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- StarsMichael MilesMichael BentineAlec DaneContestants picked from the studio audience play a game for cash prizes where they must answer questions without ever saying the words "yes" or "no".
- StarsJeremy PaxmanRoger TillingBamber GascoigneAmol Rajan hosts this trivia quiz show where colleges from around the UK compete against each other. Originally presented by Bamber Gascoigne from 1962 to 1987, and Jeremy Paxman from 1994 to 2023.
- StarsBruce ForsythAnthea RedfernLarry GraysonMaking a fool of the contestants as they try to copy professionals who have strange jobs. To win some prizes the contestants play for points until there is a winner. They then watch prizes go by on a conveyor belt past where they are sat,and if they can remember any of them when asked they win those prizes.
- CreatorBill WrightStarsMagnus MagnussonCharles KeyPaul PonderA long-running series in which members of the public sit in a black chair to answer questions on a specialist subject and general knowledge.
- StarsGordon BurnsDennis HewittPenny SmithQuiz show testing contestants' intelligence, general knowledge and fitness.
- StarsLes DawsonTerry WoganPaul O'GradyComedy game show with celebrity guests and cheap prizes.
- StarsLionel BlairMichael ParkinsonLiza GoddardA British TV show where every week a team of celebrities would play Charades
- StarsBruce ForsythDebbie FlettNatalie van de BraamA British television game show based on and played similarly to the American show Card Sharks (1978).
- CreatorNorman VaughanAndrew WoodStarsJim BowenTony GreenNick OwenContestants test their darts skills and general knowledge and battle it out to get to Bully's Prize Board.
- StarsBob MonkhouseGino D'AcampoPenny LaydenTwo families go head to head to answer everyday questions.
- StarsSusie DentCarol VordermanRichard WhiteleyThe long-running words and numbers game.
- StarsKenneth KendallAnneka RiceWincey WillisHelicopter skyrunner Anneka Rice races against the clock to find directions to treasure at locations worked out by studio guests from cryptic clues.
- StarsBob MonkhouseKen BruceDebbie GreenwoodA UK game show, based on the game of bingo, where contestants answer questions to complete winning lines on their gamecard in the hope of winning cash and prizes.
- StarsLeslie CrowtherSimon PrebbleDenise KellyThe British version of the popular and long-running American game show. The show presented a wide variety of contests and games, all with the same basic challenge: guess the prices of everyday (and some not-so-everyday) items. The contestants whose estimates were the closest would win the prizes and move on to more difficult games with even bigger prizes.
- StarsCilla BlackGraham SkidmorePaul O'GradyBritish dating show in which a member of the public chooses who to date from a selection of three suitors, based solely on their answers to questions.
- StarsNoel EdmondsMaria McErlaneCharles CollingwoodQuiz show where two teams battle over TV trivia.
- CreatorSteve RadoshMarty PasettaStarsRoy WalkerNick WeirStephen MulhernGame show in which contestants try to guess well-known phrases or sayings from animated picture puzzles.
- StarsMichael BarrymoreQuiz show in which one half of three couples answers multiple general knowledge questions while his partner attempts to predict successfully whether a prize or a forfeit lies behind each of ten television screens.
- StarsHenry KellyJohn SuchetAlex KramerEuropean quiz show.
- CreatorTim ChildStarsHugo MyattPaul ValentineClifford NorgateDungeons and Dragons-style show that lets contestants explore a computer-generated fantasy world, with wicked special effects and cunning puzzles.
- StarsDavid FrostLoyd GrossmanLisa SnowdonPanellists try to guess the celebrity owner of a house from its contents.
- StarsWilliam G. StewartPhilip LowrieLaura CallandQuickfire elimination general knowledge quiz show.
- StarsMatthew KellyEllis WardBruce ForsythCelebrities gamble on the outcome of a challenge performed by members of the public.
- CreatorBob SynesStarsPat SharpMartina GrantMelanie GrantTV game show for kids. Two teams compete against each other for the chance to enter the final game, the funhouse, where they collect prizes on the way through.
- StarsIan HislopPaul MertonAngus DeaytonLong-running satirical news quiz featuring regular team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton. Originally chaired by Angus Deayton, the series has adopted "guest hosts" since 2002.
- StarsNicky CampbellSteve HamiltonBradley WalshContestants on a British game show see words and phrases with hidden letters. They spin a wheel, guess letters to reveal the hidden parts. The player who solves the full hidden puzzle by getting all letters wins.
- StarsMatthew KellyCat DeeleyLeslie CrowtherMusical talent show in which amateur lookalikes and soundalikes impersonate their favourite singing stars.
- CreatorDavid BodycombeAdam HowarthSimon TaylerStarsRichard O'BrienRichard AyoadeEdward Tudor-PoleA team of 6 contestants play a series of physical, mental, skill and mystery games across 4 themed zones gaining as many crystals as possible which determine how many seconds they get as they attempt to win a prize inside the Crystal Dome.
- StarsJim DavidsonJohn VirgoColin Ward-LewisGeneral knowledge game show where contestants team up with snooker stars testing their skill against the clock.
- StarsBarry HumphriesEmily PerryJoan HarsantWith her familiar greeting of "Welcome possums!", Dame Edna uses her purple possum picker to find three contestants from the all-female audience of her hit game show.
- StarsPatrick MooreDominik DiamondLeigh-Ann WoodallComputer game show.
- StarsUlrika JonssonJohn AndersonJohn SachsMembers of the public are pitted against superfit Gladiators in trials of strength, speed and stamina.
- CreatorSteven KnightStarsChris TarrantJeremy ClarksonJudith KeppelThe original British version of the popular quiz show, that became a worldwide phenomenon.
- CreatorFintan CoyleCathy DunningStarsAnne RobinsonJon BriggsAdam WoodyattBritish general knowledge quiz show which spawned imitations around the world, notably in the USA.
- StarsAlan DaviesStephen FrySandi ToksvigA comedy panel game in which being Quite Interesting is more important than being right. Sandi Toksvig is joined each week by four comedians to share anecdotes and trivia, and maybe answer some questions as well.
- CreatorMark LevesonDan PattersonStarsDara O BriainHugh DennisAndy ParsonsA comedic look at current events.
- CreatorIan MessiterStarsNicholas ParsonsTony SlatteryDale WintonA panel of four celebrities are given a subject on which they have to speak for one minute without hesitation, repetition or deviation.
- StarsPhill JupitusMark LamarrNoel FieldingMusic-based comedy quiz show.
- StarsJonathan PearceNoel SharkeyStuart McDonaldKnockout competition between deadly robots designed and controlled by contestants. There's chainsaws, spikes, and lots of flying metal.
- StarsNoel EdmondsGlenn HugillJon CulshawLong-running British game show in which contestants test their luck and their nerve as they choose whether to take home the cash amount inside a sealed box or accept an offer from the mysterious banker.
- CreatorPeter HolmesStarsDavid MitchellLee MackRob BrydonTwo teams, lead by their team leader (either Lee Mack or David Mitchell), have to try and make the other team believe their crazy stories.
- StarsBradley WalshShaun WallaceMark LabbettA fast-paced game show where contestants must compete against 'The Chasers,' the show's eccentric and pompous know-it-all characters, in a variety of questions in order to win money by answering more of them correctly than the Chasers.
- StarsVictoria Coren MitchellDavid StainerHenry PertinezVictoria Coren hosts the fiendishly difficult quiz in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues.
- StarsAlexander ArmstrongRichard OsmanStephen ManganA game show where contestants aim to score the fewest points possible by guessing the least popular answers given by people in polls on various subjects.
- CreatorIan MessiterStarsNicholas ParsonsPaul MertonSue PerkinsA panel of four celebrities are given a subject on which they have to speak for one minute without hesitation, repetition or deviation.
- StarsGreg DaviesAlex HorneKerry GodlimanFive comedians are set tasks challenging their creativity and wit. The tasks are supervised by Alex Horne but the Taskmaster, Greg Davies, always has the final word.
- StarsDavid DickinsonCharlie RossNatasha Raskin SharpTwo teams go head to head in a bid to sell their recently acquired items for a profit at auction
- StarsDave LambTamara BeckwithLesley JosephThe knives (and forks) are out as a group of strangers compete for the title of ultimate dinner party host. And the £1000 on the table adds spice to the proceedings...
- StarsLouis WalshSimon CowellDermot O'LearyBritish singing competition in which contestants sing cover songs to try and impress judges and voting viewers.
- StarsVic ReevesBob MortimerUlrika JonssonComedy panel game show hosted by anarchic surrealist comic duo Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.
- StarsPaul MertonFrank SkinnerNick HancockComedy talk/game show in which celebrities present an argument for their pet hates in various categories to be banished forever to Room 101.
- StarsJimmy CarrJohn PohlhammerSean Lock8 Out Of 10 Cats is a cheeky and articulate comedy panel show hosted by English comedian Jimmy Carr that uses statistics and a series of opinion polls as a basis for discussion.