{"id":3962,"date":"2011-06-29T13:28:40","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T12:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bothersbar.co.uk\/?p=3962"},"modified":"2011-06-29T13:48:12","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T12:48:12","slug":"contestant-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bothersbar.co.uk\/?p=3962","title":{"rendered":"Contestant Call"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is quite lengthy so just to be sure you don&#8217;t miss it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bothersbar.co.uk\/?p=3960\">our reaction to Full Tilt&#8217;s\u00a0suspension can be found here.<\/a>\u00a0Preview: it sounds like HORSE is off the menu.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, friend of the Bar Paul Brassey is after contestants for a run through:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #ff0000;\">The BBC&#8217;s Format Development team are looking for teams of contestants (two per team) to take part in a run-through of a brand new daytime quiz in front of an important BBC commissioner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #ff0000;\">Where: BBC Television Centre,<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #ff0000;\">Wood Lane, London W12 7RJ<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #ff0000;\">When: Monday 18th July 2011 &#8211; 11am &#8211; 4.30pm (approx)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #ff0000;\">This is your chance to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #ff0000;\">Try out our exciting new format before anybody else!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #ff0000;\">Prove your intellectual worth by vanquishing all before you!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #ff0000;\">See the sixth floor of TVC (where all the important folk sit) before they turn it into a Starbucks or something!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #ff0000;\">We&#8217;re looking for quiz fans with a decent level of general knowledge (this is for the old<em> Pointless<\/em> \/<em> Perfection<\/em> slot, so think along those lines) who are bright and enthusiastic. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #ff0000;\">As this is a run-through there&#8217;s no prize, I&#8217;m afraid (we are funded by the license fee after all). We will, however, cover reasonable<\/span><em><\/em> <span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #ff0000;\">travel expenses (if you&#8217;re not sure what&#8217;s &#8220;reasonable&#8221; just ask) and provide lunch, snacks and unlimited hot drinks. You will also earn the eternal gratitude of our whole team<\/span><em><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #ff0000;\"> and<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #ff0000;\">, as an additional enticement, should the format go forward to series we will guarantee an audition to anybody taking part in this run.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #ff0000;\">N.B. Although the show is designed to be a competition between pairs we realise it&#8217;s not easy for two people to get time off from their work or studies for such pursuits, so we&#8217;ll also consider pairing up individuals on the day. In other words please don&#8217;t be put off getting in touch if you can&#8217;t find somebody willing and able to pair up with you.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #ff0000;\">If you&#8217;re interested then please email <a href=\"mailto:paul.brassey@bbc.co.uk\">paul.brassey@bbc.co.uk<\/a> with the following information:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #ff0000;\">Your name, age, hometown and occupation, and that of your teammate (if applicable).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #ff0000;\">A photo of yourself and one of your teammate (if applicable) &#8211; one from facebook or similar is fine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #ff0000;\">Your quiz experience (televised or otherwise). We&#8217;re very happy to hear from people who&#8217;ve been on TV before so please be honest. If you know the dates that any quiz shows you&#8217;ve appeared on were televised then please include them. Also include any links you&#8217;re aware of to TV appearances that might be on YouTube or similar.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #ff0000;\">Many thanks. Hope to hear from some of you soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">It&#8217;ll probably be a lot of fun, so get to it, Punters.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is quite lengthy so just to be sure you don&#8217;t miss it, our reaction to Full Tilt&#8217;s\u00a0suspension can be found here.\u00a0Preview: it sounds like HORSE is off the menu. 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