Name of show |
Originally broadcast |
When broadcast by Challenge |
Notes
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The A-Z of 3-2-1 |
2000 |
A special one-off programme showing highlights of Yorkshire's classic gameshow. It was used during Challenge TV's 3-2-1 night at Christmas 2000.
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Absolute Cobblers |
1999 |
1999–2003 |
Based on an Australian format.
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Auntie's Smalls |
2008–2009 |
2008–2011 |
A filler with bloopers from the BBC's TV archives.
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The Best of Beadle's About |
2000–2002 |
2000–2006 |
Used as a 10-minute filler in which highlights of sketches from the Beadle's About series were shown.
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Beat The Beast |
2016 |
2016–2017 |
Contestants test their general knowledge against the star of The Chase, Mark 'The Beast' Labbett.
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British Academy Video Games Awards |
2012–2014 |
Highlights of the annual awards ceremony honouring the achievements in the gaming industry.
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BWC: British Wrestling Round-up |
2013–2014 |
A round-up of various wrestling matches from around the UK. From the makers of Wrestle Talk TV. It was hosted by Dave Bradshaw, but it was first presented by Lisa Carrodus.
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Casino! Casino! |
2003–2005 |
2003–2007 |
Presented by Bob Mercer (series 1) and Martin Kemp (series 2).
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Celebrity Addicts |
2003 |
2003–2006 |
A variation of the Telly Addicts format.
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Celebrity Poker Club |
2003–2005 |
2003–2014 |
A spin-off to Channel 4's popular Late Night Poker series.
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Comedy of Errors |
2002 |
2002–2003 |
Home video clip show presented by Richard Orford.
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The Cooler |
1998 |
1998–2003 |
Late-night gameshow presented by Donna Air and Iain Coyle.
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Defectors |
2001–2002 |
2001–2015 |
Presented by Richard Orford.
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Don't Drink the Water |
1997 |
1997–1999 |
Comedy quiz show based around travel played by two teams of celebrities, hosted by Paul Coia.
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Drunken Businessmen |
2003 |
2003–2005 |
Another Japanese game show, used as a filler. It was last shown on Challenge in 2005 as part of 'Japanese Day'.
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Endurance UK |
1997–1998 |
1997–2009 |
The UK version of the cult Japanese show, Za Gaman.
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Extreme Endurance |
2003 |
2003–2005 |
Short 15-minute segments of Za Gaman. It was hosted by Al Convey and featured the voices of Eiji Kusuhara (who was one of the two voiceovers for Banzai) and Ryozo Kohira.
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Football Freestyler |
2012 |
2012–2013 |
Series in which Dan Magness travels around the world to find out which country has the best football tricks and skills. Now on Sky Sports.
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Fort Boyard (revival) |
2003 |
2003–2015 |
Presented by Christopher Ellison and Jodie Penfold.
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Fort Boyard Takes on the World |
2004 |
2004–2008 |
A 10-part series of clips of the different versions of Fort Boyard from around the globe, presented by Tim Vine.
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Game Central |
2002 |
A phone-in segment.
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Gameplay |
1995–1996 |
A live phone-in segment.
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The Games Room |
1999–2000 |
A short-lived replacement for Prize Time.
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Gameshow Gold |
2006 |
2006–2009 |
Series of clips from classic gameshows.
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Glory Ball |
2005 |
Another live phone-in segment.
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House of Games |
2004 |
2004–2015 |
Presented by Mike McClean.
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Incredible Edible Challenge |
2003 |
A filler programme in which Japanese chefs cook unusual things. It was the last programme to air on the defunct sister channel Ftn.
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iPlay |
2000–2002 |
Replacement for The Games Room.
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It's Not What You Know |
2008 |
2008–2015 |
Gameshow presented by Chris Tarrant, where people can win money by not answering any of the questions correctly.
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Karaoke Challenge |
1997 |
1997–2010 |
Karaoke-themed game show, presented by various hosts, including Ted Robbins.
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Kenji's Video Letter Home |
2003 |
2003–2004 |
Used during the Japanese Christmas Cracker strand in December 2003.
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Les Dennis' Home Video Heroes |
2008 |
2008–2011 |
Home video clip show narrated by Les Dennis and Stuart Hall.
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Monkey Business |
2003 |
2003–2004 |
A 10-minute filler.
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Nortonland |
2007 |
2007–2009 |
Clip show of games played on Graham Norton's Channel 4 show, V Graham Norton.
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Poker Den |
2005 |
Presented by Jesse May with commentary by Grub Smith.
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Prize Time |
1997–1998 |
Replaced by The Games Room.
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The Pyramid Game (second revival) |
2007 |
2007–2014 |
Challenge's version of the classic Steve Jones game show, presented by Donny Osmond.
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Reverse-a-Word |
2004 |
7-minute pilot, presented by the BBC Radio 1 DJ, Scott Mills.
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Roy Walker's Gameshow Moments |
2009 |
2009–2012 |
Series of clips from gameshows, past and present. Later shown under the title Roy Walker's Guide to Gameshows.
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Roy Walker's TV Bloomers |
2009 |
2009–2012 |
The Catchphrase host's take on the Auntie's Bloomers format.
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Sale of the Century (second revival) |
1997–1998 |
1997–2003 |
Challenge TV's version of Anglia's classic gameshow, it was presented by Keith Chegwin.
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Say the Word |
1997 |
1997–2008 |
Hosted by one of Challenge's original continuity presenters, Andy Crane.
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Showbiz Blackjack |
2006 |
Presented by Matt Brown.
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Showbiz Darts |
2006 |
2006–2015 |
Celebrity darts contest.
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Showbiz Poker |
2006 |
Presented by Lisa Rogers.
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Soap Addicts |
2002–2003 |
2002–2006 |
Another variation of the Telly Addicts format.
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Split Second |
1997–1998 |
1997–1999 |
Hosted by Aonghus McAnally.
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Sport Addicts |
2002 |
2002–2004 |
Yet, another variation of the Telly Addicts format. Presented by Bradley Walsh.
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Stake Out |
2001 |
2001-2020 |
Presented by Anthony Davis.
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Sushi TV |
2003–2004 |
2003–2005 |
Series of clips from various Japanese gameshows, presented by Julian Clary (series 1) and narrated by Craig Charles (series 2).
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Take it or Leave it? |
2006–2008 |
2006–2012 |
The trivia quiz show in which teams of two must hold their nerve to win the £50,000 prize. Presented by Richard Arnold.
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That's the Question! |
2007 |
The UK version of the American gameshow, it was presented by Sarah Cawood.
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Timeline |
2014 |
2014–2015 |
Presented by Brian Conley.
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TNA: British Boot Camp |
2013–2014 |
2013–2016 |
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TNA Unfinished Business |
2012 |
2012–2016
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Totally Top Trumps |
2004 |
Short-lived game show, loosely based on the famous card game, presented by Andy Goldstein; only lasted 20 episodes.
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TV Scrabble |
2001–2003 |
2001–2012 |
Televised version of the famous board game.
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TV's Greatest Game Shows
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2019
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A celebration of classic British game shows. Presented by Roy Walker.
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UK's Strongest Man |
2011–2013 |
2011–2014 |
Coverage of the annual strongmen tournament.
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Ultimate Guinness World Records |
2004 |
2004–2009 |
Introduced by Jamie Rickers.
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Vegas Virgins |
2005 |
2005–2014 |
Reality series following 10 British and American casino hopefuls.
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Winner Takes All! (revival) |
1997 |
1997–2002 |
Challenge TV's version of ITV Yorkshire's gameshow, presented by Bobby Davro.
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Wrestle Talk TV |
2012–2015 |
Wrestling magazine show, which aired on Sunday nights straight after TNA.
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World's Greatest Gambling Scams |
2006 |
2006–2013 |
A 10-part series that looked at the cons that left the gambling industry reeling.
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You Can't Beat a Bit of Bully!
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2015
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A documentary celebrating Central’s classic game show Bullseye.
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