Find the Link
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This was the last of a series of panel game pilots broadcast in the summer of 1954. The others were, in order: [[Music, Music, Music!]], [[Ask Your Dad]], [[Change Partners]], [[It's a Mystery]], [[Once Upon a Time]], [[One of the Family]] and [[Tall Story Club]]. | This was the last of a series of panel game pilots broadcast in the summer of 1954. The others were, in order: [[Music, Music, Music!]], [[Ask Your Dad]], [[Change Partners]], [[It's a Mystery]], [[Once Upon a Time]], [[One of the Family]] and [[Tall Story Club]]. | ||
Revision as of 22:51, 6 February 2021
Synopsis
A game in which the panel were invited to find the link between two people in the studio.
Trivia
Leslie Mitchell was initially brought in to cover when Peter Martyn fell ill in February 1955, and stayed on when Martyn died. In July, regular panellist Kenneth Horne was promoted to host.
This was the last of a series of panel game pilots broadcast in the summer of 1954. The others were, in order: Music, Music, Music!, Ask Your Dad, Change Partners, It's a Mystery, Once Upon a Time, One of the Family and Tall Story Club.
Speaking in 2005, Denis Norden recalls looking at Frank Muir and wondering why their parents had paid for a private education if this was the highlight.
See also
Only Connect - Radio 4's attempt at reviving the game in the 1990s.
