British Gameshows

Spelling Bee

May 31, 1938

Sub-Genre : Puzzle Orientated
Presenter : Freddie Grisewood
Producer : BBC

Whats My Line?

Jul 16, 1951

Sub-Genre : Panel Games
Presenter : Eamonn Andrews
Broadcast : BBC

Countdown

Nov 2, 1982

Sub-genre : Puzzle-orientated
Presenter : Many (current is Nick Hewer)
Channel : Channel4

Treasure Hunt

Dec 28, 1982

Sub-genre : Activity-orientated
Presenter : Kenneth Kendall
Channel : Channel 4/ITV

Fifteen to One

Jan 11, 1988

Sub-genre : Quiz
Presenter : William G Stewart
Channel : Channel 4

The Krypton Factor

Jun 6, 1988

Sub-genre : Quiz/Puzzle-orientated/Activity-orientated
Presenter : Gordon Burns
Program : ITV

Interceptor

Jul 19, 1989

Sub-genre : Activity-orientated
Presenter : Annabel Croft
Channel : ITV

The Crystal Maze

Feb 15, 1990

Sub-Genre : Puzzle-Orientated
Presenter : Richard O'brien
Program : Channel 4

Fort Boyard

Jul 7, 1990

Sub-Genre : Puzzle-orientated
Presenter : Melinda Messenger
Channel : Channel 5

Have I Got News For You

Sep 28, 1990

Sub-genre- Panel Show
Presenter : Ian Hislop and Paul Merton
Channel : BBC

Gladiators

Oct 3, 1992

Sub-Genre : Activity-orientated
Presenter : Ulrika Jonsson
Channel : ITV

Supermarket Sweep

Sep 6, 1993

Sub-genre : Quiz/Activity-orientated
Presenter : Dale Winton
Channel : ITV

Ready Steady Cook

Oct 24, 1994

Sub-genre : Other
Presenter : Ainsley Harriott
Channel : BBC

Shooting Stars

Sep 22, 1995

Sub-genre : Panel Show
Presenter : Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer
Channel : BBC

Robot Wars

Jan 16, 1998

Sub-genre : Activity-orientated
Presenter : Craig Charles
Channel : BBC

Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

Sep 4, 1998

Sub-genre : Quiz
Presenter : Chris Tarrant
Channel : ITV

Jungle Run

Sep 10, 1999

Sub-genre : Activity/puzzle orientated
Presenter : Michael Underwood
Channel : ITV (CITV)

The Weakest Link

Aug 14, 2000

Sub-genre : Quiz
Presenter : Anne Robinson
Channel : BBC

The National Lottery : In It To Win It

May 18, 2002

Sub-genre : Quiz
Host : Dale Winton
Channel : BBC

QI

Sep 11, 2003

Sub-genre: Panel Show/Quiz
Presenter : Stephen Fry
Channel : BBC

Mock the Week

Jun 5, 2005

Sub-genre: Panel Show
Presenter : Dara O Briain
Channel : BBC

Deal or No Deal

Oct 31, 2005

Sub-genre : Other
Presenter : Noel Edmonds
Channel : Channel 4

Would I lie to You?

Jun 16, 2007

Sub-genre : Panel Show
Presenter : Rob Brydon
Channel : BBC

Hole in the Wall

Sep 20, 2008

Sub-genre : Activity-orientated
Presenter : Dale Winton/Anton du Beke
Channel : BBC

Celebrity Juice

Sep 24, 2008

Sub-genre : Panel Show
Presenter : Keith Lemon
Channel : ITV

Total Wipeout

Jan 3, 2009

Sub-genre : Activity-orientated
Presenter : Richard Hammond
Channel : BBC

The Chase

May 29, 2009

Sub-genre : Quiz
Presenter : Bradley Walsh
Channel : ITV

Pointless

Aug 24, 2009

Sub-genre : Quiz
Presenter : Alexander Armstrong
Program : BBC

Take Me Out

Jan 2, 2010

Sub-Genre : Dating
Presenter : Paddy McGuinness
Channel : ITV

Million Pound Drop

May 24, 2010

Sub-genre : Quiz
Presenter : Davina McCall
Channel : Channel 4

Tipping Point

Jul 2, 2012

Sub-genre : Quiz/Activity-orientated
Presenter : Ben Shephard
Channel : ITV

Benchmark

Jun 1, 2015

Sub-genre : Puzzle-orientated
Presenter : Paddy McGuinness
Channel : Channel 4

Can't Touch This

Mar 26, 2016

Sub-genre : Puzzle-orientated
Presenter : Ashley Banjo and Zoe Ball
Channel : BBC