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Post by saint on Mar 14, 2007 15:39:36 GMT
Cant see a thread for this great show.
Brought Europe togther I thought.
The Great British sense of fair play as people from across Europe who could barely speak English are asked questions In English about British history etc...
Spent many a day off "sick" from school watching this.
good old Henry Kelly.
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Post by saint on Mar 14, 2007 15:39:56 GMT
Wikipedia's take on it
Going for Gold was a British television game show that aired on BBC One from 1987 to 1996. It was presented by Irish broadcaster Henry Kelly, and its defining concept was that it featured contestants from different European countries who competed against each other to answer questions (all in English) to win a prize. The show was shown on BBC 1 in the UK and on Super Channel (later NBC Super Channel) in continental Europe.
The show was a quiz show. Each week, seven contestants (each representing a different European country) would compete against each other for a place in the finals. The show followed a repechage format (now common, but then unusual), whereby unsuccessful contestants from Monday's show would return on Tuesday, and so on throughout the week. Each episode lasted for twenty-five minutes, including four rounds.
There were ten series in total (two in 1992). The first five series aired during the winter, split in half by the Christmas break. The (second) 1992 and 1993 series went out in the autumn, the last three aired during the summer. The 1996 series featured competitors from the UK only.
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Post by urbanninja on Mar 14, 2007 15:45:24 GMT
Populated by weird looking Johnny foreigners. Thats what I remember.
" Sven, You're playing catch-up"
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Rooneyboy
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Post by Rooneyboy on Mar 14, 2007 22:52:52 GMT
I always thought Henry Kelly was creepy when I was a child.
I still do now.
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Post by Dr Onion on Mar 14, 2007 23:10:42 GMT
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Post by FeelsLikeKellyCrabtree on Mar 14, 2007 23:12:23 GMT
"Going for, going for GOLD!"
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Post by Dr Onion on Mar 14, 2007 23:17:03 GMT
He declared himself bankrupt in 2004!
Guess he's playing "Catch-Up" now!!
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Rooneyboy
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Post by Rooneyboy on Mar 15, 2007 7:54:49 GMT
He declared himself bankrupt in 2004! Guess he's playing "Catch-Up" now!! Made me smile, in a non sneery way of course.
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Post by pauliepoos on Mar 15, 2007 9:03:24 GMT
Who am I?
I was born in 1946 in the wagon of a travelling show. My mother used to dance for the money people would throw and my father would do whatever he could, be that preaching a little gospel or selling a couple of bottles of doctor good.
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Post by Ben on Mar 15, 2007 15:07:35 GMT
Cant see a thread for this great show. Brought Europe togther I thought. The Great British sense of fair play as people from across Europe who could barely speak English are asked questions In English about British history etc... Nothing like a bit of healthy xenophobia, I think.
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Post by Michael on Mar 15, 2007 15:11:33 GMT
I remember one edition when a very mousey Irish lady was playing. During one of the rounds her alice band just sprung of her lank, straight hair. It wasn't edited out and they didn't stop to let her put it back on properly.
Poor Mary, or whatever she was called. No favouritism from Henry...
xxM
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