For those of you who’ve never heard of Pop Master, it’s a weekday pop quiz hosted by Ken Bruce on his Radio 2 show. Millions of 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 wins a digital radio (it’s the BBC – budgets are tight, apparently). For the loser, public humiliation.
Each correct answer is worth three points, with six points up for grabs with each of the three bonus rounds. Put simply, if you answer all ten questions correctly, the maximum score is thirty-nine.
Anyway, I’ve listened-in to Pop Master 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…
