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Test the Nation - the Popular Music Test

on BBC One London

Can you name Abba's first number one? From which musical is the song Good Morning taken? And what type of Monday did the Bangles have in 1986? If you know your Madonna from your Morrissey and are " Keane" to test your knowledge of musical trivia, then tune in for this live interactive quiz, presented by Anne Robinson and Phillip Schofield.
In the studio, six groups of music lovers - including barmaids, dancers and Elvis impersonators - take on a team of celebrities, including Pop Idol's Nicki Chapman , EastEnders's Christopher Parker , Olympic sailing gold medallist Shirley Robertson and comedian Gina Yashere. Viewers can test themselves via digital TV, online, using their mobiles or with pen and paper. Continues at 10.05pm. Series producer Alexandra Henderson Videoplus code for 8.30-11.15pm (non-PDC) TO TAKE PART: viewers can join in by pressing the red button on their TV handset, via the website www.bbc.co.uk/testthenation or by using the text message facility on their mobile phones (normal text rates apply)
BBC BOOK: Test The Nation: The IQ Book by Dr Colin Cooper , price £6.99 Danny Kelly on pop quizzes: page 21

Contributors

Presented By:
Anne Robinson
Presented By:
Phillip Schofield.
Unknown:
Nicki Chapman
Unknown:
Christopher Parker
Unknown:
Shirley Robertson
Unknown:
Gina Yashere.
Producer:
Alexandra Henderson
Book By:
Dr Colin Cooper
Unknown:
Danny Kelly

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