Christmas is just around the corner, and I'm startled by the suddenness of it all! Where did 2011 go?Anyway, to celebrate the forthcoming festivities, here's a little look back at a favourite celebrity of the 1980s, with a Christmas flavour.
Blockbusters began in America in October 1980, and the UK version in August 1983. The UK version was, of course, presented by Bob Holness, and in this 1985 TV Times article, Bob recalls a favourite Christmas present:
"One of the nicest stocking fillers I've ever had was a glove puppet hedgehog, who quickly became christened Harold the Hedgehog.
"My wife, Mary, knows I have a soft spot for cuddly animals such as Harold and she gave him to me at Christmas 1983. He's becoming something of a national celebrity now, having appeared with me on two series of Blockbusters.
"Harold is in good company on the show. Most of the young contestants in the series have mascots like him."
Was there ever a kinder and more polite quiz master than Bob? We loved the show. Happy days... so far removed from Anne Robinson on The Weakest Link...
Read our full Blockbusters history here.
This is how I would like to remember him; a nice-looking smiling man with a hedgehog.
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely. Bob will always be my favourite quiz master. And Blockbusters my favourite quiz show of the 1980s. In fact, it's my favourite quiz show EVER!
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