Catchword | |
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Genre | Game show |
Created by | Bryan Mitchell |
Presented by | Gyles Brandreth (BBC1 Scotland) Paul Coia (BBC2) |
Theme music composer | "Orient Express" by Jean-Michel Jarre (1985–90) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 (BBC1 Scotland) 8 (BBC2) |
No. of episodes | 13 (BBC1 Scotland) 440 (BBC2) |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Leslie Mitchell Associates |
Original release | |
Network | BBC1 Scotland (1985–86) BBC2 (1988–95) |
Release | 17 May 1985 23 May 1995 | –
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Catchword is a daytime word game show first shown on BBC1 Scotland from 17 May 1985 until 2 April 1986, hosted by Gyles Brandreth, and then network on its sister channel BBC2 from 5 January 1988 until 23 May 1995, hosted by Paul Coia.
A computer referred to as Bryan was used to generate words and check the validity of contestants' responses.
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