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Better late than never, a Chistmas TV quiz I have just come across. Rewind your mind to the Christmas night telly of the Eighties, Nineties and Noughties ...

• 1. In 1986, a record number of viewers witnessed Den Watts hand his wife Angie their divorce papers in Eastenders. More than how many millions watched - 29, 30 or 31 ?

• 2. Where in America did Birds of a Feather siblings Sharon and Tracey travel in search of their father in the 1993 special ?

• 3. Which couple were the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Champions of 2008, was it: A. Charlie Brooks and Vincent Simone, B. Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova or C. Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett ?

• 4. How many editions of ITV's new quiz show Who Wants to be a Millionaire ? were aired on Christmas night 1999 ?

• 5. Name the two sitcom characters who received £145,000 each from a family member's Will in the 2003 special of their series ?

• 6. Name the Coronation Street character who left the soap after 23 years in 1987, was it: A. HIlda Ogden, B. Elsie Tanner or C. Ena Sharples ?

• 7. True or false ? In the 1982 animated film of Raymond Briggs' The Snowman, Walking in the Air was sung by Aled Jones.

• 8. Originally aired in 2008, which Wallace and Gromit tale was the most-watched programme in the UK that year was it: A. The Wrong Trousers, B. A Close Shave or C. A Matter of Loaf and Death ?

• 9. What was the title of David Tennant's first full-length episode as Doctor Who in 2005, was it: A. The Next Doctor, B. The Christmas Invasion or C. The End of Time ?

• 10. Which comedy act had their final Christmas Day show aired in 1980 ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

6 A
7 True

ANSWERS

• 1. In 1986, a record number of viewers witnessed Den Watts hand his wife Angie their divorce papers in Eastenders. More than how many millions watched - 29, 30 or 31 ? More than 30 million (30.15m)

• 2. Where in America did Birds of a Feather siblings Sharon and Tracey travel in search of their father in the 1993 special ? Hollywood

• 3. Which couple were the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Champions of 2008, was it: A. Charlie Brooks and Vincent Simone, B. Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova or C. Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett ? C. Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett

• 4. How many editions of ITV's new quiz show Who Wants to be a Millionaire ? were aired on Christmas night 1999 ? 3

• 5. Name the two sitcom characters who received £145,000 each from a family member's Will in the 2003 special of their series ? Del and Rodney Trotter in Only Fools and Horses

• 6. Name the Coronation Street character who left the soap after 23 years in 1987, was it: A. HIlda Ogden, B. Elsie Tanner or C. Ena Sharples ? A. Hilda Ogden

• 7. True or false ? In the 1982 animated film of Raymond Briggs' The Snowman, Walking in the Air was sung by Aled Jones. False - sung by Peter Auty

• 8. Originally aired in 2008, which Wallace and Gromit tale was the most-watched programme in the UK that year was it: A. The Wrong Trousers, B. A Close Shave or C. A Matter of Loaf and Death ? C. A Matter of Loaf and Death

• 9. What was the title of David Tennant's first full-length episode as Doctor Who in 2005, was it: A. The Next Doctor, B. The Christmas Invasion or C. The End of Time ? B. The Christmas Invasion

• 10. Which comedy act had their final Christmas Day show aired in 1980 ? Morecambe & Wise