A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 24 October 2009
Schedules are subject to change.
Food fans will be pleased to learn that BBC2 has new shows, Restaurant In Your Home (8.30 Monday, which may or may not be a game show) and The Restaurant (8pm Thursday). Channel 5 fans - there must be some out there - will be pleased to hear of new show Britain's Best Brain (8pm Wednesday) and the return of The What in the World? Quiz (Friday 7.30). Pen Campau is also back, with a catch-up on last year's winners (S4C, 6.30 Wednesday) and The Apprentice Us arrives on these shores a mere four years after the fact (BBC1, 11.20 Monday night).
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0240 | BBC1 | Masterchef The Professionals | Signed.
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| 0415 | VIR1 | It's Not What You Know
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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 | DAVE | School's Out
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| 0940 | ITV | Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom
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| 1030 | Rad4 | The Grand Masquerade | John O'Farrell looks into Kit Williams' masterquiz.
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk | Live from Hull, with Greg Brady, Martin Kelner, and John Rawling.
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| 1140 | C4 | P. Diddy's Starmaker
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| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1255 | S4C | Scrap Challenge
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| 1300 | S4CD | Fferm Ffactor
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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 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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| 1600 | C4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1600 | S4C | Deal or No Deal x2
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| 1700 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1745 | BBC1 | Hole in the Wall | Ricky Groves, H from Steps, Linda Lusardi and Abi Titmuss. Also BBC-HD
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| 1900 | TV3 | Mr and Mrs
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| 1900 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | Also BBC-HD.
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| 1930 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 1930 | ITV | TV Burp
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| 2000 | ITV | Simon Cowell Annoys | Also TV3.
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| 2000 | RTR1 | Buille Faoi Thuairim
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| 2015 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2020 | DAVE | QI Night
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| 2040 | TG4 | Glor Tire
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| 2130 | BBC2 | Have I Got a Bit More News For You | David Mitchell, Grayson Perry, Ed Byrne.
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain
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| 2340 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks
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Sunday
Don't forget, clocks go back tonight.
| 0500 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior
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| 0550 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0800 | C4 | The Brain Cell | Norway. Also S4C.
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| 0900 | BBC2 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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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 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1640 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1700 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1730 | C4 | Scrap Challenge | Caber tossing.
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| 1915 | ITV | All-Star Family Fortunes | Hannah Waterman v Ray Quinn. Also TV3.
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| 1900 | WTCH | Total Wipe Us Out
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| 2000 | ITV | Simon Cowell Annoys | Also TV3.
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| 2000 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Macclesfield.
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| 2030 | TG4 | An Jig Gig
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week Night
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| 2200 | BBC7 | The News Quiz
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0415 | VIR1 | It's Not What You Know
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| 0505 | VIR1 | TV Scrabble x2 | Above two 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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| 1000 | BBC2 | Trapped
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1415 | S4C | Countdown
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Jane Moore.
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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 (1815 Th).
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| 1645 | S4C | Ci Poeth | One of the many Planed Plant continuity fillers.
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| 1700 | ITV | Britain's Best Dish | The final. STV 1500.
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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
| 0450 | BBC3 | Clever v Stupid | Signed.
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| 0520 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1300 | TV5 | Pekin Express
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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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| 1700 | BBCH | Wait For It..!
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The Unbelievable Truth | Adam Hills, Rhod Gilbert, Reginald D Hunter, Shappi Khorsandi.
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| 1830 | S4C | Fferm Ffactor
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Christ's Cambridge v Emmanuel Cambridge. Scotland 1930.
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| 2000 | FOOD | Masterchef Goes Large
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| 2030 | BBC2 | Restaurant In Your Home New!
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| 2030 | ALBA | Cocaire nan Cocairean
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Hell's Kitchen
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| 2100 | WTCH | Ballroom With the B-List | RTE2 1920 Tu and 1900 Th.
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| 2100 | TV3 | The Apprentice
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Have I Got News For You | Scotland, NI 2320.
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| 2200 | EDEN | Last Man Standing
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| 2200 | TG4 | Survivor Gabon
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| 2230 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2230 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2320 | BBC1 | Apprentice Us x2 New! | The 2005 series. Wales 2350, Scot 0000, NI 0030.
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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 | BBC-HD 1730.
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| 1630 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 1700 | BBCH | Wait For It..!
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| 1800 | S4C | Gair am Aur
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| 1900 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Wales only.
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| 2000 | ITV | Millionaire | UTV 2100.
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| 2025 | S4C | Fferm Ffactor
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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
| 0040 | C4 | Late Night Poker | S4C 0335 Fri.
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| 0235 | 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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| 1700 | BBCH | Wait For It..!
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| 1715 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1730 | BBCH | The Slammer
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| 1800 | S4C | Shotolau
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| 1830 | S4C | Pan Campau New! | Reviewing the first two series.
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| 2000 | C5 | Britain's Best Brain New! | Jamie Theakston and Zoe Ball have an hour-long mental agility round.
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| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2140 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Frank Skinner hosts; Calvin Harris, Jon Richardson, Fearne Cotton, Tinchy Stryder. NI 2320.
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| 2320 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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Thursday
| 0330 | BBC1 | Masterchef The Professionals | Signed.
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| 0515 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Raven | BBC-HD 1705.
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| 1800 | S4C | Gair am Aur
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| 1845 | ITV2 | Beat the Star With Vernon Kay
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| 2000 | BBC2 | The Restaurant New!
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Paris Hilton's Best Friend Forever
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Friday
| 0250 | BBC1 | Masterchef The Professionals | Signed.
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| 0520 | 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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| 1705 | BBCH | Wait For It..!
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| 1735 | TV5 | Pekin Express
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | Jeremy Hardy, Paul Sinha, Sue Perkins.
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| 1930 | C5 | The What in the World? Quiz New! | Hurrah! More scientific whizziness.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | British Indie Music 1979-89, Leonhard Euler, Short Stories of Graham Greene, Transatlantic Ocean Liners 1907 - present. 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 | Miranda Hart hosts, Mark Steel solves. 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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| 2230 | BBCH | Hole in the Wall
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| 2340 | DAVE | Banzai
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| 0030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Mathematicians v Wordsmiths.
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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
