We first got cable tv in the late 1990s. It was called Cable London then, but now it’s Virgin.
We had three foreign channels: a German one, an Italian one and the French TV5.
One of our favourite shows had started in 1990 and was Fort Boyard, the French version. TV5 showed episodes a year out of date but it made no difference to us.
There have been many foreign versions of FB, including in the UK, and we also did a studio version called The Crystal Maze.
If you don’t know, teams come to the fort to play games and win money for a charity.
The show has changed over the years, got longer or shorter, had follow up shows and the like, but is still on.
Brexit meant we lost our foreign channels and watching FB became impossible. Fortunately, some kind people have posted them on YouTube until they were told not to.
FB is on again, in its 37th year, and it is great to see both new and old episodes appearing here: https://www.youtube.com/@FortBoyard_Replay
There’s a new presenter, many of the old characters and games are still there, the running times have been shortened and the show seems lass flabby than it had been. And it’s still enjoyable.