A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 26 July 2008
Schedules are subject to change.
Highlights this week:
Help! Teacher is Coming to Stay (BBC2, 9am Saturday)
- Children spend the weekend teaching their teachers about their hobbies, with Teacher taking a test on Monday morning. Kirsten O'Brien and Johnny Pitts present.
The Weakest Link Special (BBC1, 6pm Saturday)
- Stars of the soap operas Casualty and Holby City. As seen on BBC2 during Wimbledon.
Mastermind (BBC4, 8.30 Saturday)
- Fred Housego's final. Showing as part of Cab Night, an evening of programmes about the taxi-cab.
Who Wants to be a Superhero? (Sci-Fi, 8pm Sunday)
- Another series of the fun little show where real people try to become comic-book characters. Our money's on the spiky-haired kid in the red-and-black jumper.
Battle of the Brains (BBC2, 6pm weekdays)
- Paddy O'Connell pits two teams against each other. The series winners will represent the UK at next year's Eurovision Quiz Contest.
Saturday
0400 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000.
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0525 | C4 | Countdown
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0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators | Also 1700.
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0825 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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0855 | S4C | Shipwrecked 2008
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0900 | BBC2 | Help! Teacher is Coming to Stay New!
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0900 | CBBC | Brain-Jitsu
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0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior
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1000 | BBC2 | 50/50
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1005 | C5 | Britain's Strongest Man | Also FIVR 1715 today and 2200 tomorrow.
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1030 | BBC2 | The Slammer
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1130 | BBC2 | Celebrity Masterchef | A repeat of the Friday final.
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1140 | CBBC | Clutter Nutters
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1300 | C4 | Air Races | Also S4C.
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1333 | RWal | Extra Time Quiz | Also 1833.
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1525 | BBC2 | Beat the Boss
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1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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1530 | ITV2 | All-Star Family Fortunes | Willoughby v Holmes.
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1600 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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1625 | S4C | Crafwr
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1700 | CBBC | Hider in the House
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1700 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2
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1800 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link Special | Wonder if the athletics will over-run...
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1800 | TV3 | All-Star Family Fortunes | Richards v Falconer.
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1845 | TV3 | Best of Antan Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
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1855 | BBC1 | Last Choir Standing | The first performance show. Also BBC-HD from 1900.
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1935 | C5 | Superteams | Repeated from last night. Also FIVR 2300 tonight, 1900 tomorrow, 2200 Tu.
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1955 | ITV | Who Dares, Sings! | Also TV3.
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2000 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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2005 | BBC1 | This Time Tomorrow
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2030 | BBC4 | Mastermind Special | The specialist subjects tonight: Tower of London (Fred Housego); House of Godwin 1016-66 (John Keogh); Joseph Haydn (Samuel Mortimer); The Crusades 1095-1192 (Ingram Wilcox).
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2030 | RTE1 | The Big Money Game
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2100 | BBC2 | Have I Got Old News For You? | Dara O'Briain, Stephen Frost, Stephen Pound.
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2100 | DAVE | QI Night Special
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2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2230.
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2130 | BBC2 | Mock the Week
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2235 | TV5M | La Carte aux Tresors
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2300 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | The champion of the world, the bringer of Christianity to Vectis, a group of penguin fans in Perth, the starlover and the star, and blasts on a car horn. Which four complete the set? Answers on Sunday.
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Sunday
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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0630 | ITV2 | Vernon Kay's Gameshow Marathon | 4: The Golden Shot.
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0800 | BBC2 | Best of Friends
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0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators | Also 1700.
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0830 | BBC2 | Raven - The Secret Temple
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0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior
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0900 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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1140 | CBBC | Clutter Nutters
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1204 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
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1230 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2008 | The reunion.
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1350 | Mor4 | Coach Trip x5
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1525 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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1635 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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1700 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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1745 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge Special | The tenth anniversary contest, racing hovercraft.
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1900 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den
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1935 | BBC1 | Last Choir Standing New! | Including a performance by Libera from When Will I be Famous?.
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2030 | RTE1 | Heat
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2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2200.
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2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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2300 | DAVE | QI
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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 | Catchphrase x2
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0740 | DAVE | A Question of Sport | Also 1340.
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0900 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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0900 | BBC2 | Raven
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0945 | TV5M | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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1000 | BBC2 | Get 100
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1000 | CBBC | Escape from Scorpion Island | Also 1400.
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1015 | TV5M | Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
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1100 | CBBC | The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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1130 | CBBC | Raven - The Secret Temple
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1200 | CBBC | Hider in the House
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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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1415 | BBC1 | Step Up to the Plate
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1500 | ITV | Daily Cooks Challenge
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1525 | RTE2 | Quiz Zone | Repeated 1100 next day.
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1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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1630 | BBC2 | Eating with the Enemy
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1630 | C4 | Come Dine With Me New! | Celebrity week.
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1700 | ITV | Goldenballs | Not STV.
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1700 | STV | Postcode Challenge
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1700 | CITV | Jungle Run New!
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1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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1735 | TG4 | Bog Stop
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1800 | BBC2 | Battle of the Brains
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1830 | BBC2 | Eggheads
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1930 | BBC2 | Return to Castaway New! | A chance to catch up with the stars of the 2000 series. So long as no-one mentions the revival, they'll be fine. Not We, also Th 1900. Scotland 1900 Mo; NI not Fr; 2W not at all.
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2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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Monday
1330 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | (6/12) Wales v South
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1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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1415 | S4C | Countdown
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1625 | S4C | Campyfan
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1745 | S4CD | Crafwr
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1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute New! | (1/10) Merton, Freud, Noble, Jupitus. From Southwold.
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2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | (4/31) Surrey v Warwick. Scotland 1930.
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2100 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den
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2100 | DAVE | QI New!
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2105 | TG4 | Survivor China
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2140 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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2200 | BBC2 | Would I Lie to You? | Not 2W.
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2200 | C4 | Big Brother | Also S4C.
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2220 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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2300 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You?
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Tuesday
1900 | DAVE | Whose Line x2
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2000 | TG4 | Shabby go Chic
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2100 | BBC3 | Britain's Missing Top Model | The final.
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2200 | C4 | Big Brother | Also S4C.
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2235 | BBC1 | Panic Attack | NI only.
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2300 | Rad4 | Quote Unquote New! | Welcome to Insomnia FM.
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2315 | DAVE | They Think It's All Over
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Wednesday
1230 | BBC7 | Trivia Test Match | Also 1930.
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1715 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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1723 | TV5M | La Carte aux Tresors | This week, from the Haut Jura.
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1900 | C5US | Whose Line x2
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1930 | BBC2 | Sport Mastermind | Just the one episode this week. Desert Orchid, World Heavyweight Boxing Champions, the Super Bowl, FA Cup Finals since 1970. Repeated 0100.
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2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2230.
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2100 | LIV | Diet on the Dancefloor
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2200 | TV3 | Hell's Kitchen
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Thursday
1605 | BBC1 | Best of Friends
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1635 | BBC1 | Hider in the House
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2100 | BBC2 | Mock the Week | Michael McIntyre, Mark Watson. Not 2W.
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2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2245.
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2100 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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2200 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Not NI, 2W.
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2200 | DAVE | QI
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2200 | TG4 | Paisean Faisean
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2235 | E4 | Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong New!
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Friday
1230 | BBC7 | Just a Minute | Eclair, Frost, Jones, Rice, from 1999. Also 1930.
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1605 | BBC1 | Best of Friends
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1630 | CBBC | The Slammer
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1635 | S4C | Crafwr
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1900 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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2000 | C5 | Superteams | This week, the Whites (Redgrave) take on the Blues (Catt).
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2100 | BBC1 | Would I Lie to You? | NI 2130, Scotland 2320.
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2100 | C4 | Big Brother | Continues 2235. S4C 2230.
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2100 | ITV2 | America's Got Talent
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2100 | ESPT | Strongest Man | Sofia.
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2230 | RTR1 | Buille Faoi Thuairim
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Challenge?
Saturday
0000 | Home Video Heroezzzz
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0100 | Gambling
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0300 | 3-2-1 | To 0400.
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0700 | Dodgeball
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0800 | Gladiators
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0900 | The Crystal Maze
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1000 | Takeshi x3
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1130 | Wheel of Fortune x3
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1300 | Take It or Leave It x2
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1500 | Home Video Heroezzzz x4
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1700 | Take Your Pick x2
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1800 | Wipeout x3
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1930 | Bullseye x3
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2100 | Take It or Leave It x2
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2300 | Home Video Heroezzzz
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Sunday
As Saturday except
1000 | Takeshi x3 | To 1130.
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1700 | Celebrity Weakest Link x4 | To 2100.
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Monday - Friday
0000 | Home Video Heroezzzz
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0100 | Gambling
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0300 | 3-2-1 | To 0400.
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0700 | Strongman of the Year | For 2006 (Mo), 2007 (Tu-Fr).
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0730 | Ninja Warrior
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0800 | Takeshi
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0900 | The Crystal Maze x2
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1100 | Family Fortunes x2
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1200 | Catchphrase x2
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1300 | Small Talk 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 | Home Video Heroezzzz
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1800 | Gladiators
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1900 | Family Fortunes x2
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2000 | Home Video Heroezzzz
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2100 | Take It or Leave It
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2200 | Millionaire
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2300 | Distraction
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2330 | Your Face or Mine
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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