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Telly Addicts

Board Game
1989 (made)
Artist/Maker
John Waddington Ltd. (Manufacturers)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Boxed board game, Telly Addicts, made for the BBC in Great Britain by Waddingtons in 1989.

This board game based on the 1985-1998 BBC quiz show of the same name asks players to answer questions on specialist subjects relating to television programming. The aim of the game is to answer questions correctly in order to collect the 'six key elements required to make a top TV show' (technicians, studio facilities, star presenter, production teams, script writers and publicity department) and ultimately answer the Star Challenge questions becoming the champion Telly Addict.


Object details

Categories
Toys & Games
Children & Childhood
Object type
Board game
Parts
This object consists of 27 parts.

  • Lids
  • Boxes
  • Instructions
  • Packaging
  • Games Board
  • Games Board
  • Games Board
  • Games Board
  • Games Board
  • Games Board
  • Board Games
  • Counters
  • Playing Cards
  • Playing Cards
  • Playing Cards
  • Playing Cards
  • Playing Cards
  • Playing Cards
  • Playing Cards
  • Jigsaw Puzzles
  • Boxes
  • Jigsaw Puzzles
  • Jigsaw Puzzles
  • Jigsaw Puzzles
  • Jigsaw Puzzles
  • Jigsaw Puzzles
  • Leaflet
TitleTelly Addicts (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Printed card and paper, plastic.
Brief description
Boxed board game, Telly Addicts, made for the BBC in Great Britain by Waddingtons in 1989
Physical description
Boxed board game, 'Telly Addicts'.
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by the BBC
Subject depicted
Noel Edmonds
Association
BBC
Summary
Boxed board game, Telly Addicts, made for the BBC in Great Britain by Waddingtons in 1989.

This board game based on the 1985-1998 BBC quiz show of the same name asks players to answer questions on specialist subjects relating to television programming. The aim of the game is to answer questions correctly in order to collect the 'six key elements required to make a top TV show' (technicians, studio facilities, star presenter, production teams, script writers and publicity department) and ultimately answer the Star Challenge questions becoming the champion Telly Addict.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.355:1-27-2013

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Record createdJanuary 7, 2014
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1277881/telly-addicts-board-game-john-waddington-ltd/
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