Weekdays, 2:15pm, BBC1 The first series of this was a bit of a surprise hit, we liked it – a Bullseye-esque combination of quizzing and antiques valuation, but crucially not an antiques quiz which I would have found dull, it wasn’t quite perfect but it had a pretty good mechanic at its heart and was entertaining,… Read More »
Weekdays, 2:15pm, BBC1 New month, new attempt to find a daytime quiz hit which makes my job interesting at least. This one sees Matt Allwright and Lesley-Anne Brewis challenge teams of between one and three people to answer questions to find a combination to a safe. Inside is £3,000, but one wrong answer eliminates the… Read More »
Saturdays, 7pm, ITV Two groups of three friends take part in physical and mental challenges trying to hit target numbers ‘bang on’ in order to win up to £40,000 in what is being described as a party atmosphere whilst being cajoled by Kiss DJs Rickie Haywood Williams and Melvin Odoom (they both did Sweat the… Read More »
Sundays, 7pm, Sky One AND SKY ONE HD Well since the first series it won Best Entertainment Show at the Rose D’ors and has since sold to Denmark, Belgium, Argentina, Sweden, Russia and China (Gary Monaghan suggests those last two feature a bear and a panda). Bother’s Bar once again backing the unlikely winners. And… Read More »
Tuesdays, 9pm, ITV1 I reckon that a semi-serious celebrity motor racing show might have some mileage (as it were), after all everyone likes the Star In A Reasonably Priced Car bit from Top Gear (and of course Star Makes A Reasonably Priced Omelette from Saturday Kitchen), and driving’s the sort of thing you could get quite good… Read More »
Saturdays, 6:10pm, BBC1 On this most Easter of weekends, how appropriate to see the spirit of Total Wipeout rise again on Saturday night with new physical obstacle course show Can’t Touch This, fronted by TV’s Zoe Ball and top Diversity dance-troupe member and Release the Hounds wimp Ashley Banjo. Don’t Scare the Hare‘s Sue Perkins… Read More »