Starstrider (1981)
- Genre
- game show
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 2 seasons, 26 episodes
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A children's quiz show where three teams of four students compete over several rounds. The host and his bumbling assistant, both playing space characters, guide the teams through the game. The winning school gets encyclopedias and membership badges.
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What happens
Starstrider is a children's quiz show that was produced by Granada Television and aired on ITV in 1984 and 1985 and ran for 2 series. The host, Starstrider, a space being from the planet Ulphrates III on the search for intelligence, was played in Series 1 by Roger Sloman and in Series 2 by Jim Carter. Future Doctor Who actor Sylvester McCoy co-hosted both series, playing Starstrider's hapless assistant Wart. Both the host and co-host would greet the teams each week with the words, "Hello and welcome" and similarly they would end the show saying, "Goodbye and farewell". Each week 3 teams of 4 youngsters from schools around the country played over 5 rounds. The victor school was awarded encyclopaedias and Galactic Federation membership badges. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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