A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 23 May 2009
Schedules are subject to change.
Britain's Got Talent finally moves towards its conclusion with live shows from Sunday night. Though not Wednesday. Channel 4's favourite daytime shows Coach Trip and Come Dine with Me fill the 5pm slot on weekdays. On Tuesday, there are tributes to Clement Freud (Radio 4, 6.30) and Jade Goody (E4, 10pm), and a Big Brother history quiz (E4, 10pm Friday).
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0425 | 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 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2 | Also 0500.
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| 0900 | DISN | Hannah
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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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| 1140 | S4C | Shipwrecked 2009
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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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| 1630 | CITV | Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom
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| 1630 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1630 | TV3 | Saturday Night Takeaway
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 1700 | BBC2 | Great British Menu | Scotland only
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| 1700 | CBBC | Escape from Scorpion Island
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| 1700 | SKY1 | American Gladiators
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| 1735 | TV3 | Pop Idle Us
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| 1750 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1800 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 1820 | ITV | All-Star Mr and Mrs, Miss, or Mr | Tina and Oliver Hobley; Gary and Natasha Lucy; Brian Blessed and Hildegard Neil. TV3 1830 Su.
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| 1830 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1920 | BBC1 | Tonight's the Night | Also BBC-HD.
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| 1935 | TV3 | All-Star Family Fortunes
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| 2015 | BBC1 | One Versus One Hundred
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| 2020 | ITV | Britain's Got Talent | Also TV3, with follow-up shows on ITV2.
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| 2020 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week Night
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| 2100 | CLAS | Classic Miscellany
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| 2150 | BBC2 | Have I Got a Bit More News For You | Alexander Armstrong hosts, with Reginald D Hunter and Stuart Maconie.
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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
| 0505 | 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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| 0700 | DAVE | Mechannibals
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Escape from Scorpion Island | Collision Course.
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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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| 1000 | VIR1 | Millionaire | Also 0600.
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| 1005 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1100 | BRV2 | Fear Factor
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| 1130 | BBC2 | Great British Menu | Repeat from Friday.
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| 1200 | CBBC | Da Dick and Dom Dairies
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| 1300 | CBBC | Hider in the House
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| 1430 | ITV | Britain's Got Talent | TV3 1230.
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1500 | CBBC | Hot Rods
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| 1625 | CBBC | Gimme a Break
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| 1630 | CITV | Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom
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| 1645 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1720 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1735 | TV3 | The Weakest Link | Eastenders.
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| 1815 | ITV | Beat the Star | Andrew Castle of Divided fame.
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| 1845 | RCym | Y Talwrn
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| 1900 | WTCH | Total Wipeout Usa
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| 1900 | Sky1 | Don't Forget the Lyrics
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| 2030 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Croydon. Last in the series.
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| 2030 | ITV | Britain's Got Talent | The live shows.
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| 2200 | BBC7 | The News Quiz
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| 2240 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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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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| 0820 | BBC2 | Basil's Game Show
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| 0930 | BBC2 | 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 | Get 100
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| 1130 | CBBC | Raven: The Island
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| 1200 | CBBC | Help! Teach is Coming to Stay | Above four Signed We, Th.
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1255 | C5 | Wordplay | Mo 1300.
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| 1500 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal | Not STV. Mo 1600.
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| 1500 | WTCH | The Weakest Link | Not Mo.
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Barry Cryer.
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| 1600 | ITV | The Biggest Loser | Mo 1030.
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| 1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is | Not Mo.
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| 1630 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1700 | ITV | Divided | Not STV.
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| 1700 | C4 | Coach Trip New! | The return of the competitive tourism show.
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link | Not Mo.
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| 1730 | C4 | Come Dine With Me New!
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| 1730 | BBCH | Raven | Mo 1600.
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Great British Menu | Finals week. Thu: not Scotland.
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| 1800 | DISN | Hannah
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| 2000 | FOOD | Masterchef Goes Large
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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
A bank holiday in much of the UK.
| 0400 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 0600 | DHL | Come Dine With Me Day | Continues until 2am.
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| 1030 | ITV | The Biggest Loser
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| 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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| 1820 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 2100 | ITV | Britain's Got Talent
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| 2100 | Mor4 | Celebrity Come Dine With Me
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2100 | LIV | Britain's Next Top Model
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| 2140 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2220 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You?
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| 2300 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2330 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 0350 | C4 | Full Metal Challenge
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| 0450 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge
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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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| 1830 | Rad4 | Clement Freud on Just a Minute: A Celebration Special | Paul Merton pays tribute to his sparring partner of twenty years.
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| 2030 | ITV | Britain's Got Talent
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| 2100 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Have I Got News For You
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| 2200 | BBC4 | We Need Answers
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| 2200 | E4 | Jade: As Seen on TV Special | That's the shrill one, not the Eurovision chanteuse.
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| 2240 | DAVE | QI
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Wednesday
| 0435 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 1930 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Scotland only. As seen elsewhere last Friday.
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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 | Duncan James.
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| 2100 | BBC1 | The Apprentice
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| 2100 | TV3 | Britain's Got Talent Special
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| 2100 | ARTS | What the Dickens? New!
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| 2200 | BBC2 | The Apprentice You're Fired | Adrian Chiles and a panel are going ... going ... going live.
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| 2200 | 4MUS | Balls of Steel
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Thursday
| 0305 | C4 | Full Metal Challenge
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| 0405 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 0455 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1230 | BBC7 | My Music
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| 1630 | CBBC | The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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| 2030 | ITV | Britain's Got Talent
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| 2030 | ALBA | Cocaire nan Cocairean
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2140 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2315 | S4C | Come Dine With Me
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| 2320 | BBC2 | The Apprentice: You're Fired | An extended discussion. Scot 2355, not Wales.
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Friday
| 0355 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 0455 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1630 | CBBC | Da Dick and Dom Dairies
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| 1635 | BBC1 | Trapped!
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Eggheads
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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 | Scotland 2030.
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| 1930 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Mozart, M R James, the planets, Norwich City.
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| 2030 | BBC1 | Total Wipeout Fast Forward | Not Scotland.
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| 2030 | ITV | Britain's Got Talent
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| 2100 | BBC1 | Have I Got News for You | David Mitchell hosts, Andrew Maxwell panels.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI Night
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| 2100 | WTCH | The Apprentice Comic Relief
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| 2200 | E4 | Big Brother's Big Quiz Special | Davina McCall hosts a celebration of the show's first nine years.
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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 | 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 x2 | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0800 | The Crystal Maze | AudioD.
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| 0900 | Celeb Millionaire Day | To midnight.
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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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| 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 | In It to Win It
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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 | Catchphrase x2
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| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2100 | In It to Win It
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | Bullseye x2
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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
