TV Show and Tell

Educational YouTuber Tom Scott joins Justin and David to discuss "Money", his original show for the Nebula streaming network (on which David also worked as Games Producer). Five people are brought to a room containing $10,000 to play a series of games that all contain a central dilemma - group profit or personal gain? An omnibus of all five shows are now available to watch free on Tom's YouTube ch...

As "The Weakest Link" returns to the BBC, we speak with three creatives who've been intimately involved in the highly-successful quiz format. Lynn Sutcliffe (now M.D. of Mighty Productions) explains how she helped develop the initial idea of a week-long holiday competition into an intensive psychological battle. Next, Will Charles explains how the show's iconic lighting design came about, somewhat...

Top international TV producer Simon Lythgoe shares his amazing career with us, from formative experiences with Miss Piggy and the 'Gladiators', and working alongside his father, choreographer (and, later, TV judge) Nigel Lythgoe. He recounts his extensive experience in the UK, Australia and USA, and explains his role in creating reality TV as we know it, from 'Pop Idol' to 'American Idol' to 'So Y...

Part-time maths teacher, presenter and top-flight quizzer Bobby Seagull joins us to talk through his TV CV so far. We discuss his new-found fame from 'University Challenge', and how that has led on to presenting science documentaries, showbiz appearances and his regular role on Channel 4's 'The Answer Trap'. David and Justin talk about continuity problems, and how to embed 'playalong' in new TV id...

Joining David and Justin is top executive producer Tom Blakeson, who's been involved with a string of hit shows including 'Pointless', 'The Million Pound Drop', 'Golden Balls' and 'The Wheel'. We discover an interesting quirk in the rules for 'Family Fortunes', and there's another round of 'Fake or Format?'. Finally, Tom brings an unusual piece of plumbing to show us. Support this show http://supp...

Alex Horne, the devisor and co-presenter of 'Taskmaster' joins us to discuss tasks, treasure hunts, 'Countdown', Belgium and golf. There's also the latest format news, 'What We've Been Watching', 'Ask the Doctor' and the inaugural game of 'Fake or Format?'. Finally, Alex brings something to 'show and tell' us to demonstrate how he gets his ideas. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tv-sho...