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<div class="square">[[Image:The X Factor logo.jpg|100px|Weaver's Week 2011-11-27]]</div> Each week, Iain Weaver gives us his take on the week's game show programmes and related news.
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</div> Each week, Iain Weaver gives us a take on the week's game show programmes and related news.
A companion [[TV Guide This Week|guide to game shows on TV]] for the coming week is also published on a regular basis, usually on Thursdays.
A companion [[TV Guide This Week|guide to game shows on TV]] for the coming week is also published on a regular basis, usually on Thursdays.
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-11-27|27th November 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2024-03-24|24th March 2024]]
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|The X Factor
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|Eurovision Song Contest preview
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-11-20|20th November 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2024-03-17|17th March 2024]]
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|Strictly Come Dancing
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|Smart TV, Style It Out
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-11-13|13th November 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2024-03-10|10th March 2024]]
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|Booing Big Brother
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|What is radio fo(u)r?
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-11-06|6th November 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2024-03-03|3rd March 2024]]
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|2.8 Hours Later
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|Gladiators on BBC1
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==2011 archive==
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== 2024 archive ==
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-10-30|30th October 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2024-02-25|25th February 2024]]
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|Deal or No Deal Live
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|Steve Wright, an obituary
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-10-23|23rd October 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2024-02-11|11th February 2024]]
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|High Stakes
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|The Traitors series 2
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-10-16|16th October 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2024-02-04|4th February 2024]]
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|Impossible?
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|The Only Connect final of 2024
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-10-09|9th October 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2024-01-28|28th January 2024]]
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|The Beat Goes On
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|Wheel of Fortune with Graham Norton
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-10-02|2nd October 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2024-01-21|21st January 2024]]
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|Holding Out for a Hero
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|Jeopardy! with Stephen Fry
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-09-25|25th September 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2024-01-14|14th January 2024]]
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|Minute to Win It
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|Survivor on BBC1
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== 2023 archive ==
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-09-18|18th September 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-12-31|31st December 2023]]
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|Red or Black
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|'''The Week of the Year 2023'''
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-09-11|11th September 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-12-17|17th December 2023]]
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|Celebrity Big Brother 2011
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|Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-09-04|4th September 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-12-10|10th December 2023]]
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|Epic Win
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|Deal or No Deal with Stephen Mulhern
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-08-28|28th August 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-12-03|3rd December 2023]]
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|The Radio Shadow
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|Junior Eurovision 2023 in Nice
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-08-21|21st August 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-11-26|26th November 2023]]
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|Robert Robinson
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|The Grand Knockout Tournament of 1987
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-08-14|14th August 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-11-19|19th November 2023]]
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|Pop Up Pop Quiz, Camp Orange
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|Big Brother returns
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-08-07|7th August 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-11-05|5th November 2023]]
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|Born to Shine, Show Me the Funny
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|An afternoon watching telly - includes The Big Bake
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-07-31|31st July 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-10-29|29th October 2023]]
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|Improvisation My Dear Mark Watson, Silent Library
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|Americana: Raid the Cage, Countdown pilot
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-07-24|24th July 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-10-22|22nd October 2023]]
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|Quiz Trippers, Spam and Beans
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|Outside ''The Bidding Room'' - Great Antiques Challenge, Vintage French Farmhouse
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-07-17|17th July 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-10-15|15th October 2023]]
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|The Marriage Ref, Krypton Factor 1995
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|Selling Super Houses: anatomy of a failure
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-07-10|10th July 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-10-08|8th October 2023]]
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|Copycats
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|Alan Carr's Picture Slam
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-07-03|3rd July 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-09-24|24th September 2023]]
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|Gory Games, Splatalot
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|Catchword
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-06-26|26th June 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-09-17|17th September 2023]]
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|Compete for the Meat, Big Ask
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|CBS's Superfan
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-06-19|19th June 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-09-10|10th September 2023]]
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|Four Rooms, Style the Nation
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|The Finish Line
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-06-12|12th June 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-09-03|3rd September 2023]]
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|So You Think Britain's Got Talent
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|Ultimate Wedding Planner
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-06-05|5th June 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-08-20|20th August 2023]]
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|Countdown's finals week
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|Can artificial intelligence win a game show this week?; Michael Parkinson
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-05-29|29th May 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-08-13|13th August 2023]]
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|Don't Scare the Hare, Sing If You Can
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|Can artificial intelligence win a game show yet?
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-05-22|22nd May 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-08-06|6th August 2023]]
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|Blue is not your colour - Eurovision review
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|Gordon Burns, a profile
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-05-15|15th May 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-07-23|23rd July 2023]]
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|Scott and Sara's Eurovision
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|De kwiz met ballen
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-05-08|8th May 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-07-16|16th July 2023]]
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|Three from Radio Four
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|Puzzling on Channel 5
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-05-01|1st May 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-07-09|9th July 2023]]
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|A Brief History of Voting in British Game Shows
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|Popmaster on TV
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-04-24|24th April 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-06-25|25th June 2023]]
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|Fighting Talk and Around the Horn
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|Get Set Galactic
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-04-17|17th April 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-06-18|18th June 2023]]
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|Mastermind final, Gleusta
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|The Great Auction Showdown
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-04-10|10th April 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-06-11|11th June 2023]]
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|University Challenge final, A Table
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|Ireland's Smartest; University Challenge final
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-04-03|3rd April 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-05-28|28th May 2023]]
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|Them Next Door
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|Jeremy Paxman, an appreciation
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-03-27|27th March 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-05-21|21st May 2023]]
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|Great British Hairdresser
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|Eurovision Song Contest final
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-03-20|20th March 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-05-14|14th May 2023]]
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|Glee Club and Comic Relief
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|Liverpool does the Eurovision Song Contest
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-03-13|13th March 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-05-07|7th May 2023]]
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|Trade Your Way to the USA
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|In With a Shout
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-03-06|6th March 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-04-30|30th April 2023]]
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|Push the Button 2.0 Live
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|Mastermind final; Len Goodman; Jerry Springer
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-02-27|27th February 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-04-23|23rd April 2023]]
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|Secret Fortune
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|Rise and Fall
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-02-20|20th February 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-04-16|16th April 2023]]
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|A Farmer's Life for Me
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|Tempting Fortune
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-02-13|13th February 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-04-02|2nd April 2023]]
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|Tool Academy
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|Loaded in Paradise; Paul O'Grady
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-02-06|6th February 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-03-26|26th March 2023]]
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|Perfection
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|Ten to the Top; Eurovision Song Contest preview
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-01-30|30th January 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-03-19|19th March 2023]]
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|Michel Roux's Service
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|Pen/Campwyr and Only Connect
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-01-23|23rd January 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-03-05|5th March 2023]]
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|The Magicians; OC/UC challenge match
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|Ken Bruce, that bloke off the radio
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-01-16|16th January 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-02-26|26th February 2023]]
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|Fool Us; Only Connect Championship of Champions
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|Travels in Scotland - Eat the Town, Scotland's Greatest Escape
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-01-09|9th January 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-02-19|19th February 2023]]
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|Famous and Fearless
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|Duels en familles, a French show
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-02-12|12th February 2023]]
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|Jon and Lucy's Odd Couples; The Traitors USA
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-01-29|29th January 2023]]
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|Next Level Chef
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-01-22|22nd January 2023]]
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|The Traitors
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-01-15|15th January 2023]]
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|That's My Jam
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==2010 archive==
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== 2022 archive ==
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|[[Weaver's Week 2011-01-02|2nd January 2011]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2023-01-01|1st January 2023]]
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|'''The Week of the Year 2010'''
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|'''The Week of the Year 2022'''
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-12-19|19th December 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-12-18|18th December 2022]]
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|Countdown finals week for series 63
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|Junior Eurovision 2022
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-12-12|12th December 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-12-11|11th December 2022]]
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|Drop Zone
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|Gwrach y Rhibyn
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-12-05|5th December 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-12-04|4th December 2022]]
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|10 Jonathan, Voodoo Hussy
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|You Won't Believe This; Tell the Truth
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-11-28|28th November 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-11-27|27th November 2022]]
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|Meet the Parents; The Love Bus
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|The Mole on Netflix; Brain of Britain; Eurovision voting
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-11-21|21st November 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-11-20|20th November 2022]]
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|Men's Television &mdash; Beer &amp; Pizza Club, Mark Watson Kicks Off
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|Riddiculous; finding redemption in the Aussie jungle
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-11-14|14th November 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-11-06|6th November 2022]]
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|Celebrity Juice
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|Make Me Prime Minister
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-11-07|7th November 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-10-30|30th October 2022]]
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|Fee Fi Fo Yum
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|Aldi's Next Big Thing
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-10-31|31st October 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-10-23|23rd October 2022]]
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|Ramsay's Best Restaurant
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|Huskestue, a Norwegian show
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-10-24|24th October 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-10-16|16th October 2022]]
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|Moments of Genius
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|Are You the One?; Rose d'Or nominations
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-10-17|17th October 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-10-09|9th October 2022]]
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|The King is Dead
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|Bad Chefs
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-10-10|10th October 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-10-02|2nd October 2022]]
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|Secret Dealers
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|Wales' Home of the Year
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-10-03|3rd October 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-09-18|18th September 2022]]
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|71 Degrees North
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|Game On, Grandparents!
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-09-26|26th September 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-09-11|11th September 2022]]
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|Glyph or No Glyph
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|Elizabeth Windsor, the game show fan
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-09-19|19th September 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-09-04|4th September 2022]]
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|Quiz me well
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|Fastest Finger First
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-09-12|12th September 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-08-28|28th August 2022]]
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|A Big Brother scrapbook
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|The Connection, a Dutch show; BBC at Junior Eurovision
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-09-05|5th September 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-08-21|21st August 2022]]
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|Yet more cookery - Dinner Date, Great British Bake Off
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|Amol Rajan, the new ''University Challenge'' host
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-08-29|29th August 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-08-14|14th August 2022]]
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|The Boss is Coming to Dinner, New New Millionaire
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|Sport Relief All Star Games
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-08-22|22nd August 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-08-07|7th August 2022]]
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|...and don't stop believing
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|Gloria Hunniford profiled
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-08-15|15th August 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-07-24|24th July 2022]]
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|ITV's summer Saturdays - Odd One In, Magic Numbers
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|De 1% Quiz, and other Dutch shows
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-08-08|8th August 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-07-17|17th July 2022]]
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|Mastermind Championship of Champions
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|College Bowl, the American ''University Challenge''
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-08-01|1st August 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-07-10|10th July 2022]]
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|Escape in Time
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|One Question; when will Quizzy Mondays return?
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-07-25|25th July 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-06-26|26th June 2022]]
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|101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow
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|Les 12 coups de midi; where to host Eurovision
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-07-18|18th July 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-06-19|19th June 2022]]
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|A Game Show Marathon - includes Antiques Master
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|Netflix special: Bullsh*t, The Squid Game
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-07-11|11th July 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-06-12|12th June 2022]]
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|Cooking up something - Family Food Fight, Celebrity Pressure Cooker
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|Flipping Fast; Pass the Buck
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-07-04|4th July 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-05-29|29th May 2022]]
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|Umpires, Rollercoasters, and deities
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|The Games; Top Takeaways
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-06-27|27th June 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-05-22|22nd May 2022]]
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|The Million Pound Drop
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|WHAT IS HAPPENING?! Eurovision Song Contest - final
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-06-20|20th June 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-05-15|15th May 2022]]
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|The 62nd Countdown finals week
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|Eurovision Song Contest - semi-finals
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-06-13|13th June 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-05-01|1st May 2022]]
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|Mission 2110
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|The 1% Club; Channel 4
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-06-06|6th June 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-04-24|24th April 2022]]
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|Eurovision Song Contest final
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|Bridge of Lies, and 5pm shows
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-05-30|30th May 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-04-17|17th April 2022]]
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|Mastermind final, Eurovision semi-finals
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|University Challenge and Mastermind finals
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-05-23|23rd May 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-04-03|3rd April 2022]]
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|The Adventure Game 1986 part two
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|One and Six Zeros
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-05-16|16th May 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-03-27|27th March 2022]]
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|The Adventure Game series 4
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|Music special: Starstruck, Eurovision preview, Counterpoint
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-05-09|9th May 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-03-20|20th March 2022]]
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|Gameshow General Election exit poll
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|The Great Cookbook Challenge with Jamie Oliver
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-05-02|2nd May 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-03-13|13th March 2022]]
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|The Whole 19 Yards
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|BBC3: The Fast and the Farmer-ish, Gassed Up
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-04-25|25th April 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-03-06|6th March 2022]]
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|The Door
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|Best Young Artist; Opera on University Challenge
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-04-18|18th April 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-02-20|20th February 2022]]
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|The Third Only Connect final; also Four Weddings
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|Limitless Win
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-04-11|11th April 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-02-13|13th February 2022]]
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|The University Challenge final
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|Ireland's Eurosong 2022; Bamber Gascoigne
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-04-04|4th April 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-02-06|6th February 2022]]
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|Dating in the Dark
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|The Weakest Link; Barry Cryer
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-03-28|28th March 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-01-30|30th January 2022]]
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|Push-button shows
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|Only Connect, the 2021-22 series
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-03-21|21st March 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-01-16|16th January 2022]]
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|Your Country Needs Help
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|I LIterally Just Told You
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-03-14|14th March 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-01-09|9th January 2022]]
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|Minor British Institutions - Countdown, Raven
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|Walk the Line
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== 2021 archive ==
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-03-07|7th March 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2022-01-02|2nd January 2022]]
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|Come ITV With Me - Dining Stars, May the Best House Win
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|'''The Week of the Year 2021'''
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-02-28|28th February 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2021-12-19|19th December 2021]]
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|The Boys in The Bubble
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|Junior Eurovision
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-02-21|21st February 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2021-12-12|12th December 2021]]
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|Popstar to Operastar
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|Christmas 1980: Runaround, So You Think...
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-02-14|14th February 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2021-12-05|5th December 2021]]
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|Relic: Guardians of the Museum
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|Moneybags; Het Jachtseizoen
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-02-07|7th February 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2021-11-28|28th November 2021]]
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|Augmented Reality Technology Rules! - Bamzooki
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|The Tournament; Tug of Words
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-01-31|31st January 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2021-11-21|21st November 2021]]
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|What do children know?
+
|Moneyball; Sitting on a Fortune
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-01-24|24th January 2010]]
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|[[Weaver's Week 2021-11-14|14th November 2021]]
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|So You Think You Can Dance
+
|Murder Island, Handmade: Best Woodworker
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-01-17|17th January 2010]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-10-31|31st October 2021]]
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|Take Me Out
+
|Question Team; Rob Beckett's Undeniable
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-01-10|10th January 2010]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-10-24|24th October 2021]]
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|Tossers' Challenge - Heads or Tails
+
|Outsiders; Alan Hawkshaw
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+
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==2009 archive==
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+
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|'''Date'''
+
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|'''Topics'''
+
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2010-01-03|3rd January 2010]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-10-17|17th October 2021]]
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|'''The Week of the Year 2009'''
+
|Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2009-12-20|20th December 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-10-03|3rd October 2021]]
-
|It's Countdown finals week again!
+
|Take a Hike; The Complaints Department
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2009-12-13|13th December 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-09-26|26th September 2021]]
-
|'''Weaver's Decade VI''' - Is that your identity? Was that your interaction?
+
|The Birthday Cake Game; under-rated shows
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2009-12-06|6th December 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-09-19|19th September 2021]]
-
|We Need Answers, not Argumentals
+
|Irish shows: The Big Deal, Home Advantage
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2009-11-29|29th November 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-09-12|12th September 2021]]
-
|'''Weaver's Decade V''' - Well done, young warrior
+
|Under new management: Countdown, Mastermind, A Question of Sport
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2009-11-22|22nd November 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-08-29|29th August 2021]]
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|Keep Your Nevars Close
+
|Apocalypse Wow
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2009-11-15|15th November 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-08-22|22nd August 2021]]
-
|'''Weaver's Decade IV''' - Singing for survival
+
|Cooking With the Stars; Beat Me The Five Knockouts
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2009-11-08|8th November 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-08-15|15th August 2021]]
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|Britain's Best Brain
+
|The Void
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2009-11-01|1st November 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-08-08|8th August 2021]]
-
|'''Weaver's Decade III''' - Big Brother house, this is Davina.
+
|Can I Improve My Memory?
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-10-25|25th October 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-07-25|25th July 2021]]
-
|Design for Life
+
|Tom O'Connor
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-10-18|18th October 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-07-18|18th July 2021]]
-
|'''Weaver's Decade II''' - who should be voted off the team?
+
|Michael Aspel (2) - Child's Play and Blockbusters
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-10-11|11th October 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-07-11|11th July 2021]]
-
|Clever v Stupid, Big Food Fight
+
|Michael Aspel (1) - Give Us a Clue and Ultra Quiz
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2009-10-04|4th October 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-06-27|27th June 2021]]
-
|'''Weaver's Decade I''' - but we don't want to give you ''that''!
+
|Unbeatable
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-09-27|27th September 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-06-20|20th June 2021]]
-
|CBBC's Game Show Zone
+
|The Answer Trap
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-09-20|20th September 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-06-13|13th June 2021]]
-
|Pointless
+
|Quizness
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-09-13|13th September 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-05-30|30th May 2021]]
-
|Cubed
+
|Eurovision Song Contest 2021 - the final
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-09-06|6th September 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-05-23|23rd May 2021]]
-
|It's the Only Connect final!
+
|Eurovision Song Contest 2021 - the semi-finals
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-08-30|30th August 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-05-16|16th May 2021]]
-
|The Drogna Game
+
|Dutch shows: First & Last, Eurovision Song Quiz; Alan Carr's Name That Tune
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-08-23|23rd August 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-05-09|9th May 2021]]
-
|The Adventure Game 3
+
|I Can See Your Voice
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-08-16|16th August 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-05-02|2nd May 2021]]
-
|Knowalotts
+
|Mastermind final; which shows give great value for money?
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-08-09|9th August 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-04-25|25th April 2021]]
-
|Tellyheads: You Have Been Watching, As Seen on TV
+
|Game of Talents
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-08-02|2nd August 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-04-18|18th April 2021]]
-
|Guess or estimate
+
|Bacon's Best Bits: This is My House, The Hustler
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-07-26|26th July 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-04-11|11th April 2021]]
-
|University Challenges - Accumulate!
+
|Only Connect and University Challenge
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-07-19|19th July 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-03-28|28th March 2021]]
-
|Fused
+
|Unforgivable; Growing Pains
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-07-12|12th July 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-03-21|21st March 2021]]
-
|Chasers
+
|Saturday Night Takeaway; six songs for Europe
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-07-05|5th July 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-03-14|14th March 2021]]
-
|That's Totally Saturday!
+
|Bank Balance; House of Games
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-06-28|28th June 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-02-28|28th February 2021]]
-
|Obituaries - Patrick Dowling and Steve Race
+
|Gettu Betur, an Icelandic quiz
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-06-21|21st June 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-02-21|21st February 2021]]
-
|Finals for Countdown and Mastermind
+
|Lightning
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-06-14|14th June 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-02-14|14th February 2021]]
-
|Scotland's Quality Shows
+
|The new Mastermind host
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-06-07|7th June 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-01-31|31st January 2021]]
-
|Hannah-oke
+
|Lingo in the 21st century
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-05-31|31st May 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-01-24|24th January 2021]]
-
|The Despicable Factor - Divided
+
|Lingo in the 20th century
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-05-24|24th May 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-01-17|17th January 2021]]
-
|Eurovision final
+
|Michael McIntyre's The Wheel with Michael McIntyre
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-05-17|17th May 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2021-01-10|10th January 2021]]
-
|Eurovision semi-final
+
|Christmas shows: Blankety Blank, Miranda's Games with Showbiz Names
 +
|}
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 +
== 2020 archive ==
 +
{|width=600
 +
|'''Date'''
 +
|'''Topics'''
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2009-05-10|10th May 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-12-27|27th December 2020]]
-
|Speak! - The Speaker
+
|'''The Week of the Year 2020'''
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-05-03|3rd May 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-12-13|13th December 2020]]
-
|Tonight's the Night, The Generation Game '73
+
|Winning Combination
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-04-26|26th April 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-12-06|6th December 2020]]
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|Wordplay
+
|Junior Eurovision 2020
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-04-19|19th April 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-11-29|29th November 2020]]
-
|Ego week - Clement Freud, Chris Moyles' Quiz
+
|Don't Unleash the Beast; Nachtraven
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-04-12|12th April 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-11-22|22nd November 2020]]
-
|A Question of Genius
+
|The Bridge; Des O'Connor
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-04-05|5th April 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-11-08|8th November 2020]]
-
|Raven: The Dragon's Eye
+
|The Weakest Link (NBC); Cannon and Ball's Casino
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-03-29|29th March 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-11-01|1st November 2020]]
-
|The inevitable Jade Goody obituary
+
|Guessable
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-03-22|22nd March 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-10-25|25th October 2020]]
-
|Pretty in Pink - Paris Hilton
+
|The Cube and The Chop
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-03-15|15th March 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-10-18|18th October 2020]]
-
|Seeing red - The Colour of Money
+
|Celebrity Karaoke Club
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-03-08|8th March 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-10-11|11th October 2020]]
-
|Colour us flabbergasted
+
|Family Fortunes
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-03-01|1st March 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-09-27|27th September 2020]]
-
|That University Challenge Final in Full
+
|One Man and His Dog
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-02-22|22nd February 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-09-20|20th September 2020]]
-
|Controlling any crisis
+
|Winning Streak: the Derek Mooney and Marty Whelan years
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-02-15|15th February 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-09-13|13th September 2020]]
-
|Superheroes, Who Wants to be one
+
|Winning Streak: the Mike Murphy years
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-02-08|8th February 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-08-30|30th August 2020]]
-
|Like, totally Wipeout
+
|Rolling in It
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-02-01|1st February 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-08-23|23rd August 2020]]
-
|Your Country Needs Something - Eurovision, Countdown, University Challenge
+
|What ''is'' a game show?; also It Pays to Behave
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-01-25|25th January 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-08-16|16th August 2020]]
-
|Blast and Botheration Lab
+
|From the Internets: Dan's Quiz, Google That!, Outright
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-01-18|18th January 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-08-02|2nd August 2020]]
-
|Jeff Chiffres et Rachel Lettres - the new Countdown team
+
|Regis Philbin
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2009-01-11|11th January 2009]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-07-26|26th July 2020]]
-
|The Krypton Factor
+
|Gêm Gartre'; Belgian Switch
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-07-19|19th July 2020]]
 +
|Alan Carr's Epic Game Show
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-07-12|12th July 2020]]
 +
|The Bidding Room and Bares f&uuml;r Rares
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-06-28|28th June 2020]]
 +
|The Life and Career of Noel Edmonds: 3 - A Beard for History
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-06-21|21st June 2020]]
 +
|The Life and Career of Noel Edmonds: 2 - A Beard for Saturday Nights
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-06-14|14th June 2020]]
 +
|The Life and Career of Noel Edmonds: 1 - A Beard for Radio
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-05-31|31st May 2020]]
 +
|Radio fun - Talk Sport Quiz, Gloryhunters, My Generation
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-05-24|24th May 2020]]
 +
|Not Eurovision Week
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-05-17|17th May 2020]]
 +
|Scheduling Matters
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-05-10|10th May 2020]]
 +
|The People's Top Game Shows
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-05-03|3rd May 2020]]
 +
|Beat the Chasers
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-04-26|26th April 2020]]
 +
|Corner Shop Cook-Off, Caru Siopa
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-04-19|19th April 2020]]
 +
|Tim Brooke-Taylor
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-04-12|12th April 2020]]
 +
|2, 12, 1, 9, 4, Stop. The Press Your Luck numbers.
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-04-05|5th April 2020]]
 +
|Five Guys a Week
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-03-29|29th March 2020]]
 +
|From 2000: Paranoia
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-03-22|22th March 2020]]
 +
|Two from BBC3: Don't Scream, Fight Dirty
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-03-15|15th March 2020]]
 +
|Very Hard Questions; Twee voor Twaalf; Dave Rainford
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-03-08|8th March 2020]]
 +
|The Masked Singer
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-02-23|23rd February 2020]]
 +
|Caroline Flack
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-02-16|16th February 2020]]
 +
|From Crackerjack to Crackerjack!
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-02-09|9th February 2020]]
 +
|A brief history of Crackerjack
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-01-26|26th January 2020]]
 +
|First & Last; The Crystal Maze on Nickelodeon
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-01-19|19th January 2020]]
 +
|Boyard Land
 +
|-
 +
|[[Weaver's Week 2020-01-12|12th January 2020]]
 +
|Christmas highlights: Quizmaster, Hewlfa Drysor, Take Off
|}
|}
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==2008 archive==
+
== 2019 archive ==
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+
{|width=600
{|width=600
|'''Date'''
|'''Date'''
|'''Topics'''
|'''Topics'''
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-12-28|28th December 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-12-29|29th December 2019]]
-
|The Week of the Year
+
|'''The Week of the Year 2019'''
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-12-21|21st December 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-12-15|15th December 2019]]
-
|The Last Millionaire
+
|'''Weaver's Decade''' 6 - Entertainment
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-12-14|14th December 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-12-08|8th December 2019]]
-
|Carol Singers - Countdown series final
+
|Gigglequiz; Celebrity Countdown
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-12-07|7th December 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-12-01|1st December 2019]]
-
|Raven once more - series 8 reviewed
+
|Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-11-30|30th November 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-11-24|24th November 2019]]
-
|Election fever
+
|'''Weaver's Decade''' 5 - Craft shows and children's shows
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-11-23|23rd November 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-11-17|17th November 2019]]
-
|Bachelorette - Spin Star
+
|Killer Camp
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-11-16|16th November 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-11-10|10th November 2019]]
-
|The Eggheads crack'd: are you one?
+
|Gay Byrne; Cooking Up a Fortune; Your Room or Mine
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-11-09|9th November 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-11-03|3rd November 2019]]
-
|A little more stay-in-the-fight - Going for Gold in English and French
+
|'''Weaver's Decade''' 4 - Talent shows
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-11-02|2nd November 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-10-27|27th October 2019]]
-
|Don't Panic - Panic Attack
+
|Headhunters and The Wall
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-10-26|26th October 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-10-20|20th October 2019]]
-
|Britain's Got the Pop Factor
+
|Snackmasters, Pasapalabra, and Der Quiz-Champion
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-10-19|19th October 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-10-13|13th October 2019]]
-
|Natural Born Sellers
+
|'''Weaver's Decade''' 3 - Quizzes
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-10-12|12th October 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-10-06|6th October 2019]]
-
|SM:TV 2008 - Hot Rods, Scene Stealers
+
|Three German shows
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-10-05|5th October 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-09-29|29th September 2019]]
-
|Silhouette of Passage - Hole in the Wall
+
|Supermarket Sweep, Chwilio am Seren
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-09-28|28th September 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-09-22|22nd September 2019]]
-
|The What, Why, How, and Who In the World Quiz
+
|'''Weaver's Decade''' 2 - Reality shows
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-09-21|21st September 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-09-15|15th September 2019]]
-
|The OC - Only Connect
+
|The Cash Machine, Mastermind
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-09-14|14th September 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-09-08|8th September 2019]]
-
|What are you like, eh?
+
|The Chefs' Brigade, Step Up to the Plate
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-09-07|7th September 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-09-01|1st September 2019]]
-
|Recalling Wogan, Perfectly
+
|'''Weaver's Decade''' 1 - Cookery shows
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-08-31|31st August 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-08-25|25th August 2019]]
-
|Conductor School - Maestro
+
|Jade Goody: a documentary
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-08-24|24th August 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-08-18|18th August 2019]]
-
|Sports desk
+
|Shipmates
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-08-17|17th August 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-08-11|11th August 2019]]
-
|Choiring the Pitch - Last Choir Standing
+
|Eurovision Choirs 2019
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-08-10|10th August 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-08-04|4th August 2019]]
-
|Jam Spoons for All - Battle of the Brains
+
|The Great Garden Challenge
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-08-03|3rd August 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-07-28|28th July 2019]]
-
|Superstars V; also Countdown and fines for the BBC
+
|Kirstie's Celebrity Craft Masters
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-07-27|27th July 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-07-21|21st July 2019]]
-
|This Time Tomorrow
+
|The Career of Alex Trebek (part two)
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-07-20|20th July 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-07-14|14th July 2019]]
-
|Who Dares Sings!
+
|The Career of Alex Trebek (part one)
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-07-13|13th July 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-07-07|7th July 2019]]
-
|How Television Changed Britain: Intelligence
+
|The Family Brain Games
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-07-06|6th July 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-06-30|30th June 2019]]
-
|Dragons, dragons everywhere - Adventure Game 1981
+
|Beat the Chef; Countdown final
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-06-29|29th June 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-06-23|23rd June 2019]]
-
|It's a yellow one, sir, surely you can see that! - Adventure Game 1981
+
|Popmaster; The Hit List
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-06-22|22nd June 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-06-16|16th June 2019]]
-
|Countdown series 58 finals
+
|The Mastermind final
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-06-15|15th June 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-06-09|9th June 2019]]
-
|Challenge daytimes - Crosswords, Wipeout
+
|Got Talent?
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-06-08|8th June 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-06-02|2nd June 2019]]
-
|It's Not What You Know
+
|There's Something About Movies; Gameshow of Thrones
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-06-01|1st June 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-05-26|26th May 2019]]
-
|Eurovision Song Contest post mortem
+
|Eurovision Song Contest: final
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-05-25|25th May 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-05-19|19th May 2019]]
-
|Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Finals
+
|Eurovision Song Contest: semi-final
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2008-05-18|18th May 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-05-12|12th May 2019]]
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|Young Musicians of the Year
+
|Curiosity; The Hangover Games
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2008-05-11|11th May 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-05-05|5th May 2019]]
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|Beat the Star, Fleece the Public - ITV's fines
+
|Only Connect final; In for a Penny
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2008-05-04|4th May 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-04-28|28th April 2019]]
-
|Mournington Crescent - Humphrey Lyttelton, Banter
+
|University Challenge final; Blockbusters
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2008-04-27|27th April 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-04-21|21st April 2019]]
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|All right, other half? - The Kids are All Right, Mr and Mrs
+
|Catchpoint
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2008-04-20|20th April 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-04-14|14th April 2019]]
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|Mark Speight, Come Dine with Me
+
|Race Across the World
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2008-04-13|13th April 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-04-07|7th April 2019]]
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|Words and Music - Book Quiz, Counterpoint
+
|Hypothetical; Al Murray's Pub Quiz; Glow Up
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2008-04-06|6th April 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-03-31|31st March 2019]]
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|Radio Activity - The Garden Quiz, ...Spanish Inquisition
+
|Wonderball
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2008-03-30|30th March 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-03-24|24th March 2019]]
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|Mastermind final, Eurovision voting
+
|Y Siambr
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2008-03-23|23rd March 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-03-17|17th March 2019]]
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|Lightly foxed - Basil's Game Show, Stake Out
+
|Test Drive; Wie is de Mol final
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2008-03-16|16th March 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-03-10|10th March 2019]]
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|Zed 53 - Bingolotto
+
|Rhannu; How Not to be a Millionaire
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2008-03-09|9th March 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-03-03|3rd March 2019]]
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|Finding champions - University Challenge, Eurovision Your Decision
+
|The Greatest Dancer
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2008-03-02|2nd March 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-02-24|24th February 2019]]
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|Brain power
+
|Countdown: the road to 151
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2008-02-24|24th February 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-02-17|17th February 2019]]
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|Warriors, ready! - Raven
+
|Small Fortune
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2008-02-17|17th February 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-02-10|10th February 2019]]
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|Ding Dong
+
|Eurovision You Decide - it's Michael Rice
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2008-02-10|10th February 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-02-03|3rd February 2019]]
-
|ITV's weekends - Duel, Thank God You're Here
+
|Un Cwestiwn; Wie is de Mol?
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2008-02-03|3rd February 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-01-27|27th January 2019]]
-
|There goes our man from the council - Jeremy Beadle
+
|The Countdown Championship of Champions, Poll of the Year
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2008-01-27|27th January 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-01-20|20th January 2019]]
-
|How We Used To Quiz - Spelling Bee 1938
+
|Celebrity Game Night
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2008-01-20|20th January 2008]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2019-01-13|13th January 2019]]
-
|Stars In Their Eyes Academy
+
|The festive period recap
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|-
+
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|[[Weaver's Week 2008-01-13|13th January 2008]]
+
-
|Finger of suspicion
+
|}
|}
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==2007 archive==
+
== 2018 archive ==
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{|width=600
{|width=600
|'''Date'''
|'''Date'''
|'''Topics'''
|'''Topics'''
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-12-30|30th December 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-12-30|30th December 2018]]
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|The Week of the Year
+
|'''The Week of the Year'''
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-12-23|23rd December 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-12-16|16th December 2018]]
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|A big finals week - Countdown, Junior Mastermind
+
|Dianc
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-12-16|16th December 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-12-09|9th December 2018]]
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|Big Brother Book
+
|Beat the Internet
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-12-09|9th December 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-12-02|2nd December 2018]]
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|On the conveyor belt - The Generation Game Now and Then
+
|Junior Eurovision 2018
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-12-02|2nd December 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-11-25|25th November 2018]]
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|Not By Strength, By Guile - Who Dares Wins
+
|I'll Get This
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-11-25|25th November 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-11-18|18th November 2018]]
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|Les Pretend - The Great Pretender, Codex
+
|The Time it Takes
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-11-18|18th November 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-11-11|11th November 2018]]
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|Performance - Classical Star, E4 School
+
|For Facts Sake, Big Brother on 5
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-11-11|11th November 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-11-04|4th November 2018]]
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|4OD - Big Fat Anniversary Quiz, Don't Call Me Stupid
+
|Don't Hate the Playaz
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-11-04|4th November 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-10-28|28th October 2018]]
-
|Saboteur Watch - Trapped, Dirty Rotten Cheater UK
+
|ITV4 Chooseday: Take the Tower, Football Genius
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-10-28|28th October 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-10-21|21st October 2018]]
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|Dining Out - also Alan Coren
+
|The Circle
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-10-21|21st October 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-10-14|14th October 2018]]
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|Jiggy Pokey - Premium rate scandal continues, Mastermind analysis
+
|Chwilio am Seren Junior Eurovision; Y Ras
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-10-14|14th October 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-10-07|7th October 2018]]
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|Paul Coia's Pleasure - Countdown 1982, Ofcom childrens enquiry
+
|Chase the Case; Gareth Malone's All Star Music Quiz
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-10-07|7th October 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-09-30|30th September 2018]]
-
|Elven - The World's Greatest Elvis, also Ned Sherrin and Ronnie Hazlehurst
+
|Sorry voor Alles, the Golden Rose winner
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-09-30|30th September 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-09-23|23rd September 2018]]
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|Escape for Some - Premium rate scandal, Escape From Scorpion Island
+
|How to learn Dutch through game shows
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-09-23|23rd September 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-09-16|16th September 2018]]
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|Who are ya? - Identity, BBC fakery scandal
+
|University Challenge and gender-neutral questions
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-09-16|16th September 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-09-09|9th September 2018]]
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|Changes in the air - Millionaire, Brain of Britain, Deal or No Deal
+
|Evil Monkeys; Call Yourself a Fan
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-09-09|9th September 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-09-02|2nd September 2018]]
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|The Eurovision Song And Dance Contest, Without The Singing
+
|The Crystal Maze: all the games reviewed
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-09-02|2nd September 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-08-26|26th August 2018]]
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|Beat the Temple - Raven, also Test the Nation
+
|Eurovision Young Musicians
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-08-26|26th August 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-08-19|19th August 2018]]
-
|Is it all fitting together, in a stupid fashion? - The Adventure Game continued
+
|True Love or True Lies; Paradise Run; Gino's Win Your Wish List
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-08-19|19th August 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-08-12|12th August 2018]]
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|You are in a twisty maze of television studios, all different - The Adventure Game
+
|We do want to give you that - The Life and Career of Chris Tarrant (part two)
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-08-12|12th August 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-08-05|5th August 2018]]
-
|Wage seekers - Win My Wage, premium rate scandal rumbles on
+
|Today is... - The Life and Career of Chris Tarrant (part one)
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-08-05|5th August 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-07-29|29th July 2018]]
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|Slightly booked - The Book Quiz
+
|Oci Oci Oci
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-07-29|29th July 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-07-22|22th July 2018]]
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|Challenge, lyrically - Sing It Back
+
|Pwy 'dy Bos y Gegin?!, Hard Quiz
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-07-22|22nd July 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-07-15|15th July 2018]]
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|Sorcery Today - The Sorceror's Apprentice
+
|When we last thought football was coming home...
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-07-15|15th July 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-07-08|8th July 2018]]
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|Fine, then - ICSTIS and OFCOM reports on fakery scandals
+
|Best Junior Doctors, Crystal Maze
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-07-08|8th July 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-07-01|1st July 2018]]
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|Feedback - Tycoon, Golden Balls
+
|World Cup Countdown
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-07-01|1st July 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-06-24|24th June 2018]]
-
|Reasons to be grumpy - Brainteaser, People's Quiz, Britain's Got Talent
+
|Countdown finals
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-06-24|24th June 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-06-17|17th June 2018]]
-
|Starter for Seven - Countdown finals
+
|Best Home Cook; Buy It Now
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-06-17|17th June 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-06-10|10th June 2018]]
-
|Going Wild - People's Quiz Wildcard, Payday
+
|Hardball, and other daytime shows
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-06-10|10th June 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-06-03|3rd June 2018]]
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|Naive? Nincompoop? Numpty? - Big Brother naughtiness
+
|Revolution; Carnage
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-06-03|3rd June 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-05-27|27th May 2018]]
-
|Repeat After Three - For the Rest of Your Life, That's the Question
+
|The Button
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-05-27|27th May 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-05-20|20th May 2018]]
-
|Think Big - Big Brother, Eurovision voting
+
|Eurovision Song Contest grand final
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-05-20|20th May 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-05-13|13th May 2018]]
-
|Flying the flag (upside down)
+
|Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2007-05-13|13th May 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-05-06|6th May 2018]]
-
|Peer amid song contests
+
|Only Connect; Ready or Not
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2007-05-06|6th May 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-04-29|29th April 2018]]
-
|Quiz Populi
+
|Dale Winton, star of the stars
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-04-29|29th April 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-04-22|22nd April 2018]]
-
|Four Against One Hundred
+
|I Don't Like Mondays; Change Your Tune; Tenable app
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2007-04-22|22nd April 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-04-15|15th April 2018]]
-
|Headliners
+
|The Generation Game; Star Boot Sale
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2007-04-15|15th April 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-04-08|8th April 2018]]
-
|A brief history of 0898
+
|The 2018 Mastermind final
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2007-04-08|8th April 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-04-01|1st April 2018]]
-
|We Blame Julia Bradbury
+
|Swashbuckle
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2007-04-01|1st April 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-03-25|25th March 2018]]
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|Five, Ten
+
|Punchlines and 3-2-1 from 1983
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2007-03-25|25th March 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-03-18|18th March 2018]]
-
|Raising the Standard
+
|Jim Bowen; What Would Your Kid Do?
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2007-03-18|18th March 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-03-11|11th March 2018]]
-
|Here's one we made up earlier
+
|All Together Now
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2007-03-11|11th March 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-03-04|4th March 2018]]
-
|On the wreck of SS Premium Rate
+
|Prosiect Z
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2007-03-04|4th March 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-02-25|25th February 2018]]
-
|Checking it out
+
|Last Commanders
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-02-25|25th February 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-02-18|18th February 2018]]
-
|Fame but no fortune
+
|Spy School
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-02-18|18th February 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-02-11|11th February 2018]]
-
|Stranger and Stranger - also Junior Mastermind final
+
|Destination Eurovision You Decide
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2007-02-11|11th February 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-02-04|4th February 2018]]
-
|Sought high and low
+
|Britain's Brightest Family, The Wave
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-02-04|4th February 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-01-28|28th January 2018]]
-
|Count Des
+
|And They're Off For Sport Relief
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2007-01-28|28th January 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-01-21|21st January 2018]]
-
|Bread and Circuses
+
|Wedding Day Winners
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2007-01-21|21st January 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-01-14|14th January 2018]]
-
|A clash between pseudo-celebrity and real celebrity
+
|Raven
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2007-01-14|14th January 2007]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2018-01-07|7th January 2018]]
-
|He educated us all - Magnus Magnusson
+
|The Price is Right
-
|-
+
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|[[Weaver's Week 2007-01-07|7th January 2007]]
+
-
|View From Afar - some European shows
+
|}
|}
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==2006 archive==
+
== 2017 archive ==
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+
{|width=600
{|width=600
|'''Date'''
|'''Date'''
|'''Topics'''
|'''Topics'''
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2006-12-31|31st December 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-12-31|31st December 2017]]
-
|The Week of the Year 2006
+
|'''The Week of the Year 2017'''
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2006-12-24|24th December 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-12-17|17th December 2017]]
-
|They think it's all over - Countdown
+
|Keith Chegwin
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2006-12-17|17th December 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-12-10|10th December 2017]]
-
|Dying off
+
|Armchair Detectives
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2006-12-10|10th December 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-12-03|3rd December 2017]]
-
|Learning the hard way
+
|Junior Eurovision 2017
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-12-03|3rd December 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-11-26|26th November 2017]]
-
|X Marks the Code
+
|The Weakest Link; Don't Say It, Bring It
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-11-26|26th November 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-11-19|19th November 2017]]
-
|That's Numberplace! - Sudo-Q
+
|Sing
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2006-11-19|19th November 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-11-12|12th November 2017]]
-
|Star of Fortune - Mastermind Final, All-Star Family Fortunes
+
|Pigo dy Drwyn
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2006-11-12|12th November 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-11-05|5th November 2017]]
-
|Eight-one - Unanimous
+
|The Big Family Cooking Showdown
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2006-11-05|5th November 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-10-29|29th October 2017]]
-
|Charlie Five - In The Grid
+
|Jigsaw - An Origin Story
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2006-10-29|29th October 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-10-22|22nd October 2017]]
-
|Take It or Not
+
|The Crystal Maze
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2006-10-22|22nd October 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-10-15|15th October 2017]]
-
|Tooning In
+
|Bromans
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2006-10-15|15th October 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-10-08|8th October 2017]]
-
|Those New Lottery Shows - Everyone's a Winner and 1 vs 100
+
|Cannonball
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2006-10-08|8th October 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-10-01|1st October 2017]]
-
|Desperately Seeking Talent
+
|William G. Stewart - The People's Quizzer
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2006-10-01|1st October 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-09-24|24th September 2017]]
-
|Bad News and Treasure Maps
+
|Richard Osman's House of Games
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2006-09-24|24th September 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-09-17|17th September 2017]]
-
|Is this entertainment?
+
|Lego Masters
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-09-17|17th September 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-09-10|10rd September 2017]]
-
|Alaunus Held Hostage
+
|Streetmate, Dress to Impress
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2006-09-10|10th September 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-09-03|3rd September 2017]]
-
|Five Years On
+
|Partners in Rhyme
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2006-09-03|3rd September 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-08-27|27th August 2017]]
-
|Fore!
+
|Cheap Cheap Cheap
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2006-08-27|27th August 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-08-20|20th August 2017]]
-
|Big Brother 7
+
|Sale of the (last) Century - The Life and Career of Nicholas Parsons (part two)
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2006-08-20|20th August 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-08-13|13th August 2017]]
-
|Marlow and Maria
+
|Just a Minute! - The Life and Career of Nicholas Parsons (part one)
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2006-08-13|13th August 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-08-06|6th August 2017]]
-
|Reviews in Brief
+
|Letterbox
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2006-08-06|6th August 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-07-30|30th July 2017]]
-
|Fort Boyard
+
|Pitch Battle, Eurovision Choir of the Year
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-07-30|30th July 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-07-23|23rd July 2017]]
-
|Sports Relief
+
|Blind Date on Channel 5
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-07-23|23rd July 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-07-16|16th July 2017]]
-
|ITV In Crisis, part two - Love Island
+
|David Dickinson's Name Your Price
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-07-16|16th July 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-07-09|9th July 2017]]
-
|ITV In Crisis, part one - Poker Face
+
|Celebability
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-07-09|9th July 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-07-02|2nd July 2017]]
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|Full stop, question mark
+
|Your Face or Mine, Countdown finals
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-07-02|2nd July 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-06-25|25th June 2017]]
-
|Boss-beaters
+
|Cythrel Canu, Curious Creatures
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-06-25|25th June 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-06-18|18th June 2017]]
-
|Scrambled X
+
|The Wall Face au Mur
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-06-18|18th June 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-06-11|11th June 2017]]
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|Winningest
+
|Bigheads
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-06-11|11th June 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-06-04|4th June 2017]]
-
|More long words
+
|Don't Ask Me Ask The Viewing Public
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-06-04|4th June 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-05-28|28th May 2017]]
-
|Schulze-Condorcet, and other big words
+
|Babushka
|-
|-
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2006-05-28|28th May 2006]]
+
|[[Weaver's Week 2017-05-21|21st May 2017]]
-
|Eurovision Countdown
+
|Eurovision Song Contest final
-
|-
+
-
|[[Weaver's Week 2006-05-21|21st May 2006]]
+
-
|"We are the winners. Of University Challenge" - also Eurovision semi
+
|-
|-
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|[[Weaver's Week 2006-05-14|14th May 2006]]
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|University Challenge, Bracket Genius
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|Ready... - The Games, Eurovision draw
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|5 Gold Rings
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|The Mastermind Final
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Revision as of 09:30, 24 March 2024

Weaver's Week 2024-03-24

Each week, Iain Weaver gives us a take on the week's game show programmes and related news.

A companion guide to game shows on TV for the coming week is also published on a regular basis, usually on Thursdays.


Date Topics
24th March 2024 Eurovision Song Contest preview
17th March 2024 Smart TV, Style It Out
10th March 2024 What is radio fo(u)r?
3rd March 2024 Gladiators on BBC1

Contents

2024 archive

Date Topics
25th February 2024 Steve Wright, an obituary
11th February 2024 The Traitors series 2
4th February 2024 The Only Connect final of 2024
28th January 2024 Wheel of Fortune with Graham Norton
21st January 2024 Jeopardy! with Stephen Fry
14th January 2024 Survivor on BBC1

2023 archive

Date Topics
31st December 2023 The Week of the Year 2023
17th December 2023 Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream
10th December 2023 Deal or No Deal with Stephen Mulhern
3rd December 2023 Junior Eurovision 2023 in Nice
26th November 2023 The Grand Knockout Tournament of 1987
19th November 2023 Big Brother returns
5th November 2023 An afternoon watching telly - includes The Big Bake
29th October 2023 Americana: Raid the Cage, Countdown pilot
22nd October 2023 Outside The Bidding Room - Great Antiques Challenge, Vintage French Farmhouse
15th October 2023 Selling Super Houses: anatomy of a failure
8th October 2023 Alan Carr's Picture Slam
24th September 2023 Catchword
17th September 2023 CBS's Superfan
10th September 2023 The Finish Line
3rd September 2023 Ultimate Wedding Planner
20th August 2023 Can artificial intelligence win a game show this week?; Michael Parkinson
13th August 2023 Can artificial intelligence win a game show yet?
6th August 2023 Gordon Burns, a profile
23rd July 2023 De kwiz met ballen
16th July 2023 Puzzling on Channel 5
9th July 2023 Popmaster on TV
25th June 2023 Get Set Galactic
18th June 2023 The Great Auction Showdown
11th June 2023 Ireland's Smartest; University Challenge final
28th May 2023 Jeremy Paxman, an appreciation
21st May 2023 Eurovision Song Contest final
14th May 2023 Liverpool does the Eurovision Song Contest
7th May 2023 In With a Shout
30th April 2023 Mastermind final; Len Goodman; Jerry Springer
23rd April 2023 Rise and Fall
16th April 2023 Tempting Fortune
2nd April 2023 Loaded in Paradise; Paul O'Grady
26th March 2023 Ten to the Top; Eurovision Song Contest preview
19th March 2023 Pen/Campwyr and Only Connect
5th March 2023 Ken Bruce, that bloke off the radio
26th February 2023 Travels in Scotland - Eat the Town, Scotland's Greatest Escape
19th February 2023 Duels en familles, a French show
12th February 2023 Jon and Lucy's Odd Couples; The Traitors USA
29th January 2023 Next Level Chef
22nd January 2023 The Traitors
15th January 2023 That's My Jam

2022 archive

Date Topics
1st January 2023 The Week of the Year 2022
18th December 2022 Junior Eurovision 2022
11th December 2022 Gwrach y Rhibyn
4th December 2022 You Won't Believe This; Tell the Truth
27th November 2022 The Mole on Netflix; Brain of Britain; Eurovision voting
20th November 2022 Riddiculous; finding redemption in the Aussie jungle
6th November 2022 Make Me Prime Minister
30th October 2022 Aldi's Next Big Thing
23rd October 2022 Huskestue, a Norwegian show
16th October 2022 Are You the One?; Rose d'Or nominations
9th October 2022 Bad Chefs
2nd October 2022 Wales' Home of the Year
18th September 2022 Game On, Grandparents!
11th September 2022 Elizabeth Windsor, the game show fan
4th September 2022 Fastest Finger First
28th August 2022 The Connection, a Dutch show; BBC at Junior Eurovision
21st August 2022 Amol Rajan, the new University Challenge host
14th August 2022 Sport Relief All Star Games
7th August 2022 Gloria Hunniford profiled
24th July 2022 De 1% Quiz, and other Dutch shows
17th July 2022 College Bowl, the American University Challenge
10th July 2022 One Question; when will Quizzy Mondays return?
26th June 2022 Les 12 coups de midi; where to host Eurovision
19th June 2022 Netflix special: Bullsh*t, The Squid Game
12th June 2022 Flipping Fast; Pass the Buck
29th May 2022 The Games; Top Takeaways
22nd May 2022 WHAT IS HAPPENING?! Eurovision Song Contest - final
15th May 2022 Eurovision Song Contest - semi-finals
1st May 2022 The 1% Club; Channel 4
24th April 2022 Bridge of Lies, and 5pm shows
17th April 2022 University Challenge and Mastermind finals
3rd April 2022 One and Six Zeros
27th March 2022 Music special: Starstruck, Eurovision preview, Counterpoint
20th March 2022 The Great Cookbook Challenge with Jamie Oliver
13th March 2022 BBC3: The Fast and the Farmer-ish, Gassed Up
6th March 2022 Best Young Artist; Opera on University Challenge
20th February 2022 Limitless Win
13th February 2022 Ireland's Eurosong 2022; Bamber Gascoigne
6th February 2022 The Weakest Link; Barry Cryer
30th January 2022 Only Connect, the 2021-22 series
16th January 2022 I LIterally Just Told You
9th January 2022 Walk the Line

2021 archive

Date Topics
2nd January 2022 The Week of the Year 2021
19th December 2021 Junior Eurovision
12th December 2021 Christmas 1980: Runaround, So You Think...
5th December 2021 Moneybags; Het Jachtseizoen
28th November 2021 The Tournament; Tug of Words
21st November 2021 Moneyball; Sitting on a Fortune
14th November 2021 Murder Island, Handmade: Best Woodworker
31st October 2021 Question Team; Rob Beckett's Undeniable
24th October 2021 Outsiders; Alan Hawkshaw
17th October 2021 Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
3rd October 2021 Take a Hike; The Complaints Department
26th September 2021 The Birthday Cake Game; under-rated shows
19th September 2021 Irish shows: The Big Deal, Home Advantage
12th September 2021 Under new management: Countdown, Mastermind, A Question of Sport
29th August 2021 Apocalypse Wow
22nd August 2021 Cooking With the Stars; Beat Me The Five Knockouts
15th August 2021 The Void
8th August 2021 Can I Improve My Memory?
25th July 2021 Tom O'Connor
18th July 2021 Michael Aspel (2) - Child's Play and Blockbusters
11th July 2021 Michael Aspel (1) - Give Us a Clue and Ultra Quiz
27th June 2021 Unbeatable
20th June 2021 The Answer Trap
13th June 2021 Quizness
30th May 2021 Eurovision Song Contest 2021 - the final
23rd May 2021 Eurovision Song Contest 2021 - the semi-finals
16th May 2021 Dutch shows: First & Last, Eurovision Song Quiz; Alan Carr's Name That Tune
9th May 2021 I Can See Your Voice
2nd May 2021 Mastermind final; which shows give great value for money?
25th April 2021 Game of Talents
18th April 2021 Bacon's Best Bits: This is My House, The Hustler
11th April 2021 Only Connect and University Challenge
28th March 2021 Unforgivable; Growing Pains
21st March 2021 Saturday Night Takeaway; six songs for Europe
14th March 2021 Bank Balance; House of Games
28th February 2021 Gettu Betur, an Icelandic quiz
21st February 2021 Lightning
14th February 2021 The new Mastermind host
31st January 2021 Lingo in the 21st century
24th January 2021 Lingo in the 20th century
17th January 2021 Michael McIntyre's The Wheel with Michael McIntyre
10th January 2021 Christmas shows: Blankety Blank, Miranda's Games with Showbiz Names

2020 archive

Date Topics
27th December 2020 The Week of the Year 2020
13th December 2020 Winning Combination
6th December 2020 Junior Eurovision 2020
29th November 2020 Don't Unleash the Beast; Nachtraven
22nd November 2020 The Bridge; Des O'Connor
8th November 2020 The Weakest Link (NBC); Cannon and Ball's Casino
1st November 2020 Guessable
25th October 2020 The Cube and The Chop
18th October 2020 Celebrity Karaoke Club
11th October 2020 Family Fortunes
27th September 2020 One Man and His Dog
20th September 2020 Winning Streak: the Derek Mooney and Marty Whelan years
13th September 2020 Winning Streak: the Mike Murphy years
30th August 2020 Rolling in It
23rd August 2020 What is a game show?; also It Pays to Behave
16th August 2020 From the Internets: Dan's Quiz, Google That!, Outright
2nd August 2020 Regis Philbin
26th July 2020 Gêm Gartre'; Belgian Switch
19th July 2020 Alan Carr's Epic Game Show
12th July 2020 The Bidding Room and Bares für Rares
28th June 2020 The Life and Career of Noel Edmonds: 3 - A Beard for History
21st June 2020 The Life and Career of Noel Edmonds: 2 - A Beard for Saturday Nights
14th June 2020 The Life and Career of Noel Edmonds: 1 - A Beard for Radio
31st May 2020 Radio fun - Talk Sport Quiz, Gloryhunters, My Generation
24th May 2020 Not Eurovision Week
17th May 2020 Scheduling Matters
10th May 2020 The People's Top Game Shows
3rd May 2020 Beat the Chasers
26th April 2020 Corner Shop Cook-Off, Caru Siopa
19th April 2020 Tim Brooke-Taylor
12th April 2020 2, 12, 1, 9, 4, Stop. The Press Your Luck numbers.
5th April 2020 Five Guys a Week
29th March 2020 From 2000: Paranoia
22th March 2020 Two from BBC3: Don't Scream, Fight Dirty
15th March 2020 Very Hard Questions; Twee voor Twaalf; Dave Rainford
8th March 2020 The Masked Singer
23rd February 2020 Caroline Flack
16th February 2020 From Crackerjack to Crackerjack!
9th February 2020 A brief history of Crackerjack
26th January 2020 First & Last; The Crystal Maze on Nickelodeon
19th January 2020 Boyard Land
12th January 2020 Christmas highlights: Quizmaster, Hewlfa Drysor, Take Off

2019 archive

Date Topics
29th December 2019 The Week of the Year 2019
15th December 2019 Weaver's Decade 6 - Entertainment
8th December 2019 Gigglequiz; Celebrity Countdown
1st December 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
24th November 2019 Weaver's Decade 5 - Craft shows and children's shows
17th November 2019 Killer Camp
10th November 2019 Gay Byrne; Cooking Up a Fortune; Your Room or Mine
3rd November 2019 Weaver's Decade 4 - Talent shows
27th October 2019 Headhunters and The Wall
20th October 2019 Snackmasters, Pasapalabra, and Der Quiz-Champion
13th October 2019 Weaver's Decade 3 - Quizzes
6th October 2019 Three German shows
29th September 2019 Supermarket Sweep, Chwilio am Seren
22nd September 2019 Weaver's Decade 2 - Reality shows
15th September 2019 The Cash Machine, Mastermind
8th September 2019 The Chefs' Brigade, Step Up to the Plate
1st September 2019 Weaver's Decade 1 - Cookery shows
25th August 2019 Jade Goody: a documentary
18th August 2019 Shipmates
11th August 2019 Eurovision Choirs 2019
4th August 2019 The Great Garden Challenge
28th July 2019 Kirstie's Celebrity Craft Masters
21st July 2019 The Career of Alex Trebek (part two)
14th July 2019 The Career of Alex Trebek (part one)
7th July 2019 The Family Brain Games
30th June 2019 Beat the Chef; Countdown final
23rd June 2019 Popmaster; The Hit List
16th June 2019 The Mastermind final
9th June 2019 Got Talent?
2nd June 2019 There's Something About Movies; Gameshow of Thrones
26th May 2019 Eurovision Song Contest: final
19th May 2019 Eurovision Song Contest: semi-final
12th May 2019 Curiosity; The Hangover Games
5th May 2019 Only Connect final; In for a Penny
28th April 2019 University Challenge final; Blockbusters
21st April 2019 Catchpoint
14th April 2019 Race Across the World
7th April 2019 Hypothetical; Al Murray's Pub Quiz; Glow Up
31st March 2019 Wonderball
24th March 2019 Y Siambr
17th March 2019 Test Drive; Wie is de Mol final
10th March 2019 Rhannu; How Not to be a Millionaire
3rd March 2019 The Greatest Dancer
24th February 2019 Countdown: the road to 151
17th February 2019 Small Fortune
10th February 2019 Eurovision You Decide - it's Michael Rice
3rd February 2019 Un Cwestiwn; Wie is de Mol?
27th January 2019 The Countdown Championship of Champions, Poll of the Year
20th January 2019 Celebrity Game Night
13th January 2019 The festive period recap

2018 archive

Date Topics
30th December 2018 The Week of the Year
16th December 2018 Dianc
9th December 2018 Beat the Internet
2nd December 2018 Junior Eurovision 2018
25th November 2018 I'll Get This
18th November 2018 The Time it Takes
11th November 2018 For Facts Sake, Big Brother on 5
4th November 2018 Don't Hate the Playaz
28th October 2018 ITV4 Chooseday: Take the Tower, Football Genius
21st October 2018 The Circle
14th October 2018 Chwilio am Seren Junior Eurovision; Y Ras
7th October 2018 Chase the Case; Gareth Malone's All Star Music Quiz
30th September 2018 Sorry voor Alles, the Golden Rose winner
23rd September 2018 How to learn Dutch through game shows
16th September 2018 University Challenge and gender-neutral questions
9th September 2018 Evil Monkeys; Call Yourself a Fan
2nd September 2018 The Crystal Maze: all the games reviewed
26th August 2018 Eurovision Young Musicians
19th August 2018 True Love or True Lies; Paradise Run; Gino's Win Your Wish List
12th August 2018 We do want to give you that - The Life and Career of Chris Tarrant (part two)
5th August 2018 Today is... - The Life and Career of Chris Tarrant (part one)
29th July 2018 Oci Oci Oci
22th July 2018 Pwy 'dy Bos y Gegin?!, Hard Quiz
15th July 2018 When we last thought football was coming home...
8th July 2018 Best Junior Doctors, Crystal Maze
1st July 2018 World Cup Countdown
24th June 2018 Countdown finals
17th June 2018 Best Home Cook; Buy It Now
10th June 2018 Hardball, and other daytime shows
3rd June 2018 Revolution; Carnage
27th May 2018 The Button
20th May 2018 Eurovision Song Contest grand final
13th May 2018 Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals
6th May 2018 Only Connect; Ready or Not
29th April 2018 Dale Winton, star of the stars
22nd April 2018 I Don't Like Mondays; Change Your Tune; Tenable app
15th April 2018 The Generation Game; Star Boot Sale
8th April 2018 The 2018 Mastermind final
1st April 2018 Swashbuckle
25th March 2018 Punchlines and 3-2-1 from 1983
18th March 2018 Jim Bowen; What Would Your Kid Do?
11th March 2018 All Together Now
4th March 2018 Prosiect Z
25th February 2018 Last Commanders
18th February 2018 Spy School
11th February 2018 Destination Eurovision You Decide
4th February 2018 Britain's Brightest Family, The Wave
28th January 2018 And They're Off For Sport Relief
21st January 2018 Wedding Day Winners
14th January 2018 Raven
7th January 2018 The Price is Right

2017 archive

Date Topics
31st December 2017 The Week of the Year 2017
17th December 2017 Keith Chegwin
10th December 2017 Armchair Detectives
3rd December 2017 Junior Eurovision 2017
26th November 2017 The Weakest Link; Don't Say It, Bring It
19th November 2017 Sing
12th November 2017 Pigo dy Drwyn
5th November 2017 The Big Family Cooking Showdown
29th October 2017 Jigsaw - An Origin Story
22nd October 2017 The Crystal Maze
15th October 2017 Bromans
8th October 2017 Cannonball
1st October 2017 William G. Stewart - The People's Quizzer
24th September 2017 Richard Osman's House of Games
17th September 2017 Lego Masters
10rd September 2017 Streetmate, Dress to Impress
3rd September 2017 Partners in Rhyme
27th August 2017 Cheap Cheap Cheap
20th August 2017 Sale of the (last) Century - The Life and Career of Nicholas Parsons (part two)
13th August 2017 Just a Minute! - The Life and Career of Nicholas Parsons (part one)
6th August 2017 Letterbox
30th July 2017 Pitch Battle, Eurovision Choir of the Year
23rd July 2017 Blind Date on Channel 5
16th July 2017 David Dickinson's Name Your Price
9th July 2017 Celebability
2nd July 2017 Your Face or Mine, Countdown finals
25th June 2017 Cythrel Canu, Curious Creatures
18th June 2017 The Wall Face au Mur
11th June 2017 Bigheads
4th June 2017 Don't Ask Me Ask The Viewing Public
28th May 2017 Babushka
21st May 2017 Eurovision Song Contest final
14th May 2017 Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals
7th May 2017 The Boss
30th April 2017 Culinary Genius
23rd April 2017 Tattoo Artist, Me and My Dog
16th April 2017 University Challenge, Bracket Genius
9th April 2017 Only Connect, MIPCOM
2nd April 2017 The Voice
26th March 2017 5 Gold Rings
19th March 2017 Game of Clones, Alien Fun Capsule
12th March 2017 Remotely Funny, The Home Game
5th March 2017 The Mastermind Final
26th February 2017 Let It Shine
19th February 2017 The Fake News Show
12th February 2017 The Big Spell
5th February 2017 Dance Dance Dance
29th January 2017 Eurovision You Decide
22nd January 2017 International students and University Challenge
15th January 2017 !mpossible
8th January 2017 Christmas shows

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