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Welcome to '''UKGameshows.com''',  
Welcome to '''UKGameshows.com''',  
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<pick>where Bruce's price is always right.</pick>
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<pick>with this week's guest host, Christopher Biggins.</pick>
<pick>the site that gatecrashed the Devil's dinner party.</pick>
<pick>the site that gatecrashed the Devil's dinner party.</pick>
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<pick>your time has come.</pick>
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<pick>wanting to breakaway. Now.</pick>
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<pick>where the common denominator is... gameshows. Of the UK.</pick>
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<pick>the site that sweats the small stuff.</pick>
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'''[[Poll of the Year 2011]]'''<br/>
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'''[[Poll of the Year 2018]] - RESULTS WRITE-UP!'''<br/>
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The results are in! What did you think were the best shows of 2011? Thanks to everyone who voted in our biggest poll ever. We're already getting excited about the Poll of 2012.
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The ballot box is now closed for the UKGameshows/Bother's Bar Poll of the Year 2018 and the voting has been brisk. The final report is now available - what DID you vote for?
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<pick>[[Image:Square 035.jpg|Jet Set]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Square Jeremy Paxman.jpg|Jeremy Paxman]]</pick>
<pick>[[File:Square david walliams.jpg|Wall of Fame]]</pick>
<pick>[[File:Square david walliams.jpg|Wall of Fame]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Square scorpion island.jpg|Escape from Scorpion Island]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Square scorpion island.jpg|Escape from Scorpion Island]]</pick>
<pick>[[File:Square 64000 dollar question neon.jpg|The 64,000 Dollar Question]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Countdown whiteley clock square.jpg|Countdown]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square Chris Tarrant.jpg|Chris Tarrant]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square Nevar.jpg|Raven]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square codex.jpg|Codex]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square Vernon Kay.jpg|Vernon Kay]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square Britains Best Dish.jpg|Britain's Best Dish]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square Dusty Bin.jpg|3-2-1]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square gordon burns 2.jpg|The Krypton Factor]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square loyd grossman.jpg|Loyd Grossman]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square only connect circle.jpg|Only Connect (2)]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square jigsaw.jpg|Jigsaw (1)]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square Interceptor key.jpg|Interceptor]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square gregg wallace.jpg|Masterchef Goes Large]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square craig revel horwood 2.jpg|Craig Revel Horwood]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square dale winton.jpg|Dale Winton]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square ben shephard krypton factor.jpg|The Krypton Factor]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square keith chegwin naked jungle.jpg|Naked Jungle]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square John Sergeant.jpg|John Sergeant]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Bacon richard square.jpg|75px|Richard Bacon]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square katie boyle.jpg|Eurovision Song Contest]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Countdown vorderman 1982 square.jpg|Countdown]]</pick>
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<pick>[[File:Square Relic.jpg|Relic - Guardians of the Museum]]</pick>
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<pick>[[File:Square Interceptor key.jpg|Interceptor]]</pick>
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<pick>[[File:Square thecube1.jpg|The Cube]]</pick>
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<pick>[[File:Scare dontharethesquare.jpg|Don't Scare the Hare]]</pick>
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<pick>[[File:Square paul hollywood2.jpg|The Great British Bake Off]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Bobs_full_house_logo.jpg|75px|Bob's Full House]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Talking telephone numbers logo.jpg|75px|Talking Telephone Numbers]]</pick>
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<pick>[[File:Winning lines logo.jpg|75px|Winning Lines]]</pick>
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'''While UKGameshows.com is''' (even if we say so ourselves) the most comprehensive guide to the genre anywhere on - or off - the web, with over 2100 programmes already in our database it is inevitable that even we're stumped sometimes. So we're asking for your help. A number of our "most wanted" shows are now listed [[:Category:Information Needed|here]] and a team of volunteers is standing by, waiting to add your contributions to our compendium of game show knowledge. Go on, help us out. It's what [[The Crystal Maze|Mumsy]] would want.
'''While UKGameshows.com is''' (even if we say so ourselves) the most comprehensive guide to the genre anywhere on - or off - the web, with over 2100 programmes already in our database it is inevitable that even we're stumped sometimes. So we're asking for your help. A number of our "most wanted" shows are now listed [[:Category:Information Needed|here]] and a team of volunteers is standing by, waiting to add your contributions to our compendium of game show knowledge. Go on, help us out. It's what [[The Crystal Maze|Mumsy]] would want.
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[[The Cube]] continues: ITV, 14 July<br>
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[[Have I Got News for You|Have I Got Sport for You]]: Radio 5 Live, 15 July<br>
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[[University Challenge]]: BBC2, 16 July<br>
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[[Dancing on Ice|Dancing on Ice Goes Gold]]: ITV, 22 July<br>
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[[Quote... Unquote]]: Radio 4, 23 July
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''See also the [[New Shows#Coming_up|Coming up]] section on the [[New Shows]] page.''
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[[Cash Trapped]] series 3, 11 November<br>
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[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]] series 72: Radio 4, 11 November<br>
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Celebrity [[Countdown]] revival: More4, 12 November<br>
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[[Dragons' Den]] Does [[I'll Get This]]: BBC2, 15 November<br>
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[[The Hit List]] series 2: BBC1, 16 November<br>
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[[I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!]]: ITV, 17 November<br>
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[[The Switch]]: ITV, 25 November
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==Featured Show==
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<pick>[[Image:Banner 3-2-1.jpg|3-2-1]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner 8 Out of 10 Cats.jpg|8 Out of 10 Cats]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner 8 Out of 10 Cats.jpg|8 Out of 10 Cats]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Accumulate.jpg|Accumulate!]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Accumulate.jpg|Accumulate!]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner The Adventure Game.jpg|The Adventure Game]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner All Clued Up.jpg|All Clued Up]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner All Clued Up.jpg|All Clued Up]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner The Apprentice.jpg|The Apprentice]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Argumental.jpg|Argumental]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Argumental.jpg|Argumental]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Ask the Family.jpg|Ask the Family]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Balls of Steel.jpg|Balls of Steel]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Balls of Steel.jpg|Balls of Steel]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Banzai.jpg|Banzai]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Bargain Hunt.jpg|Bargain Hunt]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Bargain Hunt.jpg|Bargain Hunt]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner_Best_of_Friends.jpg|Best of Friends]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner_Best_of_Friends.jpg|Best of Friends]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Big Brother.jpg|Big Brother]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner The Big Food Fight.jpg|The Big Food Fight]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner The Big Food Fight.jpg|The Big Food Fight]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Blankety Blank.jpg|Blankety Blank]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Blankety Blank.jpg|Blankety Blank]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Blockbusters.jpg|Blockbusters]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Blockbusters.jpg|Blockbusters]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Bob's Full House.jpg|Bob's Full House]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Bob's Full House.jpg|Bob's Full House]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Bullseye.jpg|Bullseye]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Call My Bluff.jpg|Call My Bluff]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Catchphrase.jpg|Catchphrase]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Catchphrase.jpg|Catchphrase]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Celebrity Squares.jpg|Celebrity Squares]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Celebrity Squares.jpg|Celebrity Squares]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Celebrity Squares2.jpg|Celebrity Squares]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Chain Letters.jpg|Chain Letters]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Chain Letters.jpg|Chain Letters]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Come Dine with Me.jpg|Come Dine with Me]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner countdown 4.jpg|Countdown]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner countdown 4.jpg|Countdown]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner countdown 5.jpg|Countdown]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Crisis Command.jpg|Crisis Command]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Crosswits.jpg|Crosswits]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Crosswits.jpg|Crosswits]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner The Crystal Maze.jpg|The Crystal Maze]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Dancing on Ice.jpg|Dancing on Ice]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Dancing on Ice.jpg|Dancing on Ice]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Deal or No Deal.jpg|Deal or No Deal]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Demolition.jpg|Demolition]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Distraction.jpg|Distraction]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Don't Try This at Home.jpg|Don't Try This at Home!]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Dragons' Den.jpg|Dragons' Den]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Dragons' Den2.jpg|Dragons' Den]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Eggheads.jpg|Eggheads]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Eurovision Song Contest.jpg|Eurovision Song Contest]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Every Second Counts.jpg|Every Second Counts]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Every Second Counts.jpg|Every Second Counts]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Fame Academy.jpg|Fame Academy]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Family Fortunes.jpg|Family Fortunes]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Family Fortunes.jpg|Family Fortunes]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Fifteen-to-One.jpg|Fifteen-to-One]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Fifteen-to-One.jpg|Fifteen-to-One]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Finders Keepers (2).jpg|Finders Keepers (2)]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Fort Boyard.jpg|Fort Boyard]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Gambit.jpg|Gambit]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Give us a Clue.jpg|Give us a Clue]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Give us a Clue.jpg|Give us a Clue]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Gladiators.jpg|Gladiators]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Going for Gold.jpg|Going for Gold]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Going for Gold.jpg|Going for Gold]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Have I Got News For You.jpg|Have I Got News for You]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Have I Got News For You.jpg|Have I Got News for You]]</pick>
<pick>[[File:Banner hole in the wall.jpg|Hole in the Wall]]</pick>
<pick>[[File:Banner hole in the wall.jpg|Hole in the Wall]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here.jpg|I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Interceptor.jpg|Interceptor]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Interceptor.jpg|Interceptor]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner It's a Knockout.jpg|It's a Knockout]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Jailbreak.jpg|Jailbreak]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Kerwhizz.jpg|Kerwhizz]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner King of the Castle.jpg|King of the Castle]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Knightmare.jpg|Knightmare]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Knightmare.jpg|Knightmare]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner The Krypton Factor.jpg|The Krypton Factor]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Liar.jpg|Liar]]</pick>
<pick>[[File:Banner Maestro.jpg|Maestro]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Mastermind.jpg|Mastermind]]</pick>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Square richard stilgoe.jpg|Richard Stilgoe]]</div>16 June '''Heraldic Rigor Sits'''<br/> In the Queen's Birthday Honours, [[Richard Stilgoe]] was knighted. This was for his charity work, and not his services to anagrams. Mary Berry from [[The Great British Bake Off]] was appointed CBE. Those appointed OBE included [[The X Factor]]'s Gary Barlow and Armando Iannucci of [[The 99p Challenge]].<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[Image:Square eurovision logo.jpg|Eurovision Song Contest]]</div>13 November '''Forty-One Open Up to Eurovision 2020'''<br/>The European Broadcasting Union has announced that 41 entries will compete in the 2020 [[Eurovision Song Contest]] in Rotterdam, Netherlands after the country claimed their fifth victory after their last win in 1975. Bulgaria and Ukraine will return to the contest after a one year absence while Hungary and Montenegro will not.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[Image:Square great british bake off.jpg]]</div>28 May '''The Great British Bake Off Wins Again'''<br/>Is there no stopping Mel and Sue's grotto of gateaux? [[The Great British Bake Off]] rolled off with the Best Lifestyle programme at the Rose d'Or festival, and added another layer of success with the Best Feature at the BAFTA Television awards. A new series is being whipped up for later in the year.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Square total wipeout.jpg|Total Wipeout]]</div>29 March '''Totally Wipedout'''<br/>The BBC won't commission another series of [[Total Wipeout]]. The show has been making its way across the big red balls of television for four years, but now looks a bit wobbly, and will fall into the water after one final series.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[Image:Square andrew lloyd webber.jpg]]</div>18 January '''Who Wants to be a Messiah?'''<br/>Andrew Lloyd Webber is taking his casting shows to ITV, and the first role to fill will be Jesus Christ. A new arena tour of the rock opera ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' is planned, and the title part will be cast by the great British public. More: [http://www.itv.com/presscentre/pressreleases/programmepressreleases/superstar/default.html ITV press release]<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Square bob holness.jpg|Blockbusters]]</div>6 January '''End of the Run for Bob'''<br/>Game show legend [[Bob Holness]] has died peacefully this morning. He had been suffering from heart conditions for several years. The South African-born actor and radio presenter hosted the long-running student quiz [[Blockbusters]] and a modern incarnation of [[Call My Bluff]].<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[Image:Square alesha dixon.jpg|Strictly Come Dancing]]</div>2 January '''Alesha Dixon leaves Strictly'''<br/>It has been announced that [[Alesha Dixon]] will not return to the judging panel for the tenth series of [[Strictly Come Dancing]], which is due to air later this year. Dixon has been a judge on the programme since 2009, when she controversially replaced original judge [[Arlene Phillips]]. Instead, Dixon will judge on [[Britain's Got Talent]], alongside [[Simon Cowell]], Amanda Holden, and newcomer [[David Walliams]].<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Square big brother 2010.jpg|Big Brother]]</div>31 December '''That's ''Sir'' Big Brother to you'''<br/>The New Year's Honours list has recognised people associated with game shows. Former [[:Category:Endemol Productions|Endemol]] Creative Director Peter Bazalgette, the overseer of shows including [[Big Brother]] and [[Ready Steady Cook]], is appointed a Knight. There's a CBE for [[Ronnie Corbett]] for his services to broadcasting, [[Lorraine Kelly]] is appointed OBE for her charity work, and [[Stuart Hall]] is honoured for both of these reasons.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Square Eggheads.jpg|Eggheads]]</div>1 December '''Eggheads crack'''<br/>C J de Mooi, the curly-haired one, has announced he's leaving [[Eggheads]]. In a brief statement, he said "I'm acting full time now and that's what I want to pursue."<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Square Nick Hewer.jpg|Countdown]]</div>16 November '''Countdown to Nick Hewer: You're Hired'''<br/>One of Alan Sugar's henchmen from [[The Apprentice]] will be the new host of [[Countdown]]. Nick Hewer will host the parlour game from the start of 2012, and said in a Channel 4 press release, "It's particularly fitting that I should be doing this now as my spelling has started to slip quite badly. I used to be able spell chrysanthemum."<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Square BBC.jpg|Shooting Stars]]</div>15 November '''Uvavu! Shooting Stars axed'''<br/>The BBC has confirmed that is has cancelled long-running comedy panel show [[Shooting Stars]]. Hosted by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, the programme first appeared on TV screens in 1993, and despite two hiatuses in the time since, has racked up over 70 episodes of anarchic fun.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Square 013.jpg|Weakest Link]]</div>22 April '''Goodbye... and this time, she means it'''<br/>[[Anne Robinson]] is quitting [[Weakest Link]] and will not be replaced, bringing the show to an end next spring. Robinson is stepping down to devote more time to writing. She will continue with her other programmes including ''Watchdog''.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Square_big_brother_2010.jpg|Big Brother]]</div>5 April '''Big Brother is getting back to you'''<br/>Channel 5 have signed a £200m, two-year deal with rights holder Endemol which will see the reality show, and its celebrity spin-off, return to UK screens from August 2011.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Square stephen fry.jpg|QI]]</div>3 March '''QI goes home'''<br/>It has been announced that [[QI]] will be returning to its original home of BBC Two for the next series. Producer John Lloyd said, "QI did very well in the ratings on BBC One but we thought we ought to give Coronation Street a fighting chance."<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Square RTS logo.jpg|Award Winners]]</div>1 March '''RTS awards'''<br/>The nominations for this year's Royal Television Society Awards are in. The major game show category is "Best Entertainment", with [[The X Factor]], [[The Million Pound Drop Live]] and [[The Cube]] battling it out. Also up for awards are [[Deal or No Deal]] (Daytime and Early Peak), [[The Great British Bake Off]] (Lifestyle and Features) and inevitably Ant & Dec (Best Entertainment Performance).<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Square radio4extra.jpg|The News Quiz]]</div>1 March '''Have I Got A Bit Extra News Quiz For You'''<br/>Following the success of extended versions of TV shows such as [[Have I Got News for You]], [[QI]] and [[The Apprentice|The Apprentice: You're Fired!]], the concept is to be transferred to radio for the first time, with Radio 4's [[The News Quiz]] getting an hour-long repeat on soon-to-be sister station Radio 4 Extra (currently Radio 7). <br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Square monkey.jpg|Noel Edmonds]]</div>15 February '''Beat the Monkey to make Noel Feel Good?'''<br/>[[Noel Edmonds]] has set up a new company, Feel Good Television, and is currently touting a number of potential formats. Feel Good will concentrate on exploiting format rights and will contract production out to other companies. Among the formats being shopped around are valuation game ''Bank It or Bin It'', which recently filmed a pilot, and the headline-grabbing ''Beat the Monkey'', in which questions will be selected by a monkey in recorded inserts. <br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Square scorpion island.jpg|Escape From Scorprion Island]]</div>13 February '''CBBC cleans up at KidScreen Awards'''<br/>[[Escape from Scorpion Island]] has been honoured as Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series at the inaugural KidScreen Awards. It was one of five trophies picked up by CBBC at the awards, which aim to recognise engaging and entertaining children's TV from around the world.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[Image:Square sun sea bargain spotting.jpg|Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting]]</div>30 November '''BBC Trust rules against Reef'''<br/>The BBC Trust has published the findings of its investigation into allegations of fakery against [[Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting]]. It found that Reef Television were in breach of BBC guidelines in allowing production staff to pose as members of the public, allowing staff to purchase items off-screen, and restaging events without the original participants. The Trust identified incidents across all five broadcast series of the show. Similar breaches were also found in other Reef productions, ''Trash to Cash'' and [[Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is]]. In some incidents, the outcome of the programme was affected. The affected programmes will not be repeated, however following the investigation, the BBC Executive has announced that it "is now satisfied that the company has compliance procedures and training of an appropriate standard" and the company's supension has been lifted.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[Image:Square pat gibson.jpg|Eggheads]]</div> 23 November '''Yes, he is an Egghead'''<br/>Pat Gibson is the new [[Eggheads|Egghead]]. Gibson, a former [[Brain of Britain]], [[Mastermind]] champion, jackpot winner on [[Who Wants to be a Millionaire]] and 2007 IQA World Quiz champion, beat fellow ''Millionaire'' and ''Mastermind'' winner David Edwards to become the seventh member of "arguably Britain's most formidable quiz team".<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[Image:Square max robertson.jpg|Going for a Song]]</div> 20 November '''Max Robertson'''<br/>The death has been announced of Max Robertson at the age of 94. Robertson hosted the popular antiques panel game [[Going for a Song]] for twelve years, 1965-77. He was also a commentator, associated particularly with tennis, and retired in 1986. <br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[Image:Square Argumental sergeant.jpg|Argumental]]</div>10 November '''Auntie gets Argumental'''<br/>BBC Two is to trial the Dave-commisioned comedy debating show [[Argumental]]. It is the first time the BBC has picked up an entertainment show from the UKTV network. <br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[Image:Square Alan Sugar.jpg|The Apprentice]]</div>10 November '''Apprentice put back to summer'''<br/>The BBC has confirmed that the 2010 series of [[The Apprentice]] will be moved from its usual March starting date to the summer. The move was recommended by the BBC Trust in July, due to concerns that Alan Sugar's position as a government advisor could cause a breach of impartiality rules if the series, currently filming, were aired during a general election campaign. The ''Junior Apprentice'' spin-off will also be delayed.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[Image:Square mock the week.jpg|Mock the Week]]</div>2 October '''Frankie Boyle quits MTW'''<br/>[[Mock the Week]] has been commissioned for a further two series, but Frankie Boyle will not be taking part. Boyle has been a regular on the show since the first series in 2005, when he was still considered an unknown. He has left to pursue other TV projects.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[Image:Square five 2009.jpg|Name That Tune]]</div>1 October '''I'll name that tune on five'''<br/>Five has announced that it is to revive the classic format [[Name That Tune]] next year. The show will be made by Ant and Dec's production company Gallowgate but they will not host it. Five previously revived the show in 1998, in a short-lived version hosted by [[Jools Holland]].<br/><br/>
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The European Broadcasting Union has announced that 41 entries will compete in the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands after the country claimed their fifth victory after their last win in 1975. Bulgaria and Ukraine will return to the contest after a one year absence while Hungary and Montenegro will not.

A Song for Europe
16 September BMG: You Decide
The BBC has announced that it is teaming up with music company BMG to select the United Kingdom's entry for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands. This comes after four years of selection by public vote producing very modest results, with this year's entrant Michael Rice finishing last in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Rylan Clark
3 September Rylan's channel hopping
Rylan Clark is on a game show roll this week as the new series of Supermarket Sweep begins on ITV2 next Monday, but wait, there's more, Channel 4 have announced that Rylan will take over hosting duties for a Christmas-themed series of Buy It Now later this year, and if that wasn't enough, the BBC announced that they were bringing back Ready Steady Cook with Rylan on BBC One. What will Channel 5 have for Rylan? Hosting duties for Blind Date? Only time will tell.

The Great British Bake Off
5 June I like children, and I like baking, but which is better? There's only one way to find out...
Channel 4 have announced the return of Junior Bake Off with a new line-up. Harry Hill will take over duties as host. Prue Leith remains the same as a judge, but Paul Hollywood will not - he will be replaced by Liam Charles.

Alan Carr
30 May 2019 Alan Carr's Fabulous Five
Alan Carr is to host one-offs of five classic game shows in a new ITV series. The shows are Play Your Cards Right, Take Your Pick, Strike it Lucky, Bullseye, and The Price is Right. Carr previously hosted a one-off of The Price is Right for Channel 4 in 2017.

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