The Book Quiz

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The Book Quiz
GenreGame show
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original release
Release2007 (2007) 
2008 (2008)

The Book Quiz is a BBC Four quiz programme. The first series, first broadcast in 2007, was hosted by David Baddiel with a second 2008 series hosted by Kirsty Wark.

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Critical reception

Rupert Christiansen, writing for The Daily Telegraph, offered The Book Quiz as an example of the BBC's "dumbed-down arts coverage", calling it "breezy drivel" that does "little more than twitter." [1] Alex Larman's review on guardian.co.uk said it was "hard to think of a more misconceived programme", "a very poor thing indeed" that seems to be "designed for, and by, people who don't read books." [2]

Guest appearances

Series number (Year)Episode numberAirdateGuests
Series 1 (2007)117 July Joan Bakewell - Richard Herring - India Knight - John Simpson
224 July Stella Duffy - Daisy Goodwin - Michael Gove - Simon Hoggart
331 July Natalie Haynes - Jon Ronson - Lionel Shriver - Mark Thomas
47 August Kate Adie - Gyles Brandreth - Germaine Greer - Anthony Horowitz
514 August Val McDermid - Julie Myerson - Brian Sewell - Toby Young
Series 2 (2008)124 March Giles Coren - Wendy Holden - Anthony Horowitz - Miranda Sawyer
231 March David Aaronovitch - Daisy Goodwin - Simon Hoggart - A.L. Kennedy
37 April Margaret Jay - Anne McElvoy - David Nicholls - Tim Yeo
414 April James Delingpole - India Knight - Rod Liddle - Kate Mosse
521 April Giles Coren - Wendy Holden - Margaret Jay - David Nicholls
628 April David Aaronovitch - James Delingpole - Daisy Goodwin - India Knight
75 May David Aaronovitch - Giles Coren - Daisy Goodwin - Wendy Holden

References

  1. Rupert Christiansen (27 March 2009). "Arts coverage on the Beeb is breezy drivel". The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  2. Alex Larman (2 May 2008). "Why does BBC4's Book Quiz have none of the right stuff?". The Guardian . Retrieved 12 September 2010.