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Pointless

Pointless is a British television quiz show produced by Banijay UK Productions subsidiary Remarkable Entertainment for the BBC and hosted by Alexander Armstrong. In each episode, four teams of two contestants attempt to find correct but obscure answers to four rounds of general knowledge questions, with the winning team eligible to compete for the show's…

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International broadcast

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Genre
Quiz show
Camera setup
Multi-camera
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Directed by
Nick Harris · Julian Smith · Jonathan Glazier · Richard Valentine · Richard van't Riet
Editors
Hannah Barnes · Peter Elphick · David Horwell · Neil Hunter · Nick Parker
Executive producers
Pam Cavannagh Tom Blakeson David Flynn Richard Hague Tamara Gilder

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Pointless Celebrities

Broadcast and ratings

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Pointless

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Pointless

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related to Broadcast and ratings · 21
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related to Books · 15
Pointless → All, Armstrong, Book, Coronet, Five, In, Most Pointless Arguments, Most Pointless Things, Osman, Pointless History, The, The A-Z, The Pointless Book, The Very Pointless Quiz, World
related to App games · 13
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related to Final · 11
Pointless → As, By, Emily Watson, Final, If, King Lear, Originally, Series, The, They, This
related to International broadcast · 10
Pointless → ABC, African, As, BBC BRIT, BBC UKTV, DStv, In Australia, In South Africa, May, Nine Network
related to Gameplay · 9
Pointless → Elimination Rounds, Final, Head-to-Head, If, Incorrect, On, Once, Teams, The
related to In popular culture · 7
Pointless → Armstrong, BBC, Episode, Newzoids, Not Going Out, Osman, Series
Directed by · 6
Pointless → Jonathan Glazier, Julian Smith, Nick Harris, Richard Valentine, Richard van't Riet, Stuart McDonald (Pointless Celebrities)
related to Pointless Celebrities · 6
Pointless → BBC, BBC One, Following, Much, Pointless Celebrities, Unlike
Editors · 5
Pointless → David Horwell, Hannah Barnes, Neil Hunter, Nick Parker, Peter Elphick

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PointlessAlso known asPointless Celebrities .mw-parser-output .noitalic{font-style:normal}(celebrity version)1.00infobox
PointlessCamera setupMulti-camera1.00infobox
PointlessCountry of originUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
PointlessDirected byNick Harris1.00infobox
PointlessDirected byJulian Smith1.00infobox
PointlessDirected byJonathan Glazier1.00infobox
PointlessDirected byRichard Valentine1.00infobox
PointlessDirected byRichard van't Riet1.00infobox
PointlessDirected byStuart McDonald (Pointless Celebrities)1.00infobox
PointlessEditorsHannah Barnes1.00infobox
PointlessEditorsPeter Elphick1.00infobox
PointlessEditorsDavid Horwell1.00infobox
PointlessEditorsNeil Hunter1.00infobox
PointlessEditorsNick Parker1.00infobox
PointlessExecutive producersPam Cavannagh Tom Blakeson David Flynn Richard Hague Tamara Gilder1.00infobox
PointlessGenreQuiz show1.00infobox
PointlessNetworkBBC Two1.00infobox
PointlessNetworkBBC One1.00infobox
PointlessNo. of episodes2236[c]1.00infobox
PointlessNo. of series35 (Regular)1.00infobox
PointlessNo. of series17 (Celebrity)1.00infobox
PointlessOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
PointlessPresented byAlexander Armstrong1.00infobox
PointlessPresented byRichard Osman[a]1.00infobox
PointlessPresented byGuest co-presenters[b]1.00infobox
PointlessProducersMichelle Woods1.00infobox
PointlessProducersEd de Burgh1.00infobox
PointlessProducersJohn Ryan1.00infobox
PointlessProducersLaura Turner1.00infobox
PointlessProduction companiesBrighter Pictures (2009)1.00infobox

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