''Red Amber Green'' is a

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 the ...

children's

game show A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or Let's Play, demonstrative and are typically directed b ...

hosted 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 pre ...

, and later Craig Elliott, that ran from 1996 to 1999. The title refers to the colours of

traffic light Traffic lights, traffic signals, or stoplights – known also as robots in South Africa are signalling devices positioned at intersection (road), road intersections, pedestrian crossings, and other locations in order to control flows of traf ...

s. Two school students competed against each other in a series of questions to earn points. The questions were divided into three categories based on the colours of traffic lights. The winner participated in a bonus round in which 9 traffic light questions had to be answered to win the star prize.

Series

* 1st: 8 July - 9 August 1996: 25 Episodes. Were broadcast Summer School Holidays. * 2nd: 7–28 August 1997: 15 Episodes. Were broadcast Summer School Holidays. * 3rd: 6 January - 23 June 1998: 24 Episodes. Were broadcast weekly on Tuesday teatimes, No episode broadcast on 16 June due to World Cup coverage. * 4th: 13 January - 15 December 1999: 26 Episodes. Were broadcast weekly on Wednesday teatimes from 13 January to 31 March then remaining episodes were shown from 22 September - 15 December.

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) 1996 British television series debuts 1999 British television series endings British children's game shows 1990s British game shows Television shows produced by Scottish Television {{UK-kids-tv-prog-stub