A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 9 May 2009
Schedules are subject to change.
It's the grand final of Shipwrecked (C4, 12.15 Sunday), where someone will win a life-changing amount of money. In It to Win It comes to Challenge (9pm weekdays), and it's Eurovision Song Contest week. The semi-finals are live on BBC3 and RTE2 (Tuesday and Thursday, 8pm), and there's another chance to see the BBC's documentary on the contest's formative years (UKTV Watch, 8pm Friday).
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0455 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | WTCH | Bargain Hunt
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| 0600 | BRV2 | Casino Casino
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| 0700 | DAVE | Dragons' Den x2
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Fort Boyard
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2 | Also 0500.
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| 0925 | STV | wknd@stv | Includes On Safari.
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| 1000 | CBBC | Brain-Jitsu
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Millionaire | Also 0600, 1800.
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1100 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1100 | BRV2 | Fear Factor
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| 1130 | CBBC | Stake Out
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| 1155 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2009 | S4C 1055.
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| 1200 | CBBC | Da Dick and Dom Dairies
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| 1202 | RCym | Bwletin
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| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1300 | CBBC | Hider in the House
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1500 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1600 | C4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1600 | FOOD | Masterchef Goes Large x5
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| 1600 | S4C | Deal or No Deal x2
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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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| 1710 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1735 | TV3 | Pop Idle Us
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| 1800 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 1800 | SKY1 | American Gladiators
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| 1815 | All- | Star Mr and Mrs, Miss, or Mr | Alan Halsall and Lucy-Jo Hudson; Ilrika Jonsson and Brian Monet; Rick and Lyndsay Parfitt. TV3 1900 Su.
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 1900 | BBC1 | Tonight's the Night | Also BBC-HD.
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| 1900 | BBC2 | Great British Menu | Scotland only
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| 1930 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Wales only.
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| 1930 | TV3 | All-Star Family Fortunes
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| 2005 | BBC1 | One Versus One Hundred
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| 2015 | ITV | Britain's Got Talent | Also TV3, with follow-up shows on ITV2.
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| 2035 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Have I Got a Bit More News For You | Jack Dee, Clare Balding, Fred Macaulay.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks Night
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| 2100 | CLAS | Classic Miscellany
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| 2140 | BBC4 | Mark Lawson Talks At | ...Ian Hislop, the HIGNFY captain.
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Counterpoint
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| 2305 | MENM | Elvis Has Just Left the Building x2
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Sunday
| 0500 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | WTCH | Bargain Hunt
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| 0600 | BRV2 | Casino Casino
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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 | Relentless River Run, in which the contestants can walk on water. What will the hosts be feeling when they try? Wet.
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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 | Dragons' Den Day | To 1700.
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| 1000 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Millionaire | Also 0600.
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| 1100 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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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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| 1215 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2009 | The grand finale.
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| 1300 | CBBC | Hider in the House | Also 1700.
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1500 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1515 | ITV | Britain's Got Talent | TV3 1300.
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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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| 1715 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1730 | RTE1 | Eurovision Countdown | The final preview of the competition.
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| 1800 | TV3 | The Weakest Link | Gameshow hosts.
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| 1830 | RTE1 | Celebrity Barnestoir | The grand final.
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| 1845 | ITV | Beat the Star | An ex-army officer takes on James de Gale.
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| 1845 | RCym | Y Talwrn
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| 1900 | Sky1 | Don't Forget the Lyrics
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| 2000 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Luton.
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| 2200 | C4 | Chris Moyles' Quiz Night | Carol Vorderman and others. S4C 2250.
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| 2240 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2320 | DAVE | Argumental
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0300 | VIR1 | Stake Out
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0600 | BRV2 | Casino Casino
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It | AudioD.
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| 0700 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior | Also 0505.
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| 0930 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 0940 | TV5 | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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| 1000 | BRV2 | Fear Factor
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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 | Get 100
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| 1130 | CBBC | Raven: The Island
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| 1200 | CBBC | Escape from Scorpion Island | Above four Signed We, Th; none airs on Monday.
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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 | Not STV.
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| 1500 | WTCH | The Weakest Link | Not Mo.
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Steve Davis.
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| 1600 | ITV | The Biggest Loser
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| 1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
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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 | Not STV.
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| 1700 | DISC | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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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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| 2000 | BRV2 | Fear Factor | AudioD.
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| 2100 | BRV2 | Takeshi Extreme
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Monday
| 1230 | BBC7 | Who Goes There? | Also 1930.
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Counterpoint
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| 1630 | CBBC | Election
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2100 | LIV | Britain's Next Top Model
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| 2100 | RTR1 | Radio 1 Music Collection | Eurovision Extravaganza 2/2.
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| 2140 | DAVE | Argumental
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| 2200 | BBC4 | Storyville: Up for Debate Special | Following the progress of Qatar's high-school debating team at the world championships.
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| 2220 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You?
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| 2300 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 0010 | C4 | Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
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| 1505 | BBC1 | Kerwhizz
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Richard Hammond's Blast Lab
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| 1630 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 2000 | BBC3 | Eurovision Song Contest Special | Paddy O'Connell and Sarah Cawood invite people of the UK to vote, vote, vote! Also RTE2
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| 2100 | ITV | Holiday Showdown New! | A week in Magaluf, or a week backpacking around India. Which is better?
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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
| 1625 | S4C | Dawns-Tastig
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| 2000 | FIVR | Step It Up and Dance
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| 2000 | SKY1 | Celebrity Are You Smarter than a Ten Year Old | Christopher Biggins and Eamonn Holmes take on the celebr youngster.
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| 2100 | BBC1 | The Apprentice
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| 2200 | BBC2 | The Apprentice You're Fired | Adrian Chiles and a panel try to tell the difference between Butter and Margate.
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| 2320 | E4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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Thursday
| 1230 | BBC7 | My Music | April 1990.
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| 1730 | BBCH | Raven
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| 2000 | BBC3 | Eurovision Song Contest Special | Paddy O'Connell and Sarah Cawood pick up with their observational comedy. Also RTE2.
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Pop Idle Us
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| 2100 | DAVE | Dragon's Den
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| 2200 | DAVE | QI
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| 2320 | BBC2 | The Apprentice: You're Fired | An extended discussion. Not Wales.
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| 2355 | S4C | Come Dine With Me
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Friday
| 1635 | BBC1 | Trapped!
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| 1730 | BBCH | Raven
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1900 | WTCH | Total Wipeout Usa
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| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Tony Cottee, Jonathan Davies, Adrian Moorhouse, Sally Gunnell.
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| 2000 | WTCH | 50 Years of Eurovision Special | A repeat of the BBC's 2006 documentary. Contains Daz Sampson and some Irish banker.
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| 2030 | BBC1 | Total Wipeout Fast Forward | Not Scotland.
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| 2100 | BBC1 | Have I Got News for You | Sun rise for this week's host, HRH Lord Sir Rolf Harris. Guests include Andy Hamilton.
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Pop Idle Us
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| 2100 | WTCH | Ballroom With the B-List
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| 2300 | E4 | Celebrity Ding Dong
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge
Saturday
| 0000 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0100 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 0200 | Shooting Stars
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| 0230 | Your Face or Mine?
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| 0300 | The People Versus x2 | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Ultimate World Records x2
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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 | Bullseye x3
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| 1630 | Take Your Pick x3
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| 1800 | Family Fortunes x3
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| 1930 | Small Talk x3
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| 2100 | One Versus One Hundred
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | Take It or Leave It | AudioD.
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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
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| 0300 | Unbeatable Banzuke
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| 0330 | Ninja Warrior | To 0400.
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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 | Unbeatable Banzuke
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| 0330 | Ninja Warrior | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0800 | The Crystal Maze | AudioD.
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| 0900 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 1000 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 1100 | Pasquale's Price is Right x2
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| 1200 | Bloomers
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| 1300 | Family Fortunes x6
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| 1600 | Shooting Stars
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| 1630 | Your Face or Mine?
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| 1700 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1800 | The Crystal Maze | AudioD.
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| 1900 | Pasquale's Price is Right x2
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| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2100 | In It to Win It New!
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | Bullseye x2
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Tuesday
| 0000 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0100 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 0200 | Shooting Stars
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| 0230 | Your Face or Mine?
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| 0300 | The People Versus x2 | To 0400.
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| 1200 | In It to Win It
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| 1300 | Bullseye x6 | To 1600.
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The 1300 - 1600 block continues:
Wed - Supermarket Sweep
Thu - Millionaire
Fri - Celeb Weakest Link
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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| COMC | Comedy Central
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| COMX | Comedy Central Extra
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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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| MENM | Men and Motors
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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
