<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related shows </Th> <Td> Interceptor Fort Boyard Jungle Run </Td> </Tr> <P> The Crystal Maze is a British game show devised by Jacques Antoine, in which a team of contestants take on a range of challenges set within a labyrinth of the same name consisting of four time zones, winning a "time crystal" (golf ball - sized Swarovski glass crystals) for each one they successfully complete . Reaching the centerpiece of the Maze, "The Crystal Dome", the team work together collecting a certain amount of gold tokens to win a prize, with the allotted time inside the Dome being determined by the number of crystals they obtained in the previous zones . </P> <P> Broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, The Crystal Maze was originally aired over six series and five Christmas specials between 15 February 1990 and 10 August 1995; the first four series and three specials were hosted by Richard O'Brien, with the remaining two series and specials hosted by Edward Tudor - Pole . In October 2016, Stephen Merchant hosted a one - off celebrity edition of the show for Stand Up to Cancer, before Channel 4 announced the return of the show a month later, to be hosted by Richard Ayoade and featuring a revamped format . The revived series began broadcasting a series of celebrity specials, starting on 23 June 2017, before taking a break between 14--23 July, due to the broadcaster airing live coverage of the World Para Athletics Championships; it resumed on 25 August 2017 . </P>

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