SPOILER WARNING! The answers are below. Hello and welcome back to the best (and quite possibly only) fortnightly 70s TV trivia podcast!
This is our 64th quiz, which means we’ve now lobbed over 1,280 questions at you lovely lot. Well done if you’ve attempted them all.
Right, let’s crack on. As always, there are 20 questions across four rounds. Grab a pen and paper, pour yourself something nice, and let’s see how you did!
📰 Round 1: Here is the News
1️⃣ Kenneth Kendall Answer: BBC
2️⃣ Andrew Gardner Answer: ITN
3️⃣ Anna Ford Answer: ITN
4️⃣ Richard Whitmore Answer: BBC
5️⃣ Gordon Honeycomb Answer: ITN
🏃 Round 2: Marathon/Fil Rouge
1️⃣ In September 2024, we looked back to “The Good Life.” What was the surname of Tom and Barbara’s neighbours Jerry and Margo? Answer: Leadbetter
2️⃣ March 2023 saw the Second World War drama “Secret Army” featured. What was the name of the evil Gestapo chief played by Clifford Rose in the show? Answer: Ludwig Kessler
3️⃣ Rod Hull and Emu featured in an episode in November 2025. In which country did Rod and Emu first appear on television? Answer: Australia
4️⃣ Way, way back in October 2022, we featured a few lunchtime ITV shows for children including Pipkins and a show which featured singalong songs sung by Kathy Jones, who went on to star as Tricia Hopkins in Coronation Street. What was this show called? Answer: A Handful of Songs
5️⃣ And in May 2022, in what has been one of our most popular episodes, we featured Trumpton, Camberwick Green and Chigley. How many times did the town clock strike in the opening sequence of Trumpton? Answer: Nine times for nine o’clock
🎵 Round 3: Name That Tune (1973)
1️⃣ Moonbase 3
2️⃣ Warship
3️⃣ New Faces
4️⃣ Marked Personal
5️⃣ Orson Welles’ Great Mysteries
📺 Round 4: TV Times
1️⃣ Which popular 70’s gameshow featured the hostess Anne Ashton? Answer: The Golden Shot
2️⃣ What was the name of the ITV sitcom starring Patrick Cargill as the divorced father of two teenage girls which ran from 1968 to 1973? Answer: Father, Dear Father
3️⃣ How did Lady Marjorie Bellamy die in “Upstairs Downstairs”? Answer: She drowned in the sinking of the Titanic
4️⃣ Back in the days when we used to write letters into our favourite TV shows, what was the postcode of BBC Television Centre? Answer: W12 8QT
5️⃣ Who played Captain William Banes in “The Onedin Line?” Answer: Howard Lang
🎁 Bonus Question This Week’s Bonus: What colour was Barbapapa, the French animated shape shifting blobby type thing? Answer: Pink Are you feeling smug, or was that a bit of a challenge? Let me know how you got on!
Thanks for playing along. Until next time, take care and have fun!
Oliver
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