Radio games Radio games Beat The Kids is a spoof game show produced by BBC Radio 4. The show is hosted by comedian Graeme Garden, as "Dr G" the parentologist (Garden is actually a qualified MD), and features a different cast of comedians, usually familiar from other Radio 4 comedies, each week. The show is a parody of Family Fortunes, though the name is an obvious reference to Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor's own Channel 4 game show, Beat The Nation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beat The Kids"
Brain of Britain is a BBC radio general knowledge quiz, broadcast on BBC Radio 4. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brain of Britain"
Cheddar Gorge is a word game often played on the BBC radio comedy show I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. In terms of audience popularity is third only to the famous Mornington Crescent and the allegedly obscure One Song To The Tune Of Another. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cheddar Gorge (game)"
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, sometimes abbreviated to the initialism ISIHAC, is a radio comedy programme that has had several series each year on BBC Radio 4, BBC7 and the BBC's World Service from April 11, 1972 to the present. The show, introduced as "the antidote to panel games", consists of a panel of four comedians, split into two teams and "given silly things to do" by a chairman. The show's many influences include I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again and Give Us A Clue. ...more on Wikipedia about "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue"
Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game and was first broadcast on the BBC on December 22, 1967. The four panelists are challenged to speak for one minute on a given subject without repetition, hesitation, or deviation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Just a Minute"
Mornington Crescent is a game of strategy created and popularized by the BBC Radio 4 programme I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. Named after the Mornington Crescent tube station, it consists of moves between stations on the London Underground, the winner being the first to reach Mornington Crescent. The game's secretive, complex-sounding rules and dramatic manner of play are thought by some who are unfamiliar with the game's rules as being a parody of strategy games and the deep analysis in which their players engage. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mornington Crescent (game)"
"One Song To The Tune Of Another" is a game played on the BBC Radio 4 comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. It consists of panellists singing the lyrics of one song to the tune of another song which is being played on a piano. Despite some similarities to karaoke, "One Song To The Tune Of Another" predates karaoke's rise to popularity by many years. ...more on Wikipedia about "One Song To The Tune Of Another"
Puzzle Panel is a light-hearted, though cerebral, panel game that has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 since 1998. It is written and presented by puzzle columnist for The Guardian, Chris Maslanka. ...more on Wikipedia about "Puzzle Panel"
Round Britain Quiz (or RBQ for short) is a panel game that has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 since 1947, making it the oldest quiz still broadcast on British radio. It was based on a format called Transatlantic Quiz, a contest between American and British teams on which Alistair Cooke was an early participant. ...more on Wikipedia about "Round Britain Quiz"
Sound Charades is a variant of charades played on BBC Radio 4's "antidote to panel games" I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. As with some other ISIHAC games, such as Celebrity What's My Line?, the game has been created by taking an existing game and removing the central concept. As Humphrey Lyttelton puts it: "In the original the players were not allowed to speak, resulting in much hilarity. Our version differs subtly in two ways.". ...more on Wikipedia about "Sound Charades"
The 99p Challenge is a spoof panel game on BBC Radio 4. The show is presented by Sue Perkins and features a selection of regular panelists such as Armando Iannucci and regular writers Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Jon Holmes and Tony Roche. Panelists are given silly tasks by Perkins and awarded pence for being funny, the player with the most pence at the end of the show given the chance to win 99p. ...more on Wikipedia about "The 99p Challenge"
The News Quiz is a topical comedy quiz broadcast on British radio BBC Radio 4. It was first broadcast in 1977 with Barry Norman as chairman, subsequently it was chaired by Barry Took (until 1995) and has been hosted since then by Simon Hoggart. Originally Private Eye editor Richard Ingrams and Punch editor Alan Coren acted as team captains. ...more on Wikipedia about "The News Quiz"
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! is an hour-long weekly news quiz (radio game show) produced and distributed by National Public Radio in the United States. The show is hosted by Peter Sagal, with scorekeeper Carl Kasell and a panel of three (drawn from Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, P.J. O'Rourke, Paula Poundstone, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca, Richard Roeper, and Tom Bodett). The program debuted in 1998 with host Dan Coffey ("Dr. Science"), as direct competition to PRI's Whad%E2%80%99Ya Know%3F This first version of the show was roundly hailed as an unmitigated disaster. Despite successfully revamping Wait, Wait, to this date ( 2005), producer WBEZ refuses to air its competitor live. ...more on Wikipedia about "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!"
X Marks the Spot is a quiz or panel game that has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 since 1998 which could be likened to be a more light-hearted version of Round Britain Quiz. It was presented by the comedian and author Pete McCarthy until his death in October 2004. The writer and broadcaster David Stafford took over the reins from series 7. ...more on Wikipedia about "X Marks the Spot"
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