Posts Tagged ‘tv’
Ludwig | BBC1
24 September, 2024Great 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, 2024The Traitors: The Interactive Game Book | Century Books
31 October, 2023Choose your way through the story, plus some new games, out 23 November:
Pointless Facts for Curious Minds | BBC Books
26 October, 2023Be the Host and the Pointless Friend:
House of Games | BBC2
25 September, 2023Series seven:
The Reluctant Traveler | Apple TV
18 January, 2023House of Games: Question Smash | BBC Books
6 October, 2022House of Games | BBC2
8 September, 2022Series six:
Cat Burglar | Netflix
21 February, 2022It’s your standard texaverienne interactive immersive experience experiment.
Inside Inside No 9 | BBC Sounds
5 May, 2021More detail than you could reasonably expect on Inside No 9’s Riddle of the Sphinx and Two Girls, One on Each Knee …
… in this podcast episode.
Death To 2020 | Netflix
3 December, 2020I was delighted to work on this review of this year.
Becoming You | Apple TV
26 October, 2020A long time in the making. There is something extraordinary in every episode.
Richard Osman’s House of Games | BBC2
8 October, 2020Series 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, 2020Proud to have taken part. BBC2, 9pm, 14 May.
The Best of 2010-2015 Wipe | BBC2
28 December, 2019Crikey.
Alternative Election Night | Channel 4
6 December, 2019Not another one:
See also: Election Night Quiz; Election Lexicon
Richard Osman’s House of Games | BBC2
7 October, 2019Series three of House of Games; 100 episodes.
See also: my book for Penguin, The Joy of Quiz
Richard Osman’s House of Games | BBC Books
2 August, 2019I 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.
- Previously: Two Girls, One on Each Knee: The Puzzling, Playful World of the Crossword; The Joy of Quiz
- £14.99 RRP hardback
- 17 October 2019 hardback
- BBC Books
- ISBN: 1785944622 and 978-1785944628
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.
Richard Osman’s House Of Games | BBC2
29 May, 2018Series two begins on BBC2 today.
particularly pleasing… This is trivia, plus; it requires a bit of wit, and imagination, even, certainly silliness — Sam Wollaston, Guardian
…just how much I loved BBC2’s new quiz show Richard Osman’s House of Games… Like all the best TV quizzes, ROHOG scores very highly on the playalongability chart – so the half hour fair flies by — Ian Hyland, Mirror
the BBC’s new infectiously funny prime time show… deserves praise for finding a sweet spot which fits all audiences — Adam Bloodworth, Metro
it shouldn’t be a surprise that [Richard Osman’s House of Games] is terrific… The victor gets to choose between a dartboard, pasta maker, cushion and dressing gown, but really, we’re all winners here — Robert Epstein, Independent
viewers couldn’t stop laughing… The show’s debut was a success by all means as fans loved Richard’s new format — Helen Daly, Express
- BBC Two, 6pm weeknights from Mon 29 May
- See also: my book, The Joy of Quiz
- Also in quiz: Only Connect