A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the week beginning 28 November 2009
Schedules are subject to change.
The schedules are certainly winding down for that quiet period before Christmas. BBC4 has the only new series of note: a second run for semi-spoof quiz We Need Answers (10pm Tuesday) and a memory of Kit Williams' 'Masquerade' (9pm Wednesday).
Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Saturday
| 0000 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Mathematicians v Cambridge Quiz Soc.
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| 0030 | DAVE | Banzai
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| 0415 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It
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| 0500 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0700 | DAVE | Whose Line x2
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 1000 | BBC2 | Best of Friends
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Takeshi x2
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| 1100 | Rad5 | Fighting Talk
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| 1203 | RCym | Bwlletin
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| 1205 | C5 | Britain's Best Brain
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| 1300 | S4CD | Fferm Ffactor
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| 1340 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport
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| 1400 | DHL | Come Dine With Me x10
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| 1500 | DAVE | HIGNFY Afternoon | To 2020.
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| 1525 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1555 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1600 | S4C | Deal or No Deal
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| 1640 | C4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1730 | BBC1 | Hole in the Wall | Simon Rimmer, Toyah Willcox, Zaraah Abrahams, Barney Harwood. Also BBC-HD.
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| 1800 | TV3 | Mr and Mrs
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| 1850 | BBC1 | Strictly Go Dancing | Also BBC-HD.
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| 1900 | VIR1 | Millionaire
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| 1930 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 2000 | ITV | Simon Cowell Annoys | Also TV3.
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| 2002 | RTR1 | Buille Faoi Thuairim
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| 2020 | DAVE | QI
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| 2040 | TG4 | Glor Tire
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| 2145 | ITV | I'm a Celebrity | Also TV3.
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| 2145 | RTE1 | Winning Streak
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Have I Got a Bit More News For You
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| 2300 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain
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| 2355 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks
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Sunday
| 0500 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0600 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0700 | DAVE | Whose Line x2
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| 0800 | CBBC | Hider in the House
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke x2
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| 0900 | BBC2 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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| 0900 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 0930 | Mor4 | Scrapheap Challenge x4
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| 1000 | VIR1 | Takeshi's Castle
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| 1204 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
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| 1300 | DHL | Come Dine With Me
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| 1555 | CBBC | The Slammer
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| 1650 | Mor4 | Come Dine With Me x5
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| 1705 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1830 | RTE1 | The All Ireland Talent Show | The North.
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| 1900 | WTCH | Total Wipe Us Out
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| 1915 | ITV | All-Star Family Fortunes | Denise Lewis v Ellie Simmonds. Also TV3.
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| 2000 | ITV | Simon Cowell Annoys | Also TV3.
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| 2000 | C4 | Come Dine With Me | Colchester.
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| 2000 | RTE2 | Dragons' Den
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| 2020 | DAVE | HIGNFY | Angus Deayton, Keith Chegwin, Michael Greed.
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| 2030 | TG4 | An Jig Gig
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| 2100 | ITV | I'm a Celeb | Also TV3.
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| 2200 | BBC7 | The News Quiz
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| 2330 | BBC2 | Argumental | Not Wales.
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Weekdays
| 0415 | VIR1 | It's Not What You Know
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| 0510 | VIR1 | Unbeatable Banzuke | Above two not Mo.
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| 0700 | VIR1 | Take It or Leave It
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| 0800 | BBC2 | Wait For It..!
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| 0800 | VIR1 | Gladiators
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| 0905 | TV5 | Des Chiffres et des Lettres
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| 1030 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 1215 | BBC1 | Bargain Hunt
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| 1230 | CBBC | Best of Friends | CBBC programmes 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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| 1400 | ITV | Dickinson's Real Deal
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| 1400 | CBBC | Clutter Nutters
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| 1415 | S4C | Countdown
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| 1525 | C4 | Countdown | Jon Gaunt.
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| 1530 | TV5 | Questions Pour un Champion
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| 1530 | SKY1 | Sell Me the Answer
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| 1600 | CBBC | Copycats
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| 1610 | C4 | Deal or No Deal
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| 1630 | BBC2 | Ready Steady Cook
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| 1630 | BBCH | Kerwhizz
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| 1700 | ITV | Golden Balls | STV 1600.
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| 1715 | BBC1 | The Weakest Link
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| 1800 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland not Th. Not Fr.
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| 1830 | BBC2 | Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two | Scotland not Th. Fr 1835.
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| 2000 | DHL | Come Dine With Me
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| 2030 | ITV | I'm a Celebrity... | Series ends on Friday. Also TV3.
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| 2200 | EDEN | Last Man Standing
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Monday
| 0500 | VIR1 | Takeshi x2
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| 1300 | TV5 | Pekin Express
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| 1330 | Rad4 | Brain of Britain
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| 1630 | CBBC | Beat the Boss
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| 1635 | BBC1 | School of Silence
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| 1730 | S4C | Pen Campau
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| 1830 | Rad4 | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | Chichester, with David Mitchell guesting.
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| 1830 | S4C | Fferm Ffactor
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| 1900 | ITV2 | Mr and Mrs
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| 1930 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Scotland only.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | University Challenge | Imperial London v St Hugh's Oxford.
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| 2030 | VIVA | Slips
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| 2030 | ALBA | Cocaire nan Cocairean
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| 2100 | BBC2 | School of Saatchi | An exhibition in Hastings. Scotland 2130.
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| 2100 | LIV | America's Next Top Model x2
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| 2100 | WTCH | Ballroom With the B-List | RTE2 1900 Tu.
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| 2200 | BBC2 | QI | NI 2320, not Scot.
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| 2200 | TV3 | The Apprentice | ..You're Fired 2200 Tu.
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| 2200 | TG4 | Survivor
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| 2230 | BBC3 | Young Hairdresser of the Year
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| 2230 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2320 | BBC1 | Apprentice Us x2 | Last in the series. Scotland 0000, Wales and NI 0020.
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| 2320 | BBC2 | Have I Got News For You | Wales 2350, Scot 0015, NI 0020.
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Tuesday
| 1800 | S4C | Gair am Aur Iau | The junior version of the show.
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| 2000 | VIVA | Slips x2
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| 2020 | DAVE | QI
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| 2025 | S4C | Fferm Ffactor
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI XL
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| 2200 | BBC4 | We Need Answers New! | Jenni Murray and Martin Offiah.
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| 2200 | DAVE | Argumental
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| 2230 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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Wednesday
| 0200 | DAVE | School's Out
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| 1230 | BBC7 | Foul Play | Also 1930.
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| 1715 | CBBC | Bamzooki
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| 1800 | S4C | Shotolau
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| 1830 | S4C | Pen Campau | Ysgol Glantaf v Ysgol Tregib, Llandeilo.
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| 2000 | C5 | Britain's Best Brain
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| 2100 | BBC4 | The Man Behind the Masquerade Special | Retelling the tale of Kit Williams' "Masquerade" book / puzzle / obsession.
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| 2100 | DAVE | HIGNFY
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| 2140 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2200 | BBC2 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Dermot O'Leary hosts with Michael Ball, David O'Doherty, Russell Tovey, and Ashton Merrygold.
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Thursday
| 1230 | BBC7 | We've Been Here Before | Also 1930.
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| 1800 | S4C | Gair Am Aur Iau x2
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| 1845 | ITV2 | Beat the Star With Vernon Kay | Martina Navratilova.
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| 1900 | BBC2 | Mastermind | As seen elsewhere on 20 November.
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| 2000 | BBC2 | The Restaurant
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| 2100 | DAVE | Buzzcocks
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| 2130 | BBC1 | QI | Ganimals.
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| 2220 | DAVE | QI
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Friday
| 1230 | BBC7 | Whispers | Also 1930.
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| 1615 | S4C | Mama Mia
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| 1700 | BOOM | Staraoke
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| 1735 | TV5 | Pekin Express
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| 1803 | RCym | BwletIn
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| 1900 | BBC2 | Eggheads | Scotland only.
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| 1930 | C5 | The What in the World? Quiz
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| 2000 | TV3 | Deal or No Deal
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| 2030 | BBC1 | A Question of Sport | Not Scot.
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| 2100 | BBC1 | Have I Got News For You | Jo Brand hosts, with Charles Kennedy and Jon Richardson. NI, Scot 2235.
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| 2100 | DAVE | QI
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| 2140 | DAVE | QI XL
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| 2200 | S4C | Fferm Ffactor
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| 2240 | DAVE | Mock the Week
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| 2320 | DAVE | Banzai
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| 0000 | BBC4 | Only Connect | Chessmen v Rugby Boys.
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Shortcuts: Highlights | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Challenge
Challenge
Saturday
| 0005 | Bullseye x2
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| 0105 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0205 | Takeshi x2
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| 0305 | It's Not What You Know | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Karaoke Challenge x2
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| 0800 | Fun House x2
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| 0900 | Play Your Cards Right x2
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| 1000 | Supermarket Sweep x2
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| 1100 | Wheel of Fortune x2
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| 1200 | The Crystal Maze x5
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| 1700 | Millionaire x3
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| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2100 | Celeb Millionaire
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| 2200 | Take It or Leave It
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| 2300 | 8 Out of 10 Cats x2
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Sunday
As Saturday except
| 0000 | Shooting Stars x2
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| 0100 | Your Face or Mine x2
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| 0200 | Play Your Cards Right x2
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| 0300 | It's Not What You Know | To 0400.
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| 1200 | Golden Balls x5
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Monday
| 0000 | Shooting Stars x2
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| 0100 | Your Face or Mine x2
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| 0200 | Back in the Day x2
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| 0300 | It's Not What You Know | To 0400.
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| 0700 | Takeshi x2
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| 0800 | Ninja Warrior 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 | Millionaire
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| 1400 | Take It or Leave It
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| 1500 | Golden Balls
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| 1600 | The Crystal Maze
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| 1700 | Takeshi x2
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| 1800 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 1900 | Eggheads x2
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| 2000 | Family Fortunes x2
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| 2100 | Take It or Leave It
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| 2200 | Millionaire
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| 2300 | Room 101
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| 2335 | 8 Out of 10 Cats
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Tuesday - Friday
As Monday except
| 0005 | Bullseye x2
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| 0105 | Ninja Warrior x2
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| 0205 | Takeshi x2
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| 0305 | It's Not What You Know
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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
