Index M
M is for... Model - Similar to a hostess, except that a model demonstrates prizes and does not have a prominent speaking role. Since the 1980s, some shows have used male models. They are also jokingly referred to as “elbow grabbers”, given their penchant for escorting contestants on and off stage by taking the contestant's elbow.
Shows
| Title | Genre |
| The Machine | Quiz, general knowledge |
| The Mad Bad Ad Show | Panel game, advertising |
| Mad for It | Childrens |
| Made For Each Other | Dating, regional (Border) |
| Mad Mad World | Comedy panel game (news) |
| Mae Gen I Air! | Puzzle, regional (Wales) |
| Maestro (1) | Radio, panel game (music) |
| Maestro (2) | Variety, reality |
| Magic Micro Mission | Childrens |
| Magic Numbers | Variety |
| The Magicians | Variety |
| The Main Event | Family game show |
| Make Me a Dealer | Antiques, lifestyle |
| Make Me a Million | Reality |
| Make Me a Supermodel | Reality |
| Make Me an Egghead | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Make Me Laugh | Comedy panel game |
| Make My Day | Stunts and dares |
| Make Up Your Mind | Quiz, themed (consumer) |
| Make Your Play | Phone-in, interactive |
| Making a Meal of It | Lifestyle |
| Making It | Reality, childrens |
| Making Your Mind Up | Variety |
| Mallett's Mallet | Childrens |
| Mama Mia | Children's, regional (Wales) |
| Man O Man | Family game show |
| Man Versus Beast | Stunts and dares |
| Many a Slip | Radio, panel game |
| Marathon Music Quiz | Radio, themed quiz (music) |
| Marco's Kitchen Burnout | Reality |
| Mark It | Regional (South West), Themed quiz (geography) |
| Mark Watson Kicks Off | Sports |
| The Marriage Ref | Dating, relationships |
| The Masked Dancer | Dancing, disguises |
| The Masked Singer | Singing, disguises |
| Mas O'Na | Regional (Wales) quiz |
| Masterbrain | Radio, Quiz, general knowledge |
| Master Bridge | Sports (bridge) |
| Masterchef (original format) | Lifestyle |
| Masterchef (current format) | Lifestyle |
| Mastercrafts | Lifestyle |
| The Master Game | Sports (chess) |
| Master of Photography | Art (photography) |
| Masterfan | Sport, regional (North West England) |
| Mastermind | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Masterpiece | Antiques |
| Masters of Combat | Sports |
| The Masterspy | Action/adventure |
| Masterteam (1) | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Masterteam (2) | Radio, Quiz, general knowledge |
| The Match | Reality |
| Match of the Day Can You Kick It? | Sport, childrens |
| Match Play | Regional (Northern Ireland), quiz |
| The Matchplay Quiz | Radio, childrens, themed quiz (sport) |
| Matchpoint | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Maths Mansion | Educational |
| A Matter of Fact | Regional (East of England) quiz |
| May the Best House Win | Lifestyle, property |
| Me and My Dog (1) | Regional (South of England) |
| Me and My Dog (2) | Animals, outdoor |
| Mechannibals | Technological |
| Mechanoids | Technological |
| Meet the Challenge | Lifestyle |
| Meet the Parents (1) | Hidden camera |
| Meet the Parents (2) | Dating |
| Meindia Dy Fusnes | Business, regional (Wales) |
| Memory Bank | Puzzle |
| Mend It for Money | Antiques |
| Mental! - The Music Quiz | Quiz, themed (music) |
| Mercenaries | Technological |
| Mesmerized | Stunts and dares |
| Mêt am Ddêt | Dating, regional (Wales) |
| Mi Hoffwn I | Quiz |
| Michael Winner's Dining Stars | Lifestyle |
| Michel Roux's Service | Lifestyle, reality |
| Midas Touch | Family game show |
| Midsummer / Midwinter Music | Childrens |
| Mighty Truck of Stuff | Childrens |
| The Mike Read Show | Quiz, themed (music) |
| Mike's Secret Mike | Radio panel game |
| The Million Pound Drop Live | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Million Pound Hoax | Reality |
| Millionaire Manor | Family game show |
| Mind Games (1) | Interactive, puzzle |
| Mind Games (2) | Panel game, puzzle |
| Mind the Gap | General knowledge quiz, regional (London) |
| Mind Your Manners | Lifestyle |
| The Mint | Puzzle |
| Minute to Win It | Stunts and dares |
| Miranda's Games With Showbiz Names | Family game |
| Miss Naked Beauty | Lifestyle |
| Missed Demeanours | Radio panel game |
| Mission Ignition | Technological, motoring |
| Mission Implausible | Stunts and dares |
| Mission Improbable | Variety |
| Mission: Paintball | Action/adventure |
| Mission Survive | Adventure |
| Mission: 2110 | Childrens |
| Mixing It | Lifestyle |
| M'Lords... Ladies and Gentlemen | Debating |
| MobileAct Unsigned | Variety, reality |
| Mock the Week | Comedy panel game |
| Model Behaviour | Reality |
| The Mole | Reality, Action/adventure |
| The Moment of Truth | Family game show |
| The Monday Movie Quiz | Radio, themed quiz (movies) |
| Monday Quiz | Regional (Channel Islands) Quiz |
| Money Pit | Business, investment |
| Money Unlimited: The Touch | Educational |
| Moneybags | General knowledge quiz |
| Moneyball | |
| Moneyspinners | Lifestyle |
| Monkey Business (1) | Panel game |
| Monkey Business (2) | Puzzle |
| Monkhouse's Memory Masters | Quiz, themed (memory) |
| Monster Garage | Technological |
| Monte Carlo or Bust | Action/adventure |
| Monty Don's Real Craft | Lifestyle, creative |
| Monumental | Regional (Northern Ireland), comedy panel game |
| Moon and Stars | Variety, regional (Wales) |
| Moon Clue Game | Quiz, children's |
| Monopoly | Board game conversion, regional (Wales) |
| More Money Than Sense | Radio, comedy panel game (economics) |
| Mother Knows Best | Family game |
| The Motion Show | Radio, comedy panel game |
| Motor Morphers | Technological |
| Mousetrap | Childrens, board game conversion |
| Mouthtrap | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Move Like Michael Jackson | Variety |
| Move on Up | Quiz, general knowledge |
| The Movie Game (1) | Childrens |
| The Movie Game (2) | Radio, panel game (film) |
| The Movie Quiz | Quiz, films |
| MPs' Christmas Quiz | Regional, panel game |
| Mr & Mrs Hotty Hott Hot Show | Comedy panel game |
| Mr and Mrs | Dating |
| Mr Right | Reality |
| Mum's the Word | Quiz, general knowledge/Lifestyle |
| The Munch Box | Cookery, childrens |
| Munud i Fynd | Comedy panel game (Wales) |
| The Murder Game | Puzzle |
| Murder Island | Puzzle |
| Murder Most Famous | Reality, literary, crime |
| Murder Weekend | Puzzle |
| Museum | Quiz |
| Music Match | Panel game |
| Musical Bee | Panel game |
| Musicality | Variety, reality |
| Musicology | Radio, themed quiz (music) |
| The Music Game | Quiz, themed (music) |
| Music, Music, Music! | Panel game |
| Music Quiz | Regional (South West) themed quiz (music) |
| Radio 3 Music Quiz | Radio, themed quiz (music) |
| Must Be the Music | Variety, reality |
| Mutant Machines | Technological |
| My Camp Rock | Singing, childrens |
| My Generation | Quiz (general knowledge), radio |
| My Genius Idea | Childrens |
| Michael Barrymore's My Kind of Music | Quiz, themed (music) |
| My Little Princess | Dating |
| My Kitchen Rules | Lifestyle |
| My Man Can | Stunts and dares |
| My Music | Panel game |
| My New Best Friend | Stunts and dares |
| My Wildest Dream | Panel game, radio |
| My Word! | Radio panel game |
| Mystic Challenge | Lifestyle |
