The best and worst of BBC1 this Saturday - The Best of Tonight's the Night (5,25) is followed by the launch of Strictly Come Dancing (6.25). ITV replies with 71 Degrees North (9pm, also Tuesday). In overseas news, Masterchef Australia comes to Watch (7pm, from Sunday), and La Carte au Tresor returns to TV5 (1pm Monday). Channel 4 has another celebrity edition of Come Dine with Me (8pm Tuesday), and that's followed by Ramsay's Best Restaurant (9pm).
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Saturday
| 0525 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0700 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 0800 | BBC2 | Escape from Scorpion Island | Power of Strength.
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| 0855 | C4 | Ultimate Big Brother | That's it, it's over, we're done.
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| 1030 | BBC2 | Blast Lab
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1305 | STV | Dickinson's Real Deal
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| 1455 | BBCH | The Slammer
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1610 | C4 | RTS Daytime Programme of the Year Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1725 | BBC1 | The Best of Tonight's the Night | Presumably followed by 59 minutes of the test card and some music.
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| 1800 | WTCH | Total Wipe Us Out x2
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| 1815 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Wales, NI only.
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| 1825 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing New! | Launching the new series. Also BBC-HD.
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| 1840 | TV3 | Take Me Out
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| 1900 | ITV | Family Fortunes | A celebrity edition.
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| 1945 | ITV | The X Factor | Cor, hasn't Dermot fallen.
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| 2002 | RTR1 | Buille Faoi Thuairim | FM and satellite only.
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| 2020 | DAVE | Have I Got News For You
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| 2025 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2100 | 4MUS | Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong x2
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| 2100 | ITV2 | The Xtra Factor | Also TV3.
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| 2100 | ITV | 71 Degrees North New! | Celebrity Survivor in a very cold climate.
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| 2100 | CHA1 | Shooting Stars x2
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| 2100 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks Night
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| 2110 | BBC2 | Have I Got a Bit More News for You
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| 2155 | BBC2 | Mock the Week
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| 2200 | CHA1 | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz
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Sunday
| 0535 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0800 | BBC2 | Escape from Scorpion Island | Downpour. That'll teach 'em to play with sockballs.
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| 0900 | CBBC | Total Wipeout
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| 1000 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1030 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1100 | HOME | Bargain Hunt Famous Finds Day
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| 1130 | S4C | 0 Ond 1 x4
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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| 1205 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 1350 | ITV | Dinner Date
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| 1425 | Mor4 | Coach Trip x5
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| 1450 | ITV | The X Factor | Also TV3 1445, ITV2 1845.
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| 1505 | C4 | Three In a Bed x3 | Recut into 30-minute episodes.
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| 1640 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1705 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1800 | WTCH | Total Wipe Us Out
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| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia New! | The second, massively popular, series.
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| 1900 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den
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| 1940 | DAVE | Have I Got News for You
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| 2000 | TG4 | Ceist GAA le Hector New! | We think this is Cwis Meddiant for GAA clubs. "Hector" is the host, Hector O hEochagain.
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| 2015 | SKY1 | Must Be the Music
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| 2300 | E4 | Big Fat Quiz of the Year | For 2009.
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Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Weekdays
| 0800 | BBC2 | School of Silence
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| 0905 | BBC2 | Buzz and Tell
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| 1000 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | Not Th.
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| 1300 | CBBC | Blast Lab
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| 1400 | BBC7 | The Personality Test
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| 1430 | S4C | Risg
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| 1455 | C4 | Wogan's Perfect Recall
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| 1500 | BBC2 | Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
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| 1505 | BBC1 | Junior Masterchef
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Alastair Stewart.
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| 1525 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1610 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | AudioD.
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| 1615 | ITV3 | Dickinson's Real Deal
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Pointless | Not Th.
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| 1630 | CBBC | Escape from Scorpion Island | Not Fr.
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| 1700 | C4 | RTS Daytime Show of the Year Come Dine With Me | Peterborough.
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| 1700 | ITV | Britain's Best Dish | Border, STV and UTV, but STV viewers won't be able to see it.
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1730 | C4 | Coach Trip
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Not Th.
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| 1830 | S4C | 0 Ond 1 | Not Mo.
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| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia
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Monday
| 0435 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1305 | TV5 | La Carte au Tresor New! | The three-team version is in Loire-Atlantique.
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | Midlands -v- South of England.
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | Graham Norton, Gyles Brandreth, Jenny Éclair, Paul Merton.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Durham -v- Magdalen Oxford
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| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | The Wrights -v- Urban Walkers.
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| 2030 | BBC2 | Antiques Master | The grand final
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den | Also BBC-HD.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI x2
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| 2100 | LIV | Britain's Next Top Model
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Hells Kitchen Us
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| 2100 | 4MUS | Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong x2
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| 2200 | LIV | Celebrity Four Weddings
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Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Tuesday
| 0245 | BBC1 | Escape in Time | Signed.
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| 1900 | BBC3 | Total Wipeout
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| 1900 | ITV2 | Mr and Mrs
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| 1930 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Wales only.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | The Great British Bake Off | Week five, pastry in Mousehole.
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| 2000 | ITV | Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
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| 2000 | C4 | Celebrity Come Dine With Me New! | Debbie McGee, Lembit Opik, Iain Lee, Jodie Marsh.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week x2
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| 2100 | ITV | 71 Degrees North
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| 2100 | C4 | Ramsay's Best Restaurant New! | Yet another cookery show.
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| 2250 | TV5 | La Carte au Tresor | Repeat from yesterday.
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| 2335 | ITV | Ladette to Lady
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Wednesday
| 0245 | BBC1 | Escape in Time | Signed.
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| 1630 | S4C | Diwedd y Byd
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| 2000 | BBC4 | We Need Answers | Poetry, God, Politics, and Geography.
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Paris Hilton's My New Best Friend Forever | Who's the new cellmate?
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Thursday
| 0050 | BBC1 | Dragons' Den | Signed. Not Wales, NI.
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| 0150 | BBC1 | Escape in Time | Signed.
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| 0545 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1745 | CBBC | Blast Lab | Vacuum cleaner bazooka archery.
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| 1900 | ITV2 | Who Wants to be a Millionaire
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| 2100 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You? X2
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Mock the Week | Stewart Francis, Ed Byrne.
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| 2200 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice
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| 2230 | BBC3 | The King is Dead | The King.
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Friday
| 0255 | BBC1 | Escape in Time | Signed.
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| 0500 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1600 | BBC1 | Fee Fi Fo Yum!
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| 1630 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 2000 | STV | Postcode Challenge
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Sharks, Leeds Utd, Louis XIV, Manic Street Preachers. Not NI or Wales.
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| 2000 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Southend
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| 2030 | BBC1 | QI | Hodge Podge. Also BBC-HD.
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den: What Happened Next New! | Not Wales, NI.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Have I Got News for You x2
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| 2200 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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| 2235 | BBC1 | Would I Lie to You? | The Unseen Bits are, er, seen.
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| 0215 | BBC1 | Escape in Time | Signed.
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Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
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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| CHA1 | Channel One
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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 It
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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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| 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
