Britain's Brainiest Kid
Britain's Brainiest Kid | |
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Presented by |
Carol Vorderman Tess Daly |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company(s) | Celador |
Release | |
Original network | ITV |
Picture format | 4:3 |
Original release | 9 August 2001 – 2016 |
Britain's Brainiest Kid was a British television quiz show produced by Celador, which originally aired in a one-off special format on ITV on 9 August 2001, hosted by Carol Vorderman. A subsequent series was aired in late 2002.
2001 special
The original featured four different rounds:
- A set of 12 multiple choice questions, whittling down the number of male contestants from 12 to 3.
- A set of 12 multiple choice questions, whittling down the number of female contestants from 12 to 3.
- A subject-based round, where contestants answered questions on two subjects, this halved the number of competitors to 3.
- A final round, where the remaining 3 contestants were tested on their own specialist subject and that of their fellow finalists
The winner of the original special was Laura Hibbert of North Yorkshire, whose specialist subject was Charles Dickens.[1]
Alex "Brains" Marshall was runner up. Marshall's specialist subject was the United Arab Emirates. Richard "Helium" Thomas came third. His specialist subject was the Plantagenets
2002 edition
For 2002, the show was resurrected, with ten half-hour heats and qualification to a 90-minute grand final show. The heats were presented by Tess Daly, and the grand final by Carol Vorderman again. There was also a format change in 2002, with tie breakers being replaced by "Codexs" after the mammoth tie-break in the 2001 show. There were also several spin off shows, such as Britain's Brainiest Footballer and Britain's Brainiest Cabbie after the success of the 2001 show. However the 2002 show was not as successful and Celador eventually announced that the series would not return for a third series.
The winner of the 2002 series was Christopher Guerin (specialist subject: Thomas Becket)[2]
International versions
Country | Name | Host | Channel | Year aired |
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Armenia [3] | Ամենախելացին Amenaxelacin |
Nazeni Hovhannisyan | Armenia TV | 14 March 2015 |
Australia | Australia's Brainiest Kid | Sandra Sully Samuel Shaed |
Seven Network Network Ten |
5 November 2004 25 September 2005 |
Azerbaijan | Əlaçı | Leyla Quliyeva | AzTV | 19 October 2015 |
Belgium (Dutch) [4] | Het Verstand Van Vlaanderen | Koen Wauters Rani De Coninck |
Vtm | 2004-2008 |
Belgium (French) [4] | Le Grand Concours des Enfants | Alain Simons | RTL-TVI | 2006 |
Denmark [5] | Danmarks Klogeste Barn | Thomas Mygind | TV Danmark | 31 August 2005 |
France | Le Grand Concours des Animateurs | Carole Rousseau | TF1 | 23 March 2002 |
Finland [6] | Valiojoukko | Satu Ruotsalaisen | mtv3 | autumn 2004 |
Georgia [7] | ყველაზე ჭკვიანი Yvelaze chkviani |
Nino Khoshtaria | Rustavi 2 | 2004 |
Germany [8] | Deutschland klügste kinder | Bärbel Schäfer | RTL II | 2009 |
Greece | Ο Πιο Εξυπνος O Pio Exupnos |
Antonis Kafetzopoulos | Mega | 2003 |
Italy | Il migliore - Sfida d'intelligenza | Mike Bongiorno | Rete 4 | 2006 - 2007 |
Japan [9] | Brainiest ブレイニスト | Yoko Oshita | TV Asahi | 7 January 2012 |
New Zealand [10] | New Zealand's Brainiest Kid | Bernadine Oliver-Kerby | TVNZ | February–March 2006 |
Poland [11] | Dzieciaki z klasą | Martyna Wojciechowska | TVN | 23 March 2004 |
Portugal [12] | Mentes Brilhantes | Bárbara Guimarães | SIC | 6 October 2002 |
Russia, Ukraine | Самый умный Sami‘y umni‘y [13] |
Tina Kandelaki | STS, 1+1(Ukraine), Inter (Ukraine) | 8 March 2003 - 31 December 2012 |
Singapore [14] | Singapore's Brainiest Kid | Cheryl Fox | MediaCorp Channel 5 | 2003 |
Sweden | Sveriges smartaste barn | Sofia Wistam | TV3 | 2007 |
Turkey [15] | Bilen Parmak Kaldırsın | Cemil Büyükdöğerli | TRT Çocuk | 20 March 2009 |
Ukraine [16] | Найрозумніший Дорослі ігри Nayrozumnishy'y Dorosli igry |
Paulo Skorohodko [17] | 1+1 | 2008 |
Самый умный Samiy umniy[18] |
Tina Kandelaki | 1+1, Inter | 8 March 2003 - 31 December 2012 | |
Ludmila Dobrovolska | Ukrayina | 10 March 2013 - 17 June 2013 | ||
Vietnam [19] | Chinh Phục - Vietnam's Brainiest Kid | Nguyễn Thanh Vân An Huy Trần |
VTV6 | 4 December 2013 - 14 January 2015 |
References and notes
- ↑ Laura is Britain's brainiest youngster, The Northern Echo, 11 August 2001.
- ↑ "CBBC Newsround | UK | Christopher, 12, is Brainiest kid in Britain". BBC News. 2003-01-01. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ↑ "Brainiest". armeniatv.am. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- 1 2 "RTL-TVI : Générique Le Grand Concours des Enfants (2006)". GenTV.be. 2006-09-19. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ↑ "Danmarks klogeste barn (2005– )". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ↑ "Viihde - MTV.fi" (in Finnish). Mtv3.fi. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ↑ "Rustavi 2". Rustavi 2. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ↑ "RTL 2 - Moderatorin". Web.archive.org. 2011-09-29. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
- ↑ "テレビ朝日|Brainiest(ブレイニスト)". Tv-asahi.co.jp. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ↑ Archived 13 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "MediaNews.com.pl". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
- ↑ "VÊM AÍ AS MENTES BRILHANTES - TV & Media - Correio da Manhã". Cmjornal.xl.pt. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ↑ In common with Ukraine
- ↑ Archived 3 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Bilen parmak kaldırsın". Cicicee.com. 2009-03-13. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ↑ "Канал "Україна" відновить формат шоу "Найрозумніший", але без Тіни Канделакі". Telekritika.ua. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ↑ "Програму "Найрозумніший. Дорослі ігри" на "1+1" вестиме Павло Скороходько". Telekritika.ua. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ↑ In common with Russia
- ↑ "Chinh Phục - Vietnam's Brainiest Kid". Facebook. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
External links
- Britain's Brainiest Kid at the Internet Movie Database
- Britain's Brainiest Kid 2001 at Celador Productions
- Britain's Brainiest Kid 2002 at Celador Productions