No it’s not a new format! I’m just bored and thought I’d put a general thread up for you to tell me what I’m missing.
We’ve got some “proper” content lined up for towards the end of the week.
Dark sets
Yeah yeah, The Edge has a dark set. But the truth is dark, intimidating sets were passe by the time even supposed inventor of dark sets Who Wants To Be A Millionaire came round, look:
Three more years
Channel 5 have signed a deal to air one civilian and two celebrity series of Big Brother a year through to the end of 2018. I hope that means three years of Bit On The Side as well.
The return of Fifty 50
It’s back under the new management of David Howell and Stephen Miller. This week they mainly talk about 1000 Heartbeats. You shouldn’t have to update your previous subscription settings if you were previously subscribing.
Show Discussion: The Edge
Weekdays, 2:15pm,
BBC1
Jolly actor Mark Benton invites four people to put their knowledge and bowling skill to the test in a show of brains and balls. The better they are at answering questions, the more favourable the conditions for bowling. The aim is to bowl as close to the edge of the lane as possible without going off the end.
Quite a fun idea, but I found it quite frustrating to watch in the audience – a game of accumulation which thwarts accumulating is a difficult watch for a viewer, it might have been better to eliminate the “danger zone” element completely. Still, your mileage may vary.
Show Discussion: Wild Things
Sundays, 7pm,
Sky One
New offering from wayward genius Gary Monaghan sees comedian Jason Byrne and wildlife host Kate Humble oversee couples battling it out to win a fortune in gold coins from the middle of the Wild Wood.
To win the money one of them will need to traverse obstacle courses, unfortunately they will have to do it in the suit of a giant woodland creature which offers no visibility and must rely on instructions from their teammate, with hilarious slapstick consequences.