TV quiz staged at the Capitol

In response to your Memory Lane article re The Capitol Theatre, I do have special memories of the theatre.
By The Newsroom
Published 19th Jan 2013, 15:18 BST

In the 1960s I was part of the team representing Forest Girls’ School in the Full Marks quiz – against the Boys’ School, filmed at The Capitol Theatre.

The quizmaster was Kenneth Horne – he put us all at ease before the show, giving us wine gums and being very jovial and kind.

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A few days later the quiz was shown on TV. My family and a lot of the neighbours gathered in one house to watch. It seemed so peculiar to see myself on TV (my 15 minutes of fame).

I enclose a copy of the picture featured in the West Sussex County Times during the filming (I am second from left).

JILL PASFIELD Mrs (née Cornford)

Emms Lane, Brooks Green

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