3-2-1
1900	FTN	Fort Boyard
1915	C4	Deal or No Deal
2100	G2	QI x4 Special

Monday 27

A bank holiday.

0900	C4	Beauty and the Geek New!
0900	CBBC	The Sorcerer's Apprentice
0900	S4C	Crafwr
0930	Mor4	Scrappy Races Rally x5 Special
0945	TV5M	Des Chiffres et des Lettres
1000	CBBC	The Slammer
1000	G2	Full Metal Challenge x2 New!	Also 1400.
1010	TV5M	Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
1115	BBC1	Bargain Hunt
1130	CBBC	Clutter Nutters New!
1200	CBBC	Best of Friends
1200	C5US	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2
1230	BBC7	I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue	Also 1930.
1240	S4C	Deal or No Deal
1325	S4C	Countdown
1330	Rad4	Round Britain Quiz	(11/12) North v Scotland
1345	ITV	Dale's Supermarket Sweep
1529	TV5M	Questions pour un Champion
1530	C4	Countdown	Ken Bruce.
1610	BBC1	Dancing With the Stars
1615	C4	Deal or No Deal
1615	RTE2	Quiz Zone
1630	BBC2	Ready Steady Cook
1715	BBC2	Identity New!
1730	CBBC	Raven: The Secret Temple
1800	BBC2	Eggheads
1800	FTN	The Krypton Factor x2
1800	CBBC	The Sorcerer's Apprentice
1830	BBC2	Kitchen Criminals
1830	Rad4	Just a Minute	Paul Merton, Clement Fred, Janey Godley.
1840	BBC1	Test The Nation The National IQ Test Special	Danny Wallace and Anne Robinson ask removal men, surgeons, reality show contestants, people called Wallace, people called Robinson, and clairvoyants to take an entertainment dressed as science. Celebrities playing include Joe Pasquale, Clare Balding, Dan Snow, and Nick Robinson. Wales 1900; continues 2100.
1900	FTN	Bullseye x2
1930	BBC2	Mastermind	(8/31) Dimitri Tiomkin, Swann novels, Richard Nixon, The Royle Family. PA: prepare more inaccurate knocking copy.
2000	BBC2	University Challenge	(R1, 8/14) Worcester Oxford v Pembroke Cambridge.
2000	C5	Britain's Strongest Man New!
2100	LIV2	The Amazing Race	Greece.
2100	5LIF	Interior Rivalry
2100	G2	QI
2140	G2	HIGNFY
2200	BBC2	Buzzcocks: Imagine a Mildly Amusing Panel Show. Special
2220	G2	Buzzcocks

Weekdays

0100	Mor4	Countdown (not Mo)
0855	C4	Beauty and the Geek
0900	CBBC	Beat the Boss
0900	Mor4	Deal or No Deal	Also approx. 1300.
0900	S4C	Crafwr
0945	TV5M	Des Chiffres et des Lettres
1000	CBBC	The Slammer
1010	TV5M	Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
1130	BBC1	Bargain Hunt	Not Fri.
1200	CBBC	Best of Friends
1200	C5US	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2
1230	ITV	Dale's Supermarket Sweep	Not Fri.
1240	S4C	Deal or No Deal
1325	S4C	Countdown x2
1340	G2	Headjam
1435	TV3	The Price is Right	Tue - Thu only.
1529	TV5M	Questions pour un Champion
1530	C4	Countdown	Ken Bruce.
1615	C4	Deal or No Deal	Also More4, 1805.
1615	RTE2	Quiz Zone
1630	BBC2	Ready Steady Cook
1715	BBC2	Identity
1730	CBBC	Raven: The Secret Temple
1730	CITV	Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom
1800	BBC2	Eggheads
1800	FTN	The Krypton Factor x2
1800	CBBC	The Sorcerer's Apprentice
1830	BBC2	Kitchen Criminals
1900	FTN	Bullseye x2
2000	C5	Britain's Strongest Man

Tuesday 28

1230	BBC7	Wireless Wise	Also 1930.
1830	DRT	Reel Wars
2000	LIV	Britain's Next Top Model
2000	C5US	Whose Line is it Anyway? x2
2100	G2	Buzzcocks
2300	G2	They Think It's All Over

Wednesday 29

1230	BBC7	Who Goes There?	Also 1930.
1730	TV5	La Carte Aux Tresors
2000	BBC2	The Restaurant New!
2030	ESP2	Timbersports New!
2200	LIV	Dirty Cows
2300	G2	Street-cred Sudoku

Thursday 30

1230	BBC7	Just a Minute	Also 1930.
1615	RTE2	Quiz Zone
1700	S4CD	Crafwr
2000	BBC2	The Restaurant	A reality show for cooks, but we have no idea where it's set. Coverage continues on BBC3 in The Restaurant: You're Fried.
2100	BBC2	Mock the Week	2W 2200.
2200	C4	8 Out of 10 Cats Special	Another Big Brother special.
2300	G2	Buzzcocks

Friday 31

1230	BBC7	Trivia Test Match	Also 1930.
2030	ITV2	America's Got Talent
2130	S4C	8 Out of 10 Cats Special	Another Big Brother special.
2200	COM1	Last Comic Standing
2335	BBC2	Mock the Week	Repeat. Not Scotland.

Challenge?

Saturday

0700 I Dare You
0800	Takeshi x2
0900	The Crystal Maze
1000	Strike it Rich x3 New!
1130	Supermarket Sweep x3
1300	Millionaire x2
1500	Play Your Cards Right x3
1630	Bullseye x3
1800	Family Fortunes x3
1930	Big Break x2
2100	Bullseye x2
2200	Distraction x2
2300	Gambling

Sunday

As Saturday except

0700	The Moment of Truth
1930	Takeshi's Castle x3

Monday - Friday

0700	The Krypton Factor x2
0800	Gladiators
0900	The Crystal Maze
1000	Supermarket Sweep
1030	Bruce's Price is Right
1100	Catchphrase
1130	Play Your Cards Right
1200	Family Fortunes
1230	That's the Question
1300	Millionaire
1400	Supermarket Sweep x2
1500	Take It or Leave It
1600	The People Versus
1630	Family Fortunes
1700	Takeshi x4
1900	Strike it Rich x2
2000	Family Fortunes x2
2100	Millionaire
2200	Take It or Leave It
2300	Nortonland (Fri Gambling)
2330	Distraction (Fri Gambling)

Big Brother

Main programmes (all C4)

Sa No transmission
Su 2100 (S4C 2310)
Mo 2200 (S4C 2200)
Tu 2100 (S4C 2230)
We 2100 (S4C 2200)
Th 2100 (S4C 2200)
Fr 2030 and 2200 (also S4C)

On the Couch

Su 2000 (S4C 2210)

Little Brother (E4 unless stated)

Su 1250 (C4; S4C 1320)
Mo-Fr 1930
Fr 2000 (C4; not S4C)

Diary Room Uncut (C4)

Su 1350 (not S4C)

Big Mouth (E4)

Tu-Fr 2300

Live coverage overnight on C4 and S4C, and for much of the day on E4. Series ends at 2355 on Friday.

Channel abbreviations:

BBC1	BBC1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
BBC2	BBC2 (Network unless otherwise noted)
2W	BBC2 Wales digital service
BBC3	BBC3
BBC4	BBC4
BBC7	BBC7 (Radio)
C5	Five
C5US	Five US
CBBC	CBBC
CBBS	Cbeebies
ESPT	Eurosport
ESP2	Eurosport 2
FTN	FTN
G2	UKTV G2
GOLD	UKTV Gold
ITV	ITV (Network unless otherwise noted)
ITV2	ITV2
ITV3	ITV3
ITV4	ITV4
LIV	UK Living TV
LIV2	UK Living TV 2
MOR4	More 4
Rad1	BBC Radio 1
Rad2	BBC Radio 2
Rad4	BBC Radio 4
RCym	BBC Radio Cymru
RNaG	BBC Radio nan Gaidheal
RSct	BBC Radio Scotland
RUls	BBC Radio Ulster
RWal	BBC Radio Wales
RTE1	RTE1 (Irish)
RTE2	RTE2 (Irish)
RTR1	RTE Radio 1 (Irish)
S4C	S4C (analogue)
S4CD	S4C Digidol
SCOT	Scottish / Grampian (ITV in Scotland)
SKY1	Sky Onc
SKY3	Sky Thrcc
TG4	TG4 (Irish)
TOON	Cartoon Network
TV3	TV3 (Irish)
TV5M	TV5 Monde (Europe)
UTV	Ulster Television (ITV in Northern Ireland)