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<div class="square">[[Image:Square 005.jpg]]</div> Each week, Iain Weaver gives us his take on the week's game show programmes and related news.
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</div> Each week, Iain Weaver gives us a take on the week's game show programmes and related news.
A companion [[TV Guide This Week|guide to game shows on TV]] for the coming week is also published on a regular basis, usually on Thursdays.
A companion [[TV Guide This Week|guide to game shows on TV]] for the coming week is also published on a regular basis, usually on Thursdays.
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-08-27|27th August 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2024-03-24|24th March 2024]]
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|Big Brother 7
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|Eurovision Song Contest preview
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-08-20|20th August 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2024-03-17|17th March 2024]]
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|Marlow and Maria
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|Smart TV, Style It Out
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-08-13|13th August 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2024-03-10|10th March 2024]]
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|Reviews in Brief
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|What is radio fo(u)r?
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-08-06|6th August 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2024-03-03|3rd March 2024]]
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|Fort Boyard
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|Gladiators on BBC1
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==2006 archive==
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== 2024 archive ==
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|[[Weaver's Week 2024-02-25|25th February 2024]]
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|Steve Wright, an obituary
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|[[Weaver's Week 2024-02-11|11th February 2024]]
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|The Traitors series 2
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|[[Weaver's Week 2024-02-04|4th February 2024]]
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|The Only Connect final of 2024
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|[[Weaver's Week 2024-01-28|28th January 2024]]
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|Wheel of Fortune with Graham Norton
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|[[Weaver's Week 2024-01-21|21st January 2024]]
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|Jeopardy! with Stephen Fry
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|[[Weaver's Week 2024-01-14|14th January 2024]]
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|Survivor on BBC1
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== 2023 archive ==
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-07-30|30th July 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-12-31|31st December 2023]]
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|Sports Relief
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|'''The Week of the Year 2023'''
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-07-23|23rd July 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-12-17|17th December 2023]]
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|ITV In Crisis, part two - Love Island
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|Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-07-16|16th July 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-12-10|10th December 2023]]
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|ITV In Crisis, part one - Poker Face
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|Deal or No Deal with Stephen Mulhern
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-07-09|9th July 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-12-03|3rd December 2023]]
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|Full stop, question mark
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|Junior Eurovision 2023 in Nice
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-07-02|2nd July 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-11-26|26th November 2023]]
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|Boss-beaters
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|The Grand Knockout Tournament of 1987
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-06-25|25th June 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-11-19|19th November 2023]]
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|Scrambled X
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|Big Brother returns
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-06-18|18th June 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-11-05|5th November 2023]]
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|Winningest
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|An afternoon watching telly - includes The Big Bake
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-06-11|11th June 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-10-29|29th October 2023]]
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|More long words
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|Americana: Raid the Cage, Countdown pilot
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-06-04|4th June 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-10-22|22nd October 2023]]
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|Schulze-Condorcet, and other big words
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|Outside ''The Bidding Room'' - Great Antiques Challenge, Vintage French Farmhouse
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-05-28|28th May 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-10-15|15th October 2023]]
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|Eurovision Countdown
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|Selling Super Houses: anatomy of a failure
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-05-21|21st May 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-10-08|8th October 2023]]
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|"We are the winners. Of University Challenge" - also Eurovision semi
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|Alan Carr's Picture Slam
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-05-14|14th May 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-09-24|24th September 2023]]
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|The Price is Right?
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|Catchword
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-05-07|7th May 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-09-17|17th September 2023]]
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|The category's still there - Bullseye, Sitcom Showdown
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|CBS's Superfan
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-04-30|30th Apr 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-09-10|10th September 2023]]
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|Stat and More Stat
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|The Finish Line
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-04-23|23rd Apr 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-09-03|3rd September 2023]]
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|School Daze (2) - That'll Test 'Em, Top of the Form
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|Ultimate Wedding Planner
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-04-16|16th Apr 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-08-20|20th August 2023]]
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|School Daze (1) - School's Out
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|Can artificial intelligence win a game show this week?; Michael Parkinson
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-04-09|9th Apr 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-08-13|13th August 2023]]
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|History Today - Classic Comeback
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|Can artificial intelligence win a game show yet?
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-04-02|2nd Apr 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-08-06|6th August 2023]]
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|Front Page News - Countdown, Mastermind
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|Gordon Burns, a profile
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-03-26|26th Mar 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-07-23|23rd July 2023]]
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|Ready... - The Games, Eurovision draw
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|De kwiz met ballen
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-03-19|19th Mar 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-07-16|16th July 2023]]
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|The West Lothian Question - Just the Two of Us
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|Puzzling on Channel 5
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-03-12|12th Mar 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-07-09|9th July 2023]]
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|Teenage Kicks - A Song for Europe
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|Popmaster on TV
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-03-05|5th Mar 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-06-25|25th June 2023]]
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|The worst week of the Week
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|Get Set Galactic
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-02-26|26th Feb 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-06-18|18th June 2023]]
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|Countdown, Deal, Poll
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|The Great Auction Showdown
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-02-19|19th Feb 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-06-11|11th June 2023]]
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|Geekdom's only skin deep - Beauty and the Geek
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|Ireland's Smartest; University Challenge final
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-02-12|12th Feb 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-05-28|28th May 2023]]
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|Iced Tea - Dancing on Ice
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|Jeremy Paxman, an appreciation
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-02-05|5th Feb 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-05-21|21st May 2023]]
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|Great shows
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|Eurovision Song Contest final
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-01-29|29th Jan 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-05-14|14th May 2023]]
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|Great hosts
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|Liverpool does the Eurovision Song Contest
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-01-22|22nd Jan 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-05-07|7th May 2023]]
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|Whose house is it? - Finders Keepers, Big Brother
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|In With a Shout
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-01-15|15th Jan 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-04-30|30th April 2023]]
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|Do we have to spell it out? - Hard Spell, Spelling Bee
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|Mastermind final; Len Goodman; Jerry Springer
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-01-08|8th Jan 2006]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-04-23|23rd April 2023]]
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|The year ahead
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|Rise and Fall
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==2005 archive==
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-12-30|30th Dec 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-04-16|16th April 2023]]
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|Weaver's Year 2005
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|Tempting Fortune
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-12-18|18th Dec 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-04-02|2nd April 2023]]
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|Wealthwatch - Golden Lot, Millionaire Manor
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|Loaded in Paradise; Paul O'Grady
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-12-11|11th Dec 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-03-26|26th March 2023]]
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|Question or number - Sudo-Q, Junior Eurovision
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|Ten to the Top; Eurovision Song Contest preview
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-12-04|4th Dec 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-03-19|19th March 2023]]
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|Factor X
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|Pen/Campwyr and Only Connect
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-11-27|27th Nov 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-03-05|5th March 2023]]
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|Strictly Weekly
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|Ken Bruce, that bloke off the radio
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-11-20|20th Nov 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-02-26|26th February 2023]]
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|Channel Four, Daily - Countdown and Deal or No Deal
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|Travels in Scotland - Eat the Town, Scotland's Greatest Escape
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-11-13|13th Nov 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-02-19|19th February 2023]]
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|The Mastermind Champion
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|Duels en familles, a French show
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-11-06|6th Nov 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-02-12|12th February 2023]]
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|The end of the marathon
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|Jon and Lucy's Odd Couples; The Traitors USA
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-10-30|30th Oct 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-01-29|29th January 2023]]
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|Congratulations - Eurovision 50
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|Next Level Chef
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-10-23|23rd Oct 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-01-22|22nd January 2023]]
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|Glycosaminoglycan - it's Star Spell week
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|The Traitors
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-10-16|16th Oct 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-01-15|15th January 2023]]
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|And now the questions go up - Sale of the Century
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|That's My Jam
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== 2022 archive ==
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-10-09|9th Oct 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-01-01|1st January 2023]]
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|Hard Hat Area - The Golden Shot
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|'''The Week of the Year 2022'''
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-10-02|2nd Oct 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-12-18|18th December 2022]]
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|Pick Your Own
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|Junior Eurovision 2022
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-09-25|25th Sep 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-12-11|11th December 2022]]
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|Old Friends Return - University Challenge, The Price is Right
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|Gwrach y Rhibyn
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-09-18|18th Sep 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-12-04|4th December 2022]]
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|Driving Up That Hill
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|You Won't Believe This; Tell the Truth
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-09-11|11th Sep 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-11-27|27th November 2022]]
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|Greatest Games - ITV's history, part three
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|The Mole on Netflix; Brain of Britain; Eurovision voting
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-09-04|4th Sep 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-11-20|20th November 2022]]
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|Would Like To Find - ITV's history, part two
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|Riddiculous; finding redemption in the Aussie jungle
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-08-28|28th Aug 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-11-06|6th November 2022]]
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|The Prize is Right - ITV's history, part one
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|Make Me Prime Minister
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-08-21|21st Aug 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-10-30|30th October 2022]]
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|The Annual Big Brother Review
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|Aldi's Next Big Thing
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-08-14|14th Aug 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-10-23|23rd October 2022]]
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|Ride and win - Cash Cab, Raven
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|Huskestue, a Norwegian show
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-08-07|7th Aug 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-10-16|16th October 2022]]
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|Watching Watching the Detectives
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|Are You the One?; Rose d'Or nominations
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-07-31|31st Jul 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-10-09|9th October 2022]]
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|Poker Nights
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|Bad Chefs
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-07-24|24th Jul 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-10-02|2nd October 2022]]
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|Wizard Spelling - the Spelling Bee, Harry Potter quiz
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|Wales' Home of the Year
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-07-17|17th Jul 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-09-18|18th September 2022]]
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|As easy as 1-2-3 - Sudoku Live
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|Game On, Grandparents!
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-07-10|10th Jul 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-09-11|11th September 2022]]
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|Countdown's Finals Week
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|Elizabeth Windsor, the game show fan
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-07-03|3rd Jul 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-09-04|4th September 2022]]
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|Richard Whiteley - a national treasure
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|Fastest Finger First
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-06-25|25th Jun 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-08-28|28th August 2022]]
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|It's for yoo-hoo - The Big Call
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|The Connection, a Dutch show; BBC at Junior Eurovision
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-06-18|18th Jun 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-08-21|21st August 2022]]
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|Mock the Cats - also a Countdown Final Preview
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|Amol Rajan, the new ''University Challenge'' host
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-06-11|11th Jun 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-08-14|14th August 2022]]
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|The game show review review - Our Survey Said, Back in the Day
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|Sport Relief All Star Games
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-06-04|4th Jun 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-08-07|7th August 2022]]
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|Europe Votes
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|Gloria Hunniford profiled
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-05-29|29th May 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-07-24|24th July 2022]]
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|One amazing evening
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|De 1% Quiz, and other Dutch shows
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-05-22|22nd May 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-07-17|17th July 2022]]
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|The Awakening - Junior Mastermind, Eurovision semi
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|College Bowl, the American ''University Challenge''
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-05-15|15th May 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-07-10|10th July 2022]]
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|The University Challenge Final
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|One Question; when will Quizzy Mondays return?
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-05-08|8th May 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-06-26|26th June 2022]]
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|People are coming, everyone's trying - Going For Gold remembered
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|Les 12 coups de midi; where to host Eurovision
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-05-01|1st May 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-06-19|19th June 2022]]
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|They came, they had a go
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|Netflix special: Bullsh*t, The Squid Game
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-04-24|24th Apr 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-06-12|12th June 2022]]
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|It's All Oxford - and Splash Camp
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|Flipping Fast; Pass the Buck
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-04-17|17th Apr 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-05-29|29th May 2022]]
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|Here's one we asked earlier - Perseverance
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|The Games; Top Takeaways
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-04-10|10th Apr 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-05-22|22nd May 2022]]
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|Growing Old Disgracefully (part three) - Ask The Family
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|WHAT IS HAPPENING?! Eurovision Song Contest - final
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-04-03|3rd Apr 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-05-15|15th May 2022]]
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|Growing Old Disgracefully (part two) - Double Your Money
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|Eurovision Song Contest - semi-finals
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-03-27|27th Mar 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-05-01|1st May 2022]]
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|Growing Old Disgracefully (part one) - Old Shows Reborn
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|The 1% Club; Channel 4
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-03-20|20th Mar 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-04-24|24th April 2022]]
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|The University Challenge Meta-Review
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|Bridge of Lies, and 5pm shows
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-03-13|13th Mar 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-04-17|17th April 2022]]
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|Something To Sing About - A Song for Europe, and Celeb Fame Academy
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|University Challenge and Mastermind finals
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-03-06|6th Mar 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-04-03|3rd April 2022]]
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|A new broom - The Apprentice
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|One and Six Zeros
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-02-27|27th Feb 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-03-27|27th March 2022]]
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|Park -v- Kielty Redux
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|Music special: Starstruck, Eurovision preview, Counterpoint
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-02-20|20th Feb 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-03-20|20th March 2022]]
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|Weaver's Week - Gold!
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|The Great Cookbook Challenge with Jamie Oliver
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-02-13|13th Feb 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-03-13|13th March 2022]]
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|The Sunday Paper Review
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|BBC3: The Fast and the Farmer-ish, Gassed Up
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-02-06|6th Feb 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-03-06|6th March 2022]]
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|Geronimo!
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|Best Young Artist; Opera on University Challenge
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-01-30|30th Jan 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-02-20|20th February 2022]]
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|A short half hour
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|Limitless Win
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-01-23|23rd Jan 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-02-13|13th February 2022]]
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|Big Bother
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|Ireland's Eurosong 2022; Bamber Gascoigne
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-01-16|16th Jan 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-02-06|6th February 2022]]
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|Such Is Politics: Vote for Me
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|The Weakest Link; Barry Cryer
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|[[Weaver's Week 2005-01-09|9th Jan 2005]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-01-30|30th January 2022]]
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|A new year miscellany
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|Only Connect, the 2021-22 series
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-01-16|16th January 2022]]
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|I LIterally Just Told You
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-01-09|9th January 2022]]
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|Walk the Line
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==2004 archive==
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== 2021 archive ==
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-12-28|28th Dec 2004]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-01-02|2nd January 2022]]
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|Weaver's Year 2004
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|'''The Week of the Year 2021'''
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-12-18|18th Dec 2004]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2021-12-19|19th December 2021]]
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|Tension mounts: Countdown's finals week
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|Junior Eurovision
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-12-11|11th Dec 2004]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2021-12-12|12th December 2021]]
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|Spellcasting: Hard Spell and the Mastermind final
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|Christmas 1980: Runaround, So You Think...
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-12-04|4th Dec 2004]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2021-12-05|5th December 2021]]
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|Scrap for All: Scrapheap Challenge, and a preview of the Countdown finals
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|Moneybags; Het Jachtseizoen
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-11-27|27th Nov 2004]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2021-11-28|28th November 2021]]
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|Nine Live: Four hours of quiz tv
+
|The Tournament; Tug of Words
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-11-20|20th Nov 2004]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2021-11-21|21st November 2021]]
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|It Could Be Bunnies: Play the Game
+
|Moneyball; Sitting on a Fortune
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-11-13|13th Nov 2004]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2021-11-14|14th November 2021]]
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|Ten Years of the National Lottery
+
|Murder Island, Handmade: Best Woodworker
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-11-06|6th Nov 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-10-31|31st October 2021]]
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|Begging the Question: Beg, Steal, and Borrow; and Paxman gets annoyed.
+
|Question Team; Rob Beckett's Undeniable
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-10-30|30th Oct 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-10-24|24th October 2021]]
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|Look who's back!: An old friend returns, and we test our spelling
+
|Outsiders; Alan Hawkshaw
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-10-23|23rd Oct 2004]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2021-10-17|17th October 2021]]
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|OFCOM Rules OK: The Big Brother ruling
+
|Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-10-16|16th Oct 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-10-03|3rd October 2021]]
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|Spies Like Us: Spy
+
|Take a Hike; The Complaints Department
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-10-09|9th Oct 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-09-26|26th September 2021]]
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|Let the Scrapping -- begin! Scrapheap Challenge and Jungle Run
+
|The Birthday Cake Game; under-rated shows
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-10-02|2nd Oct 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-09-19|19th September 2021]]
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|Playing Catchup: Countdown, and an unhappy winner
+
|Irish shows: The Big Deal, Home Advantage
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-09-25|25th Sep 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-09-12|12th September 2021]]
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|Scares on Thursday: Scary Sleepover, Mad Mad House
+
|Under new management: Countdown, Mastermind, A Question of Sport
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-09-18|18th Sep 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-08-29|29th August 2021]]
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|Crisis? What Crisis?: UC returns
+
|Apocalypse Wow
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-09-11|11th Sep 2004]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2021-08-22|22nd August 2021]]
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|Bognor? Bust?: Bognor or Bust, Crisis Command
+
|Cooking With the Stars; Beat Me The Five Knockouts
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-09-04|4th Sep 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-08-15|15th August 2021]]
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|Summer Review: International King of Sports
+
|The Void
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-08-28|28th Aug 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-08-08|8th August 2021]]
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|Ye Weyvere's Weeke: Bullseye, Catchphrase retrospective
+
|Can I Improve My Memory?
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-08-21|21st Aug 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-07-25|25th July 2021]]
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|Games Without Front Ears: House of Games
+
|Tom O'Connor
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-08-14|14th Aug 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-07-18|18th July 2021]]
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|Let the Challenge - Begin!: Raven II
+
|Michael Aspel (2) - Child's Play and Blockbusters
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-08-07|7th Aug 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-07-11|11th July 2021]]
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|Big sigh of relief: Big Brother 5 summary
+
|Michael Aspel (1) - Give Us a Clue and Ultra Quiz
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-07-31|31st Jul 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-06-27|27th June 2021]]
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|In the box: Dean from Big Brother's book
+
|Unbeatable
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-07-24|24th Jul 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-06-20|20th June 2021]]
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|Good enough?: Simply the Best
+
|The Answer Trap
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-07-17|17th Jul 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-06-13|13th June 2021]]
-
|Saturday Night Passport: Passport to Paradise
+
|Quizness
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-07-10|10th Jul 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-05-30|30th May 2021]]
-
|More preserve, sir?: Head Jam
+
|Eurovision Song Contest 2021 - the final
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-07-03|3rd Jul 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-05-23|23rd May 2021]]
-
|Results week: BB5 comments
+
|Eurovision Song Contest 2021 - the semi-finals
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2004-06-26|26th Jun 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-05-16|16th May 2021]]
-
|Countdown Finals
+
|Dutch shows: First & Last, Eurovision Song Quiz; Alan Carr's Name That Tune
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-06-19|19th Jun 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-05-09|9th May 2021]]
-
|Ask me another: The Interrogators
+
|I Can See Your Voice
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2004-06-12|12th Jun 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-05-02|2nd May 2021]]
-
|Cramming it in: The Cram
+
|Mastermind final; which shows give great value for money?
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-06-05|5th Jun 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-04-25|25th April 2021]]
-
|Kat's in the kitchen: More BB5
+
|Game of Talents
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-05-29|29th May 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-04-18|18th April 2021]]
-
|Voting procedures: Eurovision breakdown
+
|Bacon's Best Bits: This is My House, The Hustler
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-05-22|22nd May 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-04-11|11th April 2021]]
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|Euro Vision
+
|Only Connect and University Challenge
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-05-15|15th May 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-03-28|28th March 2021]]
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|A thousand times worse than Jemini: Quarantine
+
|Unforgivable; Growing Pains
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-05-08|8th May 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-03-21|21st March 2021]]
-
|Looking back with Weaver's Week: Crisis Command, BBC 2 at 40
+
|Saturday Night Takeaway; six songs for Europe
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-05-01|1st May 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-03-14|14th March 2021]]
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|Four!: Blank Screen, Win Lose or Draw Late, Totally Top Trumps
+
|Bank Balance; House of Games
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-04-24|24th Apr 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-02-28|28th February 2021]]
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|Playing games: The Games return
+
|Gettu Betur, an Icelandic quiz
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-04-17|17th Apr 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-02-21|21st February 2021]]
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|University Challenge grand final
+
|Lightning
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-04-10|10th Apr 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-02-14|14th February 2021]]
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|Smart enough?: Come and Have a Go...
+
|The new Mastermind host
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-04-03|3rd Apr 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-01-31|31st January 2021]]
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|Universities Challenged: UC special
+
|Lingo in the 21st century
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-03-27|27th Mar 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-01-24|24th January 2021]]
-
|Saturday Night In: Ant and Dec
+
|Lingo in the 20th century
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-03-20|20th Mar 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-01-17|17th January 2021]]
-
|Still prejudiced?: Without Prejudice?
+
|Michael McIntyre's The Wheel with Michael McIntyre
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-03-13|13th Mar 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-01-10|10th January 2021]]
-
|Don't forget to miss it: Memory Bank
+
|Christmas shows: Blankety Blank, Miranda's Games with Showbiz Names
 +
|}
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 +
== 2020 archive ==
 +
{|width=600
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|'''Date'''
 +
|'''Topics'''
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-03-06|6th Mar 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-12-27|27th December 2020]]
-
|Another song for Eurosong: Making Your Mind Up
+
|'''The Week of the Year 2020'''
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-02-28|28th Feb 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-12-13|13th December 2020]]
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|The annual UC stats pack
+
|Winning Combination
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2004-02-21|21st Feb 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-12-06|6th December 2020]]
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|Seventeen: 24 Hour Quiz
+
|Junior Eurovision 2020
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-02-14|14th Feb 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-11-29|29th November 2020]]
-
|The Six o'Clock Blues: Traitor, Genies en herbe
+
|Don't Unleash the Beast; Nachtraven
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-02-07|7th Feb 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-11-22|22nd November 2020]]
-
|Borg, ready: Beat the Cyborgs
+
|The Bridge; Des O'Connor
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-01-31|31st Jan 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-11-08|8th November 2020]]
-
|Didn't They Do Well?
+
|The Weakest Link (NBC); Cannon and Ball's Casino
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-01-24|24th Jan 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-11-01|1st November 2020]]
-
|Stronger: Hercules
+
|Guessable
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-01-17|17th Jan 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-10-25|25th October 2020]]
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|Beat the Nation
+
|The Cube and The Chop
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2004-01-10|10th Jan 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-10-18|18th October 2020]]
-
|Stay up late with Weaver's Week: Shattered
+
|Celebrity Karaoke Club
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2004-01-03|3rd Jan 2004]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-10-11|11th October 2020]]
-
|Bob Monkhouse tribute
+
|Family Fortunes
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|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-09-27|27th September 2020]]
 +
|One Man and His Dog
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|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-09-20|20th September 2020]]
 +
|Winning Streak: the Derek Mooney and Marty Whelan years
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-09-13|13th September 2020]]
 +
|Winning Streak: the Mike Murphy years
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-08-30|30th August 2020]]
 +
|Rolling in It
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-08-23|23rd August 2020]]
 +
|What ''is'' a game show?; also It Pays to Behave
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-08-16|16th August 2020]]
 +
|From the Internets: Dan's Quiz, Google That!, Outright
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-08-02|2nd August 2020]]
 +
|Regis Philbin
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-07-26|26th July 2020]]
 +
|Gêm Gartre'; Belgian Switch
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-07-19|19th July 2020]]
 +
|Alan Carr's Epic Game Show
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-07-12|12th July 2020]]
 +
|The Bidding Room and Bares f&uuml;r Rares
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-06-28|28th June 2020]]
 +
|The Life and Career of Noel Edmonds: 3 - A Beard for History
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-06-21|21st June 2020]]
 +
|The Life and Career of Noel Edmonds: 2 - A Beard for Saturday Nights
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-06-14|14th June 2020]]
 +
|The Life and Career of Noel Edmonds: 1 - A Beard for Radio
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-05-31|31st May 2020]]
 +
|Radio fun - Talk Sport Quiz, Gloryhunters, My Generation
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-05-24|24th May 2020]]
 +
|Not Eurovision Week
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-05-17|17th May 2020]]
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|Scheduling Matters
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-05-10|10th May 2020]]
 +
|The People's Top Game Shows
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|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-05-03|3rd May 2020]]
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|Beat the Chasers
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-04-26|26th April 2020]]
 +
|Corner Shop Cook-Off, Caru Siopa
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|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-04-19|19th April 2020]]
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|Tim Brooke-Taylor
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|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-04-12|12th April 2020]]
 +
|2, 12, 1, 9, 4, Stop. The Press Your Luck numbers.
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|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-04-05|5th April 2020]]
 +
|Five Guys a Week
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|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-03-29|29th March 2020]]
 +
|From 2000: Paranoia
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-03-22|22th March 2020]]
 +
|Two from BBC3: Don't Scream, Fight Dirty
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|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-03-15|15th March 2020]]
 +
|Very Hard Questions; Twee voor Twaalf; Dave Rainford
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-03-08|8th March 2020]]
 +
|The Masked Singer
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-02-23|23rd February 2020]]
 +
|Caroline Flack
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-02-16|16th February 2020]]
 +
|From Crackerjack to Crackerjack!
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-02-09|9th February 2020]]
 +
|A brief history of Crackerjack
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-01-26|26th January 2020]]
 +
|First & Last; The Crystal Maze on Nickelodeon
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-01-19|19th January 2020]]
 +
|Boyard Land
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-01-12|12th January 2020]]
 +
|Christmas highlights: Quizmaster, Hewlfa Drysor, Take Off
|}
|}
-
==2003 archive==
+
== 2019 archive ==
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+
{|width=600
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{|width=500
+
|'''Date'''
|'''Date'''
|'''Topics'''
|'''Topics'''
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-12-27|27th Dec 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-12-29|29th December 2019]]
-
|'''Weaver's Year'''
+
|'''The Week of the Year 2019'''
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-12-20|20th Dec 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-12-15|15th December 2019]]
-
|Weaver's Finals Week: Countdown
+
|'''Weaver's Decade''' 6 - Entertainment
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-12-13|13th Dec 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-12-08|8th December 2019]]
-
|Fifteen to One remembered
+
|Gigglequiz; Celebrity Countdown
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-12-06|6th Dec 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-12-01|1st December 2019]]
-
|University Challenged: UC, Eurovision
+
|Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-11-29|29th Nov 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-11-24|24th November 2019]]
-
|A painful read: Distraction, Junior Eurovision
+
|'''Weaver's Decade''' 5 - Craft shows and children's shows
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-11-22|22nd Nov 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-11-17|17th November 2019]]
-
|Eggheads, 19 Keys
+
|Killer Camp
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-11-15|15th Nov 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-11-10|10th November 2019]]
-
|All around the planet: Wright Around the World
+
|Gay Byrne; Cooking Up a Fortune; Your Room or Mine
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-11-08|8th Nov 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-11-03|3rd November 2019]]
-
|Catchup already: Mastermind, UC
+
|'''Weaver's Decade''' 4 - Talent shows
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-11-01|1st Nov 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-10-27|27th October 2019]]
-
|'''Thirty''': Weaver's favourite gameshows
+
|Headhunters and The Wall
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-10-25|25th Oct 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-10-20|20th October 2019]]
-
|Revival week: Superstars, Fort Boyard
+
|Snackmasters, Pasapalabra, and Der Quiz-Champion
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-10-18|18th Oct 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-10-13|13th October 2019]]
-
|He is: I'm the Answer
+
|'''Weaver's Decade''' 3 - Quizzes
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-10-11|11th Oct 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-10-06|6th October 2019]]
-
|Amazing talent contest shock: Fame Academy
+
|Three German shows
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-10-04|4th Oct 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-09-29|29th September 2019]]
-
|In command of time: Time Commanders
+
|Supermarket Sweep, Chwilio am Seren
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-09-27|27th Sept 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-09-22|22nd September 2019]]
-
|Judgement Square
+
|'''Weaver's Decade''' 2 - Reality shows
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-09-20|20th Sept 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-09-15|15th September 2019]]
-
|The Games
+
|The Cash Machine, Mastermind
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-09-13|13th Sept 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-09-08|8th September 2019]]
-
|Familiar Faces
+
|The Chefs' Brigade, Step Up to the Plate
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-09-06|6th Sept 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-09-01|1st September 2019]]
-
|Journey into Space
+
|'''Weaver's Decade''' 1 - Cookery shows
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-08-30|30th Aug 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-08-25|25th August 2019]]
-
|Gobbet of the Week
+
|Jade Goody: a documentary
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-08-23|23rd Aug 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-08-18|18th August 2019]]
-
|The FA:Q
+
|Shipmates
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-08-16|16th Aug 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-08-11|11th August 2019]]
-
|Diluting the brand
+
|Eurovision Choirs 2019
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-08-09|9th Aug 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-08-04|4th August 2019]]
-
|On target
+
|The Great Garden Challenge
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-08-02|2nd Aug 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-07-28|28th July 2019]]
-
|Smartass Popularity Survey
+
|Kirstie's Celebrity Craft Masters
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-07-26|26th Jul 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-07-21|21st July 2019]]
-
|Big Brother's Finished
+
|The Career of Alex Trebek (part two)
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-07-19|19th Jul 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-07-14|14th July 2019]]
-
|A very hot week
+
|The Career of Alex Trebek (part one)
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-07-12|12th Jul 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-07-07|7th July 2019]]
-
|The return of Mastermind
+
|The Family Brain Games
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-07-05|5th Jul 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-06-30|30th June 2019]]
-
|ITV's good night: Judgement Day
+
|Beat the Chef; Countdown final
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-06-28|28th Jun 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-06-23|23rd June 2019]]
-
|Transcontinental adventures
+
|Popmaster; The Hit List
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-06-21|21st Jun 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-06-16|16th June 2019]]
-
|Going down with the ship
+
|The Mastermind final
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-06-14|14th Jun 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-06-09|9th June 2019]]
-
|We have brains
+
|Got Talent?
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-06-07|7th Jun 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-06-02|2nd June 2019]]
-
|Big Brother, Little Score
+
|There's Something About Movies; Gameshow of Thrones
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-05-31|31st May 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-05-26|26th May 2019]]
-
|This Song, That Brother
+
|Eurovision Song Contest: final
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-05-24|24th May 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-05-19|19th May 2019]]
-
|Playing catch up
+
|Eurovision Song Contest: semi-final
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-05-17|17th May 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-05-12|12th May 2019]]
-
|The Countdown To Big Brother 4
+
|Curiosity; The Hangover Games
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-05-10|10th May 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-05-05|5th May 2019]]
-
|Talking with sausages
+
|Only Connect final; In for a Penny
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2003-05-03|3rd May 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-04-28|28th April 2019]]
-
|Returning links
+
|University Challenge final; Blockbusters
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2003-04-26|26th Apr 2003]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2019-04-21|21st April 2019]]
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|Dirty Rotten Cheaters
+
|Catchpoint
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|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2003-04-19|19th Apr 2003]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2019-04-14|14th April 2019]]
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|Murder, Treasure Hunt (guest reviewer: Nick Gates)
+
|Race Across the World
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|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2003-04-12|12th Apr 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-04-07|7th April 2019]]
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|UC: Professionals (guest reviewer: Nick Gates)
+
|Hypothetical; Al Murray's Pub Quiz; Glow Up
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|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2003-04-05|5th Apr 2003]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2019-03-31|31st March 2019]]
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|One challenge ends, another begins: The Murder Game
+
|Wonderball
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|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2003-03-29|29th Mar 2003]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2019-03-24|24th March 2019]]
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|A General Viewer writes...
+
|Y Siambr
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|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2003-03-22|22nd Mar 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-03-17|17th March 2019]]
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|Weaver's Miscellany - HS, B&G, Nicked, Eurovision
+
|Test Drive; Wie is de Mol final
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2003-03-15|15th Mar 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-03-10|10th March 2019]]
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|Continuing topics
+
|Rhannu; How Not to be a Millionaire
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|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2003-03-08|8th Mar 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-03-03|3rd March 2019]]
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|Boys and Girls
+
|The Greatest Dancer
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|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2003-03-01|1st Mar 2003]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2019-02-24|24th February 2019]]
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|Are you sitting comfortably?
+
|Countdown: the road to 151
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2003-02-22|22nd Feb 2003]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2019-02-17|17th February 2019]]
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|Trading futures
+
|Small Fortune
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2003-02-15|15th Feb 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-02-10|10th February 2019]]
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|All University Challenge statistics
+
|Eurovision You Decide - it's Michael Rice
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2003-02-08|8th Feb 2003]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2019-02-03|3rd February 2019]]
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|More for the children
+
|Un Cwestiwn; Wie is de Mol?
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2003-02-01|1st Feb 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-01-27|27th January 2019]]
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|XX
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|The Countdown Championship of Champions, Poll of the Year
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2003-01-25|25th Jan 2003]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2019-01-20|20th January 2019]]
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|Champion Countdown
+
|Celebrity Game Night
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2003-01-18|18th Jan 2003]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-01-13|13th January 2019]]
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|Here comes the sun
+
|The festive period recap
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|-
+
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|[[Weaver's Week 2003-01-11|11th Jan 2003]]
+
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|No prejudice
+
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|-
+
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|[[Weaver's Week 2003-01-04|4th Jan 2003]]
+
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|Raving about old shows
+
|}
|}
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==2002 archive==
+
== 2018 archive ==
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{|width=500
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|'''Date'''
|'''Date'''
|'''Topics'''
|'''Topics'''
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2002-12-28|28th Dec 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-12-30|30th December 2018]]
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|End of the year review
+
|'''The Week of the Year'''
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2002-12-21|21st Dec 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-12-16|16th December 2018]]
-
|Start the clock on finals week
+
|Dianc
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-12-14|14th Dec 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-12-09|9th December 2018]]
-
|Brainy Daly
+
|Beat the Internet
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2002-12-07|7th Dec 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-12-02|2nd December 2018]]
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|Curious
+
|Junior Eurovision 2018
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2002-11-30|30th Nov 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-11-25|25th November 2018]]
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|Celeb BB finishes
+
|I'll Get This
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2002-11-23|23rd Nov 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-11-18|18th November 2018]]
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|Celeb BB 2
+
|The Time it Takes
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2002-11-16|16th Nov 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-11-11|11th November 2018]]
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|Fame, Star and One
+
|For Facts Sake, Big Brother on 5
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-11-09|9th Nov 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-11-04|4th November 2018]]
-
|Staying in perspective
+
|Don't Hate the Playaz
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2002-11-02|2nd Nov 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-10-28|28th October 2018]]
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|'''Channel 4's 20th birthday special'''
+
|ITV4 Chooseday: Take the Tower, Football Genius
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2002-10-26|26th Oct 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-10-21|21st October 2018]]
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|Making use of old rubbish
+
|The Circle
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2002-10-19|19th Oct 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-10-14|14th October 2018]]
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|Book reviews
+
|Chwilio am Seren Junior Eurovision; Y Ras
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2002-10-12|12th Oct 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-10-07|7th October 2018]]
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|Fame Academy
+
|Chase the Case; Gareth Malone's All Star Music Quiz
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-10-05|5th Oct 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-09-30|30th September 2018]]
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|Live fear
+
|Sorry voor Alles, the Golden Rose winner
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2002-09-28|28th Sept 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-09-23|23rd September 2018]]
-
|Kids' stuff
+
|How to learn Dutch through game shows
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2002-09-21|21st Sept 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-09-16|16th September 2018]]
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|Cards, Fortune, Choice
+
|University Challenge and gender-neutral questions
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2002-09-14|14th Sept 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-09-09|9th September 2018]]
-
|The Shallow Issue - Your Face, Judgemental
+
|Evil Monkeys; Call Yourself a Fan
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2002-09-07|7th Sept 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-09-02|2nd September 2018]]
-
|The Chair, UC, Celeb Torture II
+
|The Crystal Maze: all the games reviewed
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-08-31|31st Aug 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-08-26|26th August 2018]]
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|I'm a Non-Entity, Keep Me on Screen!
+
|Eurovision Young Musicians
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2002-08-24|24th Aug 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-08-19|19th August 2018]]
-
|Lawsuit hunters, at the ready!
+
|True Love or True Lies; Paradise Run; Gino's Win Your Wish List
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-08-17|17th Aug 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-08-12|12th August 2018]]
-
|Liar, Combat Cars
+
|We do want to give you that - The Life and Career of Chris Tarrant (part two)
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-08-10|10th Aug 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-08-05|5th August 2018]]
-
|Brain change
+
|Today is... - The Life and Career of Chris Tarrant (part one)
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2002-08-03|3rd Aug 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-07-29|29th July 2018]]
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|Under arrest
+
|Oci Oci Oci
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-07-27|27th Jul 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-07-22|22th July 2018]]
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|The end of BB3
+
|Pwy 'dy Bos y Gegin?!, Hard Quiz
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-07-20|20th Jul 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-07-15|15th July 2018]]
-
|Dropping a brick
+
|When we last thought football was coming home...
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2002-07-13|13th Jul 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-07-08|8th July 2018]]
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|Chickens, frogs, robots
+
|Best Junior Doctors, Crystal Maze
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-07-06|6th Jul 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-07-01|1st July 2018]]
-
|Pulling the strings
+
|World Cup Countdown
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-06-29|29th Jun 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-06-24|24th June 2018]]
-
|Countdown to zero
+
|Countdown finals
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-06-22|22nd Jun 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-06-17|17th June 2018]]
-
|Choose at random
+
|Best Home Cook; Buy It Now
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-06-15|15th Jun 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-06-10|10th June 2018]]
-
|Up and over
+
|Hardball, and other daytime shows
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-06-08|8th Jun 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-06-03|3rd June 2018]]
-
|TV's Mr Annoying
+
|Revolution; Carnage
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-06-01|1st Jun 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-05-27|27th May 2018]]
-
|Dance on!
+
|The Button
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-05-25|25th May 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-05-20|20th May 2018]]
-
|Light my fire
+
|Eurovision Song Contest grand final
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-05-18|18th May 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-05-13|13th May 2018]]
-
|Always on time
+
|Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-05-11|11th May 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-05-06|6th May 2018]]
-
|Love 'n hugs (not)
+
|Only Connect; Ready or Not
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-05-04|4th May 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-04-29|29th April 2018]]
-
|Golden eye
+
|Dale Winton, star of the stars
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-04-27|27th Apr 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-04-22|22nd April 2018]]
-
|Laundering the cash
+
|I Don't Like Mondays; Change Your Tune; Tenable app
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-04-20|20th Apr 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-04-15|15th April 2018]]
-
|Standing on a log
+
|The Generation Game; Star Boot Sale
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-04-13|13th Apr 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-04-08|8th April 2018]]
-
|The taxman cometh
+
|The 2018 Mastermind final
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-04-06|6th Apr 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-04-01|1st April 2018]]
-
|Vote Robinson
+
|Swashbuckle
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-03-30|30th Mar 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-03-25|25th March 2018]]
-
|Together again
+
|Punchlines and 3-2-1 from 1983
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-03-23|23rd Mar 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-03-18|18th March 2018]]
-
|Boat Races and German Shows
+
|Jim Bowen; What Would Your Kid Do?
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-03-16|16th Mar 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-03-11|11th March 2018]]
-
|The challenge to survive...
+
|All Together Now
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-03-09|9th Mar 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-03-04|4th March 2018]]
-
|Five sale, Rose d'Or
+
|Prosiect Z
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-03-02|2nd Mar 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-02-25|25th February 2018]]
-
|Returning friends
+
|Last Commanders
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-02-23|23rd Feb 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-02-18|18th February 2018]]
-
|A class act...?
+
|Spy School
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-02-16|16th Feb 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-02-11|11th February 2018]]
-
|The final of one...
+
|Destination Eurovision You Decide
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-02-09|9th Feb 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-02-04|4th February 2018]]
-
|No day like today
+
|Britain's Brightest Family, The Wave
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-02-02|2nd Feb 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-01-28|28th January 2018]]
-
|Fun QFs, Eden
+
|And They're Off For Sport Relief
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-01-26|26th Jan 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-01-21|21st January 2018]]
-
|Britain's Brainiest, That Row In Full, UC last 8
+
|Wedding Day Winners
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-01-19|19th Jan 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-01-14|14th January 2018]]
-
|UC, Pop Idol, DiM
+
|Raven
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-01-12|12th Jan 2002]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-01-07|7th January 2018]]
-
|What's ahead
+
|The Price is Right
-
|-
+
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2002-01-05|5th Jan 2002]]
+
-
|Interceptor
+
|}
|}
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==2001 archive==
+
== 2017 archive ==
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+
{|width=600
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{|width=500
+
|'''Date'''
|'''Date'''
|'''Topics'''
|'''Topics'''
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-12-31|31st Dec 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-12-31|31st December 2017]]
-
|'''Weaver's Year 2001'''
+
|'''The Week of the Year 2017'''
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-12-24|24th Dec 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-12-17|17th December 2017]]
-
|Christmas game show guide
+
|Keith Chegwin
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-12-17|17th Dec 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-12-10|10th December 2017]]
-
|You Say We Pay, Make My Day
+
|Armchair Detectives
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-12-10|10th Dec 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-12-03|3rd December 2017]]
-
|Stake Out, Jet Set Departure Lounge
+
|Junior Eurovision 2017
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-12-03|3rd Dec 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-11-26|26th November 2017]]
-
|Shafted Shafted, Millionaire Interactive
+
|The Weakest Link; Don't Say It, Bring It
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-11-26|26th Nov 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-11-19|19th November 2017]]
-
|WWTBAM meets Nicked!
+
|Sing
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-11-19|19th Nov 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-11-12|12th November 2017]]
-
|Mastermind, Hot Property
+
|Pigo dy Drwyn
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-11-12|12th Nov 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-11-05|5th November 2017]]
-
|Shafted!
+
|The Big Family Cooking Showdown
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-11-05|5th Nov 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-10-29|29th October 2017]]
-
|No Win No Fee, Nicked!
+
|Jigsaw - An Origin Story
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-10-29|29th Oct 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-10-22|22nd October 2017]]
-
|Televised Democracy
+
|The Crystal Maze
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-10-22|22nd Oct 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-10-15|15th October 2017]]
-
|Under Crossfire
+
|Bromans
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-10-15|15th Oct 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-10-08|8th October 2017]]
-
|The Race begins
+
|Cannonball
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-10-08|8th Oct 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-10-01|1st October 2017]]
-
|Get Lost
+
|William G. Stewart - The People's Quizzer
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-10-01|1st Oct 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-09-24|24th September 2017]]
-
|Some polite disagreements
+
|Richard Osman's House of Games
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-09-25|25th Sep 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-09-17|17th September 2017]]
-
|Ahem...
+
|Lego Masters
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-09-18|18th Sep 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-09-10|10rd September 2017]]
-
|Big Game hunting
+
|Streetmate, Dress to Impress
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-09-11|11th Sep 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-09-03|3rd September 2017]]
-
|UC, foreigners and real-life
+
|Partners in Rhyme
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-09-04|4th Sep 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-08-27|27th August 2017]]
-
|Countdown goes Mental
+
|Cheap Cheap Cheap
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-08-28|28th Aug 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-08-20|20th August 2017]]
-
|Charmless pt. 2, Weakest Link one year on
+
|Sale of the (last) Century - The Life and Career of Nicholas Parsons (part two)
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-08-21|21st Aug 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-08-13|13th August 2017]]
-
|Reality, Charming, Weak
+
|Just a Minute! - The Life and Career of Nicholas Parsons (part one)
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-08-14|14th Aug 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-08-06|6th August 2017]]
-
|Countdown rumours, Heat is On, King of the Castle
+
|Letterbox
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-08-07|7th Aug 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-07-30|30th July 2017]]
-
|After the storm
+
|Pitch Battle, Eurovision Choir of the Year
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-07-31|31st Jul 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-07-23|23rd July 2017]]
-
|TPV, UC, Survivor, BB
+
|Blind Date on Channel 5
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-07-24|24th Jul 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-07-16|16th July 2017]]
-
|The week before the storm
+
|David Dickinson's Name Your Price
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-07-17|17th Jul 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-07-09|9th July 2017]]
-
|Forging through
+
|Celebability
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-07-10|10th Jul 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-07-02|2nd July 2017]]
-
|Back in the loop
+
|Your Face or Mine, Countdown finals
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-07-03|3rd Jul 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-06-25|25th June 2017]]
-
|American vacation
+
|Cythrel Canu, Curious Creatures
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-06-19|19th Jun 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-06-18|18th June 2017]]
-
|BB and Survivor update
+
|The Wall Face au Mur
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-06-12|12th Jun 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-06-11|11th June 2017]]
-
|Flags on the beach: Survivor flops, BB
+
|Bigheads
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-06-05|5th Jun 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-06-04|4th June 2017]]
-
|Big Brother vs Survivor, ticket call, what's new?
+
|Don't Ask Me Ask The Viewing Public
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-05-29|29th May 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-05-28|28th May 2017]]
-
|It's all go! BB2, Survivor, Number One
+
|Babushka
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-05-22|22nd May 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-05-21|21st May 2017]]
-
|Greed, Survivor
+
|Eurovision Song Contest final
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-05-15|15th May 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-05-14|14th May 2017]]
-
|Coming attractions
+
|Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-05-08|8th May 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-05-07|7th May 2017]]
-
|Ted Rogers, Big Brother 2, Greed
+
|The Boss
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-05-01|1st May 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-04-30|30th April 2017]]
-
|Familiar formats
+
|Culinary Genius
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-04-24|24th Apr 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-04-23|23rd April 2017]]
-
|Coming and over there
+
|Tattoo Artist, Me and My Dog
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-04-17|17th Apr 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-04-16|16th April 2017]]
-
|Dog Eat Dog, Channel hopping
+
|University Challenge, Bracket Genius
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-04-10|10th Apr 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-04-09|9th April 2017]]
-
|Irene Thomas, Weakest Merchandise, Gopherman
+
|Only Connect, MIPCOM
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-04-03|3rd Apr 2001]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-04-02|2nd April 2017]]
-
|Twister, University Challenge
+
|The Voice
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2001-03-27|27th Mar 2001]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2017-03-26|26th March 2017]]
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|University Challenge semis, Chained
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|5 Gold Rings
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|[[Weaver's Week 2001-03-13|13th Mar 2001]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2017-03-19|19th March 2017]]
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|UC, Touch the Truck, Celeb Big Brother
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|Game of Clones, Alien Fun Capsule
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|[[Weaver's Week 2001-03-06|6th Mar 2001]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2017-03-12|12th March 2017]]
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|Hull, Wales, Truck, Mole
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|Remotely Funny, The Home Game
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|[[Weaver's Week 2001-02-27|27th Feb 2001]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2017-03-05|5th March 2017]]
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|The Mole gives a winner
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|The Mastermind Final
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|[[Weaver's Week 2001-02-20|20th Feb 2001]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2017-02-26|26th February 2017]]
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|UC Quarter Finals, Mole
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|Let It Shine
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|[[Weaver's Week 2001-02-13|13th Feb 2001]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2017-02-19|19th February 2017]]
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|Strong Link, UC, Mole
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|The Fake News Show
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|[[Weaver's Week 2001-02-06|6th Feb 2001]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2017-02-12|12th February 2017]]
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|Mole, UC, The Weakest Link: US
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|The Big Spell
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|[[Weaver's Week 2001-01-30|30th Jan 2001]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2017-02-05|5th February 2017]]
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|The usual suspects plus Jet Set
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|Dance Dance Dance
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|[[Weaver's Week 2001-01-23|23rd Jan 2001]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2017-01-29|29th January 2017]]
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|Scheduling, UC, The Mole 2
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|Eurovision You Decide
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|[[Weaver's Week 2001-01-16|16th Jan 2001]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2017-01-22|22nd January 2017]]
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|Weakest Link, The Mole
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|International students and University Challenge
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|[[Weaver's Week 2001-01-09|9th Jan 2001]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2017-01-15|15th January 2017]]
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|It's Not the Answer, Millionaire Couples
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|!mpossible
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|[[Weaver's Week 2017-01-08|8th January 2017]]
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|Christmas shows
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Revision as of 09:30, 24 March 2024

Weaver's Week 2024-03-03

Each week, Iain Weaver gives us a take on the week's game show programmes and related news.

A companion guide to game shows on TV for the coming week is also published on a regular basis, usually on Thursdays.


Date Topics
24th March 2024 Eurovision Song Contest preview
17th March 2024 Smart TV, Style It Out
10th March 2024 What is radio fo(u)r?
3rd March 2024 Gladiators on BBC1

Contents

2024 archive

Date Topics
25th February 2024 Steve Wright, an obituary
11th February 2024 The Traitors series 2
4th February 2024 The Only Connect final of 2024
28th January 2024 Wheel of Fortune with Graham Norton
21st January 2024 Jeopardy! with Stephen Fry
14th January 2024 Survivor on BBC1

2023 archive

Date Topics
31st December 2023 The Week of the Year 2023
17th December 2023 Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream
10th December 2023 Deal or No Deal with Stephen Mulhern
3rd December 2023 Junior Eurovision 2023 in Nice
26th November 2023 The Grand Knockout Tournament of 1987
19th November 2023 Big Brother returns
5th November 2023 An afternoon watching telly - includes The Big Bake
29th October 2023 Americana: Raid the Cage, Countdown pilot
22nd October 2023 Outside The Bidding Room - Great Antiques Challenge, Vintage French Farmhouse
15th October 2023 Selling Super Houses: anatomy of a failure
8th October 2023 Alan Carr's Picture Slam
24th September 2023 Catchword
17th September 2023 CBS's Superfan
10th September 2023 The Finish Line
3rd September 2023 Ultimate Wedding Planner
20th August 2023 Can artificial intelligence win a game show this week?; Michael Parkinson
13th August 2023 Can artificial intelligence win a game show yet?
6th August 2023 Gordon Burns, a profile
23rd July 2023 De kwiz met ballen
16th July 2023 Puzzling on Channel 5
9th July 2023 Popmaster on TV
25th June 2023 Get Set Galactic
18th June 2023 The Great Auction Showdown
11th June 2023 Ireland's Smartest; University Challenge final
28th May 2023 Jeremy Paxman, an appreciation
21st May 2023 Eurovision Song Contest final
14th May 2023 Liverpool does the Eurovision Song Contest
7th May 2023 In With a Shout
30th April 2023 Mastermind final; Len Goodman; Jerry Springer
23rd April 2023 Rise and Fall
16th April 2023 Tempting Fortune
2nd April 2023 Loaded in Paradise; Paul O'Grady
26th March 2023 Ten to the Top; Eurovision Song Contest preview
19th March 2023 Pen/Campwyr and Only Connect
5th March 2023 Ken Bruce, that bloke off the radio
26th February 2023 Travels in Scotland - Eat the Town, Scotland's Greatest Escape
19th February 2023 Duels en familles, a French show
12th February 2023 Jon and Lucy's Odd Couples; The Traitors USA
29th January 2023 Next Level Chef
22nd January 2023 The Traitors
15th January 2023 That's My Jam

2022 archive

Date Topics
1st January 2023 The Week of the Year 2022
18th December 2022 Junior Eurovision 2022
11th December 2022 Gwrach y Rhibyn
4th December 2022 You Won't Believe This; Tell the Truth
27th November 2022 The Mole on Netflix; Brain of Britain; Eurovision voting
20th November 2022 Riddiculous; finding redemption in the Aussie jungle
6th November 2022 Make Me Prime Minister
30th October 2022 Aldi's Next Big Thing
23rd October 2022 Huskestue, a Norwegian show
16th October 2022 Are You the One?; Rose d'Or nominations
9th October 2022 Bad Chefs
2nd October 2022 Wales' Home of the Year
18th September 2022 Game On, Grandparents!
11th September 2022 Elizabeth Windsor, the game show fan
4th September 2022 Fastest Finger First
28th August 2022 The Connection, a Dutch show; BBC at Junior Eurovision
21st August 2022 Amol Rajan, the new University Challenge host
14th August 2022 Sport Relief All Star Games
7th August 2022 Gloria Hunniford profiled
24th July 2022 De 1% Quiz, and other Dutch shows
17th July 2022 College Bowl, the American University Challenge
10th July 2022 One Question; when will Quizzy Mondays return?
26th June 2022 Les 12 coups de midi; where to host Eurovision
19th June 2022 Netflix special: Bullsh*t, The Squid Game
12th June 2022 Flipping Fast; Pass the Buck
29th May 2022 The Games; Top Takeaways
22nd May 2022 WHAT IS HAPPENING?! Eurovision Song Contest - final
15th May 2022 Eurovision Song Contest - semi-finals
1st May 2022 The 1% Club; Channel 4
24th April 2022 Bridge of Lies, and 5pm shows
17th April 2022 University Challenge and Mastermind finals
3rd April 2022 One and Six Zeros
27th March 2022 Music special: Starstruck, Eurovision preview, Counterpoint
20th March 2022 The Great Cookbook Challenge with Jamie Oliver
13th March 2022 BBC3: The Fast and the Farmer-ish, Gassed Up
6th March 2022 Best Young Artist; Opera on University Challenge
20th February 2022 Limitless Win
13th February 2022 Ireland's Eurosong 2022; Bamber Gascoigne
6th February 2022 The Weakest Link; Barry Cryer
30th January 2022 Only Connect, the 2021-22 series
16th January 2022 I LIterally Just Told You
9th January 2022 Walk the Line

2021 archive

Date Topics
2nd January 2022 The Week of the Year 2021
19th December 2021 Junior Eurovision
12th December 2021 Christmas 1980: Runaround, So You Think...
5th December 2021 Moneybags; Het Jachtseizoen
28th November 2021 The Tournament; Tug of Words
21st November 2021 Moneyball; Sitting on a Fortune
14th November 2021 Murder Island, Handmade: Best Woodworker
31st October 2021 Question Team; Rob Beckett's Undeniable
24th October 2021 Outsiders; Alan Hawkshaw
17th October 2021 Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
3rd October 2021 Take a Hike; The Complaints Department
26th September 2021 The Birthday Cake Game; under-rated shows
19th September 2021 Irish shows: The Big Deal, Home Advantage
12th September 2021 Under new management: Countdown, Mastermind, A Question of Sport
29th August 2021 Apocalypse Wow
22nd August 2021 Cooking With the Stars; Beat Me The Five Knockouts
15th August 2021 The Void
8th August 2021 Can I Improve My Memory?
25th July 2021 Tom O'Connor
18th July 2021 Michael Aspel (2) - Child's Play and Blockbusters
11th July 2021 Michael Aspel (1) - Give Us a Clue and Ultra Quiz
27th June 2021 Unbeatable
20th June 2021 The Answer Trap
13th June 2021 Quizness
30th May 2021 Eurovision Song Contest 2021 - the final
23rd May 2021 Eurovision Song Contest 2021 - the semi-finals
16th May 2021 Dutch shows: First & Last, Eurovision Song Quiz; Alan Carr's Name That Tune
9th May 2021 I Can See Your Voice
2nd May 2021 Mastermind final; which shows give great value for money?
25th April 2021 Game of Talents
18th April 2021 Bacon's Best Bits: This is My House, The Hustler
11th April 2021 Only Connect and University Challenge
28th March 2021 Unforgivable; Growing Pains
21st March 2021 Saturday Night Takeaway; six songs for Europe
14th March 2021 Bank Balance; House of Games
28th February 2021 Gettu Betur, an Icelandic quiz
21st February 2021 Lightning
14th February 2021 The new Mastermind host
31st January 2021 Lingo in the 21st century
24th January 2021 Lingo in the 20th century
17th January 2021 Michael McIntyre's The Wheel with Michael McIntyre
10th January 2021 Christmas shows: Blankety Blank, Miranda's Games with Showbiz Names

2020 archive

Date Topics
27th December 2020 The Week of the Year 2020
13th December 2020 Winning Combination
6th December 2020 Junior Eurovision 2020
29th November 2020 Don't Unleash the Beast; Nachtraven
22nd November 2020 The Bridge; Des O'Connor
8th November 2020 The Weakest Link (NBC); Cannon and Ball's Casino
1st November 2020 Guessable
25th October 2020 The Cube and The Chop
18th October 2020 Celebrity Karaoke Club
11th October 2020 Family Fortunes
27th September 2020 One Man and His Dog
20th September 2020 Winning Streak: the Derek Mooney and Marty Whelan years
13th September 2020 Winning Streak: the Mike Murphy years
30th August 2020 Rolling in It
23rd August 2020 What is a game show?; also It Pays to Behave
16th August 2020 From the Internets: Dan's Quiz, Google That!, Outright
2nd August 2020 Regis Philbin
26th July 2020 Gêm Gartre'; Belgian Switch
19th July 2020 Alan Carr's Epic Game Show
12th July 2020 The Bidding Room and Bares für Rares
28th June 2020 The Life and Career of Noel Edmonds: 3 - A Beard for History
21st June 2020 The Life and Career of Noel Edmonds: 2 - A Beard for Saturday Nights
14th June 2020 The Life and Career of Noel Edmonds: 1 - A Beard for Radio
31st May 2020 Radio fun - Talk Sport Quiz, Gloryhunters, My Generation
24th May 2020 Not Eurovision Week
17th May 2020 Scheduling Matters
10th May 2020 The People's Top Game Shows
3rd May 2020 Beat the Chasers
26th April 2020 Corner Shop Cook-Off, Caru Siopa
19th April 2020 Tim Brooke-Taylor
12th April 2020 2, 12, 1, 9, 4, Stop. The Press Your Luck numbers.
5th April 2020 Five Guys a Week
29th March 2020 From 2000: Paranoia
22th March 2020 Two from BBC3: Don't Scream, Fight Dirty
15th March 2020 Very Hard Questions; Twee voor Twaalf; Dave Rainford
8th March 2020 The Masked Singer
23rd February 2020 Caroline Flack
16th February 2020 From Crackerjack to Crackerjack!
9th February 2020 A brief history of Crackerjack
26th January 2020 First & Last; The Crystal Maze on Nickelodeon
19th January 2020 Boyard Land
12th January 2020 Christmas highlights: Quizmaster, Hewlfa Drysor, Take Off

2019 archive

Date Topics
29th December 2019 The Week of the Year 2019
15th December 2019 Weaver's Decade 6 - Entertainment
8th December 2019 Gigglequiz; Celebrity Countdown
1st December 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
24th November 2019 Weaver's Decade 5 - Craft shows and children's shows
17th November 2019 Killer Camp
10th November 2019 Gay Byrne; Cooking Up a Fortune; Your Room or Mine
3rd November 2019 Weaver's Decade 4 - Talent shows
27th October 2019 Headhunters and The Wall
20th October 2019 Snackmasters, Pasapalabra, and Der Quiz-Champion
13th October 2019 Weaver's Decade 3 - Quizzes
6th October 2019 Three German shows
29th September 2019 Supermarket Sweep, Chwilio am Seren
22nd September 2019 Weaver's Decade 2 - Reality shows
15th September 2019 The Cash Machine, Mastermind
8th September 2019 The Chefs' Brigade, Step Up to the Plate
1st September 2019 Weaver's Decade 1 - Cookery shows
25th August 2019 Jade Goody: a documentary
18th August 2019 Shipmates
11th August 2019 Eurovision Choirs 2019
4th August 2019 The Great Garden Challenge
28th July 2019 Kirstie's Celebrity Craft Masters
21st July 2019 The Career of Alex Trebek (part two)
14th July 2019 The Career of Alex Trebek (part one)
7th July 2019 The Family Brain Games
30th June 2019 Beat the Chef; Countdown final
23rd June 2019 Popmaster; The Hit List
16th June 2019 The Mastermind final
9th June 2019 Got Talent?
2nd June 2019 There's Something About Movies; Gameshow of Thrones
26th May 2019 Eurovision Song Contest: final
19th May 2019 Eurovision Song Contest: semi-final
12th May 2019 Curiosity; The Hangover Games
5th May 2019 Only Connect final; In for a Penny
28th April 2019 University Challenge final; Blockbusters
21st April 2019 Catchpoint
14th April 2019 Race Across the World
7th April 2019 Hypothetical; Al Murray's Pub Quiz; Glow Up
31st March 2019 Wonderball
24th March 2019 Y Siambr
17th March 2019 Test Drive; Wie is de Mol final
10th March 2019 Rhannu; How Not to be a Millionaire
3rd March 2019 The Greatest Dancer
24th February 2019 Countdown: the road to 151
17th February 2019 Small Fortune
10th February 2019 Eurovision You Decide - it's Michael Rice
3rd February 2019 Un Cwestiwn; Wie is de Mol?
27th January 2019 The Countdown Championship of Champions, Poll of the Year
20th January 2019 Celebrity Game Night
13th January 2019 The festive period recap

2018 archive

Date Topics
30th December 2018 The Week of the Year
16th December 2018 Dianc
9th December 2018 Beat the Internet
2nd December 2018 Junior Eurovision 2018
25th November 2018 I'll Get This
18th November 2018 The Time it Takes
11th November 2018 For Facts Sake, Big Brother on 5
4th November 2018 Don't Hate the Playaz
28th October 2018 ITV4 Chooseday: Take the Tower, Football Genius
21st October 2018 The Circle
14th October 2018 Chwilio am Seren Junior Eurovision; Y Ras
7th October 2018 Chase the Case; Gareth Malone's All Star Music Quiz
30th September 2018 Sorry voor Alles, the Golden Rose winner
23rd September 2018 How to learn Dutch through game shows
16th September 2018 University Challenge and gender-neutral questions
9th September 2018 Evil Monkeys; Call Yourself a Fan
2nd September 2018 The Crystal Maze: all the games reviewed
26th August 2018 Eurovision Young Musicians
19th August 2018 True Love or True Lies; Paradise Run; Gino's Win Your Wish List
12th August 2018 We do want to give you that - The Life and Career of Chris Tarrant (part two)
5th August 2018 Today is... - The Life and Career of Chris Tarrant (part one)
29th July 2018 Oci Oci Oci
22th July 2018 Pwy 'dy Bos y Gegin?!, Hard Quiz
15th July 2018 When we last thought football was coming home...
8th July 2018 Best Junior Doctors, Crystal Maze
1st July 2018 World Cup Countdown
24th June 2018 Countdown finals
17th June 2018 Best Home Cook; Buy It Now
10th June 2018 Hardball, and other daytime shows
3rd June 2018 Revolution; Carnage
27th May 2018 The Button
20th May 2018 Eurovision Song Contest grand final
13th May 2018 Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals
6th May 2018 Only Connect; Ready or Not
29th April 2018 Dale Winton, star of the stars
22nd April 2018 I Don't Like Mondays; Change Your Tune; Tenable app
15th April 2018 The Generation Game; Star Boot Sale
8th April 2018 The 2018 Mastermind final
1st April 2018 Swashbuckle
25th March 2018 Punchlines and 3-2-1 from 1983
18th March 2018 Jim Bowen; What Would Your Kid Do?
11th March 2018 All Together Now
4th March 2018 Prosiect Z
25th February 2018 Last Commanders
18th February 2018 Spy School
11th February 2018 Destination Eurovision You Decide
4th February 2018 Britain's Brightest Family, The Wave
28th January 2018 And They're Off For Sport Relief
21st January 2018 Wedding Day Winners
14th January 2018 Raven
7th January 2018 The Price is Right

2017 archive

Date Topics
31st December 2017 The Week of the Year 2017
17th December 2017 Keith Chegwin
10th December 2017 Armchair Detectives
3rd December 2017 Junior Eurovision 2017
26th November 2017 The Weakest Link; Don't Say It, Bring It
19th November 2017 Sing
12th November 2017 Pigo dy Drwyn
5th November 2017 The Big Family Cooking Showdown
29th October 2017 Jigsaw - An Origin Story
22nd October 2017 The Crystal Maze
15th October 2017 Bromans
8th October 2017 Cannonball
1st October 2017 William G. Stewart - The People's Quizzer
24th September 2017 Richard Osman's House of Games
17th September 2017 Lego Masters
10rd September 2017 Streetmate, Dress to Impress
3rd September 2017 Partners in Rhyme
27th August 2017 Cheap Cheap Cheap
20th August 2017 Sale of the (last) Century - The Life and Career of Nicholas Parsons (part two)
13th August 2017 Just a Minute! - The Life and Career of Nicholas Parsons (part one)
6th August 2017 Letterbox
30th July 2017 Pitch Battle, Eurovision Choir of the Year
23rd July 2017 Blind Date on Channel 5
16th July 2017 David Dickinson's Name Your Price
9th July 2017 Celebability
2nd July 2017 Your Face or Mine, Countdown finals
25th June 2017 Cythrel Canu, Curious Creatures
18th June 2017 The Wall Face au Mur
11th June 2017 Bigheads
4th June 2017 Don't Ask Me Ask The Viewing Public
28th May 2017 Babushka
21st May 2017 Eurovision Song Contest final
14th May 2017 Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals
7th May 2017 The Boss
30th April 2017 Culinary Genius
23rd April 2017 Tattoo Artist, Me and My Dog
16th April 2017 University Challenge, Bracket Genius
9th April 2017 Only Connect, MIPCOM
2nd April 2017 The Voice
26th March 2017 5 Gold Rings
19th March 2017 Game of Clones, Alien Fun Capsule
12th March 2017 Remotely Funny, The Home Game
5th March 2017 The Mastermind Final
26th February 2017 Let It Shine
19th February 2017 The Fake News Show
12th February 2017 The Big Spell
5th February 2017 Dance Dance Dance
29th January 2017 Eurovision You Decide
22nd January 2017 International students and University Challenge
15th January 2017 !mpossible
8th January 2017 Christmas shows

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