They also compiled questions for the M-Net sports quiz programme Going for Gold, as well as for two series of the SABC 3 quiz show Greed, e.tv’s Mahala on e and he was a consultant and researcher for SABC2’s Flinkdink and SABC3’s Weakest Link.
The prize in the first season were tickets for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul (i.e. Gold Medals).
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Going for Gold had a memorable theme tune, which was composed by Hans Zimmer, a German composer who has since carved a successful career in Hollywood, and Sandy McLelland.
He is known for hosting Questions pour un champion since 1988, the French version of Going for Gold.
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A special episode of game show hosts featured Nick Weir (of Catchphrase and Grudge Match), Jeremy Beadle (of Win Beadle's Money and Chain Letters), Nicholas Parsons (of Just a Minute and Sale of the Century), and Henry Kelly (of Going for Gold.) Beadle won the show, having eliminated all the wrong keys, and sticking the right key in with just 1 second to go.
As part of the celebrations for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the BBC produced the film Bert and Dickie (also called Going For Gold: The '48 Games), depicting Dickie Burnell and Bert Bushnell's achievement at the 1948 Games.
During the run up to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the BBC produced the film Bert and Dickie (also called Going For Gold: The '48 Games), depicting Burnell and Bushnell's achievement at the 1948 Games, with Sam Hoare portraying Burnell, and Bushnell portrayed by Doctor Who actor Matt Smith.