A second TV legend turns 80 this week! Today it’s the turn of journalist, newsreader and quiz show host Gordon Burns! Host of the bona fide top-five-of-all-time gameshow The Krypton Factor for the best part of twenty years, Burns also hosted Password and a few communication-based games in the mid nineties, A Word in Your… Read More »
The word “legend” is probably overused in TV circles but I don’t think it can be used nearly enough for Fred Dinenage who turns eighty today. Sportscaster, kids TV presenter, newsreader, true crime author and documentary maker, I grew up with Fred and Fern Britton reading the news on TVS before I moved to Anglia-land… Read More »
We all quite enjoyed Mr Beast’s Squid Game a while ago (264 million views, likely quite a bit more than the actual drama itself), well now he’s built Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory and one of ten people will win it. I won’t spoil what happens, although alongside Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, Dahl… Read More »
It’s all very well for you proles, some of us are WORKING. It’s The Queen’s Jubilee! Happy Jubilee The Queen. The Floor is Lava series two “hits” Netflix on Friday. It’s the 24 Hour Gameshow Marathon for Child’s Play! Join Bob, Christian, Cory, hopefully some decent microphones and special guests from Saturday 5pm UK and… Read More »
Absolutely desperate times in terms of Fascinating New Website Content, it’s the Queen’s Jubilee week! And here to celebrate is, er, an episode of King of the Castle with Alistair Stewart that’s been split into three parts on Youtube. Look it was that or It’s A Royal Knockout.
Look it’s sort of a pun on De Verraders, alright? Anyway Claudia Winkleman’s the host of The Traitors, which is legitimately quite an interesting choice. Basically a large scale game of Mafia/Werewolf, The Traitors sees an informed minority try to survive against an ignorant majority in a series of dramatic votes and strategic takedowns. Money… Read More »