Programmes from the past

[darren]

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some info for ya mate.
Take Your Pick! was a United Kingdom game show originally broadcast by radio luxembourg in the early 1950s. The show transferred to television in 1955 with the launch of ITV, where it continued until 1968.


As it was the first game show broadcast on commercial television in the UK (and the bbc did not at that point offer monetary prizes on its game shows), it was also by default the first British game show to offer cash prizes.




The programme was later revived from 24 February 1992 to 28 August 1998.



The first television version was produced by associated diffusion (later rediffussion london), while the revival was made by THamestelevision (whose arrival as the new london weekday ITV company had led to the original show's demise).
If they got through the "Yes-No Interlude" (in which they had to answer a series of questions without using the words "yes" or "no" or be gongedoff the stage), contestants would answer questions to win modest monetary prizes and at the climax of the show had to decide whether to "take the money" or "open the box".


The box could contain good prizes (for the time), such as a holiday or a washing machine, but could also contain booby prizes such as a mousetrap or a bag of sweets.
The first version was hosted by michael miles (after its demise, Miles hosted a similar show for southern television called Wheel of Fortune, not to be confused with the later wheel of fortune of the same title). bob danvers walker, the voice of pathe News from 1940 until its demise in 1970, was the show's announcer, and Alec Dane was on hand to bang the gong. At the electronic organ was Harold Smart.
des o connor became the host for the second version in the 1990s. His future wife Jodie Wilson was one of the hostesses; she would later be replaced by neighbours twins gayle and gillianblakley.
It was revived again for one night only as part of ant and decs gameshow marathon in 2005, a series of the Geordie duo presenting classic ITV gameshows as part of the channel's 50th anniversary in their own style.
A similar formula was used for Pot of Gold, another game show, hosted by O'Connor.

On challenge 2 days ago was an episode of Take your pick hosted by Des O'Connor I remember watching this but when was it on the box originally was it around 1979 or 1980?

[amethyst]

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On challenge 2 days ago was an episode of Take your pick hosted by Des O'Connor I remember watching this but when was it on the box originally was it around 1979 or 1980?

[darren]

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just heard that knightmare is coming on challenge this Friday at half ten at night. ive wanted this to be shown for so long.

[Star Attraction]

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The Treasure Hunt I'm referring to is not the one that was shown on Channel 4 in the 1980s with Anneka Rice. It's a different programme altogether, and (almost certainly) somewhat lesser-known; in fact it's highly unlikely you ever heard of it if you lived outside the Westward TV region (south west England). The Treasure Hunt I'm referring to was produced by Westward TV in the 1970s; to the best of my knowledge it was only shown in the Westward TV region, and no other part of the ITV network. I've found an article about it here http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Treasure_Hunt_(1) on UK Gameshows; according to that site the programme was presented by David Rodgers.

[darren]

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funny enough when you mentioned treasure hunt i thought of the one with ken kendall and anneka rice.
annabel croft did it as well replacing miss rice.



is the one your talking about mate the same as the one above.

personally id love to see challenge anneka a bbc 1 show be shown on challenge etc.
great theme tune as well.

I never watch old stuff on ITV3, ITV4 or Challenge as I've too many other things to do anyway. Still I would like Challenge TV to repeat Treasure Hunt. Not the Channel 4 show of the 1980s with Anneka Rice and Kenneth Kendall, but a lesser-known late 70s game show shown on Westward TV (I think it was only shown in that region, never across the rest of the ITV network).

[Star Attraction]

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I never watch old stuff on ITV3, ITV4 or Challenge as I've too many other things to do anyway. Still I would like Challenge TV to repeat Treasure Hunt. Not the Channel 4 show of the 1980s with Anneka Rice and Kenneth Kendall, but a lesser-known late 70s game show shown on Westward TV (I think it was only shown in that region, never across the rest of the ITV network).

[amethyst]

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good show bergerac.
i watched it when it was originallly on.
never saw colditz.

I enjoy Bergerac too nice scenery in Jersey the view at Charlie Hungerford,s garden is immense

[darren]

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good show bergerac.
i watched it when it was originallly on.
never saw colditz.

I've been watching Bergerac on Yesterday when I get the chance, and also watched Colditz which was on until recently.

[themilkman]

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I've been watching Bergerac on Yesterday when I get the chance, and also watched Colditz which was on until recently.

[darren]

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must be a honest i never saw sapphire and steel, charllies angels but did these others.
Would love to see them again.

would love to see the gentle touch and cats eyes on say itv 4.

I keep scanning the channels hoping to find stuff i used to watch but didnt care for but now am hankering over. I loved watching 321 on challenge, i purposly used to watch them at 7-9 on a saturday to get the nostalgic feeling all over again...sad huh.
Programmes im hoping will be reshown as they are on itv4 or wherever include - Juliet Bravo , Widows, Sapphire and Steel and Armchair Thrillers, hart to hart , charlies angels.

Surely to repeat these old programmes doesnt cost much, repeat fees maybe but the amount saved by not making another abysmal downton abbeyesque thing would compensate this..

[RetroAEROSMITH]

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I keep scanning the channels hoping to find stuff i used to watch but didnt care for but now am hankering over. I loved watching 321 on challenge, i purposly used to watch them at 7-9 on a saturday to get the nostalgic feeling all over again...sad huh.
Programmes im hoping will be reshown as they are on itv4 or wherever include - Juliet Bravo , Widows, Sapphire and Steel and Armchair Thrillers, hart to hart , charlies angels.

Surely to repeat these old programmes doesnt cost much, repeat fees maybe but the amount saved by not making another abysmal downton abbeyesque thing would compensate this..

[amethyst]

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I much prefer to watch the oldies on tv,don,t like modern comedies or detective shows not the same.Well that is my oppinion.

[darren]

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oh without a doubt the ids shows from the eighties even nineties are much better than what we get today.
shows like dangermouse,inspector gadget,worzel gummidge, grange hill etc etc are shows i still watch and get iimmense enjoyment from.

i guess its down to the beeb what shows the channel puts out and qwhat they are like.


although the professionals i feel is very good.

Fawlty Towers, Auf Pet and that's about it. May watch 20mins or so of something like The Professionals but looking back on them now they were quite naff. The kids progs on the other hand were so much better than todays offerings.

[havasack]

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Fawlty Towers, Auf Pet and that's about it. May watch 20mins or so of something like The Professionals but looking back on them now they were quite naff. The kids progs on the other hand were so much better than todays offerings.

[darren]

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so you mean you now like going for gold.
presented by henry kelly.

it was a funny show though.
but i got into it watched it regular.

yeah i agree with T P I R.what you say mate.