A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 11 July 2009
Schedules are subject to change.
The BBC's big new Saturday night quiz is Guesstimation (8pm, BBC1). ITV's riposte is The Fuse (5pm weekdays), only for the Beeb to fight back with As Seen On TV (BBC1, 8.30 Friday). The intelligent channels are bemused by this populism; Radio 4 remembers Kit Williams' "Masquerade" (Tuesday 11.30am) and BBC4 strikes out with a second series of Only Connect (Monday 8.30). Oh, and BBC2 offers Dragons' Den (9pm Wednesday).
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0140 | DAVE | The Apprentice
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| 0205 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef | Signed.
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| 0500 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0525 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0800 | CBBC | The Slammer | Also 1300.
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| 0830 | BBC2 | Richard Hammond's Blast Lab
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| 0830 | CBBC | Hider in the House
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| 0925 | E4 | Shipwrecked 2008
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| 1000 | CBBC | Brain-Jitsu
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| 1100 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1200 | CBBC | Da Dick and Dom Dairies
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| 1210 | C4 | Big Brother | Repeated from yesterday. S4C 1230.
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| 1340 | ITV | Celeb Millionaire
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1440 | ITV | Beat the Star With Vernon Kay | Martin Offiah.
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| 1500 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1630 | DRT | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1630 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1700 | CBBC | Escape from Scorpion Island
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| 1700 | CITV | Eliminator
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| 1730 | C4 | Celebrity Come Dine With Me | A one-hour edition.
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| 1800 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 1815 | BBC1 | Totally Saturday | Also BBC-HD.
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| 1900 | BBC1 | Total Wipeout
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| 2000 | BBC1 | Guesstimation | Nick Knowles invites people to guess some numbers. Is it flurptyseven?
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| 2000 | ITV | Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
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| 2015 | RTE1 | The Big Money Game
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 0035. Repeated 0855 tomorrow.
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| 2100 | CLAS | Classic Miscellany
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Quote, Unquote
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| 2310 | MENM | Elvis Has Just Left the Building x2
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Sunday
| 0425 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge | Signed.
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| 0500 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0525 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Escape from Scorpion Island | It's The Grand Final.
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| 0900 | CBBC | Richard Hammond's Blast Lab
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| 1000 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1130 | BBC2 | Celebrity Masterchef
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| 1204 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
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| 1230 | C4 | Big Brother's Little Brother | S4C 1300. Repeated 0730 tomorrow.
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| 1300 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1500 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1600 | CITV | Scary Sleepover
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| 1600 | BBCH | Maestro! | Peter Snow doing whatever it was he did.
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| 1645 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1700 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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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 | Big Brother | S4C 2220. Repeated 0730 tomorrow.
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| 2250 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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| 2320 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2335 | BBC2 | Mock the Week | Not Scotland.
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0600 | DISC | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It | AudioD.
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| 0710 | BBC2 | Kerwhizz
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| 0825 | BBC2 | Stake Out
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| 0940 | BBC2 | Basil's Game 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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| 1030 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1030 | CITV | Eliminator
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| 1100 | CBBC | Get 100
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| 1130 | CBBC | Raven: The Dragon's Eye | CBBC morning programmes Signed We, Th.
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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 | Daily Cooks Challenge | Not STV.
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Ian Hyland.
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| 1600 | STV | Goldenballs
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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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| 1700 | ITV | The Fuse New! | Austin Healey presents a show that includes elements from Battle of the Brains and Grand Slam. Not STV.
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| 1700 | C4 | Wogan's Perfect Recall
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| 1730 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1730 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Shetlands; repeat.
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| 1750 | CBBC | Da Dick and Dom Dairies
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads
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| 1800 | E4 | Big Brother's Little Brother | Repeated 0730 C4 next day.
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
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| 2200 | C4 | Big Brother | Repeated 0750 next day. Tu, We 2100. S4C 2335 Mo, 2245 Tu, 2235 We, 2335 Th.
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Monday
| 0430 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge | Signed.
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| 0505 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior
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| 0530 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0800 | BBC7 | Just a Minute | March 2003: Richard, Freud, Merton, Hawks, Collingwood. Also 1200, 1900.
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Quote Unquote | Paul Bailey, Marcus du Sautoy, Lucy Mangan, Michael Simkins. Last in the present series.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Best of Friends
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| 1830 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | Newcastle, where top pop star Rob Brydon takes the host's chair, and Phill Jupitus the mike.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Royal Veterinary College v Manchester.
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| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect New! | Television's toughest quiz is back for another run. This week, a team from the Cambridge Quiz Society take on the Oxford Librarians.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI x2
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| 2100 | LIV | Four Weddings
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| 2200 | TG4 | Survivor Gabon
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| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week x2
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| 2255 | TG4 | Paisean Faisean
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 0505 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior
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| 1130 | Rad4 | The Grand Masquerade Special | John O'Farrell reflects on the mayhem caused by Kit Williams' book.
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| 1635 | BBC1 | Clash | Also BBC-HD.
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| 1900 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 2000 | DAVE | Whose Line x2
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| 2100 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI x2
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| 2200 | C4 | You Have Been Watching | S4C 0145.
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| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week x2
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Wednesday
| 0140 | DAVE | The Apprentice
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| 0505 | VIR1 | The Pyramid Show With Donny Osmond
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| 0830 | BBC7 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Also 2200.
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| 2000 | SKY1 | Are You Smarter than a Ten Year Old?
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den New! | Including an invention to end nuisance phone calls. Does a pair of scissors to cut the phone line not work? Also BBC-HD.
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI x2
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| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week x2
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Thursday
| 0300 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef | Signed.
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| 0505 | VIR1 | The Pyramid Show With Donny Osmond
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| 0525 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1230 | BBC7 | My Music | Also 1930.
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| 1630 | CBBC | The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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| 1635 | S4C | Chwarae'n Saff
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| 1700 | CBBS | Kerwhizz
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| 2000 | ITV2 | America's Got Talent
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| 2030 | ALBA | Cocaire nan Cocairean
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Mock the Week
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI x2
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| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week x2
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Friday
| 0010 | C4 | You Have Been Watching
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| 0220 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef | Signed.
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| 0505 | VIR1 | The Pyramid Show With Donny Osmond
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| 0520 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1230 | BBC7 | Does the Team Think? | Also 1930.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Basil's Game Show
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| 1900 | WTCH | Hole in the Wall x2
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| 1915 | ESPT | Strongest Man | Slovakia.
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| 2000 | WTCH | Strictly Come Dancing
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| 2030 | BBC1 | As Seen on TV New! | Guests Tina Hobley, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Pauline Quirke, Lauren Laverne.
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | Continues 2235. S4C 2205.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI x2
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| 2100 | DRT | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 2200 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | S4C 2355.
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| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge
Saturday
| 0000 | Distraction x2
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| 0100 | Play Your Cards Right x2
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| 0200 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 0300 | Gladiators | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Cruel Summer x2
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| 0800 | Fun House x2
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| 0900 | You Bet!
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| 1000 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1100 | Gladiators | AudioD.
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| 1200 | The Crystal Maze | AudioD.
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| 1300 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 1400 | Take It or Leave It
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| 1500 | The Weakest Link x5
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| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2100 | Take It or Leave It
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| 2200 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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| 2300 | Bullseye x2
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Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0000 | Home Video Heroezzz x2
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| 0100 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0200 | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2
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| 0300 | Bullseye x2 | To 0400.
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| 0800 | Cruel Summer
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| 0830 | Fun House | To 0900.
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| 1500 | Millionaire x5
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Monday
| 0000 | Home Video Heroezzz x2
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| 0100 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0200 | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2
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| 0300 | Bullseye x2 | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Ninja Warrior
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| 0730 | Unbeatable Banzuke | AudioD.
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| 0800 | The Crystal Maze | AudioD.
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| 0900 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 1000 | Play Your Cards Right 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 | Catchphrase x2
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| 1400 | Millionaire
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| 1500 | 60 Minute Makeover
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| 1600 | Play Your Cards Right x2
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| 1700 | Ninja Warrior
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| 1730 | Unbeatable Banzuke | AudioD.
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| 1800 | The Crystal Maze | AudioD.
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| 1900 | Catchphrase x2
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| 2000 | Bloomers
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| 2100 | In It to Win It
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| 2200 | Millionaire x2
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Tuesday - Wednesday
As Monday except
| 0000 | The Weakest Link
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| 0100 | Play Your Cards Right x2
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| 0200 | Catchphrase x2
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| 0300 | Gladiators | AudioD. To 0400.
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Thursday - Friday
As Tuesday except
| 0300 | It's Not What You Know | To 0400.
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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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| ARTS | Artsworld
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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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| 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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| HTV | HTV (ITV in Wales; Wales only unless noted)
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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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| 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
