A Question of Sport

*A Question of Sport*
A Question of Sport
Genre	Sports quiz show
Created by	Nick Hunter
Presented by	Stuart Hall (Pilot, 1968); David Vine (1970–72, 1974–77, 1989); David Coleman (1979–1997); Sue Barker (1997–2021); Paddy McGuinness (2021–2023);
Starring	Cliff Morgan (1968–1975); Henry Cooper (1968–1979); Fred Trueman (1976–77); Brendan Foster (1977–79); Emlyn Hughes (1979–1981, 1984–88); Gareth Edwards (1979–1981); Willie Carson (1982–83); Bill Beaumont (1982–1996); Ian Botham (1988–1996); John Parrott (1996–2002); Ally McCoist (1996–2007); Frankie Dettori (2002–04); Matt Dawson (2004–2021); Phil Tufnell (2008–2021); Sam Quek (2021–2023); Ugo Monye (2021–2023);
Theme music composer	Richie Close
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	52
No. of episodes	1,365 ; Landmarks: 4 March 2013: 1,000th episode
Production
Executive producer	Gareth JM Edwards
Producer	Dave Gymer
Production locations	dock10 studios (studios HQ1 and HQ2 on rotation)
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	BBC (1968–2015); BBC Studios (2015–2023)
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	2 December 1968
Release	5 January 1970 –; 8 September 2023
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A Question of Sport (known as Question of Sport from 2021 until 2023) is a British television sports quiz show produced and broadcast by the BBC. It was the "world's longest running TV sports quiz".^[1] Following a pilot episode in December 1968, broadcast only in the north of England, the series ran from 1970 (except in 1973 and 1978) until production ceased in 2023. The final presenter was Paddy McGuinness, with team captains Sam Quek and Ugo Monye.

The show's viewing figures slumped from around 4 million in 2021 to around 800,000 in 2023 following an overhaul of the staff.^[2]

^ "A Question of Sport".
^ Armstrong, Stephen (19 December 2023). "First Top Gear, now A Question of Sport: is Paddy McGuinness cursed?". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

[1] "A Question of Sport".

[2] Armstrong, Stephen (19 December 2023). "First Top Gear, now A Question of Sport: is Paddy McGuinness cursed?". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

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