Going for a Song

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== Host ==
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Max Robertson (1965-77)
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[[Max Robertson]] (1965-77)
[[Michael Parkinson]] (1995-1996?)
[[Michael Parkinson]] (1995-1996?)

Revision as of 22:35, 8 January 2010

Contents

Host

Max Robertson (1965-77)

Michael Parkinson (1995-1996?)

Anne Robinson (1997)

Michael Aspel (1998?-2002)

Co-hosts

Expert: Arthur Negus (1965-77), Eric Knowles (1997-2002)

Team captains:
1995: Tony Slattery and Leslie Ash
1996: Tony Slattery and Helen Lederer (rotation), Mariella Frostrup
1997: Penny Smith and Sheridan Morley
1998-2000: Penny Smith and Kit Hesketh-Harvey
2001-2: Rachel de Thame and Dr Mark Porter

Broadcast

Pilot: BBC1 (South only), 21 April 1965

BBC1, 6 October 1965 to to 16 October 1977

BBC1, 29 August 1995 to 3 February 2002

Synopsis

Antiques guessing game that carried Arthur Negus to fame as the show's resident expert, and this was all in the days before Antiques Roadshow.

However, British law has changed since then and now all antiques game shows are obliged to include the word "Great" or "Going" in the title and feature Eric Knowles as an authority. (OK, except Bargain Hunt. We'll give you that.)

Michael Parkinson, with the famous bird cage which featured in the opening titles of both versions of the programme.

In the midde of the format, there was an "identify the mystery object" round. But the meat of the show was about discussing specific antiques. The teams of panellists took turns to identify the nature, materials, age etc. of the objects d'art, and most importantly take a stab at the value. The expert would then give a mini lecture about the piece before revealing the correct answers.

Theme music

First movement from Respighi's suite Gli Uccelli (The Birds).

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