West Wise

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== Host ==
== Host ==
Ian Brass
Ian Brass
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== Co-hosts ==
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"West Wise Players": Malcolm Stent and Terry Pearson (also announcer)
== Broadcast ==
== Broadcast ==
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Westcountry (regional), 8 January to 23 April 1993
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Westcountry (regional), 8 January to 23 April 1993 (15 episodes)
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== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
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One of Westcountry's first regional programmes - a Friday night inter-town contest, which lasted but a single series. Unsurprising considering the good folk of the South West were quite unhappy about having a station like TSW replaced with something almost completely different.
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One of Westcountry's first regional programmes - a Friday night inter-town quiz tournament, which lasted only a single series, amid the cold reception by South West viewers after seeing TSW lose its franchise.
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Typical rounds were based on origins of place names, local personalities, artefacts and the teams' home towns among other things.
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The overall winners got a cut glass bowl from Westcountry's chairman.
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== Champions ==
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Bodmin
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== Videos ==
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== Catchphrase ==
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[https://www.youtube.com/@terrypearson7787/featured Most of the series] has been uploaded by cast member Terry Pearson - including [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN9WcWy3vts the grand final].
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''They're West Wise - are you?''
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[[Category:Regional]]
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[[Category:Westcountry Productions]]

Current revision as of 18:33, 5 March 2024

Contents

Host

Ian Brass

Co-hosts

"West Wise Players": Malcolm Stent and Terry Pearson (also announcer)

Broadcast

Westcountry (regional), 8 January to 23 April 1993 (15 episodes)

Synopsis

One of Westcountry's first regional programmes - a Friday night inter-town quiz tournament, which lasted only a single series, amid the cold reception by South West viewers after seeing TSW lose its franchise.

Typical rounds were based on origins of place names, local personalities, artefacts and the teams' home towns among other things.

The overall winners got a cut glass bowl from Westcountry's chairman.

Champions

Bodmin

Videos

Most of the series has been uploaded by cast member Terry Pearson - including the grand final.

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