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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 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Danny Wallace |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 35 minutes |
| Production company | So Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 5 April 2006 – 1 September 2007 |
Rounds
edit- 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
editSeries 1 (2006)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Contestant 1 | Contestant 2 | Contestant 3 | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Richard Bacon Runner-Up | Richard Hammond Winner | Shelley Rudman Last Place | 5 April 2006 |
| 2 | 2 | Matt Dawson Winner | Mel Giedroyc Runner-Up | Adam Woodyatt Last Place | 19 April 2006 |
| 3 | 3 | Marcus Brigstocke Runner-Up | James Cracknell Winner | Myleene Klass Last Place | 26 April 2006 |
| 4 | 4 | Sarah Cawood Last Place | Tony Hawks Winner | James Martin Runner-Up | 3 May 2006 |
| 5 | 5 | Angela Griffin Winner | Liz McClarnon Last Place | Russell Watson Runner-Up | 10 May 2006 |
| 6 | 6 | Natalie Cassidy Last Place | Bonnie Langford Winner | DJ Spoony Runner-Up | 17 May 2006 |
Series 2 (2007)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Contestant 1 | Contestant 2 | Contestant 3 | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | Rory Bremner Winner | Patrick Kielty Last Place | Shaun Williamson Runner-Up | 30 June 2007 |
| 8 | 2 | Adrian Edmondson Runner-Up | Jenni Falconer Winner | Nick Knowles Last Place | 14 July 2007 |
| 9 | 3 | Tina Hobley Last Place | Graham Norton Winner | Dominic Wood Runner-Up | 21 July 2007 |
| 10 | 4 | Ricky Groves Winner | Duncan James Last Place | Sandi Toksvig Runner-Up | 28 July 2007 |
| 11 | 5 | Jo Brand Last Place | Hardeep Singh Kohli Runner-Up | Dermot Murnaghan Winner | 4 August 2007 |
| 12 | 6 | Sally Lindsay Runner-Up | Bill Turnbull Winner | Hannah Waterman Last Place | 11 August 2007 |
| 13 | 7 | Matt Allwright Runner-Up | Laurie Brett Last Place | James Fleet Winner | 25 August 2007 |
| 14 | 8 | Josie d'Arby Last Place | Stephen Gately Runner-Up | Meera Syal Winner | 1 September 2007 |
Matt Dawson is the highest scoring "pupil" ever, scoring 94 out of a possible 100.