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Schlag den Star 7/5/16 #bbsds

By | May 6, 2016

Saturday, 7:15pm UK/8:15pm Germany, Pro Sieben or naughty internet streaming Tweet us! #bbsds Well it’s only been a month since the last one and I was rather hoping that I could just copy and paste last month’s entry verbatim for this one. But not so! On Saturday night two celebs will battle it out over… Read More »

Hunted’s happening right now

By | May 4, 2016

Last year’s biggest pretend hit Hunted has just begun filming and this time to go along with the £100,000 prize money the contestants are playing for this time you can earn money for tip-offs. You can see who is currently on the run on their Twitter feed. We’re quite enjoying the disclaimer at the bottom… Read More »

Yes! It’s the return of 500 Questions!

By | May 3, 2016

“Top” throw-things-against-a-wall-and-pray-it-sticks quiz format 500 Questions returns to the US for a five episode run beginning with a two hour special on May 26th – that’s just three weeks! And some of the changes involve cutting rounds to 30 questions (looking forward to the natural denouement on Round 16 2/3rds), adding a two minute speed round… Read More »

It’s Schlag den Star on Saturday!

By | May 1, 2016

Join us from 7:15pm May 7th as we guide you through yet another LIVE episode of Schlag den Star where two top German celebrities compete against each other for €100,000 under the auspices of the people’s favourite Elton and commentator Frank Buschmann. This episode our contestants are singer and The Voice Kids coach Johannes Strate versus football… Read More »

Pick Pockets

By | April 28, 2016

This is quite interesting because we hadn’t heard of it before (was it a broadcast pilot?) But from 1988 and Tyne Tees-land here’s Pick Pockets, in which a bowtied Tom O’ Connor hosts a snooker-based quiz, not unlike a proto-Big Break.   With thanks to Gordon Donaldson for alerting us to the existence of this.

Still time to vote…

By | April 25, 2016

In retrospect I should have put this up here yesterday… Speaking of exciting skill elements, I'm doing The Crystal Maze on Tuesday. How many crystals do think I'll get? — Brig Bother (@BothersBar) April 24, 2016