{"id":43557,"date":"2024-01-11T14:09:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T13:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1955591"},"modified":"2024-01-11T15:01:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T14:01:22","slug":"golden-balls-fans-want-itv-to-bring-back-jasper-carrotts-iconic-game-show","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/golden-balls-fans-want-itv-to-bring-back-jasper-carrotts-iconic-game-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Balls fans want ITV to bring back Jasper Carrott\u2019s iconic game show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Should Golden Balls come back? RadioTimes.com readers have had their say! <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 11 January 2024 at 13:09 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>With a number of game show revivals hitting our screens recently, fans have called for ITV to bring back Golden Balls.<\/p>\n<p>The show, which ran between 2007 and 2009 hosted by Jasper Carrott, saw contestants attempt to convince their fellow players they had the most money in their balls in an effort to get to the final round, where two contestants could choose to either split or steal the overall prize money for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> poll, users of X, previously known as Twitter, said they would want ITV to bring the show back \u2013 although it was far from unanimous.<\/p>\n<p>Of the respondents to the poll, 50.7 per cent said they would like to see a revival, while 49.3 per cent disagreed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I absolutely loved this game. The tense, drama and slight arguments about Split \/ Steal made the great quiz. Shame ITV didn&#8217;t keep making more. I wonder who they&#8217;ll have to host it? Jasper Carrot doesn&#8217;t do much TV anymore. Someone like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobbieRinder?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RobbieRinder<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeeMack?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LeeMack<\/a> would be great!<\/p>\u2014 Peter H Todd (@Peter_H_Todd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Peter_H_Todd\/status\/1743279209563259330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Of those responding, one X user said that they \u201cabsolutely loved\u201d the game, and suggested either Robert Rinder or Lee Mack could take over as host if Carrott didn\u2019t return.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/the-traitors-winner-hannah-tips-final-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">The Traitors winner Hannah shares tips for getting to end of game<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/ant-dec-limitless-win-biggest-prize-newsupdate\/\">Ant &amp; Dec\u2019s Limitless Win teases record-breaking cash prize won in season 3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/philipaston44\/status\/1743226123792601244\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one of the respondents<\/a> who didn\u2019t want the show back said that we already have \u201cmore than enough revivals on our plates\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Recent game show revivals to have arrived on ITV include Deal or No Deal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/wheel-of-fortune-past-presenters\/\">Wheel of Fortune<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/jeopardy-rules-explained\/\">Jeopardy!<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/celebrity-big-brother-2024-cast-line-up\/\">Big Brother<\/a>, while the BBC has aired a new season of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/survivor-2023-winner-matthew-newsupdate\/\">Survivor<\/a> and is about to bring back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/gladiators-bbc-release-date\/\">Gladiators<\/a>.<\/p> <p>Alex Horne, creator and star of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/taskmaster-champion-of-champions-3-date-confirmed-newsupdate\/\">Taskmaster<\/a>, recently suggested he would like to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/alex-horne-jasper-carrott-taskmaster-newsupdate\/\">Jasper Carrott come on the Channel 4 show<\/a>, saying: \u201cThere are a few old-school people who I\u2019d love to have, like Jasper Carrott.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not chasing things [career-wise], but I think Joe Pasquale would do it and I think he would be great. 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