The Brain Drain

Revision as of 05:57, 3 January 2024

Host

Jimmy Mulville

Co-hosts

Tony Hawks and Jo Brand

Broadcast

Hat Trick Productions for BBC2, 19 September 1992 to 13 August 1993 (14 episodes)

Synopsis

Hat Trick love-in, crossing the creators of Whose Line is it Anyway? with the format of Have I Got News for You with Question Time and probably lots of other shows with question marks involved. The panel of comedians answered questions from the audience, some of whom were also celebs.

Regular guests included Sandi Toksvig, Pete McCarthy, Andy Hamilton, Stephen Frost and (once) that well-known stand-up comedian Annabel Croft?!

Inventor

Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson

Theme music

Matthew Scott

Web links

Opening titles from the BBC Motion Graphics Archive

Feedback

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