Pop Quiz

[Simon B Kelly]

As suggested by Mike Morton in "The Jean Genie on TOTP" thread (page 4) here is a new thread devoted to Pop Quiz 1981-1994. If you have access to any of these episodes and are able to compile a list of the video clips used in the show then please post the details below.

If you're unsure of which shows you have, the following list will help:

Series 1
S01E01. 4 July 1981. Cozy Powell, Roger Taylor, Suzi Quatro, David Grant, Paul Jones, Chris Neil
S01E02. 11 July 1981. Billy Currie, Tim Rice, Clem Burke, John Peel, Rick Wakeman, Mike Berry
S01E03. 18 July 1981. Dave Edmunds, Jake Burns, Robert Plant, Graham Gouldman, Bev Bevan, Helen Shapiro
S01E04. 25 July 1981. Noddy Holder, Jonathan King, Syd Little, Eddie Large, Roy Wood, Pauline Black
S01E05. 1 Aug 1981. Chas Hodges, Russ Ballard, Errol Brown, Lynsey De Paul, Paul Gambaccini, Alvin Stardust
S01E06. 8 Aug 1981. Paul Nicholas, Phil Lynott, Gary Tibbs, Nicky Tesco, Chas Chandler, Hazel O'Connor
S01E07. 22 Aug 1981. Ian Gillan, Dave Gilmour, Midge Ure, Elkie Brooks, Phil Collins, Barry Mason
S01E08. 29 Aug 1981. B.A.Robertson, Tim Rice, Toyah, Bill Wyman, Paul Jones, Hank Marvin
S01E09. 29 Dec 1981. David Grant, Cliff Richard, Rick Parfitt, Paula Yates, Midge Ure, Barry Gibb

Series 2
S02E01. 3 April 1982. Carlene Carter, David Essex, Kenney Jones, John Entwistle, Jake Burns, Terry Hall
S02E02. 10 April 1982. Martin Chambers, Hank Marvin, Leee John, Cheryl Baker, Andy Mackay, Glenn Tilbrook
S02E03. 17 April 1982. Barbara Dickson, Martin Fry, Suggs, Brian Setzer, Rick Wakeman, Dennis Waterman
S02E04. 1 May 1982. Bill Bruford, Phil Collins, Geoff Deane, Colin Moulding, Robert Plant, Suzi Quatro
S02E05. 8 May 1982. Midge Ure, Kevin Godley, Simon Kirke, Toyah, Alvin Stardust, Stuart Colman
S02E06. 15 May 1982. Colin Blunstone, Bev Bevan, Annabella, Linda Nolan, Roy Wood, Francis Rossi
S02E07. 22 May 1982. Junior, Alexis Korner, Simon Le Bon, Mickie Most, Tim Rice, Dave Kelly
S02E08. 29 May 1982. B.A.Robertson, Dave Gahan, Sal Solo, Paul Young, Jools Holland, John Cooper Clarke
S02E09. 5 June 1982. David Grant, Leo Sayer, Bruce Welch, Marty Wilde, James Johnstone, Paula Yates
S02E10. 12 June 1982. Billy Bremner, Roger Taylor, Troy Tate, Clare Grogan, Dave Gilmour, Mick Karn
S02E11. 19 June 1982. Scott Gorham, Mike Rutherford, Judie Tzuke, Ian Gillan, Bob Geldof, Nick Heyward
S02E12. 28 Dec 1982. John Taylor, Hank Marvin, Captain Sensible, Mari Wilson, David Essex, Leo Sayer

Series 3
S03E01. 9 April 1983. Steve Askew, B.A.Robertson, Bill Nelson, Stella Barker, David Grant, Rick Wakeman
S03E02. 16 April 1983. Mark Bedford, Ian Gillan, Junior, Tracey Ullman, Tim Rice, Jo Callis
S03E03. 30 April 1983. Buster Bloodvessel, Jools Holland, Bill Bruford, George Michael, Simon Kirke, Hazel O'Connor
S03E04. 7 May 1983. Martin Kemp, Jake Burns, John Deacon, Maggie Bell, Dave Edmunds, Martin Chambers
S03E05. 14 May 1983. Stephen Luscombe, Roger Taylor, John Martyn, Nick Lowe, Hank Marvin, Suzi Quatro
S03E06. 21 May 1983. Andy Fairweather-Low, John Taylor, Martyn Ware, Mick Ralphs, Dave Gilmour, Mari Wilson
S03E07. 28 May 1983. Edwyn Collins, Paul Jones, Brian Robertson, Clare Grogan, Roy Wood, Leee John
S03E08. 4 June 1983. Tom Bailey, Bob Geldof, Jon Moss, Tracie, Midge Ure, Paul Young
S03E09. 11 June 1983. Nick Heyward, Michael Dolenz, Hal Lindes, Cheryl Baker, Cliff Richard, Stuart Adamson
S03E10. 18 June 1983. David Gahan, Bev Bevan, Andy Mackay, Sarah, Robert Plant, Glenn Tilbrook
S03E11. 25 June 1983. Kim Wilde, Francis Rossi, Jeffrey Daniel, Bruce Foxton, Gary Glitter, Dig Wayne
S03E12. 24 Dec 1983. Leee John, Dave Edmunds, Mari Wilson, Limahl, Roger Taylor, Midge Ure

Series 4
S04E01. 26 May 1984. Morrissey, Alvin Stardust, Kim Wilde, Nick Beggs, Phil Lynott, Derek Forbes
S04E02. 2 June 1984. Nick Heyward, B.A.Robertson, Captain Sensible, Helen Terry, Leee John, Mark King
S04E03. 9 June 1984. Stuart Adamson, Roger Taylor, Biff, Hazel O'Connor, John Taylor, Marilyn
S04E04. 16 June 1984. Green, Gary Glitter, Annabel Lamb, Toyah, Paul Young, Drummie Zeb
S04E05. 23 June 1984. Bruce Foxton, Robert Hodgens, Noddy Holder, John Keeble, Jerry Kelly, Andrew Ridgeley
S04E06. 30 June 1984. Thomas Dolby, Dave Edmunds, Lulu, Hank Marvin, Ian McNabb, Shakin' Stevens
S04E07. 4 Sep 1984. Holly Johnson, Bob Geldof, Steve Marriott, Tom Robinson, Paul Jones, P.P. Arnold
S04E08. 11 Sep 1984. Steve Harley, Jon Moss, Tracie, Chris Rea, George Michael, Curt Smith
S04E09. 18 Sep 1984. Glenn Tilbrook, Andy Fairweather-Low, Lloyd Cole, Judie Tzuke, Meatloaf, Fish
S04E10. 25 Sep 1984. Alan Price, Ian Gillan, Mike Peters, Maggie, Dave Gilmour, Michael Mullins
S04E11. 2 Oct 1984. Feargal Sharkey, John Entwistle, Davy Jones, Cheryl Baker, Dave Dee, Tony Butler
S04E12. 9 Oct 1984. Huey Lewis, Phil Collins, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Midge Ure, John Martyn
S04E13. 24 Dec 1984. Nasher, Roger Taylor, Green, Noddy Holder, Toyah, Meatloaf
S04E14. 28 Dec 1984. Spandau Ballet: Tony Hadley, John Keeble, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, Steve Norman
------------------------- vs.Duran Duran: Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor, Roger Taylor
S04E15. 4 Jan 1994. Disc Jockeys: Bruno Brookes, Alan Freeman, Janice Long vs. Musicians: Mica Paris, Dave Dee, Robin Gibb

Series 5
S05E01. 21 May 1994. Richard Darbyshire, Pat Kane, Yazz vs. Richard Traviss, Glenn Tilbrook, Nick Heyward
S05E02. 28 May 1994. Jimbob, Eddy Grant, Betty Boo vs. C.J.Lewis, Rick Wakeman, Richard Drummie
S05E03. 4 June 1994. Aaron Poole, Mark King, Kym Mazelle vs. Danni Minogue, Bruce Dickinson, Edwin Starr
S05E04. 11 June 1994. Terry Hall, Tony Hadley, Sarah Cracknell vs. Clare Grogan, Allan Clarke, Jez Willis
S05E05. 18 June 1994. Kenny Thomas, Rick Parfitt, Kim Appleby vs. Kelly Overett, Francis Rossi, Stuart Adamson
S05E06. 25 June 1994. Peter Cunnah, Roger Taylor, Cathy Dennis vs. Jocelyn Brown, Les McKeown, Matthew Pateman
S05E07. 2 July 1994. Patric Osborne, Marcella Detroit, Toby Jepson vs. Chesney Hawkes, Des'ree, Jarvis Cocker
S05E08. 9 July 1994. Richie Wermerling, Miles Hunt, Martin Fry vs. David Hemingway, Toyah Willcox, Pete Burns

Shows in red have had their clips catalogued by members of this forum
Shows in black have not had their clips catalogued and may contain rare or missing material
Shows in blue have had their clips catalogued by the BBC
Shows that start in red but end in black have had some of their clips catalogued but are missing the details of one or more clips
Shows that start in red but end in blue have had their clips catalogued by both a member of the forum and the BBC
A digitally restored copy of the show highlighted in green was shown on June 4th 2011 to those attending a Kaleidoscope event.

August 2011:
Updated to include the TOTP 30th Anniversary Special in 1994 and the revamped series hosted by Chris Tarrant.

Mark Tinkler, archive consultant on Series 5, has created a separate thread detailing all the clips selected for those shows. You can view those posts here...

Out of 56 shows, the BBC library database only listed the clips used for 14 shows (and two of those lists have been found to be incomplete).
The other 42 shows (including the whole of Series 1, 2 and 5) have never been properly catalogued. This thread will hopefully correct that...

To make it easier to keep track of the information in this thread I've created a searchable online database that can be accessed here...

Once this project is completed we will finally be able to answer the following questions:

Q1. Which episode of Pop Quiz included a clip of The Jackson 5 on TOTP performing "Lookin' Through The Windows"?
Q2. Which episode of Pop Quiz included a clip of David Bowie on TOTP performing "The Jean Genie"?
Q3. Which episode of Pop Quiz included a clip of Pink Floyd performing "See Emily Play"?
Q4. Were any other clips used in the show that are now classified as "missing"?

February 2021:
It's taken 10 years but this project has now been completed! I have personally watched EVERY EPISODE of Pop Quiz listed above! Thank you to everyone who contributed along the way. The answers to the questions that I originally posed are as follows:

A1. A short clip clip of The Jackson 5 on TOTP performing "Lookin' Through The Windows" is included in S02E09.
A2. None! S01E02 featured a live performance of "The Jean Genie" from Musikladen. S02E02 ended with David Bowie on TOTP in 1972 performing "Starman". S02E08 contained a clip of David Bowie performing "Ziggy Stardust" from the 1973 Ziggy Stardust concert. S03E08 ended with David Bowie on OGWT in 1972 performing "Oh! You Pretty Things". Recollections of "The Jean Genie" from TOTP were obviously a false memory from seeing one or more of the above clips. Thankfully, though, "The Jean Genie" TOTP performance was recovered late in 2011 from BBC cameraman John Henshall's video collection.
A3. None! S04E02 contained a clip of Pink Floyd in 1968 performing "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun". S04E13 contained a clip of Pink Floyd in 1967 performing "Astronomy Domine".
A4. When Gerry Rafferty died in January 2011 a clip from Pop Quiz S04E02 was used that featured Stealer's Wheel performing "Stuck in the Middle With You" on TOTP in 1973. This led the BBC to uncover the full TOTP performance that was hiding in their archive. Other rarities that were included during Series 4 are as follows:
S04E09 features Rod Stewart and the Faces performing "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything" (b&w footage from 1974)
S04E11 includes a clip of Family on TOTP (27-08-70) performing "Weaver's Answer".
S04E12 includes a clip of Rod Stewart and the Faces on TOTP (17-08-72) performing "You Wear It Well".

My searchable online Pop Quiz database can be found here...

[Simon B Kelly]

Let's start at the beginning with S01E01. Most of the show relies on audio clips but there are usually two rounds in each episode that feature short video/film clips. For each performance I've listed where and when I believe they originated from.

S01E01, Round 2 features:


Cliff Richard - Turn Me Loose (Oh Boy! 1959)


Bad Company - Good Lovin' Gone Bad (promo film? 1975)

S01E01, Round 5 uses:


Kate Bush - Wow (Hammersmith Odeon, 1979)


Jimi Hendrix - Hey Baby (Rainbow Bridge, 1970)


Elvis Costello & the Attractions - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea (Countdown, 1978)


Beatles - She Loves You (ABC Ardwick, Manchester, 1963)

S01E01, End Credits:


Steely Dan - Reeling in the Years (Old Grey Whistle Test, 1973)

So, as you can see, this episode sourced 7 music videos and they're not all clips that you would expect to find at the BBC, e.g. the Cliff clip was from ITV, the Elvis Costello clip from Dutch TV and the Beatles clip from Pathe News.

I haven't been able to track down S01E02 but Mike Morton has it, I believe, so it's over to you, Mike...

[Deleted]

Very nicely done Simon. I'll try and keep up the good work.
I had no idea the Clem Burke episode was only the second show, so it fits in rather nicely here.

S01E02

Talking Heads - Life During wartime
(not sure where this footage is from though)


Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love (Beat Club 1972)


Emerson Lake & Palmer - Fanfare For The Common Man (1977 Promo)


I Love New York 'montage' of NY tracks
(just footage of New York City - no artists clips)


David Bowie - The Jean Genie (Musikladen 1978)


Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Tracks Of My Tears
(never seen this footage before I'm afraid)


Small Faces - Itchycoo Park (Beat Club 1967)
(played over end credits)

anyone got episode 3?

[Rich Cornock]

er havent you found what your looking for already.....
David Bowie - The Jean Genie (Musikladen 1978)

my guess is that people have mistaken this clip for TOTP

[Ray Langstone (was saintsray)]

I think a check of all the episodes needs to be done anyway. I have no ability to do screen grabs or what ever they're called, so I'll just observe here!

[Tim Brown]

Jul 20, 2011 8:24:00 GMT Rich Cornock said:

er havent you found what your looking for already.....
David Bowie - The Jean Genie (Musikladen 1978)

my guess is that people have mistaken this clip for TOTP

No it was Jean Genie Ziggy era from TOTP's, not Hammersmith Odeon 1973 with Beck or Musikladen May 1978.

Thanks for your efforts and the list is an excellent reference point.
I hope all the Pop Quiz shows turn up complete!?

It was definitley broadcast before Season 4.

Anyone asked Mike Read for his recollections of the clips that were shown?

[Simon B Kelly]

I don't have S01E03 so we'll have to ignore that for the moment. Let's move on to Episode 4:

S01E04, Round 2:


Roxy Music - All I Want Is You (Musikladen, 1974)


Marty Wilde - All American Boy (Oh Boy! 1959)

S01E04, Round 5:


Cream - I Feel Free (Beat Club, 1966)


Abba - Waterloo (Musikladen, 1976)


Rainbow - All Night Long (Castle Donnington, 1980)


Aretha Franklin - It's in His Kiss (Shindig, 1964)

S01E04, End Credits:


Free - The Stealer (promo film? 1970)

Surprisingly, no clips from TOTP yet. Why use Musikladen clips for Roxy Music and Abba when there were perfectly good BBC clips available?

[Oliver Roemer]

From what I can see by the screenshot of ABBA, this is definately from the "MUSIKLADEN ABBA - SPECIAL" that was broadcast by Radio Bremen (ARD), on german television on 21/08/1976!

Regards,

Oliver.

[Kev Mulrenan]

Nice stuff!

Aretha is Shindig not Oh Boy btw

[Simon B Kelly]

Jul 20, 2011 11:02:48 GMT Kev Mulrenan said:

Aretha is Shindig not Oh Boy btw

Not according to Mike Read who says twice that it comes from Oh Boy!
Hmmm... I've uploaded the full excerpt here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPqXXjOxMLI

[Simon B Kelly]

Jul 20, 2011 10:58:45 GMT Oliver Roemer said:

From what I can see by the screenshot of ABBA, this is definately from the "MUSIKLADEN ABBA - SPECIAL" that was broadcast by Radio Bremen (ARD), on german television on 21/08/1976!

Thanks, Oliver. I've updated the post accordingly.

I've also enlarged the screenshots of my original post. You may have to force a refresh to see the larger images, though...

[Oliver Roemer]

@ Simon B. Kelly:

"Musikladen, 1976" would be the correct answer for the shown screenshot of ABBA, not 1974!

The special was exclusively filmed in January 1976 by Radio Bremen with ABBA in their tv studios, doing new performances to their biggest single hits and some selected tracks up to 1976. Some of the tracks were taken from older "MUSIK LADEN" performances, but "Waterloo" was newly filmed.

You can find more info on this well known show over here:

www.abbaontv.com/1976/description-musikladen.html

[Ray Langstone (was saintsray)]

In regard to Aretha, Mike is actually wrong! Oh Boy finished in 1959, and Aretha never appeared on it anyway. It's Shindig.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt3I6qZV1AE (full clip)

Both were of course produced by Jack Good.

[Simon B Kelly]

Sounds like this thread could be the subject of many disputes along the way... ;D

Okay, I don't have Episodes 5 or 6 so we need some more contributors to fill in the gaps.

A digitally restored copy of Episode 6 was, of course, shown again at 1.30pm on June 4th 2011, to those attending the Kaleidoscope event:
missingepisodes.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=totp&action=display&thread=6087

I guess someone connected with the event could post more details on the contents of that show?

Moving on...

S01E07, Round 3
This was the only round of the show to use archive music clips. In the previous round they had to guess six different dance crazes from old footage overdubbed with modern music (probably Pathe News clips) but there were no artists shown.


Earth, Wind & Fire - Got To Get You Into My Life (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1978)


Thunderclap Newman - Something in the Air (Beat Club, 1969)


The Yardbirds - Louise (Go Tell It On The Mountain, 1964)


Yes - Yours is No Disgrace (Sounding Out, 1971)


Merry Clayton - Oh No, Not My Baby (promo film? 1972)

S01E07, End Credits

Unfortunately, the multi-generation dub I've got of this episode cuts out just after Mike announces the winners, so I've no idea which clip was used to play out the show. Anyone?

[Deleted]

Very interesting and useful thread! Nice to have breakdowns of what was featured in the individual editions.

By the way, the Yardbirds "Louise" clip is not from Beat Club (which did not start till 1965, by which time Clapton had left).