A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 31 January 2009
Schedules are subject to change.
The grand final of Britain's Got the Eurovision Factor is on Saturday at 6.40, and Mr. Lloyd Webber had better have something good in his bag. There's a new run of Shipwrecked (C4, 12.30 Sunday) and a return for Help! Teach is Coming to Stay (CBBC, 10am Sunday). Viewers in Ireland can avoid the talent show Glas Vegas (TG4, 8.30 Sunday) and those in Wales might enjoy High Tackle (BBC1, 9.30 Friday). Highlight of the week, though, is the first chance in years to see Interceptor (Challenge, 8am Sunday). Set your alarms now!
Saturday
| 0455 | 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
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| 0820 | DAVE | A Question of Sport
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| 0830 | BBC2 | Richard Hammond's Blast Lab | Balloon surfing.
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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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| 1055 | ITV | Dancing on Ice | STV 1440.
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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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| 1625 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | CITV | Eliminator
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| 1630 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1730 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 1735 | TV3 | All-Star Family Fortunes
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| 1745 | BBC1 | Total Wipeout
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| 1830 | SKY1 | Don't Forget the Lyrics
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| 1840 | BBC1 | Britain's Got the Eurovision Factor and Strictly a New Big on Ice Dancer Out of Here! | The final. Also BBC-HD.
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| 1900 | WTCH | The Weakest Link
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| 1915 | TG4 | Survivor Micronesia
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| 1950 | BBC1 | In It to Win It
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| 2010 | TG4 | Glor Tire
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| 2015 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2050 | ITV | Millionaire | Meera Syal and Josie Lawrence; Gary Lucy and Andrew Lancel.
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| 2100 | CLAS | Classic Miscellany
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI 40 | Not 2W.
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Quote Unquote
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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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| 0730 | BBC2 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Bullseye x2 | Also 0500.
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0930 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1000 | CBBC | Help! Teach is Coming to Stay! New!
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Takeshi x2
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| 1100 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1100 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke New!
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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| 1230 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2009 New!
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1500 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1530 | S4CD | Cwis Meddiant
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| 1630 | CITV | Eliminator
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| 1640 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1645 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1745 | ITV | The Krypton Factor | TV3 1700.
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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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| 1845 | RCym | Y Talwrn
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| 1855 | ITV | Dancing on Ice | Continues 2130; also TV3.
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| 1900 | FIVR | World's Strongest Man
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| 1900 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 2030 | TG4 | Glas Vegas New!
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| 2200 | BBC7 | The News Quiz
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Takeshi x2 | Also 0415, except Mo.
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| 0730 | CBBC | Stake Out
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| 0900 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 0930 | CBBC | Election New!
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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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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | John Inverdale.
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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
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| 1700 | ITV | Golden Balls | STV 1530, 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 | London. Also S4C.
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland not Thursday; Wales 1755 Fr.
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| 1800 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 1900 | BBCH | Raven x2
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| 2030 | BBC2 | Masterchef | Mo-We only; Th 2000, not Fr.
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Monday
| 0500 | VIR1 | Bullseye x2
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Quote Unquote | (2/6) Celia Walden, Katharine Whitehorn, Richard Coles, Simon Singh.
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| 1505 | BBC1 | Kerwhizz
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| 1800 | S4C | Concro'r Cwm
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | A panel game controlled (!) by Nicholas Parsons and featuring Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Jack Dee, Josie Lawrence.
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| 1830 | S4C | Pen Campau | Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi (Llandysul) v Ysgol Gwynllyw (Pontypool)
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | (28/31) St John's Cambridge v City.
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| 2030 | BBC4 | The Book Quiz | Will Self and Germaine Greer v Victoria Glendinning and Andrew Graham-Dixon.
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| 2030 | ALBA | Cocaire nan Cocairean
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2100 | LIV | America's Next Top Model
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| 2130 | S4C | Cwis Meddiant
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| 2240 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2320 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 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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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2220 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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Wednesday
| 1300 | TV5 | Fort Boyard
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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 | Trefynwy v Bethesda.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | Not NI.
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| 2300 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Thursday
| 1230 | BBC7 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | May 1985. 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 | Not HTV Wales. Also TV3.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Masterchef
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Pop Idle US
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Paris Hilton's British Best Friend
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| 2100 | ALBA | Cuibhlichean an Fhortain
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| 2130 | TG4 | Feirm Factor
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| 2200 | DAVE | QI
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Friday
| 1700 | CBBS | Kerwhizz
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| 1715 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | Jeremy Hardy, Chris Addison, Andy Hamilton.
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| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Dennis Taylor, Mark Butcher, Neil Warnock, Lawrence Dallaglio.
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| 1930 | BBC2 | Mastermind | The Peninsular War, Morrissey, Chichester Cathedral, Great Fire of London. Not Wales.
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| 2100 | BBC1 | QI
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Pop Idle US
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| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY Night
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| 2100 | TV3 | Superstars of Dance
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| 2130 | BBC1 | High Tackle New! | Wales v Scotland in a pro-celebrity rugby quiz hosted by Gabby Yorath. Wales only.
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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
| 0000 | Endurance UK x2 | To 0100
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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 | Interceptor New! | Kent
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| 0900 | You Bet!
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| 1000 | Takeshi x2
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| 1100 | Fear Factor Australia x7 Special
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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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Monday
| 0000 | Endurance UK x2
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| 0100 | Showbiz Darts New!
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| 0130 | Takeshi Extreme New!
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| 0200 | Gladiators
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| 0300 | Fear Factor UK | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Takeshi x2
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| 0800 | The Crystal Maze
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| 0900 | The People Versus New!
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| 1000 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 1100 | Catchphrase New!
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| 1200 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 1300 | Millionaire
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| 1400 | Through the Keyhole
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| 1500 | Win My Wage
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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
