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Today's the Day (game show)

BBC Two quiz programme

Summary

BBC Two quiz programme

FieldValue
genreGame show
presenterAndrew Rawnsley (1993)
Martyn Lewis (1993–1999)
countryUnited Kingdom
languageEnglish
num_series17
num_episodes753
runtime30 minutes
companyMentorn
channelBBC2
first_aired
last_aired

Martyn Lewis (1993–1999)

Today's the Day was a British television daytime quiz programme that was broadcast on BBC2 from 12 July 1993 until 12 March 1999. The programme was originally hosted by Andrew Rawnsley until he was replaced by Martyn Lewis.

Format

Teams of two contestants each competed to answer questions about events that had taken place in past years on the episode's broadcast date.

Several rounds were played during each episode, with the order varying slightly from one series to the next:

  • Stop the Clip: A 30-second news film clip was played, and the first contestant to buzz in with a correct answer to the host's question about it won points for his/her team. The point value decreased as the clip continued.
  • TV Round: Teams alternated choosing clips from classic television shows on a video wall and answering questions about them. A miss gave the opposing team a chance to score with a correct answer.
  • Quick-Fire Round: A speed round of questions, in which anyone from either team could buzz in.
  • Video Wall: Same rules as the TV Round, but using news film clips.
  • One-Minute Quick-Fire Round: Always played as the final round to determine the day's winner. One contestant from each team took part; playing separately, each was given 60 seconds to answer as many questions as possible. The contestant on the trailing team went first.

Teams could remain on the show for a maximum of five days before retiring undefeated. At the end of each series, the teams with the highest final scores were invited back to compete in a knockout tournament, with a pair of round-the-world air tickets awarded to the winning team. All contestants who appeared on the programme received a newspaper printed on the day they were born.

Transmissions

Regular

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
112 July 199321 July 19936
21 November 199317 December 199329
310 January 199415 April 199451
424 October 199423 December 199445
59 January 199514 April 199570
61 May 19952 June 199521
723 October 199522 December 199544
88 January 199629 March 199650
91 April 199619 June 199635
107 October 199620 December 199643
1113 January 199727 March 199744
1231 March 199718 June 199747
1327 October 199719 December 199735
1412 January 199817 April 199856
155 May 199817 June 199823
167 September 199818 December 199848
1715 February 199912 March 199920

Champions League

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
121 August 199520 October 199528
22 September 19964 October 199623
31 September 199710 October 199729

Specials

DateEntitle
3 April 1994Celebrity Special
25 December 1994Christmas Special
15 April 1995Easter Special
25 December 1995Christmas Special
25 December 1996Christmas Special
25 December 1997Christmas Special

International versions

The Italian channel Rai 3 was the first international broadcaster to launch a local format of the show, called Giorno dopo giorno.

CountryNamePresenterChannelBroadcast
ItalyGiorno dopo giornoPippo Baudo (2000)
Giancarlo Magalli (2000–2001)
Corrado Tedeschi (2001–2002)Rai 31 January 2000 – 24 May 2002

References

References

  1. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 12 July 1993". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  2. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 21 July 1993". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  3. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 1 November 1993". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  4. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 17 December 1993". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  5. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 10 January 1994". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  6. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 15 April 1994". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  7. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 24 October 1994". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  8. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 23 December 1994". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  9. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 9 January 1995". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  10. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 14 April 1995". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  11. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 1 May 1995". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  12. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 2 June 1995". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  13. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 23 October 1995". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  14. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 22 December 1995". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  15. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 8 January 1996". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  16. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 29 March 1996". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  17. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 1 April 1996". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  18. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 19 June 1996". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  19. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 7 October 1996". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  20. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 20 December 1996". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  21. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 13 January 1997". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  22. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 27 March 1997". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  23. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 31 March 1997". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  24. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 18 June 1997". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  25. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 27 October 1997". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  26. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 19 December 1997". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  27. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 12 January 1998". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  28. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 17 April 1998". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  29. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 5 May 1998". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  30. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 17 June 1998". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  31. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 7 September 1998". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  32. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 18 December 1998". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  33. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 15 February 1999". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  34. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 12 March 1999". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  35. "Today's the Day – Champions League – BBC Two England – 21 August 1995". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  36. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 20 October 1995". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  37. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 2 September 1996". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  38. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 4 October 1996". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  39. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 1 September 1997". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  40. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 10 October 1997". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  41. "Today's the Day Special – BBC Two England – 3 April 1994". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  42. "Today's the Day Christmas Special – BBC Two England – 25 December 1994". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  43. "Today's the Day Easter Special – BBC Two England – 15 April 1995". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  44. "Today's the Day Christmas Special – BBC Two England – 25 December 1995". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  45. "Today's the Day Christmas Special – BBC Two England – 25 December 1996". [[BBC Genome Project]].
  46. "Today's the Day Christmas Special – BBC Two England – 25 December 1997". [[BBC Genome Project]].
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