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Revision as of 09:01, 22 July 2007
Each week, Iain Weaver gives us his 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 |
22nd July 2007 | Sorcery Today |
15th July 2007 | Fine, then |
8th July 2007 | Feedback - Tycoon, Golden Balls |
1st July 2007 | Reasons to be grumpy - Brainteaser, People's Quiz, Britain's Got Talent |
Contents |
2007 archive
Date | Topics |
24th June 2007 | Starter for Seven - Countdown finals |
17th June 2007 | Going Wild - People's Quiz Wildcard, Payday |
10th June 2007 | Naive? Nincompoop? Numpty? |
3rd June 2007 | Repeat After Three - For the Rest of Your Life, That's the Question |
27th May 2007 | Think Big - Big Brother, Eurovision voting |
20th May 2007 | Flying the flag (upside down) |
13th May 2007 | Peer amid song contests |
6th May 2007 | Quiz Populi |
29th April 2007 | Four Against One Hundred |
22nd April 2007 | Headliners |
15th April 2007 | A brief history of 0898 |
8th April 2007 | We Blame Julia Bradbury |
1st April 2007 | Five, Ten |
25th March 2007 | Raising the Standard |
18th March 2007 | Here's one we made up earlier |
11th March 2007 | On the wreck of SS Premium Rate |
4th March 2007 | Checking it out |
25th February 2007 | Fame but no fortune |
18th February 2007 | Stranger and Stranger - also Junior Mastermind final |
11th February 2007 | Sought high and low |
4th February 2007 | Count Des |
28th January 2007 | Bread and Circuses |
21st January 2007 | A clash between pseudo-celebrity and real celebrity |
14th January 2007 | He educated us all - Magnus Magnusson |
7th January 2007 | View From Afar - some European shows |
2006 archive
Date | Topics |
31st December 2006 | The Week of the Year 2006 |
24th December 2006 | They think it's all over - Countdown |
17th December 2006 | Dying off |
10th December 2006 | Learning the hard way |
3rd December 2006 | X Marks the Code |
26th November 2006 | That's Numberplace! - Sudo-Q |
19th November 2006 | Star of Fortune |
12th November 2006 | Eight-one - Unanimous |
5th November 2006 | Charlie Five - In The Grid |
29th October 2006 | Take It or Not |
22nd October 2006 | Tooning In |
15th October 2006 | Those New Lottery Shows - Everyone's a Winner and 1 vs 100 |
8th October 2006 | Desperately Seeking Talent |
1st October 2006 | Bad News and Treasure Maps |
24th September 2006 | Is this entertainment? |
17th September 2006 | Alaunus Held Hostage |
10th September 2006 | Five Years On |
3rd September 2006 | Fore! |
27th August 2006 | Big Brother 7 |
20th August 2006 | Marlow and Maria |
13th August 2006 | Reviews in Brief |
6th August 2006 | Fort Boyard |
30th July 2006 | Sports Relief |
23rd July 2006 | ITV In Crisis, part two - Love Island |
16th July 2006 | ITV In Crisis, part one - Poker Face |
9th July 2006 | Full stop, question mark |
2nd July 2006 | Boss-beaters |
25th June 2006 | Scrambled X |
18th June 2006 | Winningest |
11th June 2006 | More long words |
4th June 2006 | Schulze-Condorcet, and other big words |
28th May 2006 | Eurovision Countdown |
21st May 2006 | "We are the winners. Of University Challenge" - also Eurovision semi |
14th May 2006 | The Price is Right? |
7th May 2006 | The category's still there - Bullseye, Sitcom Showdown |
30th Apr 2006 | Stat and More Stat |
23rd Apr 2006 | School Daze (2) - That'll Test 'Em, Top of the Form |
16th Apr 2006 | School Daze (1) - School's Out |
9th Apr 2006 | History Today - Classic Comeback |
2nd Apr 2006 | Front Page News - Countdown, Mastermind |
26th Mar 2006 | Ready... - The Games, Eurovision draw |
19th Mar 2006 | The West Lothian Question - Just the Two of Us |
12th Mar 2006 | Teenage Kicks - A Song for Europe |
5th Mar 2006 | The worst week of the Week |
26th Feb 2006 | Countdown, Deal, Poll |
19th Feb 2006 | Geekdom's only skin deep - Beauty and the Geek |
12th Feb 2006 | Iced Tea - Dancing on Ice |
5th Feb 2006 | Great shows |
29th Jan 2006 | Great hosts |
22nd Jan 2006 | Whose house is it? - Finders Keepers, Big Brother |
15th Jan 2006 | Do we have to spell it out? - Hard Spell, Spelling Bee |
8th Jan 2006 | The year ahead |
2005 archive
Date | Topics |
30th Dec 2005 | Weaver's Year 2005 |
18th Dec 2005 | Wealthwatch - Golden Lot, Millionaire Manor |
11th Dec 2005 | Question or number - Sudo-Q, Junior Eurovision |
4th Dec 2005 | Factor X |
27th Nov 2005 | Strictly Weekly |
20th Nov 2005 | Channel Four, Daily - Countdown and Deal or No Deal |
13th Nov 2005 | The Mastermind Champion |
6th Nov 2005 | The end of the marathon |
30th Oct 2005 | Congratulations - Eurovision 50 |
23rd Oct 2005 | Glycosaminoglycan - it's Star Spell week |
16th Oct 2005 | And now the questions go up - Sale of the Century |
9th Oct 2005 | Hard Hat Area - The Golden Shot |
2nd Oct 2005 | Pick Your Own |
25th Sep 2005 | Old Friends Return - University Challenge, The Price is Right |
18th Sep 2005 | Driving Up That Hill |
11th Sep 2005 | Greatest Games - ITV's history, part three |
4th Sep 2005 | Would Like To Find - ITV's history, part two |
28th Aug 2005 | The Prize is Right - ITV's history, part one |
21st Aug 2005 | The Annual Big Brother Review |
14th Aug 2005 | Ride and win - Cash Cab, Raven |
7th Aug 2005 | Watching Watching the Detectives |
31st Jul 2005 | Poker Nights |
24th Jul 2005 | Wizard Spelling - the Spelling Bee, Harry Potter quiz |
17th Jul 2005 | As easy as 1-2-3 - Sudoku Live |
10th Jul 2005 | Countdown's Finals Week |
3rd Jul 2005 | Richard Whiteley - a national treasure |
25th Jun 2005 | It's for yoo-hoo - The Big Call |
18th Jun 2005 | Mock the Cats - also a Countdown Final Preview |
11th Jun 2005 | The game show review review - Our Survey Said, Back in the Day |
4th Jun 2005 | Europe Votes |
29th May 2005 | One amazing evening |
22nd May 2005 | The Awakening - Junior Mastermind, Eurovision semi |
15th May 2005 | The University Challenge Final |
8th May 2005 | People are coming, everyone's trying - Going For Gold remembered |
1st May 2005 | They came, they had a go |
24th Apr 2005 | It's All Oxford - and Splash Camp |
17th Apr 2005 | Here's one we asked earlier - Perseverance |
10th Apr 2005 | Growing Old Disgracefully (part three) - Ask The Family |
3rd Apr 2005 | Growing Old Disgracefully (part two) - Double Your Money |
27th Mar 2005 | Growing Old Disgracefully (part one) - Old Shows Reborn |
20th Mar 2005 | The University Challenge Meta-Review |
13th Mar 2005 | Something To Sing About - A Song for Europe, and Celeb Fame Academy |
6th Mar 2005 | A new broom - The Apprentice |
27th Feb 2005 | Park -v- Kielty Redux |
20th Feb 2005 | Weaver's Week - Gold! |
13th Feb 2005 | The Sunday Paper Review |
6th Feb 2005 | Geronimo! |
30th Jan 2005 | A short half hour |
23rd Jan 2005 | Big Bother |
16th Jan 2005 | Such Is Politics: Vote for Me |
9th Jan 2005 | A new year miscellany |
2004 archive
Date | Topics |
28th Dec 2004 | Weaver's Year 2004 |
18th Dec 2004 | Tension mounts: Countdown's finals week |
11th Dec 2004 | Spellcasting: Hard Spell and the Mastermind final |
4th Dec 2004 | Scrap for All: Scrapheap Challenge, and a preview of the Countdown finals |
27th Nov 2004 | Nine Live: Four hours of quiz tv |
20th Nov 2004 | It Could Be Bunnies: Play the Game |
13th Nov 2004 | Ten Years of the National Lottery |
6th Nov 2004 | Begging the Question: Beg, Steal, and Borrow; and Paxman gets annoyed. |
30th Oct 2004 | Look who's back!: An old friend returns, and we test our spelling |
23rd Oct 2004 | OFCOM Rules OK: The Big Brother ruling |
16th Oct 2004 | Spies Like Us: Spy |
9th Oct 2004 | Let the Scrapping -- begin! Scrapheap Challenge and Jungle Run |
2nd Oct 2004 | Playing Catchup: Countdown, and an unhappy winner |
25th Sep 2004 | Scares on Thursday: Scary Sleepover, Mad Mad House |
18th Sep 2004 | Crisis? What Crisis?: UC returns |
11th Sep 2004 | Bognor? Bust?: Bognor or Bust, Crisis Command |
4th Sep 2004 | Summer Review: International King of Sports |
28th Aug 2004 | Ye Weyvere's Weeke: Bullseye, Catchphrase retrospective |
21st Aug 2004 | Games Without Front Ears: House of Games |
14th Aug 2004 | Let the Challenge - Begin!: Raven II |
7th Aug 2004 | Big sigh of relief: Big Brother 5 summary |
31st Jul 2004 | In the box: Dean from Big Brother's book |
24th Jul 2004 | Good enough?: Simply the Best |
17th Jul 2004 | Saturday Night Passport: Passport to Paradise |
10th Jul 2004 | More preserve, sir?: Head Jam |
3rd Jul 2004 | Results week: BB5 comments |
26th Jun 2004 | Countdown Finals |
19th Jun 2004 | Ask me another: The Interrogators |
12th Jun 2004 | Cramming it in: The Cram |
5th Jun 2004 | Kat's in the kitchen: More BB5 |
29th May 2004 | Voting procedures: Eurovision breakdown |
22nd May 2004 | Euro Vision |
15th May 2004 | A thousand times worse than Jemini: Quarantine |
8th May 2004 | Looking back with Weaver's Week: Crisis Command, BBC 2 at 40 |
1st May 2004 | Four!: Blank Screen, Win Lose or Draw Late, Totally Top Trumps |
24th Apr 2004 | Playing games: The Games return |
17th Apr 2004 | University Challenge grand final |
10th Apr 2004 | Smart enough?: Come and Have a Go... |
3rd Apr 2004 | Universities Challenged: UC special |
27th Mar 2004 | Saturday Night In: Ant and Dec |
20th Mar 2004 | Still prejudiced?: Without Prejudice? |
13th Mar 2004 | Don't forget to miss it: Memory Bank |
6th Mar 2004 | Another song for Eurosong: Making Your Mind Up |
28th Feb 2004 | The annual UC stats pack |
21st Feb 2004 | Seventeen: 24 Hour Quiz |
14th Feb 2004 | The Six o'Clock Blues: Traitor, Genies en herbe |
7th Feb 2004 | Borg, ready: Beat the Cyborgs |
31st Jan 2004 | Didn't They Do Well? |
24th Jan 2004 | Stronger: Hercules |
17th Jan 2004 | Beat the Nation |
10th Jan 2004 | Stay up late with Weaver's Week: Shattered |
3rd Jan 2004 | Bob Monkhouse tribute |
2003 archive
Date | Topics |
27th Dec 2003 | Weaver's Year |
20th Dec 2003 | Weaver's Finals Week: Countdown |
13th Dec 2003 | Fifteen to One remembered |
6th Dec 2003 | University Challenged: UC, Eurovision |
29th Nov 2003 | A painful read: Distraction, Junior Eurovision |
22nd Nov 2003 | Eggheads, 19 Keys |
15th Nov 2003 | All around the planet: Wright Around the World |
8th Nov 2003 | Catchup already: Mastermind, UC |
1st Nov 2003 | Thirty: Weaver's favourite gameshows |
25th Oct 2003 | Revival week: Superstars, Fort Boyard |
18th Oct 2003 | He is: I'm the Answer |
11th Oct 2003 | Amazing talent contest shock: Fame Academy |
4th Oct 2003 | In command of time: Time Commanders |
27th Sept 2003 | Judgement Square |
20th Sept 2003 | The Games |
13th Sept 2003 | Familiar Faces |
6th Sept 2003 | Journey into Space |
30th Aug 2003 | Gobbet of the Week |
23rd Aug 2003 | The FA:Q |
16th Aug 2003 | Diluting the brand |
9th Aug 2003 | On target |
2nd Aug 2003 | Smartass Popularity Survey |
26th Jul 2003 | Big Brother's Finished |
19th Jul 2003 | A very hot week |
12th Jul 2003 | The return of Mastermind |
5th Jul 2003 | ITV's good night: Judgement Day |
28th Jun 2003 | Transcontinental adventures |
21st Jun 2003 | Going down with the ship |
14th Jun 2003 | We have brains |
7th Jun 2003 | Big Brother, Little Score |
31st May 2003 | This Song, That Brother |
24th May 2003 | Playing catch up |
17th May 2003 | The Countdown To Big Brother 4 |
10th May 2003 | Talking with sausages |
3rd May 2003 | Returning links |
26th Apr 2003 | Dirty Rotten Cheaters |
19th Apr 2003 | Murder, Treasure Hunt (guest reviewer: Nick Gates) |
12th Apr 2003 | UC: Professionals (guest reviewer: Nick Gates) |
5th Apr 2003 | One challenge ends, another begins: The Murder Game |
29th Mar 2003 | A General Viewer writes... |
22nd Mar 2003 | Weaver's Miscellany - HS, B&G, Nicked, Eurovision |
15th Mar 2003 | Continuing topics |
8th Mar 2003 | Boys and Girls |
1st Mar 2003 | Are you sitting comfortably? |
22nd Feb 2003 | Trading futures |
15th Feb 2003 | All University Challenge statistics |
8th Feb 2003 | More for the children |
1st Feb 2003 | XX |
25th Jan 2003 | Champion Countdown |
18th Jan 2003 | Here comes the sun |
11th Jan 2003 | No prejudice |
4th Jan 2003 | Raving about old shows |
2002 archive
Date | Topics |
28th Dec 2002 | End of the year review |
21st Dec 2002 | Start the clock on finals week |
14th Dec 2002 | Brainy Daly |
7th Dec 2002 | Curious |
30th Nov 2002 | Celeb BB finishes |
23rd Nov 2002 | Celeb BB 2 |
16th Nov 2002 | Fame, Star and One |
9th Nov 2002 | Staying in perspective |
2nd Nov 2002 | Channel 4's 20th birthday special |
26th Oct 2002 | Making use of old rubbish |
19th Oct 2002 | Book reviews |
12th Oct 2002 | Fame Academy |
5th Oct 2002 | Live fear |
28th Sept 2002 | Kids' stuff |
21st Sept 2002 | Cards, Fortune, Choice |
14th Sept 2002 | The Shallow Issue - Your Face, Judgemental |
7th Sept 2002 | The Chair, UC, Celeb Torture II |
31st Aug 2002 | I'm a Non-Entity, Keep Me on Screen! |
24th Aug 2002 | Lawsuit hunters, at the ready! |
17th Aug 2002 | Liar, Combat Cars |
10th Aug 2002 | Brain change |
3rd Aug 2002 | Under arrest |
27th Jul 2002 | The end of BB3 |
20th Jul 2002 | Dropping a brick |
13th Jul 2002 | Chickens, frogs, robots |
6th Jul 2002 | Pulling the strings |
29th Jun 2002 | Countdown to zero |
22nd Jun 2002 | Choose at random |
15th Jun 2002 | Up and over |
8th Jun 2002 | TV's Mr Annoying |
1st Jun 2002 | Dance on! |
25th May 2002 | Light my fire |
18th May 2002 | Always on time |
11th May 2002 | Love 'n hugs (not) |
4th May 2002 | Golden eye |
27th Apr 2002 | Laundering the cash |
20th Apr 2002 | Standing on a log |
13th Apr 2002 | The taxman cometh |
6th Apr 2002 | Vote Robinson |
30th Mar 2002 | Together again |
23rd Mar 2002 | Boat Races and German Shows |
16th Mar 2002 | The challenge to survive... |
9th Mar 2002 | Five sale, Rose d'Or |
2nd Mar 2002 | Returning friends |
23rd Feb 2002 | A class act...? |
16th Feb 2002 | The final of one... |
9th Feb 2002 | No day like today |
2nd Feb 2002 | Fun QFs, Eden |
26th Jan 2002 | Britain's Brainiest, That Row In Full, UC last 8 |
19th Jan 2002 | UC, Pop Idol, DiM |
12th Jan 2002 | What's ahead |
5th Jan 2002 | Interceptor |
2001 archive
Date | Topics |
31st Dec 2001 | Weaver's Year 2001 |
24th Dec 2001 | Christmas game show guide |
17th Dec 2001 | You Say We Pay, Make My Day |
10th Dec 2001 | Stake Out, Jet Set Departure Lounge |
3rd Dec 2001 | Shafted Shafted, Millionaire Interactive |
26th Nov 2001 | WWTBAM meets Nicked! |
19th Nov 2001 | Mastermind, Hot Property |
12th Nov 2001 | Shafted! |
5th Nov 2001 | No Win No Fee, Nicked! |
29th Oct 2001 | Televised Democracy |
22nd Oct 2001 | Under Crossfire |
15th Oct 2001 | The Race begins |
8th Oct 2001 | Get Lost |
1st Oct 2001 | Some polite disagreements |
25th Sep 2001 | Ahem... |
18th Sep 2001 | Big Game hunting |
11th Sep 2001 | UC, foreigners and real-life |
4th Sep 2001 | Countdown goes Mental |
28th Aug 2001 | Charmless pt. 2, Weakest Link one year on |
21st Aug 2001 | Reality, Charming, Weak |
14th Aug 2001 | Countdown rumours, Heat is On, King of the Castle |
7th Aug 2001 | After the storm |
31st Jul 2001 | TPV, UC, Survivor, BB |
24th Jul 2001 | The week before the storm |
17th Jul 2001 | Forging through |
10th Jul 2001 | Back in the loop |
3rd Jul 2001 | American vacation |
19th Jun 2001 | BB and Survivor update |
12th Jun 2001 | Flags on the beach: Survivor flops, BB |
5th Jun 2001 | Big Brother vs Survivor, ticket call, what's new? |
29th May 2001 | It's all go! BB2, Survivor, Number One |
22nd May 2001 | Greed, Survivor |
15th May 2001 | Coming attractions |
8th May 2001 | Ted Rogers, Big Brother 2, Greed |
1st May 2001 | Familiar formats |
24th Apr 2001 | Coming and over there |
17th Apr 2001 | Dog Eat Dog, Channel hopping |
10th Apr 2001 | Irene Thomas, Weakest Merchandise, Gopherman |
3rd Apr 2001 | Twister, University Challenge |
27th Mar 2001 | University Challenge semis, Chained |
13th Mar 2001 | UC, Touch the Truck, Celeb Big Brother |
6th Mar 2001 | Hull, Wales, Truck, Mole |
27th Feb 2001 | The Mole gives a winner |
20th Feb 2001 | UC Quarter Finals, Mole |
13th Feb 2001 | Strong Link, UC, Mole |
6th Feb 2001 | Mole, UC, The Weakest Link: US |
30th Jan 2001 | The usual suspects plus Jet Set |
23rd Jan 2001 | Scheduling, UC, The Mole 2 |
16th Jan 2001 | Weakest Link, The Mole |
9th Jan 2001 | It's Not the Answer, Millionaire Couples |