The Adventure Game

*The Adventure Game*
The Adventure Game
Genre	Game show
Directed by	Ian Oliver
Theme music composer	Ferdinando Carulli (s1, 3-4); Edvard Grieg (s2);
Opening theme	Duo in G, Op. 34 No. 2: Rondo, (s1, 3-4); Norwegian Dance Opus 35 no. 2 (s2);
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	22
Production
Producers	Patrick Dowling (s1-2); Ian Oliver (s3-4);
Running time	26-45 minutes
Production company	BBC
Original release
Network	BBC1 (1980); BBC2 (1981-6);
Release	24 May 1980 –; 18 February 1986
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The Adventure Game was a game show originally broadcast on UK television channels BBC1 and BBC2 between 24 May 1980 and 18 February 1986. The story in each show was that the two celebrity contestants and a member of the public had travelled by spaceship to the planet Arg. Their overall task varied with each series. For example, the team might be charged with finding a crystal to power their ship to return to Earth. The programme is often considered to have been a forerunner of The Crystal Maze.^[1]^[2]

^ McEwan, Cameron (21 October 2016). "Forget The Crystal Maze, BBC cult classic The Adventure Game is back". Metro. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ Whitehead, Dan (14 February 2021). "Evil aspidistras and Noel Edmonds - how an obscure quiz show helped shape gaming in the 80s". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 3 April 2022.

[metro-1] McEwan, Cameron (21 October 2016). "Forget The Crystal Maze, BBC cult classic The Adventure Game is back". Metro. Retrieved 3 April 2022.

[Eurogamer-2] Whitehead, Dan (14 February 2021). "Evil aspidistras and Noel Edmonds - how an obscure quiz show helped shape gaming in the 80s". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 3 April 2022.

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