QI XL returns on Saturday (8.45 BBC2), and do beware that BRIAN BLESSED is on Family Fortunes (ITV, 6.45). Two editions of The X Factor this weekend, 7.30 Saturday and 7.45 Sunday; the latter follows the first in a new series of The Cube (ITV, 6.45 Sunday).Viewers in Ireland get their new series of The Apprentice (TV3, 9pm Monday) and Survivor: Samoa (TG4, 9.05 Tuesday). And if you're suffering from Big Brother withdrawal symptoms, you may wish to watch Streetmate (4 Music, 9pm Mo-Tu, 7pm We). If that doesn't do the trick, rush yourself to Casualty (Watch, 8am Thursday) where you'll meet a future contestant.
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 | Rainstorm.
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| 1055 | WTCH | The Weakest Link | Blue Peter
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1245 | STV | Dickinson's Real Deal
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| 1300 | CBBC | Total Wipeout
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| 1415 | BBCH | Buzz and Tell x4
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1555 | C4 | RTS Daytime Programme of the Year Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1635 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Wales, NI only.
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| 1720 | WTCH | Total Wipe Us Out
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| 1730 | BBC1 | Hole in the Wall
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| 1825 | TV3 | Take Me Out
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| 1830 | BBC1 | Total Wipeout | Celebrity special.
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| 1845 | ITV | Family Fortunes | BRIAN BLESSED and Rebecca Adlington.
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| 1930 | ITV | The X Factor
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| 2002 | RTR1 | Buille Faoi Thuairim
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| 2020 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2045 | BBC2 | QI XL | Not Wales.
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| 2045 | ITV2 | The Xtra Factor | Also TV3.
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| 2100 | CHA1 | Shooting Stars x2
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2140 | DAVE | QI Night
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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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| 2300 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den | Wales only.
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| 2330 | BBC2 | Mock the Week | Not Wales.
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Sunday
| 0500 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0800 | BBC2 | Escape from Scorpion Island | Freedom Rock.
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| 0900 | CBBC | Total Wipeout
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| 1000 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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| 1210 | S4C | 0 Ond 1 x4
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| 1220 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 1245 | ITV | Dinner Date
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| 1420 | Mor4 | Coach Trip x5
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| 1435 | ITV | The X Factor | Also TV3 1405.
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| 1500 | BBCH | The Slammer
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| 1510 | C4 | Three In a Bed x3
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| 1655 | 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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| 1845 | ITV | The Cube New! | Not UTV.
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| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia
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| 1900 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den
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| 1900 | TV3 | Family Fortunes
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| 1940 | DAVE | Have I Got News for You
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| 1945 | ITV | The X Factor | Also TV3.
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| 2000 | C4 | Celebrity Come Dine With Me | As seen earlier in the week.
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| 2030 | TG4 | Ceist GAA le Hector
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| 2030 | WTCH | Outtake TV | Celebrity Weakest Link.
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| 2100 | ITV2 | The Xtra Factor
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Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Weekdays
| 0800 | BBC2 | Trapped!
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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
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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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| 1505 | BBC1 | Junior Masterchef | Mo-We only.
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Dave Spikey.
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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 Mo, there's Clegg from Last of the Summer Wine instead.
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| 1630 | CBBC | Escape from Scorpion Island | Mo-Tu only.
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| 1630 | CBBC | School of Silence | We-Fr only.
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| 1700 | C4 | RTS Daytime Show of the Year Come Dine With Me | Bury.
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| 1700 | ITV | Britain's Best Dish | Finals week. Not STV.
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1730 | C4 | Coach Trip
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Also BBC-HD.
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| 1830 | S4C | 0 Ond 1 | Not Fr.
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| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL
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Monday
| 0435 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1305 | TV5 | La Carte au Tresor | Vienne.
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | North of England -v- Scotland.
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Ross Noble, Sheila Hancock.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Edinburgh -v- Jesus Oxford.
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| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Radio Addicts -v- Taxonomists.
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| 2030 | BBC2 | Antiques Master | The celebrity special, with Ricky Groves off of The Eastenders, Dr Christian Jessen from Embarrassing Bodies, Saira Khan of Beat the Boss, and World's Strongest Man Geoff Capes.
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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 | Streetmate x2 | Suffering from Big Brother withdrawal symptoms? Here's how Davina got the job.
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| 2100 | TV3 | The Apprentice New! | Bill Cullen finds another employee. Followed by The Apprentice You're Fired.
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| 2200 | 4MUS | Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
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| 2200 | LIV | Celebrity Four Weddings
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Have I Got Old News For You
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Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Tuesday
| 1900 | BBC3 | Total Wipeout
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| 1900 | ITV2 | Family Fortunes
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| 2000 | BBCH | QI
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| 2000 | BBC2 | The Great British Bake Off | The grand final.
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| 2000 | ITV | Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
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| 2100 | 4MUS | Streetmate x2
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| 2100 | ITV | 71 Degrees North
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| 2100 | C4 | Ramsay's Best Restaurant
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| 2105 | TG4 | Survivor New! | Samoa.
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| 2250 | TV5 | La Carte au Tresor | Repeat from yesterday.
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| 2305 | UTV | The Cube
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| 2335 | ITV | Ladette to Lady
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Wednesday
| 1630 | S4C | Diwedd y Byd
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| 1900 | 4MUS | Streetmate x2
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| 1900 | ITV2 | Who Wants to be a Millionaire
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| 2000 | BBC4 | We Need Answers | Christmas. Already!
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| 2030 | RTE1 | The Restaurant
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| 2200 | 4MUS | Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
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Thursday
| 0035 | BBC1 | Dragons' Den | Signed. NI 0105.
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| 0500 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0800 | WTCH | Casualty | Still suffering from Big Brother withdrawal? This episode features series 11's Shabby, and acting so wooden that even the Tree of Temptation looks lifelike.
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| 1505 | BBC1 | Copycats
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| 1745 | CBBC | Blast Lab | Rocket science.
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| 1900 | ITV2 | The Cube
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| 2100 | WTCH | Ballroom with the B-List New! | Strictly sans Brucie.
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Mock the Week | Milton Jones, Kevin Bridges, Russell Kane, Patrick Kielty. NI 2320.
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| 2200 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice
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| 2230 | BBC3 | The King is Dead | Assistant regional head of sales.
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Friday
| 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 | Charles Schulz, 2nd Ranger Battalion, Tennessee Williams, UK Prog Rock 68-78. Not Wales.
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| 2000 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Hertfordshire.
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| 2030 | BBC1 | QI | H'anatomy. Also BBC-HD.
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den: What Happened Next | Wales 2130.
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| 2130 | BBCH | Shooting Stars
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| 2200 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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| 2235 | BBC1 | Would I Lie to You?
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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
