Never Mind the Full Stops

2006
Never Mind the Full Stops

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EP1 Series 1, Show 1 Sep 13, 2006

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EP2 Series 1, Show 2 Sep 20, 2006

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EP3 Series 1, Show 3 Sep 27, 2006

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Released: 11 May 2006 Ended
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Country: United Kingdom
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Official Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/features/fullstops/
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Never Mind the Full Stops is a British television panel game based on the English language, its idiosyncrasies, and its misuse. It is hosted by the British actor, author and Oscar-winning screenwriter, Julian Fellowes. Each episode lasts 30 minutes. The series was filmed in March 2006 at Channel 4's studios in Horseferry Road, Westminster. It was originally broadcast on BBC Four, and aired on BBC Two from 9 October 2006. Two teams of two people are faced with various questions and challenges concerning English grammar, spelling and usage. The show is divided into rounds, with themes such as identifying the famous author of a badly spoken sentence and correcting the punctuation in a written sentence. There is also a quick-fire round with questions such as "What is a malapropism?" Points are awarded throughout the show to determine the winning team. Each show starts with the host giving a 'difficult-to-spell' word and an example mnemonic to help remember that spelling, and by the end of the show the panellists have to have devised their own. In episode one Julian Fellowes gave the example arithmetic: A Rat In The House Might Eat The Ice Cream; and Ned Sherrin's version was: As Richard Interred The Head Master Every Tiny Infant Cheered. By the end of series 1, even Julian Fellowes had realized that these so-called mnemonics were invariably harder to remember than the spellings – particularly as they were rarely related to the words in question.

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bob the moo Another twist on the "Have I Got News for You" formula, the title highlighting the format link to Never Mind the Buzzcocks. However those expecting the same irreverent humour of either of these shows will be sorely disappointed because this is not what Full Stops is about. It is amusing but it is funny in a Radio 4 way rather than a Radio 1 or 2 way. I don't mean this in a derogatory way but I see it as a statement of fact. To me the other panel shows tend to be about free-wheeling wit and the answers tend to be secondary to the entertainment value and laughter provided.Here the focus is more on being pedantic on the subject of language and grammar and obviously the appeal of this will depend on the individual; for some it will be a wonderfully engaging quiz show whereas for others it will be a terribly dull show with little of interest. For me personally I fall somewhere in the middle. Here and there I found it quite amusing but mostly I found it quite cold and aloof and nowhere near as entertaining as I would have expected it to be. It does vary slightly on the panellists involved but few manage to inject a lot of comedy into proceedings because the quiz aspects does tend to prevent it somewhat. Fellowes doesn't really help as he tends to be louder than his teams and is not particularly smart or funny; I can see why some viewers like him but I didn't.Overall then an mildly entertaining show from my point of view. Far too tied up in itself to really provide entertainment value above and beyond the pendant-attracting value. For some it will be a great quiz to watch after finishing the crossword in The Times but unless you are the type of person who regularly corrects the errors in the speech or writing of others then I imagine the appeal of this will be quite limited.