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by Adz.M » Sun Oct 02, 2016 3:07 pm
There's a gaming themed TV show currently airing in the UK on the channel Dave called "Dara O' Briain's Go 8-bit".
And I couldn't help but notice that a familiar face appears on one scene in the show's intro.
This is probably the closest we'll ever get to seeing Dizzy on TV these days.

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by frogandhat » Sun Oct 02, 2016 7:52 pm
Good spot!

And he is the only game character in the crowd (in that shot at least, I have not seen the whole sequence, but I guess Donkey Kong has something to do with the barrel or is that Farmer Bob from Chuckie Egg top right?), so maybe the programme makers are big Dizzy fans?
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by Meph » Mon Oct 03, 2016 7:52 pm
hahah, i've been watching this, such a fun show but i never noticed that.
Not sort of, it's offical Dizzy is in tv.
They did play Chuckie Egg a few weeks ago so it probably is. Dizzy may make an appearance.
Its always the cracked ones that let the light in
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by Meph » Tue Oct 04, 2016 10:56 pm
I noticed during that sequence Dizzy jumps and flips, someone clearly knew their Dizzy games.
Its always the cracked ones that let the light in
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by frogandhat » Sat Apr 29, 2017 5:10 pm
Looks like there is a second series coming soon, and did I spot a familiar face at the end of the trailer? Looks like (at least) one of our favourite 8 bit programmers might guest, but I can't tell which one

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by Adz.M » Fri May 05, 2017 11:43 am
Yeah I saw the trailer too.
The new series looks promising after seeing Philip on there.
It is said to air on Monday 15th May - no time set yet though.
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by Meph » Sat May 06, 2017 3:40 pm
That's good, i enjoyed the last series.
Don't get the tv channel but they let you watch via their website, thankfully.
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by NigeC » Tue May 09, 2017 3:01 pm
the ad was on tv over the weekend and I swear some of the sound effects were Dizzy too
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by Adz.M » Tue May 30, 2017 9:22 am
Last night's episode of 'Dara O'Briain's Go 8-bit' featured a segment on the final part where they not only played Kwik Snax, but The Oliver Twins also made an appearance.
You can see the episode on demand via UKTV Play (UK only)
https://uktvplay.uktv.co.uk/shows/dara- ... ch-online/
If you cannot watch it online, the episode will be repeated on Dave on
Thursday 1st June - 8pm and
Sunday 4th June - 4:30pm.
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by Grandad » Wed May 31, 2017 9:15 am
...didn't realise the Oliver's liked a bit of head banging
But their modern hairstyles are brilliant and look just like mine
