A guide to game shows for the nine days commencing Saturday 27 May 2006
Schedules subject to change.
Saturday 27 May
| 0900 | BBC2 | Mighty Truck O' Stuff
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| 1000 | CBBS | The Shiny Show (also 1600)
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| 1600 | ITV2 | Millionaire Celeb
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| 1600 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1620 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Eggheads (Scot only)
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| 1655 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 1730 | ITV | Millionaire
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| 1750 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1800 | BBC1 | Dance Fever
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| 1830 | ITV | Soccer Aid | England v Rest of the World. Or you could watch Wales v Trinidad and Tobago, that's on Teletext p416.
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| 1945 | BBC1 | Jet Set | If you're in the audience, start queueing now for the enhanced security checks.
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| 2110 | C4 | Big Brother (S4C 2230)
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| 2125 | RTE1 | Fame And Fortune New! | The summer replacement for Winning Streak.
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| 2210 | BBC2 | QI
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Counterpoint
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Sunday 28
| 0200 | FTN | House of Games
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| 0930 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1000 | CBBS | The Shiny Show (also 1600)
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| 1100 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1204 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | With everything you needed to know about the hits television series Lost. As distinct from Lost.
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| 1810 | Mor4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 2000 | BBC1 | Test The Nation Special | Know Your Planet, with guests explorers, weather forecasters, school run mums, builders, cyclists, politicians, and BBC celebrities. Continues at 2125.
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| 2030 | RTE1 | HQ - The Holiday Quiz
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother (S4C 2215)
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Weekdays
| 0435 | FTN | Defectors
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| 0700 | STYL | Bargain Hunt
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| 0930 | C4 | The Deadly Knowledge Show
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| 1025 | TV5M | La cible
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| 1110 | CBBS | The Shiny Show (also 1510)
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| 1230 | TV5M | Des Chiffres et Des Lettres
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| 1300 | MOR4 | Countdown (approx time) | C4 episodes from 15 to 19 May.
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| 1425 | S4C | Deal or No Deal (Mo 1345 and 1430)
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| 1455 | C4 | Coach Trip (S4C 1800)
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| 1530 | C4 | Countdown (S4C 1615 next day, C4 rpt about 58 hours later.) | The championship of champions with this column's near neighbour, Honest Ron Atkinson.
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| 1615 | C4 | RTS Daytime Programme Of The Year Deal or No Deal (Mor4 1810)
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| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1700 | ITV | The Price is Right (TV3 1800; 1800 Mo)
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| 1715 | BBC2 | Weakest Link (Mo-We)
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads (Th: not Scot)
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| 1800 | CBBC | Raven (also 1330) | The Third Tournament, First Week
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother (Mo-Th; S4C 2200 Mo; 2230 Tu; 2200 We-Th)
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| 2100 | ITV | X-Factor: Battle of the Stars New! | It's a celebrity version of the talentless show.
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Monday 29
| 1230 | BBC7 | ISIHAC (also 1930)
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Counterpoint | The Twentieth Grand Final.
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| 1830 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | Wearing the Lordi masks this week, it's Jeremy Hardy. At least, we think they're masks.
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| 2100 | LIV2 | The Amazing Race | Another series, another trip to Mexico.
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Have I Got News for You (2W 2320) | Carol Vorderman hosts.
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Tuesday 30
| 1230 | BBC7 | The News Quiz (also 1930)
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| 2030 | BBC4 | Never Mind the Full Stops | You could be watching England play Hungary at Wembley, with Beckham booting a brick and breaking a bone...
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| 2200 | CNBC | Jay Leno | With the winner of Pop Idle US.
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Wednesday 31
| 1230 | BBC7 | Know Your Onions
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| 2300 | Rad4 | All The Way From Memphis
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Thursday 1 June
| 1230 | BBC7 | Just a Minute (also 1930)
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| 1600 | S4C | Mama Mia
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Mastermind (not 2W) | Now, why is this moving backwards through the evening like a failed ITV sitcom? Subjects: Stanley Kubrick; Anglo-Scottish Warfare; David Bowie; the Bodyline tour.
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| 2230 | BBC4 | Never Mind the Full Stops | With Gyles Brandreth, Jessica Fellowes, Roger McGough, and Sue Carroll. If that lot can't make it interesting, no-one can.
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| 2245 | CNBC | Conan O'Brien | Another chance to see his January interview with CAUTION Jimmy Carr.
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Friday 2
| 1900 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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| 2030 | C4 | Big Brother (S4C 2230)
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| 2100 | BBC1 | Have I Got News for You (Scot 2235)
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| 2130 | BBC1 | They Think it's All Over Special | A world cup special.
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| 2130 | C4 | 8 out of 10 Cats (S4C 0005)
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Saturday 3 (provisional)
| 0900 | DISC | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Mighty Truck O' Stuff
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| 1000 | CBBS | The Shiny Show (also 1600)
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| 1600 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1615 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1700 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 1745 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1800 | BBC1 | Dance Fever
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| 1945 | BBC1 | Jet Set
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| 2000 | ITV | Millionaire Celeb
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| 2000 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother (S4C 2230)
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| 2120 | ITV | Celeb X-Factor
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| 2240 | BBC2 | QI
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Counterpoint
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Sunday 4 (provisional)
| 0200 | FTN | House of Games
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| 0930 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1000 | CBBS | The Shiny Show (also 1600)
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| 1025 | ITV2 | Millionaire
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| 1100 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Quote Unquote
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| 1810 | Mor4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 2030 | RTE1 | HQ - The Holiday Quiz
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother (S4C 2215)
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| 2100 | ITV | Celeb X-Factor
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Looking ahead, we see the spectre of Anne Widdecombe darkening Dictionary Dell, we see Stars in Their Eyes looming on Challenge, and we see a lot of balls.
Challenge?
Saturday
| 0700 | Don't Try This at Home!
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| 0800 | Gladiators
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| 0900 | Power Breaking
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| 0930 | Strongman Championship
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| 1000 | Dog Eat Dog
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| 1055 | Friends Like These
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| 1200 | Catchphrase x2
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| 1300 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 1400 | Larry Grayson's Generation Game
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| 1515 | Big Break
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| 1600 | Bullseye x2
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| 1700 | Gladiators
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| 1800 | Strongman
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| 1830 | Takeshi
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| 1900 | Larry Grayson's Generation Game
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| 2015 | Big Break
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| 2100 | Takeshi x2
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| 2200 | Gambling
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Sunday
As Saturday, except
Monday - Friday
| 0700 | Takeshi
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| 0730 | Catchphrase
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| 0800 | Gladiators
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| 0900 | Supermarket Sweep
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| 0930 | Wheel of Fortune
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| 1000 | Fifteen-to-One
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| 1100 | Catchphrase
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| 1130 | Price is Right
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| 1200 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 1300 | Millionaire
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| 1400 | Bullseye x2
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| 1500 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 1600 | Fifteen-to-One x2
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| 1700 | Fort Boyard
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| 1800 | Strongman
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| 1830 | Takeshi (not Fr; Strongman has a final)
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| 1900 | Gladiators
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| 2000 | Bullseye x2
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| 2100 | Showbiz Blackjack New! | In which minor celebrities play Gambit.
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | Gambling
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Channel abbreviations:
| AONE | Adventure One
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| BBC1 | BBC1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
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| BBC2 | BBC2 (Network unless otherwise noted)
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| 2W | BBC2 Wales digital service
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| BBC3 | BBC3
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| BBC4 | BBC4
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| BBC7 | BBC7 (Radio)
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| C5 | Five
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| CBBC | CBBC
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| CBBS | Cbeebies
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| DHL | Discovery Home and Leisure
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| DISC | Discovery
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| DSCI | Discovery Science
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| FTN | FTN
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| G2 | UKTV G2
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| GOLD | UKTV Gold
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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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| PLYR | Player
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| Rad1 | BBC Radio 1
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| Rad2 | BBC Radio 2
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| Rad4 | BBC Radio 4
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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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| RTE1 | RTE1 (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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| SCOT | Scottish / Grampian (ITV in Scotland)
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| SKY1 | Sky Onc
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| SKY3 | Sky Thrcc
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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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See also
TV Guide This Week
