''Passport Quiz'' is a Scottish Gameshow created by
Bryan Burnett
Bryan Burnett is a Scottish television and radio presenter, currently best known for his work with BBC Radio Scotland.
Burnett began his career at Northsound Radio in Aberdeen, before spending six years with Radio Clyde in Glasgow, where he pr ...
in which three pairs of contestants competed to win cash and prizes. The programme ran between 1998 and 2002 and was produced by Scottish Television.
History
Bryan Burnett
Bryan Burnett is a Scottish television and radio presenter, currently best known for his work with BBC Radio Scotland.
Burnett began his career at Northsound Radio in Aberdeen, before spending six years with Radio Clyde in Glasgow, where he pr ...
was the Co-host of Scottish Passport, which started in 1994. In 1998 Burnett came up with the idea for the show, in which contestants would use their knowledge of world geography when answering questions to win prizes.
[http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/itc/uploads/Scottish_TV_Statement_of_Programme_Commitment_2003.pdf ]
Broadcast
Five series were broadcast between 1998 and 2002, on
Scottish Television
Scottish Television (now, legally, known as STV Central Limited) is the ITV network franchisee for Central Scotland. The channel — the largest of the three ITV franchises in Scotland — has been in operation since 31 August 1957 and is th ...
and
Grampian Television
Grampian Television was the original name of the Channel 3 service for the north of Scotland founded in 1961 and now named STV. The northern region's coverage area includes the Northern Isles, Western Isles, Highlands (except Fort William a ...
.
* Series 1 : 25 Episodes (1998)
* Series 2 : 26 Episodes (1999)
* Series 3 : 50 Episodes (2000-2001)
* Series 4 : 25 Episodes (2002)
* Series 5 : 25 Episodes (2002)
External links
''Passport Quiz'' at BFI
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References
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1998 British television series debuts
2003 British television series endings
1990s British game shows
2000s British game shows
English-language television shows
ITV game shows
Scottish television shows
Television shows produced by Scottish Television