A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 19 September 2009
Schedules are subject to change.
There's a new series of Celebrity Family Fortunes, starring people who aren't even families (ITV, 7pm Sunday), and that's followed by Celebrity Come Dine With Me (C4, 8pm Sunday). Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two returns (BBC2, 6.30 weekdays), and Irish viewers get to see The Apprentice (TV3, 9pm Monday) and Glor Tire (TG4, 8pm Saturday). Everyone can enjoy Poetry Slam (Radio 4, 11pm Thursday) and miss Golden Balls (Challenge, 9pm weekdays).
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0130 | BBC1 | Design for Liife | Signed. NI only.
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| 0135 | S4C | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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| 0200 | DAVE | The Apprentice
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| 0325 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2 | AudioD.
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| 0415 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0450 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0505 | VIR1 | TV Scrabble x2
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Fort Boyard
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| 0800 | DSCI | Scrapheap Challenge Weekend | Episodes continue until 2200.
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| 0900 | BBC2 | Skate Nation | The grand final.
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| 0940 | ITV | Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom | STV 1110.
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| 1000 | CBBC | Brain-Jitsu
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| 1025 | C4 | P. Diddy's Starmaker New! | Blah blah fourteen wannabe rappers blah blah elimination blah blah two hours filled blah blah zzzz.
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1200 | ITV | Millionaire
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| 1228 | Rad4 | I Guess That's Why They Call It the News
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| 1300 | WTCH | Total Wipe Us Out Afternoon | Episodes continue until 2000.
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| 1400 | CBBC | Hider in the House
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| 1400 | LIV2 | Dirty Dancing The Time of Your Life x5 | Shown as a tribute to Patrick Swayze.
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| 1500 | BBC2 | Strictly Come Dancing | A repeat of yesterday's show. Not Scotland.
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| 1525 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1555 | C4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1555 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1640 | S4C | 0 Ond 1
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| 1700 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1730 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den | Scotland only.
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| 1740 | BBC1 | As Seen on TV
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| 1800 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 1800 | TV3 | Who Dares Sings! | Again, we're very sorry.
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| 1900 | TV3 | The Cube | We think they're a week behind the UK. But maybe not.
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| 1900 | ITV | The Cube | The things they'll do to protect Cowell's belt.
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| 1925 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | The first elimination. Also BBC-HD.
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| 1935 | ESPC | The Superstars Challenge of Champions | Finding the ultimate champion. Our money's on Brian Jacks, but we don't know.
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| 2000 | ITV | Simon Cowell Annoys | Deliberately scheduled to clash with Brucie on the Beeb. Also TV3.
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| 2000 | TG4 | Glor Tire New! | Seeking another new Irish country/folk singer.
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| 2002 | RTR1 | Buille Faoi Thuairim | Still makes more sense than what's on ITV.
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| 2020 | DAVE | QI
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| 2020 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Have I Got a Bit More News for You
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| 2140 | BBC2 | Mock the Week
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| 2220 | DAVE | QI
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz
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| 2300 | RLLY | The Sack Race
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| 2310 | BBC2 | Shooting Stars | AudioD.
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Sunday
| 0455 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0500 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Fort Boyard
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| 0800 | DSCI | Scrapheap Challenge Weekend | Episodes continue until 2200.
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| 0805 | C4 | The Rat Race | Belfast. Also S4C.
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| 1000 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1204 | Rad4 | Just a Minute
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| 1300 | CBBC | Hider in the House x2
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| 1305 | ITV | The X Factor | TV3 1300.
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| 1400 | LIV | Four Weddings x4 | See what they did there?
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| 1645 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1700 | CITV | Jungle Run
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| 1705 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1730 | C4 | Scrap Challenge | Blow Football, or how to Appear on Three Channels in One Day.
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| 1900 | ITV | Celebrity Fortunes New! | In the format previously known as Family Fortunes, it's Loose Women v Heartbeat.
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| 1900 | VIR1 | Bingolotto: A Commercial Presentation
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| 1945 | ITV | The X Factor | Even more auditions, these from Weston-Super-Mare. Also TV3.
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| 2000 | C4 | Celebity Come Dine With Me New! | With Babby Davro of Run the Risk.
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| 2000 | DAVE | Dragons' Den
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den On Tour
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| 2200 | BBC7 | I Guess That's Why They Call It the News
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| 2300 | RLLY | The Sack Race x2
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0325 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 0415 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0505 | VIR1 | TV Scrabble x2 | Above three not Mo.
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| 0600 | WTCH | Bargain Hunt
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It
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| 0800 | BBC2 | Trapped
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Bullseye x2
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| 0900 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 0905 | TV5 | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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| 0925 | CBBC | Blast Lab
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| 1000 | C4 | The Deadly Knowledge Show
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| 1200 | CBBC | Trapped
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1225 | CBBC | Raven | CBBC shows Signed We, Th.
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| 1300 | DMAX | Scrapheap Challenge
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| 1330 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1415 | S4C | Countdown
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| 1500 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Colin Murray.
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1610 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Pointless
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| 1700 | ITV | Britain's Best Dish | Yorkshire and Tyne Tees. Not STV.
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| 1700 | BBCH | Clash
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland not Th.
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| 1800 | WTCH | Masterchef Goes Large
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two New! | Scotland not Th.
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| 2000 | DHL | Come Dine With Me
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| 2300 | RLLY | The Apprentice
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Monday
| 0430 | BBC3 | Clever v Stupid | Signed.
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| 0450 | C4 | Countdown
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| 0500 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1300 | TV5 | La Carte aux Tresors | Morbihan.
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Round Britain Quiz | Scotland v Midlands. In reverse order: the voice of Parklife, Mr. Hopwood, the Midnight Special, the student Abi, Britain's worst driver, and the MP for La Trobe. The list is complete now, but when we give the answer, another will be added. Why?
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| 1605 | BBC1 | School of Silence
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| 1720 | S4C | Mastermind Plant Cymru
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| 1830 | Rad4 | Just a Minute | Tony Hawks, Pam Ayres, Sue Perkins, Tim Rice.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Magdalene Cambridge v St Hugh's Oxford.
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| 2000 | FOOD | Masterchef Goes Large
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| 2030 | BBC2 | Masterchef: The Professionals
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| 2030 | BBC3 | Clever v Stupid | Hairdressers.
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| 2030 | ALBA | Cocaire nan Cocairean New! | A second run of the cookery show.
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| 2100 | BBC2 | Design for Life
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| 2100 | ITV2 | Hell's Kitchen x2
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2100 | LIV | America's Next Top Model
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| 2100 | TV3 | The Apprentice New! | Bill Cullen finds another valuable employee.
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| 2140 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2200 | TG4 | Survivor Gabon
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| 2220 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2235 | BBC1 | Would I Lie to You? | Chris Hoy, Ronni Ancona, Danny Wallace, Gabby Logan. Wales 2305, NI 2335.
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| 2300 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 0215 | BBC1 | Wildest Dreams | Signed.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Raven | BBC-HD 1730.
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| 1630 | CBBC | Basil's Game Show
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| 1830 | S4C | Gair am Aur
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Masterchef: The Professionals
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| 2000 | ITV | Millionaire | Members of the public.
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2200 | C4 | The Big Food Fight | Patsy Kensit.
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| 2200 | VIR1 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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| 2230 | VIR1 | Shooting Stars
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Wednesday
| 0005 | C4 | Late Night Poker | S4C 0240 Fri.
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| 1230 | BBC7 | Trivia Test Match Old! | With Paul Merton, from 1992. Also 1930.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Wait For It..! | BBC-HD 1730.
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| 1700 | S4C | Crafwr
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| 1715 | CBBC | Trapped!
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| 1830 | S4C | Shotolau
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Masterchef The Professionals x2
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| 2100 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2130 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den Online
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Shooting Stars | Also BBC-HD.
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| 2350 | BBC2 | Dragons' Den On Tour
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Thursday
| 0500 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1230 | BBC7 | The Personality Test | Antony Worrall-Thompson. Also 1930.
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| 1600 | ESPT | Strongest Man New! | Finland.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Raven | BBC-HD 1730.
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| 1900 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Wales only. Last week's edition.
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| 2000 | ITV2 | Paris Hilton's Best Friend Forever
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| 2015 | BBC2 | Masterchef: The Professionals
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| 2025 | S4C | Mastermind Plant Cymru
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Mock the Week | The very show of Milton Jones. NI 2320.
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| 2240 | DAVE | QI
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Poetry Slam New! | Competitive poetry.
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Friday
| 0055 | BBC1 | Design for Life | Signed. NI 0015 Saturday.
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| 0455 | C4 | Countdown
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| 1230 | BBC7 | Scandals Old! | The gossip show with Gyles Brandreth. Also 1930.
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| 1605 | BBC1 | Wait For It..! | BBC-HD 1730.
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| 1735 | TV5 | La Carte Aux Tresors
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| 1810 | RSco | Swots | Students include Michelle McManus.
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| 1830 | Rad4 | The News Quiz New! | Series 69 starts here.
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| 1930 | C4 | Celeb Come Dine With Me
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| 2000 | BBC2 | Mastermind | Groucho Marx, Dorothy Whipple, Battle of Britain, Thomas Arnold. Not Wales.
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| 2000 | ARTS | Art Race
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| 2025 | S4C | 0 Ond 1
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| 2030 | BBC1 | Strictly Come Dancing | Also BBC-HD.
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| 2030 | C4 | The Big Food Fight
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| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | England, NI only.
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge
Saturday
| 0000 | Bullseye x2
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| 0100 | Distraction x2
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| 0200 | Takeshi x2
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| 0300 | It's Not What You Know | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Bullseye x2
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| 0800 | Wipeout x2
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| 0900 | 60 Minute Makeover x2
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| 1100 | Play Your Cards Right x2
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| 1200 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1300 | Interceptor
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| 1400 | Celeb Millionaire x6
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| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2100 | Take It or Leave It
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| 2200 | One Versus One Hundred
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| 2300 | Shooting Stars x2
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Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0000 | Bullseye x2
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| 0100 | Wipeout x2
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| 0200 | Play Your Cards Right x2
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| 0300 | Family Fortunes x2 | To 0400.
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| 1400 | The Weakest Link x5
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| 1900 | Bingolotto: A Commercial Presentation | To 2000.
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Monday
| 0000 | Bullseye x2
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| 0100 | Wipeout x2
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| 0200 | Play Your Cards Right x2
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| 0300 | Family Fortunes x2 | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0800 | Takeshi x2
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| 0900 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 1000 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 1100 | Wipeout x2
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| 1200 | Play Your Cards Right x2
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| 1300 | Catchphrase x2
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| 1400 | Millionaire
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| 1500 | Chain Letters x2
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| 1600 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1700 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1800 | Takeshi x2
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| 1900 | Eggheads x2
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| 2000 | Catchphrase x2
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| 2100 | Golden Balls New! | Bring on the Wonderwall! Er, or not.
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| 2200 | Millionaire x2
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Tuesday - Friday
As Monday except
| 0000 | Bullseye x2
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| 0100 | Distraction x2
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| 0200 | Takeshi x2
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| 0300 | It's Not What You Know | To 0400.
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| 1500 | Golden Balls | To 1600.
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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 | Sky Arts
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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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| BBCH | BBC-HD
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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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| DMAX | D-MAX
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| DRT | Discovery Real Time
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| DSCI | Discovery Science
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| EDEN | Eden
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| ESPC | ESPN Classic
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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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| RLLY | UKTV Really
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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
