List of British game shows
This is a list of British game shows. A game show is a type of radio, television, or internet programming genre in which contestants, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes.
Activity-oriented
- The Adventure Game
- Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge
- Cannonball
- Can't Touch This
- Copycats
- The Crystal Maze[1]
- The Desert Forges
- Distraction
- Don't Scare the Hare
- Fear Factor
- Fort Boyard
- Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge
- Friends Like These
- Gladiators
- Go for It
- The Great Egg Race
- In for a Penny
- Incredible Games
- Interceptor
- Iron Chef UK
- It's a Knockout
- Jungle Run
- Knightmare
- Ninja Warrior UK
- Pets Win Prizes
- Raven
- Remotely Funny
- Scrapheap Challenge
- Taskmaster
- Total Wipeout
- Treasure Hunt
- Y Siambr
Dating
Panel games
In these, celebrities compete, usually in two teams.
- 8 Out of 10 Cats
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
- Absolute Cobblers
- Act Your Age (radio)
- A League of Their Own
- Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask
- All About Two
- And Then You Die
- Argumental
- As Seen on TV
- A Short History of Everything Else
- Ask Rhod Gilbert
- A Word in Your Era
- Bognor or Bust
- The Book Quiz
- The Brain Drain
- The Brains Trust
- Call My Bluff
- Celebrity Juice
- Cluedo
- Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit
- The Dog Ate My Homework
- Don't Ask Me Ask Britain
- Face the Music
- The Fake News Show
- Fake Reaction
- Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
- Have I Got News for You
- Hypothetical
- If I Ruled the World
- I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (radio)
- Insert Name Here
- It's Only TV...but I Like It
- I've Got a Secret
- Just a Minute (a regular BBC Radio 4 panel game, it appeared on TV briefly)
- Mock the Week
- My Music
- The Name's the Same
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks
- The News Quiz (Radio 4's predecessor to Have I Got News For You)
- Odd One In
- Play to the Whistle
- Pop Quiz
- QI
- A Question of Sport
- Quote... Unquote
- Shooting Stars
- Taskmaster
- Tell the Truth
- That's Showbusiness
- They Think It's All Over
- Through the Keyhole
- Totally Top Trumps
- Twenty Questions
- Virtually Famous
- Was It Something I Said?
- What the Dickens
- What's My Line?
- Whodunnit?
- Whose Line Is It Anyway?
- Win, Lose or Draw
- Would I Lie to You?
Puzzle-oriented
Quiz
- 1 vs. 100
- 100%
- 1000 Heartbeats
- 1001 Things You Should Know
- The 21st Question
- 500 Questions
- 5-Star Family Reunion
- The £64,000 Question
- Alphabetical
- Are You Smarter than a 10 Year Old?
- Ask the Family
- Babushka[2]
- The Bank Job
- Battle of the Brains
- Benchmark
- Blockbusters
- Brain of Britain
- Break the Safe
- Breakaway
- Cash Cab
- Cash Trapped
- The Chair
- The Chase
- Chase The Case
- Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
- Cleverdicks
- The Code
- The Common Denominator
- Criss Cross Quiz
- Debatable
- Decimate
- Dirty Money
- Divided
- Don't Blow the Inheritance
- Don't Forget the Lyrics!
- Duel
- The Edge
- Eggheads
- Ejector Seat
- The Exit List
- Face the Clock
- Fifteen to One
- Five Minutes to a Fortune
- Freeze Out
- The Fuse
- Gift Wrapped
- Going for Gold
- The Great Pretender
- Greed
- The Guess List
- Hive Minds
- Holding Out for a Hero
- Horrible Histories: Gory Games
- In It to Win It
- Impossible
- It's Not What You Know
- Jeopardy!
- The Kids Are All Right
- Knowitalls
- The Link
- Mastermind
- Masterteam
- The Million Pound Drop
- The Mint
- One Hundred and Eighty
- Only Connect
- The People Versus
- Perfection
- Playing for Time
- Pointless
- PokerFace
- Postcode Challenge
- Pressure Pad
- A Question of Genius
- Quizmania
- Rebound
- Round Britain Quiz
- School's Out
- Screen Test
- Secret Fortune
- Sell Me the Answer
- Shafted
- Show Me the Telly
- Spin Star
- Stake Out
- SUDO-Q
- Take It or Leave It
- Take On the Twisters
- Telly Addicts
- Tenable
- Think Tank
- Tipping Point
- Today's the Day
- Top Class[3]
- Top of the Form
- Twenty-One
- Two Tribes
- University Challenge
- The Vault
- The Waiting Game
- The Weakest Link
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
- Winning Lines
- XYZ
Reality television
- The Apprentice
- Baby Ballroom: The Championship
- Back to Reality
- Big Brother
- The Biggest Loser
- Britain's Got Talent
- Britain's Next Top Model
- Cirque de Celebrité
- Dance Dance Dance
- Dancing on Ice
- Fame Academy
- The Games
- Got to Dance
- Hell's Kitchen
- Hunted
- I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
- I'm Famous and Frightened!
- Just the Two of Us
- Let It Shine
- Love Island
- The Marriage Ref
- MasterChef
- The Mole
- Must Be the Music
- Pop Idol
- Popstar to Operastar
- Popstars (see also: Popstars: The Rivals)
- Project Catwalk
- Shipwrecked
- So You Think You Can Dance
- Soapstar Superstar
- Splash!
- Strictly Come Dancing
- Survivor
- The Taste
- Tumble
- The Voice UK
- The Voice Kids
- The X Factor
- Young Apprentice
- Your Face Sounds Familiar
Other shows
- 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow
- 19 Keys
- 3-2-1
- 4 Square
- 50/50
- 5 Gold Rings
- Airmageddon
- Bang on the Money
- Beat the Clock
- Beat the Crusher
- Beat the Star
- Beat the Teacher
- The Better Sex
- Big Break
- The Big Spell
- Big Star's Little Star
- Blankety Blank
- Bob's Full House
- Britain's Best Brain
- Britain's Brightest
- Bullseye
- Celebrity Squares
- Cheggers Plays Pop
- Child's Play
- The Colour of Money
- Concentration
- Crackerjack
- Crosswits
- The Cube
- Dale's Supermarket Sweep
- Deal or No Deal
- Defectors
- Dirty Rotten Cheater
- Distraction
- Do You Trust Your Wife?
- Dog Eat Dog
- Dotto
- Double Your Money
- Drive
- Eliminator
- Every Second Counts
- Everybody's Equal
- Family Fortunes
- Fast Friends
- For Love or Money
- For the Rest of Your Life
- For What It's Worth
- Friends Like These
- Full Swing
- Gambit
- Gameshow Marathon
- The Generation Game
- The Getaway Car
- Get Set Go
- Give Us a Clue
- Golden Balls
- The Golden Shot
- High Stakes
- Hitman
- Hole in the Wall
- Identity
- In the Grid
- The Indoor League
- Keep It in the Family
- Keynotes
- The Krypton Factor
- Masterpiece
- May the Best House Win
- The Movie Game
- Mr. & Mrs.
- Name That Tune
- Newlyweds
- Nothing But the Truth
- Now You See It
- Numberwang
- Odd One Out
- Opportunity Knocks
- Password
- People are Funny
- Pick Me!
- Play Your Cards Right
- Play Your Hunch
- Press Your Luck
- The Price Is Right
- Prize Island
- Prized Apart
- Punchlines
- Push the Button
- The Pyramid Game
- The Question Jury
- Raise the Roof
- Rank the Prank
- Red or Black?
- Reflex
- Relic: Guardians of the Museum
- Robot Wars
- Runaround
- Runway
- Sale of the Century
- School of Silence
- The Sky's the Limit
- Small Talk
- Split Second
- Spot the Tune
- Strike It Lucky
- The Sweepstakes Game (see Celebrity Sweepstakes)
- Take a Letter
- Take the Plunge
- Take Your Pick!
- Takeover Bid
- Talk About
- That Puppet Game Show
- Time Commanders
- Timekeepers
- Trick or Treat (see Let's Make a Deal)
- Turnabout
- Two for the Money
- Ultimate Brain
- We've Got Your Number
- Who Dares Wins
- The Who, What, or Where Game
- The Whole 19 Yards
- Win Beadle's Money
- Win Your Wish List
- Winner Takes All
- Winning Lines
- Wipeout
- You Bet!
- You're Back in the Room
References
- ^ "Not a-maze-ing any more". Western Telegraph. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ http://www.itv.com/beontv/shows/babushka
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/cbbc-is-top-class