The Book Quiz
The Book Quiz is a BBC Four quiz programme. The first series, first broadcast in 2007, was hosted by David Baddiel with a second 2008 series hosted by Kirsty Wark.
Critical reception
Rupert Christiansen, writing for The Daily Telegraph, offered The Book Quiz as an example of the BBC's "dumbed-down arts coverage", calling it "breezy drivel" that does "little more than twitter."[1] Alex Larman's review on guardian.co.uk said it was "hard to think of a more misconceived programme", "a very poor thing indeed" that seems to be "designed for, and by, people who don't read books."[2]
Guest appearances
- Series 1 (2007)
- 17 July: Joan Bakewell, Richard Herring, India Knight, John Simpson
- 24 July: Stella Duffy, Daisy Goodwin, Michael Gove, Simon Hoggart
- 31 July: Natalie Haynes, Jon Ronson, Lionel Shriver, Mark Thomas
- 7 August: Kate Adie, Gyles Brandreth, Germaine Greer, Anthony Horowitz
- 14 August: Val McDermid, Julie Myerson, Brian Sewell, Toby Young
- Series 2 (2008)
- 24 March: Giles Coren, Wendy Holden, Anthony Horowitz, Miranda Sawyer
- 31 March: David Aaronovitch, Daisy Goodwin, Simon Hoggart, A.L. Kennedy
- 7 April: Margaret Jay, Anne McElvoy, David Nicholls, Tim Yeo
- 14 April: James Delingpole, India Knight, Rod Liddle, Kate Mosse
- 21 April: Giles Coren, Wendy Holden, Margaret Jay, David Nicholls
- 28 April: David Aaronovitch, James Delingpole, Daisy Goodwin, India Knight
- 5 May: David Aaronovitch, Giles Coren, Daisy Goodwin, Wendy Holden
References
- ↑ Rupert Christiansen (27 March 2009). "Arts coverage on the Beeb is breezy drivel". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ↑ Alex Larman (2 May 2008). "Why does BBC4's Book Quiz have none of the right stuff?". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
External links
- The Book Quiz at BBC Programmes
- The Book Quiz at UKGameshows.com
- The Book Quiz at the Internet Movie Database