A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 14 August 2010
Two new shows for Saturday mornings: Escape from Scorpion Island (BBC2, 8am) and Fighting Talk (Radio 5, 11am). Cookery fans are also well-catered for: Celebrity Masterchef comes to an end (BBC1, from Wed) and The Great British Bake Off (BBC2, 8pm Tuesday) has Mel and Sue seeking a great baker. What's wrong with Richard? Two long shows begin: The X Factor reviews its last search for the Christmas number 2 (ITV2, all week), and Mastermind starts looking for its next champ (BBC2, 8pm Friday).
Saturday
| 0700 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 0800 | BBC2 | Escape from Scorpion Island New! | Actually a new series.
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| 0900 | DAVE | Dragons' Den | The Christmas special. Checks calendar.
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| 1100 | C4 | Big Brother
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| 1100 | BBC2 | Blast Lab
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk New!
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| 1230 | DMAX | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1230 | S4C | Fferm Ffactor | Another chance to see the final.
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| 1330 | BBC2 | Scene Stealers | Young politicians.
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1555 | C4 | Come Dine With Me Down Under
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| 1630 | CITV | Finders Keepers
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| 1655 | TV3 | Saturday Night Takeaway
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link New! | Birthday week concludes with a mystery repeat.
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| 1730 | CITV | Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom
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| 1800 | FOOD | Masterchef x2
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| 1800 | BRVO | Takeshi x2
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| 1840 | DAVE | Have I Got News For You
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| 1850 | BBC1 | 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow (sic)
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| 1900 | BRVO | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1905 | ITV | Odd One In | Mark Durden-Smith and Angela Griffin.
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| 1920 | DAVE | QI | More at 2100.
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| 1930 | TV3 | Take Me Out
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| 1950 | BBC1 | Tonight's the Night
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| 1950 | ITV | Magic Numbers | Kym Marsh and Bungalow House Band McFly
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| 2000 | ITV2 | The Xtra Factor | Rewind, with Konnie Huq.
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother
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| 2100 | VIR1 | Shooting Stars x2
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| 2125 | RTE1 | The Big Money Game
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| 2140 | BBC2 | Have I Got A Bit More News For You
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| 2200 | VIR1 | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz
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Sunday
| 0150 | BBC4 | How to Win at Chess | Play this column. You won't lose.
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| 0525 | C4 | Beauty and the Geek
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| 0800 | BBC2 | Escape from Scorpion Island | Introducing new rule!
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| 0900 | CBBC | Total Wipeout
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| 0930 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1025 | ITV2 | The Cube
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| 1120 | C5 | Don't Stop Believing | TV3 1730
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| 1125 | C4 | Big Brother's Little Brother
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| 1130 | S4C | 0 Ond 1 x4
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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| 1250 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1250 | ITV | Dinner Date
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| 1350 | Mor4 | Coach Trip x5
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| 1520 | DAVE | Have I Got News for You
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| 1630 | CITV | Finders Keepers
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| 1635 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1730 | CITV | Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom
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| 1800 | FOOD | Masterchef x2
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| 1825 | C5 | Don't Stop Believing
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| 1900 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den | Not Scot.
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| 1940 | DAVE | QI | Also 2100.
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| 2100 | BBC3 | Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother
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Weekdays
| 0700 | C4 | Big Brother Breakfast | Repeats of Little Brother and the main show.
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| 0735 | BBC2 | Buzz and Tell
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| 0925 | ITV2 | Mr and Mrs
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| 1000 | BBC2 | Copycats
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| 1100 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1135 | CITV | Finders Keepers
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1220 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show | Now billed as "Basil and Barney's Game Show", bigging up The Harwood.
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| 1230 | ITV | Dinner Date
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| 1350 | BBC2 | Ready Steady Cook
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| 1400 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal
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| 1415 | BBC2 | Instant Restaurant
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| 1430 | S4C | Risg | More old episodes of the big-money quiz.
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| 1525 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1540 | C4 | RTS Daytime Show of the Year Come Dine With Me | Mo 1320 x4
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| 1600 | ITV3 | Daily Cooks Challenge
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| 1600 | Mor4 | Coach Trip
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| 1610 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | Hall of Fame
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| 1630 | CBBC | Escape from Scorpion Island | Not Fr.
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| 1700 | ITV | Britain's Best Dish | Anglia.
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| 1700 | WTCH | What Do Kids Know?
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| 1705 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1800 | C5 | The Boss is Coming to Dinner
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads
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| 1800 | DAVE | Robot Wars Extreme
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| 1800 | E4 | Big Brother's Little Brother
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| 1830 | S4C | 0 Ond 1 | Not Fr.
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| 2200 | C4 | Big Brother | Fr 2100.
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Monday
| 1330 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | Scotland -v- North of England
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | A special edition.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Mission 2110 | The final. AudioD.
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | Paul Merton, Ross Noble, Tony Hawks, Sheila Hancock.
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| 1900 | BBC3 | 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Christ's College Cambridge -v- Liverpool.
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| 2030 | BBC2 | Antiques Master
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den
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| 2100 | DAVE | Have I Got News for You x2
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| 2100 | LIV | Britain's Next Top Model
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| 2100 | ESPT | Strongest Man | Venice Beach.
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| 2200 | LIV | Four Weddings USA
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| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week x2
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Tuesday
| 1900 | ITV2 | Mr and Mrs
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| 1930 | BBC7 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | From May 1994.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | The Great British Bake Off New! | Mel and Sue find the country's best maker. This week: Cake in the Cotswolds.
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| 2000 | ITV | Who Wants to be a Millionaire? | STV 2100.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI x2
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| 2100 | LIV | Dating in the Dark | Stunt casting includes Georgina Baillie, a famous granddaughter.
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| 2130 | BBC2 | Shooting Stars | Paloma Faith, Louie Spence, James May, James Buckley. BBC-HD 2230.
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| 2220 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You x2
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| 2235 | ITV | Ladette to Lady
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Wednesday
| 1700 | S4C | Diwedd y Byd
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| 1715 | CBBC | Blast Lab | Time.
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| 1900 | ITV2 | Family Fortunes
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| 1930 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Brasenose Postgrads -v- Hitchhikers.
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| 2000 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef | The final finals week.
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Paris Hilton's My New Best Friend Forever | Hilton presents the contestants with dolls. Of herself.
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| 2030 | RTE1 | Take on the Takeaway
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week x2
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| 2220 | DAVE | Argumental x2
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Thursday
| 0250 | BBC1 | Dragons' Den | Signed
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| 1900 | BBC3 | Total Wipeout
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| 1900 | ITV2 | Who Wants to be a Millionaire
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| 2000 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Britain's Got Talent US
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| 2100 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks x2
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| 2220 | DAVE | Have I Got News for You x2
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Friday
| 0145 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef | Signed
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Trapped!
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| 1630 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 1630 | ITV2 | The Xtra Factor | Joe McElderry's story: the official version.
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| 1900 | ITV2 | The Whole 19 Yards
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| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind New! | The new series begins here.
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| 2000 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal
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| 2000 | STV | Postcode Challenge
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| 2000 | Rad2 | Friday Night is Music Night
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| 2030 | BBC1 | QI | Fakes and Frauds
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| 2100 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef | The final final.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI x2
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Britain's Got Talent US | The final.
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | Continues 2235.
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| 2235 | BBC1 | Would I Lie to You? | Ronnie Corbett and Holly Walsh.
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| 2325 | E4 | Big Brother's Big Mouth | Ooh, double eviction?
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| 0020 | BBC2 | Shooting Stars | BBC-HD 2230. AudioD on BBC2.
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| 0150 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef x2 | Signed
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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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| C4 | Channel 4
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| C5 | Channel 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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| FOOD | UKTV Good Food
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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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| 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 This Week
