Contestant Calls
Want to be on TV to win lots of cash, have the holiday of a lifetime, test your knowledge, or generally make a prat of yourself? This is the page to help you do just that. See below for the current opportunities available.
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Special calls
This section contains specific adverts placed by producers who have contacted this website. When applying for a programme, please let them know you saw their appeal on UKGameshows.com - thanks!
Lucky Pluckers
TwoFour Broadcast, makers of the hit Noel Edmond's quiz Are You Smarter Than a Ten Year Old?, are looking for contestants with various occupations and hobbies to take part in a pilot for a brand new comedy panel show.
As part of an audience, you could be chosen at random by a panel of comedians and well-known faces to help them answer questions on various subjects.
If you are articulate and up for a laugh then please send an email to the address at the bottom of this page with your name, age, details of your occupation, hobbies and a recent photograph if possible. Also, let us know what you think are your areas of particular expertise - it might be science, animals, gardening, geography, history or even the bizarre!
The show is a pilot and although it will be filmed, it won’t be broadcast. However, you will possibly have the opportunity to be involved in future shows if it gets made into a series. It will be a fun day and you will also get to witness and potentially join the cream of well-known and up and coming comedians!
Please note that this is planned as a post-watershed comedy show and may contain strong language and subject matter that some people may find offensive.
Filming will take place in central London at the end of April. Email: lucky.pluckers@twofour.co.uk
Deadline: 24th April 2008
Show type: Pilot
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: No
Interview cities: London
New 12 Yard Game Show
The creators of IN IT TO WIN IT and WHO DARES WINS are looking for lively contestants to audition for an exciting new game show we are developing.
No general knowledge questions asked! All you have to do is hold your nerve! Think you've got what it takes?
Auditions are being held across the UK soon and we would like to hear from people 18+ who think they can take up the challenge.
If you want to take up the opportunity email gameshow@12yard.com for an application form.
Deadline: 31st May 2008
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: Cardiff, Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester, London, Belfast and Glasgow
Pitch Perfect
Have you ever dramt of singing on TV? One stage, one chance, one life-changing sum of money for one Pitch Perfect member of the audience in this brand new Saturday night Entertainment show for ITV1.
Pitch Perfect will challenge every single member of our studio audience to hit the right notes in the largest karaoke competition on TV. All jostling for their moment under the spotlight, one bum note could mean elimination from the competition. But for one contestant, their voice could earn them a life-changing sum of money.
So whether you think you're the next Leona Lewis, or just a local karaoke king or queen who likes to go for it no matter who's watching, then we want to hear from you! You don't need to have the best voice in the world to apply, but enthusiasm, a huge personality, and the confidence to sing in front of millions of people is a must!
To apply to be part of our participating audience, email sing@itv.com
Applicants must be aged 18 or over.
Deadline: June 2008
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: No
Sport Mastermind
The BBC is looking for contestants to take part in Sport Mastermind 2008, presented by Des Lynam.
Each contestant will face a two-minute round on their chosen specialist sport subject and then a two-minute general sporting knowledge round
To become a contestant email sportmastermind@bbc.co.uk
Or send a SAE to: Sport Mastermind Applications, Room 4012, BBC, Oxford Road, Manchester, M60 1SJ
Or apply online via http://www.bbc.co.uk/mastermind
Applicants must be aged 18 or over.
Deadline: 31st May 2008
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Belfast, London, Newcastle, Leeds
Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old?
Think you're smarter than a ten year old? Noel Edmonds and Dick and Dom are back to host Sky One's biggest and most exciting entertainment show and you could be part of it!
Auditioning for Are You Smarter Than A Ten Year Old? couldn't be easier. You can visit [http:www.skyone.co.uk/areyousmarter http:www.skyone.co.uk/areyousmarter] for details on how to apply or for an instant appliction form you can email or call us on the details below. Get that back to us as soon as you can and we will take it from there.
To apply to be a contestant on the next series, call or email NOW:
smarter@twofour.co.uk
08700 625 095*
- Calls are charged at standard network rate and you must be 18 years old to apply.
Deadline: 30th May 2008
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Partly
Interview cities: Nationally
This Time Tomorrow
This Time Tomorrow is an exciting new BBC National Lottery show.We're looking for contestants with big personalities to win big prizes.
If you think you have what it takes to outwit the competition and fancy a chance to play for prizes that money just can't buy, email or call us NOW for an application form. We are auditioning NOW!
Email: ThisTimeTomorrow@bbc.co.uk
Tel: 0871 664 8444 ((Calls cost 10p per minute from a BT landline. Mobiles and other networks may be higher).
Applicants must be aged 18 or over.
Deadline: 21st June 2008
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Partly
Interview cities: London, Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow, Belfast
Cook V Chef
Could you beat a Celebrity Chef?
Are you a genius in the kitchen?
Could you and two friends cook your gastronomic masterpiece in front of a live studio audience, competing against some of the best celebrity chefs in the country...And still keep your cool?
You've got to be good... very good... but if you think you can cut this kind of mustard then a major broadcaster wants to hear from you.
If you are chosen, you could be part of this new and exciting show that challenges you to be the very best.
Apply here: www.beonendemolshows.co.uk
Or phone: 0871 200 1919
Deadline: 15 May 2008
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid? No
Show expenses paid? Partly
Interview cities: London, Manchester, Newcastle, Bristol
Eggheads
The hit BBC quiz show is back for an 9th series & we're looking for fun teams of 6 to take on our resident General Knowledge Goliaths! We will be coming to a city near you soon to hold auditions!
If you and your family, friends or colleagues would like to challenge "The Eggheads", and possibly win BIG MONEY contact us NOW!
Visit www.12yard.com/eggheads to fill out an application form online.
Alternatively you can email: eggheads@12yard.com
Deadline: 1st July 2008
Show type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Partly
Interview cities: UK cities
Deal or No Deal
We've had a number of enquiries about how to get onto this very popular show. It seems that they have all the contestants that they need for the moment. The best thing to do is watch the show regularly, they do put contestant calls on air very occasionally. Sorry!
General information
FOR ALL BBC SHOWS
A general email address for contestants enquiries for BBC ONLY entertainment programmes is: entertainmentcontestants@bbc.co.uk
CHANNEL 4 SHOWS
Specific contestant calls are regularly posted at www.channel4.com/takepart.
Fill in the online application form or write to:
Contestant Applications Bargain Hunt PO Box 229 Bristol BS99 7JN
See: http://www.channel4.co.uk/bigbrother/
To apply to be on the show, you must ask for an application form by writing to:
Best of Friends Talent TV Ltd. Lion House 72-75 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4NA
The application form for Countdown is now available online (Microsoft Word format only).
Alternatively, you can get a form sent to you by emailing countdown@channel4.com or writing to Damian Eadie or Michael Wylie at:
Countdown The Television Centre Leeds West Yorkshire LS3 1JS
Or call (0113) 2228453 or 09011 252566.
For audience tickets, call Annette Johnson on (0113) 2228457.
Deal or No Deal is not currently seeking contestants. Sorry! Keep watching the show to see if this situation changes.
E-mail entertain@liontv.co.uk or phone 020 8846 2118 (calls charged at standard rate).
Fill in the online application form or write to:
Masterchef Goes Large PO Box 50405 London W8 4XF
Prospective contenders can fill in the online application form or write to:
Mastermind Room 4012 New Broadcasting House Oxford Road MANCHESTER M60 1SJ
For Mastermind Cymru, full details of how to apply are on the show's webpage.
This show is no longer in production.
Send a self-addressed envelope with your details to:
Ready Steady Cook PO Box 32678 LONDON W14 0YJ
You can also contact the show via their email address: readysteadycook@endemoluk.com
This programme is no longer in production.
If you're over 16 and wish to apply, email sweep@talkbackthames.tv
Appeals for people to take part in the studio are posted on the BBC Test the Nation site and an application form can be downloaded from there.
Email universitychallenge@bbc.co.uk.
Only teams from degree-issuing institutions may apply for the main series, but the same address can also be used for applications to University Challenge: The Professionals.
Send an email to weakestlink@bbc.co.uk or write to FREEPOST, THE WEAKEST LINK.
Who Wants to be a Millionaire?:
A web application form, and details of other ways of applying, can be found at the ITV Millionaire site.
