Takeover Bid
Takeover Bid, 1990
Thirty years ago Bruce Forsyth returned to the BBC.He was to host a revived version of The Generation Game, but before that it was time to host a whole new game show: Takeover Bid.De...
Family Fortunes, Original Series
Family Fortunes - 1980
Long running game show Family Fortunes was originally played with real people, before a revived version launched with the now popular trend of using celebrities.First airing in 1980 ...
Celebrity Squares
Celebrity Squares - 1975
It was prime time Saturday night viewing at it's peak as one of Britain's best loved comics (Bob Monkhouse) proved he was still king of the game show.Celebrity Squares was in fact ...
Give Us A Clue
Give Us A Clue, 1979
Give Us A Clue was the long running game show version of charades.The original series was broadcast weekdays for three hundred and three episodes over seventeen series. The show has g...
Blockbusters
Blockbusters, 1983
Blockbusters is the cult quiz show that aired for ten series between 1983 and 1993. Based on an American TV show of the same name that aired in the USA in 1980.It was Central Independen...
Gameshow Marathon
Gameshow Marathon, 2005
Gameshow Marathon was the generic title given to two series of show,s fifteen episodes in all, that recreated classic game shows.Ant and Dec's Gameshow Marathon was the first in 200...
It’s A Knockout
It's A Knockout, 1966
It's A Knockout was a comedy game show that ran for a mammoth twenty three series, over three channels. Over the four decades it aired on our screens it managed a staggering three hundre...
Brainstorm
Brainstorm, 1988
Kenny Everett is perhaps best remembered for his hugely popular TV and Radio shows that made him a household name. However towards the later part of his career he hosted a couple of quiz show...
The Golden Shot
The Golden Shot, 1967
A hugely popular Sunday afternoon game show in it's time and commonly associated with Bob Monkhouse. Based on the German TV show Der goldene Schuss, over it's nine year run it has one of...
Strike It Lucky
Strike It Lucky, 1986
It's twenty years since Strike It Lucky finished. Based on the American show of the same name, it began it's run in 1986 and just one year later (1987) it had become was the fifth most wa...