Index G

Current revision as of 11:15, 7 July 2024

G is for... Give-away show - an old-fashioned term for a game show offering prizes to members of the public. In the 1950s, when this was a new phenomenon, there was much hand-wringing about the prevalence and popularity of "giveaway shows".

Shows

Title	Genre
Gaby's Talking Pictures	Radio, Comedy panel game (film)
Gag Tag	Comedy panel game (jokes)
Gair am Air	Puzzle, regional (Wales)
Gair am Aur	Puzzle, regional (Wales)
Gaisce Gnó	Business, regional (Northern Ireland)
Gallery	Quiz, themed (art)
Gambit	Quiz, general knowledge
The Game	Childrens
Game for a Laugh	Stunts and dares
Game of Attraction	Dating, reality
Game of Clones	Reality, dating
Game of Talents	Lying
A Game of Two Halves	Regional (Scotland) quiz, themed (football)
Game of War	Board game conversion
Game on Grandparents	Gaming
Game Pie	Family game show
Gameplay	Phone-in
Gameshow Losers	Documentary
Gameshow Marathon	Family game show
Gameshow of Thrones	Panel game, themed
The Games	Reality, Sports
Gamesmaster	Childrens
Games People Play	Radio, themed quiz (sport)
Games Republic	Childrens
Miranda's Games With Showbiz Names	Family game
Games World	Childrens
Gamezville	Childrens
Garden Challenge	Lifestyle
The Garden Game	Quiz, themed (gardening), Regional (Midlands)
Garden Invaders	Lifestyle
Garden of the Year	Lifestyle (gardening)
The Garden Quiz	Radio, themed quiz (gardening)
Gardener of the Year	Lifestyle
Gardening Quiz	Radio, themed quiz (gardening)
Gareth Malone's All Star Music Quiz	Music, panel game
Garry Bushell Reveals All	Comedy panel game
Gassed Up	Motoring, celebrity challenges
Gêm Gartre'	Sports quiz, regional (Wales)
Y Gemau Gwyllt	Childrens, action and adventure, regional (Wales)
General Knowledge Bee	Quiz, general knowledge
The Generation Game	Family game show
Genius	Radio, comedy panel game
Sam and Mark's Geordie Challenge	Childrens, stunts and dares
Geronimo!	Technological
Get It - Got It - Good	Childrens
Get Me the Producer	Reality
Get Mucky	Childrens
Get 100	Childrens
Get Set Galactic	Childrens, science
Get Set Go	Family game show
Get Staffed	Family game show
Get Wet	Childrens
Get Your Act Together (1)	Variety
Get Your Act Together (2)	Variety
Get Your Kit Off	Stunts and dares
Get Your Own Back	Childrens
The Getaway Car	Driving, quiz
Getting About	Lifestyle, themed quiz
Ghost Spelling	Radio, puzzle
Gibberish	Comedy panel game
The Giddy Game Show	Childrens
Gift Wrapped	Quiz, general knowledge
Gigglequiz	Childrens
Gino's Cooking Up Love	Lifestyle
Girlfri3nds	Dating
Give Me Your Word	Panel game
Give Us a Conch	Radio, natural history
Give Us a Clue	Panel game
Give Your Mate a Break	Variety
Gladiators	Action and adventure
Gladiators: Train to Win	Childrens
Glam-O-Rama	Quiz, themed (glam rock/1970s)
Glee Club	Childrens
Gleusta	Childrens, regional (Scotland)
Glitterball	Phone-in, interactive
Global GUTS	(see: Nickelodeon GUTS)
Global E-Missions	Reality
Globetrotting	Radio, panel game (travel)
Globo Loco	Childrens
Glory Ball	Lottery
Gloryhunters	Sport (football), radio
Glow Up	Cosmetics and make up
Go 8 Bit	Comedy panel game
Go for Goal	Themed quiz, regional (Sport)
Go for It	Stunts and dares
Go For It!	Educational
Go Getters	Childrens, action and adventure
Go Hard or Go Home	Reality
God's Gift	Dating show
Gods of the Game	Stunts and dares, sport
Going for a Song	Quiz, themed (antiques)
Going for Gold	Quiz, general knowledge
Going, Going, Gone	Quiz, themed (antiques)
Gok's Lunchbox	Cookery
Golden Balls	Family game show
The Golden Cagoule	Panel game
The Golden Lot	Quiz, themed (antiques)
The Golden Shot	Family game show
Goldmaster	Quiz, themed (television)
The Gong Show	Variety
The Good, the Bad and the Unexpected	Regional (Scotland) radio, comedy panel game
Good Afternoon	(see: Cryptogram, Pets Go Public)
Gory Games	Childrens
Got to Dance	Variety, reality
Got What It Takes?	Variety, reality
Grampian Sheepdog Trials	Lifestyle, regional (North Scotland)
Grand Quiz Auto	Quiz, themed (motoring)
Grand Slam (1)	Sport (bridge)
Grand Slam (2)	Quiz, general knowledge
Grand Slam Quiz	Quiz, themed (rugby), regional (Wales)
Grand Sportsmasters	Quiz, themed (sport)
Grandad's Back in Business	Reality, business
Grease is the Word	Variety, reality
The Great Antiques Challenge	Lifestyle, antiques
The Great Antiques Hunt	Quiz, themed (antiques)
The Great Auction Showdown	Lifestyle, antiques
The Great Big British Quiz	Puzzle phone-in
The Great Big Tiny Design Challenge	Miniature craft
The Great British Bake Off	Lifestyle
Great British Hairdresser	Lifestyle, reality
Great British Menu	Lifestyle
Great British Photography Challenge	Art (photography)
Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz	Quiz, general knowledge
The Great British Quiz	Quiz, general knowledge
The Great British Sewing Bee	Lifestyle (sewing)
The Great British Song Contest	Variety
The Great British Test	Quiz, themed (various)
Great British Treasure Hunt	Lifestyle, history
Great British Village Show	Lifestyle
The Great Cake Bake	Lifestyle
The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge	Lifestyle
The Great Cookbook Challenge	Cookery
The Great Egg Race	Technological
The Great Garden Challenge (1)	Lifestyle, gardening
The Great Garden Challenge (2)	Lifestyle, gardening
The Great Garden Game	Lifestyle
The Great History Quiz	Quiz, themed (history)
The Great House Game	Lifestyle
The Great House Giveaway	Lifestyle
The Great Interior Design Challenge	Lifestyle
The Great Love Swindle	Dating, reality
The Great Model Railway Challenge	Technological
The Great Northern Ireland Music Quiz	Themed quiz, regional (Northern Ireland)
The Great Pottery Throw Down	Pottery and claywork
The Great Pretender	Family game show
The Great Reality TV Swindle	Documentary
Great Rock 'n' Roll Trivia Quiz	Radio, themed (music)
Great Wall of Comedy	Comedy panel game (sitcoms)
The Greatest Auction	Lifestyle, antiques
The Greatest Dancer	Variety (dance)
The Greatest Show Never Made	Documentary
The Greatest Snowman	Ice sculpture
Greed	Quiz, general knowledge
Gridlock	Puzzle
Growing Pains	Comedy panel game
Groucho	Comedy panel game
Groundhog Date	Dating
Grow Biz Quiz	Quiz, themed (gardening)
Grudge Match	Action and adventure
The Guess List	Panel game
Guess My Story	Panel game
Guess the Star	Variety
Guess This House	Lifestyle
Guess What? (1)	Panel game, radio
Guess What? (2)	Childrens
Guessable	Panel game, mystery objects
The Guessing Game	Regional (Scotland) radio, comedy panel game
Guesstimation	Quiz, estimation
Guilty Party	Panel game, radio
Guitar Star	Variety
Gunge Grant	Childrens
Gunge 'Em In The Dungeon	Childrens
Gutted	Lifestyle
Gwefreiddiol	Comedy panel game, regional (Wales)
Gwrach y Rhibyn	Childrens, action and adventure, regional (Wales)
Gyrrwr y Flwyddyn	Sports (driving), regional (Wales)

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 |[[Game of War]]
 |Board game conversion
+|-
+|[[Game on Grandparents]]
+|Gaming
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 |[[Game Pie]]
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 |[[Games World]]
+|Childrens
+|-
+|[[Gamezville]]
 |Childrens
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 |[[Garden Invaders]]
 |Lifestyle
+|-
+|[[Garden of the Year]]
+|Lifestyle (gardening)
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 |[[The Garden Quiz]]
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 |[[Gêm Gartre']]
-|Sports quiz, Wales
+|Sports quiz, regional (Wales)
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 |[[Y Gemau Gwyllt]]
-|Action and adventure, Wales, children
+|Childrens, action and adventure, regional (Wales)
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 |[[General Knowledge Bee]]
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 |[[Get 100]]
 |Childrens
+|-
+|[[Get Set Galactic]]
+|Childrens, science
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 |[[Get Set Go]]
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 |[[Ghost Spelling]]
 |Radio, puzzle
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-|[[The Haunted Dungeon|Ghost Train on Sunday]]
-|Childrens
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 |[[Gibberish]]
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 |[[Gift Wrapped]]
-|Dating
+|Quiz, general knowledge
 |-
 |[[Gigglequiz]]
 |Childrens
+|-
+|Gino's [[Cooking Up Love]]
+|Lifestyle
 |-
 |[[Girlfri3nds]]
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 |[[Go Getters]]
 |Childrens, action and adventure
+|-
+|[[Go Hard or Go Home]]
+|Reality
 |-
 |[[God's Gift]]
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 |[[Grease is the Word]]
 |Variety, reality
+|-
+|[[The Great Antiques Challenge]]
+|Lifestyle, antiques
 |-
 |[[The Great Antiques Hunt]]
 |Quiz, themed (antiques)
+|-
+|[[The Great Auction Showdown]]
+|Lifestyle, antiques
 |-
 |[[The Great Big British Quiz]]
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 |[[Great Wall of Comedy]]
 |Comedy panel game (sitcoms)
+|-
+|[[The Greatest Auction]]
+|Lifestyle, antiques
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 |[[The Greatest Dancer]]
 |Variety (dance)
+|-
+|[[The Greatest Show Never Made]]
+|Documentary
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 |[[The Greatest Snowman]]
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 |[[Gwefreiddiol]]
-|Comedy panel game, Wales
+|Comedy panel game, regional (Wales)
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 |[[Gwrach y Rhibyn]]
-|Adventure, childrens, Wales
+|Childrens, action and adventure, regional (Wales)
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 |[[Gyrrwr y Flwyddyn]]
-|Regional (Wales), sports (driving)
+|Sports (driving), regional (Wales)
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Index G

Current revision as of 11:15, 7 July 2024

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