TV Guide This Week
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A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 8 November 2008
Schedules are subject to change.
Highlights this week.
Questions Pour un Champion (TV5, 8pm Saturday)
- The 20th anniversary special, and our excuse to review the French and UK formats in the next Week.
House Guest (ITV, 2pm weekdays in most regions)
- A new series of the show that isn't Come Dine With Me.
Spin Star (ITV, 3.15 weekdays in most regions)
- Bradley Walsh has a giant fruit machine.
How to Solve a Cryptic Crossword (BBC4, 9pm Monday)
- Next week: How to Win at Mornington Crescent
The Last Millionaire (BBC3, 9pm Wednesday)
- Young people travel the world, setting up businesses in exotic cities. This week: Istanbul.
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0005 | S4C | Celebrity Ding Dong | |
| 0400 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000. |
| 0500 | C4 | Countdown | |
| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire | |
| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators | |
| 0825 | CBBC | Best of Friends | Also 1330. |
| 0830 | BBC2 | Gimme a Break | |
| 0900 | CBBC | Beat the Boss | |
| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior | |
| 0900 | DAVE | Whose Line is it Anyway? x2 | |
| 0930 | TOON | Skatoony | Also 2000. |
| 1000 | BBC1 | Ready Steady Cook | |
| 1030 | BBC2 | Hot Rods | |
| 1030 | CBBC | Get Your Own Back | |
| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk | |
| 1100 | CBBC | 50/50 | |
| 1200 | CBBC | Hider In the House | |
| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | |
| 1233 | RCym | Bwletin | |
| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion | |
| 1530 | CBBC | Trapped! | |
| 1600 | C5US | Whose Line x6 | |
| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1630 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only. |
| 1700 | TV3 | All Ireland County Quiz | |
| 1730 | BBC1 | Hole in the Wall | Neil and Christine Hamilton. |
| 1800 | CBBC | Stake Out | |
| 1800 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | Also BBC-HD. |
| 1820 | TV3 | All Star Mr and Mrs | |
| 1850 | ITV | Harry Hill's TV Burp | |
| 1920 | ITV | The X Factor | Also TV3. Coverage continues at 2135, and on ITV2. |
| 2000 | TV5 | Speciale Questions Pour un Champion | Le vigntieme anniversaire. It really does air this week. |
| 2015 | RTE1 | Winning Streak | |
| 2050 | ITV | All-Star Family Fortunes | Paul Daniels and The Lovely Debbie McGee v Joe Swash, whoever he is. |
| 2105 | BBC2 | Have I Got a Bit More News For You | |
| 2235 | TV5M | Pékin Express | |
| 2300 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain |
Sunday
| 0000 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | |
| 0400 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000. |
| 0455 | C4 | Countdown | |
| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire | |
| 0800 | VIR1 | Fort Boyard New! | |
| 0820 | CBBC | Best of Friends | Also 1330. |
| 0900 | BBC2 | Escape from Scorpion Island | The Last Gasp, a game that really worried the stunt co-ordinator. Also CBBC 1200. |
| 0900 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4 | |
| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2 | |
| 0930 | TOON | Skatoony | Also 2000. |
| 1204 | Rad4 | The Write Stuff | |
| 1315 | C4 | Unsigned Act | |
| 1530 | CBBC | Trapped! | |
| 1600 | BBC2 | Chasing the Dollar | NI only. |
| 1615 | ITV | The X Factor | TV3 1120. |
| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run | |
| 1640 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5 | |
| 1700 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | |
| 2000 | DAVE | Dragons' Den | |
| 2015 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | Results. |
| 2100 | BBC3 | Celebrity Scissorhands | |
| 2200 | BBC7 | The News Quiz |
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0325 | VIR1 | The Pyramid Show With Donny Osmond x2 | |
| 0415 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle | Also 0700. |
| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire | |
| 0730 | BBC2 | 50/50 | Also CBBC 1025. |
| 0800 | BBC2 | Basil's Game Show | |
| 0930 | C4 | The Deadly Knowledge Show | |
| 0930 | CBBS | The Shiny Show | Also 1230. |
| 0945 | TV5M | Des Chiffres et des Lettres | |
| 1000 | CBBC | Best of Friends | |
| 1015 | TV5M | Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place | |
| 1100 | CBBC | Get 100 | |
| 1130 | CBBC | Clutter Nutters | |
| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | |
| 1245 | C5 | Going for Gold | |
| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal | |
| 1340 | C5US | Whose Line x5 | Two more at 1900. |
| 1400 | ITV | House Guest New! | Not STV. |
| 1400 | WTCH | Bargain Hunt | |
| 1415 | S4C | Countdown | |
| 1450 | C5 | Going for Gold Extra | |
| 1515 | ITV | Spin Star New! | STV 1400. |
| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | In dictionary corner: Paul Zenon (Mo), John Inverdale. |
| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion | |
| 1600 | ITV | School for Cooks | |
| 1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | |
| 1630 | BBC2 | Are You an Egghead? | |
| 1630 | CITV | Scary Sleepover | |
| 1700 | ITV | Goldenballs | Not UTV, STV 1445. |
| 1700 | TOON | Skatoony | Also 2000. |
| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link | |
| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland: not Thursday. |
| 1830 | BBC2 | Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two | Scotland: not Thursday. |
| 2000 | BBC3 | Celebrity Scissorhands | Mo, Th: 2000, not Fr. |
Monday
| 0500 | VIR1 | Fort Boyard | |
| 1330 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain 2008 | (7/17) |
| 1505 | BBC1 | Kerwhizz | |
| 1605 | BBC1 | Get 100 | |
| 1830 | Rad4 | The Write Stuff | (6/6) Robert Burns is sniggered at, with Harry Ritchie and Simon Brett joining the crew. |
| 1830 | S4C | Pen Campau | Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi (Llandysul) v Ysgol Bro Ddyfi (Machynlleth) |
| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge Continues | (17/31) Back into the second round, with LSE v Selwyn Cambridge. Scotland 2030. |
| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Into the quarter-finals. |
| 2100 | C5 | Unbreakable | This week, the team are wrestling with alligators. |
| 2100 | BBC4 | How to Solve a Cryptic Crossword New! | |
| 2100 | ITV2 | Hell's Kitchen USA | |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI | |
| 2100 | LIV | America's Next Top Model | |
| 2100 | TV3 | The Apprentice | |
| 2140 | DAVE | Argumental | Guests: Johnny Vegas, Robin Ince. |
| 2200 | BBC2 | Have I Got News For You | England, Wales analogue only; 2W 2350. |
| 2200 | TG4 | Paisean Faisean | |
| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week | |
| 2235 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Scotland 2320, NI 0005. |
| 2300 | DAVE | Buzzcocks |
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 1230 | BBC7 | Counterpoint 2005 | Also 1930. |
| 1605 | BBC1 | Raven | Week 3, day 3. Also BBC-HD, 1920. |
| 1900 | DAVE | Dragons' Den | |
| 2000 | ITV | Millionaire | |
| 2100 | BBC3 | Last Man Standing | 5: Bhutanese Archery |
| 2100 | BBC4 | The Book Quiz | |
| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks | |
| 2100 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me | Celebrities. |
| 2140 | DAVE | HIGNFY | |
| 2340 | TMF | Buzzcocks |
Wednesday
| 0020 | DAVE | QI | |
| 0415 | BBC1 | Recipe for Success | With in-vision sign language translation. |
| 1230 | BBC7 | Who Goes There? | Also 1930. |
| 1605 | BBC1 | Get 100 | |
| 1723 | TV5M | Pékin Express | |
| 2000 | TG4 | Nollaig No. 1 | |
| 2025 | S4C | Casa Dudley | |
| 2100 | BBC3 | The Last Millionaire New! | (1/6) Istanbul. |
| 2200 | BBC2 | Mock the Week | |
| 2200 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice | Guests include Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and George Lamb. If that's the best they can do, just cancel the show. |
| 2300 | TMF | Buzzcocks | |
| 2320 | DAVE | Mock the Week |
Thursday
| 0355 | BBC1 | Recipe for Success | With in-vision sign language translation. |
| 1230 | BBC7 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | An episode from June 2002. Also 1930. |
| 1605 | BBC1 | Raven | Week 3, day 4. Also BBC-HD, 1920. |
| 1635 | BBC1 | Election | (5/10) Etiquette and manners are on trial this week, with an ambassador's reception. |
| 1640 | S4C | Be Nesa? | |
| 2000 | C4 | Celebrity Come Dine With Me New! | A new episode of the show that isn't House Guest. |
| 2000 | SKY1 | Are You Smarter than a Ten Year Old | |
| 2100 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Not 2W. |
| 2200 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | S4C 2355. |
| 2300 | TMF | Buzzcocks x2 | |
| 2350 | BBC2 | QI | Wales only. |
Friday
| 0355 | BBC1 | Recipe for Success | With in-vision sign language translation. |
| 1230 | BBC7 | Just a Minute | A panel game controlled (!) by Nicholas Parsons, and featuring Dara O'Braian, Lee Mack, Paul Merton, Clement Freud. From August 2004; also 1930. |
| 1715 | CBBC | Stake Out | |
| 1730 | NICK | Design Academy | |
| 1803 | RCym | Bwletin | |
| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | |
| 1900 | BBC1 | Children in Need of Assistance Special | The annual charity appeal includes the Strictly Come Dancing presenters taking the floor. |
| 1900 | DAVE | Whose Line x2 | |
| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | The Coventry Blitz, The Scottish Enlightenment, The Amelia Peabody Novels, The Merthyr Rising of 1831. Not Wales. |
| 2100 | ITV2 | Biggins Goes Back Special | Christopher Biggins previews this year's I'm a Celeb, which starts all too soon. |
| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks | |
| 2100 | WTCH | Ballroom With the B-List | |
| 2200 | BBC2 | QI Children in Need of Assistance Special | |
| 2240 | DAVE | Argumental | |
| 2315 | C4 | The Big Fat 25th Anniversary Quiz Special | So old, people still think Russell Brand was popular. |
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge?
Saturday
| 0000 | Unbeatable Banzuke | |
| 0100 | Gambling | |
| 0300 | Eggheads x2 | To 0400. |
| 0700 | House of Games x2 | |
| 0800 | The Amazing Race | |
| 0900 | Takeshi | |
| 1000 | The Moment of Truth | |
| 1100 | Fear Factor | |
| 1200 | The Crystal Maze | |
| 1300 | Ready Steady Cook | |
| 1330 | Can't Cook Won't Cook | |
| 1400 | Take It or Leave It | |
| 1500 | Bruce's Price is Right x2 | |
| 1600 | Wipeout x2 | |
| 1700 | Catchphrase x2 | |
| 1800 | Take Your Pick x2 | |
| 1900 | Bullseye x2 | |
| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2 | |
| 2100 | Millionaire | |
| 2200 | Take It or Leave It | |
| 2300 | Home Video Heroezzz |
Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0000 | Home Video Heroezzz | To 0100. |
Monday
| 0000 | Home Video Heroezzz | |
| 0100 | Gambling | |
| 0300 | Eggheads x2 | To 0400. |
| 0700 | Takeshi | |
| 0730 | Ninja Warrior | |
| 0800 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2 | |
| 0900 | Supermarket Sweep x2 | |
| 1000 | Catchphrase x2 | |
| 1100 | Wipeout x2 | |
| 1200 | Family Fortunes x2 | |
| 1300 | It's Not What You Know | |
| 1400 | Home Video Heroezzz x2 | |
| 1500 | Take It or Leave It | |
| 1600 | Millionaire | |
| 1700 | Takeshi | |
| 1730 | Ninja Warrior | |
| 1800 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2 | |
| 1900 | Home Video Heroezzz | |
| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2 | |
| 2100 | Take It or Leave It | |
| 2200 | One Versus One Hundred | |
| 2300 | Millionaire |
Tuesday - Friday
As Monday except
| 0000 | Unbeatable Banzuke | To 0100. |
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Channel abbreviations
| 4MUS | 4 Music |
| ABSR | Absolute Radio |
| 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 |
| SKY1 | Sky One |
| SKY2 | Sky Two |
| SKY3 | Sky Three |
| 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 |
| WTCH | Watch |
