Catchword (game show)
Catchword is a daytime word game show first shown on BBC1 Scotland from 17 May 1985 until 2 April 1986, hosted by Gyles Brandreth, and then network on its sister channel BBC2 from 5 January 1988 until 23 May 1995, hosted by Paul Coia.
| Catchword | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Bryan Mitchell |
| Presented by | Gyles Brandreth (BBC1 Scotland) Paul Coia (BBC2) |
| Theme music composer | "Orient Express" by Jean-Michel Jarre (1985–90) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 (BBC1 Scotland) 8 (BBC2) |
| No. of episodes | 13 (BBC1 Scotland) 440 (BBC2) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Leslie Mitchell Associates |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 Scotland (1985–86) BBC2 (1988–95) |
| Release | 17 May 1985 – 23 May 1995 |
A computer referred to as Bryan was used to generate words and check the validity of contestants' responses.
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