Parlour Games

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* '''Reactions''' (Regional Programme, 14 May 1939), host Freddie Grisewood.
* '''Reactions''' (Regional Programme, 14 May 1939), host Freddie Grisewood.
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* '''Noah's Ark''' (16 July 1939), host Freddie Grisewood
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* '''Noah's Ark''' (Regional Programme, 16 July 1939), host Freddie Grisewood.
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*'''Puzzle Corner''' (30 July 1939)
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*'''Puzzle Corner''' (Regional Programme, 30 July 1939), host Lionel Gamlin.
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* '''Memory Test''' (13 August 1939)
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* '''Memory Test''' (National Programme, 13 August 1939), host Freddie Grisewood.
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* '''Adverbs''' (7 September 1939)
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* '''Adverbs''' (Home Service, 7 September 1939)
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* '''My Aunt Went To Town''' (10 September 1939)
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* '''My Aunt Went To Town''' (Home Service, 10 September 1939)
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* '''Proverbs''' (17 September 1939)
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* '''Proverbs''' (Home Service, 17 September 1939)
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* '''Coffeee Pots''' (1 October 1939)
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* '''Coffee Pots''' (Home Service, 1 October 1939), host David Miller
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* '''Ghost Spelling''' (8 October 1939)
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* '''Ghost Spelling''' (Home Service, 8 October 1939), host Norman Shelley
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* '''Word Splits''' (15 October 1939)
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* '''Word Splits''' (Home Service, 15 October 1939), host David Miller
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* '''Salted Almonds''' (5 November 1939)
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* '''Salted Almonds''' (Home Service, 5 November 1939), host David Miller
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* '''Christmas Shopping''' (17 December 1939)
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* '''Christmas Shopping''' (Home Service, 17 December 1939), host David Miller
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* '''Word Squares''' (28 January 1940)
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* '''Word Squares''' (Home Service, 28 January 1940), host not known
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* '''Emergencies''' (18 February 1940)
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* '''Emergencies''' (Home Service, 18 February 1940), host David Miller
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* '''How, When and Where''' (5 March 1940)
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* '''How, When and Where''' (Forces Programme, 5 March 1940), host David Miller
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* '''I Went Sight Seeing''' (11 March 1940)
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* '''I Went Sight Seeing''' (Forces Programme, 11 March 1940), host David Miller
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* '''Musical Proverbs''' (22 March 1940)
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* '''Musical Proverbs''' (Forces Programme, 22 March 1940), host David Miller
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* '''Adverbs''' (27 March 1940)
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* '''Adverbs''' (Forces Programme, 27 March 1940), host David Miller
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* '''Alibi''' (31 March 1940)
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* '''Alibi''' (Home Service, 31 March 1940), host Freddie Grisewood
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* '''Yes, Mmmm or No''' (1 April 1940)
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* '''Yes, Mmmm or No''' (Forces Programme, 1 April 1940), host David Miller
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* '''Ask It Basket''' (4 April 1940)
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* '''Ask It Basket''' (Forces Programme, 4 April 1940), host David Miller
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* '''Word Snooker''' (9 April 1940)
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* '''Word Snooker''' (Forces Programme, 9 April 1940), host David Miller
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* '''Mystery Cruise''' (10 April 1940)
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* '''Mystery Cruise''' (Forces Programme, 10 April 1940), host David Miller
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* '''Alliteration''' (17 April 1940)
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* '''Alliteration''' (Forces Programme, 17 April 1940), host David Miller
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* '''Truth''' (21 April 1940)
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* '''Truth''' (Home Service, 21 April 1940), host David Miller
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* '''Reactions''' (22 April 1940)
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* '''Reactions''' (Forces Programme, 22 April 1940), host David Miller
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* '''Paint Box''' (2 April 1940)
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* '''Paint Box''' (Forces Programme, 2 April 1940), host David Miller
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* '''I Hide and I Find''' (17 May 1940)
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* '''I Hide and I Find''' (Forces Programme, 17 May 1940), host David Miller
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* '''Telegrams''' (26 May 1940)
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* '''Telegrams''' (Home Service, 26 May 1940), host David Miller
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* '''Truth''' (2 June 1940)
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* '''Truth''' (Forces Programme, 2 June 1940), host David Miller
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* '''Ships''' (10 June 1940)
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* '''Ships''' (Forces Programme, 10 June 1940), host Raymond Glendenning
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* '''Limerick Race''' (26 June 1940)
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* '''Limerick Race''' (Forces Programme, 26 June 1940), host Freddie Grisewood
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* '''Small Ads''' ( 16 August 1940)
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* '''Small Ads''' (Forces Programme, 16 August 1940), host Freddie Grisewood
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* '''The Working Man's Sgnature Tune''' (1 September 1940)
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* '''The Working Man's Sgnature Tune''' (1 September 1940), host Reginald Foort
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* '''Rime Time''' (26 August 1940)
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* '''Rime Time''' (Forces Programme, 26 August 1940), host Lionel Gamlin
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* '''As Quick as You Can''' (3 November 1940)
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* '''As Quick as You Can''' (Forces Programme, 3 November 1940), host Lionel Gamlin
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* '''Inanimate Animals''' (1 December 1940)
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* '''Inanimate Animals''' (Forces Programme, 1 December 1940), host Lionel Gamlin
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* '''Word Snakes''' (8 December 1940)
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* '''Word Snakes''' (Home Service, 8 December 1940), host not known
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* '''That Name Suggests''' (5 January 1941)
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* '''That Name Suggests''' (Home Service, 5 January 1941), host Lionel Gamlin
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* '''Backward Ballads''' (28 January 1941)
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* '''Backward Ballads''' (Forces Programme, 28 January 1941), host Lionel Gamlin
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* '''Rime Time''' (1 March 1941)
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* '''Rime Time''' (Forces Programme, 1 March 1941), host Freddie Grisewood
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* '''Hesitations''' (28 March 1941)
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* '''Hesitations''' (Forces Programme, 28 March 1941), host not known
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* '''Can You Beat It?''' (29 March 1941)
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* '''Can You Beat It?''' (Forces Programme, 29 March 1941), host Carroll Levis
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* '''Free Association''' (29 March 1941)
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* '''Free Association''' (Home Service, 29 March 1941)
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* '''Inanimate Animals''' (20 April 1941)
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* '''Inanimate Animals''' (Home Service, 20 April 1941)
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* '''Progressive Thought''' (27 April 1941)
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* '''Progressive Thought''' (Home Service, 27 April 1941)
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* '''Snap!''' (18 May 1941)
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* '''Snap!''' (Home Service, 18 May 1941)
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* '''Rime Time''' (17 August 1941)
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* '''Rime Time''' (Home Service, 17 August 1941)
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* '''Rhymes With Reason''' (27 September 1941)
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* '''Rhymes With Reason''' (Forces Programme, 27 September 1941)
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* '''Inventors In The Dictionary''' (12 October 1941)
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* '''Inventors In The Dictionary''' (Forces Programme, 12 October 1941), host Neil Munro
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* '''The Implausible Punster''' (22 November 1941)
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* '''The Implausible Punster''' (Home Service, 22 November 1941), host Neil Munro
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* '''Rime Time''' (20 December 1941)
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* '''Rime Time''' (Forces Programme, 20 December 1941), host Neil Munro
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* '''Hidden Personalities''' (25 December 1941)
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* '''Hidden Personalities''' (Home Service, 25 December 1941), host Neil Munro
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* '''Sing on the Dotted Line''' (26 December 1941)
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* '''Sing on the Dotted Line''' (Home Service, 26 December 1941), host Neil Munro
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* '''I Love My Love With A Song''' (26 January 1942)
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* '''I Love My Love With A Song''' (Home Service, 26 January 1942), host Neil Munro
[[Category:Radio]]
[[Category:Radio]]
[[Category:Panel Game]]
[[Category:Panel Game]]

Revision as of 14:40, 28 October 2014

Host

Various, mainly Freddie Grisewood, David Miller or Lionel Gamlin

Broadcast

BBC Radio, 1939-42

Synopsis

A (fairly) regular strand featuring various different panel games, produced by Neil Munro, who also usually set the questions and sometimes hosted.

  • Reactions (Regional Programme, 14 May 1939), host Freddie Grisewood.
  • Noah's Ark (Regional Programme, 16 July 1939), host Freddie Grisewood.
  • Puzzle Corner (Regional Programme, 30 July 1939), host Lionel Gamlin.
  • Memory Test (National Programme, 13 August 1939), host Freddie Grisewood.
  • Adverbs (Home Service, 7 September 1939)
  • My Aunt Went To Town (Home Service, 10 September 1939)
  • Proverbs (Home Service, 17 September 1939)
  • Coffee Pots (Home Service, 1 October 1939), host David Miller
  • Ghost Spelling (Home Service, 8 October 1939), host Norman Shelley
  • Word Splits (Home Service, 15 October 1939), host David Miller
  • Salted Almonds (Home Service, 5 November 1939), host David Miller
  • Christmas Shopping (Home Service, 17 December 1939), host David Miller
  • Word Squares (Home Service, 28 January 1940), host not known
  • Emergencies (Home Service, 18 February 1940), host David Miller
  • How, When and Where (Forces Programme, 5 March 1940), host David Miller
  • I Went Sight Seeing (Forces Programme, 11 March 1940), host David Miller
  • Musical Proverbs (Forces Programme, 22 March 1940), host David Miller
  • Adverbs (Forces Programme, 27 March 1940), host David Miller
  • Alibi (Home Service, 31 March 1940), host Freddie Grisewood
  • Yes, Mmmm or No (Forces Programme, 1 April 1940), host David Miller
  • Ask It Basket (Forces Programme, 4 April 1940), host David Miller
  • Word Snooker (Forces Programme, 9 April 1940), host David Miller
  • Mystery Cruise (Forces Programme, 10 April 1940), host David Miller
  • Alliteration (Forces Programme, 17 April 1940), host David Miller
  • Truth (Home Service, 21 April 1940), host David Miller
  • Reactions (Forces Programme, 22 April 1940), host David Miller
  • Paint Box (Forces Programme, 2 April 1940), host David Miller
  • I Hide and I Find (Forces Programme, 17 May 1940), host David Miller
  • Telegrams (Home Service, 26 May 1940), host David Miller
  • Truth (Forces Programme, 2 June 1940), host David Miller
  • Ships (Forces Programme, 10 June 1940), host Raymond Glendenning
  • Limerick Race (Forces Programme, 26 June 1940), host Freddie Grisewood
  • Small Ads (Forces Programme, 16 August 1940), host Freddie Grisewood
  • The Working Man's Sgnature Tune (1 September 1940), host Reginald Foort
  • Rime Time (Forces Programme, 26 August 1940), host Lionel Gamlin
  • As Quick as You Can (Forces Programme, 3 November 1940), host Lionel Gamlin
  • Inanimate Animals (Forces Programme, 1 December 1940), host Lionel Gamlin
  • Word Snakes (Home Service, 8 December 1940), host not known
  • That Name Suggests (Home Service, 5 January 1941), host Lionel Gamlin
  • Backward Ballads (Forces Programme, 28 January 1941), host Lionel Gamlin
  • Rime Time (Forces Programme, 1 March 1941), host Freddie Grisewood
  • Hesitations (Forces Programme, 28 March 1941), host not known
  • Can You Beat It? (Forces Programme, 29 March 1941), host Carroll Levis
  • Free Association (Home Service, 29 March 1941)
  • Inanimate Animals (Home Service, 20 April 1941)
  • Progressive Thought (Home Service, 27 April 1941)
  • Snap! (Home Service, 18 May 1941)
  • Rime Time (Home Service, 17 August 1941)
  • Rhymes With Reason (Forces Programme, 27 September 1941)
  • Inventors In The Dictionary (Forces Programme, 12 October 1941), host Neil Munro
  • The Implausible Punster (Home Service, 22 November 1941), host Neil Munro
  • Rime Time (Forces Programme, 20 December 1941), host Neil Munro
  • Hidden Personalities (Home Service, 25 December 1941), host Neil Munro
  • Sing on the Dotted Line (Home Service, 26 December 1941), host Neil Munro
  • I Love My Love With A Song (Home Service, 26 January 1942), host Neil Munro

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