Weekdays, 6:30pm. BBC2 New word game from the mind of “Devious” David Young (a nickname I have just invented), two teams attempt to find passwords to earn letters which will solve the final letterbox with £2,500 in it. The show is hosted by Mel Giedroyc, the game is described as “simple and addictive”, let us… Read More »
Weekdays, 3pm, Channel 4 I’m not sure if this really requires a Show Discussion post for a second series but it was quietly popular and they might have made changes so I’m opening up a new comment section so it can be discussed if you want to. It’s on an hour earlier this time round.… Read More »
Weekdays, 3pm, ITV1 Or David Dickinson’s Name Your Pric£ to give it its proper #hostholdingaquestioncard title. The Duke describes antiques but he’s lying about some of them. Can our three pairs of contestants work out which are the Bobby Dazzlers and which are in fact cheap as chips? There’s £5,000 up for grabs in an… Read More »
Fridays, 9pm, Channel 4 Episodes available to watch from Wednesday night on Thanks 4. It’s the show that has repeatedly come top of “shows they ought to bring back” lists, well 22 years since it was last properly on it’s now a reality as new Mazemaster Richard Ayoade leads a group of five adventurers around… Read More »
Saturdays, 7pm, Five It looks like Episode one is being repeated Friday at 8pm. It’s-a Blind-er Date with new host Paul O’ Grady. And Our Graham is now Our Melanie Sykes. This is a really interesting one – if anyone’s going to be able to make it work in 2017 it’s the warm but acidic… Read More »
Thursday, 10pm, ITV2 Frankly it’s a bit of a mouthful to pronounce but this might be quite good fun. Scottish comic Iain Sterling, fresh from narrating the extraordinarily performing Love Island just an hour previous, invites a team of five members of the public to battle five celebrities in tasks the celebs reckon they’re good at. Winning… Read More »