Finders Keepers (1981 UK game show)
- Not to be confused with the unrelated 1991 CITV series Finders Keepers (1991 UK game show).
| Finders Keepers (BBC) | |
|---|---|
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| Starring | Richard Stilgoe |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of seasons | 5[1] |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | BBC |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC1 |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original release | 20 February 1981[1] – 1 March 1985[1] |
Finders Keepers is a children's game show broadcast by the BBC from 1981 to 1985.[1] The show combined a quiz element with a computerised version of the game Battleships.
Two teams of three primary school-aged pupils would compete against each other.[2] On scoring a "hit" at the Battleships game, the team had to answer a question to gain the associated points.[2]
The show was also notable for host Richard Stilgoe playing the theme on a synthesiser live in the studio at the beginning,[1] as well as the use of the phonetic alphabet to indicate the square on the battleship grid.[1]
The game of Battleships was played on a 7x7 grid[1] and ran on a BBC Microcomputer.[1]
According to the Kaleidoscope Children's Guide, some editions of the series were wiped from the BBC archives in 1993.