Paddy McGuinness and seven-time world snooker champion Stephen Hendry front the show for BBC Two and iPlayer BBC Daytime has today announced the return of Big Break, the popular snooker-themed game ...

It was, in many ways, sheer pot luck that snooker star John Virgo received a call from the BBC in 1990. The corporation had been developing a snooker-themed quiz show called Big Break for years. But ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Virgo pictured at the Embassy World Champions in April 1990. (ALLSTAR PICTURE LIBRARY, Allstar Picture Library Ltd) Former ...

The BBC is to bring back the classic gameshow after 24 years away, with Paddy McGuinness to present ...

The hit 90s snooker-themed game show Big Break will return with broadcaster Paddy McGuinness and seven-time world snooker champion Stephen Hendry at the helm. The popular programme will return to BBC ...

The BBC series will also feature a sporting legend.

Jim Davidson has led the tributes to John Virgo after the snooker great died aged 79 today, describing the former TV duo as 'mates until this morning at 5am'. The 72-year-old comedian co-hosted the ...

BBC to bring back iconic snooker game show Big Break after 24 years away - Big Break originally ran from 1991 to 2002 with Jim Davidson and John Virgo hosting and brought in nearly 14m viewers at its ...

Snooker stars have been calling for a revived version of Big Break, the iconic BBC show, as a fitting tribute to the late ...

The BBC have confirmed the return of iconic snooker game show Big Break with Paddy McGuinness and seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry as the hosts. The broadcaster has stated that the series will ...

Snooker's best players called for the return of Big Break – and the BBC has confirmed that they will get their wish. Prior to the World Championship, we spoke to some of the sport's biggest stars, ...

Production for the series will begin shortly for the twenty 30-minute-long episodes, with the series set to air on BBC Two and the BBC iPlayer The hit 90s snooker-themed game show Big Break will ...