CUE GRAPHICS
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Full Project Archive: 1989 – Present

Karl Schneidau
Broadcast Portfolio

A complete, chronological record of television and live-event engineering work across four career stages — from a broadcast engineering apprenticeship at BBC Studios through to Cue Graphics, the independent broadcast technology company Karl runs today.

The projects listed below are the projects Karl has lead, programmed, designed and operated, or played a significant role in engineering.

Date Project / Show Client / Broadcaster Production Type Summary of Involvement
Cue Graphics 2025–Present

Through Cue Graphics, Karl continues to engineer complex systems using modern technology and techniques, whilst working closely with partners in the industry.
2026 Big Fat Quiz Hot Sauce / Channel 4 Panel Show Videowriters / Scoring
2026 The 1% Club Magnum / ITV Gameshow Gameshow System
2026 Wisdom Of The Crowd Magnum / BBC One Gameshow Gameshow System
2026 1% Klubben BBC Studios Nordic / SVT Gameshow (Sweden) Gameshow System
2025 Strictly Come Dancing BBC Studios / BBC One Entertainment Judges’ Scoring System, Live Data
2025 Los 200: Uno Contra La Masa Brutal Media / Telecinco Gameshow (Spain) Gameshow System
Round One 2009–2025

When BBC Special Projects closed, most of the team continued into the commercial arena with Round One, further developing custom systems and hardware.
2014–2025 Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour Phil McIntyre Live / BBC Live Event / Tour Judges’ Scoring System, Live Graphics
2014–2025 Dancing On Ice Lifted / ITV Entertainment Judges’ Scoring System, Live Graphics
2025 Wisdom Of The Crowd (Pilot) Magnum Gameshow Pilot Gameshow System
2025 What's In The Box (Pitch) Rollercoaster Gameshow Pitch Gameshow System
2009–2024 Strictly Come Dancing BBC Studios / BBC One Entertainment Judges’ Scoring System, Live Data
2013–2024 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Lifted / ITV Entertainment Win The Ads Live Gameshow, Misc Games and Graphics
2017–2024 The Voice UK Lifted / ITV Talent Competition Coaches’ Chair Control Systems
2021–2024 1% Club Magnum / ITV Gameshow Gameshow System
2024 Ring My Bell Lifted / ITV Gameshow Pilot Gameshow System
2017–2022 The Voice Kids Lifted / ITV Talent Competition Coaches’ Chair Control Systems
2021 Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Lineup ITV Entertainment Live Graphics, VT Playback
2020 Celebrity Games Night Monkey / Channel 5 Gameshow Buzzers
2020 1% Club (Pilot) Magnum Gameshow Pilot Gameshow System
2009–2019 8 Out Of 10 Cats Zeppotron / Channel 4 / More 4 Gameshow Graphics / Scoring / Buzzer System Design
2019 What Should I Do ITV Format Pilot Voting Data Graphic Display
2014–2018 Dancing On Ice Live Tour ITV Live Event / Tour Judges’ Scoring System, Live Graphics
2016–2017 Cash Trapped ITV Gameshow Gameshow System, Graphic Design
2017 A Right Royal Quiz Shiver / ITV Gameshow Pilot Buzzers, Scoring
2017 I Don't Like Mondays Magnum / Channel 4 Comedy Gameshow Gameshow System
2012–2016 Duck Quacks Don't Echo Magnum / Sky1 Gameshow Misc Graphics, VT Playback
2012–2016 The Voice UK Wall To Wall / BBC One Talent Competition Coaches’ Chair Control Systems
2009–2015 Would I Lie To You? Zeppotron / BBC One Gameshow Scoring, VT Playback, Graphics
2015 Pocket Money Pitch CBBC Children's Gameshow Voting System, Scoring
2015 ITN Election Debate ITV News / Politics Lighting Control
2015 The People's Strictly (Comic Relief) BBC One Charity Special Judges’ Scoring System
2014 Saturday Night Takeaway Live Tour Peter Grant / ITV Live Event / Tour Win The Ads Live Gameshow
2014 Tumble BBC One Entertainment Judges’ Scoring System, Live Graphics
2013 ITV Upfronts ITV Corporate Event Win The Ads Gameshow System (Special Edition)
2013 Speak For Yourself ITV Gameshow Pilot Buzzers, Scoring
2013 Stepping Out ITV Entertainment Judges’ Scoring System
2012 Future Formats BBC Format Showcase Gameshow Systems
2012 No Strings Attached BBC Puppet Show Pilot Buzzer System
2011 That's Britain! Wall To Wall / BBC One Gameshow Live Word Cloud Graphics Engine
2011 Ant & Dec's Push The Button Gallowgate / ITV Live Gameshow Cowell’s Teeth Game System
2009–2010 You Have Been Watching Zeppotron / Channel 4 / More 4 Panel Show Buzzers, Scoring
2009 We Need Answers BBC Four Panel / Comedy Graphics Systems
2009 Run For It BBC Gameshow Pilot Timing Systems
2009 Totally Saturday BBC One Entertainment Graphic Design
BBC Special Projects 1991–2009

The Special Projects department brief was to engineer solutions for use on (mostly) BBC productions, using systems and software largely developed in-house.
2004–2009 Strictly Come Dancing BBC Studios / BBC One Entertainment Judges’ Scoring System (Operation)
2005–2009 8 Out Of 10 Cats Zeppotron / Channel 4 / More 4 Gameshow Graphics / Scoring / Buzzer System Design
2007–2009 Would I Lie To You? Zeppotron / BBC One Gameshow Scoring, VT Playback, Graphics
2009 Big Brother's Big Quiz Channel 4 Gameshow Buzzer System
2007–2008 Eurovision Dance Contest BBC One Entertainment / Scoreboard Scoreboard Design
2008 Happy Birthday Brucie BBC One Entertainment / Tribute Special Graphics Scoring System
2006–2007 Just The Two Of Us BBC One Entertainment Judges’ Scoring System (Operation)
2007 Dirty Rotten Cheater BBC Gameshow Podium Graphics System / Graphic Design
2002, 2004, 2006 Sport Relief BBC One Charity Telethon Various Graphics
2003–2006 Song For Europe / Making Your Mind Up BBC One Scoreboard / Music Scoreboard Design
2006 Mastermind for Sport Relief BBC One Charity Graphics Scoring System
2006 Everyone's A Winner BBC One Live Gameshow Gameshow System, Remote Buzzers
1998–2005 ITV Record Of The Year ITV Scoreboard / Music Scoreboard Design
2005 29 Minutes Of Fame BBC One Gameshow Buzzers, Scoring
2005 General Election BBC One News / Politics Asst Systems Engineer (Snow Virtual Graphics Team)
2005 28 Acts In 28 Minutes BBC Three Comedy Showcase Graphic Design, Timing
2004 Bamzooki CBBC Children's Asst Systems Engineer (Virtual Graphics Team)
2004 BBC News (Beslan Siege) BBC News News / Factual 3D Graphics Work
2004 Traitor BBC Gameshow Scoring / Logging System
2004 Didn't They Do Well? BBC One Gameshow Gameshow System, Archive Integration
2001–2003 Stupid Punts Channel X / BBC Three Gameshow Scoring / Graphics System
2002–2003 Liquid Eurovision BBC Entertainment Scoreboard Design
2003 Jonathan Creek – “The Tailor's Dummy” BBC One Drama Designed, programmed and operated a fictional (in-story) gameshow system central to the episode's plot
2003 Playback BBC Gameshow Pilot Gameshow System
1992–2002 Big Break BBC One Gameshow Gameshow System, Graphic Design
1995–2002 Generation Game BBC One Gameshow Scoreboard Design
1997–2002 The Other Half BBC One Gameshow / Light Entertainment Scoreboard Design
1999–2002 It's Only TV...But I Like It Open Mike / BBC One Entertainment Buzzers, Scoring
2002 Shooting Stars BBC Two Comedy Panel Show Buzzer System, Scoring
2002 Get Staffed BBC Gameshow “Pub Trivia” Game Design / Development
2002 The Chair BBC One Gameshow Graphic Design, System Consultancy
1992, 1997, 2001 General Election BBC One News / Politics Communications Team
1997–2000 Children In Need BBC One Charity Telethon Studio Communications Project Leader
1999–2000 Millennium BBC Communications Communications Team
1999–2000 Show Me The Money Channel 4 Feature Stockmarket Data Graphics Engine
2000 On The Spot BBC One Gameshow Gameshow System / Graphic Design
2000 Music Live BBC One Communications Studio Communications Project Leader
2000 Watchdog BBC One Feature Realtime Statistic Graphics Engine
2000 1000 To 1 BBC One Gameshow Graphic Engine Design and Software
1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 Comic Relief BBC One Charity Telethon Totaliser Design and Software
1998–1999 Noel's House Party BBC One Light Entertainment Interactive Games / Displays / Graphics
1999 Ask The Family BBC Two Gameshow Gameshow System
1999 Virtual Reality BBC R&D / Misc Consultant to Virtual Studio for Motion-Capture System
1999 2000 To 1 BBC One Gameshow Graphic Engine Design and Software
1991–1998 Record Breakers CBBC Children's Timing Systems / Software / Graphics
1996–1998 Demon Headmaster CBBC Drama / Children's Design Of In-Shot Graphics
1998 Eurovision Song Contest BBC One Scoreboard / Music Additional Scoreboard Design
1998 Floppy Millennium Show BBC R&D / Misc Development / Animation of Virtual Character for Non-TX Pilot
1998 Children In Need BBC One Charity Telethon Totaliser Design and Software
1994–1997 Wipeout BBC One Gameshow Gameshow System
1997 General Election BBC One News / Politics Timecode-Driven Graphic Clock
1997 BBC News (Diana's Funeral) BBC News News / Factual Custom Audio Source Switching System
1997 Where On Earth BBC Format Pilot Gameshow System / 3D Graphics
1991–1996 Children In Need BBC Charity Telethon Communications Team
1994–1996 Pets Win Prizes BBC One Gameshow Gameshow System
1996 Full Swing BBC Gameshow Gameshow System
1996 Dream Ticket BBC Gameshow Pilot Gameshow System
1992–1994 Space Vets CBBC Children's Sci-Fi Comedy Computer Graphics Systems
1994 Winter Olympics (Lillehammer) BBC Sport / Communications AmeCs Signalling System Design and Build
1994 National Lottery Live (Lottery Launch Show) BBC One Lottery Show Buzzer System
1994 Talking Telephone Numbers BBC Gameshow Telephone Exchange Design and Build
1993 Live & Kicking CBBC Children's Interactive Computer Game
1992 Going Live CBBC Children's Live Telephone Dialling Monitor
1991 Bitsa CBBC Children's Countdown Timer
BBC Studios 1989–1991

Two years spent in the main studios at BBC Television Centre and at the BBC's engineering training centre were the basis of an apprenticeship in television production and broadcast engineering.
1989–1991 Wogan BBC One Chat Show Vision Engineer
1990–1991 One Foot In The Grave BBC One Sitcom Vision Engineer
1991 Kilroy BBC One Daytime Debate Show Vision Engineer
1991 Children's BBC Links CBBC Continuity Vision Engineer
1989–1990 Bob Says Opportunity Knocks BBC One Talent Show Vision Engineer
1989–1990 Blue Peter CBBC Children's Vision Engineer
1989–1990 Top Of The Pops BBC One Music Vision Engineer
1990 Bread BBC One Sitcom Vision Engineer
1989 Blackadder Goes Forth BBC One Comedy / Drama Vision Engineer
1989 Saturday Matters with Sue Lawley BBC One Chat Show Vision Engineer
1989 Noel's Saturday Roadshow BBC One Light Entertainment Vision Engineer
1989 That's Life BBC One Consumer Affairs Vision Engineer
1989 Something For The Weekend BBC One Comedy Sketch Show Vision Engineer
1989 The Russ Abbot Show BBC One Comedy Vision Engineer
1989 The Les Dennis Laughter Show BBC One Comedy Vision Engineer
1989 The Paul Daniels Magic Show BBC One Entertainment Vision Engineer