Finders Keepers is a British children's game show television series that aired on BBC1 from 13 February 1981 to 1 March 1985, hosted by Richard Stilgoe.
| Finders Keepers | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Children's Game show |
| Presented by | Richard Stilgoe |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 42 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 13 February 1981 – 1 March 1985 |
Format
editThe 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
editThe show was 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
edit| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 February 1981[3] | 3 April 1981[4] | 8 |
| 2 | 19 February 1982[5] | 2 April 1982[6] | 7 |
| 3 | 25 February 1983[7] | 1 April 1983[8] | 6 |
| 4 | 9 January 1984[9] | 26 March 1984[10] | 12 |
| 5 | 4 January 1985[11] | 1 March 1985[12] | 9 |
The series was a victim of the BBC's wiping of their children's programming in the 1990s. 28 out of 42 episodes survive in the BBC archives. The surviving episodes are:[13]
Series 1: Episodes 1 and 4; Series 2: Episodes 1–2 and 4; Series 3: Episodes 1 and 4–6; Series 4: Episodes 1–6, 8 and 10–12. Series 5 exists in its entirety
References
edit- ^ a b Finders Keepers on Sausagenet – Access Date 25 April 2018
- ^ a b Finders Keepers on UK Game Shows
- ^ "Finders Keepers – BBC One London – 13 February 1981". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Finders Keepers – BBC One London – 3 April 1981". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Finders Keepers – BBC One London – 19 February 1982". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Finders Keepers – BBC One London – 2 April 1982". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Finders Keepers – BBC One London – 25 February 1983". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Finders Keepers – BBC One London – 1 April 1983". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Finders Keepers – BBC One London – 9 January 1984". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Finders Keepers – BBC One London – 26 March 1984". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Finders Keepers – BBC One London – 4 January 1985". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Finders Keepers – BBC One London – 1 March 1985". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
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