A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 5 April 2008
Schedules are subject to change.
Highlights this week:
The World's Got Talent (ITV, Sunday, 7pm)
- A preview for the return of Britain's Got Talent next week. There's another one on TV3.
Celebrity Come Dine With Me (C4, Thursday 8pm)
- The RTS Daytime Television Programme of the Year moves to primetime. Four celebs host parties for each other.
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday 5 April
| 0300 | VIR1 | Defectors
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| 0410 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000.
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| 0515 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0800 | BBC2 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Escape from Scorpion Island x2 New! | Second time around for last autumn's Big Commission. Is it any better now we know the plot?
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| 0900 | TRBL | So You Think You Can Dance | Also Living at 1200, this channel 1500.
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Don't Try This at Home!
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| 0930 | TG4 | Survivor - The Cook Islands
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| 1030 | BBC2 | The Slammer | Also CBBC 1100.
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| 1030 | CBBC | Clutter Nutters | Also 1400.
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1130 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1300 | CBBC | Raven - The Secret Temple
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| 1330 | CBBC | Trapped
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| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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| 1530 | BBC2 | Eggheads x2 | Scotland only.
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| 1535 | S4C | Deal or No Deal x2
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| 1600 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x6
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| 1635 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1720 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link | Food and Drink.
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| 1800 | LIV2 | The Amazing Race
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| 1800 | TV3 | Pop Idle US
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| 1900 | TV3 | Britain's Got Talent - The Story So Far Special | A preview of the second series, beginning next Saturday. Don't forget to miss it.
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| 1910 | BBC1 | I'd Do Anything | Also BBC-HD.
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| 1920 | ITV | Harry Hill's TV Burp
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| 1950 | ITV | Duel | Last in the present series.
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| 2000 | TKSP | The Talksport Football Quiz
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| 2025 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2055 | TV3 | Paradise Hotel
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Have I Got Old News For You | Rob Brydon, Frankie Boyle, Claudia Winkleman.
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| 2200 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2230 | BBC2 | The Apprentice
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| 2240 | TV5M | Pékin Express
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Counterpoint
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| 2315 | BBC2 | The Apprentice | There really is no getting away from it.
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Sunday 6
| 0300 | VIR1 | Defectors
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| 0410 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000.
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| 0415 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0615 | ITV2 | Millionaire
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| 0800 | BBC2 | Trapped
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0830 | BBC2 | Raven
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Hider in the House
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Don't Try This at Home!
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| 0900 | TRBL | So You Think You Can Dance
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| 0900 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 0900 | TRBL | So You Think You Can Dance | Also 1500.
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| 1200 | C4 | Vanity Lair x2 | Last in the present series.
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| 1204 | Rad4 | The Write Stuff
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| 1235 | E4 | Big Brother USA
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| 1300 | CBBC | Raven - The Secret Temple
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| 1330 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1500 | C5US | Whose Line is it Anyway? x2
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| 1530 | TV3 | Pop Idle US
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| 1605 | Mor4 | RTS Daytime Show of the Year Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1730 | CBBC | Stake Out
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| 1830 | RTE1 | Celebrity Bainisteoir
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| 1900 | ITV | The World's Got Talent Special | Highlights from %Country%'s Got Talent.
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| 1900 | STYL | Bargain Hunt x2
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| 1930 | BBC1 | I'd Do Anything Results | But not on BBC-HD.
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| 2000 | VIR1 | American Inventor
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| 2020 | DAVE | A Question of Sport
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| 2030 | TG4 | Glas Vegas
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2310 | BBC2 | Last Man Standing
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0300 | VIR1 | Defectors
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| 0410 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 0800.
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire | Also 1200, 1700.
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| 0820 | DAVE | A Question of Sport
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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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| 0945 | TV5M | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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| 1000 | CBBC | The Slammer
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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 1600.
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1325 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1400 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2
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| 1410 | S4C | Countdown
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| 1500 | ITV | Daily Cooks Challenge
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Phil Hammond. 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 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | Also More4 1805.
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Ready Steady Cook
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1730 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland: not Th, Fr.
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Great British Menu | Scotland: not Th, Fr also 1800.
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| 1900 | DAVE | Dragons' Den | Not Mo.
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Monday 7
| 1330 | Rad4 | Counterpoint | (3/13)
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| 1400 | STV | Goldenballs
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| 1800 | ESP2 | Viking
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The Write Stuff | EM Forster.
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| 1900 | BBC3 | Dragons' Den
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge: The Professionals | Authors v Physicists
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| 2000 | STV | Postcode Challenge
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| 2030 | BBC4 | The Book Quiz | Tim Yeo and Anne McElvoy v Margaret Jay and David Nicholls.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2140 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2200 | TG4 | Shabby go Chic
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| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2300 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2340 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday 8
| 1715 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge: The Professionals | Engineers v Lute players.
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| 2100 | E4 | Big Brother US
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| 2300 | DAVE | They Think It's All Over
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Wednesday 9
| 1700 | BBC7 | My Music
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| 1715 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1729 | TV5M | Pékin Express
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| 2000 | LIV | So You Think You Can Dance
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| 2000 | TG4 | Glas Vegas
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| 2100 | BBC1 | The Apprentice | This week, the teams are running a restaurant, in a clear take-off of BBC2's The Restaurant, itself a clear take-off of this show.
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| 2200 | BBC2 | The Apprentice: You're Off the Show | While everyone else works out what's going on, Adrian Chiles sits down and watches a video of the best bits from West Brom's cup run. Knew they should have had more replays.
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| 2300 | DAVE | QI
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Thursday 10
| 1605 | BBC1 | Stake Out
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| 1630 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1635 | BBC1 | Beat the Boss
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Banter | Richard Herring and Russell Howard guest.
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| 2000 | C4 | Celebrity Come Dine With Me New! | The RTS Daytime Television Programme of the Year moves to primetime. Four celebs host parties for each other.
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Pop Idle US
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| 2100 | E4 | Big Brother US x2
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| 2100 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 2100 | SKY3 | Nothing but the Truth
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| 2320 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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Friday 11
| 1635 | BBC1 | The Slammer
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| 1900 | VIR1 | Bingolotto: A Commercial Presentation
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| 2000 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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| 2000 | GOLD | Dancing With the Stars x2
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Pop Idle US
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| 2100 | TV3 | America's Got Talent
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| 2300 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2305 | C4 | Balls of Steel
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge?
Saturday
| 0000 | Darts
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Supermarket Sweep 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 | Ninja Warrior x4
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| 1200 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 1300 | Millionaire x2
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| 1500 | Wipeout x3
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| 1630 | Catchphrase x3
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| 1800 | Bullseye x3
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| 1930 | Family Fortunes x3
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| 2100 | Take It or Leave It x2
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| 2300 | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2
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Sunday
| 0000 | Distraction
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Catchphrase x3
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| 0430 | Bullseye x2 | 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 x3
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| 1300 | Millionaire x2
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| 1500 | Celebrity Weakest Link x3
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| 1900 | Bullseye
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| 1930 | Family Fortunes x3
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| 2100 | Take It or Leave It
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2
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Monday
| 0000 | Banzai
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Catchphrase x2
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| 0400 | Bullseye x2
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| 0500 | Family Fortunes | To 0530.
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| 0700 | The Crystal Maze
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| 0800 | Gladiators
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| 0900 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 1000 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 1100 | Wipeout x2
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| 1200 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 1300 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 1400 | Wipeout x2
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| 1500 | Millionaire
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| 1600 | Take It or Leave It
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| 1700 | Gladiators
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| 1800 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1900 | Ninja Warrior
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| 1930 | Takeshi
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| 2000 | Take It or Leave It
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| 2100 | Millionaire
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| 2200 | Fear Factor
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| 2300 | Bullseye x2
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Tuesday - Wednesday
| 0000 | Bullseye x2
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 0400 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 0500 | Family Catchphrase | To 0530.
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| 0700 | The Crystal Maze
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| 0800 | Ninja Warrior
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| 0830 | Takeshi
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Then as Monday.
Thursday
As Tuesday except:
Friday
As Tuesday except:
| 1900 | Bingolotto: A Commercial Presentation
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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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| RCym | BBC Radio Cymru
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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
