7:35pm UK time, France 2 It’s the most exciting day of the year! When all the speculation comes to an end and we get to see what precisely they’ve done with the show this year. It looks like it’s an expansion on last year’s ideas – more room theming and greater emphasis on the new adventures of… Read More »
Weekdaily, 5pm, ITV1 20 episodes Ben Shephard hosts a gameshow based around those coin pushers you see in arcades. Contestants use “skill and strategy” in order to earn the right to play the machine which could pay out as much as £10,000 if they’re very lucky. It’s lucky there’s £10,000 in it, because the machine… Read More »
THUMP THUMP THUMP Just watched last night’s premiere of The Great Escape (from the US TNT network), it’s almost very good but there are a number of things that count against it. First of all: how it works (I’ll hide specifics and criticism under a spoiler at the end): Three teams of two go to a… Read More »
Weekdays 8pm Challenge TV Well it’s been what THE NATION has been crying out for, a return to good old classic quizzes based around letters of the alphabet that’s already been bought back twice previously. I can’t say I’m that excited to be honest, although we like Simon Mayo so you never know. I don’t… Read More »
The Cube: 9:15pm ITV1 Philip and The Body return for a new five episode run (so by my reckoning there will be three Olympic editions being held on to until July) of The Cube. Will this be the series someone beats The Cube? I have literally no idea, I’m also being facetious.
Just a Minute celebrates its 45th anniversary over the next few (investigative journalism, there) weeks (*) with a version for television at 6pm on BBC2, the 26th or so (investigative journalism, there) attempt to do so. Tonight’s episode features Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Graham Norton and Phill Jupitus. It is directed by Bother’s Bar favourite Richard van’t… Read More »