Yes I thought that, not even a quick mention, and they were the first quiz/game shows as far as I recall. Beat the Clock wasn't a proper game show, just a small part of Sunday Night at the London Palladium, which lasted all of 15 minutes!
What's My Line was presented by Eamonn Andrews and then David Nixon.
For a programme called The Game Show Story not to mention TYP and DYM, the two dominant game shows from the first dozen years of ITV, shows it is not taking its brief seriously.
Mr and Mrs was NEVER on at 'teatime'. Sack the researchers.
May have depended on what region you were in YTV did show it teatime during at least part of its run. In the early years it would be produced by Border and be presented by Derek Batey, then alternate with HTV producing and Alan Taylor presenting, they would handover to the other host at the end of each series.
May have depended on what region you were in YTV did show it teatime during at least part of its run. In the early years it would be produced by Border and be presented by Derek Batey, then alternate with HTV producing and Alan Taylor presenting, they would handover to the other host at the end of each series.
Yes I remember it at tea times too. The different regions producing / different presenters was extremely unusual (unique even?). But poor old Alan Taylor, he is never mentioned, it's always Derek Batey.
Yes I remember it at tea times too. The different regions producing / different presenters was extremely unusual (unique even?). But poor old Alan Taylor, he is never mentioned, it's always Derek Batey.
I think YTV showed it around 6.30pm/7pm didn't they?
I don't remember it at 5.10pm and then we had the news so I am sure was after 6.30.
I think YTV showed it around 6.30pm/7pm didn't they?
I don't remember it at 5.10pm and then we had the news so I am sure was after 6.30.
I think YTV was at 510/515 early on but cannot find any proof just my (possibly dodgy) memory. UKGameshows.com does state "Best remembered as an afternoon custard cream accompanier, or a regular in ITV's anything goes 5.15 slot, Mr & Mrs did briefly appear in Saturday primetimes in the late seventies, presumably the only Border programme ever to do so. It was here it pulled in its highest ever audience, eleven million, in August (obviously) 1977. By the eighties, though, it was firmly back on weekday afternoons, before the final few series got stripped across the morning schedules."
They missed out all the oldies. Take Your Pick and Double your money were superb.
The original Take Your Pick and Double Your Money were produced for Associated-Rediffusion, I doubt that much if any of those programmes exist, and if they did, there would probably be rights issues.
The original Take Your Pick and Double Your Money were produced for Associated-Rediffusion, I doubt that much if any of those programmes exist, and if they did, there would probably be rights issues.
Double your money was basically WHo wants to be a millionaire...just doubled the money each time. Hughie Green and Monica Rose...she was really funny i remember.
The original Take Your Pick and Double Your Money were produced for Associated-Rediffusion, I doubt that much if any of those programmes exist, and if they did, there would probably be rights issues.
I think you will find recordings of both exist although as you say there may be rights problems.The ITV Handbook for 1963 lists some other (now long forgotten) quiz shows:
Treasure Hunt from Westward
Try for Ten from TWW
Take a Letter from Granada
Music Match from Anglia
I think you will find recordings of both exist although as you say there may be rights problems.The ITV Handbook for 1963 lists some other (now long forgotten) quiz shows:
Treasure Hunt from Westward
Try for Ten from TWW
Take a Letter from Granada
Music Match from Anglia
didnt i hear they are bringing back name that tune with ant and dec. Not sure how that will work. I remember all the old songs but not good on the here one day gone the next stars of today
They missed out all the oldies. Take Your Pick and Double your money were superb.
While the programme was enjoyable it could hardly be described as a 'documentary.' There are episodes/clips of some of the older games shows. Double Your MOney and Take Your Pick were the most popular games shows of the 1960s. Hughie then did The Sky's the Limit and I think Michael Miles did a Wheel of Fortune. There were other games shows in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s like Dotto . This programme was a celebration of well known games show rather than a proper history of them in Britain.
May have depended on what region you were in YTV did show it teatime during at least part of its run. In the early years it would be produced by Border and be presented by Derek Batey, then alternate with HTV producing and Alan Taylor presenting, they would handover to the other host at the end of each series.
Just looking at the TV Times for October 3, 1974, Border were showing their own Mr and Mrs at 8 pm, opting out of a film on the network. Grampian had ''Snap Question'', a local quiz, at 5.20 pm instead of a pop show on the network.
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For a programme called The Game Show Story not to mention TYP and DYM, the two dominant game shows from the first dozen years of ITV, shows it is not taking its brief seriously.
Oh dear.
May have depended on what region you were in YTV did show it teatime during at least part of its run. In the early years it would be produced by Border and be presented by Derek Batey, then alternate with HTV producing and Alan Taylor presenting, they would handover to the other host at the end of each series.
Poker Face without Ant and Dec and done in a league format like 15 to 1 would make a decent early evening show.
Yes I remember it at tea times too. The different regions producing / different presenters was extremely unusual (unique even?). But poor old Alan Taylor, he is never mentioned, it's always Derek Batey.
I think YTV showed it around 6.30pm/7pm didn't they?
I don't remember it at 5.10pm and then we had the news so I am sure was after 6.30.
I think YTV was at 510/515 early on but cannot find any proof just my (possibly dodgy) memory. UKGameshows.com does state "Best remembered as an afternoon custard cream accompanier, or a regular in ITV's anything goes 5.15 slot, Mr & Mrs did briefly appear in Saturday primetimes in the late seventies, presumably the only Border programme ever to do so. It was here it pulled in its highest ever audience, eleven million, in August (obviously) 1977. By the eighties, though, it was firmly back on weekday afternoons, before the final few series got stripped across the morning schedules."
http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Mr_and_Mrs retrieved 10/08/2014
It's not a one of there are other episodes they might be on then.
The original Take Your Pick and Double Your Money were produced for Associated-Rediffusion, I doubt that much if any of those programmes exist, and if they did, there would probably be rights issues.
Believe they are now owned by the University of Nottingham. Not sure if they are used for any programmes though.
Double your money was basically WHo wants to be a millionaire...just doubled the money each time. Hughie Green and Monica Rose...she was really funny i remember.
I think you will find recordings of both exist although as you say there may be rights problems.The ITV Handbook for 1963 lists some other (now long forgotten) quiz shows:
Treasure Hunt from Westward
Try for Ten from TWW
Take a Letter from Granada
Music Match from Anglia
didnt i hear they are bringing back name that tune with ant and dec. Not sure how that will work. I remember all the old songs but not good on the here one day gone the next stars of today
trying to work out the clues on 3-2-1 ,
While the programme was enjoyable it could hardly be described as a 'documentary.' There are episodes/clips of some of the older games shows. Double Your MOney and Take Your Pick were the most popular games shows of the 1960s. Hughie then did The Sky's the Limit and I think Michael Miles did a Wheel of Fortune. There were other games shows in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s like Dotto . This programme was a celebration of well known games show rather than a proper history of them in Britain.
Yet the tv makers seem to think that is what we want >:( I don't so don't watch.
Emmerdale?
They interviewed Lorraine Chase whilst there too by the look of it
Just looking at the TV Times for October 3, 1974, Border were showing their own Mr and Mrs at 8 pm, opting out of a film on the network. Grampian had ''Snap Question'', a local quiz, at 5.20 pm instead of a pop show on the network.
As the only programme recorded at itv Yorkshire is Emmerdale that would be the case.
Calendar is also produced in the studios now after moving from a special building they occupied since 1989.
I knew that but as it is a live News magazine programme, I did not include it, but I agree it could be the Calendar set.
It might work a bit better if they called it "Name This Tune".
Exactly.