For those of you who’ve never heard of PopMaster, it’s a weekday pop quiz hosted by Ken Bruce on his Radio 2 show. Over eight million people regularly listen in as two contestants are posed ten pop-related questions each. The highest-scoring contestant wins, and gets the chance to play Three-in-Ten, and win a digital radio (it’s the BBC – budgets are tight, apparently). For the loser, public humiliation.
Each correct answers is worth three points, with six points up for grabs with each of the three the bonus rounds. Put simply, if you answer all ten questions correctly the maximum score is thirty-nine.
Anyway, I’ve listened-in to PopMaster every day for years and on Wednesday 14th January 2021, I finally got the chance to play live on the radio. It would be fair to say it’s nothing like playing along at home with no pressure. No spoilers, here’s how it went…
