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| + | <div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Square_antoine_jacques.jpg|Fort Boyard]]</div>15 September '''RIP Jacques Antoine'''<br/> UKGameshows is very sad to hear of the death of the prolific French TV director and producer Jacques Antoine, aged 88. During a career that spanned over 45 years, he developed 150 formats for French radio and television. His shows were characterised by imaginative locations and the novel use of physical activity - characterised by shows such as 1960's ''La Tête et les Jambes'' (Head and Legs). His adventure show [[Fort Boyard]], still running in France, was developed in the UK as [[The Crystal Maze]], and his other ideas influenced [[Treasure Hunt (2)|Treasure Hunt]] and [[Interceptor]].<br/><br/> | ||
<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Square red or black graham.jpg|Red or Black?]]</div>8 September '''Largest Cash Prize in History Paid'''<br />Graham Fletcher, a carpenter from Reading, has won £1,500,000 on ITV's [[Red or Black?]]. It's the biggest money prize ever awarded on UK television, and he goes to the top of our [[All Time Winners List]].<br/><br/> | <div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Square red or black graham.jpg|Red or Black?]]</div>8 September '''Largest Cash Prize in History Paid'''<br />Graham Fletcher, a carpenter from Reading, has won £1,500,000 on ITV's [[Red or Black?]]. It's the biggest money prize ever awarded on UK television, and he goes to the top of our [[All Time Winners List]].<br/><br/> | ||
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UKGameshows is very sad to hear of the death of the prolific French TV director and producer Jacques Antoine, aged 88. During a career that spanned over 45 years, he developed 150 formats for French radio and television. His shows were characterised by imaginative locations and the novel use of physical activity - characterised by shows such as 1960's La Tête et les Jambes (Head and Legs). His adventure show Fort Boyard, still running in France, was developed in the UK as The Crystal Maze, and his other ideas influenced Treasure Hunt and Interceptor.
Graham Fletcher, a carpenter from Reading, has won £1,500,000 on ITV's Red or Black?. It's the biggest money prize ever awarded on UK television, and he goes to the top of our All Time Winners List.
In the Queen's Birthday Honours, Richard Stilgoe was knighted. This was for his charity work, and not his services to anagrams. Mary Berry from The Great British Bake Off was appointed CBE. Those appointed OBE included The X Factor's Gary Barlow and Armando Iannucci of The 99p Challenge.
Is there no stopping Mel and Sue's grotto of gateaux? The Great British Bake Off rolled off with the Best Lifestyle programme at the Rose d'Or festival, and added another layer of success with the Best Feature at the BAFTA Television awards. A new series is being whipped up for later in the year.
The BBC won't commission another series of Total Wipeout. The show has been making its way across the big red balls of television for four years, but now looks a bit wobbly, and will fall into the water after one final series.
Andrew Lloyd Webber is taking his casting shows to ITV, and the first role to fill will be Jesus Christ. A new arena tour of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar is planned, and the title part will be cast by the great British public. More: ITV press release
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