A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 24 January 2009
Schedules are subject to change.
We're pleasantly surprised to see a new series of The Sorcerer's Apprentice (BBC2, 9am Sunday) appear, though they might have delayed it a bit to avoid the tennis next week. The Book Quiz (BBC4, 8.30 Monday) returns, and Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30 Friday) picks up with heat 15. Changes to the TV5 schedule mean Questions Pour un Champion moves to 4.30pm, the Fort Boyard repeats to 1pm on Wednesdays, and the Saturday edition is sunk. Challenge gains Win My Wage and Through the Keyhole. And replacing Brain of Britain is the antidote to intelligent games, Quote... Unquote (Radio 4, 1.30 Monday). Can we have another episode of Only Connect The Radio Show?
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0510 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Fear Factor UK
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| 0800 | CBBC | Hider in the House
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Bullseye x2
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| 0820 | DAVE | A Question of Sport
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| 0830 | BBC2 | Richard Hammond's Blast Lab | Conservation of energy.
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Who Wants to be a Superhero?
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0925 | STV | wknd@stv
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| 0930 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Takeshi x2 | Also 0400.
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| 1015 | ITV | Dancing on Ice | STV 1215.
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| 1040 | DAVE | Dragons' Den x2
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| 1100 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1130 | BBC1 | Masterchef
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| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1500 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1630 | CITV | Eliminator
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| 1635 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1730 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 1735 | TV3 | All-Star Family Fortunes
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| 1735 | BBC1 | Total Wipeout
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| 1815 | TV3 | All-Star Mr and Mrs
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| 1830 | SKY1 | Don't Forget the Lyrics
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| 1830 | BBC1 | Britain's Got the Eurovision Factor and Strictly a New Big on Ice Dancer Out of Here! | Also BBC-HD.
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| 1900 | WTCH | The Weakest Link
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| 1935 | BBC1 | In It to Win It
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| 2015 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2045 | ITV | Millionaire | Penny Smith and Anneka Rice; Jo Brand and Nick Hancock.
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| 2100 | CLAS | Classic Miscellany
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| 2115 | TG4 | Glor Tire
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI 40 | Not 2W.
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| 2200 | TG4 | Survivor Micronesia
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| 2250 | TV5 | Fort Boyard | The last Saturday evening repeat.
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain
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Sunday
| 0500 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Fear Factor UK
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Bullseye x2 | Also 0500.
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| 0900 | BBC2 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice New! | Twelve competitors for the new series.
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0930 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Takeshi x2
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| 1100 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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| 1400 | C4 | Unsigned Act | The final.
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1500 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1525 | S4CD | Cwis Meddiant
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| 1630 | CITV | Eliminator
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| 1635 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1645 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1700 | ITV | The Krypton Factor | Also TV3.
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| 1800 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 1800 | SKY1 | Gladiators
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| 1830 | RTE1 | The All-Ireland Talent Show
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| 1830 | ITV | Dancing on Ice | Continues 2130; also TV3.
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| 1845 | RCym | Y Talwrn
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| 1900 | FIVR | World's Strongest Man
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| 1900 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 1945 | WTCH | The Weakest Link | Paranormal
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| 2130 | FOOD | Celebrity Masterchef x4
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| 2200 | BBC7 | The News Quiz
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0350 | VIR1 | Casino Casino | Not Mo.
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Takeshi x2 | Also 0415, except Mo.
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| 0900 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 0945 | TV5 | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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| 1015 | TV5 | Tout le Monde Veut Prendre Sa Place
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| 1020 | DAVE | A Question of Sport
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| 1030 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1100 | CBBC | Bamzooki
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| 1130 | CBBC | Clutter Nutters
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| 1200 | CBBC | Brain-Jitsu
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1245 | C5 | Going for Gold
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| 1325 | CBBC | Get Your Own Back
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| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1400 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal
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| 1415 | S4C | Countdown
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| 1445 | STV | Spin Star
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| 1500 | WTCH | Bargain Hunt
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | The Championship of Champions concludes with Paul Zenon presiding.
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| 1525 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1600 | CBBC | Get 100
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| 1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | Mon dieu, Lepers can change his time!
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| 1700 | ITV | Golden Balls | STV 1500, not UTV.
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| 1700 | C4 | Wogan's Perfect Recall | Also S4C.
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| 1700 | WTCH | Masterchef Goes Large
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| 1700 | SKY1 | Are You Smarter than a 10 Year Old?
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1730 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Ipswich. Also S4C.
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland not Thursday.
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| 1800 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 2030 | BBC2 | Masterchef | Mo-We only; Th 2000, not Fr.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI | Not Fr.
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| 2140 | DAVE | Buzzcocks | Not Mo, Fr.
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| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2300 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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Monday
| 0500 | VIR1 | Bullseye x2
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Quote Unquote New! | (1/6) Richard Eyre, Ken Follett, Bonnie Greer, John Simpson.
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| 1505 | BBC1 | Kerwhizz
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | A panel game controlled (!) by Nicholas Parsons and featuring Paul Merton, Liza Tarbuck, Gyles Brandreth, Sue Perkins.
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| 1830 | S4C | Pen Campau | Syr Thomas Jones (Ynys Mon) v Ysgol Caereinion (Powys).
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | (27/31) Corpus Christi Oxford v Exeter.
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| 2030 | BBC4 | The Book Quiz New! | Rosie Boycott and Darren Shan v Julie Myerson and Antony Beevor.
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| 2030 | ALBA | Cocaire nan Cocairean
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| 2130 | S4C | Cwis Meddiant
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 0730 | CBBC | Stake Out
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| 1630 | CBBC | Hot Rods
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| 1740 | S4CD | Mama Mia
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| 1800 | TG4 | Step It Up and Dance
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| 2000 | TV3 | The Biggest Loser US
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| 2100 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me
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Wednesday
| 1300 | TV5 | Fort Boyard | Mon dieu squared! It's Brian Joubert's team from 2007.
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| 1715 | CBBC | Richard Hammond's Blast Lab
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| 1900 | DAVE | Dragons' Den x2
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| 1900 | ARTS | Mastermind 1980
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| 1930 | BBC1 | Chasing the Dollar | NI only.
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| 2025 | S4C | Cwis Meddiant | Bryncoch v Tregaron.
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | Not NI.
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Thursday
| 1230 | BBC7 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | May 1984. Also 1930.
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| 1640 | S4C | Pwy Ydw I? | Also S4CD 1725.
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| 1715 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 1930 | ITV | The Krypton Factor | Also TV3. Channel 2310 - Guersney's Sports Personality of the Year is more important.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Masterchef
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Pop Idle US
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| 2100 | ALBA | Cuibhlichean an Fhortain
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| 2130 | TG4 | Feirm Factor
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Friday
| 0730 | CBBC | Stake Out
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| 1715 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1810 | RSco | Step Back in Time
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen, Sue Perkins.
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| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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| 1930 | BBC2 | Mastermind Back! | Ashes 1902, AE Housman, British Punk, Trans-Siberian Railway. Not 2W.
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| 2100 | BBC1 | QI
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Pop Idle US
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| 2100 | TV3 | Superstars of Dance
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2140 | DAVE | QI
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge
Saturday
| 0000 | Ninja Warrior
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| 0030 | Takeshi
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Eggheads x2 | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Stake Out x2
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| 0800 | The Moment of Truth
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| 0900 | You Bet!
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| 1000 | Takeshi x2
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| 1100 | Gladiators
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| 1200 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1300 | Millionaire
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| 1400 | Take It or Leave It
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| 1500 | Bullseye x3
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| 1630 | Wipeout x3
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| 1800 | Joe Pasquale's Price is Right
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| 1900 | Bruce's Price is Right
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| 1930 | Family Fortunes x3
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| 2100 | Take It or Leave It
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0000 | Endurance UK x2 | To 0100
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| 1700 | Britain's Worst Driver
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| 1730 | Britain's Worst Celebrity Driver Live! | Programme may not be live. To 2000.
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Monday
| 0000 | Endurance UK x2
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| 0100 | Gambling
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| 0300 | Eggheads x2 | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Takeshi x2
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| 0800 | The Crystal Maze
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| 0900 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 1000 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 1100 | Wipeout x2
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| 1200 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 1300 | Millionaire
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| 1400 | Through the Keyhole New!
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| 1500 | Win My Wage New! | That's the one with Nick Hancock.
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| 1600 | Joe Pasquale's Price is Right Special
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| 1700 | Takeshi x2
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| 1800 | You Bet!
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| 1900 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2000 | Joe Pasquale's Price is Right Special
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| 2100 | Take It or Leave It
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | Bullseye x2
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Tuesday - Friday
As Monday except
| 0000 | Ninja Warrior
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| 0030 | Takeshi | To 0100
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Channel abbreviations
| 4MUS | 4 Music
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| ABSR | Absolute Radio
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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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| SKY1 | Sky One
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| SKY2 | Sky Two
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| SKY3 | Sky Three
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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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| WTCH | Watch
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See also
TV Guide Last Week
