[YNP] 10 Questions About TV

Question 1

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In Thunderbirds, what was the name of Lady Penelope’s chauffeur?

Answer 1

Parker

Question 2

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On Blue Peter, what was the name of John Noakes’s dog?

Answer 2

Shep

Question 3

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What is the title of the BBC series about a shipping line set in Liverpool during the late 1800s?

Answer 3

The Onedin Line

Question 4

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In the TV series Dad’s Army, what was Captain Mainwaring’s first name?

Answer 4

George

Question 5

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Who invented the TV?

Answer 5

Scottish inventor John Logie Baird developed the first mechanical TV. American inventor Philo Farnsworth developed the electrical technology that brought TVs to the mass market.

Question 6

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What was the most-watched UK TV programme of all time?

Answer 6

Eastenders: the episode when Den divorced Angie, which drew 30.10 million viewers on 25 December 1986.

Question 7

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Phyllis Nan Sortain Pechey was as famous for her flamboyant character as for her cookery books and TV show throughout the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. By what name was she more usually known?

Answer 7

Fanny Cradock

Question 8

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Which popular BBC series about old collectables began in 1979, presented by Bruce Parker and Arthur Negus, and is still running to this day?

Answer 8

Antiques Roadshow

Question 9

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Which BBC music programme was broadcast weekly between 1964 and 2006?

Answer 9

Top of the Pops

Question 10

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Alastair Burnett, Sandy Gall, Reginald Bosanquet, Alastair Stewart, Carol Barnes and Trevor McDonald were all regular presenters of which TV programme?

Answer 10

ITV News at Ten