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Pointless Season 23 Episodes

55 Episodes 2020 - 2020

Episode 1

Episode #23.1

45 mins

Rounds are; Best Selling Music, Four Letter Words, Exotic Fish (pictures, number of letters), The Duchess of Sussex, Synonyms Of 2018 Christmas Day Television Shows, Final - Opera.

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Episode 2

Episode #23.2

45 mins

Rounds are; Famous People In History, Food, Nursery Rhymes (pictural clues, initials), British Architects alternate letters of surname, circa), Final - Sweden.

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Episode 3

Episode #23.3

45 mins

Rounds are; Flowers (pictures, first and last letters), Fictional Television Presenters (character, program or film, year, initials), Police Cars Around The World (pictures), Figures of The Enlightenment (initials), Beatles Songs Sung By Ringo (alternate letters) Final - 'Circles'.

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Episode 4

Episode #23.4

45 mins

Rounds are; Public Figures, Theater, Farm Machinery (pictures, alternate letters), Game Show Hosts (anagrams), Final - Team Sport In 2018.

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Episode 5

Episode #23.5

45 mins

Rounds are; Football Managers, Board Games, People Called Deborah or Debbie (pictures), D-Day, Final - The Year 1972.

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Episode 6

Episode #23.6

45 mins

Rounds are; Pop Music, Notable People, The Royal Mail's 2019 'Birds Of Prey' Stamp Collection (pictures, initials), Types Of Ship, Final Round - Architecture.

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Episode 7

Episode #23.7

45 mins

Rounds are; Tennis Prize Money Leaders (16 pictures), Words With Five Successive Consonants, Actors Playing Actors (photos), The Union Jack, National Book Award Shortlist 2018 (missing word); Final - Films Featuring Actors From 'Cheers'.

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Episode 8

Episode #23.8

45 mins

Rounds are; The 2019 ONS Basket Of Goods And Services (images, first and last letters), Famous People With The Initials 'A R', UK Football Teams By Mascot (photo, mascot name), Polite Music (title missing one word, year, artist), Margaret Thatcher; Final - Sporting Tigers (Horses Beaten By Tiger Roll In The Grand National, Leicester Tigers Selected For The British And Irish Lions, Golfers who Have Played Against Tiger Woods In The Ryder Cup).

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Episode 9

Episode #23.9

45 mins

Rounds are; Regions In European Countries, Surnames Of Composers On The 'Classical 100' That Contain The Letters C, E or G, Toy Dogs (photos, initials), DIY Equipment By Definition, British Or English Monarchs In Years Ending In '00'; Final - Rugby Union Grand Slams (England Players In Their Grand Slam Winning Match In 1980, Scotland Players In Their Grand Slam Winning Match In 1990, Ireland Players In Their Grand Slam Winning Match In 2018).

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Episode 10

Episode #23.10

45 mins

Rounds are; French Titles Of Disney Animated Films, Chemical Elements That Contain The Letter 'T', Famous Bristolians (photos), Wordplay (description, alternate letters), People With Sports Venues And Stands Named After Them (city); Final - Films By 'Game Of Thrones' Actors (Films Featuring Diana Rigg, Films Featuring Charles Dance, Films Featuring Ciaran Hinds).

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Episode 11

Episode #23.11

45 mins

Rounds are; Countries With The Highest Solar Power Capacity, Things That Share Their Names With The Surnames Of US Presidents, Estuary Birds (photos, alternate letters), Dukes and Duchesses; Final - The Year 1960 (Cast Of The First Episode Of 'Coronation Street', Act That Had A UK Number Single In 1960, GB Medallists At The 1960 Summer Olympics ).

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Episode 12

Episode #23.12

45 mins

Rounds are; Football, Literature, Famous Karen's (pictures), Dares, Castles In Wales (alternate letters) Final Round - U.S. Acting Dynasties.

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Episode 13

Episode #23.13

45 mins

Rounds are; Guest Appearances On 'The Simpsons'(16 photos), Scientific Processes (clue, first letter, number of letters), Poker Hands (visual clues, initials), Masters, Countries On The Equator (anagrams); Premier League Red Cards (Player Who Have Received Five Or More Red Cards, Referees Who Have Issued Thirty Or More Red Cards, Teams That Have Had A Player Receive A Red Card).

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Episode 14

Episode #23.14

45 mins

Rounds are; Songs That Have Been Banned By The BBC, UK Cabinet Ministers Under A Female Prime Minister (5 major political offices of state), Flags Of Countries That Begin With The Letter 'A' (images), Rocks; Final: British Bugs (UK Butterfly Species, UK Ladybird Species, UK Bumblebee Species).

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Episode 15

Episode #23.15

45 mins

Rounds are; Words Ending In '...pot', 'Last' Things, Glowing Animals (images, alternate letters), Comedians At The RSC (clue, initials), 'The' Music Groups Made Up Of Chemical Symbols; Final: 'Religious' Pop Music - Words Of Five Letters Or More In (Alexandra Burkes 'Hallelujah', The Byrds 'Turn, Turn, Turn', Cliff Richards 'The Millennium Prayer') .

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Episode 16

Episode #23.16

45 mins

Rounds are; Fruity Food And Drink, The Five Countries In The EU That Are Landlocked/The Five Countries Outside Europe With A Pound As The Main Unit Of Currency/The Five Countries That Are Permanent Members Of The UN Security Council/The Five Countries That Border Bolivia/The Five Countries With National Capitals That Start With 'H', Hollywood Walk Of Fame (photos), Shades Of Meaning (clue, colour); Final: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Named Characters In 'The Marriage of Figaro', Cast Of The 1984 Film 'Amadeus', Non-Operatic Pieces Composed By Mozart In Classic FM's Hall of Fame 2017) .

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Episode 17

Episode #23.17

45 mins

Rounds are; People Born In 1950 (16 photos), Debut Episode Titles (series initials, year), American Football Teams (visual clues), Prime Ministers Quotations (quote, year) Places 'On' Or 'Upon' Rivers (place, alternates letters of rivers); Final: British Acting Dynasties - Films Featuring (John Mills, Hayley Mills, Juliet Mills) .

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Episode 18

Episode #23.18

45 mins

Rounds are; 'Triple-A' People Places And Things, European Club And Champions League Finalists, The UK's Most Played Artists Of 2018' (photos), Boroughs In Greater Manchester (anagrams), Films Based On Shakespeare Works (film, number of letters); Final Round - The Year 1978 (Cast of 'The Deer Hunter', Players Who Scored A Goal In The 1978 World Cup, Acts That Had A UK Number Single Or Album In 1978).

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Episode 19

Episode #23.19

45 mins

Rounds are; Roman Equivalents Of Greek Gods (Greek Name/area of influence/first letter/number of letters), Pictures Of Countries (two part visual puns/clues), Jewels, Famous Vans (photos), Words From Nahuatl (definitions, alternate letters); Final Round - 'People' In The UK Singles Charts - Artists Who Have Singles With The Word ('Boys' In The Title, 'Girls' In The Title 'People' In The Title').

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Episode 20

Episode #23.20

45 mins

Rounds are; Men Who Have Won 25 Or More Singles Matches At Wimbledon, Historical Events That Happened In November, Authors On Screen (initials, photos), 'Ologies' That Aren't Areas Of Study (clues, initial, number of letters), Biscuits (description, initial); Final Round - ' Royal Births (Mothers Of English Or UK Monarchs From 1066, First Names Of The Grandchildren Of Queen Victoria, Decades Of Birth Of English Or UK Monarchs From 1154).

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Episode 21

Episode #23.21

45 mins

Rounds are; Bird Songs (artist, year, partial title), People Who Ran To Be A Leader Of A UK Political Party (16 photos), Mirrors, International Treats (images, alternate letters); Final Round - 2010s Oscar Winners (Best Directing Nominees, Best Actor And Supporting Actor Nominees, Best Actress And Supporting Actress Nominees).

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Episode 22

Episode #23.22

45 mins

Rounds are; Major Cities In US States That Are Not Capitals (pairs of cities), Chemical Elements That Appear Alphabetically Between Neptunium And Uranium), Famous Geoffreys (photos), Tableware For Specific Foods (alternate letters); Final Round - European Football Players, Managers And Clubs (Winners Of The European Super Club, Head Coach Of Bayern Munich In The Bundesliga, Players Who Scored Barcelona's 'Best Goals Ever').

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Episode 23

Episode #23.23

45 mins

Rounds are; Words Ending In '...end', First Names Of Foreign Authors (last name, initial, book title), Fledglings (photos, first and last letters), Doors (alternate letters), European Countries (backwards, no vowels); Final Round - Blue Things (UK Top 40 Single By Blue, Cast Of 'The Thin Blue Line', Chelsea Players Who Scored 10 Or More Premier League Goals).

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Episode 24

Episode #23.24

45 mins

Rounds are; Daytime TV Presenters (16 photos), Things Beginning With 'Bar', Sewing Essentials (images, first letters), Mondays, Men's Wimbledon Champions (letters in alphabetical order); Final Round - Eurovision (Eurovision Host Cities And Towns, Finalists Of The 'BBC's Eurovision: You Decide, Eurovision Winning Songs With One Word Titles).

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Episode 25

Episode #23.25

43 mins

Rounds are; Countries With Over 5 Million Live Sheep, Famous Jasons, Trees And Shrubs (photos, visual clues), 'The Man Who...' Was In Films (title missing last word, stars, year), Things That Include Every Vowel Once In Their Name; Final Round - Prog Rock (Members Of Yes, Tracks On 'Echoes: The Best Of Pink Floyd', Rolling Stone Magazine's '50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums Of All Time').

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Episode 26

Episode #23.26

45 mins

Rounds are; US Presidents And Vice Presidents Whose First Name Come Alphabetically Before Their Surnames, Songs That Were In The Chart When Alexander Armstrong Was Born (song title missing last word, artist), People Who Share Their Name With Arts Awards And Prizes (photos), The Letter 'Z' In Geography, Authors Of Unfinished Novels (novel, initials); Final Round - The Year 1964 (Cast Of The 1964 Film 'Goldfinger', GB Medallists At The 1964 Summer Olympics, Acts That Had A UK Number One Single In 1964).

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Episode 27

Episode #23.27

45 mins

Rounds are; 'P's In Science, 21st Century Formula One Race Winners, Period Dramas (stills), Fish Hidden In Number One Singles (title missing fish, artist, year); Final Round - Snooker (Steve Davis World Championship Opponents, Ronnie O'Sullivan Maximum Break Opponents, Cities And Towns That Hosted Men's World Ranking Event In 2018/19).

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Episode 28

Episode #23.28

45 mins

Rounds are; Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novels (title except last word - initial, author), Countries Containing The Letter 'O', Famous Carls And Karls (photos), Little Things, Concert Films And Music Documentaries (title, initials of artist, year); Final Round - Grand Slam Tennis In 2019: Anyone That Reached The Third Round (Women's Singles At The Australian Open, Men's Singles At The French Open, Mixed Doubles At Wimbledon).

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Episode 29

Episode #23.29

45 mins

Rounds Are; Royal Marriages Of The 20th and 21st Centuries (spouse, year), Words Ending In '...lent', Laundry Care Label Symbols (symbol, initials), Medical Specialisms (alternate letters), I Openers (clues, initials); 'A Star Is Born' Casts ('1954 Film', '1976 Film', '2018' Film).

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Episode 30

Episode #23.30

45 mins

Rounds are; UK Geography, TV Comedy, Politicians Who Were Journalists (pictures), Duplicated Words, Asia (anagrams), Final Round - Bronte Sisters.

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Episode 31

Episode #23.31

43 mins

Rounds Are; World Leaders At The Turn Of The Century (name, leadership position, term of office), Chemical Elements With No More Than Two Different Vowels, Animals Tails (image, alternate letters), 'Missing' Words In Film (rest of title, cast members, year), The Kinks (clues, initials); Final - Prize-Winning Female Authors (Female Winners Of the Gold Dagger 1960 - 2018, Female Winners Of The Booker Prize 1969 - 2018, Female Winners Of The Pulitzer Prize For Fiction 1917 - 2018).

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Episode 32

Episode #23.32

45 mins

Rounds Are; Books That Were Initially Rejected By Publishers (title, initials of author), Bands In The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (photos), 'MACS', Flags Which Contain A Circle (images); Final - Classic 1990s UK TV Drama - Actors In Two Or More Episodes Of ('GBH' , 'Between The Lines', 'This Life').

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Episode 33

Episode #23.33

45 mins

Rounds Are; Words Formed By Changing The Letters Of 'Bore', Famous Jameses (surname), Instruments With Four Syllables In Their Names (images), Jane Austen Characters (alternate letters, novels), Olympic Sports Played Without Balls (initial, athletes); Final - Green Things (Golfers Who Have Won The Green Jacket, GB Train Station Names That Contain The Word Green, Artists Who Have Had Singles With The Word 'Green' In The Title).

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Episode 34

Episode #23.34

45 mins

Rounds Are; UK Prime Ministers During Elizabeth II's Lifetime, Broadway Musicals With Three-Word Titles (first two words, year), Bonus - Greek Islands, Sixteenth-Century Animals (illustrations, alternate letters), Boots; Final - 1950's British Film Comedies - Cast Of The Film (s) (The Titfield Thunderbolt - 1953, The Belles Of St Trinian's - 1954, Privates Progress - 1956).

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Episode 35

Episode #23.35

45 mins

Rounds Are; Shakespeare Plays In German, Capital Cities That Begin Or End With 'A', Bonus - Vampires In Films, Famous Colins (photos), British Sitcoms (titles in alphabetical order, years) The First Of May; Final - 2018 FIFA Men's World Cup Teams (England's 2018 World Cup Squad, France's 2018, World Cup Squad, Croatia's 2018, World Cup Squad).

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Episode 36

Episode #23.36

45 mins

Rounds Are; Snooker Finalists And Their First Names (last names, year), Dessert Recipes (Mary Berry's Tipsy Trifle, Nadya Hussain's Eton Mess Cheesecake, Raymond Blanc's Tarte Tatin, The Hairy Bikers' Best-Ever Banoffee Pie), Bonus - Shades Of Red, Twelve Letter Film's (still, year), Holes; Final - Olympic Gymnastics (Men's Artistic Gymnastics Individual All-Round Olympic Medallists, Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual All-Round Olympic Medallists, Countries That Have Competed In The Rhythmic Gymnastics Olympic Group Competition).

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Episode 37

Episode #23.37

45 mins

Rounds Are; 21st Century US Politics (list of offices), Songs With Repeated Words In Their Titles (initials, artist, year), Bonus - Australian Animals, Britain's Greatest National Treasures (photos, number of letters, initials), Authors In The Film Industry (initials, book, film); Final - 'Orange' Things (Footballers Who Have Scored For The Netherlands At The Men's FIFA World Cup, Countries That Produce Over 50,000 Thousand Ton's Of Oranges, Actors In 20 Or More Episodes Of 'Orange Is The New Black').

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Episode 38

Episode #23.38

45 mins

Rounds Are; Teams In The Men's Euro 2020 Qualifying Tournament, People Who Were Born In The Caribbean (description, initials), Bonus - Types Of European Sausage, Live-Action Film Versions Of Animated Cartoons (stills, year), Midnight, 21st Century Words (definition, number of letters, first and last letter); Final - Finals In American Sport (NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, Major League Soccer Finalists, Super Bowl-Winning Quarterbacks).

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Episode 39

Episode #23.39

45 mins

Rounds Are; Chemical Elements That Begin With 'F','O','R','M','U','L' or 'A', Things Containing Double 'D's, Bonus - Actors In 'EastEnders' , Paintings In Pictures (visual clues, initials, year), The Best UK Towns And Cities To Live In (anagrams); Final - Films About Rock Music - Cast Of (1984 Film 'This Is Spinal Tap', 2000 Film 'Almost Famous', 2018 Film 'Bohemian Rhapsody').

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Episode 40

Episode #23.40

45 mins

Rounds Are; Formula 1 Circuits (name the country), Surnames Of Composers On The 'Classical 100' That Contain The Letters A D of F, Bonus - Volcanoes, Animals Sitting (photos, alternate letters), Winter, Depictions Of Artists In Films (film title, actor, initials); Final - The Year 1973 (Players In The 1973 FA Cup Final, Actors Oscar-Nominated For Their Performance In 1973 Films, Acts That Had A UK Number One Single Or Album In 1973).

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Episode 41

Episode #23.41

45 mins

Rounds Are; US States Containing The Letters B, E, J, X, Y or Z, Literary Name Swaps (first name or last name, author, initial), Bonus - Cheeses Of Italy, Sewing And Embroidery Techniques (photos, alternate letters), Exclamation Marks; Final - Folk Rock And Celtic Punk (Members Of Fairport Convention, Studio Albums By Lindisfarne, Tracks On 'The Very Best Of The Pogues').

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Episode 42

Episode #23.42

45 mins

Rounds Are; Breeds Of Dog (photos, first and last letters), People Nominated To Be On The Next £50 Note (clues, initials), Bonus - Types Of Hat, 2019 UNESCO Heritage Sites (photos, first and last letter), James Bond Actors (anagrams in alphabetical order); Final - Royal Marriages (Husbands Of Tudor Queens Katharine Of Aragon Or Katherine Parr, Descendants Of Queen Alexandra Or The Empress Of Russia, Attendants At The Wedding Of Meghan Markle or Princess Eugenie).

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Episode 43

Episode #23.43

45 mins

Rounds Are; Historical Events That Happened In January (description, year), Words Ending '...wl', Bonus - Castles In Scotland, Manchester Bands (photos), Uncles, Countries Inside Other Countries (consecutive letters of one country missing from name of other country); Final - Romantic Fiction (Novels Of Jilly Cooper, Novels Of Jojo Moyes, Novels Of Barbara Taylor Bradfield).

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Episode 44

Episode #23.44

45 mins

Rounds Are; Figures In British Fashion (initials), Fish And Seafood Recipes (Antony Worral Thompson's Salade Niçoise, Jill Dupleix's Easy Pad Thai, Mary Berry's Three Fish Pie, The Hairy Bikers' Cullen Skink, Theo Randall's Spaghetti With Seafood), Bonus - Actor's In 'Casualty', 'Mouth' Places (photos, alternate letters), Thing Spelt Only With Letters In The First Half Of The Alphabet, Tops; Final - Football Songs - Words Of Five Letters Or More In ('World In Motion' 1990, 'Three Lions' 1996, 'Vindaloo' 1998).

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Episode 45

Episode #23.45

43 mins

Rounds Are; Songs That Were In The UK Top 40 When Richard Osman Was Born (last word missing), Surnames Of US Presidents Without Repeated Vowels, Bonus - Types Of Bridge, Nicole Kidman Films (stills), Berries (definitions that are also berries); Final - Russel T Davies TV Dramas - Cast Of ('Queer As Folk' 1999-2000, 'Casanova' 2005, 'Years And Years' 2019).

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Episode 46

Episode #23.46

45 mins

Rounds Are; 'H's In History, Women Who Have Won 25 Or More Singles Matches At Wimbledon In The Open Era, Bonus - Teachers And Pupils At Hogwarts, Wildlife Found In The Cairngorms (photos, number of letters initials), Three-Letter Body Parts (clues); Final - Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Cast Of BBC Sitcom 'Fleabag', Cast Of The BBC TV Drama 'Killing Eve', Co-Stars In The Film 'Solo: A Star Wars Story').

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Episode 47

Episode #23.47

45 mins

Rounds Are; Musical Terms (definitions, first and last letters), Borders Of Countries (list of countries), Bonus - Egyptian Gods And Goddesses, People With Endangered Names (photos), Sports With Less Than Eleven Players In A Team, Synonyms Of Sitcoms (years); Final - Rap Music (Winners Of The Grammy For Best Rap Album, Songs In Stormzy's 2019 Glastonbury Set, Complex Magazine's Best Rapper Alive (1979-2018)).

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Episode 48

Episode #23.48

45 mins

Rounds Are; People Born In 1989 (description, initials), Tiles In Scrabble Worth More Than One Point, Bonus - Italian Cities, Film Musicals (stills), Mercury, Tom And Jerry; Final - 21st Century Shakespeare (Cast Of The BBC TV Series 'Upstart Crow', Cast Of The 2018 Film 'All is True', Cast Of The 2011 Film 'Anonymous').

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Episode 49

Episode #23.49

45 mins

Rounds Are; UK Top 40 Singles With Three Words Or Fewer In Their Titles By Scandinavian Acts, Monarchs in Haiku, Bonus - Breeds Of Terrier, Britain's Best Locations For Landscape Photography (photos, initials), Soup, Scientific Or Mathematical Laws And Theories; Final - 20th Century Children's TV Comedies (Cast Of The BBC TV Series 'Worzel Gummidge' 1979-1981, Cast Of Rentaghost' 1976-1984, Cast Of 'Maid Marian And Her Merry Men' 1989-1994).

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Episode 50

Episode #23.50

45 mins

Rounds are; The Oscars, Flags Of The World (pictures), Badgers, US President When They Were Younger (pictures), Ballets Without 'Dancers' (titles without letters in dancers) Final Round - Jazz Albums.

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Episode 51

Episode #23.51

45 mins

Rounds Are; Words Ending In '...ugh', Music Acts In The Titles Of Works Of Art (painter - song, year), Bonus - Top 100 Baby Names For Boys In England And Wales In 2018, Animals With Four Legs Standing On Two Legs (photos), Shops On Television (shows initials); Final - Champions In Equestrian Sports (Winners Of The Hickstead Derby, Winners Of The Badminton Horse Trials, UK Olympic Gold Medallists In Equestrian Sports).

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Episode 52

Episode #23.52

45 mins

Rounds Are; Chemical Elements Whose Second Letter Is A Consonant, Creators Of Fictional Detectives, Bonus - Chilli Varieties, Engineering Nicknames (photos, alternate letters), Palindromic Years (events); Final - Directors Name John - Films Directed By (John Ford, John Hughes, John Schlesinger).

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Episode 53

Episode #23.53

45 mins

Rounds are; Modern Television, US Geography, Musical Politicians (pictures), Literary Heroines (alternate letters, author, year), Double K Clues, Final Round - 1976.

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Episode 54

Episode #23.54

45 mins

Rounds are; History By Month, Cinema, Entertainers With Geographical Surnames, Shoes, 2018 Best Selling Authors, Final Round - 2019 Sporting Ever-Presents.

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Episode 55

Episode #23.55

43 mins

Rounds are; Five-Letter Names Whose Middle Letter Is 'C', Teams That Have Had More Than One Spell In The Premier League, Bonus Round - World War II Battles, HH - Feathers In Close-Up (alternate letters), HH - Films With Place Names As Titles (actors, first letter, year); Final Round - Bruce Springsteen (Members Of The E Street Band, Tracks On Bruce Springsteen's Greatest Hits, Cast Of The 2019 Film 'Blinded By The Light').

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