UK Game Show FAQ
This Good Game Guide lists common questions we receive about UK game shows. If you have a question that you think should be included, please Contact us.
See also UK Game Show Records
Q. What was the first game show to be broadcast six days a week?
Q. Has anyone ever presented a game show they've devised themselves?
Indeed they have!
- Geoffrey Wheeler was both the devisor and voiceover for the original version of Winner Takes All, and hosted a later incarnation.
- Robin Ray devised and hosted Film Buff of the Year.
- Jonathan Ross co-devised and hosted It's Only TV... But I Like It.
- Maria McErlane co-devised Carnal Knowledge.
- Gordon Burns has had a lot of influence in the shows he's presented.
- Confessions was partly devised by Simon Mayo.
- Andrew Lynford created Arty Facts.
- Cathy Rogers co-devised Scrapheap Challenge/Junkyard Wars and also created Full Metal Challenge.
- Jamie Theakston came up with The Search
- Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly were responsible for both All*Star Cup and PokerFace.
- There was also Fluke, which was basically a vehicle for the comedic talents of creator Tim Vine...
- ...likewise Al Murray's Fact Hunt...
- ...and Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer's Families at War.
- But leading the pack is Roy Ward Dickson, who - as well as devising numerous other shows - both devised and hosted Abracadabra, Pix and Turnabout.
Q. Have there ever been any game show hosts that have been related to one another?
Yes:
- Paul Daniels and son Martin
- Richard Dimbleby and sons David and Jonathan
- Roy Walker and son Mark
- Jimmy Tarbuck and daughter Liza
- Johnny Ball and daughter Zoe
- Alan Coren and daughter Victoria
- Brother and sister Keith Chegwin and Janice Long
- Brothers Jonathan and Paul Ross
- Husband and wife Vernon Kay and Tess Daly
- Husband and wife Paul Coia and Debbie Greenwood
- Husband and wife Katy Hill and Trey Farley
- Husband and wife Mike Smith and Sarah Greene
