GamesMaster was a British television show, screened on Channel 4 from 7 January 1992 to 3 February 1998, and was the first-ever UK television show dedicated to computer and video games.
GamesMaster began when Jane Hewland, formerly of LWT, who had set up her own production company Hewland International, took an interest in her son Joseph's love of video games. She put together a pitch for a show that would translate the excitement of games playin...
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GamesMaster was a British television show, screened on Channel 4 from 7 January 1992 to 3 February 1998, and was the first-ever UK television show dedicated to computer and video games.
GamesMaster began when Jane Hewland, formerly of LWT, who had set up her own production company Hewland International, took an interest in her son Joseph's love of video games. She put together a pitch for a show that would translate the excitement of games playing into watchable television. It was Channel 4 that became interested in the concept and green lit the production. However, because it had been pitched as a competitive event programme, the show was always under the jurisdiction of the "sports" department amongst shows such as Football Italia, horse racing and Indian volleyball.
Though it featured reviews of games, most of the show was about challenges where game players would compete against one another for the title of "GamesMaster Champion". Contestants who were successful at their...
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