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The Giddy Game Show (1985)

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United Kingdom
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How it feels

This is a UK quiz show for pre-school kids from the 1980s. It uses animation and a special wand so children can point to things on screen. The show asks simple questions and gives young viewers a way to join in.

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What happens

The Giddy Game Show is an animated quiz show for pre-school children, on Children's ITV made by Yorkshire Television from 1985 to 1987. Scripts were by Marian Lines and Joy Whitby. The first interactive children's television programme. Using technology developed by Peter Schrek, children had a wand to indicate objects on the screen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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