Trak Trix

(Trivia: ah, the days when S4C showed many of C4's programmes, but at different times (and even dates) to the rest of the UK... Taken from listings in the Guardian and the Observer from the period)
 
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== Host ==
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== Broadcast ==
== Broadcast ==
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RPM Productions for Channel 4, 27 July to 28 September 1984
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RPM Productions for Channel 4, 27 July to 28 September 1984 (10 episodes in 1 series)
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== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
Competitive "street sports" series for school teams (three children on a team) featuring go-karting, roller skating, BMX, "sports disco", something called "Over and Under" and most exciting of all... boules! Regional heats leading up to two semis and a final. For the last episode in the series, the champions competed against experts in the various sports featured.
Competitive "street sports" series for school teams (three children on a team) featuring go-karting, roller skating, BMX, "sports disco", something called "Over and Under" and most exciting of all... boules! Regional heats leading up to two semis and a final. For the last episode in the series, the champions competed against experts in the various sports featured.
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== Trivia ==
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== Champions ==
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[[Jonathan Ross]] was a researcher on the show.
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==Champions==
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King Henry VIII School, Abergavenny. <!--NB. Definitely this King Henry VIII School (confirmed by The Times 28/9/84), NOT the one in Coventry.-->
King Henry VIII School, Abergavenny. <!--NB. Definitely this King Henry VIII School (confirmed by The Times 28/9/84), NOT the one in Coventry.-->
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==Theme music==
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== Theme music ==
Specially composed by Vince Clarke. Yes, the one from Depeche Mode, etc.
Specially composed by Vince Clarke. Yes, the one from Depeche Mode, etc.
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== Trivia ==
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[[Jonathan Ross]] was a researcher on the show.
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In England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, the show aired on Friday evenings at 6pm. In Wales, S4C aired it on Sunday afternoons, some sixteen days after the rest of the UK.
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Current revision as of 06:40, 12 January 2021

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Contents

Host

Elaine Kemball and Steve Hurrell

Broadcast

RPM Productions for Channel 4, 27 July to 28 September 1984 (10 episodes in 1 series)

Synopsis

Competitive "street sports" series for school teams (three children on a team) featuring go-karting, roller skating, BMX, "sports disco", something called "Over and Under" and most exciting of all... boules! Regional heats leading up to two semis and a final. For the last episode in the series, the champions competed against experts in the various sports featured.

Champions

King Henry VIII School, Abergavenny.

Theme music

Specially composed by Vince Clarke. Yes, the one from Depeche Mode, etc.

Trivia

Jonathan Ross was a researcher on the show.

In England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, the show aired on Friday evenings at 6pm. In Wales, S4C aired it on Sunday afternoons, some sixteen days after the rest of the UK.

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