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- 14:19, 10 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Dress to Impress (→Trivia: spelling out "two" is more formal than using the digit. Feel free to call me a fusspot...)
- 13:58, 10 September 2022 (hist) (diff) The Voice UK (→Synopsis: I'm well aware that this isn't *my* wiki, but I simply can't help but refine here and there... In particular, there's no colon in MediaCityUK ;))
- 12:15, 10 September 2022 (hist) (diff) The Voice UK (→Co-hosts: the same here. The grown-up version's coaching line-up has always been three men and one woman, yet there have now been as many female coaches as male ones... No sexism intended, obvs)
- 12:00, 10 September 2022 (hist) (diff) The Voice UK (→Host: I wonder if, when stating year ranges within a single decade, the last two digits of the end year should be stated (so 2014-16, instead of just 2014-6)? Seems to be the convention elsewhere)
- 11:52, 10 September 2022 (hist) (diff) The Voice UK (→Host: this change is probably unnecessary - but IMO, it makes crystal clear that the show always had two presenters in the BBC era, and that Emma has always been the sole presenter in the ITV era)
- 11:41, 10 September 2022 (hist) (diff) The Voice UK (Is it *really* ten years since those spinning red chairs arrived in Blighty? Good heavens... They probably won't be spinning for much longer, mind)
- 03:43, 10 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Walk the Line (Isn't Syco styled with a small 'c' rather than a capital 'C'? In any case, no great need for a Syco category when all of its shows are Cowell's work and this is reflected in his UKGS profile ;))
- 03:37, 10 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Walk the Line (→Broadcast: since Lifted has its own category, I suppose there's no great need to point out here that it's part of ITV Studios. Cuts down on parentheses, too ;))
- 02:09, 10 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Dancing on Ice (→Host: after Phil and Holly, I think I would put all the other hosts in strict chronological order of their respective debuts, so to speak - so Coleen precedes Christine, and Stephen comes last)
- 01:57, 10 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Dancing on Ice (→Broadcast: and there were ten episodes in the 2022 series)
- 01:55, 10 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Dancing on Ice (There were ten episodes in each of the 2018, 2019 and 2020 series, and eight in the 2021 series. Good thing, perhaps, that the results aren't broadcast separately from the main shows these days...)
- 01:33, 10 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Dancing on Ice (Oops, forgot to re-add this to the Lifted category...)
- 01:31, 10 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Dancing on Ice (→Broadcast: what *is* certain, however, is that there have been five series so far since the 2018 return, and that the entire 2022 series was under Lifted)
- 01:24, 10 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Dancing on Ice (Did the 2021 final go out under ITV Studios or Lifted? The change took place around the time this final was broadcast - which I didn't watch, and which doesn't seem to be anywhere on the Net at the mo)
- 23:50, 9 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Saturday Night Takeaway (→Broadcast: nine series thus far since 2013, with seven episodes in each series bar 2018, which had only six)
- 23:46, 9 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Saturday Night Takeaway (I have said before that the last few episodes of the 2021 series look to have been the first ones under Lifted. Can someone confirm or disprove this, *and* summarise as well (no disrespect intended)?)
- 19:24, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Before They Were Famous ("...with Alexandra Burke pictured at the bottom right". I'm probably being ultra fussy here (without intending to be disrespectful, of course), but I see no great need for the word "pictured" ;))
- 19:20, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Before They Were Famous (→Music: the bit about the Star for a Night junior one-off is *immediately* below the corresponding picture, and so I see no great need for a link to the show's article in the picture's caption)
- 19:13, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Before They Were Famous (→Music: the sentence about Alexandra Burke can be shorter, and less repetitive (no disrespect intended, of course) :))
- 18:56, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Before They Were Famous (→Actors/Presenters/Broadcasters: "Actor, presenter and The X Factor judge Amanda Holden..." Oops, wrong Syco show ;))
- 18:53, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Before They Were Famous (→Actors/Presenters/Broadcasters: ...and likewise with Stephen Fry. ;) Worth pointing out his team nearly won that particular series, too)
- 18:48, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Before They Were Famous (Miriam Margolyes appeared on the very first series of UC, in fact (1962-3). And to save people the hassle of going elsewhere to find out which college she represented... :))
- 18:33, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Before They Were Famous (Sorted Aaron Bell's game show achievements chronologically. I remember his DOND appearance well, because he played the day before Lucy Harrington, who did a record 50 shows yet only won a fiver)
- 16:25, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Limitless Win (→Theme music: ...juuuust in case anyone's wondering "*That* Gary Barlow? Really?" ;))
- 16:18, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Limitless Win (→Catchphrases: shouldn't there be quotation marks here?)
- 15:52, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Strictly Come Dancing (→Participants: added the link to Robert Webb's article)
- 15:51, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Robert Webb (→Shows: Robert took part in the 2021 series of Strictly, but had to withdraw early on due to ill health) (top)
- 15:47, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Suzi Perry (→Contact: Suzi's now signed to Crown Talent Group, whose other clients include Dan Walker and Craig Doyle) (top)
- 15:39, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Index W (→People: added Dan Walker)
- 15:39, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Strictly Come Dancing (→Participants: I've just created Dan Walker's UKGS profile ;))
- 15:37, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Chase the Case (I've just created Dan's UKGS profile ;))
- 15:37, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) N Dan Walker (Dan's presented Chase the Case and done Strictly, and that certainly qualifies him for a UKGS profile. ;) I've also pointed out the agency he's signed to, if this is still allowed) (top)
- 15:30, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) N File:DanWalker.jpg (top)
- 14:40, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) University Challenge (→Theme music: blimey, the Balanescu Quartet's version has been used for 22 years now... what are the chances of a new version when Amol takes over the host's chair?)
- 14:19, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Money Pit (→Theme music: plain "Music" is a common credit, so this sentence can be shorter ;))
- 14:05, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) RuPaul (→Trivia: may I add his full name?)
- 13:59, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Prickly Heat (→Host: "Presenter X with: Co-Presenter A (yr1-yr2), Co-Presenter B (yr2-yr3)" looks that bit better than "Presenter X (and Co-Presenter A from yr1-yr2 / Co-Presenter B from yr2-yr3)", IMO) (top)
- 01:10, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Category:Twenty Twenty Productions (Did I change "Shows" at the start to "Productions"? Oops... I meant "Programmes", of course :))
- 01:03, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Category:Twenty Twenty Productions (Tidied the last sentence. The acquisition of Shed by Time Warner (as was) took place in 2010)
- 00:55, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Category:Twenty Twenty Productions (Twenty Twenty produces such shows as First Dates now, but it used to specialise in current affairs documentaries - Claudia Milne, who left when Shed took over, had previously worked on World in Action)
- 00:45, 7 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Category:Twenty Twenty Productions (Mentioned the founders. You might get an idea why in my next edit... ;))
- 23:56, 6 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Let's Dance (→Participants: here's the 2017 line-up)
- 23:06, 6 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Let's Dance (→Champions: we're off to see the Chasers, the wonderful Chasers of Oz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUYo5CmWdfw&ab_channel=BBC)
- 22:55, 6 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Let's Dance (→Synopsis: updated to 2017. Obviously, the two series in even-numbered years were for Sport Relief ;))
- 20:40, 6 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Let's Dance (→Synopsis: clarified that the judging panel in the first series was ADB plus two guests)
- 20:29, 6 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Let's Dance (→Synopsis: I don't think "Comic Relief" needs to be italicised - it *is* a charity rather than a TV programme, after all. ;) For that matter, I see no great need to italicise "Sport Relief" either)
- 20:22, 6 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Let's Dance ("Presenter X (yr1-yr3) with: Co-Presenter A (yr1-yr2), Co-Presenter B (yr2-yr3)" is neater, I think, than "Presenter X (yr1-yr3) (and Co-Presenter A from yr1-yr2 / Co-Presenter B from yr2-yr3)")
- 21:20, 5 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Survivor (→Trivia: a bit fussy, but I've moved the word "while" in the last sentence. The Beeb version will probably be in a third location, and of course the CBS version used to change location each season)
- 21:11, 5 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Survivor (→Trivia: and her PYCR appearance was in 1999. Thanks for repeating it over and over, Challenge... ;))
- 21:08, 5 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Survivor (→Co-hosts: Charlotte Hobrough's surname is only eight letters long ;))
- 21:07, 5 September 2022 (hist) (diff) Survivor (...should we wait until it's actually in production? Also, this probably won't happen, but it *could* be produced and then get locked away in a BBC vault never to see the light of day...)
- 21:01, 5 September 2022 (hist) (diff) News Archive (→Game show news: come to think of it, "the Beeb has spoken" is even better, isn't it? Tribe, Beeb... both one-syllable words ending with a 'b' sound ;))
- 21:00, 5 September 2022 (hist) (diff) News Archive (Yes, I've rather rewritten this story. In particular, I think it should be mentioned that it'll be a Remarkable production for BBC1. Any bits that sound too snarky, feel free to remove or sweeten :))
- 20:40, 5 September 2022 (hist) (diff) News Archive (→Game show news: this might be a better headline, based on "the tribe has spoken, you must leave")
- 20:37, 5 September 2022 (hist) (diff) News Archive (→Game show news: as I said before - and again without any disrespect intended - images in this section are usually squares rather than rectangles)
- 20:34, 5 September 2022 (hist) (diff) N File:Square Survivor UK Logo.jpg (Square image of the original Survivor UK logo) (top)
- 22:27, 1 September 2022 (hist) (diff) News Archive (→Game show news: no disrespect intended, but there's a good reason why the images in this section are usually squares rather than vertical rectangles...)
- 22:24, 1 September 2022 (hist) (diff) N File:Square bill turnbull.jpg (Square image of Bill Turnbull) (top)
- 22:14, 1 September 2022 (hist) (diff) News Archive (→Game show news: Bill presented Breakfast for *only* fifteen years. Dan Walker replaced him in 2016)
- 21:14, 1 September 2022 (hist) (diff) University Challenge (→Key moments: that incident with Messrs Turnbull and McGinty was in the 2012 series: https://www.blanchflower.org/uc/results_christmas.html#christmas2012)
- 21:36, 29 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Rebound (→Trivia: that's future *Chaser*, right? ;)) (top)
- 23:22, 26 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Mastermind (→Celebrity Mastermind: blimey, Monty Don as well ;))
- 23:19, 26 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Mastermind (→Celebrity Mastermind: Toyah has a UKGS article too, I notice ;))
- 23:15, 26 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Mastermind (→Celebrity Mastermind: added non-breaking spaces after the respective longest names in each of the first four columns, to make the list that bit more presentable)
- 23:06, 26 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Mastermind (→Celebrity Mastermind: at least nine other celebs in this list have UKGS articles. I expect a few more will qualify for an article at some point, too ;))
- 22:48, 26 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Mastermind (→Celebrity Mastermind: that should be *Graeme* Le Saux ;))
- 22:32, 25 August 2022 (hist) (diff) News Archive (Isn't it the Beeb as a whole that's reviving Gladiators, rather than the specific channel it'll be on? (Same with Sky in 2008.) Also pointed out the number of episodes that will be made)
- 16:51, 25 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Bullseye (And of course, it happened at least three times that the non-dart player achieved the 101 with just two throws - and *any* non-dart player could do it, as the video I've added (from 1986) demonstrates)
- 15:56, 25 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Bullseye (...but it certainly did happen at least twice that the non-dart player scored 60 or 70, and the dart player then threw two single or treble 1s and a single 20. And it *was* painful on both occasions)
- 15:51, 25 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Bullseye (→Key moments: AFAIK, it never *quite* happened that the non-dart player scored 97 and the dart player then blew it by throwing three single 1s...)
- 15:30, 25 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Bullseye (Only from the fourth series (1984-85) onwards did Greeny cry out "It's a bullseye! And here's your host, Jim Bowen!" at the start. See, Challenge repeating the show to death *isn't* so bad... ;))
- 13:52, 25 August 2022 (hist) (diff) The Big Big Talent Show (→Trivia: a live element in the whole of the first series but only in the final of the second series, and the same with phone votes... this bit can be described in fewer words, then ;)) (top)
- 13:30, 25 August 2022 (hist) (diff) The Big Big Talent Show (→Synopsis: the second sentence of the fourth paragraph can be pruned)
- 13:25, 25 August 2022 (hist) (diff) The Big Big Talent Show (→Synopsis: GB's mentioned in both the second and the second-last paragraph, and I've just linked to his article - so there's probably no need to say "from tabloid rag The Sun" any more)
- 12:59, 25 August 2022 (hist) (diff) The Big Big Talent Show (→Synopsis: there are links to Wossy's and Ed Byrne's articles in this section, but no link to Garry Bushell's article... better put that right. And no, I wouldn't wipe my bottom with The Sun)
- 12:53, 25 August 2022 (hist) (diff) The Big Big Talent Show (→Synopsis: removed superfluous parentheses from the third paragraph)
- 12:46, 25 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Jon Richardson (→Shows: Jon is HIGNFY's 122nd and, at the time of writing, latest guest host)
- 12:44, 25 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Miles Jupp (→Shows: Miles is HIGNFY's 121st guest host)
- 12:43, 25 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Have I Got News for You (→Host: list of guest hosts updated to the end of Series 63)
- 12:24, 25 August 2022 (hist) (diff) The Answer Trap ("A small improvement here would be for Anita to actually read out all the answers..." Since the show's not coming back, I wonder if this bit should be in the past tense?)
- 13:16, 22 August 2022 (hist) (diff) The Krypton Factor (A slight rewrite of this paragraph - clarifying that Alison Heath finished runner-up in that '87 final, and that both of the revival's finals were all-male)
- 13:01, 22 August 2022 (hist) (diff) The Krypton Factor (Perhaps "champion" might be a better word than "winner" in this paragraph - particularly as regards Ms Chanter's achievement, as plenty of other ladies won heats and Group Finals)
- 12:45, 22 August 2022 (hist) (diff) The Krypton Factor (David Lee was 21 when he became the 1988 UK Superperson - unless, of course, he lied about his age: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A3W3bP7N-Q&ab_channel=SlavaUkraini)
- 09:57, 18 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Mastermind ("Maybe Stephen Mangan could succeed John Humphrys as the show's main host sometime in the future?" He won't now)
- 06:45, 17 August 2022 (hist) (diff) News Archive (And of course, the official title of that Britney song has only four words, not six ;))
- 06:43, 17 August 2022 (hist) (diff) News Archive (Yesterday *was* a busy day news-wise, wasn't it? Anyway, here's the Darius story again with improved vocab, plus a mention of Popstar to Operastar. And God rest him)
- 06:35, 17 August 2022 (hist) (diff) News Archive (I obviously don't intend to be disrespectful to Darius, his family or anyone else here - but, Simon, there *is* a better way of going about this *and* you know it...)
- 17:55, 16 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Golden Balls (→Trivia: so many shows were recorded at BBC Television Centre prior to its redevelopment - and Golden Balls, despite not being a Beeb show, was one of them ;))
- 17:43, 16 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Golden Balls (→Theme music: Marc Sylvan's credit was plain "Music", so I assume he composed the full score ;))
- 17:38, 16 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Golden Balls (→Trivia: italicised titles as appropriate)
- 17:35, 16 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Golden Balls (→Trivia: I'm assuming that the potential £168,100 jackpot on 11 February '08 was still the largest when the show ended, though I'm happy to be proven wrong ;))
- 17:30, 16 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Golden Balls (May I add that the 'Balls also came joint third in the vote for the Worst New Show of '07? It's not often that a new show places top five in both the Hall of Fame *and* the Hall of Shame, after all ;))
- 15:17, 16 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Index M (→People: now that Clive Myrie has a UKGS profile... ;))
- 15:15, 16 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Mastermind (→Host: I've just created Clive's UKGS profile ;))
- 15:15, 16 August 2022 (hist) (diff) N Clive Myrie (Clive hosts Mastermind and is HIGNFY's 118th guest host - so he qualifies for a profile on here. ;) Can it also be pointed out which football team he supports?) (top)
- 15:08, 16 August 2022 (hist) (diff) N File:CliveMyrie.jpg (top)
- 14:13, 16 August 2022 (hist) (diff) News Archive (Expanded the Duggie Brown article slightly. Since Free Spin was nearly half a century ago, it probably should be pointed out that it was a Radio 2 show. I think 3-2-1 should be mentioned, too ;))
- 14:05, 16 August 2022 (hist) (diff) News Archive (All we need is five, five, five is all we need... ;))
- 13:54, 16 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Deal or No Deal (Well, DOND *was* a Remarkable show at the end of its life... ;))
- 12:50, 16 August 2022 (hist) (diff) Showbiz Blackjack (Obviously, the site closed ages ago - and all the Wayback Machine has of it is the home page's text. None of the other pages were archived, and nor were any of the site's images. Shame, really) (top)
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