A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 7 June 2008
Schedules are subject to change.
Highlights this week:
It's the opening week of the European Nations' Cup, which means a lot of football on the main channels, which in turn means a lot of shows turning up in unusual places.
Speciale Questions pour un Champion (TV5, Saturday 8pm)
- Grandes Ecoles. En participent pour la première fois sont l'Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse et l'Ecole Centrale de Nantes. Julian Lepers et Jeremi Paixhomme.
Crosswords (Challenge, 12 noon weekdays)
- The clue's in the title.
The Apprentice (BBC1, Wednesday 9pm)
- Last in the present series, with Adrian Chiles appearing twice on different channels.
Great British Menu (BBC2, Friday 6pm)
- The grand finale.
Saturday
| 0400 | 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 | Best of Friends New! | Also CBBC 1130.
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators | Also 1700.
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| 0800 | DAVE | HeadJam New!
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| 0855 | S4C | Shipwrecked 2008
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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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| 0955 | BBC2 | 50/50
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| 1025 | BBC2 | The Slammer | Also CBBC 1100.
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Euro Fighting Talk | With Terry Wogan moaning all the way through.
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| 1115 | BBC2 | Beat the Boss
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| 1200 | CBBC | The Sorcerer's Apprentice Extra
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| 1205 | RCym | Bwletin
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| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1230 | C4 | Shipwrecked: the Hutcam Diaries
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| 1240 | ITV | Millionaire
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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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| 1535 | S4C | Deal or No Deal x2
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| 1605 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | TV3 | Beauty and the Geek
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| 1700 | CBBC | Hider in the House
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| 1725 | C4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 1800 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1900 | TV3 | All Star Mr and Mrs, Miss, or Mr
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| 1945 | BBC1 | One Versus One Hundred New!
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| 2000 | DAVE | Whose Line x2
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| 2000 | TKSP | The Talksport Football Quiz
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| 2000 | TV5M | Speciale Questions pour un Champion Speciale
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| 2015 | ESP2 | Viking
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| 2015 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Have I Got a Bit More News For You | Jeremy Clarkson is surrounded by a minotaur, Ian McMillan, and Kate Silverton. Threads, please break...
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2220. Coverage continues overnight on E4.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week night Special
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| 2235 | TV5M | Fort Boyard | Ouverte le cafetiere!
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| 2235 | BBC2 | The Apprentice | Followed by Adrian Chiles.
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Counterpoint
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Sunday
| 0200 | VIR1 | Fear Factor UK | Also 0900.
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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 | Trapped!
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators | Also 1700.
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| 0830 | BBC2 | Raven - The Secret Temple
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| 0900 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1115 | Rad4 | Desert Island Discs | With Bill Bailey, of Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
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| 1125 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2008
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| 1200 | CBBC | The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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| 1204 | Rad4 | The Unbelievable Truth
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| 1300 | S4C | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 1330 | ESP2 | Viking
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| 1335 | CBBC | Get Your Own Back
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| 1600 | C5US | Whose Line x2
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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 | Rocket Railway.
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| 1800 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1815 | TV3 | Dancing With the Stars Us
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| 2000 | DAVE | Whose Line x2
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2200.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2140 | DAVE | QI
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| 2200 | BBC7 | The News Quiz
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| 2220 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 2320 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You?
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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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| 0730 | BBC2 | 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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| 1100 | CBBC | 50/50
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| 1125 | CBBC | Raven: The Island
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| 1200 | CBBC | Brain-Jitsu New!
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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 | Also 1800.
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| 1410 | S4C | Countdown
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| 1500 | ITV | House Guest | Not STV.
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | This week's Martin Jarvis is Alistair Stewart. 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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| 1700 | ITV | Goldenballs | England and Wales Mo, Tu only; STV 1500 Mo-We, UTV 1400 all week.
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link | We-Fr only.
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Not Fr. Scotland not Th.
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| 2200 | C4 | Big Brother | Mo-We only. S4C 2230 Mo; 2310 Tu; 2200 We.
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Monday
| 0200 | VIR1 | Fear Factor UK
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| 1130 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Counterpoint | (12/13)
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| 1715 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The Unbelievable Truth
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| 1900 | BBC3 | Dragons' Den
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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 | BBC2 | Have I Got News For You | Not 2W.
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| 2200 | E4 | Beauty and the Geek
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| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2300 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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Tuesday
| 1715 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1725 | S4CD | Mama Mia
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| 1900 | DAVE | Whose Line x2 | Also 2315.
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| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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Wednesday
| 0015 | DAVE | They Think It's All Over
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| 1030 | CBBC | Suspect
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| 1230 | BBC7 | Whispers | Also 1930.
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Quote... Unquote | Pam Ayres, Trevor McDonald, Sue Limb, Gervase Phinn.
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| 1715 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1729 | TV5M | Fort Boyard | Les sportifs.
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| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Moved from Friday to clash with Switzerland's match against Turkey. Scotland 2315.
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| 2100 | BBC1 | The Apprentice | Last in the present series.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2140 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You?
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| 2200 | BBC2 | The Apprentice: You're Choired | Adrian Chiles and guests discuss developments in the world of close-harmony singing.
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| 2235 | BBC1 | The Apprentice: You're Hired | Adrian Chiles and a guest discuss the credit crunch. Last in the present series.
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Thursday
| 1605 | BBC1 | Stake Out
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| 1610 | S4C | Mama Mia
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| 1630 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1635 | BBC1 | Hider in the House
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| 1930 | STV | Postcode Challenge
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| 2000 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Devon.
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2215.
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| 2100 | ITV4 | Bad Lads' Army
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| 2200 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2240 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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Friday
| 1230 | BBC7 | Just a Minute | Also 1930. From 1998.
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| 1635 | BBC1 | The Slammer
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| 1715 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Great British Menu | The grand finale.
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| 1800 | RCym | BwletIn
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | Not being funny: Francis Wheen, Jeremy Hardy, Sue Perkins, Simon Evans.
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| 2000 | BBC3 | Last Man Standing | Senegalese wrestling.
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| 2030 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2130.
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| 2100 | ITV2 | America's Got Talent
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | England, Wales (analogue) only.
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| 2200 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | S4C 2340.
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| 2300 | DAVE | QI
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| 2310 | RTR1 | All Ireland School Quiz | The final.
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Challenge?
Saturday
| 0000 | Gladiators
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 0400 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 0500 | Win Lose or Draw | To 0530.
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| 0700 | The Moment of Truth
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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 | Wheel of Fortune
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| 1300 | Millionaire
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| 1400 | Chris Tarrant's 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 | Bullseye
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| 2100 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2200 | Chris Tarrant's It's Not What You Know
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| 2300 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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| 2330 | Distraction
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Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0000 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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| 0030 | Distraction
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Bullseye x2
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| 0400 | Take Your Pick x3 | To 0530.
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| 1500 | Gladiators x3 | To 1800.
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Monday
| 0000 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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| 0030 | Distraction
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Bullseye x2
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| 0400 | Take Your Pick
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| 0430 | Gladiators | To 0530.
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| 0700 | Dodgeball
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| 0730 | Takeshi's Castle
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| 0800 | Defectors x2
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| 0900 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 1000 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 1100 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 1200 | Crosswords New!
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| 1230 | Eggheads New!
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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 | Chris Tarrant's 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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| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2 New!
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| 2100 | New Take It or Leave It
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| 2200 | Chris Tarrant's It's Not What You Know
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| 2300 | Millionaire
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Tuesday - Friday
As Monday except
| 0000 | Gladiators
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 0400 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 0500 | Win Lose or Draw | To 0530.
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| 1300 | Wipeout
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| 1400 | Chris Tarrant's It's Not What You Know
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| 1500 | Millionaire
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| 1600 | Take It or Leave It | To 1700.
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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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| 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, and Border Scotland (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 This Week
