TV Guide This Week

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A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 4 April 2009

Schedules are subject to change.

Fans of Total Wipeout are in for a treat - there's a series-ending compilation (BBC1, 7.10 Saturday) and an imported version (Watch, 7pm Sunday). There's another run of Escape from Scorpion Island (BBC2, 9am Sunday), the final of Côr Cymru (S4C, 7.30 Sunday), and a search for Britain's best young orator in The Speaker (BBC2, 8pm Tuesday and Wednesday). Radio 2 returns to the quiz circuit for the first time in yonks, I'm Spartacus (10.30 Thursday) is a film quiz.

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

Saturday

03004MUS Shipwrecked 2006
0450 C4 Countdown
0600WTCH Bargain Hunt
0700VIR1 Fear Factor
0800VIR1 Gladiators
0820DAVE A Question of Sport
0900BBC2 Who Wants to be a Superhero?This actually is the last in the series. Honest.
0900VIR1 Ninja Warrior x2
0925STV wknd@stvIncludes Get Wet.
1000VIR1 Takeshi x2Also 0400.
1000DAVE Full Metal Challenge
1100CBBC Best of Friends
1100Rad5 Fighting Talk
1100VIR1 Millionaire
1130BBC1 A Question of Sport
1130CBBC Stake Out
1155 C4 Shipwrecked 2009S4C 1210.
1200BRV2 UK's Strongest Man 2008 x5
1245BBC2 Superagents
1300CBBC Hider in the House
1430CBBC RavenSeries four begins here.
1500CBBC Trapped!
1530S4C Deal or No Deal x2
1600 C4 Come Dine With Me x5
1630CITV Jungle Run
1630TV5 Questions Pour un Champion
1700WTCH The Weakest Link
1725BBC1 Hole in the WallThey're just filling here, aren't they.
1735TV3 All-Star Family Fortunes
1800VIR1 Millionaire
1810BBC2 EggheadsScotland only
1815TV3 Pop Idle Us
1910BBC1 The Total Wipeout AwardsHighlights of the recently-concluded series.
1910BBC2 MastermindWales only.
1925RTE1 Winning Streak
1955ITV The Colour of Money
2000BBC1 One Versus One Hundred
2000DAVE Dragons' Den
2015S4C Cor Cymru 2009: Y Ddaith i'r Ffeinal
2040TG4 Glor Tire
2100CLAS Classic Miscellany
2300Rad4 Counterpoint

Sunday

0205DAVE The Apprentice
03004MUS Shipwrecked 2007
0450 C4 Countdown
0600WTCH Bargain Hunt
0700VIR1 Fort Boyard
0800VIR1 Gladiators
0900BBC2 Escape from Scorpion IslandAnother series begins here.
0900VIR1 Ninja Warrior x2
0930Mor4 Scrapheap Challenge x4
1000CBBC Help! Teach is Coming to Stay!
1000VIR1 Takeshi x2Also 0500.
1100CBBC Best of Friends
1100VIR1 Millionaire
1130CBBC Stake Out
1200CBBC Who Wants to be a Superhero?
1204Rad4 The Unbelievable Truth
1230 C4 Shipwrecked 2009
1300DAVE Full Metal Challenge
1300CBBC Hider in the House
1430CBBC Raven
1500CBBC Trapped!
1530S4CD Cwis Meddiant
1630CITV Jungle Run
1640Mor4 Come Dine With Me x5
1655 C4 Deal or No Deal
1730CBBC Richard Hammond's Blast LabWith sign-language interpretation.
1800VIR1 Millionaire
1800SKY1 GladiatorsChampion of champions.
1830RTE1 Celebrity Barnestoir
1845RCym Y Talwrn
1900WTCH Total Wipeout Usa New!Like the British version, only without Richard Hammond. Or Amanda Wotsername.
1930S4C Cor Cymru 2009The live final.
2000 C4 Come Dine With MeTeesside.
2000TV3 All Star Weakest Link
2030TG4 Glas Vegas
2100DAVE QI
2200 C4 Chris Moyles' Quiz NightS4C 2220, subject to delay if the choir overruns.
2220DAVE Buzzcocks
2300DAVE Mock the Week
2340DAVE Argumental

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

Weekdays

03004MUS Shipwrecked 2007
0600VIR1 Millionaire
0700VIR1 Takeshi x2Also 0415, except Mo.
0900BBC2 Richard Hammond's Blast Lab
0930BBC2 Best of Friends
0940TV5 Des Chiffres et des Lettres
1000BBC2 The Sorcerer's Apprentice
1010TV5 Tout le Monde Veut Prendre Sa Place
1030CBBC Get 100
1100CBBC The Slammer
1200CBBC Who Wants to be a Superhero?
1215BBC1 Bargain Hunt
1255 C5 WordplayFriday 1245.
1300SCIF Who Wants to be a Superhero? New!Repeats of the US original. Not Monday.
1330S4C Deal or No Deal
1400ITV Dickinson's Real Deal
1415S4C Countdown
1500WTCH The Weakest Link
1520DAVE A Question of Sport
1525 C4 CountdownJerry Springer.
1600STV Postcode Challenge
1615 C4 Deal or No Deal
1630TV5 Questions Pour un Champion
1700ITV Taste the NationSTV 1630 following day.
1700DISC Scrapheap Challenge
1715BBC1 The Weakest Link
1745CBBC Trapped!
1800BBC2 Eggheads
2000FOOD Masterchef Goes Large
2000LIV2 Through the Keyhole

Monday

0140DAVE The Apprentice
0500VIR1 Ninja Warrior x2
1230BBC7 Foul PlayAlso 1930.
1330Rad4 Counterpoint
1505BBC1 KerwhizzThe Marvellous Musical Marathon.
1605BBC1 Beat the Boss
1630BBC2 A Question of GeniusAlso BBCH. (Friday: BBCH 1830)
1630CBBC Election
1830BBC2 Great British Menu
1830Rad4 The Unbelievable TruthLucy Porter, Chris Addison, Clive Anderson, Graeme Garden.
1830S4C Pen CampauSF2: Ysgol Bro Morgannwg (Barry) v Ysgol Bro Myrddin (Carmarthen).
2030BBC4 The Book QuizWill Self and Germaine Greer v Stella Duffy and Menzies Campbell. Last in the series. Signed repeat at 0210 Wed.
2100FIVR Step It Up and Dance
2100DAVE QI
2100LIV America's Next Top Model
2130S4C Cwis Meddiant
2140DAVE ArgumentalJo Caulfield and Katy Brand.
2220DAVE Buzzcocks
2300DAVE Mock the Week
2305 C4 Chris Moyles' Quiz Night

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

Tuesday

0305BBC1 MasterchefWith sign-language interpretation.
1605BBC1 Richard Hammond's Blast Lab New!Yet another chance to see this series.
1630CBBC Hot Rods
2000BBC2 The Speaker New!Eight-parter, seeking Britain's best young speaker, as judged by that well-known smith of invented words, Jo Brand. Continues Wednesday, thus making it the replacement for UC The Professionals.
2030RTE1 Heat New!A competition for amateur cooks.
2100Mor4 Come Dine With Me
2100DAVE Mock the Week
2220DAVE QI

Wednesday

1615S4C Dawns-Tastig
2025S4C Cwis MeddiantSF2: Gorseinion v Tregarnon
2100BBC1 The Apprentice
2100DAVE Buzzcocks
2200BBC2 The Apprentice You're FiredAdrian Chiles invites someone to help a needy tax haven.
2200ITV2 Celebrity JuiceKirsty Gallacher, George Lamb, Darryn Lyons, and a side Most Odious Man contest.
2220DAVE Argumental
2230TG4 Glor Tire

Thursday

0215BBC1 Masterchef x2With sign-language interpretation.
1230BBC7 All the Way from MemphisAlso 1930.
1830BBCH The Slammer
1900BBC2 The ApprenticeScotland and NI 0020 Friday.
2100ITV2 Pop Idle Us
2100DAVE Dragons' Den
2215RTE1 Dragons' DenLast in the series.
2230Rad2 I'm Spartacus New!A film quiz, hosted by Adam Buxton.
2230S4C Come Dine With Me
2300Rad4 The Personality TestEdwina Currie.

Friday

A bank holiday across the UK.

0020BBC2 The Apprentice You're FiredExtended version. Not NI, Scotland 0115.
0235BBC1 MasterchefWith sign-language interpretation.
1600Mor4 Come Dine With Me x5
1700CBBS Kerwhizz
1740BBC1 The Weakest Link SpecialRepeat of the Dr Who special.
1740BBCH Kerwhizz
1930BBC1 A Question of SportAndy Gray, Justin Marshall, Paul Lambert, Martin Brundle.
1930BBC2 MastermindBattles of Coronel and the Falklands; British birds; Barbara Hepworth; Anglo-Saxon kings 871-1016.
2000WTCH Total Wipeout Usa
2000ESPT Strongest ManThe new season opens in Sweden.
2100ITV2 Pop Idle Us
2100WTCH Ballroom With the B-List
2100DAVE HIGNFY Night

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

Challenge

Saturday

0000Unbeatable Banzuke
0030Takeshi
0100Ninja Warrior
0130Banzai
0200Home Video Heroezzz x2
0300Fifteen to One x2To 0400.
0700Takeshi x4
0800Interceptor
0900The Amazing Race New!
1000Unbeatable Banzuke
1030Ninja Warrior
1100Gladiators
1200The Crystal Maze
1300You Bet!
1400Millionaire
1500Catchphrase x3
1630Wipeout x3
1800Bullseye x3
1930Family Fortunes x3
2100One Versus One HundredNot the episode just concluding on BBC1.
2200Millionaire
2300Distraction x2

Sunday

As Saturday except

0000Bullseye x2
0100The Amazing Race
0200InterceptorTo 0300.

Monday

0000Bullseye x2
0100The Amazing Race
0200Interceptor
0300Fifteen to One x2To 0400.
0700Unbeatable Banzuke
0730Takeshi
0800The Crystal Maze
0900Supermarket Sweep x2
1000Catchphrase x2
1100Bullseye x2
1200Family Fortunes x2
1300Home Video Heroezzz x2
1400Bullseye x2
1500Supermarket Sweep x2
1600Pasquale's Price is Right x2
1700Takeshi
1730Ninja Warrior
1800The Crystal Maze
1900Catchphrase x2
2000Pasquale's Price is Right x2
2100Roy Walker's TV Bloomers New!
2200Millionaire
23008 Out of 10 Cats x2

Tuesday - Wednesday

As Monday except

0000Unbeatable Banzuke
0030Takeshi
0100Home Video Heroezzz x2
0200Pasquale's Price is Right x2To 0300.

Thursday

As Tuesday except

1400Wipeout x2To 1500.

Friday

As Tuesday except

1400Pasquale's Price is Right
1430Bruce's Price is RightThe two then alternate until 2100.

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

Channel abbreviations

4MUS4 Music
ABSRAbsolute Radio
ALBABBC Alba
BBC1BBC1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
BBC2BBC2 (Network unless otherwise noted)
BBC3BBC3
BBC4BBC4
BBC7BBC7 (Radio)
BOOMBoomerang
BORDBorder (ITV in Cumbria and south-west Scotland)
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
SKY1Sky One
SKY2Sky Two
SKY3Sky Three
STV STV (ITV in North and Central Scotland)
TLKSTalk Sport (radio)
TV3 TV3 (Irish)
TV5MTV5 Monde (Europe)
TG4 TG 4 (Irish)
UTV Ulster Television (ITV in Northern Ireland)
VIR1Virgin 1
WTCHWatch

See also

TV Guide Last Week

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