Sandbox:New Shows Archive
1924
| July | |
| Juvenile Competition Night | Radio, variety, childrens |
1925
| August | |
| What's Wrong with This? | Radio, puzzle |
| November | |
| 5NO Brass Band Contest | Radio, variety |
1937
| May | |
| Singing Mice | Radio, animals |
| November | |
| Inter Regional Spelling Competition | Radio, quiz, spelling |
| Regional Round | Radio, quiz |
1938
| January | |
| Puzzle Corner | Radio, puzzle |
| April | |
| General Knowledge Bee | Radio, general knowledge quiz |
| May | |
| Agricultural Bee | Radio, themed quiz (farming) |
| Ghost Spelling | Radio, puzzle |
| Spelling Bee (1) | Quiz, themed |
| June | |
| Crooners' Corner | Radio, variety |
| July | |
| Tongue Twister Bee | Radio, panel game |
| September | |
| What Does it Mean? | Quiz, themed |
| General Knowledge Bee | Quiz, general knowledge |
| December | |
| Humming Bee | Radio, panel game |
| Tactile Bee | Quiz, themed |
On 1 September, in anticipation of the outbreak of war, the television service closed down, and the BBC's existing radio stations merged to become the Home Service.
1939
| January | |
| Beyond the Three R's | Quiz, academic |
| Noises and Voices | Quiz, themed |
| Puzzle Corner | Radio, puzzle |
| Think of a Number (1) | Radio, panel game |
| February | |
| Radio Clumps | Panel game |
| Sight and Sound | Quiz, themed |
| April | |
| Amladh Cainnte | Radio, panel game |
| Puzzle Party (1) | Childrens |
| May | |
| Parlour Games (strand) | Radio, panel game |
| Tasting Bee | Panel game |
| June | |
| Chances Fair and Choosers True | Quiz, themed |
| August | |
| Musical Bee | Quiz, themed |
| Word and Line | Quiz, themed |
1941
| January | |
| The Brains Trust | Panel game |
| May | |
| £250 Red Cross Radio Contest | Radio, puzzle |
| August | |
| Country Bee | Radio, themed quiz (rural life) |
1942
| May | |
| A.R.P. Quiz | Quiz, themed (air raid precautions) |
1945
| March | |
| Quiz Time | Radio, quiz |
| July | |
| Transatlantic Quiz | Panel game |
| August | |
| Family Affair | Radio |
| November | |
| Call Yourself a Detective! | Radio, puzzle |
| Quiz Team | Radio, Quiz |
1946
| January | |
| Radio Forfeits | Radio, quiz |
| March | |
| Have a Go | Quiz, general knowledge |
| August | |
| A.B.C. Spelling Bee | Radio, spelling bee |
| Incognito Quiz | Panel game |
| October | |
| Quiz with Hale | Quiz |
1947
| February | |
| Twenty Questions | Radio, panel game |
| March | |
| Win Your Choice | Radio, themed quiz, music |
| June | |
| International Quiz | Radio, academic quiz |
| July | |
| County Quiz | Radio, spelling bee |
| Poster Quiz | Quiz. themed |
| August | |
| Family Spelling Bee | Radio, spelling bee |
| Play the Game (1) | Quiz |
| October | |
| Cartoonists' Contest | Panel game |
| November | |
| Arsenal v. Chelsea | Quiz, darts |
| Round Britain Quiz | Quiz, general knowledge |
1948
| January | |
| Schoolboy Quiz | Radio, childrens |
| March | |
| Radio Charades | Radio, puzzle |
| May | |
| Ask Me Another (1) | Radio, quiz, puzzle |
| Haven't a Clue | Quiz |
| Tell the Tale | Panel game |
| Top of the Form | Quiz, academic |
| June | |
| Radio Revels | Radio, family game show |
| July | |
| Crossword | Puzzle |
| September | |
| Answer Next Week | Radio, puzzle |
1949
| April | |
| Talk Yourself Out of This | Radio, panel game |
| May | |
| Oh, For a Dictionary | Radio, childrens, spelling bee |
| September | |
| We Beg to Differ | Radio, panel game |
| November | |
| Spot the Winner | Radio, variety |
1950
| January | |
| Who's Who | Radio, panel game |
| April | |
| Game Pie | Family game show |
| September | |
| Come Dancing | Variety |
| December | |
| House Party | Family game show |
1951
| January | |
| What Do You Know! | Radio, academic quiz |
| March | |
| Question-Masters Club | Radio, panel game |
| June | |
| Top Town | Radio, variety |
| July | |
| What's My Line? | Panel game |
| August | |
| One Minute Please | Radio, panel game |
| October | |
| Say the Word (1) | Radio, panel game |
| November | |
| False Evidence | Radio, panel game |
| December | |
| Pot Luck | Quiz, general knowledge |
1952
| January | |
| What Do You Know? (2) | Radio, general knowledge quiz |
| April | |
| Know Your Partner | Family game show |
| October | |
| Animal, Vegetable, Mineral | Panel game |
1953
| January | |
| Down You Go | Panel game |
| May | |
| Radio Flitch | Radio, family game |
| June | |
| The Name's the Same | Panel game |
| July | |
| Chit for Chat | Radio, panel game |
| Guess My Story | Panel game |
| Why? | Panel game |
| August | |
| What Do You Know? (1) | Radio, general knowledge quiz |
| October | |
| The Balloon Game | Debating |
1954
| February | |
| Guilty Party | Radio, panel game |
| Top Town (TV) | Variety |
| May | |
| What's it All About? (1) | Panel game |
| June | |
| It's a Mystery | Panel game |
| Music, Music, Music! | Panel game |
| July | |
| Ask Your Dad | Quiz |
| Change Partners | Panel game |
| Once Upon a Time | Panel game |
| Where on Earth? | Panel game |
| August | |
| Find the Link | Panel game |
| One of the Family | Panel game |
| Tall Story Club | Panel game |
| December | |
| Music Quiz | Radio, themed quiz |
Commercial television (what we now know as ITV) launches in London on 22 September, bringing with it an array of new shows, mostly based on existing radio or US TV formats.
1955
| January | |
| View Clues | Puzzle (crosswords) |
| June | |
| Two in One | Radio, panel game |
| July | |
| Call the Tune | Radio, panel game |
| Something to Shout About | Panel game |
| Who Said That? | Panel game (quotations) |
| August | |
| County Count | Panel game (UK geography) |
| Place the Face | Panel game |
| September | |
| The Brains Trust (TV) | Panel game |
| Crackerjack | Childrens |
| Double Your Money | Quiz, general knowledge |
| People are Funny | Stunts and dares |
| Playbox | Childrens |
| Take Your Pick | Quiz, general knowlegde |
| October | |
| My Wildest Dream | Radio, panel game |
| What's it All About? (1) | Panel game |
| December | |
| 1-2-3 Click | Panel game |
1956
| January | |
| I've Got a Secret | Panel game |
| February | |
| Hit the Limit | Quiz, general knowledge |
| April | |
| Commonwealth Quiz | Academic quiz |
| May | |
| The 64,000 Question | Specialist subjects quiz |
| Eurovision Song Contest | Variety |
| Festival of British Popular Songs | Variety |
| Make Up Your Mind | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Spot the Tune | Quiz, themed (music) |
| Yakity Yak | Comedy panel game |
| June | |
| Opportunity Knocks (TV) | Variety |
| Turnabout (2) | Quiz, general knowledge |
| July | |
| They're Off! | Quiz, general knowledge |
| August | |
| Two for the Money | Quiz, general knowledge |
| What's in the Picture? | Panel game |
| September | |
| The Brains Trust (TV) | Panel game |
| Crackerjack | Childrens |
| Do You Trust Your Wife? | Quiz, general knowledge |
| October | |
| Bid for Fame | Regional (Midlands), variety |
| November | |
| State Your Case | Decision making |
| December | |
| Let's Play Games | Radio, panel game |
| Twenty Questions (R) | Panel game |
| Unaired | |
| Money Unlimited: The Touch | Decision Making |
1957
| January | |
| Let the Peoples Sing | Variety |
| My Word! | Panel game |
| February | |
| Answers Please | |
| March | |
| Bury Your Hatchet | Quiz |
| May | |
| Question Marks | |
| June | |
| Criss Cross Quiz | Quiz |
| July | |
| Off the Cuff | |
| Place the Face | Panel game |
| August | |
| One Minute Please (R) | |
| September | |
| Does the Team Think? | |
| Tell the Truth | Panel game |
| November | |
| Junior Criss Cross Quiz | Childrens |
1958
| January | |
| Let the Peoples Sing | Variety |
| June | |
| Ask Me Another (2) | Quiz |
| July | |
| Can Do | |
| Sound Idea | Radio, panel game |
| Twenty-One | Quiz |
| August | |
| Win a Mink | Regional (Midlands), quiz |
| September | |
| Dotto | Puzzle |
| Keep It in the Family | Quiz |
| Make Me Laugh | Panel game |
| Pix | Puzzle |
| Snakes and Ladders | Regional (South), quiz |
1959
| January | |
| Top Town (TV) | Variety |
| March | |
| Full House (1) | Regional (Wales) quiz, general knowledge |
| On the Spot (2) | |
| April | |
| Dog's Chance | |
| This is Your Chance | Variety |
| June | |
| For Love or Money (1) | |
| Juke Box Jury | Variety |
| Concentration | Puzzle |
| September | |
| Confidential Quiz | Panel game |
| October | |
| Puzzle Parade | Puzzle |
1960
| January | |
| Play the Game (3) | |
| Sporting Chance | Radio, themed quiz (sport) |
| February | |
| Home Grown | Regional (South), quiz |
| April | |
| Your Turn | |
| May | |
| Laugh Line | Panel game |
| Midsummer Music | Childrens |
| June | |
| Pencil and Paper | Puzzle |
| July | |
| Seconds Out | |
| September | |
| Pwy Fase'n Meddwl | Regional |
| October | |
| Bingo | Regional (Northern ireland), quiz |
| December | |
| Beat Your Neighbour | |
| Think of a Number |
1961
| April | |
| Thank Your Lucky Stars | |
| May | |
| On Stage | Radio, themed quiz |
| Ordinary People | Regional, quiz |
| June | |
| Abracadabra | |
| Friday Island | Childrens |
| I Packed My Bag | Puzzle |
| August | |
| Pit Your Wits | |
| Stop, Look, Listen | |
| September | |
| Gair am Aur | Regional (Wales), puzzle |
| October | |
| Play Your Hunch | |
| November | |
| Treasure Hunt (1) | |
| December | |
| Quiz Party |
1962
| January | |
| Take a Letter | Puzzle |
| June | |
| Needlematch | Panel game |
| Taro Deg | Regional (Wales), general knowledge quiz |
| November | |
| Television Top of the Form | Academic quiz |
1963
| March | |
| Password | Puzzle |
| June | |
| Don't Say a Word | |
| December | |
| Happy Families | Radio, panel game |
1964
| January | |
| Nature Know-How | Radio, childrens |
| March | |
| Many a Slip | Radio, panel game |
| April | |
| Impromptu | Inprovisation |
| Sion a Sian | Regional (Wales), family game show |
| June | |
| The Celebrity Game | |
| Ready Steady Win | |
| July | |
| Opportunity Knocks (R) | Variety |
| September | |
| Pick the Winner | Panel game |
| Search for a Star (1) | Variety |
| October | |
| First Impressions (1) | Panel game |
| Tichpuzzle! | Childrens |
| November | |
| Take It or Leave It (1) |
1965
| January | |
| Petticoat Line | Radio, panel game |
| February | |
| Me and My Dog | |
| June | |
| Groucho | |
| Sing a Song of Sixpence | |
| Whose Baby are You? | |
| July | |
| Many a Slip (TV) | Panel game |
| August | |
| So You Think...? | Themed quiz |
| September | |
| Challenge Trophy | Regional (East of England), quiz |
| October | |
| Call My Bluff | Panel game |
| Guess What? (2) | Childrens |
| Pop the Question (1) |
1966
| January | |
| Mi Hoffwn I | |
| Top Firm | Themed quiz |
| We Beg to Differ (R) | Panel game |
| April | |
| Top Team | Academic quiz |
| June | |
| All About You | Themed quiz |
| Sixth Form Challenge | Academic quiz |
| July | |
| Young Scientists of the Year (Science Fair) | Technological |
| August | |
| It's a Knockout | Family game show |
| September | |
| The Name Game | |
| October | |
| The Biz Quiz | Themed quiz |
| The Tennis Elbow Foot Game | Panel game |
| Treasure Island (1) | |
| December | |
| Face the Music | Panel game, music |
| Quiz Ball | General knowledge quiz |
| Where Was Moses? | Academic quiz, themed (religion) |
1967
| January | |
| My Music | Radio panel game (music) |
| April | |
| Crossword on 2 | Puzzle |
| Jog Your Memory | Radio, panel game (nostalgia) |
| Transworld Top Team | Academic quiz |
| May | |
| Cyrraedd y Nod | regional (Wales), childrens |
| June | |
| Ask the Family | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Late Night Quiz | Regional (South), quiz |
| July | |
| Get It - Got It - Good | Regional (London), childrens |
| The Golden Shot | Family game show |
| Sounds Familiar | Radio, panel game (nostalgia) |
| Three Little Words | Regional (Wales), puzzle |
| Where Did That Come From? | Panel game |
| August | |
| Headline Challenge | Regional (Midlands), panel game |
| September | |
| Exit - it's the Way-Out Show | Regional (London), puzzle |
| October | |
| World Quiz | Radio, panel game |
| November | |
| It Strikes a Chord | Themed quiz, music |
| December | |
| Hymn For Britain | Regional (South), creative |
| Just a Minute | Radio, panel game |
| Top of the Farm | Themed quiz (agriculture) |
1968
| January | |
| Brain of Britain | Radio, general knowledge quiz |
| February | |
| Museum | Panel game |
| Sixth Sense | Academic quiz |
| March | |
| Quiz Time, Gentlemen, Please! | Quiz, general knowledge, darts |
| May | |
| Quizburgh | Regional (Scotland), general knowledge quiz |
| July | |
| Moon Clue Game | Childrens |
| August | |
| The Auction Game | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Mark My Words | Radio, panel game |
| December | |
| A Question of Sport | Panel game (sport) |
1969
| January | |
| Quiz Bingo | General knowledge quiz |
| February | |
| Ten... Twenty... Thirty | Regional (Wales), general knowledge quiz |
| April | |
| Anything You Can Do | Childrens |
| Cruise Quiz | Radio, academic quiz |
| Give Me Your Word | Panel game |
| Joker's Wild | Comedy panel game |
| May | |
| Look Where You're Going | Themed quiz (geography) |
| July | |
| The Golden Shot | Family game show |
| Pot Black | Sport (snooker) |
| Quiz of the Week | Comedy panel game (news) |
| August | |
| How Right Can You Be? | |
| Television Brain of Britain | General knowledge quiz |
| September | |
| Match Play | Regional (Northern Ireland), general knowledge quiz |
| Wheel of Fortune | General knowledge quiz |
| December | |
| While We're on the Subject | Specialist subjects quiz |
1970
| January | |
| Funny You Should Ask (1) | Regional (West), Panel Game |
| May | |
| The Clever Stupid Game | Radio, panel game |
| June | |
| Not a Word | Panel game |
| July | |
| Score with The Scaffold | Childrens |
| The Sky's the Limit | Quiz, general knowledge |
| August | |
| Looks Familiar | Panel game |
| September | |
| Linkpix | Panel game |
| The News Game | Quiz, themed (history) |
| November | |
| Ace of Clubs | Variety |
| Screen Test (1) | Children's, themed quiz (films) |
1971
| January | |
| Where in the World? (1) | Quiz, themed (geography) |
| April | |
| A Question of News | Quiz, themed (modern history, news) |
| May | |
| Animal, Vegetable, Mineral (R) | Panel game |
| Full House (2) | Childrens quiz |
| Sion a Sian (R) | Dating |
| July | |
| Chapter and Verse | Radio, panel game |
| He Said, She Said | Family game show |
| It's Your Word | Childrens |
| August | |
| A Rhyme in Time | Radio, panel game (poetry) |
| Right or Wrong? | Radio, panel game |
| September | |
| For Love or Money (2) | Specialist subjects quiz |
| October | |
| The Generation Game | Family game show |
| Sale of the Century | Quiz, general knowledge |
1972
| January | |
| Beat the Record | Radio quiz, themed (music) |
| March | |
| Fair Deal | Panel game, radio |
| You Can't Lose | Quiz, general knowledge |
| April | |
| I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue | Radio, comedy panel game |
| July | |
| The Movie Quiz | Quiz, films |
| August | |
| Three in a Row | Radio, quiz |
| Whodunnit? | Panel game |
| September | |
| Mastermind | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Out of the Box | Quiz, themed (television) |
| October | |
| Pop Score | Quiz, themed (music) |
| December | |
| What's it All About? (2) | Quiz, themed (religion) |
1973
| January | ||
| Beat the Expert | Lifestyle | |
| Mae Gen I Air! (R) | Puzzle, regional (Wales) | |
| Stop the Press (1) | Quiz, general knowledge | |
| Whose Baby? | Panel game | |
| February | ||
| The Animal Game | Quiz, themed (animals) | |
| The Sunday Quiz | Quiz, themed (religion) | |
| March | ||
| Password (R) | Puzzle | |
| April | ||
| Cuckoo in the Nest | Panel game | |
| Round Britain Quiz (R) | Radio, panel game | |
| May | ||
| New Faces | Variety | |
| June | ||
| We are the Champions | Childrens | |
| July | ||
| The Year In Question (1) | Radio panel game | |
| August | ||
| What's My Line? (R) | Panel game | |
| September | ||
| The Who, What or Where Game | Quiz, themed (literature) | |
| October | ||
| Ask a Cine Question | Radio panel game (film) | |
| Beat the Clock (R) | Stunts and dares | |
| There Goes That Song Again | Music | |
| November | ||
| Sporting Chance (R) | Sports | |
| December | ||
| (The) Superstars | Sports |
1974
| January | |
| Quick on the Draw | Comedy panel game |
| March | |
| The Impressionists | Radio, comedy panel game |
| Just for Fun | Radio, puzzle |
| April | |
| Who Said That? (2) | Quiz, themed (quotations) |
| July | |
| The 78 Show | Radio panel game, music |
| Brainchild | Childrens |
| Lucky 13 | Radio, Quiz, general knowledge |
| Quiz West | Quiz, general knowledge |
| September | |
| Free Spin | Radio, phone-in, themed (music) |
| October | |
| Punch Line | Radio, comedy panel game |
| November | |
| A Question of Fun | Radio, general knowledge quiz |
1975
| January | |
| Quiz Kid | Radio, childrens |
| WIQ | Radio, quiz, general knowledge |
| April | |
| Husband of the Year | Family game show |
| Winner Takes All | Quiz, general knowledge |
| May | |
| The Balloon Game (R) | Panel game |
| Quest (1) | Quiz, phone-in |
| June | |
| The Master Game | Sports (chess) |
| July | |
| Celebrity Squares | Family game show |
| Gambit | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Pros and Cons | Radio, panel game |
| August | |
| Disco | Quiz, themed (music) |
| September | |
| Games People Play | Radio, themed quiz (sport) |
| Pop Quest | Quiz, themed (music) |
| Runaround | Childrens |
| November | |
| Brain of Sport | Radio, quiz, themed (sport) |
| Sounds Puzzling | Radio, general knowledge quiz |
| Three Little Words (R) | Puzzle |
1976
| January | |
| The Fishing Race | Sports, lifestyle |
| Quote... Unquote | Radio panel game |
| Supermind | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Support Your Local | Radio, general knowledge quiz |
| February | |
| The Garden Game | Quiz, themed (gardening), Regional (Midlands) |
| One Man and His Dog | Lifestyle |
| What's it All About? (1) (R) | Radio, panel game |
| April | |
| The Country Game | Panel game (rural matters) |
| Funny You Should Ask (2) | Radio, panel game |
| It's Patently Obvious | Panel game |
| The Monday Movie Quiz | Radio, themed quiz (movies) |
| Those Wonderful TV Times | Panel game, themed quiz (television) |
| Two by Two | Radio, panel game (nature) |
| May | |
| Star Turn | Childrens, Panel game |
| July | |
| All in the Game | Sports |
| Olympic Quiz 76 | Radio, panel game (sports) |
| The Sweepstakes Game | General Knowledge Quiz |
| Wit's End | Radio, comedy panel game |
| August | |
| Best of Brass | Variety |
| Kathy's Quiz | Childrens |
| September | |
| The Law Game | Radio, panel game |
| October | |
| The Quiz Game | Quiz, general knowledge |
| November | |
| Name That Tune | Quiz, themed (music) |
| Transatlantic Quiz (R) | Radio panel game |
1977
| January | |
| Challenge of the Sexes | Sport |
| Do or Die | Radio, themed quiz (survival) |
| February | |
| Whose Baby? (R) | Panel game |
| June | |
| Puzzle Party (2) | Educational |
| Tell Me More | Panel game |
| August | |
| Town and Country Quiz | Radio, general knowledge quiz |
| September | |
| The Krypton Factor | Action and adventure |
| The Masterspy | Action and adventure |
| The News Quiz | Radio, comedy panel game |
| November | |
| Round Europe Quiz | Radio, panel game |
1978
| February | |
| The Better Sex | Regional (Scotland), General knowledge quiz |
| Young Musician of the Year | Variety |
| April | |
| Cheggers Plays Pop | Childrens |
| July | |
| 3-2-1 | Family game show |
| Definition | Puzzle |
| Hobby Horse | Childrens |
| Hoe Down | Lifestyle |
| M'Lords... Ladies and Gentlemen | Debating |
| Pawb yn ei Fro | Themed quiz (news) |
| September | |
| Lucky Numbers (1) | Family game show |
| Star Games | Sports |
| The Superteams | Sports |
| October | |
| Bruce Forsyth's Big Night | Variety |
| Star Town | Variety |
| November | |
| Fanfare for Young Musicians | Childrens |
| December | |
| Sports Family of the Year | Sports |
| What's the Score? (1) | Radio, children's quiz (music) |
1979
| January | |
| Blankety Blank | Family game show |
| Give Us a Clue | Panel game |
| The Great Egg Race | Technological |
| June | |
| Juke Box Jury (R) | Panel game |
| Talking Scots | Panel game?, regional (Scotland) |
| July | |
| Cabbages and Kings | Panel game |
| Jigsaw (1) | Childrens |
| The Steve Jones Games Show | Quiz hour |
| August | |
| Kick Start | Sports |
| October | |
| Rising Stars | Variety talent contest |
| November | |
| Britain's Strongest Man | Sports |
| December | |
| Quiz of the Week (R) | Radio, panel game, news |
| Search for a Star (2) | Variety |
