First Class (game show)

First Class is a British game show that originally aired as a regional programme for BBC Wales from 3 October to 19 December 1984 with Louise Bachelor as host. It was then networked on BBC1 from 8 January 1986 to 21 August 1988 with Debbie Greenwood as host.

First Class
GenreGame show
Presented byLouise Bachelor (1984)
Debbie Greenwood (1986-88)
Theme music composer"Platinum Part One: Airborne" by Mike Oldfield
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes66 (inc. 3 specials)
Production
Running time25 minutes
Release
Original networkBBC Wales (1984)
BBC1 (1986-88)
Picture format4:3
Original release3 October 1984 (1984-10-03) –
21 August 1988 (1988-08-21)

Format

Two teams of three students (each team representing a particular school) would take part in a multi-format quiz featuring questions on both general knowledge and popular culture, as well as innovative video game rounds. The competition was a knockout tournament; the eventual winners of the series would be presented with a computer (usually a BBC Master) for their school.

Transmissions

Series
SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
13 October 198419 December 198412
28 January 1986[1]5 March 1986[2]15
37 January 1987[3]25 February 1987[4]15
46 February 1988[5]20 August 1988[6]24

Specials
DateEntitle
6 March 1986[7]Celebrity Special
26 February 1987[8]Celebrity Special
21 August 1988[9]Celebrity Special

References
  1. "First Class - BBC One London - 8 January 1986". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. "First Class - BBC One London - 5 March 1986". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. "First Class - BBC One London - 7 January 1987". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. "First Class - BBC One London - 25 February 1987". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. "First Class - BBC One London - 6 February 1988". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. "First Class - BBC One London - 20 August 1988". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. "Celebrity First Class - BBC One London - 6 March 1986". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. "Celebrity First Class - BBC One London - 26 February 1987". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  9. "First Class - BBC One London - 21 August 1988". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

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