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'''UKGameshows.com''' is a website dedicated to British [[game show]]s. The site currently provides information on more than 1,500 British game show formats from 1938 to the present day, over 500 mini-biographies of hosts, along with numerous other background articles.
'''UKGameshows.com''' is a website dedicated to British [[game show]]s. The site currently provides information on more than 1,500 British game show formats from 1938 to the present day, over 500 mini-biographies of hosts, along with numerous other background articles.<ref>{{cite book |last=Holmes |first=Su |date=2008 |title=Quiz Show |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nu-qBgAAQBAJ |location=Edinburgh |publisher=[[Edinburgh University Press]] |via=[[Google Books]] |pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=Nu-qBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA18 18], [https://books.google.com/books?id=Nu-qBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA24 24], [https://books.google.com/books?id=Nu-qBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA74 74] |isbn=978-0-7486-2752-3 |accessdate=2024-01-31 }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news |date=2006-04-29 |title=Playing the game. TV game show addicts can log on to a lively website that has all the answers and more |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/playing-the-game-b7jzv5g5mzg |newspaper=[[The Times]] |accessdate=2024-01-31 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221208115718/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/playing-the-game-b7jzv5g5mzg |archivedate=2022-12-08 }}</ref>


The site hosts over 5,000 articles, including a weekly news and reviews column "Weaver's Week", written by Iain Weaver, which launched in 2001.
The site hosts over 5,000 articles, including a weekly news and reviews column "Weaver's Week", written by Iain Weaver, which launched in 2001.<ref name=":0" />


==History==
==History==
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==Scope==
==Scope==
The site covers game shows made in the United Kingdom. Imported programmes are not included unless they have significant UK input, such as the ''[[Eurovision Song Contest]]''. The site's definition of "game show" is wide-ranging, taking in such diverse styles as pre-school observation games (e.g. ''[[The Shiny Show]]''), traditional quizzes and panel games, reality television, and talent shows such as ''[[New Faces]]'' and ''[[Opportunity Knocks (UK TV series)|Opportunity Knocks]]''. Regional shows (including those made in languages other than English) are included, though typically in less detail than those broadcast nationwide. The oldest television programme featured is ''[[Spelling Bee]]'' from 1938, which is believed to be the world's first television game show, and the oldest radio programme featured is What's Wrong With This? from 1925.
The site covers game shows made in the United Kingdom. Imported programmes are not included unless they have significant UK input, such as the ''[[Eurovision Song Contest]]''. The site's definition of "game show" is wide-ranging, taking in such diverse styles as pre-school observation games (e.g. ''[[The Shiny Show]]''), traditional quizzes and panel games, reality television, and talent shows such as ''[[New Faces]]'' and ''[[Opportunity Knocks (UK TV series)|Opportunity Knocks]]''. Regional shows (including those made in languages other than English) are included, though typically in less detail than those broadcast nationwide. The oldest television programme featured is ''[[Spelling Bee]]'' from 1938, which is believed to be the world's first television game show, and the oldest radio programme featured is What's Wrong With This? from 1925.
Traditionally the site has included only television shows, but this has now changed and a number of the more notable radio shows are included as well.
Traditionally the site has included only television shows, but this has now changed and a number of the more notable radio shows are included as well.<ref name=":0" />


In August 2009, the [[University of Reading|Reading University Student Television]] production ''Accumulate!'' was the subject of the site's 3000th article, thereby becoming the first [[webcast]] game show to be featured.
In August 2009, the [[University of Reading|Reading University Student Television]] production ''Accumulate!'' was the subject of the site's 3000th article, thereby becoming the first [[webcast]] game show to be featured.

===UKGameshows Greatest Game Shows===
This is their top 100 most popular gameshows based on popularity.<ref>http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Greatest_Game_Shows Greatest Game Shows</ref>
{{div col}}
*[[The Adventure Game]]
*[[Antiques Road Trip]]
*[[The Apprentice (British TV series)|The Apprentice]]
*[[Are You Smarter than a 10 Year Old? (British game show)|Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old?]]
*[[Ask the Family]]
*[[Banzai (TV series)|Banzai]]
*[[Bargain Hunt]]
*[[Best of Friends]]
*[[Big Break]]
*{{nowrap|[[Big Brother (British TV series)|Big Brother]]}}
*[[Blankety Blank]]
*[[Blind Date (British game show)|Blind Date]]
*[[Blockbusters (British game show)|Blockbusters]]
*[[Britain's Got Talent]]
*[[Britain's Worst Driver]]
*[[Bullseye (British game show)|Bullseye]]
*[[Call My Bluff]]
*[[Catchphrase (British game show)|Catchphrase]]
*[[Celebrity Squares]]
*{{nowrap|[[Chain Letters]]}}
*[[The Chase (British game show)|The Chase]]
*[[Coach Trip]]
*[[Come Dine with Me]]
*[[Countdown (game show)|Countdown]]
*[[Crackerjack! (TV programme)|Crackerjack]]
*[[The Cube (British game show)|The Cube]]
*[[The Crystal Maze]]
*[[Dancing on Ice]]
*[[Deal or No Deal (British game show)|Deal or no Deal]]
*{{nowrap|[[Double Your Money]]}}
*[[Dragons' Den (British TV programme)|Dragons' Den]]
*[[Eggheads (TV series)|Eggheads]]
*[[Eurovision Song Contest]]
*[[Fame Academy]]
*[[Family Fortunes]]
*[[Finders Keepers (1991 British game show)|Finders Keepers]]
*[[Fifteen to One]]
*[[Fort Boyard (game show)|Fort Boyard]]
*[[Fun House (British game show)|Fun House]]
*{{nowrap|[[Gameshow Marathon (British game show)|Gameshow Marathon]]}}
*[[The Generation Game]]
*[[Get Your Own Back]]
*[[Give Us A Clue]]
*[[Gladiators (1992 British TV series)|Gladiators]]
*[[Going for Gold]]
*[[Golden Balls]]
*[[The Great British Bake Off]]
*[[Great British Menu]]
*[[The Golden Shot]]
*{{nowrap|[[Have I Got News For You]]}}
*[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series)|I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!]]
*[[The National Lottery: In It to Win It|In It to Win It]]
*[[Interceptor (game show)|Interceptor]]
*[[It's a Knockout]]
*[[Jungle Run]]
*[[Just a Minute]]
*[[Knightmare (TV series)|Knightmare]]
*[[The Krypton Factor]]
*Love at First Sight
*{{nowrap|[[Man O Man (British game show)|Man O Man]]}}
*[[MasterChef Goes Large|MasterChef]]
*[[Mastermind (British game show)|Mastermind]]
*[[The £100K Drop|The Million Pound Drop Live]]
*[[Mr and Mrs (TV series)|Mr and Mrs]]
*[[Naked Jungle]]
*[[Name That Tune (British game show)|Name That Tune]]
*[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]
*[[That Mitchell and Webb Look#Recurring sketches|Numberwang]]
*[[1 vs. 100 (British game show)|1 vs. 100]]
*{{nowrap|[[Opportunity Knocks (British TV series)|Opportunity Knocks]]}}
*[[Play Your Cards Right]]
*[[Pointless]]
*[[PokerFace]]
*[[The Price Is Right (British game show)|The Price Is Right]]
*[[Question of Sport]]
*[[Raven (2002 TV series)|Raven]]
*[[Ready Steady Cook]]
*[[Robot Wars (TV series)|Robot Wars]]
*[[Runaround (British game show)|Runaround]]
*{{nowrap|[[Sale of the Century (British game show)|Sale of the Century]]}}
*[[Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway|Saturday Night Takeaway]]
*[[Scrapheap Challenge]]
*[[Shooting Stars (British TV series)|Shooting Stars]]
*[[Stars in Their Eyes]]
*[[Strictly Come Dancing]]
*[[Strike It Lucky]]
*[[Supermarket Sweep (British game show)|Supermarket Sweep]]
*[[Take Your Pick!]]
*[[3-2-1]]
*{{nowrap|[[Through the Keyhole]]}}
*[[Treasure Hunt (British game show)|Treasure Hunt]]
*[[University Challenge]]
*[[The Weakest Link (British game show)|The Weakest Link]]
*[[What's My Line? (British game show)|What's My Line?]]
*[[Wheel of Fortune (British game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]
*[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (British game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]
*[[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (British TV series)|Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]
*[[Wipeout (British game show)|Wipeout]]
*[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor]]
*[[You Bet!]]
{{div col end}}


==Polls==
==Polls==
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|''Wedding Day Winners''
|''Wedding Day Winners''
|[[BBC One]]
|[[BBC One]]
| rowspan="5" |''[[Only Connect]]''
| rowspan="6" |''[[Only Connect]]''
| rowspan="5" |[[BBC Two]]
| rowspan="6" |[[BBC Two]]
|-
|-
!'''2019'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Poll_of_the_Year_2019|title=Poll of the Year 2019 - UKGameshows|website=www.ukgameshows.com}}</ref>
!'''2019'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Poll_of_the_Year_2019|title=Poll of the Year 2019 - UKGameshows|website=www.ukgameshows.com}}</ref>
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|-
|-
!'''2023'''
!'''2023'''
|Popmaster TV
|''[[Popmaster #Popmaster TV|PopMaster TV]]''
|[[More4]]
|Channel 4
|Rise and Fall
|''[[Rise and Fall (TV series)|Rise and Fall]]''
|Channel 4
|[[Channel 4]]
|TBA
|TBA
|}
|}


==Recognition==
==Recognition==
UKGameshows.com was one of five websites shortlisted in the "TV" category of Yahoo UK & Ireland's "Finds of the Year 2005" awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/finds2005/tv.html|title=Yahoo UK<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=yahoo.com|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref>
UKGameshows.com was one of five websites shortlisted in the "TV" category of Yahoo UK & Ireland's "Finds of the Year 2005" awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/finds2005/tv.html|title=Yahoo UK<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=yahoo.com|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref>

The website has been cited in UK newspapers including ''The Guardian''<ref>[http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/culturevulture/archives/2005/09/05/moustache_9_let.html "Filling Richard's shoes"] from ''Guardian Unlimited: Culture Vulture''</ref> and ''The Times''.<ref>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/whats_on/listings/article708077.ece Arts] ''The Times''</ref>


In 2006, a screenshot from the site<ref>[http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Who_Wants_to_be_a_Millionaire%3F Who Wants to be a Millionaire?] UKGameshows</ref> was altered and used in a piece on the satire site [[BS News]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bsnews.org/articles/135 |title=BS News {{!}} Satire |website=bsnews.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928134941/http://bsnews.org/articles/135 |archive-date=2007-09-28}} </ref> which was also widely circulated as a spoof email,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/gameshows/millionaire.asp|title=FACT CHECK: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?|website=snopes.com|date=4 February 2007 |access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref> in which it was purported to show a contestant named Kathy Evans on the US version of ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' failing to answer a simple $100 question. In fact the screenshot pictured 1999 UK contestant Fiona Wheeler answering a different (and harder) question. Far from failing at the first question, Wheeler won £32,000.
In 2006, a screenshot from the site<ref>[http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Who_Wants_to_be_a_Millionaire%3F Who Wants to be a Millionaire?] UKGameshows</ref> was altered and used in a piece on the satire site [[BS News]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bsnews.org/articles/135 |title=BS News {{!}} Satire |website=bsnews.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928134941/http://bsnews.org/articles/135 |archive-date=2007-09-28}} </ref> which was also widely circulated as a spoof email,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/gameshows/millionaire.asp|title=FACT CHECK: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?|website=snopes.com|date=4 February 2007 |access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref> in which it was purported to show a contestant named Kathy Evans on the US version of ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' failing to answer a simple $100 question. In fact the screenshot pictured 1999 UK contestant Fiona Wheeler answering a different (and harder) question. Far from failing at the first question, Wheeler won £32,000.

In the 2005 book ''ITV Cultures'', published by the [[Open University Press]], UKGameshows.com is used as a case study in the chapter ''Who Wants to be a Fan of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?"'' by Matt Hills. Hills discusses the site's methodology at length, and uses the site (in particular its entry for ''Who Wants to be a Millionaire?'' and the results of its 2002 poll) as an example to support his argument that big money game shows can be appreciated on an aesthetic as well as a commercial level.<ref>Hills, Dr. Matt: "Who Wants to be a Fan of ''Who Wants to be a Millionaire?'': Scholarly television criticism, 'popular aesthetics' and academic tastes", in ''ITV Cultures'', edited by Rob Turnock and Catherine Johnson, pages 177–195. Open University Press, 2005. {{ISBN|0-335-21729-X}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 12:50, 24 May 2024

UKGameshows.com
Type of site
Game shows
OwnerDavid J. Bodycombe
Created byChris M. Dickson
URLwww.ukgameshows.com
Launched1996
Current statusonline

UKGameshows.com is a website dedicated to British game shows. The site currently provides information on more than 1,500 British game show formats from 1938 to the present day, over 500 mini-biographies of hosts, along with numerous other background articles.[1][2]

The site hosts over 5,000 articles, including a weekly news and reviews column "Weaver's Week", written by Iain Weaver, which launched in 2001.[2]

History

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The UKGameshows.com website was originally called The UK Game Show Page, a small section of game show fan Chris M. Dickson's personal website. This was set up in 1996 as a spin-off from his popular email discussion list, ukgs-l (since succeeded by a Yahoo Groups list). The page consisted of rules sheets for some game shows of the time, as well as "Chris Compares" programme reviews and various links of interest.

From October 1998, game show consultant and puzzle writer David J. Bodycombe co-founded with Dickson a fuller version of the site, using a list compiled by TV fan Jez Rogers as a basis. The site was updated manually using standard FrontPage software.

With the explosion in the popularity of game shows, and rapid increase in the number of British digital TV channels, the site was relaunched using MediaWiki software in 2004 so that volunteer editors could keep the database up-to-date.

Scope

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The site covers game shows made in the United Kingdom. Imported programmes are not included unless they have significant UK input, such as the Eurovision Song Contest. The site's definition of "game show" is wide-ranging, taking in such diverse styles as pre-school observation games (e.g. The Shiny Show), traditional quizzes and panel games, reality television, and talent shows such as New Faces and Opportunity Knocks. Regional shows (including those made in languages other than English) are included, though typically in less detail than those broadcast nationwide. The oldest television programme featured is Spelling Bee from 1938, which is believed to be the world's first television game show, and the oldest radio programme featured is What's Wrong With This? from 1925. Traditionally the site has included only television shows, but this has now changed and a number of the more notable radio shows are included as well.[2]

In August 2009, the Reading University Student Television production Accumulate! was the subject of the site's 3000th article, thereby becoming the first webcast game show to be featured.

Polls

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All-Time Polls

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UKGameshows.com has polled its readers on the subject of the greatest British game shows and game show hosts on a four-year cycle. In 2010, the poll was styled "The Gameshow General Election" and timed to coincide with the real UK general election, with the voting window running from the dissolution of Parliament on 12 April to the close of polls at 10 pm on 6 May.

Year Greatest UK Game Show Greatest Host
2002 The Mole Bruce Forsyth
2006 The Crystal Maze
2010 Bob Monkhouse

Poll of the Year

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Two further polls were carried out in January 2006 asking readers to select the best and worst new game shows of the previous year. Another poll was added a year later, dubbed "The Golden Fiver", for the best game show of the year overall (not restricted to new formats). Both these polls have continued in subsequent years.

Year Best New Game Show Channel Worst New Game Show Channel Golden Fiver
(Best Show of the Year) 		Channel
2005 Deal or No Deal Channel 4 Celebrity Love Island ITV
2006 PokerFace ITV1 The Mint ITV/ITV2 Deal or No Deal Channel 4
2007 Golden Balls For the Rest of Your Life ITV1
2008 Duel The Kids Are All Right BBC One Only Connect BBC Four
2009 The Cube The Colour of Money ITV1
The Cube, Only Connect ITV, BBC Four
2010 The Million Pound Drop Channel 4 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow BBC One Only Connect BBC Four
2011 Secret Fortune BBC One Red or Black? ITV1
2012 Breakaway BBC Two The Bank Job Channel 4 Pointless BBC One
2013 Five Minutes to a Fortune Channel 4 Take on the Twisters ITV
2014 Two Tribes BBC Two Tumble BBC One
2015 1000 Heartbeats ITV Freeze Out ITV
2016 Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit Dave Alphabetical
2017 !mpossible BBC One Babushka The Chase ITV
2018[3] The Button Wedding Day Winners BBC One Only Connect BBC Two
2019[4] The Wall Small Fortune ITV
2020[5] Beat the Chasers ITV The Chop Sky History
2021[6] The Answer Trap, Moneybags Channel 4 Gordon Ramsay's Bank Balance BBC One
2022[7] The 1% Club ITV1 Fastest Finger First ITV1
2023 PopMaster TV More4 Rise and Fall Channel 4

Recognition

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UKGameshows.com was one of five websites shortlisted in the "TV" category of Yahoo UK & Ireland's "Finds of the Year 2005" awards.[8]

In 2006, a screenshot from the site[9] was altered and used in a piece on the satire site BS News[10] which was also widely circulated as a spoof email,[11] in which it was purported to show a contestant named Kathy Evans on the US version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? failing to answer a simple $100 question. In fact the screenshot pictured 1999 UK contestant Fiona Wheeler answering a different (and harder) question. Far from failing at the first question, Wheeler won £32,000.

References

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  1. ^ Holmes, Su (2008). Quiz Show. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. pp. 18, 24, 74. ISBN 978-0-7486-2752-3. Retrieved 31 January 2024 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c "Playing the game. TV game show addicts can log on to a lively website that has all the answers and more". The Times. 29 April 2006. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Poll of the Year 2018 - UKGameshows". www.ukgameshows.com.
  4. ^ "Poll of the Year 2019 - UKGameshows". www.ukgameshows.com.
  5. ^ "Poll of the Year 2020 - UKGameshows". www.ukgameshows.com.
  6. ^ "Poll of the Year 2021 - UKGameshows". www.ukgameshows.com.
  7. ^ "Poll of the Year 2022 - UKGameshows". www.ukgameshows.com.
  8. ^ "Yahoo UK". yahoo.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  9. ^ Who Wants to be a Millionaire? UKGameshows
  10. ^ "BS News | Satire". bsnews.org. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
  11. ^ "FACT CHECK: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". snopes.com. 4 February 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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