I obviously ignored Loose Women (shudder) & The Alan Titchmarsh show (god forbid) but liked the idea of Pointless & so I applied.
And lo & behold got a reply with a ticket for the following day.
I really must pay more attention as when I applied I thought it was in July not just 24 hours later.
Soo, a nice relaxing train ride to:
Firstly, the security: Just about equal to getting airside at an airport. No disinterested part timers here.
And then we're in to the first part where we dwell for 10 minutes or so before entrance to the studio.
This area is the coffee bar & BBC shop so they give you just enough time to buy the BBC's shiny things before being ushered into the studio.
I had a priority ticket which means I was one of the first 50 let in. Cool
And so to the recording. We started with the warm up guy who was pretty good & got us all in the mood.
Then Alexander Armstrong & Richard Osman came out.
Boy is Osman tall!. Apparently 6' 7"but looks a lot taller which of course you don't tend to notice because he sits down for the duration of the show.
We saw the recording of 2 episodes & the whole thing took about 3 and a half hours. Which is a long time sat on those basic chairs
So there you have it. If you're at a loose end then I recommend it. The tickets cost nothing (tho' of course I had pay for transport).
What I've Been Listening To: The release of a new Neil Young album is always something I look forward to. Check out the Guardia review here.
The best way to describe this album is a curio. It's his first with Crazy Horse for 9 years & I was hoping for more. Still, an album of new material is due later this year apparently so I live in hope
Went to three celebrity recordings which was an absolute blast. Cannon and Ball created the highest ever score recorded in the shows history. I recommend watching this some time in September 2012 on a Saturday night.
ReplyDeleteWill be going again when it's the celerity specials as they are so much fun :)
Ordinary contestants when I went but still a very enjoyable afternoon
ReplyDeleteThis show is such a breath of fresh air after the cynical sarcasm and destructive attitudes portrayed - nay celebrated - on "The Weakest Link". Program concept aside, this show demonstrates that you can be nice to people on air without losing popularity. Well done BBC, and well done Armstrong and Osman.
ReplyDeleteHave any of you attending the recordings ever set eyes on the 'Pointless Trophy'? It isn't presented on the show so viewers have no idea whether it is 6" tall of six feet:-)
ReplyDeleteI like the way it turns the vox pop quiz format on its head.
ReplyDeleteToday's show featured countries with 3 or more A's in their name. Sadly nobody went for the traditional "Central African Republic".
I'm confused! In today's program I'm sure a
ReplyDeletecontestant named Mexico as a country sharing a
border with Argentina and it was deemed a correct
answer. Or did I mishear? Last time I looked
the countries were Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia,
Uruguay and Chile.
Why were points given for the blatantly wrong answer (Mexico bordering Argentina) given on last nights show?
ReplyDeleteThe explanation was given at the time -- it was a country bordering one of those on the board (USA) though it did not border the country that the contestant named. I think it was all in the way that the question was framed.
DeleteI just could agree more Valmak and at least there was poetic justice with them going out in the first round today!
ReplyDeleteI was also puzzzled, the contestant said Argentina (wrong), but it was called correct because the question was to name countries sharing a border with a selection of countries - one of which was USA - which is bordered by Mexico.
ReplyDeleteIn today's programme the question for the jackpot was countries where the capital begins with the same letter. The contestants said Taiwan which is correct as the capital is Taipei. My daughter-in-law is Taiwanese and would not accept republic of China in the name of her country which is what the BBC must be saying.
ReplyDeleteWhen contestants have lost for getting one letter wrong, it is rather galling when "Winner takes it all" was accepted, then repeated by Xander before his final 'repetition', when he said "The Winner..."
ReplyDeleteWhat's happened? Why are we seeing programmes out of sequence? The jackpot went from £3000 to £7000 overnight, and a choice of 5 questions for the jackpot, down to 3. Is someone ill or something?
ReplyDeleteThey have started showing repeats - I'm guessing to fill while they film the next series.
ReplyDeleteHello all!
ReplyDeleteI would like to know where we can complete the so called 100 people surveys for their answers on the show anyone knows? I'd appreciate a response, thank you!
Just had question on national winners and it was RED ..... - the answer is RED RUM but I bet on a winner at 33-1 which was RED MAURADER, not mentioned!!
ReplyDeleteIn Today's Celebrity Pointless programme - Cricket Fielding positions - for G gave the answer as gulley not gully (fairly elementary spelling mistake) and then fo LO the only answer given was long off when obviously long on could also have been given.
ReplyDeleteNigel
I love Pointless and try to watch all the time. Today as I was watching, there was on the board a name of a brazilian composer, and everytime anyone mention his name it drove me mad, as nobody knew how to speak portuguese properly!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteCecilia
Why have they changed the format? Until recently if you'd recorded the show you could fast-forward through the first 10 minutes while the contestants were 'interviewed'. Now the chat-ups are mixed in with the first round of questions. Irritating. Please edit the show to a 30-minute format.
ReplyDeleteDunlop did NOT invent the pneumatic tyre - it was invented 40 years before Dunlop by another Scot, Robert Thomson who couldnt then get hold of enough rubber to develop it further - Dunlop then developed Thomson's invention as a bicycle tyre.
ReplyDeleteYou askeed a question on todays shows asking what the planet with the most moons was in our solar system. Your 'correct' answer was Jupiter, when the correct answer is actually Saturn.
ReplyDeleteGoogle it!!!