Marathon Music Quiz
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Host
Mike Read (1982)
David Jensen (1983-4)
Mark Page (1985)
Co-hosts
Team captains: Paul Gambaccini (all) and Martin Rushent (1982), Mike Read (1983-5)
Broadcast
BBC Radio 1, 9 April 1982 to 25 May 1985 (4 events)
1983 as The Great Rock'n'Roll Trivia Show
Synopsis
Annual charity quiz marathon. The first one was scheduled, in reference to the distance of a marathon, for "26 hours, 385 minutes" (i.e. 32 hours, 25 minutes), which would apparently have made it "the longest ever music quiz". The event was held at the Bloomsbury Collegiate Theatre in London, and Radio 1 dropped in throughout that time.
The 1983 event ran for a more manageable ten hours, and the last two for twelve hours each.
See also
Great Rock 'n' Roll Trivia Quiz, its more regular sister show.
