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Date Posted: 10/2/2002
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Author: P.M. Greaves
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A twice weekly game-show recorded last month with the "unique way the BBC is funded" money has been literally left on the cutting room floor as the pilot episode failed to impress shareholders or imbeciles from the general public.
The show, hosted by Michael Buerke (9 o'clock news, 999) involves blindfolded members of the public fastened onto wooden planks inside the lion enclosure at Twycross Zoo being simultaneously forced to answer hard-hitting questions with the barrel of a sawn-off shotgun in their mouth.
All contestants would be wired up to a heart monitor and points would be given for the level of calm within the competitor at different stages of the competition. Bonus points could be gained for individuals whose heart actually stopped beating altogether.
This was to be the BBC's response to the recent popularity of high-tension gameshows such as "The Chamber" and "The Chair" as seen in the USA.
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