‘It brings people together’: Global hit Come Dine With Me celebrates 20 years

<p>Show’s narrator Dave Lamb thought ‘no one would ever see it’. Now there are 50 versions worldwide</p><p>It began as a small Channel 4 show that the narrator, Dave Lamb, thought “would be snuck out in the daytime and no one would ever see it”.</p><p>But <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/come-dine-with-me">Come Dine With Me</a> has become a worldwide hit, marking 20 years since launch with a spin-off featuring teenagers and launching its 50th version – a French-speaking edition in north Africa.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/oct/05/come-dine-with-me-celebrates-20-years-channel-4">Continue reading...</a>