TV Guide This Week

A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 22 March 2008.

Schedules are subject to change.

Highlights this week:

Last Man Standing (BBC2, 11pm Sunday)

The globe-trotting hard man contest.

Counterpoint (Radio 4, 1.30 Monday)

The music quiz returns with a new host, Paul Gambaccini.

Daily Cooks Challenge (ITV, 3pm weekdays)

Antony Worrall Thompson challenges other television cooks, and does it each day.

The Write Stuff]] (Radio 4, 6.30 Monday)

Literary quizzing on the radio...

Mastermind (BBC2, 7.30 Monday)

The 2007 final.

The Book Quiz (BBC4, 8.30 Monday)

...literary quizzing on the telly.

The Apprentice (BBC1, 9pm Wednesday)

Another series of capitalist propaganda.

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Contents

Saturday 22 March

0300VIR1 Defectors
0410VIR1 Takeshi's Castle x2Also 1000.
0520 C4 Countdown
0600VIR1 Millionaire
0700VIR1 Fort Boyard Takes On the World
0800VIR1 Gladiators
0900TRBL So You Think You Can DanceAlso Living at 1200, this channel 1500.
0900VIR1 Don't Try This at Home!
0925ITV Dancing on IceLast week's edition.
0930DAVE Whose Line is it Anyway?
0945TG4 Survivor - The Cook Islands
1030CBBC Clutter NuttersAlso 1400.
1050BBC2 Best of FriendsAlso CBBC at 1130.
1100Rad5 Fighting Talk
1300CBBC Raven - The Secret Temple
1330BBC2 EggheadsScotland only.
1500C5US Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2Also 1730.
1529TV5M Questions pour un Champion
1615 C4 Deal or No Deal
1615S4C Deal or No DealDifferent episodes, presumably.
1630TV3 Pop Idle US
1700C5US Whose Line is it Anyway x6 Special
1730RTE1 You're a Star Plus
1800LIV2 The Amazing Race
1835ITV Harry Hill's TV Burp
1905ITV Saturday Night TakeawayAlso TV3.
1905BBC1 I'd Do Anything
1930S4C Codi Canu SpecialThe series in a nutshell. Also S4CD.
2000TKSP The Talksport Football Quiz
2015RTE1 Winning Streak
2020DAVE School's Out
2025ITV Duel
2115TV3 Paradise Hotel
2130BBC2 Have I Got Old News For YouDamien Lewis; Neil Mullarkey, Dom Joly.
2200DAVE Buzzcocks New!
2240TV5M Pékin Express
2300Rad4 The Garden Quiz

Sunday 23

0300VIR1 Defectors
0410VIR1 Takeshi's Castle x2Also 1000.
0520 C4 Countdown
0600VIR1 Millionaire
0700VIR1 Fort Boyard
0800VIR1 Gladiators
0830BBC2 Raven
0900BBC2 Hider in the House
0900TOON SkatoonyAlso 1930.
0900VIR1 Don't Try This at Home!
0900Mor4 Scrapheap Challenge x4
0900TRBL So You Think You Can DanceAlso 1500.
1040DAVE A Question of SportAlso 2020.
1120DAVE Head Jam
1204Rad4 Just a Minute
1235 E4 Big Brother USA
1300CBBC Raven - The Secret Temple
1300 C4 Vanity Lair
1500C5US Whose Line is it Anyway? x2
1530Mor4 Come Dine With Me x5
1750BBC1 The Weakest Link SpecialElvis special
1900LIV So You Think You Can Dance x2
2000VIR1 American Inventor
2030TG4 Glas Vegas
2100DAVE QI New!
2300BBC2 Last Man Standing New!

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Weekdays

0300VIR1 Defectors
0410VIR1 Takeshi's Castle x2Also 0800.
0600VIR1 MillionaireAlso 1200, 1700.
0730BBC2 Brain-Jitsu
0820DAVE A Question of Sport
0845S4C Wy Ti'n Gem?
0900Mor4 Deal or No DealAlso lunchtime, 1805.
0945TV5M Des Chiffres et des Lettres
1015TV5M Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
1130DAVE Whose Line Is It Anyway?Also 1630.
1200GOLD Celebrity Master Chef
1215BBC1 Bargain HuntMonday 1200.
1300BBC2 Brainbox ChallengeNot Mo.
1300C5US Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2
1325S4C Deal or No Deal
1410S4C Countdown
1415BBC2 Recipe for Success
1455 C4 Come Dine With Me
1500ITV Daily Cooks Challenge New!
1525 C4 CountdownDennis Taylor (Mo), Ann Widdecombe (Tu-Fr). Also More4 after midnight, and early mornings Mo, Th, Fr.
1529TV5M Questions pour un Champion
1530BBC1 RavenNot Mo, Fr.
1615 C4 Deal or No DealAlso More4 1805.
1630BBC2 Ready Steady Cook
1700ITV Golden BallsUTV 1500, STV 1630. Not Mo.
1715BBC1 The Weakest LinkNot Mo.
1730CITV Jungle Run
1800BBC2 EggheadsScotland: not Th, Fr.
1830BBC2 Great British MenuScotland: not Th, Fr also 1800.
1900DAVE Dragons' DenNot Mo.
2300BBC3 Upstaged

Monday 24

A public holiday, except Scotland.

1200C5US Whose Line Is It Anyway? x6
1330Rad4 Counterpoint New!(1/13)
1645CBBC Beat the Boss
1830Rad4 The Write Stuff New!EM Forster.
1900BBC3 Dragons' Den
1930BBC2 Mastermind(31/31) Venice, Steve McQueen, D-Day, "It Ain't Half Hot Mum", London Bridge, "The Godfather". From Glasgow Caledonian.
1930TG4 Shabby go Chic
2000STV Postcode Challenge
2030BBC4 The Book Quiz New!
2100DAVE HIGNFY
2140DAVE QI
2220DAVE Mock the Week
2230BBC2 Sport Relief: The Apprentice SpecialAn extended episode.
2300DAVE Buzzcocks
2340DAVE Dragons' Den

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Tuesday 25

1610BBC1 Best of Friends
1645CBBC Trapped! New!
2000ITV Millionaire
2100BBC4 The Top of the Form Story SpecialA repeat of the show from a couple of years ago.
2100 E4 Big Brother US
2305TG4 Deis RocThe grand final.
2345DAVE They Think It's All Over

Wednesday 26

1700BBC7 My Music
1715CBBC Stake Out
1729TV5M Pékin Express
2000LIV So You Think You Can Dance x2
2000TG4 Glas Vegas
2000ESP2 Strongest Man Special
2100BBC1 The Apprentice New!
2200BBC2 The Apprentice: You're Off the Show New!With Adrian Chiles, Karren Brady, and a dog.
2300DAVE QI

Thursday 27

1605BBC1 Best of Friends
1630BBC1 Beat the Boss New!
2000ITV2 Pop Idle US
2000TG4 Comórtas Ceirde
2100BBC2 That Mitchell and Webb LookIncluding a preview of BBC2's Numberwang Night next Tuesday. Not 2W.
2100 E4 Big Brother US x2
2100SKY3 Nothing but the Truth
2300DAVE HIGNFY

Friday 28

1530BBC1 Basil's Game Show
1715CBBC Stake Out
1810BBC1 The Weakest Line
1900VIR1 Bingolotto: A Commercial Presentation
2000GOLD Dancing With the Stars
2030BBC1 A Question of Sport Back
2100ITV2 Pop Idle US
2100TV3 America's Got Talent
2200BBC2 QIEngland, Scotland only.
2300DAVE And Then You Die New!

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Challenge?

Saturday

0000Showbiz Darts
0030Bullseye
0100Gambling
0300Supermarket Sweep x2
0400Family Fortunes x2
0500Family CatchphraseTo 0530.
0700Takeshi
0800Gladiators
0900The Crystal Maze
1000Takeshi / Ninja Warrior
1900Bullseye x2
2000Shooting Stars x2
21008 Out of 10 Cats x2
2200Distraction x2
2300Shooting Stars x2

Sunday

0000Distraction
0100Gambling
0300Takeshi
0400Bullseye x2
0500Family CatchphraseTo 0530.
0700Takeshi
0800Gladiators
0900The Crystal Maze
1000Small Talk / Catchphrase
1900Bullseye x2
2000Shooting Stars x2
21008 Out of 10 Cats x2
2200Distraction x2
2300Shooting Stars x2

Monday

0000Distraction
0100Gambling
0300Catchphrase x2
0400Bullseye x2
0500CatchphraseTo 0530.
0700The Crystal Maze
0800Gladiators
0900Supermarket Sweep x2
1000Take Your Pick / Family Fortunes
1900Ninja Warrior
1930Takeshi
2000Take It or Leave It
2100Millionaire
2200Fear Factor
2300Bullseye x2

Tuesday - Wednesday

0000Showbiz Darts
0030Bullseye
0100Gambling
0300Supermarket Sweep x2
0400Family Fortunes x2
0500Family CatchphraseTo 0530.
0700The Crystal Maze
0800Ninja Warrior New!
0830Takeshi New!
0900Supermarket Sweep x2
1000Wheel of Fortune x2
1100Wipeout x2
1200Family Fortunes x2
1300Supermarket Sweep x2
1400Wipeout x2
1500Millionaire
1600Take It or Leave It
1700Gladiators
1800The Crystal Maze

Then as Monday.

Thursday

As Tuesday except:

0000Darts

Friday

As Tuesday except:

1900Bingolotto: A Commercial Presentation

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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
RCymBBC Radio Cymru
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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