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Revision as of 10:05, 9 July 2023
A companion guide to game shows on TV for the coming week is also published on a regular basis, usually on Thursdays.
| Date | Topics |
| 9th July 2023 | Popmaster on TV |
| 25th June 2023 | Get Set Galactic |
| 18th June 2023 | The Great Auction Showdown |
| 11th June 2023 | Ireland's Smartest; University Challenge final |
Contents |
2023 archive
| Date | Topics |
| 28th May 2023 | Jeremy Paxman, an appreciation |
| 21st May 2023 | Eurovision Song Contest final |
| 14th May 2023 | Liverpool does the Eurovision Song Contest |
| 7th May 2023 | In With a Shout |
| 30th April 2023 | Mastermind final; Len Goodman; Jerry Springer |
| 23rd April 2023 | Rise and Fall |
| 16th April 2023 | Tempting Fortune |
| 2nd April 2023 | Loaded in Paradise; Paul O'Grady |
| 26th March 2023 | Ten to the Top; Eurovision Song Contest preview |
| 19th March 2023 | Pen/Campwyr and Only Connect |
| 5th March 2023 | Ken Bruce, that bloke off the radio |
| 26th February 2023 | Travels in Scotland - Eat the Town, Scotland's Greatest Escape |
| 19th February 2023 | Duels en familles, a French show |
| 12th February 2023 | Jon and Lucy's Odd Couples; The Traitors USA |
| 29th January 2023 | Next Level Chef |
| 22nd January 2023 | The Traitors |
| 15th January 2023 | That's My Jam |
2022 archive
| Date | Topics |
| 1st January 2023 | The Week of the Year 2022 |
| 18th December 2022 | Junior Eurovision 2022 |
| 11th December 2022 | Gwrach y Rhibyn |
| 4th December 2022 | You Won't Believe This; Tell the Truth |
| 27th November 2022 | The Mole on Netflix; Brain of Britain; Eurovision voting |
| 20th November 2022 | Riddiculous; finding redemption in the Aussie jungle |
| 6th November 2022 | Make Me Prime Minister |
| 30th October 2022 | Aldi's Next Big Thing |
| 23rd October 2022 | Huskestue, a Norwegian show |
| 16th October 2022 | Are You the One?; Rose d'Or nominations |
| 9th October 2022 | Bad Chefs |
| 2nd October 2022 | Wales' Home of the Year |
| 18th September 2022 | Game On, Grandparents! |
| 11th September 2022 | Elizabeth Windsor, the game show fan |
| 4th September 2022 | Fastest Finger First |
| 28th August 2022 | The Connection, a Dutch show; BBC at Junior Eurovision |
| 21st August 2022 | Amol Rajan, the new University Challenge host |
| 14th August 2022 | Sport Relief All Star Games |
| 7th August 2022 | Gloria Hunniford profiled |
| 24th July 2022 | De 1% Quiz, and other Dutch shows |
| 17th July 2022 | College Bowl, the American University Challenge |
| 10th July 2022 | One Question; when will Quizzy Mondays return? |
| 26th June 2022 | Les 12 coups de midi; where to host Eurovision |
| 19th June 2022 | Netflix special: Bullsh*t, The Squid Game |
| 12th June 2022 | Flipping Fast; Pass the Buck |
| 29th May 2022 | The Games; Top Takeaways |
| 22nd May 2022 | WHAT IS HAPPENING?! Eurovision Song Contest - final |
| 15th May 2022 | Eurovision Song Contest - semi-finals |
| 1st May 2022 | The 1% Club; Channel 4 |
| 24th April 2022 | Bridge of Lies, and 5pm shows |
| 17th April 2022 | University Challenge and Mastermind finals |
| 3rd April 2022 | One and Six Zeros |
| 27th March 2022 | Music special: Starstruck, Eurovision preview, Counterpoint |
| 20th March 2022 | The Great Cookbook Challenge with Jamie Oliver |
| 13th March 2022 | BBC3: The Fast and the Farmer-ish, Gassed Up |
| 6th March 2022 | Best Young Artist; Opera on University Challenge |
| 20th February 2022 | Limitless Win |
| 13th February 2022 | Ireland's Eurosong 2022; Bamber Gascoigne |
| 6th February 2022 | The Weakest Link; Barry Cryer |
| 30th January 2022 | Only Connect, the 2021-22 series |
| 16th January 2022 | I LIterally Just Told You |
| 9th January 2022 | Walk the Line |
2021 archive
| Date | Topics |
| 2nd January 2022 | The Week of the Year 2021 |
| 19th December 2021 | Junior Eurovision |
| 12th December 2021 | Christmas 1980: Runaround, So You Think... |
| 5th December 2021 | Moneybags; Het Jachtseizoen |
| 28th November 2021 | The Tournament; Tug of Words |
| 21st November 2021 | Moneyball; Sitting on a Fortune |
| 14th November 2021 | Murder Island, Handmade: Best Woodworker |
| 31st October 2021 | Question Team; Rob Beckett's Undeniable |
| 24th October 2021 | Outsiders; Alan Hawkshaw |
| 17th October 2021 | Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up |
| 3rd October 2021 | Take a Hike; The Complaints Department |
| 26th September 2021 | The Birthday Cake Game; under-rated shows |
| 19th September 2021 | Irish shows: The Big Deal, Home Advantage |
| 12th September 2021 | Under new management: Countdown, Mastermind, A Question of Sport |
| 29th August 2021 | Apocalypse Wow |
| 22nd August 2021 | Cooking With the Stars; Beat Me The Five Knockouts |
| 15th August 2021 | The Void |
| 8th August 2021 | Can I Improve My Memory? |
| 25th July 2021 | Tom O'Connor |
| 18th July 2021 | Michael Aspel (2) - Child's Play and Blockbusters |
| 11th July 2021 | Michael Aspel (1) - Give Us a Clue and Ultra Quiz |
| 27th June 2021 | Unbeatable |
| 20th June 2021 | The Answer Trap |
| 13th June 2021 | Quizness |
| 30th May 2021 | Eurovision Song Contest 2021 - the final |
| 23rd May 2021 | Eurovision Song Contest 2021 - the semi-finals |
| 16th May 2021 | Dutch shows: First & Last, Eurovision Song Quiz; Alan Carr's Name That Tune |
| 9th May 2021 | I Can See Your Voice |
| 2nd May 2021 | Mastermind final; which shows give great value for money? |
| 25th April 2021 | Game of Talents |
| 18th April 2021 | Bacon's Best Bits: This is My House, The Hustler |
| 11th April 2021 | Only Connect and University Challenge |
| 28th March 2021 | Unforgivable; Growing Pains |
| 21st March 2021 | Saturday Night Takeaway; six songs for Europe |
| 14th March 2021 | Bank Balance; House of Games |
| 28th February 2021 | Gettu Betur, an Icelandic quiz |
| 21st February 2021 | Lightning |
| 14th February 2021 | The new Mastermind host |
| 31st January 2021 | Lingo in the 21st century |
| 24th January 2021 | Lingo in the 20th century |
| 17th January 2021 | Michael McIntyre's The Wheel with Michael McIntyre |
| 10th January 2021 | Christmas shows: Blankety Blank, Miranda's Games with Showbiz Names |
2020 archive
| Date | Topics |
| 27th December 2020 | The Week of the Year 2020 |
| 13th December 2020 | Winning Combination |
| 6th December 2020 | Junior Eurovision 2020 |
| 29th November 2020 | Don't Unleash the Beast; Nachtraven |
| 22nd November 2020 | The Bridge; Des O'Connor |
| 8th November 2020 | The Weakest Link (NBC); Cannon and Ball's Casino |
| 1st November 2020 | Guessable |
| 25th October 2020 | The Cube and The Chop |
| 18th October 2020 | Celebrity Karaoke Club |
| 11th October 2020 | Family Fortunes |
| 27th September 2020 | One Man and His Dog |
| 20th September 2020 | Winning Streak: the Derek Mooney and Marty Whelan years |
| 13th September 2020 | Winning Streak: the Mike Murphy years |
| 30th August 2020 | Rolling in It |
| 23rd August 2020 | What is a game show?; also It Pays to Behave |
| 16th August 2020 | From the Internets: Dan's Quiz, Google That!, Outright |
| 2nd August 2020 | Regis Philbin |
| 26th July 2020 | Gêm Gartre'; Belgian Switch |
| 19th July 2020 | Alan Carr's Epic Game Show |
| 12th July 2020 | The Bidding Room and Bares für Rares |
| 28th June 2020 | The Life and Career of Noel Edmonds: 3 - A Beard for History |
| 21st June 2020 | The Life and Career of Noel Edmonds: 2 - A Beard for Saturday Nights |
| 14th June 2020 | The Life and Career of Noel Edmonds: 1 - A Beard for Radio |
| 31st May 2020 | Radio fun - Talk Sport Quiz, Gloryhunters, My Generation |
| 24th May 2020 | Not Eurovision Week |
| 17th May 2020 | Scheduling Matters |
| 10th May 2020 | The People's Top Game Shows |
| 3rd May 2020 | Beat the Chasers |
| 26th April 2020 | Corner Shop Cook-Off, Caru Siopa |
| 19th April 2020 | Tim Brooke-Taylor |
| 12th April 2020 | 2, 12, 1, 9, 4, Stop. The Press Your Luck numbers. |
| 5th April 2020 | Five Guys a Week |
| 29th March 2020 | From 2000: Paranoia |
| 22th March 2020 | Two from BBC3: Don't Scream, Fight Dirty |
| 15th March 2020 | Very Hard Questions; Twee voor Twaalf; Dave Rainford |
| 8th March 2020 | The Masked Singer |
| 23rd February 2020 | Caroline Flack |
| 16th February 2020 | From Crackerjack to Crackerjack! |
| 9th February 2020 | A brief history of Crackerjack |
| 26th January 2020 | First & Last; The Crystal Maze on Nickelodeon |
| 19th January 2020 | Boyard Land |
| 12th January 2020 | Christmas highlights: Quizmaster, Hewlfa Drysor, Take Off |
2019 archive
| Date | Topics |
| 29th December 2019 | The Week of the Year 2019 |
| 15th December 2019 | Weaver's Decade 6 - Entertainment |
| 8th December 2019 | Gigglequiz; Celebrity Countdown |
| 1st December 2019 | Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 |
| 24th November 2019 | Weaver's Decade 5 - Craft shows and children's shows |
| 17th November 2019 | Killer Camp |
| 10th November 2019 | Gay Byrne; Cooking Up a Fortune; Your Room or Mine |
| 3rd November 2019 | Weaver's Decade 4 - Talent shows |
| 27th October 2019 | Headhunters and The Wall |
| 20th October 2019 | Snackmasters, Pasapalabra, and Der Quiz-Champion |
| 13th October 2019 | Weaver's Decade 3 - Quizzes |
| 6th October 2019 | Three German shows |
| 29th September 2019 | Supermarket Sweep, Chwilio am Seren |
| 22nd September 2019 | Weaver's Decade 2 - Reality shows |
| 15th September 2019 | The Cash Machine, Mastermind |
| 8th September 2019 | The Chefs' Brigade, Step Up to the Plate |
| 1st September 2019 | Weaver's Decade 1 - Cookery shows |
| 25th August 2019 | Jade Goody: a documentary |
| 18th August 2019 | Shipmates |
| 11th August 2019 | Eurovision Choirs 2019 |
| 4th August 2019 | The Great Garden Challenge |
| 28th July 2019 | Kirstie's Celebrity Craft Masters |
| 21st July 2019 | The Career of Alex Trebek (part two) |
| 14th July 2019 | The Career of Alex Trebek (part one) |
| 7th July 2019 | The Family Brain Games |
| 30th June 2019 | Beat the Chef; Countdown final |
| 23rd June 2019 | Popmaster; The Hit List |
| 16th June 2019 | The Mastermind final |
| 9th June 2019 | Got Talent? |
| 2nd June 2019 | There's Something About Movies; Gameshow of Thrones |
| 26th May 2019 | Eurovision Song Contest: final |
| 19th May 2019 | Eurovision Song Contest: semi-final |
| 12th May 2019 | Curiosity; The Hangover Games |
| 5th May 2019 | Only Connect final; In for a Penny |
| 28th April 2019 | University Challenge final; Blockbusters |
| 21st April 2019 | Catchpoint |
| 14th April 2019 | Race Across the World |
| 7th April 2019 | Hypothetical; Al Murray's Pub Quiz; Glow Up |
| 31st March 2019 | Wonderball |
| 24th March 2019 | Y Siambr |
| 17th March 2019 | Test Drive; Wie is de Mol final |
| 10th March 2019 | Rhannu; How Not to be a Millionaire |
| 3rd March 2019 | The Greatest Dancer |
| 24th February 2019 | Countdown: the road to 151 |
| 17th February 2019 | Small Fortune |
| 10th February 2019 | Eurovision You Decide - it's Michael Rice |
| 3rd February 2019 | Un Cwestiwn; Wie is de Mol? |
| 27th January 2019 | The Countdown Championship of Champions, Poll of the Year |
| 20th January 2019 | Celebrity Game Night |
| 13th January 2019 | The festive period recap |
2018 archive
| Date | Topics |
| 30th December 2018 | The Week of the Year |
| 16th December 2018 | Dianc |
| 9th December 2018 | Beat the Internet |
| 2nd December 2018 | Junior Eurovision 2018 |
| 25th November 2018 | I'll Get This |
| 18th November 2018 | The Time it Takes |
| 11th November 2018 | For Facts Sake, Big Brother on 5 |
| 4th November 2018 | Don't Hate the Playaz |
| 28th October 2018 | ITV4 Chooseday: Take the Tower, Football Genius |
| 21st October 2018 | The Circle |
| 14th October 2018 | Chwilio am Seren Junior Eurovision; Y Ras |
| 7th October 2018 | Chase the Case; Gareth Malone's All Star Music Quiz |
| 30th September 2018 | Sorry voor Alles, the Golden Rose winner |
| 23rd September 2018 | How to learn Dutch through game shows |
| 16th September 2018 | University Challenge and gender-neutral questions |
| 9th September 2018 | Evil Monkeys; Call Yourself a Fan |
| 2nd September 2018 | The Crystal Maze: all the games reviewed |
| 26th August 2018 | Eurovision Young Musicians |
| 19th August 2018 | True Love or True Lies; Paradise Run; Gino's Win Your Wish List |
| 12th August 2018 | We do want to give you that - The Life and Career of Chris Tarrant (part two) |
| 5th August 2018 | Today is... - The Life and Career of Chris Tarrant (part one) |
| 29th July 2018 | Oci Oci Oci |
| 22th July 2018 | Pwy 'dy Bos y Gegin?!, Hard Quiz |
| 15th July 2018 | When we last thought football was coming home... |
| 8th July 2018 | Best Junior Doctors, Crystal Maze |
| 1st July 2018 | World Cup Countdown |
| 24th June 2018 | Countdown finals |
| 17th June 2018 | Best Home Cook; Buy It Now |
| 10th June 2018 | Hardball, and other daytime shows |
| 3rd June 2018 | Revolution; Carnage |
| 27th May 2018 | The Button |
| 20th May 2018 | Eurovision Song Contest grand final |
| 13th May 2018 | Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals |
| 6th May 2018 | Only Connect; Ready or Not |
| 29th April 2018 | Dale Winton, star of the stars |
| 22nd April 2018 | I Don't Like Mondays; Change Your Tune; Tenable app |
| 15th April 2018 | The Generation Game; Star Boot Sale |
| 8th April 2018 | The 2018 Mastermind final |
| 1st April 2018 | Swashbuckle |
| 25th March 2018 | Punchlines and 3-2-1 from 1983 |
| 18th March 2018 | Jim Bowen; What Would Your Kid Do? |
| 11th March 2018 | All Together Now |
| 4th March 2018 | Prosiect Z |
| 25th February 2018 | Last Commanders |
| 18th February 2018 | Spy School |
| 11th February 2018 | Destination Eurovision You Decide |
| 4th February 2018 | Britain's Brightest Family, The Wave |
| 28th January 2018 | And They're Off For Sport Relief |
| 21st January 2018 | Wedding Day Winners |
| 14th January 2018 | Raven |
| 7th January 2018 | The Price is Right |
2017 archive
| Date | Topics |
| 31st December 2017 | The Week of the Year 2017 |
| 17th December 2017 | Keith Chegwin |
| 10th December 2017 | Armchair Detectives |
| 3rd December 2017 | Junior Eurovision 2017 |
| 26th November 2017 | The Weakest Link; Don't Say It, Bring It |
| 19th November 2017 | Sing |
| 12th November 2017 | Pigo dy Drwyn |
| 5th November 2017 | The Big Family Cooking Showdown |
| 29th October 2017 | Jigsaw - An Origin Story |
| 22nd October 2017 | The Crystal Maze |
| 15th October 2017 | Bromans |
| 8th October 2017 | Cannonball |
| 1st October 2017 | William G. Stewart - The People's Quizzer |
| 24th September 2017 | Richard Osman's House of Games |
| 17th September 2017 | Lego Masters |
| 10rd September 2017 | Streetmate, Dress to Impress |
| 3rd September 2017 | Partners in Rhyme |
| 27th August 2017 | Cheap Cheap Cheap |
| 20th August 2017 | Sale of the (last) Century - The Life and Career of Nicholas Parsons (part two) |
| 13th August 2017 | Just a Minute! - The Life and Career of Nicholas Parsons (part one) |
| 6th August 2017 | Letterbox |
| 30th July 2017 | Pitch Battle, Eurovision Choir of the Year |
| 23rd July 2017 | Blind Date on Channel 5 |
| 16th July 2017 | David Dickinson's Name Your Price |
| 9th July 2017 | Celebability |
| 2nd July 2017 | Your Face or Mine, Countdown finals |
| 25th June 2017 | Cythrel Canu, Curious Creatures |
| 18th June 2017 | The Wall Face au Mur |
| 11th June 2017 | Bigheads |
| 4th June 2017 | Don't Ask Me Ask The Viewing Public |
| 28th May 2017 | Babushka |
| 21st May 2017 | Eurovision Song Contest final |
| 14th May 2017 | Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals |
| 7th May 2017 | The Boss |
| 30th April 2017 | Culinary Genius |
| 23rd April 2017 | Tattoo Artist, Me and My Dog |
| 16th April 2017 | University Challenge, Bracket Genius |
| 9th April 2017 | Only Connect, MIPCOM |
| 2nd April 2017 | The Voice |
| 26th March 2017 | 5 Gold Rings |
| 19th March 2017 | Game of Clones, Alien Fun Capsule |
| 12th March 2017 | Remotely Funny, The Home Game |
| 5th March 2017 | The Mastermind Final |
| 26th February 2017 | Let It Shine |
| 19th February 2017 | The Fake News Show |
| 12th February 2017 | The Big Spell |
| 5th February 2017 | Dance Dance Dance |
| 29th January 2017 | Eurovision You Decide |
| 22nd January 2017 | International students and University Challenge |
| 15th January 2017 | !mpossible |
| 8th January 2017 | Christmas shows |
2016 archive
| Date | Topics |
| 1st January 2017 | The Week of the Year 2016 |
| 18th December 2016 | The Crystal Maze Live |
| 11th December 2016 | Tenable |
| 4th December 2016 | The X Factor (2016) |
| 27th November 2016 | Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 |
| 20th November 2016 | Sorry, I Didn't Know; Fferm Ffactor; The Apprentice |
| 13th November 2016 | The Life and Career of Bruce Forsyth (part two) |
| 6th November 2016 | The Life and Career of Bruce Forsyth (part one) |
| 30th October 2016 | Meet the Parents |
| 23rd October 2016 | Go 8 Bit |
| 16th October 2016 | My Kitchen Rules |
| 9th October 2016 | Go For It |
| 2nd October 2016 | Top Class |
| 25th September 2016 | Debatable |
| 18th September 2016 | "Breadxit means breadxit, and they're going to make a success of it" |
| 11th September 2016 | 500 Questions |
| 4th September 2016 | Taking The Next Step |
| 28th August 2016 | Alphabetical, Spotless |
| 21st August 2016 | American shows and fast quizzes |
| 14th August 2016 | Cash Trapped |
| 7th August 2016 | Master of Photography |
| 31st July 2016 | Baking in the Dark |
| 24th July 2016 | The Question Jury |
| 17th July 2016 | It's Not Me, It's You |
| 10th July 2016 | Did Angus Deayton cause Brexit? (Spoiler: No.) |
| 3rd July 2016 | Britain's Most Spectacular Backyard Builds |
| 26th June 2016 | UK's Best Part Time Band, Countdown finals |
| 19th June 2016 | Game On |
| 12th June 2016 | Eurovision questions, and the world's best quizzer |
| 5th June 2016 | Reg Grundy |
| 29th May 2016 | The Code |
| 22nd May 2016 | Eurovision Song Contest final |
| 15th May 2016 | Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals |
| 8th May 2016 | Drive |
| 1st May 2016 | Bang on the Money |
| 24th April 2016 | Six cookery shows |
| 17th April 2016 | Think Tank |
| 10th April 2016 | Can't Touch This |
| 3rd April 2016 | Mastermind final |
| 27th March 2016 | Paul Daniels |
| 20th March 2016 | Pocket Money Pitch, Airmageddon |
| 13th March 2016 | Got What It Takes? |
| 6th March 2016 | Masterpiece, Bad Language |
| 28th February 2016 | Eurovision You Decide |
| 21st February 2016 | The Getaway Car, Eurovision voting changes |
| 14th February 2016 | Insert Name Here, BBC3 remembered |
| 7th February 2016 | Terry Wogan - an appreciation |
| 31st January 2016 | Lip Sync Battle UK |
| 24th January 2016 | Only Connect final, Countdown Championship of Champions |
| 17th January 2016 | For What It's Worth |
| 10th January 2016 | Race to Escape |
Columns from 2001-2015 are on a separate page.
