A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 29 August 2009
Schedules are subject to change.
Highlight of the week is, of course, the Only Connect final (BBC4, Monday 8.30). The supporting acts include the Total Wipeout Championship of Champions (BBC1, Saturday 6.30). There's a return for Scrapheap Challenge (C4, Sunday 5.25), more Celebrity Millionaire (ITV, Tuesday 8pm), and Paris Hilton finds another Best Friend (ITV2, Thursday 8pm). We'll prefer Swots (Radio Scotland, Friday 6.10).
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0415 | VIR1 | Stake Out x2
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| 0505 | VIR1 | It's Not What You Know
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| 0510 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0825 | BBC2 | Richard Hammond's Blast Lab | Air pressure.
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Skate Nation
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| 0900 | E4 | Shipwrecked 2008
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| 1000 | BBC2 | Best of Friends
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| 1000 | CBBC | Brain-Jitsu
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| 1030 | BBC2 | Hider in the House
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| 1055 | ITV | Celeb Millionaire
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| 1100 | WTCH | Hole in the Wall Lunchtime | To 1540.
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| 1220 | C4 | Big Brother | Repeated from yesterday. Also S4C.
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| 1228 | Rad4 | I Guess That's Why They Call It the News
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| 1500 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1540 | WTCH | Total Wipe Us Out x2
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| 1630 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1700 | BBC2 | Pointless | Scotland only.
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| 1700 | CITV | Eliminator
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| 1700 | C4 | Come Dine With Me x4
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| 1730 | BBC1 | As Seen on TV
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| 1800 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 1800 | TV3 | The Cube | As seen in the UK last week.
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| 1830 | BBC1 | Total Wipeout Championship of Champions | He's fallen into the water.
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Eggheads.
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| 1900 | ITV | Simon Cowell Annoys | Not welcome in Birmingham or Newcastle. Also TV3.
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| 1930 | BBC1 | Guesstimation
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| 2015 | ITV | The Cube
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Have I Got a Bit More News for You | Scotland 2130.
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Mock the Week | Scotland only.
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| 2115 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 0000. Repeated 0855 tomorrow.
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| 2130 | RTE1 | The Big Money Game
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| 2140 | BBC2 | Shooting Stars | Scotland 2210.
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| 2210 | BBC2 | Shooting Stars: The Inside Story | Scotland 2240.
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz
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Sunday
| 0400 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 0455 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0800 | BBC2 | Da Dick and Dom Dairies
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 1005 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1130 | BBC2 | Ready Steady Cook
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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| 1235 | C4 | Big Brother's Little Brother | S4C 1250. Repeated 0630 tomorrow.
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| 1240 | ITV | The X Factor | STV 1445, TV3 1500.
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| 1500 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1600 | CITV | Scary Sleepover
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| 1600 | S4CD | 0 Ond 1
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| 1615 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1635 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1705 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1725 | C4 | Scrap Challenge New! | Chariots. Dick Strawbridge takes over the show formerly known as Scrapheap, only now without the heap.
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| 1800 | BBC1 | Wildest Dreams | Scotland only.
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| 1900 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den | Also BBC-HD.
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| 1900 | TV3 | Antan Dec's Wanna Bet
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI Night
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| 2200 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2220. Repeated 0800 tomorrow.
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| 2200 | BBC7 | I Guess That's Why They Call It the News
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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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| 0600 | WTCH | Bargain Hunt
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It
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| 0800 | VIR1 | The Pyramid Show with Donny Osmond x2
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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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 | BBC2 | The Slammer
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | Mo 1230.
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| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1400 | ITV | House Gift | Competitive present giving.
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| 1415 | S4C | Countdown
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| 1500 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Paul Zenon gasses in Dictionary Corner.
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| 1525 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 1610 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Pointless
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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 | Wogan's Perfect Recall
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link | Mo 1745.
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| 1730 | C4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland not Fr.
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| 1800 | E4 | Big Brother's Little Brother | Repeated 0730 C4 next day.
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| 2100 | RLLY | The Sack Race x2 New! | This'll be UKTV Really, the channel previously known as The Garden Network (!)
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| 2200 | C4 | Big Brother | Repeated 0750 next day. We 2100. S4C 2320 Mo, 2305 Tu-We, 2335 Th.
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| 2300 | RLLY | The Apprentice New! | A demonstration of workplace bullying.
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Monday
A bank holiday in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
| 0455 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0505 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0600 | DHL | Come Dine With Me Day | Endless episodes until 0600 tomorrow.
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| 1230 | BBC7 | All the Way From Memphis | Also 1930.
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| 1230 | ITV | For the Rest of Your Life
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| 1300 | BRVO | UK's Strongest Man 2008 x5 | The whole contest. To 1800.
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | North v South. A once-proposed long wave radio station from the Netherlands, one-thousand-millionth of the inventor of alternating current, and the Pontevedrin ambassador to Paris. Why does the sage of Cricklewood's daughter brook no error term? Answer in the next Week.
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | Paul Merton and Sue Perkins are still in Edinburgh.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Newnham Cambridge v Sussex.
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| 2000 | FOOD | Celebrity Masterchef Goes Large
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| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Cambridge Quiz Society v Rugby Boys in the Grand Final.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2100 | LIV | Four Weddings
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| 2140 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2200 | BBC1 | Would I Lie to You? | Miranda Hart, Clive Anderson, Claudia Winkelman, Jason Mandord.
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| 2200 | TG4 | Survivor Gabon
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| 2220 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 0100 | BBC1 | Wildest Dreams | Signed, AudioD. Not Scotland.
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| 0400 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 0455 | C4 | Full Metal Challenge
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| 1505 | BBC1 | Kerwhizz
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| 1635 | BBC1 | Beat the Boss
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| 1900 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Wales only.
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| 2000 | ITV | Millionaire New! | Zoe Lucker and John Suchet.
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| 2000 | BBC3 | Virgin Cooks
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Mock the Week.
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| 2200 | BRVO | Deadliest Warrior | Pirate v Knight.
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Wednesday
| 0325 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke
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| 1030 | ESPC | The Superstars | European final, 1976. This channel is ESPN Classic, now available on cable as well as satellite.
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| 1300 | TV5 | La Carte aux Tresors | Les Alpes-Maritimes.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Wait For It..! | BBC-HD 1715.
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| 1715 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den | Toothpaste squeezers. Last in the present series. Also BBC-HD.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Shooting Stars | With Gregg Wallace from Masterchef. Also BBC-HD.
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Thursday
| 0400 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 0455 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1230 | BBC7 | The Personality Test | Roy Hattersley. Also 1930.
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| 1505 | BBC1 | Kerwhizz
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Best of Friends
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| 1900 | RTE1 | The Restaurant
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| 2000 | BBC1 | As Seen on TV | Laurie Brett, James Fleet, Jodie Prenger, Clare Balding. Last in the present series, thankfully.
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Paris Hilton's Best Friend Forever New! | Oh dear.
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Mock the Week | Holly Walsh and Stuart Francis.
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Friday
| 0355 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge | Signed.
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| 0450 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1525 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Wait For It..! | BBC-HD 1715.
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| 1810 | RSco | Swots | Miles Jupp presides in what might be a radio version of School's Out.
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| 1830 | Rad4 | I Guess That's Why They Call It the News
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Apple Records, Robespierre, Paul Auster, heavyweight boxing champs 1882-1929.
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| 2000 | DAVE | Whose Line x2
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| 2025 | S4C | 0 Ond 1
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| 2030 | C4 | Big Brother | Last night of the present series. Concludes 2235. S4C begins 2235. Not Wales.
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| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | Not Wales.
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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 | Family Fortunes x14
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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 | The Weakest Link x6
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| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2 | To 2100.
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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 | Gagsters
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| 0730 | Fun House
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| 0800 | Gladiators
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| 0900 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1000 | Fear Factor
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| 1100 | Interceptor
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| 1200 | Ninja Warrior x14
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| 1900 | Bruce's Price is Right
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| 1930 | Play Your Cards Right
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| 2000 | Bruce's Price is Right
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| 2030 | Play Your Cards Right
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| 2100 | One Versus One Hundred
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| 2200 | Millionaire x2
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Tuesday - Friday
As Monday except
| 0000 | The Weakest Link
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| 0100 | Distraction x2
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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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| 1100 | The Crystal Maze
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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
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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 | To 2100
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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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| ESPC | ESPN Classic
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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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| RLLY | UKTV Really
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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
