A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 15 August 2009
Schedules are subject to change.
We're not sure if 100 Million or Bust (Radio 5, 11am Saturday) is a game show as we know it. We do know that Charity Lords of the Ring (RTE1, from Saturday) is celebrity knock-out boxing; as the name suggests, it's for charity, mate. Irish viewers also get to see Wanna Bet? (TV3, 7pm Sunday), Antan Dec's show for the Americans. BBC3 has Virgin Cooks (8pm Tuesday), Radio 4 says I Guess That's Why They Call It the News (6.30 Friday), and Challenge wonders how to play Chain Letters (3pm weekdays).
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0405 | C4 | Full Metal Challenge
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| 0505 | VIR1 | It's Not What You Know
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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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| 0825 | BBC2 | Richard Hammond's Blast Lab | Wind.
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Skate Nation
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| 0910 | E4 | Shipwrecked 2008
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| 1000 | CBBC | Brain-Jitsu
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| 1100 | Rad5 | 100 Million or Bust New! | It may or may not be a game show, loosely based on the football transfer window.
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| 1230 | C4 | Big Brother | Repeated from yesterday. Also S4C.
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| 1250 | ITV | Celeb Millionaire
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| 1400 | LIV2 | America's Next Top Model x5
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1500 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1610 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1700 | CITV | Eliminator
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| 1740 | C4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 1800 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 1820 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link New! | Boxing, clever or otherwise.
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| 1850 | ITV2 | Xtra Factor | A recap of last year's shows, suggesting only that this year's series is a week shorter.
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| 1920 | BBC1 | Total Wipeout
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| 2005 | RTE1 | The Big Money Game
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| 2020 | BBC1 | Guesstimation
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| 2100 | CLAS | Classic Miscellany
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| 2110 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2355. Repeated 0855 tomorrow.
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| 2130 | RTE1 | Charity Lords of the Ring New! | Yes, it's Celebrity Strictly Come Boxing On Canvas.
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| 2215 | BBC2 | Have I Got a Bit More News for You | Not Wales.
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz
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Sunday
| 0400 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 0405 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Signed.
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| 0500 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | BBC2 | Da Dick and Dom Dairies
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 1000 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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| 1225 | C4 | Big Brother's Little Brother | S4C 1300. Repeated 0700 tomorrow.
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| 1400 | LIV2 | America's Next Top Model x5
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| 1430 | S4C | Countdown x2
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1500 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1600 | S4C | Deal or No Deal x2
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| 1600 | CITV | Scary Sleepover
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| 1600 | BBCH | Dragons' Den | There's no BBC2 narrative repeat.
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| 1630 | S4CD | 0 Ond 1
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| 1700 | CBBC | Clash
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| 1715 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1830 | TV3 | Total Xposure
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| 1900 | TV3 | Antan Dec's Wanna Bet New! | The dynamic duo's foray into the Overseas market.
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2305. Repeated 0800 tomorrow.
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| 2100 | BBC3 | Young, Dumb, and Living Off Mum
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| 2220 | BBC1 | Wildest Dreams | Scotland only.
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| 2250 | BBC2 | Mock the Week
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0415 | VIR1 | Stake Out | Not Mo.
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| 0505 | VIR1 | It's Not What You Know | Not Mo.
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It
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| 0710 | BBC2 | Kerwhizz
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| 0800 | VIR1 | The Pyramid Show with Donny Osmond x2
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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 | Raven The Secret Temple | Signed We, Th.
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| 1055 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2009
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1230 | ITV | For the Rest of Your Life
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| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1415 | S4C | Countdown
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1500 | ITV | Daily Cooks Challenge | Not STV.
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| 1500 | FIVR | Superstars | Another chance to see the 2008 teams event.
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| 1510 | C4 | Come Dine With Me x2
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| 1525 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 1610 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | Little Noely's Hall of Fate.
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| 1630 | CBBC | Richard Hammond's Blast Lab
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| 1630 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1700 | ITV | Golden Balls | Not STV.
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| 1700 | C4 | Come Dine With Me x2 | Also S4C We-Fr.
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1750 | CBBC | Da Dick and Dom Dairies | Not Fr.
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| 1800 | E4 | Big Brother's Little Brother | Repeated 0730 C4 next day.
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| 2000 | DHL | Come Dine With Me
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| 2100 | EDEN | Last Man Standing | The station previously known as UK Horizons and UKTV Documentary meets people who could smash it to a pulp with their little finger.
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| 2200 | C4 | Big Brother | Repeated 0750 next day. Tu, We 2100. S4C 2335 Mo, 2305 Tu-Th.
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Monday
| 0415 | C4 | Full Metal Challenge
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| 0500 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge | Signed.
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| 0505 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1230 | BBC7 | All the Way From Memphis | Also 1930.
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | Wales v Northern Ireland. The creator of Cacofonix and Anticlimax, the priest for a lampyrida, an entry in an open-high-low-close chart. Will these drive out James Stewart and Kim Novak? We'll explain all in the next Week.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Best of Friends
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | Paul Merton, Shappi Khorsandi, Gyles Brandreth, Kit Hesketh-Harvey.
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| 2000 | FOOD | Celebrity Masterchef Goes Large
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| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Chessmen v Rugby Boys.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2100 | LIV | Four Weddings
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| 2200 | TG4 | Survivor Gabon
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| 2235 | BBC1 | Would I Lie to You? | NI 2335.
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 2000 | BBC3 | Virgin Cooks New! | People who don't usually prepare food are asked to prepare food competitively.
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| 2100 | BBC4 | We Need Answers
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| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2135 | RTE1 | Charity Lords of the Ring | Lucy Kennedy and Barry McGuigan as two more Irish celebs box each other.
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| 2200 | C4 | You Have Been Watching | David Mitchell, Holly Walsh, Ben Miller. S4C 0105.
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| 2200 | BRVO | Deadliest Warrior | Viking v Samurai. For Charlie Brooker's fans, repeats at 9pm Wednesday. And 11pm Saturday, but you'll be reading Screenburn.
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Wednesday
| 1300 | TV5 | La Carte aux Tresors | Les Bouches-du-Rhone.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Best of Friends
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| 1715 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1930 | BBC1 | Wildest Dreams | The final. Also BBC-HD. Not Scotland.
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den | Trying to out-classic Clash. Also BBC-HD. Subject to delay if the athletics over-runs.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Argumental | Athletics ... over-runs. Sean Lock and Phill Jupitus provide some funnier jokes.
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| 2135 | RTE1 | Charity Lords of the Ring | Cor, this press release goes on. Blether yadda "emotional journey" gumph. Where's An Bord Serrrrnip?
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Thursday
| 0400 | C4 | Full Metal Challenge
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| 0455 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 1230 | BBC7 | The Personality Test | The Ubiquitous Gyles Brandreth. Also 1930.
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| 1505 | BBC1 | Kerwhizz
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| 1630 | CBBC | The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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| 2000 | BBC1 | As Seen on TV | Bradley Walsh, Hardeep Singh-Koli, Arlene Phillips, Dermot Murnaghan.
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| 2030 | ALBA | Cocaire nan Cocairean
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Mock the Week
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2340 | C4 | You Have Been Watching
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Friday
| 0400 | C4 | Full Metal Challenge
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| 0455 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 1525 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Basil's Game Show
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| 1830 | Rad4 | I Guess That's Why They Call It the News New! | Fred MacAulay and guests play around with the week's headlines. Sounds a bit like a radio version of Mock the Week.
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| 2000 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 2000 | WTCH | Total Wipe Us Out
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| 2025 | S4C | 0 Ond 1
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | Continues 2235. S4C 2305.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge
Saturday
| 0000 | The Weakest Link
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| 0100 | Fear Factor
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| 0200 | Catchphrase x2
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| 0300 | It's Not What You Know | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Cruel Summer x2
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| 0800 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 0900 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1000 | You Bet!
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| 1100 | Gladiators
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| 1200 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1300 | The Amazing Race
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| 1400 | Wheel of Fortune x12
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| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2100 | Millionaire
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| 2200 | 8 Out of 10 Cats x4
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Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0000 | Bullseye 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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| 1400 | Take It or Leave It x6 | To 2000.
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Monday
| 0000 | Bullseye 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 | You Bet!
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| 0800 | Gladiators
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| 0900 | Fun House
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| 0930 | Gagsters
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| 1000 | The Crystal Maze | AudioD.
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| 1100 | Fear Factor
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| 1200 | Ninja Warrior
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| 1230 | Unbeatable Banzuke | AudioD.
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| 1300 | Catchphrase x2
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| 1400 | Millionaire
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| 1500 | Chain Letters x2 Old! | David Spikey and Wordsworth the computer.
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| 1600 | Eggheads x2
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| 1700 | One Versus One Hundred
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| 1800 | Back in the Day x2
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| 1900 | Eggheads x2
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| 2000 | Strike it Rich x2
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| 2100 | One Versus One Hundred
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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 | Fear Factor
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| 0200 | The People Versus x2
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| 0300 | It's Not What You Know | AudioD. To 0400.
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Thursday - Friday
As Tuesday except
| 1100 | Interceptor | Also 0100 next day. To 1200.
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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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| BBCH | BBC-HD
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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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| EDEN | Eden
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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
