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I can't remember the name of the show, it was where two high schools went against each other in a general knowlage quiz, I can't what station it was on.

Can anyone remeber this?

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14 minutes ago, Dawnrazor said:

I can't remember the name of the show, it was where two high schools went against each other in a general knowlage quiz, I can't what station it was on.

Can anyone remeber this?

 

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1 minute ago, A robust centre forward said:

Top of the form ?

Was on BBC

I thought of that but google doesn't come with a Scottish version, I can see the host but can't remember her name either😡

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11 hours ago, LeftBack said:

First class? Debbie greenwood? 

That looks like the format but it definitely wasn't Debbie Greenwood that presented it, it was an older woman, I had it in my head that it was a STV/Grampian production as it always seemed to be schools from Forres, Nairn, Elgin, Huntly and the like.

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3 hours ago, Dawnrazor said:

That looks like the format but it definitely wasn't Debbie Greenwood that presented it, it was an older woman, I had it in my head that it was a STV/Grampian production as it always seemed to be schools from Forres, Nairn, Elgin, Huntly and the like.

 

I know the programme but cant recall its name.

 

Id have sworn Jane Franchi presented it but it seems all she ever presented quiz wise was SuperScot.

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Was it definitely 80s?

 

Carol Vorderman hosted this in the 90s?

 

 

 

Obviously not Scottish either!

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20 hours ago, Dawnrazor said:

I thought of that but google doesn't come with a Scottish version, I can see the host but can't remember her name either😡

A wee game of Track and field/Hypersports? First Class.

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On 04/03/2020 at 10:11, Dawnrazor said:

That looks like the format but it definitely wasn't Debbie Greenwood that presented it, it was an older woman, I had it in my head that it was a STV/Grampian production as it always seemed to be schools from Forres, Nairn, Elgin, Huntly and the like.

 

Late to the party here.

 

First Class was a Scotland only show hosted by Louise Batchelor before it went national with Debbie Greenwood.

Could be that. 

I remember schools like Fochabers and Wick Academy being on it.

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4 hours ago, graygo said:

 

Late to the party here.

 

First Class was a Scotland only show hosted by Louise Batchelor before it went national with Debbie Greenwood.

Could be that. 

I remember schools like Fochabers and Wick Academy being on it.

Think you are right

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6 hours ago, graygo said:

 

Late to the party here.

 

First Class was a Scotland only show hosted by Louise Batchelor before it went national with Debbie Greenwood.

Could be that. 

I remember schools like Fochabers and Wick Academy being on it.

 

Could be the very thing. Louise Batchelor instead of Jane Franchi sounds right.

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7 hours ago, graygo said:

 

Late to the party here.

 

First Class was a Scotland only show hosted by Louise Batchelor before it went national with Debbie Greenwood.

Could be that. 

I remember schools like Fochabers and Wick Academy being on it.

Aye👍 its funny how you get an idea in your head about something, I was absolutely convinced it was Jane Franchi that hosted it.

 

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10 minutes ago, Dawnrazor said:

Aye👍 its funny how you get an idea in your head about something, I was absolutely convinced it was Jane Franchi that hosted it.

 

 

Jane Franchi did Superscot.

 

Edit: Already mentioned.

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The Real Maroonblood

Maybe not classed as a school quiz programme but it was school kids on it.

Junior Criss Cross Quiz.

It was the late fifties.

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Could have sworn it was Jane Franchi who was ditched when her programme went national.

 

Ah well. 

 

Never liked Debbie Greenwood. Poor presenter with little personality or charm. A former Miss England, iirc, but no sex appeal whatsoever. 

 

Beige, vanilla, etc. 

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21 minutes ago, martoon said:

 

 

Never liked Debbie Greenwood. Poor presenter with little personality or charm. A former Miss England, iirc, but no sex appeal whatsoever. 

 

Beige, vanilla, etc. 

 

Married to Paul Coia (remember him?).

 

There ye go a free random useless fact for the day.

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22 minutes ago, martoon said:

Could have sworn it was Jane Franchi who was ditched when her programme went national.

 

Ah well. 

 

Never liked Debbie Greenwood. Poor presenter with little personality or charm. A former Miss England, iirc, but no sex appeal whatsoever. 

 

Beige, vanilla, etc. 

 

https://british-game-show.fandom.com/wiki/First_Class

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1 hour ago, been here before said:

 

Married to Paul Coia (remember him?).

 

There ye go a free random useless fact for the day.

 

I do.

 

A smarmy TV presenter. He tried his hand at acting and appeared in an early Rab C. as a smarmy holiday rep. No great stretch. 😉

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1 hour ago, martoon said:

 

I do.

 

A smarmy TV presenter. He tried his hand at acting and appeared in an early Rab C. as a smarmy holiday rep. No great stretch. 😉

 

Paul Coia was also the first voice to be heard on Channel Four when it launched in the 1980's.  

There ye go , your second free random useless fact for the day.

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23 minutes ago, Rab Mac52 said:

 

Paul Coia was also the first voice to be heard on Channel Four when it launched in the 1980's.  

There ye go , your second free random useless fact for the day.

 

Cool. Didn't know that. 👏

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33 minutes ago, Rab Mac52 said:

 

Paul Coia was also the first voice to be heard on Channel Four when it launched in the 1980's.  

There ye go , your second free random useless fact for the day.

 

I knew that, he introduced Countdown, but couldnt use it as Id already used up my one.

 

Thought about it though. Long and hard.

 

😢

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39 minutes ago, Rab Mac52 said:

 

Paul Coia was also the first voice to be heard on Channel Four when it launched in the 1980's.  

There ye go , your second free random useless fact for the day.

 

16 minutes ago, martoon said:

 

Cool. Didn't know that. 👏

 

6 minutes ago, been here before said:

 

I knew that, he introduced Countdown, but couldnt use it as Id already used up my one.

 

Thought about it though. Long and hard.

 

😢

 

Tbf, we didn't really get Channel 4 at the start where I lived. Just a snowy picture, in truth. It improved over time but it was around 1983 before it became truly watchable. 

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