Information Please! [20/12/1938]
- Synopsis
- Radio quiz show hosted by Clifton Fadiman. Listeners submitted questions and were paid two dollars if the question was used and five dollars if it stumped the panel of Franklin P. Adams, John Kieran, Heywood Broun, Russel Crouse and George S. Kaufman. One question about Shakespeare asked which quotation would be appropriate for the following ‘A nearsighted umpire’ (`Fair is foul and fouls is fair’). There were more quotations along these lines.
- Series
- Information Please!
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 20 Nov 1938 at 20:30 (Channel: NBC Blue)
- Duration
- 30 mins
Credits
- Director
- Dan Golenpaul
- Contributor
- Clifton Fadiman
Additional Details
- Production type
- Other
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Quiz shows
Production Company
- Name
NBC
Sponsor
- Name
Canada Dry
Archive
- Name
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
- Web
- http://loc.gov/rr/record External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (202) 707-7833
- Address
- Recorded Sound Reference Centre
101 Independence Avenue, S.E.
Room LM-113
Washington, DC 20540
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Information Please! [20/12/1938]". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67681 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)