A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 27 June 2009
Schedules are subject to change.
Highlight for this week is The Chase (ITV, 5pm weekdays). On the digital channels, Shooting Stars comes to Virgin 1 (10.10 Saturday) and UKTV Watch has Hole in the Wall and Strictly Come Dancing (Friday from 7pm).
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0225 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef | Signed.
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| 0515 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | WTCH | Bargain Hunt
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke New!
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0800 | BRVO | UK's Strongest Man 2008
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| 0830 | BBC2 | Richard Hammond's Blast Lab
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2 | Also 0500.
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| 0930 | E4 | Shipwrecked 2008
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| 1000 | CBBC | Brain-Jitsu
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| 1000 | DAVE | Whose Line Is It Anyway?
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| 1100 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1140 | C4 | Big Brother | Repeated from yesterday. S4C 1225.
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| 1200 | CBBC | Da Dick and Dom Dairies
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| 1202 | RCym | Bwletin
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| 1300 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1325 | ITV | Celeb Millionaire
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| 1400 | LIV2 | Britain's Next Top Model x5
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| 1425 | ITV | Beat the Star With Vernon Kay | Darren Gough.
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1500 | CBBC | Hot Rods
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| 1500 | DAVE | Mechannibals
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| 1600 | C4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1630 | CITV | Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom
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| 1630 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1630 | TV3 | Antan Dec's Saturday Night Reheated Takeaway
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| 1700 | CBBC | Escape from Scorpion Island
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| 1745 | S4C | Deal or No Deal x2
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| 1800 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link | If they put Mr. Murray on third, this will be cancelled.
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| 1800 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 1825 | TV3 | Hole in the Wall
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| 1930 | BBC1 | Totally Saturday | BBC-HD 2100.
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| 1930 | ITV | All-Star Mr and Mrs, Miss, or Mr | Keisha Sugababe and Dean Thomas; David and Judy Steel; Shaun and Melanie Williamson. TV3 1900 Sunday.
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| 2000 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 2005 | RTE1 | The Big Money Game
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| 2030 | ITV | Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Have I Got a Bit More News For You | David Mitchell, Andy Hamilton, Sarah Millican.
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2335. Repeated 0930 tomorrow.
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| 2100 | CLAS | Classic Miscellany
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| 2210 | VIR1 | Shooting Stars New!
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Quote, Unquote
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| 2310 | MENM | Elvis Has Just Left the Building x2
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Sunday
| 0425 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 0525 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Escape from Scorpion Island | Shattered Skull.
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2 | Also 0500.
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| 0900 | CBBC | Richard Hammond's Blast Lab
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| 0930 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1130 | BBC2 | Celebrity Masterchef | Another chance to see the weekly final.
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| 1204 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
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| 1300 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1330 | C4 | Big Brother's Little Brother | S4C 1400. Repeated 0730 tomorrow.
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| 1400 | WTCH | Total Wipe Us Out x4
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| 1400 | LIV2 | Britain's Next Top Model x5
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| 1430 | CBBC | Raven
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| 1500 | CBBC | Hot Rods
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| 1630 | CITV | Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom
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| 1640 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1645 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1845 | RCym | Y Talwrn
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| 1900 | Sky1 | Don't Forget the Lyrics
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| 2000 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 2000 | WTCH | Any Dream Will Do: The Winner's Story
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | S4C 2220. Repeated 0730 tomorrow.
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| 2200 | BBC7 | The News Quiz
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| 2220 | DAVE | QI
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| 2250 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0600 | DISC | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It | AudioD.
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| 0730 | BBC2 | Stake Out
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior | Also 0505.
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| 0940 | TV5 | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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| 1010 | TV5 | Tout le Monde Veut Prendre Sa Place
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| 1030 | CBBC | Best of Friends
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| 1100 | CBBC | Get 100
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| 1130 | CBBC | Raven: The Dragon's Eye | CBBC morning programmes Signed We, Th.
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1255 | C5 | Wordplay
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| 1300 | WTCH | Masterchef Goes Large
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| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1415 | S4C | Countdown
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| 1500 | ITV | Daily Cooks Challenge | Not STV.
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Matt le Tissier.
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| 1525 | CBBC | Stake Out
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| 1535 | BBC2 | Raven The Dragons' Eye
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| 1600 | STV | Goldenballs
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| 1615 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1700 | ITV | The Chase New! | Bradley Walsh hosts what looks to be a cross between The Weakest Link and Eggheads. Not STV.
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| 1700 | C4 | Coach Trip
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| 1710 | BBC2 | Trapped | Not Fr.
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| 1730 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Celebrities; repeat.
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland not Th.
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| 1800 | E4 | Big Brother's Little Brother | Repeated 0730 C4 next day.
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| 1900 | ITV2 | I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here Us 2 | Also 2100 TV3. Not Fr on ITV2.
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| 1900 | BRV2 | Fear Factor
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| 2000 | FOOD | Masterchef Goes Large
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| 2200 | C4 | Big Brother | Repeated 0750 next day. We 2100. S4C 2235 Mo, 2200 Tu, 2235 We, 2240 Th.
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Monday
| 0210 | WTCH | The Weakest Link
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| 0425 | C4 | Scrapheap Challenge | Signed.
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| 0525 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0800 | BBC7 | Just a Minute | January 2003: Freud, Merton, Norton, Liza Tarbuck. Also 1200, 1900.
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Quote Unquote | Beryl Bainbridge, Ekow Eshun, Anthony Howard, Francesca Simon.
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| 1605 | BBC2 | Beat the Boss
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| 1630 | CBBC | Blast Lab
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| 1830 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | In Southampton, Jack Dee tries to take charge, and Jeremy Hardy is involved. There will be singing, especially when we set fire to his script.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI x2
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| 2100 | LIV | Britain's Next Top Model
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| 2200 | TG4 | Survivor Gabon
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| 2220 | DAVE | Mock the Week x2
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 1605 | BBC2 | Richard Hammond's Blast Lab
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| 1630 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 2000 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 2100 | ITV | Ladette to Lady
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| 2100 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me
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| 2235 | HTV | Young Musician of Wales 2009 | The final.
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| 2300 | DAVE | Buzzcocks x2
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Wednesday
| 0830 | BBC7 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Also 2200.
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| 2000 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef | The first semi-final.
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| 2000 | SKY1 | Are You Smarter than a Ten Year Old?
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week x2
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| 2100 | ARTS | What the Dickens?
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| 2220 | DAVE | HIGNFY x2
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Thursday
| 0245 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef | Signed.
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| 0520 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1230 | BBC7 | My Music | Also 1930.
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| 1600 | CBBS | Kerwhizz
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| 1630 | CBBC | The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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| 1635 | S4C | Chwarae'n Saff
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| 2000 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef
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| 2000 | ITV2 | America's Got Talent
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| 2030 | ALBA | Cocaire nan Cocairean
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| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY x2
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| 2220 | DAVE | Buzzcocks x2
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Friday
| 0155 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef | Signed.
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| 0515 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1230 | BBC7 | Does the Team Think? | The 2007 series with Vic Reeves. Also 1930.
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| 1630 | CBBC | Da Dick and Dom Dairies
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| 1635 | BBC2 | Trapped!
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| 1710 | BBC2 | The Slammer
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| 1900 | WTCH | Hole in the Wall x2 New!
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| 1900 | ESPT | Strongest Man New! | Columbus.
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| 2000 | WTCH | Strictly Come Dancing New! | Repeated from last autumn.
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| 2030 | BBC1 | Celebrity Masterchef | The grand final.
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| 2100 | C4 | Big Brother | Continues 2235. S4C 2200.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI x2
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| 2100 | DRT | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 2200 | C4 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | S4C 2335.
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge
Saturday
| 0000 | Distraction x2
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| 0100 | Play Your Cards Right x2
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| 0200 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 0300 | Gladiators | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Ultimate World Records x2
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| 0800 | You Bet!
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| 0900 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 1000 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1100 | Gladiators | AudioD.
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| 1200 | The Crystal Maze | AudioD.
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| 1300 | You Bet!
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| 1400 | Family Fortunes | Also 1500, 1600.
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| 1430 | Play Your Cards Right | Also 1530, 1630.
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| 1700 | Catchphrase x3
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| 1830 | Bullseye x3
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| 2030 | Pasquale's Price is Right x2
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| 2100 | One Versus One Hundred
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | Bullseye x2
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Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0000 | Home Video Heroezzz x2
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| 0100 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0200 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 0300 | Catchphrase x2 | To 0400.
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Monday
| 0000 | Home Video Heroezzz x2
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| 0100 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0200 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 0300 | Catchphrase x2 | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Ninja Warrior
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| 0730 | Unbeatable Banzuke
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| 0800 | The Crystal Maze | AudioD.
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| 0900 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 1000 | Play Your Cards Right x2
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| 1100 | Pasquale's Price is Right x2
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| 1200 | In It to Win It
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| 1300 | Family Fortunes x8
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| 1700 | Ninja Warrior
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| 1730 | Unbeatable Banzuke
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| 1800 | Millionaire
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| 1900 | Eggheads x2
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| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2100 | In It to Win It
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| 2200 | Millionaire x2
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Tuesday
As Monday except
| 0000 | Distraction x2
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| 0100 | Play Your Cards Right x2
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| 0200 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 0300 | The People Versus
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| 0330 | Family Fortunes | To 0400.
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| 1300 | Catchphrase x8 | To 1700.
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The 1300 - 1700 block continues:
Wed - Supermarket Sweep
Thu - Millionaire
Fri - Celeb Weakest Link
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Channel abbreviations
| 4MUS | 4 Music
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| ABSR | Absolute Radio
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| ALBA | BBC Alba
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| ARTS | Artsworld
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| BBC1 | BBC1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
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| BBC2 | BBC2 (Network unless otherwise noted)
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| BBC3 | BBC3
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| BBC4 | BBC4
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| BBC7 | BBC7 (Radio)
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| BOOM | Boomerang
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| BORD | Border (ITV in Cumbria and south-west Scotland)
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| BRVO | Bravo
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| C5 | Five
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| CBBC | CBBC
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| CBBS | Cbeebies
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| CLAS | Classic FM (Radio)
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| COMC | Comedy Central
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| COMX | Comedy Central Extra
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| DAVE | Dave
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| DISC | Discovery
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| DISN | Disney Channel
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| DRT | Discovery Real Time
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| DSCI | Discovery Science
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| ESPT | Eurosport
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| ESP2 | Eurosport 2
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| GOLD | UKTV Gold
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| HLMK | Hallmark
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| HTV | HTV (ITV in Wales; Wales only unless noted)
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| ITV | ITV (Network unless otherwise noted)
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| ITV2 | ITV2
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| ITV3 | ITV3
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| ITV4 | ITV4
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| LIV | UK Living TV
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| LIV2 | UK Living TV 2
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| MENM | Men and Motors
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| MOR4 | More 4
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| NICK | Nickelodeon
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| Rad1 | BBC Radio 1
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| Rad2 | BBC Radio 2
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| Rad3 | BBC Radio 3
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| Rad4 | BBC Radio 4
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| Rad5 | BBC Radio 5
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| RCym | BBC Radio Cymru
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| RSct | BBC Radio Scotland
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| RUls | BBC Radio Ulster
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| RWal | BBC Radio Wales
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| RTE1 | RTE1 (Irish)
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| RTE2 | RTE2 (Irish)
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| RTR1 | RTE Radio 1 (Irish)
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| S4C | S4C (analogue)
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| S4CD | S4C Digidol
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| SCI | Sci-Fi
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| SKY1 | Sky One
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| SKY2 | Sky Two
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| SKY3 | Sky Three
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| STV | STV (ITV in North and Central Scotland)
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| TLKS | Talk Sport (radio)
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| TV3 | TV3 (Irish)
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| TV5M | TV5 Monde (Europe)
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| TG4 | TG 4 (Irish)
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| UTV | Ulster Television (ITV in Northern Ireland)
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| VIR1 | Virgin 1
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| WTCH | Watch
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AudioD - Audio Description for the blind
Signed - in-vision British Sign Language translation.
See also
TV Guide Last Week
