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E4 is rebooting gaming show GamesMaster, with Sir Trevor McDonald taking on the titular role.<\/p>\n
The 82-year-old broadcaster has been confirmed as the new GamesMaster ahead of the show\u2019s return later this year, which will be hosted by comedian Robert Florence.<\/p>\n
After the news broke, McDonald said in a statement: \u201cI am delighted to be taking on this iconic role for a new generation of viewers.\u201d<\/p>\n
The entertainment series originally aired back in 1992 on Channel 4, with Sir Patrick Moore serving as the GamesMaster and Dominik Diamond presenting, and lasted until 1998.<\/p>\n
GamesMaster will see celebrities, gaming stars and super fans take part in a series of \u201cchallenges, races and epic fights,\u201d according to E4, with the contestants competing in virtual battles for a chance to win the legendary Golden Joystick Trophy.<\/p>
Sir Trevor McDonald, who is best known for hosting ITV\u2019s Tonight with Trevor McDonald, the News at Ten and a number of true crime documentaries, will be taking on Sir\u00a0Patrick Moore\u2019s role as the GamesMaster \u2013 the all-knowing figure watching over the challenges.<\/p>\n
The three-part series will see Florence joined by co-hosts Frankie Ward, an esports and gaming presenter, and vlogger Ty Logan.<\/p>\n
GamesMaster\u2019s original series saw the likes of Frank Skinner, Eric Bristow, Ian Wright, Ulrika Jonsson, Gabrielle, Ant and Dec (as PJ & Duncan), Patsy Palmer, Zoe Ball and Take That appear as celebrity guests, however E4 has not yet revealed the celebrity line-up for the upcoming reboot.<\/p>\n
The series will premiere on E4\u2019s YouTube page, before being broadcast on the linear channel.<\/p>\n
GamesMaster airs on E4 later this year. Check out more of our Entertainment <\/a>coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Lauren Morris Published: Monday, 25 October 2021 at 12:00 am E4 is rebooting gaming show GamesMaster, with Sir Trevor McDonald taking on the titular role. The 82-year-old broadcaster has been confirmed as the new GamesMaster ahead of the show\u2019s return later this year, which will be hosted by comedian Robert Florence. After the news […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":6178,"template":"","categories":[8],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/sir-trevor-mcdonald-is-the-gamesmaster-in-gaming-shows-e4-revival.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/sir-trevor-mcdonald-is-the-gamesmaster-in-gaming-shows-e4-revival-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/sir-trevor-mcdonald-is-the-gamesmaster-in-gaming-shows-e4-revival-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/sir-trevor-mcdonald-is-the-gamesmaster-in-gaming-shows-e4-revival.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/sir-trevor-mcdonald-is-the-gamesmaster-in-gaming-shows-e4-revival.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/sir-trevor-mcdonald-is-the-gamesmaster-in-gaming-shows-e4-revival.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/sir-trevor-mcdonald-is-the-gamesmaster-in-gaming-shows-e4-revival.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Lauren Morris Published: Monday, 25 October 2021 at 12:00 am E4 is rebooting gaming show GamesMaster, with Sir Trevor McDonald taking on the titular role. The 82-year-old broadcaster has been confirmed as the new GamesMaster ahead of the show\u2019s return later this year, which will be hosted by comedian Robert Florence. After the news…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/6177"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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