Fridays Sundays, 8pm, Channel 4 No point giving Series 1 Block 3 a new post, so I’m bumping this one up instead. (The post for the Celeb editions and the several hundred comments they generated can be found here). And so we come to the year’s main event, the civilian run of The Crystal Maze. Merely… Read More »
Fridays, 8pm, Channel 4 Workers of the world unite! Alan Carr gives people the chance to win an entire year off work and a year’s salary (£8,000! Nice!) provided they’re willing to resign there and then. It’s never been done before, provided you conveniently forget 2000 to 1. That’s the premise, but we’ve no idea… Read More »
Sunday, 8pm, BBC1 Well you can’t accuse the BBC of not giving it a chance – it’s got a plum slot on Easter Sunday immediately after rural behemoth Countryfile, but stories of development problems have been abound – four shows shot, two shows actually going out. This is the BBC’s reward to Mel and Sue… Read More »
Sunday, 6:30pm, Sky One Steve-O and Maya Jama are in charge as various X-treme sports sorts (“inline skaters, BMX-ers and Skateboarders”) go head to head with edge-of-your-seat action promised. It’s Junior Kickstart with neon, by the sounds of it.
Saturday, 6pm, BBC1 Paddy McGuinness hosts as unsuspecting people up and down the country discover they’re taking part in a surprise gameshow. Vox pop style shows never seem to do very well, will this one buck the trend?
Friday, 11pm, Channel 4 Comedian Rob Beckett and a celebrity guest are challenged to go back to the past, guided by Kerry Godliman, and make their way to the present by playing video game challenges from the relevant eras. The set and costumes are dressed up to match. Quite fun, mainly an excuse to laugh… Read More »