The Golden Shot was a British television game show produced by ATV for ITV between 1 July 1967 and 13 April 1975, based on the German TV show Der goldene Schuss. It is most commonly associated with host Bob Monkhouse, though, three other presenters also hosted the show during its lifetime. Hostess Anne Aston was on hand to read out the scores achieved by the contestants, and each month a "Maid of the Month", usually a glamour model of the era, would demonstrate the prizes and announce the contestants. When Bob Monkhouse returned to present the show in 1974, he was joined by co-hostess Wei Wei Wong, an ex-member of Dougie Squires' Second Generation dance troupe. This was notable as one of the earliest regular appearances by an Asian woman on British TV.
Giving a unique insight into the lives of some of the country's best submariners, this series spends 12 months charting the ups and downs of HMS Superb - a nuclear-powered submarine that can remain undetected underwater for months on end.
This film was first broadcast: 07 Jan 2000
King of the Castle is a British children's television serial made by HTV for ITV in 1977.
Written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin, the series is a surreal tale centred around a lonely young boy, Roland, who lives unhappily in a council flat with his father and stepmother. Escaping from a gang of local bullies in a malfunctioning lift, Roland finds himself transported to a strange fantasy environment where people and places are twisted variations of those he sees in his real life.
Philip Da Costa starred as Roland, while other prominent roles were played by Talfryn Thomas, Fulton Mackay, Milton Johns and Angela Richards.
Your Face Sounds Familiar is a British talent show developed by Endemol UK and based on the Spanish series. The show began its six-week run on 29 June 2013 on ITV. The judging panel consists of Emma Bunton, Julian Clary and a different guest judge in each episode. Guest judges have included Cilla Black, Donny Osmond, Denise van Outen, Kian Egan and Peter Andre, whilst Alesha Dixon and Paddy McGuinness host.
The show involves six celebrities portraying various iconic singers each week to win £10,000 for their chosen charity. The winner of the first series was actress Natalie Anderson who received the £50,000 grand prize for her charity, she was revealed as the winner on 3 August 2013. A second series of the show is set to be produced and broadcast in 2014.
Finger Tips is a television programme produced by RDF Media's Children's production division, The Foundation. It is made primarily for CITV and was broadcast from 3 September 2001 until 14 December 2008.
The Finger Tips presenters were Stephen Mulhern series 1-4, and Fearne Cotton series 1-3. The show is about creating things out of household items and aimed at a child audience. The programme manager is Wendy Larkin.
The programme is recorded at The Maidstone Studios in Kent, former home to TVS Television and countless quality children's programming.
There are different categories:
⁕Finger Tips Top Make: A major project, normally at the start of the show
⁕Food Finger Tips: Easy cooking and baking recipes
⁕Fun Finger Tips: Self-made games
⁕Little Finger Tips: Items made for making over odds and ends from around the home
⁕Makeover Finger Tips: Basically the same as "Little Finger Tips"- replaced it in later shows
"Top Make" and "Little" or "Make-Over Finger Tips" featured in eve
With a sprinkling of light-hearted competition, the series will see five new couples head out to a different European campsite each week, with the aim of winning a £1000 prize. Each afternoon sees each camp couple able to win points during allocated activities, with the losing couple having to clean camp that night. There will be nominated cooks and another couple will be in charge of organising the camp entertainment, which will be judged and scored by their fellow campers. The remaining couples will take part in traditional, cultural activities, which will be judged by local experts. At the end of the week, the couple with the most points wins the cash prize.
Freewheelers is a British television series made by Southern Television between 1968 and 1973. It was the brainchild of television producer Chris McMaster, who was aware of the popularity of adult action series such as The Avengers and Department S amongst teenagers and saw the potential of a version aimed at a younger audience. In 2010, reruns of Freewheelers were being shown on the British satellite television channel Film 24.
Stand-up comedy show with Tom Allen, Milton Jones, Kerry Godliman and many more top comics performing out in the real world, in places you've never seen them in before.
Each summer more Brits set foot on the island of Corfu than Greeks, from so-called Kensington-on-Sea on the exclusive north end to the budget resort of Kavos on the south end and everything in between. Given the economic situation in Greece, island residents realize they need the tourist season to be stronger than ever. Will the British tourists come through?
Ashley Banjo and Alexander Armstrong put together an even bigger and bolder show in their balls out commitment to raising awareness of men's cancers. A cast of male celebrities will share their personal stories and learn how to shed their iconic security guard uniforms to stir up a storm on stage in Sheffield and inspire even more men to make vital checks that could save lives.
Junior Showtime was a British variety show for children made by Yorkshire Television and shown on ITV between 1969 and 1974. The series' executive producer by Jess Yates.
Presented by Bobby Bennett from the Leeds City Varieties theatre, the show consisted of song and dance routines and featured a number of performers who would go on to stardom in Britain including Joe Longthorne, Pauline Quirke, Kathryn Apanowicz, Bonnie Langford, Mark Curry and Malandra Burrows, later of Emmerdale. One of the regulars was Glynn Poole of the Poole Family - Opportunity Knocks winners. Some of the routines were repeated week after week.
In a 2001 poll by Channel 4 to find the 100 Greatest Kids' TV shows Junior Showtime was at number 99. However Jeff Evans, the author of The Penguin TV Companion has also identified it as being amongst the twenty worst shows of all time. The overwhelming majority of the episodes have not survived, only three programmes are believed to still exist.
The comedian embarks on a culinary adventure aboard a luxury yacht, visiting fabulous locations and finding out all about local heritage and traditions, taking in the culture and incredible produce.