TV Guide This Week

Contents 1 A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 15 December 2007 1.1 Saturday 15 December 1.2 Sunday 16 1.3 Weekdays 1.4 Monday 17 1.5 Tuesday 18 1.6 Wednesday 19 1.7 Thursday 20 1.8 Friday 21 1.9 Challenge? 1.9.1 Saturday 1.9.2 Sunday 1.9.3 Monday 1.9.4 Tuesday - Thursday 1.9.5 Friday 1.10 Channel abbreviations 2 See also

A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 15 December 2007

Schedules are subject to change.

New and notable this week:

Just a Minute (BBC7, 11.30am Saturday)

Kenneth Williams, Clement Freud, and Bob Monkhouse; from 1980.

Ready Steady Cook (BBC2, 4.30 weekdays)

Back after some months.

Countdown (C4, 3.25 weekdays); Junior Mastermind (BBC1, 7.30 Mon, Wed, Fri)

Both reaching their finals on Friday.

The Classic FM Christmas Quiz (11pm Friday)

Nicholas Owen hosts.

Saturday 15 December

0410	VIR1	Takeshi's Castle	Also 0900, except DTTV.
0800	BBC2	Hider in the House
0800	DAVE	A Question of Sport x2
0900	Mor4	Junkyard Wars
1100	Rad5	Fighting Talk
1100	CBBC	50/50 New!
1130	BBC7	Just a Minute Special	Also 0530 Sun.
1200	BBC2	Eggheads	Scotland only.
1200	DAVE	Whose Line is it Anyway? x2
1200	C5US	Whose Line is it Anyway? x2	Also 1700.
1255	S4C	Scrapheap Challenge	Paddle boats.
1330	RWal	Extra Time Quiz
1430	ITV2	All Star Family Fortunes
1529	TV5M	Questions pour un Champion
1600	DSCI	Scrapheap Challenge x5
1600	S4C	Deal or No Deal x2
1630	ESP2	Viking
1800	C4	Codex
1800	BBC1	Strictly Come Dancing	Also BBC-HD.
1915	ITV	The X Factor	Last in the present series. Also 2135; coverage continues on ITV2. Also TV3.
1930	C4	Deal or No Deal
1930	RTR1	Buille Faoi Thuairim
2000	BBC1	Who Dares Wins
2025	RTE1	Winning Streak
2050	ITV	All Star Family Fortunes	Claire King and Edith Bowman. Also TV3.
2100	BBC2	Have I Got a Bit More News For You	You say Richard Madeley, we say lines have already closed.
2120	TG4	Glor Tire
2230	TV5	La Carte aux Tresors
2300	Rad4	Brain of Britain

Sunday 16

0410	ITV	The Jules and Lulu Show x2	With signing in vision.
0410	VIR1	Takeshi's Castle x2	Also 0900, except DTTV.
0900	CBBC	The Slammer
0925	ITV2	All Star Family Fortunes
0930	Mor4	Scrapheap Challenge x2
1025	CBBC	Best of Friends
1100	CBBC	50/50
1200	C5US	Whose Line is it Anyway? x2	Also 1500, 1800.
1204	Rad4	I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
1300	C4	Mobileact Unsigned
1355	ITV	The X Factor	1825 on ITV2 (plus other repeats during the week), and 1300 on TV3.
1400	S4CD	Pen Campau x2
1600	DSCI	Scrapheap Challenge x5
1600	Mor4	Come Dine With Me x5
1630	CBBC	Trapped
1730	ITV	Paul Potts Special	You remember, he won Britain's Got Talent.
1825	C4	Scrapheap Challenge	Sofa speedway.
1850	BBC1	Strictly Come Dancing	The results. EXTREME CAUTION: Contains James Blunt.
1900	ESP2	Viking
2000	DAVE	Whose Line is it Anyway? x2 New!
2030	TG4	Glas Vegas

Weekdays

0100	Mor4	Countdown (not Mo)
0410	VIR1	Takeshi's Castle x2
0700	VIR1	Takeshi's Castle x2	Not DTTV.
0800	DAVE	Head Jam
0840	DAVE	A Question of Sport x2	Also 1240, 1740.
0900	Mor4	Deal or No Deal	Also approx. 1300.
0900	CBBC	Beat the Boss
0945	TV5M	Des Chiffres et des Lettres
1010	TV5M	Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
1030	CBBC	Best of Friends
1100	CBBC	50/50
1115	S4C	Deal or No Deal	S4C has now caught up to C4.
1130	CITV	Jungle Run
1200	VIR1	Millionaire	Also 1700. Not DTTV.
1200	C5US	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2
1215	BBC1	Bargain Hunt New!
1325	S4C	Countdown x2	S4C will leave the week four episodes behind C4.
1400	DAVE	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2	Also 1900.
1525	C4	Countdown	Pam Ayres. Finals Week continues.
1529	TV5M	Questions pour un Champion
1615	C4	Deal or No Deal	There's a gimmick involved: Scrooge versus Santa. Also More4, 1805.
1630	BBC2	Ready Steady Cook New!
1630	CBBC	Best of Friends
1700	ITV	Chris Tarrant's Great Pretender	UTV 1600 Mo-Tu, 1630 We-Fr.
1715	BBC2	The Weakest Link
1800	BBC2	Eggheads	Scotland: not Thursday.
1830	BBC2	Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two	Scotland: not Thursday.

Monday 17

1330	Rad4	Brain of Britain 2007	(15/19) Semi-final 3: UK.
1700	BBC1	Beat the Boss
1830	Rad4	I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue	From Peterborough, with Andy Hamilton, Jack Dee, but no Tim Brooke-Taylor.
1930	BBC1	Junior Mastermind	(3/5) Heat 3: Walt Disney, Oldham Athletic, William Wallace, "My Story".
2000	BBC2	University Challenge	(22/31) Second round, 5/7: Sheffield v Edinburgh.
2000	STV	Postcode Challenge
2100	BBC2	Dragons' Den
2100	DAVE	QI
2140	DAVE	Mock the Week
2200	BBC2	Have I Got News For You	Not 2W, NI.
2200	TG4	Paisean Faisean
2220	DAVE	And Then You Die
2250	DAVE	HIGNFY

Tuesday 18

1700	S4CD	Mama Mia
1830	S4C	Pen Campau
1900	BBC2	Dragons' Den	Not 2W, Scotland.
2100	DAVE	Buzzcocks
2140	DAVE	HIGNFY
2300	DAVE	Buzzcocks

Wednesday 19

1730	TV5	La Carte aux Tresors
1930	BBC1	Junior Mastermind	(4/5) Heat 4: Titanic, Tiger Woods, Crocodilians, William Wilberforce.
2000	TG4	Glas Vegas
2100	C4	The Secret Millionaire
2230	TG4	Glor Tire
2300	DAVE	HIGNFY

Thursday 20

1830	S4C	Pen Campau
2100	BBC2	Never Mind the Buzzcocks	Featuring Quiz God Myleene Klass. Scotland 2200.
2100	DAVE	The Apprentice x2
2300	DAVE	And Then You Die

Friday 21

1230	BBC7	Counterpoint	Also 1930.
1700	BBC1	Trapped
1930	BBC1	Junior Mastermind	(5/5) The final: Isaac Newton, Spanish Armada, Alfred the Great, George Lucas.
1930	RUls	The Blame Game
2300	CLAS	The Classic FM Christmas Quiz New!

Challenge?

Saturday

0300	Blankety Blank
0400	Supermarket Sweep x2
0500	Celebrity Squares	To 0530.
0700	Don't Try This at Home
0800	Takeshi x2
0900	Gladiators
1000	Supermarket Sweep x3
1130	Pyramid Game With Donny Osmond x3
1300	Millionaire x2
1500	Catchphrase x3
1630	Bullseye x3
1800	Strike it Rich x3
1900	Family Fortunes x3
2100	Fear Factor x2
2300	Gambling

Sunday

0300	Blankety Blank
0400	Supermarket Sweep x2
0500	Dodgeball	To 0530.
0700	The Moment of Truth
0800	Takeshi x2
0900	Gladiators
1000	Supermarket Sweep x3
1130	Pyramid Game With Donny Osmond x3
1300	Family Fortunes x4
1500	Catchphrase x3
1630	Bullseye x3
1800	Millionaire x5
2300	Gambling

Monday

0300	Blankety Blank
0400	Showbiz Darts New!
0500	Dodgeball	To 0530.
0700	Dodgeball
0800	The Crystal Maze
0900	Supermarket Sweep x2
1000	Pyramid Game With Donny Osmond
1030	Catchphrase x2
1130	Play Your Cards Right
1200	Family Fortunes x2
1300	Millionaire
1400	Take It or Leave It
1500	Wheel of Fortune x2
1600	The Crystal Maze
1700	Gladiators
1800	Takeshi
1830	Ninja Warrior
1900	Wheel of Fortune x2
2000	Family Fortunes x2
2100	Millionaire
2200	Take It or Leave It
2300	Distraction x2

Tuesday - Thursday

As Monday except

0300	Showbiz Blackjack New!
0400	Showbiz Darts
0500	Celebrity Squares

Friday

As Tuesday until

2300

Gambling

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)
BOOM	Boomerang
BRVO	Bravo
C5	Five
CBBC	CBBC
CBBS	Cbeebies
CLAS	Classic FM (Radio)
DAVE	Dave
DISC	Discovery
DISN	Disney Channel
DRAM	UKTV Drama
DRT	Discovery Real Time
DSCI	Discovery Science
ESPT	Eurosport
ESP2	Eurosport 2
GOLD	UKTV Gold
HLMK	Hallmark
ITV	ITV (Network unless otherwise noted)
ITV2	ITV2
ITV3	ITV3
ITV4	ITV4
LIV	UK Living TV
LIV2	UK Living TV 2
MOR4	More 4
NICK	Nickelodeon
PCM1	Paramount Comedy 1
PCM2	Paramount Comedy 2
Rad1	BBC Radio 1
Rad2	BBC Radio 2
Rad3	BBC Radio 3
Rad4	BBC Radio 4
Rad5	BBC Radio 5
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
SCI	Sci-Fi
SKY3	Sky Thrcc
STV	STV (ITV in Scotland)
TLKS	Talk Sport (radio)
TV3	TV3 (Irish)
TV5M	TV5 Monde (Europe)
TG4	TG 4 (Irish)
UTV	Ulster Television (ITV in Northern Ireland)
VIR1	Virgin 1
VIRG	Virgin Radio

See also

TV Guide Last Week