I admit to being a little shocked at the huge phone bill racked by Diana's brother. It's good that Ofcom eventually cracked down on the premium rate phone line.
Is the revived show just cast now and the prize money out of ITV coffers? Also wonder if both the premium rate issue and the syndicate scandal portrayed tonight are part of the reason they switched focus to celeb episodes.
Also wonder if both the premium rate issue and the syndicate scandal portrayed tonight are part of the reason they switched focus to celeb episodes.
Not really. The show changed to auditions at some time in the late 00s. The celeb episodes simply got higher audiences at the end of Tarrant run, it costs more to like Celebrity episodes than civilian ones remember.
Not sure if the music in that clip was put in for that clip alone or whether that was to be the theme tune of the programme. If the latter is true, then I'm pleased they decided to rethink that. The theme tune and the music within the programme helped to make the show as atmospheric as it was.
Not sure if the music in that clip was put in for that clip alone or whether that was to be the theme tune of the programme. If the latter is true, then I'm pleased they decided to rethink that. The theme tune and the music within the programme helped to make the show as atmospheric as it was.
One aspect I thought was probably made up for Quiz was having Paul Smith and the other guy being involved in the day to day running of the show. Surely by the time the show was established, they would have passed that onto someone else.
The ironically titled £64,000 Question (which has its name roots in 64,000 sixpences, which is the modern day equivalent of about £1500 and later 64k shillings - about £3k today)
More of a justification than a root - the name/number came from the American gameshow. It also never had a £ symbol in the title - it was originally missing (1950s), then was still a $ when Bob Monkhouse hosted in the 90s.