A Question of Sport pop
Genre	Sporting Panel game
Starring	Sue Barker, Matt Dawson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	796
Production
Running time	30 min
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC One
Original run	5 January 1970 – present
Links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

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It involves two teams of sports stars answering questions on their own and other sports. Each team has a resident captain, each of whom is joined by two stars of world sport.

Having run almost uninterrupted since 1970, the show is now Britain's longest continuously-running game show. As of 6 May 2007 there have been 796 shows. May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (127th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ...

Presenters and team members

The show was hosted by David Vine until 1978, and then from 1979 until 1997 was anchored by veteran BBC commentator David Coleman. Since his retirement, the show has been hosted by ex-tennis star Sue Barker, who once served as a mystery guest in 1982 on when she was dressed in a skunk costume and was identified as a man by both teams by mistake. David Vine (b. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... David Coleman, OBE (born April 26, 1926) is a former British sports commentator and TV presenter. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Sue Barker, MBE (born April 19, 1956, in Paignton, Devon, England) is a television presenter and former professional tennis player. ...

Many team captains have enjoyed long stints on the show down the years, including:

• Jockeys Willie Carson and Frankie Dettori
• Rugby union players Bill Beaumont, Gareth Edwards, Matt Dawson and Cliff Morgan
• Footballers Emlyn Hughes, Neil Ruddock and Ally McCoist
• Cricketers Ian Botham and Fred Trueman
• Boxer Henry Cooper
• Athlete Brendan Foster
• Snooker player John Parrott

Of these, Cooper, Hughes, Beaumont, Carson, Botham, Parrott, Ruddock, Dettori and Dawson were still active participants in their sport while appearing in the show. The others had retired. Ex-footballer Ally McCoist and rugby star Matt Dawson are the current team captains, although McCoist is leaving his role as he is now assistant manager at Rangers. His last show was aired on May 18, 2007. It was reported on May 16, 2007 that the BBC is set to announce former England wicket-keeper Alan Knott as McCoist's replacement. The racecourse is a classical meeting point for the people of Chester. ... Willie Carson (16 November 1942) is a Scottish jockey. ... Frankie Dettori Frankie Dettori in the parade ring at Glorious Goodwood in August 2004 Frankie Dettori in the parade ring at Newmarket after riding in the 2000 Guineas 2005 Frankie Dettori, MBE (born December 15, 1970) is a thoroughbred race horse jockey and celebrity. ... A rugby union scrum. ... Bill Beaumont, born 9 March 1952, was captain of the England rugby union team at a time when they struggled to win games. ... Gareth Edwards, born 12 July 1947 in Pontardawe, Wales, is a former Welsh rugby union footballer who plays scrum-half, considered by many to be the greatest player in the history of the game. ... Matthew James Sutherland Daws Dawson MBE (born 31 October 1972 in Birkenhead) is a now retired English rugby union footballer who played scrum half for Wasps having played most of his career for Northampton Saints. ... Cliff Morgan (born 7 April 1930 at Trebanog, Rhondda) is a former Welsh rugby union player who played for Cardiff RFC and earned 29 caps for Wales between 1951 and 1958. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Emlyn Walter Hughes, OBE (August 28, 1947 - November 9, 2004) was an English footballer who captained the much-decorated Liverpool F.C. side of the 1970s. ... Neil The Chronicles of Ruddock (born 9 May 1968 in Wandsworth, London) was an English footballer, playing as a central defender. ... Alistair Ally Murdoch McCoist MBE (born September 24, 1962 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former professional football player who played as a striker. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... Ian Terence Botham OBE, (born November 24, 1955 in Heswall, Cheshire) (nicknamed Both, Beefy, Beef or Guy the Gorilla) is a retired England Test cricketer. ... Frederick Sewards Trueman OBE (February 6, 1931 – July 1, 2006) was a Yorkshire and England cricketer, regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers in history. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also called prizefighting or pugilism is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called... Sir Henry Cooper OBE, (born May 3, 1934), is a former British heavyweight boxer. ... Look up Athlete in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Brendan Foster (born 12 January 1948 in Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, England) is a British former distance runner, and the founder of the Great North Run. ... Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large (12 ft × 6 ft, 3. ... John Parrott MBE (born 11 May 1964 in Liverpool, England) is an English professional snooker player. ... Alistair Ally Murdoch McCoist MBE (born September 24, 1962 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former professional football player who played as a striker. ... Matthew James Sutherland Daws Dawson MBE (born 31 October 1972 in Birkenhead) is a now retired English rugby union footballer who played scrum half for Wasps having played most of his career for Northampton Saints. ... Rangers Football Club is a football club from Glasgow, Scotland, which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (139th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (137th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion (US$7. ... Alan Philip Eric Knott (born April 9, 1946) was an English cricketer, a wicket-keeper-batsman for the England Test side between 1967 and 1981. ...

Sports stars often say they know they have 'made it' when they are invited to appear on A Question Of Sport. The sports personality with most guest appearances is Steve Davis. Steve Davis OBE (born August 22, 1957) is an English professional snooker player who was born in London and lives in Brentwood, Essex with his wife and two sons. ...

In 1987, Princess Anne appeared as a guest on the team captained by Emlyn Hughes, just weeks after the ex-footballer had embarrassed himself by claiming a photo of her on a horse was jockey John Reid. It was the first time a member of the royal family had appeared on a television quiz show. Anne's daughter Zara Phillips also appeared on the show twice in 2006, the latter for a Sport Relief edition. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Princess Anne, Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950), is a member of the British Royal Family and the only daughter of Elizabeth II. She is the seventh holder of the title Princess Royal, and is currently ninth in the line of succession to the British... Emlyn Walter Hughes, OBE (August 28, 1947 - November 9, 2004) was an English footballer who captained the much-decorated Liverpool F.C. side of the 1970s. ... John Reid is a now retired flat race jockey born in Banbridge, County Down in 1955. ... Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips, MBE (born 15 May 1981) is an elite standard equestrienne and is the current European and World Champion in eventing. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Sport Relief is a biennial charity event from Comic Relief, in association with BBC Sport, which brings together the worlds of sport and entertainment to raise money to fight poverty in the UK and Africa. ...

Quiz format

The rounds played include:

• Picture Board - numbered squares reveal sports person for contestant to identify
• Action Round - contestants are asked questions about a montage of sporting action
• What Happened Next? - sports footage is halted at optimum moment and teams are asked what occurred thereafter (often an answer of amusement)
• Observation Round - sports action is shown and contestants are asked questions about details of what they have just seen, e.g. "What colour hat was a certain person wearing?", "How many balls can you see in the following clip?" The footage for the latter question will be of many different events and all show balls, or whatever item has been asked
• Mystery Guest - teams have to identify a sports star in unfamiliar circumstances and with unconventional camera angles
• Home Or Away - contestants can answer a question on their own sport for a point ("home"), or a question on any sport for double the points ("away")
• Captain's Challenge - This is where the captins have a contest in different feats
• One Minute Round - teams are asked nine questions in a quickfire 60 seconds
• On The Buzzer - teams answer questions at quickfire pace (this was only introduced in later years - in the Vine and Coleman eras, the show would end with the remaining six Picture Board questions)

Spin-offs

The A Question of Sport format has been applied to various other areas of knowledge. The following spin-off series were all made by the BBC:

• A Question of News, presented by Richard Baker, 1972.
• A Question of Entertainment, Tom O'Connor, 1988.
• A Question of Pop, Jamie Theakston, 2000-1.
• A Question of TV, Gaby Roslin, 2001.

Roslin also hosted a one-off special, A Question of EastEnders, in 2000. Another one-off special, "A Question of Comedy" was to have been aired on March 16th, 2007 as a part of Comic Relief 2007, but after a scandal involving contestant Jade Goody it was replaced with a special edition of Top Gear. Richard Baker is a British broadcaster, best known as an anchor man for the BBC news. ... Tom OConnor (born October 31, 1939 in Bootle, Merseyside) is a British comedian. ... James Jamie Theakston (born 21 December 1970 in Ditchling, East Sussex) is a popular British television and radio presenter and producer. ... Gaby Roslin (born July 12, 1964) is a British television presenter. ... A Question of EastEnders was a one-off special episode of the quiz show A Question of Sport focusing on the popular soap opera EastEnders. ... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ... Jade Goody (born June 5, 1981) is a British reality television celebrity, gaining publicity after first appearing on Big Brother in 2002. ... The current format of Top Gear is a BAFTA[1] and Emmy Award winning BBC television series about motor vehicles, mainly cars. ...

Other information

• In 1988 an A Question of Sport computer game was made for various systems.
• The show inspired a comedy game show, They Think It's All Over.

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External links

• A Question of Sport at bbc.co.uk
• BBC Programme Catalogue - A Question of Sport (complete list of episodes)
• UK Gameshows Page: A Question of Sport