9 AboutTV Flashcards
01-D9-03RM
In Thunderbirds, what was the name of Lady Penelope’s chauffeur?
Parker
02-D9-03RM
On Blue Peter, what was the name of John Noakes’s dog?
Shep
03-D9-03RM
What is the title of the BBC series about a shipping line set in Liverpool during the late 1800s?
The Onedin Line
04-D9-03RM
In the TV series Dad’s Army, what was Captain Mainwaring’s first name?
George
05-D9-03RM
Who invented the TV?
Scottish inventor John Logie Baird developed the first mechanical TV. American inventor Philo Farnsworth developed the electrical technology that brought TVs to the mass market.
06-D9-03RM
What was the most-watched UK TV programme of all time?
Eastenders: the episode when Den divorced Angie, which drew 30.10 million viewers on 25 December 1986.
07-D9-03RM
Phyllis Nan Sortain Pechey was as famous for her flamboyant character as for her cookery books and TV show throughout the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. By what name was she more usually known?
Fanny Cradock
08-D9-03RM
Which popular BBC series about old collectables began in 1979, presented by Bruce Parker and Arthur Negus, and is still running to this day?
Antiques Roadshow
09-D9-03RM
Which BBC music programme was broadcast weekly between 1964 and 2006?
Top of the Pops
10-D9-03RM
Alastair Burnett, Sandy Gall, Reginald Bosanquet, Alastair Stewart, Carol Barnes and Trevor McDonald were all regular presenters of which TV programme?
ITV News at Ten
