Through the Keyhole is a light-hearted BBC (originally ITV) panel game, where panelists have to attempt to identify the celebrity who lives in a house, after they are given a video tour of it. It has been running since 1983, though not continuously. The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is one of the largest broadcasting corporations in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of more than £4 billion. ... ITV (Independent Television) is the name popularly given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the network has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of... A game show is a radio or television program, involving members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

At the start of each episode, David Frost, the main presenter, introduces the panel of three celebrities (Introduces the panel with the catchphrase "And what a panel they are...." Frost then goes on to compare the panel to something, for example, "They are like the Mary Rose, Old, Rotten, but still standing.") who have to deduce the identity of the owners of the houses (two houses are featured in each episode). Then he hands over to Catherine Gee (Loyd Grossman until 2004) at the first house. Sir David Paradine Frost, OBE (born April 7, 1939) is an English television presenter. ... Mary Rose depicted on the Anthony Roll, a survey of Henry VIIIs navy, completed in 1546 HMS Mary Rose was an English carrack and one of the first to be able to fire a full broadside of cannons. ... Catherine Gee is a television presenter best known for her BBC programme, Escape to the Country. ... Loyd Daniel Gilman Grossman OBE (born Boston, September 16th 1950) is an English-American television presenter and cookery chef who mainly works in the UK. Grossman graduated from Boston University (B.A. History) before coming to Britain in 1975 to study at the London School of Economics (M.Sc. ...

Loyd or Catherine then take the viewer on a tour of the house, showing the various rooms, and highlighting things that hint at the owner of the house, and possibly some red herrings as well. After this, they sum up the 'evidence', then hand back to the David in the studio (with the catch phrase "Who lives in a house like this? David, it's over to you"). It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Red herring (disambiguation). ... A catch phrase is a phrase or expression that is popularized, usually through repeated use, by a real person or fictional character. ...

The audience at home, and the studio audience are shown who the owner (or owners) of the house are (although members of the audience at home can look away at that point). Then the panel take it in turns to guess the owner of the house. They usually start by making broad conclusions about the owner, such as gender, then get more specific as things progress. They are aided by David, who gives them hints as to how close they are, and the audience, who applaud when the panellist is on the right lines (apart from the ones who looked away).

Finally, either the panellists guess correctly, or David has to tell the panel who the owner is. Then usually David interviews the owner of the house, although occasionally a pre-recorded interview with Loyd is played instead, at the house. After the interview, the same pattern is followed with the second house of the episode.

The show is set to continue through 2007 on BBC 2. Series 7 started transmission on 27 February 2006. 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD (or CE) era. ... BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts and... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• UKGameshows.com: Through the Keyhole