It's Finals Week in Britain's Got Talent (ITV, 7.30 from Sunday), and in Countdown (C4, 3.05 weekdays). Two new programmes begin on the holiday Monday: Gory Games (CBBC, 5.45, continues all week) seems to have a self-explanatory title. Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask (Dave, 9pm) has panelists asking questions of each other, hopefully with better fact-checking than on some other shows. A similar concept applies to It's Your Round (Radio 4, 6.30 Thursday) repeated from earlier in the year, and there's a new series of Jest a Minute (Radio Wales, 1pm Saturday).
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Weekdays | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Saturday 28 May
| 0525 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0815 | WTCH | The Weakest Link | Dr Who.
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| 0825 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 0825 | ITV | House Gift
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| 1000 | BBC2 | Relic: Guardians of the Museum
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk | The Champions' League grand final.
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| 1100 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 1105 | TV5 | A Table!
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| 1220 | E4 | Great British Hairdresser | HD.
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| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1305 | Rwal | Jest a Minute New! | Jeremy Hardy and Jarred Christmas.
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| 1400 | LIV2 | The Biggest Loser x5
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| 1430 | TV3 | Pop Idle Us | Also ITV2 1605.
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| 1600 | CBBS | Kerwhizz
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| 1625 | C4 | Come Dine With Me x4
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| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1650 | BBC1 | Don't Scare the Hare | HD.
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| 1745 | BBC1 | So You Think You Can Dance | Continues 1930. HD.
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| 1800 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You?
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| 1840 | DAVE | Have I Got News For You
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| 1850 | TV3 | Take Me Out UK
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| 1920 | DAVE | QI
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| 2000 | BBC1 | Who Dares Wins
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| 2020 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL
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| 2200 | C4 | The Million Pound Drop Live | HD.
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Have I Got a Bit More Old News For You | Bill Bailey, Armando Iannucci, Jack Whitehall. Not NI; also BBC-HD.
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| 2245 | BBC2 | QI XL
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Counterpoint
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Sunday 29
| 0525 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0825 | ITV | May the Best House Win
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| 0900 | MOR4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 0925 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal | Not STV.
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| 1000 | CBBC | Total Wipeout
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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| 1230 | ITV | Dinner Date
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| 1315 | MOR4 | Coach Trip x5
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| 1400 | LIV2 | The Biggest Loser x6
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| 1420 | DAVE | QI
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| 1430 | TV3 | Come Dine With Me
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1530 | Rd4X | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
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| 1545 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | AudioD.
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| 1600 | CBBS | Kerwhizz
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| 1605 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1815 | TV3 | Family Fortunes
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| 1900 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Leeds. HD.
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| 1900 | WTCH | Scream If You Know the Answer
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| 1930 | ITV | Britain's Got Talent | The first live semi-final. HD, also TV3.
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| 2000 | DAVE | Last Man Standing
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL
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| 2100 | C5 | Most Shocking Talent Show Moments | Including the moment when Nigel Lythgoe was right. Or did we dream that?
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| 2340 | DAVE | Never Mind the Buzzcocks
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Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Weekdays | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Weekdays
| 0800 | BBC2 | Basil's Game Show
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| 0830 | CBBC | Trapped
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | Mo 1200.
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| 1430 | MOR4 | Come Dine With Me | Not Mo.
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| 1500 | MOR4 | Coach Trip | Not Mo.
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| 1500 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal | Not Mo.
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| 1505 | BBC1 | Copycats | Not Mo.
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| 1505 | RTE1 | The Dealers | Times vary slightly through the week, and not We.
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| 1510 | C4 | Countdown | Finals week, with Gregg Wallace.
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1600 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | AudioD.
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| 1700 | ITV | Celebrity Britain's Best Dish | Not STV. HD.
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link | Not Mo.
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| 1730 | C4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 1745 | CBBC | Gory Games New! | A spin-off from Horrible Histories.
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| 1800 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Great British Menu | Finals week, there. Also BBC-HD.
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| 1830 | TV3 | Come Dine With Me
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| 1850 | MOR4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 1930 | ITV | Britain's Got Talent. | HD. Also TV3.
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Monday 30 - Late Spring Bank Holiday
| 0040 | BBC1 | The Apprentice | Signed.
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| 0450 | C4 | Wogan's Perfect Recall
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| 0515 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0900 | DRT | Come Dine With Me Day | Until 0440 tomorrow.
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| 0915 | WTCH | Total Wipe Us Out x4
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| 1230 | Rd4X | Just a Minute | As heard on Radio 4 last week. Also 2200.
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Counterpoint
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| 1605 | RTE1 | Masterchef Australia x2
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | With Stephen Fry and Fi Glover.
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| 1900 | BBC2 | Gleusta | Scotland only.
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| 2100 | LIV | Four Weddings Revisited | Lowlights from previous series.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL
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| 2200 | DAVE | Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask New! | Panelists devise and answer the questions. With Robert Webb, Katy Brand, Griff Rhys Jones.
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| 2215 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Robbie Savage, Gail Emms, Dai Greene, Matthew Etherington. Wales 2325.
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| 2240 | DAVE | QI
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Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Weekdays | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Tuesday 31
| 0515 | C4 | Wogan's Perfect Recall
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| 1605 | RTE1 | Masterchef Australia x2
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| 1900 | BBC3 | Total Wipeout
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| 2000 | C4 | Four Rooms | HD.
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| 2100 | LIV | Dating in the Dark
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| 2200 | GOLD | QI XL
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Wednesday 1 June
| 0515 | C4 | Full Metal Challenge | Signed.
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| 0930 | Rd4X | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | May 1985, with Kenny Everett.
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| 1540 | RTE1 | Masterchef Australia x2
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| 1920 | DAVE | QI
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| 1930 | TG4 | Survivor
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| 2100 | BBC1 | The Apprentice | Dog food. HD.
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| 2100 | GOLD | QI XL
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| 2200 | BBC2 | The Apprentice You're Fired | Also BBC-HD.
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| 2320 | DAVE | Argumental
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Thursday 2
| 0500 | C4 | Wogan's Perfect Recall
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| 0525 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0930 | Rd4X | Just a Minute | February 1999.
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| 1605 | RTE1 | Masterchef Australia x2
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| 1830 | Rad4 | It's Your Round New! | Angus Deayton hosts the antidote to the antidote to panel games. As heard earlier in the year at a later time.
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| 1900 | BBC3 | The Apprentice | Also BBC-HD.
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| 2000 | C4 | Three In a Bed
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| 2000 | DAVE | QI XL
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| 2100 | DAVE | Compete for the Meat
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| 2200 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Friday 3
| 0410 | BBC3 | The Apprentice | Signed.
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| 0525 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0930 | Rd4X | Does the Team Think?
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| 1230 | Rd4X | The News Quiz | As heard on Radio 4 last week. An extended version at 2200.
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| 1605 | RTE1 | Masterchef Australia x2
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| 1630 | BBC1 | Fee Fi Fo Yum
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| 1730 | RnaG | De Do Naidheachd?
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1903 | Rwal | What's the Story
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| 2000 | WTCH | Outtake TV | Celeb Weakest Link.
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| 2030 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Not Scotland.
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| 2100 | WTCH | Total Wipe Out Down Under
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| 2100 | BBC1 | Have I Got News for You | Richard Madeley and Joe Wilkinson. NI and Scot 2130, BBC-HD 2200
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| 2130 | SKY1 | A League of Their Own | Penalties. HD.
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| 2140 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2220 | DAVE | Have I Got News for You
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Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Weekdays | 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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| BORD | Border (ITV in Cumbria and south-west Scotland)
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| C4 | Channel 4
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| C5 | Channel 5
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| CBBC | CBBC
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| CBBS | Cbeebies
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| CLAS | Classic FM (Radio)
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| DAVE | Dave
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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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| 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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| FSTR | 5*
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| GOLD | UKTV Gold
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| HOME | UKTV Home
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| HTV | HTV (ITV in Wales; Wales only unless noted)
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| ITV | ITV1 (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 | Sky Living
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| LIV2 | Sky Living It
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| LFC | LFC TV
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| MOR4 | More 4
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| NICK | Nickelodeon
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| PICK | Pick TV
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| QUES | Quest
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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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| Rd4X | BBC Radio 4Xtra
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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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| S4CD | S4C Digidol
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| SKY1 | Sky 1
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| SKY2 | Sky 2
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| STV | STV (ITV1 in North and Central Scotland)
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| TLKS | Talk Sport (radio)
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| TV3 | TV3 (Irish)
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| TV5 | TV5 Monde (Europe)
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| TG4 | TG 4 (Irish)
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| UTV | Ulster Television (ITV1 in Northern Ireland)
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| WTCH | Watch
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AudioD - Audio Description for the blind.
HD - Also shown in high-definition.
Signed - in-vision British Sign Language translation.
See also
TV Guide Last Week
