They've been promoting it with the wit, wisdom, and inner monologue of Victoria Coren, and that's the first time anyone's bothered to promote Only Connect (BBC4, 8.30 Monday). So we won't bother promoting the new series of Only Connect (BBC4, 8.30 Monday), which begins on BBC4 at 8.30 on Monday. Also this week, Mark Damazer marks half a century of University Challenge on The Archive Hour (Radio 4, 8pm Sat), there's a Who Wants to be a Millionaire special (ITV, 8pm Sunday), then after Only Connect is Celebrity Juice (10pm Thursday, ITV2), and that's probably the only time these two shows will ever appear in such close proximity.
Schedules subject to change.
Saturday 25 August
| 0830 | CBBC | Total Wipeout
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| 0830 | BBC2 | The Slammer
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| 0900 | NICK | Camp Orange | The Lost Kingdom
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| 1100 | BBC2 | Copycats
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1155 | RTE1 | Dinner Date
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| 1400 | CBBS | Kerwhizz
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1535 | CBBC | Hole in the Wall
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| 1625 | C4 | Come Dine With Me x4 | Bath.
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| 1625 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1635 | CBBC | School of Silence
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| 1720 | BBC1 | Total Wipeout | New episodes.
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| 1900 | ITV | Red or Black? 2.0 | Continues 2100. This week with Pick 'n' Mix, Bobby Zamora, and Milo from the Tweenies.
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| 1945 | ITV | The X Factor | A bit like The Great British Bake Off, only for singers. Also TV3. The Xtra Factor at 2115 on ITV2 and TV3.
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| 2000 | Rad4 | The Archive Hour Special | Mark Damazer marks a half-century of University Challenge.
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| 2030 | BBC1 | Secret Fortune | Dave and Lyn.
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| 2045 | RTE1 | The Big Money Game
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| 2100 | C5 | Celebrity Big Brother | Bit on the Side follows on 5*.
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Quote... Unquote
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| 2300 | STV | Take Me Out
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| 2330 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Sunday 26
| 0825 | ITV | Dinner Date
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| 0930 | BBC2 | Junior Bake Off
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| 0930 | NICK | Camp Orange
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| 1000 | Rd4x | Desert Island Disks Longplay Special | An hour with Mary Berry from Bake-Off.
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| 1025 | ITV | There's No Taste Like Home
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| 1130 | BBC2 | The Great British Bake Off
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| 1200 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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| 1240 | ITV | The X Factor | TV3 1250.
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| 1305 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | SD.
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| 1400 | DAVE | QI XL day
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| 1400 | CBBS | Kerwhizz
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| 1435 | MOR4 | Four in a Bed x5
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| 1530 | CBBC | Hole in the Wall
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| 1620 | C4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 1630 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1710 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1725 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | AudioD. SD.
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| 1725 | ITV | The Talent Show Story | Episode 2.
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| 1900 | ITV | The Chase | This week with Matt Dawson, Sally Bercow, Jack P Shepherd, CAUTION Jimmy Carr.
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| 2000 | ITV | Who Wants to be a Millionaire New! | School's Out. Except for viewers in STV, UTV, and Border, where school's been in for some time.
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| 2100 | C5 | Celebrity Big Brother | Bit on the Side follows on 5*.
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Weekdays
| 0955 | C4 | Come Dine With Me x5 | Mo 1035. Not Th, Fr.
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| 1000 | CBBC | Alesha's Street Dance Stars | Series 2.
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| 1200 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | Some episodes SD. Mo 1200.
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| 1400 | PICK | The Biggest Loser Us | Not Mo.
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| 1415 | BBC2 | The Weakest Link
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| 1500 | ITV | Secret Dealers
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| 1525 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1535 | BBC1 | Splatalot | Not Mo.
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| 1600 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | AudioD. SD. Th, Fr 1525.
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| 1615 | ITV3 | Dickinson's Real Deal | Mo 1630.
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| 1700 | ITV | Don't Blow the Inheritance | Tim Vine's generation-gap quiz.
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| 1700 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Hour-long episodes. Th, Fr 1625 for 30.
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| 1715 | BBC2 | Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
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| 1715 | BBC1 | Pointless | Mo 1645, Scot 1715.
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Also BBC-HD.
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Celebrity Masterchef | Also BBC-HD.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL
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| 2100 | C5 | Big Brother | Tu, Th 2200. Bit on the Side follows at 2300 (We: 2335; Fr 2230, followed by live coverage on 5* at 2315).
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Monday 27 - Holiday in England, Wales, NI
| 0230 | ITV | Golden Balls | Not STV.
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| 1125 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal | SD.
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| 1500 | Rad4 | Quote... Unquote | Last in the present series.
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| 1815 | CBBC | Hole in the Wall
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Queen Mary London v Jesus Oxford.
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| 2030 | BBC4 | Only Connect New! | Joinees v Draughtsmen.
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| 2100 | LIV | Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model | Hello male nurse! HD.
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Tuesday 28
| 1630 | BBC1 | Trade Your Way to the USA
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| 1900 | ITV2 | The Cube | Bungalow house band McFly.
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| 1900 | BBC3 | Total Wipeout
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Britain's Got Talent Us New!
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| 2000 | BBC2 | The Great British Bake Off | The secret of a good treacle tart is enough breadcrumbs. Also BBC-HD.
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Hell's Kitchen Us
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| 2200 | WTCH | Expedition Impossible | "I don't know how to ride this thing". HD.
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Wednesday 29
| 0300 | ITV | Golden Balls | Not STV.
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| 1630 | BBC1 | Jedward's Big Adventure.
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Bad Boyfriend Club
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| 2100 | LIV | Styled to Rock | Pick 'n' Mix give the designers something to do.
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| 2245 | BBC1 | Have I Got Old News for You | Not Wales.
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Thursday 30
| 0930 | Rd4X | The Unbelievable Truth | From 2008.
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| 2130 | LIV2 | The Biggest Loser Australia x2
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| 2200 | ITV2 | Celebrity Juice New! | This week with Kelly Brook, Ronan Keating, Chris Ramsey.
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| 2300 | E4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | A resumption of the recent series in longer editions.
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Friday 31
| 0930 | Rd4X | Whispers
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Duran Duran, Shakespeare's comedies, Alpine Club, Shipping Forecast. And guess what! Not Wales, NI, where it goes out 1825 Sat.
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| 2235 | BBC1 | Would I Lie to You?
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| 2320 | C5 | The Bachelor | Last in the present series.
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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
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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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| 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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| 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.
Signed - in-vision British Sign Language translation.
Shows on BBC1, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV2, E4, and Sky One are in HD unless specified as SD. Shows on other channels are marked as HD.
See also
TV Guide This Week
