Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit - Season 3
Season 3
Award-winning comedian and well-known gaming and technology fan Dara O Briain hosts this third, brand new, ten-part comedy series celebrating the world of video games.
Part comedy panel show, part physical game show and wholly competitive, each week Dara is joined by his core team of respected games expert and comedian Ellie Gibson and comedians and team captains, gaming fan Steve McNeil and gaming muggle Sam Pamphilon.
The series cherry-picks 50 video games from the past four decades including classics such as Defender, Gauntlet, Super Mario Bros., Minecraft, The Sims, Tomb Raider, Aladdin, Football Manager, Rock Band, Worms Armageddon and Batman Arkham Asylum - all recorded in front of an interactive studio audience, who rate and score the teams via their smartphones.
The series also features twenty very competitive star guests; gaming fans and comedians (TBA) who battle it out - very vocally and passionately - over five of the video games, in a bid to become Go 8 Bit champions.
Episodes
Gregg Wallace vs. Jodie Kidd
Broadcasters Gregg Wallace and Jodie Kidd pick up the joystick to play five video games; Spy Hunter, Total War: Rome II, Battlefield 1, Push Me Pull You and special endgame Dara's Buttery Spuds in a bid to become this week's Go 8 Bit Champions.
Josh Widdicombe vs. Maggie Aderin Pocock
Comedian Josh Widdicombe and scientist Dr. Maggie Aderin Pocock join host Dara O Briain, Games Expert Ellie Gibson and team captains Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon to play five video games: Defender, Love You To Bits, Football Manager 2017, Battlezone VR and special endgame Cock Oh Van in a bid to become this week's Go 8 Bit Champions.
Matt Forde vs. Jessica Knappett
Comedians Matt Forde and Jessica Knappett join host Dara O Briain, Games Expert Ellie Gibson and team captains Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon to play five video games; Gauntlet, The Sims, Need For Speed, Headmaster VR and special endgame Jurassic Lark in a bid to become this week's Champions.
Dev vs. Susan Calman
Broadcaster Dev Griffin and comedian Susan Calman join host Dara O Briain, Games Expert Ellie Gibson and team captains Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon to play five video games; Minecraft, Ark: Survival Evolved, Batman Arkham Asylum, Balloon Chair Death Match VR and special endgame If You Liked It, You Should've Put A Rubber Ring On It, in a bid to become this week's Go 8 Bit Champions.
Jonathan Ross vs. Suzi Ruffell
Broadcaster Jonathan Ross and comedian Suzi Ruffell join host Dara O Briain, Games Expert Ellie Gibson and team captains Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon to play five video games; Final Fight, Aladdin, Titan Fall 2, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator and special endgame Do You Rally Want To Hurt Me?, in a bid to become this week's Go 8 Bit Champions.
Anna Richardson vs. Nish Kumar
Broadcaster Anna Richardson and comedian Nish Kumar join host Dara O Briain, Games Expert Ellie Gibson and team captains Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon to play five video games: Virtua Fighter, Alien: Isolation, Worms Armageddon, Shovel Knight and special endgame Space Invadaras in a bid to become this week's Go 8 Bit Champions.
John Thomson vs. Natalie Cassidy
Actors John Thomson and Natalie Cassidy join host Dara O Briain, Games Expert Ellie Gibson and team captains Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon to play five video games: Rampage, Wolfenstein 3D, Sonic The Hedgehog, B.U.T.T.O.N and special endgame Neigh, Neigh, There's No Limits in a bid to become this week's Go 8 Bit Champions.
Kevin Bridges vs. Natasia Demetriou
Comedians Kevin Bridges and Natasia Demetriou join Dara and Ellie to play five video games: Joust, Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare 2, Tekken, Can't Drive This and special endgame Noah Me, Noah You in a bid to become this week's Go 8 Bit Champions.
Phil Wang vs. Katherine Ryan
Comedians Katherine Ryan and Phil Wang join host Dara O Briain, Games Expert Ellie Gibson and team captains Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon to play five video games: Rayman, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Time Crisis 5, Bee Bee Q and special endgame Let's Get Freddie To Rumble in a bid to become this week's Go 8 Bit Champions.
Simon Gregson vs. Jayde Adams
Coronation Street's Steve McDonald - aka Simon Gregson - and comedian Jayde Adams join Dara and Ellie to play five video games: Super Mario Bros., Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Rock Band, Joe Danger 2 and special endgame Nine To Vive in a bid to become this week's Go 8 Bit Champions.
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