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Bob and Dolly Dyer welcome the audience and introduce the first contestants. Dentist Raleigh Matthews is defending his win and prizes from the previous week’s show. He is up against teacher Francis Shipton. Dyer asks a series of questions which both contestants try to answer. Sound-proof headphones stop them from hearing each other’s answers.
Curator’s notes
Pick a Box looks quite plain in comparison with the flashing lights and elaborate sets of many a contemporary quiz show but, to watch now, has lots of retro appeal. It still feels quite snappily paced, Dyer catering to the radio audience with a constant stream of dialogue. Dyer’s performance anchors the show and the set design underlines this in a manner at once fitting and slightly funny, elevating him high above the rather shy contestants.
