The Games is where 10 famous faces compete against each other in a total of 18 sporting disciplines over nine days to be crowned the champion.
Before entering the tournament, the celebrities spend a gruelling three months in intensive training with world-class sporting experts and athletes. They are required to become adept at a range of sports including the water ski jump, speed skating and, for the first time in this tournament, White Water Kayak Slalom, Kendo and Archery.
The celebrities will not only battle to win that coveted gold medal, they will also compete on behalf of their chosen charities. The pressure is on as every night they will compete before a live audience.
Friday 17th March 2006, 8.30pm (90 minute programme) - The Games: LiveFor the first time in the history of the The Games, Jamie Theakston and Kirsty Gallacher present live from The National Watersports Centre in Nottingham. It's the opening day of the competition and the male and female athletes meet for the first time and spend their first night together in the Athletes' Village before making their way to the stadium.
Saturday 18th March 2006, 9.00pm (times may vary) - The Games: LiveJamie and Kirsty present the action live from Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium. Tonight, after three months of training with Olympic coach Colin Bovell, the five female celebrities compete in the HURDLES, while the men are WEIGHTLIFTING. We also catch up on the latest action from the Athletes' Village, and see how the celebrities have settled in after their first full day living together.
Sunday 19th March 2006, 9.00pm (60 mins) - The Games: LiveJamie and Kirsty present live from the English Institute of Sport (E.I.S) in Sheffield. For the first time ever on The Games the men fight in a KENDO tournament. For the women it's CYCLING and they race wheel to wheel on competition bikes with no brakes!
Monday 20th March 2006, 9.00pm (60 mins) - The Games: LiveTonight the 10 celebrity athletes are in the gymnasium. Jamie and Kirsty present live from E.I.S as the boys take on the VAULT and the girls compete in the event they dread - GYMNASTIC FLOOR. And catch up with all the latest action from the Athletes' Village.
Tuesday 21st March 2006, 9.00pm (60 mins) - The Games: LiveJamie and Kirsty bring you all the action live from the Pond's Forge International Swimming Centre in Sheffield. While the girls face 50m freestyle SWIMMING, the boys tackle DIVING. Will their fitness - and their nerve - hold as they attempt to complete 2 dives from the high boards. The higher they go, the more points they can score!
Wednesday 22nd March 2006, 9.00pm (60 mins) - The Games: LiveJamie and Kirsty present as the celebrity athletes take to the ice rink. Live from Sheffield's Ice Arena, the boys take on one of The Games' most exciting events - SPEED SKATING, while the girls are CURLING. It may be icy cold, but the competition is hotting up!
Thursday 23rd March 2006, 9.00pm (60 mins) - The Games: LiveTonight's live competition, presented by Jamie and Kirsty comes from the E.I.S. The women test their nerve and skill in a brand new sport for 2006 - ARCHERY while the men test their bravery and fitness at CYCLING. And catch up with what's been happening inside the Athletes' Village.
Friday 24th March 2006, 9.00pm (90 mins)- The Games: The Live FinalJamie and Kirsty present the grand finale live from Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium. Tonight three months of intensive training and eight days of tough competition finally come to an end for the 10 celebrity athletes battling to be champions of The Games 2006. At the end of the night one man and one woman will be crowned Champion of The Games 2006.
Saturday 25th March 2006 - The Games: Champion of Champions, 9.00pm (times may vary)90 mins - Tonight's live show heralds the return of The Games 2004 and The Games 2005 champions to fight it out with the winners of this year's competition. The Games presenter Kirsty Gallacher will be competing with her other 2005 teammates to defend their title as Champions of Champions. Jamie Theakston and Caroline Flack present live from Pond's Forge in Sheffield.
The Games: Live from the Athletes' Village (Daily at 7.00am)Daily streaming from inside the purpose built Athletes' village in Sheffield.
The Games: Heats Live (Daily at 3.30pm)Every day, live from Sheffield, E4 is the home to the afternoon heats featuring exclusive live coverage of the 10 celebrity athletes competing in the first round or knockout competitions for that night's event. Justin Lee Collins and Caroline Flack will be trackside to find out exactly how the celebrity athletes are feeling.
The Games: Inside Track (Daily at 10.00pm) Every night comedian Justin Lee Collins and Caroline Flack are live in Sheffield to bring E4 viewers immediate reaction from the ten celebrities after they have competed against each other. Straight after the live competition on Channel 4 a panel of guests and experts will take E4 viewers through the lighter side of the night's events.
The Games: Live from the Athletes' Village (Nightly at 12am)Post-event streaming from inside the Athletes' Village.
