Give It A Go with Jack Davey
1957
Give It A Go with Jack Davey
1957
- NFSA IDBNCY4P3X
- TypeTelevision
- MediumMoving Image
- FormSeries
- Duration30 mins
- GenresTalent show, Game show, Variety show
- Year1957
Give it a Go (1957) was hosted by radio and TV personality Jack Davey, who also hosted The Pressure Pak Show.
The show had pairs of contestants who competed against each other by answering general knowledge questions and was sponsored by the laundry powder company Persil.
Boxes of Persil were given to contestants as prizes during the show.
In this clip, the contestants grab the money so quickly it is hard to make out some of their answers to the questions!
Give it a Go had been a radio quiz show, but was less successful on television. It ran weekly for 38 episodes in 1957.
Give it a Go (1957) was hosted by radio and TV personality Jack Davey, who also hosted The Pressure Pak Show.
The show had pairs of contestants who competed against each other by answering general knowledge questions and was sponsored by the laundry powder company Persil.
Boxes of Persil were given to contestants as prizes during the show.
In this clip, the contestants grab the money so quickly it is hard to make out some of their answers to the questions!
Give it a Go had been a radio quiz show, but was less successful on television. It ran weekly for 38 episodes in 1957.
- NFSA IDBNCY4P3X
- TypeTelevision
- MediumMoving Image
- FormSeries
- Duration30 mins
- GenresTalent show, Game show, Variety show
- Year1957
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