TV Guide This Week

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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.

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

Saturday

0400VIR1 Takeshi's Castle x2Also 1000.
0520 C4 Countdown
0600VIR1 Millionaire
0700DAVE Head Jam
0800BBC2 Best of FriendsAlso CBBC 1130.
0800VIR1 GladiatorsAlso 1700.
0855S4C Shipwrecked 2008
0900BBC2 Escape from Scorpion Island x2
0900CBBC Brain-Jitsu
0900VIR1 Fear Factor UK
1000BBC2 50/50
1025BBC2 The SlammerAlso CBBC 1100.
1100Rad5 Euro Fighting Talk
1115BBC2 Beat the Boss
1200CBBC Clutter Nutters New!
1203RCym Bwletin
1228Rad4 The News Quiz
1330 C4 Shipwrecked: the Hutcam Diaries
1335CBBC Get Your Own Back
1529TV5M Questions pour un Champion
1600C5US Whose Line Is It Anyway? x4
1615 C4 Deal or No Deal
1630TV3 Beauty and the Geek
1700CBBC Hider in the House
1730 C4 Come Dine With Me
1740BBC1 The Weakest LinkPuppets. One of the better prime-time ones.
1800CBBC Trapped!
1900DAVE Dragons' Den New!
1900TV3 All-Star Family FortunesWilloughby v Holmes.
2000DAVE Whose Line x2
2015RTE1 The Big Money Game
2100BBC2 Have I Got News For YouAlexander Armstrong, Clare Balding, Michael McIntyre. The Monday night repeat of the 30 May edition.
2100 C4 Big BrotherS4C 2240. Coverage continues overnight on E4.
2100DAVE Would I Lie To You? night
2235TV5M Fort BoyardPoivre!
2300Rad4 Counterpoint

Sunday

0400VIR1 Takeshi's Castle x2Also 1000.
0510 C4 Countdown
0600VIR1 Millionaire
0800BBC2 Trapped!
0800VIR1 GladiatorsAlso 1700.
0830BBC2 Raven - The Secret Temple
0900VIR1 Fear Factor UK
0900Mor4 Scrapheap Challenge x4
1155 C4 Shipwrecked 2008
1200CBBC Clutter Nutters
1204Rad4 I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
1300S4C Scrapheap Challenge
1335CBBC Get Your Own Back
1400DAVE Whose Line x4Two more at 2000.
1635Mor4 Come Dine With Me x5
1700CBBC Best of Friends
1730CBBC Stake Out
1745 C4 Scrapheap ChallengeSnow Shifters.
1800CBBC The Slammer
1845ITV Beat the Star With Vernon KayWith a surprise.
2100 C4 Big BrotherS4C 2225.
2100DAVE Buzzcocks
2140DAVE QI
2200BBC7 The News Quiz
2335 C4 8 Out of 10 Cats

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

Weekdays

0410VIR1 Takeshi's Castle x2Also 0900.
0600VIR1 Millionaire
0700VIR1 Take It or Leave It
0945TV5M Des Chiffres et des Lettres
1000CBBC Best of Friends
1015TV5M Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
1100CBBC Get Your Own Back
1125CBBC Raven: The Island
1200CBBC Brain-Jitsu
1215BBC1 Bargain Hunt
1330S4C Deal or No Deal
1400C5US Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2Also 1800.
1415S4C Countdown
1500ITV House GuestNot STV, UTV.
1525 C4 CountdownThis week's Richard Digance is Ken Bruce. Also More4 after midnight, and early mornings Mo, Th, Fr.
1529TV5M Questions pour un Champion
1600CBBC Raven
1615 C4 Deal or No DealAlso More4 1805, 0900, and lunchtime.
1700ITV GoldenballsUTV 1400, STV 1500 not Monday.
2200 C4 Big BrotherMo-We only. S4C 2200.

Monday

1330Rad4 Round Britain Quiz New!(1/12) North v Scotland
1715CBBC Beat the Boss
1830Rad4 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.
1900BBC3 Dragons' Den
2000STV Postcode Challenge
2100DAVE QI
2100LIV Britain's Next Top Model
2105TG4 Survivor China New!
2140DAVE Buzzcocks
2200 E4 Beauty and the Geek
2220DAVE Would I Lie to You?
2300DAVE Mock the Week

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

Tuesday

1715CBBC Trapped!
1715S4CD Mama Mia
1900DAVE Whose Line x2Also 2315.
2100DAVE HIGNFY
2245BBC1 Panic AttackNorthern Ireland only.

Wednesday

1030CBBC Suspect
1230BBC7 WhispersAlso 1930.
1330Rad4 Quote... UnquoteMichael Aspel, Ann Leslie, Kate Mosse, John Julius Norwich. Last in the present series.
1715CBBC Best of Friends
1729TV5M Fort Boyard
1800C5US Whose Line x2
2100DAVE Mock the Week

Thursday

1230BBC7 The Burkiss WayRemember, featuring the clash of the game shows. From 1979; also 1930.
1610S4C Mama Mia
1625BBC2 Stake Out
1630CBBC The Slammer
1655BBC2 Hider in the House
2000BBC1 The Weakest Link SpecialThis edition features Eastenderzzzzzzzzz.
2100 C4 Big BrotherS4C 2245.
2100ITV4 Bad Lads' Army
2100SKY3 Nothing But the Truth
2220DAVE HIGNFY
2300DAVE Dragons' Den

Friday

1230BBC7 The News Quiz Tribute to Alan Coren SpecialFrom last October. Also 1930.
1715CBBC Basil's Game Show
1800RCym BwletIn
2100 C4 Big BrotherContinues 2235. S4C 2200.
2100ITV2 America's Got Talent
2200BBC2 QINot 2W.
2200 C4 8 Out of 10 CatsS4C 2335.
2230RTR1 Buille Faoi Thuairim New!An Irish-language quiz.
2340DAVE QI

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

Challenge?

Saturday

0000Gladiators
0100Gambling
0300Supermarket Sweep x2
0400Wheel of Fortune x2
0500Win Lose or DrawTo 0530.
0700The Moment of Truth
0800Takeshi x2
0900The Crystal Maze
1000Ninja Warrior x3
1130Wheel of Fortune
1200Millionaire
1300Chris Tarrant's It's Not What You Know
1400Take It or Leave It
1500Gladiators x4
1900Bullseye x3
2030Family Fortunes x3
2200Take It or Leave It
23008 Out of 10 Cats
2330Distraction

Sunday

As Saturday except

00008 Out of 10 Cats
0030Distraction
0100Gambling
0300Bullseye x2
0400Take Your Pick x3To 0530.
1500Celebrity Weakest Link x4To 1900.

Monday

00008 Out of 10 Cats
0030Distraction
0100Gambling
0300Bullseye x3
0430Family Fortunes x2To 0530.
0700Dog Eat Dog New!Ulrika returns to breakfast television.
0800Takeshi
0900Supermarket Sweep x2
1000Wheel of Fortune x2
1100Family Fortunes x2
1200Crosswords
1230Eggheads
1300Wipeout x2
1400Chris Tarrant's It's Not What You Know
1500Millionaire
1600Take It or Leave It
1700Takeshi x2
1800Gladiators
1900Family Fortunes x2
2000Home Video Heroes x2 New!Les Dennis presents a cheap knock-off of You've Been Framed.
2100New Take It or Leave It
2200Chris Tarrant's It's Not What You Know
2300Millionaire

Tuesday - Friday

As Monday except

0000Gladiators
0100Gambling
0300Supermarket Sweep x2
0400Wheel of Fortune x2
0500Win Lose or DrawTo 0530.
1700Home Video Heroes x2To 1800.

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
BORDBorder (ITV in Cumbria, south Scotland, and Isle of Man)
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 North/Central 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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