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<pick>[[Image:Square 024.jpg|The Krypton Factor]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square 032.jpg|The 64,000 Dollar Question]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square 033.jpg|Wanted]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square 035.jpg|Jet Set]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square 036.jpg|Knightmare]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square 037.jpg|Carol Vorderman]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square 038.jpg|Magnus Magnusson]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square 039.jpg|Don't Forget Your Toothbrush]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square 040.jpg|Family Fortunes]]</pick>
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Welcome to '''UKGameshows.com''',  
Welcome to '''UKGameshows.com''',  
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<pick>built from scrap in ten hours plus tinkering time.</pick>
<pick>built from scrap in ten hours plus tinkering time.</pick>
<pick>''still'' waiting for its transfer to BBC One.</pick>
<pick>''still'' waiting for its transfer to BBC One.</pick>
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<pick>release the hounds!</pick>
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<pick>where the team have brought along their own cuttings.</pick>
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<pick>for what it's worth.</pick>
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<pick>it's Quite Interesting.</pick>
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<pick>taking it to the edge.</pick>
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<pick>but who's doing the dishes? Oh, that'll be us again.</pick>
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<pick>the site they said was untenable.</pick>
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<pick>where going 8 bit would be an upgrade, if anything.</pick>
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<pick>insert name here.</pick>
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'''[[Poll of the Year 2015]] - THE RESULTS!'''<br/>
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'''[[Poll of the Year 2019]] - THE RESULTS!'''<br/>
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Thanks for all your votes - we can reveal you've smashed last year's numbers. We can now reveal exactly how you voted. Who are 2015's winners and losers? It's time to find out!
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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!
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<pick>[[Image:Square 023.jpg|Who Wants to be a Millionaire]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Square 024.jpg|The Krypton Factor]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Square 026.jpg|It's a Knockout]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Square 027.jpg|Interceptor]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Square 028.jpg|Interceptor]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Square 036.jpg|Knightmare]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Square 040.jpg|Family Fortunes]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Square anton du beke.jpg|Anton Du Beke]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Square Hole in the wall fail.jpg|Hole in the Wall]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square Mike Reid.jpg|Mike Reid]]</pick>
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<pick>[[File:Square gorygames.jpg|Gory Games]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square 032.jpg|The 64,000 Dollar Question]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Square 033.jpg|Wanted]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Square 034.jpg|Angus Deayton]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Square 035.jpg|Jet Set]]</pick>
 
<pick>[[Image:Square Jeremy Paxman.jpg|Jeremy Paxman]]</pick>
<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>
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<pick>[[File:Square 64000 dollar question neon.jpg|The 64,000 Dollar Question]]</pick>
<pick>[[File:Square cor cymru trophy.jpg|Côr Cymru]]</pick>
<pick>[[File:Square cor cymru trophy.jpg|Côr Cymru]]</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 Wipeout.jpg|Wipeout]]</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>[[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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[[BBC New Comedy Award]] 2016 Semi-Finals: Radio 4 Extra, 12 and 13 August<br>
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[[Airmageddon]] series 2: CBBC, 14 August<br>
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[[BBC New Comedy Award]] 2016 Final: Radio 4, 14 August<br>
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[[Alphabetical]]: ITV, 15 August<br>
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[[Think Tank (3)|Think Tank]] series 2: BBC1, 22 August<br>
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[[Make Me an Egghead]]: BBC2, 22 August<br>
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[[The Great British Bake Off]] 2016: BBC1, 24 August<br>
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[[Would I Lie to You? (2)|Would I Lie to You?]] series 10: BBC1, 26 August<br>
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[[The X Factor]] series 13: ITV, 27 August<br>
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[[Duck Quacks Don't Echo]] series 5: Sky 1, 29 August<br>
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[[Go 8 Bit]]: Dave, 5 September
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[[Love Island]] series 8: ITV2, 12 January<br>
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[[Round Britain Quiz]]: Radio 4, 13 January<br>
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[[Celebability]] series 4: ITV2, 16 January<br>
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[[Crackerjack]] revival: CBBC, 17 January<br>
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[[Portrait Artist of the Year]] 2020: Sky Arts, 21 January<br>
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[[Win the Wilderness]]: BBC2, 26 January<br>
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[[Come Dine with Me|Celebrity Come Dine with Me]]: E4, 26 January<br>
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[[Hypothetical]] series 2: Dave, 5 February
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==Featured Show==
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<pick>[[Image:Banner 3-2-1.jpg|3-2-1]]</pick>
<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 The Generation Game.jpg|The Generation Game]]</pick>
<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>[[File:Banner the great british bake off.jpg|The Great British Bake Off]]</pick>
<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>
<pick>[[File:Banner Maestro.jpg|Maestro]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Mastermind.jpg|Mastermind]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Mastermind.jpg|Mastermind]]</pick>
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<pick>[[File:Banner A Question of Sport.jpg|A Question of Sport]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Runway.jpg|Runway]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Sale of the Century.jpg|Sale of the Century]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[File:Banner so you think you can dance.jpg|So You Think You Can Dance]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Stars In Their Eyes.jpg|Stars in Their Eyes]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Wanted.jpg|Wanted]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.jpg|Who Wants to be a Millionaire?]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Winner Takes All.jpg|Winner Takes All]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Whose Line is it Anyway.jpg|Whose Line is it Anyway]]</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>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Popstars The Rivals.jpg|Popstars: The Rivals]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Never Mind the Buzzcocks.jpg|Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Number One.jpg|Number One]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner One to Win (2).jpg|One to Win (2)]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Play Your Cards Right.jpg|Play Your Cards Right]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Popstars The Rivals.jpg|Popstars: The Rivals]]</pick>
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<pick>[[File:Banner A Question of Sport.jpg|A Question of Sport]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Ready Steady Cook.jpg|Ready Steady Cook]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Celebrity Squares2.jpg|Celebrity Squares]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Come Dine with Me.jpg|Come Dine with Me]]</pick>
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<pick>[[File:Banner the great british bake off.jpg|The Great British Bake Off]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Spy.jpg|Spy]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Stars In Their Eyes.jpg|Stars in Their Eyes]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Strike It Lucky Strike It Rich.jpg|Strike it Lucky]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Survivor.jpg|Survivor]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Takeshi's Castle.jpg|Takeshi's Castle]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Telly Addicts.jpg|Telly Addicts]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Test the Nation.jpg|Test the Nation]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner They Think it's All Over.jpg|They Think it's All Over]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Treasure Hunt (2).jpg|Treasure Hunt (2)]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Trivial Pursuit.jpg|Trivial Pursuit]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Under Pressure.jpg|Under Pressure]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner University Challenge.jpg|University Challenge]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Wheel of Fortune (2).jpg|Wheel of Fortune (2)]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.jpg|Who Wants to be a Millionaire?]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Whose Line is it Anyway.jpg|Whose Line is it Anyway]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Winner Takes All.jpg|Winner Takes All]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner without prejudice.jpg|Without Prejudice?]]</pick>
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==Game show news==
==Game show news==
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Square_ITV.jpg|Blankety Blank]]</div>15 August '''ReBLANKED'''<br/>ITV has announced today that they are reviving the classic celebrity panel game [[Blankety Blank]] after being off the air for 14 years.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Parsons nicholas justaminute era.jpg|75px|Nicholas Parsons]]</div>28 January '''Nicholas Parsons'''<br/>The death has been announced of [[Nicholas Parsons]], aged 96, after a short illness. Although his showbiz career spanned three quarters of a century, Parsons was best known for chairing [[Just a Minute]] from its inception in 1967, as well as [[Sale of the Century]]. You can read Iain Weaver's two-part appreciation from 2017, starting with [[Weaver's Week 2017-08-13|part one]].<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[Image:The X Factor logo.jpg|75px|The X Factor]]</div>1 June '''Meet the new judges, same as the old judges'''<br />[[Louis Walsh]]! Sharon Osbourne! [[Simon Cowell]]! Nicole Scherzinger! The judging panel for [[The X Factor]] has been announced, and the names have bags of experience. With [[Dermot O'Leary]] back as host, this year's show takes us back to the glory days of 2013, and with no Gary Barlow.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Togsvig_sandi_public.jpg|75px|The Great British Bake Off]]</div>16 January 2020 '''Sandi's leaving the tent'''<br/>[[Sandi Toksvig]] has announced that she is leaving [[The Great British Bake Off]] in order to focus on other work commitments. Her final series will be the next series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer, due to air in the spring. Searches for a replacement are underway.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:de mooi cj square.jpg|Eggheads]]</div>5 May '''CJ de Mooi on the move again'''<br />CJ de Mooi will leave the [[Eggheads]] panel and move to South Africa. CJ, one of the original Eggheads, left the programme between 2012 and 2014. He will be replaced by two new Eggheads who will be found in a televised quiz.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[Image:Square love island.jpg|75px|Love Island]]</div>20 December '''Writ Ins Whitmore'''<br/>[[Laura Whitmore]] has been announced as the new host of 2020's Winter [[Love Island]] and show narrator [[Iain Stirling]] her Aftersun co-host. It is currently unknown as to whether [[Caroline Flack]] will return for subsequent series, summer series or no series.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[Image:Square brendan sheerin.jpg|Coach Trip]]</div>6 April '''Coach Trip Rolls onto E4'''<br />[[Coach Trip]] is heading for a new destination by moving to E4. The series which sees tour guide Brendan Sheerin overseeing a couples tour of Europe, with the least popular couple voted off at the end of each day, has aired on and off for 11 years on Channel 4. The new series will consist of thirty half-hour episodes, and will air later in the year.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[Image:Square love island.jpg|75px|Love Island]]</div>17 December '''Flack's off'''<br/>[[Caroline Flack]] has stepped down as host of [[Love Island]]. The presenter was arrested on 12 December after an altercation with her boyfriend at their shared Islington home. A replacement host will be named for the winter series, scheduled to begin on 8 January.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:The X Factor logo.jpg|75px|The X Factor]]</div>5 April '''Cheryl has The Exit Factor'''<br />Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has quit [[The X Factor]]. The singer first appeared as a judge between 2008-10, before returning for the 2014-5 series. The former [[Popstars: The Rivals]] contestant has chosen to leave to focus on her music career. To date, no judges have been confirmed for the upcoming series, which begins airing this summer.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Gary rhodes headshot.jpg|75px|Gary Rhodes]]</div>27 November '''Gary Rhodes'''<br/>The death has been announced of TV chef [[Gary Rhodes]] at age 59 at his home in Dubai. In the game show world he was best known as a seatwarmer for the shows [[Masterchef]] and [[Hell's Kitchen]].<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.''
''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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Nicholas Parsons
28 January Nicholas Parsons
The death has been announced of Nicholas Parsons, aged 96, after a short illness. Although his showbiz career spanned three quarters of a century, Parsons was best known for chairing Just a Minute from its inception in 1967, as well as Sale of the Century. You can read Iain Weaver's two-part appreciation from 2017, starting with part one.

The Great British Bake Off
16 January 2020 Sandi's leaving the tent
Sandi Toksvig has announced that she is leaving The Great British Bake Off in order to focus on other work commitments. Her final series will be the next series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer, due to air in the spring. Searches for a replacement are underway.

Love Island
20 December Writ Ins Whitmore
Laura Whitmore has been announced as the new host of 2020's Winter Love Island and show narrator Iain Stirling her Aftersun co-host. It is currently unknown as to whether Caroline Flack will return for subsequent series, summer series or no series.

Love Island
17 December Flack's off
Caroline Flack has stepped down as host of Love Island. The presenter was arrested on 12 December after an altercation with her boyfriend at their shared Islington home. A replacement host will be named for the winter series, scheduled to begin on 8 January.

Gary Rhodes
27 November Gary Rhodes
The death has been announced of TV chef Gary Rhodes at age 59 at his home in Dubai. In the game show world he was best known as a seatwarmer for the shows Masterchef and Hell's Kitchen.

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