The Sky's the Limit
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- | [[Monica Rose]] | + | Hostesses: Audrey Graham, [[Monica Rose]], Katya Wyeth |
Adjudicator: [[Ann Meo]] | Adjudicator: [[Ann Meo]] | ||
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- | Yorkshire, | + | Yorkshire Television for ITV, 11 July 1970 to 5 July 1974 (169 episodes in 4 series) |
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- | A sort of travel-themed variation on Hughie Green's earlier hit [[Double Your Money]], with contestants answering questions on geography with the prize holiday getting more impressive the more they got right - a similar principle (though with completely different gameplay) to that used to determine the prize in [[Winning Lines]] thirty years later. | + | A sort of travel-themed variation on Hughie Green's earlier hit [[Double Your Money]], with contestants answering questions on geography with the prize holiday getting more impressive the more they got right - a similar principle (though with completely different gameplay) to that used to determine the prize in [[Winning Lines]] thirty years later. The top prize was 21,000 miles and £600 spending money. |
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Specially composed for the show, sung by Simplicity. | Specially composed for the show, sung by Simplicity. | ||
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+ | [[Dale Winton]] applied for the show, but was rejected for knowing too many answers. | ||
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+ | [http://www.tvbrain.info/tv-archive?showname=The+Sky%27s+The+Limit&type=lostshow TV Brain tells us] that nearly all 169 episodes of the show's archive have been wiped. Only two episodes survived: | ||
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+ | Series 2: Episode 50<br> | ||
+ | Series 4: Episode 39 | ||
[[Category:General Knowledge Quiz|Sky's The Limit, The]] | [[Category:General Knowledge Quiz|Sky's The Limit, The]] | ||
[[Category:Yorkshire TV Productions|Sky's The Limit, The]] | [[Category:Yorkshire TV Productions|Sky's The Limit, The]] |
Current revision as of 23:40, 18 July 2024
Contents |
Host
Co-hosts
Hostesses: Audrey Graham, Monica Rose, Katya Wyeth
Adjudicator: Ann Meo
Broadcast
Yorkshire Television for ITV, 11 July 1970 to 5 July 1974 (169 episodes in 4 series)
Synopsis
A sort of travel-themed variation on Hughie Green's earlier hit Double Your Money, with contestants answering questions on geography with the prize holiday getting more impressive the more they got right - a similar principle (though with completely different gameplay) to that used to determine the prize in Winning Lines thirty years later. The top prize was 21,000 miles and £600 spending money.
Inventor
Vic Hallums
Theme music
Specially composed for the show, sung by Simplicity.
Trivia
Dale Winton applied for the show, but was rejected for knowing too many answers.
TV Brain tells us that nearly all 169 episodes of the show's archive have been wiped. Only two episodes survived:
Series 2: Episode 50
Series 4: Episode 39