All correct Barracute

5,7,8

5. Sunday Sport
7. Much Ado About Nothing
8. Korean

5 and 7 are wrong atg

Complete guesses. I actually thought the Sport was a bit later in the 80s but couldn't think of an alternative. The right one it turns out I thought was even later.

5-Mail on Sunday
7-The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Back this week with a connection

1.Who did Pep Guardiola replace as the Manager of Manchester City?
2.Which nursery rhyme includes a character called Sukey?
3.What leaf herb gives pesto its deep green colour and fragrant flavour?
4.Which woman was believed to possess the power of prophecy in ancient Greece?
5.Which fictional astronaut is referenced in David Bowie's song Space Oddity?
6.Which fictional detective was created by the Swedish writer Henning Mankell?
7.Which seaside town in Devon was the home of the writer Agatha Christie, who was born and lived there during her ealry years?

What is the connection?

1 Manuel Pellegrini
2
3 Basil
4
5 Major Tom
6
7 Torquay

Connection............Farty Towels ........Fawlty Towers

All correct bcdee

3. Mint
5. Major Tom

3 is wrong Barracute

2) Polly put the kettle on
4) The Sybil?

Both right lightdragon. 6 is Kurt Wallander

Back tonight

1.Who did Pep Guardiola replace as the Manager of Manchester City? Manuel Pellegrini.
2.Which nursery rhyme includes a character called Sukey?
3.What leaf herb gives pesto its deep green colour and fragrant flavour?
4.Which woman was believed to possess the power of prophecy in ancient Greece?
5.Which fictional astronaut is referenced in David Bowie's song Space Oddity?
6.Which fictional detective was created by the Swedish writer Henning Mankell? Sherlock Holmes?
7.Which seaside town in Devon was the home of the writer Agatha Christie, who was born and lived there during her early years?

What is the connection?

6 is wrong will

1.In nature, what does an insectivore eat?
2.What is 10 x 10 divided by 10?
3.Which chess piece shares its name with that of a member of the clergy?
4.Is the trachea located in the throat or the leg?
5.What is the lowest number that, when spelled out, contains the letter a?
6.Barwick Green is the theme tune to which long-running radio programme?
7.What was the profession of Thomas Guy, the founder of Guy's Hospital?
8.Which Verdi opera, first performed at La Scala in 1893, was based on Shakespeare's play The Merry Wives of Windsor?

1 Insects
2 10
3 Bishop
4 Throat
5 101
6 The Archers

1) Insects
2) 10
3) Bishop
4) Throat
6) The Archers

All correct for you both

7,8

1.In nature, what does an insectivore eat? Insects.
2.What is 10 x 10 divided by 10? 10.
3.Which chess piece shares its name with that of a member of the clergy? Bishop.
4.Is the trachea located in the throat or the leg? Throat.
5.What is the lowest number that, when spelled out, contains the letter a? One thousand.
6.Barwick Green is the theme tune to which long-running radio programme?
7.What was the profession of Thomas Guy, the founder of Guy's Hospital?
8.Which Verdi opera, first performed at La Scala in 1893, was based on Shakespeare's play The Merry Wives of Windsor?

4/5 will. I initially thought of one thousand too
7-bookseller
8-Falstaff

1.What C is a natural fibre commonly used in the manufacture of t-shirts?
2.What season of the year is associated with daffodils?
3.What unit of currency is used in the USA?
4.What is the opposite of deceleration?
5.Which TV soap celebrated its 5000th episode in Jauary 2015?
6.In politics, who was elected of the Scottish Nationalist Party in September 1990?
7.In physics, what is measured using the weber unit?
8.After which battle did King Charles II reputedly hide in the Boscobel Oak?

1 Cotton
2 Spring
3 Dollar
4 Acceleration
5 Coronation Street
6 Alex Salmond

1) Cotton
2) Spring
3) Dollar
4) Acceleration
5) Corrie?
6) Alex Salmon

Just 5 is wrong for you both

If 5 isn't Corrie, guessing it's Eastenders then?

1 Cotton
2 Spring
3 Dollar
4 Acceleration
5. Eastenders
6. Alex Salmon
7.
8) Battle of Worcester

One thousand has always been the official answer, with 101 mentioned as "depending on if you count the 'and'."

1.What C is a natural fibre commonly used in the manufacture of t-shirts? Cotton.
2.What season of the year is associated with daffodils? Spring.
3.What unit of currency is used in the USA? Dollar.
4.What is the opposite of deceleration? Acceleration.
5.Which TV soap celebrated its 5000th episode in Jauary 2015? Coronation Street?
6.In politics, who was elected of the Scottish Nationalist Party in September 1990?
7.In physics, what is measured using the weber unit?
8.After which battle did King Charles II reputedly hide in the Boscobel Oak?

7) Magnetic flux

A day late, but I just remembered to ask my son.

All correct eugenespeed and will except 5
Thanks lightdragon

1.It is considered bad luck to open which kind of rain protection indoors?
2.Is a melon a fruit or a vegetable?
3.At weddings, what does the bride traditionally throw over her shoulder to indicate who will be the next person to be married?
4.Which word means both a place to park an aircraft and a cooks pinafore?
5.Which Netflix horror series centres around the disappearnce of a kid and a monster?
6.Which country played in 17 unsuccessful World Cup final matches between 1962 and 1994 before finally beating Greece 1-0 in the 1994 tournament, going on to beat Germany in the quarter-finals and finally losing 2-1 to Italy in the semi-finals?
7.The Kerch Strait separates the Sea of Azov with which much larger sea?
8.The science of ekistics involves which broad field of study?