Face the Music is a British panelgame show that originally aired on BBC2 from 3 August 1967 to 2 January 1977 and then moved to BBC1 from 17 April 1983 to 16 December 1984 with Joseph Cooper hosting the entire run.
3 August 1967 (1967-08-03) – 16 December 1984 (1984-12-16)
The theme music for the show was the Popular Song from the Façade suite by Sir William Walton (who was a guest on the programme in his 70th birthday year). During its most popular period the programme had a weekly audience of over 4 million.[1]
The programme, chaired by Joseph Cooper,[2] took the form of a quiz, with a panel of three music-loving celebrities, but without scoring or any winner. Each week there would be a special guest, who would also have to answer questions – with the focus being on topics that related to the guest's life and career, so as to lead to amusing anecdotes. The questions to the panel were asked in a series of rounds, each with a theme, such as "The Face, The Music", where the panel would have to identify a composer from their picture, as well as the composer of the music played along with it.
The most demanding round was the "Dummy Keyboard", where Cooper would play a famous piece on a dummy (soundless) instrument, requiring the panel to identify it from hand movements alone.[3] For the benefit of the audience at home, the music in question – which Cooper was hearing through earphones for the purpose of synchronisation – would be slowly faded in as the piece progressed.
Another round was "Hidden Melody" where Cooper would perform a popular tune in the style of a famous composer, while including extracts of works by that composer to help the listeners.[3]Robin Ray, if a member of that week's panel, would typically identify the opus number of the quoted works.
For opera lovers, the panel were shown a filmed performance of one opera with the soundtrack of a different one, and asked to identify both.
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Face the Music is a British panel game show that originally aired on BBC2 from 3 August 1967 to 2 January 1977 and then moved to BBC1 from 17 April 1983 to 16 December 1984 with Joseph Cooper hosting the entire run Face the MusicGenrePanel game showCreated byWalter ToddsPresented byJoseph CooperCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo of series10No of episodes114ProductionRunning time30 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkBBC2 1967 77 BBC1 1983 84 Release3 August 1967 1967 08 03 16 December 1984 1984 12 16 The theme music for the show was the Popular Song from the Facade suite by Sir William Walton who was a guest on the programme in his 70th birthday year During its most popular period the programme had a weekly audience of over 4 million 1 Contents 1 Format 2 Transmissions 2 1 Series 2 2 Specials 3 References 4 External linksFormat editThe programme chaired by Joseph Cooper 2 took the form of a quiz with a panel of three music loving celebrities but without scoring or any winner Each week there would be a special guest who would also have to answer questions with the focus being on topics that related to the guest s life and career so as to lead to amusing anecdotes The questions to the panel were asked in a series of rounds each with a theme such as The Face The Music where the panel would have to identify a composer from their picture as well as the composer of the music played along with it The most demanding round was the Dummy Keyboard where Cooper would play a famous piece on a dummy soundless instrument requiring the panel to identify it from hand movements alone 3 For the benefit of the audience at home the music in question which Cooper was hearing through earphones for the purpose of synchronisation would be slowly faded in as the piece progressed Another round was Hidden Melody where Cooper would perform a popular tune in the style of a famous composer while including extracts of works by that composer to help the listeners 3 Robin Ray if a member of that week s panel would typically identify the opus number of the quoted works For opera lovers the panel were shown a filmed performance of one opera with the soundtrack of a different one and asked to identify both Transmissions editSeries edit Series Start date End date Episodes1 3 August 1967 4 31 August 1967 5 52 16 September 1970 6 21 October 1970 7 63 22 March 1971 8 7 June 1971 9 124 14 February 1972 10 29 May 1972 11 165 14 May 1973 12 27 August 1973 13 166 6 May 1974 14 19 August 1974 15 167 24 September 1975 16 17 December 1975 17 138 24 October 1976 18 19 December 1976 19 89 17 April 1983 20 22 May 1983 21 610 28 October 1984 22 16 December 1984 23 8Specials edit Date Entitle26 December 1967 24 Christmas Special24 December 1972 25 Christmas Special25 December 1973 26 Christmas Special25 December 1974 27 Christmas Special20 December 1975 28 Christmas Special26 December 1976 29 Christmas Special2 January 1977 30 100th EpisodeReferences edit Joseph Cooper The Daily Telegraph 6 August 2001 Retrieved 20 April 2011 Pianist Joseph Cooper dies BBC News 6 August 2001 Retrieved 20 April 2011 a b Anderson Martin Obituaries Joseph Cooper The Independent Retrieved 20 April 2011 dead link Face the Music BBC Two England 3 August 1967 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 31 August 1967 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 16 September 1970 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 21 October 1970 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 22 March 1971 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 7 June 1971 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 14 February 1972 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 29 May 1972 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 14 May 1973 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 27 August 1973 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 6 May 1974 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 19 August 1974 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 24 September 1975 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 17 December 1975 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 24 October 1976 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 19 December 1976 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC One London 17 April 1983 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC One London 22 May 1983 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC One London 28 October 1984 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC One London 16 December 1984 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 26 December 1967 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 24 December 1972 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 25 December 1973 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 25 December 1974 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 20 December 1975 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 26 December 1976 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 Face the Music BBC Two England 2 January 1977 BBC Genome Project Retrieved 9 February 2021 External links editFace the Music at IMDb nbsp Face the Music at UKGameshows com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Face the Music British game show amp oldid 1206304206, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
