A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 2 February 2008
Schedules are subject to change.
Highlights this week:
Speciale Questions pour un Champion (TV5, 8.03 Saturday)
- It's the annual university challenge, no doubt with lots of questions about undercrackers.
The Weakest Link (BBC2, 5.15 Friday)
- The very last show on BBC2: Jon and Anne take over BBC1 from Monday.
Saturday 2 February
0410 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000, not DTTV.
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0515 | C4 | Countdown
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0600 | VIR1 | The Krypton Factor x2 | Not DTTV.
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0620 | DSCI | Scrapheap Challenge x5
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0700 | VIR1 | Fort Boyard | Not DTTV.
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0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators | Not DTTV.
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0900 | VIR1 | Bullseye x2 | Not DTTV.
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0900 | TOON | Skatoony | Also 1930.
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0925 | ITV | Dancing on Ice | Last week's edition. Also ITV2 Sunday morning.
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0930 | Mor4 | Junkyard Wars
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1030 | CBBC | Clutter Nutters | Also 1400.
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1050 | BBC2 | Best of Friends | Also CBBC at 1130.
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1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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1200 | DAVE | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2 | Also 1900.
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1200 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2 | Also 1500.
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1200 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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1115 | ITV2 | Pop Idle US | Further repeats through the week.
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1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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1300 | C4 | Age of Love New! | Aussie import, with former tennis star Mark Philippousis choosing a lover.
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1300 | CBBC | Raven
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1330 | CBBC | Suspect
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1510 | ITV2 | Millionaire | From Tuesday.
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1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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1600 | DAVE | Full Metal Challenge
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1610 | ITV2 | Duel | Or, if you miss it, no Duel.
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1630 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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1830 | BBC1 | The One and Only | Also 2110.
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1840 | ITV | Harry Hill's TV Burp
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1900 | TV3 | Saturday Night Takeaway New!
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1930 | BBC1 | In It to Win It New!
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2000 | TKSP | The Talksport Football Quiz
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2003 | TV5 | Speciale Questions pour un Champion Speciale
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2010 | ITV | Dancing on Ice - Make Me a Star
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2015 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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2035 | S4C | Codi Canu | Also S4CD.
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2040 | ITV | Duel
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2110 | BBC2 | Have I Got Old News For You | Alexander Armstrong, James May, Nick Robinson.
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2140 | ITV | Thank God You're Here
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2300 | Rad4 | The Garden Quiz
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Sunday 3
0035 | Mor4 | Deal or No Deal
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0410 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000, not DTTV.
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0515 | C4 | Countdown
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0600 | VIR1 | The Krypton Factor x2 | Not DTTV.
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0700 | VIR1 | Fort Boyard | Not DTTV.
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0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators | Not DTTV.
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0830 | BBC2 | Raven
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0900 | BBC2 | Hider in the House
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0900 | TOON | Skatoony | Also 1930.
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0900 | VIR1 | Bullseye x2 | Not DTTV.
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0930 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x3
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1100 | DAVE | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2 | Also 2000.
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1200 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2 | Also 1500.
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1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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1300 | CBBC | Raven
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1330 | CBBC | Suspect
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1400 | CBBC | Clutter Nutters
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1400 | S4CD | Pen Campau x2
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1530 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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1815 | ITV | Dancing on Ice | Also 2045 and TV3.
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1830 | RTE1 | You're a Star | Also 2030.
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1900 | LIV | So You Think You Can Dance
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1900 | STYL | Bargain Hunt
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1900 | S4C | Codi Canu | Also S4CD.
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2030 | TG4 | Glas Vegas
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2200 | BBC7 | The News Quiz
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Weekdays
0410 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 0700, except DTTV.
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0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire | Also 1200, 1700; not DTTV.
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0800 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It New! | Not DTTV.
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0900 | Mor4 | Deal or No Deal | Also lunchtime, 1805.
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0900 | STYL | Bargain Hunt
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0930 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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0945 | TV5M | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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0955 | CBBC | Clutter Nutters New!
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1015 | TV5M | Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
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1100 | DAVE | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2 | Also 1500, 1900.
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1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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1300 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2
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1325 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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1415 | S4C | Countdown
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1525 | C4 | Countdown | Richard Digance (Mo-Tu); James Whitaker (We-Fr). Also More4 after midnight, and early mornings Mo, Th, Fr.
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1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | Also More4 1805.
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1625 | CBBC | Raven
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1630 | BBC2 | Ready Steady Cook | Not Wales, not Fri.
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1700 | ITV | Golden Balls | UTV 1600, STV 1630.
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1715 | BBC2 | The Weakest Link
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1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland: not Th.
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1930 | TOON | Skatoony
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2030 | BBC2 | Masterchef | Th 2000; not Fr.
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Monday 4
1330 | Rad4 | The Garden Quiz | (5/11)
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1700 | CBBC | Beat the Boss | Hair.
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1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | (6/12) Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Jack Dee, Liza Tarbuck.
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1930 | BBC2 | Mastermind | (23/31) Punch magazine, Kurt Cobain, Thomas Love Peacock, Survivors.
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2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | (27/31) QF3: Magdalen Oxford v St Andrews.
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2000 | STV | Postcode Challenge
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2200 | BBC2 | Funny Business | Wales only; also 2W.
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2300 | Rad4 | Quote... Unquote
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Tuesday 5
1630 | BBC1 | Best of Friends
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1700 | CBBC | Trapped!
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1830 | S4C | Pen Campau | Also Digidol.
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2000 | ITV | Millionaire
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2000 | ITV2 | American Princess
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2200 | BBC2 | Mock the Week Again | England only.
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Wednesday 6
1330 | Rad4 | Quote... Unquote
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1700 | BBC7 | My Music
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1729 | TV5M | La Carte aux Tresors
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2200 | E4 | Big Brother Special | The winner's week.
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Thursday 7
0830 | BBC7 | Whose Line is it Anyway? | Also 2200.
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1630 | BBC1 | Best of Friends New!
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1830 | S4C | Pen Campau | Also Digidol.
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2000 | ITV2 | Pop Idle US
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2100 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Dale Winton. BBC3 2130 Fr.
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2215 | RTE1 | So You Want to be Famous!
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Friday 8
1230 | BBC7 | Counterpoint | Also 1930.
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1600 | BBC1 | Basil's Game Show
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1715 | BBC2 | The Weakest Link | The very last show on BBC2: Jon and Anne take over BBC1 from Monday.
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1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | (5/8) Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton.
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1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Scotland only.
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2100 | ITV2 | Pop Idle US
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2200 | BBC2 | QI | Not 2W, NI.
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Challenge?
Saturday
0000 | Ninja Warrior
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0030 | Takeshi's Castle
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0100 | Gambling
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0300 | Small Talk x2
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0400 | Family Fortunes x2
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0500 | Supermarket Sweep | To 0530.
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0700 | Don't Try This at Home New!
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0800 | Gladiators New!
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0900 | The Crystal Maze
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1000 | Wheel of Fortune x3
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1130 | Supermarket Sweep x3 New!
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1300 | Millionaire x2
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1500 | Take Your Pick x3
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1630 | Catchphrase x3
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1800 | Small Talk x3
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1930 | Family Fortunes x3
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2100 | Distraction x2 New!
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2200 | Fear Factor
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2300 | Takeshi Extreme x2 New!
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Sunday
0000 | Millionaire
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0100 | Gambling
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0300 | Catchphrase x2
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0400 | Take Your Pick x3 | To 0530.
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Then as Saturday.
Monday
0000 | Millionaire
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0100 | Gambling
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0300 | Catchphrase x2
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0400 | Take Your Pick x3 | To 0530.
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0700 | Takeshi x2
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0800 | The Crystal Maze
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0900 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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1000 | Take Your Pick x2
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1100 | Small Talk x2
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1200 | Family Fortunes x2
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1300 | Catchphrase x2 New!
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1400 | Take Your Pick x2
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1500 | Take It or Leave It
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1600 | Gladiators
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1700 | Takeshi x2
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1800 | The Crystal Maze
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1900 | Small Talk x2
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2000 | Family Fortunes x2
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2100 | Take It or Leave It New!
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2200 | Fear Factor South Africa New!
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2300 | Shooting Stars x2
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Tuesday - Friday
0000 | Ninja Warrior
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0030 | Takeshi's Castle
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0100 | Gambling
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0300 | Small Talk x2
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0400 | Family Fortunes x2
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0500 | Supermarket Sweep | To 0530.
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Then as Monday.
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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BOOM | Boomerang
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BRVO | Bravo
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C5 | Five
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CBBC | CBBC
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CBBS | Cbeebies
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CLAS | Classic FM (Radio)
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DAVE | Dave
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DISC | Discovery
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DISN | Disney Channel
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DRAM | UKTV Drama
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DRT | Discovery Real Time
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DSCI | Discovery Science
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ESPT | Eurosport
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ESP2 | Eurosport 2
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GOLD | UKTV Gold
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HLMK | Hallmark
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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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NICK | Nickelodeon
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PCM1 | Paramount Comedy 1
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PCM2 | Paramount Comedy 2
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Rad1 | BBC Radio 1
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Rad2 | BBC Radio 2
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Rad3 | BBC Radio 3
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Rad4 | BBC Radio 4
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Rad5 | BBC Radio 5
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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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RTE2 | RTE2 (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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SCI | Sci-Fi
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SKY3 | Sky Thrcc
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STV | STV, and Border Scotland (ITV in Scotland)
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TLKS | Talk Sport (radio)
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TV3 | TV3 (Irish)
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TV5M | TV5 Monde (Europe)
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TG4 | TG 4 (Irish)
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UTV | Ulster Television (ITV in Northern Ireland)
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VIR1 | Virgin 1
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VIRG | Virgin Radio
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See also
TV Guide This Week