past competition winners:
Congratulations to the following prize winner of our Lovebox competition. The question was:
What is the name of Groove Amanda’s latest album?
The answer is: Soundboy Rock.
The winner was Pete Seaman from East Hunsbury. He wins Lovebox tickets.
Congratulations to the following prize winners of our Swindled competition. The question was:
Director Pedro Almodovar found fame as director of Women on the Verge of a what?
The answer is: Breakdown.
The winners were Elizabeth Smith, Emma Hogan, Yvonne Jarman, Dave Newton and Ralph Wilkins. They win a Swindled DVD.
Congratulations to the following prize winners of our Forsyte Saga competition. The question was:
What British television channel was Shameless originally shown on?
The answer is: Channel 4.
The winners were Helen Warrener and Elizabeth Chatterley. They win a Forsyte Saga DVD.
Congratulations to the following prize winners of our Hellbent competition. The question was:
What was the name of the infamous villain in A Nightmare on Elm Street?
The answer is: Freddy Krueger.
The winners were Dave Newton, Brian Serpa, Tracey Boyd, Emma Hogan and Elizabeth Smith. They win A Nightmare on Elm Street DVD.
Congratulations to the following prize winner of our ITV DVD Games competition. The question was:
What is the name of the wheelchair-using lazy character in Little Britain?
The answer is: Andy Pipkin.
The winner was Ian Yates. He wins a copy of the new ITV DVD games collection.
Congratulations to the following prize winners of our Hancock competition. The question was:
In which British city was Tony Hancock born?
The answer is: Birmingham.
The winners were Lesley Collins, Peter Watson and Lisa Day. They win a Tony Hancock DVD.
Congratulations to the following prize winners of our Oliver Twist competition. The question was:
Which author originally wrote Oliver Twist?
The answer is: Charles Dickens.
The winners were Richard Quine, Tracey Boyd and Martin Ling. They win an Oliver Twist DVD.
Congratulations to the following prize winners of our Lost Embrace competition. The question was:
What was Woody Allen's first release as a film director?
The answer is: What's Up, Tiger Lily?
The winners were Harry Newton, David Lane and Alan Charlish. They win a Lost Embrace DVD.
Congratulations to the following prize winners of our Any Way The Wind Blows competition. The question was:
What is the capital city of Belgium?
The answer is: Brussels.
The winners were Jason Seddon and Elizabeth Smith. They win a Any Way The Wind Blows DVD, Magmus album and a copy of The Body Gave You Everything.
Congratulations to the following prize winners of our Wicker Man competition. The question was:
Who directed The Wicker Man?
The answer is: Robin Hardy.
The winners were Kaen Green, Neil Horsburgh and Emma Clarke. They win a copy of The Wicker Man on DVD.
Congratulations to the following prize winners of our Election competition. The question was:
Until its handover to China, Hong Kong used to be a colony of which country?
The answer is: The United Kingdom.
The winners were Peter Watson, John Gregory and Alan Charlish. They win a copy of Election on DVD.
Congratulations to the following prize winners of our Block Party competition. The question was:
Brooklyn is a neighbourhood of which US city?
The answer is: New York.
The winners were Marlene Hogan, Sandra Blackmore and James Ryall. They win a copy ofBlock Party on DVD.
Congratulations to the following prize winners of our Things To Do Before You're 30 competition. The question was:
Billie Piper, who stars in Things To Do Before You're 30 was married not so long ago to which sometime DJ?
The answer is: Chris Evans.
The winners were Victoria Wilson of Tunbridge Wells, Rebecaa Boas of Eastbourne, Jo Mackmurdie of Sandhurst, Hazel Rea of Colchester and Barbara Webster of Hull. They win a DVD of Things To Do Before You're 30.
Congratulations to the following prize winners of our Angel Heart competition. The question was:
Angel Heart also features a man famous for playing a boxer, a taxi driver and a deluded comedian. Who is this icon of American cinema?
The answer is: Robert De Niro.
The winners were John Dall of Leven and Renata Edwards of Manchester. They both win a DVD of Angel Heart.
Congratulations to the following prize winners of our Hugo Boss competition. The question was:
What band does Scratch beatbox with?
The answer is: The Roots.
The winners were Jack Jennings of Gravesend and Helen Pope of Brighton. They both win fragrances and party invites.
Congratulations to the following prize winners of our Taxi Driver competition. The question was:
What exactly is a trilby?
The answer is: A hat.
The winners were Sandra Woods from Norfolk, Loraine Day from Borehamwood, Lynne Slater from Oxon, Leesa Collins from Treharris, Susan Davis from Burnley, Chris Garnon from Goodwick, Ralph Wilkins from Norwich, Margaret Remmer from London, Hazel Hill from Waltham Cross and Glennm Shaw from Blackpool. They all win a Taxi Driver poster.
Congratulations to the following winners of our Marple competition. The question was:
Who played Marple in the (ITV) series ?
The answer is: Geraldine McEwan.
The winner was Patricia Wellings of Dudley, who wins a Marple boxset.
Congratulations to the winners of our Mercenaries for Justic competition. The question was:
Mercenary for Justice also features 80s boy band er, hearthrob Luke Goss. What was the name of the boy band that Goss throbbed in?
The answer is: Bros.
Congratulations to the following winners, Melanie McNair of Londonderry, Karl Watts of Nottingham and Ralph Wilkins of Norwich.
Congratulations to the following prize winners of our Woodford Reserve competition. The question was:
Where in America is Woodford Reserve made?
The answer is: Kentucky.
The winner was Karl Watts of Nottingham. He won a bottle of Woodford Reserve.
Congratulations to the following winners of our Weatherman DVD competition. The question was:
What was the name of the character played by Nicolas Cage in the film?
The answer is: Hope Davis.
The winner was Garry Norris of Gillingham. He won a DVD of The Weatherman, a Weatherman umbrella and mug.
Congratulations to the following first prize winners of our Shadows on the Sun DVD competition. The question was:
What character did Harvey Kietel play in Reservoir Dogs?
The answer is: Mr White/Larry Dimmick.
The winners are Cara Taylor from Plymouth, Kathryn Casbolt from Biggin Hill and Ian Fielding from Bristol. Each wins a DVD of DVD of Shadows on the Sun.
Congratulations to the following prize winners of our May DVD competition. The question was:
According to our interview with hot new band Delays, which record label signed them when they were on the dole?
The answer is: Rough Trade.
The winners are Roger Owen of Bedford, Will Broadribb of London and Susan Everard of Lancashire. Each wins a DVD of Where The Truth Lies, American Soldiers - A Day In Iraq, a Grace Kelly Box Set and an Audrey Hepburn Box Set.
Congratulations to the following first prize winner of our Hi: Fi South competition. The question was:
What is Goldie's real name?
The answer is: Clifford Price.
The first prize winner is Nicola Casbolt of Biggin Hill, Kent, who wins 4 tickets and a tent to go with them.
Runners-up winners were James Talbot of Willingham, Iain Maciver of the Isle of Lewis and Gavin Davis of London. All three win a pair of tickets to Hi:Fi South.
Congratulations to the following 3 winners of our Lord of War & Broken Flowers DVD competition. The question was:
Who was the male lead that starred in Andrew Niccol’s previous film, The Truman Show?
The answer is: Jim Carrey.
The winners are Lesley Bambridge of Pembroke, Catherine Storey of Tyne and wear and Tony Samson of Nottingham.
Congratulations to the following 3 winners of our Lost in Translation & Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind DVD competition. The question was:
Who is Sophia Coppola's father?
The answer is: Francis Ford Coppola.
The winners are Cilla Stubbs of Pembrokeshire, Kostas Akrivos of Nottinghamshire and Julie Wood of Kent.
Congratulations to the following 3 winners of our Music Box & Hamlet DVD competition.
The question was:
Jessica Lange gives a stirring performance in Music Box. Who is she married to?
The answer was: Jessica Lange is unmarried, though she is in a relationship with long-time partner Sam Shephard.
The winners were Denise Whiteside of Dunstable, Mary Barrett of Peterborough and Brian Serpa of Wealdstone.
It's A Wonderful Life & Holiday Inn competition winners:
In 1961 Frank Capra’s last film was released. What was it?
The answer was: Pocketful Of Miracles.
The winners were Graeme Denman of Ivybridge and Jason Kilby of Gwent.
Flash Gordon competition winners:
Flash Gordon may not have won any American Academy Awards, but what motion picture did win the the Oscar for Best Film in 1980?
The answer was: Ordinary people.
The winners were Katie Husband of Fareham, Peter Leicester of Sale and Sue Wallace of Kibworth.
