TV Guide This Week

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A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 5 January 2008

Schedules are subject to change.

Highlights this week:

Watch Your Language (RTE2, from 10am Saturday)

An Irish-language word quiz for children, hosted by Róisín Ní Thomáin, and featuring Team A and Team Z.

Suspect (CBBC, 1.30 Saturday and Sunday)

Children solving difficult crimes.

When Britain First Had Talent (ITV, 7.20 Saturday)

Amanda Holden looks back at a half-century of ITV talent shows.

The One and Only (BBC1, 7.30 Saturday)

Graham Norton and a bunch of tribute acts, judged by Superfans, and Davidandcarrie Grant.

Desert Island Discs (Radio 4, 11.15 Sunday and 9.05 Friday)

This week's guest is John Humphrys. This programme is not yet available through Listen Again.

You're a Star (RTE1, 6.30 Sunday)

The search for some talent begins here.

Picture This (C4, 7pm Sunday)

Digital photographers attempt to impress.

Small Talk (Challenge, 11am weekdays)

Yep, Ronnie Corbett and some giants.

The Garden Quiz (Radio 4, 1.30 Monday)

Anna Ford finds the country's best amateur garden expert.

Masterchef (BBC2, from 8.30 Monday)

John Torode and Gregg Wallace go in search of the next great cook in a show that no longer Goes Large.

Shooting Stars (Challenge, 11pm weekdays)

The scores, George Dawes?

Saturday 5 January

0410VIR1 Takeshi's Castle x2Also 1000, not DTTV.
0600VIR1 The Krypton Factor x2Not DTTV.
0700VIR1 Fort BoyardNot DTTV.
0800VIR1 GladiatorsNot DTTV.
0900Mor4 Junkyard Wars
0900VIR1 Bullseye x2Not DTTV.
1000RTE2 Watch Your Language
1025ITV2 All Star Family FortunesClaire King and Edith Bowman
1030CBBC Clutter NuttersAlso 1400.
1050BBC2 Best of FriendsAlso CBBC at 1100.
1100Rad5 Fighting Talk
1100DAVE Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2Also 1900.
1110ITV2 Millionaire CelebFrom Tuesday.
1200C5US Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2Five further episodes from 1500.
1255S4C Scrapheap Challenge
1300CBBC RavenThe Sixth Tournament begins.
1300S4CD Pen Campau x2
1330CBBC Suspect
15005LIF World's Strongest Man x6All six episodes back-to-back.
1500DSCI Scrapheap Challenge x2
1529TV5M Questions pour un Champion
1600 C4 Deal or No Deal
1930BBC1 The One and Only
2000TKSP The Talksport Football QuizWhat are you expecting?
2020ITV All Star Family FortunesNell McAndrew and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. Also TV3.
2020RTE1 Winning Streak
2100DAVE Dragons' Den Night
2105ITV Millionaire CelebTorvill and Dean, Bonnie Langford and Jason Gardiner. CAUTION... oh.
2125BBC2 Have I Got Old News For YouFern Britton, Reginald D Hunter, Adam Boulton.
2125S4C Cadair Fawr Eleri SiônA chat show starring members of the public with talents. Sounds like Barrymore before he lost it. Also S4CD.
2300Rad4 Brain of BritainThe final, repeated.
2320 C4 Big Fat Quiz of the Year

Sunday 6

0235Mor4 Deal or No Deal
0410VIR1 Takeshi's Castle x2Also 1000, not DTTV.
0515 C4 Countdown
0600VIR1 The Krypton Factor x2Not DTTV.
0700VIR1 Fort BoyardNot DTTV.
0800VIR1 GladiatorsNot DTTV.
0830BBC2 RavenLooks like The Sixth again.
0900BBC2 Hider in the House
0900Mor4 Junkyard Wars
0900VIR1 Bullseye x2Not DTTV.
0925RTE2 Watch Your Language
0935Mor4 Scrapheap Challenge x4
1030CBBC Best of Friends
1100DAVE Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2Also 1900.
1115Rad4 Desert Island Discs
1200C5US Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2Also 1500, and four episodes from 1800.
1300CBBC Raven
1330CBBC Suspect
1400ITV2 MillionaireAs yesterday.
1400S4CD Pen Campau x2
1510ITV2 All Star Family FortunesAs yesterday
1600Mor4 Come Dine With Me x5
1615BBC1 A Question of Sport
1700DSCI Scrapheap Challenge x3
1830RTE1 You're a StarThe search for some talent begins here.
1900 C4 Picture ThisAlso repeated Tue 0500.
1900 E4 Big Brother's Little Brother
2100 E4 Big Brother Celebrity Hijack
2100Mor4 The Secret Millionaire
2100DAVE Dragons' Den Night

Weekdays

0410VIR1 Takeshi's Castle x2Also 0700, except DTTV.
0600VIR1 MillionaireAlso 1200, 1700; not DTTV.
0900Mor4 Deal or No DealAlso lunchtime, 1805.
0900STYL Bargain Hunt
0930CBBC Best of Friends
0945TV5M Des Chiffres et des Lettres
1000DAVE Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2Also 1300, 1900.
1015TV5M Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
1200C5US Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2Also 1500.
1200DSCI Scrapheap Challenge
1215BBC1 Bargain Hunt
1325S4C Deal or No Deal
1415S4C Countdown
1525 C4 CountdownRoger Cook (Mo-Tu); Phil Hammond (We-Fr). Also More4 after midnight.
1529TV5M Questions pour un Champion
1615 C4 Deal or No DealAlso More4 1805.
1645RTE2 Watch Your Language
1700ITV Golden BallsUTV 1630.
1700DSCI Scrapheap Challenge
1715BBC2 The Weakest Link
1830BBC2 EggheadsScotland: not Th.
1930 E4 Big Brother's Little Brother
1930TOON Skatoony
2030BBC2 MasterchefTh 2000; not Fr. Wales 2130 Wed only.
2100 E4 Big Brother Celebrity Hijack
2100DAVE QI
2140DAVE Mock the Week
2220DAVE Buzzcocks
2300DAVE HIGNFY

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

Monday 7

1330Rad4 The Garden Quiz(1/11)
1830Rad4 Just a Minute(2/12) Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Chris Neill, Josie Lawrence.
2000BBC2 University Challenge(23/31) Nottingham v Christ Church Oxford
2000STV Postcode Challenge

Tuesday 8

1630BBC1 Best of Friends
1700CBBC Trapped!
1700S4CD Mama Mia
1830S4C Pen CampauAlso Digidol.
2000ITV Millionaire CelebrityGary and Martin Kemp; Judith Chalmers and Mark Durden-Smith.
2000ITV2 American PrincessTwelve young Yankees compete for a prize of 50,000 dollars.

Wednesday 9

1700BBC7 My Music
1729TV5M La Carte aux Tresors

Thursday 10

0830BBC7 Whose Line is it Anyway?Also 2200.
1630BBC1 Best of Friends
1700BBC1 Best the BossIce.
1830S4C Pen CampauAlso Digidol.
2100BBC2 Never Mind the BuzzcocksWith Lauren Laverne.

Friday 11

1230BBC7 CounterpointThe last heat. Also 1930.
1700BBC1 Beat the BossBike.
1830Rad4 The News Quiz(2/8) Andy Hamilton, Fred Macaulay, Mark Steel, Carrie Quinlan.
2200BBC2 QINot 2W.

Challenge?

Saturday

0000Nortonland x2
0100Gambling
0300Family Fortunes
0330Supermarket Sweep x2
0430Wheel of Fortune x2To 0530.
0700The Krypton Factor x2
0800Ninja Warrior x2
0900The Crystal Maze
1000Wheel of Fortune x3
1130The People Versus x3
1300Millionaire x2
1500Bruce's Price is Right x3
1630Catchphrase x3
1800Bullseye x3
1930Family Fortunes x3
2100Bullseye x2
2200Fear Factor
23008 Out of 10 Cats
2330Distraction

Sunday

0000Millionaire
0100Gambling
0300Catchphrase x2
0400Bruce's Price is Right x3To 0530.

Then as Saturday.

Monday

0000Millionaire
0100Gambling
0300Catchphrase x2
0400Bruce's Price is Right x3To 0530.
0700Takeshi x2
0800The Crystal Maze
0900Supermarket Sweep x2
1000Wheel of Fortune x2
1100Small Talk x2Yep, Ronnie Corbett and some giants.
1200Family Fortunes x2
1300Millionaire
1400Supermarket Sweep x2
1500Wheel of Fortune x2
1600Gladiators
1700Takeshi x2
1800The Crystal Maze
1900Small Talk x2
2000Family Fortunes x2
2100Millionaire x2
2300Shooting Stars x2

Tuesday - Friday

0000Ninja Warrior
0030Takeshi's Castle
0100Gambling
0300Small Talk x2
0400Family Fortunes x2
0500Wheel of Fortune x2To 0530.

Then as Monday.

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

Channel abbreviations

BBC1BBC1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
BBC2BBC2 (Network unless otherwise noted)
2W BBC2 Wales digital service
BBC3BBC3
BBC4BBC4
BBC7BBC7 (Radio)
BOOMBoomerang
BRVOBravo
C5 Five
CBBCCBBC
CBBSCbeebies
CLASClassic FM (Radio)
DAVEDave
DISCDiscovery
DISNDisney Channel
DRAMUKTV Drama
DRT Discovery Real Time
DSCIDiscovery Science
ESPTEurosport
ESP2Eurosport 2
GOLDUKTV Gold
HLMKHallmark
ITV ITV (Network unless otherwise noted)
ITV2ITV2
ITV3ITV3
ITV4ITV4
LIV UK Living TV
LIV2UK Living TV 2
MOR4More 4
NICKNickelodeon
PCM1Paramount Comedy 1
PCM2Paramount Comedy 2
Rad1BBC Radio 1
Rad2BBC Radio 2
Rad3BBC Radio 3
Rad4BBC Radio 4
Rad5BBC Radio 5
RSctBBC Radio Scotland
RUlsBBC Radio Ulster
RWalBBC Radio Wales
RTE1RTE1 (Irish)
RTE2RTE2 (Irish)
RTR1RTE Radio 1 (Irish)
S4C S4C (analogue)
S4CDS4C Digidol
SCI Sci-Fi
SKY3Sky Thrcc
STV STV (ITV in Scotland)
TLKSTalk Sport (radio)
TV3 TV3 (Irish)
TV5MTV5 Monde (Europe)
TG4 TG 4 (Irish)
UTV Ulster Television (ITV in Northern Ireland)
VIR1Virgin 1
VIRGVirgin Radio

See also

TV Guide Last Week

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