A Question of Sport
A Question of Sport is a British television sports quiz show produced and broadcast by the BBC. It is the "world's longest running TV sports quiz". Following a pilot episode in December 1968, broadcast only in the north of England, the series has run continuously since 1970 (except 1973 and 1978) and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2020. It is currently presented by Sue Barker with team captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell, but they are all leaving the series in 2021 with a new line-up yet to be announced.
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| Created by | Nick Hunter
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| Presented by | Current:
Sue Barker (1997–2021) Former: Stuart Hall (Pilot, 1968) David Vine (1970–72) (1974-77) David Coleman (1979–1997) |
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| Starring | Team captains:
Current: Matt Dawson (2004–2021) Phil Tufnell (2008–2021) Former: Cliff Morgan (1968–1975) Henry Cooper (1968–1979) Fred Trueman (1976–1977) Brendan Foster (1977–1979) Emlyn Hughes (1979–1981, 1984–1988) Gareth Edwards (1979–1981) Willie Carson (1982–1983) Bill Beaumont (1982–1996) Ian Botham (1988–1996) John Parrott (1996–2002) Ally McCoist (1996–2007) Frankie Dettori (2002–2004) |
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judges
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voices of
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narrated by
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music by
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| Theme music composer | Richie Close
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opening theme
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ending theme
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom
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| Original language | English
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| No. of seasons | 49
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| No. of episodes | 1,285
(as of 12 March 2021) Landmarks:4 March 2013: 1,000th episode |
PRODUCTION
| Executive producer | Gareth JM Edwards
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| Producer | Dave Gymer
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news editor
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| Production location | dock10 studios (studios HQ1 and HQ2 on rotation)
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| Running time | 30 minutes
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audio format
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| First shown in | 2 December 1968
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| Original release | 2 December 1968 (pilot)
5 January 1970 – present |
CHRONOLOGY
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followed by
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related shows
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