A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 23 January 2010
Schedules are subject to change.
This week has an imported version of So You Think You Can Dance (Living, 2pm Sunday), a new series of House Gift (ITV, 2pm weekdays), the return of The Write Stuff (Radio 4, 6.30 Wednesday), and the last ever Celebrity Big Brother (C4, from 8.30 Friday).
Saturday
| 0510 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0700 | DAVE | Headjam x2
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| 0800 | BBC2 | Blast Lab
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| 0830 | BBC2 | Jump Nation
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| 0830 | CBBC | Bamzooki
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Takeshi x2
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| 1025 | ITV | Popstar to Operastar | TV3 2100.
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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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| 1140 | DAVE | Dragons' Den Around the World
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| 1155 | C4 | Celebrity Big Brother | S4C 1230.
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| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1300 | CBBC | School of Silence
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| 1300 | SKY1 | Got to Dance x5
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| 1400 | CBBC | Escape From Scorpion Island
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1630 | C4 | Come Dine With Me x4
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| 1630 | CITV | Eliminator
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| 1640 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1640 | TV3 | Antan Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
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| 1700 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 1730 | BBC1 | Hole in the Wall | Also BBC-HD.
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| 1800 | BBC1 | Total Wipeout
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| 1800 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 1830 | TV3 | Dancing On Ice Friday
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| 1900 | BBC1 | So You Think You Can Dance | Results at 2050.
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| 2000 | BBC1 | In It to Win It
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| 2000 | ITV | Take Me Out | Also TV3.
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| 2015 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2020 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2100 | ITV | All-Star Mr and Mrs, Miss, or Mr | Lynda and Michael Bellingham; Samantha and Mark Womack; Jean-Christophe Novelli and Michelle. TV3 1900.
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| 2100 | BBC2 | QI XL | Scot 2345.
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| 2100 | C4 | Celebrity Big Brother | S4C 2305.
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain
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| 2330 | BBCH | Dragons' Den
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Sunday
| 0030 | RTE1 | That's All We Have Time For...
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| 0355 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge | Signed.
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| 0450 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0700 | DAVE | Headjam x2
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| 0925 | CBBS | Kerwhizz | Signed at 1425.
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| 0930 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 0945 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia x4
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Takeshi x2
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| 1100 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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| 1235 | C4 | Celebrity Big Brother
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| 1300 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 1300 | LIV | So You Think You Can Dance? x2 New! | An imported series.
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| 1630 | CITV | Eliminator
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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 | WTCH | What Do Kids Know? x2
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| 1800 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 1800 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 1800 | SKY1 | Got to Dance
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| 1825 | ITV | Dancing on Ice | Continues at 2145. Additional coverage on ITV2; also TV3 and 3e.
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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 | RCym | Y Talwrn
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| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia
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| 1900 | SKY1 | Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old?
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| 2000 | C4 | Celebrity Big Brother | S4C 2320.
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| 2230 | BBC7 | The News Quiz
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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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| 1200 | SKY1 | Sell Me the Answer
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1230 | CBBC | Blast Lab | Signed We, Th.
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| 1300 | CBBC | Hot Rods | 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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| 1400 | ITV | House Gift New!
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| 1415 | S4C | Countdown
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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 | With Paul Zenon.
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1605 | ITV3 | Daily Cooks Challenge
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| 1610 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1700 | C4 | Wogan's Perfect Recall | S4C 1155 next day.
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1730 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Surrey. S4C: two eps 1055.
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scot: not Th.
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| 1800 | E4 | Big Brother's Little Brother
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| 1800 | LIV | America's Next Top Model
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| 1800 | S4C | Jacpot
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| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia
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| 2100 | C4 | Celebrity Big Brother | Not Fr. S4C (Mo) 2330 (Tu) 2255 (We) 2240 (Th) 2345.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL
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| 2200 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2240 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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Monday
| 0030 | BBCH | Shooting Stars
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| 0500 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1305 | TV5 | Pekin Express
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain | Fourth semi-final.
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| 1600 | CBBC | Copycats
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| 1730 | S4C | Pen Campau
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | With David Mitchell, Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Gyles Brandreth.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Jesus Oxford -v Emmanuel Cambridge.
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| 2000 | VIR1 | Four Weddings | AudioD.
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| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Philosophers v Hitchhikers.
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Hell's Kitchen Us
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| 2100 | LIV | America's Next Top Model
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| 2100 | BRVO | World's Strongest Man 2009
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| 2200 | VIVA | True Beauty
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Tuesday
| 0055 | ITV | Take Me Out | Not UTV.
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| 1600 | CBBC | Raven | BBC-HD 1700.
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| 1730 | BBCH | Wait For It..!
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Act Your Age
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| 1900 | RTE1 | The Dealers
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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 | Jennie Bond v Rick Edwards. Signed repeat at 0410 We.
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| 2330 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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| 2345 | BBC1 | The Apprentice Us x2 | Wales and NI 0015 and 0100.
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Wednesday
| 0515 | C4 | The Brain Cell | Tromso.
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| 1600 | CBBC | Copycats
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| 1715 | CBBC | Bamzooki | Semi-final 3: Iron Platoon, Ironmite, Skorper Tank 225, Dark Evil Ant.
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The Write Stuff New! | John Walsh and Lynne Truss captain, James Walton chairs.
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| 1830 | S4C | Pen Campau | Glantaf v Preseli.
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Pop Idle Us
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| 2345 | BBC3 | Mock the Week | Last week's edition.
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Thursday
| 0440 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1600 | CBBC | Raven | BBC-HD 1645.
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| 1635 | BBC1 | Relic: Guardians of the Museum | BBC-HD 1645 Friday.
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| 1940 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Pop Idle Us
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| 2020 | DAVE | QI
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Mock the Week | Sarah Millican, John Bishop, Chris Addison.
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| 2335 | ITV | The Krypton Factor | Not STV, UTV.
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Friday
| 0450 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1600 | CBBC | Wait For It..!
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| 1730 | TV5 | Pekin Express
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | Andy Hamilton, Jeremy Hardy, Sue Perkins, Carrie Quinlan.
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| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Heat 16. Gerry Anderson; Summer Olympics 1968-88; John Everett Millais; Ataturk Kemal. Not Wales.
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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 | Greats. With Jo Brand, David Mitchell, Sean Lock.
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| 2030 | C4 | Celebrity Big Brother | Continues 2205. S4C 2240.
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| 2100 | ITV | Popstar to Operastar
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| 2100 | WTCH | Tonight's the Night
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| 2130 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | S4C 0045.
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Mock the Week | Not Wales.
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Challenge
Saturday
| 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 | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Fun House x2
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| 0800 | Interceptor
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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 | 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 | 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 x2
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| 0200 | Takeshi x2
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| 0300 | Fifteen to One
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Channel abbreviations
| 4MUS | 4 Music
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| ABSR | Absolute Radio
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| ALBA | BBC Alba
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| ARTS | 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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| 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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| Rad7 | BBC Radio 7
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| RCym | BBC Radio Cymru
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| RSct | BBC Radio Scotland
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| RUls | BBC Radio Ulster
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| RWal | BBC Radio Wales
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| RLLY | UKTV Really
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| RTE1 | RTE1 (Irish)
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| RTE2 | RTE2 (Irish)
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| RTR1 | RTE Radio 1 (Irish)
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| S4C | S4C (analogue)
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| S4CD | S4C Digidol
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| SCI | Sci-Fi
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| SKY1 | Sky One
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| SKY2 | Sky Two
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| SKY3 | Sky Three
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| STV | STV (ITV in North and Central Scotland)
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| TLKS | Talk Sport (radio)
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| TV3 | TV3 (Irish)
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| TV5M | TV5 Monde (Europe)
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| TG4 | TG 4 (Irish)
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| UTV | Ulster Television (ITV in Northern Ireland)
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| VIR1 | Virgin 1
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| WTCH | Watch
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AudioD - Audio Description for the blind
Signed - in-vision British Sign Language translation.
See also
TV Guide This Week
