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Question of Sport

March 29, 2023

For the spin-off video game, see A Question of Sport (video game).

Question of Sport (previously A Question of Sport) is a British television sports quiz show produced and broadcast by the BBC. It is the "world's longest running TV sports quiz".[1] Following a pilot episode in December 1968, broadcast only in the north of England, the series has run since 1970 (except 1973 and 1978) and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2020. It is currently presented by Paddy McGuinness, with team captains Sam Quek and Ugo Monye.

Question of Sport
GenreSports quiz show
Created byNick Hunter
Presented by
Starring
Theme music composerRichie Close
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series51
No. of episodes1,330 (as of 17 June 2022)
Landmarks: 4 March 2013: 1,000th episode
Production
Executive producerGareth JM Edwards
ProducerDave Gymer
Production locationsdock10 studios (studios HQ1 and HQ2 on rotation)
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesBBC (1968–2015)
BBC Studios (2015–present)
Release
Original networkBBC One
Picture format4:3 (1968–1998)
16:9 (1998–)
Audio formatMono (1968–1972)
Dolby Stereo (1973–1990)
Dolby Surround (1991–2002)
Dolby Digital (2003–2021)
Original release2 December 1968 (1968-12-02) (pilot)
5 January 1970 (1970-01-05) –
present

History

First edition

The first edition of A Question of Sport was broadcast on 5 January 1970. Presenter David Vine was joined by captains Henry Cooper and Cliff Morgan. The teams were composed of George Best, Lillian Board, Tom Finney, and Ray Illingworth.

40th anniversary

On 8 January 2010, the BBC broadcast a 40th anniversary special. Joining Sue Barker, Matt Dawson, and Phil Tufnell, were Pat Cash, David Coulthard, Laura Davies, and Michael Johnson.

2012 Summer Olympics specials

Following the 2012 Summer Olympics, A Question of Sport aired two special editions featuring champions from the aforementioned Olympics.

Gold Medal Winners special

On 1 September 2012, Katherine Grainger and Jason Kenny were among the gold medal winners featured.

2012 Olympics special

On 29 September 2012, Tim Baillie, Jade Jones, Laura Kenny, Greg Rutherford, and Etienne Stott partook.

1,000th episode

On 4 March 2013, A Question of Sport marked its 1,000th episode. Each captain was joined by two former captains. Dawson was joined by Willie Carson and John Parrott, while Tufnell was joined by Bill Beaumont and Ally McCoist. Tufnell's team won.

2016 Summer Olympics specials

Shortly after the 2016 Summer Olympics, A Question of Sport held two special editions featuring champions from the above-mentioned Olympics.

The Olympic Champions special

On 7 September 2016, the Olympic Champions special featured gold medal winners, including Callum Skinner.

Gold Rush special

On 14 September 2016, for a Gold Rush special, A Question of Sport were joined by Maddie Hinch, Jason and Laura Kenny, and Sam Quek.

50th anniversary

A Question of Sport at 50

On 27 December 2019, the BBC aired a documentary that looked back on the programme's history. As well as looking back through the archives, A Question of Sport at 50 saw a number of sportspeople recount their memories, these included: Jessica Ennis-Hill, Colin Jackson, and Denise Lewis. Presenter Sue Barker and captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell also shared their experiences.

50 Not Out

On 3 January 2020, Sue Barker presented a 50th anniversary special. Matt Dawson captained a team composed of Laura Davies and Beth Tweddle, while Phil Tufnell led Ally McCoist and Martin Offiah. Dawson's team won, the 1,255th episode, by 19 points to 16.

Theme tune

There have been 4 theme tunes over the years. A theme was introduced in the mid-1980s and has been remixed and updated a few times since. The current mix was introduced on 3 September 2021.

Rounds

The rounds regularly played during series 48, include:[2]

Picture Board

Twelve numbered squares each reveal a sportsperson to be identified during this one minute round.

One Minute Round

Each team is asked nine questions in 60 seconds.

Sports Action

Contestants are asked questions about a montage of sporting action.

Observation Round

Sports action is shown and contestants are asked questions about details of what they have just seen, e.g. "What colour hat was a certain person wearing?" or "How many balls were there?"

Mystery Guest

Each team tries to identify a sportsperson in unfamiliar circumstances and using unconventional camera angles.

Home or Away

Each contestant can answer a one-point "home question" on the sport they participate or participated in or can answer an "away question" on a different sport for up to three points—away questions require three answers, a point per correct answer.

Buzzer Round

The teams play head-to-head, answering as many questions as possible in 60 seconds. At this point, the round immediately ends, even if each presenter is halfway through asking a question.

Sprint Finish

The captains have 60 seconds to act out up to ten sporting terms for the remaining members of the team to guess.

Presenters and captains

Current presenter and captains

The current presenter is Paddy McGuinness, taking over in 2021. The current captains, also coming in 2021, are Ugo Monye and Sam Quek. Ugo Monye is a former rugby union international, winning 14 caps for England. He played club rugby for Harlequins and also played for the British & Irish Lions. Sam Quek is a former field hockey international, who won gold as part of the Great Britain women's national field hockey team at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Quek is the first female team captain on A Question of Sport.[3]

Former presenters

The 1968 pilot episode, broadcast only in the north of England, was hosted by Stuart Hall.[4] The first series was broadcast nationally from January 1970, with David Vine at the helm for the first seven series. David Coleman succeeded Vine—remaining as presenter until 1997.[5] Vine returned to the series as a guest host in 1989, presenting the final five episodes of series 18 in Coleman's absence.[6][7][8][9][10] Sue Barker presented A Question of Sport from 1997 until 2021. Sue Barker won the 1976 French Open tennis tournament and reached a World Ranking of 3.[11][12]

Former captains

A Question of Sport's first captains were boxer Henry Cooper and rugby union player Cliff Morgan. Over the history of the show, some captains have had long tenures, these include: rugby union player Bill Beaumont making 319 appearances and footballer Ally McCoist making 363 appearances.[5][13] The show's longest serving captain is Matt Dawson who appeared in the show for 17 years from 2004 to 2021.

Former captains, include:

4 rugby union players:
Bill Beaumont (1982–1996), Matt Dawson (2004–2021), Gareth Edwards (1979–1982), and Cliff Morgan (1970–1975)

3 cricketers:
Ian Botham (1988–1996), Fred Trueman (1976) and Phil Tufnell (2008–2021)

2 jockeys:
Willie Carson (1982–1984) and Frankie Dettori (2002–2004)

2 footballers:
Emlyn Hughes (1979–1982, 1984–1988) and Ally McCoist (1996–2007)

1 boxer:
Henry Cooper (1970-1977) and (1979)

1 long-distance runner:
Brendan Foster (1977–1979)

1 snooker player:
John Parrott (1996–2002)

Guest captains

Over the years there have been several guest captains standing in for one of the regulars when they have other commitments. Following Ally McCoist's departure, several guests, including Phil Tufnell, sat in the captain's chair before Tufnell was eventually selected as McCoist's permanent replacement:

Notable moments

Transmissions

Series Start date End date Episodes
Pilot 2 December 1968 1
1 5 January 1970[19] 18 May 1970[20] 20[20]
2 11 January 1971[21] 5 April 1971[22] 13[22]
3 20 March 1972[23] 19 June 1972[24] 14[24]
4 8 January 1974[25] 2 April 1974[26] 13[26]
5 10 July 1975[27] 28 August 1975[28] 8[28]
6 3 May 1976[29] 21 June 1976[30] 8[30]
7 18 April 1977[31] 6 June 1977[32] 8[32]
8 8 January 1979[33] 2 April 1979[34] 13[34]
9 7 January 1980[35] 18 March 1980[36] 11[36]
10 27 February 1981[37] 15 May 1981[38] 12[38]
11 5 January 1982[39] 30 March 1982[40] 13[40]
12 12 January 1983[41] 30 March 1983[42] 11[42]
13 29 December 1983[43] 8 May 1984[44] 14[44]
14 31 December 1984[45] 11 April 1985[46] 15[46]
15 5 December 1985[47] 1 May 1986[48] 20[48]
16 11 December 1986[49] 14 May 1987[50] 21[50]
17 3 December 1987[51] 26 April 1988[52] 21[52]
18 25 October 1988[53] 11 April 1989[54] 24[54]
19 24 October 1989[55] 1 May 1990[56] 26[56]
20 23 October 1990[57] 23 April 1991[58] 26[58]
21 15 October 1991[59] 21 April 1992[60] 26[60]
22 27 October 1992[61] 20 April 1993[62] 26[62]
23 19 October 1993[63] 30 May 1994[64] 28[64]
24 11 October 1994[65] 2 May 1995[66] 26[66]
25 20 October 1995[67] 3 May 1996[68] 27[68]
26 1 October 1996 30 May 1997 29
27 7 October 1997 1 May 1998 26
28 4 November 1998 21 June 1999 27
29 6 September 1999 2 July 2000 30
30 16 October 2000 21 May 2001 32
31 5 September 2001 24 July 2002 29
32 18 October 2002 15 August 2003 31
33 3 October 2003 13 August 2004 42
34 17 September 2004 15 July 2005 41
35 10 September 2005 8 September 2006 27
36 15 September 2006 18 May 2007 34
37 15 September 2007 11 June 2008 36
38 5 September 2008 12 June 2009 42
39 2 October 2009 27 August 2010 35
40 29 November 2010 1 August 2011 36
41 8 August 2011 20 August 2012 35
42 1 September 2012 31 July 2013 36
43 21 October 2013 13 August 2014 30
44 20 August 2014 15 July 2015 31
45 12 August 2015 5 August 2016 36
46 24 August 2016 31 May 2017 36
47 16 August 2017 23 May 2018 35
48 18 July 2018 12 April 2019 36
49 21 June 2019 29 May 2020 36
50 5 June 2020 28 May 2021 36
51 3 September 2021 24 June 2022 35
52 22 July 2022 36

Spin-offs

The A Question of Sport format has been applied to various other areas of knowledge. The following spin-off series were all made by the BBC:

Series Start date End date Episodes
1 19 April 1971 24 May 1971 6
Series Start date End date Episodes
1 24 April 1988 28 August 1988 18
Series Start date End date Episodes
3 January 2000[69] 1
1 8 April 2000 3 June 2000 9
28 December 2000[70] 1
2 28 April 2001 28 July 2001 12
Series Start date End date Episodes
1 5 July 2001 29 August 2001 8

Roslin also hosted a one-off special, A Question of EastEnders, in 2000. Another one-off special, "A Question of Comedy" was to have been aired on 16 March 2007 as a part of Comic Relief 2007, but after a scandal involving contestant Jade Goody it was replaced with a special edition of Top Gear.

A Question of Spit was a short segment aired in 1988 as part of the inaugural Red Nose Day telethon, featuring Daley Thompson, Barry McGuigan and Mike Gatting forming a team, with their opponents being their own Spitting Image puppets, captained by an Emlyn Hughes puppet. The quiz was hosted by the Spitting Image puppet of David Coleman, with the real Coleman and the puppet Steve Davis also making an appearance.

On 21 March 2012, One Media Radio's Final Whistle produced a one off end of year special entitled, Final Quizzle: Final Whistle does A Question of Sport. Presented by Barry Landy, the show featured two teams consisting of Stuart Hodge, Rory Wilde, Phil Peacock, Steve Sanders, Ben Mouncer and Lewis Davies and included rounds such as 'Tiger's Eighteen Holes' and 'Whelan or Fortune'.

In November 2012, One Media Radio's Head of Sport Edmund Doc Crosthwaite confirmed that Final Quizzle would return for a one off Christmas special on 12 December 2012.

A Question of Sport Relief is a special version of the show usually presented by a guest presenter on Sport Relief night since 2002. The 2002, 2004 and 2006 versions were hosted by Stephen Fry. 2008's version was hosted by Jimmy Carr after Fry had to pull out having broken his arm.

BBC One Scotland aired a one-off A Question of Scotland as part of Children in Need 2008, with Jackie Bird as quizmaster.

The CBBC programme Dick and Dom in da Bungalow made a parody called A Question of Muck as part of the creamy muck muck grand finale game.

The CBBC programme The Saturday Show did a segment called A Question of Busted. Featured the band Busted answering questions about themselves, it was presented by Fearne Cotton who in each segment was dressed as Sue Barker.

In popular culture

The What Happened Next? round was spoofed in an episode of A Bit of Fry & Laurie as David Coleman (Fry) asks Emlyn Hughes (Laurie) to guess what happened after the action stopped in the previous sketch. The host's refusal to confirm whether the given answer is correct then leads into another round of the game, with the question of what happened following the original What Happened Next? sketch.

The show was one of many British TV shows reinterpreted by Chanel 9, a recurring sketch on The Fast Show, where it was titled Questo Sporta and featured the mystery guest round.

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For the spin off video game see A Question of Sport video game Question of Sport previously A Question of Sport is a British television sports quiz show produced and broadcast by the BBC It is the world s longest running TV sports quiz 1 Following a pilot episode in December 1968 broadcast only in the north of England the series has run since 1970 except 1973 and 1978 and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2020 It is currently presented by Paddy McGuinness with team captains Sam Quek and Ugo Monye Question of SportGenreSports quiz showCreated byNick HunterPresented byStuart Hall Pilot 1968 David Vine 1970 72 1974 77 1989 David Coleman 1979 1997 Sue Barker 1997 2021 Paddy McGuinness 2021 present StarringCliff Morgan 1968 1975 Henry Cooper 1968 1979 Fred Trueman 1976 77 Brendan Foster 1977 79 Emlyn Hughes 1979 1981 1984 88 Gareth Edwards 1979 1981 Willie Carson 1982 83 Bill Beaumont 1982 1996 Ian Botham 1988 1996 John Parrott 1996 2002 Ally McCoist 1996 2007 Frankie Dettori 2002 04 Matt Dawson 2004 2021 Phil Tufnell 2008 2021 Sam Quek 2021 Ugo Monye 2021 Theme music composerRichie CloseCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo of series51No of episodes1 330 as of 17 June 2022 Landmarks 4 March 2013 1 000th episodeProductionExecutive producerGareth JM EdwardsProducerDave GymerProduction locationsdock10 studios studios HQ1 and HQ2 on rotation Running time30 minutesProduction companiesBBC 1968 2015 BBC Studios 2015 present ReleaseOriginal networkBBC OnePicture format4 3 1968 1998 16 9 1998 Audio formatMono 1968 1972 Dolby Stereo 1973 1990 Dolby Surround 1991 2002 Dolby Digital 2003 2021 Original release2 December 1968 1968 12 02 pilot 5 January 1970 1970 01 05 present Contents 1 History 1 1 First edition 1 2 40th anniversary 1 3 2012 Summer Olympics specials 1 3 1 Gold Medal Winners special 1 3 2 2012 Olympics special 1 4 1 000th episode 1 5 2016 Summer Olympics specials 1 5 1 The Olympic Champions special 1 5 2 Gold Rush special 1 6 50th anniversary 1 6 1 A Question of Sport at 50 1 6 2 50 Not Out 1 7 Theme tune 2 Rounds 2 1 Picture Board 2 2 One Minute Round 2 3 Sports Action 2 4 Observation Round 2 5 Mystery Guest 2 6 Home or Away 2 7 Buzzer Round 2 8 Sprint Finish 3 Presenters and captains 3 1 Current presenter and captains 3 2 Former presenters 3 3 Former captains 3 4 Guest captains 4 Notable moments 5 Transmissions 6 Spin offs 7 In popular culture 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message First edition Edit The first edition of A Question of Sport was broadcast on 5 January 1970 Presenter David Vine was joined by captains Henry Cooper and Cliff Morgan The teams were composed of George Best Lillian Board Tom Finney and Ray Illingworth 40th anniversary Edit On 8 January 2010 the BBC broadcast a 40th anniversary special Joining Sue Barker Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell were Pat Cash David Coulthard Laura Davies and Michael Johnson 2012 Summer Olympics specials Edit Following the 2012 Summer Olympics A Question of Sport aired two special editions featuring champions from the aforementioned Olympics Gold Medal Winners special Edit On 1 September 2012 Katherine Grainger and Jason Kenny were among the gold medal winners featured 2012 Olympics special Edit On 29 September 2012 Tim Baillie Jade Jones Laura Kenny Greg Rutherford and Etienne Stott partook 1 000th episode Edit On 4 March 2013 A Question of Sport marked its 1 000th episode Each captain was joined by two former captains Dawson was joined by Willie Carson and John Parrott while Tufnell was joined by Bill Beaumont and Ally McCoist Tufnell s team won 2016 Summer Olympics specials Edit Shortly after the 2016 Summer Olympics A Question of Sport held two special editions featuring champions from the above mentioned Olympics The Olympic Champions special Edit On 7 September 2016 the Olympic Champions special featured gold medal winners including Callum Skinner Gold Rush special Edit On 14 September 2016 for a Gold Rush special A Question of Sport were joined by Maddie Hinch Jason and Laura Kenny and Sam Quek 50th anniversary Edit A Question of Sport at 50 Edit On 27 December 2019 the BBC aired a documentary that looked back on the programme s history As well as looking back through the archives A Question of Sport at 50 saw a number of sportspeople recount their memories these included Jessica Ennis Hill Colin Jackson and Denise Lewis Presenter Sue Barker and captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell also shared their experiences 50 Not Out Edit On 3 January 2020 Sue Barker presented a 50th anniversary special Matt Dawson captained a team composed of Laura Davies and Beth Tweddle while Phil Tufnell led Ally McCoist and Martin Offiah Dawson s team won the 1 255th episode by 19 points to 16 Theme tune Edit There have been 4 theme tunes over the years A theme was introduced in the mid 1980s and has been remixed and updated a few times since The current mix was introduced on 3 September 2021 Rounds EditThe rounds regularly played during series 48 include 2 Picture Board Edit Twelve numbered squares each reveal a sportsperson to be identified during this one minute round One Minute Round Edit Each team is asked nine questions in 60 seconds Sports Action Edit Contestants are asked questions about a montage of sporting action Observation Round Edit Sports action is shown and contestants are asked questions about details of what they have just seen e g What colour hat was a certain person wearing or How many balls were there Mystery Guest Edit Each team tries to identify a sportsperson in unfamiliar circumstances and using unconventional camera angles Home or Away Edit Each contestant can answer a one point home question on the sport they participate or participated in or can answer an away question on a different sport for up to three points away questions require three answers a point per correct answer Buzzer Round Edit The teams play head to head answering as many questions as possible in 60 seconds At this point the round immediately ends even if each presenter is halfway through asking a question Sprint Finish Edit The captains have 60 seconds to act out up to ten sporting terms for the remaining members of the team to guess Presenters and captains EditCurrent presenter and captains Edit The current presenter is Paddy McGuinness taking over in 2021 The current captains also coming in 2021 are Ugo Monye and Sam Quek Ugo Monye is a former rugby union international winning 14 caps for England He played club rugby for Harlequins and also played for the British amp Irish Lions Sam Quek is a former field hockey international who won gold as part of the Great Britain women s national field hockey team at the 2016 Summer Olympics Quek is the first female team captain on A Question of Sport 3 Former presenters Edit The 1968 pilot episode broadcast only in the north of England was hosted by Stuart Hall 4 The first series was broadcast nationally from January 1970 with David Vine at the helm for the first seven series David Coleman succeeded Vine remaining as presenter until 1997 5 Vine returned to the series as a guest host in 1989 presenting the final five episodes of series 18 in Coleman s absence 6 7 8 9 10 Sue Barker presented A Question of Sport from 1997 until 2021 Sue Barker won the 1976 French Open tennis tournament and reached a World Ranking of 3 11 12 Former captains Edit A Question of Sport s first captains were boxer Henry Cooper and rugby union player Cliff Morgan Over the history of the show some captains have had long tenures these include rugby union player Bill Beaumont making 319 appearances and footballer Ally McCoist making 363 appearances 5 13 The show s longest serving captain is Matt Dawson who appeared in the show for 17 years from 2004 to 2021 Former captains include 4 rugby union players Bill Beaumont 1982 1996 Matt Dawson 2004 2021 Gareth Edwards 1979 1982 and Cliff Morgan 1970 1975 3 cricketers Ian Botham 1988 1996 Fred Trueman 1976 and Phil Tufnell 2008 2021 2 jockeys Willie Carson 1982 1984 and Frankie Dettori 2002 2004 2 footballers Emlyn Hughes 1979 1982 1984 1988 and Ally McCoist 1996 2007 1 boxer Henry Cooper 1970 1977 and 1979 1 long distance runner Brendan Foster 1977 1979 1 snooker player John Parrott 1996 2002 Guest captains Edit Over the years there have been several guest captains standing in for one of the regulars when they have other commitments Following Ally McCoist s departure several guests including Phil Tufnell sat in the captain s chair before Tufnell was eventually selected as McCoist s permanent replacement Bobby Moore footballer 1968 1970 1972 and 1974 Johnny Haynes footballer 1970 Bobby Charlton footballer 1972 and 1974 75 Mary Peters athlete 1976 Alan Pascoe athlete 1976 John Barnes footballer 1992 Roger Black track and field athlete 1992 John Parrott snooker 1992 Ally McCoist footballer 1996 Will Carling rugby union player 1996 Sam Torrance golfer 1997 98 and 2003 Rob Wainwright rugby union player 1997 Jonathan Davies rugby union player 1998 David Ginola footballer 2000 Matthew Pinsent rower 2003 Alan Hansen footballer 2003 Neil Ruddock footballer 2003 04 Michael Owen footballer 2004 David Seaman footballer 2004 Matt Dawson rugby union player 2004 Bill Beaumont rugby union player 2004 Tim Henman tennis player 2004 Jamie Redknapp footballer 2007 Shane Warne cricketer 2007 Darren Gough cricketer 2007 Phil Tufnell cricketer 2007 Ricky Hatton boxer 2007 Dennis Taylor snooker 2008 Gary Speed footballer 2008 Graeme Swann cricketer 2014 Michael Vaughan cricketer 2014 Robbie Savage footballer 2014 Greg Rutherford track and field athlete 2015 Notable moments EditEmlyn Hughes during a 1987 Picture Board identifying Princess Anne as John Reid 14 Princess Anne appearing on the 200th edition of the programme shortly after being identified as John Reid 15 Ally McCoist not being able to identify himself as a show jumper in a clip 16 Frankie Dettori struggling to unscramble an anagram of Frankie Dettori 16 Ally McCoist not being able to recognise his Rangers boss at the time Walter Smith 17 During Mystery Guest rounds Sue Barker has been guessed as Ray Clemence Chris Hoy Alan Minter and Dennis Taylor 18 Paul O Connell correctly guessing Borussia Monchengladbach after two letters citation needed John Parrott getting beat to the buzzer by Matt Dawson on a question about Snooker in a January 1999 episode The question was In which sport would you use a spider John was so embarrassed by this he stood in the audience for a brief moment Transmissions EditSeries Start date End date EpisodesPilot 2 December 1968 11 5 January 1970 19 18 May 1970 20 20 20 2 11 January 1971 21 5 April 1971 22 13 22 3 20 March 1972 23 19 June 1972 24 14 24 4 8 January 1974 25 2 April 1974 26 13 26 5 10 July 1975 27 28 August 1975 28 8 28 6 3 May 1976 29 21 June 1976 30 8 30 7 18 April 1977 31 6 June 1977 32 8 32 8 8 January 1979 33 2 April 1979 34 13 34 9 7 January 1980 35 18 March 1980 36 11 36 10 27 February 1981 37 15 May 1981 38 12 38 11 5 January 1982 39 30 March 1982 40 13 40 12 12 January 1983 41 30 March 1983 42 11 42 13 29 December 1983 43 8 May 1984 44 14 44 14 31 December 1984 45 11 April 1985 46 15 46 15 5 December 1985 47 1 May 1986 48 20 48 16 11 December 1986 49 14 May 1987 50 21 50 17 3 December 1987 51 26 April 1988 52 21 52 18 25 October 1988 53 11 April 1989 54 24 54 19 24 October 1989 55 1 May 1990 56 26 56 20 23 October 1990 57 23 April 1991 58 26 58 21 15 October 1991 59 21 April 1992 60 26 60 22 27 October 1992 61 20 April 1993 62 26 62 23 19 October 1993 63 30 May 1994 64 28 64 24 11 October 1994 65 2 May 1995 66 26 66 25 20 October 1995 67 3 May 1996 68 27 68 26 1 October 1996 30 May 1997 2927 7 October 1997 1 May 1998 2628 4 November 1998 21 June 1999 2729 6 September 1999 2 July 2000 3030 16 October 2000 21 May 2001 3231 5 September 2001 24 July 2002 2932 18 October 2002 15 August 2003 3133 3 October 2003 13 August 2004 4234 17 September 2004 15 July 2005 4135 10 September 2005 8 September 2006 2736 15 September 2006 18 May 2007 3437 15 September 2007 11 June 2008 3638 5 September 2008 12 June 2009 4239 2 October 2009 27 August 2010 3540 29 November 2010 1 August 2011 3641 8 August 2011 20 August 2012 3542 1 September 2012 31 July 2013 3643 21 October 2013 13 August 2014 3044 20 August 2014 15 July 2015 3145 12 August 2015 5 August 2016 3646 24 August 2016 31 May 2017 3647 16 August 2017 23 May 2018 3548 18 July 2018 12 April 2019 3649 21 June 2019 29 May 2020 3650 5 June 2020 28 May 2021 3651 3 September 2021 24 June 2022 3552 22 July 2022 36Spin offs EditThe A Question of Sport format has been applied to various other areas of knowledge The following spin off series were all made by the BBC A Question of News presented by Richard Baker 1971 Katharine Whitehorn and Brian Redhead were the team captainsSeries Start date End date Episodes1 19 April 1971 24 May 1971 6A Question of Entertainment presented by Tom O Connor 1988 Ken Dodd and Larry Grayson were the team captains The show was reformatted and retitled That s Showbusiness and was broadcast under this title from 1989 to 1996 Series Start date End date Episodes1 24 April 1988 28 August 1988 18A Question of Pop presented by Jamie Theakston 2000 01 which used the same graphics and set as the Sport version but different colours Noddy Holder Tony Hadley in episode 1 and Suggs were the team captainsSeries Start date End date Episodes3 January 2000 69 11 8 April 2000 3 June 2000 928 December 2000 70 12 28 April 2001 28 July 2001 12A Question of TV presented by Gaby Roslin 2001 Lorraine Kelly and Rowland Rivron were the team captainsSeries Start date End date Episodes1 5 July 2001 29 August 2001 8A Question of Sport Super Saturday with Jason Manford in 2014 on BBC OneRoslin also hosted a one off special A Question of EastEnders in 2000 Another one off special A Question of Comedy was to have been aired on 16 March 2007 as a part of Comic Relief 2007 but after a scandal involving contestant Jade Goody it was replaced with a special edition of Top Gear A Question of Spit was a short segment aired in 1988 as part of the inaugural Red Nose Day telethon featuring Daley Thompson Barry McGuigan and Mike Gatting forming a team with their opponents being their own Spitting Image puppets captained by an Emlyn Hughes puppet The quiz was hosted by the Spitting Image puppet of David Coleman with the real Coleman and the puppet Steve Davis also making an appearance On 21 March 2012 One Media Radio s Final Whistle produced a one off end of year special entitled Final Quizzle Final Whistle does A Question of Sport Presented by Barry Landy the show featured two teams consisting of Stuart Hodge Rory Wilde Phil Peacock Steve Sanders Ben Mouncer and Lewis Davies and included rounds such as Tiger s Eighteen Holes and Whelan or Fortune In November 2012 One Media Radio s Head of Sport Edmund Doc Crosthwaite confirmed that Final Quizzle would return for a one off Christmas special on 12 December 2012 A Question of Sport Relief is a special version of the show usually presented by a guest presenter on Sport Relief night since 2002 The 2002 2004 and 2006 versions were hosted by Stephen Fry 2008 s version was hosted by Jimmy Carr after Fry had to pull out having broken his arm BBC One Scotland aired a one off A Question of Scotland as part of Children in Need 2008 with Jackie Bird as quizmaster The CBBC programme Dick and Dom in da Bungalow made a parody called A Question of Muck as part of the creamy muck muck grand finale game The CBBC programme The Saturday Show did a segment called A Question of Busted Featured the band Busted answering questions about themselves it was presented by Fearne Cotton who in each segment was dressed as Sue Barker In popular culture EditThe What Happened Next round was spoofed in an episode of A Bit of Fry amp Laurie as David Coleman Fry asks Emlyn Hughes Laurie to guess what happened after the action stopped in the previous sketch The host s refusal to confirm whether the given answer is correct then leads into another round of the game with the question of what happened following the original What Happened Next sketch The show was one of many British TV shows reinterpreted by Chanel 9 a recurring sketch on The Fast Show where it was titled Questo Sporta and featured the mystery guest round References Edit A Question of Sport BBC One Question of Sport Episode guide BBC Paddy McGuinness replaces Sue Barker as A Question of Sport host BBC News Profile Stuart Hall BBC News 17 June 2013 Retrieved 20 September 2020 a b The history of the show 23 November 2008 via news bbc co uk A Question of Sport 14 March 1989 BBC Genome Retrieved 20 September 2020 A Question of Sport 21 March 1989 BBC Genome 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London 19 October 1993 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 January 2015 a b A Question of Sport BBC One London 30 May 1994 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 January 2015 A Question of Sport BBC One London 11 October 1994 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 January 2015 a b A Question of Sport BBC One London 2 May 1995 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 January 2015 A Question of Sport BBC One London 11 October 1995 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 January 2015 a b A Question of Sport BBC One London 3 May 1996 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 January 2015 A Question of Pop 30 December 1999 p 90 via BBC Genome A Question of Pop 21 December 2000 p 118 via BBC Genome External links EditQuestion of Sport at BBC Online A Question of Sport at IMDb Question of Sport at UKGameshows com Twitter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Question of Sport amp oldid 1138639974, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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