What is "walk the plank"

vb. 1 (context historical English) On a pirate ship, to walk off a plank of wood into the ocean. Used as a method of killing. 2 (context figuratively English) To be forced to resign from a position in an organization.

Walk the Plank is a South African television gameshow produced for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) in 2005. It was hosted by Rutendo Matinyarare. A crossover of Survivor and traditional quiz shows but with a voiceover and puzzle games and costumes. Six contestants work in two teams and have to complete games such as life-sized Jenga, as well as throwing spears at targets to reveal clues, which they then have to use to solve other puzzles. The game consists of 4 rounds:

1. General knowledge.
2. Physical.
3. Outdoor (filmed outside the studio).
4. Relay - consisting of 3 tasks each performed by a different team member.

The first show aired on 3 August 2005. The set weighs 70 tons. After 1 September 2005, the show was moved from its prime time slot at 1930 on Wednesdays to 1100 on Sundays, because of poor ratings.

Walk the Plank may refer to:

• Walking the plank, a form of murder or torture practiced by rogue seafarers
• Walk the Plank (gameshow), a South African television gameshow
• Walk the Plank (theatre company), an English pyrotechnics and theatre company
• Walk the Plank (Pirates of the Mississippi album)
• Walk the Plank (Longshoremen album), an album by the Longshoremen
• "Walk the Plank", a song from the film soundtrack album Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• Walk the Plank, a card game by Green Ronin Publishing
• Walk The Plank (Zebrahead album), an album by Zebrahead

Walk the Plank are a British group of artists, theatre makers, pyrotechnicians and event engineers who specialise in outdoor arts/theatre, touring performance and pyrotechnics.

Their shows are on land and on water and often mix performance, music, lighting, visual images, fire, and fireworks. The company was established by John Wassell and Liz Pugh in 1991, who identified a niche market for a touring theatre ship, and other aquatic shows on the waterways. The company's work began when the pair purchased a touring theatre ship, the MV Fitzcarraldo. The company's work has now extended far beyond the ship and they work on delivering shows and events, varying in scale from intimate to epic. Walk the Plank have produced work for Toronto’s Wintercity Festival, Singapore Festival, Euro 2004, Tall Ships 2005, Centerparcs, Sir Paul McCartney, the Commonwealth Games, as well as multiple city and local councils. Perhaps their most well known credit are the opening and closing ceremonies for Liverpool's Capital of Culture celebrations.

Their administrative base is in Salford, Greater Manchester and they have workshop facilities in Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall.

Their work often involves community engagement and they are known for scheduling and leading participation elements which fit the context of the event they are organising.

Walk the Plank is the second studio album from the American country music band Pirates of the Mississippi. Released in 1991 on Capitol Records Nashville, it includes the singles "Fighting for You", "Till I'm Holding You Again" and "Too Much", which was co-written by Lee Roy Parnell and Guy Clark. These singles respectively reached #41, #22, and #37 on the Hot Country Songs charts.

Walk the Plank is the twelfth studio album by American punk rock band Zebrahead, released in Japan on October 7, 2015 and in North/South America and Europe on October 16, 2015.