A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 20 March 2010
Schedules are subject to change.
New this week is Auction Party (ITV, 3pm weekdays), combining auctions with antiques. That's never been done before. Counterpoint (Radio 4, 1.30 Monday) returns, as does Ballroom with the B-List (UKTV Watch, 9pm Friday). The new talent-spotting show Over the Rainbow kicks off (BBC1, 9pm Friday), Celebrity Restaurant In Our Living Room (Living, 9pm Wednesday) does what it says on the tin, and Bruce Forsyth has the unenviable task of talking with Piers Moron and not punching him (ITV 8.30 Saturday). But all this is as naught because Banzai is back (4Music, 9.15 Sunday).
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0800 | BBC2 | Blast Lab
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| 0800 | BRV2 | UK's Strongest Man 2009 x7
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| 0830 | BBC2 | Jump Nation | The follow-up show.
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| 0900 | DAVE | Full Metal Challenge
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 1030 | BBC2 | Keep Your Enemies Close
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| 1100 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deals | STV 1310.
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| 1100 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1200 | LIV | Four Weddings x5
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| 1400 | LIV2 | America's Next Top Model x7
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| 1405 | 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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| 1625 | C4 | RTS Daytime Show of the Year Come Dine With Me x4
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| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1715 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1725 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Wales only.
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| 1830 | SKY1 | Is a Plank of Wood Smarter Than Little Noely?
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| 1930 | ITV | Push the Button
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| 1930 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 1940 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2000 | TV3 | Mr and Mrs
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| 2030 | ITV | Piers Moron Talks At Bruce Forsyth | Extended repeat 2100 ITV3 Tuesday.
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| 2130 | BBC2 | QI XL | Wales 2215.
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| 2200 | DAVE | HIGNFY x3
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Quote... Unquote
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Sunday
| 0510 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge | Signed.
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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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| 1240 | C4 | Ultimate Traveller
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| 1300 | LIV | So You Think You Can Dance x2
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| 1425 | CBBS | Kerwhizz | Signed.
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| 1610 | STV | Dickinson's Real Deal
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| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1640 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1640 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1735 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 1755 | BBC2 | Sport Relief Does Dragons' Den | Not Scotland.
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| 1845 | RCym | Y Talwrn
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| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia
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| 1920 | ITV | Dancing on Ice | Continues at 2130. Additional coverage on ITV2; also TV3 and 3e.
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| 2000 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Dudley.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Genius Night
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| 2100 | VIR1 | Four Weddings
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| 2115 | 4MUS | Banzai x2 Bet!
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Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0950 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle
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| 1030 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 1035 | C4 | Coach Trip
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | Friday 1200.
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| 1300 | CBBC | Raven | Above CBBC shows Signed We, Th.
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| 1330 | CBBC | Copycats
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| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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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 | Auction Party New! | Selling off tat. And that's what the contestants do, too.
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Normal service resumes, with Greg Wallace in Dictionary Dell.
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1610 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Pointless
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| 1700 | C4 | Coach Trip
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1730 | C4 | RTS Daytime Show of the Year 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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| 1830 | BBC2 | Antiques Road Trip | Scot: not Th.
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| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia
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Monday
| 1305 | TV5 | Pekin Express
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Counterpoint New!
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| 1600 | CBBC | Copycats
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| 1645 | BBCH | Wait For It..! x2
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | Sue Perkins, Graham Norton, Tony Hawks, Paul Merton. Last in the series.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Into the first of two semi-finals, with St John's Oxford waiting last week's winners.
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| 2000 | VIR1 | Four Weddings
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| 2030 | BBC1 | Masterchef | 30 minutes.
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| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Gamblers v Bowlers in the last of four quarter-finals. Only four quarter-finals? Madness!
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Hell's Kitchen Us
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2100 | LIV | America's Next Top Model x2 | Ending the series.
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| 2250 | DAVE | QI
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Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 1600 | CBBC | Wait for It..!
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| 1930 | TV3 | The Krypton Factor
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2140 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | NI 2320, not Wales.
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| 2220 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You?
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| 2300 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2300 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior
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| 2305 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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Wednesday
| 0240 | BBC1 | Masterchef | One hour, Signed.
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| 1600 | CBBC | Copycats
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| 1845 | ITV2 | Beat the Star with Vernon Kay
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| 2000 | BBC1 | Masterchef | One hour.
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Pop Idle Us
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| 2100 | LIV | Celebrity Restaurant In Your Living Room Special
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| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2100 | WTCH | The Apprentice Comic Relief
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| 2215 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2230 | ESPC | The Umpire Strikes Back
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| 2300 | VIR1 | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2
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| 2325 | BBC2 | The Bubble | NI 2355.
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Thursday
| 0315 | BBC1 | Masterchef | One hour, Signed.
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| 0420 | BBC3 | Dancing on Wheels | Signed.
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| 0525 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1600 | CBBC | Wait For It..! | 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 | One hour.
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| 2100 | SKY1 | A League of Their Own
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| 2140 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You?
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Not Wales, NI.
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| 2200 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice | Louis Walsh, Paddy McGuinness
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| 2215 | RTE1 | Dragons' Den
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Friday
| 0000 | C4 | Chris Moy'les Quiz Night
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| 0525 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1600 | CBBC | Wait For It..!
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| 1930 | BBC1 | Masterchef | 30 minutes.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Victorian and Edwardian poisoners; Lead Belly; Bishop John Robinson; Football World Cup 1930-58. Not Wales.
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| 2000 | ITV | Dancing on Ice Friday | Not STV.
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| 2000 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 2000 | TV3 | Deal or No Deal | Continues 2100.
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| 2030 | BBC1 | QI | Green, with Jeremy Clarkson, Bill Bailey, Danny Baker.
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| 2100 | BBC1 | Over the Rainbow New! | Seeking the person best able to compute the mass of a meat-and-pastry dish. With Graham Norton, Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Partridge, Charlotte Church, Uncle Tom Cobbleigh, and Sheila Hancock.
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Mastercrafts
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| 2100 | DAVE | QL
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| 2100 | WTCH | Ballroom with the B-list New!
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| 2140 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2200 | BBC2 | The Bubble | Miranda Hart, Shappi Khorsandi, Robert Webb.
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| 2200 | C4 | Chris Mo'yles Quiz Night | Sharon Osbourne, Johnny Vegas, Alesha Dixon. S4C 0010.
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| 2220 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You
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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 | Takeshi x6
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| 1100 | Gladiators
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| 1200 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1300 | You Bet!
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| 1400 | Take It or Leave It
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| 1500 | Millionaire x5
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| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2100 | One Versus One Hundred
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| 2200 | Take It or Leave It
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| 2300 | Distraction x2
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Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0000 | Bullseye x2
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| 0100 | Takeshi
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| 0200 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 0300 | Fifteen to One x2 | To 0400.
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Monday
| 0000 | Bullseye x2
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| 0100 | Takeshi
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| 0200 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 0300 | Fifteen to One x2 | 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 | Winning Lines x2
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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
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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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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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| 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
