Pop Quiz

Pop Quiz
Genre	Quiz show
Presented by	Mike Read (1981-4, 94, 2008, 11 & 16) Chris Tarrant (1994)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	7
No. of episodes	62 (inc. 9 specials)
Production
Running time	30 minutes (1981-4 & 94) 60 minutes (2008, 11 & 16)
Release
Original network	BBC1 (1981-4 & 94) Red TV (2008) Vintage TV (2011) BBC Four (2016)
Picture format	4:3 (1981-4 & 1994) 16:9 (2008, 11 & 16)
Original release	4 July 1981 – 28 December 2016

Pop Quiz is a British television quiz programme that originally aired on BBC1 from 4 July 1981 to 28 December 1984 with a Top of the Pops special on 4 January 1994 hosted by Mike Read. It was then revived from 21 May to 9 July 1994 on the same channel but this time hosted by Chris Tarrant. It was revived again on Red TV from 14 June to 30 August 2008 with Mike Read returning as host.

Format

The teams are made up of three pop stars with one acting as team captain, although no permanent team captains. Guests who have appeared as captains include Bev Bevan, Dave Edmunds, Robert Plant, Phil Lynott, Bob Geldof, Roger Taylor, Cliff Richard, Midge Ure, David Gilmour and Ian Gillan.

Rounds

The show has both team and individual rounds. The individual rounds see each player given a song then asked a question about the song (like a guest player on the recording) or asked to name a song where a certain lyric appears. Team rounds include a naming a list of number one hits by a group, a compilation of songs of a particular theme where the teams guess the artists and a quick-fire round.

Transmissions

Series

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	4 July 1981[1]	29 August 1981[2]	8
2	3 April 1982[3]	19 June 1982[4]	11
3	9 April 1983	25 June 1983[5]	11
4	26 May 1984[6]	9 October 1984[7]	12
5	21 May 1994[8]	9 July 1994[9]	8
6	14 June 2008	30 August 2008	12

Specials

Date	Entitle
29 December 1981[10]	Christmas Special
28 December 1982[11]	Christmas Special
24 December 1983[12]	Christmas Special
24 December 1984[13]	Christmas Special
28 December 1984[14]	Duran Duran vs. Spandau Ballet
4 January 1994[15]	Top of the Pops 30th Anniversary Special
15 December 2011	Christmas Special
28 December 2016	Christmas Special
December 2016	Christmas Special

References

1. "Pop Quiz - BBC One London - 4 July 1981". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
2. "Pop Quiz - BBC One London - 29 August 1981". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
3. "Pop Quiz - BBC One London - 3 April 1982". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
4. "Pop Quiz - BBC One London - 19 June 1982". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
5. "Pop Quiz - BBC One London - 25 June 1983". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
6. "Pop Quiz - BBC One London - 26 May 1984". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
7. "Pop Quiz - BBC One London - 9 October 1984". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
8. "Pop Quiz - BBC One London - 21 May 1994". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
9. "Pop Quiz - BBC One London - 9 July 1994". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
10. "Pop Quiz - BBC One London - 29 December 1981". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
11. "Pop Quiz - BBC One London - 29 December 1982". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
12. "Pop Quiz - BBC One London - 24 December 1983". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
13. "Pop Quiz Christmas Special - BBC One London - 24 December 1984". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
14. "Pop Quiz Special - BBC One London - 28 December 1984". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
15. "Pop Quiz - BBC One London - 4 January 1994". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

External links

• Pop Quiz (1981–1984) at the Internet Movie Database
• Pop Quiz (1994) at the Internet Movie Database
• Pop Quiz at UKGameshows.com