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: Split Second UK »
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: Tone and density »
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: It’s the return of The Answer Trap (sort of!) »
It’s Christmas and that means games, so in a nod to old-skool Bother’s Bar before Discord came along and ruined everything I thought I’d give you some consumer advice for the Christmas holidays. Game.city seem to be the online branch of Big Potato Games and offer many of their board game products in Jackbox-style form… Read More: Christmas at Game City »
This week’s big gameshow excitement is The 1% Club Rollover which doesn’t feel like it’s different enough to count as a spin-off like they’re constantly doing with Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and the like (I say “and the like” – it’s mainly Millionaire) but feels like a noteworthy twist. If the 1% question… Read More: The 1% Club Rollover »
Ho, ho and indeed ho, it’s almost Christmas time and this proved quite interesting and useful last year so now the schedules are out, or will be out properly soon anyway, we can point you to things likely to be of interest during the festive fortnight. Right now this list is subject to change, nearer… Read More: Festive Broadcaster 2025 »