Fingers On Buzzers

02  James Harkin Vs The Bolton Brainiac

Your hosts <a href="https://twitter.com/lucyportercomic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lucy Porter</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jenlion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jenny Ryan</a> have a hot discussion topic this week: quiz show hosts. What makes a great quiz show host? Who are the best examples, and what makes them shine? Our guests are serial quiz show contestant <a href="https://twitter.com/james_macgregor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James MacGregor</a>, who joins us to talk about his team’s appearance on Eggheads, and <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesHarkin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Harkin</a>, star of the hit podcast No Such Thing As A Fish, senior QI Elf and all-round fact magnet. We press on with the Quiz Syllabus – Lucy has all the answers with her quiz on Heraldry, and Jenny sets some testing questions on UK Christmas Number Ones. Very festive! Thank you to our guests: <a href="https://twitter.com/james_macgregor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James MacGregor </a>of the <a href="https://twitter.com/LpoolQuizLeague" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Liverpool Quiz League</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesHarkin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Harkin</a> of <a href="https://twitter.com/qikipedia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">QI</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/nosuchthing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">No Such Thing As A Fish</a> Get in touch with us! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fingersbuzzers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/FingersBuzzers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> / <a href="mailto:fingersbuzzers@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fingersbuzzers@gmail.com</a>Produced by: <a href="https://twitter.com/amandakredman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amanda Redman</a>Artwork by: Brendan AppletonMusic by: Justin Edwards &amp; Kevin MacLeod (Happy, Happy Game Show).Voice Over: <a href="https://twitter.com/petedonaldson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pete Donaldson</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Fingers on Buzzers is brought to you by comedian and keen amateur quizzer Lucy Porter, alongside The Chase's very own Jenny Ryan. Whether you’re a Pointless armchair aficionado, nostalgic for the days of Going for Gold, or a bona fide Mastermind, this is the podcast for you.  Jenny and Lucy speak to a host of people who work behind the scenes of our favourite TV quiz shows, including James Harkin (QI), Roger Tilling (the ‘Voice’ of University Challenge) and Jenny Hawker (Only Connect); plus we hear from epic winners and losers of quiz shows past and present, from Bullseye and Blockbusters to Britain's Brightest Family and everything in between.  Lucy and Jenny will also discuss the BIG issues including the etiquette of pub quizzing, new quizzing technology and how questions have changed with the times. All the BIG questions will be asked (and answered.) What IS the difference between quiz shows and game shows? With the help of experts and enthusiasts alike, Jenny and Lucy get to the bottom of that and much, much more besides. There's also plenty of opportunities to play-along, as week-by-week Jenny coaches plucky layperson Lucy on the ‘quiz syllabus’, and in-turn Lucy tests the mettle of general knowledge guru Jenny with a weekly pop-quiz.  Whether you're an Only Connect know-it-all, still dine-out on your Fifteen To One appearance from 1993, or only indulge in Trivial Pursuits on December 25th, this podcast is for you.  Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.