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''Fort Boyard'' is a French game show created by Jacques Antoine that was first broadcast on 7 July 1990 (as ''Les Clés de Fort Boyard'', shortened to ''Fort Boyard'' from the second series in 1991) and is popular to this day. It has been re-made around the world, successfully in many countries over a 25-year period. Set and filmed on the real fortress of the same name in France, the programme appears similar to ''The Crystal Maze'' (which was created as an alternative format by Antoine for Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, after ''Fort Boyard'' itself was unavailable to film in because of its then ongoing refurbishment during 1988–89). Channel 5 later bought the rights to ''Fort Boyard'' and made their own British version, using the now refurbished set, which aired from 16 October 1998 to 29 December 2001 for four series. It was briefly revived by Challenge in 2003 for one series and the show later returned to UK television in 2012 under a new format aired on CITV, ''Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge''. In both programmes the contestants have to complete challenges to win prize money. However, while ''The Crystal Maze'' varies the type of games quite considerably, ''Fort Boyard'' tends to focus mainly on physical and endurance challenges. Although ''Fort Boyard'' was something of a pioneer in the area of game show fear and adventure, later programmes such as ''Fear Factor'' have pushed things even further, requiring ''Fort Boyard'' to react and adapt with new twists and games, including a couple of seasons in which the contestants spent the night in the Fort (this was particularly popular in the French and Russian versions). ''Fort Boyard'' is the most exported French TV format and the fourth most exported adventure-style game show format in the world after ''Wipeout'', ''Fear Factor'' and ''Survivor''. ==UK cast== In the UK, two sets of presenters have been used for ''Fort Boyard''. The first set appeared during the first four series of the show, which were broadcast by Channel 5, with the second appearing in the 2003 Challenge-aired fifth series. The Channel 5 years were produced by Paul Kirrage and executive produced by Richard Holloway, later known for producing ''The X Factor'' and other high profile shows on UK television. The leading presenters of ''Fort Boyard'' on Channel 5 and Challenge were Melinda Messenger (series 1–4) and Jodie Penfold (series 5). Their roles were to give advice and support for the teams, commentate for the viewers, and match wits with Boyard, the "Master of the Fort". The other characters in ''Fort Boyard'' are: *Boyard (played by Leslie Grantham in series 1–4, Christopher Ellison in series 5) is the "Master Of The Fort", who sets the challenges that the team must complete to win. In the UK versions of the show, he is portrayed as a selfish, commanding, and malevolent character who takes great pleasure in ensuring that fear and failure plague the contestants. Grantham portrayed these traits slightly more strongly, with Ellison sometimes showing sympathy, or even being generous to the contestants. *The Professor (Geoffrey Bayldon, series 1–4) is an eccentric scientist who has become mad over the years as a result of being kept prisoner by ''Boyard'' in the 'Watch Tower'. His task is to ask the contestants riddles, which, if answered correctly, will give the team a key or clue word. Along with ''Captain Baker'', he also talks to the contestants briefly before asking the riddles and to the viewers. *Captain Baker (Tom Baker, series 5), the replacement for ''The Professor'', is an insane sea captain held captive by ''Boyard''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fort Boyard (game show)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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