Don't Try This at Home (TV series)
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| Don't Try This At Home | |
|---|---|
| Format | Game show |
| Presented by | Davina McCall (All Series) Darren Day (Series 1) Kate Thornton (All Series) Paul Hendy (All Series) |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | LWT |
| Running time | 60mins (inc. commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Picture format | 4:3 (1998 - 2000) 16:9 (2001) |
| Original run | 16 May 1998 – 1 September 2001 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | You Bet! |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
Don't Try This At Home was a reality show produced by Golden Square Pictures for LWT and broadcast on ITV between 16 May 1998 and 1 September 2001. The producer was Jonathan Glazier.
It features real people facing tough challenges such as swinging under a bridge. It was hosted by Davina McCall with co-hosts including Darren Day, Kate Thornton, Paul Hendy and Russ Williams. A lifetime medal was awarded for winning a challenge or having a very good try.
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[edit] Challenges
[edit] The Saturday Challenge
A member of the audience either picked randomly or planted was picked to do something a bit scary. Before the end of the show they went to the secret location with co-host Kate Thornton and performed the challenge. Challenges included driving under a truck moving at 30 mph, standing on a podium and landing on your feet after a car knocked the stand over, that sort of thing.
[edit] The Don't Try This at Home! World News
Footage of people doing outrageous things from around the world.
[edit] Paul Hendy's Shoppers' Challenge
Paul Hendy was challenged to persuade a certain amount of shoppers to do something. Fight their way out of a giant paper bag or finding a £5 note in three boxes of yukky stuff. If he didn't get the requisite amount of shoppers to do it then he had to do the challenge himself in the studio the next week! It also had an incredibly funny moment from the 2nd episode of the 1st series, one of Paul Hendy challenges was to make people eat sheep's testicles when Paul walked up to a man who was asked him "Are you peckish?" and he replied "No, i'm Turkish!".
[edit] The Super Challenge
A challenge that took several weeks to complete and was very difficult. These included Climbing to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa or canoeing the Amazon.
[edit] The Challenge of a Lifetime
The main feature of the show, where a person would participate in a stunt after being nominated or writing in to the programme themselves. Davina then turned up unannounced and asked them to pick one of three envelopes, each with a different challenge inside given by a cryptic clue. They then travelled to the place of the challenge which could have been round the other side of the world. These challenges asked of you more than you wanted them too and such challenges included handfeeding sharks in Australia, jumping down a 100m gorge in New Zealand on a wire decender, abseiling the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere, driving a car across a huge drop on nothing but two slack wires and so on. The person could back out if they wanted which from the second series onwards, meant that the host herself was allowed to try the challenge!
[edit] Cancellation
The show was forced to end in 2001 due to Davina McCall's pregnancy and was replaced by Challenge of a Lifetime.
[edit] External links
- Don't Try This At Home at BFI
- Don't Try This At Home at UKgameshows.com
