We know this has been in the pipeline for a while but ITV have officially announced The Chase Around The World, a new reality gameshow spin-off of The Chase where pairs of contestants must hunt down Chasers by solving puzzles around the world that lead to their location, the last pair to find them must… Read More »
Thanks very much everyone, loads of votes, nobody pointing out that closing date Tuesday was the 13th and not the 12th but never mind they’ll all count. Look out for the results in due course.
Although it’s a soft launch so please be gentle. It’s the 2nd January which means it’s time for the UKGameshows.com/Bother’s Bar Poll of 2025, even if UKGS is in limbo right now. And this year we’re introducing tickboxes – the rules haven’t otherwise changed and we’ve been doing this for over twenty years now, so… Read More »
A bit of fun this Christmas, hope you’re having a good one, Mister Doc has found and uploaded the first episode (a Christmas celebrity one) of STV’s version of Split Second. I’ve always had a soft spot for the US original, the 70s Tom Kennedy one where you could buzz in if you could infer… Read More »
Some Monday fun, FOTB Alex McMillan has written an entertaining essay on their new Substack about what audiences from different countries expect from reality competitions, and how The Traitors might buck the trend a bit in the UK. Alternate Realities It is curious that whilst The Traitors has been clearly a success in many countries,… Read More »
Thrilled to see/hear that Bother’s Bar favourite The Answer Trap makes its triumphant return in the latest episode of the Here’s What You Do podcast with special guest star Bobby Seagull (it probably helps that one of the hosts used to be a writer on it). You can find links to subscribe to the podcast… Read More »