A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 22 August 2009
Schedules are subject to change.
ITV has a brace of new shows for Saturday night: the singeing contest Simon Cowell Annoys (7pm) is followed by Phillip Schofield challenging ordinary people to do ordinary things in The Cube (8.30). Countdown, Deal or No Deal, and Wogan's Perfect Recall return from their summer breaks (C4, from 3.25 Monday), and they're joined by Pointless with Alistair Armstrong (BBC2, 4.30). BBC1 invites us to Wait For It..! (Wednesday 4.05), and the first in a new series of Mastermind graces our screens (BBC2, 8pm Friday). The big one? Shooting Stars is back for a new series (Wednesday 10pm BBC2).
Saturday
| 0355 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 0415 | VIR1 | Stake Out x2
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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 | Solar balloons.
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Skate Nation
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| 0900 | E4 | Shipwrecked 2008
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| 1000 | CBBC | Brain-Jitsu
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| 1225 | 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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| 1340 | ITV | Celeb Millionaire
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| 1500 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1630 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1700 | CITV | Eliminator
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| 1705 | C4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 1740 | BBC1 | As Seen on TV | It's almost as if the BBC doesn't have any half-hour entertainments of any intellectual merit. Bring on the (connecting) wall!
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| 1800 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 1840 | BBC1 | Total Wipeout
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| 1900 | ITV | Simon Cowell Annoys New! | Hounding him out of London, Manchester and Glasgow. Also TV3.
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| 1940 | BBC1 | Guesstimation
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| 2015 | RTE1 | The Big Money Game
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| 2030 | ITV | The Cube New! | Phillip Schofield tries to explain the rules of a really complicated game.
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2235. Repeated 0855 tomorrow.
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| 2100 | CLAS | Classic Miscellany
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| 2135 | RTE1 | Charity Lords of the Ring | Last in the present series. Phew.
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| 2220 | BBC2 | Have I Got a Bit More News for You | Scotland 2320.
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz
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Sunday
| 0500 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0510 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke
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| 0800 | BBC2 | Da Dick and Dom Dairies
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0925 | STV | wknd@stv | Featuring 'Twister'.
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| 1005 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | In which Gyles Brandreth is asked to summarise "what people dislike about me" in 29 seconds.
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| 1235 | C4 | Big Brother's Little Brother | S4C 1300. Repeated 0700 tomorrow.
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| 1300 | 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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| 1630 | S4CD | 0 Ond 1
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| 1715 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den | Also BBC-HD.
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| 1900 | TV3 | Antan Dec's Wanna Bet
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| 2100 | BBC3 | Young, Dumb, and Living Off Mum | Last in the series. Who will win a round-the-world trip?
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| 2210 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2215. Repeated 0800 tomorrow.
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| 2220 | BBC1 | Wildest Dreams | Scotland only.
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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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| 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 | Not Mo.
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| 1415 | S4C | Countdown | Not Mo, Fr.
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| 1500 | ITV | Daily Cooks Challenge | Not STV.
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| 1500 | FIVR | Superstars | Mo-We only.
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown Back | Alastair Stewart turns doughnuts in Dictionary Corner.
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| 1525 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 1610 | C4 | Deal or No Deal New! | Now extended to 50 minutes for that extra little bit of guesswork.
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Pointless New! | Alexander Armstrong asks questions, and the players seek the responses very few other people gave. Scotland not Fr.
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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 | Wogan's Perfect Recall New!
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| 1700 | S4C | Come Dine With Me
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1715 | BBCH | The Slammer | Mo, Tu, Th only.
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| 1730 | C4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads New! | Scotland 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
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| 2200 | C4 | Big Brother | Repeated 0750 next day. Tu, We 2100. S4C 0005 Mo, 2305 Tu-We, 2335 Th.
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Monday
| 0455 | 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 | North v South. The voice of fast leg theory, a train in the sky, a follower in Hannibal's footsteps, and Juan Carlos. What links these to a focus and a directrix? Everything becomes a little clearer in the next Week.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Best of Friends
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | Paul Merton and Sue Perkins are in Edinburgh.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge Back | King's London v Cardiff
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| 2000 | FOOD | Celebrity Masterchef Goes Large
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| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Mathematicians v last time's losers.
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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? | Marcus Brigstocke, Jamelia, Terry Christian, and CAUTION Jimmy Carr. NI 2335.
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Tuesday
| 1505 | BBC1 | Kerwhizz
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| 1635 | BBC1 | Beat the Boss
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| 2000 | BBC3 | Virgin Cooks
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| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2200 | C4 | You Have Been Watching | A 90s special: Phill Jupitus, Victoria Coren, Jack Whitehall, and clips of You Bet! S4C 0005.
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| 2200 | BRVO | Deadliest Warrior | Green Beter v Spetsnaz. It's as if the last fifty years never happened.
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Wednesday
| 1300 | TV5 | La Carte aux Tresors | Le Tarn et Garronne.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Wait For It..! New! | Pete Firman's back, with what looks like The Waiting Game done for children. With gunge. BBC-HD 1715.
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| 1715 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1930 | BBC1 | Wildest Dreams | Also BBC-HD, not Scotland.
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den | Fast-food curry trays. Also BBC-HD.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Argumental | Dara O'Briain and Chris Addison.
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Shooting Stars New! | With Christine Bleakley from The Nod Show. Also BBC-HD.
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Thursday
| 0400 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 0500 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1230 | BBC7 | The Personality Test | Jennie Bond. 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 | Joe Pasquale, Angela Griffin, Eamonn Holmes, Dom Joly.
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| 2030 | ALBA | Cocaire nan Cocairean | The grand final.
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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
| 0415 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 0510 | 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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| 1830 | Rad4 | I Guess That's Why They Call It the News
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind New! | Louis Wain, Greeks in Sicily, Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes, Kurt Vonnegut. Scot 1900, not Wales.
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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 2335.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2335 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | S4C 0305.
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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 | One Versus One Hundred x7
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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 | In It to Win 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 | 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
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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
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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 | Interceptor
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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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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 This Week
