A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 9 February 2008
Schedules are subject to change.
Highlights this week:
School's Out (DAVE, 8.20 Saturday)
- The first series: for viewers in Scotland, previously unseen programmes.
The Weakest Link (BBC1, 5.15 weekdays)
- Who tuned to BBC2 and saw yet another tedious home improvement programme? Which channel controller is losing their prize asset?
Stake Out (CBBC, 5.15 Wednesday, Friday)
- Looks like Oblivious for kids.
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday 9 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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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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0945 | ITV | Dancing on Ice | Last week's edition. Also ITV2 Sunday morning.
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1020 | DAVE | A Question of Sport New!
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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
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1230 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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1300 | C4 | Age of Love
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1300 | CBBC | Raven
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1330 | CBBC | Suspect
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1500 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2 | Also 1700.
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1520 | ITV2 | Millionaire | From Tuesday.
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1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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1600 | CITV | Jungle Run New!
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1610 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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1615 | S4C | Deal or No Deal x2 New!
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1620 | ITV2 | Duel | From last week.
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1725 | RTE1 | You're a Star Plus New! | Behind the scenes at the show.
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1850 | BBC1 | The One and Only | Also 2125.
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1850 | ITV | Harry Hill's TV Burp
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1900 | TV3 | Saturday Night Takeaway New! | The real thing's back next week.
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1945 | BBC1 | In It to Win It
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2000 | S4C | Codi Canu | Also S4CD.
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2000 | TKSP | The Talksport Football Quiz
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2020 | ITV | Dancing on Ice - Make Me a Star
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2020 | DAVE | School's Out New!
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2025 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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2050 | ITV | Duel
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2115 | BBC2 | Have I Got Old News For You | Moira Stuart, Marcus Brigstocke, Jim Jeffries.
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2145 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks New! | As Thursday.
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2150 | ITV | Thank God You're Here
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2300 | Rad4 | The Garden Quiz
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Sunday 10
0410 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000, not DTTV.
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0520 | 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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0740 | DAVE | A Question of Sport x2 New!
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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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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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1600 | CITV | Jungle Run New!
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1800 | ITV | Dancing on Ice | Also 2030 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 | This week, the show goes clogging.
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1900 | STYL | Bargain Hunt
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1930 | S4C | Codi Canu | Also S4CD.
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2000 | DAVE | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2 New!
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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 | 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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1015 | TV5M | Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
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1030 | BBC2 | Beat the Boss New! | Also CBBC 1200.
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1100 | DAVE | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2 | Also 1500.
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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 | James Whitaker (Mo-Tu); Nicholas Owen (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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1600 | CITV | Jungle Run New!
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1600 | RTE1 | Quiz Zone New!
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1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | Also More4 1805.
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1625 | CBBC | Raven
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1625 | TG4 | Bog Stop New! | A table game for children.
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1630 | BBC2 | Ready Steady Cook | Wales: Monday only.
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1700 | ITV | Golden Balls | UTV 1600, STV 1630.
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1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link | That's BBC1. And probably offering a darn sight more than £5.75 per episode.
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1730 | CITV | Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom New!
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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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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Monday 11
1330 | Rad4 | The Garden Quiz | (6/11)
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1815 | ESPT | Strongest Man x2
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1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | (7/12) Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Tony Hawk(s), Graham Norton.
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1930 | BBC2 | Mastermind | (25/31) British butterflies, Franz Kafka, The inability of television quiz shows to stick to their billed episodes, Red Clydesdale 1914-39.
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2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | (28/31) QF4: Sheffield v Exeter.
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2000 | STV | Postcode Challenge
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2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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2140 | DAVE | QI
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2200 | BBC2 | Funny Business | Wales only; also 2W. Last in the series
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2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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2300 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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2300 | Rad4 | Quote... Unquote
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Tuesday 12
1610 | 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 | Not NI, 2W.
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2300 | DAVE | They Think It's All Over
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Wednesday 13
1330 | Rad4 | Quote... Unquote
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1715 | CBBC | Stake Out New!
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1729 | TV5M | La Carte aux Tresors
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2300 | DAVE | QI
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Thursday 14
1605 | BBC1 | Best of Friends
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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 | Highlights. BBC3 2130 Fr.
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2255 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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Friday 15
1230 | BBC7 | Counterpoint | Also 1930.
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1540 | BBC1 | Basil's Game Show
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1715 | CBBC | Stake Out
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1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | (6/8) Carrie Quinlan, Simon Evans, Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen.
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2030 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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2100 | ITV2 | Pop Idle US
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2200 | BBC2 | QI | Not 2W, NI.
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge?
Saturday
0000 | Ninja Warrior
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0030 | Takeshi's Castle
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0100 | Gambling
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0300 | Take Your Pick x2
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0400 | Family Fortunes x2
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0500 | Family Catchphrase | To 0530.
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0700 | Don't Try This at Home
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0800 | Gladiators
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0900 | The Crystal Maze
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1000 | Wheel of Fortune x3
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1130 | Supermarket Sweep
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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
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2200 | Fear Factor
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2300 | Takeshi Extreme x2
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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
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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
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2200 | Fear Factor South Africa
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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.
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
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 (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 Last Week