Bits is a British entertainment television series that aired on Channel 4 from 4 June 1999 to 6 April 2001, with both late night and edited morning versions of the show, the show reviewed computer games, testing the (then) latest games releases across multiple platforms.
Five series were produced and, uniquely at the time for a show about computer games, had an all female presentation team.
There were also a number of special episodes, notably a three-parter in early 2000 titled the Bits 'Super Console Tour' which primarily featured the girls challenging various "pro" gamers in 1v1 battles around the UK in each episode (London, Blackpool, and one other location), as well as their usual sketches and short reviews and newsclips. The games chosen were usually new releases on various consoles, one of which was FantaVision on the newly launched PlayStation 2, at which Emily Booth was defeated by Alek Hayes, who was employed at the time at BarrysWorld.
Transmissions Series Block Start date End date Episodes 1 4Later 4 June 1999 20 August 1999 12 2 4Later 27 August 1999 28 November 1999 12 3 4Later 11 April 2000 28 July 2000 15 T4 16 April 2000 16 July 2000 10 4 4Later 2 October 2000 18 December 2000 12 5 4Later 20 January 2001 6 April 2001 12 Specials 4Later 5 January 2000 23 September 2000 8
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