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Unbelievable Truth, The [26/05/2008] (2008 Radio)
- Series
- Unbelievable Truth, The
- Producer
- John Naismith
Radio game show hosted by comedian David Mitchell in which each panellist takes turns on presenting a short lecture on a given subject. The lecture is built on lies - opponents have to try locate the...
Write Stuff, The [06/10/2008] (2008 Radio)
- Series
- Write Stuff, The
- Producer
- Katie Marsden; Sam Michell
BBC Radio 4’s literary game show. This episode includes pastiches of Shakespeare’s works (excerpts from Shakespeare’s sonnet 18 and Hamlet) rewritten in the style of Raymond Chandler, who is the...
Write Stuff, The [12/03/2007] (2007 Radio)
- Series
- Write Stuff, The
- Producer
- Katie Marsden
Shakespeare figures as a subject for quizzing in BBC Radio 4’s literary game show ‘The Write Stuff’. James Walton chairs the game of literary correctness. Author of the week, and subject for questions...
Mastermind [16/08/2005] (2005 Television)
- Series
- Mastermind
BBC television quiz show. In this episode one contestant chose as their specialist subject ‘The History Plays of Shakespeare’. Question master - John Humphrys.
Robbie Williams V Shakespeare (2002 Television)
- Series
- Swapheads
- Producer
- Atul Malhotra
Television specialist knowledge quiz show hosted by Johnny Ball. Contestants research the chosen subject of their opponent. In this episode an expert on Shakespeare is in competition with a Robbie Williams...
Bardbrain of Britain (1994 Television)
- Director
- Janet Fraser Cook
- Producer
- Franny Moyle
A one-off quiz, comprising five rounds, in which four Shakespeare fans answer questions on Shakespeare competing for the title King or Queen of Shakespeariana. Questions include ‘how many Antonios are...
Brush Up Your Shakespeare (1994 Radio)
- Producer
- Jenny Bowen
Radio quiz show with Christopher Cook in the chair. Actress Juliet Stevenson and writer Germaine Greer lead the teams, testing their knowledge of Shakespeare’s work as well as their imagination in...
Shakespeare (1983 Television)
- Series
- 3-2-1
- Director
- Terry Henebery
Television quiz shot hosted by Ted Rogers. This episode, transmitted on Shakespeare’s birthday, is devoted to questions about the man and his work. Questions set by Deborah Sutherland.
Mastermind: The Final (1983 Television)
- Series
- Mastermind
- Director
- Laurence Vulliamy
- Producer
- Roger Mackay
Quiz show presented by Magnus Magnusson. The contestants are Christopher Hughes (British steam locomotives), Margaret Peat (life of Richard III), Alex Yates (slavery and the slave trade) and Kathryn Tyson...
My Word! From Stratford (1964 Radio)
aka: My Bard!
- Series
- My Word!
- Producer
- Tony Shyrane
Radio game show. To mark the quatercentenary, this special edition of the word-game series is devoted to Shakespeare’s works. Dilys Powell, Nancy Spain, Frank Muir and Denis Norden can be heard in the...