{"id":7831,"date":"2017-07-24T13:08:56","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T17:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/the-generation-game-returning-to-bbc-one\/"},"modified":"2017-07-24T14:12:46","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T18:12:46","slug":"the-generation-game-returning-to-bbc-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2017\/07\/24\/the-generation-game-returning-to-bbc-one\/","title":{"rendered":"The Generation Game Returning to BBC One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The classic family game show <em>The Generation Game<\/em>, which first began airing on BBC One in 1971, is coming back to the channel with four episodes hosted by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins.<\/p>\n<p>BBC Studios&#8217; <em>The Generation Game<\/em> looks on as pairs of family members compete in performance- and task-based games for the chance to win a variety of prizes. Giedroyc and Perkins will be joined by a panel of star judges who will score the contestants and decide which pair gets to move ahead to the conveyor belt. There will also be appearances by celebrity guests.<\/p>\n<p>Giedroyc and Perkins said: \u201cIt\u2019s a cuddly toy, it\u2019s a toaster, it\u2019s a circular power saw\u2014no, it\u2019s Mel and Sue doing <em>The Generation Game<\/em>! We can\u2019t believe it, we are so excited!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte Moore, the director of content, noted: \u201c<em>The Generation Game<\/em> is an iconic BBC One show, so to be able to bring it back for today\u2019s audience with Mel and Sue overseeing things is a wonderful moment for the channel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kate Phillips, the controller of entertainment commissioning, stated: \u201cWe\u2019re so thrilled to be bringing back this much-loved show to BBC One. With the marvelous Mel and Sue at the helm, it promises to be a real treat for all generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guy Freeman, the editor of special events and formats at BBC Studios, added: &#8220;When asked, this is the TV show that viewers most wanted to see back on their screens and so we are thrilled to be able to make that happen with Mel and Sue, who I know will have just as much fun hosting it as contestants will playing it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The classic family game show The Generation Game, which first began airing on BBC One in 1971, is coming back to the channel with four episodes hosted by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":479,"featured_media":7832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[227,1308,1309,1310],"class_list":["post-7831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc-one","tag-mel-giedroyc","tag-sue-perkins","tag-the-generation-game"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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