SPOILER ALERT: This post contains all the answers to Quiz #53. If you haven’t taken the quiz yet, you might want to try the questions-only version first!
Ready to see how you did? Here are all the questions and answers from this week’s quiz, which celebrated the legendary animator Oliver Postgate with our “Postgate Posers” theme.
Round One: Postgate Posers
This round focused on the legendary animator Oliver Postgate who was responsible for so many marvellous TV shows.
1️⃣ Who did Oliver Postgate set up Smallfilms with?
Answer: Peter Firmin
2️⃣ One of Oliver’s earliest TV memories is of “Pogles Wood.” Who lived with Mr and Mrs Pogle?
Answer: Their son Pippin and Tog who may have been a squirrel
3️⃣ Bagpuss came along in 1974. How many episodes were made of the show?
Answer: Thirteen episodes in one series
4️⃣ What was the name of the dragon in “The Clangers”?
Answer: The Soup Dragon
5️⃣ In 1979 Postgate’s show “What a Mess!” was broadcast on BBC1. Who wrote the books on which the show was based?
Answer: Frank Muir
Round Two: Marathon/Fil Rouge
Questions related to topics and personalities we’ve featured in previous episodes of the My 70’s TV Childhood podcast.
1️⃣ “Superstars” featured in June of this year when we looked back at that iconic show. Who was the judoka on the show who became legendary for his dips on the parallel bars?
Answer: Brian Jacks
2️⃣ In April 2024 we featured “Record Breakers.” Which host of the show broke the world speed tap dancing record on the programme?
Answer: Roy Castle
3️⃣ November 2023 saw us discussing “The Comedians” and the workingmen’s clubs. Paul Simon wrote his famous song “Homeward Bound” while sitting on what station after performing in a club?
Answer: Widnes
4️⃣ In August of this year we chatted to Nina Saville who played one of the secretaries in “Are You Being Served?” Whose secretary was she?
Answer: Mr Rumbold
5️⃣ The Goodies featured in January 2024. As well as the TV show they had a number of hit records. Which was the song which got to No 4 in the UK charts in 1974?
Answer: The Funky Gibbon
Round Three: Name That Tune (1970)
Our specially constructed Wheel of Fate landed on 1970! That’s an incredible 55 years ago! Here are the five theme tunes from TV shows first broadcast on UK television that year.
1️⃣ Theme Tune 1
Answer: Ace of Wands
2️⃣ Theme Tune 2
Answer: Screen Test
3️⃣ Theme Tune 3
Answer: Catweazle
4️⃣ Theme Tune 4
Answer: Doomwatch
5️⃣ Theme Tune 5
Answer: UFO
Round Four: TV Times
Anything goes in this round – questions about various 70s television shows, personalities, and notable programming from the era.
1️⃣ “The Inspector” was a cartoon series which featured as the middle segment in episodes of which cartoon show?
Answer: The Pink Panther Show
2️⃣ In 1979, ITV showed the series “Thomas and Sarah.” It was a spinoff from which popular TV show?
Answer: Upstairs Downstairs
3️⃣ In which year did Jon Pertwee make his final appearance as Doctor Who?
Answer: 1974
4️⃣ Steve Austin “The Six Million Dollar Man” in the show of the same name had various bionic adjustments. What were they?
Answer: Bionic eye, legs and right arm
5️⃣ In which UK city was the detective show “Shoestring” set?
Answer: Bristol
Bonus Question
Which 1966 film was banned from being aired on UK TV due to concerns about children copying dangerous behaviour until 1972?
Answer: Batman
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Oliver
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