Welcome back, 70s TV enthusiasts! It’s time to see how you fared in our milestone 40th quiz of the My 70s TV Childhood Quiz. Did you ace the Doctor Who round? Did the TV Times questions have you scratching your head?
Let’s find out!
If you haven’t taken the quiz yet, we recommend heading back to our previous post or listening to the podcast first – unless you enjoy spoilers, of course!
Round One – Doctor Who: Yes or No
1️⃣ Question: Katy Manning Answer: Yes – played assistant Jo Grant
2️⃣ Question: Michael Sheard (better known as Mr. Bronson in 80s Grange Hill) Answer: Yes – played lots of parts in the 60s, 70s, and 80s
3️⃣ Question: David Yip (star of The Chinese Detective and later in Brookside) Answer: Yes – played Venda in the 1979 story Destiny of the Daleks
4️⃣ Question: Frankie Howerd Answer: No – unfortunately not
5️⃣ Question: Roger Delgado Answer: Yes – played The Master
Round Two – Marathon/Fil Rouge
1️⃣ Question: This is our 40th quiz. What month of what year was the first one released? Answer: August 2023
2️⃣ Question: In July 2023 we remembered “How” and alongside that I talked about the I-Spy books. Who was the leader of the I-Spy movement (if I can call it that) who you wrote to when you filled up your book? Answer: Big Chief I-Spy
3️⃣ Question: In June 2021 we looked back at Bank Holidays and the pretty awful TV we had to suffer then. What was the name of the show which featured clips from Walt Disney films and cartoons? Answer: Disney Time
4️⃣ Question: Earlier in 2021, in February to be exact, we featured the evangelical Christian show The Sunday Gang. Which of the presenters also starred in Lizzie Dripping and later became a host on Blue Peter? Answer: Tina Heath
5️⃣ Question: Bod featured in June 2024. What was Bod’s Aunt called? Answer: Aunt Flo
Round Three – Name That Tune (1977)
1️⃣Theme Tune 1 Answer: Wings
2️⃣Theme Tune 2 Answer: Mind Your Language
3️⃣Theme Tune 3 Answer: Top Gear
4️⃣Theme Tune 4 Answer: Don’t Forget to Write
5️⃣Theme Tune 5 Answer: The Children of the New Forest
Round Four – TV Times
1️⃣ Question: What was the name of the 1977 drama series starring Edward Woodward which was set in a dystopian Britain where free speech was banned and the population was controlled by the rather sinister Public Control Department or PCD? Answer: 1990
2️⃣ Question: In Rising Damp, what was the name of Rigsby’s unseen, much-discussed cat? Answer: Vienna – so he could say “Goodnight Vienna”
3️⃣ Question: Tony Britton starred as Labour MP Christopher Collinson in an ITV political drama from 1974. What was it called? Answer: The Nearly Man
4️⃣ Question: What rank was Jack Regan in The Sweeney? Answer: Detective Inspector
5️⃣ Question: What sci-fi series featured the incredibly powerful computer ORAC? Answer: Blake’s 7
Bonus Question
Question: How many episodes of the rather weird French import Barbapapa cartoon show were made? Answer: 100 (you’ll get it correct if you’re within five either way)
So, how did you do? Are you a 70s TV mastermind or do you need to brush up on your retro television knowledge?
Either way, we hope you enjoyed this nostalgic journey back to the decade that gave us some truly unforgettable television moments.
Take care,
Oliver
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