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== Broadcast ==
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BBC2, circa 1970
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BBC2, 7 November 1964 to 8 January 1971
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== Synopsis ==
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A television literary quiz, with four writers and critics discussing books and poetry.
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A television literary quiz, with four writers and critics discussing books and poetry. A paragraph or verse would be read out, and the contestants asked to name the work and author. Contemporary writers suggested the enjoyment came not from instant recall, but the literary detective work employed.
== Inventor ==
== Inventor ==

Current revision as of 17:14, 28 March 2007

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Host

Alan Brien

Co-hosts

Adjudicator and question-setter: Brigid Brophy

Broadcast

BBC2, 7 November 1964 to 8 January 1971

Synopsis

A television literary quiz, with four writers and critics discussing books and poetry. A paragraph or verse would be read out, and the contestants asked to name the work and author. Contemporary writers suggested the enjoyment came not from instant recall, but the literary detective work employed.

Inventor

Brigid Brophy

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