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'''Rockbusters''' was conceived by Pilkington and was played on Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's long running XFM radio show in between 2002-4 and brought back in 2005. It debuted on 12 October 2002 as a phone-in but converted to an e-mail competition the following week. Despite punning in its title, the game has very little in common with [[Blockbusters]]. It is played by Karl giving three clues, which he considers "cryptic" but are in reality convoluted colloquialisms which often depend on the answer being mispronounced. Along with the "clue", Karl includes the initials of the answer. | |||
Rockbusters was conceived by Pilkington and was played on Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's long running XFM radio show in between 2002-4 and brought back in 2005. It debuted on 12 October 2002 as a phone-in but converted to an e-mail competition the following week. Despite punning in its title, the game has very little in common with [[Blockbusters]]. It is played by Karl giving three clues, which he considers "cryptic" but are in reality convoluted colloquialisms which often depend on the answer being mispronounced. Along with the "clue", Karl includes the initials of the answer. | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=97369 XFM.co.uk] Play Rockbusters Online | *[http://xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=97369 XFM.co.uk] Play Rockbusters Online | ||
Revision as of 06:10, 3 April 2006
Rockbusters was conceived by Pilkington and was played on Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's long running XFM radio show in between 2002-4 and brought back in 2005. It debuted on 12 October 2002 as a phone-in but converted to an e-mail competition the following week. Despite punning in its title, the game has very little in common with Blockbusters. It is played by Karl giving three clues, which he considers "cryptic" but are in reality convoluted colloquialisms which often depend on the answer being mispronounced. Along with the "clue", Karl includes the initials of the answer.
External Links
- XFM.co.uk Play Rockbusters Online