Index C
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<pick>'''Canned''' - Any artificial effects used to improve the perceived audience response, such as "canned laughter" and "canned applause".</pick> | <pick>'''Canned''' - Any artificial effects used to improve the perceived audience response, such as "canned laughter" and "canned applause".</pick> | ||
<pick>'''Caption''' - A computer graphic overlay on the main television picture to present additional explanatory information, such as names, scores, questions etc. Also called an Aston or Chyron, after popular brands of captioning machine.</pick> | <pick>'''Caption''' - A computer graphic overlay on the main television picture to present additional explanatory information, such as names, scores, questions etc. Also called an Aston or Chyron, after popular brands of captioning machine.</pick> | ||
| - | <pick>'''Celebrity Squares''' - Prizes on the first series of [[Celebrity Squares]] included holidays to Romania, carpets and washing machines. The 18-foot high game board cost £22,000 to build ( | + | <pick>'''Celebrity Squares''' - Prizes on the first series of [[Celebrity Squares]] in 1975 included holidays to Romania, carpets and washing machines. The 18-foot-high game board cost £22,000 to build (£130,000 in today’s money).</pick> |
<pick>'''Chestnut''' - An oft-repeated quiz question, such as "What is the longest river in the world?"</pick> | <pick>'''Chestnut''' - An oft-repeated quiz question, such as "What is the longest river in the world?"</pick> | ||
<pick>'''Cliff-hanger''' - An outcome that is uncertain up to the very end. In television terms, it usually refers to a delicate position where the game could go either way at the end of an episode, meaning that the audience will have to tune in to the start of the next episode to see the outcome. Cliff-hangers can be used to straddle advertisement breaks too.</pick> | <pick>'''Cliff-hanger''' - An outcome that is uncertain up to the very end. In television terms, it usually refers to a delicate position where the game could go either way at the end of an episode, meaning that the audience will have to tune in to the start of the next episode to see the outcome. Cliff-hangers can be used to straddle advertisement breaks too.</pick> | ||
Revision as of 21:01, 25 August 2019
C is for... Call My Bluff - This show enjoyed not one but two lengthy runs, totalling 34 years on our screens. In contrast, the original US version lasted just one season before being cancelled.
Shows
| Title | Genre |
| Cabbages and Kings | Panel game |
| Cadair Fawr Eleri Sion | Chat, variety, regional (Wales) |
| Caledonia MacBrains | Comedy panel game |
| Calendar Commentary Christmas Quiz | Politics, regional (YTV region) |
| Call My Bluff | Panel game |
| Call the Tune | Radio, panel game |
| Call Yourself a Detective! | Radio, panel game |
| Call Yourself a Fan | Football quiz |
| Camau Cantamil | Childrens |
| Camigram | |
| Camp Orange | Childrens, action/adventure |
| Campyfan | Childrens, Educational |
| Can Do | Stunt/dare show |
| Can i Gymru | Variety, regional (Wales) |
| Cannon and Ball's Casino | Family game show |
| Cannonball | Stunt/dare show |
| Can't Cook, Won't Cook | Lifestyle |
| Can't Sing Singers | Variety |
| Can't Touch This | Stunt/dare show |
| 100 o Blant | Regional (Wales), family |
| Cant y Cant | Sport, regional (Wales) |
| Can We Still be Friends? | Dating |
| Match of the Day Can You Kick It? | Sport, childrens |
| Car Booty | Lifestyle |
| Car Duels | Action/adventure |
| Car Hunt | Lifestyle |
| Car Sharks | Lifestyle |
| Cardiff Singer of the World | Variety |
| Carnal Knowledge | Quiz, themed (sex) |
| Captain Zep - Space Detective | Childrens |
| Carnage | Technological |
| Carnival Time | Variety, regional (Anglia) |
| The Carrot or the Stick | Reality |
| Carry On Campus | Quiz, academic |
| Casa Dudley | Cookery, regional (Wales) |
| Cash Trapped | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Cash Cab | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Cash Call | Radio, puzzle |
| Cash Lounge | Puzzle |
| Casino Casino | Sports |
| Casting Couch | Comedy panel game (celebrity gossip) |
| Catchpoint | Family game |
| Catchphrase | Puzzle |
| Catchword | Puzzle |
| Catering Challenge | Lifestyle |
| Caught in the Act | Variety |
| CCTV | Stunt/dare show |
| Celebability | Stunts and dares |
| CelebAir | Reality (celebrities) |
| Celebdaq | Business |
| Celebrities Under Pressure | Family game show |
| Celebrity Addicts | Quiz, themed (celebrities) |
| Celebrity Challenge | |
| Celebrity Craft Masters | Lifestyle |
| Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong | Comedy panel game |
| Celebrity Fit Club | Lifestyle |
| Celebrity Five Go to... | Lifestyle, reality |
| The Celebrity Game | |
| Celebrity Game Night | Late-night variety challenges |
| Celebrity Gossip | Panel game, radio |
| Celebrity Juice | Comedy panel game (celebrity) |
| Celebrity Love Island | Reality |
| Celebrity Masterchef | Lifestyle |
| Celebrity Mastermind | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Celebrity Poker Club | Sports |
| Celebrity Pressure Cooker | Lifestyle |
| Celebrity Ready Steady Cook | Lifestyle |
| Celebrity Scissorhands | Reality |
| Celebrity Showmance | Lying |
| Celebrity Spelling Bee | Quiz, themed (spelinge) |
| Celebrity Squares | Family game show |
| Celebrity Super-Spa | Recruitment, lifestyle |
| Celebrity Wrestling | Sports, reality |
| Celwydd Noeth | General knowledge quiz, regional (Wales) |
| Censored | Comedy panel game, radio |
| Centenary Rugby Quiz | Regional (Wales), themed quiz (rugby) |
| Cerdyn Post | Regional (Wales), Quiz, themed (travel) |
| Chained | Dating show |
| Chain Letters | Puzzle |
| The Chair | Quiz, general knowledge |
| The Challenge | |
| Challenge Anneka | Action/adventure |
| Challenge of a Lifetime | Stunt/dare show |
| Challenge of the Sexes | Sport |
| Challenge of the South | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Challenge Trophy | Regional (Anglia), Academic quiz |
| Championship Gaming Series | Technological |
| Chances Fair and Choosers True | Panel game |
| Change Partners | Panel game |
| Change Your Tune | Variety |
| Channel One Quiz | Academic quiz |
| Chariot Race | Sports |
| The Charm Offensive | Phone-in |
| Chart Quiz | Radio, themed quiz (pop music) |
| The Chase | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Chase the Case | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Chasing Time | Action/adventure |
| Cheap Cheap Cheap | |
| Chef V Britain | Lifestyle |
| Chefs and the City | Lifestyle |
| Cheggers Plays Pop | Childrens |
| Child's Play | Family game show |
| Chit for Chat | Radio, panel game |
| Chocolate | Childrens |
| The Choir | Singing |
| Chopping Block | Cookery, reality |
| Chris Moyles' Quiz Night | Quiz, general knowledge |
| The Chris Ramsey Show | Variety |
| Radio 3 Christmas Quiz | Radio, themed quiz (music) |
| Chwilio am Seren | Childrens, variety, regional (Wales) |
| Cinio Caru | Dating |
| The Circle | Reality |
| Cirque de Celebrité | Reality |
| City Limits Live | Travel |
| Clash | Reality, Music |
| Class Distinction | Regional, Quiz (academic) |
| Class of... | Quiz, themed (nostalgia) |
| Classic Comeback | Quiz, themed (television nostalgia) |
| Classical Star | Reality, Variety |
| Cleas | Childrens |
| Clever Creatures | Childrens |
| The Clever Dick-Athlon | Radio panel game |
| Cleverdicks | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Clever v Stupid | Stunt/dare show |
| Clipjoint | Comedy panel game (pop video) |
| Clockwise | Childrens |
| The Club | Reality |
| Club Cupid | Regional (Scotland), Dating |
| Cluedo | Board game conversion |
| Clutter Nutters | Childrens |
| Coach Trip | Lifestyle, reality |
| Còcaire nan Còcairean | Lifestyle |
| Cock of the Border | Variety, regional (Border) |
| The Code | General knowledge quiz |
| Codex | Action/adventure |
| Codi Canu | Music, reality |
| Cog1nio | Cookery, regional (Wales) |
| Coleen's Real Women | Lifestyle |
| The Colour of Money | Family game show |
| Combat | Action/adventure |
| Combat Cars | Technological |
| Come and Have a Go If You Think You're Smart Enough | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Come Dancing | Variety |
| Come Date with Me | Lifestyle, dating |
| Come Dine with Me | Lifestyle |
| The Comedy Quiz | Radio panel game |
| Comedy World Cup | Comedy panel game |
| Come Fly with Me | Action/adventure |
| Come on Down! The Game Show Story | Documentary |
| Commando VIP | Action/adventure |
| Commercial Break | Quiz, themed (advertising) |
| The Common Denominator | General knowledge, puzzle |
| Commuter Quiz | Puzzle |
| Compete for the Meat | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Computer Challenge | Technological |
| Concentration | Puzzle |
| The Concert | Quiz, general knowledge |
| The Conch Quiz | Radio, panel game (natural history) |
| Concro'r Cwm | Regional (Wales), Childrens |
| Confessions | Stunt/dare show |
| Connect 4 | Childrens, board game conversion |
| Connections (1) | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Connections (2) | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Connoisseur | Quiz, themed (art) |
| Conquer the Castle | Reality, regional (Scotland) |
| Consequently | Comedy panel game |
| Cook Me the Money | Lifestyle, business |
| Cookery School | Lifestyle |
| Cooking It | Lifestyle |
| Cooks to Market | Lifestyle |
| Cool Cube | (see: The Satellite Game) |
| The Cooler | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Copycats | Childrens |
| Côr Cymru | Variety, regional (Wales) |
| Coronation Street: The Big 50 | Quiz, themed (soap opera) |
| Countdown | Puzzle |
| Countdown (music quiz) | (see: Pop the Question) |
| Counterpoint | Radio quiz, themed (music) |
| The Country Game | Panel game (rural matters) |
| Country House Cooking Contest | Lifestyle |
| Crack It | Childrens |
| Crackerjack | Childrens |
| Crafwr | Childrens |
| The Cram | Quiz, themed (current affairs) |
| Crazy Beaches | Interactive |
| Crazy Comparisons | Panel game |
| Crazy Cottage | Childrens |
| Crazy Drivers | Quiz, themed (motoring) |
| Crime Team | Lifestyle |
| Crisis Command: Could You Run the Country? | Decision Making |
| Crisis Control | Childrens |
| Criss Cross Quiz | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Cross Combat | Childrens, regional (Anglia and Meridian) |
| Cross Questioned | Radio, panel game |
| Crosswits | Puzzle |
| Crossword on 2 | Puzzle |
| Cruel Summer | Stunt/dare show |
| Crush | Childrens |
| Crush a Grape | Childrens |
| Cryer's Crackers | Panel game |
| Cryptogram | Puzzle |
| The Crystal Maze | Action/adventure |
| Ctrl Freaks | Stunts and dares, regional (London) |
| The Cube | Stunt/dare show |
| Cuckoo in the Nest | Panel game |
| Cuibhlichean an Fhortain | Regional (Scotland), lifestyle |
| Culinary Genius | Cookery |
| The Culture Club | Quiz, themed (arts) |
| Curiosity | Antiques |
| Curious Creatures | Panel game, animals |
| Cwis Cymru | Quiz, regional (Wales) |
| Y Cwis Mawreddog | Radio, Wales |
| Cwis Meddiant | Quiz, themed (sports) |
| Cwis Pop C2 | Themed quiz (pop music) |
| Cyberzone | Action/adventure |
| Cyfle Byw | Phone-in, regional (Wales) |
| .cym | Comedy panel game, regional (Wales) |
| Cyrraedd y Nod | Regional (Wales), Childrens |
| Cythrel Canu | Music panel game, regional (Wales) |
