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50/50 (British game show)

British children's game show

British children's game show

FieldValue
image5050Logo.png
captionThe "pill" logo used from Series 2 onwards. The original logo consisted of two bubbles arranged diagonally in the manner of a "%" sign.
genreChildren's game show
presenter{{Plainlist
narrated{{Plainlist
countryUnited Kingdom
languageEnglish
num_series9
num_episodes118 (inc. 4 Christmas specials)
runtime25 minutes
companyBBC Scotland
networkBBC One (1997–2001; 2003–05)
CBBC Channel (2002)
first_aired
last_aired
  • Sally Gray (1997–2002)
  • Angellica Bell (2003–04)
  • Sophie McDonnell (2005)
  • Matthew Davies (1998–2000)
  • Gary Martin (2000–2001)
  • Dave Kelly (2001–05) CBBC Channel (2002)

50/50 is a British children's television game show for BBC television. It was first broadcast on 7 April 1997 and ended its run on 12 July 2005 after 9 series. Repeats aired on BBC One, BBC Two and the CBBC channel until 2009.

Sally Gray hosted the show from its inception until 2002, followed by Angellica Bell until 2004 and Sophie McDonnell in 2005. The voice of the show's computer, named 'Flynn', was provided by Matthew Davies between 1998 and 2000, then by Gary Martin in 2001 and finally by Dave Kelly from 2002 to 2005.

The show featured a competition contested by two teams, each represented by schools, of fifty 11– and 12–year–old pupils who were randomly selected to take part in physical games and quiz rounds to score points. In addition, all players voted in 'true or false' questions to observational rounds. In most series, prizes were awarded to both schools, but a trophy was awarded to the winning team from series 5 onwards.

Format

The contestants were also the studio audience and sat in raised seating on opposite sides of the studio. The two schools competing were originally represented by the T-shirt colours orange and green before they changed to blue and yellow for the rest of the show's run from the second series in 1998. The contestant numbers were randomly selected, each used once only, for both teams (occasionally one team only) and announced and displayed by a large-screened computer named 'Flynn'. The physical games usually consisted of inflatable obstacle courses, similar to those found in other children's game shows such as Get Your Own Back, Fun House, Run the Risk and Pump It Up. Quiz rounds also featured, as well as an observational round featuring a pop music video in which all contestants played by voting 'true' or 'false' on keypads.

The winning team won a prize for their school, and in later series a glass trophy.

Transmissions

Series

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
**1**7 April 199716 June 19979
**2**6 April 19983 August 199813
**3**12 April 199926 July 199913
**4**3 April 200017 July 200013
**5**2 April 200116 July 200113
**6**25 March 200227 May 200213
**7**31 March 20038 July 200314
**8**6 April 200413 July 200415
**9**5 April 200512 July 200515

Christmas Specials

Date
28 December 1998
26 December 1999
25 December 2000
26 December 2001

References

References

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  20. "50/50 - CHRISTMAS SPECIAL".
  21. "50/50 - 50/50 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL".
  22. "50/50 - CHRISTMAS SPECIAL".
  23. "50/50 - CHRISTMAS SPECIAL".
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