Who presented the BBC Radio 4 quiz Counterpoint until 2006?
"in the series, to compete against other winners from the current series. The series is completed in 13 weeks, the last show being the final, at the end of which the series' winner is decided. The show has been broadcast in BBC Radio 4's Monday afternoon quiz slot since 1998 with a repeat on the following Saturday evening. Three main question-setters have been used by the programme: Ian Gillies, often referred to as Mycroft by Robert Robinson in ""Brain of Britain"" (1986–2000); David Kenrick, the 1993 champion (1993 – )referred to as ' Clever Mr Kochel ' by Ned Sherrin"
"; and Stephen Follows a semi-finalist 1996 ( 2002 - ). 'Counterpoint' has been produced since 2001 by Paul Bajoria. In November 2014, Paul Gambaccini returned to present the programme after being cleared of allegations against him. In his absence the programme had been hosted by Russell Davies. The following is an incomplete list of ""Counterpoint"" champions since 1988. The current ""Counterpoint"" theme is Bach's ""Partita in E major"", arranged and performed by Jacques Loussier. The original theme tune for the programme, when it began in 1986, was the Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by Georg Friedrich Handel. In"
"Counterpoint (Radio National) Counterpoint is a current affairs Australian weekly radio program that is broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio National. ""Counterpoint"" has been active in promoting criticism of the scientific consensus on global warming, and has regularly featured guests who adopt a position of climate change denial. Climate change critics who have appeared on the program include: Bob Carter, Ian Castles, Ray Evans, William Kininmonth, Jennifer Marohasy, David Henderson, Patrick J Michaels, Bjørn Lomborg, Vincent Gray, and Garth Paltridge. However programming includes a range of subjects that simply tend towards conservative theories and ideas counter to general popular"
"Counterpoint (TV series) Counterpoint was a Canadian current affairs television series on English-French Canadian relations which aired on CBC Television in 1967. This Montreal-produced series highlighted Quebec culture in an effort to encourage harmony between English and French Canadians. For example, a segment showed francophone customers of a British-themed tavern while anglophones ate at a French bistro. Film, jazz and women's hockey in Quebec were also featured. While the series tended to promote culture more than politics, an interview with federal cabinet minister Jean-Luc Pépin was featured in one episode. ""Counterpoint"" was hosted by journalist Armande Saint-Jean and actor-producer Arthur"
"trends in Australian society. It regularly picks up on threads of conservative sources and material from the United States. Counterpoint (Radio National) Counterpoint is a current affairs Australian weekly radio program that is broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio National. ""Counterpoint"" has been active in promoting criticism of the scientific consensus on global warming, and has regularly featured guests who adopt a position of climate change denial. Climate change critics who have appeared on the program include: Bob Carter, Ian Castles, Ray Evans, William Kininmonth, Jennifer Marohasy, David Henderson, Patrick J Michaels, Bjørn Lomborg, Vincent Gray, and Garth Paltridge."
"temporarily to cover the illness of presenter Robert Robinson, then permanently from 2010 when Robinson retired. From 1998 (when he took over the reins from the late Benny Green) until 29 September 2013 he presented a Sunday radio programme on BBC Radio 2 called 'The Russell Davies Song Show' which showcased 'The Art, Craft & Inspiration of the Popular Song'. The show was produced by Roy Oakshott and predominantly featured music from 'The Great American Songbook' and the pre-rock 'n' roll jazz era. He has also presented the BBC Radio 4 music quiz ""Counterpoint"". Russell Davies Robert Russell Davies (born"
"between 9 pm and 10 pm. In March 2008, he took over as chairman of the Radio 4 music quiz ""Counterpoint"" from Edward Seckerson; he was temporarily replaced in 2013 by Russell Davies and returned to the show in November 2014 after being cleared of allegations of historical sexual offences made against him. He returned to Radio 2 with ""America's Greatest Hits"" on 15 November 2014 and hosted it until 2 July 2016 when he took over Pick of the Pops from Tony Blackburn, the following week. He started his final America's Greatest Hits' with Born to Run"" by Bruce"
"Peter Collins, Eoin Cameron, Scott Emerson and Sarah Henderson all held, or hold, positions at the ABC. Radio National's ""Counterpoint"" program is hosted by former Liberal minister Amanda Vanstone, who describes herself as ""liberal"" rather than ""conservative"". Research undertaken by the broadcaster in 2007 indicated that out of a total of 19 former employees moving into party political positions, 10 have joined the Labor Party and nine the Liberal Party. ""Planet Slayer"" was a controversial environmentalist website for children owned by ABC. The site featured a ""Greenhouse Calculator"" which says the age a person needs to die if they are"
"Radio 4 programme ""I'm Suzy, and I'm a Phobic"", which was broadcast in January 2013. Phill Jupitus Phillip Christopher Jupitus (; born 25 June 1962) is an English stand-up and improv comedian, actor, performance poet, cartoonist and podcaster. Jupitus was a team captain on BBC Two's popular music quiz ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"" from its inception in 1996 until its end in 2015, and also appears regularly as a guest on several other panel shows, including ""QI"" and BBC Radio 4's ""I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue"". Born Phillip Swan in Newport on the Isle of Wight, he took his"
"Pierpoint on the NBC Radio Network program ""Monitor""). The catchphrase was heard nightly for 30 years, and ranked top of the TV Land poll of U.S. TV catchphrases and quotes in 2006; it has been referenced in all media going from ""The Shining"" to Johnny Bravo to a ""Weird Al"" Yankovic album cut; it was even used for the character Johnny Cage in the video game series ""Mortal Kombat"". McMahon, who held the same role in Carson's ABC game show ""Who Do You Trust?"" for five years previously, would remain standing to the side as Carson did his monologue, laughing"
"Sandi Toksvig Sandra Birgitte Toksvig, (, ; born 3 May 1958) is a British-Danish comedian, writer, actor, presenter and producer on British radio and television, and political activist. On 21 October 2016, Toksvig took over from Stephen Fry as host of the BBC television quiz show ""QI"". She was the host of ""The News Quiz"" on BBC Radio 4 from 2006 until June 2015. She also presented the quiz show ""1001 Things You Should Know"" on Channel 4 television in 2012–13, and began hosting a revived series of the same channel's game show ""Fifteen to One"" on 5 April 2014."
"X Marks the Spot (game show) X Marks the Spot was a British radio quiz and panel game, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 1998 and 2006. It could be likened to be a more light-hearted version of ""Round Britain Quiz"". It was presented by the comedian and author Pete McCarthy until his death in October 2004. The writer and broadcaster David Stafford took over the reins from series 7. The game consisted of three celebrities identifying four places around the United Kingdom, as well as a supplementary question set in those locations. The four locations join up to form"
"Radio National program 'Counterpoint'. She was appointed full time presenter in 2013. In 2013 and 2014 she was a member of the Abbott Government's National Commission of Audit, which was established to improve the Australian government's budget. She is the Chairwoman of Vision 20/20 Australia. Vanstone is a former Liberal Party politician who, as host of the ""Counterpoint"" radio program since 2013, has become a political journalist at the ABC. She supported the leadership ambitions of Malcolm Turnbull over those of Tony Abbott in the 2015 Liberal leadership spill that saw Turnbull take the Prime Ministership. She describes herself as"
"Phill Jupitus Phillip Christopher Jupitus (; born 25 June 1962) is an English stand-up and improv comedian, actor, performance poet, cartoonist and podcaster. Jupitus was a team captain on BBC Two's popular music quiz ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"" from its inception in 1996 until its end in 2015, and also appears regularly as a guest on several other panel shows, including ""QI"" and BBC Radio 4's ""I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue"". Born Phillip Swan in Newport on the Isle of Wight, he took his stepfather Alexander's surname, Jupitus (a corruption of the Lithuanian name Šeputis) when he was 16."
"answering a question, and are provided with a safety net that grants them a guaranteed cash prize if they give an incorrect answer, provided they reach a specific milestone in the quiz. The original series aired for 30 series and a total of 592 episodes, from 4 September 1998 to 11 February 2014, and was presented by Chris Tarrant. Over the course of its run, the original series had around five contestants walk away with the top cash prize of £1 million, and faced a number of controversies during its run, including an attempt to defraud the show of its"
"Carol Vorderman Carol Jean Vorderman, (born 24 December 1960) is a British media personality, best known for co-hosting the popular game show ""Countdown"" for 26 years from 1982 until 2008, publishing newspaper columns on internet topics, writing books on subjects ranging from school textbooks on mathematics to a #1 best-selling book on Detox diets, advocating for numerous charities, and hosting the Pride of Britain awards each year to honour British people who have acted bravely or extraordinarily in challenging situations. Vorderman's career began in 1982 when she joined Channel 4 game show ""Countdown"". She appeared on the show most recently"
"Carole Stone Carole Stone, CBE (born 30 May 1942) is a British author and freelance radio and television broadcaster. Stone spent 27 years at the BBC starting as a newsroom secretary and went on to become producer of Radio 4's flagship discussion programme Any Questions? In 2018 Stone established The Carole Stone Foundation to support her belief that connecting people, exchanging ideas and building friendships around the world is essential to help make a fairer society. Stone spent 27 years at the BBC starting as a newsroom secretary and went on to become producer of Radio 4's flagship discussion programme"
"Gill Pyrah Gill Pyrah (born 16 June 1957 in Manchester) is an English broadcaster and journalist. She presented local programmes for BBC Birmingham in the late 1970s and early 1980s, she has worked for the ""Daily Telegraph"", been a guest presenter on the Radio 4 programme ""Midweek"" and chaired the literary quiz ""Slightly Foxed"" on BBC Radio 4. Pyrah in the news during the 2004 Chelsea Flower Show after an incident between garden designer and television presenter Diarmuid Gavin and the contestant in the neighbouring garden, ""Gardeners' Question Time"" panellist Bunny Guinness. According to press reports it was Pyrah's questions"
"years. The contestant with the most points at the end played a final round, named ""HeadJam"", in which the member of the public had to memorise and then deliver the answers to eight questions in order. HeadJam HeadJam was a BBC television game show hosted by Vernon Kay. It originally aired during the summer of 2004 on BBC Three, with a repeat soon afterwards on BBC Two. It featured two teams, each consisting of a member of the public and a celebrity. Celebrities included Claudia Winkleman, DJ Spoony, Joe Cornish, Lauren Laverne, Natalie Casey, Paddy O'Connell, Edith Bowman, Mark Durden-Smith,"
"segment ""Point/Counterpoint"" featuring Shana Alexander and James Kilpatrick. The segment proved popular enough with viewers that beginning in the fall of 1978, it was seen in alternate weeks with the debate segment. At the end of the 1978–1979 season, ""Point/Counterpoint"" was dropped altogether. In the segment, Rooney typically offered satire on a trivial everyday issue, such as the cost of groceries, annoying relatives, or faulty Christmas presents. Rooney's appearances on ""A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney"" often included whimsical lists, e.g., types of milk, bottled water brands, car brands, sports mascots, etc. In later years, his segments became more political"
"4's ""The Moral Maze"" for over ten years until April 2001. Her television credits include appearances on ""Question Time"", ""Breakfast with Frost"", ""Answer the Question"" and ""The Adam Boulton Programme"" on Sky News. She is a regular on ""Dateline London"" and was the sparring partner of David Aaronovitch on BBC News 24's ""Head to Head"". She has also appeared on Channel Five. Janet Daley is known for her commentary in the fields of the media, American politics, social behaviour, welfare, the NHS, education, immigration and the criminal judicial system. Daley was a vocal opponent of legislative changes in the UK"
"Great Britain Award and was made a Distinguished Supporter of Humanists UK. Jon Holmes Jon Holmes (born 24 April 1969) is a British comedian, writer, presenter and broadcaster known for his work on such programmes as ""The Now Show"", ""Listen Against"" (for BBC Radio 4), along with both music and speech radio. He has appeared on numerous television programmes. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Holmes was raised in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, Holmes was adopted when he was aged one month. He attended Canterbury Christ Church College, where he graduated with a joint degree in English with Radio, Film and Television. While at university"
"for one series, treasure hunt author Dan James) and the programme was an independent production by Hewland International for BBC Radio 4. X Marks the Spot (game show) X Marks the Spot was a British radio quiz and panel game, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 1998 and 2006. It could be likened to be a more light-hearted version of ""Round Britain Quiz"". It was presented by the comedian and author Pete McCarthy until his death in October 2004. The writer and broadcaster David Stafford took over the reins from series 7. The game consisted of three celebrities identifying four"
"UK. Since 1992, he has published and edited ""The Quote... Unquote Newsletter"", a quarterly journal (now distributed electronically) and devoted to the origins and use of well-known quotations, phrases and sayings. In 2011 he published his autobiography, ""My Radio Times"". Reference books he has written include the ""Cassell’s Movie Quotations"", ""Cassell’s Humorous Quotations"", ""A Word In Your Shell-Like "" and ""Brewer's Famous Quotations"". He has been acclaimed as a ""pioneering quotation scholar"". Nigel Rees Nigel Rees (born 5 June 1944 near Liverpool) is an English writer and broadcaster, best known for devising and hosting the long-running Radio 4 panel game"
"This year's quiz saw the debut of Jon Snow giving fake news stories based on song lyrics, with ""I Predict A Riot"" and ""Crazy Chick"". The children of Mitchell Brook Primary School acted out the birth of David and Victoria Beckham's third child and Jacques Chirac insulting British food on the eve of the G8 Summit. In 2006 the show was broadcast on 27 December. The three teams were: Guest questioners in the studio included Boy George, Myleene Klass & Matt Willis and Guy Goma (famous for incorrectly appearing as a guest on BBC News 24). Pre-recorded questions were asked"
"the quotations in the Radio 4 quiz game ""Quote, Unquote"". Jefferson lives in Weybridge, Surrey. Peter Jefferson (radio) Peter Jefferson (born May 1945) is a former BBC Radio 4 continuity announcer. He was educated at the independent Halliford School in Shepperton, Middlesex. He joined the BBC in 1964 and became a Studio Manager in 1968. During this period, he worked for Radio 1, and read the news during the DJ Kenny Everett's programme. Jefferson retired in 2001, though he continued to work as a freelancer until 2009. In May 2005 he stood in as a newsreader during strike action by"
"opposite the show's star, David Hasselhoff. On 29 December 2015, he came second in ""Celebrity Mastermind"" with his specialist subject being Reeves & Mortimer. His reportedly unusual speech patterns have gathered some criticism. He has no connection to the Warburtons bread company. Chris Warburton Christopher Ernest John ""Chris"" Warburton is a British radio presenter, currently working for BBC Radio 5 Live. He presented the news and technology programme ""Saturday Edition"" on the network until October 2014, and since then has presented Saturday Breakfast alongside Eleanor Oldroyd and Sunday Breakfast alongside Sam Walker from 6am to 9am on both days. In"
"off with Anne being the only person left in the studio. The programme was eventually replaced by the Alexander Armstrong-fronted ""Pointless"" as the big BBC teatime quiz (it had aired on the BBC for some years previously). Much of the show's success has been attributed to its host, Anne Robinson. She was already famous in the UK for her sarcasm while presenting the consumer programme ""Watchdog"", and ""The Weakest Link"" saw her develop this further, particularly in her taunting of contestants. Her sardonic summary to the team, usually berating them for their lack of intelligence for not achieving the target"
"Alex Horne Alexander James Jeffrey Horne (born 10 September 1978 in Petworth, West Sussex) is a British comedian. Horne is the creator of ""Taskmaster"", a comedy panel show in which he is the assistant to ""Taskmaster"" Greg Davies, who judges comedians on various absurd tasks they are asked to perform. He is also the host of ""The Horne Section"", a live music variety show which has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and Dave. He was a contestant on the numbers and letters show ""Countdown"" in 2008 for Channel 4, and has been a dictionary corner guest many times on"
"Faisal al-Qassem Faisal Al-Qassim (born January 1, 1961), also written as ""Faisal Al-Kassim"" (Arabic:فيصل القاسم ) is a British-Syrian veteran and television personality based in Qatar, who is known for hosting the controversial live debate show ""The Opposite Direction"" (Arabic:الاتجاه المعاكس ) on Al Jazeera, where two guests with extremely opposed view points debate on current affairs. Fights break out on some occasions. Al-Qassim is known for his provocative on-screen style and is frequently credited with playing a large part in Al Jazeera's reputation in the Arab world as willing to break taboos and potentially offend individuals and states. He"
"turned question author for the show that he previously won, ""Brain of Britain"". He chaired a single edition of that show in 1972 after the original host, Franklin Engelmann, died mid-series. Ian Gillies Ian Malcolm Gillies (7 December 1927 – 13 April 2002), known to many simply as Mycroft from BBC Radio 4's ""Brain of Britain"", was an accomplished quiz player and question setter in the United Kingdom. His character name was taken from Arthur Conan Doyle's Mycroft Holmes, the smarter older brother of Sherlock Holmes. He won the ""Brain of Britain"" final in 1964 and later the three-year competition"
"Quote... Unquote Quote ... Unquote is a panel game broadcast on BBC Radio 4 based on quotations. Every episode since the beginning of the series on 4 January 1976 has been chaired by its deviser, Nigel Rees. The programme broadcast its 54th series in November/December 2018. The main part of the programme consists of a non-competitive quiz where the chairman asks each of the four panellists in turn to identify where a certain quotation, phrase or saying comes from. In between these rounds, the panellists are asked to share some of their favourite quotations on a specified theme. Other parts"
"Nigel Rees Nigel Rees (born 5 June 1944 near Liverpool) is an English writer and broadcaster, best known for devising and hosting the long-running Radio 4 panel game ""Quote... Unquote"" (since 1976) and as the author of more than fifty books – mostly works of reference on language, and humour in language. Rees went to the Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby, near Liverpool where he was born, and then took a degree in English at New College, Oxford, where he was a Trevelyan Scholar and took a leading role in the Oxford University Broadcasting Society. Rees is a recent past President"