School's Out (TV series)

School's Out is a BBC television series hosted by Danny Wallace. Based on the premise of school subjects, celebrity contestants are asked questions that they would have been asked at school.

School's Out
GenreGame show
Presented byDanny Wallace
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes14
Production
Running time35 minutes
Production companySo Television
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release5 April 2006 (2006-04-05) 
1 September 2007 (2007-09-01)

Rounds

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  • The General Knowledge Round – Each contestant is randomly asked four questions on any subject.
  • The Timetable round – A school timetable is shown, five days with six subjects per day. Contestants pick a day and then one subject in the morning and one in the afternoon. They are then asked a question based on that subject. Five points are awarded for a single subject question and ten points for a double.
  • The French Oral Round – French teacher Virginie Hopstein asks each contestant individually to answer questions she asks in French. Points out of twenty are awarded afterwards.
  • The Project Round – A subject is given to the students and three questions are asked. Points are awarded for each question.
  • The Music Round – Each contestant is given a recorder and has to play a part of a song when asked (from series 2 onwards)
  • The Quick Fire Round – The overall winner is given a timetable similar to the one in round two. They are given a minute to get from Monday to Friday answering questions correctly to progress. They must answer one double subject along the way.

Episodes

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Series 1 (2006)

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No.
overall
No. in
series
Contestant 1Contestant 2Contestant 3Original release date
11Richard Bacon
Runner-Up
Richard Hammond
Winner
Shelley Rudman
Last Place
5 April 2006 (2006-04-05)
22Matt Dawson
Winner
Mel Giedroyc
Runner-Up
Adam Woodyatt
Last Place
19 April 2006 (2006-04-19)
33Marcus Brigstocke
Runner-Up
James Cracknell
Winner
Myleene Klass
Last Place
26 April 2006 (2006-04-26)
44Sarah Cawood
Last Place
Tony Hawks
Winner
James Martin
Runner-Up
3 May 2006 (2006-05-03)
55Angela Griffin
Winner
Liz McClarnon
Last Place
Russell Watson
Runner-Up
10 May 2006 (2006-05-10)
66Natalie Cassidy
Last Place
Bonnie Langford
Winner
DJ Spoony
Runner-Up
17 May 2006 (2006-05-17)

Series 2 (2007)

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No.
overall
No. in
series
Contestant 1Contestant 2Contestant 3Original release date
71Rory Bremner
Winner
Patrick Kielty
Last Place
Shaun Williamson
Runner-Up
30 June 2007 (2007-06-30)
82Adrian Edmondson
Runner-Up
Jenni Falconer
Winner
Nick Knowles
Last Place
14 July 2007 (2007-07-14)
93Tina Hobley
Last Place
Graham Norton
Winner
Dominic Wood
Runner-Up
21 July 2007 (2007-07-21)
104Ricky Groves
Winner
Duncan James
Last Place
Sandi Toksvig
Runner-Up
28 July 2007 (2007-07-28)
115Jo Brand
Last Place
Hardeep Singh Kohli
Runner-Up
Dermot Murnaghan
Winner
4 August 2007 (2007-08-04)
126Sally Lindsay
Runner-Up
Bill Turnbull
Winner
Hannah Waterman
Last Place
11 August 2007 (2007-08-11)
137Matt Allwright
Runner-Up
Laurie Brett
Last Place
James Fleet
Winner
25 August 2007 (2007-08-25)
148Josie d'Arby
Last Place
Stephen Gately
Runner-Up
Meera Syal
Winner
1 September 2007 (2007-09-01)

Matt Dawson is the highest scoring "pupil" ever, scoring 94 out of a possible 100.

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