TV Guide This Week

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A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 31 October 2009

Schedules are subject to change.

It's Young Choristers of the Year weekend, with the final going out on Radio 2 this Sunday night (8pm). Dickinson's Real Deal (2pm) and Golden Balls (5pm) come back to ITV's weekdays, and there's a new run of Bwrw'r Bar (S4C 9.30 Friday). Highlight of the week is in BBC2's Wonderland series of observational documentaries: I Won University Challenge does what it says on the tin (BBC2 9.45 Thursday).

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

Saturday

0030BBC4 Only ConnectMathematicians v Wordsmiths.
0215BBC1 Masterchef The ProfessionalsSigned.
0415VIR1 It's Not What You Know
0500VIR1 TV Scrabble x2
0515 C4 Countdown
0600VIR1 Millionaire
0700VIR1 Ninja Warrior x2
0700DAVE Headjam
0800VIR1 Fort Boyard
0955ITV Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom
1100Rad5 Fighting Talk
1130 C4 P. Diddy's Starmaker
1200WTCH Total Wipe Us Out AfternoonTo 1700, then again at 1800.
1228Rad4 The News Quiz
1240S4C Scrap Challenge
1300S4CD Fferm Ffactor
1400DHL Come Dine With Me x10
1525TV5 Questions Pour un Champion
1545 C4 Come Dine With Me x5
1545S4C Deal or No Deal
1600CBBC The Slammer
1600S4C Deal or No Deal x2
1700BBC2 EggheadsScotland only.
1700CITV Scary Sleepover
1730BBC1 Hole in the WallDennis and Jessica Taylor, Ninia Benjamin and Rufus Hound. Also BBC-HD
1800VIR1 Millionaire
1850BBC1 Strictly Come DancingAlso BBC-HD.
1900TV3 Mr and Mrs
1930ITV TV Burp
2000ITV Simon Cowell AnnoysLet's rock, with (er) Bon Jovi. Also TV3.
2000RTR1 Buille Faoi Thuairim
2020DAVE QI
2025RTE1 Winning Streak
2040TG4 Glor Tire
2130BBC2 Have I Got a Bit More News For You
2300Rad4 Brain of Britain
2320 C4 8 Out of 10 Cats

Sunday

0500VIR1 Ninja Warrior
0515 C4 Countdown
0600VIR1 Millionaire
0600GOLD Generation Game Now and Then
0700VIR1 Ninja Warrior x2
0800VIR1 Fort Boyard
0800DAVE Whose Line x2
0900BBC2 The Sorcerer's Apprentice
0930Mor4 Scrapheap Challenge x4
1100WTCH Total Wipe Us Out LunchtimeTo 1500.
1200DHL Come Dine With Me x5
1204Rad4 The Unbelievable Truth
1205 C5 Britain's Best Brain
1600LIV Four Weddings x5Gaah!
1640 C4 Deal or No Deal
1640Mor4 Come Dine With Me x5
1700CITV Scary Sleepover
1900WTCH Total Wipe Us Out
1900DAVE Dragons' Den
1915ITV All-Star Family FortunesHannah Waterman v Ray Quinn. Also TV3.
1915ITV Celebrity FortunesLeila Rouass v Sean Maguire.
1930RTE1 All Ireland School Choir
2000ITV Simon Cowell AnnoysAlso TV3.
2000 C4 Come Dine With MeMacclesfield.
2000Rad2 Young Choristers of the Year 2009 SpecialAled Jones introduces the final, with a guest appearance by Only Men Aloud.
2020DAVE HIGNFYWith guest host Angus Deayton.
2030TG4 An Jig Gig
2100DAVE Buzzcocks Night
2200BBC7 The News Quiz
2330BBC2 Never Mind the BuzzcocksNot Wales.

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

Weekdays

0415VIR1 It's Not What You KnowNot Mo.
0700VIR1 Take It or Leave It
0800VIR1 Gladiators
0900VIR1 Takeshi x2
0905TV5 Des Chiffres et des Lettres
0925CBBC Blast Lab
1200CBBC Hot Rods
1215BBC1 Bargain Hunt
1230CBBC RavenCBBC programmes Signed We, Th.
1330S4C Deal or No Deal
1400ITV Dickinson's Real Deal New!
1415S4C Countdown
1525 C4 CountdownHilary Jones.
1530TV5 Questions Pour un Champion
1610 C4 Deal or No Deal
1630BBC2 Are You an Egghead?Also BBC-HD 1830 (Th 1815).
1700ITV Golden Balls New!STV 1600.
1715BBC1 The Weakest Link
1800BBC2 EggheadsScotland not Th.
1830BBC2 Strictly Come Dancing It Takes TwoScotland not Th.
2000DHL Come Dine With Me
2200EDEN Last Man Standing

Monday

0500VIR1 Ninja Warrior
0515 C4 Countdown
1300TV5 Pekin Express
1330Rad4 Brain of Britain
1605BBC1 School of Silence
1630CBBC Beat the Boss
1730S4C Pen Campau
1830Rad4 The Unbelievable TruthClive Anderson, Dom Joly, Fi Glover, Henning Wehn.
1830S4C Fferm Ffactor
2000BBC2 University ChallengeGirton Cambridge v St George's London. Scotland 1930.
2000LIV Four Weddings
2000FOOD Masterchef Goes Large
2030VIVA Slips
2030ALBA Cocaire nan Cocairean
2100ITV2 Hell's Kitchen
2100LIV America's Next Top Model
2100WTCH Ballroom With the B-ListRTE2 1920 Tu and 1900 Th.
2100TV3 The Apprentice
2200BBC2 Have I Got News For YouScotland, NI 2320.
2200TG4 Survivor Gabon
2230DAVE Mock the Week
2320BBC1 Apprentice Us x2Wales 2350, Scot 0000, NI 0020.
2330BBCH Hole in the Wall

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

Tuesday

0305BBC1 Masterchef: The ProfessionalsSigned.
0505VIR1 TV Scrabble x2
1605BBC1 RavenBBC-HD 1730.
1630CBBC Basil's Game Show
1700BBCH Wait For It..!
1800S4C Gair am Aur
1845ESP2 Strongest ManCanada.
1900BBC2 MastermindWales only.
2000ITV MillionaireUTV 2100.
2025S4C Fferm Ffactor
2030VIVA Slips
2100DAVE QI XL
2200DAVE Argumental
2240DAVE Mock the Week

Wednesday

0035 C4 Late Night PokerLast in the present series. S4C 0335 Fri.
0220BBC1 Masterchef The ProfessionalsSigned.
0505VIR1 TV Scrabble
0800BBC7 Hancock's Half HourOur anti-hero competes in a quiz show. Also 1200, 1900.
1230BBC7 Trivia Test MatchAlso 1930.
1605BBC1 Keep Your Enemies Close
1700BBCH Wait For It..!
1715CBBC Trapped!
1800S4C Shotolau
1830S4C Pen CampauGarth Olwg v Caereinion
2000 C5 Britain's Best Brain
2100DAVE HIGNFY
2140DAVE Mock the Week
2200BBC2 Never Mind the BuzzcocksClaudia Winkleman hosts with Harry Shearer, Little Boots, Jamelia, and Tom Basden. NI 2320.

Thursday

0345BBC1 Masterchef The ProfessionalsSigned.
0515 C4 Countdown
1605BBC1 RavenFinals week begins here. BBC-HD 1705.
1800S4C Gair Am Aur
1845ITV2 Beat the Star With Vernon KayMark Foster.
2000BBC2 The Restaurant
2000ITV2 Paris Hilton's Best Friend ForeverLast in the present series.
2100DAVE QI
2145BBC2 Wonderland: I Won University Challenge SpecialTen previous winners talk about winning television's toughest quiz for students. NI 2320.
2220DAVE Mock the Week

Friday

0255BBC1 Masterchef The ProfessionalsSigned.
0515 C4 Countdown
1230BBC7 WhispersAlso 1930.
1605BBC1 Keep Your Enemies Close
1615S4C Mama Mia
1700BOOM Staraoke
1705BBCH Wait For It..!
1735TV5 Pekin Express
1830Rad4 The News QuizJeremy Hardy, Danielle Ward, David Mitchell, Francis Wheen.
1930 C5 The What in the World? Quiz
2000BBC2 MastermindRichard III, Morihei Ueshiba, Chartists, Edouard Manet. Not Wales.
2000DHL Come Dine With Me x7
2000ARTS Art Race
2030BBC1 A Question of Sport
2100BBC1 Have I Got News For YouKirsty Young perches, Ross Noble and Robert Peston peck. NI 2235.
2100BBC1 The Friday ShowSpend Friday evening with Eamonn Holmes. NI only.
2100DAVE QI
2130S4C Bwrw'r Bar New!More autumn internationals? More rugby-related silliness.
2250S4C Fferm Ffactor
2240DAVE Argumental
0040DAVE Banzai

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

Challenge

Saturday

0000Nortonland x2
0100Distraction x2
0200Takeshi x2
0300It's Not What You KnowTo 0400.
0700Bullseye x4
0900Play Your Cards Right x2
1000Supermarket Sweep x2
1100Wheel of Fortune x2
1200The Crystal Maze
1300You Bet!
1400Takeshi x6
1700Pasquale's Price is Right x3
2000Take It or Leave It
2100Celeb Millionaire
22008 Out of 10 Cats x4

Sunday

As Saturday except

0000Celeb Poker Club x2
0100Your Face or Mine x2
0200Back in the Day x2To 0300.
1700The Weakest Link x3

Monday

0000Celeb Poker Club x2
0100Your Face or Mine x2
0200Back in the Day x2
0300It's Not What You KnowTo 0400.
0700Takeshi x2
0800Ninja Warrior x2
0900Supermarket Sweep x2
1000Wheel of Fortune x2
1100Wipeout x2
1200Play Your Cards Right x2
1300Millionaire
1400Take It or Leave It
1500Golden Balls
1600The Crystal Maze
1700Takeshi x2
1800Ninja Warrior x2
1900Golden Balls
2000Family Fortunes x2
2100Take It or Leave It
2200Millionaire
2300Room 101
23358 Out of 10 Cats

Tuesday - Friday

As Monday except

0005Bullseye x2
0105Ninja Warrior x2
0205Takeshi x2
0305It's Not What You Know

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

Channel abbreviations

4MUS4 Music
ABSRAbsolute Radio
ALBABBC Alba
ARTSSky Arts
BBC1BBC1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
BBC2BBC2 (Network unless otherwise noted)
BBC3BBC3
BBC4BBC4
BBC7BBC7 (Radio)
BBCHBBC-HD
BOOMBoomerang
BORDBorder (ITV in Cumbria and south-west Scotland)
BRVOBravo
C5 Five
CBBCCBBC
CBBSCbeebies
CLASClassic FM (Radio)
COMCComedy Central
COMXComedy Central Extra
DAVEDave
DISCDiscovery
DISNDisney Channel
DMAXD-MAX
DRT Discovery Real Time
DSCIDiscovery Science
EDENEden
ESPCESPN Classic
ESPTEurosport
ESP2Eurosport 2
GOLDUKTV Gold
HLMKHallmark
HTV HTV (ITV in Wales; Wales only unless noted)
ITV ITV (Network unless otherwise noted)
ITV2ITV2
ITV3ITV3
ITV4ITV4
LIV UK Living TV
LIV2UK Living TV 2
MENMMen and Motors
MOR4More 4
NICKNickelodeon
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
RLLYUKTV Really
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

AudioD - Audio Description for the blind

Signed - in-vision British Sign Language translation.

See also

TV Guide Last Week

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