Notable things this week: Mix It Up Real Good Stage 1 – The first round of our free non-hold ’em contest is tonight at 8pm. Do join in, it won’t cost you anything. Tonight Omaha Hi/Lo is on the menu. You will need to be a member of the Bother’s Bar poker club to play. (8pm,… Read More: Board of Excitement 15th – 21st January 2012 »
Before we begin, we’ve just been alerted to the Whose Line Is It Anyway? archive. Amazing. Secondly, tonight (Sunday night) at 8pm is the first MAIN EVENT in the Bother Series of Poker 2012. £5.50 buys your first step to winning a lovely trophy, a lovely medal, and a LIFECHANGING sum of money: BUT THERE’S… Read More: Board of Excitement 7th January – 13th January 2012 »
2012, there. Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge – First British (sort of) episode in over eight years, and now with teenagers. If you missed it this morning, it’s repeated tomorrow at 5:00pm on CITV. New episodes 9am on Saturday mornings, repeated Mondays at 5pm. We saw the US broadcast and came to the conclusion it’s probably… Read More: Board of Excitement 1st January – 7th January 2012 »
Ah, my head. World’s Strongest Man – The event proper. The final is New Year’s Day. (8pm weekdaily, 7pm Saturday and Sunday, Channel 5) The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2011 – Featuring rookies Miranda Hart, Jamie Oliver and Eddie Izzard with previous contestants Davids Walliams and Mitchell and Jonathan Ross. Hosted by Jimmy Carr. (9pm,… Read More: Board of Excitement – 27th December – 1st January 2012 »
It’s almost the end of the year, but there are a few interesting things in store yet: The Cube – on at the earlier time of 6:30 this evening.(6:30pm, Sunday, ITV1) The X Factor Grand Final – Two hours. I will be watching Black Mirror on C4 afterwards based on reality TV (15 Million Merits) before… Read More: Board of Excitement 11th to 17th December 2011 »
Not much this week, basically: Only Connect – it’s the final! The Antiquarians take on The Analysts. What is going to happen? (8:30pm, Monday, BBC4) The Million Pound Drop – Live! Davina’s back for another week of drop drama. (10pm Monday to Thursday, 9pm Friday, C4) Fantasy X Factor scoring will be later than usual… Read More: Board of Excitement 4th-10th December 2011 »