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Encyclopedia > Call My Bluff

Call My Bluff is a British game show between two teams of three contestants. The point of the game is for the teams to take it in turn to provide three definitions of an obscure word, only one of which was correct. The other team then has to guess which is the correct definition, the other two being "bluffs". A game show is a radio or television program involving members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ...


The original host was Robin Ray, later succeeded by Robert Robinson. The late Robert Morley and Frank Muir captained the teams. Morley was succeeded by Patrick Campbell, who was in turn succeeded by the late Arthur Marshall. Robin Ray (1935-1998) was an actor, musician and broadcaster, the son of comedian Ted Ray. ... Robert Robinson is an Oxford-educated British radio presenter and television presenter. ... Robert Morley (May 26, 1908 - June 3, 1992) was a British actor who, often in supporting roles, was time and again cast as the archetypal English gentleman representing the Establishment. ... Frank Muir (5 February 1920-2 January 1998) was an English comedy writer, radio and television personality. ... Patrick Gordon Campbell, 3rd Baron Glenavy (June 6, 1913 - November 9, 1980), better known simply as Patrick Campbell, was a British journalist, humorist and television personality. ... Arthur Marshall (1910-1989) was a British writer and broadcaster, born in Surrey in the UK. Most known as a team-leader on the BBCs Call My Bluff. ...


When the show was resurrected in 1996 after an 8-year rest, Alan Coren and Sandi Toksvig became the team captains, and Bob Holness replaced Robinson as chairman. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Alan Coren (born 1939) is a British writer and satirist. ... Sandi Toksvig (born May 3, 1959 in Copenhagen) is a comedian and radio presenter famous in the United Kingdom. ... Bob Holness is a British actor and presenter. ...


In 2003, Toksvig was replaced by the journalist Rod Liddle, and newsreader Fiona Bruce took the chair. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... Rod Liddle (born 1960) is a British journalist best known for his term as editor of BBC Radio 4s Today programme. ... A Newsreader or Newscaster is a radio or television presenter whose role it is to read the news. ... Fiona Bruce is the name of television presenter in the United Kingdom. ...


External links

UK Gameshows Page: Call My Bluff (http://www.ukgameshows.com/index.php/Call_My_Bluff)


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Call My Bluff - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (208 words)
Call My Bluff is a British game show between two teams of three contestants.
The point of the game is for the teams to take it in turn to provide three definitions of an obscure word, only one of which was correct.
The other team then has to guess which is the correct definition, the other two being "bluffs".
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