A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 27 February 2010
Schedules are subject to change.
The big one this week is Antan Dec's new show, Push the Button (ITV, 7.45 Saturday), and House Guest leaves these shores for somewhere warmer (ITV, 2pm weekdays). The annual festival of song Can i Gymru goes out on Sunday (S4C, 8pm), and Feirm Factor is a Welsh original remade in Irish (TG4, Thursday). We're looking forward to re-runs of Winning Lines (Challenge, 7pm weekdays) if only for the soundtrack.
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0500 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0800 | BBC2 | Blast Lab
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| 0830 | BBC2 | Jump Nation
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 1030 | BBC2 | Keep Your Enemies Close
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| 1055 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deals
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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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| 1155 | ITV | Michael Winner's Dining Stars | This one actually begins at 9pm on Friday: the critic goes to people's homes in search of a good feed. That's except for viewers in Scotland, who get...
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| 1155 | STV | Golden Balls | Obviously.
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| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1300 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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| 1300 | CBBC | School of Silence
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| 1400 | LIV | Four Weddings x5
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| 1450 | STV | Dancing on Ice Friday | TV3 1800.
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| 1425 | CBBS | Kerwhizz | Signed.
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1600 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 1625 | C4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1630 | CITV | Eliminator
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| 1800 | ITV | Family Fortunes | Duncan Bannatyne v Lisa Maxwell.
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| 1800 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 1820 | BBC1 | Total Wipeout
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| 1830 | BBCH | Hole in the Wall
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| 1915 | BBC1 | Let's Dance for Comic Relief for Sport Relief
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| 1940 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 1945 | ITV | Antan Dec's Push the Button New!
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| 2025 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2030 | BBC1 | In It to Win It
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| 2045 | ITV | All-Star Mr and Mrs, Miss, or Mr | Jenni Falconer and James Midgeley; Bobby and Yvonne Ball; John and Denise Higgins. Also TV3.
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Quote... Unquote
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Sunday
| 0425 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge | Signed.
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| 0520 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0930 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 1100 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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| 1230 | C4 | Ultimate Traveller
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| 1300 | LIV | So You Think You Can Dance x2 | This imported series had more audition shows than we had shows! BBC, please don't follow that lead!
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| 1425 | CBBS | Kerwhizz | Signed.
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| 1630 | CITV | Eliminator
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| 1630 | BBC7 | The News Quiz
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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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| 1830 | RTE1 | The All-Ireland Talent Show | First semi-final. With additional coverage on RTE2, and results at 2030.
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| 1845 | RCym | Y Talwrn
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| 1850 | ITV | Dancing on Ice | Continues at 2130. Additional coverage on ITV2; also TV3 and 3e.
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| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia
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| 1930 | S4C | Can I Gymru Special | Live from Llandudno, the Welsh Song Contest 2010 is hosted by Sarra Elgan and Rhodri Owen.
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| 2000 | SKY1 | Is A Ten Year Old Smarter Than Little Noely?
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| 2100 | VIR1 | Four Weddings
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| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY Night
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Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0920 | C4 | Coach Trip
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| 0950 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1030 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1300 | CBBC | Raven Old! | The Ninth Tournament (autumn 2009). CBBC shows Signed We, Th.
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| 1330 | CBBC | The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1400 | ITV | House Guest In the Sun New! | Come Stay Overnight With Me, but now in places hotter than Britain, like the middle of Siberia.
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| 1415 | S4C | Countdown
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| 1420 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 1430 | S4CD | Jacpot
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| 1500 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Nicholas Owen.
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion | Mais ou se trouve Des Chiffres et Des Lettres? Annullé? Vous jest, naturellement? Non? Tosseurs!
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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 | Coach Trip
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1730 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Not Fr.
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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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| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia
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Monday
| 0100 | STV | The Krypton Factor
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| 0515 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1305 | TV5 | Pekin Express
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Quote... Unquote | Ken Bruce, Valerie Grove, Ben Goldacre, Kwame Kwei-Armah.
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| 1600 | CBBC | Copycats
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| 1600 | STV | Golden Balls
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| 1730 | S4C | Pen Campau
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | Tony Hawks, Justin Moorhouse, Josie Lawrence, Dave Gorman; from Derby.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Last week's winners play Manchester.
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| 2000 | VIR1 | Four Weddings
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| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Archers Admirers v Exeter Alumni.
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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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| 2200 | VIVA | True Beauty
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | NI 2320, not Scotland.
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| 2250 | DAVE | QI
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Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 1600 | CBBC | Raven | BBC-HD 1700.
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| 1930 | ITV | The Krypton Factor | The second semi-final. Also TV3.
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| 2100 | BBC3 | Last Woman Standing | Coron Island: Bamboo Raft Racing.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2140 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Mock the Week
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| 2220 | DAVE | Argumental
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| 2300 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2335 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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Wednesday
| 1600 | CBBC | Copycats
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| 1830 | S4C | Pen Campau'r Ser | We think this is a celebrity edition.
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The Write Stuff | Tibor Fischer, Peter Kemp, and pastiches of JD Salinger. Last in the series.
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| 2000 | BBC1 | Masterchef
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Pop Idle Us
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| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2200 | ESPT | Strongest Man | Romania.
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| 2215 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2320 | BBC2 | The Bubble | Here's one for the team to consider: the Saturday repeat will go out on Wednesday. Fiction or trufax?
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Thursday
| 0320 | BBC3 | Dancing on Wheels | Signed.
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| 0510 | 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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| 2000 | ITV2 | Pop Idle Us
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| 2000 | BBC1 | Masterchef
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| 2100 | BBC3 | Dancing on Wheels
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL
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| 2130 | TG4 | Feirm Factor New! | Yes! It's Ireland's version of the hit Welsh competitive farming competition!
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| 2215 | RTE1 | Dragons' Den
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| 2240 | DAVE | Argumental
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| 2335 | ITV | The Krypton Factor | Not UTV, STV.
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Friday
| 0000 | C4 | Chris Moyles' Quiz Night | Will the audience guess right this time?
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| 0250 | BBC1 | Masterchef | Two hours, Signed.
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| 0520 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1600 | CBBC | Wait For It..!
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| 1930 | BBC1 | Masterchef
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Alex Ferguson, 17th Century English History, Star Trek Voyager, Edward Elgar. Not Wales.
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| 2000 | ITV | Dancing on Ice Friday | Not STV.
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| 2000 | TV3 | Deal or No Deal | Continues 2100.
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Pop Idleus
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2140 | DAVE | QI
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| 2200 | BBC2 | The Bubble | Sue Perkins, Clive Anderson, Sarah Millican. Not Wales.
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| 2200 | C4 | Chris Moyles' Quiz Night | Mel B, James Corden, Vic Reeves. S4C 2340.
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| 2320 | DAVE | Argumental
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| 0125 | BBC1 | Masterchef | Signed.
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Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge
Saturday
| 0000 | Take It or Leave It
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| 0100 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0200 | Takeshi x2
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| 0300 | Fifteen to One | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Gagsters 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 | Play Your Cards Right x8
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| 2100 | One Versus One Hundred
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2
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Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0000 | Distraction x2
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| 0100 | Takeshi
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| 0200 | Play Your Cards Right x4 | To 0400.
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| 1700 | Family Fortunes x8 | To 2200.
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Monday
| 0000 | Distraction x2
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| 0100 | Takeshi
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| 0200 | Family Fortunes x4 | 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 | Chain Letters x2
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| 1600 | Gladiators
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| 1700 | Unbeatable Banzuki
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| 1730 | Ninja Warrior
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| 1800 | Takeshi x2
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| 1900 | Winning Lines x2 Old! | The greatest lottery quiz ever (if only for its soundtrack) is back!
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| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2100 | In It to Win It
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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Tuesday - Friday
As Monday except
| 0000 | Unbeatable Banzuki
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| 0030 | Ninja Warrior
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| 0100 | Takeshi x2
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| 0200 | Home Video Heroezzzz x2
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| 0300 | Fifteen to One x2 | To 0400.
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| 1300 | Winning Lines x2
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Shortcuts: 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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| 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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| HOME | UKTV Home
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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 | Sky1
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| SKY2 | Sky2
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| SKY3 | Sky3
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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
