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| - | Long-running inter-regional general knowledge quiz broadcast as part of BBC Radio's ''Children's Hour''. Appears to have grown out of the 1937 one-off [[Spelling Bee|Inter Regional Spelling Competition]] - at least, when the show marked its 21st birthday in 1958, it claimed that as its first edition. | + | Long-running inter-regional general knowledge quiz broadcast as part of BBC Radio's ''Children's Hour''. Appears to have grown out of the 1937 one-off [[Spelling Bee (1)|Inter Regional Spelling Competition]] - at least, when the show marked its 21st birthday in 1958, it claimed that as its first edition. |
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Current revision as of 18:27, 1 December 2024
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Host
Derek McCulloch ("Uncle Mac") (1937-51)
David Davis (1951-62?)
Co-hosts
Gong master: Geoffrey Dearmer
Scorers: David Davis (until 1951), Josephine Plummer
Broadcast
BBC Regional Programme / Home Service, 25 November 1937 to 1962
Synopsis
Long-running inter-regional general knowledge quiz broadcast as part of BBC Radio's Children's Hour. Appears to have grown out of the 1937 one-off Inter Regional Spelling Competition - at least, when the show marked its 21st birthday in 1958, it claimed that as its first edition.
