King Stupid

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Host

William Van Dyke

Broadcast

BBC Radio 4, 1998

Synopsis

A silly panel game, not a million miles removed from the original concept of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, but with young-ish people on it. It seemed to be universally despised at the time, at least by the people who wrote in to Feedback about it, for two main reasons:

1) it was part of a series of unpopular changes instigated by new Radio 4 controller James Boyle (with only X Marks the Spot and Puzzle Panel surviving intact), and

2) some people though that there was "F-u-c" missing from the start of the title, though the producer denied that allusion.

With a change of name and host, it re-emerged as The 99p Challenge and lived happily ever after, despite the involvement of Peter Baynham.

See also

The 99p Challenge

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