Give Us A Clue is a televised version of charades hosted at different times by Michael Aspel and Michael Parkinson, with two teams: one captained by Lionel Blair and the other by Una Stubbs. Later versions of the show had Liza Goddard as captain of the girls' team. Directed and Produced by David Clark after the end of series two for nine series. Charades or charade is a word guessing game. ... Michael Aspel (b. ... Michael Parkinson CBE (born March 28, 1935) is a British comedian, journalist and television presenter. ... Lionel Blair (born 12 December 1931 in Montreal, Canada) (real name Lionel Ogus) is a British actor, choreographer, tap dancer and television presenter. ... Una Stubbs (born 1 May 1937 in Leicester) is an English actress and former dancer. ... Liza Goddard (born 20 January 1950) is a television and stage actress best known for her work in the 1970s and 1980s. ... David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere, PC, is a United Kingdom politician, for the Labour Party. ...

It was produced by Thames Television and was broadcast on the ITV network in the United Kingdom in the 7.00–7.30pm slot from 1978 until 1992. Thames Television was an British television production company, and between 1968 and 1992, it was the weekday ITV company serving London. ... ITV (Independent Television) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the channel has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of the...

The game was based on charades, a party game where players used mime rather than speaking to demonstrate a name, phrase, book, play, film or TV programme. Each player was given roughly two minutes to act out their given subject in front of his/her team, and if the others were unsuccessful in guessing correctly, the opposing team would have a chance to answer for a bonus point.

The original theme tune was called Chicken Man which was also the theme tune of Grange Hill. However, while Grange Hill used the original recording of Chicken Man, Give Us A Clue used a less dynamic custom arrangement more in keeping with the style of light entertainment programming. In 1982 David Clark took over as producer/director and commissioned an entirely new theme tune. Grange Hill is a British childrens television drama series which is shown on BBC One. ...

The programme has been repeated on satellite TV. It is also often parodied in British comedy, even to this day. It is frequently referred to by Humphrey Lyttelton, chairman of BBC radio's long-running 'antidote to panel games', I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, during a round of Sound Charades — usually with a gay innuendo-laden gag at the expense of Lionel Blair. Humphrey Lyttelton (b. ... Cover for, Im Sorry I Havent a Clue Collection 1 (Volumes 1-3). From left-to-right, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer, Humphrey Lyttelton, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Willie Rushton. ... Sound Charades is a variant of charades played on BBC Radio 4s antidote to panel games Im Sorry I Havent A Clue. ...

A licensed version of it aired in New Zealand in the 1990s. SVT in Sweden broadcast their own version with the title Gaster med gester. See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from 2000 and 2001. ... Sveriges Television- Swedish Television Ford Special Vehicle Team Supraventricular tachycardia Samozaryadnaya Vintovka Tokareva, a WW2 semi-automatic rifle Categories: Disambiguation ...

External links

• UK Gameshows Page: Give Us a Clue