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== Host == | == Host == | ||
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+ | [[Wilfred Pickles]] | ||
== Co-hosts == | == Co-hosts == | ||
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Mabel Pickles (1953-67) | Mabel Pickles (1953-67) | ||
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== Broadcast == | == Broadcast == | ||
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Home Service North (as "Have a Go, Joe!"), 5 March to 9 August? 1946 | Home Service North (as "Have a Go, Joe!"), 5 March to 9 August? 1946 | ||
- | BBC Manchester for Light Programme, 16 September 1946 to 1967 | + | BBC Manchester for Light Programme, 16 September 1946 to 10 January 1967 |
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+ | BBC-tv, 26 October 1947 (one-off TV special) | ||
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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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Britain's very first broadcast quiz to give away money prizes, "Have a Go" was a hugely popular "people show" in which Wilfred Pickles (and his wife, Mabel) travelled around the country, turning up in village halls and asking ordinary folk up on stage to talk about their lives and memories. | Britain's very first broadcast quiz to give away money prizes, "Have a Go" was a hugely popular "people show" in which Wilfred Pickles (and his wife, Mabel) travelled around the country, turning up in village halls and asking ordinary folk up on stage to talk about their lives and memories. | ||
- | <div class="image">[[File:Haveago wilfredpickles andcontestant.jpg|400px]]''Pickles (on the right) and a contestant''</div> | + | <div class="image">[[File:Haveago audience.jpg|400px]]''Who's next?''</div> |
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+ | <div class="image">[[File:Haveago wilfredpickles andcontestant.jpg|400px]]''Pickles (on the right) and a contestant.''</div> | ||
This done, the member of the public would then be invited to "have a go" at the quiz, which consisted of four questions worth increasing amounts between 2s 6d and one guinea. In 1953, the total prize was £1/18s/6d, though it may have varied over time. At the end of the show, a "jackpot question" was asked with a slightly bigger prize available. All the previous contestants would write their answer down and one of them (quite likely, the one judged by the producer to be the audience's favourite) would be awarded the money. There would also often be items of local produce awarded in addition to the money, hence the catchphrase "What's on the table, Mabel?" | This done, the member of the public would then be invited to "have a go" at the quiz, which consisted of four questions worth increasing amounts between 2s 6d and one guinea. In 1953, the total prize was £1/18s/6d, though it may have varied over time. At the end of the show, a "jackpot question" was asked with a slightly bigger prize available. All the previous contestants would write their answer down and one of them (quite likely, the one judged by the producer to be the audience's favourite) would be awarded the money. There would also often be items of local produce awarded in addition to the money, hence the catchphrase "What's on the table, Mabel?" | ||
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+ | <div class="image">[[File:Haveago wilfredpickles andcontestant2.jpg|400px]]''Is madam ready to order?''</div> | ||
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+ | <div class="image">[[File:Haveago audience2.jpg|400px]]''A good time is had by all.''</div> | ||
== Catchphrases == | == Catchphrases == | ||
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"How do, how are yer?" | "How do, how are yer?" | ||
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== Theme music == | == Theme music == | ||
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By Jack Jordan: | By Jack Jordan: | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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Violet Carson, one of the pianists, went on to become Ena Sharples in ''Coronation Street''. | Violet Carson, one of the pianists, went on to become Ena Sharples in ''Coronation Street''. | ||
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== Merchandise == | == Merchandise == | ||
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A boxed ''Have a Go'' party game was produced. | A boxed ''Have a Go'' party game was produced. | ||
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== Web links == | == Web links == | ||
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[http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/radio/haveago.htm Have a Go page at Whirligig-TV] | [http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/radio/haveago.htm Have a Go page at Whirligig-TV] | ||
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== Pictures == | == Pictures == | ||
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+ | <div class=image>[[File:Haveago mabelandwilfredpickles athome.jpg]]''Wilfred and his missus.''</div> | ||
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+ | <div class=image>[[File:Haveago mrsmorgan jackpotwin mabelandwilfredpickles.jpg]]''Wait 'til you see MY watermelon.''</div> | ||
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+ | <div class=image>[[File:Haveago wilfredpickles withcontestant.jpg]]''YOOOOOOOOOU!!!''</div> | ||
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+ | == See also == | ||
- | + | [[Three in a Row]] | |
[[Category:Radio]] | [[Category:Radio]] | ||
[[Category:Long-Running]] | [[Category:Long-Running]] | ||
[[Category:General Knowledge Quiz]] | [[Category:General Knowledge Quiz]] | ||
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Current revision as of 18:27, 28 January 2021
Contents |
Host
Co-hosts
Mabel Pickles (1953-67)
At the piano: Jack Jordan (1946-7), Violet Carson (1947-53), Harry Hudson (1953-66), Eric James (1966-7).
Broadcast
Home Service North (as "Have a Go, Joe!"), 5 March to 9 August? 1946
BBC Manchester for Light Programme, 16 September 1946 to 10 January 1967
BBC-tv, 26 October 1947 (one-off TV special)
Synopsis
Britain's very first broadcast quiz to give away money prizes, "Have a Go" was a hugely popular "people show" in which Wilfred Pickles (and his wife, Mabel) travelled around the country, turning up in village halls and asking ordinary folk up on stage to talk about their lives and memories.
This done, the member of the public would then be invited to "have a go" at the quiz, which consisted of four questions worth increasing amounts between 2s 6d and one guinea. In 1953, the total prize was £1/18s/6d, though it may have varied over time. At the end of the show, a "jackpot question" was asked with a slightly bigger prize available. All the previous contestants would write their answer down and one of them (quite likely, the one judged by the producer to be the audience's favourite) would be awarded the money. There would also often be items of local produce awarded in addition to the money, hence the catchphrase "What's on the table, Mabel?"
Catchphrases
"How do, how are yer?"
"Are yer courtin'?"
"What's on the table, Mabel?"
"Give 'im the money, Mabel!" (or "...Barney!", when producer Barney Colehan handed out the cash)
Theme music
By Jack Jordan:
- Have a go, Joe, come on and have a go
- You can't lose owt
- It costs you nowt
- To make yourself some dough.
- So hurry up and join us
- Don't be shy and don't be slow
- Come on Joe, have a go!
Trivia
Violet Carson, one of the pianists, went on to become Ena Sharples in Coronation Street.
Merchandise
A boxed Have a Go party game was produced.
Web links
Have a Go page at Whirligig-TV