A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 24 May 2008
Schedules are subject to change.
Highlights this week:
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 (BBC1, RTE1, and radio, 8pm Saturday)
- Terry Wogan's thirtieth attempt to deliver a cogent commentary.
Britain's Got Talent (ITV, weeknights from Mon)
- The end is nigh! We move in to the live shows.
Courtney Pine Celebrates Humph at 80 (Radio 2, 9pm Monday)
- A revised repeat of a programme first broadcast in 2001 to mark his 80th birthday.
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0410 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000.
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| 0510 | 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 | Also 1700.
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Escape from Scorpion Island x2
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| 0900 | CBBC | Brain-Jitsu
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Fear Factor UK
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| 0950 | S4C | Shipwrecked 2008
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| 0955 | BBC2 | 50/50
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| 1025 | BBC2 | The Slammer | Also CBBC 1100.
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1115 | BBC2 | Beat the Boss
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| 1130 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1150 | C4 | Shipwrecked: the Hutcam Diaries
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| 1200 | CBBC | The Sorcerer's Apprentice Extra New!
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| 1200 | ESPT | Viking | Also 1930.
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| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1300 | CBBC | Raven - The Secret Temple
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| 1335 | CBBC | Get Your Own Back
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| 1500 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x6
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| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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| 1530 | TV3 | Beauty and the Geek
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| 1610 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1610 | S4C | Deal or No Deal x2
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| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1630 | TV3 | Pop Idle US
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| 1700 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 1730 | C4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 1750 | BBC1 | Weakest Link Paranormal Special | Anne investigates the strange case of the woman who grew younger. Scotland 1710.
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| 1800 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1800 | LIV2 | The Amazing Race
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| 1820 | BBC1 | The Kids are Alright
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| 1840 | BBC1 | I'd Do Anything | Also BBC-HD.
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| 1900 | ITV | All-Star Mr and Mrs, Miss, or Mr | This week: Miss Heidi Range and Mr. Dave Berry; Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen; Count and Countess Michael Howard. Also TV3.
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| 1900 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 1900 | DAVE | Whose Line x4
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| 1930 | RTR1 | Eurovision Through the Years Special | Larry Gogan fills a half-hour slot with some vintage songs, and no turkeys. Not LW.
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| 2000 | BBC1 | The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Special | Also Radio 2 (Ken Bruce), RTE1 (Marty Whelan), and RTE Radio 1 (Larry Gogan and Zbyszek Zalinski). RTE Radio 1 on FM (and internet, but not LW) only until about 2200.
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| 2000 | TKSP | The Talksport Football Quiz
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| 2000 | ITV | Britain's Got Talent | Also TV3.
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Have I Got a Bit More News For You | Lee Mack and guests.
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Thank God You're Here
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2100 | ESPT | Strongest Man
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| 2140 | DAVE | HIGNFY Night
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| 2235 | TV5M | Fort Boyard | Assez franchement, c'est bêtises
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Counterpoint
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Sunday
| 0320 | VIR1 | Gladiators | Also 0800 and 1700.
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| 0410 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000.
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| 0510 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | DAVE | Full Metal Challenge x2 New!
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| 0800 | BBC2 | Trapped!
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| 0830 | BBC2 | Raven - The Secret Temple
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| 0900 | CBBC | Hider in the House | Also CBBC at 1000.
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| 0900 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Fear Factor UK.
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| 1200 | CBBC | The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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| 1204 | Rad4 | The Unbelievable Truth
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| 1205 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2008
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| 1300 | S4C | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 1300 | CBBC | Raven - The Secret Temple
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| 1335 | CBBC | Get Your Own Back
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| 1400 | DAVE | Whose Line x4 | Also 2000.
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| 1415 | TV3 | Pop Idle US
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| 1500 | S4C | Come Dine With Me
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| 1520 | ITV | Britain's Got Talent
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| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1635 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1700 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1730 | CBBC | Stake Out
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| 1745 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge | Dune Bashers.
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| 1800 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1800 | TV3 | Dancing With the Stars Us
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| 1830 | ITV | Beat The Star With Vernon Kay | Greggles Rusedski.
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| 1915 | BBC1 | I'd Do Anything Results
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| 2140 | DAVE | QI
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| 2200 | BBC1 | The Apprentice
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| 2200 | BBC7 | The News Quiz
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| 2220 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 2315 | BBC2 | The Apprentice You're Expired
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| 2320 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You?
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0410 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 0900.
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It
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| 0930 | CBBC | Hider in the House | Also 1200.
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| 0945 | TV5M | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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| 1000 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1015 | TV5M | Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
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| 1030 | CBBC | Stake Out | Also 1500.
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| 1100 | CBBC | Trapped! | Not Mo.
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| 1100 | CITV | Jungle Run New!
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| 1115 | S4C | Deal or No Deal | Another episode at 1240.
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1400 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2 | Also 1800.
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| 1430 | BBC2 | Through the Keyhole | NI: not Tu, 1515 We; Scot: 1400 We.
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| 1500 | ITV | House Guest | UTV 1700, not STV.
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | This week's Martin Jarvis is Tom O'Connor. 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
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| 1615 | S4C | Countdown | What a sensible time.
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Ready Steady Cook
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| 1700 | ITV | Goldenballs | STV 1500, UTV 1400. Not Mo.
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link | Mo 1740, not Wales.
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland not Thursday.
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| 1900 | DAVE | Dragons' Den | Not Mo.
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| 2030 | ITV | Britain's Got Talent | Also TV3. Mo, Fr 2100.
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Monday
A bank holiday in much of the UK.
| 0945 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Mega Challenge Special | Warships
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| 1130 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Counterpoint | (10/13) First tertiary-final.
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| 1515 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The Unbelievable Truth
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| 1900 | BBC3 | Dragons' Den
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| 2000 | STV | Postcode Challenge
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| 2100 | Rad2 | Courtney Pine Celebrates Humph at 80 Special
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2100 | LIV | Britain's Next Top Model
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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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| 2305 | BBC2 | Have I Got News For You | The narrative repeat. Scot 0005.
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 1715 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 2000 | ITV | Who Wants to be a Millionaire? | The first 30-minute episode since 1999, if we're not mistaken. (Which we probably are.)
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| 2100 | BBC1 | The Apprentice | Supercars. In the clash of Alan Sugar's ego versus England's mighty, world-beating football side, there can only be one winner.
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| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2200 | BBC2 | The Apprentice: You're Uninspired | Adrian Chiles and a guest discuss whether the side should play 4-4-2, 4-3-3, or go for penalties with a 9-1-0.
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Wednesday
| 0045 | DAVE | Street-Cred Sudoku
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| 1230 | BBC7 | Whispers | Also 1930.
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Quote... Unquote | Alison Baverstock, Clive Coleman, Gwyneth Lewis, Arabella Weir.
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| 1715 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1729 | TV5M | Fort Boyard
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2140 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You?
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Thursday
| 0810 | S4C | Mama Mia | Also S4CD.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Stake Out
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| 1630 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1635 | BBC1 | Hider in the House
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| 2000 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Barth. Mind the cat.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 2320 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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Friday
| 1230 | BBC7 | Just a Minute | Also 1930. Loughborough, June 1998.
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| 1635 | BBC1 | The Slammer
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| 1715 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 2000 | BBC3 | Last Man Standing
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| 2030 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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| 2100 | BBC1 | Have I Got News For You? | Alexander Armstrong, Michael McIntyre, Clare Balding. NI 0030, Scotland 2235.
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | England, Wales (analogue) only.
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| 2200 | C4 | Derren Brown Trick or Treat
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| 2235 | BBC1 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Includes Andrew Lloyd-Webber and John Barrowman promoting I'd Do Anything. Scot: 2310.
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| 2300 | DAVE | QI
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| 2310 | RTR1 | All Ireland School Quiz | (5/7)
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge?
Saturday
| 0000 | Gladiators
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 0400 | Catchphrase x2
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| 0500 | Stake Out | To 0530.
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| 0700 | Don't Try This at Home
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| 0800 | Takeshi x2
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| 0900 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1000 | Ninja Warrior x5
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| 1230 | The People Versus
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| 1300 | Millionaire
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| 1400 | It's Not What You Know
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| 1500 | Wipeout x3
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| 1630 | Take Your Pick x3
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| 1800 | Small Talk x3
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| 1930 | Family Fortunes x3
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| 2100 | Take It or Leave It
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| 2200 | It's Not What You Know
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| 2300 | Distraction x2
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Sunday
| 0000 | Banzai x2
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Shooting Stars x2
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| 0400 | Small Talk x3 | To 0530.
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| 0700 | Don't Try This at Home
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| 0800 | Takeshi x2
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| 0900 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1000 | Supermarket Sweep x3
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| 1130 | The People Versus x3
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| 1300 | Millionaire
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| 1400 | It's Not What You Know
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| 1500 | Gladiators x3
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Then as Saturday.
Monday
| 0000 | Banzai x2
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Shooting Stars x2
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| 0400 | Small Talk x3 | To 0530.
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| 0700 | Takeshi x4
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| 0900 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 1000 | Millionaire
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| 1100 | Family Fortunes | Above two repeat until
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| 2000 | Celeb Millionaire
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| 2100 | It's Not What You Know
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | Your Face or Mine
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| 2330 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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Tuesday
| 0000 | Takeshi x2
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Supermarket Sweep x3
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| 0400 | Catchphrase x2
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| 0500 | Stake Out | To 0530.
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| 0700 | Takeshi x2
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| 0800 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0900 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 1000 | Catchphrase x2
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| 1100 | Take Your Pick x2
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| 1200 | Fifteen to One
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| 1230 | The People Versus
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| 1300 | Catchphrase x2
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| 1400 | Take Your Pick x2
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| 1500 | Millionaire
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| 1600 | It's Not What You Know
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| 1700 | Takeshi x2
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| 1800 | Gladiators
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| 1900 | Ninja Warrior x2
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Then as Monday.
Wednesday - Friday
As Monday except
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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| BORD | Border (ITV in Cumbria, south Scotland, and Isle of Man)
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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 North/Central 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
