Ask No Questions

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Ask No Questions
Genre Game show
Created by John Junkin
Presented byJohn Junkin
Starring Carol Vorderman
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes37
Production
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company Yorkshire Television
Release
Original network Yorkshire Television (1986)
ITV (1987)
Picture format 4:3
Original release1 February 1986 (1986-02-01) 
3 June 1987 (1987-06-03)

Ask No Questions is a British game show that originally aired as a regional programme for Yorkshire Television in 1986 on Saturdays, then it became networked for most ITV regions in 1987.

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Transmissions

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
11 February 198615 March 19867
227 March 19873 June 198730

Regional transmissions information

1986

The first series only aired in the Yorkshire region on Saturdays.

1987

The second series aired in the rest of the regions, but it was not networked:

  • Border, Tyne Tees and Yorkshire: Started on 27 March and finished on 3 June. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 5:15pm.
  • LWT: Started on 27 March and finished on 28 August. Fridays at 5:15pm. Not all episodes were broadcast.
  • UTV: Started on 27 March and finished on mid-July. ??? at 5:15pm.
  • HTV Started on 30 March and finished July. Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:15pm.
  • Scottish: Started on 9 April and finished in August. at 3:00pm/3:30pm.
  • Anglia: Started on April and finished on May. ??? at 9:50am.
  • Grampian: Started on 19 August and finished on 24 September. Wednesday to Friday at 5.10pm before switching to 3.00pm for the last 2 weeks
  • TVS and Channel Television: Weekly at 3:00pm.
  • Central, Granada and TSW: Did not air the series.

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