Weaver's Week
Each week, Iain Weaver gives us his take on the week's game show programmes and related news.
A companion guide to game shows on TV for the coming week is also published on a regular basis, usually on Thursdays.
Date | Topics |
30th July 2006 | Sports Relief |
23rd July 2006 | ITV In Crisis, part two - Love Island |
16th July 2006 | ITV In Crisis, part one - Poker Face |
9th July 2006 | Full stop, question mark |
Contents |
2006 archive
Date | Topics |
2nd July 2006 | Boss-beaters |
25th June 2006 | Scrambled X |
18th June 2006 | Winningest |
11th June 2006 | More long words |
4th June 2006 | Schulze-Condorcet, and other big words |
28th May 2006 | Eurovision Countdown |
21st May 2006 | "We are the winners. Of University Challenge" - also Eurovision semi |
14th May 2006 | The Price is Right? |
7th May 2006 | The category's still there - Bullseye, Sitcom Showdown |
30th Apr 2006 | Stat and More Stat |
23rd Apr 2006 | School Daze (2) - That'll Test 'Em, Top of the Form |
16th Apr 2006 | School Daze (1) - School's Out |
9th Apr 2006 | History Today - Classic Comeback |
2nd Apr 2006 | Front Page News - Countdown, Mastermind |
26th Mar 2006 | Ready... - The Games, Eurovision draw |
19th Mar 2006 | The West Lothian Question - Just the Two of Us |
12th Mar 2006 | Teenage Kicks - A Song for Europe |
5th Mar 2006 | The worst week of the Week |
26th Feb 2006 | Countdown, Deal, Poll |
19th Feb 2006 | Geekdom's only skin deep - Beauty and the Geek |
12th Feb 2006 | Iced Tea - Dancing on Ice |
5th Feb 2006 | Great shows |
29th Jan 2006 | Great hosts |
22nd Jan 2006 | Whose house is it? - Finders Keepers, Big Brother |
15th Jan 2006 | Do we have to spell it out? - Hard Spell, Spelling Bee |
8th Jan 2006 | The year ahead |
2005 archive
Date | Topics |
30th Dec 2005 | Weaver's Year 2005 |
18th Dec 2005 | Wealthwatch - Golden Lot, Millionaire Manor |
11th Dec 2005 | Question or number - Sudo-Q, Junior Eurovision |
4th Dec 2005 | Factor X |
27th Nov 2005 | Strictly Weekly |
20th Nov 2005 | Channel Four, Daily - Countdown and Deal or No Deal |
13th Nov 2005 | The Mastermind Champion |
6th Nov 2005 | The end of the marathon |
30th Oct 2005 | Congratulations - Eurovision 50 |
23rd Oct 2005 | Glycosaminoglycan - it's Star Spell week |
16th Oct 2005 | And now the questions go up - Sale of the Century |
9th Oct 2005 | Hard Hat Area - The Golden Shot |
2nd Oct 2005 | Pick Your Own |
25th Sep 2005 | Old Friends Return - University Challenge, The Price is Right |
18th Sep 2005 | Driving Up That Hill |
11th Sep 2005 | Greatest Games - ITV's history, part three |
4th Sep 2005 | Would Like To Find - ITV's history, part two |
28th Aug 2005 | The Prize is Right - ITV's history, part one |
21st Aug 2005 | The Annual Big Brother Review |
14th Aug 2005 | Ride and win - Cash Cab, Raven |
7th Aug 2005 | Watching Watching the Detectives |
31st Jul 2005 | Poker Nights |
24th Jul 2005 | Wizard Spelling - the Spelling Bee, Harry Potter quiz |
17th Jul 2005 | As easy as 1-2-3 - Sudoku Live |
10th Jul 2005 | Countdown's Finals Week |
3rd Jul 2005 | Richard Whiteley - a national treasure |
25th Jun 2005 | It's for yoo-hoo - The Big Call |
18th Jun 2005 | Mock the Cats - also a Countdown Final Preview |
11th Jun 2005 | The game show review review - Our Survey Said, Back in the Day |
4th Jun 2005 | Europe Votes |
29th May 2005 | One amazing evening |
22nd May 2005 | The Awakening - Junior Mastermind, Eurovision semi |
15th May 2005 | The University Challenge Final |
8th May 2005 | People are coming, everyone's trying - Going For Gold remembered |
1st May 2005 | They came, they had a go |
24th Apr 2005 | It's All Oxford - and Splash Camp |
17th Apr 2005 | Here's one we asked earlier - Perseverance |
10th Apr 2005 | Growing Old Disgracefully (part three) - Ask The Family |
3rd Apr 2005 | Growing Old Disgracefully (part two) - Double Your Money |
27th Mar 2005 | Growing Old Disgracefully (part one) - Old Shows Reborn |
20th Mar 2005 | The University Challenge Meta-Review |
13th Mar 2005 | Something To Sing About - A Song for Europe, and Celeb Fame Academy |
6th Mar 2005 | A new broom - The Apprentice |
27th Feb 2005 | Park -v- Kielty Redux |
20th Feb 2005 | Weaver's Week - Gold! |
13th Feb 2005 | The Sunday Paper Review |
6th Feb 2005 | Geronimo! |
30th Jan 2005 | A short half hour |
23rd Jan 2005 | Big Bother |
16th Jan 2005 | Such Is Politics: Vote for Me |
9th Jan 2005 | A new year miscellany |
2004 archive
Date | Topics |
28th Dec 2004 | Weaver's Year 2004 |
18th Dec 2004 | Tension mounts: Countdown's finals week |
11th Dec 2004 | Spellcasting: Hard Spell and the Mastermind final |
4th Dec 2004 | Scrap for All: Scrapheap Challenge, and a preview of the Countdown finals |
27th Nov 2004 | Nine Live: Four hours of quiz tv |
20th Nov 2004 | It Could Be Bunnies: Play the Game |
13th Nov 2004 | Ten Years of the National Lottery |
6th Nov 2004 | Begging the Question: Beg, Steal, and Borrow; and Paxman gets annoyed. |
30th Oct 2004 | Look who's back!: An old friend returns, and we test our spelling |
23rd Oct 2004 | OFCOM Rules OK: The Big Brother ruling |
16th Oct 2004 | Spies Like Us: Spy |
9th Oct 2004 | Let the Scrapping -- begin! Scrapheap Challenge and Jungle Run |
2nd Oct 2004 | Playing Catchup: Countdown, and an unhappy winner |
25th Sep 2004 | Scares on Thursday: Scary Sleepover, Mad Mad House |
18th Sep 2004 | Crisis? What Crisis?: UC returns |
11th Sep 2004 | Bognor? Bust?: Bognor or Bust, Crisis Command |
4th Sep 2004 | Summer Review: International King of Sports |
28th Aug 2004 | Ye Weyvere's Weeke: Bullseye, Catchphrase retrospective |
21st Aug 2004 | Games Without Front Ears: House of Games |
14th Aug 2004 | Let the Challenge - Begin!: Raven II |
7th Aug 2004 | Big sigh of relief: Big Brother 5 summary |
31st Jul 2004 | In the box: Dean from Big Brother's book |
24th Jul 2004 | Good enough?: Simply the Best |
17th Jul 2004 | Saturday Night Passport: Passport to Paradise |
10th Jul 2004 | More preserve, sir?: Head Jam |
3rd Jul 2004 | Results week: BB5 comments |
26th Jun 2004 | Countdown Finals |
19th Jun 2004 | Ask me another: The Interrogators |
12th Jun 2004 | Cramming it in: The Cram |
5th Jun 2004 | Kat's in the kitchen: More BB5 |
29th May 2004 | Voting procedures: Eurovision breakdown |
22nd May 2004 | Euro Vision |
15th May 2004 | A thousand times worse than Jemini: Quarantine |
8th May 2004 | Looking back with Weaver's Week: Crisis Command, BBC 2 at 40 |
1st May 2004 | Four!: Blank Screen, Win Lose or Draw Late, Totally Top Trumps |
24th Apr 2004 | Playing games: The Games return |
17th Apr 2004 | University Challenge grand final |
10th Apr 2004 | Smart enough?: Come and Have a Go... |
3rd Apr 2004 | Universities Challenged: UC special |
27th Mar 2004 | Saturday Night In: Ant and Dec |
20th Mar 2004 | Still prejudiced?: Without Prejudice? |
13th Mar 2004 | Don't forget to miss it: Memory Bank |
6th Mar 2004 | Another song for Eurosong: Making Your Mind Up |
28th Feb 2004 | The annual UC stats pack |
21st Feb 2004 | Seventeen: 24 Hour Quiz |
14th Feb 2004 | The Six o'Clock Blues: Traitor, Genies en herbe |
7th Feb 2004 | Borg, ready: Beat the Cyborgs |
31st Jan 2004 | Didn't They Do Well? |
24th Jan 2004 | Stronger: Hercules |
17th Jan 2004 | Beat the Nation |
10th Jan 2004 | Stay up late with Weaver's Week: Shattered |
3rd Jan 2004 | Bob Monkhouse tribute |
2003 archive
Date | Topics |
27th Dec 2003 | Weaver's Year |
20th Dec 2003 | Weaver's Finals Week: Countdown |
13th Dec 2003 | Fifteen to One remembered |
6th Dec 2003 | University Challenged: UC, Eurovision |
29th Nov 2003 | A painful read: Distraction, Junior Eurovision |
22nd Nov 2003 | Eggheads, 19 Keys |
15th Nov 2003 | All around the planet: Wright Around the World |
8th Nov 2003 | Catchup already: Mastermind, UC |
1st Nov 2003 | Thirty: Weaver's favourite gameshows |
25th Oct 2003 | Revival week: Superstars, Fort Boyard |
18th Oct 2003 | He is: I'm the Answer |
11th Oct 2003 | Amazing talent contest shock: Fame Academy |
4th Oct 2003 | In command of time: Time Commanders |
27th Sept 2003 | Judgement Square |
20th Sept 2003 | The Games |
13th Sept 2003 | Familiar Faces |
6th Sept 2003 | Journey into Space |
30th Aug 2003 | Gobbet of the Week |
23rd Aug 2003 | The FA:Q |
16th Aug 2003 | Diluting the brand |
9th Aug 2003 | On target |
2nd Aug 2003 | Smartass Popularity Survey |
26th Jul 2003 | Big Brother's Finished |
19th Jul 2003 | A very hot week |
12th Jul 2003 | The return of Mastermind |
5th Jul 2003 | ITV's good night: Judgement Day |
28th Jun 2003 | Transcontinental adventures |
21st Jun 2003 | Going down with the ship |
14th Jun 2003 | We have brains |
7th Jun 2003 | Big Brother, Little Score |
31st May 2003 | This Song, That Brother |
24th May 2003 | Playing catch up |
17th May 2003 | The Countdown To Big Brother 4 |
10th May 2003 | Talking with sausages |
3rd May 2003 | Returning links |
26th Apr 2003 | Dirty Rotten Cheaters |
19th Apr 2003 | Murder, Treasure Hunt (guest reviewer: Nick Gates) |
12th Apr 2003 | UC: Professionals (guest reviewer: Nick Gates) |
5th Apr 2003 | One challenge ends, another begins: The Murder Game |
29th Mar 2003 | A General Viewer writes... |
22nd Mar 2003 | Weaver's Miscellany - HS, B&G, Nicked, Eurovision |
15th Mar 2003 | Continuing topics |
8th Mar 2003 | Boys and Girls |
1st Mar 2003 | Are you sitting comfortably? |
22nd Feb 2003 | Trading futures |
15th Feb 2003 | All University Challenge statistics |
8th Feb 2003 | More for the children |
1st Feb 2003 | XX |
25th Jan 2003 | Champion Countdown |
18th Jan 2003 | Here comes the sun |
11th Jan 2003 | No prejudice |
4th Jan 2003 | Raving about old shows |
2002 archive
Date | Topics |
28th Dec 2002 | End of the year review |
21st Dec 2002 | Start the clock on finals week |
14th Dec 2002 | Brainy Daly |
7th Dec 2002 | Curious |
30th Nov 2002 | Celeb BB finishes |
23rd Nov 2002 | Celeb BB 2 |
16th Nov 2002 | Fame, Star and One |
9th Nov 2002 | Staying in perspective |
2nd Nov 2002 | Channel 4's 20th birthday special |
26th Oct 2002 | Making use of old rubbish |
19th Oct 2002 | Book reviews |
12th Oct 2002 | Fame Academy |
5th Oct 2002 | Live fear |
28th Sept 2002 | Kids' stuff |
21st Sept 2002 | Cards, Fortune, Choice |
14th Sept 2002 | The Shallow Issue - Your Face, Judgemental |
7th Sept 2002 | The Chair, UC, Celeb Torture II |
31st Aug 2002 | I'm a Non-Entity, Keep Me on Screen! |
24th Aug 2002 | Lawsuit hunters, at the ready! |
17th Aug 2002 | Liar, Combat Cars |
10th Aug 2002 | Brain change |
3rd Aug 2002 | Under arrest |
27th Jul 2002 | The end of BB3 |
20th Jul 2002 | Dropping a brick |
13th Jul 2002 | Chickens, frogs, robots |
6th Jul 2002 | Pulling the strings |
29th Jun 2002 | Countdown to zero |
22nd Jun 2002 | Choose at random |
15th Jun 2002 | Up and over |
8th Jun 2002 | TV's Mr Annoying |
1st Jun 2002 | Dance on! |
25th May 2002 | Light my fire |
18th May 2002 | Always on time |
11th May 2002 | Love 'n hugs (not) |
4th May 2002 | Golden eye |
27th Apr 2002 | Laundering the cash |
20th Apr 2002 | Standing on a log |
13th Apr 2002 | The taxman cometh |
6th Apr 2002 | Vote Robinson |
30th Mar 2002 | Together again |
23rd Mar 2002 | Boat Races and German Shows |
16th Mar 2002 | The challenge to survive... |
9th Mar 2002 | Five sale, Rose d'Or |
2nd Mar 2002 | Returning friends |
23rd Feb 2002 | A class act...? |
16th Feb 2002 | The final of one... |
9th Feb 2002 | No day like today |
2nd Feb 2002 | Fun QFs, Eden |
26th Jan 2002 | Britain's Brainiest, That Row In Full, UC last 8 |
19th Jan 2002 | UC, Pop Idol, DiM |
12th Jan 2002 | What's ahead |
5th Jan 2002 | Interceptor |
2001 archive
Date | Topics |
31st Dec 2001 | Weaver's Year 2001 |
24th Dec 2001 | Christmas game show guide |
17th Dec 2001 | You Say We Pay, Make My Day |
10th Dec 2001 | Stake Out, Jet Set Departure Lounge |
3rd Dec 2001 | Shafted Shafted, Millionaire Interactive |
26th Nov 2001 | WWTBAM meets Nicked! |
19th Nov 2001 | Mastermind, Hot Property |
12th Nov 2001 | Shafted! |
5th Nov 2001 | No Win No Fee, Nicked! |
29th Oct 2001 | Televised Democracy |
22nd Oct 2001 | Under Crossfire |
15th Oct 2001 | The Race begins |
8th Oct 2001 | Get Lost |
1st Oct 2001 | Some polite disagreements |
25th Sep 2001 | Ahem... |
18th Sep 2001 | Big Game hunting |
11th Sep 2001 | UC, foreigners and real-life |
4th Sep 2001 | Countdown goes Mental |
28th Aug 2001 | Charmless pt. 2, Weakest Link one year on |
21st Aug 2001 | Reality, Charming, Weak |
14th Aug 2001 | Countdown rumours, Heat is On, King of the Castle |
7th Aug 2001 | After the storm |
31st Jul 2001 | TPV, UC, Survivor, BB |
24th Jul 2001 | The week before the storm |
17th Jul 2001 | Forging through |
10th Jul 2001 | Back in the loop |
3rd Jul 2001 | American vacation |
19th Jun 2001 | BB and Survivor update |
12th Jun 2001 | Flags on the beach: Survivor flops, BB |
5th Jun 2001 | Big Brother vs Survivor, ticket call, what's new? |
29th May 2001 | It's all go! BB2, Survivor, Number One |
22nd May 2001 | Greed, Survivor |
15th May 2001 | Coming attractions |
8th May 2001 | Ted Rogers, Big Brother 2, Greed |
1st May 2001 | Familiar formats |
24th Apr 2001 | Coming and over there |
17th Apr 2001 | Dog Eat Dog, Channel hopping |
10th Apr 2001 | Irene Thomas, Weakest Merchandise, Gopherman |
3rd Apr 2001 | Twister, University Challenge |
27th Mar 2001 | University Challenge semis, Chained |
13th Mar 2001 | UC, Touch the Truck, Celeb Big Brother |
6th Mar 2001 | Hull, Wales, Truck, Mole |
27th Feb 2001 | The Mole gives a winner |
20th Feb 2001 | UC Quarter Finals, Mole |
13th Feb 2001 | Strong Link, UC, Mole |
6th Feb 2001 | Mole, UC, The Weakest Link: US |
30th Jan 2001 | The usual suspects plus Jet Set |
23rd Jan 2001 | Scheduling, UC, The Mole 2 |
16th Jan 2001 | Weakest Link, The Mole |
9th Jan 2001 | It's Not the Answer, Millionaire Couples |