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Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit
- TV panel show
- U&Dave
- 2016 - 2018
- 26 episodes (3 series)
Competitive panel show about computer games. Stars Dara O Briain, Steve McNeil, Sam Pamphilon and Ellie Gibson.
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Key details
- Genre
- Panel Show
- Broadcast
- 2016 - 2018
- Channel
- U&Dave
- Episodes
- 26 (3 series), plus 1 Highlights episode
- Creators
- Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon
- Stars
- Dara O Briain, Steve McNeil, Sam Pamphilon and Ellie Gibson
- Writers
- Dominic English, Stephen Hill and Dan Whitehead
- Director
- Steve Smith
- Producers
- Darren Sole, Rohan Acharya, Ross Murray, Donald Taffner Jr., Iain Coyle, Simon Lupton and Michaela Hennessy-Vass
- Company
Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit is based on the smash hit live Edinburgh show Go 8 Bit and hosted by comedian and gaming enthusiast Dara O Briain. Each week the show will see two celebrity guests compete to be crowned '8 Bit Champion'.
The team captains are Steve McNeil, a self-confessed gaming geek, and Sam Pamphilon, a cynical amateur, who both devised and hosted the original Edinburgh show. Each week they guide their celebrity guest team-mate through five rounds of increasingly competitive gaming contests.
Whether it be an arcade classic like Pac-Man, the latest blockbuster Grand Theft Auto or Fallout title, the most cutting-edge computer technology - or even larger-than-life game-inspired physical challenges, Dara and the show's resident gaming expert Ellie Gibson are on hand to adjudicate, commentate, and generally wind up the contestants.
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Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 5th September 2016 at 10pm on U&Dave
- Most recent repeats
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- Wednesday 28th December 2022 at 7:00am on U&Dave - Series 1, Episode 5
- Tuesday 8th November 2022 at 7:10am on U&Dave - Series 2, Episode 10
- Monday 7th November 2022 at 7:10am on U&Dave - Series 2, Episode 9
Recording details
- Fountain Studios - Series 1
- BBC Elstree Centre - Series 2 and 3