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/3110/2002 Archived Entry: "overheard stuff"
As I was walking to work this morning, I heard someone saying 'I'll name that tune in one'. Which led me to wondering if Name That Tune was still being broadcast somewhere. It always seemed to me one of those shows that no-one ever watched, but everyone knew about, like Call My Bluff and Give Us A Clue and, to a lesser extent, Countdown. Although that one keeps going, I'm sure, purely because people are fascinated with Richard Whitely in the same way that people are fascinated with hideous road accidents.
These programmes are all bizarrely British things that I don't think would work outside this country, although I am probably wrong. I can imagine Texans watching Frank Muir and Arthur Marshall bantering over the meanings of strange words and Muscovites watching a dubbed Una Stubbs and Lionel Blair (with a deep masculine Russian accent, of course).
Just reading the webpages that I've linked to here reminded me that there was a version (the most recent, on Channel 5) of Name That Tune with Jools Holland. Which is a truly bizarre concept. I mean, who in there right mind would think that NTT could be turned into something even vaguely hip? The 10 minutes or so I caught of it once did indeed look as if Jools would rather be anywhere else. Probably introducing some Tibetan nose-flute players who are jamming with Oasis and Booker T and the Mg's on Later...
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Thanks for that information, embarrassed. I didn't know that. I didn't particularly want to know, but any useless info is good info! Does the French version have a presenter as embarrassingly bad as 'Our Richard'?
Just one thing - is there any reason for you to be anonymous? I mean, we are all supportive here of peoples little foibles. Even if those foibles include being addicted to Countdown... hello Jean and Roger!... So, come on back and post your name!
Also, thank you for the link, it looks like there is a version of the game from there that is downloadable - and probably in French. This could come in very handy for Candy. She already does a version of it at school (with a very smart, homemade board) but a computerised version could be even better.
Posted by Stephen @ 11/04/2002 11:03 AM GMT
Yup, uniquely Briish - except that Countdown (or "Les chiffres et les lettres") is a French invention, of course... See, for example
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Campus/5362/prog11.htm
Posted by Anonymous @ 11/01/2002 03:27 PM GMT