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- 04:02, 2 November 2020 (hist) (diff) News Archive (→Game show news: a better image (I hope) of the Sky logo for the Chop story)
- 03:55, 2 November 2020 (hist) (diff) N File:SkyLogoMulticoloured.jpg (The multi-coloured variant of the current (as of 2020) Sky logo) (top)
- 01:35, 30 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Raise the Roof (Call me picky here - but I don't think there's any great need for Action Time's name to be italicised, or for Bob's full name to be stated in three picture captions rather than just the first ;))
- 01:20, 30 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Raise the Roof (Three clips of the end game on YouTube, and in each, the 54 question categories were the exact same - so I'm assuming they were the same for all 17 episodes. Might as well list them in that case ;))
- 01:21, 28 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Weakest Link (Anne almost always picked up on when a team had a chain of nine or more correct answers in a round yet failed to reach the £1,000 target, and usually asked "Who kept banking?" or something similar)
- 04:26, 26 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Index P (→Shows: Pen Campau is the first of the "Pe" shows alphabetically)
- 23:41, 23 October 2020 (hist) (diff) The Family Brain Games (→Broadcast: fewer words, as all eight eps aired in a single calendar month) (top)
- 16:01, 23 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Poll of the Year 2019 (Impossible ----> !mpossible ;))
- 00:25, 14 October 2020 (hist) (diff) The People Versus (→Broadcast: corrected the date on which the show began - it was, of course, around 21 hours before people heard "You are the Weakest Link, goodbye" for the first time)
- 03:19, 12 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Freeze Out (→Title music: Will Slater's credit was a relatively long-winded one, but still not a particularly unusual one like "Musical Director" - hence it's only really necessary to state just his name)
- 03:15, 12 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Freeze Out (→Inventor: corrected the spelling of Stefan Iriarte's surname. The magic of YouTube once more ;))
- 02:58, 12 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Divided (Ten years since the show last aired on ITV, and it probably won't be repeated on Challenge any time soon - so how the theoretical maximum prize could be won can now be described in the past tense)
- 02:47, 12 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Divided (Amazing what you learn from YouTube - that man Sylvan composed the music for this show too ;))
- 02:28, 12 October 2020 (hist) (diff) The Edge (→Theme Music: I also see no real need to state Marc Sylvan's specific credit here, as it wasn't an unusual one like "Musical Director")
- 02:25, 12 October 2020 (hist) (diff) The Edge (Got the urge to make one more caption change. With all due respect, while Going for Gold references just about work here, Bob Monkhouse and $64K Question references feel a little *too* out of place...)
- 01:45, 12 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Family Fortunes Cockups (On the other hand, "Gareth" Fitzgerald wasn't *that* silly - the GB Public's knowledge of Irish politicians was rather overestimated there (Éamon de Valera was also given as an answer and scored zero))
- 01:32, 12 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Family Fortunes Cockups (Another silly answer from that "famous Irishman" round...)
- 01:25, 12 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Family Fortunes Cockups (Ah, Brian Dowling's "les bean" - for me, anyway, the best moment of the Vernon era. Re-ordered it alphabetically)
- 01:19, 12 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Family Fortunes Cockups (From 1994: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdwOyT9Erso&ab_channel=MrGazMac. "Sheep" would have been a good answer to *this* question, as it was the top answer)
- 01:03, 12 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Family Fortunes Cockups (Corrected spelling of "accidentally")
- 00:31, 12 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Family Fortunes Cockups (The "sheep" answer was given in Big Money, and its score *wasn't* zero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLna7na23U0&ab_channel=GameshowPlayer3000)
- 23:11, 9 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Golden Balls (→Trivia: and no-one won more on the show than her, AFAIK)
- 23:10, 9 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Golden Balls (→Trivia: darn, Endemol got that video blocked. Fortunately, Sarah's big steal has been uploaded to YouTube more than once)
- 22:39, 9 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Two Tribes (→Trivia: also courtesy of the credits from the eps on YouTube, the first series was recorded at Riverside Studios (shortly before it closed for redevelopment), and the second at Elstree)
- 22:28, 9 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Two Tribes (→Trivia: slightly less cumbersome wording as regards the slot in which the show aired (no disrespect intended, of course))
- 22:14, 9 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Two Tribes (Several full episodes are on YouTube, and from them, we learn that that man Sylvan was responsible for the music ;))
- 21:25, 9 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Bullseye (→Trivia: "Jim Bowen claimed", of course, now that he's gone to the great TV studio in the sky)
- 21:22, 9 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Bullseye (The Bullseye theme is pretty well-known, and its composer hasn't been mentioned in this article yet... better put that right :))
- 17:19, 2 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Wait for It..! (Marc Sylvan composed the music for this, too. Thanks once again, YouTube :))
- 17:14, 2 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Wait for It..! (This was a BBC Scotland show)
- 17:04, 2 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Weakest Link (Removed the videos as, unfortunately, they're blocked by BBC Studios on copyright grounds)
- 17:03, 2 October 2020 (hist) (diff) Tara Palmer-Tomkinson (→Biography: pointed out the precise date in February 2017 on which TPT passed away) (top)
- 15:37, 2 October 2020 (hist) (diff) This Time Tomorrow (→Videos: made the frame wider, to increase the size of the picture and remove much of the black from the top and bottom. The show *was* in 16:9, after all ;))
- 16:09, 30 September 2020 (hist) (diff) Gridlock (Here is said video. It's a 4:3 picture in a 16:9 frame, with unremovable black bars either side - so the width and height here are such that the picture isn't too small *and* the frame isn't too wide)
- 15:44, 30 September 2020 (hist) (diff) Gridlock (We also know from this video where the show was recorded, and who composed the music)
- 15:18, 30 September 2020 (hist) (diff) Gridlock (There's a video on YouTube with two full episodes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY67tyk5k48&ab_channel=beauraing); from this, we learn that Clive Doig *didn't* devise this show all by himself)
- 01:59, 29 September 2020 (hist) (diff) Family Fortunes (Marc Sylvan is behind the latest rearrangement of Mike Alexander's theme. As it's the fourth, and similar to the ones in '93 and 2000, it might be worth describing the one used during the Vernon years)
- 00:49, 29 September 2020 (hist) (diff) This Time Next Year (May as well point out who composed the music)
- 00:35, 29 September 2020 (hist) (diff) That Puppet Game Show (→Trivia: slightly less cumbersome wording. And to be pedantic, the first six episodes all aired before 8pm, and the last two at around 3:30pm. No disrespect intended at any point here, of course)
- 16:29, 27 September 2020 (hist) (diff) The Vault (→Trivia: pointed out why Mel left midway through the third series, and corrected the number of episodes that Gabby presented)
- 16:25, 27 September 2020 (hist) (diff) The Vault (→Trivia: I wouldn't *quite* say "a rate of knots", as Mel Sykes hosted precisely half of the 32 episodes. For genuine rates of knots, see Chain Letters, or the first few years of Call My Bluff)
- 19:09, 22 September 2020 (hist) (diff) The Vault (→Trivia: gotta mention the four occasions on which the jackpot was won by a home caller, too - and especially the last of these)
- 16:38, 22 September 2020 (hist) (diff) All Time Winners List (Unless I'm mistaken, Kwan Loo's Vault jackpot win was on the 15th of June 2002, rather than the 19th. The first series of The Vault aired on Saturday nights, and the 19th was a Wednesday)
- 16:32, 22 September 2020 (hist) (diff) The Vault (→Trivia: may as well point out their respective jackpot questions, too - these not being *quite* as well-known as questions about Eleanor of Aquitaine, Quercus robur or the Rank gongman)
- 16:26, 22 September 2020 (hist) (diff) The Vault (→Trivia: the jackpot was won by a studio player on just two occasions - so here are those two winners, the respective dates on which they won, and their respective total prizes)
- 19:47, 19 September 2020 (hist) (diff) Weaver's Week 2012-01-15 (→Raise the Roof: obviously, I wouldn't ever dream of rewriting Weaver's articles - but there is one tiny little change I'd like to make in this one, and that's to correct Mike Woolmans' first name)
- 04:26, 19 September 2020 (hist) (diff) Raise the Roof (→High Five: you could get one question wrong and still win the house, provided you got the other four questions right)
- 04:05, 19 September 2020 (hist) (diff) Raise the Roof (This change is really one for consistency's sake; the trend now is to state only the composer's name (plus their credit if it's an unusual one like "Musical Director", which wasn't the case here))
- 04:00, 19 September 2020 (hist) (diff) Raise the Roof (RTR aired some 17 years before The Bank Job, and they didn't have *that* much in common besides the hosts using question tablets. So here's a shorter, less cumbersome caption for Bob with his tablet)
- 21:04, 13 September 2020 (hist) (diff) Magnus Magnusson (Magnus was diagnosed with cancer on his 77th birthday, and died a little under three months later - hence, and with no disrespect intended, there's no real need to state what age he was when he died) (top)
- 20:57, 13 September 2020 (hist) (diff) Matt Dawson (I probably should say *former* rugby union scrum-half, too. ;) Also added his headshot)
- 20:13, 13 September 2020 (hist) (diff) Matt Dawson (Should probably point out the year in which Dawson became a QoS captain. He is indeed the longest-serving; I presume he's also made more appearances than Ally McCoist (who made 363 in only 11 years))
- 19:55, 13 September 2020 (hist) (diff) Matt Dawson (→Biography: Dawson played for Northampton and Wasps - and, of course, he was a member of England's 2003 World Cup winning team)
- 19:45, 13 September 2020 (hist) (diff) Matt Dawson (→Biography: rugby *union*, of course (it's a very popular sport in my family). Also pointed out his position - but feel free to change to simply "player" if it's too confusing for non-rugby fans)
- 17:05, 13 September 2020 (hist) (diff) News Archive (→Game show news: I suppose "A Question of Split" *is* shorter... ;) Added a link to the new article on Dawson)
- 03:36, 13 September 2020 (hist) (diff) News Archive (→Game show news: whoopsie doodle :))
- 03:29, 13 September 2020 (hist) (diff) News Archive (→Game show news: just come up on the BBC site that Sue, Matt and Phil are all leaving A Question of Sport. Guess the hosting job *wasn't* Sue's for as long as she wanted it, after all...)
- 03:12, 13 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N File:Square QoS.jpg (The current logo for A Question of Sport, introduced in 2017) (top)
- 16:57, 12 September 2020 (hist) (diff) The Vault (Might be worth pointing out that while the first two series aired on Saturday nights, the third aired in what is still a "death slot" for ITV - Tuesdays at 8pm, opposite some big medical drama on BBC1)
- 04:11, 12 September 2020 (hist) (diff) Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (→Trivia: six millionaires now ;))
- 20:42, 1 September 2020 (hist) (diff) The Vault (→Broadcast: and for the record, there were 32 episodes in all - eight in the first series, nine in the second, and fifteen (out of seventeen planned) in the third)
- 20:41, 1 September 2020 (hist) (diff) The Vault (→Broadcast: ...something like this :))
- 20:40, 1 September 2020 (hist) (diff) The Vault (→Broadcast: it pains me to be really, *really* picky here - but I'm fairly sure that what was done in those last seven edits could have been done in just *one* edit...)
- 15:46, 30 August 2020 (hist) (diff) Who Dares Wins (→Broadcast: just in case it's not coming back; it's been over a year and a half now since the last series was recorded)
- 00:29, 14 August 2020 (hist) (diff) My Man Can (Dies ist ein deutsches Format, nein?)
- 23:58, 8 August 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:Granada Productions (I should clarify at the start that Granada was (and technically still is) an ITV company. It's also one of the original four such companies, along with Associated-Rediffusion, ATV and ABC)
- 23:22, 8 August 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:Granada Productions ("From the North, Granada presents". Replaced one of the images of the "G-Arrow" with this visual reminder of the company pre-1968)
- 23:10, 8 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N File:FromTheNorthGranada.jpg (A recreation of one of Granada's pre-1968 logos, a reminder that it once broadcast to Yorkshire and didn't always combine the arrow with the letter 'G') (top)
- 22:20, 8 August 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:Granada Productions (Finally, clarified when ITV plc retired the use of the Granada brand in the UK (it continued to be used in other countries for a few more years, but I think that's outside the scope of this category))
- 22:10, 8 August 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:Granada Productions (Although Granada lost its on-air identity on 28 October 2002, the merger with Carlton Communications to form ITV plc didn't take place until just over fifteen months later)
- 22:04, 8 August 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:Granada Productions (Of course, Granada survived all the ITV franchise rounds, then bought several other ITV companies - most notably LWT and Yorkshire, two other members of the so-called "Big Five")
- 21:57, 8 August 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:Granada Productions (There's quite a lot to say about Granada... First, the precise date in 1956 on which it began broadcasting, and the date on which it started serving the North West for the full week)
- 17:15, 8 August 2020 (hist) (diff) Be' Ti'n Gwylio? (Is it too soon to say what the title translates as?)
- 18:30, 30 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:S4C Programmes (Y logo S4C a gyflwynwyd yn Ebrill 2014) (top)
- 18:21, 30 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N File:S4Clogo2014.jpg (Y logo S4C a gyflwynwyd yn Ebrill 2014) (top)
- 23:28, 26 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:HTV Productions (Corrected spelling of "subsidiary")
- 22:40, 26 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:HTV Productions (Replaced one of the three images of the 1993 HTV logo with an image of the original Harlech logo of 1968. Feel free to revert, however, if it's too much of a strain on the eyes ;))
- 22:32, 26 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N File:Harlech1968.jpg (The original, eye-straining Harlech logo of 1968) (top)
- 15:33, 26 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Greed (With all due respect, Simon, I think you *should* explain why you don't believe the link to this Shaun Wallace clip should be present - especially as the clip *hasn't* been deleted from YouTube)
- 02:51, 26 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:Remarkable Television Productions (Pointed out how Remarkable was created, and corrected the year. And of course, along with all the other Endemol (Shine) subsidiaries, it's now part of Banijay)
- 19:21, 23 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Anna Richardson (Fair enough. Anyway, here's an image. Not the greatest resolution, admittedly - but it's not always easy finding good images of the right size and dimensions. Sometimes one has to resort to cropping)
- 18:54, 23 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N File:Anna richardson headshot.jpg (Anna on the set of Naked Attraction) (top)
- 16:34, 23 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Anna Ryder Richardson (Done. ;) Think it's worth pointing out, too, that AR and ARR are signed to the same agency) (top)
- 16:23, 23 July 2020 (hist) (diff) The Fantastical Factory of Curious Craft (Now that Anna Richardson has an article of her own...)
- 16:22, 23 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Naked Attraction (Having just created Anna Richardson's article...)
- 16:21, 23 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Index R (→People: added Anna Richardson)
- 16:19, 23 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Anna Richardson (→Trivia: obviously, she shouldn't be confused with Anna *Ryder* Richardson. Worth pointing out that they're signed to the same agency, too)
- 16:16, 23 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Anna Richardson (→Trivia: kind of has to be mentioned that she sued Arnie, no matter how lurid her claim about him was. Arguably, though, they came out of it with their reputations relatively intact)
- 16:11, 23 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Anna Richardson (Started Anna's article. She first found fame on The Big Breakfast, though AFAIK she didn't have *quite* as big a role on it as Chris, Gaby and Paula)
- 15:02, 23 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Anna Ryder Richardson (At last there's a Naked Attraction article... I'd be surprised if *that* Anna Richardson didn't get more gameshow-related work in the future, to qualify for *her* own article as well)
- 23:48, 8 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Kirsty Gallacher (If we're still allowed to state the agencies that people are signed to, then Kirsty is currently signed to M&C Saatchi Merlin)
- 23:44, 8 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Kirsty Gallacher (Don't think it's fair to say now that Kirsty's there solely because of her looks (plus she left Sky two years ago). One thing that *can* be said, however, is that she once had Brucie as a neighbour)
- 21:41, 8 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Tim Gudgin (In response to David B's request for new headshots, here's one of Tim on his last Final Score in 2011) (top)
- 21:39, 8 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N File:Tim gudgin headshot.jpg (Tim on his last Final Score in 2011) (top)
- 20:36, 8 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Barry Davies (In response to David B's request for new headshots, here's a good one of Barry in the commentary box)
- 20:30, 8 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N File:Barry davies headshot.jpg ("Look at his face! Just look at his face!") (top)
- 20:03, 8 July 2020 (hist) (diff) UKGameshows:Staffers (→Edit queries - June 2020: in the wake of Banijay completing its takeover of Endemol Shine, belated agreement that there's merit in giving the (now former) Endemol companies their own categories)
- 18:40, 8 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:Tiger Aspect Productions (It's nothing to do with game shows, obviously, but Tiger Aspect *is* probably best known for certain comedies starring Rowan Atkinson and Dawn French...)
- 18:31, 8 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:Tiger Aspect Productions (Banijay has just completed its takeover of Endemol Shine - so I may as well take the opportunity to expand on Tiger Aspect's history a bit)
- 22:25, 2 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:Victory Television Productions (I think Victory's five-year life can be described in one sentence, rather than three ;))
- 22:08, 2 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:Monkey Productions (And, again, can't resist changing "shows" to "programmes" for purposes of consistency. No disrespect intended towards anyone, of course :)) (top)
- 22:03, 2 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:Monkey Productions (Monkey's legal name is Monkey Kingdom Ltd, and the "Kingdom" does appear in production captions and in articles on Deadline and the like. And, of course, the company is now owned by NBCUniversal)
- 21:37, 2 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:Hungry Bear Media Productions (Clarified that Hungry Bear is an indie (not part of ITV Studios, Endemol Shine or any other group). Also changed "shows" to "programmes", for consistency more than anything else :)) (top)
- 21:14, 2 July 2020 (hist) (diff) News Archive (→Game show news: confirmation that The Cube is returning, with teams of two instead of single players: https://b1.etribez.com/ag/objectivemedia/thecube/welcome.html. Still no word on who's hosting)
- 03:34, 16 June 2020 (hist) (diff) News Archive (If it absolutely must be reported on, I'd mention Deadline, since all the other sites are doing just that (including the Mirror and Telly Mix). And if ITV confirm it, an addendum can be placed below)
- 03:11, 16 June 2020 (hist) (diff) News Archive (With all the respect in the world, I think Simon might have jumped the gun. ITV have not actually said anything yet, and the suggestion that the prize money is increasing is just that - a suggestion)
- 15:31, 15 June 2020 (hist) (diff) News Archive (→Game show news: again, keeping the number of stories on the Main Page at five ;))
- 14:13, 9 June 2020 (hist) (diff) The Price is Right (The theme for the Crowther version was composed by Paul Maguire. Might not have been a coincidence that he also composed the Fifteen-to-One theme, and was credited as "Musical Director" there too...)
- 15:45, 4 June 2020 (hist) (diff) UKGameshows:Staffers (This isn't a query, but it *is* something I want to say regarding editing, having just seen the latest set of edits. I can only apologise if I upset anyone here)
- 23:03, 2 June 2020 (hist) (diff) Stars in Their Eyes (Harry Hill's version aired just after Endemol and Shine merged - but was almost certainly recorded beforehand, as it was copyrighted to Endemol UK and the Endemol eye logo appeared at the end)
- 19:05, 25 May 2020 (hist) (diff) Popstar to Operastar (→Host: Titchy only co-hosted the first series, so perhaps "in 2010" is better than "from 2010")
- 18:55, 25 May 2020 (hist) (diff) Finders Keepers (2) (Diane *did* do only one series, so perhaps "in 1996" is better than "from 1996")
- 01:08, 24 May 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:Endemol Productions (On second thoughts, shows beginning just after the merger (like Harry Hill's Stars in Their Eyes) were still copyrighted to Endemol... I've therefore shortened the directing note appropriately)
- 00:35, 24 May 2020 (hist) (diff) The Big Spell (Moved to the new Endemol Shine category, as it aired two years after the merger)
- 00:21, 24 May 2020 (hist) (diff) Interior Design Masters (Moved to the new Endemol Shine category, as it began nearly five years after the merger)
- 00:11, 24 May 2020 (hist) (diff) Scrapyard Supercar (Moved to the new Endemol Shine category. Workerbee began life as Shine North, and adopted its current name in late 2018)
- 23:52, 23 May 2020 (hist) (diff) Would I Lie to You? (2) (Zeppotron is now part of Endemol Shine, of course)
- 23:48, 23 May 2020 (hist) (diff) First & Last (Well, since F&L began five years after Endemol and Shine merged, and now that I've created the Endemol Shine category...)
- 23:42, 23 May 2020 (hist) (diff) Tenable (→Broadcast: 200 episodes in four regular series as of the time of this edit. I'm assuming this virus won't end production of the show altogether...)
- 23:35, 23 May 2020 (hist) (diff) Tenable (Moved to the new Endemol Shine category, as it began nearly two years after the merger)
- 23:30, 23 May 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:Endemol Productions (I'm going to be bold and move shows produced by Remarkable, Zeppotron, Initial etc that began on or after 1 January 2015 to the new Endemol Shine category, so here's the appropriate directing note)
- 23:22, 23 May 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:Endemol Productions (It's been over five years now since Endemol merged with Shine, so I guess we should now talk about the company in the past tense. Also mentioned Telefónica's ownership for most of the 2000s)
- 23:10, 23 May 2020 (hist) (diff) All Together Now (I'm moving ATN from the Endemol category to the new Endemol Shine category, as it began a good three years after the merger. I'll add the appropriate note on the Endemol category page)
- 23:04, 23 May 2020 (hist) (diff) Best House in Town (Well, now that I've created the Endemol *Shine* category, and since Sidney Street was established *after* the merger...)
- 23:00, 23 May 2020 (hist) (diff) House of Games (3) (Now that I've created the Endemol Shine category...)
- 22:58, 23 May 2020 (hist) (diff) 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Zeppotron is, of course, now part of Endemol *Shine*)
- 22:55, 23 May 2020 (hist) (diff) 8 Out of 10 Cats (Production of both the regular show and Catsdown has, of course, continued beyond Zeppotron becoming part of Endemol Shine)
- 22:50, 23 May 2020 (hist) (diff) Pointless (Remarkable is now a subsidiary of Endemol *Shine*, of course)
- 22:47, 23 May 2020 (hist) (diff) Big Brother (All the civilian and celeb series from 2015 onwards were, of course, made after Endemol merged with Shine)
- 22:45, 23 May 2020 (hist) (diff) N Category:Endemol Shine Productions (A new category for Endemol Shine shows that first aired on or after the merger on 1 January 2015, plus Endemol and Shine shows that continued to be produced after the merger (like BB and Masterchef))
- 22:39, 23 May 2020 (hist) (diff) Masterchef Goes Large (Of course, Masterchef is now an *Endemol* Shine show - and I'm going to be bold and create a new Endemol Shine category, which will also include BB and shows that began after the merger in 2015)
- 21:43, 23 May 2020 (hist) (diff) The Cube (→Catchphrases: ...and whenever a contestant lost all their lives, the Cube would simply say these two words, with a clear pause between them)
- 21:41, 23 May 2020 (hist) (diff) The Cube (→Catchphrases: of course, whenever the contestant lost a life (except their last one), the Cube would say how many lives they had left...)
- 21:37, 23 May 2020 (hist) (diff) The Cube (→Catchphrases: and when the contestant opted to use their Simplify, Phil would always be mannerly towards the Cube)
- 21:31, 23 May 2020 (hist) (diff) The Cube (→Catchphrases: a good number of games required Phil to tell the Cube to play them when the contestant was ready)
- 21:26, 23 May 2020 (hist) (diff) The Cube (→Catchphrases: and here's what Phil usually said to the contestant after they committed to playing the game)
- 21:23, 23 May 2020 (hist) (diff) The Cube (→Catchphrases: here's what Phil usually said when introducing the next game)
- 11:18, 4 May 2020 (hist) (diff) News Archive (→Game show news: keep the number of stories on the Main Page at five, of course)
- 11:16, 4 May 2020 (hist) (diff) News Archive (→Game show news: ITV has just confirmed that there'll be no Love Island this summer. Assuming it'll be back in 2021, it's quite likely that Laura Whitmore will continue as host)
- 23:21, 27 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Category:Wall to Wall Productions (Oopsie doodle :)) (top)
- 18:01, 26 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Sports Family of the Year (→Host: corrected the spelling of Peter Alliss's surname) (top)
- 17:27, 25 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Index L (AFAIK, Les Quiz has only been broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland - in which case it fits into the regional (Scotland) genre)
- 16:52, 25 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Don't Stop Me Now (I have restored the Theme Music section - for completeness more than anything else - but left in the suggestion (which I agree with) that viewers probably didn't like the choice of McFly over Mercury)
- 15:57, 24 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Strictly Come Dancing (→Participants: some consistency as regards EastEnders; also added links to Tim Wonnacott's, Laura Whitmore's and Ruth Langsford's articles)
- 18:39, 21 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Jet Set (→Trivia: Jet Set was, of course, originally filmed at BBC Television Centre (the now-demolished Studio 4, unless I'm mistaken). Also described the Olympic theme of the final series)
- 17:38, 21 April 2020 (hist) (diff) Jet Set (Here's the company responsible for the music)
- 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)
- 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)
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