A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 9 August 2008
Schedules are subject to change, and BBC daytimes suffer some major alterations from the Olympic coverage.
Highlights this week:
Xtra Factor: One Year On (ITV2, 8pm Saturday)
- Whatever happened to last year's winner, ol' Whoever He Was.
Countdown Gold (Channel 4, 2.45 weekdays)
- A week of episodes from July 2007.
Maestro (BBC2, 9pm Tuesday)
- Clive Anderson guides eight celebrities into the murky world of conducting. The winner will work at a BBC-sponsored concert in September.
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0400 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000.
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| 0500 | VIR1 | TV Scrablle x2
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | DAVE | A Question of Sport
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators | Also 1800.
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| 0825 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Help! Teacher is Coming to Stay
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| 0900 | CBBC | Brain-Jitsu
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0940 | S4C | Beauty and the Geek x2 New! | The imported version.
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| 1000 | BBC2 | 50/50
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| 1000 | C5 | Britain's Strongest Man | Also FIVR 1700 today and 2100 tomorrow.
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| 1030 | BBC2 | The Slammer
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| 1140 | CBBC | Clutter Nutters
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| 1520 | ITV2 | All-Star Family Fortunes | Lytton v Ball
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| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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| 1530 | BBC2 | Beat the Boss
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| 1545 | C5 | Superteams | Moved due to live football. Also FIVR 2300 tonight, 2000 tomorrow, 2100 Tu.
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| 1600 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x4
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| 1700 | CBBC | Hider in the House
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| 1800 | ESPT | Viking | Not as though there's any other sport going on.
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| 1800 | TV3 | All-Star Family Fortunes | Sanderson -v- Rusedski.
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| 1900 | BBC1 | Last Choir Standing | Also BBC-HD.
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| 1900 | ITV | Who Dares, Sings! | Interestingly, not on TV3. Last in the present series.
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| 2000 | BBC1 | This Time Tomorrow
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Xtra Factor: One Year On Special
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| 2015 | RTE1 | The Big Money Game
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Have I Got Old News For You | William Hague, Mark Mardell, Peter Serafinowicz.
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2240.
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| 2130 | BBC2 | Mock the Week
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| 2140 | RTE1 | Failte Towers
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| 2235 | TV5M | La Carte aux Tresors
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| 2300 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | FDR had trust. Bixie and Dunk act as seconds, so do Virgil and Alan. Are you pondering what we're pondering?
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Sunday
| 0320 | ITV2 | Vernon Kay's Gameshow Marathon | 6: It's a bulls-eye, slap bang in the middle of the schedule.
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| 0400 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000.
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| 0500 | VIR1 | Gladiators | Also 0800, 1700.
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0800 | BBC2 | Best of Friends | Next episode follows on CBBC.
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| 0830 | BBC2 | Raven - The Secret Temple
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0900 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 0925 | STV | Golden Balls New! | Can't they stick it out in the oh-so-valuable 4am spot?
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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| 1300 | S4C | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 1350 | Mor4 | Coach Trip x5
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| 1400 | C5US | Whose Line is it Anyway? x2 New!
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| 1530 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 1635 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1645 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge Roadshow | Archery.
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| 1700 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1745 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge Retrospective | Best of the first decade.
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| 1800 | BBC1 | Last Choir Standing
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| 1900 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den
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| 2000 | SCIF | Who Wants to be a Superhero?
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| 2000 | DAVE | Dragons' Den New!
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| 2030 | RTE1 | Heat
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2325.
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| 2130 | RTE1 | Failte Towers
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| 2200 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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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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| 0500 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Catchphrase x2
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| 0800 | DAVE | A Question of Sport
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| 0900 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Raven
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| 0900 | Mor4 | Deal or No Deal | Also lunchtime.
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| 0945 | TV5M | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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| 1000 | BBC2 | Get 100
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| 1000 | DAVE | Full Metal Challenge | Also 1500.
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| 1015 | TV5M | Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
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| 1115 | BBC2 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1130 | CBBC | Raven - The Secret Temple
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| 1200 | CBBC | Hider in the House
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| 1400 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2 | Also 1800.
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| 1445 | C4 | Countdown Gold New! | July 2007.
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| 1500 | ITV | Daily Cooks Challenge
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| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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| 1600 | STV | House Guest New!
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| 1630 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Beginning with Orange Lady.
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| 1700 | ITV | Goldenballs | UTV 1400, STV 1630.
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| 1700 | STV | Postcode Challenge
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| 1700 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Battle of the Brains
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Eggheads
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Monday
| 0340 | BBC2 | Celebrity Masterchef | Signed repeat.
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | (8/12) Wales v Midlands
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | (3/10) Freud, Merton, Noble, Ince; from Suffolk and controlled (!) by Parsons.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | (6/31) Exeter v Pembroke Oxford. Scotland 1930.
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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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 | S4C 2230.
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| 2220 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2300 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 0830 | BBC7 | Whose Line is it Anyway? | Also 2200.
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| 1635 | S4C | Crafwr
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| 1900 | DAVE | Whose Line x2
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| 1900 | C5US | Whose Line x2
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| 1915 | ESP2 | Strongest Man | Netherlands.
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| 2000 | LIV2 | America's Psychic Challenge New! | But you know how this will turn out.
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| 2000 | TG4 | Shabby go Chic
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Maestro New!
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| 2100 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me | Sheffield.
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| 2135 | RTE1 | Failte Towers
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| 2200 | C4 | Big Brother | Also S4C.
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Quote Unquote
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| 2335 | 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, to Picardy.
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| 1900 | C5US | Whose Line x2
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| 1930 | BBC2 | Sport Mastermind | Wimbledon Singles Championships; England Cricket under Duncan Fletcher; SPL; World Championship Snooker. A winning score of 26 will secure a place in next week's final. Repeated 0020.
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| 2000 | C5 | Britain's Strongest Man
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2200.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2100 | LIV | Diet on the Dancefloor
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| 2135 | RTE1 | Failte Towers
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| 2200 | TV3 | Hell's Kitchen
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Thursday
| 1605 | BBC1 | Best of Friends
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| 1715 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Mock the Week | David Mitchell, Adam Hills.
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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
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| 2200 | DAVE | QI | Not 2W, NI.
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| 2200 | TG4 | Paisean Faisean
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| 2235 | E4 | Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
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Friday
| 1230 | BBC7 | Just a Minute | Merton, Noble, Linda Smith, Freud, from 2003 and controlled (!) by Parsons. Also 1930.
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| 1605 | BBC2 | Best of Friends
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| 1630 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1900 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 2000 | C5 | Superteams | This week, the Whites (Redgrave) play the Yellows (Black).
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| 2100 | BBC1 | Would I Lie to You? | Michael Buerk, Danny Baker, Russell Howard, Anton du Beke. NI 2130, Scotland 2320.
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | Continues 2235. S4C 2200. Coverage also continues on 4Music (the channel previously known as The Hits)
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| 2100 | ITV2 | America's Got Talent | The final.
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | Not Scotland, 2W.
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| 2230 | RTR1 | Buille Faoi Thuairim
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge?
Saturday
| 0000 | Bullseye x2
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Dog Eat Dog | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Dodgeball
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| 0800 | Takeshi
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| 0900 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1000 | Ninja Warrior x4
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| 1200 | Stars In Their Eyes
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| 1300 | Celeb Millionaire
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| 1400 | Take It or Leave It
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| 1500 | Take Your Pick
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| 1530 | Play Your Cards Right
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| 1600 | Small Talk
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| 1630 | Wipeout
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| 1700 | Bruce's Price is Right
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| 1730 | Catchphrase
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| 1800 | Bullseye x2
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| 1900 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2000 | Stars In Their Eyes
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| 2100 | Celeb Millionaire
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| 2200 | Take It or Leave It
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| 2300 | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2
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Sunday
| 0000 | Distraction x2
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Bullseye x2
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Then as Saturday
Monday
| 0000 | Distraction
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Bullseye x2 | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Strongman of the Year
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| 0730 | Ninja Warrior
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| 0800 | Takeshi
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| 0900 | Gladiators
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| 1000 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1100 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 1200 | Catchphrase x2
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| 1300 | Celeb Weakest Link New!
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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 | Takeshi
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| 1800 | Gladiators
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| 1900 | The Amazing Race
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| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2100 | Take It or Leave It
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | Distraction x2
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Tuesday - Friday
| 0000 | Bullseye
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Dog Eat Dog | Cash Cab from Th. To 0400
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Then as Monday.
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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| 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
