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Introduction

Welcome to UKGameshows.com, runner up of Miss Yorkshire 1983. We currently have 6,042 articles for you to read. Here are some of our newest articles. Enjoy your visit, and please use the Feedback form below if you have any information to add to our site.

Site news

Impact of Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has turned everything upside down, and the world of game shows is no exception, so we now have a dedicated page to keep tabs on the shows affected. Do give us a shout if you know of something we've missed.

Poll of the Year 2019 - THE RESULTS!
We asked, you answered, and now it's time to see what you voted for in the UKGameshows.com/Bother's Bar Poll of the Year!

The 100 Most Popular Game Shows
One question you almost certainly haven't been asking yourself is "What are the 100 most popular articles on this site?". Well, tough, because we have and you can see the result of our Greatest Game Shows - it lists stalwarts like The Crystal Maze and Interceptor to surprises such as Kate Thornton's Dishes. Who knew?

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 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 Mumsy would want.

In the pipeline

Popmaster Day: Radio 2, 25 May
Eggheads new episodes: BBC2, 25 May
Bake Off The Professionals 2020: Channel 4, 26 May
Britain's Brightest Family celebrity series: ITV, 28 May
QI series R: BBC2, 28 May
Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow: ITV, 30 May
Gêm Gartre: S4C, 5 June

Featured Show

Game show news

3 October You can't beat a bit of... Freddie?
ITV have signed Freddie Flintoff to host a Christmas special of Bullseye. If the special does well, then a full series could be commissioned. The original version ran between 1981 and 1995 with Jim Bowen in charge. A revival hosted by Dave Spikey for game show channel Challenge was made in 2006 but wasn't as popular as the original and only ran for one series.

17 September Popmaster TV has series three in-ten-tion (series four, too)
After the success of the second series' extended 16-episode run of Popmaster TV, Channel 4 have commissioned a third and fourth series of the show. Contestant applications are now open. Update 3 October: The two series are nine episodes long, with two Christmas specials also commissioned.

27 August Britain's Got Four Months of Talent
Next year's series of Britain's Got Talent will begin airing in February rather than its usual April start. The auditions will air on Saturdays as usual but the semi-finals will now air weekly on Saturdays rather than being stripped across a week. This is to fill a huge hole Saturday Night Takeaway has left in the Saturday night winter schedules.

22 August You all laughed with the UK, you ain't laughing now are you?
Amazon Prime Video has announced a UK version of LOL: Last One Laughing with Jimmy Carr as host. The show puts comedians in a locked room and eliminates them if they make each other laugh. More than 20 versions of the show have been made, including an Irish version hosted by Graham Norton. The UK version is planned for release in 2025.

6 August Do you wanna bet on a return?
After the BBC's recent ratings success with Gladiators, ITV have announced a short two episode run of You Bet! with Stephen Mulhern and Holly Willoughby as hosts. The revival will be produced by Rollercoaster Television and will air in the autumn.

Previous stories can be found in our News Archive. For more in-depth analysis, check out Weaver's Week, usually published every Sunday.

Prize Pound

Shooting Stars
The 2010 Series
Buy it now!
Generally reckoned to be back on form, here's the entire 2010 series of Vic & Bob's celebrity showbiz quiz.

For more game show goodies, visit the Prize Pound.

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Check out the shows that began in this and recent months.

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-[[The Chase|The Family Chase]] series 2: ITV, 22 March<br>
+[[Popmaster]] Day: Radio 2, 25 May<br>
-[[Celebrity Murder Mystery]]: Channel 5, 27 March<br>
+[[Eggheads]] new episodes: BBC2, 25 May<br>
-[[In for a Penny]] series 2: ITV, 28 March<br>
+[[The Great British Bake Off|Bake Off The Professionals]] 2020: Channel 4, 26 May<br>
-[[Pointless]] new episodes: BBC2, 30 March<br>
+[[Britain's Brightest Family]] celebrity series: ITV, 28 May<br>
-[[Caru Siopa]]: S4C, 30 March<br>
+[[QI]] series R: BBC2, 28 May<br>
-[[Have I Got News for You]] series 59: BBC1, 3 April<br>
+[[Epic Gameshow|Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow]]: ITV, 30 May<br>
-[[Brain of Britain]] 2020: Radio 4, 6 April<br>
+[[Gêm Gartre]]: S4C, 5 June
-[[Celebrity Juice]] series 23: ITV2, 9 April
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-<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Square eurovision logo.jpg|75px|Eurovision Song Contest]]</div>18 March '''No Song Contest'''<br/>The European Broadcasting Union has announced that there will be no [[Eurovision Song Contest]] this year as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak. It would have taken place on 12, 14 and 16 May and been hosted in Rotterdam.<br/><br/>
-<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Great british bake off title 2010.jpg|75px|The Great British Bake Off]]</div>11 March '''What are the s'mores, George Dawes?'''<br/>Matt Lucas has been announced as the replacement for [[Sandi Toksvig]] as co-presenter of [[The Great British Bake Off]]. He will take over when filming resumes for the eleventh series in the spring.<br/><br/>
-<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Square Dave Rainford.jpg|75px|Dave Rainford]]</div>7 March '''Dave Rainford'''<br/>The death has been announced of Dave Rainford, aged 51. He joined the [[Eggheads]] in 2012. Prior to this, he appeared as a contestant on [[Remote Control]] and [[Who Wants to be a Millionaire]].<br/><br/>
-<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Square eurovision logo.jpg|75px|Eurovision Song Contest]]</div>27 February '''BMG has decided'''<br/>The United Kingdom's entry for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest has been announced as My Last Breath, performed by James Newman, who co-wrote Ireland's 2017 entry. It is the first entry co-selected by BMG, who teamed up with the BBC following four years of [[A Song for Europe|selection by public vote]].<br/><br/>
-<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Caroline_flack_headshot.jpg|75px|Caroline Flack]]</div>15 February '''Caroline Flack'''<br/>The death has been announced of [[Caroline Flack]], aged 40, after a trial by media following her 12 December arrest. She won the 2014 series of [[Strictly Come Dancing]] and had presented a series of [[The X Factor]] with [[Olly Murs]] but was best known for presenting the first five series of the revival of [[Love Island]].<br/><br/>
-''Previous stories can be found in our [[News Archive]]. For more in-depth analysis, check out [[Weaver's Week]], usually published every Sunday.''
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