A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 17 October 2009
Schedules are subject to change.
Coming up this week, a new series of The Sorcerer's Apprentice (BBC2, 9am Sunday), er, er, and Fferm Ffactor (S4C, 8.25 Tuesday) is competitive farming. We think. Series final of Design for Life (BBC2, 9.15 Monday), and the obvious choice for the post-pub easy viewing is a rerun of Only Connect (BBC4, 11.55 Friday).
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0300 | BBC1 | Masterchef The Professionals | Signed.
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| 0500 | VIR1 | TV Scrabble x2
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| 0525 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0700 | DAVE | Head Jam
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| 0740 | DAVE | School's Out
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Fort Boyard
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| 0940 | ITV | Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1130 | C4 | P. Diddy's Starmaker
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| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1245 | S4C | Scrap Challenge
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| 1400 | DHL | Come Dine With Me x10
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| 1525 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1600 | C4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1630 | S4C | 0 Ond 1
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| 1800 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 1900 | TV3 | Mr and Mrs
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| 1915 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | Also BBC-HD.
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| 1930 | ITV | TV Burp
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| 2000 | ITV | Simon Cowell Annoys | Also TV3. Why can't the Irish vote? Is this revenge for Lisbon?
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| 2000 | RTR1 | Buille Faoi Thuairim
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| 2020 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2020 | DAVE | QI
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| 2040 | TG4 | Glor Tire
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| 2130 | BBC2 | Have I Got a Bit More News For You | Martin Clunes, Charlie Brooker, Arlene Philips.
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain
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Sunday
| 0500 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior
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| 0550 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0700 | DAVE | HeadJam
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| 0740 | DAVE | School's Out
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Fort Boyard
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| 0900 | BBC2 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice New!
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| 0930 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1200 | DHL | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1204 | Rad4 | The Unbelievable Truth
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| 1640 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1645 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1700 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1735 | C4 | Scrap Challenge | Mobile mortars.
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| 1900 | ITV | All-Star Family Fortunes | Anthea Turner v David Coulthard. Also TV3.
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| 1900 | WTCH | Total Wipe Us Out
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| 1945 | ITV | Simon Cowell Annoys | Also TV3.
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| 2000 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Edinburgh.
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| 2030 | TG4 | An Jig Gig
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks Night
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| 2200 | BBC7 | The News Quiz
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| 2250 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | NI 2320, Scot 2350.
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0505 | VIR1 | TV Scrabble x2 | Not Mo.
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It
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| 0800 | VIR1 | It's Not What You Know
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0905 | TV5 | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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| 1200 | CBBC | Hot Rods
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1225 | CBBC | Raven | CBBC shows Signed We, Th.
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| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1415 | S4C | Countdown
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Lesley Garrett.
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1610 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Are You an Egghead? | Also BBC-HD 1830.
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| 1700 | ITV | Britain's Best Dish | ATV. Not STV.
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland not Th.
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two | Scotland not Th.
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| 2000 | DHL | Come Dine With Me
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| 2300 | RLLY | The Apprentice
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Monday
| 0500 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0525 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1300 | TV5 | La Carte aux Tresors | Alpes-Maritimes.
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain
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| 1605 | BBC1 | School of Silence
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| 1630 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 1720 | S4C | Mastermind Plant Cymru
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The Unbelievable Truth | Arthur Smith, Phill Jupitus, Tony Hawks, Graeme Garden.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | UCL v Clare Cambridge in the repechage. Scotland 1930.
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| 2000 | FOOD | Masterchef Goes Large
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| 2030 | BBC2 | Masterchef: The Professionals
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| 2030 | BBC3 | Clever v Stupid | Cabin crew.
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| 2030 | ALBA | Cocaire nan Cocairean
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Hell's Kitchen
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| 2100 | LIV | America's Next Top Model
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| 2100 | WTCH | Ballroom With the B-List
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| 2100 | TV3 | The Apprentice
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| 2115 | BBC2 | Design for Life | The final. Scotland 2320.
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| 2200 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2200 | TG4 | Survivor Gabon
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| 2215 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den Online | Not Scotland.
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| 2230 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2320 | BBC2 | Have I Got News For You
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 0305 | BBC1 | Masterchef: The Professionals | Signed.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Raven | Week 3 begins here. BBC-HD 1730.
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| 1630 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 1830 | S4C | Gair am Aur
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| 2000 | ITV | Millionaire | UTV 2100.
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| 2015 | BBC2 | Masterchef: The Professionals
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| 2025 | S4C | Fferm Ffactor New! | From what we can tell, it's competitive farming for a 4x4.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL
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| 2200 | VIR1 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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| 2200 | DAVE | Argumental
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| 2230 | VIR1 | Shooting Stars
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| 2240 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Wednesday
| 0045 | C4 | Late Night Poker | S4C 0350 Fri.
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| 0140 | BBC1 | Masterchef The Professionals | Signed.
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| 1230 | BBC7 | Trivia Test Match | Also 1930.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Keep Your Enemies Close
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| 1705 | S4C | Crafwr
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| 1715 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1830 | S4C | Shotalau
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| 2000 | LIV | Four Weddings
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| 2015 | BBC2 | Masterchef The Professionals
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| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2140 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2320 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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Thursday
| 0220 | BBC1 | Masterchef The Professionals | Signed.
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| 0415 | BBC3 | Clever v Stupid x2 | Both Signed.
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| 0515 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Raven | BBC-HD 1705.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Masterchef: The Professionals x2
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Paris Hilton's Best Friend Forever
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2130 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Jack Whitehall hosts, with Mr. Hudson, Rochelle Saturday, Andrea McLean, Stephen Mangan. Scotland 2320.
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| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Friday
| 0155 | BBC1 | Design for Life | Signed.
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| 0350 | BBC1 | Masterchef The Professionals | Signed.
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| 0415 | VIR1 | It's Not What You Know
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| 0515 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1230 | BBC7 | Whispers | Also 1930.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Keep Your Enemies Close
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| 1700 | BOOM | Staraoke
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| 1735 | TV5 | La Carte Aux Tresors
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | Jeremy Hardy, Rory Bremner, Francis Wheen.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Bill Hicks, Handel, Mont Blanc, Isaiah Berlin. Not Wales.
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| 2000 | DHL | Come Dine With Me x7
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| 2000 | ARTS | Art Race
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| 2030 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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| 2100 | BBC1 | Have I Got News For You | David Mitchell hosts, with Grayson Perry and Ed Byrne. We assume the latter is the comedian and not the disgraced Canadian politician. NI 2235.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2140 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2220 | DAVE | Argumental
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| 2340 | DAVE | Banzai
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| 2355 | BBC4 | Only Connect Newish! | Series 2 gets a repeat, beginning with Cambridge Quiz Society v Oxford Librarians.
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge
Saturday
| 0000 | Nortonland x2
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| 0100 | Distraction x2
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| 0200 | Takeshi x2
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| 0300 | It's Not What You Know | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Bullseye x4
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| 0900 | Play Your Cards Right x2
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| 1000 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 1100 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 1200 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1300 | You Bet!
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| 1400 | Takeshi x6
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| 1700 | Pasquale's Price is Right x3
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| 2000 | Take It or Leave It
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| 2100 | Celeb Millionaire
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| 2200 | 8 Out of 10 Cats x4
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Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0000 | Celeb Poker Club x2
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| 0100 | Your Face or Mine x2
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| 0200 | Back in the Day x2 | To 0300.
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| 1700 | The Weakest Link x3
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Monday
| 0000 | Celeb Poker Club x2
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| 0100 | Your Face or Mine x2
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| 0200 | Back in the Day x2
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| 0300 | It's Not What You Know | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0800 | Takeshi x2
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| 0900 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 1000 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 1100 | Wipeout x2
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| 1200 | Play Your Cards Right x2
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| 1300 | Catchphrase x2
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| 1400 | Take It or Leave It
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| 1500 | Golden Balls
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| 1600 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1700 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1800 | Takeshi x2
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| 1900 | Golden Balls
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| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2100 | Take It or Leave It
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | Bullseye x2
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Tuesday - Friday
As Monday except
| 0000 | Nortonland x2
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| 0100 | Distraction x2
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| 0200 | Takeshi x2 | To 0300.
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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 | Sky Arts
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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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| DMAX | D-MAX
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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
