Spellbound (game show)
| Spellbound | |
|---|---|
| Format | Game show |
| Created by | Stephen Leahy |
| Presented by | Paul Coia |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 140 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30mins (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | Action Time |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Sky One |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original run | 3 October 1994 – 31 August 1996 |
Spellbound is a UK a general knowledge game show hosted by Paul Coia on Sky One, during the 1990s.
History
Spellbound was created for Sky One who wanted to actively involve the readers of their Sky Magazine. The magazine included game cards, which viewers could play along with during the TV show. The main part of the show (with studio contestants) was pre-recorded. The Viewer involvement sections were transmitted live as inserts (giving the impression that the whole show was live) The series was one of the first ever UK Live Interactive game shows.
Format
The show had three round of letter games before it was time for Spellbound challenge.
Transmissions
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Cancellation
The series ended in 1996 when Sky One revamped its Autumn line up at the same time as the launch of Sky 2 channel, the show was due to return in 1997 but Sky One revamped the early evening line up so the show was cancelled.