Screen Test

Screen Test
GenreChildren's Game show
Presented byMichael Rodd
Brian Trueman
Mark Curry
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series21
No. of episodes226 (inc. 6 specials)
Production
Production locationNew Broadcasting House
Running time20–30 minutes
Production companyBBC Manchester
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release18 November 1970 (1970-11-18) –
20 December 1984 (1984-12-20)

Screen Test is a children's game show that aired on BBC1 from 18 November 1970 to 20 December 1984. It was first hosted by Michael Rodd from 1970 to 1979, then by Brian Trueman from 1979 to 1983 and finally by Mark Curry in 1984. It involved its contestants seeing clips from films, and then being asked questions about the films to test their memories of them.

The theme music was "Marching There and Back" by Syd Dale.

Transmissions

Series

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
118 November 197027 January 197110
222 September 197124 November 197110
37 April 197216 June 197211
46 December 197214 February 197311
525 September 19734 December 197311
629 May 197417 July 19748
712 September 197418 November 197411
87 July 197518 August 19757
931 December 197510 March 197611
1028 May 19766 August 197611
1130 December 197610 March 197711
1220 May 197729 July 197711
134 January 197829 March 197813
147 November 197823 January 197911
155 April 197914 June 197911
1615 November 197931 January 198011
177 October 198016 December 198011
1822 September 19811 December 198111
195 October 198229 December 198213
205 October 198314 December 198311
213 October 198413 December 198411

Calling Young Film Makers

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
118 June 197716 July 19775
220 May 197824 June 19786

Specials

DateEntitle
24 December 1971Winners Special
1 January 1974Runners-Up Special
23 December 1974Christmas Special
1 September 1975Champion of Champions Special
21 December 1983Champion of Champions Special
20 December 1984Christmas Special

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