Category Archives: Show Discussion

Show Discussion: The Code

By | April 17, 2016

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 »

Show Discussion: Drive

By | April 5, 2016

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 »

Show Discussion: Can’t Touch This

By | March 25, 2016

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 »