Starstrider (1981)
- Genre
- game show
- Country
- United Kingdom
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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