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<pick>'''Abracadabra''' - The game show [[Abracadabra]] was devised by the host, Roy Ward Dixon. His wife was the hostess! Dixon also devised [[Mr and Mrs]].</pick>
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<pick>'''Adjudicator''' - A judge who decides whether a contestant’s response is correct.</pick>
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<pick>'''Adventure Game''' - Did you know that newsreader Moira Stuart was a dragon on [[The Adventure Game]]?</pick>
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<pick>'''Announcer''' - A voiceover artiste or similar co-host that introduces the main host, describes the prizes etc. They are frequently used in US shows.</pick>
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<pick>'''Anticlimax''' - The realisation by viewers that a certain outcome is inevitable well before the game has ended. This can also occur if the jeopardy in a game is not high enough, leading to the viewer not caring about the result either way.</pick>
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<pick>'''Associate producer''' - Member of the production team, reporting to the main producer, who oversees a significant part of the production – such as format changes, games design or question research – in a hands-on manner.</pick>
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<pick>'''Aston''' - Name used for the machine that puts up computerised captions. Also called a Chyron.</pick>
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<pick>'''Autocue''' - A computer screen enabling the host to read pre-scripted lines while addressing the camera.</pick>
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== Shows ==
== Shows ==

Revision as of 19:11, 5 June 2006

A is for... Anticlimax - The realisation by viewers that a certain outcome is inevitable well before the game has ended. This can also occur if the jeopardy in a game is not high enough, leading to the viewer not caring about the result either way.

Shows

Title Genre
The ABC Quiz Radio quiz, general knowledge
Abracadabra Quiz, general knowledge
Absolute Cobblers Panel game
The Adventure Game Action/adventure
The Adventures of Captain Zeelig Childrens
The Agents Childrens
All About You
All Clued Up Puzzle
All in the Game Sports
All in the Mind Puzzle
All Mixed Up Puzzle
The All New Alphabet Game Comedy panel game
All or Nothing Children's
All Over the Shop Quiz, themed (consumer)
All Rise for Julian Clary
All Star Cup Sports
All Star Poker Challenge Sports
All Star Secrets Panel game
The Alphabet Game Panel game
Amoebas to Zebras Quiz, themed (natural history)
And I'm the Queen of Sheba Radio panel game
And This is Them Radio panel game
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral Panel game
The Answer Lies in the Soil Quiz, themed (gardening)
Answers Please Quiz, themed (current affairs)
Ant and Dec's Gameshow Marathon Family game show
Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Variety
Anthea Turner: Perfect Housewife Lifestyle
Anyone's Game
Anything for Money
Anything Goes Family game show
Anything You Can Cook... Lifestyle
Anything You Can Do Childrens
The Apprentice Reality
Around the World in 80 Seconds Childrens
Art School Lifestyle
Arty Facts Quiz, themed (arts)
Ask Me Another Panel game
Ask No Questions Panel game
Ask the Family Quiz, general knowledge
Ask Your Dad Childrens
The Auction Game Panel game
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