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== Host == | == Host == | ||
| - | [[Nick Owen]] ( | + | [[Nick Owen]] (1987-88) |
| - | [[Andy Craig]] | + | [[Andy Craig]] (1989-90) |
== Co-hosts == | == Co-hosts == | ||
| - | Team captains: | + | Team captains:<br> |
| + | Jimmy Greaves<br> | ||
| + | Tessa Sanderson (1987-88)<br> | ||
| + | Andy Gray (1988-90)<br> | ||
| + | [[Emlyn Hughes]] (1989-90) | ||
== Broadcast == | == Broadcast == | ||
| - | Central for ITV, | + | Central for ITV, 7 January 1987 to 13 August 1990 |
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''The second incarnation of the Sporting Triangles set''</div> | ''The second incarnation of the Sporting Triangles set''</div> | ||
| - | Teams would roll an electronic dice to decide how many squares they moved. They would then get a question depending on what colour they landed on. There were four colours: three of them represented the teams, in which case they would get a question on one of that team's sports. If they landed on white they could get anything. In later series, they added other rounds into the game (''Who am I?'' etc.). There was also a rule that let you change squares into your own colour if you answered a question while on an opponent's square, but we don't really care any more. | + | Teams would roll an electronic dice to decide how many squares they moved. They would then get a question depending on what colour they landed on. There were four colours: three of them represented the teams, in which case they would get a question on one of that team's sports. If they landed on white they could get anything. In later series, they added other rounds into the game (''Who am I?'' etc.). There was also a rule that let you change squares into your own colour if you answered a question while on an opponent's square, but we don't really care any more. In fairness, the show wasn't bad and had its moments, although frankly not many, and it might well have done better if it hadn't had such a hard act to follow, ie [[A Question of Sport]]. 'Sporting Triangles' is therefore probably best summed up as being like the proverbial curate's egg. |
== Inventor == | == Inventor == | ||
Devised by Biffo Productions. | Devised by Biffo Productions. | ||
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| + | == Theme music == | ||
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| + | Specially composed by Nigel Beaham-Powell for Central TV | ||
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| + | == Trivia == | ||
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| + | The executive producer was ITV sports reporter Gary Newbon. | ||
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| + | == Web links == | ||
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| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporting_Triangles Wikipedia entry] | ||
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| + | == Merchandise == | ||
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| + | <div class="image">[[Image:Sportingtriangles boardgame.jpg]] | ||
| + | A ''Sporting Triangles'' board game was produced.</div> | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | [[Weaver's Week 2018-07-15#Sporting Triangles|Weaver's Week review]] of a 1988 episode | ||
[[Category:Sport]] | [[Category:Sport]] | ||
[[Category:Central Productions]] | [[Category:Central Productions]] | ||
Current revision as of 22:02, 3 October 2022
Contents |
Host
Nick Owen (1987-88)
Andy Craig (1989-90)
Co-hosts
Team captains:
Jimmy Greaves
Tessa Sanderson (1987-88)
Andy Gray (1988-90)
Emlyn Hughes (1989-90)
Broadcast
Central for ITV, 7 January 1987 to 13 August 1990
Synopsis
A Question of Sport a la ITV. Team captains were Greavesie, Tessa Sanderson and Emlyn Hughes, and they would be partnered by "Random Sports Stars 5, 6 and 7".
This was basically a Trivial Pursuit-style sports game. The board was computerised, and in the original version there was also a physical electronic one around the outside of the studio. As this was rather clever, and this being an ITV show, it was immediately removed from subsequent incarnations.
The second incarnation of the Sporting Triangles setTeams would roll an electronic dice to decide how many squares they moved. They would then get a question depending on what colour they landed on. There were four colours: three of them represented the teams, in which case they would get a question on one of that team's sports. If they landed on white they could get anything. In later series, they added other rounds into the game (Who am I? etc.). There was also a rule that let you change squares into your own colour if you answered a question while on an opponent's square, but we don't really care any more. In fairness, the show wasn't bad and had its moments, although frankly not many, and it might well have done better if it hadn't had such a hard act to follow, ie A Question of Sport. 'Sporting Triangles' is therefore probably best summed up as being like the proverbial curate's egg.
Inventor
Devised by Biffo Productions.
Theme music
Specially composed by Nigel Beaham-Powell for Central TV
Trivia
The executive producer was ITV sports reporter Gary Newbon.
Web links
Merchandise
A Sporting Triangles board game was produced.See also
Weaver's Week review of a 1988 episode
