A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 6 September 2008
Schedules are subject to change.
Highlights this week:
Eurovision Dance Contest (BBC1, 8pm Saturday)
- A new format for this year's event: each couple must feature a professional dancer and a minor celebrity famous for something else. This year, the UK representatives are Louisa Lytton and Vincent Simone. Presented live from the SECC, Glasgow.
Maestro (BBC2, 8.30 Tuesday)
- The live final.
The Restaurant (BBC2, 8pm Wednesday and Thursday)
- Another outing for the spawn of The Apprentice and Masterchef.
Legends - Humphrey Lyttelton (BBC4, 9pm Friday)
- Followed by Humph's Last Stand.
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0400 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 0930.
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| 0500 | VIR1 | TV Scrabble x2
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| 0515 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0655 | GOLD | Brucie's Generation Game Now and Then New!
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators | Also 1800.
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| 0820 | DAVE | A Question of Sport New!
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| 0825 | CBBC | Best of Friends | Also 1330.
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Hider in the House New! | This week, Tracy Beaker comes to stay. Another episode CBBC 1700.
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| 0900 | CBBC | Brain-Jitsu
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior
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| 0920 | S4C | Beauty and the Geek x2
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| 1000 | BBC2 | Hot Rods
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| 1000 | C5 | Britain's Strongest Man
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| 1025 | CBBC | Clutter Nutters
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| 1030 | BBC2 | The Slammer
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk New! | Colin Murray hosts another hour of sports-related jabbery.
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| 1130 | BBC1 | Masterchef: The Professionals
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| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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| 1530 | BBC2 | Beat the Boss
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| 1600 | CBBC | 50/50
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| 1630 | S4C | Countdown
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| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1700 | FIVR | World's Strongest Man Special | Four episodes. Repeated 1255 tomorrow.
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| 1715 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1800 | CBBC | Stake Out
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| 1800 | VIR1 | It's Not What You Know New! | Chris Tarrant's guessing game.
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| 1850 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link | Food and Drink.
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| 1850 | ITV | The X Factor | Coverage continues on ITV2. Both the main and subsidiary shows air on TV3.
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| 1900 | RTE1 | The Big Money Game
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| 2000 | BBC1 | Eurovision Dance Contest Special | Also RTE1.
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| 2130 | BBC2 | Have I Got Old News For You | Alexander Armstrong, Michael McIntyre, Clare Balding.
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Mock the Week
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| 2235 | TV5M | La Carte aux Tresors
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz
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Sunday
| 0400 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000.
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| 0500 | VIR1 | Gladiators | Also 0800.
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| 0510 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0820 | CBBC | Best of Friends | Also 1330, 1700.
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| 0900 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1050 | ITV | The X Factor | TV3 1240.
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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| 1345 | Mor4 | Coach Trip x5
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| 1530 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 1555 | S4CD | 0 Ond 1
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| 1630 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1645 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1700 | FIVR | Britain's Strongest Man Special | Five episodes.
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den
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| 1900 | VIR1 | It's Not What You Know
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| 2000 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 2000 | S4C | Codi Canu Special | Series highlights.
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| 2200 | DAVE | QI
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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 | TV Scrabble | Monday: Gladiators.
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Takeshi x2
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| 0735 | BBC2 | Trapped! | Also CBBC 1100.
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| 0900 | Mor4 | Deal or No Deal | Also lunchtime, 1805, late night.
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| 0930 | CBBS | The Shiny Show | Also 1230.
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| 0930 | CBBC | The Slammer
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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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| 1130 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1200 | BBC2 | What Are You Like?
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1415 | S4C | Countdown
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | This week's smart Alec is Graham Cole.
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| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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| 1600 | STV | House Guest
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| 1600 | ITV3 | Daily Cooks Challenge
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| 1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Step Up to the Plate
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| 1700 | ITV | Britain's Best Dish | UTV 1600, STV 1630.
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| 1700 | C4 | Wogan's Perfect Recall | Also S4C.
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1730 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Also S4C.
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads
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| 1825 | 4MUS | Shipwrecked 2008
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Masterchef The Professionals
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| 1900 | C5US | Whose Line x2 | Not Mo.
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Monday
| 1330 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | (12/12) Wales v South of England
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | (7/10) A panel game controlled (!) by Nicholas Parsons, and featuring Merton, Freud, Noble, Ince, from Suffolk.
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| 1830 | S4C | Pen Campau
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| 1930 | C5 | Top Trumps
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | (10/31) Not New Hall Cambridge v Sheffield. Scotland 2000 Tuesday.
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| 2000 | STV | Postcode Challenge
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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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| 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
| 1930 | DAVE | Whose Line
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| 2000 | TG4 | Shabby go Chic
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| 2030 | BBC2 | Maestro | Also BBC-HD.
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| 2100 | BBC4 | That Mitchell and Webb Look New! | Series 1: That's Numberwang!
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Celeb Air | TV3 2100 tomorrow.
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| 2100 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me | Bath.
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| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2335 | DAVE | They Think It's All Over
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Wednesday
| 1640 | S4C | Mama Mia
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| 1715 | CBBC | Hider in the House
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| 1723 | TV5M | La Carte aux Tresors | This week, l'Albigeois.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | The Restaurant New!
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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Thursday
| 1635 | BBC1 | Hider in the House
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| 1715 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 2000 | BBC2 | The Restaurant
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Mock the Week | Ed Byrne, Stuart Francis.
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Not 2W, NI.
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| 2200 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | S4C 2245.
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| 2200 | DAVE | QI
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| 2340 | C4 | Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong New!
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| 2345 | C5 | The What in the World? Quiz
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Friday
| 1230 | BBC7 | Just a Minute | A panel game controlled (!) by Nicholas Parsons, and featuring Clement Freud, Paul Merton, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Sheila Hancock. Also 1930. Recorded in London, 2003.
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| 1625 | S4C | Herio'r Ddraig
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| 1630 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1715 | CBBC | Stake Out
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| 1900 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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| 1930 | C5 | The What in the World Quiz
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | (2/345) Specialist subjects: Billy the Kid, Great Western Railway, Short Stories of Saki, John Carpenter. Wales 2100.
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| 2025 | S4C | 0 Ond 1
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week Night
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | Not NI, Wales.
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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 | Banzai x2
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Say the Word x2 | To 0400.
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| 0700 | The Krypton Factor x2
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| 0800 | The Amazing Race
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| 0900 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1000 | Gladiators
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| 1100 | Big Break New!
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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 | Take It or Leave It
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| 2200 | Celeb Millionaire
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| 2300 | Distraction x2
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Sunday
| 0000 | Your Face or Mine x2
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Larry Grayson's Generation Game
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Then as Saturday except
| 1100 | Stars in Their Eyes | To 1300. Also 1900.
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Monday
| 0000 | Your Face or Mine
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Larry Grayson's Generation Game | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Takeshi x2
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| 0800 | Gladiators
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| 0900 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 1000 | Take Your Pick x2
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| 1100 | Bullseye
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| 1130 | Strike it Rich
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| 1200 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 1300 | Celeb Ready Steady Cook New!
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| 1330 | Can't Cook Won't Cook New!
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| 1400 | Bullseye
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| 1430 | Strike it Rich
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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 | Wipeout
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| 1930 | Small Talk
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| 2000 | Take Your Pick
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| 2030 | Family Fortunes
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| 2100 | 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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Tuesday - Friday
| 0000 | Banzai
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Say the Word x2 | To 0400
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Then as Monday.
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Channel abbreviations
| 4MUS | 4 Music
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| 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 and south-west Scotland)
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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 and 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
