This week sees the start of One Man and His Dog (BBC2 Saturday), a Scandinavian jaunt on Coach Trip (C4, 5pm weekdays), and Celebrity Eggheads (BBC2, 6pm Mo-Th). Specials include The Only Connect Connecting Walls Night (BBC4, from 8.30 Mon), I Had the X Factor 25 Years Ago (BBC2, 9pm Mon), They Shoot Horses Don't They (Radio 2, 10pm Wed), and The Big Quiz (ITV, 9pm Fri). Wrapping up are Masterchef The Professionals (BBC2, Mo-Th), Masterchef Australia (Watch, Su-Mo), Young The Apprentice (BBC1, 9pm Mo), and Countdown bids Jeff Stelling goodbye (C4, 3.10 weekdays).
Schedules subject to change.
Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Weekdays | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Saturday 10 December
| 0610 | WTCH | The Weakest Link x2
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| 0825 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 0835 | BBC2 | Splatalot
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| 0955 | TG4 | Wipeout Usa
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| 1000 | TOON | Ben 10 Ultimate Challenge
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| 1005 | CBBS | Kerwhizz
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1120 | TV3 | Popstar to Operastar | As seen in the UK over the summer.
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| 1400 | ITV2 | Xtra Factor x5 | Highlights of the series so far. This takes five hours? HD.
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1555 | C4 | Come Dine With Me x5 | HD.
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| 1600 | CBBC | Street Dance Stars
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| 1730 | BBC2 | One Man and His Dog New! | From Balmoral Castle. Scotland 1530. Concludes next Saturday.
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| 1800 | ITV | The Chase | Janet Street-Porter, Mark Durden-Smith, Joe Pasquale, Austin Healey. HD. Also TV3, as The Celebrity Chase.
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| 1830 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | With additional commentary on BBCi.
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| 2000 | ITV | The X Factor | Ten thousand people can't be wrong. Gary Barlow can. Also TV3. Xtra Factor follows on ITV2 and TV3. HD.
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| 2000 | DAVE | QI XL
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| 2015 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI XL | Also BBC-HD.
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain
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Sunday 11
| 0615 | WTCH | The Weakest Link
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| 0900 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 0935 | MOR4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1005 | CBBS | Kerwhizz
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| 1100 | Rad5 | History Repeats Itself
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| 1204 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
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| 1230 | C4 | Shipwrecked | HD.
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| 1340 | ITV | The X Factor | Repeat from last night. HD. TV3 1100.
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| 1525 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Not Scotland.
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| 1600 | CBBC | Street Dance Stars | A different ep BBC-HD 1645.
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| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1650 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | AudioD.
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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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| 1800 | PICK | Four Weddings
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| 1800 | DAVE | QI XL
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| 1830 | ITV | The Cube | Neil and Luke face challenges including "Barrier". HD.
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| 1830 | TV3 | Family Fortunes
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| 1855 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | The results, at an earlier time. HD.
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| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia
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| 1915 | Rad4 | Dilemma | John Finnemore, Danielle Ward, Alun Cochrane, Ann Leslie.
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| 1930 | TG4 | An Jig Gig
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| 1930 | ITV | The X Factor | What? It's the grand final? HD. Also TV3. Xtra Factor follows on ITV2, and TV3.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Argumental | Ardal O'Hanlon and Richard Herring. HD.
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| 2240 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2330 | BBC1 | Have I Got A Bit More Old News for You | HD. Scot 0010, Wales 0030, NI 0015 Mo-Tu.
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| 2330 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks
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Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Weekdays | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Weekdays
| 0800 | ITV3 | Dickinson's Real Deal
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| 0800 | BBC2 | Copycats
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| 1000 | CBBC | Blast Lab
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| 1125 | CBBC | Trapped: Ever After | Signed We, Th.
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| 1155 | CBBC | Junior Masterchef | Signed We, Th.
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1400 | ITV | May the Best House Win
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| 1410 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1415 | BBC2 | The Weakest Link | Scot not We.
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| 1435 | MOR4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 1500 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal | HD.
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| 1505 | MOR4 | Coach Trip
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| 1510 | C4 | Countdown | Jon Culshaw, for Finals Week.
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1535 | BBC1 | Splatalot
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| 1600 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | AudioD.
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| 1600 | BBC1 | Alesha's Street Dance Stars | HD.
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| 1700 | C4 | Coach Trip New! | Lapland. HD.
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| 1700 | ITV | Best Dish - The Chefs | HTV, Border. HD.
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| 1715 | BBC1 | Pointless
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| 1730 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | The Kent Riviera (!). HD.
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Celebrity Eggheads New! | Mon: Sports stars; Tu: women; We: The Eastenders; Th: Reality stars (and Lembit Öpik). Not Fr. Also BBC-HD.
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two | Fri 1800.
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| 1850 | MOR4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 2200 | 4Mus | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Mo-We only.
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Monday 12
| 0930 | Rd4X | Jest a Minute
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| 1500 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain
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| 1730 | RTE2 | Ultimate Street Challenge
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| 1830 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | To Watford, where Andy Hamilton entertains, and Jack Dee is in the chair.
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| 1900 | WTCH | Masterchef Australia | It's the end of the end of the series!
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| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Joe Calzaghe, Michael Vaughan, Adrian Lewis, and Brad Friedel play "spot the sexist". HD. Scotland only; England, Wales 2235, NI 2305.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Pembroke Cambridge v Nottingham
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| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect Special | Wall Night, a pair of programmes on the Connecting Wall. Concludes 2200.
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| 2030 | BBC2 | Masterchef The Professionals | Finals week. BBC-HD 2200.
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| 2100 | BBC1 | Young The Apprentice | The final. HD.
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| 2100 | TV3 | The Apprentice | The semi-final. The Apprentice You're Fired follows at 2220, and Behind the Scenes on 3e at 2300.
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| 2100 | BBC2 | I Had the X Factor 25 Years Ago Special | Whatever happened to New Faces of '86? Also BBC-HD.
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Jimmy Osmond, Tom Parker, Caroline Flack, Charlie Baker.
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| 2200 | CHAL | Britain's Strongest Man 2011
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| 2305 | E4 | Sorority Girls | Flouncing out. HD.
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Shortcuts: Sat | Sun | Weekdays | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri
Tuesday 13
| 0025 | C5 | Impossible
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| 0240 | BBC1 | Masterchef The Professionals | Signed.
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| 1400 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 1900 | BBC3 | Total Wipeout
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Masterchef The Professionals | Also BBC-HD.
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| 2000 | E4 | Shipwrecked | Going ... going. HD.
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| 2000 | ITV | High Stakes | Last in the present series. UTV 2305. HD.
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| 2000 | TV3 | Celebrity Come Dine With Me Christmas Special
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL
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| 2100 | LIV | Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model Us | Medina. HD.
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| 2100 | LIV2 | The Biggest Loser Australia New! | More cricket coverage.
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| 2200 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2200 | E4 | Tool Academy | HD.
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| 2240 | DAVE | Argumental | HD.
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| 2320 | DAVE | Have I Got News for You
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Wednesday 14
| 0320 | BBC1 | Masterchef The Professionals | Signed.
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| 0420 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge | Blow football. Signed.
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| 0930 | Rd4X | Whispers
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| 1800 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You?
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| 1900 | BBC3 | Hot Like Us | Highlights, padded to an hour.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Masterchef The Professionals | Also BBC-HD.
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| 2000 | SKYA | The Devil's Dinner Party | "You say the nicest things," writes Count Dracula. "More red wine?"
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| 2030 | TG4 | Ceist GAA le Hector
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| 2100 | DAVE | Have I Got a Bit More News for You
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| 2100 | S4C | Rhydian | With Mark Evans.
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| 2140 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2200 | WTCH | Ballroom with the B-list | HD.
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| 2200 | Rad2 | They Shoot Horses Don't They Special | The story of the dance marathon.
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| 2220 | DAVE | QI
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| 2245 | BBC1 | Would I Lie to You? | NI 2315, not Wales.
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| 2300 | DAVE | Argumental | HD.
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Thursday 15
| 0345 | BBC1 | Masterchef The Professionals | Signed.
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| 0930 | Rd4x | The 99p Challenge
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| 1830 | ITV2 | Family Fortunes | HD.
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| 1900 | DAVE | Dragons' Den | HD.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Masterchef The Professionals | The grand final. Also BBC-HD.
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| 2030 | ITV2 | The X Factor Us | HD.
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| 2100 | LIV | Four Weddings Us | And a talking parrot, not called John. HD.
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| 2200 | DAVE | Argumental | Tim Vine and Steven Mangan. HD.
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| 2200 | C5 | It's All About Amy | This week, Amy Childs is in Dubai. Remember, Piers Moron's talking at Peter Andrex on ITV.
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| 2240 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Friday 16
| 1510 | C4 | Countdown | The end of the Jeff Stelling era.
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| 1800 | TOON | Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two | Last in the series.
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| 1840 | DAVE | Dragons' Den | HD.
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| 1900 | RWal | Jest a Minute | A repeat from 2009.
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| 2000 | WTCH | Wipeout USA | Also TG4 1755.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | George Orwell, Francis Walshingham, The West Wing, Valley of the Kings. Also BBC-HD.
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| 2000 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Herefordshire. HD.
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| 2100 | ITV2 | The X Factor Us
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| 2100 | BBC1 | Have I Got News for You | With Jack Whitehall and Countdown's Nick Hewer. HD.
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| 2100 | ITV | The Big Quiz: Corrie Versus Emmerdale Special | Stephen Mulhern keeps order in what may not be a game show. HD. Also TV3.
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| 2100 | DISC | One Man Army | Scary challenges for people who fear nothing.
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| 2140 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | iShow A Clip Show. Not Scotland. Also BBC-HD.
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| 2310 | C4 | Chris Moyles' Hollywood Stars Quiz Night | John Barrowman, Jimmy Carr, Pixie Lott. Subject to delay if the Comedy Awards goes to extra laughs or chortles from the penalty mark. HD.
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| 0205 | BBC1 | Masterchef The Professionals | 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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| 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 Channel
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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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| FDNT | Food Network
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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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| SKYA | Sky Atlantic
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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
