TV Guide Last Week

A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 23 February 2008

Schedules are subject to change.

Highlights this week:

Eurosong 2008 (RTE1, 7pm and 9.40 Saturday)

Ray D'Arcy hosts the show from University Concert Hall Limerick. Results at 9.40, when we'll find out if turkeys really do vote for Ireland.

Happy Birthday, Brucie (BBC1, 6.35 Sunday)

An 80th birthday celebration for Bruce Forsyth, hosted by Tess Daly. We would give more details, but the BBC Press Office is keeping mum about the show.

Brain-Jitsu (BBC2, 7.30am weekdays)

Hei! Trainee compete in brain challenge to access Table of Supreme Focus. There, trainee move ball using only power of mind! Hei! Who move ball first?! Bet bet bet!!!

Wipeout (Challenge, 11am and 2pm weekdays)

Ah! The return of Paul Daniels.

Brainbox Challenge (BBC2, 6.30pm weekdays)

Clive Anderson hosts a brain training quiz in which contestants battle to prove themselves in games of memory, language, visual, numerical, and spatial skills. Who will have the night's highest Krypton Fac... oh.

Masterchef (BBC2, 8.30 Monday and Tuesday, 8pm Wednesday and Thursday)

The final week.

Bingolotto: A Commercial Presentation (Virgin1 and Challenge, 7pm Friday)

Joe Pasquale and Suzanne Shaw offer prizes, bargains, and cheap guests in an hour of bingo-based entertainment. Or: it's all balls. Take your pick.

Can i Gymru (S4C, 8.00 and 10.05 Friday and BBC Radio Cymru, 8pm Friday)

The annual St. David's Day contest is put forward a day. Full live coverage from Port Talbot on S4C with commentary from Magi Dodd and guests on Radio Cymru's C2.

Saturday 23 February

0410	VIR1	Takeshi's Castle x2	Also 1000.
0515	C4	Countdown
0600	VIR1	The Krypton Factor x2
0700	VIR1	Fort Boyard
0800	VIR1	Gladiators
0900	VIR1	Bullseye x2
0940	DAVE	A Question of Sport x2	Also 1940.
0945	ITV	Dancing on Ice	Last week's edition.
0945	TG4	Survivor - The Cook Islands New!
1030	CBBC	Clutter Nutters	Also 1400.
1050	BBC2	Best of Friends	Also CBBC at 1130.
1100	Rad5	Fighting Talk
1200	DAVE	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2
1228	Rad4	The News Quiz
1300	C4	Age of Love
1300	CBBC	Raven
1330	CBBC	Suspect
1333	RWal	Extra Time Quiz New!
1335	BBC2	Eggheads	Scotland only.
1500	C5US	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2	Also 1700, 1800.
1529	TV5M	Questions pour un Champion
1530	CITV	Eliminator New!	Also 1700.
1600	CITV	Jungle Run New!	Also 1730.
1610	C4	Deal or No Deal
1630	TV3	Pop Idle US
1715	S4C	Deal or No Deal x2
1725	RTE1	You're a Star Plus
1800	ITV	Harry Hill's TV Burp
1800	5LIF	World's Strongest Man Super Series x3 New!
1900	RTE1	Eurosong 2008 Special
1930	ITV	Saturday Night Takeaway	Also TV3.
2000	TKSP	The Talksport Football Quiz
2010	RTE1	Winning Streak
2020	DAVE	School's Out
2035	S4C	Codi Canu	Also S4CD.
2045	ITV	Duel
2100	BBC2	Have I Got Old News For You	Alistair McGowan, Fren Britton, Alan Duncan.
2100	DAVE	QI Night Special
2240	TV5M	Pékin Express
2300	Rad4	The Garden Quiz

Sunday 24

0410	VIR1	Takeshi's Castle x2	Also 1000.
0515	C4	Countdown
0600	VIR1	The Krypton Factor x2
0700	VIR1	Fort Boyard
0740	DAVE	A Question of Sport x2
0800	VIR1	Gladiators
0830	BBC2	Raven
0900	BBC2	Hider in the House
0900	TOON	Skatoony	Also 1930.
0900	VIR1	Bullseye x2
0930	Mor4	Scrapheap Challenge x3
1204	Rad4	Just a Minute
1235	E4	Big Brother USA	The hint's in the title.
1250	C4	Vanity Lair	This one's crept up on us: it's a contest to find the most attractive applicant, and hosted by Alexa Chung.
1300	CBBC	Raven
1330	CBBC	Suspect
1400	S4CD	Pen Campau x2
1400	5LIF	World's Strongest Man x6 Special	The entire series in an afternoon.
1500	C5US	Whose Line is it Anyway? x2
1500	CITV	Jungle Run New!	Also 1630.
1525	Mor4	Come Dine With Me x5
1530	CITV	Eliminator New!	Also 1700.
1825	ITV	Dancing on Ice	Also 2030 and TV3.
1830	RTE1	You're a Star	Also 2030.
1835	BBC1	Happy Birthday, Brucie Special
1900	LIV	So You Think You Can Dance
1900	STYL	Bargain Hunt x2
1930	S4C	Codi Canu	Also S4CD.
1930	BBC4	Going For a Song Special	1970s antiques quiz presented by Max Robertson from Breamore House in Hampshire, with experts Arthur Negus and Ian Harris, and guests Julian Bream and Caroline Stacey.
2000	DAVE	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2
2030	TG4	Glas Vegas
2100	DAVE	QI Night Special
2200	BBC7	The News Quiz
2220	BBC4	The Story of Light Entertainment Special	All-round entertainers, such as Brucie.

Weekdays

0410	VIR1	Takeshi's Castle x2	Also 0700.
0600	VIR1	Millionaire	Also 1200, 1700.
0730	BBC2	Brain-Jitsu New!	Hei! Trainee compete in brain challenge to access Table of Supreme Focus. There, trainee move ball using only power of mind! Hei! Who move ball first?! Bet bet bet!!!
0800	VIR1	Take It or Leave It
0900	Mor4	Deal or No Deal	Also lunchtime, 1805.
0930	CBBC	Best of Friends
0945	TV5M	Des Chiffres et des Lettres
0955	CBBC	Clutter Nutters New!
1015	TV5M	Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
1100	CBBC	Beat the Boss
1100	DAVE	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2	Also 1500.
1200	GOLD	Celebrity Master Chef New!
1215	BBC1	Bargain Hunt
1300	C5US	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2
1325	S4C	Deal or No Deal
1410	S4C	Countdown
1455	C4	Come Dine With Me
1525	C4	Countdown	John Inverdale (Mo-Tu); Rick Wakeman (We-Fr). Also More4 after midnight, and early mornings Mo, Th, Fr.
1529	TV5M	Questions pour un Champion
1530	BBC1	Raven	As seen in the CBBC channel last month, and reviewed in the next Week.
1615	C4	Deal or No Deal	Also More4 1805.
1625	TG4	Bog Stop	A table game for children.
1630	BBC2	Ready Steady Cook
1700	ITV	Golden Balls	UTV 1500 (yep, pushed back by the remarkable appeal of Alan Titchmarsh), STV 1630.
1715	BBC1	The Weakest Link
1730	CITV	Jungle Run
1800	BBC2	Eggheads	Scotland: not Th.
1830	BBC2	Brainbox New!
2030	BBC2	Masterchef	Final week. We, Th 2000; not Fr.

Monday 25

1330	Rad4	The Garden Quiz	(8/11)
1635	CBBC	Beat the Boss
1830	Rad4	Just a Minute	(9/12) This show's billings seem to bear no resemblence to who actually turns up, so let's say this is Kenneth Williams, Willie Rushton, Bob Monkhouse, and Hattie Jacques.
1900	BBC3	Dragons' Den	Inventions this week include a ball in the loo, an online bingo game, and a device for removing irritating pink stains from the corner of television broadcasts.
1930	BBC2	Mastermind	(27/31) Bobby Charlton, Roman Republic to 43BC, Wilfrid Owen, The Day Today.
2000	BBC2	University Challenge	(30/31) SF2: Magdalen Oxford v Sheffield.
2000	STV	Postcode Challenge
2100	DAVE	HIGNFY
2140	DAVE	QI
2200	S4CD	Codi Canu
2220	DAVE	Mock the Week
2300	DAVE	Buzzcocks
2300	Rad4	Quote... Unquote

Tuesday 26

1610	BBC1	Best of Friends
1635	CBBC	Trapped!
1830	S4C	Pen Campau	Also Digidol.
2000	ITV	Millionaire
2000	E4	Big Brother US
2200	BBC2	Mock the Week Again	Not NI, 2W.
2300	DAVE	They Think It's All Over

Wednesday 27

1330	Rad4	Quote... Unquote
1715	CBBC	Stake Out
1729	TV5M	Pékin Express
2000	BBC2	Masterchef	Moving half-an-hour earlier for the penultimate show.
2000	LIV	So You Think You Can Dance
2000	ESPT	Strongest Man
2000	TG4	Glas Vegas
2300	DAVE	QI

Thursday 28

1605	BBC1	Best of Friends
1830	S4C	Pen Campau	Also Digidol.
2000	BBC2	Masterchef	The Final.
2000	ITV2	Pop Idle US
2000	E4	Big Brother US x2
2100	BBC2	That Mitchell and Webb Look
2100	DAVE	Dragons' Den
2230	BBC7	Radio Active Special	The Gigantaquiz, an alarmingly accurate take-off of Ultra Quiz.
2250	DAVE	HIGNFY

Friday 29

1230	BBC7	Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition	Also 1930.
1540	BBC1	Basil's Game Show
1715	CBBC	Stake Out
1830	Rad4	The News Quiz	(8/8) Justin Edwards, Mark Steel, Andy Hamilton, Phill Jupitus.
1900	VIR1	Bingolotto: A Commercial Presentation New!
2000	S4C	Can i Gymru 2008 Special	Commentary on Radio Cymru's C2 starts at the same time.
2030	BBC1	A Question of Sport
2100	ITV2	Pop Idle US
2200	BBC2	QI	England and Wales (analogue) only.
2205	S4C	Can i Gymru 2008 Special	Further coverage on S4C. Radio Cymru continues its coverage throughout the evening.
2200	C4	Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong	S4C 2335.
2300	DAVE	Mock the Week

Challenge?

Saturday

0000	Fear Factor
0100	Gambling
0300	Take Your Pick x2
0400	Family Fortunes x2
0500	Family Catchphrase	To 0530.
0700	Don't Try This at Home
0800	Gladiators
0900	The Crystal Maze
1000	Wheel of Fortune x3
1130	Supermarket Sweep
1300	Millionaire x2
1500	Take Your Pick x3
1630	Catchphrase x3
1800	Bullseye x3 New!
1930	Family Fortunes x3
2100	Distraction x2
2200	Fear Factor
2300	Takeshi Extreme x2

Sunday

0000	Millionaire
0100	Gambling
0300	Catchphrase x2
0400	Take Your Pick x3	To 0530.

Then as Saturday.

Monday

0000	Millionaire
0100	Gambling
0300	Catchphrase x2
0400	Take Your Pick x3	To 0530.
0700	Fort Boyard
0800	The Crystal Maze
0900	Wheel of Fortune x2
1000	Take Your Pick x2
1100	Wipeout x2 New!	Paul Daniels
1200	Family Fortunes x2
1300	Britain's Worst Driver x2 New!
1400	Wipeout x2 New!
1500	Catchphrase x2
1600	Wheel of Fortune x2
1700	Takeshi x2
1800	The Crystal Maze
1900	Britain's Worst Driver x2
2000	Family Fortunes x2
2100	Millionaire New!
2200	Celeb Millionaire
2300	8 out of 10 Cats
2330	Shooting Stars

Tuesday - Wednesday

0000	Fear Factor
0100	Gambling
0300	Take Your Pick x2
0400	Family Fortunes x2
0500	Family Catchphrase	To 0530.

Then as Monday.

Thursday

As Tuesday except:

1300

Britain's Worst Celebrity Driver x2

Also 1900

Friday