UK Formative Entertainment
List of non-scripted entertainment shows I grew up watching between the ages of 9 and 16. From what I can remember most of these were Saturday and Sunday evening after dinner.
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- StarsUlrika JonssonJohn AndersonJohn SachsMembers of the public are pitted against superfit Gladiators in trials of strength, speed and stamina.
- StarsJim DavidsonJohn VirgoColin Ward-LewisGeneral knowledge game show where contestants team up with snooker stars testing their skill against the clock.
- StarsThe LadybirdsPan's PeopleJimmy SavileA rundown of the latest chart hits, featuring in-studio performances from popular music artists.
- 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.
- StarsRobert LlewellynCathy RogersLisa RogersTwo rival teams are given the task of building some kind of machine, in one day, using only the items found in an unusually well-stocked scrapyard. Machines constructed to date have included trebuchets, hovercraft, rockets, and more.
- CreatorTim TaylorStarsTony RobinsonPhil HardingJohn GaterA group of archaeologists have 3 days to discover historical artifacts in different sites around Britain.
- StarsMichael AspelFiona BruceHugh ScullyA team of experts from auction houses tours towns throughout the UK to value treasures brought in by members of the public.
- 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.
- StarsNoel EdmondsBarry KillerbyTony BlackburnSet in Noel Edmonds' fictitious grand house in the equally fictitious town of Crinkley Bottom, the show centres around games involving the studio audience and special guest celebrities. Contestants can "grab a grand", home viewers can be caught out live in their own homes, and celebrities get their just deserts in the gunge tank.
- StarsHarry HillJonathan WilkesJeremy BeadleViewers' clips show, where those watching can earn money if their various video accidents are shown. Originally presented by Jeremy Beadle, later presenters included Lisa Riley and Harry Hill.
- CreatorSteve RadoshMarty PasettaStarsRoy WalkerNick WeirStephen MulhernGame show in which contestants try to guess well-known phrases or sayings from animated picture puzzles.
- StarsJonathan PearceNoel SharkeyStuart McDonaldKnockout competition between deadly robots designed and controlled by contestants. There's chainsaws, spikes, and lots of flying metal.