Transatlantic Quiz

Revision as of 23:48, 29 November 2011

Host

Lionel Hale (original)

Louis Allen (USA, 1979-86)

Anthony Quinton (UK, 1979)

Gordon Clough (UK, 1984-1986)

Co-hosts

Original team captains: Denis Brogan (UK) and Christopher Morley (USA)

1979-86 teams: Shana Alexander and Brendan Gill (USA), John Julius Norwich and Irene Thomas (UK)

Broadcast

BBC/NBC for BBC Home Service and NBC Blue Network (USA), 1941-45

BBC Radio 4, 7 November to 15 December 1976, 15 September to 20 October 1979, 11 October 1981 to 31 March 1986

Synopsis

By the magic of undersea cable, two teams of (what would nowadays be called) celebrities - one in London, the other in New York - competed in this weekly live radio quiz, answering questions on each other's country and culture.

It was broadcast by the BBC Light Programme and the North American Service, with Lionel Hale as the quizmaster at the London end and Alistair Cooke in New York.

After many years in abeyance, the format was revived in 1976, and became a regular fixture again in the 1980s. The UK team at this time was the resident London pairing on Round Britain Quiz.

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 == Synopsis ==
-By the magic of undersea cable, two teams of (what would nowadays be called) celebrities  - one in the UK, the other in the USA - competed in this live radio quiz, answering questions on each other's country and culture.
+By the magic of undersea cable, two teams of (what would nowadays be called) celebrities - one in London, the other in New York - competed in this weekly live radio quiz, answering questions on each other's country and culture.
+It was broadcast by the BBC Light Programme and the North American Service, with Lionel Hale as the quizmaster at the London end and Alistair Cooke in New York.
 After many years in abeyance, the format was revived in 1976, and became a regular fixture again in the 1980s. The UK team at this time was the resident London pairing on [[Round Britain Quiz]].