What Do You Know? (1)
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BBC Television (one-off simulcast), 25 June 1955 | BBC Television (one-off simulcast), 25 June 1955 | ||
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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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Host
Broadcast
BBC Light Programme, 27 January 1951 to 1967
BBC Television (one-off simulcast), 25 June 1955
Synopsis
The forerunner of Brain of Britain. Originally there were several different parts to the show, including Beat the Experts in which people famous in a particular field listened to a short play and were asked to point out the two deliberate mistakes. There was a memory test interlude called Hear Hear too. The most popular part, which soon took over nearly the whole show, was called Ask Me Another and originally involved two celebrities (including the likes of Joyce Grenfell and Anona Winn) and one member of the public. By 1956, the celebrity contestants had been dropped and it became purely a quiz for members of the public, competing for the title "Brain of Britain", while "Beat the Experts" was replaced by "Beat the Brains", in which listeners could send in questions to try to stump the panel. In 1968 Brain of Britain became the title of both the main quiz and the whole programme.
A version of the original quiz also transferred to television as Ask Me Another.
Inventor
John P. Wynn
Theme music
Opening theme: Fanfare 1 and 2 EMI EP 35
Closing theme: Flying Squad by R. Hanmer
