A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 5 December 2009
Schedules are subject to change.
We're still dredging through the detritus of the schedules, and (once again) giving thanks for BBC4. A season on games and pastimes is not strictly on-topic, but may well be of interest - we're particularly looking forward to Games Britannia (9pm Mon). After narrating the Kit Williams show last week, Janet Ellis returns with Going to Pieces In the Box, a brief history of the jigsaw (Radio 4, 11.30am Tue). Countdown begins its latest finals week (C4, 3.25 Thu).
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0000 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Chessmen v Rugby Boys.
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| 0415 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It
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| 0500 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It
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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 x2
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Takeshi x2
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1200 | C5 | Britain's Best Brain
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| 1203 | RCym | Bwlletin
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| 1300 | S4CD | Fferm Ffactor
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| 1525 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1555 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1620 | S4C | Deal or No Deal x2
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| 1620 | C4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1715 | CBBC | Hider in the House
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| 1725 | BBC1 | Hole in the Wall | Caprice, Ben Clarke, Martin Roberts, Verity Rushworth. Also BBC-HD.
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| 1800 | TV3 | Mr and Mrs
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| 1840 | BBC1 | Strictly Go Dancing | Also BBC-HD. To 2010, and continues 2140.
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| 1900 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 1940 | DAVE | HIGNFY | Angus Deayton, Ian Hislop, Paul Merton, John Humphrys, Tracey Emin. Is it that they're all game show regulars apart from Deayton?
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| 2000 | ITV | Simon Cowell Annoys | Also TV3.
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| 2002 | RTR1 | Buille Faoi Thuairim
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| 2015 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2020 | DAVE | QI
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| 2040 | TG4 | Glor Tire
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL Night
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| 2300 | BBC2 | Have I Got a Bit More News For You | Jo Brand hosts, Charles Kennedy and Jon Richardson guest. Wales 2330.
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain
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| 2340 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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Sunday
| 0500 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It
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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 | CBBC | Hider in the House
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 0830 | BBC2 | Best of Friends
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| 0900 | BBC2 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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| 0900 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 0900 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle
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| 1204 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
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| 1555 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1610 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1645 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1730 | CITV | Scary Sleepover
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| 1830 | RTE1 | The All Ireland Talent Show | The South.
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| 1845 | ITV | All-Star Family Fortunes | Karen Barber v Paddy McGuinness. Also TV3.
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| 1900 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me At Christmas | (checks calendar.) It's St Nicholas's Day, so go on then.
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| 1900 | WTCH | Total Wipe Us Out
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| 1930 | ITV | Simon Cowell Annoys | Also TV3.
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| 2000 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Wolverhampton.
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| 2000 | RTE2 | Dragons' Den
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| 2030 | TG4 | An Jig Gig
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week Night
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| 2250 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Wales 2340.
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| 2320 | BBC2 | Argumental | Not Wales.
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0415 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It
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| 0510 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke | Above two not Mo.
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It
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| 0800 | BBC2 | Wait For It..! | Not Th, Fr.
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0905 | TV5 | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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| 1030 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 1200 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1230 | CBBC | Best of Friends | CBBC programmes Signed We, Th.
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| 1300 | DMAX | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 1355 | CBBC | Clutter Nutters
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| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal | Not Fr.
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| 1400 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal
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| 1415 | S4C | Countdown | Not Fr.
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Phil Hammond, with finals week from Thursday.
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1530 | SKY1 | Sell Me the Answer
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| 1600 | CBBC | Copycats
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| 1610 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | BBCH | Kerwhizz
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| 1700 | ITV | Golden Balls | STV 1600.
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1715 | BBCH | The Slammer | Not Fr.
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Celebrity Eggheads | Mon: Radio 2 DJs. Tue: sportspeople. Wed: women. Thu (Fri in Scot): Antiques. Fri (Sat in Scot) Olympians.
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two | Scotland not Th. Fr 1835.
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Monday
| 0500 | VIR1 | Takeshi x2
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| 1300 | TV5 | Pekin Express
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain
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| 1635 | BBC1 | School of Silence
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| 1730 | S4C | Pen Campau
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| 1830 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | We have a letter from Mrs. Trellis.
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| 1830 | S4C | Fferm Ffactor
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| 1900 | ITV2 | Mr and Mrs
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| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Scotland only.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Jesus Oxford v Warwick.
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| 2000 | BBC4 | Time Shift | How to Solve a Cryptic Crossword
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| 2030 | VIVA | Slips
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| 2030 | ALBA | Cocaire nan Cocairean
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| 2100 | BBC2 | School of Saatchi | History, at Sudeley Castle. Scotland 2130.
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| 2100 | ITV | I'm a Celebrity Coming Out New! | TV3 2000 We.
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| 2100 | BBC4 | Games Britannia New! | 1: Dicing With Destiny
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| 2100 | LIV | America's Next Top Model | Last in the series.
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| 2100 | TV3 | The Apprentice | ..You're Fired follows at 2215.
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | NI 2320, not Scot.
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| 2200 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2200 | TG4 | Survivor
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| 2230 | BBC3 | Young Chef of the Year
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| 2240 | DAVE | QI
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| 2320 | BBC2 | Have I Got News For You | Wales 2330, NI 2350.
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 0030 | BBCH | Hole in the Wall
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| 1130 | Rad4 | Going to Pieces In the Box New! | Janet Ellis celebrates the art and history of the jigsaw puzzle.
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| 1630 | CBBC | Hider in the House
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| 1800 | S4C | Gair am Aur Iau x2
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| 2000 | VIVA | Slips x2
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| 2020 | DAVE | QI
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| 2025 | S4C | Fferm Ffactor
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL
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| 2200 | BBC4 | We Need Answers | Vanessa Feltz and Simon Bird.
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| 2200 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2240 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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Wednesday
| 1230 | BBC7 | Foul Play | Also 1930.
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| 1715 | CBBC | Bamzooki
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| 1800 | S4C | Shotolau
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| 1830 | S4C | Pen Campau | Preseli v Llanfair-ym-Muallt.
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| 2000 | C5 | Britain's Best Brain
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| 2100 | ITV2 | I'm a Celeb The Best Bits New! | To 2101.
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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 | Frankie Boyle; Carol Vorderman, DJ Ironik, Jon McClure, Richard Herring.
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| 2200 | LIV | Four Weddings
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Thursday
| 1230 | BBC7 | We've Been Here Before | Also 1930.
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| 1815 | S4C | Gair Am Aur Iau
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| 1845 | ITV2 | Beat the Star With Vernon Kay | Vernon Kay.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | The Restaurant
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2130 | BBC1 | QI | Games.
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| 2220 | DAVE | QI
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Friday
| 1230 | BBC7 | Whispers | Also 1930.
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| 1615 | S4C | Mama Mia
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| 1700 | BOOM | Staraoke
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| 1735 | TV5 | Pekin Express
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| 1930 | C5 | The What in the World? Quiz
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| 2000 | TV3 | Deal or No Deal
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| 2030 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Not Scot, Wales on BBC2.
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| 2100 | BBC1 | Have I Got News For You | Dominic West; James May, Reginald D Hunter. Scot 2235.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2140 | DAVE | Mock the Week Again
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| 2200 | S4C | Fferm Ffactor
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| 0005 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Chessmen v Mathematicians.
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| 0035 | BBCH | Shooting Stars
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge
Saturday
| 0005 | Bullseye x2
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| 0105 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0205 | Takeshi x2
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| 0305 | It's Not What You Know | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Karaoke Challenge x2
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| 0800 | Fun House x2
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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 x5
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| 1700 | Millionaire x3
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| 2000 | The Weakest Link x2
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| 2200 | Bloomers
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| 2300 | Take It or Leave It
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Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0000 | Shooting Stars x2
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| 0100 | Your Face or Mine x2
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| 0200 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 0300 | It's Not What You Know | To 0400.
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| 1200 | Takeshi x10
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Monday
| 0000 | Shooting Stars x2
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| 0100 | Your Face or Mine x2
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| 0200 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 0300 | It's Not What You Know | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Takeshi x2
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| 0800 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0900 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 1000 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 1100 | Catchphrase x2
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| 1200 | Pasquale's Price is Right
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| 1300 | Millionaire
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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 | Takeshi x2
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| 1800 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1900 | Eggheads x2
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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 | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2
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Tuesday - Friday
As Monday except
| 0000 | Bullseye x2
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| 0100 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0200 | Takeshi x2
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| 0300 | It's Not What You Know
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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
