Saturdays, 7pm, ITV Two groups of three friends take part in physical and mental challenges trying to hit target numbers ‘bang on’ in order to win up to £40,000 in what is being described as a party atmosphere whilst being cajoled by Kiss DJs Rickie Haywood Williams and Melvin Odoom (they both did Sweat the… Read More »
Sundays, 7pm, Sky One AND SKY ONE HD Well since the first series it won Best Entertainment Show at the Rose D’ors and has since sold to Denmark, Belgium, Argentina, Sweden, Russia and China (Gary Monaghan suggests those last two feature a bear and a panda). Bother’s Bar once again backing the unlikely winners. And… Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »