A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 14 February 2009
Schedules are subject to change.
A new series of Antan Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Your Money (ITV, 7.45 Saturday), and Come Dine with Me (C4, 8pm Sunday) has another celebrity edition. Both shows involve some remarkably popular celebrities, and Edwina Currie.
Saturday
| 0505 | 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 | Levers and catapults.
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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 | Includes Get Wet.
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| 0930 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 0955 | ITV | Dancing on Ice | STV 1210, TV3 1530.
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Takeshi x2 | Also 0400.
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| 1100 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1100 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 1130 | BBC1 | Masterchef
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| 1155 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2009 | S4C 1210.
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| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1400 | ARTS | What the Dickens x10
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1500 | DAVE | Full Metal Challenge
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| 1500 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1630 | CITV | Eliminator
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| 1630 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1655 | ITV | The Unforgettable Special | Larry Grayson of Generation Game fame.
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| 1730 | BBC2 | Battle of the Brains | Scotland only.
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| 1735 | TV3 | Pop Idle US
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| 1750 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Wales only.
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| 1800 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 1935 | BBC1 | In It to Win It
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| 1940 | DAVE | A Question of Sport
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| 1945 | ITV | Antan Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Your Money New! | With Ant v Dec, Escape from Takeaway Prison, and Paris Hilton. Two out of three... Also TV3.
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| 2010 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2015 | TG4 | Glor Tire
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI | Also 2300.
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| 2100 | CLAS | Classic Miscellany
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| 2140 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI 40 | Wales 2230.
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| 2200 | BBC2 | High Tackle | Wales only.
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| 2220 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2250 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Quote Unquote
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Sunday
| 0510 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Fear Factor UK
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| 0730 | CBBC | Stake Out
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Bullseye x2 | Also 0500.
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| 0900 | BBC2 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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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!
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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 x2
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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| 1215 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2009
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1440 | DAVE | A Question of Sport
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| 1500 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1500 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1515 | ITV | The Krypton Factor | TV3 1700.
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| 1600 | DAVE | Full Metal Challenge
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| 1620 | 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 | WTCH | The Weakest Link | Dr Who
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| 1730 | CBBC | Richard Hammond's Blast Lab
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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 | Also 2030.
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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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| 2000 | C4 | Celebrity Come Dine With Me New! | Christopher Biggins, Edwina Currie, Julia Bradbury, Philip Oliver.
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| 2030 | TG4 | Glas Vegas
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2200 | BBC7 | The News Quiz
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| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Weekdays
| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Takeshi x2 | Also 0415, except Mo.
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| 0830 | BBC2 | Trapped!
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Blast Lab
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| 0945 | TV5 | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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| 1000 | BBC2 | Stake Out
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| 1010 | TV5 | Tout le Monde Veut Prendre Sa Place
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| 1100 | CITV | Scary Sleepover
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| 1200 | CBBC | Hider in the House
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1245 | C5 | Going for Gold
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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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| 1520 | DAVE | A Question of Sport
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Kate Humble.
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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 | BBC2 | Ready Steady Cook
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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 | Sunderland. Also S4C.
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Battle of the Brains | Scotland not Thursday, Wales not Friday.
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| 1800 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland not Thursday, Wales not Friday.
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| 1930 | BBCH | Raven
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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 | (4/6) Bonnie Greer, Ken Follett, John Simpson, Richard Eyre.
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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, Chris Neill, Justin Moorhouse, Tony Parks.
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| 1830 | S4C | Pen Campau | Ysgol Glantaf (Caerdydd) v Ysgol Bro Myrddin (Carmarthen).
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | (30/31) Hard hats on: Corpus Christi Oxford v St John's Cambrdge in the second semi-final.
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| 2030 | BBC4 | The Book Quiz | Rosie Boycott and Darren Shan v Philippa Gregory and Paul Morley.
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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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| 2140 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2220 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2300 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Tuesday
| 1630 | CBBC | Hot Rods
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| 1800 | TG4 | Step It Up and Dance
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| 2100 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Wednesday
| 1300 | TV5 | Fort Boyard
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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 | Llandovery v Waurarlwydd.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | England only; Scotland 2320.
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Thursday
| 1230 | BBC7 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | October 1987. Also 1930.
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| 1715 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 1930 | ITV | The Krypton Factor | First semi-final. Also TV3. Not HTV Wales.
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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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| 2130 | TG4 | Feirm Factor
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| 2200 | DAVE | QI
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| 2230 | BBC4 | We Need Answers | Motoring: Julia Bradbury and Robert Llewellyn.
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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, Fred Macaulay, Shappi Khorsandi, Mark Steel.
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| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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| 1930 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Chester Zoo, "Father Brown", Edward Carson, Tony Hancock. Not Wales.
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| 2030 | RTE1 | The All Ireland Talent Show Access All Areas
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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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Challenge
Saturday
| 0000 | Ninja Warrior
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| 0030 | Takeshi
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| 0100 | Showbiz Darts
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| 0130 | Takeshi Extreme
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| 0200 | Gladiators
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| 0300 | Fear Factor UK | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Stake Out x2
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| 0800 | Interceptor
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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 | Distraction x2 | To 0100
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| 1700 | Celebrity Weakest Link x4 | To 2100
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Monday
| 0000 | Distraction x2
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| 0100 | Showbiz Darts
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| 0130 | Takeshi Extreme
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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 x2
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| 1000 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 1100 | Catchphrase
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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 | The Crystal Maze
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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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| 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 This Week
