Today's the Day (game show)

Today's the Day
Genre	Game show
Presented by	Andrew Rawnsley (1993) Martyn Lewis (1993–1999)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	17
No. of episodes	753
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Mentorn
Original release
Network	BBC2
Release	12 July 1993 (1993-07-12) – 12 March 1999 (1999-03-12)

Today's the Day was a British television daytime quiz programme that was broadcast on BBC2 from 12 July 1993 until 12 March 1999. The programme was originally hosted by Andrew Rawnsley until he was replaced by Martyn Lewis.

Format

Teams of two contestants each competed to answer questions about events that had taken place in past years on the episode's broadcast date.

Several rounds were played during each episode, with the order varying slightly from one series to the next:

• Stop the Clip: A 30-second news film clip was played, and the first contestant to buzz in with a correct answer to the host's question about it won points for his/her team. The point value decreased as the clip continued.
• TV Round: Teams alternated choosing clips from classic television shows on a video wall and answering questions about them. A miss gave the opposing team a chance to score with a correct answer.
• Quick-Fire Round: A speed round of questions, in which anyone from either team could buzz in.
• Video Wall: Same rules as the TV Round, but using news film clips.
• One-Minute Quick-Fire Round: Always played as the final round to determine the day's winner. One contestant from each team took part; playing separately, each was given 60 seconds to answer as many questions as possible. The contestant on the trailing team went first.

Teams could remain on the show for a maximum of five days before retiring undefeated. At the end of each series, the teams with the highest final scores were invited back to compete in a knockout tournament, with a pair of round-the-world air tickets awarded to the winning team. All contestants who appeared on the programme received a newspaper printed on the day they were born.

Transmissions

Regular

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	12 July 1993 [1]	21 July 1993 [2]	6
2	1 November 1993 [3]	17 December 1993 [4]	29
3	10 January 1994 [5]	15 April 1994 [6]	51
4	24 October 1994 [7]	23 December 1994 [8]	45
5	9 January 1995 [9]	14 April 1995 [10]	70
6	1 May 1995 [11]	2 June 1995 [12]	21
7	23 October 1995 [13]	22 December 1995 [14]	44
8	8 January 1996 [15]	29 March 1996 [16]	50
9	1 April 1996 [17]	19 June 1996 [18]	35
10	7 October 1996 [19]	20 December 1996 [20]	43
11	13 January 1997 [21]	27 March 1997 [22]	44
12	31 March 1997 [23]	18 June 1997 [24]	47
13	27 October 1997 [25]	19 December 1997 [26]	35
14	12 January 1998 [27]	17 April 1998 [28]	56
15	5 May 1998 [29]	17 June 1998 [30]	23
16	7 September 1998 [31]	18 December 1998 [32]	48
17	15 February 1999 [33]	12 March 1999 [34]	20

Champions League

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	21 August 1995 [35]	20 October 1995 [36]	28
2	2 September 1996 [37]	4 October 1996 [38]	23
3	1 September 1997 [39]	10 October 1997 [40]	29

Specials

Date	Entitle
3 April 1994 [41]	Celebrity Special
25 December 1994 [42]	Christmas Special
15 April 1995 [43]	Easter Special
25 December 1995 [44]	Christmas Special
25 December 1996 [45]	Christmas Special
25 December 1997 [46]	Christmas Special

International versions

The Italian channel Rai 3 was the first international broadcaster to launch a local format of the show, called Giorno dopo giorno.

Country	Name	Presenter	Channel	Broadcast
Italy	Giorno dopo giorno	Pippo Baudo (2000) Giancarlo Magalli (2000–2001) Corrado Tedeschi (2001–2002)	Rai 3	January 1, 2000 – May 24, 2002

References

1. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 12 July 1993". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
2. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 21 July 1993". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
3. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 1 November 1993". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
4. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 17 December 1993". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
5. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 10 January 1994". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
6. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 15 April 1994". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
7. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 24 October 1994". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
8. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 23 December 1994". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
9. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 9 January 1995". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
10. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 14 April 1995". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
11. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 1 May 1995". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
12. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 2 June 1995". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
13. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 23 October 1995". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
14. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 22 December 1995". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
15. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 8 January 1996". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
16. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 29 March 1996". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
17. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 1 April 1996". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
18. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 19 June 1996". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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21. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 13 January 1997". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
22. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 27 March 1997". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
23. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 31 March 1997". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
24. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 18 June 1997". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
25. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 27 October 1997". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
26. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 19 December 1997". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
27. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 12 January 1998". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
28. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 17 April 1998". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
29. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 5 May 1998". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
30. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 17 June 1998". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
31. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 7 September 1998". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
32. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 18 December 1998". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
33. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 15 February 1999". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
34. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 12 March 1999". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
35. "Today's the Day – Champions League – BBC Two England – 21 August 1995". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
36. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 20 October 1995". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
37. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 2 September 1996". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
38. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 4 October 1996". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
39. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 1 September 1997". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
40. "Today's the Day – BBC Two England – 10 October 1997". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
41. "Today's the Day Special – BBC Two England – 3 April 1994". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
42. "Today's the Day Christmas Special – BBC Two England – 25 December 1994". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
43. "Today's the Day Easter Special – BBC Two England – 15 April 1995". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
44. "Today's the Day Christmas Special – BBC Two England – 25 December 1995". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
45. "Today's the Day Christmas Special – BBC Two England – 25 December 1996". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.
46. "Today's the Day Christmas Special – BBC Two England – 25 December 1997". BBC Genome Project . Retrieved 19 September 2015.

External links

• Today's the Day at IMDb
• Today's the Day at UKGameshows.com