A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 21 February 2009
Schedules are subject to change.
Two new shows for Saturday teatime: Let's Dance for Comic Relief (BBC1, 6.35) should explain itself, and The Colour of Money (ITV, 6.35) has had more pre-publicity than anything we've seen in a long time. Elsewhere, BBC2 begins SuperAgents (Saturday 12.45 in most regions), there's a celebrity edition of Britain's Best Dish (ITV, 5pm weekdays) and a new run of Celebrity Juice (ITV2, 10pm Wednesdays). Challenge picks up on Postcode Challenge.
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0505 | 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
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| 0820 | DAVE | A Question of Sport
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| 0830 | BBC2 | Richard Hammond's Blast Lab | Wind.
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Who Wants to be a Superhero? | Retrieving stolen documents.
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0925 | STV | wknd@stv | Includes Get Wet.
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| 0925 | ITV | Dancing on Ice | STV 1335, TV3 1530.
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| 0930 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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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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| 1155 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2009 | S4C 1210.
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| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1245 | BBC2 | Superagents | Young people learn to manage sports stars. With Tahli Grobbelaar, Mel Goldberg, Fitzroy Simpson, and a whole host of footballers. Wales 1620.
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1500 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1600 | C4 | Celebrity Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1600 | DAVE | Full Metal Challenge
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| 1610 | 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 | Battle of the Brains | Scotland only.
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| 1735 | TV3 | Pop Idle US
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| 1740 | BBC1 | Total Wipeout
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| 1800 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 1835 | BBC1 | Let's Dance for Comic Relief | Celebrities make a fool of themselves.
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| 1835 | ITV | The Colour of Money | Chris Tarrant invites withdrawals from his cash machine.
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| 1940 | DAVE | A Question of Sport
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| 1945 | ITV | Antan Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Your Money | This week, the prisoners grab clothes from a conveyor belt. Also TV3.
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| 2000 | TV5 | Speciale Questions Pour un Champion | Ce soir, nous poursuans le premier etudant dans un challenge pour universites.
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| 2015 | TG4 | Glor Tire
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| 2025 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2100 | DAVE | Argumental Night
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| 2100 | CLAS | Classic Miscellany
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI 40 | Not Wales.
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Quote Unquote
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| 2330 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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Sunday
| 0505 | 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 | Dancing, obviously.
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0930 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 0940 | DAVE | A Question of Sport
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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 | DAVE | Full Metal Challenge
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| 1100 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 1130 | BBC2 | Masterchef
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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| 1230 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2009
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| 1400 | LIV | America's Next Top Model x4
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1500 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1500 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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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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| 1735 | 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 | Also 2030.
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| 1845 | ITV | Dancing on Ice | Continues 2115; also TV3.
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| 1845 | RCym | Y Talwrn
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| 1900 | FIVR | World's Strongest Man x2
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| 1900 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 2000 | C4 | Celebrity Come Dine With Me | Lynne Franks (PR), Raef Bjayou (businessperson), DI Burnside (actor), Michelle Gayle (Eurovision reject).
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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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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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| 0900 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 0930 | C4 | The Deadly Knowledge Show
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| 0945 | TV5 | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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| 1010 | TV5 | Tout le Monde Veut Prendre Sa Place
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| 1025 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1055 | CBBC | 50/50
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| 1130 | CBBC | Escape from Scorpion Island
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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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| 1500 | STV | Golden Balls
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| 1520 | DAVE | A Question of Sport
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Brian Capron.
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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 | Britain's Best Dish Celebrity Special | Celebrities cook for Ed Baines, Jilly Goolden, and Jon Burton Race. Mark Nicholas ensures people stay on the log.
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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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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| 1900 | BBCH | The Slammer
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| 1930 | BBCH | Raven
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Monday
| 0500 | VIR1 | Bullseye x2
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Quote Unquote | (5/6) Celia Walden, Katharine Whitehorn, Richard Coles, Simon Singh.
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| 1505 | BBC1 | Kerwhizz | Goldfish Gulp.
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | A panel game controlled (!) by Nicholas Parsons and featuring Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Sheila Hancock, David Mitchell.
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| 1830 | S4C | Pen Campau | Ysgol Aberhonddu v Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | (31/31) The Grand Final: Manchester play last week's winners.
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| 2030 | BBC2 | Masterchef
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| 2030 | BBC4 | The Book Quiz | Stella Duffy and Menzies Campbell v Victoria Glendinning and Andrew Graham-Dixon.
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| 2030 | ALBA | Cocaire nan Cocairean | The final.
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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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| 2145 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den | Hosted by Phil Inn.
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| 2220 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2300 | 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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| 1800 | TG4 | Step It Up and Dance
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| 1900 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Wales only.
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| 2030 | BBC2 | Masterchef
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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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| 2000 | BBC2 | Masterchef
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| 2025 | S4C | Cwis Meddiant | Y Betws v Bangor.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | England only; Scotland 0150.
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| 2200 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice | With Rufus Hound, Coolio, Kevin Bishop.
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Thursday
| 1230 | BBC7 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | January 1989. Also 1930.
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| 1715 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 1930 | ITV | The Krypton Factor | Second semi-final. Also TV3. Not HTV Wales.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Masterchef | The grand final.
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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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| 2215 | RTE1 | Dragons' Den
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| 2230 | BBC4 | We Need Answers | Wine.
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Friday
| 1700 | CBBS | Kerwhizz
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| 1715 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1800 | RCym | Cant y Cant | Also Sat 1202.
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | Jeremy Hardy, Fred Macaulay, Francis Wheen, Andy Hamilton. Last in the series.
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| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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| 1930 | BBC2 | Mastermind | John Wesley, Seinfeld, Kazimir Malevich, Wars of the Roses.
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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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| 2130 | Rad2 | Young Brass Soloist Final | Finding the best solo performer of a brass instrument.
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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 | Takeshi Extreme x2
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| 0200 | Gladiators
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| 0300 | Fear Factor UK | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Stake Out
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| 0730 | Takeshi
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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
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| 0100 | Takeshi Extreme x4 | To 0300
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| 1700 | Celebrity Weakest Link x4 | To 2100
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Monday
| 0000 | Distraction x2
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| 0100 | Takeshi Extreme x4
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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 | Take It or Leave It
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| 1400 | Postcode Challenge x2
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| 1500 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 1600 | Millionaire
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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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| 0900 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 1000 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 1100 | Postcode Challenge x2 | To 1200
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
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 Last Week
