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Roy Plomley chairs as Isobel Barnett and Eleanor Summerfield battle Richard Murdoch and David Nixon as they compete in the panel game to spot mistakes.

With some tune-twisters from Steve Race.

Devised and written by Ian Messiter

Producer: Trafford Whitelock

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in June 1967

The panel spot factual and grammatical errors. Chaired by Roy Plomley.

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Roy Plomley chairs as Eleanor Summerfield and Isobel Barnett battle David Nixon and Richard Murdoch as they compete in the panel game to spot mistakes.

With some tune-twisters from Steve Race.

Devised and written by Ian Messiter.

Producer: Trafford Whitelock

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in January 1973.

Quizmaster Roy Plomley challenges his contestants to spot the mistakes.

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Quizmaster Roy Plomley challenges his contestants to spot the mistakes.

Eleanor Summerfield and Isobel Barnett

battle

David Nixon and Paul Jennings

With some tune-twisters from Steve Race.

Devised and written by Ian Messiter.

Producer: Trafford Whitelock

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1974.

Roy Plomley chairs as Isobel Barnett, David Nixon, Eleanor Summerfield and Paul Jennings compete to spot mistakes. From 1974.

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Roy Plomley chairs the quiz in which contestants vie with each other to spot the mistakes.
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Quizmaster Roy Plomley challenges his guests to spot the mistakes.
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Roy Plomley chairs the quiz strewn with errors.
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20191218 (BBC7)
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Quizmaster Roy Plomley challenges his contestants to spot the mistakes.

Eleanor Summerfield and Gillian Reynolds

battle

David Nixon and Tim Rice

Plus more tune-twisters from Steve Race.

Devised and written by Ian Messiter.

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1978.

Roy Plomley chairs the quiz strewn with errors.

Roy Plomley challenges Eleanor Summerfield, Gillian Reynolds, David Nixon and Tim Rice to spot the mistakes. From August 1978.