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== Host == | == Host == | ||
| - | Ronnie Waldman | + | [[Richard Murdoch]] (radio) |
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| + | [[Ronnie Waldman]] (TV and film) | ||
== Broadcast == | == Broadcast == | ||
| - | BBC | + | BBC National Programme / Home Service, 3 January 1938 to 1950? (successively part of ''Monday at Seven'', ''Monday Night at Eight'' and ''Family Hour'', and sometimes as a standalone programme) |
| - | + | Cinema shorts, 1950-9 (23 films); TalkingPictures TV, 22 February 2021 (film 22) | |
| + | BBC-tv, 1950-2 (as part of ''Kaleidoscope'') | ||
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| + | BBC-tv, 1953-6 | ||
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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
| - | + | Playalong quiz which was a popular feature in a succession of wireless variety formats throughout the 1940s. | |
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| + | When the quiz transferred to television, it was conducted by telephone. Contestants were chosen in an unusual manner - a town would be announced in advance, and people in that town would have to put the ''Radio Times'' in their window if they wanted to take part. | ||
A popular part of the show was a write-in competition to spot a deliberate mistake, which produced literally sackfuls of responses every week. | A popular part of the show was a write-in competition to spot a deliberate mistake, which produced literally sackfuls of responses every week. | ||
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| + | A film variant was produced as a "supporting feature" for cinemas, mostly using stock footage with Ronnie Waldman quizzing the audience in voiceover. | ||
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| + | ==Trivia== | ||
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| + | During 1941, there were several charity "Prize Puzzle Corner" specials, with a £100 prize. There was a 1s 9d entry fee, which went to the Red Cross. This spun off into a regular [[£250 Red Cross Radio Contest]]. | ||
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| + | TalkingPictures TV repeated episode "Number 22" in February 2021. | ||
[[Category:General Knowledge Quiz]] | [[Category:General Knowledge Quiz]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Interactive]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Radio]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Long-Running]] | ||
Current revision as of 09:14, 29 September 2022
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Host
Richard Murdoch (radio)
Ronnie Waldman (TV and film)
Broadcast
BBC National Programme / Home Service, 3 January 1938 to 1950? (successively part of Monday at Seven, Monday Night at Eight and Family Hour, and sometimes as a standalone programme)
Cinema shorts, 1950-9 (23 films); TalkingPictures TV, 22 February 2021 (film 22)
BBC-tv, 1950-2 (as part of Kaleidoscope)
BBC-tv, 1953-6
Synopsis
Playalong quiz which was a popular feature in a succession of wireless variety formats throughout the 1940s.
When the quiz transferred to television, it was conducted by telephone. Contestants were chosen in an unusual manner - a town would be announced in advance, and people in that town would have to put the Radio Times in their window if they wanted to take part.
A popular part of the show was a write-in competition to spot a deliberate mistake, which produced literally sackfuls of responses every week.
A film variant was produced as a "supporting feature" for cinemas, mostly using stock footage with Ronnie Waldman quizzing the audience in voiceover.
Trivia
During 1941, there were several charity "Prize Puzzle Corner" specials, with a £100 prize. There was a 1s 9d entry fee, which went to the Red Cross. This spun off into a regular £250 Red Cross Radio Contest.
TalkingPictures TV repeated episode "Number 22" in February 2021.
