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.
Saturday
| 0355 | LIV | The Amazing Race
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| 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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| 0700 | GOLD | Brucie's Generation Game Now and Then
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0825 | CBBC | Best of Friends | Also 1330.
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| 0830 | BBC2 | Gimme a Break New!
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior
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| 1030 | BBC2 | Hot Rods
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1150 | CBBC | Hider in the House | More at 1700.
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| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1230 | BBC2 | Scene Stealers | Hippies.
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| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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| 1530 | CBBC | Trapped! New!
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| 1610 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1700 | TV3 | All Ireland County Quiz
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| 1730 | BBC1 | Hole in the Wall
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| 1800 | CBBC | Stake Out
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| 1800 | FIVR | World's Strongest Man
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| 1845 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | Also BBC-HD.
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| 1900 | ITV | All-Star Family Fortunes | Barry McGuigan and Coleen Nolan. Bring earplugs.
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| 1905 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 1945 | ITV | The X Factor | Coverage continues on ITV2. Both the main and subsidiary shows air on TV3.
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| 2005 | BBC1 | Who Dares Wins
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| 2025 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Have I Got Old News For You | Jo Brand, Andy Hamilton, Julia Hartley-Brewer.
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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 | Top Brain
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| 2315 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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Sunday
| 0230 | S4C | Celebrity Ding Dong
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| 0355 | LIV | The Amazing Race
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| 0400 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000.
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| 0500 | VIR1 | Gladiators | Also 0800.
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| 0525 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | GOLD | Brucie's Generation Game Now and Then
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| 0820 | CBBC | Best of Friends | Also 1330.
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Escape from Scorpion Island New!
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| 0900 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1020 | ITV | The X Factor | TV3 1150.
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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| 1345 | Mor4 | Coach Trip x5
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| 1530 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1530 | S4CD | 0 Ond 1
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| 1625 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1830 | RTE1 | Class Act
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| 1900 | ITV | The X Factor | A second episode this weekend. Also TV3.
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| 2000 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | The results.
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| 2000 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 2030 | TG4 | Nollaig No. 1
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2140 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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Weekdays
| 0230 | ITV | Watching the Detectives New! | With in-vision sign language.
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| 0350 | LIV | The Amazing Race
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| 0410 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 0900.
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Takeshi x2
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| 0735 | BBC2 | Best of Friends | Also CBBC 1000.
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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 | Beat the Boss
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| 0945 | TV5M | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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| 1015 | TV5M | Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
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| 1025 | CBBC | Get Your Own Back
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| 1100 | CBBC | Bamzooki
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| 1130 | CBBC | Raven
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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 | In dictionary corner: Keith Barron.
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| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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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, STV 1630.
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland: not Thursday.
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two | Scotland: not Thursday.
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| 1900 | 4MUS | Shipwrecked 2007
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| 1900 | BBCH | The Slammer x2 | Not 1900 We, Fr; 1930 Tu, Th.
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Monday
| 0500 | VIR1 | Gladiators.
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain 2008 | (1/17) As is traditional, we begin with - oh! Scotland and the North of England! Not London!!
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Get 100
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| 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.
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| 1830 | S4C | Pen Campau | Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle v Ysgol Rhydfelen.
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| 1930 | BBC2 | Gaisce Gnó | Northern Ireland only.
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| 1930 | BBC2 | Mastermind | A repeat of last Friday's episode. NI 2350 Tu, not Scotland.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | (13/31) Bristol v Manchester. Scotland 1930.
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| 2000 | STV | Postcode Challenge
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| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2100 | TV3 | The Apprentice New!
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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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Tuesday
| 1230 | BBC7 | Counterpoint 2005 | Also 1930.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Raven New! | Also BBC-HD, 1930.
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| 1930 | DAVE | Whose Line
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Celeb Air | TV3 2100 tomorrow.
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| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2200 | BBC4 | The Book Quiz New! | Miranda Sawyer, Anthony Horowitz, Wendy Holden, Giles Coren.
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| 2305 | BBC1 | The Blame Game | NI only.
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| 2320 | DAVE | They Think It's All Over
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Wednesday
| 1100 | BBC2 | What Are You Like? x2
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| 1230 | BBC7 | Foul Play | Also 1930.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Get 100
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| 1640 | S4C | Mama Mia
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| 1723 | TV5M | La Carte aux Tresors | This week, Mont-Saint-Michel.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | The Restaurant
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| 2000 | TG4 | Nollaig No. 1
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Mock the Week New! | A repeat.
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| 2200 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice
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Thursday
| 1605 | BBC1 | Raven | The game continues. Also BBC-HD, 1930.
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| 1635 | BBC1 | Beat the Boss | Bed.
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| 1640 | S4C | Be Nesa? | What happened next?
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| 1715 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 2000 | BBC2 | The Restaurant
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| 2000 | LIV | The Underdog Show
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks New! | NI 2320, not Scotland.
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| 2100 | ITV | Natural Born Sellers New!
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| 2200 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | S4C 2245.
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| 2200 | DAVE | QI
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Friday
| 0015 | C4 | Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
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| 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.
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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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| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | Andy Hamilton, Hugo Rifkind, Jeremy Hardy.
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| 1900 | DAVE | Whose Line x2
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| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | (5/480) The "Challenger" novels of Arthur Conon-Doyle, Hector Berlioz, The Thatcher Governments, Bertolt Brecht. Not Wales.
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| 2025 | S4C | 0 Ond 1
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| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | May or may not be a repeat from Monday.
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| 2100 | BBC1 | Petrolheads New! | NI only.
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| 2100 | GOLD | Ballroom with the B-list
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week night Special
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| 2130 | BBC1 | The Blame Game | NI only.
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | Not NI, 2W.
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| 2230 | RTR1 | Buille Faoi Thuairim
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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
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| 1200 | Stars In Their Eyes
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| 1300 | 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 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | Distraction x2
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Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0000 | Your Face or Mine x2
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Larry Grayson's Generation Game | To 0400.
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| 1700 | Britain's Worst Wife
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| 1800 | Britain's Worst Pet
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| 1900 | Britain's Worst Ellipsis | To 2000.
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Monday
| 0000 | Bullseye x2
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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 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0900 | Celeb Ready Steady Cook
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| 0930 | Can't Cook Won't Cook
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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
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| 1330 | Can't Cook Won't Cook
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| 1400 | Bullseye
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| 1430 | Strike it Rich
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| 1500 | One Versus One Hundred
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| 1600 | Take It or Leave It
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| 1700 | Takeshi x2
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| 1800 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1900 | Take Your Pick
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| 1930 | Small Talk
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| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2100 | One Versus One Hundred
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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
As Monday except
| 0000 | Banzai
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Say the Word x2 | To 0400
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Channel abbreviations
| 4MUS | 4 Music
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| ALBA | BBC Alba
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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 This Week
