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Questions and Answers is a topical debate television programme broadcast in Ireland for 23 years between 1986 and 2009. Similar in format to the BBC television programme Question Time , it originally aired on Sunday nights but later moved to Monday nights when it was usually shown at 10.30 pm.
The News Quiz was created by John Lloyd, [2] based on an idea by Nicholas Parsons. [3]The series was first broadcast in 1977 with Barry Norman in the chair. Subsequently it was chaired by Barry Took from 1979 to 1981, Simon Hoggart from 1981 to 1986, Took again from 1986 to 1995, and then again by Hoggart from 1996 until March 2006. [4]
The 3rd Degree (sometimes written as The Third Degree) is a British quiz show broadcast on BBC Radio 4, hosted by comedian Steve Punt and made by Pozzitive Television.The series is recorded at different universities around the country, the contestants all coming from the university in which the recording takes place.
Any Answers? is a radio phone-in broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It is the companion programme to Any Questions? , in which a panel of notable figures drawn from politics, media or business are asked for their views on current affairs by members of an invited audience assembled in a public venue.
In Mastermind, contestants choose their own "specialist subject" before answering general knowledge questions, whereas in Eggheads the subjects are chosen at random. The game show Jeopardy! tests contestants' knowledge. Questions drawn from the game Trivial Pursuit have been used in a number of psychological experiments concerning general ...
Brain of Britain was hosted by Robert Robinson for most of its life, although during his illness the 2004 series was hosted by Russell Davies. Peter Snow took over the role in 2007, also due to the illness of Robinson, dispensing with Robinson's trademark style of addressing contestants by their honorific and surname (e.g. 'Mr Blenkinsop'), preferring to use their given names.
These live quizzes air on Thursday and Saturday evenings, [12] and usually feature five rounds of ten questions followed by a final tiebreaker question. The length of these quizzes—including preamble, charity messages, and intervals—is approximately 1 hour 40 minutes. [13] The live stream begin at 19:50, with the quiz beginning at 20:15.
Current Affairs a bimonthly American magazine of culture and politics. Current affairs (news format), a genre of broadcast journalism; Current Affairs, former name for Behind the News, an Australian program