A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 27 March 2010
Schedules are subject to change.
The week's big promo is The Door (ITV, 9pm Friday), in which ITV celebrities are given painful things to do, with Chris Tarrant laughing at them. Daily Cooks Challenge appears on ITV (3pm weekdays), there's a new run of The Unbelievable Truth (Radio 4, 6.30 Monday), and another chance to miss Heads or Tails (C5, 7.30 Wednesday). Have I Got News For You returns in an unorthodox Thursday night slot (BBC1, 9pm Thursday) - but the Saturday repeat's still on Saturday. Radio 4 marks Easter with a Counterpoint special (12.04 Friday). Wales completes its digital switch-over at the end of March, so the analogue rebroadcasts of Channel 4 programmes on S4C come to an end. S4C becomes an entirely Welsh-language channel, and S4C Digidol becomes the only variant. Channel 4 will be available across Wales, channel 8 on DTTV sets.
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0520 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0800 | BBC2 | Blast Lab
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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 | BBC2 | The Slammer
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| 1100 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal | 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 | Celebrity Four Weddings x5
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| 1300 | CBBC | School of Silence
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| 1355 | CBBC | Escape from Scorpion Island
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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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| 1610 | C4 | RTS Daytime Show of the Year Come Dine With Me x2 | Then some horse racing, and three more from 1800.
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| 1625 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1730 | BBC1 | Total Wipeout | It's a repeat. They fall in the water. SPOILER! Oh.
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| 1730 | BBCH | Hole in the Wall
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| 1800 | SKY1 | Is a Plank of Wood Smarter Than Little Noely?
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| 1930 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 1940 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2000 | BBC1 | Who Dares Wins
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| 2000 | ITV | Push the Button
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| 2000 | TV3 | Mr and Mrs
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week Night
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Counterpoint
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Sunday
And don't forget, clocks go forward an hour overnight.
| 0500 | 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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| 1100 | WTCH | Total Wipe Us Out x8
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| 1135 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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| 1230 | C4 | Ultimate Traveller | Last in the series.
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| 1425 | CBBS | Kerwhizz | Signed.
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| 1430 | BRVO | The World's Strongest Man x3
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| 1530 | LIV | Four Weddings x2
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| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1640 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1650 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1730 | LIV | Jade | Stop being mawkish, she's still dead, and that's not likely to change.
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| 1845 | RCym | Y Talwrn
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| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia
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| 1945 | ITV | Dancing on Ice | It's the Grand Final. Also TV3.
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| 2000 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Cheltenham.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI Night
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| 2130 | 4MUS | Banzai x2
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Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0735 | BBC2 | Kerwhizz
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| 0830 | BBC2 | Copycats
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| 0930 | BBC2 | The Slammer
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1230 | RTE1 | The Dealers | Friday 1150.
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| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal | Mo-We only.
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| 1415 | S4C | Countdown | Mo-We only.
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| 1420 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 1430 | S4CD | Jacpot
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| 1500 | ITV | Daily Cooks Challenge New!
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Kim Woodburn.
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1540 | RTE2 | Quiz Zone
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| 1610 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Pointless
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| 1645 | BBCH | Wait For It..! | Mo-We only.
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| 1700 | C4 | Coach Trip
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link | Fr 1745.
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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. Also BBC-HD Th, Fr.
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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
| 0100 | BBC1 | Masterchef | Signed, 30 minutes.
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| 0525 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1300 | CBBC | Relic
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| 1305 | TV5 | Pekin Express
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Counterpoint
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| 1600 | CBBC | Copycats
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| 1715 | BBCH | Wait For It..! | A second edition.
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The Unbelievable Truth New! | Lucy Porter, Henning Wehn, Marcus Brigstocke, Graeme Garden.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | The second semi-final pits Manchester against Emmanuel Cambridge.
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| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | The first semi-final, Archers Admirers v last week's winners.
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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 | Four Weddings
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| 2300 | DAVE | QI
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Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 0155 | BBC1 | Masterchef | Signed, 1 hour.
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| 1600 | CBBC | Copycats
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2140 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2220 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You?
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| 2300 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2305 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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Wednesday
| 1845 | ITV2 | Beat the Star with Vernon Kay
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| 1930 | C5 | Heads or Tails Old! | Repeats from the winter.
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| 2000 | BBC1 | Masterchef | One hour.
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Pop Idle Us
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| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2215 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2230 | ESPC | The Umpire Strikes Back
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| 2320 | BBC2 | The Bubble | NI, Scot 2350; Wales 0020.
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Thursday
| 0320 | BBC1 | Masterchef | One hour, Signed.
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| 0525 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1635 | BBC1 | Relic: Guardians of the Museum | BBC-HD 1645 Friday.
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| 1930 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Last week's edition.
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Pop Idle Us
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| 2030 | BBC1 | Masterchef | One hour.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2100 | SKY1 | A League of Their Own
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| 2130 | BBC1 | Have I Got News For You New! | With a presenter and some guests. Probably.
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| 2140 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2200 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice
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| 2215 | RTE1 | Dragons' Den
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Friday
| 0045 | C4 | Chris 'Moyles Quiz Night
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| 0520 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1200 | Rad4 | Counterpoint Special Special | Catherine Bott, Kit Hesketh Harvey, and Rainer Hersch are asked questions, with musical clues played in live by the BBC Philharmonic.
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| 1930 | BBC1 | Masterchef | 30 minutes.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Billy Wilder, the Nuremberg Trials, Charles II, Fictional Works of CS Lewis. Not Wales.
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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 | Geometry, with Johnny Vegas, David Mitchell, Rob Brydon.
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| 2100 | ITV | The Door New! | Chris Tarrant invites six ITV celebs (we've heard of four) to do silly things. Also TV3.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week Night
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| 2100 | WTCH | Ballroom with the B-list
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| 2200 | C4 | Chris' Moyles Quiz Night | Rob Brydon, Dominic Cooper, Jordan. S4C 0010.
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| 0100 | BBC1 | Masterchef | 30 minutes, 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 | 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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| 0200 | Takeshi 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 | Unbeatable Banzuke
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| 0730 | Ninja Warrior
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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
