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BEST OF KNOCKOUT (1973) |
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BBC1 Transmission (GB): Tuesday 1st January 1974, 11.40am-12.25pm
Repeated on BBC1 on 7th June 1974, 8.15-9.00pm in place of the cancelled
sixth 1974 IAK heat from Portsmouth
Programme Number: NMR1033Y |
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A
New Year compilation of the best moments from the 1973 series of It's A
Knockout, introduced by Stuart Hall and produced by Barney Colehan.
Contained excerpts from: IAK Heat 2 (King's Lynn, 25.5.1973), Heat 4
(Ely, 8.6.1973), Heat 6 (Wells, 22.6.1973), JSF Heat 1 (Italy,
27.7.1973), Heat 2 (Switzerland, 3.8.1973), Heat 3 (France, 10.8.1973), Heat 4
(Netherlands, 17.8.1973), Heat 5 (Great Britain, 24.8.1973), Heat 6 (Belgium,
31.8.1973), Heat 7 (Germany, 7.9.1973) and the JSF International Final
(France, 14.9.1973). |
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HOLIDAY 74 |
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BBC1 Transmission (GB): Thursday 7th March 1974, 7.45-8.15pm
Programme Number: LGF6168P |
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A
programme looking at different holiday locations. One report focused on
Barton's Holiday Home for children in the New Forest, where children could
stay in the summer. Activities included It's A Knockout competitions,
based on the BBC series. |
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NATIONWIDE |
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BBC1 Transmission (GB): Tuesday 19th March 1974, 6.00-6.40pm
Programme Number: B:LCA3412X |
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Popular and long-running early evening magazine programme with an eclectic mix
of news, current affairs, entertainment, sports and regional reports. This
edition featured a 9 minute 40 second insert featuring Frank Bough compering a
Nationwide It's A Knockout event. The competition is between teams
captained by Stuart Hall and Tom Coyne. Thirteen girls are judging the teams,
but, unbeknownst to them, it is they who are being judged, as potential new
score girls for the real programme.
Team Members: Stuart Hall (Captain), Tom Coyne (Captain), Mike Neville,
Bill Hamilton, Larry McCounrey, Elfyn Thomas.
Score Girls: Jan Adair, Jocelyn Creffield, Susan Swingwood, Alison Brown,
Karen Apted, Ann Rutherford, Hazel Wilson, Penny Hilditch, Leonie Collins,
Hilary Montfort, Cherry Parrish, Pauline Davies and Lynne Crago.
Judges: Gennaro Olivieri (JSF referee), Barney Colehan (IAK
producer), David Driver (from Radio Times magazine) and Sue Lawley (Nationwide
presenter).
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competition featured an obstacle race with competitors wearing flippers. |
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THAT'S LIFE |
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BBC1 Transmission (GB): Saturday 3rd August 1974, 11.10-11.50pm
Programme Number: LGF1100S |
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Popular consumer programme fronted by Esther Rantzen. The second item on this
programme highlighted claims about It's A Knockout from the News of the
World and the Sunday People newspapers. What these were, we have no idea! |
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BEST OF KNOCKOUT (1974) |
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BBC1 Transmission (GB): Monday 30th December 1974, 11.40am-12.35pm
Programme Number: NMR1057H |
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An
end of year compilation of the best moments from the 1974 series of It's A
Knockout, introduced by Stuart Hall and produced by Barney Colehan.
Contained excerpts from: IAK Heat 1 (Southport, 3.5.1974), Heat 2
(Warwick, 10.5.1974), Heat 4 (Farnham, 24.5.1974), JSF Heat 1 (Belgium,
2.8.1974), Heat 2 (Netherlands, 9.8.1974), Heat 3 (Italy, 16.8.1974), Heat 4
(Switzerland, 23.8.1974), Heat 5 (France, 30.8.1974), Heat 6 (Great Britain,
6.9.1974), Heat 7 (Germany, 13.9.1974) and the JSF International Final
(Netherlands, 20.9.1974). |
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