Duck Quacks Don't Echo

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{{Infobox television

| image = Duck Quacks Don't Echo logo.png

| genre = Comedy panel game

| presenter = Lee Mack

| starring = Simon Foster
Emily Grossman
Maggie Aderin-Pocock (S3-)
David Wharton (S1-2)

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| num_series = 6

| num_episodes = 46

| location = Pinewood Studios

| runtime = 60 minutes (inc. adverts)

| company = Magnum Media

| channel = Sky1

| first_aired = {{Start date|2014|2|7|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2017|10|12|df=y}}

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Duck Quacks Don't Echo is a British television comedy panel game show that aired on Sky1 from 7 February 2014 to 12 October 2017. It was hosted by Lee Mack.

Rounds

Each episode has three rounds.

  • Fact Off - The three guests reveal their favourite fact and try to see if it is true. The fact proving segments are narrated by John Sergeant.
  • In Series 1 and 2, the panellists (excluding the Verifiers) scored the facts.
  • From Series 3 onwards, an average was taken from the audience.
  • Fact Finder - Each of the three guests choose an audience member who has a fact which is given to three experts (also known as "The Verifiers" within the show) who reveal if the facts are true or not, as well as score them.
  • Cell biology and genetics Dr Emily Grossman
  • Rocket scientist Dr Simon Foster
  • Chemical engineer David Wharton (Series 1-2)
  • Space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (Series 3 onwards)
  • Mack's Fact (Series 1-2) - The guest with the highest score takes part in a fact Mack wants to prove.
  • Mack's Facts (Series 3 onwards) - Mack gives clues to three facts, and whoever can guess the fact gets a point.

Episodes

46 episodes were produced, with the final episode of each series (the eighth episode) being a best-of compilation. The final episode for series 6 (a best-of compilation) was unaired.

=Series 1 (2014)=

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1

| 7 February 2014

| Melanie C (30)
Dara Ó Briain (28)
Ruth Jones (24)

2

| 14 February 2014

| Olivia Colman (23)
Rhod Gilbert (33)
Paul Hollywood (39)

3

| 21 February 2014

| Sue Perkins (35)
Aston Merrygold(34)
Bob Mortimer (30)

4

| 28 February 2014

| Miranda Hart (35)
Stephen Graham (34)
Richard Ayoade (26)

5

| 7 March 2014

| Sanjeev Bhaskar (25)
Kathy Burke (32)
John Hannah (35)

6

| 14 March 2014

|Ricky Tomlinson (27)
Sara Cox (25)
Jon Richardson (29)

7

| 21 March 2014

|Terry Wogan (29)
Jimmy Carr (32)
Carol Vorderman (23)

8

| 28 March 2014

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1 (9)

| 1 September 2014

| Stephen Mangan (26)
Davina McCall (36)
Paddy McGuinness (26)

2 (10)

| 8 September 2014

| Dara Ó Briain (18)
Holly Willoughby (23)
Hugh Dennis (29)

3 (11)

| 15 September 2014

| Johnny Vegas (32)
Mel Giedroyc (23)
Freddie Flintoff (29)

4 (12)

| 22 September 2014

| Richard Madeley (27)
Denise Van Outen (22)
Jason Manford (27)

5 (13)

| 29 September 2014

| Jimmy Carr (19)
Chris Packham (24)
Kimberley Walsh (27)

6 (14)

| 6 October 2014

| Chris Tarrant (21)
Robert Webb (22)
Kimberly Wyatt (37)

7 (15)

| 13 October 2014

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1 (16)

| 31 August 2015

| Jerry Springer (19)
Emma Bunton (17)
Jason Byrne (15)

2 (17)

| 7 September 2015

| Jonathan Ross (19)
Alex Jones (15)
Dara O Briain (12)

3 (18)

| 14 September 2015

| Ricky Wilson (17)
Jameela Jamil (16)
Jimmy Carr (22)

4 (19)

| 21 September 2015

| Sir Ranulph Fiennes (18)
Sarah Millican (16)
Russell Kane (14)

5 (20)

| 28 September 2015

| Heston Blumenthal (18)
Aisling Bea (15)
Bob Mortimer (18)

6 (21)

| 5 October 2015

| John Humphrys (19)
Katherine Parkinson (15)
Ed Byrne (11)

7 (22)

| 12 October 2015

| Stephen Mangan (14)
Sue Perkins (16)
Romesh Ranganathan (17)

8 (23)

| 19 October 2015

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1 (24)

| 3 April 2016

| Jessica Hynes (15)
Davina McCall (17)
Dara O Briain (16)

2 (25)

| 10 April 2016

| Gregg Wallace (13)
Sara Cox (12)
Rhod Gilbert (16)

3 (26)

| 17 April 2016

| Warwick Davis (14)
Lorraine Kelly (16)
Josh Widdicombe (16)

4 (27)

| 24 April 2016

| Amir Khan (15)
Katherine Ryan (20)
Hugh Dennis (14)

5 (28)

| 1 May 2016

| Len Goodman (15)
Gabby Logan (21)
Jimmy Carr (9)

6 (29)

| 8 May 2016

| Alex Brooker (15)
Claudia Winkleman (16)
Bob Mortimer (9)

7 (30)

| 15 May 2016

| Kate Humble (16)
Richard Osman (15)
Catherine Tate (14)

8 (31)

| 22 May 2016

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1 (32)

| 30 August 2016

| Ross Kemp (18)
Sara Cox (15)
Bob Mortimer (15)

2 (33)

| 6 September 2016

| Richard Madeley (17)
Ruth Jones (18)
Rhod Gilbert (12)

3 (34)

| 13 September 2016

| Joe Lycett (16)
Claudia Winkleman (15)
Johnny Vegas (15)

4 (35)

| 20 September 2016

| Danny Dyer (10)
Meera Syal (14)
Jason Byrne (15)

5 (36)

| 27 September 2016

| Danny Baker (13)
Roisin Conaty (15)
Jack Dee (17)

6 (37)

| 4 October 2016

| Philip Glenister (15)
Jo Brand (17)
Josh Widdicombe (15)

7 (38)

| 11 October 2016

| Paul Hollywood (13)
Gabby Logan (15)
Hal Cruttenden (15)

8 (39)

| 18 October 2016

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=Series 6 (2017)=

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1 (40)

| 31 August 2017

| Martin Clunes (17)
Aisling Bea (16)
Jimmy Carr (15)

2 (41)

| 7 September 2017

| Rob Brydon (17)
Emma Bunton (16)
Carol Vorderman (16)

3 (42)

| 14 September 2017

| Noel Fielding (15)
Roisin Conaty (14)
Jason Manford (18)

4 (43)

| 21 September 2017

| Harry Enfield (16)
Alex Jones (15)
Jason Byrne (16)

5 (44)

| 28 September 2017

| Sir Trevor McDonald (13)
Katherine Ryan (14)
David Mitchell (15)

6 (45)

| 5 October 2017

| Danny Baker (18)
Alesha Dixon (15)
Jon Richardson (16)

7 (46)

| 12 October 2017

| Victoria Coren Mitchell (17)
Rob Beckett (14)
Melanie C (13)

Reception

Writing for The Arts Desk, Matthew Wright said of the first episode "With QI{{'}}s questions about Noam Chomsky substituted for lightweight popular psychology and an investigation into dog urine, there's not enough substance to bear the weight of the lengthy investigations."{{Cite web |url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/tv/duck-quacks-dont-echo-sky-1 |title=Duck Quacks Don't Echo, Sky 1 |date=7 February 2014 |publisher=The Arts Desk |access-date=9 February 2014}}

References

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