A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 9 January 2010
Schedules are subject to change.
Highlight of the week is the television premiere of Slumdog Millionaire, which gives Channel 4 an excuse to show the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire (11.30 Wednesday). Other new shows this week are Jump Nation (BBC2, 8.30am Saturday), the topical news quiz for Irish viewers That's All We Have Time For (RTE1, 11.55pm Saturday), What Do Kids Know? (Watch, 5pm Sunday), the imported True Beauty (Viva, from 10pm Monday), and Popstar to Operastar (ITV, 9pm Friday). Lots of other shows pick up from their winter break: Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? (The Satellite Channel, 9pm Sunday), Countdown, Perfect Recall, and Come Dine with Me (C4 weekdays, from 3.25). There's a profile of Humphrey Lyttelton on Jazz Greats (Radio 4, 1.30 Tuesday), and ITV2 inflicts new series of Hell's Kitchen and Pop Idle. Imported series, naturally.
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0700 | DAVE | Headjam x2
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| 0800 | BBC2 | Blast Lab
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| 0830 | BBC2 | Jump Nation New! | It's like Skate Nation, except with jump rope.
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| 0830 | CBBC | Bamzooki
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| 0925 | CBBS | Kerwhizz
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Takeshi x2
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| 1030 | BBC2 | Keep Your Enemies Close
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| 1100 | BBC2 | The Slammer
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| 1100 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1145 | C4 | Celebrity Big Brother | S4C 1225.
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| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1300 | CBBC | School of Silence
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| 1400 | CBBC | Escape From Scorpion Island | Series 3 repeats.
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| 1500 | BRVO | World's Strongest Man 2009
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1610 | C4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1615 | TV3 | Antan Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
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| 1630 | CITV | Eliminator
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| 1630 | ITV2 | Dancing on Ice at Christmas | [taps calendar.]
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| 1740 | BBC1 | Hole in the Wall
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| 1800 | ITV2 | I'm a Celeb | Clip shows for three hours.
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| 1800 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 1810 | BBC1 | Total Wipeout - The Awards | Highlights from series two.
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Wales only.
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| 1830 | TV3 | Dancing On Ice The Launch | As seen in the UK yesterday.
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| 1900 | BBC1 | So You Think You Can Dance | Results at 2145.
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| 1930 | ITV | Take Me Out | Also TV3.
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| 2005 | BBC1 | In It to Win It
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| 2020 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2030 | ITV | All-Star Mr and Mrs, Miss, or Mr | Jack Shepherd and Lauren; Ice and Coco T; Carol and Alex Smillie. Also TV3.
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| 2030 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2100 | C4 | Celebrity Big Brother
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| 2125 | BBC2 | QI XL
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain
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| 2335 | BBCH | Dragons' Den
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| 2355 | RTE1 | That's All We Have Time For... New! | A satirical news programme, hosted by Barry Murphy, with team captains Mario Rosenstock and CAUTION: Kevin Myers.
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Sunday
| 0350 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge | Signed.
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| 0700 | DAVE | Headjam x2
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| 0900 | DAVE | Full Metal Challenge
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| 0925 | CBBS | Kerwhizz
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Takeshi x2
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| 1005 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1100 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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| 1230 | C4 | Your Celebrity Big Brother Moments
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| 1300 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 1520 | E4 | Celebrity Big Brother's Little Brother
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| 1630 | CITV | Eliminator
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| 1645 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1700 | WTCH | What Do Kids Know? x2 New! | Rufus Hound hosts a generation-gap show. Also 2000.
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| 1705 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1800 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 1800 | SKY1 | Got to Dance
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| 1830 | RTE1 | The All-Ireland Talent Show | With additional coverage on RTE2, and results at 2030.
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| 1845 | ITV | Dancing on Ice | Continues at 2130. Additional coverage on ITV2; also TV3 and 3e.
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| 1845 | RCym | Y Talwrn
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| 1900 | WTCH | Total Wipe Us Out
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| 1900 | SKY1 | Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? New!
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| 2020 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2100 | C4 | Celebrity Big Brother | S4C 2320.
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| 2100 | BRVO | World's Strongest Man 2009
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0220 | DAVE | Headjam | AudioD.
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| 0720 | C4 | Celebrity Big Brother
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| 0905 | TV5 | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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| 0920 | C4 | Wogan's Perfect Recall
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| 0950 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1130 | SKY1 | Sell Me the Answer
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1230 | CBBC | Blast Lab
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| 1300 | CBBC | Wait For It..! | Signed We, Th.
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| 1330 | CBBC | Keep Your Enemies Close
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| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1415 | S4C | Countdown | Not Mo.
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| 1420 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 1450 | Mor4 | Coach Trip
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| 1500 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown New! | Brian Capron cuts the ribbon and declares 2010 open.
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1610 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1620 | ITV3 | Daily Cooks Challenge
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| 1700 | C4 | Wogan's Perfect Recall New!
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| 1730 | C4 | Come Dine With Me New! | Basingstoke. Basingstoke. Basingstoke.
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scot: not Th.
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| 1800 | LIV | America's Next Top Model
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| 1800 | S4C | Jacpot
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2140 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2200 | C4 | Celebrity Big Brother | Not We, Fr. S4C Mo 2255, Tu 2310, Th 2240.
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| 2220 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2300 | DAVE | Argumental
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Monday
| 0030 | BBCH | Shooting Stars
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| 0220 | BBC3 | Move Like Michael Jackson
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| 1305 | TV5 | Pekin Express
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain | Second semi-final.
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| 1600 | CBBC | Copycats
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | With Josie Lawrence, Charles Collingwood, Paul Merton, Chris Neill.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | St Andrews v Manchester.
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| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Polymaths v Strategists.
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Hell's Kitchen Us New!
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| 2100 | BRVO | World's Strongest Man 2009
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| 2200 | VIVA | True Beauty New! | It's on the inside, not the outside. (barf.)
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 0020 | ITV | Take Me Out | Not STV, UTV.
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| 0310 | BBC3 | Move Like Michael Jackson
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Jazz Greats Special | Humphrey Lyttelton. Famed for more than a panel game, you know.
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| 1600 | CBBC | Raven | BBC-HD 1700.
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| 1730 | BBCH | The Slammer
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| 1930 | ITV | The Krypton Factor | Also TV3.
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| 2000 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 2200 | BBC4 | We Need Answers | Camilla Dallerup and Terry Christian compete for a job on The Nod Show. Signed repeat at 0150 We.
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| 2340 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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| 2345 | BBC1 | The Apprentice Us | Wales 0015 and 0100; NI 0015 and 2315 We.
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Wednesday
| 0315 | BBC3 | Move Like Michael Jackson
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| 1600 | CBBC | Copycats
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| 1715 | CBBC | Bamzooki | Semi-final 1: Armed Response, Eric, Correlatianus, King Zook.
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| 1830 | S4C | Pen Campau | Into the quarter-finals: Caereinion v Gwynllyw.
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| 1930 | ITV2 | Pop Idle Us | Ellen Degeneres joins the pap panel.
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| 2000 | C4 | Celebrity Big Brother | S4C 0030.
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| 2100 | C4 | Slumdog Millionaire Special | Premiere of Danny Boyle's film about a lad who wins big on Millionaire in India. S4C 2200.
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| 2330 | C4 | Kaun Banega Crorepati Special | That's the show! This episode's from Valentine's 2007. In Hindi, with English subtitles.
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Thursday
| 0400 | BBC3 | Move Like Michael Jackson
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| 0500 | C4 | Countdown | The late-night repeats are back. Shiftworkers of the nation, rejoice!
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| 1600 | CBBC | Raven | BBC-HD 1645.
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| 1900 | DAVE | HIGNFY x2
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Pop Idle Us New!
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| 2020 | DAVE | QI
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI
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| 2335 | ITV | The Krypton Factor | Not STV, UTV.
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Friday
| 0450 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1730 | TV5 | Pekin Express
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | Andy Hamilton, Jeremy Hardy, Fred Macaulay, and the RDA of John Gordillo.
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| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Claire Taylor and others.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Heat 14. The Eurovision Song Contest, Caesar's Gallic Wars, Ayn Rand, Renaissance Florence.
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| 2000 | ITV | Dancing on Ice Friday
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| 2000 | TV3 | Deal or No Deal | Continues 2100.
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| 2030 | BBC1 | QI | Germany. Jo Brand, Rob Brydon, Sean Lock.
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| 2100 | ITV | Popstar to Operastar New! | In which eight pop stars attempt to become... well, guess. Myleene Klass and Alan Titchmarsh host in their own inimitable styles.
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| 2100 | C4 | Celebrity Big Brother | Continues 2235. S4C 2345.
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Have I Got Old News for You | Boris Johnson, Emily Maitlis, Sue Perkins. Not Wales.
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| 2200 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | S4C 0115.
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| 0105 | ITV | Ladette to Lady | Signed. Not STV, UTV.
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge
Saturday
| 0000 | Bullseye x2
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| 0100 | Ninja Warrior
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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 | Karaoke Challenge x2
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| 0800 | Fun House x2
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| 0900 | You Bet!
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| 1000 | Takeshi x2
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| 1100 | Gladiators
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| 1200 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1300 | Take It or Leave It x2
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| 1500 | Millionaire x2
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| 1700 | Family Fortunes x10
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | Take It or Leave It
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Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0000 | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2
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| 0100 | Distraction x2
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| 0200 | Millionaire
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| 0300 | Take It or Leave It | To 0400.
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| 1700 | The Weakest Link x5 | To 2200.
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Monday
| 0000 | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2
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| 0100 | Distraction x2
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| 0200 | Millionaire
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| 0300 | Take It or Leave It | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Fort Boyard
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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 | Play Your Cards Right x2
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| 1200 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 1300 | Take It or Leave It
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| 1400 | Millionaire
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| 1500 | Golden Balls
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| 1600 | Gladiators
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| 1700 | Takeshi x2
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| 1800 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1900 | Eggheads x2
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| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2100 | One Versus One Hundred
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | The Weakest Link
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Tuesday - Friday
As Monday except
| 0000 | Bullseye x2
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| 0100 | Ninja Warrior
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| 0200 | Takeshi x2
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| 0300 | Fifteen to One
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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
