A Question of Sport | |
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Genre | Sports quiz show |
Created by | Nick Hunter |
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Theme music composer | Richie Close |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 52 |
No. of episodes | 1,365
Landmarks: 4 March 2013: 1,000th episode |
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Executive producer | Gareth JM Edwards |
Producer | Dave Gymer |
Production locations | dock10 studios (studios HQ1 and HQ2 on rotation) |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | BBC (1968–2015) BBC Studios (2015–2023) |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 2 December 1968 |
Release | 5 January 1970 8 September 2023 | –
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A Question of Sport (known as Question of Sport from 2021 until 2023) is a British television sports quiz show produced and broadcast by the BBC. It was the "world's longest running TV sports quiz".[1] Following a pilot episode in December 1968, broadcast only in the north of England, the series ran from 1970 (except in 1973 and 1978) until production ceased in 2023. The final presenter was Paddy McGuinness, with team captains Sam Quek and Ugo Monye.
The show's viewing figures slumped from around 4 million in 2021 to around 800,000 in 2023 following an overhaul of the staff.[2]