🎉 SPECIAL MILESTONE EPISODE! 🎉
Welcome to our 50th quiz episode! It’s been fifty episodes since we introduced our fortnightly quiz, and we’re celebrating this special milestone with a look back at television from fifty years ago.
Ready to test your knowledge of 1970s television? This week’s quiz takes us back to 12th August 1975, plus our usual mix of nostalgic television trivia.
Grab a pen and paper, settle in with your favourite beverage, and see how many you can get right!
Round One: 50 Shades of Grey Hair
A look back at what was on TV fifty years ago from the planned release date of this episode. All questions relate to programmes on UK TV on 12th August 1975.
1️⃣ At 11.40am on ITV we have got The Galloping Gourmet starring Graeme Kerr. Which country did The Galloping Gourmet come from?
2️⃣ Still on ITV we have Elephant Boy at 12.05 which was an elephant based drama featuring Toomai an Indian Elephant handler. The characters were based on stories by which author?
3️⃣ At 5.15pm on BBC1 there was a quiz show called Brainchild where two teams of contestants took on BERYL (Brainchild’s Electronic Random Year and Letter Indicator). Who was the host of the show?
4️⃣ Still on BBC1, in the 5.40 slot before the news is “Sir Prancelot” written and drawn by John Ryan. Which other more famous animated show did Ryan create and produce?
5️⃣ At 7.35pm on ITV we have a movie length episode of McMillan and Wife. Who played McMillan and Wife?
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 In February 2025 we said farewell to Bryan Murphy who played George Roper in “Man About the House” and its spinoff “George and Mildred.” What was the name of the other spinoff from “Man About the House?”
2️⃣ In August 2024 we celebrated the great Basil Brush. Which TV magician did Basil regularly appear with before getting his own show?
3️⃣ Back in July 2021 we looked back at rentaghost and The Ghosts of Motley Hall. In The Ghosts of Motley Hall, who played the ghost known as The White Lady?
4️⃣ In July this year we picked out a few of your comments for our own Points of View show. But who was the presenter of Points of View we featured in the episode?
5️⃣ In February 2024 we said goodbye to Starsky and Hutch star David Soul. What was the name of his first number one single in the UK charts?
Round Three: Name That Tune (1972)
Our specially constructed Wheel of Fate has landed on 1972!
You will have to Tune into the nearly world famous My 70s Childhood Podcast to compete in this round.
Round Four: TV Times
Anything goes in this round – questions about various 70s television shows, personalities, and notable programming from the era.
1️⃣ What was the name of car number one in Wacky Races and who were the drivers?
2️⃣ Who lived at number 13 Coronation Street during the whole of the 1970’s?
3️⃣ Which TV presenter presented “Wish You Were Here,” “Food and Drink” and “Clapperboard?”
4️⃣ How many episodes were made of the TV adaption of Paddington voiced by Michael Hordern?
5️⃣ What time was it on the town clock in the opening sequence of Trumpton?
Bonus Question
On what date was our first ever quiz episode released to a waiting world? And no googling please!
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