Issue 1685
Tipping Point, ITV
Ben Shephard: Which British prime minister was awarded honorary citizenship of the US in 1963?
Contestant: Margaret Thatcher.
Pointless, BBC1
Alexander Armstrong: Name the naturalist, initial letters CD, who formulated the origin of the species by natural selection.
Contestant: Charles Dickens.
Ten to the Top, Radio 2
Vernon Kay: The 1980 song “Just Like Starting Over” was a posthumous number one for which former member of the Beatles?
Caller: Was it Paul McCartney?
The Chase, ITV
Bradley Walsh: Which member of Queen was knighted in the 2023 New Year honours?
Contestant: Claire Foy.

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