All About Two
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| - | A quiz marking the 50th birthday of the BBC's second channel. | + | A quiz marking the 50th birthday of the BBC's second channel. Much anecdotage along with quiz rounds including identifying theme tunes whistled by a group of BBC2 greats led by Bob Harris, distinguishing real programme descriptions from Alan Partridge proposals, a variation on [[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]' identity parade round in which all five participants have a claim to fame, and naming comedy characters from a quickfire montage of clips. |
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| + | <div class="image">[[File:Allabout2 lineup.png|400px]]''Which of these is: Alan Sugar's original PA in [[The Apprentice]]; Laa-Laa from ''Teletubbies''; the first woman to referee the World Snooker final; the first female champ of [[One Man and His Dog]]; ''Twin Peaks''<nowiki>'</nowiki> Log Lady?''</div> | ||
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| + | The teams were [[Hugh Dennis]], Deborah Meaden and [[Gareth Malone]] versus Brian Cox, Meera Syal and [[Dave Myers]]. Guests who popped in for a chat and to ask questions included Rebecca Front, [[Ainsley Harriott]], [[David Attenborough]], [[Joan Bakewell]] and Paul Hollywood. | ||
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Styled in some previews as ''All About TWO'', evoking the channel's late-1980s logo. | Styled in some previews as ''All About TWO'', evoking the channel's late-1980s logo. | ||
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| + | The solution to the ID parade: 1 is former Teletubby Nikky Smedley, 2 is One Man and his Dog champion Katie Cropper, 3 is snooker ref Michaela Tabb, 4 is Sonia Coppey from The Apprentice, 5 is Twin Peaks actor Catherine Coulson. | ||
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[[I Blame the Spice Girls]] | [[I Blame the Spice Girls]] | ||
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Revision as of 17:39, 23 July 2024
Synopsis
A quiz marking the 50th birthday of the BBC's second channel. Much anecdotage along with quiz rounds including identifying theme tunes whistled by a group of BBC2 greats led by Bob Harris, distinguishing real programme descriptions from Alan Partridge proposals, a variation on Never Mind the Buzzcocks' identity parade round in which all five participants have a claim to fame, and naming comedy characters from a quickfire montage of clips.
Which of these is: Alan Sugar's original PA in The Apprentice; Laa-Laa from Teletubbies; the first woman to referee the World Snooker final; the first female champ of One Man and His Dog; Twin Peaks' Log Lady?The teams were Hugh Dennis, Deborah Meaden and Gareth Malone versus Brian Cox, Meera Syal and Dave Myers. Guests who popped in for a chat and to ask questions included Rebecca Front, Ainsley Harriott, David Attenborough, Joan Bakewell and Paul Hollywood.
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Trivia
Styled in some previews as All About TWO, evoking the channel's late-1980s logo.
The solution to the ID parade: 1 is former Teletubby Nikky Smedley, 2 is One Man and his Dog champion Katie Cropper, 3 is snooker ref Michaela Tabb, 4 is Sonia Coppey from The Apprentice, 5 is Twin Peaks actor Catherine Coulson.
See also
Pictures
The studio set was decorated with references to classic BBC2 shows