This came up yesterday but in case you missed it, STV are making Babushka from Armoza, presumably for ITV.

The constant thwarting of slow accumulation and a game that actively encourages risk aversion (especially towards the end) followed by a double or nothing gamble only people that have done badly will take? Sign me up for two tickets on the Entertainment Express, baby!

If they haven’t retooled it it might be one of 2017’s biggest car crashes. If that’s something you want to be a part of then they’re looking for contestants, lines close 14th Feburary.

Meanwhile it sounds like David Dickinson’s doing a new antiques game that’s also looking for contestants, Name Your Pric£.

OK there’s not much new stuff this week and I’m also quite busy. This being said in recent comments we’re aware Swedish Fort Boyard (Fangarna pa Fortet) is back, German show Duell der Stars on Sat 1 and is quite good and that Youtube Red’s Escape the Night is better avoided. What other foreign things should we be having a look at?

Well this looks as though it might be fun, Tiger Aspect looking for people to play detective. Click for slightly larger, but send an e-mail to detectives@tigeraspect.co.uk if you’re intrigued.

Someone mentioned The Murder Game and Whodunnit? on here quite recently, both deeply flawed but both mildly entertaining, hope this is better.

Miss the stream? Watch it now.

And now read the report if you haven’t done so already!

The statistics we will hide under a cut as as to not spoil.

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Looking for teams of five plus a reserve, apply online. Do it before the beginning of March or you’ll be locked in out.

Pointless broadcasts its 1,000th repeat new episode on Monday! To celebrate four remarkable teams are being bought back to participate again – David and Christo, the show’s first ever jackpot winners from 2009 (quite a different game back then even if it was also basically the same), David and Jon who won the show’s highest ever jackpot of £24,750, Patrick and Sarah who managed to give three Pointless answers in the final round and finally swing your pants as Saturday morning superstars Trevor and Simon return as one of the show’s first celebrity jackpot winners.

As you’ve doubtlessly noticed from the official press shot there, Richard and Xander have swapped places for the episode. I wonder if they’ve turned the computer on for Xander.

You can find out how Pointless fared in the UKGameshows.com/Bother’s Bar Poll of 2016 with our live poll results broadcast right here and on Youtube from 9pm on Tuesday.