Archive for the ‘television’ Category

Ludwig | BBC1

24 September, 2024

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

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.

Alternative Election Night | Channel 4

6 December, 2019

Not another one:

See also: Election Night Quiz; Election Lexicon

Richard Osman’s House of Games | BBC2

7 October, 2019

Series three of House of Games; 100 episodes.

See also: my book for Penguin, The Joy of Quiz

Have I Got News For You | BBC1

4 October, 2019

Series 58 begins 9pm, Fri 11 October.

Martin Clunes

Richard Osman’s House of Games | BBC Books

2 August, 2019
Book of Games

I am proud of this book, which comes out on 17 October.

It has some games from the TV show, and some new ones and, with a couple of exceptions, all new questions. There are some imaginary behind-the-scenes conversations and general nonsense.

Blurb:

Do you know how many post boxes there are in the UK? Could you guess how many times the word ‘goat’ appeara in the King James Version of the bible? Fancy playing a game of charades where all of the books, films and plays are entirely made up? Now, look around the room. Is anyone there the kind of person who’ll say ‘I just don’t understand this’, when faced with something that’s not just perfectly easy to understand, but is … well, fun? Ask them to leave. Have they gone? Good. Now welcome inside the House of Games.