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Screen Test

{{Short description|British children's TV game show (1970–1984)}}

{{other uses|Screen test (disambiguation)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}

{{one source|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox television

| image =

| genre = Children's Game show

| presenter = Michael Rodd (1970–79)
Brian Trueman (1979–83)
Mark Curry (1984)

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| location = New Broadcasting House{{cite web |url=https://www.tvstudiohistory.co.uk/the-rest-of-the-uk-today/old-bbc-regional-production-studios/ |title=Old BBC Regional Production Studios |publisher=TV Studio History |accessdate=21 December 2021}}

| num_series = 21

| num_episodes = 226 (inc. 6 specials)

| runtime = 20–30 minutes

| company = BBC Manchester

| channel = BBC1

| first_aired = {{start date|1970|11|18|df=yes}}

| last_aired = {{end date|1984|12|20|df=yes}}

}}

Screen Test is a children's game show that aired on BBC1 from 18 November 1970 to 20 December 1984. It was first hosted by Michael Rodd from 1970 to 1979, then by Brian Trueman from 1979 to 1983 and finally by Mark Curry in 1984. It involved its contestants seeing clips from films, and then being asked questions about the films to test their memories of them.

The theme music was "Marching There and Back" by Syd Dale.

Transmissions

=Series=

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SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
118 November 1970{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/840b5dc9886743a195a30fc509638b19 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 18 November 1970 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}27 January 1971{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5dfe64df7e954abba8bfe399369920d1 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 27 January 1971 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}10
222 September 1971{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5e76d9e5b32f4034b3fd37a8cc9c714f |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 22 September 1971 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}24 November 1971{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/97f898d5ac564cdd993356ef92af7a32 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 24 November 1971 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}10
37 April 1972{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6a318c4e91b74520a91823d6590dcc43 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 7 April 1972 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}16 June 1972{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/92c27ee5715d41899332c4ebe36dfa9a |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 16 June 1972 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}11
46 December 1972{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/93f6f3b81dfe455c937a6779ee26d5a4 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 6 December 1972 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}14 February 1973{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/fb5465f97cb640ca8d18406577d1c500 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 14 February 1973 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}11
525 September 1973{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/af7346e198964a7ea631eb5433b63cf0 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 25 September 1973 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}4 December 1973{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/177ec41fef894a448bf28ab903ab2e7d |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 4 December 1973 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}11
629 May 1974{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e5ee579c35394fc283e535b6b658c5c7 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 29 May 1974 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}17 July 1974{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d76a95e638994c628ca496891a85cc12 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 17 July 1974 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}8
712 September 1974{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0bfa497a6de94c558213f39ee0d49628 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 12 September 1974 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}18 November 1974{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8f835776ed8c4b0b9b4a32ecd01123fe |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 18 November 1974 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}11
87 July 1975{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/076b5de87c544192a5a2c270990f29ab |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 7 July 1975 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}18 August 1975{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b8ba3446619448dda2d474aebddcec86 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 18 August 1975 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}7
931 December 1975{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9d77d075fb574f1895adbb9b04b09253 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 31 December 1975 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}10 March 1976{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8f2f88f890834ace8b77c599d58e4815 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 10 March 1976 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}11
1028 May 1976{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ed4b7dfb5bfc4f76b7fbbdc7d639ed6e |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 28 May 1976 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}6 August 1976{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e52978c831ec425ab0ff5f6c179e42ce |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 6 August 1976 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}11
1130 December 1976{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/01b6b80b7f6e447aa35bcf8a966ca657 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 30 December 1976 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}10 March 1977{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6f5d7f56c3644a978147d83320e3a8e3 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 10 March 1977 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}11
1220 May 1977{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d79280d0b0b84fab94daba81b4959049 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 20 May 1977 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}29 July 1977{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9994bd9a866f43eab1f6ba6f0247915c |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 29 July 1977 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}11
134 January 1978{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6095ee2a953d4e27ab7a7d4ac150705f |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 4 January 1978 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}29 March 1978{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/1e11a92f03234ecb9ee65940520ea292 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 29 March 1978 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}13
147 November 1978{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/78e0af0cc70e4c75b09ad7e0b30c3f01 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 7 November 1978 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}23 January 1979{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/3de41f907bc44e1e9de5080d279f874e |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 23 January 1979 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}11
155 April 1979{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ac627bb6951f4fd5bf57fbe7bd7c8f15 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 5 April 1979 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}14 June 1979{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a7110299062b4646b298398e51b92ab6 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 14 June 1979 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}11
1615 November 1979{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ceb8273485a34d61a99d8cdde91067a9 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 15 November 1979 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}31 January 1980{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0ee96f8f69724163bb7af93ff6b47d6f |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 31 January 1980 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}11
177 October 1980{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d701e87472304cdb9c7905d9ac5ec569 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 7 October 1980 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}16 December 1980{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ba8e129420f344c4984724ca4e2076c8 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 16 December 1980 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}11
1822 September 1981{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cab90114359c41fda0e144a0b941b92b |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 22 September 1981 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}1 December 1981{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/872f02e7fddd4e7c82a9b5a8bf7ea046 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 1 December 1981 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}11
195 October 1982{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6334c0b0b0394469807c0f92bed2b30d |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 5 October 1982 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}29 December 1982{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/58fef947e9a8445e860c46986abe6785 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 29 December 1982 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}13
205 October 1983{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/399ad606b4ed49cf863d46f4b5d156a3 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 5 October 1983 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}14 December 1983{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f9cb389cb67a490f93757771f1251c10 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 14 December 1983 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}11
213 October 1984{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4bd2199aec584dac96a317a94c012065 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 3 October 1984 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}13 December 1984{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c4dd298a94344023be3a4d7aa84f32d6 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 13 December 1984 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}11

=Calling Young Film Makers=

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SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
118 June 1977{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/35c306adbeca4c90b52298b9e63819f5 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 18 June 1977 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016 |archive-date=7 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107172059/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/35c306adbeca4c90b52298b9e63819f5 |url-status=dead }}16 July 1977{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c10d273e91564b34a1478ea805e34ec3 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 16 July 1977 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}5
220 May 1978{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/fa283d7ed73146bd89d7ba8afee4c6a6 |title=Calling Young Film Makers – BBC One London – 20 May 1978 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}24 June 1978{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e4be4f32a27e4eba9eebb99fe5ba9012 |title=Calling Young Film Makers – BBC One London – 24 June 1978 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}6

=Specials=

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DateEntitle
24 December 1971{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/20841772a0ae431fb089b554f346b716 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 24 December 1971 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}Winners Special
1 January 1974{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/2015660e644f4537897c6e694044e505 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 1 January 1974 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}Runners-Up Special
23 December 1974{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/643df53d011144e8ae23161127126595 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 23 December 1974 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}Christmas Special
1 September 1975{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/eee914da59304b77b5a45cf0a042fc5b |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 1 September 1975 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}Champion of Champions Special
21 December 1983{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5950b0463b6545fdbc8d97dc9ef7d8f9 |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 21 December 1983 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}Champion of Champions Special
20 December 1984{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ee88443380824af6b0e56123b023987c |title=Screen Test – BBC One London – 20 December 1984 |publisher=BBC Genome Project |accessdate=7 January 2016}}Christmas Special

References

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External links

  • {{IMDb title|0403803|Screen Test}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20121021112508/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/13191 Screen Test] at BFI
  • {{UKGameshow|Screen_Test_(1)}}

Category:1970 British television series debuts

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Category:British children's game shows

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Category:British English-language television shows