#weaversweek — Public Fediverse posts
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A review of "Do You Know Your Place", a BBC2 teatime show from before the clocks changed.
Paul from The Traitors visits tourist attractions and slices of life, and they make a thin quiz around it.
Watch it for the tourist bits, and the slices of life; i think of it as "Holiday '71" with questions.
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An "in brief" edition of the Week.
Counterpoint, Radio 4's music quiz, is at an inflection point: new producer, perhaps a new host soon, same format.
Gladiators had the inevitable Injury Series, and while it was good, it wasn't as great as i remember last year's.
And which team is best-placed to win University Challenge?
https://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver's_Week_2026-04-05
#Counterpoint #Gladiators #UniversityChallenge #WeaversWeek #GameShows
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Reviewing "Handcuffed" with Jonathan Ross.
A fascinating show, showing how it's mostly superficial things that divide people, and how a little tolerance and patience can be helpful.
Told its story in a brilliant way, not fully chronological, but logical and enhancing the tale.
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A few words on "The Summit", ITV's latest attempt to combine amateur mountaineering with social disagreements and a cheap Interceptor knock-off.
There's almost a morality lesson here, but nobody's going to have seen it, because the show was really not very good.
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"The Floor" from ITV. Rob Brydon asks people to Name That Thing. The best at naming That Thing gets territory on a game floor.
There's plenty of tactics, and incentives to stay and play, and a lot of quiz to entertain everyone.
And there are tweaks and twists within the format they've not used this year, perhaps saving it for a second series when the audience is more ready for it.
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A look at "Secret Genius" on Channel 4, the show that appeared to be about puzzles and the way the brain works, but was actually about how society consistently cannot cope with people who think in an unusual way.
Fediverse, you'll love it! And it's got Susie Dent! (And it's got Alan Carr, but he's kept on a reasonable leash.)
https://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver's_Week_2026-03-08
#GameShows #WeaversWeek #SecretGenius #AlanCarr #SusieDent #Mensa
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The Week at 25, marking a quarter-century of my little game show column.
In this edition, eleven of my favourite pieces, and how they contribte to the ongoing history of the genre.
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It was the final of Only Connect this week, and the Week has a look back at the series.
Plus a look back at Brainbox Challenge, an unsuccessful one-series wonder from 2008 that BBC2 have been repeating.
https://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%27s_Week_2026-02-01
#OnlyConnect #CliveAnderson #GameShows #QuizShow #WeaversWeek
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"Millionaire Hot Seat" gets the Week's review. A functional show, familiar enough not to need much introduction. Sometimes a little bit rushed, and we never really get to root *for* a contestant.
Plus a tribute to UKGS's greatest writer, news from Quizzy Mondays, and where we'll be in august.
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"Time Is Money" in this week's Week. The ITV quiz show asks players to stop their timers before the money runs out, best performer can try to keep what they've saved.
Sara Davies hosts with just enough chat, it's functional and fast without being flashy. Worth a look.
Plus! One-shot tennis, Chase round the world, and why my history teacher was right.
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Christmas's game shows: the good, the bad, the indifferent.
The moments that made me go woo (hello, Fury)
And zzz (Christmas evening Weakest Link)
And had people on the train looking at me very strangely (That's Puzzling)
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A short set of radio reviews in today's Week.
Counterpoint, the properly tough Radio 4 quiz that's everything Popmaster aspires to be.
Sound Mate and Hot Takes, two comedy panel pilots from Radio Ulster. Something of merit in both, more in one than the other.
Plus the BAFTA nominations for game shows.
http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver's_Week_2025-03-30
#GameShow #WeaversWeek #GameShows #Counterpoint #BAFTA #radio
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ITV made some half-hour editions of Pictionary. Mel Giedroyc hosted, the first half of the programme was almost completely irrelevant to the result, and the programme had even less energy than a bunny powered by Other Batteries.
Plus! The University Challenge second round stats pack: who has scored a lot, who is strong in the useful categories?
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CW: Catchword with Paul Coia
A short tribute to BBC2's gentle afternoon word game.
Catchword ran from 1988 to 1995, it had the word game where three letters appear and you try and fit a word around them. Anagrams and quotes, too.
Paul Coia hosted, and made the programme far more entertaining and fun than it could have been.
http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%27s_Week_2023-09-24
#WeaversWeek #Catchword #PaulCoia #gameshow -
CW: Superfan on CBS
This week, a look at Superfan.
It's a celebration of a musical performer, through the stories behind their hits, and the love between star and some of their biggest fans.
My sample episode features Gloria Estefan.
Could the show come over here? Can it work beyond music performers? A qualified yes to both.
Plus! The unexpected link between Bruce Forsyth and Taylor Swift.
http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%27s_Week_2023-09-17
#WeaversWeek #Superfan #GloriaEstefan -
CW: Superfan on CBS
This week, a look at Superfan.
It's a celebration of a musical performer, through the stories behind their hits, and the love between star and some of their biggest fans.
My sample episode features Gloria Estefan.
Could the show come over here? Can it work beyond music performers? A qualified yes to both.
Plus! The unexpected link between Bruce Forsyth and Taylor Swift.
http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%27s_Week_2023-09-17
#WeaversWeek #Superfan #GloriaEstefan -
CW: Superfan on CBS
This week, a look at Superfan.
It's a celebration of a musical performer, through the stories behind their hits, and the love between star and some of their biggest fans.
My sample episode features Gloria Estefan.
Could the show come over here? Can it work beyond music performers? A qualified yes to both.
Plus! The unexpected link between Bruce Forsyth and Taylor Swift.
http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%27s_Week_2023-09-17
#WeaversWeek #Superfan #GloriaEstefan