TV Guide Last Week

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?

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

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

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

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