A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 21 June 2008
Schedules are subject to change.
Highlights this week:
Wimbledon starts on Monday, so expect Schedule R during the inevitable rain breaks.
Round Britain Quiz (Radio 4, 1.30 Monday)
- The longest-lasting quiz in radio history returns.
The News Quiz Tribute to Alan Coren (BBC7, 12.30 and 7.30 Friday)
- Does what it says in the title.
Survivor China (TG4, 9.05 Monday)
- We're scraping the barrel this week
Home Video Heroes (Challenge, 8pm weekdays)
- ...but not as badly as Challenge is.
Saturday
0400 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000.
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0520 | C4 | Countdown
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0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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0700 | DAVE | Head Jam
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0800 | BBC2 | Best of Friends | Also CBBC 1130.
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0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators | Also 1700.
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0855 | S4C | Shipwrecked 2008
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0900 | BBC2 | Escape from Scorpion Island x2
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0900 | CBBC | Brain-Jitsu
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0900 | VIR1 | Fear Factor UK
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1000 | BBC2 | 50/50
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1025 | BBC2 | The Slammer | Also CBBC 1100.
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1100 | Rad5 | Euro Fighting Talk
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1115 | BBC2 | Beat the Boss
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1200 | CBBC | Clutter Nutters New!
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1203 | RCym | Bwletin
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1228 | Rad4 | The News Quiz
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1330 | C4 | Shipwrecked: the Hutcam Diaries
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1335 | CBBC | Get Your Own Back
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1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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1600 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x4
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1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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1630 | TV3 | Beauty and the Geek
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1700 | CBBC | Hider in the House
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1730 | C4 | Come Dine With Me
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1740 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link | Puppets. One of the better prime-time ones.
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1800 | CBBC | Trapped!
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1900 | DAVE | Dragons' Den New!
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1900 | TV3 | All-Star Family Fortunes | Willoughby v Holmes.
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2000 | DAVE | Whose Line x2
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2015 | RTE1 | The Big Money Game
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2100 | BBC2 | Have I Got News For You | Alexander Armstrong, Clare Balding, Michael McIntyre. The Monday night repeat of the 30 May edition.
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2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2240. Coverage continues overnight on E4.
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2100 | DAVE | Would I Lie To You? night
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2235 | TV5M | Fort Boyard | Poivre!
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2300 | Rad4 | Counterpoint
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Sunday
0400 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 1000.
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0510 | C4 | Countdown
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0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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0800 | BBC2 | Trapped!
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0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators | Also 1700.
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0830 | BBC2 | Raven - The Secret Temple
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0900 | VIR1 | Fear Factor UK
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0900 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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1155 | C4 | Shipwrecked 2008
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1200 | CBBC | Clutter Nutters
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1204 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
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1300 | S4C | Scrapheap Challenge
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1335 | CBBC | Get Your Own Back
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1400 | DAVE | Whose Line x4 | Two more at 2000.
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1635 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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1700 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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1730 | CBBC | Stake Out
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1745 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge | Snow Shifters.
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1800 | CBBC | The Slammer
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1845 | ITV | Beat the Star With Vernon Kay | With a surprise.
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2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2225.
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2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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2140 | DAVE | QI
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2200 | BBC7 | The News Quiz
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2335 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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Weekdays
0410 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle x2 | Also 0900.
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0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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0700 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It
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0945 | TV5M | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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1000 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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1015 | TV5M | Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
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1100 | CBBC | Get Your Own Back
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1125 | CBBC | Raven: The Island
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1200 | CBBC | Brain-Jitsu
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1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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1400 | C5US | Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2 | Also 1800.
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1415 | S4C | Countdown
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1500 | ITV | House Guest | Not STV, UTV.
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1525 | C4 | Countdown | This week's Richard Digance is Ken Bruce. Also More4 after midnight, and early mornings Mo, Th, Fr.
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1529 | TV5M | Questions pour un Champion
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1600 | CBBC | Raven
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1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal | Also More4 1805, 0900, and lunchtime.
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1700 | ITV | Goldenballs | UTV 1400, STV 1500 not Monday.
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2200 | C4 | Big Brother | Mo-We only. S4C 2200.
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Monday
1330 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz New! | (1/12) North v Scotland
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1715 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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1830 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | (2/6) From The Swan, High Wycombe, with Jeremy Hardy. Recorded and broadcast in December 2000, and we rather hope this is the one with The Ultimate Game Show.
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1900 | BBC3 | Dragons' Den
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2000 | STV | Postcode Challenge
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2100 | DAVE | QI
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2100 | LIV | Britain's Next Top Model
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2105 | TG4 | Survivor China New!
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2140 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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2200 | E4 | Beauty and the Geek
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2220 | DAVE | Would I Lie to You?
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2300 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Tuesday
1715 | CBBC | Trapped!
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1715 | S4CD | Mama Mia
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1900 | DAVE | Whose Line x2 | Also 2315.
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2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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2245 | BBC1 | Panic Attack | Northern Ireland only.
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Wednesday
1030 | CBBC | Suspect
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1230 | BBC7 | Whispers | Also 1930.
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1330 | Rad4 | Quote... Unquote | Michael Aspel, Ann Leslie, Kate Mosse, John Julius Norwich. Last in the present series.
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1715 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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1729 | TV5M | Fort Boyard
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1800 | C5US | Whose Line x2
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2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Thursday
1230 | BBC7 | The Burkiss Way | Remember, featuring the clash of the game shows. From 1979; also 1930.
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1610 | S4C | Mama Mia
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1625 | BBC2 | Stake Out
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1630 | CBBC | The Slammer
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1655 | BBC2 | Hider in the House
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2000 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link Special | This edition features Eastenderzzzzzzzzz.
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2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2245.
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2100 | ITV4 | Bad Lads' Army
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2100 | SKY3 | Nothing But the Truth
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2220 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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2300 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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Friday
1230 | BBC7 | The News Quiz Tribute to Alan Coren Special | From last October. Also 1930.
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1715 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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1800 | RCym | BwletIn
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2100 | C4 | Big Brother | Continues 2235. S4C 2200.
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2100 | ITV2 | America's Got Talent
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2200 | BBC2 | QI | Not 2W.
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2200 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | S4C 2335.
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2230 | RTR1 | Buille Faoi Thuairim New! | An Irish-language quiz.
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2340 | DAVE | QI
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Challenge?
Saturday
0000 | Gladiators
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0100 | Gambling
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0300 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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0400 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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0500 | Win Lose or Draw | To 0530.
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0700 | The Moment of Truth
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0800 | Takeshi x2
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0900 | The Crystal Maze
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1000 | Ninja Warrior x3
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1130 | Wheel of Fortune
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1200 | Millionaire
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1300 | Chris Tarrant's It's Not What You Know
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1400 | Take It or Leave It
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1500 | Gladiators x4
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1900 | Bullseye x3
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2030 | Family Fortunes x3
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2200 | Take It or Leave It
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2300 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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2330 | Distraction
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Sunday
As Saturday except
0000 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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0030 | Distraction
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0100 | Gambling
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0300 | Bullseye x2
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0400 | Take Your Pick x3 | To 0530.
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1500 | Celebrity Weakest Link x4 | To 1900.
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Monday
0000 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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0030 | Distraction
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0100 | Gambling
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0300 | Bullseye x3
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0430 | Family Fortunes x2 | To 0530.
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0700 | Dog Eat Dog New! | Ulrika returns to breakfast television.
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0800 | Takeshi
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0900 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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1000 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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1100 | Family Fortunes x2
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1200 | Crosswords
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1230 | Eggheads
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1300 | Wipeout x2
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1400 | Chris Tarrant's It's Not What You Know
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1500 | Millionaire
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1600 | Take It or Leave It
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1700 | Takeshi x2
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1800 | Gladiators
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1900 | Family Fortunes x2
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2000 | Home Video Heroes x2 New! | Les Dennis presents a cheap knock-off of You've Been Framed.
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2100 | New Take It or Leave It
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2200 | Chris Tarrant's It's Not What You Know
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2300 | Millionaire
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Tuesday - Friday
As Monday except
0000 | Gladiators
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0100 | Gambling
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0300 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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0400 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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0500 | Win Lose or Draw | To 0530.
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1700 | Home Video Heroes x2 | To 1800.
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Channel abbreviations
BBC1 | BBC1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
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BBC2 | BBC2 (Network unless otherwise noted)
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2W | BBC2 Wales digital service
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BBC3 | BBC3
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BBC4 | BBC4
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BBC7 | BBC7 (Radio)
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BOOM | Boomerang
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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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DAVE | Dave
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DISC | Discovery
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DISN | Disney Channel
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DRAM | UKTV Drama
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DRT | Discovery Real Time
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DSCI | Discovery Science
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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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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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MOR4 | More 4
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NICK | Nickelodeon
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PCM1 | Paramount Comedy 1
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PCM2 | Paramount Comedy 2
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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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RSct | BBC Radio Scotland
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RUls | BBC Radio Ulster
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RWal | BBC Radio Wales
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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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SKY3 | Sky Thrcc
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STV | STV, and Border Scotland (ITV in 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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VIRG | Virgin Radio
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See also
TV Guide This Week