Cheggers Plays Pop

Cheggers Plays Pop
Format	Childrens Game Show
Starring	Keith Chegwin
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	9
No. of episodes	77 (inc. 4 Xmas specials)
Production
Producer(s)	BBC Manchester
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC1
Picture format	4:3
Original run	10 April 1978 – 7 November 1986

Cheggers Plays Pop was a British children's television show broadcast from 10 April 1978 to 7 November 1986. The show's format consisted of a series of physical and mental challenges undertaken by two teams of children representing their respective schools, together with studio performances by contemporary pop music acts.

The show was filmed at the BBC Manchester studios, hence most of the participating schools were predominantly from the North/North West areas of the UK.

The show was hosted by Keith Chegwin, who is commonly known to the British public as "Cheggers".

Transmissions

Series

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	10 April 1978	19 June 1978	9
2	2 April 1979	11 June 1979	11
3	31 March 1980	9 June 1980	8
4	6 April 1981	15 June 1981	8
5	5 April 1982	14 June 1982	8
6	20 April 1983	8 June 1983	8
7	17 April 1984	5 June 1984	8
8	12 September 1985	31 October 1985	8
9	12 September 1986	7 November 1986	9

Christmas Specials

Date
22 December 1980
30 December 1981
26 December 1982
30 December 1983

External links

• Title sequence (RealVideo format) - links to BBC Cult TV
• Keith Chegwin interview about Cheggers Plays Pop at Den of Geek