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Popped In, Crashed Out, was a late-night music trivia quiz that aired on various ITV regional franchises in the UK from 1998 to 2000.
'''''Popped In, Crashed Out''''', was a late-night music trivia quiz that aired on various ITV regional franchises in the UK from 1998 to 2000.


Hosted by Kerrang! journalist Phil Alexander, the first series was originally titled Pop Down the Pub, and took place on a pub set, with Alexander presenting two contestants from the music world with multiple choice questions in the style of a typical pub quiz machine. The winner of each episode of the first series took home a silver tankard. From the shows second series, a new altered format was introduced (along with the new title, Popped In, Crashed Out), with the set now changed to a living room, and the additions of more chat and discussion with the guests, a live studio audience, and a more formal and relaxed quiz. Winners of these episodes received a novelty pack of cheap lager as a prize. <ref>[http://http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Popped_in,_Crashed_out Page at UK Gameshows.] Retrieved 20 Feb '21</ref>
==Background==
Hosted by Kerrang! journalist Phil Alexander, the first series was originally titled ''Pop Down the Pub'', and took place on a pub set, with Alexander presenting two contestants from the music world with multiple choice questions in the style of a typical pub quiz machine. The winner of each episode of the first series took home a silver tankard. From the shows second series, a new altered format was introduced (along with the new title, ''Popped In, Crashed Out''), with the set now changed to a living room, and the additions of more chat and discussion with the guests, a live studio audience, and a more formal and relaxed quiz. Winners of these episodes received a novelty pack of cheap lager as a prize. <ref>[http://http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Popped_in,_Crashed_out Page at UK Gameshows.] Retrieved 20 Feb '21</ref>


As Crashed Out ran in a late timeslot (usually somewhere between midnight and 2pm), the series never developed any real mainstream success, but did pick up some amount of a fan following and was popular in the indie music scene of the late 1990s, but following the shows end after its third series in 2000, it faded into almost complete obscurity.  
As ''Crashed Out'' ran in a late timeslot (usually somewhere between midnight and 2pm), the series never developed any real mainstream success, but did pick up some amount of a fan following and was popular in the indie music scene of the late 1990s, but following the shows end after its third series in 2000, it faded into almost complete obscurity.  


Recordings of Crashed Out or Down the Pub are extremely rare, as no physical retail release ever occurred, and any available episodes are taken from home VHS copies. Repeats of the programme continued until around 2002, and its unknown how long each series ran for. Additionally, the shows use of music videos and songs had led to difficulties with uploading and archiving episodes, as copyright laws have led to some available recordings being cut and shortened.   
==Availability==
Recordings of ''Crashed Out'' or ''Down the Pub'' are extremely rare, as no physical retail release ever occurred, and any available episodes are taken from home VHS copies. Reruns of the show continued until around 2002, and its unknown how long each series ran for. Additionally, the shows use of music videos and songs had led to difficulties with uploading and archiving episodes, as copyright laws have led to some available recordings being cut and shortened.   


As of February 2021, at least 6 partial or full episodes of the show have been uploaded to YouTube. The oldest uploads, dating from December 2008 and January 2009, consist of two Series 2 (1999) episodes. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fuOeU5vFJ0 Partial episode from around June 1999.] Retrieved 20 Feb '21</ref>  
As of February 2021, at least 6 partial or full episodes of the show have been uploaded to YouTube. The oldest uploads, dating from December 2008 and January 2009, consist of two seasons 2 (1999) episodes. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fuOeU5vFJ0 Partial episode from around June 1999.] Retrieved 20 Feb '21</ref>  
During 2019 and 2020, several more episodes were made available on YouTube, including two (1 full and 1 partial) episodes from Series 1, and two more full episodes from Series 2 and Series 3. The BFI also apparently hold some episodes of the show from all 3 series. <ref>[http://https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bac970c38 List of episodes at BFI.] Retrieved 20 Feb '21</ref>  
During 2019 and 2020, several more episodes were made available on YouTube, including two (1 full and 1 partial) episodes from Season 1, and two more full episodes from Season 2 and Season 3. The BFI also apparently hold some episodes of the show from all 3 series. <ref>[http://https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bac970c38 List of episodes at BFI.] Retrieved 20 Feb '21</ref>  


==Found Episodes==
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|5||2||9th October 1999||'''[https://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1pI106A500 Partially Found]'''
|5||2||9th October 1999||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1pI106A500 Partially Found]'''
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|6||3||3rd November 2000||'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OawXi2PF4_0 Found]'''
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==References==
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[[Category:Lost TV]]
[[Category:Partially lost media]]

Latest revision as of 20:39, 10 October 2022

Poppedinlogo1.jpg

Title card for Season 2 and 3.

Status: Partially Lost

Popped In, Crashed Out, was a late-night music trivia quiz that aired on various ITV regional franchises in the UK from 1998 to 2000.

Background

Hosted by Kerrang! journalist Phil Alexander, the first series was originally titled Pop Down the Pub, and took place on a pub set, with Alexander presenting two contestants from the music world with multiple choice questions in the style of a typical pub quiz machine. The winner of each episode of the first series took home a silver tankard. From the shows second series, a new altered format was introduced (along with the new title, Popped In, Crashed Out), with the set now changed to a living room, and the additions of more chat and discussion with the guests, a live studio audience, and a more formal and relaxed quiz. Winners of these episodes received a novelty pack of cheap lager as a prize. [1]

As Crashed Out ran in a late timeslot (usually somewhere between midnight and 2pm), the series never developed any real mainstream success, but did pick up some amount of a fan following and was popular in the indie music scene of the late 1990s, but following the shows end after its third series in 2000, it faded into almost complete obscurity.

Availability

Recordings of Crashed Out or Down the Pub are extremely rare, as no physical retail release ever occurred, and any available episodes are taken from home VHS copies. Reruns of the show continued until around 2002, and its unknown how long each series ran for. Additionally, the shows use of music videos and songs had led to difficulties with uploading and archiving episodes, as copyright laws have led to some available recordings being cut and shortened.

As of February 2021, at least 6 partial or full episodes of the show have been uploaded to YouTube. The oldest uploads, dating from December 2008 and January 2009, consist of two seasons 2 (1999) episodes. [2] During 2019 and 2020, several more episodes were made available on YouTube, including two (1 full and 1 partial) episodes from Season 1, and two more full episodes from Season 2 and Season 3. The BFI also apparently hold some episodes of the show from all 3 series. [3]

Found Episodes

# Series Air Date Status
1 1 March 1998 Partially Found
2 1 4th April 1998 Found
3 2 22nd May 1999 Found
4 2 ?? June 1999 Partially Found
5 2 9th October 1999 Partially Found
6 3 3rd November 2000 Found

References

  1. Page at UK Gameshows. Retrieved 20 Feb '21
  2. Partial episode from around June 1999. Retrieved 20 Feb '21
  3. List of episodes at BFI. Retrieved 20 Feb '21