A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 25 April 2009
Schedules are subject to change.
A quiet week for new shows: Golden Balls (5pm weekdays, not STV) heralds a new line-up for ITV daytimes, and UKTV Dave has a Numberwang Night (from 9pm Saturday). When Celebrity Are You Smarter Than A Ten-Year Old? (The Satellite Channel, 8pm Wednesday) makes this highlights list, we're at the bottom of the barrel.
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0505 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | WTCH | Bargain Hunt
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Fort Boyard
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0820 | DAVE | A Question of Sport
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0925 | STV | wknd@stv | Includes On Safari.
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| 1000 | DAVE | Full Metal Challenge
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| 1000 | CBBC | Brain-Jitsu
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Takeshi x2 | Also 0400. AudioD.
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1100 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1100 | VIR1 | Millionaire | Also 0600.
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| 1130 | CBBC | Stake Out
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| 1155 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2009 | S4C 1110.
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| 1200 | CBBC | Da Dick and Dom Dairies
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| 1245 | BBC2 | Winging It
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| 1300 | CBBC | Hider in the House
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1430 | FOOD | Masterchef Goes Large x5
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| 1500 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1530 | DAVE | Mechannibals
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| 1600 | C4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1610 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | CITV | Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom
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| 1630 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1700 | CBBC | Escape from Scorpion Island
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| 1735 | TV3 | Pop Idle Us
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 1800 | ITV | The Colour of Money OFF | Has been cancelled, so don't tune in. Not that anyone would have done.
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| 1800 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 1800 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Great British Menu | Scotland only
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| 1900 | BBC1 | Tonight's the Night | Also BBC-HD.
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| 1915 | TV3 | All-Star Family Fortunes
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| 2000 | BBC1 | One Versus One Hundred
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| 2000 | ITV | Britain's Got Talent | Also TV3, with follow-up shows on ITV2.
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| 2000 | DAVE | Dragons' Den | AudioD.
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| 2015 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Have I Got a Bit More News For You | Frank Skinner, A Comedian, A Politician.
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| 2100 | ITV | Hell's Kitchen | TV3 2200.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Numberwang Night Special | Mitchell and Webb guide.
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| 2100 | CLAS | Classic Miscellany
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| 2240 | BBC2 | The Apprentice
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Counterpoint
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Sunday
| 0455 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | WTCH | Bargain Hunt
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Fort Boyard
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Escape from Scorpion Island | Triple Decker, in which JK and Joel employ Mr. Scooby-Doo to make their sandwiches.
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2 | Also 0500.
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| 0900 | CBBC | Richard Hammond's Blast Lab
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| 0900 | DAVE | Full Metal Challenge
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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 | AudioD.
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| 1100 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1100 | VIR1 | Millionaire | Also 0600.
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| 1100 | BBC7 | That Reminds Me Special | Nicholas Parsons on his career. Also 1700.
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| 1130 | BBC2 | Great British Menu | Repeat from Friday.
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| 1130 | CBBC | Stake Out
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| 1200 | CBBC | Da Dick and Dom Dairies
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| 1204 | Rad4 | The Unbelievable Truth
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| 1230 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2009
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| 1300 | CBBC | Hider in the House | Also 1700.
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| 1300 | DAVE | Dragons' Den | AudioD.
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| 1300 | S4CD | Cwis Meddiant | Another chance to see the final.
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| 1400 | WTCH | The Weakest Link
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1450 | ITV | Britain's Got Talent | TV3 1300.
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| 1500 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1630 | CITV | Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom
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| 1640 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1645 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1730 | RTE1 | Eurovision Countdown New! | A preview of the competition.
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| 1800 | TV3 | The Weakest Link | Children.
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| 1830 | RTE1 | Celebrity Barnestoir | Another quarter-final match.
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| 1845 | ITV | Beat the Star | Laura Beardsmore, a student from Sheffield, takes on Martina Hingis, a tennis player from Switzerland. The ITV2 repeat is 1845 Thursday.
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| 1845 | RCym | Y Talwrn
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| 1900 | Sky1 | Don't Forget the Lyrics
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| 2000 | BBC1 | BAFTA Television Awards | Will The Apprentice win everything?
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| 2000 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Isle of Wight.
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| 2030 | TG4 | Glas Vegas
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| 2100 | ITV | Hell's Kitchen | Also TV3.
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| 2200 | C4 | Chris Moyles' Quiz Night | S4C 2250.
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| 2300 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0500 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It | AudioD.
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| 0900 | CBBC | Blast Lab
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| 0930 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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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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| 1030 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1100 | CBBC | Hot Rods
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| 1130 | CBBC | Raven: The Island | Above three Signed on Wed and Thu.
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| 1200 | CBBC | Escape from Scorpion Island
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| 1255 | C5 | Wordplay
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| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1415 | S4C | Countdown
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| 1500 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal | STV: not Mo.
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| 1500 | WTCH | The Weakest Link
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| 1520 | DAVE | A Question of Sport
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | From the sublime to Gyles Brandreth.
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| 1600 | ITV | The Biggest Loser New! | Kate Garraway.
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| 1600 | STV | Postcode Challenge | Not Mo.
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| 1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1640 | BBCH | Kerwhizz.
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| 1700 | ITV | Golden Balls New! | Not STV.
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| 1700 | DISC | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1730 | BBCH | Raven | Series 8.
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| 1745 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Thu: not Scotland.
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Great British Menu | Thu: not Scotland.
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| 2000 | FOOD | Recipe for Success
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| 2000 | LIV2 | Through the Keyhole
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Monday
| 0200 | DAVE | The Apprentice
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| 1230 | BBC7 | Foul Play | Also 1930.
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Counterpoint
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| 1500 | STV | Taste the Nation
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| 1505 | BBC1 | Kerwhizz | The Super Ace Rainbow Race.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Beat the Boss
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| 1630 | CBBC | Election
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The Unbelievable Truth
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| 2000 | ITV | Hell's Kitchen | Continues 2100. Last in the present series. Also TV3.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2100 | LIV | Britain's Next Top Model
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| 2100 | FIVR | Step It Up and Dance
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| 2140 | DAVE | Argumental
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Have I Got News For You
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| 2200 | ITV2 | The Chopping Block New! | Officially an unrelated format, but unofficially, The Restaurant USA.
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| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2300 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2305 | C4 | Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 1605 | BBC1 | Richard Hammond's Blast Lab
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| 1630 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 2000 | BBC2 | The Speaker
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| 2100 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2240 | DAVE | QI
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Wednesday
| 0350 | C4 | Full Metal Challenge
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| 0420 | BBC1 | Masterchef | Signed.
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| 1625 | S4C | Dawns-Tastig
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| 2000 | SKY1 | Celebrity Are You Smarter than a Ten Year Old New! | So, who is the celebrity ten-year-old?
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| 2100 | BBC1 | The Apprentice
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| 2200 | BBC2 | The Apprentice You're Fired | Adrian Chiles and a panel consider whether the candidates should have left bring-n-buy sales to the experts, like Sir Joel de Fries.
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| 2200 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice | Tito Jackson and Claudia Winkleman. Last in the present series.
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| 2230 | TG4 | Glor Tire Righa and Togha | Highlights.
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| 2330 | E4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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Thursday
| 0420 | BBC1 | Masterchef | Signed.
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| 1230 | BBC7 | My Music | April 1990.
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Pop Idle Us
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| 2000 | SKY3 | The Moment of Truth | A test of how well people can control their body functions.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Dragon's Den
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| 2335 | BBC2 | The Apprentice: You're Fired | An extended discussion.
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| 2350 | S4C | Come Dine With Me
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Friday
| 0215 | DAVE | A Question of Sport
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| 0300 | BBC1 | Masterchef | Signed.
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| 0300 | VIR1 | Stake Out New! | The fake gambling quiz.
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| 0310 | 4MUS | Vanity Lair
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| 1635 | BBC1 | Trapped!
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| 1900 | WTCH | Total Wipeout Usa
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| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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| 2030 | BBC1 | Total Wipeout Fast Forward | Not Scotland.
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| 2100 | BBC1 | Have I Got News for You | Damian Lewis hosts.
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Pop Idle Us
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| 2100 | WTCH | Ballroom With the B-List
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Genius | Stewart Lee.
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| 2235 | BBC1 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | This week's guests include Jade Eurovision and Andrew Lloyd-Webber.
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| 2305 | E4 | Celebrity Ding Dong
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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 | AudioD.
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| 0100 | Home Video Heroezzz x2
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| 0200 | Pasquale's Price is Right x2
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| 0300 | Fifteen to One x2 | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Takeshi x2 | AudioD.
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| 0800 | Interceptor
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| 0900 | The Amazing Race
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| 1000 | Unbeatable Banzuke
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| 1030 | Ninja Warrior
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| 1100 | Gladiators
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| 1200 | The Crystal Maze | AudioD.
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| 1300 | You Bet!
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| 1400 | Millionaire
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| 1500 | Catchphrase x3
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| 1630 | TV Bloomers
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| 1830 | Bullseye x2
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| 1930 | Family Fortunes x3
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| 2100 | One Versus One Hundred
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | Distraction
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Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0000 | Bullseye x2
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| 0100 | The Amazing Race
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| 0200 | Interceptor | To 0300.
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Monday
| 0000 | Bullseye x2
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| 0100 | The Amazing Race
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| 0200 | Interceptor
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| 0300 | Fifteen to One x2 | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Unbeatable Banzuke
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| 0730 | Takeshi | AudioD.
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| 0800 | The Crystal Maze | AudioD.
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| 0900 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 1000 | Catchphrase x2
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| 1100 | Bullseye x2
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| 1200 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 1300 | Home Video Heroezzz x2
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| 1400 | Wipeout x2
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| 1500 | Auntie's Bloomers
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| 1600 | Pasquale's Price is Right x2
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| 1700 | Takeshi | AudioD.
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| 1730 | Ninja Warrior
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| 1800 | The Crystal Maze | AudioD.
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| 1900 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2000 | Pasquale's Price is Right x2 | To 2100.
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| 2100 | Auntie's Bloomers
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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Tuesday - Friday
As Monday except
| 0000 | Unbeatable Banzuke
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| 0030 | Takeshi
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| 0100 | Home Video Heroezzzz x2
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| 0200 | Pasquale's Price is Right x2 | To 0300.
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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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AudioD - Audio Description for the blind
Signed - in-vision British Sign Language translation.
See also
TV Guide Last Week
