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- 02:20, 20 March 2020 (hist) (diff) UKGameshows:Staffers (→Edit queries - March 2020: "each of" these shows, I should have said)
- 02:06, 20 March 2020 (hist) (diff) UKGameshows:Staffers (→Edit queries - March 2020: an addition, regarding The Price is Right)
- 01:45, 20 March 2020 (hist) (diff) UKGameshows:Staffers (New discussion: when it comes to certain shows that officially or unofficially feature(d) the presenters' names in their titles, what's the best way of styling each of these shows in the indexes?)
- 23:45, 19 March 2020 (hist) (diff) Index B ("Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask" appears to have been that show's official title, too, *and* Xander's name features at the end of the title sequence. Might be worth starting a discussion here...)
- 17:29, 14 March 2020 (hist) (diff) Index B (AFAIK, "Carol Vorderman's Better Homes" was always that show's official title. Absolutely no disrespect intended whatsoever, Simon, but I think explanations *are* necessary in situations like this one)
- 04:14, 28 February 2020 (hist) (diff) UKGameshows:Staffers (→Edit queries - February 2020)
- 06:53, 16 February 2020 (hist) (diff) Main Page (This is controversial, but I want to re-word the story about Laura replacing Caroline. The line "It is currently unknown as to whether Caroline will return..." feels somewhat wrong now, to me at least)
- 19:22, 13 February 2020 (hist) (diff) Who Dares Wins (Here's who composed the music. If this wasn't pointed out, this article would be unfinished business ;))
- 15:31, 13 February 2020 (hist) (diff) Wright Around the World (Here's who composed the music. When it comes to WATW and other shows that lasted only one or two series, YouTube is a godsend) (top)
- 15:08, 13 February 2020 (hist) (diff) In It to Win It (Here's the man and company responsible for the music)
- 14:57, 13 February 2020 (hist) (diff) Eggheads (May as well add the man and company responsible for the music)
- 06:48, 13 February 2020 (hist) (diff) Family Fortunes (→Theme music: the Vernon era theme was, of course, another rearrangement of the Mike Alexander theme, with Ash Alexander (any relation?) and Simon Darlow's credit not being dissimilar to Woolmans')
- 06:26, 13 February 2020 (hist) (diff) Family Fortunes (→Theme music: Mike Alexander's theme was, of course, rearranged twice before Les left - on the second occasion by Mike Woolmans (whose credit was, funnily enough, "Musical Arranger"))
- 06:06, 13 February 2020 (hist) (diff) Family Fortunes (→Theme music: like Paul Maguire on Fifteen-to-One, Mike Alexander (Michael in later years) always had the unusual credit of "Musical Director")
- 06:01, 13 February 2020 (hist) (diff) Family Fortunes (→Theme Music: some simplification (and standardisation of sorts) here, prior to adding some new info about the 1987 and 2006 themes)
- 04:09, 13 February 2020 (hist) (diff) Celebrity Squares (I think the composers' names should come *after* the corresponding date ranges, having seen this style used in articles for other game shows with more than one theme tune. Feel free to disagree though)
- 03:44, 13 February 2020 (hist) (diff) One to Win (2) (Thanks to the presence on YouTube of at least one-and-a-half episodes with the full credit sequence, we now know who composed the music) (top)
- 03:28, 13 February 2020 (hist) (diff) Whittle (No surprise to learn that Rick Turk composed Whittle's music, as he was more or less Grundy's go-to composer at the time)
- 20:59, 12 February 2020 (hist) (diff) Take the Plunge (And again assuming these listings aren't wrong, Anglia and Central aired the show at noticeably different times to most other ITV regions. Ah, the days of regional variations...)
- 20:37, 12 February 2020 (hist) (diff) Take the Plunge (Assuming the TV listings in copies of the Guardian from the period aren't wrong, there were ten episodes)
- 01:37, 12 February 2020 (hist) (diff) Gladiators (I think putting Ulrika's and Wright Wright Wright's respective co-hosts on separate lines (by means of <br> tags) is neater)
- 01:29, 12 February 2020 (hist) (diff) Gladiators (→Catchphrases: John also counted down before whistling to start the Eliminator - wonder if this should be listed separately?)
- 00:21, 12 February 2020 (hist) (diff) Gladiators (→Catchphrases: mustn't forget what John said to the contenders at the start of the Eliminator)
- 00:17, 12 February 2020 (hist) (diff) Gladiators (→Catchphrases: to be pedantic, John used the singular "contender" and "Gladiator" in the likes of Duel and Hang Tough, and also used "contender" in Gauntlet)
- 00:09, 12 February 2020 (hist) (diff) Index C (Catchpoint follows Catchphrase alphabetically)
- 19:57, 28 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Barry Davies (Barry has now retired, so I think it's time to make a start on his biography)
- 19:38, 28 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Main Page (I think it's worth pointing out how long Nick's showbiz career lasted, and mentioning "the Quiz of the Week, from Norwich")
- 22:08, 22 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Eggheads (It was Daphne who retired in 2014, and whose place Lisa took - Judith's still very much there)
- 22:04, 22 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Eggheads (It's been over three years now since Steve and Beth became, in all likelihood, the last Eggheads - the show's death seems to be imminent (and timely, IMHO), although the Beeb are still saying nothing)
- 23:40, 20 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Ian Messiter (→Web links: found the address for Messiter's Independent obituary. And again, not entirely necessary on my part, but the Guardian *did* change its URL some years ago)
- 23:30, 20 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Ian Messiter (Not entirely necessary, but I've pointed out the date in 1999 on which Messiter died, and the age he was)
- 23:07, 20 January 2020 (hist) (diff) False Evidence (According to the wonder that is BBC Genome, False Evidence went out on Saturday nights in November and December 1951 on what was then the Light Programme (now Radio 2))
- 22:50, 20 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Sioe Gwobrau Mawr (General tidying up)
- 22:34, 20 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Index S (Shammy Dab precedes the Shane Richie Experience and Shattered alphabetically)
- 23:57, 19 January 2020 (hist) (diff) X-Fire (Three of the twelve broadcast episodes are on YouTube, complete with credits - so here's the guy who devised the format, and the company that made the music)
- 23:27, 19 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Blue Peter (→Broadcast: got to point out when in 1958 BP began, right?)
- 23:20, 19 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Index C (Cash Trapped is the last of the "Cash" shows alphabetically (for now, anyway))
- 23:07, 19 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Mastermind (→Theme music: much to my delight, Hat Trick and Hindsight are using the original version of "Approaching Menace". Never warmed to the BBC Philharmonic version, truth be told)
- 03:25, 19 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Best House in Town (Shouldn't we add this show to the Endemol category? Sidney Street is part of Endemol Shine UK)
- 02:55, 19 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Brainchild (According to BBC Genome, the first series aired on Fridays from 5 July to 23 August 1974, and the second series on Tuesdays from 29 July to 9 September 1975 (with repeats on Saturday mornings)) (top)
- 02:43, 19 January 2020 (hist) (diff) The Brains Trust (According to BBC Genome, the BBC2 version in 1996 ran for six episodes, all airing on Monday nights after Newsnight)
- 02:32, 19 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Brainbox Challenge (Thanks to the presence of a full episode on YouTube, here are the music composers)
- 01:53, 19 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Travel Bug (According to BBC Genome, the series began on 1 October '95 (rather than 24 September), and there were 13 episodes, all airing on Sunday mornings at around 10am)
- 01:13, 19 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Quisine (From the end of the video, we now know who created the format on which the show was based, and who composed the music)
- 01:07, 19 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Quisine (Specifically, it was the summer of '99 when BBC2 surprisingly showed repeats)
- 00:58, 19 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Quisine (Woo-hoo! A full episode courtesy of the wonder that is YouTube)
- 00:42, 19 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Index T (Terror Towers precedes the "Test" shows alphabetically)
- 00:38, 19 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Main Page (→Game show news: again, no disrespect intended whatsoever, but I think there's a more apt headline for Sandi leaving GBBO... ;))
- 19:35, 17 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Backdate (Pointed out the composers of Backdate's theme (and incidental music). Interesting, actually, since Simon Etchell seemed to be Action Time's go-to composer at the time)
- 19:10, 17 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Index O (Nostalgia was the theme of On the Air (as it was with Today's the Day and Backdate). Also, wouldn't this show come between On Stage and On The Ball alphabetically?)
- 19:00, 17 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Index O (As a BBC Radio Scotland show, Oh Yes It Is, Oh No It Isn't fits neatly into the regional (Scotland) genre)
- 21:37, 16 January 2020 (hist) (diff) John Craven (Worth pointing out where and when John was born. Also italicised all programme names in his bio and the Trivia, for purposes of consistency more than anything else)
- 21:21, 16 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Duncan Bannatyne (→Biography: pointed out the year in which Duncan received his OBE) (top)
- 21:11, 16 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Duncan Bannatyne (Duncan is currently a Curtis Brown client, along with the likes of Bradley Walsh, Sue Perkins and Clive Anderson. Also added a link to his Wikipedia article, for consistency more than anything else)
- 20:37, 16 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Bradley Walsh (Bradders is currently signed to Curtis Brown. He was signed to Debi Allen Associates, along with Sue Perkins and Liza Tarbuck, before CB took over. Also added a link to his Wikipedia article)
- 20:29, 16 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Sue Perkins (Along with Debi Allen's other clients (and Debi herself), Sue is now signed to Curtis Brown)
- 20:24, 16 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Liza Tarbuck (Debi Allen and her clients - including Liza, Bradley Walsh, and Sue Perkins - are all now with Curtis Brown)
- 20:06, 16 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Lee Mack (The address for Lee's Avalon page has changed)
- 20:03, 16 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Lee Mack (Lee is a man of Lancashire - born in Southport and raised for a time in Blackburn, according to the majority of sources I've seen, although some suggest it was the other way round)
- 05:26, 16 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Rory Bremner (Rory is currently signed to PBJ Management, along with many other funny celebs)
- 05:15, 16 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Richard Ayoade (Ayoade was actually born in London (Hammersmith, to be precise), although he *was* raised in Ipswich. Also pointed out his parentage)
- 04:53, 16 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Richard Ayoade (Ayoade is currently signed to PBJ Management, along with many other comedians)
- 04:46, 16 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Alexander Armstrong (Xander is currently signed to PBJ Management, along with many other comedians including Rowan Atkinson, Lenny Henry, Vic 'n' Bob, and Richard Ayoade)
- 04:31, 16 January 2020 (hist) (diff) The Wager (If the TV listings in copies of The Guardian from July and August 2001 are anything to go by, there were only six episodes - all airing on Friday mornings as part of T4) (top)
- 23:35, 15 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Would I Lie to You? (1) (→Inventor: worth pointing out that the Truth or Consequences format was created by Ralph Edwards, who also created a certain show featuring a big red book (on this side of the Atlantic, anyway)) (top)
- 16:39, 12 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Family Fortunes (Since Andy Collins *hasn't* disappeared from public life, I've changed the caption accompanying his picture - inspired by the caption accompanying the pic of Dave Spikey in the Chain Letters article)
- 14:50, 1 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (The question actually didn't feature the word "official" - so "One Out of Many" was sort of correct. But then again, so was "In God We Trust", even though it's not taken from any Latin source...)
- 03:34, 1 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Anna Ryder Richardson (Whoops... I inadvertently hit "Save Page" before I was completely satisfied with my summary for that last edit. Anyway, Arlington dropped the "Enterprises" from its name some time ago)
- 03:29, 1 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Anna Ryder Richardson (→Trivia: hardly needs to be said that there's another Anna Richardson on TV now. And she too is signed to Arlington, so there's even more reason not to confuse ARR with her///)
- 03:10, 1 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Andy Collins (→Biography: what's Andy up to these days? Answer: he presents the breakfast show on one of the Beeb's local radio stations)
- 02:37, 1 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Matthew Kelly (Probably no real need to point out where and when Matthew was born - but he *is* one of Urmston's finest...)
- 02:07, 1 January 2020 (hist) (diff) Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (→Trivia: of course, LLB and his wife only won £500k on Millionaire after being offered a second £1m question. Nearly fourteen years later, they're still the show's biggest celeb winners)
- 18:45, 20 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:HTV Productions (And finally, added the date on which HTV, along with Carlton, Granada and most of the other ITV stations, lost its on-air identity)
- 18:33, 20 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:HTV Productions (Following a reconsideration, switched round "taken over" and "acquired". They do mean basically the same thing, but "acquired" sounds that bit better for "most of the company's assets")
- 18:18, 20 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:HTV Productions (HTV was sold on to Granada in 2000, but the regulations of the time meant that Granada were forced to sell most of HTV's assets (including its licence) to Carlton Communications later that year)
- 18:08, 20 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:HTV Productions (Added some more history: the acquistion by UNM, who of course also owned Meridian and Anglia)
- 17:42, 20 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:HTV Productions (In line with other ITV station categories, added some of HTV's history: when it came on air, when it changed its name from "Harlech" to "HTV", and when its Welsh-language programmes transferred to S4C)
- 17:11, 20 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Helen Chamberlain (→Biography: forgot to italicise Soccer AM, there) (top)
- 17:08, 20 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Helen Chamberlain (It's now been two years since "Hells Bells", as she's commonly known, left Soccer AM. Also mentioned her Pontins and Chessington work prior to joining Sky)
- 16:50, 20 December 2019 (hist) (diff) The Chase (→Catchphrases: Bradley's usual sign-off has to be considered a catchphrase too)
- 16:48, 20 December 2019 (hist) (diff) The Chase (→Catchphrases: Shaun's "...just another day at the office" has to be considered a catchphrase, right?)
- 16:29, 20 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Laura Whitmore (Laura hails from Bray in County Wicklow, just south of Dublin - as, indeed, does Dara Ó Briain)
- 16:20, 20 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Dara Ó Briain (→Trivia: here's the correct pronunciation of Dara's surname, from someone who has lived in Ireland for 18 years and understands a reasonable amount of Gaeilge ;))
- 15:34, 20 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:TVS Productions (Further tidying up regarding the acquisition of TVS's archive by IFE and eventually Disney, and the misplacement of the corresponding paperwork)
- 15:02, 20 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:TVS Productions (There was of course the original American version of The Family Channel, also owned by IFE. Following acquisition by Disney, this channel became ABC Family in 2001, and then Freeform in 2016)
- 14:30, 20 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:TVS Productions (Pointed out the exact dates on which TVS replaced Southern and was replaced by Meridian. And it probably should be pointed out how it lost its franchise, too - TSW lost its own for the same reason)
- 14:12, 20 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Index O (Worth pointing out the decade in which On Safari aired, since I don't think it's *quite* as well-remembered as other shows from the period (not helped, of course, by the state of the TVS archive))
- 13:54, 20 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Index O (Although OOV certainly applies to Robin Houston on 100% and Nicholas Rowe on Grand Slam, it's more of a general TV term - most commonly applying to news reports where the reporter isn't seen on screen)
- 12:18, 20 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Main Page (→Game show news: with the greatest of respect, I think Iain's original "Flack's off" headline is that bit better. ITV *are* keeping the door open for Caroline, for the time being at least)
- 02:34, 18 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Iain Stirling (Mention Iain's name to older people in Devon and Cornwall, and they might first think of the very-similarly-named Westward and TSW continuity announcer (whose colleagues included one Ruth Langsford))
- 01:26, 18 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Tim Gudgin (Pointed out when Tim died)
- 00:46, 18 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Mark Benton (→Biography: worth pointing out that Mark's a Yorkshireman)
- 23:54, 17 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Lauren Laverne (→Biography: Lauren's a Wearsider, of course. And regardless what one thinks of her as the presenter of Desert Island Discs, she's now been in this role for over a year)
- 23:27, 17 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Ted Moult (Tidied up Ted's biography - including pointing out where he was born, and what age he was when he took his own life)
- 22:56, 17 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Sean Hughes (→Biography: Sean was Irish, of course, although he was born in London. Also pointed out the precise date on which he died, and the tragically young age he was) (top)
- 22:39, 17 December 2019 (hist) (diff) John Humphrys (Call me pedantic, but I consider Desmond John Humphrys to be his "full" name, rather than his "real" name. Likewise with others who use(d) their second given names, like John Richard Whiteley)
- 22:29, 17 December 2019 (hist) (diff) John Humphrys (→Trivia: tidied up about Splott and the Reverend Roger Royle)
- 22:25, 17 December 2019 (hist) (diff) John Humphrys (→Trivia: moved the bits about when and where John was born to the top. Not entirely necessary, I admit, but then they *are* about the very start of his life...)
- 21:35, 17 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Jamie Theakston (Theako is currently signed to M&C Saatchi Merlin - whose other clients include his Heart colleague Ashley Roberts, as well as Gethin Jones, Kirsty Gallacher and Sir Trevor McDonald)
- 20:04, 17 December 2019 (hist) (diff) Jason Bradbury (→Contact: Arlington dropped the "Enterprises" from its name a while back) (top)
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