The Book Quiz
The Book Quiz is a BBC Four quiz programme. The first series, first broadcast in 2007, was hosted by David Baddiel with a second 2008 series hosted by Kirsty Wark.
| The Book Quiz | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Release | |
| Original release | 2007 – 2008 |
Critical reception
Rupert Christiansen, writing for The Daily Telegraph, offered The Book Quiz as an example of the BBC's "dumbed-down arts coverage", calling it "breezy drivel" that does "little more than twitter."[1] Alex Larman's review on guardian.co.uk said it was "hard to think of a more misconceived programme", "a very poor thing indeed" that seems to be "designed for, and by, people who don't read books."[2]
Guest appearances
| Series number (Year) | Episode number | Airdate | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series 1 (2007) | 1 | 17 July | Joan Bakewell - Richard Herring - India Knight - John Simpson |
| 2 | 24 July | Stella Duffy - Daisy Goodwin - Michael Gove - Simon Hoggart | |
| 3 | 31 July | Natalie Haynes - Jon Ronson - Lionel Shriver - Mark Thomas | |
| 4 | 7 August | Kate Adie - Gyles Brandreth - Germaine Greer - Anthony Horowitz | |
| 5 | 14 August | Val McDermid - Julie Myerson - Brian Sewell - Toby Young | |
| Series 2 (2008) | 1 | 24 March | Giles Coren - Wendy Holden - Anthony Horowitz - Miranda Sawyer |
| 2 | 31 March | David Aaronovitch - Daisy Goodwin - Simon Hoggart - A.L. Kennedy | |
| 3 | 7 April | Margaret Jay - Anne McElvoy - David Nicholls - Tim Yeo | |
| 4 | 14 April | James Delingpole - India Knight - Rod Liddle - Kate Mosse | |
| 5 | 21 April | Giles Coren - Wendy Holden - Margaret Jay - David Nicholls | |
| 6 | 28 April | David Aaronovitch - James Delingpole - Daisy Goodwin - India Knight | |
| 7 | 5 May | David Aaronovitch - Giles Coren - Daisy Goodwin - Wendy Holden |
References
- Rupert Christiansen (27 March 2009). "Arts coverage on the Beeb is breezy drivel". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- Alex Larman (2 May 2008). "Why does BBC4's Book Quiz have none of the right stuff?". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
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