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Show Discussion: I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse

By | February 15, 2015

Sundays, 10pm, BBC3 This is something we’ve been looking forward to for a while, a high concept narrative-led horror reality show. The story suggests that 5G is causing a virus outbreak turning people into zombies. Ten people (real contestants) must survive in an abandoned shopping centre for seven days waiting for an evacuation helicopter. However… Read More »

Going Dutch: The Big Picture

By | February 2, 2015

So a new show from our good friends at Talpa debuted on RTL4 in The Netherlands yesterday evening, based on an Israeli format by production company A Capella. The Big Picture is essentially Picture Who Wants to be a Millionaire, hosted by the same guy who hosts Weekend Millionair usually in the slot, Robert ten… Read More »

Watching Telly: You’re Back In The Room

By | January 20, 2015

New hypnotism game show hosted by Phillip Schofield and Irish hypnotist Keith Barry. Interestingly it looks like Barry Jones from comic magicians Barry and Stuart was on hand as an off-camera consultant (I didn’t realise this until the warm-up Stuart Holdham pointed it out). It was filmed at ITV Studios (Studio One, studio fans). It is… Read More »

Quiz the Nation

By | January 15, 2015

OK, this has been on my radar for a while but it looks like it launches properly this Sunday night, Quiz the Nation (@quizthenation) is TV show/pub quiz backed by people who used to make The Krypton Factor and is fronted by Gordon Burns. In theory anyone with Sky or Freesat can play along with the… Read More »

Show Discussion: The Fanatics

By | January 7, 2015

8pm, Wednesday, Sky 1 Sorry I’ve just discovered this is on tonight and I’m busy and writing this on my phone so will come back to this tomorrow, tonight a Doctor Who fan, someone who likes boxing and a London Underground enthusist take part in a quiz. Whether you need to have an interest in… Read More »