Format
The program, chaired by Joseph Cooper, took the form of a quiz, with a panel of three celebrities, but without scoring or any winner. Each week there would be a special guest, who would also have to answer questions. The questions to the panel were asked in a series of rounds, each with a theme, such as "The Face, The Music", where a member of the panel would have to identify a composer from his picture, while music by a different composer was played in the background.
The most popular round was the "Dummy Keyboard", where Cooper would play a famous piece on a dummy piano, requiring identification by the panel from hand movements alone. The music in question would be slowly faded in for the benefit of the audience viewing at home.
Another round was "Hidden Melody" where Cooper would perform a popular tune in the style of a famous composer including extracts of works by the composer to help the listeners. Robin Ray, if a member of that week's panel, would typically identify the opus number of the quoted works.
The theme music for the show was the Popular Song, based on an extract from William Walton's Façade suite. During its most popular period the programme had a weekly audience of over 4 million.
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