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The Alphabet Game (1996)

The Alphabet Game poster
Genre
panel game
Country
United Kingdom
Length
2 seasons, 73 episodes
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedy panel game where contestants compete in alphabet-themed challenges. It was hosted by Andrew O'Connor and aired on BBC1.

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What happens

The Alphabet Game is a comedy panel game show that aired on BBC1 from 5 August 1996 to 27 March 1997 and is hosted by Andrew O'Connor. The programme was created by O'Connor, Rebecca Thornhill, Mark Maxwell-Smith and produced by Objective Productions. It was remade in Spain as Pasapalabra, for which ITV Studios sued Telecinco for €17,000,000; ITV would later remake the show as Alphabetical. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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