Great Rock 'n' Roll Trivia Quiz

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Mark Page
Mark Page
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== Co-hosts ==
 
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''The Great Rock'n'Roll Trivia Show'' commentators: [[Mike Smith]] and Gary Davies
 
== Broadcast ==
== Broadcast ==
As ''Christmas Rock'n'Roll Trivia Quiz'': BBC Radio 1, 27 December 1982
As ''Christmas Rock'n'Roll Trivia Quiz'': BBC Radio 1, 27 December 1982
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''The Great Rock'n'Roll Trivia Show'' (10-hour marathon): Radio 1, 28 May 1983
 
Series: Radio 1, 23 October 1983 to 27 April 1986
Series: Radio 1, 23 October 1983 to 27 April 1986
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A weekly half-hour trivia quiz, in which various pop stars, television celebrities, Radio 1 disk jockeys, and anyone else they could cajole into the studio answered questions on pop music. Rounds included "guess the intro" and "name the year". Essentially, a bit like [[Pop Quiz]] but on the radio.  
A weekly half-hour trivia quiz, in which various pop stars, television celebrities, Radio 1 disk jockeys, and anyone else they could cajole into the studio answered questions on pop music. Rounds included "guess the intro" and "name the year". Essentially, a bit like [[Pop Quiz]] but on the radio.  
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It started as a one-off for Christmas and there was also a 10-hour special for charity with Paul Gambaccini and Mike Read as team captains before the series proper.
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== See also ==
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[[Marathon Music Quiz]], an annual charity event which was a kind of sister show to this one.
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== See also ==
 
[[Popcall|Popcall]], a later phone-in quiz on Radio 5.
[[Popcall|Popcall]], a later phone-in quiz on Radio 5.

Revision as of 22:47, 22 December 2016

Contents

Host

David Jensen

Mark Page

Broadcast

As Christmas Rock'n'Roll Trivia Quiz: BBC Radio 1, 27 December 1982

Series: Radio 1, 23 October 1983 to 27 April 1986

Synopsis

A weekly half-hour trivia quiz, in which various pop stars, television celebrities, Radio 1 disk jockeys, and anyone else they could cajole into the studio answered questions on pop music. Rounds included "guess the intro" and "name the year". Essentially, a bit like Pop Quiz but on the radio.

See also

Marathon Music Quiz, an annual charity event which was a kind of sister show to this one.

Popcall, a later phone-in quiz on Radio 5.

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