Weekdays, 2:15pm, BBC1 Jolly actor Mark Benton invites four people to put their knowledge and bowling skill to the test in a show of brains and balls. The better they are at answering questions, the more favourable the conditions for bowling. The aim is to bowl as close to the edge of the lane as… Read More »
Sundays, 7pm, Sky One New offering from wayward genius Gary Monaghan sees comedian Jason Byrne and wildlife host Kate Humble oversee couples battling it out to win a fortune in gold coins from the middle of the Wild Wood. To win the money one of them will need to traverse obstacle courses, unfortunately they will… Read More »
Saturdays, 8:20pm, ITV1 Phillip Schofield and Irish magician and hypnotist (and ex host of Deal or No Deal) Keith Barry invite five people to try and complete simple challenges for money, the twist being is that they’ve been hypnotised to make everything that much harder… and funnier! There are four episodes in this run if… Read More »
Tuesday 24th Feb, 4:30pm, Youtube Well more of an exciting runthrough, but it’s got proper TV people working on it and a set and everything. You may remember Tom Scott doing a live Youtube show called First Person Quiz last year, this is a v2.0 of that with a view to actual real television. Again… Read More »
Weekdays, 4pm, ITV1 After a false start it’s time for everybody to get the chance to watch ITV1’s newest afternoon quiz 1000 Heartbeats. Contestants can win £25,000 if they can calmly make their way through seven rounds of questions testing knowledge and mental agility. They are wired up to a heartbeat monitor and they must… Read More »
So I’ve just got back from watching this in Farnborough (note to potential audience members – this is very pedestrian unfriendly albeit not impossible, I advise you to take a torch or be prepared to book a taxi especially for the end of the evening – walk or take the shuttle bus to the car… Read More »