TV Guide This Week
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A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 29 March 2008
Schedules are subject to change.
Highlights this week:
The University Challenge Boat Race (Eurosport, 4.45 Saturday)
- Cambridge v Oxford.
Questions pour un Champion (TV5, 8.01 Saturday)
- The annual international edition, including the debut appearance of l'Arabie Saoudite. How does M. Lepers cope with people for whom French is a second language?
Play it Again (BBC4, 7.30 Monday)
- Hugh Dennis's documentary from 2006.
University Challenge: The Professionals (BBC2, 8pm Monday and Tuesday)
- Featuring at least one person we've seen before.
Stake Out (BBC1, 4.05 Thursday)
- As reviewed in the last Week. Summary: it's good.
Banter (Radio 4, 6.30 Thursday)
- Andrew Collins's top three show returns.
The Apprentice: The Worst Decisions Ever (BBC2, 9pm Thursday)
- Shall we just call this the Sugar and Tennant network and be done with it?
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday 29 March
| 0300 | VIR1 | Defectors | |
| 0410 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000. |
| 0515 | C4 | Countdown | |
| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire | |
| 0800 | BBC2 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice New! | |
| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators | |
| 0900 | TRBL | So You Think You Can Dance | Also Living at 1200, this channel 1500. |
| 0900 | VIR1 | Don't Try This at Home! | |
| 0930 | TG4 | Survivor - The Cook Islands | |
| 1030 | BBC2 | The Slammer New! | ...which actually began on BBC1 yesterday. |
| 1030 | CBBC | Clutter Nutters | Also 1400. |
| 1030 | DAVE | Whose Line is it Anyway? | |
| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk | |
| 1130 | CBBC | Best of Friends | |
| 1300 | CBBC | Raven - The Secret Temple | |
| 1310 | ITV2 | Millionaire | |
| 1330 | CBBC | Trapped | |
| 1500 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x4 | |
| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion | |
| 1600 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | |
| 1605 | BBC2 | Eggheads x2 | Scotland only. |
| 1610 | S4C | Deal or No Deal | |
| 1645 | ESPT | The University Challenge Boat Race Special | |
| 1700 | C5US | Whose Line is it Anyway x6 | |
| 1730 | RTE1 | You're a Star Plus | |
| 1750 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link Special | Paranormal. |
| 1800 | LIV2 | The Amazing Race | |
| 1800 | TV3 | Pop Idle US | |
| 1830 | ITV | Harry Hill's TV Burp | |
| 1850 | BBC1 | I'd Do Anything | Also BBC-HD. The first live show in the search for one new Nancy and three Sids. |
| 1940 | DAVE | A Question of Sport x2 New! | |
| 2000 | TKSP | The Talksport Football Quiz | |
| 2001 | TV5 | Questions pour un Champion Special | The annual international edition, including the debut appearance of l'Arabie Saoudite. How does M. Lepers cope with people for whom French is a second language? |
| 2025 | RTE1 | Winning Streak | |
| 2045 | TV3 | Paradise Hotel | |
| 2100 | BBC2 | Have I Got Old News For You | Ann Widdecombe, Danny Baker, Lucy Porter. |
| 2110 | ITV | Duel | Beginning with someone who might win a six-figure sum. |
| 2200 | DAVE | Buzzcocks | |
| 2230 | BBC2 | The Apprentice | |
| 2240 | TV5M | Pékin Express | |
| 2300 | Rad4 | Counterpoint |
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Sunday 30
Remember that clocks go forward at 1am, it's the beginning of the northern hemisphere's standardised summer time.
| 0300 | VIR1 | Defectors | |
| 0410 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000. |
| 0520 | C4 | Countdown | |
| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire | |
| 0615 | ITV2 | Millionaire New! | |
| 0800 | BBC2 | Trapped New! | |
| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators | |
| 0830 | BBC2 | Raven | |
| 0900 | BBC2 | Hider in the House | |
| 0900 | VIR1 | Don't Try This at Home! | |
| 0900 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4 | |
| 0900 | TRBL | So You Think You Can Dance | Also 1500. |
| 1040 | DAVE | A Question of Sport x2 | Also 1940. |
| 1204 | Rad4 | The Write Stuff | |
| 1230 | C4 | Vanity Lair | |
| 1235 | E4 | Big Brother USA | |
| 1300 | CBBC | Raven - The Secret Temple | |
| 1500 | C5US | Whose Line is it Anyway? x2 | |
| 1500 | TV3 | Pop Idle US | |
| 1515 | S4C | Pen Campau'r Ser Special | A celebrity edition. |
| 1600 | Mor4 | RTS Daytime Show of the Year Come Dine With Me x5 | |
| 1830 | RTE1 | Celebrity Bainisteoir New! | (1/8) One from the file labelled "may not be game": celebrities take charge of an intermediate Irish football side. RTE2's NFL highlights move back half an hour to 1930. |
| 1900 | LIV | So You Think You Can Dance x2 | |
| 1930 | BBC1 | I'd Do Anything Results New! | Also BBC-HD. Read by Tim Gudgin, we hope. |
| 2000 | VIR1 | American Inventor | |
| 2030 | TG4 | Glas Vegas | |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI | |
| 2300 | BBC2 | Last Man Standing |
Weekdays
| 0300 | VIR1 | Defectors | |
| 0410 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 0800. |
| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire | Also 1200, 1700. |
| 0730 | BBC2 | Brain-Jitsu | |
| 0820 | DAVE | A Question of Sport | |
| 0900 | Mor4 | Deal or No Deal | Also lunchtime, 1805. |
| 0945 | TV5M | Des Chiffres et des Lettres | |
| 1015 | TV5M | Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place | |
| 1130 | DAVE | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Also 1630. |
| 1200 | GOLD | Celebrity Master Chef | |
| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | |
| 1300 | BBC2 | Brainbox Challenge | Not Mo. |
| 1300 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2 | |
| 1325 | S4C | Deal or No Deal | |
| 1400 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2 | |
| 1410 | S4C | Countdown | |
| 1455 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | |
| 1500 | ITV | Daily Cooks Challenge | |
| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Ann Widdecombe (Mo), Lynda Baron (Tu-Fr). Also More4 after midnight, and early mornings Mo, Th, Fr. |
| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion | |
| 1530 | BBC1 | Raven | Not Fr. |
| 1600 | CBBC | Raven | |
| 1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | Also More4 1805. |
| 1625 | TG4 | Bog Stop | |
| 1630 | BBC2 | Ready Steady Cook | Mo-We only. |
| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link | |
| 1730 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland: not Th, Fr. |
| 1830 | BBC2 | Great British Menu | Scotland: not Th, Fr also 1800. |
| 1900 | DAVE | Dragons' Den | Not Mo. |
| 2300 | BBC3 | Upstaged |
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Monday 31
| 1330 | Rad4 | Counterpoint | (2/13) |
| 1400 | STV | Goldenballs | |
| 1830 | Rad4 | The Write Stuff | EM Forster. |
| 1900 | BBC3 | Dragons' Den | |
| 1930 | BBC4 | Play it Again Special | Hugh Dennis's documentary from 2006. |
| 1930 | TG4 | Shabby go Chic | |
| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge: The Professionals New! | Advocates v Hospital Consultants |
| 2000 | STV | Postcode Challenge | |
| 2030 | BBC4 | The Book Quiz | Daisy Godwin and David Aaronovitch v AL Kennedy and Simon Hoggart. |
| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY | |
| 2140 | DAVE | QI | |
| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week | |
| 2300 | DAVE | Buzzcocks | |
| 2340 | DAVE | Dragons' Den |
Tuesday 1 April
| 1610 | BBC1 | Best of Friends | |
| 1715 | CBBC | Trapped! | |
| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge: The Professionals | Civil Service v Comedians. |
| 2100 | E4 | Big Brother US | |
| 2300 | DAVE | They Think It's All Over |
Wednesday 2
| 1700 | BBC7 | My Music | |
| 1715 | BBC2 | Recipe for Success | Wales only. |
| 1729 | TV5M | Pékin Express | |
| 2000 | LIV | So You Think You Can Dance | |
| 2000 | TG4 | Glas Vegas | |
| 2100 | BBC1 | The Apprentice | This week, the teams are washing dirty laundry in public. |
| 2200 | BBC2 | The Apprentice: You're Off the Show | |
| 2300 | DAVE | QI |
Thursday 3
| 1605 | BBC1 | Stake Out New! | As reviewed in the last Week. Summary: it's good. |
| 1635 | BBC1 | Beat the Boss | |
| 1830 | Rad4 | Banter New! | Andrew Collins's top three show returns. |
| 2000 | ITV2 | Pop Idle US | |
| 2000 | TG4 | Comórtas Ceirde | The final. |
| 2100 | BBC2 | The Apprentice: The Worst Decisions Ever Special | |
| 2100 | E4 | Big Brother US x2 | |
| 2100 | DAVE | Dragons' Den New! | |
| 2100 | SKY3 | Nothing but the Truth | |
| 2300 | DAVE | HIGNFY |
Friday 4
| 1600 | BBC1 | Basil's Game Show | |
| 1635 | BBC1 | The Slammer | |
| 1900 | VIR1 | Bingolotto: A Commercial Presentation | |
| 1915 | ESPT | Strongest Man x2 | |
| 2000 | GOLD | Dancing With the Stars x2 | |
| 2030 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | |
| 2100 | ITV2 | Pop Idle US | |
| 2100 | TV3 | America's Got Talent | |
| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | England, Scotland only. |
| 2300 | DAVE | Mock the Week |
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge?
Saturday
| 0000 | Showbiz Darts | |
| 0030 | Bullseye | |
| 0100 | Gambling | |
| 0300 | Supermarket Sweep x2 | |
| 0400 | Family Fortunes x2 | |
| 0500 | Family Catchphrase | To 0530. |
| 0700 | Takeshi | |
| 0800 | Gladiators | |
| 0900 | The Crystal Maze | |
| 1000 | Ninja Warrior x4 | |
| 1200 | Supermarket Sweep x2 | |
| 1300 | Millionaire x2 | |
| 1500 | Wipeout x3 | |
| 1630 | Catchphrase x3 | |
| 1800 | Bullseye x3 | |
| 1930 | Family Fortunes x3 | |
| 2100 | Shooting Stars x2 | |
| 2200 | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2 | |
| 2300 | Distraction x2 |
Sunday
| 0000 | Banzai | |
| 0200 | Gambling | |
| 0400 | Catchphrase x2 | |
| 0500 | Family Fortunes | To 0530. |
Then as Saturday.
Monday
| 0000 | Banzai | |
| 0100 | Gambling | |
| 0300 | Catchphrase x2 | |
| 0400 | Bullseye x2 | |
| 0500 | Family Fortunes | To 0530. |
| 0700 | The Crystal Maze | |
| 0800 | Gladiators | |
| 0900 | Supermarket Sweep x2 | |
| 1000 | Wheel of Fortune x2 | |
| 1100 | Wipeout x2 | |
| 1200 | Family Fortunes x2 | |
| 1300 | Supermarket Sweep x2 | |
| 1400 | Wipeout x2 | |
| 1500 | Millionaire | |
| 1600 | Take It or Leave It | |
| 1700 | Gladiators | |
| 1800 | The Crystal Maze | |
| 1900 | Ninja Warrior | |
| 1930 | Takeshi | |
| 2000 | Take It or Leave It | |
| 2100 | Millionaire | |
| 2200 | Fear Factor | |
| 2300 | Bullseye x2 |
Tuesday - Wednesday
| 0000 | Bullseye x2 | |
| 0100 | Gambling | |
| 0300 | Supermarket Sweep x2 | |
| 0400 | Family Fortunes x2 | |
| 0500 | Family Catchphrase | To 0530. |
| 0700 | The Crystal Maze | |
| 0800 | Ninja Warrior | |
| 0830 | Takeshi |
Then as Monday.
Thursday
As Tuesday except:
| 0000 | Darts |
Friday
As Tuesday except:
| 1900 | Bingolotto: A Commercial Presentation |
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
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 |
| RCym | BBC Radio Cymru |
| 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 |
