TV Guide This Week

Contents 1 A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 12 January 2008 1.1 Saturday 12 January 1.2 Sunday 13 1.3 Weekdays 1.4 Monday 14 1.5 Tuesday 15 1.6 Wednesday 16 1.7 Thursday 17 1.8 Friday 18 1.9 Challenge? 1.9.1 Saturday 1.9.2 Sunday 1.9.3 Monday 1.9.4 Tuesday - Friday 1.10 Channel abbreviations 2 See also

A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 12 January 2008

Schedules are subject to change.

Highlights this week:

Dancing on Ice (ITV, 5.50 Sunday)

More ITV celebrities trying not to fall over.

Mock the Week Again (BBC2, 10pm Tuesday, most regions)

Not sure if this is a new series or highlights.

Quote... Unquote (Radio 4, 1.30 Wednesday)

Don't forget to miss it.

Basil's Game Show (BBC1, 4pm Friday)

Had better do what it says on the tin.

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

Saturday 12 January

0410	VIR1	Takeshi's Castle x2	Also 1000, not DTTV.
0515	C4	Countdown
0600	VIR1	The Krypton Factor x2	Not DTTV.
0700	VIR1	Fort Boyard	Not DTTV.
0800	VIR1	Gladiators	Not DTTV.
0900	VIR1	Bullseye x2	Not DTTV.
0900	TOON	Skatoony	Also 1930.
0930	Mor4	Junkyard Wars
0955	ITV2	Millionaire Celeb	From Tuesday.
1000	DAVE	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2	Also 1900.
1030	CBBC	Clutter Nutters	Also 1400.
1050	BBC2	Best of Friends	Also CBBC at 1130.
1100	Rad5	Fighting Talk
1200	C5US	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2	Also 1500.
1255	S4C	Scrapheap Challenge
1300	CBBC	Raven
1330	CBBC	Suspect
1335	RWal	Extra Time Quiz New!
1500	DSCI	Scrapheap Challenge x2
1529	TV5M	Questions pour un Champion
1620	S4C	Deal or No Deal
1645	C4	Deal or No Deal
1735	BBC1	The Weakest Link Special
1825	BBC1	The One and Only	Also 2120.
1830	ITV	Harry Hill's TV Burp New!
1940	BBC1	In It to Win It New!
2000	ITV	Millionaire Celeb	Martin Johnson, Will Greenwood, Peter Kay, Paddy McGuiness.
2000	TKSP	The Talksport Football Quiz
2025	RTE1	Winning Streak
2100	BBC2	Have I Got Old News For You	Bill Bailey, Armando Iannucci, Adam Buxton.
2100	S4C	Cadair Fawr Eleri Siôn	Also S4CD.
2100	E4	Big Brother Celebrity Hijack
2300	Rad4	The Garden Quiz

Sunday 13

0105	Mor4	Deal or No Deal
0410	VIR1	Takeshi's Castle x2	Also 1000, not DTTV.
0510	C4	Countdown
0600	VIR1	The Krypton Factor x2	Not DTTV.
0700	VIR1	Fort Boyard	Not DTTV.
0800	VIR1	Gladiators	Not DTTV.
0830	BBC2	Raven
0900	BBC2	Hider in the House
0900	Mor4	Scrapheap Chalenge x4
0900	TOON	Skatoony	Also 1930.
0900	VIR1	Bullseye x2	Not DTTV.
1100	DAVE	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2
1200	C5US	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2	Also 1500.
1300	CBBC	Raven
1330	CBBC	Suspect
1400	S4CD	Pen Campau x2
1450	Mor4	Come Dine With Me x5
1500	DSCI	Scrapheap Challenge x5
1555	ITV2	Dancing on Ice Championship of Champions Special
1750	ITV	Dancing on Ice New!	Also 2050 and TV3.
1810	BBC1	A Question of Sport
1830	RTE1	You're a Star	Also 2030.
1900	C4	Picture This	An exhibition of your own in a gallery somewhere far, far away.
1900	E4	Big Brother's Little Brother
2100	E4	Big Brother Celebrity Hijack
2100	Mor4	The Secret Millionaire

Weekdays

0410	VIR1	Takeshi's Castle x2	Also 0700, except DTTV.
0600	VIR1	Millionaire	Also 1200, 1700; not DTTV.
0745	RTE2	Watch Your Language
0900	Mor4	Deal or No Deal	Also lunchtime, 1805.
0900	STYL	Bargain Hunt
0930	CBBC	Best of Friends
0945	TV5M	Des Chiffres et des Lettres
1000	DAVE	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2	Also 1500, 1900.
1015	TV5M	Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
1200	C5US	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2
1200	DSCI	Scrapheap Challenge	Also 1700.
1215	BBC1	Bargain Hunt
1325	S4C	Deal or No Deal
1415	S4C	Countdown
1525	C4	Countdown	Phil Hammond (Mo-Tu); Alastair Stewart (We-Fr). Also More4 after midnight.
1529	TV5M	Questions pour un Champion
1615	C4	Deal or No Deal	Also More4 1805.
1700	ITV	Golden Balls	UTV 1630.
1715	BBC2	The Weakest Link
1800	BBC2	Eggheads	Scotland: not Th.
1930	E4	Big Brother's Little Brother
1930	TOON	Skatoony
2030	BBC2	Masterchef	Th 2000; not Fr.
2100	E4	Big Brother Celebrity Hijack
2100	DAVE	QI
2140	DAVE	Mock the Week
2220	DAVE	Buzzcocks
2300	DAVE	HIGNFY

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

Monday 14

1330	Rad4	The Garden Quiz	(2/11)
1700	CBBC	Beat the Boss
1830	Rad4	Just a Minute	(3/12) Gyles Brandreth, Clement Freud, Graham Norton, Phill Jupitus.
2000	BBC2	University Challenge	(24/31) Trinity Hall Cambridge v Worcester Oxford.
2000	STV	Postcode Challenge

Tuesday 15

0800	BBC7	Hancock's Half Hour	The anti-hero wins the top prize in a television quiz. Also 1200, 1900.
1630	BBC1	Best of Friends
1700	CBBC	Trapped!
1700	S4CD	Mama Mia
1830	S4C	Pen Campau	Also Digidol.
2000	ITV	Millionaire
2000	ITV2	American Princess
2200	BBC2	Mock the Week Again New!	Not Scotland, 2W.

Wednesday 16

1330	Rad4	Quote... Unquote New!
1700	BBC7	My Music
1729	TV5M	La Carte aux Tresors

Thursday 17

0830	BBC7	Whose Line is it Anyway?	Also 2200.
1630	BBC1	Best of Friends
1830	S4C	Pen Campau	Also Digidol.
2000	ITV2	Pop Idle US New!
2100	BBC2	Never Mind the Buzzcocks	With Christopher Biggins. Not 2W.

Friday 18

1230	BBC7	Counterpoint	Also 1930.
1600	BBC1	Basil's Game Show New!	CAUTION: contains the Swap Shop host.
1830	Rad4	The News Quiz	(2/8) Fred Macaulay, Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen, Phill Jupitus.
2200	BBC2	QI	Not 2W, NI.
2200	ITV2	Pop Idle US	An additional episode to those seen yesterday.
2335	BBC2	Buzzcocks	2W only; seen elsewhere yesterday.

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

Challenge?

Saturday

0000	Ninja Warrior
0030	Takeshi's Castle
0100	Gambling
0300	Small Talk x2
0400	Family Fortunes x2
0500	Wheel of Fortune x2	To 0530.
0700	The Krypton Factor x2
0800	Ninja Warrior x2
0900	The Crystal Maze
1000	Wheel of Fortune x3
1130	The People Versus x3
1300	Millionaire x2
1500	Bruce's Price is Right x3
1630	Catchphrase x3
1800	Small Talk x3
1930	Family Fortunes x3
2100	Bullseye x2
2200	Fear Factor
2300	8 Out of 10 Cats
2330	Distraction

Sunday

0000	Millionaire
0100	Gambling
0300	Catchphrase x2
0400	Bruce's Price is Right x3	To 0530.

Then as Saturday.

Monday

0000	Millionaire
0100	Gambling
0300	Catchphrase x2
0400	Bruce's Price is Right x3	To 0530.
0700	Takeshi x2
0800	The Crystal Maze
0900	Supermarket Sweep x2
1000	Take Your Pick x2 New!	Des O'Connor invites some poor unfortunates to take the money or open the box. Make sure he's not in it first.
1100	Small Talk x2
1200	Family Fortunes x2
1300	Millionaire
1400	Take Your Pick x2
1500	Take It or Leave It New!
1600	Gladiators
1700	Takeshi x2
1800	The Crystal Maze
1900	Small Talk x2
2000	Family Fortunes x2
2100	Millionaire x2
2300	Shooting Stars x2

Tuesday - Friday

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

Then as Monday.

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
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
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 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

See also

TV Guide Last Week