TV Guide This Week
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A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 5 July 2008
Schedules are subject to change.
Highlights this week:
Last Choir Standing (BBC1, 7.45pm-ish)
- A competition for singing groups.
How TV Changed Britain (C4, 8pm Saturday)
- The final part of this series looks at the history of the quiz show. From the three-and-a-half episodes we've seen, it's been an unimpressive format, pretending to give a deep sociological examination to its subject, but not actually saying anything we couldn't work out ourselves. The show's thesis is explained by its billing: American-derived formats (Take Your Pick), highbrow shows (Ask the Family), financial frenzy (Millionaire).
This Time Tomorrow (BBC1, 8.45pm Saturday. Approximately)
- More promotion for The Lottery Corp, with Tess Daly leading the gloating over the prizes. But it's got to be OK, it's from Glasgow!
Scrapheap Challenge (C4, 5.55pm Sunday)
- The winners will be crowned Scrapheap Challenge Champions 2007.
University Challenge (BBC2, 8pm Monday)
- Well, that's the second half of the Week sorted for the next 31 editions.
Sports Mastermind (BBC2, 8pm Tuesday)
- Des Lynam asks the questions.
Mock the Week (BBC2, 9pm Thursday)
- The year's only series of the satire.
Superstars (C5, 8pm Friday)
- We think this is more The Superteams than Superstars.
Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 9pm Friday)
- Another time around for the new Angus Deayton format.
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0400 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000. |
| 0515 | C4 | Countdown | |
| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire | |
| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators | Also 1700. |
| 0825 | CBBC | Best of Friends | |
| 0900 | BBC2 | Escape from Scorpion Island x2 | |
| 0900 | CBBC | Brain-Jitsu | |
| 0900 | VIR1 | Fear Factor UK | |
| 0920 | S4C | Shipwrecked 2008 | |
| 1005 | BBC2 | 50/50 | |
| 1035 | BBC2 | The Slammer | |
| 1140 | CBBC | Clutter Nutters | |
| 1203 | RCym | Bwletin | |
| 1210 | BBC1 | Ready Steady Cook Special | Another afternoon of classic sport, featuring motor racing from Brands Hatch, racing from Chepstow... |
| 1230 | C4 | Shipwrecked: the Hutcam Diaries | |
| 1255 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt Special | ...and shopping from Ardingley. Subject to cancellation if Friday's tennis rolls over. |
| 1300 | C4 | Air Races | Also S4C. |
| 1333 | RWal | Extra Time Quiz | Also 1833. |
| 1510 | ITV2 | All-Star Family Fortunes | Griffin v Worral Thompson. |
| 1515 | FIVR | The Shot | Competitive photography. |
| 1525 | BBC2 | Beat the Boss | |
| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion | |
| 1600 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x8 | |
| 1630 | TV3 | Beauty and the Geek | |
| 1640 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | |
| 1700 | CBBC | Hider in the House | |
| 1710 | S4C | Deal or No Deal x2 | |
| 1750 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link | Nine hundred and ninety nine competitors are here for this marathon edition. Subject to delay, cancellation, or a lateral to BBC2 in the event of play at Wimbledon. |
| 1800 | TV3 | All-Star Family Fortunes | Lytton v Ball. |
| 1840 | DAVE | A Question of Sport New! | |
| 1845 | TV3 | Best of Antan Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | |
| 1945 | BBC1 | Last Choir Standing New! | In theory, this might be delayed if Wimbledon over-runs, but we can just imagine the outcry from the fans of the show billed before. |
| 2000 | C4 | How TV Changed Britain Special | |
| 2000 | DAVE | Dragons' Den | |
| 2005 | RTE1 | The Big Money Game | |
| 2015 | ITV | Who Dares, Sings! | Also TV3. |
| 2045 | BBC1 | This Time Tomorrow New! | Same scheduling note as Last Choir Standing. |
| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2235. |
| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks Night Special | |
| 2150 | BBC2 | Have I Got News For You | Alexander Armstrong-again, Jo Caufield, Michael Winner. |
| 2235 | TV5M | Fort Boyard | |
| 2300 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | A skateboard for a drumming granny; the sharp end of Lucifer; and the follower of the Rear of the Year 1986. Young Sherlock completes the set. If you can work out what we're blethering about, don't write in, it's just for fun, and we will explain the answer on Sunday. |
Sunday
| 0400 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000. |
| 0515 | C4 | Countdown | |
| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire | |
| 0630 | ITV2 | Vernon Kay's Gameshow Marathon | 1: The Price is Right, But the Phone-In Competition is Rigged. |
| 0800 | BBC2 | Best of Friends | Also CBBC 0820 and 1700. |
| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators | Also 1700. |
| 0830 | BBC2 | Raven - The Secret Temple | |
| 0900 | VIR1 | Fear Factor UK | |
| 0900 | DAVE | Whose Line x2 | |
| 0900 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4 | |
| 1120 | DAVE | A Question of Sport | |
| 1140 | CBBC | Clutter Nutters | |
| 1150 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2008 | |
| 1204 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | |
| 1300 | S4C | Scrapheap Challenge | |
| 1525 | CBBC | Beat the Boss | |
| 1600 | C5US | Whose Line x6 | |
| 1640 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5 | |
| 1755 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge | The final: Land Tugs |
| 2000 | C4 | Personal Services Required | Repeat. |
| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2200. |
| 2100 | DAVE | Dragons' Den | |
| 2200 | DAVE | Wiuld I Lie to You | |
| 2310 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats |
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0410 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 0900. |
| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire | |
| 0700 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It | |
| 0900 | CBBC | Best of Friends | |
| 0945 | TV5M | Des Chiffres et des Lettres | |
| 1000 | CBBC | Escape from Scorpion Island | Also CBBC 1400. |
| 1015 | TV5M | Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place | |
| 1100 | CBBC | Trapped | |
| 1130 | CBBC | Raven | |
| 1200 | CBBC | Hider in the House | Mo: Brain-Jitsu |
| 1400 | ITV | Good Bid, Good Buy | |
| 1400 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2 | Also 1800. |
| 1500 | ITV | Daily Cooks Challenge | |
| 1505 | RTE2 | Quiz Zone | Repeated 1100 next day. |
| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | This week's Richard Digance is Lynda Baron. Also More4 after midnight, and early mornings Mo, Th, Fr. |
| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion | |
| 1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | Also More4 1805, 0900, and lunchtime. |
| 1630 | BBC2 | Ready Steady Cook | Mo-We only. |
| 1700 | ITV | Goldenballs | STV Fr only; not UTV. |
| 1700 | STV | Postcode Challenge | Not Fr. |
| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link | |
| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | No regional variations. |
| 1800 | VIR1 | Gladiators | |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI | Not Fr. |
| 2200 | C4 | Big Brother | Mo-We only. S4C 2200. |
Monday
| 0230 | COM2 | Fact Hunt | Al Murray's spoof pub quiz. |
| 1330 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | (3/12) Northern Ireland v Scotland |
| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal | |
| 1415 | S4C | Countdown | |
| 1830 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | (4/6) Jeremy Hardy joins the regulars in a show from Ipswich, May 2005. |
| 1900 | ESPT | Strongest Man x2 | Connecticut and Sofia |
| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge New! | (1/31) Hull v City. Scotland 1930. |
| 2000 | STV | Postcode Challenge | |
| 2100 | LIV | Britain's Next Top Model | Last in the present series. |
| 2105 | TG4 | Survivor China | |
| 2140 | DAVE | Buzzcocks | |
| 2220 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You? | |
| 2300 | DAVE | Mock the Week | |
| 2300 | E4 | Beauty and the Geek |
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 0005 | S4C | How TV Changed Britain | |
| 0215 | DAVE | Street-Cred Sudoku | |
| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal | |
| 1415 | S4C | Countdown | |
| 1715 | S4CD | Mama Mia | |
| 1900 | DAVE | Whose Line x2 | |
| 2000 | BBC2 | Sports Mastermind New! | |
| 2100 | BBC3 | Britain's Missing Top Model | |
| 2235 | BBC1 | Panic Attack | NI only. |
| 2315 | DAVE | They Think It's All Over |
Wednesday
| 1230 | BBC7 | Trivia Test Match New! | W. Rushton and W. Franklin play T. Rice and B. Cribbins, from 1991. Also 1930. |
| 1715 | CBBC | Best of Friends | |
| 1729 | TV5M | Fort Boyard | More comedians this week. Carry on at this rate and Laboule might crack a smile. |
| 1900 | C5US | Whose Line x2 | |
| 1930 | RUls | With Bennett Special | John Bennett's interview series meets with Henry Kelly. Play or pass? |
| 2000 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef | |
| 2000 | BBC2 | Sports Mastermind | Specialist subjects aren't available for this series. |
| 2100 | C4 | Personal Services Required |
Thursday
| 1605 | BBC1 | Best of Friends | |
| 1610 | S4C | Mama Mia | |
| 1635 | BBC2 | Hider in the House | |
| 2000 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef | |
| 2000 | ESP2 | Viking | |
| 2100 | BBC2 | Mock the Week New! | |
| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2145. |
| 2140 | DAVE | HIGNFY | |
| 2200 | SKY3 | Nothing But the Truth | |
| 2220 | DAVE | Dragons' Den |
Friday
| 0200 | DAVE | Street-Cred Sudoku | |
| 1230 | BBC7 | Just a Minute | Freud, Hesketh-Harvey, Jones (1), Nimmo; Blenheim Palace, 1998. Also 1930. |
| 1605 | BBC1 | Best of Friends | |
| 1630 | CBBC | The Slammer | |
| 1900 | DAVE | Dragons' Den | |
| 2000 | C5 | Superteams New! | Let's be accurate in our descriptions, folks. |
| 2030 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef | The weekly final. |
| 2100 | BBC1 | Would I Lie to You? New! | Not Scotland. |
| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | Continues 2235. S4C 2200. |
| 2100 | ITV2 | America's Got Talent | |
| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | Not 2W, Scotland. |
| 2200 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | S4C 2340. |
| 2230 | RTR1 | Buille Faoi Thuairim |
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge?
Saturday
| 0000 | Home Video Heroezzzz | |
| 0100 | Gambling | |
| 0300 | Supermarket Sweep x2 | |
| 0400 | Wheel of Fortune x2 | |
| 0500 | Win Lose or Draw | To 0530. |
| 0700 | Dodgeball New! | |
| 0800 | Gladiators New! | |
| 0900 | The Crystal Maze | |
| 1000 | Ninja Warrior x3 | |
| 1130 | Wheel of Fortune | |
| 1200 | Millionaire | |
| 1300 | Family Fortunes x2 | |
| 1400 | Take It or Leave It | |
| 1500 | Gladiators x4 | |
| 1900 | Bullseye x3 | |
| 2030 | Family Fortunes x3 | |
| 2200 | Take It or Leave It | |
| 2300 | Home Video Heroes |
Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0300 | 3-2-1 | |
| 0400 | Wheel of Fortune | |
| 0430 | Bullseye x2 | To 0530. |
| 1500 | Celebrity Weakest Link x4 | To 1900. |
| 2100 | Millionaire | To 2200. |
Monday
| 0000 | Home Video Heroes | |
| 0100 | Gambling | |
| 0300 | 321 | |
| 0400 | Wheel of Fortune | |
| 0430 | Bullseye x2 | To 0530. |
| 0700 | Friends Like These | |
| 0800 | Takeshi | |
| 0900 | Supermarket Sweep x2 | |
| 1000 | Wheel of Fortune x2 | |
| 1100 | Family Fortunes x2 | |
| 1200 | Crosswords | |
| 1230 | Catchphrase | |
| 1300 | Wipeout x2 | |
| 1400 | Wheel of Fortune x2 | |
| 1500 | Millionaire | |
| 1600 | Take It or Leave It | |
| 1700 | Home Video Heroes | |
| 1800 | The Crystal Maze | |
| 1900 | Family Fortunes x2 | |
| 2000 | Home Video Heroes | |
| 2100 | Take It or Leave It | |
| 2200 | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2 | |
| 2300 | Millionaire |
Tuesday - Friday
As Monday except
| 0400 | Dog Eat Dog | |
| 0500 | Cash Cab | That's the Daytime Emmy Award-winning Cash Cab. To 0530. |
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 |
| BORD | Border (ITV in Cumbria, south Scotland, and Isle of Man) |
| 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 North/Central 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 |
