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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 Motion Show; My Music (1967–93), musical games; My Word! (1956–90), word games played by comedy writers and journalists; The News Quiz (1977–), satirical quiz on week's news; The 99p Challenge (1998–2004), silly games and tasks; The Personality Test (2006–07), a guest host asks questions about his or herself
Archive on 4, previously The Archive Hour, [1] is a BBC Radio 4 programme which uses audio clips mainly sourced from the BBC Sound Archive to illustrate a different theme in each edition. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] A variety of guest speakers, often with a connection to the week's subject, present the show.
If last week's news is still top of mind, why not try your luck with the debut News Quiz, which covered Times stories published from Jan. 12 through Jan. 18, 2024?
Today, colloquially known as the Today programme, is BBC Radio 4's long-running morning news and current-affairs radio programme.Broadcast on Monday to Saturday from 06:00 to 09:00 (starting on Saturday at 07:00), it is produced by BBC News and is the highest-rated programme on Radio 4 and one of the BBC's most popular programmes across its radio networks. [1]
Broadcasting House (BH) is a current affairs programme produced by BBC News for BBC Radio 4, presented by Paddy O'Connell, with Jonny Dymond regularly appearing as a relief presenter. It was launched on 19 April 1998 and is broadcast every Sunday between 9 am and 10 am. [1]
Charlotte Green (born 4 May 1956) [1] is a British radio broadcaster and a former continuity announcer and news reader for BBC Radio 4. After 1988 she specialised in news reading, including reading the news on the Radio 4 breakfast Today programme, and reading news items on The News Quiz. [2] The Daily Telegraph described her as "the supreme ...
Counterpoint is a BBC Radio 4 quiz. Described in the show's introduction as "The general knowledge music quiz", the questions are about music, from classical, jazz, pop, musicals, and all other forms of music. It was originally hosted by Ned Sherrin (1986–2006).