Eggheads (TV Series) - Celebrity Eggheads

On 15 December 2008, a special edition of Eggheads began, airing 5 shows of Celebrity Eggheads, ending on 19 December 2008 presented by Dermot Murnaghan.

The teams (all playing for charity):

• BBC Radio Five Live presenters featuring Nicky Campbell, Shelagh Fogarty, Robert Harley, Jonathan Maitland and Fiona Foster.
• BBC Newsreaders and journalists featuring Bill Turnbull, Sian Williams, Nick Robinson, Louise Minchin and Charlie Stayt.
• Sport stars featuring Matt Dawson, Phil Tufnell, Sally Gunnell, Tessa Sanderson and Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson.
• Celebrity chefs featuring John Burton Race, James Tanner, Atul Kochhar, Aiden Byrne and Oliver Rowe.
• Celebrity experts featuring Kristian Digby, Jonty Hearnden, Joe Swift, Declan Curry and Anton Du Beke.

On 7 December 2009, 10 more editions of Celebrity Eggheads began. These were also the first shows to feature Pat Gibson, the seventh Egghead. The first 9 episodes aired on consecutive weekdays, with the 10th episode airing much later in March 2010.

The teams (again playing for charity):

• BBC Radio 2 presenters featuring Paul Gambaccini, Suzi Quatro, Richard Allinson, Clare Teal and Alex Lester.
• Sporting legends featuring John Inverdale, Dennis Taylor, Mark Lawrenson, Graham Bell and Bob Champion.
• Antiques Roadshow experts featuring Hilary Kay, Marc Allum, Eric Knowles, Paul Atterbury and Lars Tharp.
• Grumpy Old Women featuring Jenni Trent Hughes, Helen Lederer, Indira Joshi, Dillie Keane and Kim Woodburn.
• Olympic champions featuring Sir Matthew Pinsent, Roger Black, Sharron Davies, Mark Foster and Ade Adepitan.
• Celebrity Mastermind winners featuring Shaun Williamson, Jan Ravens, DJ Spoony, Paul Ross and Kaye Adams.
• Blue Peter presenters featuring Peter Purves, Janet Ellis, Liz Barker, Simon Groom and Diane-Louise Jordan.
• Female newsreaders and journalists featuring Jennie Bond, Angela Rippon, Sue MacGregor, Jan Leeming and Rosie Boycott.
• The One Show presenters featuring Gyles Brandreth, Angellica Bell, Lucy Siegle, Mike Dilger and George McGavin.
• Former Apprentice contestants: Kristina Grimes, Raef Bjayou, James McQuillan, Philip Taylor and Tre Azam.

From 13 December 2010, 10 Celebrity Eggheads episodes were aired for a third series.

The teams were:

• Hi-de-Hi! writer and actors featuring Jimmy Perry, Nikki Kelly, Barry Howard, Jeffrey Holland and Paul Shane
• Newsreaders and journalists featuring Martin Bell, Brian Hanrahan, Nicholas Owen, Sandy Gall and Stanley Johnson
• BBC weather forecasters featuring Peter Gibbs, John Hammond, Phil Avery, Simon King, Chris Fawkes
• Natural history presenters featuring Bill Oddie, Chris Packham, Nick Baker, Philippa Forrester and Mark O'Shea
• House and garden experts featuring Toby Buckland, Aggie MacKenzie, James Alexander Sinclair, Chris Collins and Craig Phillips
• Doctor Who team featuring Colin Baker, Katy Manning, Frazer Hines, Louise Jameson and John Leeson
• Former Radio 1 DJs featuring Tony Blackburn, Mike Read, David Hamilton, Ed Stewart and David Jensen
• BBC Sports Personality of the Year winners featuring John Conteh, Iwan Thomas, Roger Uttley, Geoff Thomas and David Broome - who is the only one of the five to have won the award.
• Female journalists and broadcasters featuring Edwina Currie, Christine Hamilton, Lesley Joseph, Suzi Perry and Amanda Hamilton
• Voiceover announcers featuring Jon Briggs, Mitch Johnson, Charles Nove, Redd Pepper and Steve Punt

Then, from 12 December to 23 December 2011, including a show on Sunday 18 December, the format returned for a fourth series.

The teams were:

• Sporting greats featuring Willie Thorne, Peter Shilton, Geoff Capes, Paul Nixon and Joe Egan
• Ladies who Twitter featuring Sian Lloyd, Annabel Giles, Wincey Willis, Jeni Barnett and Sarah Greene
• Former EastEnders actors featuring Shobu Kapoor, Derek Martin, David Spinx, Carol Harrison and Jane How
• Reality TV stars featuring Andy Abraham, Lembit Opik, Hannah Waterman, John McCririck and Yvette Fielding
• Former footballers Frank Worthington, Alan Kennedy, Kerry Dixon, Alan Rough and Tony Currie
• Famous faces from Ireland featuring Henry Kelly, Mike Nolan, Zoe Salmon, Shauna Lowry and Linda Nolan
• Experts from Antiques Road Trip featuring Anita Manning, James Braxton, Mark Stacey, Thomas Plant and David Barby.
• A team from That's Life, featuring Esther Rantzen, Adrian Mills, Gavin Campbell, Bill Buckley and Robin Bextor
• TV presenters Toby Anstis, Pat Sharp, Joel Defries, Cerrie Burnell and Sarah-Jane Honeywell
• A team of TV scientists featuring Johnny Ball, Marty Jopson, Adam Hart-Davis, Kate Bellingham and Dr Ian Johnston