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• 03:27, 21 January 2025 (hist) (diff) Saturday Showdown ‎ (→Theme music: should have used the ampersand in the first place - they *are* a full-blown duo after all, a step or two beyond two men simply collaborating with each other (like Sylvan and Jacques)) (top)
• 03:17, 21 January 2025 (hist) (diff) Basil's Game Show ‎ (Tidied some links, among other things)
• 03:14, 21 January 2025 (hist) (diff) Basil's Game Show ‎ (Boom boom! This was another show whose theme tune was composed by Mr's Miller and Porter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxyRgKN4EN0&ab_channel=TimewarpEntertainment)
• 02:28, 21 January 2025 (hist) (diff) Saturday Showdown ‎ (→Theme music: well, why would they lie on their own site? ;) http://www.mrmillerandmrporter.co.uk/music/home.htm)
• 02:09, 21 January 2025 (hist) (diff) Game Show Spoofs ‎ (→Spoofs of real game shows: if you haven't watched "Strike it Mucky" before, then you really must - Dave Chapman's Barrymore impression is absolutely brilliant ;))
• 20:43, 18 January 2025 (hist) (diff) Una Stubbs ‎ (→Shows: if Genome is right, Una *didn't* do Get It - Got It - Good. It *could* be wrong, mind... ;)) (top)
• 20:38, 18 January 2025 (hist) (diff) Get It - Got It - Good ‎ (The producer was a familiar name, too. "Here's a house, here's a door, windows one two three four..." and "Where will the Playbus stop? Watch for the sign on the lollipop!" ;))
• 19:16, 18 January 2025 (hist) (diff) Get It - Got It - Good ‎ (→Host: also according to Genome, there were four hosts, and Una Stubbs wasn't one of them. *Could* be wrong, of course... ;))
• 19:04, 18 January 2025 (hist) (diff) Get It - Got It - Good ‎ (→Synopsis: from Britt Allcroft's Guardian obituary, and also from Genome: https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8dd556bd73e6442c80efde3463ca1d4c)
• 00:04, 13 January 2025 (hist) (diff) Category:Studio Lambert Productions ‎ (Since this is the *second* company called Studio Lambert... The story of the first one, and of Stephen's father who owned and ran it, is quite interesting too :)) (top)
• 04:19, 11 January 2025 (hist) (diff) The Unbelievable Truth ‎ (19 October 2006 was when the pilot was broadcast; the first full series began on 23 April 2007. There have been thirty series now, all six episodes long, and there have been two specials as well) (top)
• 03:44, 11 January 2025 (hist) (diff) The Simpsons Quiz Show ‎ (→Participants: well, since Krish has a UKGS profile now... ;)) (top)
• 03:22, 11 January 2025 (hist) (diff) Get Set Galactic ‎ (Over a year between the end of one series and the start of the next, seems to be becoming more and more common... Anyway, series 2 of GSG aired in November and December, again on Saturdays and Sundays)
• 02:21, 11 January 2025 (hist) (diff) Index N ‎ (→Shows: ...and National Knowledge precedes National Lottery :))
• 02:19, 11 January 2025 (hist) (diff) Index N ‎ (→Shows: National Trust Cook Off was missing... ;))
• 02:06, 11 January 2025 (hist) (diff) Index T ‎ (→Shows: Trak Trix isn't the last "Tra" show alphabetically ;))
• 00:59, 10 January 2025 (hist) (diff) I Blame the Spice Girls ‎ (→Trivia: Keith Harris and Orville came on to ask a few questions as well, and were great sports throughout)
• 00:16, 10 January 2025 (hist) (diff) I Blame the Spice Girls ‎ (→Trivia: Mel B, Mel C, Emma, Geri and Victoria were indeed the first people seen on C5, and the show did indeed take its name from their collective name - but in fact, it had a subtitle too ;))
• 00:09, 10 January 2025 (hist) (diff) I Blame the Spice Girls ‎ (→Synopsis: "proceeding" should be "preceding"... shouldn't it?)
• 00:08, 10 January 2025 (hist) (diff) I Blame the Spice Girls ‎ (We already know the panellists from Weaver's review - but thanks to YouTube, we now know too that half of them were in the green corner (of the studio) and the other half were in the blue corner ;))
• 23:42, 9 January 2025 (hist) (diff) Category:HTV Productions ‎ (With respect, I think two images of the 1993 logo are enough. There *were* quite a few idents featuring this logo - but it only lasted ten years, whereas the classic aerial logo lasted over twenty ;)) (top)
• 23:24, 9 January 2025 (hist) (diff) Index M ‎ (→Shows: Monopoly should precede the "Moon"s rather than follow them ;))
• 22:59, 9 January 2025 (hist) (diff) University Challenge ‎ (→Broadcast: updated regular episode and series counts under Lifted, as of the end of the 2023-24 series)
• 22:54, 9 January 2025 (hist) (diff) University Challenge ‎ (→Broadcast: updated Christmas episode and series counts under Lifted)
• 22:52, 9 January 2025 (hist) (diff) University Challenge ‎ (→Champions: the regular series hasn't yet had an all-female champion team, yet the Christmas series has now had two. Not complaining, of course - just one of my observations... ;))
• 17:49, 1 January 2025 (hist) (diff) Loyd Grossman ‎ (→Biography: arise Sir Loyd! :D https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2v17qy8dno) (top)
• 00:34, 1 January 2025 (hist) (diff) Game Show Spoofs ‎ (→Spoofs of real game shows: eine Parodie auf Going for Gold von Fry und Laurie ;))
• 23:42, 31 December 2024 (hist) (diff) Game Show Spoofs ‎ (→Spoofs of real game shows: another spoof by Messrs McCourt and Wood ;))
• 22:51, 31 December 2024 (hist) (diff) Game Show Spoofs ‎ (This counts as a Krypton Factor spoof, right, even if it's just of *one* round rather than the whole show? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9-dGiDaxXE&ab_channel=SootyGuy (starts in earnest at 8:22))
• 21:03, 31 December 2024 (hist) (diff) Bullseye ‎ (A shame to delete the comments by Mr Thomas and Mr Carmody - but they *were* made quite a long time ago, when YouTube was still in its infancy, and now that everything *has* been cleared up... :))
• 21:00, 31 December 2024 (hist) (diff) Bullseye ‎ (Heaven knows why Ant & Dec pointed out that Bristow's 380 was the record, with no regard to Evans' 401 *or* the other 380s... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8M-bLcmAgw&ab_channel=UzumakiPlayroom)
• 20:47, 31 December 2024 (hist) (diff) Bullseye ‎ (→Trivia: in fact, *five* pros scored 380 following the introduction of the Bronze Bully: Old Stoneface, the Limestone Cowboy and the Artist, as well as the Crafty Cockney and Gregory ;))
• 20:39, 31 December 2024 (hist) (diff) Bullseye ‎ (→Trivia: here is Alan Evans' 401: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBowkrRq0G0&ab_channel=meganoikz. And it was just the flight that fell out on his last treble 20, not the whole dart)
• 20:23, 31 December 2024 (hist) (diff) Bullseye ‎ (→Trivia: Bullseye in Manchester... am I the only one who feels that that doesn't seem right, even though Jim, Dave and Freddie were/are all men of Granadaland? https://lostintv.com/tv-show?id=1344)
• 20:16, 31 December 2024 (hist) (diff) Bullseye ‎ (→Trivia: since Greeny is no longer with us. Also, "Kirkstall" was missing the second 'k' ;))
• 00:24, 27 December 2024 (hist) (diff) Penny Smith ‎ (→Biography: well it is, isn't it? And I certainly *don't* hold it against her. ;) AFAIK, Gordon has never spoken negatively of her, though he *has* said the show just didn't work with two hosts)
• 00:18, 27 December 2024 (hist) (diff) Penny Smith ‎ (→Biography: John Stapleton hasn't been mentioned much on UKGS (if indeed at all) up to now, has he? I may as well mention him here, because he and Penny *did* form a good double act on GMTV ;))
• 00:13, 27 December 2024 (hist) (diff) Penny Smith ‎ (Penny had already achieved quite a few things when she joined GMTV - including being a colleague of Robin Houston, and being seen on Sky News *before* Kay Burley ;))
• 23:36, 26 December 2024 (hist) (diff) The 21st Question ‎ (To clarify: three right answers for half the prize fund, two more right answers for the full prize fund, and one final right answer for double the prize fund. That *is* how Gethin described it ;))
• 23:16, 26 December 2024 (hist) (diff) The 21st Question ‎ (→Trivia: may as well point out where it was recorded too ;))
• 23:13, 26 December 2024 (hist) (diff) The 21st Question ‎ ('Im again! Mr Sylvan's credit here was "Title Music", though I'd be led to believe he did the full score)
• 23:11, 26 December 2024 (hist) (diff) The 21st Question ‎ (→Inventor: from the second episode onwards, the credit was simply "format devised by Chocolate Media"; perhaps listing seven people was deemed overkill)
• 23:08, 26 December 2024 (hist) (diff) The 21st Question ‎ (The first six eps are on YouTube, courtesy of MisterDoc, and the credits for the first ep reveal that *seven* men devised the format... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Algck38Zuic&ab_channel=MisterDoc)
• 12:57, 23 December 2024 (hist) (diff) Countdown ‎ (→Champions: effing yes!! Sorry, I'm just so delighted that a 26-year wait for a female series champion is over... :))
• 23:27, 18 December 2024 (hist) (diff) The Price is Right ‎ (→Theme music: Lawrence Oakley did the full score for Joe's version (hence his plain "Music" credit). Nothing imported from the other side of the Atlantic this time - not even the "losing horns") (top)
• 23:11, 18 December 2024 (hist) (diff) The Price is Right ‎ (→Theme music: forgot that Bob's version didn't air in just *one* calendar year... :))
• 23:09, 18 December 2024 (hist) (diff) The Price is Right ‎ (After being absent in '95, the "losing horns" returned in '96. As for the rest of the BPIR score, I'm thinking Kevin Kitchen - some of his compositions for Supermarket Sweep sound *very* similar)
• 22:41, 18 December 2024 (hist) (diff) The Price is Right ‎ (→Theme music: the sax arrangement used on Bruce's version also came over from Stateside: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWmG68kv8Tc&ab_channel=markyyy)
• 22:29, 18 December 2024 (hist) (diff) The Price is Right ‎ (At least two Bob Warman eps on YouTube, and from them we learn that not only was the original American theme used here, but the "come on down" music and "losing horns" came over from Stateside too :))
• 21:50, 18 December 2024 (hist) (diff) Humdingers ‎ (If I may be pedantic and say that this show and Who's Bluffing Who? appeared in the *late spring* of '91. Summer technically starts on 21 June, and kids aren't out of school until late July... ;))

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