The Year In Question (2)

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== Host ==
== Host ==
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[[Simon Bates]] (1989-spring 92)<br />
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[[Simon Bates]] (1989-90)<!--no series in '91-->
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[[John Humphrys]] (autumn 1992)<br />
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Hunter Davies (1992)
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[[Brian Hayes]] (1993-4)<br />
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[[John Humphrys]] (1992-3)
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Brian Hayes (1993-4)
== Broadcast ==
== Broadcast ==
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BBC Radio 4, 8 March 1989 - 29 Dec 1994 (38 programmes in 6 series)<br />
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BBC Radio 4, 8 March 1989 to 29 December 1994 (38 episodes in 6 series)
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(1994 series Testbed Productions for Radio 4)
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Co-produced by Testbed Productions, 1994
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== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
A quiz on events of a past year, using archive extracts. The format was a buzzer quiz, most series involved writers and journalists from the press, television, and radio. At least two series were knock-out competitions between national and regional newspapers.
A quiz on events of a past year, using archive extracts. The format was a buzzer quiz, most series involved writers and journalists from the press, television, and radio. At least two series were knock-out competitions between national and regional newspapers.
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== Trivia ==
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For at least part of its run, the show was recorded at St. Bride's Church in Fleet Street, which was traditionally considered "the journalists' church" due to its location in the heart of what used to be the capital's newspaper district.
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==See also==
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[[The Year In Question (1)|The Year In Question]] was also a Radio 4 panel game in the 1970s and 1980s.
[[Category:Radio|Year In Question (2), The]]
[[Category:Radio|Year In Question (2), The]]

Current revision as of 05:08, 28 August 2024

Contents

Host

Simon Bates (1989-90)

Hunter Davies (1992)

John Humphrys (1992-3)

Brian Hayes (1993-4)

Broadcast

BBC Radio 4, 8 March 1989 to 29 December 1994 (38 episodes in 6 series)

Co-produced by Testbed Productions, 1994

Synopsis

A quiz on events of a past year, using archive extracts. The format was a buzzer quiz, most series involved writers and journalists from the press, television, and radio. At least two series were knock-out competitions between national and regional newspapers.

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Trivia

For at least part of its run, the show was recorded at St. Bride's Church in Fleet Street, which was traditionally considered "the journalists' church" due to its location in the heart of what used to be the capital's newspaper district.

See also

The Year In Question was also a Radio 4 panel game in the 1970s and 1980s.

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