TV Guide This Week

A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 5 January 2008

Schedules are subject to change.

Highlights this week:

Watch Your Language (RTE2, from 10am Saturday)

An Irish-language word quiz for children, hosted by Róisín Ní Thomáin, and featuring Team A and Team Z.

Suspect (CBBC, 1.30 Saturday and Sunday)

Children solving difficult crimes.

When Britain First Had Talent (ITV, 7.20 Saturday)

Amanda Holden looks back at a half-century of ITV talent shows.

The One and Only (BBC1, 7.30 Saturday)

Graham Norton and a bunch of tribute acts, judged by Superfans, and Davidandcarrie Grant.

Desert Island Discs (Radio 4, 11.15 Sunday and 9.05 Friday)

This week's guest is John Humphrys. This programme is not yet available through Listen Again.

You're a Star (RTE1, 6.30 Sunday)

The search for some talent begins here.

Small Talk (Challenge, 11am weekdays)

Yep, Ronnie Corbett and some giants.

The Garden Quiz (Radio 4, 1.30 Monday)

Anna Ford finds the country's best amateur garden expert.

Masterchef (BBC2, from 8.30 Monday)

John Torode and Gregg Wallace go in search of the next great cook in a show that no longer Goes Large.

Shooting Stars (Challenge, 11pm weekdays)

The scores, George Dawes?

Saturday 5 January

0410	VIR1	Takeshi's Castle x2	Also 1000, not DTTV.
0600	VIR1	The Krypton Factor x2	Not DTTV.
0700	VIR1	Fort Boyard	Not DTTV.
0800	VIR1	Gladiators	Not DTTV.
0900	Mor4	Junkyard Wars
0900	VIR1	Bullseye x2	Not DTTV.
1000	RTE2	Watch Your Language
1025	ITV2	All Star Family Fortunes	Claire King and Edith Bowman
1030	CBBC	Clutter Nutters	Also 1400.
1050	BBC2	Best of Friends	Also CBBC at 1100.
1100	Rad5	Fighting Talk
1100	DAVE	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2	Also 1900.
1110	ITV2	Millionaire Celeb	From Tuesday.
1200	C5US	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2	Five further episodes from 1500.
1255	S4C	Scrapheap Challenge
1300	CBBC	Raven	The Sixth Tournament begins.
1300	S4CD	Pen Campau x2
1330	CBBC	Suspect
1500	5LIF	World's Strongest Man x6	All six episodes back-to-back.
1500	DSCI	Scrapheap Challenge x2
1529	TV5M	Questions pour un Champion
1600	C4	Deal or No Deal
1930	BBC1	The One and Only
2000	TKSP	The Talksport Football Quiz	What are you expecting?
2020	ITV	All Star Family Fortunes	Nell McAndrew and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. Also TV3.
2020	RTE1	Winning Streak
2100	DAVE	Dragons' Den Night
2105	ITV	Millionaire Celeb	Torvill and Dean, Bonnie Langford and Jason Gardiner. CAUTION... oh.
2125	BBC2	Have I Got Old News For You	Fern Britton, Reginald D Hunter, Adam Boulton.
2125	S4C	Cadair Fawr Eleri Siôn	A chat show starring members of the public with talents. Sounds like Barrymore before he lost it. Also S4CD.
2300	Rad4	Brain of Britain	The final, repeated.
2320	C4	Big Fat Quiz of the Year

Sunday 6

0235	Mor4	Deal or No Deal
0410	VIR1	Takeshi's Castle x2	Also 1000, not DTTV.
0515	C4	Countdown
0600	VIR1	The Krypton Factor x2	Not DTTV.
0700	VIR1	Fort Boyard	Not DTTV.
0800	VIR1	Gladiators	Not DTTV.
0830	BBC2	Raven	Looks like The Sixth again.
0900	BBC2	Hider in the House
0900	Mor4	Junkyard Wars
0900	VIR1	Bullseye x2	Not DTTV.
0925	RTE2	Watch Your Language
0935	Mor4	Scrapheap Challenge x4
1030	CBBC	Best of Friends
1100	DAVE	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2	Also 1900.
1115	Rad4	Desert Island Discs
1200	C5US	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2	Also 1500, and four episodes from 1800.
1300	CBBC	Raven
1330	CBBC	Suspect
1400	ITV2	Millionaire	As yesterday.
1400	S4CD	Pen Campau x2
1510	ITV2	All Star Family Fortunes	As yesterday
1600	Mor4	Come Dine With Me x5
1615	BBC1	A Question of Sport
1700	DSCI	Scrapheap Challenge x3
1830	RTE1	You're a Star	The search for some talent begins here.
1900	E4	Big Brother's Little Brother
2100	E4	Big Brother Celebrity Hijack
2100	Mor4	The Secret Millionaire
2100	DAVE	Dragons' Den Night

Weekdays

0410	VIR1	Takeshi's Castle x2	Also 0700, except DTTV.
0600	VIR1	Millionaire	Also 1200, 1700; not DTTV.
0900	Mor4	Deal or No Deal	Also lunchtime, 1805.
0900	STYL	Bargain Hunt
0930	CBBC	Best of Friends
0945	TV5M	Des Chiffres et des Lettres
1000	DAVE	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2	Also 1300, 1900.
1015	TV5M	Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
1200	C5US	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2	Also 1500.
1200	DSCI	Scrapheap Challenge
1215	BBC1	Bargain Hunt
1325	S4C	Deal or No Deal
1415	S4C	Countdown
1525	C4	Countdown	Roger Cook (Mo-Tu); Phil Hammond (We-Fr). Also More4 after midnight.
1529	TV5M	Questions pour un Champion
1615	C4	Deal or No Deal	Also More4 1805.
1645	RTE2	Watch Your Language
1700	ITV	Golden Balls	UTV 1630.
1700	DSCI	Scrapheap Challenge
1715	BBC2	The Weakest Link
1830	BBC2	Eggheads	Scotland: not Th.
1930	E4	Big Brother's Little Brother
1930	TOON	Skatoony
2030	BBC2	Masterchef	Th 2000; not Fr. Wales 2130 Wed only.
2100	E4	Big Brother Celebrity Hijack
2100	DAVE	QI
2140	DAVE	Mock the Week
2220	DAVE	Buzzcocks
2300	DAVE	HIGNFY

Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge

Monday 7

1330	Rad4	The Garden Quiz	(1/11)
1830	Rad4	Just a Minute	(2/12) Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Chris Neill, Josie Lawrence.
2000	BBC2	University Challenge	(23/31) Nottingham v Christ Church Oxford
2000	STV	Postcode Challenge

Tuesday 8

1630	BBC1	Best of Friends
1700	CBBC	Trapped!
1700	S4CD	Mama Mia
1830	S4C	Pen Campau	Also Digidol.
2000	ITV	Millionaire Celebrity	Gary and Martin Kemp; Judith Chalmers and Mark Durden-Smith.
2000	ITV2	American Princess	Twelve young Yankees compete for a prize of 50,000 dollars.

Wednesday 9

1700	BBC7	My Music
1729	TV5M	La Carte aux Tresors

Thursday 10

0830	BBC7	Whose Line is it Anyway?	Also 2200.
1630	BBC1	Best of Friends
1700	BBC1	Best the Boss	Ice.
1830	S4C	Pen Campau	Also Digidol.
2100	BBC2	Never Mind the Buzzcocks	With Lauren Laverne.

Friday 11

1230	BBC7	Counterpoint	The last heat. Also 1930.
1700	BBC1	Beat the Boss	Bike.
1830	Rad4	The News Quiz	(2/8) Andy Hamilton, Fred Macaulay, Mark Steel, Carrie Quinlan.
2200	BBC2	QI	Not 2W.

Challenge?

Saturday

0000	Nortonland x2
0100	Gambling
0300	Family Fortunes
0330	Supermarket Sweep x2
0430	Wheel of Fortune x2	To 0530.
0700	The Krypton Factor x2
0800	Ninja Warrior x2
0900	The Crystal Maze
1000	Wheel of Fortune x3
1130	The People Versus x3
1300	Millionaire x2
1500	Bruce's Price is Right x3
1630	Catchphrase x3
1800	Bullseye x3
1930	Family Fortunes x3
2100	Bullseye x2
2200	Fear Factor
2300	8 Out of 10 Cats
2330	Distraction

Sunday

0000	Millionaire
0100	Gambling
0300	Catchphrase x2
0400	Bruce's Price is Right x3	To 0530.

Then as Saturday.

Monday

0000	Millionaire
0100	Gambling
0300	Catchphrase x2
0400	Bruce's Price is Right x3	To 0530.
0700	Takeshi x2
0800	The Crystal Maze
0900	Supermarket Sweep x2
1000	Wheel of Fortune x2
1100	Small Talk x2	Yep, Ronnie Corbett and some giants.
1200	Family Fortunes x2
1300	Millionaire
1400	Supermarket Sweep x2
1500	Wheel of Fortune x2
1600	Gladiators
1700	Takeshi x2
1800	The Crystal Maze
1900	Small Talk x2
2000	Family Fortunes x2
2100	Millionaire x2
2300	Shooting Stars x2

Tuesday - Friday

0000	Ninja Warrior
0030	Takeshi's Castle
0100	Gambling
0300	Small Talk x2
0400	Family Fortunes x2
0500	Wheel of Fortune x2	To 0530.

Then as Monday.