Today's the Day is 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 21 July 1993 6 2 1 November 1993 17 December 1993 29 3 10 January 1994 15 April 1994 52 4 24 October 1994 23 December 1994 45 5 9 January 1995 14 April 1995 70 6 1 May 1995 2 June 1995 21 7 23 October 1995 22 December 1995 44 8 8 January 1996 29 March 1996 50 9 1 April 1996 19 June 1996 35 10 7 October 1996 20 December 1996 43 11 13 January 1997 27 March 1997 44 12 31 March 1997 18 June 1997 37 13 27 October 1997 19 December 1997 35 14 12 January 1998 17 April 1998 56 15 5 May 1998 17 June 1998 23 16 7 September 1998 18 December 1998 49 17 15 February 1999 12 March 1999 20
Champions League Series Start date End date Episodes 1 21 August 1995 20 October 1995 28 2 2 September 1996 4 October 1996 23 3 1 September 1997 10 October 1997 29
Specials Date Entitle 3 April 1994 Celebrity Special 25 December 1994 Christmas Special 15 April 1995 Easter Special 25 December 1995 Christmas Special 25 December 1996 Christmas Special 25 December 1997 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 Giorno dopo giorno Pippo Baudo (2000)Giancarlo Magalli (2000–2001)Corrado Tedeschi (2001–2002) Rai 3 1 January 2000 – 24 May 2002
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