Dominic Holland 4's "The News Quiz", hosted by Sandi Toksvig. Holland was co-writer of "Hal", a 2017 sitcom commissioned by BBC Radio 4, that starred Hal Cruttenden, in which Holland also appeared. He also made regular appearances in the early seasons of BBC Radio 5 Live's comedy sports panel show, "Fighting Talk". Holland debuted in 1982 in a small role of 'schoolboy' in Channel 4 film "P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang". In 1998 he played "Bob" in "The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star". In 1999 he appeared as "Cello Player" in "Tube Tales". Holland has written four screenplays, three of which
Panel show of the quiz show format, "Information Please" added the key element of a panel of celebrities, largely writers and intellectuals, but also actors and politicians. Listeners would mail in questions, winning prizes for stumping the panel. U.S. panel shows transferred to television early in the medium's history, with the first known example being "Play the Game", a charades show that aired on DuMont and ABC beginning in 1946. The celebrity charades concept has been replicated numerous times since then. The most popular adaptation was "Pantomime Quiz", airing from 1947 to 1959, and having runs on each of the four television