{"id":31824,"date":"2023-04-06T11:34:57","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T09:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1812647"},"modified":"2023-04-06T12:11:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T10:11:52","slug":"ken-bruce-confirms-iconic-popmaster-quiz-tv-series-after-radio-2-exit","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/ken-bruce-confirms-iconic-popmaster-quiz-tv-series-after-radio-2-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Ken Bruce confirms iconic PopMaster quiz TV series after Radio 2 exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;I can&#8217;t wait to get started &#8211; and find out whether I might have a face for TV after all!&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 06 April 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Broadcaster Ken Bruce is bringing his beloved music quiz PopMaster to television for the first time ever, following his departure from BBC Radio 2 after more than 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>More4 has commissioned a six-episode first season of the format, which sees two contestants asked a series of questions on popular music from across the decades, before one moves on to the infamous \u2018three-in-ten\u2019 segment.<\/p>\n<p>That part of the show challenges the winner of the first round to name three UK singles chart hits for a particular recording artist or group, with the catch being they have only 10 seconds to think of them.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of this television iteration, the winners of each individual episode of Popmaster will go head-to-head in a grand final, where there can be only one champion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/radio\/ken-bruce-bbc-radio-2-exit-appreciate-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ken Bruce on BBC Radio 2 exit: \u2018I\u2019m going to make them appreciate me\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/david-tennant-have-got-news-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">David Tennant returns to host Have I Got News for You<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bruce said: \u201cAfter all these years we are finally bring PopMaster to the telly, where we\u2019ll be challenging music lovers from around the country to not only recall a range of facts and stats about chart toppers and beyond over the decades, but to do so under the glare of studio lights and with the added pressure of television cameras.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t wait to get started \u2013 and find out whether I might have a face for TV after all!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">It&#8217;s true! <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealKenBruce?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@RealKenBruce<\/a> will be heading to TV soon as the iconic music quiz PopMaster heads to More 4. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/dAMKgQL56B&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/dAMKgQL56B<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Channel 4 Press (@C4Press) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/C4Press\/status\/1643881447265009665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">April 6, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/>\n<p>Jo Street, Channel 4\u2019s Head of Features &amp; Daytime, said: \u201cI feel like it has been my mission in life to bring PopMaster to the telly so I am beyond thrilled to announce that the wonderful Ken Bruce is bringing his iconic and much-loved format from radio to television, finding a home on More4.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFans will now be able to go from shouting answers at their speakers to shouting them at the screen. I can\u2019t wait to play along!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Popmaster became wildly popular during Bruce\u2019s long tenure on BBC Radio 2, with many listeners frequently stopping what they were doing to play along.<\/p>\n<p>Following his departure from the station, which he has expressed disappointment about, Bruce has started presenting a new weekday morning show on Greatest Hits Radio, where he has also continued the Popmaster quiz.<\/p> <p><strong>Looking for something to watch? 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