A Word in Your Ear
| A Word in Your Ear | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Gordon Burns Geoff Kershaw |
| Presented by | Gordon Burns |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Television House |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Stag and Kershaw Production Associates |
| Original release | |
| Network | Tyne Tees Television (1990–1991) BBC1 (1993–1994) The Family Channel (1995) |
| Release | 8 August 1990 – 1995 |
A Word in Your Ear is a game show that originally aired on Tyne Tees Television from 8 August 1990 to 20 December 1991, then on BBC1 from 19 April 1993 to 14 October 1994 and finally on The Family Channel from 1995.
The programme originated on ITV Tyne Tees in 1990 and ran for two series locally, on Fridays at 6:30pm, also hosted by Burns as seen in this TV guide from the time.[1]
It was hosted by Gordon Burns, best known for hosting ITV's The Krypton Factor (1977–1995). The host presided over male and female pairs of celebrities as they participate in a few rounds of communication games. Celebrities appearing included Lynsey De Paul, Nick Owen, Philippa Kennedy and Bob Holness.[2]
Transmissions
[edit]| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 August 1990 | 10 October 1990 | 10 |
| 2 | 18 October 1991 | 20 December 1991 | 10 |
| 3 | 19 April 1993 | 28 May 1993 | 17 |
| 4 | 23 July 1994 | 14 October 1994 | 25 |
| 5 | 1995 | 1995 | ?? |