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Do you know the UK's longest-running TV shows?
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Question 1 of 15
Which is the UK's longest-running TV soap opera?
Coronation Street
Emmerdale
EastEnders
Hollyoaks
Question 2 of 15
Match of the Day is the UK's longest-running sports TV show - true or false?
TRUE
FALSE
Question 3 of 15
Which British science fiction programme has been on TV the longest?
Red Dwarf
Blake's 7
Torchwood
Doctor Who
Question 4 of 15
What is Britain's longest-running children's TV programme?
Danger Mouse
Blue Peter
Newsround
Grange Hill
Question 5 of 15
The Lord Mayor's Show in London has been broadcast on TV for how many years?
62
75
80
84
Question 6 of 15
BBC news programme Panorama has been running since the Queen's coronation - true or false?
TRUE
FALSE
Question 7 of 15
Sir Patrick Moore presented The Sky at Night for 55 of its 64 years - what other show is he known for?
The Monocled Mutineer
GamesMaster
The Gadget Show
Mastermind
Question 8 of 15
How many years has Songs of Praise been running?
30
40
50
60
Question 9 of 15
Gardener's World has been broadcast for 43 years - true or false?
TRUE
FALSE
Question 10 of 15
Which quiz show finished its 50th series earlier this month?
A Question of Sport
University Challenge
Question 11 of 15
In which year was Top Gear first broadcast?
1967
1977
1987
1997
Question 12 of 15
What was the first programme to be aired on Channel 4 in November 1982?
Countdown
Channel 4 News
Brookside
Fifteen to One
Question 13 of 15
Clip show You've Been Framed! has been running for...
11 years
21 years
31 years
41 years
Question 14 of 15
How many years has BBC viewers' right-to-reply show Points of View been running?
40 years
45 years
55 years
60 years
Question 15 of 15
Which BBC medical drama is older, Casualty or Holby City?
Casualty
Holby City
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Which is the UK's longest-running TV soap opera?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: Coronation Street
Coronation Street has been on TV for 61 years - it was first broadcast in December 1960.
2
Match of the Day is the UK's longest-running sports TV show - true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: TRUE
It's true. Match of the Day was first broadcast in August 1964.
3
Which British science fiction programme has been on TV the longest?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: Doctor Who
Doctor Who was first broadcast in November 1963.
4
What is Britain's longest-running children's TV programme?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: Blue Peter
Blue Peter has been running for 63 years having first been broadcast in 1958.
5
The Lord Mayor's Show in London has been broadcast on TV for how many years?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: 84
It was first broadcast on TV in 1937.
6
BBC news programme Panorama has been running since the Queen's coronation - true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: TRUE
It's true. The Queen was coronated in 1953, the same year Panorama was first broadcast.
7
Sir Patrick Moore presented The Sky at Night for 55 of its 64 years - what other show is he known for?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: GamesMaster
8
How many years has Songs of Praise been running?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: 60
9
Gardener's World has been broadcast for 43 years - true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: FALSE
First broadcast in January 1968, it has in fact been running for 53 years.
10
Which quiz show finished its 50th series earlier this month?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: University Challenge
11
In which year was Top Gear first broadcast?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: 1977
12
What was the first programme to be aired on Channel 4 in November 1982?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: Countdown
13
Clip show You've Been Framed! has been running for...
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: 31 years
It first aired in 1990.
14
How many years has BBC viewers' right-to-reply show Points of View been running?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: 60 years
Points of View was first broadcast in 1961.
15
Which BBC medical drama is older, Casualty or Holby City?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: Casualty
Casualty first aired in September 1986, while its spin-off, Holby City, started in January 1999.
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