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• 18:05, 21 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Jonathan Dimbleby ‎ (→Biography: Jonathan has just left Any Questions?, a few months after David's departure from Question Time. Also mentioned On The Record, hosted by Jonathan for its first five years)
• 17:48, 21 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Insert Name Here ‎ (→Trivia: tidied up regarding the three pilots)
• 16:41, 21 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Britain's Sexiest ‎ (→Key moments: neater to spell out "two" here) (top)
• 16:25, 21 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over ‎ (→Synopsis: if the celeb editions of University Challenge for the 2003 and 2005 Red Nose Days should be mentioned, then it probably should be mentioned too that Deayton stayed on to host both)
• 16:10, 21 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over ‎ (Expanded the synopsis by pointing out that on both occasions, Angus Deayton hosted while the teams were captained by Nick Hancock and either of the then-current Buzzcocks captains)
• 16:06, 21 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over ‎ (Red Nose Day has only been held in odd-numbered years since 1989 - so perhaps it makes more sense to say "in 1999 and 2001", rather than "between" (and likewise for 2003 and 2005))
• 15:37, 21 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Public Enemy Number One ‎ (→Trivia: "In an Noel-style end of series revenge stunt" ----> "In a Noel-style end-of-series revenge stunt", which is neater)
• 15:27, 21 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Mastermind ‎ (Now that the 'Mind is co-produced by Hat Trick...)
• 15:06, 21 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:Carlton Productions ‎ (Pointed out Carlton's loss of its on-air identity, and Carlton Communications' ultimate merger with Granada to form today's ITV plc)
• 14:58, 21 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:Carlton Productions ‎ (I also mention Planet 24 - acquired by Carlton in 1999 - because, of course, this company made two absolutely huge shows in The Big Breakfast and The Word, as well as, um, Watercolour Challenge)
• 14:51, 21 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:Carlton Productions ‎ (Carlton's parent company had become a media juggernaut by 2000, so it's worth mentioning the acquisitions of Central, Westcountry and Action Time (which, of course, made Catchphrase for Carlton))
• 13:22, 21 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:Carlton Productions ‎ (Pointed out the exact date on which Carlton replaced Thames as the ITV London weekday station)
• 12:40, 21 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Family Fortunes ‎ (→Synopsis: if one is being pedantic, Les was the host of the second incarnation, while Max was the second host of the first incarnation. Might be better to say what number hosts they were overall)
• 11:56, 21 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:LWT Productions ‎ (Pointed out the exact date on which LWT began broadcasting; also pointed out its takeover by Granada and the loss of its on-air identity) (top)
• 11:40, 21 August 2019 (hist) (diff) You'd Better Believe It ‎ (→Synopsis: "a excursion" ----> "an excursion")
• 11:35, 21 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:Channel Islands ‎ (Made the definition slightly more formal, and mentioned the now-defunct Channel Television (which produced all four shows listed)) (top)
• 01:23, 21 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:ATV Productions ‎ (Pointed out that ATV was the second ITV station to go on air; also pointed out the respective dates on which it began broadcasting to London at weekends and the Midlands on Mondays to Fridays)
• 01:19, 21 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:ATV Productions ‎ (Pointed out the exact date on which ATV went the full week in the Midlands, and clarified that the ITV franchises were reorganised at this time (which also involved Granadaland being split in two))
• 01:00, 21 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:ATV Productions ‎ (Pointed out the exact date on which ATV became Central, and that the restructuring was done in order to place more focus on the Midlands (ATV wasn't particularly renowned for its local programming))
• 00:21, 21 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Greed ‎ (→Web links: the Buzzerblog link to Shaun Wallace's appearance is no more (and Flash Player was required to view the clip anyway). Fortunately, the clip found its way to YouTube in January 2012)
• 23:49, 20 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Girlfri3nds ‎ (→Sypnosis: "targetted" ----> "targeted" and "chromosones" ----> "chromosomes")
• 23:42, 20 August 2019 (hist) (diff) The Olympic Game ‎ (→Host: corrected the spelling of Steve Rider's surname) (top)
• 23:34, 20 August 2019 (hist) (diff) The Zone ‎ (→Broadcast: remove superfluous "2007" from date of first episode) (top)
• 23:33, 20 August 2019 (hist) (diff) The Zone ‎ (→Synopsis: add link to Make Your Play)
• 23:32, 20 August 2019 (hist) (diff) The Zone ‎ (→Synopsis: "6 episodes" ----> "six episodes", which is neater IMO)
• 23:19, 20 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Passport to Paradise ‎ (→Synopsis: "noone" ----> "no-one")
• 00:10, 2 August 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:TSW Productions ‎ (Pointed out the precise dates on which TSW began and ceased broadcasting; also clarified that, like with Westward and Westcountry, most of its programmes aired only locally)
• 19:45, 30 July 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:Grampian Productions ‎ (I'm being pedantic once again, but when what is now STV Group acquired Grampian, it was still known as Scottish Media Group. At the time, it owned several local newspapers in addition to Scottish TV)
• 19:11, 30 July 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:Grampian Productions ‎ (I mention Grampian's Gaelic shows, since its area included the Gaelic heartlands of north-west Scotland and the Western Isles, and it made a fair few such shows (including the three games listed here))
• 18:49, 30 July 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:Grampian Productions ‎ (Like with Border, Channel, Westward and other small ITV stations, most of Grampian's programmes (prior to losing its identity) aired only locally)
• 18:25, 30 July 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:Grampian Productions ‎ (Pointed out the precise date on which Grampian began broadcasting)
• 16:40, 30 July 2019 (hist) (diff) Try for Ten ‎ (→Trivia: corrected the spelling of Bury St Edmunds)
• 15:38, 30 July 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:Southern Productions ‎ (Pointed out that Southern was the first ITV station for the South of England (while still mentioning its broadcast area); also pointed out its launch date)
• 15:28, 30 July 2019 (hist) (diff) David Frost ‎ (→Biography: I know I'm being pedantic again, but TV-am's launch took place on 1st February 1983)
• 00:27, 30 July 2019 (hist) (diff) National Lottery shows ‎ (→Trivia: ITV's results show doesn't actually feature the main Lotto draw itself, and overlooks the Thunderball draw completely (but then that draw's prizes are much lower, aren't they?))
• 00:22, 30 July 2019 (hist) (diff) National Lottery shows ‎ (→Trivia: spruced up the last note. Info about ITV's results show to come...)
• 23:47, 29 July 2019 (hist) (diff) National Lottery shows ‎ (→Trivia: reworded the first sentence about the BBC's showing of the midweek draws. Like with the Saturday draws, sometimes there'd be a show around them, and other times there wouldn't)
• 23:44, 29 July 2019 (hist) (diff) National Lottery shows ‎ (→Trivia: swapped round the respective notes about the BBC's showing of the midweek draws, and the gameshow celebs who hosted non-gameshow lottery formats on Saturdays or at midweek)
• 23:29, 29 July 2019 (hist) (diff) National Lottery shows ‎ (Added a conclusion of sorts - regarding the draws leaving BBC1, only Who Dares Wins continuing on this channel as a result, and Win Your Wish List moving to Channel 5)
• 19:29, 29 July 2019 (hist) (diff) National Lottery shows ‎ (→Synopsis: the Beeb no longer televise the draws, of course, and so they no longer deign to build game show formats around them)
• 18:35, 29 July 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:Westward Productions ‎ (Pointed out that Westward was the first ITV station for the South West of England; also pointed out its launch date (yes, viewers in Plymouth, Exeter and Truro had to wait *that* long for ITV...))
• 18:17, 29 July 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:Tyne Tees Productions ‎ (Added a short history (as per the pages for most other ITV stations), featuring Tyne Tees' launch date, its merger with YTV, and its ultimate takeover by Granada) (top)
• 17:38, 29 July 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:Border Productions ‎ (Border dabbled in independent local radio in the 1990s, and this resulted in it being taken over in 2000 by Capital Radio - who then sold on the television assets to Granada)
• 16:44, 29 July 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:Border Productions ‎ (Call me pedantic here, but Border also served most, if not all, of south-east Scotland (via the Selkirk transmitter). It also served the Isle of Man from 1965 onwards)
• 16:23, 29 July 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:Border Productions ‎ (Pointed out the date on which Border began broadcasting)
• 15:22, 29 July 2019 (hist) (diff) Category:Rediffusion Productions ‎ (Pointed out that Associated-Rediffusion was the first ITV station to go on air, and also pointed out the date on which it came off air to merge with ABC and form Thames)
• 14:10, 29 July 2019 (hist) (diff) Eamonn Holmes ‎ (→Trivia: finally, changed it to "not one, but two BBC shows". Not often that one Irishman replaces another on two shows from the same British broadcaster, five years apart...)
• 14:03, 29 July 2019 (hist) (diff) Eamonn Holmes ‎ (→Trivia: pointed out what kind of show How Do They Do That? was. Although it ran for five series over three years, it doesn't seem to be remembered by many people these days...)
• 14:00, 29 July 2019 (hist) (diff) Eamonn Holmes ‎ (→Trivia: pointed out the respective years in which Eamonn replaced Des on the Holiday programme and How Do They Do That? (Isn't BBC Genome great?))
• 13:55, 29 July 2019 (hist) (diff) Eamonn Holmes ‎ (→Trivia: Des Lynam isn't an *Ulster* man. Ulster is the *north* of Ireland, and Des is originally from Ennis, County Clare, in the *west* of Ireland)

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