Category Archives: Show Discussion

Show Discussion: Think Tank

By | March 20, 2016

Weekdays 2:15pm, BBC1 New quiz fronted by popular grumpy Scotsman and beekeeper Bill Turnbull featuring a cast of regular contributors (it says here) called the Think Tank who have answered hundreds of questions beforehand and who may or may not be of use to the three daily contestants hoping to win a bit of money.… Read More »

Show Discussion: Airmageddon

By | February 19, 2016

Saturday/Sunday, 8:25am (repeated 3:20pm), CBBC Press release Well it had to happen eventually, a Robot Wars-esque gameshow about drones, and it’s no accident that it might look and feel Robot Wars-esque given that this too apparently comes from original TV RW-supremo Steve Carsey. It even has house drones, apparently. Will Best and Rachel Stringer guide… Read More »

Show Discussion: The Getaway Car

By | January 15, 2016

Saturdays, 6:50pm, BBC1 Dermot O’Leary returns to Saturday nights with a new show that purports to be about driving, right, but is actually about relationships, unlike any show involving two or more people who know each other already. Crazy. Various driving challenges ensue and the best couple will race against Top Gear‘s The Stig to try… Read More »

Show Discussion: For What It’s Worth

By | January 3, 2016

Weekdays, 2:30pm, BBC One Fern Britton ably assisted by an antiques expert leads three teams in a general knowledge quiz, doing well allows them to add antiques to their collections, each presumably worth differing amounts and presumably the team with the biggest value collection will win something. Antiques not really my thing (although I will watch… Read More »