Going for Gold: 48 Games [DVD] [2012] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

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The programme has been adapted in France, where it became a very famous game show Questions pour un champion, which still airs today on France 3, is hosted by Samuel Étienne since February 2016, replacing long-time fixture Julien Lepers (November 1988 – February 2016).

Going for Gold – BBC One London – 22 March 1990". BBC Genome Project. 22 March 1990 . Retrieved 22 May 2016. That the 1948 games - the first since 1936 - happened at all was a marvel in itself, with rationing still the norm as Britain struggled in the aftermath of a war that had destroyed its resources and reduced much of London to rubble. But thanks to the British people's refusal to let the event die, the so-called "Austerity Olympics" scored major success. Going for Gold – BBC One London – 1 April 1996". BBC Genome Project. April 1996 . Retrieved 22 May 2016. Going for Gold – BBC One London – 27 February 1995". BBC Genome Project. 27 February 1995 . Retrieved 22 May 2016.The Beat the Buzzer round was a general knowledge round, played with hands on plungers. Questions were worth one, two or three points. Beginning with a general knowledge question worth one point, a contestant who gave a correct answer would be told the subject of the next question, and got to choose the value to play for. If nobody answered correctly, it restarted with another general knowledge question worth one point. The first three players to reach six points (or nine in the 2008 version) went on to play the next round. Going for Gold – BBC One London – 18 December 1992". BBC Genome Project. 18 December 1992 . Retrieved 22 May 2016. Going for Gold – BBC One London – 12 November 1993". BBC Genome Project. 12 November 1993 . Retrieved 22 May 2016. Going for Gold – BBC One London – 26 July 1993". BBC Genome Project. 26 July 1993 . Retrieved 22 May 2016.

Finding a way to present the future of the Olympic Stadium post-Games as something other than a complete shambles. Each edition began with a short general knowledge round to all seven contestants. Out of the contestants who started the show, four would go through to the next round (always referred to as the "first round proper" by Kelly). These four would be the first who managed to answer each of the four general knowledge questions correctly. These questions would usually take the form of a 20 to 30-second description of an object, person, animal or place (usually beginning "Who am I?", "What am I?", etc.), with progressively more details being revealed by Kelly until someone was able to identify it. By the Thursday show, there would be only four contestants left to play the opening round and so several questions were asked and the first person to two points would join the previous days' winners in "the first round proper". The Going for Gold screenwriter Billy Ivory says he believes London 2012 is poised to repeat the success of London 1948. New York, NY – BBC AMERICA’s Summer of London programming continues on Wednesday, July 25 with a tribute to the London Games featuring the US premieres of the uplifting drama Going for Gold – The ‘48 Games, starring Doctor Who’s Matt Smith, and Absolutely Fabulous: Olympics special starring comedy icons Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley.Going for Gold – BBC One London – 4 November 1991". BBC Genome Project. 4 November 1991 . Retrieved 22 May 2016. Going for Gold – BBC One London – 25 April 1994". BBC Genome Project. 25 April 1994 . Retrieved 22 May 2016. Going for Gold – BBC One London – 22 March 1991". BBC Genome Project. 22 March 1991 . Retrieved 22 May 2016.

How best to market "the Jubilympics" as a joint branding venture between the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics. While the show didn’t award a winner's trophy, David Baddiel had one despite not even appearing on the show. He offered this up for the prize task on Taskmaster series nine, which won him 5 points. Hans Zimmer: 'Going for Gold? I'm not ashamed of it! It paid the rent...' ". The Guardian. 22 January 2014 . Retrieved 7 August 2021. Going for Gold – BBC One London – 6 November 1989". BBC Genome Project. 6 November 1989 . Retrieved 22 May 2016.

Maxine Peake ( Little Dorrit, Silk) stars in a profoundly moving drama based on the real diaries of Anne Lister, a landowning woman who defied the conventions of 19th century society to live openly as a lesbian. When it is announced that the love of Anne’s life, Marianna, will be married to the older and wealthy Charles Lawton, Anne is distraught. And so she begins a string of relationships, most notably with the wealthy heiress Ann Walker. But while Ann is a proud, strong and supportive partner in a time when lesbianism just isn’t tolerated, can Anne’s feelings for her ever match those she has for Marianna? Revealing a surprising side to the world painted by Jane Austen and the Brontës, The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister is an inspiring story of the first modern lesbian, a woman who challenged convention and was determined simply to be herself. Bonus features include: The Real Anne Lister with Sue Perkins, a 60-minute documentary exploring Lister’s diary ; Maxine Peake in conversation with the director James Kent. This was once a lunchtime favourite and indeed the idea was repeated in another game show years later (I forget the name) expect without the European element. It was all very entertaining but the European thing made it feel very cheesy. The grand prize was always grand but so very far away in terms of number of shows you had to go through to get it. The rounds idea was clever but it didn't really have anything special and was never able to climb out of being a daytime TV show to be prime time.

Going for Gold – BBC One London – 5 July 1995". BBC Genome Project. 5 July 1995 . Retrieved 22 May 2016.Going for Gold – BBC One London – 23 March 1989". BBC Genome Project. 23 March 1989 . Retrieved 22 May 2016. There are so many parallels really, the austerity of then and the austerity of now and - personally speaking - I'm hoping that there will be a similar coming together of people and a uniting of spirit. I think the Olympics for Britain is brilliant." Going for Gold – BBC One London – 9 July 1996". BBC Genome Project. 9 July 1996 . Retrieved 22 May 2016.