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...
Sticky Moments
Sticky Moments, 1989
Sticky Moments was a satirical game show that probably lent itself more as a vehicle for Julian Clary's unique brand of humour than an actual game show. However the show ran for twenty ep...
Jokers Wild
Jokers Wild, 1969
From the golden age of TV (the 1970's) we look back at this classic panel game.
Produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV Jokers Wild ran for 8 series between 1969 and 1974. The show was h...
8 out of 10 cats
8 out of 10 cats, 2005 - Present
Eight out Of Ten Cats is the popular comedy panel game hosted by the master of the quick fire gag – Jimmy Carr.
To date (2019) the show has ran for over 200 episodes. New a...
The Masterspy
The Masterspy, 1977
Here's a real forgotten piece of TV. A game show that tapped into the popular James Bond spy genre.
The show ran on ITV for four series. It came to an unfortunate end when creator Ronn...
Small Talk
Small Talk - 1994
The simplist ideas are often the best. The idea of kids and game shows was nothing new, even this one wasn't the first, but as it's Ronnie Corbett , it's worth a closer look.
Small Talk w...
Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush !
Don't Forget Your Toothbrush, 1994
Don't Forget Your Toothbrush was an early venture for Chris Evans. It was his first major venture away from 'The Big Breakfast".
The show, that was written by Evans, ran...