TV Guide This Week
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A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 27 September 2008
Schedules are subject to change.
Highlights this week:
Gimme a Break (BBC2, 8.30am Saturday)
- A family holiday is chosen by the children, with a treat depending on a question.
Escape from Scorpion Island (BBC2, 9am Sunday)
- Sixteen competitors this year, and are the children in the cage a help or competition?
The Apprentice (TV3, 9pm Monday)
- Bill Cullen is the new Alan Sugar.
Raven (BBC1, 4.05 Tuesday; also BBC-HD, 7.30)
- A new series. Continues Thursday.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC2, 9pm Thursday)
- Guests include Harry McFly and Tim Minchin.
Natural Born Sellers (ITV, 9pm Thursday)
- This week, the sellers go to Derby where they try to shift furniture.
Petrolheads (BBC1 Northern Ireland, 9pm Friday)
- Customising a road car into a show car.
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0355 | LIV | The Amazing Race | |
| 0400 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000. |
| 0515 | C4 | Countdown | |
| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire | |
| 0700 | GOLD | Brucie's Generation Game Now and Then | |
| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators | |
| 0825 | CBBC | Best of Friends | Also 1330. |
| 0830 | BBC2 | Gimme a Break New! | |
| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior | |
| 1030 | BBC2 | Hot Rods | |
| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk | |
| 1150 | CBBC | Hider in the House | More at 1700. |
| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | |
| 1230 | BBC2 | Scene Stealers | Hippies. |
| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion | |
| 1530 | CBBC | Trapped! New! | |
| 1610 | S4C | Deal or No Deal | |
| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1700 | TV3 | All Ireland County Quiz | |
| 1730 | BBC1 | Hole in the Wall | |
| 1800 | CBBC | Stake Out | |
| 1800 | FIVR | World's Strongest Man | |
| 1845 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | Also BBC-HD. |
| 1900 | ITV | All-Star Family Fortunes | Barry McGuigan and Coleen Nolan. Bring earplugs. |
| 1905 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only. |
| 1945 | ITV | The X Factor | Coverage continues on ITV2. Both the main and subsidiary shows air on TV3. |
| 2005 | BBC1 | Who Dares Wins | |
| 2025 | RTE1 | Winning Streak | |
| 2100 | BBC2 | Have I Got Old News For You | Jo Brand, Andy Hamilton, Julia Hartley-Brewer. |
| 2130 | BBC2 | Mock the Week | |
| 2235 | TV5M | La Carte aux Tresors | |
| 2300 | Rad4 | Top Brain | |
| 2315 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats |
Sunday
| 0230 | S4C | Celebrity Ding Dong | |
| 0355 | LIV | The Amazing Race | |
| 0400 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000. |
| 0500 | VIR1 | Gladiators | Also 0800. |
| 0525 | C4 | Countdown | |
| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire | |
| 0700 | GOLD | Brucie's Generation Game Now and Then | |
| 0820 | CBBC | Best of Friends | Also 1330. |
| 0900 | BBC2 | Escape from Scorpion Island New! | |
| 0900 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4 | |
| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2 | |
| 1020 | ITV | The X Factor | TV3 1150. |
| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | |
| 1345 | Mor4 | Coach Trip x5 | |
| 1530 | CBBC | Trapped! | |
| 1530 | S4CD | 0 Ond 1 | |
| 1625 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | |
| 1630 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5 | |
| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1830 | RTE1 | Class Act | |
| 1900 | ITV | The X Factor | A second episode this weekend. Also TV3. |
| 2000 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | The results. |
| 2000 | DAVE | Dragons' Den | |
| 2030 | TG4 | Nollaig No. 1 | |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI | |
| 2140 | DAVE | HIGNFY |
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0230 | ITV | Watching the Detectives New! | With in-vision sign language. |
| 0350 | LIV | The Amazing Race | |
| 0410 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 0900. |
| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire | |
| 0700 | VIR1 | Takeshi x2 | |
| 0735 | BBC2 | Best of Friends | Also CBBC 1000. |
| 0900 | Mor4 | Deal or No Deal | Also lunchtime, 1805, late night. |
| 0930 | CBBS | The Shiny Show | Also 1230. |
| 0930 | CBBC | Beat the Boss | |
| 0945 | TV5M | Des Chiffres et des Lettres | |
| 1015 | TV5M | Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place | |
| 1025 | CBBC | Get Your Own Back | |
| 1100 | CBBC | Bamzooki | |
| 1130 | CBBC | Raven | |
| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | |
| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal | |
| 1415 | S4C | Countdown | |
| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | In dictionary corner: Keith Barron. |
| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion | |
| 1600 | ITV3 | Daily Cooks Challenge | |
| 1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | |
| 1630 | BBC2 | Step Up to the Plate | |
| 1700 | ITV | Britain's Best Dish | UTV, STV 1630. |
| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link | |
| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland: not Thursday. |
| 1830 | BBC2 | Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two | Scotland: not Thursday. |
| 1900 | 4MUS | Shipwrecked 2007 | |
| 1900 | BBCH | The Slammer x2 | Not 1900 We, Fr; 1930 Tu, Th. |
Monday
| 0500 | VIR1 | Gladiators. | |
| 1330 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain 2008 | (1/17) As is traditional, we begin with - oh! Scotland and the North of England! Not London!! |
| 1605 | BBC1 | Get 100 | |
| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | (10/10) A panel game controlled (!) by Nicholas Parsons, and featuring Paul Merton, Maestra Sue Perkins and Chris Addison; from the Rose Theatre, Kingston-upon-Thames. |
| 1830 | S4C | Pen Campau | Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle v Ysgol Rhydfelen. |
| 1930 | BBC2 | Gaisce Gnó | Northern Ireland only. |
| 1930 | BBC2 | Mastermind | A repeat of last Friday's episode. NI 2350 Tu, not Scotland. |
| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | (13/31) Bristol v Manchester. Scotland 1930. |
| 2000 | STV | Postcode Challenge | |
| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI | |
| 2100 | TV3 | The Apprentice New! | |
| 2140 | DAVE | Mock the Week | |
| 2220 | DAVE | Buzzcocks | |
| 2300 | DAVE | HIGNFY |
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 1230 | BBC7 | Counterpoint 2005 | Also 1930. |
| 1605 | BBC1 | Raven New! | Also BBC-HD, 1930. |
| 1930 | DAVE | Whose Line | |
| 2100 | ITV2 | Celeb Air | TV3 2100 tomorrow. |
| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY | |
| 2200 | BBC4 | The Book Quiz New! | Miranda Sawyer, Anthony Horowitz, Wendy Holden, Giles Coren. |
| 2305 | BBC1 | The Blame Game | NI only. |
| 2320 | DAVE | They Think It's All Over |
Wednesday
| 1100 | BBC2 | What Are You Like? x2 | |
| 1230 | BBC7 | Foul Play | Also 1930. |
| 1605 | BBC1 | Get 100 | |
| 1640 | S4C | Mama Mia | |
| 1723 | TV5M | La Carte aux Tresors | This week, Mont-Saint-Michel. |
| 2000 | BBC2 | The Restaurant | |
| 2000 | TG4 | Nollaig No. 1 | |
| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks | |
| 2200 | BBC2 | Mock the Week New! | A repeat. |
| 2200 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice |
Thursday
| 1605 | BBC1 | Raven | The game continues. Also BBC-HD, 1930. |
| 1635 | BBC1 | Beat the Boss | Bed. |
| 1640 | S4C | Be Nesa? | What happened next? |
| 1715 | CBBC | Trapped! | |
| 2000 | BBC2 | The Restaurant | |
| 2000 | LIV | The Underdog Show | |
| 2100 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks New! | NI 2320, not Scotland. |
| 2100 | ITV | Natural Born Sellers New! | |
| 2200 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | S4C 2245. |
| 2200 | DAVE | QI |
Friday
| 0015 | C4 | Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong | |
| 1230 | BBC7 | Just a Minute | A panel game controlled (!) by Nicholas Parsons, and featuring Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Dara O'Briain, Greg Proops; from Edinburgh 2003. |
| 1625 | S4C | Herio'r Ddraig | |
| 1630 | CBBC | The Slammer | |
| 1715 | CBBC | Stake Out | |
| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | Andy Hamilton, Hugo Rifkind, Jeremy Hardy. |
| 1900 | DAVE | Whose Line x2 | |
| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | |
| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | (5/480) The "Challenger" novels of Arthur Conon-Doyle, Hector Berlioz, The Thatcher Governments, Bertolt Brecht. Not Wales. |
| 2025 | S4C | 0 Ond 1 | |
| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | May or may not be a repeat from Monday. |
| 2100 | BBC1 | Petrolheads New! | NI only. |
| 2100 | GOLD | Ballroom with the B-list | |
| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week night Special | |
| 2130 | BBC1 | The Blame Game | NI only. |
| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | Not NI, 2W. |
| 2230 | RTR1 | Buille Faoi Thuairim |
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge?
Saturday
| 0000 | Banzai x2 | |
| 0100 | Gambling | |
| 0300 | Say the Word x2 | To 0400. |
| 0700 | The Krypton Factor x2 | |
| 0800 | The Amazing Race | |
| 0900 | The Crystal Maze | |
| 1000 | Gladiators | |
| 1100 | Big Break | |
| 1200 | Stars In Their Eyes | |
| 1300 | Millionaire | |
| 1400 | Take It or Leave It | |
| 1500 | Take Your Pick | |
| 1530 | Play Your Cards Right | |
| 1600 | Small Talk | |
| 1630 | Wipeout | |
| 1700 | Bruce's Price is Right | |
| 1730 | Catchphrase | |
| 1800 | Bullseye x2 | |
| 1900 | Family Fortunes x2 | |
| 2000 | Stars In Their Eyes | |
| 2100 | Take It or Leave It | |
| 2200 | Millionaire | |
| 2300 | Distraction x2 |
Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0000 | Your Face or Mine x2 | |
| 0100 | Gambling | |
| 0300 | Larry Grayson's Generation Game | To 0400. |
| 1700 | Britain's Worst Wife | |
| 1800 | Britain's Worst Pet | |
| 1900 | Britain's Worst Ellipsis | To 2000. |
Monday
| 0000 | Bullseye x2 | |
| 0100 | Gambling | |
| 0300 | Larry Grayson's Generation Game | To 0400. |
| 0700 | Takeshi x2 | |
| 0800 | Ninja Warrior x2 | |
| 0900 | Celeb Ready Steady Cook | |
| 0930 | Can't Cook Won't Cook | |
| 1000 | Take Your Pick x2 | |
| 1100 | Bullseye | |
| 1130 | Strike it Rich | |
| 1200 | Family Fortunes x2 | |
| 1300 | Celeb Ready Steady Cook | |
| 1330 | Can't Cook Won't Cook | |
| 1400 | Bullseye | |
| 1430 | Strike it Rich | |
| 1500 | One Versus One Hundred | |
| 1600 | Take It or Leave It | |
| 1700 | Takeshi x2 | |
| 1800 | Ninja Warrior x2 | |
| 1900 | Take Your Pick | |
| 1930 | Small Talk | |
| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2 | |
| 2100 | One Versus One Hundred | |
| 2200 | Take It or Leave It | |
| 2300 | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2 |
Tuesday - Friday
As Monday except
| 0000 | Banzai | |
| 0100 | Gambling | |
| 0300 | Say the Word x2 | To 0400 |
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Channel abbreviations
| 4MUS | 4 Music |
| ALBA | BBC Alba |
| 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 and south-west Scotland) |
| 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 and 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 |
