Screen Test?

Maybe I'm just very old. Or maybe I had a strange taste for television programmes when I was little. But no-one I've spoken to, absolutely no-one remembers the 1970s BBC television quiz show called 'Screen Test'.

Surely you remember? Hosted by Michael Rodd, it was a children's quiz show about films. Contestants were shown film clips, and each clip was followed by a series of questions specifically about the content of the clip.

I thought it was a fun show. I liked it because many questions needed observation skills rather than an encyclopedic knowledge of facts and figures.

What's this got to do with swimming the Channel? Well, we're holding a Channel Swim fundraising event on Friday 6 June. And that event will be a quiz in the style of Screen Test, and it will use the latest technology in lockout-buzzers. (Lockout-buzzers are the ones used in gameshows where the first contestant to hit the buzzer gets to answer the question and the other buzzers and contestants are locked out). It should be a fun event. Interesting film clips, the excitement of the buzzer, an embarrassing on-screen scoreboard, and of course, food and drink.

If you want more information about the event, or you'd like to book a ticket, click here:
Gameshow Quiz Night