TV Guide This Week

Revision as of 20:02, 1 May 2008

A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 3 May 2008

Schedules are subject to change.

Highlights this week:

BBC Young Musician (BBC2, BBC4 from Sunday)

At least it doesn't clash with Eurovision this time.

Eurovision Preview (BBC Radio Bristol, 3pm Monday)

It relies on Marcus Keppel-Palmer, one of the fans, to put together a coherent show about this year's contest.

Through the Keyhole (BBC2, 3.15 weekdays from Tuesday)

Lisa Snowdon fills Loyd Grossman's shoes.

Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge

Saturday 3 May

0410	VIR1	Takeshi's Castle x2	Also 0700.
0515	C4	Countdown
0600	VIR1	Millionaire
0800	BBC2	The Sorcerer's Apprentice
0800	VIR1	Gladiators	Also 1700.
0900	BBC2	Escape from Scorpion Island x2
0900	CBBC	Brain-Jitsu
0900	VIR1	Fear Factor UK
0930	TG4	Survivor - Fiji
0955	S4C	Shipwrecked 2008
1030	BBC2	The Slammer	Also CBBC 1100.
1100	Rad5	Fighting Talk
1130	CBBC	Best of Friends
1228	Rad4	The News Quiz
1230	C4	Shipwrecked: the Hutcam Diaries
1300	CBBC	Raven - The Secret Temple
1330	CBBC	Trapped	Also 1800.
1500	C5US	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x6
1529	TV5M	Questions pour un Champion
1620	C4	Deal or No Deal
1630	CITV	Jungle Run
1630	TV3	Beauty and the Geek
1645	S4C	Deal or No Deal
1700	CBBC	Beat the Boss
1730	BBC2	Eggheads x2	Scotland only.
1740	C4	Come Dine With Me
1740	BBC1	The Kids are Alright
1800	LIV2	The Amazing Race
1800	TV3	Pop Idle US
1900	DAVE	Whose Line
1900	ESP2	Championship Gaming Series x2 Special	The second semi, and the final.
1905	BBC1	I'd Do Anything	Also BBC-HD.
1905	ITV	All-Star Mr and Mrs, Miss, or Mr	This week: Mr. David Coulthard and Karen; Mr. and Mrs. Vic Reeves; Miss Monica Ward and Bez. Also TV3.
2000	TKSP	The Talksport Football Quiz
2005	BBC1	One Versus One Hundred
2005	ITV	Britain's Got Talent	Also TV3.
2010	RTE1	Winning Streak
2100	DAVE	QI night
2110	ITV2	Thank God You're Here
2200	BBC2	Have I Got a Bit More News For You	Brian Blessed, Alan Duncan, Marcus "Falafel!" Brigstocke. Subject to delay if the snooker goes to extra balls or cues from the penalty mark.
2240	TV5M	Pékin Express
2245	TV3	Paradise Hotel
2300	Rad4	Counterpoint
2340	BBC2	The Apprentice	Followed by Adrian Chiles. Same point about the snooker.

Sunday 4

0320	VIR1	Gladiators	Also 0800.
0410	VIR1	Takeshi's Castle x2	Also 0700.
0525	C4	Countdown
0600	VIR1	Millionaire
0800	BBC2	Trapped
0830	BBC2	Hider in the House
0900	VIR1	Fear Factor UK
0900	Mor4	Scrapheap Challenge x4
0900	DAVE	Full Metal Challenge x2 New!
1100	DAVE	Whose Line x2 New!	Also 2000.
1150	C4	Shipwrecked 2008
1200	CBBC	The Sorcerer's Apprentice
1204	Rad4	The Write Stuff
1300	S4C	Scrapheap Challenge
1300	CBBC	Raven - The Secret Temple
1320	ITV	Britain's Got Talent
1330	CBBC	Trapped!
1430	E4	Big Brother USA
1530	C5US	Whose Line is it Anyway? x3
1530	TV3	Pop Idle US	Continues 1800.
1630	CITV	Jungle Run
1640	Mor4	Come Dine With Me x5
1700	CBBC	Best of Friends
1715	BORD	Conquer the Castle
1730	CBBC	Stake Out
1800	BBC2	BBC Young Musician New!	A documentary looking at the previous winners, competitiors, and performers.
1800	C4	Scrapheap Challenge	Scooter Shooters.
1800	CBBC	The Slammer
1820	ITV	Beat The Star With Vernon Kay	Mark Foster. Followed by Coronation Street.
1830	RTE1	Celebrity Bainisteoir
1830	TV3	Dancing With the Stars Us
1905	BBC1	I'd Do Anything Results
2140	DAVE	QI

Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge

Weekdays

0410	VIR1	Takeshi's Castle x2	Also 0800.
0600	VIR1	Millionaire	Also 1800.
0700	VIR1	Bullseye x2
0820	DAVE	*School's Out New!	Not Mo.
0900	Mor4	Deal or No Deal	Also lunchtime, 1805.
0930	CBBC	Beat the Boss	Also 1300. Not Mo.
0945	TV5M	Des Chiffres et des Lettres
1000	CBBC	Best of Friends	Also 1500. Not Mo.
1015	TV5M	Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
1030	CBBC	Bamzooki	Not Mo.
1100	CBBC	50/50	Not Mo.
1125	CBBC	Get 100	Not Mo.
1215	BBC1	Bargain Hunt	Mon 1130.
1325	S4C	Deal or No Deal
1400	C5US	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2
1400	STV	Conquer The Castle	Not Mo.
1410	S4C	Countdown
1515	BBC2	Through the Keyhole New!	Not Mo. Tu: 1330 Wales.
1525	C4	Countdown	This week's smart Alec is Jennie Bond. 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, except Mo.
1630	CITV	Jungle Run	Not Mo.
1700	ITV	Goldenballs	STV 1530 (1600 Mo), UTV Mon only.
1715	BBC1	The Weakest Link	Not Mo.
1800	BBC2	Eggheads	Scotland: not Th, Fr.
1830	BBC2	Great British Menu	Scotland: not Th, Fr also 1800.
1900	DAVE	Dragons' Den	Not Mo.
2000	BBC4	BBC Young Musician	From the Millennium Centre, Cardiff. Mon: Woodwind; Tue: Strings; Wed: Brass; Thu: Percussion; Fri: Keyboard. Finalists will appear on Afternoon on 3 (Radio 3, about 4.40pm).

Monday 5

A bank holiday in much of the UK.

0320	VIR1	Gladiators
0700	DAVE	Full Metal Challenge
1330	Rad4	Counterpoint	(7/13)
1330	ESPT	Strongest Man
1610	Mor4	Come Dine With Me x5
1830	Rad4	The Unbelievable Truth New!	Back for a new series. Remarkable.
1900	BBC3	Dragons' Den
1900	BBC4	The Book Quiz	(7/7) Wendy Holden and Giles Coren v Daisy Goodwin and David "Stalin" Aaronovitch. Note the earlier time.
2000	STV	Postcode Challenge
2100	DAVE	QI
2100	Mor4	Celebrity Come Dine With Me	From about three weeks ago.
2140	DAVE	Buzzcocks
2200	TG4	Shabby go Chic
2220	DAVE	Mock the Week
2300	DAVE	HIGNFY
2300	VIR1	Shooting Stars
2300	2W	Funny Business	Again, subject to delay if the snooker doesn't finish on time.

Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge

Tuesday 6

0000	BBC2	HIGNFY	From last Friday. Snooker may cause this to go balls up.
1640	S4C	Siôn Neu Siân
1715	CBBC	Trapped!
1735	S4CD	Pen Campau'r Ser
2000	ITV	Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
2100	DAVE	HIGNFY
2335	DAVE	Whose Line x2

Wednesday 7

0035	DAVE	Street-Cred Sudoku
0225	DAVE	They Think It's All Over
1230	BBC7	Whispers	Also 1930.
1715	CBBC	Best of Friends
1729	TV5M	Pékin Express
1800	S4CD	Pen Campau'r Ser
2000	LIV	So You Think You Can Dance
2100	BBC1	The Apprentice	Off to Morocco.
2100	DAVE	Mock the Week
2140	DAVE	Would I Lie to You? New!	The Angus Deayton-helmsed show about fibbing moves to the digital tier.
2200	BBC2	The Apprentice: You're Attired	Adrian Chiles discusses fashion and couture.
2340	DAVE	Mock the Week

Thursday 8

1605	BBC1	Stake Out
1615	S4C	Pen Campau'r Sêr
1630	CBBC	The Slammer
1635	BBC1	Hider in the House New!
1830	Rad4	Banter
2000	C4	Come Dine With Me
2100	ITV2	Pop Idle US
2100	DAVE	Dragons' Den
2200	SKY3	Nothing but the Truth
2235	ITV	The Baron	HTV 0005 tomorrow. Last in the series.
2320	DAVE	HIGNFY

Friday 9

1230	BBC7	Just a Minute	Also 1930. Belfast, Feb 1998.
1635	BBC1	The Slammer
1715	CBBC	Basil's Game Show
2000	GOLD	Dancing With the Stars x2
2000	ESPT	Strongest Man
2030	BBC1	A Question of Sport
2100	BBC1	Have I Got News For You?	Bill Bailey, Nick Robinson. NI 0030, Scotland 2235.
2100	BBC1	Panic Attack	NI only.
2100	ITV2	Pop Idle US
2200	BBC2	QI	Not NI, 2W.
2200	C4	Derren Brown Trick or Treat
2300	DAVE	QI
2310	RTR1	All Ireland School Quiz	(2/7)

Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge

Challenge?

Saturday

0000	Ninja Warrior x2
0100	Gambling
0300	Supermarket Sweep x2
0400	Family Fortunes x2
0500	Family Catchphrase	To 0530.
0700	Don't Try This at Home
0800	Takeshi x2
0900	The Crystal Maze
1000	Ninja Warrior x5
1230	The People Versus
1300	Millionaire
1400	It's Not What You Know
1500	Shooting Stars x3 New!	Interesting to see how they tidy this for daytime.
1630	Take Your Pick x3 New!
1800	Small Talk x3 New!
1930	Family Fortunes x3
2100	Take It or Leave It
2200	It's Not What You Know
2300	Distraction x2 New!

Sunday

0000	Banzai x2
0100	Gambling
0300	Shooting Stars x2
0430	Small Talk x3	To 0530.
0700	Don't Try This at Home
0800	Takeshi x2
0900	The Crystal Maze
1000	Supermarket Sweep x3
1130	The People Versus x3

Then as Saturday.

Monday

0000	Banzai x2
0100	Gambling
0300	Shooting Stars x2
0430	Small Talk x3	To 0530.
0700	Takeshi x4
0900	Supermarket Sweep x2
1000	Family Fortunes
1030	Take Your Pick	These two alternate until
2100	It's Not What You Know
2200	Millionaire
2300	Your Face or Mine New!	CAUTION: Jimmy Carr and June Sarpong's entertainment.
2330	8 Out of 10 Cats

Tuesday

0000	Takeshi x2
0100	Gambling
0300	Supermarket Sweep x2
0400	Takeshi x2
0500	Stake Out	To 0530.
0700	Takeshi x4
0900	Supermarket Sweep x2
1000	Catchphrase x2
1100	Take Your Pick x2
1200	Fifteen to One
1230	The People Versus
1300	Supermarket Sweep x2
1400	Take Your Pick x2
1500	Millionaire
1600	It's Not What You Know
1700	Takeshi x2
1800	The Crystal Maze
1900	Ninja Warrior x2
2000	Family Fortunes
2030	Take Your Pick
2100	It's Not What You Know
2200	Millionaire
2300	Your Face or Mine
2330	8 Out of 10 Cats

Wednesday - Friday

As Tuesday except

0400	Catchphrase x2
0800	Ninja Warrior x2

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

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TV Guide This Week

Revision as of 20:02, 1 May 2008

Contents

A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 3 May 2008

Saturday 3 May

Sunday 4

Weekdays

Monday 5

Tuesday 6

Wednesday 7

Thursday 8

Friday 9

Challenge?

Saturday

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday - Friday

Channel abbreviations

See also