Thursdays, 8pm, Dave An interesting commission from Dave, a straight no-frills low budget gameshow where members of the public try and predict the sorts of things search autocomplete comes up. Episodes are half an hour and they’re doubling up right now. Comic John Robins hosts, Sunil Patel is the richardosman. I suspect this will have… Read More »
Sky One, Friday, 9pm Apparently this is all on Sky now, presumably as a box set. I will flesh this out later. Basic premise: ten people rob a van and try and keep the money for two weeks. If that sounds like Hunted, it’s probably because it’s by the same people as Hunted. Let us… Read More »
Tuesdays, 10pm, BBC2 A bunch of celebs go to a fancy restaurant and all put their cards in the middle of the table. Between courses they play games, the winner gets to take their card back. The ultimate loser has to pay for the evening. It’s from 12 Yard so there’s every possibility it will… Read More »
Saturdays, 5:40pm BBC1 Joe Lycett, ably assisted by referee Alison Hammond, present new Saturday teatime quiz where contestants are asked questions against the clock, but the clocks are weird and wonderful. The best contestant gets the chance to win a holiday. I think it’s a great pairing, I think the idea on paper is pretty… Read More »
Tuesdays, 9pm, ITV4 Yup, you read that right, ITV4 – this seems like quite the commission for it. Dolph Lundgren off of films challenges teams to ascend his tower in order to win a holiday and cash. On each floor a challenge based on classic action movie scenes. Fail and get thrown out of the… Read More »
Weekdays, 6pm, BBC2 Give me an L! Give me an E! Give me a T! Give me another T! Give me an E! Give me an R! Give me a B! Give me an O! Give me an X! What does it spell! Series two of Letterbox! Hurrah! Britain’s best-loved wordgame IS BACK! for its… Read More »