A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 31 October 2009
Schedules are subject to change.
It's Young Choristers of the Year weekend, with the final going out on Radio 2 this Sunday night (8pm). Dickinson's Real Deal (2pm) and Golden Balls (5pm) come back to ITV's weekdays, and there's a new run of Bwrw'r Bar (S4C 9.30 Friday). Highlight of the week is in BBC2's Wonderland series of observational documentaries: I Won University Challenge does what it says on the tin (BBC2 9.45 Thursday).
Saturday
| 0030 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Mathematicians v Wordsmiths.
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| 0215 | BBC1 | Masterchef The Professionals | Signed.
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| 0415 | VIR1 | It's Not What You Know
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| 0500 | VIR1 | TV Scrabble x2
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| 0515 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0700 | DAVE | Headjam
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Fort Boyard
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| 0955 | ITV | Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1130 | C4 | P. Diddy's Starmaker
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| 1200 | WTCH | Total Wipe Us Out Afternoon | To 1700, then again at 1800.
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| 1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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| 1240 | S4C | Scrap Challenge
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| 1300 | S4CD | Fferm Ffactor
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| 1400 | DHL | Come Dine With Me x10
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| 1525 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1545 | C4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1545 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1600 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1600 | S4C | Deal or No Deal x2
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| 1700 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 1700 | CITV | Scary Sleepover
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| 1730 | BBC1 | Hole in the Wall | Dennis and Jessica Taylor, Ninia Benjamin and Rufus Hound. Also BBC-HD
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| 1800 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 1850 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | Also BBC-HD.
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| 1900 | TV3 | Mr and Mrs
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| 1930 | ITV | TV Burp
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| 2000 | ITV | Simon Cowell Annoys | Let's rock, with (er) Bon Jovi. Also TV3.
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| 2000 | RTR1 | Buille Faoi Thuairim
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| 2020 | DAVE | QI
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| 2025 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2040 | TG4 | Glor Tire
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| 2130 | BBC2 | Have I Got a Bit More News For You
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain
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| 2320 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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Sunday
| 0500 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior
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| 0515 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0600 | GOLD | Generation Game Now and Then
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Fort Boyard
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| 0800 | DAVE | Whose Line x2
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| 0900 | BBC2 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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| 0930 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1100 | WTCH | Total Wipe Us Out Lunchtime | To 1500.
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| 1200 | DHL | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1204 | Rad4 | The Unbelievable Truth
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| 1205 | C5 | Britain's Best Brain
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| 1600 | LIV | Four Weddings x5 | Gaah!
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| 1640 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1640 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1700 | CITV | Scary Sleepover
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| 1900 | WTCH | Total Wipe Us Out
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| 1900 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 1915 | ITV | All-Star Family Fortunes | Hannah Waterman v Ray Quinn. Also TV3.
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| 1915 | ITV | Celebrity Fortunes | Leila Rouass v Sean Maguire.
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| 1930 | RTE1 | All Ireland School Choir
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| 2000 | ITV | Simon Cowell Annoys | Also TV3.
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| 2000 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Macclesfield.
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| 2000 | Rad2 | Young Choristers of the Year 2009 Special | Aled Jones introduces the final, with a guest appearance by Only Men Aloud.
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| 2020 | DAVE | HIGNFY | With guest host Angus Deayton.
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| 2030 | TG4 | An Jig Gig
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks Night
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| 2200 | BBC7 | The News Quiz
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| 2330 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Not Wales.
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Weekdays
| 0415 | VIR1 | It's Not What You Know | Not Mo.
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Takeshi x2
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| 0905 | TV5 | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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| 0925 | CBBC | Blast Lab
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| 1200 | CBBC | Hot Rods
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1230 | CBBC | Raven | CBBC programmes Signed We, Th.
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| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1400 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal New!
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| 1415 | S4C | Countdown
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Hilary Jones.
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1610 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Are You an Egghead? | Also BBC-HD 1830 (Th 1815).
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| 1700 | ITV | Golden Balls New! | STV 1600.
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland not Th.
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two | Scotland not Th.
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| 2000 | DHL | Come Dine With Me
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| 2200 | EDEN | Last Man Standing
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Monday
| 0500 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior
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| 0515 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1300 | TV5 | Pekin Express
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain
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| 1605 | BBC1 | School of Silence
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| 1630 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 1730 | S4C | Pen Campau
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The Unbelievable Truth | Clive Anderson, Dom Joly, Fi Glover, Henning Wehn.
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| 1830 | S4C | Fferm Ffactor
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Girton Cambridge v St George's London. Scotland 1930.
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| 2000 | LIV | Four Weddings
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| 2000 | FOOD | Masterchef Goes Large
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| 2030 | VIVA | Slips
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| 2030 | ALBA | Cocaire nan Cocairean
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Hell's Kitchen
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| 2100 | LIV | America's Next Top Model
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| 2100 | WTCH | Ballroom With the B-List | RTE2 1920 Tu and 1900 Th.
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| 2100 | TV3 | The Apprentice
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Have I Got News For You | Scotland, NI 2320.
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| 2200 | TG4 | Survivor Gabon
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| 2230 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2320 | BBC1 | Apprentice Us x2 | Wales 2350, Scot 0000, NI 0020.
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| 2330 | BBCH | Hole in the Wall
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Tuesday
| 0305 | BBC1 | Masterchef: The Professionals | Signed.
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| 0505 | VIR1 | TV Scrabble x2
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Raven | BBC-HD 1730.
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| 1630 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 1700 | BBCH | Wait For It..!
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| 1800 | S4C | Gair am Aur
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| 1845 | ESP2 | Strongest Man | Canada.
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| 1900 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Wales only.
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| 2000 | ITV | Millionaire | UTV 2100.
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| 2025 | S4C | Fferm Ffactor
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| 2030 | VIVA | Slips
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL
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| 2200 | DAVE | Argumental
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| 2240 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Wednesday
| 0035 | C4 | Late Night Poker | Last in the present series. S4C 0335 Fri.
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| 0220 | BBC1 | Masterchef The Professionals | Signed.
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| 0505 | VIR1 | TV Scrabble
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| 0800 | BBC7 | Hancock's Half Hour | Our anti-hero competes in a quiz show. Also 1200, 1900.
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| 1230 | BBC7 | Trivia Test Match | Also 1930.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Keep Your Enemies Close
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| 1700 | BBCH | Wait For It..!
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| 1715 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1800 | S4C | Shotolau
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| 1830 | S4C | Pen Campau | 1/15. Garth Olwg v Caereinion.
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| 2000 | C5 | Britain's Best Brain
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| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2140 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Claudia Winkleman hosts with Harry Shearer, Little Boots, Jamelia, and Tom Basden. NI 2320.
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Thursday
| 0345 | BBC1 | Masterchef The Professionals | Signed.
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| 0515 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Raven | Finals week begins here. BBC-HD 1705.
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| 1800 | S4C | Gair Am Aur
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| 1845 | ITV2 | Beat the Star With Vernon Kay | Mark Foster.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | The Restaurant
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Paris Hilton's Best Friend Forever | Last in the present series.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2145 | BBC2 | Wonderland: I Won University Challenge Special | Ten previous winners talk about winning television's toughest quiz for students. NI 2320.
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| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Friday
| 0255 | BBC1 | Masterchef The Professionals | Signed.
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| 0515 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1230 | BBC7 | Whispers | Also 1930.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Keep Your Enemies Close
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| 1615 | S4C | Mama Mia
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| 1700 | BOOM | Staraoke
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| 1705 | BBCH | Wait For It..!
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| 1735 | TV5 | Pekin Express
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz | Jeremy Hardy, Danielle Ward, David Mitchell, Francis Wheen.
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| 1930 | C5 | The What in the World? Quiz
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Richard III, Morihei Ueshiba, Chartists, Edouard Manet. Not Wales.
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| 2000 | DHL | Come Dine With Me x7
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| 2000 | ARTS | Art Race
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| 2030 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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| 2100 | BBC1 | Have I Got News For You | Kirsty Young perches, Ross Noble and Robert Peston peck. NI 2235.
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| 2100 | BBC1 | The Friday Show | Spend Friday evening with Eamonn Holmes. NI only.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2130 | S4C | Bwrw'r Bar New! | More autumn internationals? More rugby-related silliness.
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| 2250 | S4C | Fferm Ffactor
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| 2240 | DAVE | Argumental
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| 0040 | DAVE | Banzai
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Challenge
Saturday
| 0000 | Nortonland x2
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| 0100 | Distraction x2
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| 0200 | Takeshi x2
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| 0300 | It's Not What You Know | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Bullseye x4
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| 0900 | Play Your Cards Right x2
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| 1000 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 1100 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 1200 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1300 | You Bet!
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| 1400 | Takeshi x6
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| 1700 | Pasquale's Price is Right x3
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| 2000 | Take It or Leave It
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| 2100 | Celeb Millionaire
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| 2200 | 8 Out of 10 Cats x4
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Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0000 | Celeb Poker Club x2
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| 0100 | Your Face or Mine x2
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| 0200 | Back in the Day x2 | To 0300.
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| 1700 | The Weakest Link x3
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Monday
| 0000 | Celeb Poker Club x2
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| 0100 | Your Face or Mine x2
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| 0200 | Back in the Day x2
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| 0300 | It's Not What You Know | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Takeshi x2
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| 0800 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0900 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 1000 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 1100 | Wipeout x2
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| 1200 | Play Your Cards Right x2
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| 1300 | Millionaire
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| 1400 | Take It or Leave It
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| 1500 | Golden Balls
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| 1600 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1700 | Takeshi x2
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| 1800 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1900 | Golden Balls
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| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2100 | Take It or Leave It
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | Room 101
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| 2335 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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Tuesday - Friday
As Monday except
| 0005 | Bullseye x2
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| 0105 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0205 | Takeshi x2
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| 0305 | It's Not What You Know
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Channel abbreviations
| 4MUS | 4 Music
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| ABSR | Absolute Radio
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| ALBA | BBC Alba
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| ARTS | Sky Arts
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| BBC1 | BBC1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
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| BBC2 | BBC2 (Network unless otherwise noted)
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| BBC3 | BBC3
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| BBC4 | BBC4
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| BBC7 | BBC7 (Radio)
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| BBCH | BBC-HD
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| BOOM | Boomerang
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| BORD | Border (ITV in Cumbria and south-west Scotland)
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| BRVO | Bravo
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| C5 | Five
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| CBBC | CBBC
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| CBBS | Cbeebies
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| CLAS | Classic FM (Radio)
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| COMC | Comedy Central
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| COMX | Comedy Central Extra
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| DAVE | Dave
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| DISC | Discovery
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| DISN | Disney Channel
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| DMAX | D-MAX
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| DRT | Discovery Real Time
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| DSCI | Discovery Science
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| EDEN | Eden
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| ESPC | ESPN Classic
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| ESPT | Eurosport
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| ESP2 | Eurosport 2
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| GOLD | UKTV Gold
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| HLMK | Hallmark
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| HTV | HTV (ITV in Wales; Wales only unless noted)
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| ITV | ITV (Network unless otherwise noted)
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| ITV2 | ITV2
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| ITV3 | ITV3
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| ITV4 | ITV4
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| LIV | UK Living TV
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| LIV2 | UK Living TV 2
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| MENM | Men and Motors
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| MOR4 | More 4
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| NICK | Nickelodeon
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| Rad1 | BBC Radio 1
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| Rad2 | BBC Radio 2
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| Rad3 | BBC Radio 3
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| Rad4 | BBC Radio 4
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| Rad5 | BBC Radio 5
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| RCym | BBC Radio Cymru
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| RSct | BBC Radio Scotland
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| RUls | BBC Radio Ulster
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| RWal | BBC Radio Wales
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| RLLY | UKTV Really
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| RTE1 | RTE1 (Irish)
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| RTE2 | RTE2 (Irish)
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| RTR1 | RTE Radio 1 (Irish)
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| S4C | S4C (analogue)
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| S4CD | S4C Digidol
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| SCI | Sci-Fi
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| SKY1 | Sky One
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| SKY2 | Sky Two
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| SKY3 | Sky Three
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| STV | STV (ITV in North and Central Scotland)
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| TLKS | Talk Sport (radio)
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| TV3 | TV3 (Irish)
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| TV5M | TV5 Monde (Europe)
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| TG4 | TG 4 (Irish)
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| UTV | Ulster Television (ITV in Northern Ireland)
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| VIR1 | Virgin 1
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| WTCH | Watch
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AudioD - Audio Description for the blind
Signed - in-vision British Sign Language translation.
See also
TV Guide This Week
