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Rob Beckett's Playing For Time. Rob Beckett. Copyright: Rumpus Media
Rob Beckett's Playing For Time

Rob Beckett's Playing For Time

  • TV comedy / factual
  • Channel 4
  • 2018
  • 4 episodes (1 series)

Rob Beckett hosts a show revisiting computer games from 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Stars Rob Beckett, Kerry Godliman and Simon Greenall.

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Rob Beckett's Playing For Time. Rob Beckett. Copyright: Rumpus Media

Key details

Genres
Comedy, Factual
Broadcast
2018
Channel
Channel 4
Episodes
4 (1 series)
Stars
Rob Beckett, Kerry Godliman and Simon Greenall
Writers
Dan Beckett and Phil Kerr
Directors
Barbara Wiltshire and Tom Vinnicombe
Producers
Russell Balkind, Ben Rogers, Emily Hudd and Iain Wimbush
Company

Rob Beckett and a host of celebrity guests "travel back in time" to the 1980s. As with all time travel adventures, Rob and his guests' aim is to return to the present day but, to do so, they will have to complete a level of an iconic game in each decade so they can make it back to 2018.

Over the course of each episode Rob and his guest will be led through the eras by comedian Kerry Godliman, who will play the important role of time lord of the space time continuum. They will stop off in the 1980s, the 1990s and the 00s where they'll dress in the fashions from that era - such as the New Romantics through to grunge - all whilst sharing stories and reminiscing about the movies, music and crazes from each decade and hopefully returning to the present day.

Additional details

Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Friday 30th March 2018 at 11:15pm on Channel 4

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