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Welcome to '''UKGameshows.com''',  
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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.
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[[Have I Got News for You]] series 59: BBC1, 3 April<br>
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[[The Bidding Room]]: BBC1, 8 June<br>
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[[Brain of Britain]] 2020: Radio 4, 6 April<br>
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[[Big Brother]] Best Shows Ever: E4, 14 June<br>
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[[Celebrity Juice]] series 23: ITV2, 9 April<br>
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[[Three in a Bed|Four in a Bed]] new episodes: Channel 4, 15 June<br>
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[[Fferm Ffactor]] Selebs series 4: S4C, 11 April<br>
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[[Britain's Got Talent]] 2020: ITV, 11 April<br>
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[[Who Wants to be a Millionaire]] celebrities: ITV, 12 April<br>
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[[Pointless]] new episodes: BBC1, 26 June<br>
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[[The 3rd Degree]] series 10: Radio 4, 29 June<br>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Tim_brooke-taylor_headshot.jpg|75px|Tim Brooke-Taylor]]</div>12 April '''Tim Brooke-Taylor'''<br/>The death has been announced of [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]], aged 79. He was best known for being one of The Goodies and for being a regular panellist on [[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]].<br/><br/>
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Contents

Introduction

Derek Batey

Welcome to UKGameshows.com, we'll offer you half the money for 99%. We currently have 5,955 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

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

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!

Greatest Game Shows

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?

Vernon Kay

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

New Shows

The Bidding Room: BBC1, 8 June
Big Brother Best Shows Ever: E4, 14 June
Four in a Bed new episodes: Channel 4, 15 June
Come Dine with Me new episodes: Channel 4, 15 June
The Unbelievable Truth series 24: Radio 4, 15 June
Pointless new episodes: BBC1, 26 June
The 3rd Degree series 10: Radio 4, 29 June
Celebrity Masterchef 2020: BBC1, 1 July

 

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The Mole

Game show news

Gladiators
28 March Gladiators: The Second Coming
A second series of Gladiators has been announced by the BBC ahead of the Grand Final this Saturday after the first series received an average of a whopping 8.3 million viewers. The second series, like the first, will consist of 11 episodes.

The 1% Club
7 March The 1% Club's future 100% assured
It's only been three weeks since the third series began but The 1% Club has been commissioned for a further two series as well as Christmas specials. The second episode of the current series received 5.3 million viewers, making it ITV's second biggest entertainment series of 2024 so far, behind Saturday Night Takeaway.

Tony Green
4 March Tony Green
Tony Green has died at the age of 85. A veteran commentator and referee in the world of darts, he was best known as Jim Bowen's right hand man on Bullseye.

Steve Wright
13 February Steve Wright
Radio presenter Steve Wright has passed away at the age of 69. He was best known for presenting his afternoon radio show for over 40 years on first Radio 1, then Radio 2, with his latter tenure including daily feature The Big Quiz, which ran from 1999 to 2007.

Picture Slam
13 February Alan Slams more Pictures in his Carr
Picture Slam has been given an extended second series of 10 episodes. The BBC say the first series received an average of 3.3 million viewers during its run, making it the biggest entertainment launch on the Beeb last year.

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