Finders Keepers (1981 UK game show)

Finders Keepers
Genre Children's Game show
Presented by Richard Stilgoe
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 5
No. of episodes 42
Production
Running time 25 minutes
Release
Original network BBC1
Picture format 4:3
Original release 13 February 1981 (1981-02-13) – 1 March 1985 (1985-03-01)

Finders Keepers was a British children's game show television series that aired on BBC1 from 13 February 1981 to 1 March 1985, hosted by Richard Stilgoe.

Format

The show combined a quiz element with a computerised version of the game Battleships. Two teams of three primary school-aged pupils would compete against each other.[1] On scoring a "hit" at the Battleships game, the team had to answer a question to gain the associated points.[1]

Theme

The show was also notable for host Richard Stilgoe playing the theme on a synthesiser live in the studio at the beginning,[2] as well as the use of the phonetic alphabet to indicate the square on the battleship grid.[2]

Transmissions

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
113 February 1981[3]3 April 1981[4]8
219 February 1982[5]2 April 1982[6]7
325 February 1983[7]1 April 1983[8]6
49 January 1984[9]26 March 1984[10]12
54 January 1985[11]1 March 1985[12]9

28 out of 42 episodes survived from the BBC archives, which are Episodes 1 & 4 of Series 1, Episodes 1-2 & 4 of Series 2, Episodes 1 & 4-6 of Series 3, Episodes 1-6, 8 & 10-12 of Series 4 and all 9 episodes of Series 5.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 Finders Keepers on Sausagenet - Access Date 25 April 2018
  2. 1 2 Finders Keepers on UK Game Shows
  3. ↑ "Finders Keepers - BBC One London - 13 February 1981". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Finders Keepers - BBC One London - 3 April 1981". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Finders Keepers - BBC One London - 19 February 1982". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Finders Keepers - BBC One London - 2 April 1982". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Finders Keepers - BBC One London - 25 February 1983". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Finders Keepers - BBC One London - 1 April 1983". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Finders Keepers - BBC One London - 9 January 1984". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Finders Keepers - BBC One London - 26 March 1984". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Finders Keepers - BBC One London - 4 January 1985". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Finders Keepers - BBC One London - 1 March 1985". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  13. ↑ http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=6bd8abf3-2101-4d2d-8c97-62e2999a2cfe
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