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Guess What! No. 2

How do you tell your bearskin from your busby? Answers to this and other puzzlers in a light-hearted war-time trivia quiz.

Documentary 1944 17 mins

Overview

Calling all trivia lovers! Recognise your bearskin from your busby? A whizz at music, sports and geography questions? Test your knowledge and powers of observation in this entertaining quiz for cinema audiences with celebrated BBC presenter, producer and puzzle-master, Ronnie Waldman.

A familiar voice and name to war-time audiences, Ronnie Waldman hosted the popular BBC radio magazine show 'Monday Night at Eight' which ran from 1937 for over a decade. Later programmes in the series included a regular feature known as 'Puzzle Corner', on which this filmed trivia quiz is based.

Director

Reg Parsons and Clifford Jeapes

Featuring

Ronald Waldman

Genres

Documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Subjects

Quizzes

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