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- 15:53, 21 April 2020 (hist) (diff) For the Rest of Your Life (→Catchphrases: on every selection, Nicky said "Go to number (whatever)", and asked "Are you set on number (whatever)?" before the player "lit it up")
- 15:48, 21 April 2020 (hist) (diff) For the Rest of Your Life (A full game courtesy of YouTube. Think you can stay awake?)
- 00:23, 20 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Ruth Langsford (→Shows: Ruth was, of course, partnered with Anton du Beke in 2017 (they got as far as the week before Blackpool Week))
- 00:19, 20 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Ruth Langsford (→Trivia: it's been ten years now since Ruth and Eamonn tied the knot, and nearly 25 since their relationship began (although, of course, they kept it secret at first))
- 00:10, 20 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Ruth Langsford (Ruth's now been a regular presenter on This Morning for longer than Richard and Judy, believe it or not. And she was a Loose Women panellist in its earlier years, before becoming one of its anchors)
- 23:42, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Simon Rimmer (→Shows: Simon was in the 2017 Strictly line-up (he and Karen Clifton, as she was then, didn't get particularly far))
- 23:36, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Richard Coles (→Shows: Richard's also done Strictly, in 2017 (he was eliminated second after a poor paso doble))
- 23:27, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Tim Wonnacott (→Shows: Tim took part in the 2014 series of Strictly (he didn't get very far, unfortunately)) (top)
- 23:06, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Abbey Clancy (Abbey was champion of the 2013 series of Strictly, of course (some will say Susanna Reid should have won, but Abbey had the better story))
- 22:54, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Mike Smith (→Biography: may as well point out the precise date in 2014 on which Mike passed away, and the relatively young age he was) (top)
- 20:36, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Sabotage (...because, also according to listings in copies of the Guardian on Newspapers.com, they repeated the full series in the early autumn of 1995 - and again they put it in the weekday 9am slot) (top)
- 20:28, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Sabotage (Also according to said listings, the show aired on weekday mornings at 9am, in between the Big Breakfast and schools programmes. I'm guessing that this was one of those very "Channel 4" moves...)
- 20:18, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Sabotage (→Broadcast: if the TV listings in copies of the Guardian from February and March '94 on Newspapers.com are anything to go by, there were 30 episodes, all in one series)
- 19:07, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Joker in the Pack (Also according to Genome, this was an Action Time show, with Stephen Leahy serving as executive producer alongside Michael Leggo)
- 19:02, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Joker in the Pack (→Broadcast: twelve episodes was all this show got, according to BBC Genome. Euro 92 and the Barcelona Olympics notwithstanding, it stayed in BBC1's Friday 8:30pm slot throughout its run)
- 18:46, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Index J (→People: Duncan is the first of the three Jameses in alphabetical order of first name)
- 17:30, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Jo Brand (If Xander Armstrong is considered a "regular" HIGNFY guest host on here, then I think Jo should be considered one too - she's hosted 23 episodes, and hasn't missed a series since 37 in spring 2009)
- 17:22, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Danny Dyer (Danny became HIGNFY's 112th guest host during series 56 in autumn 2018. Also removed duplicate "hard man" from the first sentence)
- 16:32, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Anne Robinson (→Shows: Robbo was, of course, HIGNFY's second guest host (eighteen years ago now, good heavens...))
- 16:19, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Clare Balding (→Shows: Clare is HIGNFY's 83rd guest host (first episode of series 44 in autumn 2012, appropriately enough))
- 15:39, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Gregg Wallace (May as well point out that Gregg and John were the first - and so far only - co-hosts of an episode of HIGNFY)
- 15:32, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Gregg Wallace (→Shows: Gregg co-hosted a series 41 episode of HIGNFY (spring 2011) with John Torode)
- 15:19, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Gary Lineker (→Shows: I'm fairly sure Loyd Grossman wasn't anywhere to be seen on that Sport Relief Masterchef special... ;))
- 15:14, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Gary Lineker (→Shows: Gary is HIGNFY's 96th guest host, and has had four goes in the chair as of the time of this edit (in series 49, 51, 52 and 56))
- 15:10, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Katherine Ryan (→Shows: Katherine is HIGNFY's 102nd guest host, with three goes in the chair thus far (in series 51, 54 and 57 respectively))
- 15:05, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Index B (→People: Bruno Brookes' surname follows Charlie Brooker's alphabetically)
- 03:59, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Jeremy Paxman (→Trivia: I reckon *that* Michael Howard interview can be described in slightly fewer words. Also pointed out the exact date, as it was less than two weeks after Labour's landslide election win)
- 03:34, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Jeremy Paxman (Put all programme names without links in italics, for consistency purposes)
- 03:25, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Jeremy Paxman (→Shows: Paxo is HIGNFY's 110th guest host (first episode of series 55 in spring 2018))
- 02:39, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Dirty Money (Thanks to the presence of several episodes on YouTube, we know who specifically devised the show, and who composed the music) (top)
- 01:35, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) This Time Tomorrow (And from the credits, we know who's responsible for the music :))
- 01:32, 19 April 2020 (hist) (diff) This Time Tomorrow (Yes, yes, yes! The first episode courtesy of YouTube)
- 20:52, 17 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Vicky Pattison (→Shows: Vicky participated in Celeb Masterchef last year)
- 18:04, 17 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Masterchef Goes Large (→Participants: the 2019 Celeb line-up was also very eclectic - although Vicky Pattison does have a UKGS profile, and Joey, Oti and Jenny may well have profiles too at some point in the future)
- 16:14, 17 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Masterchef Goes Large (→Participants: a *very* eclectic Celeb line-up for 2018 - and not a single celeb who qualifies for a UKGS profile at present...)
- 16:03, 17 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Angellica Bell (→Shows: Angellica not only took part in Celeb Masterchef 2017 - she won it ;))
- 15:59, 17 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Ulrika Jonsson (→Shows: Ulrika took part in Celeb Masterchef in 2017)
- 15:58, 17 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Barney Harwood (→Shows: Barney was in the 2017 Celeb Masterchef line-up) (top)
- 15:56, 17 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Masterchef Goes Large (→Participants: on to the 2017 Celeb line-up. Vic Reeves chose to compete under his real name, which supposedly left millions of Twitter users bewildered)
- 15:41, 17 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Richard Coles (The convention for celebs taking part on Masterchef, Strictly, DOI etc seems to be that they're simply described as participants or winners of these shows. Of course, this might change in the future)
- 15:29, 17 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Donna Air (→Shows: Donna was in the 2016 Celeb Masterchef line-up)
- 15:28, 17 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Masterchef Goes Large (→Participants: here's the 2016 Celeb line-up. Only two celebs with experience of hosting game shows)
- 18:03, 16 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Arlene Phillips (→Shows: Arlene participated in the 2015 series of Celeb Masterchef)
- 18:02, 16 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Sam Nixon (→Shows: Sam did Celeb Masterchef (without Mark) in 2015) (top)
- 18:00, 16 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Yvette Fielding (→Shows: Yvette was in the 2015 Celeb Masterchef line-up) (top)
- 17:59, 16 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Rylan Clark (→Shows: as if Rylan hasn't already done enough shows, he took part in Celeb Masterchef in 2015)
- 17:58, 16 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Keith Chegwin (→Shows: Cheggers was a Celeb Masterchef participant in 2015)
- 17:37, 16 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Masterchef Goes Large (→Participants: here's the 2015 Celeb line-up)
- 17:21, 16 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Index R (→People: Rivron follows Rippon alphabetically)
- 17:20, 16 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Masterchef Goes Large (→Participants: not entirely necessary, but I've put the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Celeb line-ups into full alphabetical order. And - many apologies - I've added a link to Rivron's profile too...)
- 16:04, 16 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Jodie Kidd (→Shows: Jodie was in the 2014 Celeb Masterchef line-up)
- 16:03, 16 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Russell Grant (→Shows: Russell took part in Celeb Masterchef in 2014) (top)
- 16:01, 16 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Christopher Biggins (→Shows: Biggins participated in the 2014 series of Celeb Masterchef)
- 15:59, 16 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Masterchef Goes Large (→Participants: better late than never, here's the 2014 Celeb line-up. (Only two celebs whose surnames begin with a letter from the second half of the alphabet, one notices...))
- 01:23, 15 April 2020 (hist) (diff) UKGameshows:Staffers (→Edit queries - April 2020: new discussion: shouldn't the Endemol and Shine categories be merged into a single Endemol Shine category?)
- 01:33, 7 April 2020 (hist) (diff) The Great Egg Race (→Theme music: nowadays, of course, the full version can be found on YouTube. And it is, of course, a Denton and Cook composition)
- 23:58, 6 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Holding Out for a Hero (The fourth episode is on YouTube, and it includes the credits - so we know Will Slater did the music)
- 22:35, 6 April 2020 (hist) (diff) God's Gift (→Trivia: a little bit of proverbial spit and polish. And of course, Take Me Out has just been axed, so we'll have to refer to Paddy's hosting of it in the past tense now)
- 22:20, 6 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Diwedd y Byd? (May as well point out the English translation of the title)
- 22:06, 6 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Know Your Partner (Genome actually has scans of the corresponding pages of the Radio Times from this period, and from these, we now know who devised this show)
- 21:55, 6 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Know Your Partner (According to BBC Genome, this show ran for 12 episodes, all airing on Monday nights after 9pm in the second quarter of 1952)
- 21:31, 6 April 2020 (hist) (diff) UKGameshows:Staffers (→Edit queries - April 2020: reply)
- 03:21, 4 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:TWW Productions (Pointed out, in as few words as possible, the rather complicated situation that arose after TWW lost out to Harlech in the 1967 ITV franchise round)
- 16:21, 3 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:Carlton Productions (May as well point out the precise date in October 2002 on which Carlton lost its on-air identity)
- 16:20, 3 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:HTV Productions (Added a link to the newly-created TWW Productions category)
- 15:43, 3 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:TWW Productions (Can't help but be pedantic again... TWW only served the south of Wales at first, and only started serving the north when it took over Teledu Cymru in 1964)
- 18:41, 2 April 2020 (hist) (diff) The Chase (→Catchphrases: another catchphrase from Shaun, every time a player only needs one more correct answer to get back home and he's one step behind. Also the name of a Chase fan site, of course ;))
- 18:35, 2 April 2020 (hist) (diff) The Chase (→Catchphrases: Bradley doesn't tend to pause these days before saying "is on" at the start of a head-to-head)
- 18:10, 2 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Cooks to Market (→Broadcast: probably unnecessary, but I've added "see Trivia" to quickly direct readers to the reason why it took two years to air all twenty episodes)
- 18:05, 2 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Cooks to Market (Added the date of the sixth and last episode to air as originally scheduled, for those who like to keep track of dates and to indicate how much time there was before the remaining eps were burned off)
- 18:01, 2 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Cooks to Market (→Trivia: I can only assume these dates are right, as I'm not a regular Living viewer and don't pay attention to its schedules. Anyway, got the urge to add a bit of proverbial spit and polish)
- 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)
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