The document provides a timeline of popular British game shows from the 1930s to the early 2000s. It mentions shows like Spelling Bee from 1938, What's My Line? from 1951, Double Your Money hosted by Hughie Green which started on radio and moved to ITV in 1955, The Generation Game from the 1970s, Family Fortunes based on the American show Family Feud which ran from 1980 to 2002, and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in the early 2000s which had high ratings not seen since the 1980s. It also mentions the rise of reality shows like Big Brother, Survivor and The Mole in Europe and the UK/US in the late 1990s/early 2000s.

1. Spelling Bee was
broadcasted on 31st
May 1938. The show was
hosted by Freddie
Grisewood, the panel of
guests were asked to
spell a series of words.
What's My Line? ran on the
BBC from 1951. It was a
simple panel game, which
ran in numerous different
versions on two different
channels through to the mid
90s.
1930s 1960s
1950s
Double your money
was hosted by Hughie
Green. Originally broadcast
on Radio Luxembourg, it
transferred to ITV in 1955.
The show finished in 1968
when the company lost its
franchise.
1980s
The Generation Game is a
British game show produced
by the BBC in which four
teams of two people from the
same family, but different
generations, competed to win
prizes.
1970s
Family Fortunes is a British
television game show based
on the American game show
Family Feud. The programme
ran on ITV from 6 January
1980 to 6 December 2002
Early 1990s
The Generation Game is a
British game show produced
by the BBC in which four
teams of two people from the
same family, but different
generations, competed to win
prizes.
Late 1990s
Who Wants to be a
Millionaire? Was clearing
out a major network
schedule for a two-week
period! The amount of
ratings the show received
hadn't been seen since the
1980s!
Early 2000s
The idea of "24/7" game shows
such as Big
Brother, Survivor and The
Mole were scoring big
successes in Europe and were
beginning to make their mark
in the UK and US.
HISTORY
OF GAME
SHOWS

2. GAME SHOW HOSTS: BRUCE FORSYTH
o BRUCE FORSYTH A TV presenter, entertainer and all-round national treasure known
throughout the United Kingdom as "Brucie“. He is one of the most famous British
celebrities and has been entertaining the nation since the1950s. He rose to fame from
fame with ‘Sunday Night at the London Palladium’. And hasn’t stopped, since then he
has gone on to spend decades presenting some of British TV's most popular shows,
both on the BBC and ITV.
o Bruce normally dresses formally which contradicts his personality. You would normally
expect that someone as adventurous as him would wear bright and bold clothes and
make a lot of fashion statements but instead he’s known for his dull and smart suits.
o Bruce’s personality is funny and playful this is a great attribute to have as a TV host