List of British game shows

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This is a list of British game shows. A game show is a type of radio, television, or internet programming genre in which contestants, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes.

## Activity-orientated

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* 99 to Beat
* The Adventure Game
* Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge
* The Button
* Cannonball
* Can't Touch This
* Copycats
* The Crystal Maze[1]
* The Desert Forges
* Distraction
* Don't Scare the Hare
* Endurance UK[2][3]
* Fear Factor
* Fort Boyard
* Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge
* Friends Like These
* Gladiators
* Go for It
* The Great Egg Race
* In for a Penny
* Incredible Games
* Interceptor
* International King of Sports
* Iron Chef UK
* It's a Knockout
* Jungle Run
* Knightmare
* Ninja Warrior UK
* Pets Win Prizes
* Raven
* Remotely Funny
* Scrapheap Challenge
* Total Wipeout
* Treasure Hunt
* Y Siambr

## Dating/Relationship

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* Baggage
* Blind Date
* Celebs Go Dating
* Dating in the Dark
* Dinner Date
* ElimiDate
* First Dates
* God's Gift (TV series)
* It's Not Me, It's You
* The Love Machine
* Love Me, Love Me Not
* Love on a Saturday Night
* Man O Man
* The Marriage Ref
* Meet the Parents
* Mr. & Mrs.
* Naked Attraction
* Newlyweds
* The Other Half
* Perfect Match
* Playdate
* Senseless
* Singled Out
* Streetmate
* Sweethearts
* Take Me Out
* There's Something About Miriam
* Undercover Lovers

## Panel games

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In these, celebrities compete, usually in two teams.

* 8 Out of 10 Cats
* 10 O'Clock Live
* 24 Hour Panel People
* 29 Minutes of Fame
* Absolute Cobblers
* Act Your Age (radio)
* Alan Davies Après-Ski
* A League of Their Own
* Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask
* All About Two
* And Then You Die
* Argumental
* As Seen on TV
* Ask Rhod Gilbert
* Best of the Worst
* The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
* Bognor or Bust
* The Book Quiz
* The Brain Drain
* The Brains Trust
* Bring Me the Head of Light Entertainment
* Bring the Noise
* The Bubble
* Call My Bluff
* CelebAbility
* Celebrity Juice
* Cluedo
* Comedy World Cup
* Cryer's Crackers
* Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit
* The Dog Ate My Homework
* Don't Ask Me Ask Britain
* Duck Quacks Don't Echo
* Epic Win
* Face the Music
* The Fake News Show
* Fake Reaction
* Fast and Loose
* Gag-Tag
* Guessable
* Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
* Have I Got News for You
* Hypothetical
* I Love My Country
* If I Ruled the World
* I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (radio)
* The Imitation Game
* Insert Name Here
* It's Only A Theory
* It's Only TV...but I Like It
* I've Got a Secret
* Jokers Wild
* Just a Minute (a regular BBC Radio 4 panel game, it appeared on TV briefly)
* The King Is Dead
* King Of...
* The Mad Bad Ad Show
* Mad Mad World
* Magic Numbers
* The Marriage Ref
* Mock the Week
* My Music
* The Name's the Same
* Never Mind the Buzzcocks
* The News Quiz (Radio 4's predecessor to Have I Got News For You)
* Odd One In
* Petrolheads
* Play to the Whistle
* Pop Quiz
* Punchlines
* QI
* Quote... Unquote
* Reality Bites
* Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
* Safeword
* Shooting Stars
* Space Cadets
* Sweat the Small Stuff
* Taskmaster
* Tell the Truth
* That's Showbusiness
* There's Something About Movies
* They Think It's All Over
* Through the Keyhole
* Totally Top Trumps
* Twenty Questions
* Viral Tap
* Virtually Famous
* The Wall
* Wall Of Fame
* Was It Something I Said?
* We Need Answers
* The What in the World? Quiz
* What the Dickens
* What's My Line?
* Whodunnit?
* Whose Line Is It Anyway?
* Win, Lose or Draw
* Would I Lie to You?
* You Have Been Watching

## Puzzle-orientated

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* 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
* All Clued Up
* Beat the Brain
* Brainbox Challenge
* BrainTeaser
* Catchphrase
* Catchword
* Chain Letters
* Connections
* Countdown
* Definition
* First Letter First
* Incognito
* Lingo
* Lucky Ladders
* Memory Bank
* Only Connect
* That's the Question
* TV Scrabble
* Wheel of Fortune
* Wordplay

## Quiz

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* 1 & 6 Zeros
* The 1% Club
* 1 vs. 100
* 100%
* 1000 Heartbeats
* 1001 Things You Should Know
* The 21st Question
* 500 Questions
* 5 Gold Rings
* 5-Star Family Reunion
* The £64,000 Question
* Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz
* Alphabetical
* The Answer Trap
* Are You Smarter than a 10 Year Old?
* Ask the Family
* Babushka[4]
* Bank Balance
* The Bank Job
* Battle of the Brains
* Benchmark
* Blockbusters
* The Boss
* Brain of Britain
* Brainchild
* Brainstorm
* Breakaway
* Break the Safe
* Bridge of Lies
* Britain's Brainiest Kid
* Britain's Brightest Family
* Cash Cab
* Cash Trapped
* Catchpoint
* The Chair
* The Chase
* Chase the Case
* Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
* Cleverdicks
* The Code
* The Common Denominator
* Criss Cross Quiz
* Debatable
* Decimate
* Defectors
* Dirty Money
* Divided
* Don't Blow the Inheritance
* Don't Forget the Lyrics!
* Duel
* The Edge
* Eggheads
* Ejector Seat
* Eliminator
* The Exit List
* Face the Clock
* Fastest Finger First
* Fifteen to One
* The Finish Line
* Five Minutes to a Fortune
* Freeze Out
* The Fuse
* Gift Wrapped
* Going for Gold
* The Great Pretender
* Greed
* The Guess List
* Hardball
* Head Hunters
* The Hit List
* Hive Minds
* Holding Out for a Hero
* Horrible Histories: Gory Games
* I Literally Just Told You
* Impossible
* In It to Win It
* In With a Shout
* It's Not What You Know
* Jeopardy!
* The Kids Are All Right
* King of the Castle
* Knowitalls
* Lateral
* Lightning
* Limitless Win
* The Link
* Mastermind
* Masterteam
* The Million Pound Drop
* Mind the Gap
* The Mint
* Moneybags
* Moneyball
* One Hundred and Eighty
* One Question
* Only Connect
* The People Versus
* Perfection
* Picture Slam
* Playing for Time
* Pointless
* PokerFace
* Postcode Challenge
* Pressure Pad
* A Question of Genius
* Quizmania
* Quizness
* Rebound
* Richard Osman's House of Games
* Riddiculous
* Rolling In It
* Round Britain Quiz
* School's Out
* Screen Test
* Secret Fortune
* Sell Me the Answer
* Shafted
* Show Me the Telly
* Sitting on a Fortune
* Spin Star
* Stake Out
* Starstrider
* SUDO-Q
* The Switch
* Take It or Leave It
* Take On the Twisters
* Telly Addicts
* Tenable
* Think Tank
* Tipping Point
* Today's the Day
* Top Class[5]
* Top of the Form
* The Tournament
* Twenty-One
* Two Tribes
* Unbeatable
* University Challenge
* The Vault
* The Waiting Game
* The Wall
* The Wave
* The Weakest Link
* The Wheel
* Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
* Winning Combination
* Winning Lines
* XYZ

## Reality television

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* 71 Degrees North
* All Together Now
* Anthea Turner: Perfect Housewife
* Any Dream Will Do
* The Apprentice
* Baby Ballroom: The Championship
* The Baby Borrowers
* Back to Reality
* The Bachelor
* Beauty and the Geek
* Big Brother
* The Biggest Loser
* Britain's Got Talent
* Britain's Missing Top Model
* Britain's Next Top Model
* Celebrity Karaoke Club
* Celebrity Scissorhands
* Cirque de Celebrité
* Coach Trip
* Come Dine with Me
* Dance Dance Dance
* Dancing on Ice
* Dancing on Wheels
* Don't Stop Believing
* Don't Tell the Bride
* Fame Academy
* Farmer Wants a Wife
* The Farm
* The Games
* Girlfri3nds
* Got to Dance
* Grease Is the Word
* The Greatest Dancer
* Hair
* Hell's Kitchen
* Hotter Than My Daughter
* The House of Tiny Tearaways
* How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria?
* Hunted
* I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse
* I'd Do Anything
* I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
* I'm Famous and Frightened!
* The Jump
* Just the Two of Us
* Killer Magic
* Last Man Standing
* Let It Shine
* Let's Sing and Dance
* Lip Sync Battle UK
* Little Angels
* Little Mix: The Search
* Love Island
* The Marriage Ref
* The Masked Dancer
* The Masked Singer
* MasterChef
* The Mole
* Most Haunted
* Must Be the Music
* New Faces
* The One and Only
* Opportunity Knocks
* Over the Rainbow
* Playing It Straight
* Pop Idol
* Popstar to Operastar
* Popstars (see also: Popstars: The Rivals)
* Project Catwalk
* Rise and Fall
* The Secret Millionaire
* Sexy Beasts
* Shipwrecked
* The Singer Takes It All
* Snog Marry Avoid?
* So You Think You Can Dance
* Soapstar Superstar
* South Side Story
* Splash!
* Stars in Their Eyes
* Strictly Come Dancing
* Superstar
* Survivor
* The Taste
* Tool Academy
* The Traitors
* Tumble
* Undercover Princes
* The Villa
* The Voice UK
* The Voice Kids
* When Will I Be Famous?
* The X Factor
* Young Apprentice
* Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum
* Your Face Sounds Familiar

## Other shows

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* 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow
* 19 Keys
* 3-2-1
* 4 Square
* 50/50
* Airmageddon
* Amazing Greys
* Bang on the Money
* Beat the Clock
* Beat the Crusher
* Beat the Nation
* Beat the Star
* Beat the Teacher
* The Better Sex
* Big Break
* The Big Spell
* Big Star's Little Star
* Blankety Blank
* Bob's Full House
* Britain's Best Brain
* Britain's Brightest
* Bullseye
* Celebrity Squares
* Cheggers Plays Pop
* Child's Play
* The Colour of Money
* Concentration
* Crackerjack
* Crosswits
* The Cube
* Deal or No Deal
* Defectors
* Dirty Rotten Cheater
* Distraction
* Do You Trust Your Wife?
* Dog Eat Dog
* Dotto
* Double Your Money
* Drive
* Eliminator
* Epic Gameshow
* Every Second Counts
* Everybody's Equal
* Family Fortunes
* Fast Friends
* For Love or Money
* For the Rest of Your Life
* For What It's Worth
* Friends Like These
* Full Swing
* Gambit
* Game of Talents
* Gameshow Marathon
* The Generation Game
* Genius Game
* The Getaway Car
* Get Set Go
* Give Us a Clue
* Golden Balls
* The Golden Shot
* Happy Families
* High Stakes
* Hitman
* Hole in the Wall
* I Can See Your Voice
* Identity
* In the Grid
* The Indoor League
* Keep It in the Family
* Keynotes
* The Krypton Factor
* Masterpiece
* May the Best House Win
* The Movie Game
* Name That Tune
* Newlyweds
* Nothing But the Truth
* Now You See It
* Odd One Out
* Opportunity Knocks
* Password
* People Are Funny
* Pick Me!
* Pictionary
* Play Your Cards Right
* Play Your Hunch
* Press Your Luck
* The Price Is Right
* Prize Island
* Prized Apart
* Punchlines
* Push the Button
* The Pyramid Game
* The Question Jury
* A Question of Pop
* A Question of Sport
* Raise the Roof
* Rank the Prank
* Red or Black?
* Reflex
* Relic: Guardians of the Museum
* Robot Wars
* Runaround
* Runway
* Sale of the Century
* School of Silence
* The Sky's the Limit
* Small Fortune
* Small Talk
* Split Second
* Spot the Tune
* Strike It Lucky
* Supermarket Sweep
* Swashbuckle
* Take a Letter
* Take the Plunge
* Take Your Pick!
* Takeover Bid
* Talk About
* Techno Games
* That Puppet Game Show
* Time Commanders
* Timekeepers
* Total Wipeout
* Traitor
* Turnabout
* Two for the Money
* Ultimate Brain
* We've Got Your Number
* Who Dares Wins
* The Who, What, or Where Game
* The Whole 19 Yards
* Win Beadle's Money
* Win Your Wish List
* Winner Takes All
* Wipeout
* You Bet!
* You're Back in the Room

## References

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1. ^ "Not a-maze-ing any more". Western Telegraph. 10 July 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
2. ^ "Index E – UKGameshows". Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
3. ^ "Endurance UK – UKGameshows". Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
4. ^ "BABUSHKA | Shows | be on TV". Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
5. ^ "BBC - CBBC is Top Class - Media Centre". Bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.