A Question of Sport followers nostalgic over clip of ‘best reply’
- A Question of Sport has been a well-liked quiz present on the BBC for 50 years
- The present first debuted in 1970 and was initially fronted by host David Vine
BBC bosses dramatically axed A Question of Sport after working for greater than 50 years on Friday night time.
And that night, one fan took to X, previously often called Twitter, and received nostalgic as they shared a brief video from the long-running present.
The person penned: ‘A Question of Sport has been axed after 53 years. We’ll at all times have this second, when Paul O’Connell gave one of many best solutions in quiz present historical past. So good.’
The clip confirmed Sue Barker internet hosting a quick-fire query and reply spherical when AP McCoy’s right reply meant Phil Tufnell’s group was awarded with two lacking letters from a hangman model two-word puzzle.
Sue clarified that the phrases they have been making an attempt to guess have been ‘something to do with sport… earlier than asking: ‘Do you wish to transfer on?’
A Question Of Sport fan took to X, previously often called Twitter, on Friday the place they received nostalgic as they shared a brief video from the long-running present
The person penned: ‘A Question of Sport has been axed after 53 years. We’ll at all times have this second, when Paul O’Connell gave one of many best solutions in quiz present historical past. So good’
The clip confirmed Sue Barker internet hosting a Q&A when AP McCoy’s right reply meant Phil Tufnell’s group was awarded with two lacking letters from a hangman model two-word puzzle
After Phil requested his group mates: ‘Shall we transfer on?’, Paul O’Connell, who had been intensely learning the board nudged the group caption to point he needed to have a guess.
With simply two out of the 23 areas crammed, Phil continued: ‘Have you bought it? Are you certain? It’s a very lengthy second phrase!’
Paul then said: ‘Borussia Mönchengladbach, no?’ the title of a soccer group in Germany‘s Bundesliga.
‘Let’s see in case your proper…’ responded Sue, earlier than the letters lit as much as reveal he’d guessed the right reply, with the viewers left shocked whereas his teammates erupted into celebrations.
Even the opposing group’s captain, Matt Dawson, took to his toes to provide a standing ovation as cheers rang out the tv studio.
It comes after the BBC introduced it had determined to axe A Question of Sport.
Making the shock announcement, the Corporation blamed inflation and dwindling rankings because the long-running sports activities quiz present that spanned greater than 1,300 episodes was cancelled.
The determination to halt manufacturing comes after long-running host Sue Barker was sacked, sparking fury amongst viewers.
With simply two out of the 23 areas crammed Paul accurately guessed ‘Borussia Mönchengladbach’ the title of a soccer group in Germany ‘s Bundesliga
His teammates erupted into celebrations whereas the opposing group’s captain, Matt Dawson, took to his toes to provide a standing ovation as cheers rang out the tv studio
It comes after A Question of Sport was axed by the BBC on Friday night time
Numbers have been dwindling on the sports activities present since in style host Sue Barker left in 2020
Paddy McGuinness was introduced in to interchange Barker in 2021, joined by two new group captains
The present first debuted in 1970, and initially fronted by former Match of the Day reporter David Vine, however is finest recognized for being offered by Barker, who captained the programme for twenty-four years.
The Wimbledon semi-finalist joined the programme in 1997 rapidly progressing to turn out to be the face of the present.
The former tennis star was faraway from the programme with captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell, in order that bosses may draft in contemporary expertise to revamp the long-running sports activities quiz.
Ex-tennis participant Barker as a BBC host in 1996
Paddy McGuinness was introduced into to interchange Barker in 2021. Olympian Sam Quek and retired rugby star Ugo Monye changed Dawson and Tufnell as group captains.
A BBC spokesperson instructed MailOnline tonight: ‘Due to inflation and funding challenges tough selections must be made, due to this fact Question of Sport is at present not in manufacturing in the meanwhile.’
When McGuiness was drafted into exchange Barker, he mentioned: ‘I like the fiercely aggressive nature of sports activities stars coupled with having fun.
‘That’s why ‘A Question of Sport’ has at all times been considered one of my favorite reveals and having been weaned on it from an early age, that is an honour and alternative I’m definitely not taking flippantly.’
McGuiness mentioned that he’ll try and put his personal mark on the present, which was beforehand hosted by David Coleman and David Vine.
He added: ‘I grew up with each Davids internet hosting however it’s Sue who made this present her personal. She will at all times be A Question of Sport icon, however I’ll attempt my finest to stamp my very own mark on it.’
The present, which was first broadcast in 1970, has at all times had a loyal viewership of round three to 4 million per episode however has failed to draw younger viewers. Ms Barker is pictured right here in 1998 with the then group captains – footballer Ally McCoist, left, and snooker star John Parrott
Barker, 64, (centre) have been ousted as host of BBC’s A Question Of Sport, alongside group captains Matt Dawson (left) and Phil Tufnell (proper), to permit bosses to draft in contemporary faces
Barker admitted she was left ‘barely broken’ after being axed from the present after 24 years
But earlier this yr, he revealed his Top-Gear co-star and pal Freddie Flintoff warned him forward of internet hosting BBC’s panel present A Question Of Sport.
‘For me personally, the strain I felt, I felt it extra for ‘A Question of Sport’ than Top Gear,’ he mentioned.
‘I keep in mind Freddie [Flintoff] after I received the job, and he rang me up and mentioned ‘Oh God, watch out as a result of it may be talked about on-line and stuff,’ he added.
The present’s heyday was within the Nineteen Eighties, breaking information in 1987when 19million tuned in to look at Princess Anne participate.
At the time, David Coleman was working the present together with group captains Bill Beaumont, Gareth Edwards and Emlyn Hughes.
Beaumont was the one of many longest serving captain making 319 appearances, being overwhelmed by footballer Ally McCoist who starred in 363 episodes.
The BBC quiz present was fronted by Barker from 1997 till she was changed by McGuinness
Audience numbers dropped to a mean of 850,000 this sequence (Paddy (centre) pictured with new group captains Sam Quek (left) and Ugo Monye (proper))
While Barker was nonetheless presenting, 4million folks have been nonetheless tuning in to look at the present, with the quantity nearly halving to 2.2million when Mr McGuiness took over. Soon underneath 1,000,000 viewers have been tuning in.
In 2022 rankings for Question of Sport slumped to an all time low dropping to a mean of 850,000.
One episode on August 19 peaked at 750,000, with the programme being overwhelmed by a Channel 5 present about Britain’s Poshest Farm Shops.
Between 4 and 5 million viewers frequently tuned in when Sue was host earlier than she was given the boot in 2020 when bosses determined to refresh the programme.
Insiders engaged on the present mentioned the presenters and captains have been knowledgeable of the present’s demise and have been ‘gutted’, the Mirror reported.
It is a specific blow for McGuiness, 50, who misplaced his presenting present on Top Gear earlier this yr when the BBC introduced it might scrapped for the ‘foreseeable future’.
Princess Anne starred on A Question of Sport in 1987 with a whopping 19m viewers tuning in
David Coleman, Emlyn Hughes, Princess Anne and Bill Beaumont
Last week BBC bosses complained that the just lately introduced £10.50 licence price enhance shouldn’t be sufficient and can end in programmes ‘that audiences love’ being axed.
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer revealed that the family fee would soar to a complete of £169.50 as she introduced a evaluation into the broadcaster’s funding mannequin.
The broadcaster’s governing physique, nonetheless, has mentioned the below-inflation rise, will have an effect on its content material budgets and because of this ‘have a big influence on the broader inventive sector throughout the UK’.
In an announcement the board mentioned the rise will imply ‘additional adjustments on prime of the main financial savings that we’re already delivering’.
