Letterbox
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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
| - | + | Anyone for a game of competitive hangman? | |
| - | + | Blanks appears on screen, denoting each letter in a password. One player guesses a letter of the alphabet. If it's in the word, the letter appears, and they can guess again. Should the letter not be in the word, play passes to the opponent. Whoever completes the password wins the round. | |
| - | + | Four pairs take part in the show, head-to-head matches reduce them to one winner. It's solo play in the first round, they can confer in the final and the cash round. | |
| - | + | The cash round? A box of letters is in front of Mel Giedroyc. There's a password hidden in the "letterbox" - it's eight letters, none of them repeated. The rest of the alphabet is also in the box, and whoever solves a word gets to pick two letters from the box. These tokens are handed over, and finalists will know eight letters that aren't in the mystery password. | |
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| + | ''There is no P.'' | ||
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| - | + | There's a top prize of £2500, but the money drops by £500 for each letter that isn't in the final password. Most daily winners take £1500 or so. | |
| - | + | ''Letterbox'' is a slight programme, quiet and unassuming. The entertainment comes from playing along - the password isn't said until it's solved. Fun also comes from reaction shots from the non-playing partner. It goes well with [[Eggheads]] in the teatime slot, but is perhaps too laid-back for its own good. | |
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| - | A nine letter word for a fictional character | + | A nine letter word for a fictional character. Our contestants are stumped with only two letters left to reveal. |
<div class="video"><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/trjCmZUOp-0?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/trjCmZUOp-0?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br/>''Surely they must be Disney fans.''</div> | <div class="video"><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/trjCmZUOp-0?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/trjCmZUOp-0?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br/>''Surely they must be Disney fans.''</div> | ||
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Hindsight Productions was established by David Young. This was the company's first BBC commission. | Hindsight Productions was established by David Young. This was the company's first BBC commission. | ||
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| + | Marc Sylvan | ||
== Web links == | == Web links == | ||
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08yx3yt BBC programme page] | [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08yx3yt BBC programme page] | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | [[Weaver's Week 2017-08-06|Weaver's Week review]] | ||
[[Category:Puzzle]] | [[Category:Puzzle]] | ||
[[Category:Current]] | [[Category:Current]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:42, 6 August 2017
Synopsis
Anyone for a game of competitive hangman?
Blanks appears on screen, denoting each letter in a password. One player guesses a letter of the alphabet. If it's in the word, the letter appears, and they can guess again. Should the letter not be in the word, play passes to the opponent. Whoever completes the password wins the round.
Four pairs take part in the show, head-to-head matches reduce them to one winner. It's solo play in the first round, they can confer in the final and the cash round.
The cash round? A box of letters is in front of Mel Giedroyc. There's a password hidden in the "letterbox" - it's eight letters, none of them repeated. The rest of the alphabet is also in the box, and whoever solves a word gets to pick two letters from the box. These tokens are handed over, and finalists will know eight letters that aren't in the mystery password.
There is no P.
There's a top prize of £2500, but the money drops by £500 for each letter that isn't in the final password. Most daily winners take £1500 or so.
Letterbox is a slight programme, quiet and unassuming. The entertainment comes from playing along - the password isn't said until it's solved. Fun also comes from reaction shots from the non-playing partner. It goes well with Eggheads in the teatime slot, but is perhaps too laid-back for its own good.
Key moments
A nine letter word for a fictional character. Our contestants are stumped with only two letters left to reveal.
Surely they must be Disney fans.
Inventor
David Young, who described the show thus: "It's a word game designed to appeal to a family audience because it doesn't contain any general knowledge questions. On Letterbox you don’t need to be an Egghead to walk away a winner!"
Trivia
Went out at 6.30, immediately after Eggheads.
Hindsight Productions was established by David Young. This was the company's first BBC commission.
Theme music
Marc Sylvan
