Mornington Crescent (game)

This article is about the game as featured on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. For other uses, see Mornington Crescent (disambiguation).
An enamel sign at Mornington Crescent station, the game's namesake

Mornington Crescent is an improvisational comedy game featured in the BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (ISIHAC), a series that satirises panel games.[1]

The game consists of each panellist in turn announcing a landmark or street, most often a tube station on the London Underground system. The ostensible aim is to be the first to announce "Mornington Crescent", a station on the Northern line.[1] Interspersed with the turns is humorous discussion amongst the panellists and host regarding the rules and legality of each move, as well as the strategy the panellists are using. The actual aim of the game is to entertain the other participants and listeners with amusing discussion of the fictional rules and strategies.[2]

  1. ^ a b Elizabeth Knowles, ed. (2006). "Mornington Crescent". A Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bateman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).