Bob Holness has passed away at 83. (1 Viewer)

[Cov City Daytrader 87]

For those of you remember that quiz show Blockbusters, the blue team with 2 people verses the white team with just one player, that was one of my favourite quiz during teatime.

Bob RIP.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16443263

 

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[We'll_live_and_die]

Apparently his last contestant asked for an R an I and a P.

Sad news but it was a crap programme.

 

[ICHAN]

I'll have a P please Bob.
RIP Bob was crap mind.

 

[dutchman]

What I resented was smart-arsed sixth-formers - often from well-off homes - being showered with expensive prizes for answering the most trivial of questions.

Also would anyone have watched it anyway if it wasn't shown immediately before the early evening news?

 

[Disorganised1]

He DID NOT play saxophone on Baker Street - that's a myth.

I liked Blockbusters though.

 

[ICHAN]

Damn and I was going to put that on the trivia thread .

Why did that myth come about? think he denied it himself if I remember.

 

[ccfcway]

What I resented was smart-arsed sixth-formers - often from well-off homes - being showered with expensive prizes for answering the most trivial of questions.

Also would anyone have watched it anyway if it wasn't shown immediately before the early evening news?

Ha, I was on that programme, and I am from a very average family !

As for being showered with expensive prizes, I won a walkman, which at the time, cost £12.99, for winning one gold run

RIP Bob !

 

[Macca]

I'll have an R please after hearing that news

 

[Covstu]

sad news, i loved blockbusters as a kid!!!

 

[cornoccfc]

Damn and I was going to put that on the trivia thread .

Why did that myth come about? think he denied it himself if I remember.

Started in some magazine I believe

RIP Bob! Loved that show, still see it on Challenge occasionally

 

[LastGarrison]

He DID NOT play saxophone on Baker Street - that's a myth.

I liked Blockbusters though.

He was however the first ever James Bond.

Fact.

 

[cornoccfc]

He was however the first ever James Bond.

Fact.

* second ever

 

[ajsccfc]

Yep. Barry Nelson beat him to it by a year or two.


Didn't get students to dance though, did ya Barry?

 

[LastGarrison]

* second ever

So Stephen Fry is wrong?

 

[cornoccfc]

So Stephen Fry is wrong?

I think the QI klaxon must be sounding after his tweet.

Nelson definitely 1st Bond.

 

[I'mARealWizard]

I'd like an 'O' please Bob...

 

[cornoccfc]

I'd like an 'O' please Bob...

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