The Guessing Game
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[[Clive Anderson]] | [[Clive Anderson]] | ||
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| + | David Kay (voice-over) | ||
== Broadcast == | == Broadcast == | ||
| - | BBC Radio Scotland, 4 April 2012 to present | + | BBC Radio Scotland, 4 April 2012 to present <!--9 May 2012, 6e/1s--> |
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[[Clive Anderson]] asks a series of difficult, or downright impossible to answer questions to a panel of special guests, who must speculate on the answer. | [[Clive Anderson]] asks a series of difficult, or downright impossible to answer questions to a panel of special guests, who must speculate on the answer. | ||
| - | + | Some of the questions are amusing in their own right: "What's the difference between Justin Bieber and a banana?" More regular fare, like "Why did the chicken cross the road" allowed guests to go off on a (hopefully) entertaining ramble. Often, this proved a triumph of hope over experience: critics noted that it was [[QI]] with a bit too much attention paid to right answers, and the house band tended to the annoying. | |
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| + | The programme was able to attract some high-profile names: the first series featured stars like [[Phill Jupitus]], [[Rory Bremner]], and Alex Horne. It was attractive to the UK-wide digital station Radio 4 Extra, where it was repeated in June and July 2012. | ||
== Theme music == | == Theme music == | ||
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== Web links == | == Web links == | ||
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| + | [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01f7y86 Official web site] | ||
[http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/the_guessing_game/ British Comedy Guide entry] | [http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/the_guessing_game/ British Comedy Guide entry] | ||
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[[Category:Regional|Guessing Game, The]] | [[Category:Regional|Guessing Game, The]] | ||
[[Category:Radio|Guessing Game, The]] | [[Category:Radio|Guessing Game, The]] | ||
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[[Category:Current|Guessing Game, The]] | [[Category:Current|Guessing Game, The]] | ||
Revision as of 17:46, 5 July 2012
Synopsis
Clive Anderson asks a series of difficult, or downright impossible to answer questions to a panel of special guests, who must speculate on the answer.
Some of the questions are amusing in their own right: "What's the difference between Justin Bieber and a banana?" More regular fare, like "Why did the chicken cross the road" allowed guests to go off on a (hopefully) entertaining ramble. Often, this proved a triumph of hope over experience: critics noted that it was QI with a bit too much attention paid to right answers, and the house band tended to the annoying.
The programme was able to attract some high-profile names: the first series featured stars like Phill Jupitus, Rory Bremner, and Alex Horne. It was attractive to the UK-wide digital station Radio 4 Extra, where it was repeated in June and July 2012.
Theme music
Various popular songs interpreted by the show's house band, Gus & Fin Plus One.
