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 go!
📰 Round 1:
Here is the News I’ll give you the name of a newsreader from the 1970’s and all you have to do is tell me whether they read the news on the BBC or on ITV’s news service, ITN.
1️⃣ Kenneth Kendall
2️⃣ Andrew Gardner
3️⃣ Anna Ford
4️⃣ Richard Whitmore
5️⃣ Gordon Honeycomb
🏃 Round 2:
Marathon/Fil Rouge Think you’ve been paying attention to our previous episodes? Let’s find out. These questions span everything from wartime dramas to beloved children’s shows. No pressure.
1️⃣ In September 2024, we looked back to “The Good Life.” What was the surname of Tom and Barbara’s neighbours Jerry and Margo?
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?
3️⃣ Rod Hull and Emu featured in an episode in November 2025. In which country did Rod and Emu first appear on television?
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?
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?
🎵 Round 3: Name That Tune. Identify five theme tunes from shows first shown on UK TV in 1973. You’ll need to tune in to the podcast to play this round properly!
📺 Round 4: TV Times Our general 70s TV trivia round. No theme here, just good old-fashioned questions.
1️⃣ Which popular 70’s gameshow featured the hostess Anne Ashton?
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?
3️⃣ How did Lady Marjorie Bellamy die in “Upstairs Downstairs”?
4️⃣ Back in the days when we used to write letters into our favourite TV shows, what was the postcode of BBC Television Centre?
5️⃣ Who played Captain William Banes in “The Onedin Line?”
🎁 Bonus Question Last Week’s Bonus: Which was the final ITV region to begin broadcasting in colour in July 1976?
Answer: Channel Television (although it only made local programmes in colour from 1977!)
This Week’s Bonus: What colour was Barbapapa, the French animated shape shifting blobby type thing?
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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