Archive for the ‘television’ Category

Destination X | BBC1

28 July, 2025

This was fun. Episode one Wed 30 July.

David Nobbs Memorial Trust longlist

7 May, 2025

Comedy screenwriting nomination. An honour!

Bafta nomination

18 April, 2025

Decision time: 11 May, Royal Albert Hall.

Update 11 May: here I am with the BBC’s Caroline a short while before the award went elsewhere.

Ludwig | BBC1

24 September, 2024

Great fun working with Robbie again and Jonny and Georgie on this:

House of Games | BBC2

23 September, 2024

Series eight, still question editor:

Emmy nomination: Outstanding Writing

19 July, 2024

‘ … for a Nonfiction Program’ (The Reluctant Traveler). Decision time 7 September, Peacock Theater, Los Angeles.

September update: OK, so next time.

The Reluctant Traveler s2 | Apple TV

5 February, 2024

House of Games | BBC2

25 September, 2023

Series seven:

The Reluctant Traveler | Apple TV

18 January, 2023

House of Games | BBC2

8 September, 2022

Series six:

Cat Burglar | Netflix

21 February, 2022

It’s your standard texaverienne interactive immersive experience experiment.

Death to 2021 | Netflix

3 December, 2021

Due for release 27 December.

House of Games | BBC2

16 August, 2021

Series five:

Coronavirus, One Year On | Twitter

11 January, 2021

To help sort my own memories, I’m going to try a daily post of something from a year ago, as a thread.

Death To 2020 | Netflix

3 December, 2020

I was delighted to work on this review of this year.

Becoming You | Apple TV

26 October, 2020

A long time in the making. There is something extraordinary in every episode.

Richard Osman’s House of Games | BBC2

8 October, 2020

Series four starts on 12 October. Happily (for me), the question-editor bit of production preceded … the Unpleasantness.

See also: my book for Penguin, The Joy of Quiz. And, to a lesser extent, the official spin-off book.

Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe | BBC2

8 May, 2020

Proud to have taken part. BBC2, 9pm, 14 May.

Inside No 9 | BBC2

25 February, 2020

You should watch this episode first

… then listen to the podcast to discover my indirect association.

The book in question is The Joy of Quiz.

See also: The Riddle of the Sphinx

The Best of 2010-2015 Wipe | BBC2

28 December, 2019

Crikey.