TV Guide This Week
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A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 14 June 2008
Schedules are subject to change.
Highlights this week:
Week two of the European Nations' Cup, and we'd usually be publishing a Schedule A and Schedule B, depending on whether the football's shown on ATV or BBC. This time, the games were carved up some months ago, so there are no schedule variations. Hurrah!
The Weakest Link (BBC1, 6.10 Saturday)
- Blue Peter special, with John Noakes, Valerie Singleton, Konnie Huq, and Peter Duncan.
The Big Money Game (RTE1, 8.10 Saturday)
- A new lottery show hosted by Laura Woods.
Humphrey Lyttelton (Radio 4, from 11.15am Sunday)
- The greatest chairman since Mao receives a two-and-a-half-hour tribute: Desert Island Discs, then a Stephen Fry special, and (after The World This Weekend) an appreciation from jazz fans. Repeats of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue begin on Monday.
Counterpoint (Radio 1, 1.30 Monday)
Countdown (C4, 3.30 weekdays)
- It's the tournament finals in two of the longest-running quizzes on television. They're both babes compared to...
Round Britain Quiz Is 60 (Radio 4, 11.30am Thursday)
- Tom Sutcliffe finds out the secret of the world's longest-running radio quiz, which returns next week.
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0400 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000. |
| 0515 | C4 | Countdown | |
| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire | |
| 0700 | DAVE | Head Jam | |
| 0800 | BBC2 | Best of Friends | Also CBBC 1130. |
| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators | Also 1700. |
| 0855 | S4C | Shipwrecked 2008 | |
| 0900 | BBC2 | Escape from Scorpion Island x2 | |
| 0900 | CBBC | Brain-Jitsu | |
| 0900 | VIR1 | Fear Factor UK | |
| 0955 | BBC2 | 50/50 | |
| 1025 | BBC2 | The Slammer | Also CBBC 1100. |
| 1030 | BBC7 | The News Quiz Special | An episode from June 2000. Also 2130. |
| 1100 | Rad5 | Euro Fighting Talk | |
| 1115 | BBC2 | Beat the Boss | |
| 1200 | CBBC | The Sorcerer's Apprentice Extra | |
| 1203 | RCym | Bwletin | |
| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | |
| 1255 | ITV2 | All-Star Family Fortunes | Kyran Bracken and Sammy Winward. |
| 1330 | C4 | Shipwrecked: the Hutcam Diaries | |
| 1335 | CBBC | Get Your Own Back | |
| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion | |
| 1530 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x5 | |
| 1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | |
| 1630 | TV3 | Beauty and the Geek | |
| 1700 | CBBC | Hider in the House | |
| 1730 | BBC1 | The Kids are All Right | |
| 1735 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | |
| 1800 | CBBC | Trapped! | |
| 1810 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link Special | |
| 1900 | TV3 | All-Star Family Fortunes | |
| 1955 | BBC1 | One Versus One Hundred | |
| 2000 | DAVE | Whose Line x2 | |
| 2010 | RTE1 | The Big Money Game New! | |
| 2100 | BBC2 | Have I Got News For You | Kirsty Young, Frankie Boyle, Charlie Higson. The Monday night repeat of the 16 May edition airs in this rather unusual definition of Monday. |
| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2155. Coverage continues overnight on E4. |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI night | |
| 2230 | BBC2 | The Apprentice | Repeat from Wednesday. Followed by an Adrian Chiles double-bill. |
| 2235 | TV5M | Fort Boyard | Je regrettes, je n'ai pas un indice. |
| 2300 | Rad4 | Counterpoint | Readers are cautioned that this show contains a clip of "Blue is the colour". |
Sunday
| 0400 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000. |
| 0515 | C4 | Countdown | |
| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire | |
| 0800 | BBC2 | Trapped! | |
| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators | Also 1700. |
| 0830 | BBC2 | Raven - The Secret Temple | |
| 0900 | VIR1 | Fear Factor UK | |
| 0900 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4 | |
| 1115 | Rad4 | Desert Island Discs Special | With Humphrey Lyttelton. |
| 1150 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2008 | |
| 1200 | CBBC | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | |
| 1204 | Rad4 | Chairman Humph: A Tribute Special | Stephen Fry presents a tribute to Humphrey Lyttelton. |
| 1300 | S4C | Scrapheap Challenge | |
| 1335 | CBBC | Get Your Own Back | |
| 1635 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5 | |
| 1640 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only. |
| 1700 | CBBC | Best of Friends | |
| 1710 | BBC2 | The Weakest Link Special | Apprentice special, repeated from last week. England, Wales, NI: 1810. |
| 1730 | CBBC | Stake Out | |
| 1745 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge | Fire Fighters. |
| 1800 | CBBC | The Slammer | |
| 1800 | TV3 | Dancing With the Stars Us | |
| 2000 | DAVE | Whose Line x2 | |
| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2200. |
| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks | |
| 2140 | DAVE | QI | |
| 2200 | BBC7 | The News Quiz | |
| 2220 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You? | |
| 2335 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Repeated from Friday. |
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0410 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 0900. |
| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire | |
| 0700 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It | |
| 0730 | BBC2 | Clutter Nutters New! | Not Mo |
| 0945 | TV5M | Des Chiffres et des Lettres | |
| 1000 | CBBC | Best of Friends | |
| 1015 | TV5M | Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place | |
| 1100 | CBBC | Get Your Own Back New! | |
| 1125 | CBBC | Raven: The Island | |
| 1200 | CBBC | Brain-Jitsu | |
| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt | |
| 1325 | S4C | Deal or No Deal | |
| 1400 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2 | Also 1800. |
| 1410 | S4C | Countdown | |
| 1500 | ITV | House Guest | Not STV, UTV. |
| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Finals week is helmsed by Phil Hammond. Also More4 after midnight, and early mornings Mo, Th, Fr. |
| 1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion | |
| 1600 | CBBC | Raven | |
| 1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | Also More4 1805, 0900, and lunchtime. |
| 1700 | ITV | Goldenballs | UTV 1400, STV 1500 not Monday. |
| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link | |
| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | |
| 2200 | C4 | Big Brother | Mo-We only. S4C 2200 Mo-Tu; 2215 We. |
Monday
| 0200 | VIR1 | Fear Factor UK | |
| 0730 | BBC2 | Hider in the House | |
| 1330 | Rad4 | Counterpoint | (13/13) The grand final. |
| 1630 | BBC2 | Ready Steady Cook | |
| 1715 | CBBC | Beat the Boss | |
| 1830 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue New! | First of six classic episodes; this one was recorded in Windsor on 17 April 1994, and transmitted in May or June. |
| 1900 | STV | Postcode Challenge | |
| 2100 | DAVE | QI | |
| 2100 | LIV | Britain's Next Top Model | |
| 2140 | DAVE | Buzzcocks | |
| 2200 | E4 | Beauty and the Geek | |
| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week | |
| 2300 | DAVE | HIGNFY |
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 1715 | CBBC | Trapped! | |
| 1715 | S4CD | Mama Mia | |
| 1900 | DAVE | Whose Line x2 | Also 2315. |
| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY |
Wednesday
| 0015 | DAVE | They Think It's All Over | |
| 1030 | CBBC | Suspect | |
| 1230 | BBC7 | Whispers | Also 1930. |
| 1330 | Rad4 | Quote... Unquote | Alison Baverstock, Clive Coleman, Gwyneth Lewis, Arabella Weir. |
| 1715 | CBBC | Best of Friends | |
| 1729 | TV5M | Fort Boyard | Comédiens et animateurs. |
| 1900 | BBC3 | Dragons' Den | |
| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week |
Thursday
| 1130 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz Is 60 Special | |
| 1610 | BBC1 | Stake Out | |
| 1610 | S4C | Mama Mia | |
| 1630 | CBBC | The Slammer | |
| 1635 | BBC1 | Hider in the House | |
| 2000 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | From Norwich. |
| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2300. |
| 2100 | ITV4 | Bad Lads' Army | |
| 2100 | SKY3 | Nothing But the Truth | |
| 2220 | DAVE | HIGNFY | |
| 2300 | DAVE | Dragons' Den |
Friday
| 1230 | BBC7 | Just a Minute | Maria McErlane, Stephen Frost, Peter Jones, Paul Merton, from 1998. Also 1930. |
| 1635 | BBC1 | The Slammer | |
| 1715 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show | |
| 1800 | RCym | BwletIn | |
| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | With Jeremy Hardy, Carrie Quinlan, Phill Jupitus, Andy Hamilton. |
| 2000 | BBC3 | Last Man Standing | Sepik Canoe Racing. |
| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | Continues 2230. S4C 2130. |
| 2100 | ITV2 | America's Got Talent | |
| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | England, Wales (analogue) only. |
| 2200 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | S4C 2330. |
| 2300 | DAVE | QI |
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge?
Saturday
| 0000 | Gladiators | |
| 0100 | Gambling | |
| 0300 | Supermarket Sweep x2 | |
| 0400 | Wheel of Fortune x2 | |
| 0500 | Win Lose or Draw | To 0530. |
| 0700 | The Moment of Truth | |
| 0800 | Takeshi x2 | |
| 0900 | The Crystal Maze | |
| 1000 | Ninja Warrior x3 | |
| 1130 | Wheel of Fortune | |
| 1200 | Millionaire | |
| 1300 | Chris Tarrant's It's Not What You Know | |
| 1400 | Take It or Leave It | |
| 1500 | Gladiators x4 | |
| 1900 | Bullseye x3 | |
| 2030 | Family Fortunes x3 | |
| 2200 | Take It or Leave It | |
| 2300 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | |
| 2330 | Distraction |
Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0000 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | |
| 0030 | Distraction | |
| 0100 | Gambling | |
| 0300 | Bullseye x2 | |
| 0400 | Take Your Pick x3 | To 0530. |
| 1500 | Celebrity Weakest Link x4 | To 1900. |
Monday
| 0000 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | |
| 0030 | Distraction | |
| 0100 | Gambling | |
| 0300 | Bullseye x3 | |
| 0430 | Gladiators | To 0530. |
| 0700 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | |
| 0800 | Defectors x2 | |
| 0900 | Supermarket Sweep x2 | |
| 1000 | Wheel of Fortune x2 | |
| 1100 | Family Fortunes x2 | |
| 1200 | Crosswords | |
| 1230 | Eggheads | |
| 1300 | Wipeout x2 | |
| 1400 | Chris Tarrant's It's Not What You Know | |
| 1500 | Millionaire | |
| 1600 | Take It or Leave It | |
| 1700 | Takeshi x2 | |
| 1800 | Gladiators | |
| 1900 | Ninja Warrior x2 | |
| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2 | |
| 2100 | New Take It or Leave It | |
| 2200 | Chris Tarrant's It's Not What You Know | |
| 2300 | Millionaire |
Tuesday - Friday
As Monday except
| 0000 | Gladiators | |
| 0100 | Gambling | |
| 0300 | Supermarket Sweep x2 | |
| 0400 | Wheel of Fortune x2 | |
| 0500 | Win Lose or Draw | To 0530. |
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Channel abbreviations
| BBC1 | BBC1 (Network unless otherwise noted) |
| BBC2 | BBC2 (Network unless otherwise noted) |
| 2W | BBC2 Wales digital service |
| BBC3 | BBC3 |
| BBC4 | BBC4 |
| BBC7 | BBC7 (Radio) |
| BOOM | Boomerang |
| BORD | Border (ITV in Cumbria, south Scotland, and Isle of Man) |
| BRVO | Bravo |
| C5 | Five |
| CBBC | CBBC |
| CBBS | Cbeebies |
| CLAS | Classic FM (Radio) |
| DAVE | Dave |
| DISC | Discovery |
| DISN | Disney Channel |
| DRAM | UKTV Drama |
| DRT | Discovery Real Time |
| DSCI | Discovery Science |
| ESPT | Eurosport |
| ESP2 | Eurosport 2 |
| GOLD | UKTV Gold |
| HLMK | Hallmark |
| ITV | ITV (Network unless otherwise noted) |
| ITV2 | ITV2 |
| ITV3 | ITV3 |
| ITV4 | ITV4 |
| LIV | UK Living TV |
| LIV2 | UK Living TV 2 |
| MOR4 | More 4 |
| NICK | Nickelodeon |
| PCM1 | Paramount Comedy 1 |
| PCM2 | Paramount Comedy 2 |
| Rad1 | BBC Radio 1 |
| Rad2 | BBC Radio 2 |
| Rad3 | BBC Radio 3 |
| Rad4 | BBC Radio 4 |
| Rad5 | BBC Radio 5 |
| RCym | BBC Radio Cymru |
| RSct | BBC Radio Scotland |
| RUls | BBC Radio Ulster |
| RWal | BBC Radio Wales |
| RTE1 | RTE1 (Irish) |
| RTE2 | RTE2 (Irish) |
| RTR1 | RTE Radio 1 (Irish) |
| S4C | S4C (analogue) |
| S4CD | S4C Digidol |
| SCI | Sci-Fi |
| SKY3 | Sky Thrcc |
| STV | STV (ITV in North/Central Scotland) |
| TLKS | Talk Sport (radio) |
| TV3 | TV3 (Irish) |
| TV5M | TV5 Monde (Europe) |
| TG4 | TG 4 (Irish) |
| UTV | Ulster Television (ITV in Northern Ireland) |
| VIR1 | Virgin 1 |
| VIRG | Virgin Radio |
