50/50 (British game show)

50/50 is a British children's television game show that puts two teams of fifty randomly-selected 11- and 12-year-old schoolchildren against each other in physical games and general knowledge quizzes. Observational rounds played by all contestants also feature.

50/50
GenreChildren's game show
Presented bySally Gray (1997–2002)
Angellica Bell (2003–04)
Sophie McDonnell (2005)
Narrated byMatthew Davies (1998–2000)
Dave Kelly (2001–05)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of series9
No. of episodes118 (inc. 4 Christmas specials)
Production
Running time25 minutes
Production company(s)BBC Scotland
Release
Original networkBBC One
Picture format4:3 (1997–2000)
16:9 (2001–05)
Original release7 April 1997 (1997-04-07) –
12 July 2005 (2005-07-12)

Airing on BBC One's children's television block, it was first broadcast on 7 April 1997 and ended on 12 July 2005 after 9 series. Sally Gray hosted the show from its inception until 2002, followed by Angellica Bell until 2004 and Sophie McDonnell in 2005. It was also voiced by Matthew Davies[1] between 1998 and 2000, then by Dave Kelly from 2001 to 2005.

Format

The contestants were also the studio audience who sat in raised seating in opposite sides of the studio, and watched the games take place between the teams whilst supporting the chosen contestants. The two schools competing were originally represented by the T-shirt colours orange and green before they changed to blue and yellow for the second series in 1998. The contestant numbers were randomly selected, each used once only, for both teams (occasionally one team only) and announced and displayed by a large-screened computer named 'Flynn'. The physical games usually consisted of inflatable obstacle courses, similar to those found in other children's game shows such as Get Your Own Back, Fun House, Run the Risk and Pump It Up. Quiz rounds also featured, as well as an observational round featuring a pop music video in which all contestants played by voting 'true' or 'false' on keypads.

The winning team won a prize for their school, and in later series a glass trophy. Official merchandise was given to both teams for taking part.

Transmissions

Series
SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
17 April 1997[2]16 June 1997[3]9
26 April 1998[4]3 August 1998[5]13
312 April 1999[6]26 July 1999[7]13
43 April 2000[8]17 July 2000[9]13
52 April 2001[10]16 July 2001[11]13
615 April 2002[12]22 July 2002[13]13
78 April 2003[14]8 July 2003[15]14
86 April 2004[16]13 July 2004[17]15
95 April 2005[18]12 July 2005[19]15

Christmas Specials
Date
28 December 1998[20]
26 December 1999[21]
25 December 2000[22]
26 December 2001[23]

References
  1. "Matthew Davies's website page". matthewdavis.info. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  2. "50/50 - BBC One London - 7 April 1997". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
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  8. "50/50 - BBC One London - 3 April 2000". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  9. "50/50 - BBC One London - 17 July 2000". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  10. "50/50 - BBC One London - 2 April 2001". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  11. "50/50 - BBC One London - 16 July 2001". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  12. "50/50 - BBC One London - 15 April 2002". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  13. "50/50 - BBC One London - 22 July 2002". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  14. "50/50 - BBC One London - 8 April 2003". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  15. "50/50 - BBC One London - 8 July 2003". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  16. "50/50 - BBC One London - 6 April 2004". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  17. "50/50 - BBC One London - 13 July 2004". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  18. "50/50 - BBC One London - 5 April 2005". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  19. "50/50 - BBC One London - 12 July 2005". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  20. "50/50 - BBC One London - 28 December 1998". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  21. "50/50 - BBC One London - 26 December 1999". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  22. "50/50 - BBC One London - 25 December 2000". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  23. "50/50 - BBC One London - 26 December 2001". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
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