Blockbusters (British game show)

*Blockbusters*
Blockbusters
	Title screen (1987–93)
Also known as	All New Blockbusters (2012)
Genre	Quiz show
Created by	Steve Ryan; Mark Goodson;
Presented by	Bob Holness; Michael Aspel; Liza Tarbuck; Simon Mayo; Dara Ó Briain;
Narrated by	Andrew Lodge; Peter Tomlinson; Susan Rae; Dan Strauss; Simon Mattacks;
Theme music composer	Ed Welch (1983–95, 2000–01); Paul Boross (1997); Rage Music (2012); Marc Sylvan (2019); Richard Jacques (2019);
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	10 (ITV); 2 (Sky One); 1 (BBC Two); 1 (Challenge); 2 (Comedy Central);
No. of episodes	1,160 (ITV); 280 (Sky One); 60 (BBC Two); 41 (Challenge); 20 (Comedy Central);
Production
Production locations	ATV Elstree (1983); Television House (1984–89, 90–95); Central House (1989–90); Granada Studios (1997); The Leeds Studios (2000–01); Sky Campus (2012); BBC Elstree Centre (2019);
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Central in association with Talbot Television and Goodson-Todman Productions (1983–95); Fremantle (UK) Productions and BBC North (1997); Grundy (2000–01); Thames (2012, 2019);
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	29 August 1983 –; 19 May 1993
Network	Sky One
Release	18 April 1994 –; 17 February 1995
Release	30 October 2000 –; 23 March 2001
Network	BBC Two
Release	31 March –; 28 August 1997
Network	Challenge
Release	14 May –; 3 August 2012
Network	Comedy Central
Release	21 March –; 5 December 2019
Related
	Blockbusters (American game show)
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Blockbusters is a British television quiz show based upon an American quiz show of the same name. A solo player and a team of two answer trivia questions, clued up with an initial letter of the answer, to complete a path across or down a game board of hexagons.

The programme premiered on 29 August 1983 on ITV and ran for ten series, ending on 19 May 1993. It has since been revived for four additional series, the most recent of which was a comedy version hosted by Dara Ó Briain, which aired on Comedy Central from 21 March to 5 December 2019.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Fremantle Archive Sales – BLOCKBUSTERS". Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bentley, David (20 June 2013). "TV programmes made in Birmingham: Blockbusters". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Andy Walmsley – Production Designer".

[fremantle-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Fremantle Archive Sales – BLOCKBUSTERS". Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.

[studios-2] Bentley, David (20 June 2013). "TV programmes made in Birmingham: Blockbusters". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

[studios2-3] "Andy Walmsley – Production Designer".

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Blockbusters
Title screen (1987–93)
Also known as	All New Blockbusters (2012)
Genre	Quiz show
Created by	Steve Ryan Mark Goodson
Presented by	Bob Holness Michael Aspel Liza Tarbuck Simon Mayo Dara Ó Briain
Narrated by	Andrew Lodge Peter Tomlinson Susan Rae Dan Strauss Simon Mattacks
Theme music composer	Ed Welch (1983–95, 2000–01) Paul Boross (1997) Rage Music (2012) Marc Sylvan (2019) Richard Jacques (2019)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	10 (ITV) 2 (Sky One)^[1] 1 (BBC Two)^[1] 1 (Challenge)^[1] 2 (Comedy Central)
No. of episodes	1,160 (ITV) 280 (Sky One)^[1] 60 (BBC Two)^[1] 41 (Challenge)^[1] 20 (Comedy Central)
Production
Production locations	ATV Elstree (1983)^[2] Television House (1984–89, 90–95)^[2] Central House (1989–90)^[2] Granada Studios (1997)^[3] The Leeds Studios (2000–01)^[3] Sky Campus (2012) BBC Elstree Centre (2019)
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Central in association with Talbot Television and Goodson-Todman Productions (1983–95) Fremantle (UK) Productions and BBC North (1997) Grundy (2000–01) Thames (2012, 2019)
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	29 August 1983 (1983-08-29) – 19 May 1993 (1993-05-19)
Network	Sky One
Release	18 April 1994 (1994-04-18) – 17 February 1995 (1995-02-17)
Release	30 October 2000 (2000-10-30) – 23 March 2001 (2001-03-23)
Network	BBC Two
Release	31 March (1997-03-31) – 28 August 1997 (1997-08-28)
Network	Challenge
Release	14 May (2012-05-14) – 3 August 2012 (2012-08-03)
Network	Comedy Central
Release	21 March (2019-03-21) – 5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)
Related
Blockbusters (American game show)
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