Crush
The Crush logo on T-shirts etc
Format	Children's game show
Run time	25 minutes
Starring	Barney Harwood Jean Anderson
Channel	CBBC, BBC One

Crush is a UK children's TV game show on the BBC. Friends, parents or teachers of a young person in primary school secretly approach the BBC to tell them about rumours of a crush the kid has on a classmate. The BBC then organises for the programme's presenters, Barney Harwood and Jean Anderson, to visit the school, along with a camera crew and programme team. A game show involves members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... Barney Harwood (born 7 November 1979 in Blackpool, UK) is a British presenter well known for his work with the CBBC. Barney was born in Blackpool and was bitten by the performing bug at the tender age of three when he put on plays, using his socks as the main... The CBBC Logo Childrens BBC and its contraction, CBBC, is the brand for the BBCs childrens television output aimed at children over six, across BBC One, BBC Two and the CBBC Channel. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the primary channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... A game show involves members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of £4 billion. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... Wiktionary has related dictionary definitions, such as: crush Crush may mean: A short-lived and unrequited love, infatuation, or limerence, especially prevalent among young people but not unheard of for people of any age, as in I have a crush on so-and-so. ... Barney Harwood (born 7 November 1979 in Blackpool, UK) is a British presenter well known for his work with the CBBC. Barney was born in Blackpool and was bitten by the performing bug at the tender age of three when he put on plays, using his socks as the main...

One of the presenters enters the classroom, says a few words to the teacher and then makes an announcement to the class, calling out the chosen girl or boy to the front to ask them about the alleged crush. Then the person of his or her affection is also called out, and the two of them together with four friends are asked if they want to play Crush to win a 'dream date'. The programme has only ever included heterosexual crushes. A university classroom with permanently-installed desk-chairs and green chalkboards. ... Heterosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love or sexual desire exclusively for members of the opposite sex or gender, contrasted with homosexuality and distinguished from bisexuality and asexuality. ...

The game takes place in the school hall where a small brightly coloured stage backdrop with red heart-shaped curtains has been set up for recording. Theatrical scenery is that which is used as a setting for a theatrical production. ...

There are a total of four rounds, with up to 25 points available in each of the first three rounds (which often involve questions about teachers, family members, friends or simple tasks), and with many more points in the last round to help catch up. The players must score at least 100 points to win the 'dream date' for all the players - otherwise they get to do a chore instead.