New shows this week include The X Factor (ITV, 7.30 Saturday), the first of a million heats. Last year's "stars" John and Edward Grimes get their own flea-on-the-wall show (ITV2, 8pm Tuesday; also TV3). Not that the target audience will be watching that rubbish, not when they could be watching Josie's inevitable victory on Big Brother (C4, 8pm Tuesday) and progression into Ultimate Big Brother (C4, immediately after) alongside some former stars of the show. Which brings us to a discussion of how much food goes to waste in the social action programme Great British Waste Menu (BBC1, 8.30 Wednesday).
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Saturday
| 0700 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 0800 | BBC2 | Escape from Scorpion Island | The Edge of Doom.
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| 1025 | STV | Dickinson's Real Deal
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| 1055 | C4 | Big Brother
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| 1100 | BBC2 | Blast Lab
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| 1100 | CBBC | Total Wipeout | More episodes through the afternoon.
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1225 | BBC2 | Scene Stealers | Larping.
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| 1230 | S4C | Fferm Ffactor
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1600 | C4 | RTS Daytime Show of the Year Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1630 | CITV | Finders Keepers
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| 1635 | TV3 | Saturday Night Takeaway
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| 1720 | BBC1 | Hole in the Wall | Dennis Taylor. Not Scotland, where they're showing the World Pipe Band Championships.
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| 1730 | CITV | Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom
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| 1800 | FOOD | Masterchef
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| 1810 | BBC1 | 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow (sic) | The Human Fling, so named because everyone ends up in the water.
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| 1830 | TV3 | Take Me Out
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| 1905 | ITV | Odd One In | Donal MacIntyre and Sarah Millican.
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| 1910 | BBC1 | Tonight's the Night
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| 1930 | S4C | Cor Cymru 2009 | Highlights of last year's contest.
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| 1930 | ITV | The X Factor New! | With guest judges including Geri Halliwell of Popstars 2, Katy Perry, Natalie Imbruglia of Neighbours, Nicole Scherzinger, and Pixie Lott. Also TV3.
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| 1940 | DAVE | Have I Got News For You
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| 2000 | ITV2 | The Xtra Factor | Rewind, with Konnie Huq.
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| 2020 | DAVE | QI
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| 2100 | ITV | Magic Numbers | Alexandra Burke.
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Have I Got A Bit More News For You
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | And then there were five…
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| 2100 | VIR1 | Shooting Stars x2
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| 2125 | RTE1 | The Big Money Game
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| 2200 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | The best bits, and then some filler until 2250.
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| 2200 | VIR1 | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2 | Presumably, not the best bits.
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz
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Sunday
| 0525 | C4 | Beauty and the Geek
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| 0800 | BBC2 | Escape from Scorpion Island | The Power of Strength. It's all Greek to us, folks.
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| 0900 | CBBC | Total Wipeout | More episodes through the day.
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| 1000 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1110 | 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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| 1240 | ITV | Dinner Date
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| 1250 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | Not Scotland.
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| 1420 | Mor4 | Coach Trip x5
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| 1445 | ITV | The X Factor | Also ITV2 at 1830.
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| 1630 | CITV | Finders Keepers
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| 1705 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1705 | BBC1 | Hole in the Wall | Scotland only.
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| 1730 | CITV | Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom
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| 1730 | C5 | Don't Stop Believing | The winner is crowned. TV3 shows last week's episode at this time.
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| 1800 | FOOD | Masterchef x2
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| 1900 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den
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| 2000 | SKY1 | Must Be the Music
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| 2020 | DAVE | Have I Got News for You
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL | The Future.
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| 2100 | BBC3 | Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother
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| 2100 | 4MUS | Big Brother Housemate Hits | Great scheduling, there.
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Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
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 | Beat the Star
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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
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| 1230 | ITV | Dinner Date
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| 1325 | C4 | RTS Daytime Show of the Year Come Dine With Me x4
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| 1400 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal | Not STV.
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| 1430 | S4C | Risg
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Gary Wilmot.
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| 1525 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1600 | ITV3 | Daily Cooks Challenge
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Copycats | Mo-We only.
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| 1610 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 1630 | CBBC | Escape from Scorpion Island | Not Fr.
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| 1700 | Mor4 | Coach Trip
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| 1700 | ITV | Britain's Best Dish | ATV. Not showing on STV.
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| 1700 | WTCH | Scream If You Know the Answer! X2
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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 | Not Mo.
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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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Monday
| 1330 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | South v North of England
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | Paul Merton and Stephen K Amos.
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| 1900 | BBC3 | 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Downing Cambridge v St Edmund Hall Oxford.
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| 2030 | BBC2 | Antiques Master
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den | Also BBC-HD.
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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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| 2200 | C4 | Big Brother
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| 2200 | LIV | Four Weddings USA
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| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week x2
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Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Tuesday
| 1900 | ITV2 | Mr and Mrs
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| 1930 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Neuroscientists v Strategists
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| 2000 | BBC2 | The Great British Bake Off | They're in Scone this week, so teatime treats it is.
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Jedward: Let Loose New! | The boys' new flat has no running water. Also TV3 2000 Wed.
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| 2000 | ITV | Who Wants to be a Millionaire? | STV 2100.
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| 2000 | C4 | Big Brother New! | The end of the regular series, and the start of Ultimate BB. To 2250.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI x2
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| 2100 | LIV | Dating in the Dark | Featuring a Justin Timberlake look-alike. What use is a look-alike on this show???
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| 2230 | BBCH | Shooting Stars | Christine Bleakley, Paddy McGuinness, DJ Ironik. AudioD.
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| 2235 | ITV | Ladette to Lady | Last in the series.
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| 2250 | E4 | Big Brother's Big Mouth
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| 2300 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You x2
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Wednesday
| 1700 | S4C | Diwedd y Byd
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| 1715 | CBBC | Blast Lab | Zorbing.
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| 1900 | ITV2 | Family Fortunes
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| 1930 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Gamblers v Bowlers
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Paris Hilton's My New Best Friend Forever | How to handle the paparazzi: threaten to cut his hair.
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| 2030 | BBC1 | Great British Waste Menu Special | Chefs go grubbing about in bins.
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| 2030 | RTE1 | The Restaurant
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week x2
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| 2200 | C4 | Ultimate Big Brother | Jon is explaining new research on whether P=NP.
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Have I Got Old News For You
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| 2220 | DAVE | Argumental x2
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| 2240 | STV | Dickinson's Real Deal
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| 2335 | ITV | Celebrity Juice | Not STV, UTV.
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Thursday
| 0525 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1900 | BBC3 | Total Wipeout
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| 1900 | ITV2 | Who Wants to be a Millionaire
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| 2100 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks x2
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| 2200 | C4 | Ultimate Big Brother | Alex is complaining about cleanliness.
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| 2220 | DAVE | Have I Got News for You x2
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Friday
| 0205 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef | Signed. Not Scotland.
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| 0525 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Trapped!
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| 1630 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Martin Brundle and Tim Henman. Bring your own pillow. Scotland 2030.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | "To the Manor Born", Lance Armstrong, Napoleon's marshals, Charles Ives.
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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 | The Kiri Prize continues.
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| 2030 | BBC1 | QI | Fingers and Fumbs. Not Scotland.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI x2
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| 2100 | C4 | Ultimate Big Brother | Nikki takes the walk of no fame. Again. Continues 2235.
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| 2100 | BBCH | Shooting Stars | AudioD.
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| 2235 | BBC1 | Would I Lie to You? | Miranda Hart and Rufus Hound.
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| 2320 | E4 | Big Brother's Big Mouth
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| 0105 | 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 Last Week
