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| Going for a Song | |
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| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | John King |
| Presented by | Max Robertson (1965–77) Michael Parkinson (1995–99) Anne Robinson (2000) Michael Aspel (2001–02) |
| Starring | Arthur Negus (1965–77) Eric Knowles (1995–2002) |
| Theme music composer | "The Birds" by Ottorino Respighi |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 13 (original) 8 (revival) |
| No. of episodes | ??? (original) 348 (revival) |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Broadcasting House, Bristol (1965–77)[1] Pebble Mill Studios (1995–2002) |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production companies | BBC Bristol (1965–77) Maverick Television and BBC Pebble Mill (1995–2002) |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 6 October 1965 – 3 February 2002 |
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Going for a Song is a British game show that originally aired on BBC1 from 6 October 1965 to 16 October 1977 and hosted by Max Robertson, with Arthur Negus appearing as the resident expert and antique valuer.[2] It was revived on the same channel from 29 August 1995 to 3 February 2002, the revival was first hosted by Michael Parkinson from 1995 to 1999,[3] then by Anne Robinson in 2000 and finally by Michael Aspel from 2001 to 2002, with Eric Knowles as the resident antiques expert for the entire run of the revival.[3]
- ^ "Old BBC Regional Production Studios". TV Studio History. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Max Robertson: broadcaster". The Times. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ^ a b "Sir Michael Parkinson, CBE". Debrett's. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2010.