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Radio Times Centenary TV Quiz 📺




Here is a quick discussion based activity. Print off the image for the tables and ask members to find as many of the one hundred TV shows from the last centenary that they can.


Take time to discuss the TV shows, characters and places. Also discuss which were members' favourites.


You could enliven the session by playing the TV theme tunes after each one is found, or by playing comedy sketches from YouTube.



"Radio Times magazine has turned 100, and what better way to celebrate than with a head-scratching tricky quiz?! Below, you'll see a vibrant image of the BBC's Broadcasting House, but it might look a little bit different to usual.


See, look closely at the jam-packed picture and you'll find visual clues to 100 - yes, 100 - different TV and radio shows from over the past century.


Look very carefully at the image as some of the visual aids are pretty well-hidden... how many can you find?


If you need a closer look, download the image to your computer and zoom in - the clues are everywhere!"







Meanwhile, here are some reminiscence-based songs to play while members search the image ...







Here is your Spotify playlist ...







Here are the answers ...






1 Pennies From Heaven


2 The Blue Planet


3 Blue Peter


4 Teletubbies


5 Thunderbirds


6 The Goodies


7 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet


8 The League of Gentlemen


9 The Office


10 The Avengers


11 Steptoe and Son


12 The Fast Show


13 I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue


14 Top Gear


15 Only Fools and Horses


16 Brideshead Revisited


17 Happy Valley


18 Victoria Wood


19 Pride and Prejudice


20 The Wrong Trousers


21 Monty Python’s Flying Circus


22 The Archers


23 Stranger Things


24 Countdown


25 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy


26 That Was the Week That Was


27 Game of Thrones


28 The Generation Game


29 (The) Naked Civil Servant


30 Magpie


31 Doctor Who


32 Seven Up! etc


33 Fawlty Towers


34 Black Mirror


35 Dynasty


36 Parkinson


37 Line of Duty


38 Z Cars


39 The Royle Family


40 Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em


41 The Prisoner


42 Killing Eve


43 Only Connect


44 The Morecambe and Wise Show


45 Friends


46 Hancock’s Half Hour


47 Blankety Blank


48 Inspector Morse


49 House of Cards


50 Mike Yarwood in Persons


51 Peaky Blinders


52 Call the Midwife


53 Succession


54 Dad’s Army


55 Breaking Bad


56 The Old Grey Whistle Test


57 EastEnders


58 I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!


59 The Sky at Night


60 Citizen Smith


61 It’s That Man Again


62 Goodness Gracious Me


63 The Simpsons


64 The Young Ones


65 Mastermind


66 Clangers


67 The Two Ronnies


69 Bread


70 The Magic Roundabout


71 I’m Alan Partridge


72 Just a Minute


73 The Great British Bake Off


74 Match of the Day


75 Red Dwarf


76 Boys from the Black Stuff


77 The Sopranos


78 His Dark Materials


79 Open All Hours


80 Outnumbered


81 Yes Minister


82 Blackadder


83 Bergerac


84 The Saint


85 Dick Barton: Special Agent


86 Father Ted


87 Strictly Come Dancing


88 Fleabag


89 Sherlock


 90 Elizabeth R


 91 The Crown


 92 Downton Abbey


93 The Vicar of Dibley


 94 One Foot in the Grave


 95 Spitting Image


 96 TV-am


 97 Listen with Mother


 98 Coronation Street


 99 The Navy Lark


 100 Broadcasting House



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