Index S
S is for... Speed-up round - (Also: quick-fire round) The few minutes before the end of the game where the pace is greatly increased. This has the effect of distorting the distribution of points, making the eventual outcome harder to predict until near the end of the episode.
Shows
Title | Genre |
Sabotage | Quiz, general knowledge |
The Sack Race | Stunt/dare show |
Sadwrn ar y Stryd | Variety, inter-town, regional (Wales) |
Safari School | Educational, reality |
Safebreakers | Technological |
Safeword | Comedy panel game |
Saints and Scholars | Panel game, regional (Northern Ireland) |
The Saints Went Marching Out | Regional quiz (Anglia) |
Sale of the Century | Quiz, general knowledge |
Sam and Mark's Geordie Challenge | Childrens, stunts and dares |
Sam and Mark's Sports Showdown | Sport, childrens |
SAS: Are You Tough Enough? | Action adventure |
SAS: Who Dares Wins | Action and adventure, reality |
The Satellite Game | Childrens |
Saturday Showdown | Childrens |
Saturday Night Takeaway | Variety |
Sawl Seren? | Regional (Wales), variety |
Say the Word (1) | Radio, panel game |
Say the Word (2) | Puzzle |
Say the Word (3) | Radio, panel game (words) |
Scary Sleepover | Childrens |
Scavenger Hunt | Action adventure |
Scavengers | Action adventure |
Scene Stealers | Lifestyle, reality |
School for Cooks | Lifestyle, reality |
School Challenge | Quiz, academic, regional (Northern Ireland) |
School of Hard Sums | Educational |
School of Saatchi | Reality, creative |
School of Silence | Childrens |
School Uniforms | Comedy panel game |
Schools Challenge | Quiz, academic, regional (North West England) |
School's Out | Comedy panel game |
Science Fair '66 | Technological |
Scoop | Panel game |
The Scoop | Radio, themed quiz (news) |
Score with The Scaffold | Childrens |
Scotland v England | Comedy panel game |
Scots on the Box | Panel game (television) |
Scrapheap Challenge | Technological |
Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom | Childrens |
Scream Extreme | Stunt/dare show |
Scream If You Know the Answer! | Stunt/dare show |
Scream! If You Want to Get Off | Action adventure |
Screen Test (1) | Children's, themed quiz (films) |
Screen Test (2) | Radio, themed quiz (films) |
Screenplay | Radio, panel game (cinema) |
Scribble | |
Scruples | Panel game |
Sdwnch | Childrens, Regional (Wales) |
The Search | Action adventure |
Search for a Star (1) | Variety |
Search for a Star (2) | Variety |
Search for a Presenter | |
Second Guess | Family game show |
Seconds Out | Childrens |
Secret Dealers | Lifestyle |
Secret Fortune | Quiz, general knowledge |
Secret Interview | Recruitment |
Secrets of Magic | Panel game |
Secret's Out | Childrens |
See Hear on Saturday Quiz | Quiz, general knowledge |
See it, Saw it | Childrens |
Sell Me the Answer | Quiz, general knowledge |
Sell or Swap | Lifestyle |
Senseless | Dating |
The Sensible Show | Family game show |
Seren am Swper | Regional (Wales), childrens, food |
The 78 Show | Radio panel game, music |
71 Degrees North | Action/adventure |
Sex Bomb | Dating |
Sgrin Ti Syniad? | Quiz, themed (film and TV) |
Sgwario | Regional (Wales), General knowledge quiz |
Shafted | Quiz, general knowledge |
The Shane Richie Experience | Dating |
Shattered | Reality |
Shammy Dab | Regional (Grampian) comedy panel |
The Shiny Show | Childrens (preschool) |
Shipwrecked | Reality |
Shipping Wars | Lifestyle |
Shoot! | Childrens |
Shooting Stars | Comedy panel game |
A Short History of Everything Else | Comedy panel game (nostalgia) |
Shotolau | Sports, regional (Wales) |
Show and Telly | Themed quiz (television) |
Show Boaters | Variety, reality |
Show Me | Panel game |
Show Me the Funny | Reality, comedy |
Show Me the Monet | Creative |
Show Me the Money | Educational |
Show Me the Telly | Television nostalgia |
Show Me What You've Got | Quiz |
Showbiz Blackjack | Gambling |
Showbiz Darts | Sports |
Showbiz Poker | Poker |
Sibling Rivalry | Regional (Wales), family relationships |
Sick as a Parrot (1) | Childrens |
Sick as a Parrot (2) | Sports |
Sight and Sound | Quiz, themed (the arts) |
Signed by Katie Price | Reality |
Silent Library | Stunt/dare show |
Simply Complicated | Technological |
Simply the Best | Stunt/dare show |
Simply Irresistible | |
The Simpsons Quiz Show | Quiz, themed (The Simpsons) |
Sing | Variety, music |
Sing a Song of Sixpence | |
Sing If You Can | Stunt/dare show |
Sing it Back | Quiz, themed (music lyrics) |
The Singer Takes it All | Interactive, singing |
Singled Out | Dating |
Sioe Gwobrau Mawr | Childrens, interactive, regional (Wales) |
Sion a Sian | Dating |
Sion Neu Sian | Childrens, regional (Wales) |
Siopa Byw | Interactive, auction, regional (Wales) |
Sitcom Showdown | Quiz, themed (sitcoms) |
The Sitcom Trials | Comedy, regional (West of England) |
6 Degrees of Separation | Science panel game |
Sixth Form Challenge | Quiz, academic |
The $64,000 Question | Quiz, specialist subjects |
Skate Nation | Childrens, sports (skating) |
Skatoony | Childrens, animation |
Skull (Ghost Train) | Childrens |
Sky Quiz Live | Puzzle |
Sky Runners | Action adventure |
Sky Star Search | Variety |
The Sky's the Limit | Quiz, general knowledge |
The Slammer | Childrens |
Slap Bang | Family Game show |
A Slice of the Action | Lifestyle |
Slightly Foxed | Radio, themed quiz (literature) |
Slips | Stunt/dare show, motoring |
Small Talk | Family game show |
Smooth Talkers | Radio panel game |
Snakes and Ladders | Regional (South) quiz |
Snap! | Regional (Scotland) quiz, general knowledge |
So Wrong It's Right | Radio, comedy panel game |
So You Think...? | Quiz, themed (various) |
So You Think You Can Dance | Variety, reality |
So You Want to be Top? | Childrens |
Soap Addicts | Quiz, themed (soap operas) |
Soapstar Superchef | Lifestyle (cookery) |
Soapstar Superstar | Variety |
Soapstars | Reality |
Soccer Brain | Regional (North West England), Sport |
Some of These Days | Radio panel game |
Someone's Going to be a Millionaire | Family game show |
Something for the Weekend | Quiz, themed (sex) |
Something to Shout About | Panel game |
A Song for Europe | Variety |
The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Childrens, magic |
Sorority Girls | Reality |
Sorry, I Didn't Know | Comedy panel game |
Soundbiters | Radio, regional (Scotland) quiz, themed (news) |
Sounds Familiar | Radio, panel game (nostalgia) |
Sounds Like London | Regional (London) quiz, themed (music) |
Sounds Like Music | Quiz, themed (musicals) |
Space Cadets (1) | Comedy panel game (sci-fi) |
Space Cadets (2) | Reality |
Spanish Archer | Variety |
Spa Wars | Reality, lifestyle |
The Speaker | Childrens, variety |
Speaking Volumes | Radio, panel game (literature) |
Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week | Action and adventure, reality |
Speculate | Family game show |
Spellbound (1) | Puzzle |
Spellbound (2) | Childrens |
Spelling Bee (1) | Panel game |
Spelling Bee (2) | Quiz, themed (spelling) |
Spies | Action and adventure, reality |
Spin Star | Quiz, general knowledge |
Splash! | Sports (diving) |
Splash Camp | Childrens, sports |
Splatalot | Childrens, adventure |
Split Second (1) | Regional (Scotland) quiz, general knowledge |
Split Second (2) | Quiz, general knowledge |
Spook Squad | Childrens |
Sport Relief's Top Dog | Animals (dogs) |
Sporting Chance | Sports |
Sporting Triangles | Sports |
Sport Addicts | Quiz, themed (sport) |
Sport Mastermind | Quiz, themed (sport) |
Sport Showdown | Sport, childrens |
Sports Allrounder of the Year | Childrens |
Sports Anorak of the Year | Sports |
Sports Family of the Year | Sports |
Sports Xpert | Quiz, themed (sport) |
Sportscall | Radio, phone-in quiz, themed (sport) |
Sportsmasters | Sports |
The Sports Quiz with Steve Davis | Quiz, themed (sport) |
Sport Relief Gets Sub'd | Childrens |
Sportyfacts | Sports, Regional (East of England) |
Spotless | Family game show |
Spot the Difference | Quiz, themed (politics) |
Spot the Tune | Quiz, themed (music) |
Spot the Winner | Variety |
Springwatch Trackers | Childrens |
Spy | Reality |
Spy Chief for a Day | Decision Making |
Spymaster | Action adventure |
Spy School | Espionage (children) |
Spytrap | Childrens |
Square One | Quiz, general knowledge |
Stake Out (1) | Quiz, general knowledge |
Stake Out (2) | Hidden camera |
Stand by Your Man | Dating |
Stand-Up Hero | Variety (comedy) |
Starfinder | Childrens |
Star for a Night | Talent |
Star Games | Sports |
Star Kids | Childrens |
Star Pets | Childrens |
Star Portraits | Lifestyle |
Star Quality | Variety |
Star Sale | Lifestyle |
Star Spell | Childrens |
Star Ticket | Childrens, variety |
Star Town | Variety |
Star Traders | Stunt/dare show |
Star Turn | Childrens, Panel game |
Star Turn Challenge | Childrens, Panel game |
Staraoke | Childrens |
Starshot | Sports |
Starstrider | Childrens |
Stars and Strikes | Sports (ten-pin bowling) |
Stars in Fast Cars | Stunt/dare show |
Stars in Their Eyes | Variety |
Stash | Quiz, general knowledge |
State Your Case | Lifestyle |
The Staying-In Show | Quiz, themed (sex) |
Steal | Family game show |
Step Back in Time | Radio, panel game |
Stepping Out | Variety |
Steps to the Stars | Childrens |
Step Up to the Plate | Cookery |
The Steve Jones Games Show | Quiz hour |
Sticky Moments | Variety |
The Stocks and Shares Show | Educational |
Stop, Look, Listen | Childrens |
Stop the Press (1) | Quiz, general knowledge |
Stop the Press (2) | News quiz (radio, Scotland) |
Street Cred Sudoku | Puzzle |
Street Dance Stars | Childrens, variety |
Street Market Chefs | Lifestyle |
Street Striker | Sports |
Streetmate | Reality, Dating |
Strictly Come Dancing | Variety |
Strictly Dance Fever | Variety |
Strike it Lucky | Family game show |
Strike it Rich | Family game show |
Strip Masterbrain | Quiz, general knowledge |
Strip Search | Reality |
Stuart's Hall of Fame | Variety |
Stunt Challenge | |
Stupid Punts | Panel game |
Style Counsel | Lifestyle |
Style the Nation | Lifestyle, recruitment |
Style Trial | Panel game |
Styled to Rock | Reality |
Sub Zero | Childrens |
Vorderman's Sudoku Live | Puzzle |
Sudo-Q | Puzzle |
Summer Steps | Childrens |
STV Casino | Gambling, regional (Scotland) |
Sud's Law | Radio, panel game (soap opera) |
Sul Y Ffôn | Phone-in, regional (Wales) |
The Sunday Quiz | Quiz, themed (religion) |
Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting | Lifestyle |
Super Mario Challenge | Childrens |
SuperAgents | Reality |
Superchamps | Childrens |
Superchefs | Lifestyle |
Superdogs | Sports |
Superhuman | Action adventure |
Supermarket Sneak (Saturday Showdown) | Childrens |
Supermarket Sweep | Lifestyle |
Supermind | Quiz, general knowledge |
Superscot | Quiz, themed (Scotland) |
Superscots | Quiz, themed (Scotland) |
Superstar | Singing, musical theatre |
(The) Superstars | Sports |
Superstar Dogs | Animals (dogs) |
The Superteams | Sports |
Support Your Local | Radio, general knowledge quiz |
Survival Challenge | Childrens |
Survival of the Fittest (1) | Action and adventure |
Survival of the Fittest (2) | Action, adventure, romance |
Survivor | Reality |
Sushi TV | Interactive |
Suspect | Childrens |
Swapheads | Quiz, themed |
Swap Team | Childrens |
Swashbuckle | Childrens |
Sweat the Small Stuff | Comedy panel game |
The Sweepstakes Game | |
Sweet and Sassy | Phone-in |
Sweethearts | Panel game |
Switch On to English | Educational |
Swot or Wot? | Childrens |
Swots | Radio, panel game, regional (Scotland) |
The Syndicate | Quiz, general knowledge |
System 93 | Childrens |