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- StarsMichael MilesMichael BentineAlec DaneContestants picked from the studio audience play a game for cash prizes where they must answer questions without ever saying the words "yes" or "no".
- StarsJeremy PaxmanRoger TillingBamber GascoigneAmol Rajan hosts this trivia quiz show where colleges from around the UK compete against each other. Originally presented by Bamber Gascoigne from 1962 to 1987, and Jeremy Paxman from 1994 to 2023.
- StarsBruce ForsythAnthea RedfernLarry GraysonMaking a fool of the contestants as they try to copy professionals who have strange jobs. To win some prizes the contestants play for points until there is a winner. They then watch prizes go by on a conveyor belt past where they are sat,and if they can remember any of them when asked they win those prizes.
- CreatorBill WrightStarsMagnus MagnussonCharles KeyPaul PonderA long-running series in which members of the public sit in a black chair to answer questions on a specialist subject and general knowledge.
- StarsGordon BurnsDennis HewittPenny SmithQuiz show testing contestants' intelligence, general knowledge and fitness.
- StarsLes DawsonTerry WoganPaul O'GradyComedy game show with celebrity guests and cheap prizes.
- StarsLionel BlairMichael ParkinsonLiza GoddardA British TV show where every week a team of celebrities would play Charades
- StarsBruce ForsythDebbie FlettNatalie van de BraamA British television game show based on and played similarly to the American show Card Sharks (1978).
- CreatorNorman VaughanAndrew WoodStarsJim BowenTony GreenNick OwenContestants test their darts skills and general knowledge and battle it out to get to Bully's Prize Board.
- StarsBob MonkhouseGino D'AcampoPenny LaydenTwo families go head to head to answer everyday questions.
- StarsSusie DentCarol VordermanRichard WhiteleyThe long-running words and numbers game.
- StarsKenneth KendallAnneka RiceWincey WillisHelicopter skyrunner Anneka Rice races against the clock to find directions to treasure at locations worked out by studio guests from cryptic clues.
- StarsBob MonkhouseKen BruceDebbie GreenwoodA UK game show, based on the game of bingo, where contestants answer questions to complete winning lines on their gamecard in the hope of winning cash and prizes.
- StarsLeslie CrowtherSimon PrebbleDenise KellyThe British version of the popular and long-running American game show. The show presented a wide variety of contests and games, all with the same basic challenge: guess the prices of everyday (and some not-so-everyday) items. The contestants whose estimates were the closest would win the prizes and move on to more difficult games with even bigger prizes.
- StarsCilla BlackGraham SkidmorePaul O'GradyBritish dating show in which a member of the public chooses who to date from a selection of three suitors, based solely on their answers to questions.
- StarsNoel EdmondsMaria McErlaneCharles CollingwoodQuiz show where two teams battle over TV trivia.
- CreatorSteve RadoshMarty PasettaStarsRoy WalkerNick WeirStephen MulhernGame show in which contestants try to guess well-known phrases or sayings from animated picture puzzles.
- StarsMichael BarrymoreQuiz show in which one half of three couples answers multiple general knowledge questions while his partner attempts to predict successfully whether a prize or a forfeit lies behind each of ten television screens.
- StarsHenry KellyJohn SuchetAlex KramerEuropean quiz show.
- CreatorTim ChildStarsHugo MyattPaul ValentineClifford NorgateDungeons and Dragons-style show that lets contestants explore a computer-generated fantasy world, with wicked special effects and cunning puzzles.
- StarsDavid FrostLoyd GrossmanLisa SnowdonPanellists try to guess the celebrity owner of a house from its contents.
- StarsWilliam G. StewartPhilip LowrieLaura CallandQuickfire elimination general knowledge quiz show.
- StarsMatthew KellyEllis WardBruce ForsythCelebrities gamble on the outcome of a challenge performed by members of the public.
- CreatorBob SynesStarsPat SharpMartina GrantMelanie GrantTV game show for kids. Two teams compete against each other for the chance to enter the final game, the funhouse, where they collect prizes on the way through.
- StarsIan HislopPaul MertonAngus DeaytonLong-running satirical news quiz featuring regular team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton. Originally chaired by Angus Deayton, the series has adopted "guest hosts" since 2002.