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!
New Channel 4 Food Quiz
Are you a culinary whiz? Can your rustle up a feast from a limited larder?
This could be your chance to shine on an exciting new food quiz for Channel 4.
Plum Pictures is looking for teams of two to apply to take part in a brand new food quiz presented by top celebrity chef, Simon Rimmer!
In each episode, two teams of two people will compete against one another in a game of knowledge and cooking skill.
Quiz rounds will win you ingredients to cook with; answer correctly and you could win a prized ingredient. Answer incorrectly and you might end up with an undesirable ingredient. Once all the ingredients have been won, it’s up to each pair of contestants to create and cook a tasty dish with whatever they've won.
The show is open to both home cooks as well as seasoned professionals.
If you think you have the knowledge or the cooking skill to come out on top then we want to hear from you.
For more information and an application form, email: truffleortripe@plumpictures.co.uk
Your application will be received by a member of Plum Pictures and they will contact you directly. Plum Pictures will process your personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and Plum Pictures’ privacy policy.
Please note that Plum Pictures will only be able to meet a limited share of each applicant’s expenses associated with travel to appear on the show (including any accommodation costs). For full details, please enquire on application.
Deadline: 1st January 2014
Programme type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Partly - enquire for details
Interview cities: London
New 'Tuesday’s Child' Quiz
Tuesday’s Child are looking for outgoing pairs of contestants (couples, friends or colleagues) to take part in a studio run-through of a brand new quiz show (not for broadcast). You’ll need to have decent general knowledge, know your partner inside out, and be happy to be in the spotlight.
We will audition applicants over the next couple of weeks, and the run-through will take place in Central London on Monday 25th November (afternoon) and Tuesday 26th November (all day). We will pay run-through participants reasonable expenses plus a small fee.
To apply, please email vicky.matthews@tuesdayschild.tv with your contact details, telling us a little bit about yourself (including how you know each other) plus photos.
Good luck!
Deadline: 20th November 2013
Programme type: Studio run-through
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: London
New 12 Yard quiz show
The makers of Eggheads are looking for lively, intelligent and competitive personalities who would like to take part in a brand new BBC2 quiz programme. Thousands of pounds can be won and we are holding nationwide auditions NOW! Contact us for an application form: email quiz@12yard.com
The closing date for returning application forms is December 20th 2013. Applications received after this date may not be considered. We reserve the right to extend the closing date at our sole discretion. All applicants must be aged 18 years and over and be legally resident and currently living in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. Terms and conditions apply.
Deadline: December 20th 2013
Programme type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: Nationwide
Tipping Point - Series 4
ITV's hit game show hosted by Ben Shephard is back for a fourth series!
Do you want the chance to win thousands of pounds? Have you got what it takes to beat The Machine?
Tipping Point is returning for a fourth series and we are on the lookout for contestants.
We are searching for fun, confident, outgoing people who want the chance to win thousands of pounds using a combination of skill, judgement and chance.
To apply for the show, please e-mail apply@rdftelevision.com then fill in the application form and send it straight back to us.
Good Luck!
Deadline: 20th December 2013
Programme type: Series
Interview expenses paid?: No
Show expenses paid?: Yes
Interview cities: Nationwide
General information
FOR ALL BBC SHOWS
A general email address for contestants enquiries for BBC ONLY entertainment programmes is: entertainmentcontestants@bbc.co.uk
Contestant calls are posted at bbc.co.uk/beonashow.
There is also a separate CBBC "Be on a show" page.
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
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:
Countdown The Television Centre Leeds West Yorkshire LS3 1JS
For audience tickets, call 0161 9520408 or email shantelle.gaston-hird@itv.com.
Visit http://www.channel4.com/programmes/deal-or-no-deal/articles/how-to-become-a-contestant to be notified when applications are accepted.
Visit 12yard.com/shows/eggheads to fill out an application form online.
Alternatively you can email: eggheads@12yard.com
The online application form is available for a few months a year.
Prospective contenders can fill in the online application form or write to:
Mastermind Room 4012 New Broadcasting House Oxford Road MANCHESTER M60 1SJ
Pairs of players will wish to download the application form (MS Word), or write to:
Pointless Applications Endemol UK Shepherd's Building Central Charecroft Way London W14 0EE
Email universitychallenge@bbc.co.uk.
Only teams from degree-issuing institutions may apply.
For audience tickets, call 0161 9520408 or email shantelle.gaston-hird@itv.com.
Who Wants to be a Millionaire?:
If applications ever re-open, we can be sure they'll be at the ITV Millionaire site.
Application details are provided as a service to readers, but please note that all contestant enquiries should be directed to the named production company and not to UKGameshows.com. Addresses can be found on our list of contact details for production companies.
