A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 14 March 2009
Schedules are subject to change.
Two new shows for daytime: A Question of Genius (BBC2, 4.30) has Kirsty Wark asking difficult questions, and Taste the Nation (ITV, 5pm, not Scotland) has Nick Hancock hosting an inter-country cook-off. Fiver has Step It Up and Dance (9pm Monday), and Genius moves from the wireless to BBC2 (10pm Friday, England and Scotland only).
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | DAVE | A Question of Sport
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Fear Factor
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| 0730 | CBBC | Stake Out
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0830 | BBC2 | Richard Hammond's Blast Lab | Add vitamin tablet to cola.
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Who Wants to be a Superhero? | This week, Dr. Dark has thrown gunk into the water.
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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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| 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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| 1140 | ITV | Dancing on Ice | STV 1335, TV3 1545.
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| 1155 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2009 | S4C 1210.
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| 1250 | BBC2 | Superagents
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1500 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1500 | WTCH | The Weakest Link | Headliners.
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| 1600 | C4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1600 | FOOD | Chefs and the City x5 | Amateur versus professional cooks, with Hardeep Singh Get 100.
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| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1630 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1715 | S4C | Celeb Come Dine With Me
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| 1735 | TV3 | Pop Idle US
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| 1740 | S4CD | Cwis Meddiant
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| 1745 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 1845 | ITV | The Colour of Money
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| 1930 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Wales only.
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| 1945 | ITV | Antan Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Your Money | This week, the prison celebs are human flies. Also TV3.
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| 1955 | BBC1 | Let's Dance for Comic Relief | The final.
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| 2000 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 2005 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2005 | S4C | Cor Cymru 2009 | CF1 and Cordydd (Cardiff), Tempus (Pembrokeshire), Cor Eifionydd (Gwynedd).
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| 2015 | TG4 | Glor Tire
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks Night
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| 2100 | CLAS | Classic Miscellany
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Counterpoint
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| 2325 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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Sunday
| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0600 | WTCH | Bargain Hunt
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Fear Factor
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| 0730 | CBBC | Stake Out
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0900 | BBC2 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Illusions.
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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 | Also 0500.
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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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| 1225 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2009
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| 1315 | ITV | The Colour of Money
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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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| 1600 | S4C | Celeb Come Dine With Me x3
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| 1600 | FOOD | Celebrity Masterchef x5
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| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run
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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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| 1800 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 1800 | SKY1 | Gladiators
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| 1830 | RTE1 | The All-Ireland Talent Show | The grand final. Also 2030.
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| 1845 | RCym | Y Talwrn
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| 1910 | ITV | Dancing on Ice | Continues 2115; also TV3.
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| 2000 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Southampton.
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| 2030 | TG4 | Glas Vegas
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| 2100 | WTCH | The Weakest Link | Comic Relief.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2140 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0300 | BBC1 | Masterchef | With sign-language interpretation. Not Mon, approximate time.
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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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| 0930 | C4 | The Deadly Knowledge Show
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| 0940 | 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 | Get 100
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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 | Last week of the present series.
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| 1320 | CBBC | Suspect
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| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1415 | S4C | Countdown
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| 1400 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal
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| 1500 | STV | Golden Balls
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Colin Murray (Friday: Brian Capron).
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| 1520 | DAVE | A Question of Sport
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| 1600 | STV | Postcode Challenge
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| 1600 | CBBC | Raven - The Dragon's Eye | Also BBC-HD 1930.
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| 1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | BBC2 | A Question of Genius New! | Kirsty Wark invites ten people to knock each other out and potentially win £5000. Also BBC-HD, NI 1715 Tu.
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| 1630 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1700 | ITV | Taste the Nation New! | Nick Hancock finds the UK's best cook, in a show organised county-by-county. STV 1630 following day.
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads
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| 1900 | BBCH | The Slammer
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| 2100 | FOOD | Eating with the Enemy
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Monday
| 0500 | VIR1 | Bullseye x2
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Counterpoint
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| 1505 | BBC1 | Kerwhizz | Crazy Racy Golf.
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| 1630 | STV | Britain's Best Dish Celebrity Special
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | A panel game controlled (!) by Nicholas Parsons and featuring Paul Merton, Chris Neill, Tony Hawks, Justin Moorhouse. Last in the series, it's The Unbelievable Truth next.
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| 1830 | S4C | Pen Campau | Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw (Pontypool) v Ysgol Bro Morgannwg (Barry).
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| 2030 | BBC4 | The Book Quiz | Jake Arnott and Wendy Holden v Joan Bakewell and Charlie Higson. Signed repeat at 0250 Wed.
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| 2100 | FIVR | Step It Up and Dance New! | Imported dancing for the public show.
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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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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 1630 | CBBC | Hot Rods
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| 2100 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Wednesday
| 1625 | S4C | Dawns-Tastig
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| 2025 | S4C | Cwis Meddiant | Bethesda v Tregaron.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Buzzcocks | Not NI.
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| 2200 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice | With David van Day of Dollar, and Dave Berry of Ottawa's estate agency.
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Thursday
| 1230 | BBC7 | All the Way from Memphis | Also 1930.
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| 1715 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Pop Idle US
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| 2100 | BBC1 | Comic Relief Does The Apprentice
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Paris Hilton's British Best Friend
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| 2100 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 2215 | RTE1 | Dragons' Den
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| 2230 | S4C | Come Dine With Me
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| 2300 | Rad4 | The Personality Test New! | Janet Street-Porter.
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| 2300 | DAVE | QI
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Friday
| 1700 | CBBS | Kerwhizz
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| 1715 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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| 1930 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Jackie Stewart, Wendy Holden, Jonore de Balzac, Kraftwerk. Not Wales.
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| 2100 | BBC1 | QI
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| 2100 | S4C | Bwrw'r Bar
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Pop Idle US
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| 2100 | WTCH | Ballroom With the B-List
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| 2145 | S4C | Cor Cymru 2009
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Genius New! | Dave Gorman introduces ideas to improve humankind. CAUTION: contains Catherine Tate. NI 2335, not Wales.
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge
Saturday
| 0000 | Unbeatable Banzuke
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| 0030 | Takeshi
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| 0100 | Ninja Warrior
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| 0130 | Banzai
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| 0200 | Karaoke Challenge x2
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| 0300 | Fifteen to One x2 | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Takeshi x4
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| 0900 | Interceptor | This week: "I'm in a battlefield!"; and "Oh, do get on with it."
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| 1000 | Gladiators
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| 1100 | The Crystal Maze x2
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| 1300 | You Bet!
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| 1400 | Take It or Leave It
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| 1500 | Catchphrase x3
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| 1630 | Family Fortunes x3
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| 1800 | Wipeout | Also 1900, 2000
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| 1830 | Bruce's Price is Right | Also 1930, 2030
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| 2100 | Celeb Weakest Link
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | Take It or Leave It
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Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0000 | Bullseye x2
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| 0100 | Takeshi | To 0200.
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Monday
| 0000 | Bullseye x2
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| 0100 | Takeshi x2
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| 0200 | Karaoke Challenge x2
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| 0300 | Fifteen to One x2 | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Unbeatable Banzuke
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| 0730 | Takeshi
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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 | Postcode Challenge x2
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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
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| 1730 | Ninja Warrior
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| 1800 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1900 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2000 | Catchphrase x2
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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 x2
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Tuesday - Friday
As Monday except
| 0000 | Unbeatable Banzuke
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| 0030 | Takeshi
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| 0100 | Ninja Warrior
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| 0130 | Banzai | To 0200.
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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
