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Since 2001, Iain Weaver has given us a take on the week's game show programmes and related news. This is an archive page of very old columns; the [[Weaver's Week|recent editions]] are listed elsewhere. | Since 2001, Iain Weaver has given us a take on the week's game show programmes and related news. This is an archive page of very old columns; the [[Weaver's Week|recent editions]] are listed elsewhere. | ||
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+ | |'''Date''' | ||
+ | |'''Topics''' | ||
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+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-12-29|29th December 2013]] | ||
+ | |'''The Week of the Year''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-12-22|22nd December 2013]] | ||
+ | |Countdown finals, Travis Penery | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-12-15|15th December 2013]] | ||
+ | |Celebrity Squares | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-12-08|8th December 2013]] | ||
+ | |Show Me the Telly | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-12-01|1st December 2013]] | ||
+ | |Sweat the Small Stuff | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-11-24|24th November 2013]] | ||
+ | |Fferm Ffactor | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-11-17|17th November 2013]] | ||
+ | |Pressure Pad | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-11-10|10th November 2013]] | ||
+ | |Prize Island | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-11-03|3rd November 2013]] | ||
+ | |Release the Hounds | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-10-27|27th October 2013]] | ||
+ | |Who Wanted to be a Millionaire? | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-10-20|20th October 2013]] | ||
+ | |Was It Something I Said? | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-10-13|13th October 2013]] | ||
+ | |International Week - Irish Apprentice & Bake Off, MIPCOM | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-10-06|6th October 2013]] | ||
+ | |Roland's Rat Race | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-09-29|29th September 2013]] | ||
+ | |Fifteen-to-One 2013 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-09-22|22nd September 2013]] | ||
+ | |Stepping Out | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-09-15|15th September 2013]] | ||
+ | |Big Star's Little Star | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-09-08|8th September 2013]] | ||
+ | |Supermarket Sweep 1993 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-09-01|1st September 2013]] | ||
+ | |That Puppet Game Show | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-08-25|25th August 2013]] | ||
+ | |Big Brother 2013 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-08-18|18th August 2013]] | ||
+ | |Break the Safe | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-08-11|11th August 2013]] | ||
+ | |Only Connect 7 final, I Love My Country | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-08-04|4th August 2013]] | ||
+ | |Take On the Twisters | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-07-28|28th July 2013]] | ||
+ | |Blue Peter You Decide | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-07-21|21st July 2013]] | ||
+ | |Your Face Sounds Familiar | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-07-14|14th July 2013]] | ||
+ | |The Million Pound Drapp | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-07-07|7th July 2013]] | ||
+ | |Whodunnit | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-06-30|30th June 2013]] | ||
+ | |Countdown finals week, series 68 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-06-23|23rd June 2013]] | ||
+ | |Why does no-one watch Channel 4 daytimes? | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-06-16|16th June 2013]] | ||
+ | |Britain's Got Talent (and a strong throwing arm) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-06-09|9th June 2013]] | ||
+ | |The DASH puzzle hunt, part 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-06-02|2nd June 2013]] | ||
+ | |The DASH puzzle hunt, part 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-05-26|26th May 2013]] | ||
+ | |Eurovision Song Contest - final and voting | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-05-19|19th May 2013]] | ||
+ | |Eurovision Song Contest - semi-finals | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-05-12|12th May 2013]] | ||
+ | |DIY Media 3: Knightmare | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-05-05|5th May 2013]] | ||
+ | |The 2013 University Challenge final | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-04-28|28th April 2013]] | ||
+ | |The Price is Right 1984 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-04-21|21st April 2013]] | ||
+ | |Côr Cymru | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-04-14|14th April 2013]] | ||
+ | |Food Glorious Food | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-04-07|7th April 2013]] | ||
+ | |The 2013 Mastermind final | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-03-31|31st March 2013]] | ||
+ | |Beat the Pack | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-03-24|24th March 2013]] | ||
+ | |My Little Princess | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-03-17|17th March 2013]] | ||
+ | |The Common Denominator | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-03-10|10th March 2013]] | ||
+ | |Can i Gymru 2013 | ||
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+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-03-03|3rd March 2013]] | ||
+ | |The Greatest Countdown Player Ever | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-02-24|24th Febuary 2013]] | ||
+ | |Semi-finals week | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-02-17|17th February 2013]] | ||
+ | |Staraoke | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-02-10|10th February 2013]] | ||
+ | |Cheggers Plays Pop | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-02-03|3rd February 2013]] | ||
+ | |Britain's Brightest | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-01-27|27th January 2013]] | ||
+ | |Splash! | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-01-20|20th January 2013]] | ||
+ | |Face the Clock | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Weaver's Week 2013-01-13|13th January 2013]] | ||
+ | |Fake Reaction, Only Connect championship of champions | ||
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==2012 archive== | ==2012 archive== |
Revision as of 10:09, 13 December 2020
Since 2001, Iain Weaver has given us a take on the week's game show programmes and related news. This is an archive page of very old columns; the recent editions are listed elsewhere.
Contents |
2013 archive
Date | Topics |
29th December 2013 | The Week of the Year |
22nd December 2013 | Countdown finals, Travis Penery |
15th December 2013 | Celebrity Squares |
8th December 2013 | Show Me the Telly |
1st December 2013 | Sweat the Small Stuff |
24th November 2013 | Fferm Ffactor |
17th November 2013 | Pressure Pad |
10th November 2013 | Prize Island |
3rd November 2013 | Release the Hounds |
27th October 2013 | Who Wanted to be a Millionaire? |
20th October 2013 | Was It Something I Said? |
13th October 2013 | International Week - Irish Apprentice & Bake Off, MIPCOM |
6th October 2013 | Roland's Rat Race |
29th September 2013 | Fifteen-to-One 2013 |
22nd September 2013 | Stepping Out |
15th September 2013 | Big Star's Little Star |
8th September 2013 | Supermarket Sweep 1993 |
1st September 2013 | That Puppet Game Show |
25th August 2013 | Big Brother 2013 |
18th August 2013 | Break the Safe |
11th August 2013 | Only Connect 7 final, I Love My Country |
4th August 2013 | Take On the Twisters |
28th July 2013 | Blue Peter You Decide |
21st July 2013 | Your Face Sounds Familiar |
14th July 2013 | The Million Pound Drapp |
7th July 2013 | Whodunnit |
30th June 2013 | Countdown finals week, series 68 |
23rd June 2013 | Why does no-one watch Channel 4 daytimes? |
16th June 2013 | Britain's Got Talent (and a strong throwing arm) |
9th June 2013 | The DASH puzzle hunt, part 2 |
2nd June 2013 | The DASH puzzle hunt, part 1 |
26th May 2013 | Eurovision Song Contest - final and voting |
19th May 2013 | Eurovision Song Contest - semi-finals |
12th May 2013 | DIY Media 3: Knightmare |
5th May 2013 | The 2013 University Challenge final |
28th April 2013 | The Price is Right 1984 |
21st April 2013 | Côr Cymru |
14th April 2013 | Food Glorious Food |
7th April 2013 | The 2013 Mastermind final |
31st March 2013 | Beat the Pack |
24th March 2013 | My Little Princess |
17th March 2013 | The Common Denominator |
10th March 2013 | Can i Gymru 2013 |
3rd March 2013 | The Greatest Countdown Player Ever |
24th Febuary 2013 | Semi-finals week |
17th February 2013 | Staraoke |
10th February 2013 | Cheggers Plays Pop |
3rd February 2013 | Britain's Brightest |
27th January 2013 | Splash! |
20th January 2013 | Face the Clock |
13th January 2013 | Fake Reaction, Only Connect championship of champions |
2012 archive
Date | Topics |
6th January 2013 | The Week of the Year |
23rd December 2012 | Countdown and Only Connect finals |
16th December 2012 | Bob's Full House |
9th December 2012 | S4C shows: Y Lifft, Jacpot |
2nd December 2012 | 1001 Things You Should Know |
25th November 2012 | DIY Media 2: The Line Up |
18th November 2012 | DIY Media 1: Twenty One Questions Wrong |
11th November 2012 | Jewish Mum of the Year |
4th November 2012 | The Indoor League |
28th October 2012 | Topical quizzes |
21st October 2012 | Baggage |
14th October 2012 | Comedy World Cup |
7th October 2012 | Top Dog Model |
30th September 2012 | One Man and His Dog |
23rd September 2012 | Jacques Antoine |
16th September 2012 | Secret Interview |
9th September 2012 | Red or Black 2.0 |
2nd September 2012 | Channel 4 comedies - Lucky Sexy Winners, 8 out of 10 Cats Countdown |
26th August 2012 | Don't Blow the Inheritance |
19th August 2012 | Big Brother 13 |
12th August 2012 | First Class, Four Square |
5th August 2012 | The Krypton Factor (1980s versions) |
29th July 2012 | The Krypton Factor (overseas 90s versions) |
22nd July 2012 | Tipping Point, Superstar |
15th July 2012 | Kitchen Wars, Let's Get Gold |
8th July 2012 | "Is there a picture round?" |
1st July 2012 | Countdown's 66th finals week |
24th June 2012 | The Exclusives, Aibisidh, A Short History of Everything Else |
17th June 2012 | Love Shaft, Britain Unzipped, Scream Extreme |
10th June 2012 | Backdate and Today's the Day |
3rd June 2012 | Eurovision Song Contest final |
27th May 2012 | Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals |
20th May 2012 | The Voice UK |
13th May 2012 | Mastermind final |
6th May 2012 | "I can't see what I've got to do!" - Total Blackout from Norway |
29th April 2012 | School of Hard Sums |
22nd April 2012 | Wordaholics, Just a Minute |
15th April 2012 | Breakaway |
8th April 2012 | The Weakest Link says "Goodbye" |
1st April 2012 | Forthcoming Attractions |
25th March 2012 | University Challenge final |
18th March 2012 | The Mad Bad Ad Show |
11th March 2012 | Fixtures of broadcasting - Countdown, Brain of Britain |
4th March 2012 | The $64,000 Question |
26th February 2012 | Jedward's Big Adventure |
19th February 2012 | Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge |
12th February 2012 | A Question of Taste |
5th February 2012 | The Exit List |
29th January 2012 | Celebrity Big Brother for 2012 |
22nd January 2012 | The Bank Job |
15th January 2012 | Bob Holness; Raise the Roof |
8th January 2012 | The Only Connect Championship of Champions of Champions |
2011 archive
Date | Topics |
1st January 2012 | The Week of the Year 2011 |
18th December 2011 | Countdown finals; Wall Night |
11th December 2011 | Only Connect 5 final; History Repeats Itself; Dilemma |
4th December 2011 | Sorority Girls - a non-review |
27th November 2011 | The X Factor |
20th November 2011 | Strictly Come Dancing |
13th November 2011 | Booing Big Brother |
6th November 2011 | 2.8 Hours Later |
30th October 2011 | Deal or No Deal Live |
23rd October 2011 | High Stakes |
16th October 2011 | Impossible? |
9th October 2011 | The Beat Goes On |
2nd October 2011 | Holding Out for a Hero |
25th September 2011 | Minute to Win It |
18th September 2011 | Red or Black |
11th September 2011 | Celebrity Big Brother 2011 |
4th September 2011 | Epic Win |
28th August 2011 | The Radio Shadow |
21st August 2011 | Robert Robinson |
14th August 2011 | Pop Up Pop Quiz, Camp Orange |
7th August 2011 | Born to Shine, Show Me the Funny |
31st July 2011 | Improvisation My Dear Mark Watson, Silent Library |
24th July 2011 | Quiz Trippers, Spam and Beans |
17th July 2011 | The Marriage Ref, Krypton Factor 1995 |
10th July 2011 | Copycats |
3rd July 2011 | Gory Games, Splatalot |
26th June 2011 | Compete for the Meat, Big Ask |
19th June 2011 | Four Rooms, Style the Nation |
12th June 2011 | So You Think Britain's Got Talent |
5th June 2011 | Countdown's finals week |
29th May 2011 | Don't Scare the Hare, Sing If You Can |
22nd May 2011 | Blue is not your colour - Eurovision review |
15th May 2011 | Scott and Sara's Eurovision |
8th May 2011 | Three from Radio Four |
1st May 2011 | A Brief History of Voting in British Game Shows |
24th April 2011 | Fighting Talk and Around the Horn |
17th April 2011 | Mastermind final, Gleusta |
10th April 2011 | University Challenge final, A Table |
3rd April 2011 | Them Next Door |
27th March 2011 | Great British Hairdresser |
20th March 2011 | Glee Club and Comic Relief |
13th March 2011 | Trade Your Way to the USA |
6th March 2011 | Push the Button 2.0 Live |
27th February 2011 | Secret Fortune |
20th February 2011 | A Farmer's Life for Me |
13th February 2011 | Tool Academy |
6th February 2011 | Perfection |
30th January 2011 | Michel Roux's Service |
23rd January 2011 | The Magicians; OC/UC challenge match |
16th January 2011 | Fool Us; Only Connect Championship of Champions |
9th January 2011 | Famous and Fearless |
2010 archive
Date | Topics |
2nd January 2011 | The Week of the Year 2010 |
19th December 2010 | Countdown finals week for series 63 |
12th December 2010 | Drop Zone |
5th December 2010 | 10 Jonathan, Voodoo Hussy |
28th November 2010 | Meet the Parents; The Love Bus |
21st November 2010 | Men's Television — Beer & Pizza Club, Mark Watson Kicks Off |
14th November 2010 | Celebrity Juice |
7th November 2010 | Fee Fi Fo Yum |
31st October 2010 | Ramsay's Best Restaurant |
24th October 2010 | Moments of Genius |
17th October 2010 | The King is Dead |
10th October 2010 | Secret Dealers |
3rd October 2010 | 71 Degrees North |
26th September 2010 | Glyph or No Glyph |
19th September 2010 | Quiz me well |
12th September 2010 | A Big Brother scrapbook |
5th September 2010 | Yet more cookery - Dinner Date, Great British Bake Off |
29th August 2010 | The Boss is Coming to Dinner, New New Millionaire |
22nd August 2010 | ...and don't stop believing |
15th August 2010 | ITV's summer Saturdays - Odd One In, Magic Numbers |
8th August 2010 | Mastermind Championship of Champions |
1st August 2010 | Escape in Time |
25th July 2010 | 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow |
18th July 2010 | A Game Show Marathon - includes Antiques Master |
11th July 2010 | Cooking up something - Family Food Fight, Celebrity Pressure Cooker |
4th July 2010 | Umpires, Rollercoasters, and deities |
27th June 2010 | The Million Pound Drop |
20th June 2010 | The 62nd Countdown finals week |
13th June 2010 | Mission 2110 |
6th June 2010 | Eurovision Song Contest final |
30th May 2010 | Mastermind final, Eurovision semi-finals |
23rd May 2010 | The Adventure Game 1986 part two |
16th May 2010 | The Adventure Game series 4 |
9th May 2010 | Gameshow General Election exit poll |
2nd May 2010 | The Whole 19 Yards |
25th April 2010 | The Door |
18th April 2010 | The Third Only Connect final; also Four Weddings |
11th April 2010 | The University Challenge final |
4th April 2010 | Dating in the Dark |
28th March 2010 | Push-button shows |
21st March 2010 | Your Country Needs Help |
14th March 2010 | Minor British Institutions - Countdown, Raven |
7th March 2010 | Come ITV With Me - Dining Stars, May the Best House Win |
28th February 2010 | The Boys in The Bubble |
21st February 2010 | Popstar to Operastar |
14th February 2010 | Relic: Guardians of the Museum |
7th February 2010 | Augmented Reality Technology Rules! - Bamzooki |
31st January 2010 | What do children know? |
24th January 2010 | So You Think You Can Dance |
17th January 2010 | Take Me Out |
10th January 2010 | Tossers' Challenge - Heads or Tails |
2009 archive
Date | Topics |
3rd January 2010 | The Week of the Year 2009 |
20th December 2009 | It's Countdown finals week again! |
13th December 2009 | Weaver's Decade VI - Is that your identity? Was that your interaction? |
6th December 2009 | We Need Answers, not Argumentals |
29th November 2009 | Weaver's Decade V - Well done, young warrior |
22nd November 2009 | Keep Your Nevars Close |
15th November 2009 | Weaver's Decade IV - Singing for survival |
8th November 2009 | Britain's Best Brain |
1st November 2009 | Weaver's Decade III - Big Brother house, this is Davina. |
25th October 2009 | Design for Life |
18th October 2009 | Weaver's Decade II - who should be voted off the team? |
11th October 2009 | Clever v Stupid, Big Food Fight |
4th October 2009 | Weaver's Decade I - but we don't want to give you that! |
27th September 2009 | CBBC's Game Show Zone |
20th September 2009 | Pointless |
13th September 2009 | Cubed |
6th September 2009 | It's the Only Connect final! |
30th August 2009 | The Drogna Game |
23rd August 2009 | The Adventure Game 3 |
16th August 2009 | Knowalotts |
9th August 2009 | Tellyheads: You Have Been Watching, As Seen on TV |
2nd August 2009 | Guess or estimate |
26th July 2009 | University Challenges - Accumulate! |
19th July 2009 | Fused |
12th July 2009 | Chasers |
5th July 2009 | That's Totally Saturday! |
28th June 2009 | Obituaries - Patrick Dowling and Steve Race |
21st June 2009 | Finals for Countdown and Mastermind |
14th June 2009 | Scotland's Quality Shows |
7th June 2009 | Hannah-oke |
31st May 2009 | The Despicable Factor - Divided |
24th May 2009 | Eurovision final |
17th May 2009 | Eurovision semi-final |
10th May 2009 | Speak! - The Speaker |
3rd May 2009 | Tonight's the Night, The Generation Game '73 |
26th April 2009 | Wordplay |
19th April 2009 | Ego week - Clement Freud, Chris Moyles' Quiz |
12th April 2009 | A Question of Genius |
5th April 2009 | Raven: The Dragon's Eye |
29th March 2009 | The inevitable Jade Goody obituary |
22nd March 2009 | Pretty in Pink - Paris Hilton |
15th March 2009 | Seeing red - The Colour of Money |
8th March 2009 | Colour us flabbergasted |
1st March 2009 | That University Challenge Final in Full |
22nd February 2009 | Controlling any crisis |
15th February 2009 | Superheroes, Who Wants to be one |
8th February 2009 | Like, totally Wipeout |
1st February 2009 | Your Country Needs Something - Eurovision, Countdown, University Challenge |
25th January 2009 | Blast and Botheration Lab |
18th January 2009 | Jeff Chiffres et Rachel Lettres - the new Countdown team |
11th January 2009 | The Krypton Factor |
2008 archive
Date | Topics |
28th December 2008 | The Week of the Year |
21st December 2008 | The Last Millionaire |
14th December 2008 | Carol Singers - Countdown series final |
7th December 2008 | Raven once more - series 8 reviewed |
30th November 2008 | Election fever |
23rd November 2008 | Bachelorette - Spin Star |
16th November 2008 | The Eggheads crack'd: are you one? |
9th November 2008 | A little more stay-in-the-fight - Going for Gold in English and French |
2nd November 2008 | Don't Panic - Panic Attack |
26th October 2008 | Britain's Got the Pop Factor |
19th October 2008 | Natural Born Sellers |
12th October 2008 | SM:TV 2008 - Hot Rods, Scene Stealers |
5th October 2008 | Silhouette of Passage - Hole in the Wall |
28th September 2008 | The What, Why, How, and Who In the World Quiz |
21st September 2008 | The OC - Only Connect |
14th September 2008 | What are you like, eh? |
7th September 2008 | Recalling Wogan, Perfectly |
31st August 2008 | Conductor School - Maestro |
24th August 2008 | Sports desk |
17th August 2008 | Choiring the Pitch - Last Choir Standing |
10th August 2008 | Jam Spoons for All - Battle of the Brains |
3rd August 2008 | Superstars V; also Countdown and fines for the BBC |
27th July 2008 | This Time Tomorrow |
20th July 2008 | Who Dares Sings! |
13th July 2008 | How Television Changed Britain: Intelligence |
6th July 2008 | Dragons, dragons everywhere - Adventure Game 1981 |
29th June 2008 | It's a yellow one, sir, surely you can see that! - Adventure Game 1981 |
22nd June 2008 | Countdown series 58 finals |
15th June 2008 | Challenge daytimes - Crosswords, Wipeout |
8th June 2008 | It's Not What You Know |
1st June 2008 | Eurovision Song Contest post mortem |
25th May 2008 | Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Finals |
18th May 2008 | Young Musicians of the Year |
11th May 2008 | Beat the Star, Fleece the Public - ITV's fines |
4th May 2008 | Mournington Crescent - Humphrey Lyttelton, Banter |
27th April 2008 | All right, other half? - The Kids are All Right, Mr and Mrs |
20th April 2008 | Mark Speight, Come Dine with Me |
13th April 2008 | Words and Music - Book Quiz, Counterpoint |
6th April 2008 | Radio Activity - The Garden Quiz, ...Spanish Inquisition |
30th March 2008 | Mastermind final, Eurovision voting |
23rd March 2008 | Lightly foxed - Basil's Game Show, Stake Out |
16th March 2008 | Zed 53 - Bingolotto |
9th March 2008 | Finding champions - University Challenge, Eurovision Your Decision |
2nd March 2008 | Brain power |
24th February 2008 | Warriors, ready! - Raven |
17th February 2008 | Ding Dong |
10th February 2008 | ITV's weekends - Duel, Thank God You're Here |
3rd February 2008 | There goes our man from the council - Jeremy Beadle |
27th January 2008 | How We Used To Quiz - Spelling Bee 1938 |
20th January 2008 | Stars In Their Eyes Academy |
13th January 2008 | Finger of suspicion |
2007 archive
Date | Topics |
30th December 2007 | The Week of the Year |
23rd December 2007 | A big finals week - Countdown, Junior Mastermind |
16th December 2007 | Big Brother Book |
9th December 2007 | On the conveyor belt - The Generation Game Now and Then |
2nd December 2007 | Not By Strength, By Guile - Who Dares Wins |
25th November 2007 | Les Pretend - The Great Pretender, Codex |
18th November 2007 | Performance - Classical Star, E4 School |
11th November 2007 | 4OD - Big Fat Anniversary Quiz, Don't Call Me Stupid |
4th November 2007 | Saboteur Watch - Trapped, Dirty Rotten Cheater UK |
28th October 2007 | Dining Out - also Alan Coren |
21st October 2007 | Jiggy Pokey - Premium rate scandal continues, Mastermind analysis |
14th October 2007 | Paul Coia's Pleasure - Countdown 1982, Ofcom childrens enquiry |
7th October 2007 | Elven - The World's Greatest Elvis, also Ned Sherrin and Ronnie Hazlehurst |
30th September 2007 | Escape for Some - Premium rate scandal, Escape From Scorpion Island |
23rd September 2007 | Who are ya? - Identity, BBC fakery scandal |
16th September 2007 | Changes in the air - Millionaire, Brain of Britain, Deal or No Deal |
9th September 2007 | The Eurovision Song And Dance Contest, Without The Singing |
2nd September 2007 | Beat the Temple - Raven, also Test the Nation |
26th August 2007 | Is it all fitting together, in a stupid fashion? - The Adventure Game continued |
19th August 2007 | You are in a twisty maze of television studios, all different - The Adventure Game |
12th August 2007 | Wage seekers - Win My Wage, premium rate scandal rumbles on |
5th August 2007 | Slightly booked - The Book Quiz |
29th July 2007 | Challenge, lyrically - Sing It Back |
22nd July 2007 | Sorcery Today - The Sorceror's Apprentice |
15th July 2007 | Fine, then - ICSTIS and OFCOM reports on fakery scandals |
8th July 2007 | Feedback - Tycoon, Golden Balls |
1st July 2007 | Reasons to be grumpy - Brainteaser, People's Quiz, Britain's Got Talent |
24th June 2007 | Starter for Seven - Countdown finals |
17th June 2007 | Going Wild - People's Quiz Wildcard, Payday |
10th June 2007 | Naive? Nincompoop? Numpty? - Big Brother naughtiness |
3rd June 2007 | Repeat After Three - For the Rest of Your Life, That's the Question |
27th May 2007 | Think Big - Big Brother, Eurovision voting |
20th May 2007 | Flying the flag (upside down) |
13th May 2007 | Peer amid song contests |
6th May 2007 | Quiz Populi |
29th April 2007 | Four Against One Hundred |
22nd April 2007 | Headliners |
15th April 2007 | A brief history of 0898 |
8th April 2007 | We Blame Julia Bradbury |
1st April 2007 | Five, Ten |
25th March 2007 | Raising the Standard |
18th March 2007 | Here's one we made up earlier |
11th March 2007 | On the wreck of SS Premium Rate |
4th March 2007 | Checking it out |
25th February 2007 | Fame but no fortune |
18th February 2007 | Stranger and Stranger - also Junior Mastermind final |
11th February 2007 | Sought high and low |
4th February 2007 | Count Des |
28th January 2007 | Bread and Circuses |
21st January 2007 | A clash between pseudo-celebrity and real celebrity |
14th January 2007 | He educated us all - Magnus Magnusson |
7th January 2007 | View From Afar - some European shows |
2006 archive
Date | Topics |
31st December 2006 | The Week of the Year 2006 |
24th December 2006 | They think it's all over - Countdown |
17th December 2006 | Dying off |
10th December 2006 | Learning the hard way |
3rd December 2006 | X Marks the Code |
26th November 2006 | That's Numberplace! - Sudo-Q |
19th November 2006 | Star of Fortune - Mastermind Final, All-Star Family Fortunes |
12th November 2006 | Eight-one - Unanimous |
5th November 2006 | Charlie Five - In The Grid |
29th October 2006 | Take It or Not |
22nd October 2006 | Tooning In |
15th October 2006 | Those New Lottery Shows - Everyone's a Winner and 1 vs 100 |
8th October 2006 | Desperately Seeking Talent |
1st October 2006 | Bad News and Treasure Maps |
24th September 2006 | Is this entertainment? |
17th September 2006 | Alaunus Held Hostage |
10th September 2006 | Five Years On |
3rd September 2006 | Fore! |
27th August 2006 | Big Brother 7 |
20th August 2006 | Marlow and Maria |
13th August 2006 | Reviews in Brief |
6th August 2006 | Fort Boyard |
30th July 2006 | Sports Relief |
23rd July 2006 | ITV In Crisis, part two - Love Island |
16th July 2006 | ITV In Crisis, part one - Poker Face |
9th July 2006 | Full stop, question mark |
2nd July 2006 | Boss-beaters |
25th June 2006 | Scrambled X |
18th June 2006 | Winningest |
11th June 2006 | More long words |
4th June 2006 | Schulze-Condorcet, and other big words |
28th May 2006 | Eurovision Countdown |
21st May 2006 | "We are the winners. Of University Challenge" - also Eurovision semi |
14th May 2006 | The Price is Right? |
7th May 2006 | The category's still there - Bullseye, Sitcom Showdown |
30th Apr 2006 | Stat and More Stat |
23rd Apr 2006 | School Daze (2) - That'll Test 'Em, Top of the Form |
16th Apr 2006 | School Daze (1) - School's Out |
9th Apr 2006 | History Today - Classic Comeback |
2nd Apr 2006 | Front Page News - Countdown, Mastermind |
26th Mar 2006 | Ready... - The Games, Eurovision draw |
19th Mar 2006 | The West Lothian Question - Just the Two of Us |
12th Mar 2006 | Teenage Kicks - A Song for Europe |
5th Mar 2006 | The worst week of the Week |
26th Feb 2006 | Countdown, Deal, Poll |
19th Feb 2006 | Geekdom's only skin deep - Beauty and the Geek |
12th Feb 2006 | Iced Tea - Dancing on Ice |
5th Feb 2006 | Great shows |
29th Jan 2006 | Great hosts |
22nd Jan 2006 | Whose house is it? - Finders Keepers, Big Brother |
15th Jan 2006 | Do we have to spell it out? - Hard Spell, Spelling Bee |
8th Jan 2006 | The year ahead |
2005 archive
Date | Topics |
30th Dec 2005 | Weaver's Year 2005 |
18th Dec 2005 | Wealthwatch - Golden Lot, Millionaire Manor |
11th Dec 2005 | Question or number - Sudo-Q, Junior Eurovision |
4th Dec 2005 | Factor X |
27th Nov 2005 | Strictly Weekly |
20th Nov 2005 | Channel Four, Daily - Countdown and Deal or No Deal |
13th Nov 2005 | The Mastermind Champion |
6th Nov 2005 | The end of the marathon |
30th Oct 2005 | Congratulations - Eurovision 50 |
23rd Oct 2005 | Glycosaminoglycan - it's Star Spell week |
16th Oct 2005 | And now the questions go up - Sale of the Century |
9th Oct 2005 | Hard Hat Area - The Golden Shot |
2nd Oct 2005 | Pick Your Own |
25th Sep 2005 | Old Friends Return - University Challenge, The Price is Right |
18th Sep 2005 | Driving Up That Hill |
11th Sep 2005 | Greatest Games - ITV's history, part three |
4th Sep 2005 | Would Like To Find - ITV's history, part two |
28th Aug 2005 | The Prize is Right - ITV's history, part one |
21st Aug 2005 | The Annual Big Brother Review |
14th Aug 2005 | Ride and win - Cash Cab, Raven |
7th Aug 2005 | Watching Watching the Detectives |
31st Jul 2005 | Poker Nights |
24th Jul 2005 | Wizard Spelling - the Spelling Bee, Harry Potter quiz |
17th Jul 2005 | As easy as 1-2-3 - Sudoku Live |
10th Jul 2005 | Countdown's Finals Week |
3rd Jul 2005 | Richard Whiteley - a national treasure |
25th Jun 2005 | It's for yoo-hoo - The Big Call |
18th Jun 2005 | Mock the Cats - also a Countdown Final Preview |
11th Jun 2005 | The game show review review - Our Survey Said, Back in the Day |
4th Jun 2005 | Europe Votes |
29th May 2005 | One amazing evening |
22nd May 2005 | The Awakening - Junior Mastermind, Eurovision semi |
15th May 2005 | The University Challenge Final |
8th May 2005 | People are coming, everyone's trying - Going For Gold remembered |
1st May 2005 | They came, they had a go |
24th Apr 2005 | It's All Oxford - and Splash Camp |
17th Apr 2005 | Here's one we asked earlier - Perseverance |
10th Apr 2005 | Growing Old Disgracefully (part three) - Ask The Family |
3rd Apr 2005 | Growing Old Disgracefully (part two) - Double Your Money |
27th Mar 2005 | Growing Old Disgracefully (part one) - Old Shows Reborn |
20th Mar 2005 | The University Challenge Meta-Review |
13th Mar 2005 | Something To Sing About - A Song for Europe, and Celeb Fame Academy |
6th Mar 2005 | A new broom - The Apprentice |
27th Feb 2005 | Park -v- Kielty Redux |
20th Feb 2005 | Weaver's Week - Gold! |
13th Feb 2005 | The Sunday Paper Review |
6th Feb 2005 | Geronimo! |
30th Jan 2005 | A short half hour |
23rd Jan 2005 | Big Bother |
16th Jan 2005 | Such Is Politics: Vote for Me |
9th Jan 2005 | A new year miscellany |
2004 archive
Date | Topics |
28th Dec 2004 | Weaver's Year 2004 |
18th Dec 2004 | Tension mounts: Countdown's finals week |
11th Dec 2004 | Spellcasting: Hard Spell and the Mastermind final |
4th Dec 2004 | Scrap for All: Scrapheap Challenge, and a preview of the Countdown finals |
27th Nov 2004 | Nine Live: Four hours of quiz tv |
20th Nov 2004 | It Could Be Bunnies: Play the Game |
13th Nov 2004 | Ten Years of the National Lottery |
6th Nov 2004 | Begging the Question: Beg, Steal, and Borrow; and Paxman gets annoyed. |
30th Oct 2004 | Look who's back!: An old friend returns, and we test our spelling |
23rd Oct 2004 | OFCOM Rules OK: The Big Brother ruling |
16th Oct 2004 | Spies Like Us: Spy |
9th Oct 2004 | Let the Scrapping -- begin! Scrapheap Challenge and Jungle Run |
2nd Oct 2004 | Playing Catchup: Countdown, and an unhappy winner |
25th Sep 2004 | Scares on Thursday: Scary Sleepover, Mad Mad House |
18th Sep 2004 | Crisis? What Crisis?: UC returns |
11th Sep 2004 | Bognor? Bust?: Bognor or Bust, Crisis Command |
4th Sep 2004 | Summer Review: International King of Sports |
28th Aug 2004 | Ye Weyvere's Weeke: Bullseye, Catchphrase retrospective |
21st Aug 2004 | Games Without Front Ears: House of Games |
14th Aug 2004 | Let the Challenge - Begin!: Raven II |
7th Aug 2004 | Big sigh of relief: Big Brother 5 summary |
31st Jul 2004 | In the box: Dean from Big Brother's book |
24th Jul 2004 | Good enough?: Simply the Best |
17th Jul 2004 | Saturday Night Passport: Passport to Paradise |
10th Jul 2004 | More preserve, sir?: Head Jam |
3rd Jul 2004 | Results week: BB5 comments |
26th Jun 2004 | Countdown Finals |
19th Jun 2004 | Ask me another: The Interrogators |
12th Jun 2004 | Cramming it in: The Cram |
5th Jun 2004 | Kat's in the kitchen: More BB5 |
29th May 2004 | Voting procedures: Eurovision breakdown |
22nd May 2004 | Euro Vision |
15th May 2004 | A thousand times worse than Jemini: Quarantine |
8th May 2004 | Looking back with Weaver's Week: Crisis Command, BBC 2 at 40 |
1st May 2004 | Four!: Blank Screen, Win Lose or Draw Late, Totally Top Trumps |
24th Apr 2004 | Playing games: The Games return |
17th Apr 2004 | University Challenge grand final |
10th Apr 2004 | Smart enough?: Come and Have a Go... |
3rd Apr 2004 | Universities Challenged: UC special |
27th Mar 2004 | Saturday Night In: Ant and Dec |
20th Mar 2004 | Still prejudiced?: Without Prejudice? |
13th Mar 2004 | Don't forget to miss it: Memory Bank |
6th Mar 2004 | Another song for Eurosong: Making Your Mind Up |
28th Feb 2004 | The annual UC stats pack |
21st Feb 2004 | Seventeen: 24 Hour Quiz |
14th Feb 2004 | The Six o'Clock Blues: Traitor, Genies en herbe |
7th Feb 2004 | Borg, ready: Beat the Cyborgs |
31st Jan 2004 | Didn't They Do Well? |
24th Jan 2004 | Stronger: Hercules |
17th Jan 2004 | Beat the Nation |
10th Jan 2004 | Stay up late with Weaver's Week: Shattered |
3rd Jan 2004 | Bob Monkhouse tribute |
2003 archive
Date | Topics |
27th Dec 2003 | Weaver's Year |
20th Dec 2003 | Weaver's Finals Week: Countdown |
13th Dec 2003 | Fifteen to One remembered |
6th Dec 2003 | University Challenged: UC, Eurovision |
29th Nov 2003 | A painful read: Distraction, Junior Eurovision |
22nd Nov 2003 | Eggheads, 19 Keys |
15th Nov 2003 | All around the planet: Wright Around the World |
8th Nov 2003 | Catchup already: Mastermind, UC |
1st Nov 2003 | Thirty: Weaver's favourite gameshows |
25th Oct 2003 | Revival week: Superstars, Fort Boyard |
18th Oct 2003 | He is: I'm the Answer |
11th Oct 2003 | Amazing talent contest shock: Fame Academy |
4th Oct 2003 | In command of time: Time Commanders |
27th Sept 2003 | Judgement Square |
20th Sept 2003 | The Games |
13th Sept 2003 | Familiar Faces |
6th Sept 2003 | Journey into Space |
30th Aug 2003 | Gobbet of the Week |
23rd Aug 2003 | The FA:Q |
16th Aug 2003 | Diluting the brand |
9th Aug 2003 | On target |
2nd Aug 2003 | Smartass Popularity Survey |
26th Jul 2003 | Big Brother's Finished |
19th Jul 2003 | A very hot week |
12th Jul 2003 | The return of Mastermind |
5th Jul 2003 | ITV's good night: Judgement Day |
28th Jun 2003 | Transcontinental adventures |
21st Jun 2003 | Going down with the ship |
14th Jun 2003 | We have brains |
7th Jun 2003 | Big Brother, Little Score |
31st May 2003 | This Song, That Brother |
24th May 2003 | Playing catch up |
17th May 2003 | The Countdown To Big Brother 4 |
10th May 2003 | Talking with sausages |
3rd May 2003 | Returning links |
26th Apr 2003 | Dirty Rotten Cheaters |
19th Apr 2003 | Murder, Treasure Hunt (guest reviewer: Nick Gates) |
12th Apr 2003 | UC: Professionals (guest reviewer: Nick Gates) |
5th Apr 2003 | One challenge ends, another begins: The Murder Game |
29th Mar 2003 | A General Viewer writes... |
22nd Mar 2003 | Weaver's Miscellany - HS, B&G, Nicked, Eurovision |
15th Mar 2003 | Continuing topics |
8th Mar 2003 | Boys and Girls |
1st Mar 2003 | Are you sitting comfortably? |
22nd Feb 2003 | Trading futures |
15th Feb 2003 | All University Challenge statistics |
8th Feb 2003 | More for the children |
1st Feb 2003 | XX |
25th Jan 2003 | Champion Countdown |
18th Jan 2003 | Here comes the sun |
11th Jan 2003 | No prejudice |
4th Jan 2003 | Raving about old shows |
2002 archive
Date | Topics |
28th Dec 2002 | End of the year review |
21st Dec 2002 | Start the clock on finals week |
14th Dec 2002 | Brainy Daly |
7th Dec 2002 | Curious |
30th Nov 2002 | Celeb BB finishes |
23rd Nov 2002 | Celeb BB 2 |
16th Nov 2002 | Fame, Star and One |
9th Nov 2002 | Staying in perspective |
2nd Nov 2002 | Channel 4's 20th birthday special |
26th Oct 2002 | Making use of old rubbish |
19th Oct 2002 | Book reviews |
12th Oct 2002 | Fame Academy |
5th Oct 2002 | Live fear |
28th Sept 2002 | Kids' stuff |
21st Sept 2002 | Cards, Fortune, Choice |
14th Sept 2002 | The Shallow Issue - Your Face, Judgemental |
7th Sept 2002 | The Chair, UC, Celeb Torture II |
31st Aug 2002 | I'm a Non-Entity, Keep Me on Screen! |
24th Aug 2002 | Lawsuit hunters, at the ready! |
17th Aug 2002 | Liar, Combat Cars |
10th Aug 2002 | Brain change |
3rd Aug 2002 | Under arrest |
27th Jul 2002 | The end of BB3 |
20th Jul 2002 | Dropping a brick |
13th Jul 2002 | Chickens, frogs, robots |
6th Jul 2002 | Pulling the strings |
29th Jun 2002 | Countdown to zero |
22nd Jun 2002 | Choose at random |
15th Jun 2002 | Up and over |
8th Jun 2002 | TV's Mr Annoying |
1st Jun 2002 | Dance on! |
25th May 2002 | Light my fire |
18th May 2002 | Always on time |
11th May 2002 | Love 'n hugs (not) |
4th May 2002 | Golden eye |
27th Apr 2002 | Laundering the cash |
20th Apr 2002 | Standing on a log |
13th Apr 2002 | The taxman cometh |
6th Apr 2002 | Vote Robinson |
30th Mar 2002 | Together again |
23rd Mar 2002 | Boat Races and German Shows |
16th Mar 2002 | The challenge to survive... |
9th Mar 2002 | Five sale, Rose d'Or |
2nd Mar 2002 | Returning friends |
23rd Feb 2002 | A class act...? |
16th Feb 2002 | The final of one... |
9th Feb 2002 | No day like today |
2nd Feb 2002 | Fun QFs, Eden |
26th Jan 2002 | Britain's Brainiest, That Row In Full, UC last 8 |
19th Jan 2002 | UC, Pop Idol, DiM |
12th Jan 2002 | What's ahead |
5th Jan 2002 | Interceptor |
2001 archive
Date | Topics |
31st Dec 2001 | Weaver's Year 2001 |
24th Dec 2001 | Christmas game show guide |
17th Dec 2001 | You Say We Pay, Make My Day |
10th Dec 2001 | Stake Out, Jet Set Departure Lounge |
3rd Dec 2001 | Shafted Shafted, Millionaire Interactive |
26th Nov 2001 | WWTBAM meets Nicked! |
19th Nov 2001 | Mastermind, Hot Property |
12th Nov 2001 | Shafted! |
5th Nov 2001 | No Win No Fee, Nicked! |
29th Oct 2001 | Televised Democracy |
22nd Oct 2001 | Under Crossfire |
15th Oct 2001 | The Race begins |
8th Oct 2001 | Get Lost |
1st Oct 2001 | Some polite disagreements |
25th Sep 2001 | Ahem... |
18th Sep 2001 | Big Game hunting |
11th Sep 2001 | UC, foreigners and real-life |
4th Sep 2001 | Countdown goes Mental |
28th Aug 2001 | Charmless pt. 2, Weakest Link one year on |
21st Aug 2001 | Reality, Charming, Weak |
14th Aug 2001 | Countdown rumours, Heat is On, King of the Castle |
7th Aug 2001 | After the storm |
31st Jul 2001 | TPV, UC, Survivor, BB |
24th Jul 2001 | The week before the storm |
17th Jul 2001 | Forging through |
10th Jul 2001 | Back in the loop |
3rd Jul 2001 | American vacation |
19th Jun 2001 | BB and Survivor update |
12th Jun 2001 | Flags on the beach: Survivor flops, BB |
5th Jun 2001 | Big Brother vs Survivor, ticket call, what's new? |
29th May 2001 | It's all go! BB2, Survivor, Number One |
22nd May 2001 | Greed, Survivor |
15th May 2001 | Coming attractions |
8th May 2001 | Ted Rogers, Big Brother 2, Greed |
1st May 2001 | Familiar formats |
24th Apr 2001 | Coming and over there |
17th Apr 2001 | Dog Eat Dog, Channel hopping |
10th Apr 2001 | Irene Thomas, Weakest Merchandise, Gopherman |
3rd Apr 2001 | Twister, University Challenge |
27th Mar 2001 | University Challenge semis, Chained |
13th Mar 2001 | UC, Touch the Truck, Celeb Big Brother |
6th Mar 2001 | Hull, Wales, Truck, Mole |
27th Feb 2001 | The Mole gives a winner |
20th Feb 2001 | UC Quarter Finals, Mole |
13th Feb 2001 | Strong Link, UC, Mole |
6th Feb 2001 | Mole, UC, The Weakest Link: US |
30th Jan 2001 | The usual suspects plus Jet Set |
23rd Jan 2001 | Scheduling, UC, The Mole 2 |
16th Jan 2001 | Weakest Link, The Mole |
9th Jan 2001 | It's Not the Answer, Millionaire Couples |