Fifteen to One
Fifteen to One is a British general knowledge quiz show broadcast on Channel 4. It originally ran from 11 January 1988 to 19 December 2003 and had a reputation for being one of the toughest quizzes on TV. Throughout the show's original run, it was presented and produced by William G. Stewart. Thousands of contestants appeared on the programme, which had very little of the chatting between host and contestants that is often a feature of other television quiz shows.
| Fifteen to One | |
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The logo used by the revival series. | |
| Also known as | 15 to 1 |
| Genre | Quiz show |
| Created by | John M. Lewis |
| Presented by | William G. Stewart (1988–2003) Adam Hills (2013–2015, Celebrity) Sandi Toksvig (2014–2019) |
| Voices of | Anthony Hyde (1988–1989) Laura Calland (1989–2003) Philip Lowrie (alternating) Sarah Wynter (substitute) Jennie Bond (2013–2015, Celebrity) David Riley (2014) Bill Torrance (2014–2016) Donald Pirie (2017–2019) |
| Theme music composer | Paul Maguire (1988–2003) Marc Sylvan & Richard Jacques (2013–2019) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 36 (original) 10 (Revival) |
| No. of episodes | 2,265 (original) 370 (Revival) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Tom Blakeson (2013–2019) |
| Producers | William G. Stewart (1988–2003) Ed de Burgh (2013–2019) |
| Production locations | Capital Studios (1988–2003) Pinewood Studios (2013) Elstree Studios (2014–) BBC Pacific Quay (2014–2019) |
| Running time | 30–45 minutes (1988–2003) 60 minutes (2013–2019) |
| Production companies | Regent Productions (1988–2003) Remedy Productions and Argonon (2013–2019) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 11 January 1988 – 19 December 2003 |
| Release | 5 April 2014 – 28 June 2019 |
| Related | |
| Celebrity Fifteen to One | |
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