Lucy and Jenny are here again and as we were away for SO long, there was ample chance to clock up some pretty impressive quizzing achievements, and today, we get to hear our hosts blow their own (and each other's) trumpets. Another recent addition to quiz is the wonderful Darragh Ennis, otherwise known as The Menace and newest member of The Chasers, who joins us to say how appearing on the show has (or hasn't) changed his life ... although he did treat himself to a new door.... calm down Puff Da...
Aug 05, 2021•34 min•Season 5Ep. 63
Hello! Welcome back to this brand new series of Fingers On Buzzers, which sees a mixture of remote and face-to-face records, and even some done in front of an audience. In this episode, we get to catch up with our wonderful hosts and find out all the quizzing news in their lives - including some stunning TV quiz show performances from our Lucy. The ladies also too FOB on the road with a special night at The Groucho club for their quiz fans and not wanting the listeners to miss out recorded it fo...
Jul 30, 2021•30 min•Season 5Ep. 62
Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without one of Lucy & Jenny's legendary Quizmas open-house parties ... luckily the FOB team live in a large duplex, so the party could commence in socially distanced style as a host of celebrities from quizzing past drop-in to pose a festive conundrum of their own for us to solve. We also eaves-drop on some pre-party chat as Lucy and Jenny scour the radio times for yuletide quizzing TV treats ... most of which seem to feature at least one of our hosts faces (o...
Dec 18, 2020•51 min•Season 4Ep. 61
Christmas 2020 is coming (well, at the time of record anyway) and the goose may well be getting fat, but as long as it's in a socially distanced bubble - that's FINE! The festive season may well be a quieter affair for many of us, but that's no reason not to have the annual argument over a yuletide board game. Lucy and Jenny decide to experiment with 2 games - one from Christmas past, the other from Christmas present - to see how viable it is to enjoy a family game over zoom - and the verdict is...
Dec 04, 2020•50 min•Season 4Ep. 60
In this episode of Fingers On Buzzers, Jenny and Lucy welcome, comedian, actor & quiz addict, Justin Moorhouse to the show! Justin relates some past TV quiz show appearances, which clearly keep him awake at night, as well as giving us the insight on what it's like to be someone's phone a friend on 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' - an honour held by the very few. Plus, he tells us perhaps the BEST Jim Bowen anecdote of all time - although not one for the school run! All that AND we get a fant...
Nov 27, 2020•47 min•Season 4Ep. 59
In this week's show, Lucy and Jenny welcome a man who made the nation gasp in reverence when he appeared on University Challenge, Mr Bobby Seagull! Bobby talks about his time being quizzed by Paxman and we also get a hint at an up-coming TV quiz which also features our very own Lucy! But can Bobby change Jenny and Lucy's attitudes to maths based questions? The listener quiz this week is provided by the wonderful James Townsend, who brings us a lyrics quiz featuring songs throughout the ages ... ...
Nov 20, 2020•51 min•Season 4Ep. 58
Lucy and Jenny are back continue to bring an international feel to proceedings when they are joined by another listener based outside of the UK - Patrick from Australia - whose identity is kept firmly under lock and key, to find out why, you'll have to listen. Our hosts also serve-up the absolute treat for the ears that is comedian and SERIOUS quizzer, Bethany Black! Bethany shares some amazing quiz stories from her life which have resulted in her being barred from venues and coming face to face...
Nov 13, 2020•55 min•Season 4Ep. 57
Welcome to a brand new episode of Fingers On Buzzers, which is released as Lucy approaches the end of a a tense week of puzzling on Richard Osman's House of Games! As we find out, most of the contestants were very much in it to win it and this week's podcast guest Neil Delamere was no exception to that. He and Lucy relive their bitter rivalry for the entertainment of us and Jenny, but then leave us with a cliff hanger as to how the competition ended. Neil also talks to Jenny and Lucy about his f...
Nov 06, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 56
Jenny and Lucy are back and this week they take a side-step into the world of game show, with the KING of gameshow hosts, Les Dennis! Les was of course one of the hosts of long-running, ever popular 'Family Fortunes'. As well as talking about some of the stranger answers Les remembers from the contestants, we also finally learn just who those 100 people surveyed were, and of course it wouldn't be Fingers On Buzzers without the guest being put through their quizzy paces. We also hear from listene...
Oct 30, 2020•48 min•Season 4Ep. 55
Jenny and Lucy are back, with another dose of quizzing fun and joining them this week is actor, singer and quiz obsessive, Shaun Williamson! Shaun has literally written the book on quiz, as he tells our hosts all about 'A Matter of Facts: One Man's Journey into the Nation's Quiz Obsession' - an essential read for anyone with even a passing interest in quiz - or EastEnders for that matter! Shaun talks about his many TV quiz show experiences, the good, the bad and the ones which keep him up at nig...
Oct 23, 2020•40 min•Season 4Ep. 54
Lucy and Jenny are back to lavish you with another fun-filled episode of quiz. chat and frolics. Joining our trusty hosts today is comedian and musician Vikki Stone who pops-in to chat about being part of the ensemble of Richard Osman's House of Games, which also happens to be her very first TV quiz show and to be quizzed on her classical music knowledge. Also in this episode, we hear from listener Jake, who pits Jenny and Lucy against each other in a quiz of his own composition - you'll have to...
Oct 16, 2020•43 min•Season 4Ep. 53
Welcome to this latest episode of Fingers on Buzzers and today Lucy and Jenny welcome comedian, James Acaster to the show! James is no stranger to a TV quiz, having appeared on the re-booted Blockbusters, deciding to leave learning the rules until he actually played the game, as you'll hear for yourself. We also go through James' appearance on Pointless Celebrities alongside fellow comic, Joel Dommett when the pair caused anarchy on set and James continues to prove he's the wild-card of quiz as ...
Oct 09, 2020•52 min•Season 4Ep. 52
Hello and welcome to today's episode of Fingers On Buzzers, which brings a wealth of animal knowledge, along with some 'killer' questions and that just goes to show that even quiz can be gruesome, so best keep this listen to adults only. The inspiration for the true crime theme is this week's star guest, comedian and podcaster Kiri Pritchard-McLean, who also managed to get some adult content into her appearance on 'Pointless Celebrities' - give that girl a medal! We also hear from heroic listene...
Oct 02, 2020•54 min•Season 4Ep. 51
This week's episode of is a riot of quiz, chat and a story which will turn the blood cold of anyone who has hosted an online quiz over lockdown. The former comes courtesy of listener Alex, who through sheer love of quiz has managed to get to work on some of TV's BIGGEST shows and the latter is provided by this week's celebrity guest; actor, comedian & presenter, Tom Price. Tom tells Lucy and Jenny about the time he hosted a zoom quiz night, which went SO horrifically wrong, you would be forg...
Sep 25, 2020•48 min•Season 4Ep. 50
AND THEY'RE BACK! Yes, Lucy and Jenny return with series 4 of Fingers on Buzzers and what a bag of treats they have in store. This week alone we are treated to a chat with host of Radio 4's The News Quiz and Jenny Ryan doppelganger, Angela Barnes, who pits her wits against Jenny and Lucy in a news-based quiz set by friend of the show, Steve N Allen. And the episode is book-ended sublimely by listener Ann Gavigon who kicks-off the show with a tale of how not being native to Britain hindered her a...
Sep 18, 2020•38 min•Season 4Ep. 49
Lucy and Jenny are here, with a very special 'minisode' containing an announcement which will be exciting beyond all belief, so hang on to your hats! See you back with the FULL series 4 from Friday 18th September 2020. We can't wait to see you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 07, 2020•7 min•Season 4Ep. 48
In the final episode of series 3 of Fingers On Buzzers, Lucy and Jenny welcome erstwhile 'Eggheads' adversaries, Geoff Lloyd and Annabel Port, to represent podcast 'Adrift' in the finale of the pod mash-ups. Why DID Judith Keppel have beef with Geoff as a result of their 'Eggheads' appearance? How many vocalists of the group 'The Drifters' had in their 65 year history? And which A-lister was born with their own golf-ball sized twin on their shoulder? You'll find all of that out and MORE just by ...
Jul 24, 2020•45 min•Season 3Ep. 47
As social distancing continues, Lucy & Jenny use their time apart wisely by hooking themselves-up to video conferencing software to quiz and be quizzed by some of the finest podcasts in the land and today they welcome comedian, presenter of TV's The Mash Report & host of current affairs podcast 'Some News', Mr Steve N Allen to the Fingers On Buzzers clan. Steve's comedy is often sourced from the news, but how will he fare in being quizzed on the subject - after all, it's not as if anythi...
Jul 17, 2020•44 min•Season 3Ep. 46
The podcast mash-ups keep coming and latest to join the portfolio is the amazing comedian, author, journalist and host of top podcast 'How To Own The Room' - Viv Groskop! Viv looks through her rolodex of past guests to form the ultimate pub quiz team...but does Hilary Clinton make the grade, and which famous classicist is most likely to be up for a scrap in the car park afterwards? All these questions will be answered - with a fair few general knowledge ones thrown-in for good measure.... de rie...
Jul 10, 2020•54 min•Season 3Ep. 45
Another week another smashing of pods and this week Lucy and Jenny are joined by most of Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown Podcast. Matt & Ben prove they could hold their own in a quiz and provide some fun facts of their own whilst they're at it, whilst Jenny reveals a rather extreme aversion to an animal usually viewed as innocuous at most. As always there trivia has tenuous link to the guest podcast, but everyone laughs and learns along the way ... what fun! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Jul 02, 2020•56 min•Season 3Ep. 44
It's another cracking pod-mash this week, as Lucy and Jenny welcome Margret Caborn-Smith and Producer Ben Walker of Do The Right Thing to the Fingers On Buzzers collective! The gang reminisce about TV quiz gold such as 'Telly Addicts' and about another quiz -developed by Ben - which didn't quite have the same longevity, but nevertheless deserves a place in TV quiz show history. As always, hosts and guests are tested on their general knowledge and go head to head in categories picked for their te...
Jun 26, 2020•43 min•Season 3Ep. 43
The podcast mash-up series continues apace and this week Lucy and Jenny are delighted to welcome Pavo and Neil from the wonderful, WTAF is This Country Podcast! If you've never seen the multi-BAFTA award winning 'This Country' you're in for a treat, if you have had that joy, then the guys have hundreds of episodes dedicated to that amazing show, featuring fantastic chats with all the main members of the cast. Sometimes however, they just allow super fans on to talk about their love of all things...
Jun 19, 2020•48 min•Season 3Ep. 42
Who doesn't love a podcast mash-up? Maybe it's not your thing and you'd condemn them to a desert island forever if you could? Hopefully not, but if you happen to have a list of people, animals and things you'd banish tomorrow, then top, podcast 'Desert Island Dicks' would probably be a cathartic listen for you, and James and Dan from that very podcast join Lucy & Jen for this episode for some cathartic, quizzing fun. If you've been wanting to brush-up on your trivia on the subject of deserts...
Jun 12, 2020•41 min•Season 3Ep. 41
The lockdown podcast crossover 'mayhem' continues as Lucy and Jenny welcome fellow brain boxes, Anna Ptaszynski and James Harken from top podcast 'No Such Thing As A Fish' and QI Elevdom. We get to hear what James and Anna's pet quiz peeves are, what would happen if the worlds of Holborne and Hollyoaks should collide and if Sir Ian McKellen was ever in the running for rear of the year, standard fare, so tuck-in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 05, 2020•48 min•Season 3Ep. 40
In another spectacular podcast mash-up, Lucy and Jenny welcome Hannah, Catie and Taylor from hit true crime podcast, Drunk Women Solving Crime! As always the hosts go head-to-head in quizzes themed to their specialities, but how much do our hosts know about crime and are this week's guests REALLY experts on booze? Get a pen and paper ready and play along ... but probably not on loud speaker if there's children about... although they might be interested to lean where chicken nuggets were invented...
May 29, 2020•48 min•Season 3Ep. 39
The FOB podcast mash-ups continue a-pace and this week Jenny and Lucy are joined by Pete Donaldson and Jim Campbell from TOP football podcast, The Football Ramble! Although sport might not be everyone's choice in the pub quiz, we all know general knowledge knows no boundaries and there's some in-depth reminiscence about spot-based TV and radio quiz shows and Jim and Pete bring their A-game in a quizzing showdown with our hosts, but who will be victorious? Can brawn defeat brains? You'll also fin...
May 22, 2020•49 min•Season 3Ep. 38
It's a podcast crossover special, with the wonderful Helen Thorn and Ellie Gibson, otherwise known as 'The Scummy Mummies'. In a lively (and slightly x-rated at times) chat about quiz, we hear just why Going For Gold saved Ellie through the 1980s and some lovely stories of quiz TV from Helen's native Australia. Then it all gets competitive when our guests go head-to-head with Lucy and Jenny and we find out, which podcast is the best! Although, no one was keeping score really, so we'll probably j...
May 15, 2020•45 min•Season 3Ep. 37
After the nation was gripped by ITV's new Quiz 'Beat The Chaser', the Fingers On Buzzers team decided it was high-time that Jenny went head-to-head with one of her fellow Chasers on the show; and so the imposing figure of 'The Beast' agreed to drop-in for a chat with 'The Vixen'. We hear from Mark Labbett about the importance of personality in TV quizzing, the lack of female representation and which of his TV colleagues he would (and wouldn't) want on his quiz team. Plus, Lucy and Jenny give som...
May 08, 2020•52 min•Season 3Ep. 36
This episode of Fingers On Buzzers was recorded the last time the gang were able to converge in the same room, drink fizz and talk quiz. Joining them in this Utopian scenario is quiz master extraordinaire Gavin Inskip. Gavin truly puts the entertainment into his quizzes, which subjects range from porn-hub to Brexit and everything in between. The gang provide some very useful tips on how to make quizzes fun for all the family (you should probably steer clear of porn-hub in a family scenario ... a...
May 01, 2020•36 min•Season 3Ep. 35
It's International Women's Day! Well, it was when this was recorded anyway. Yes, on March 8th 2020, an international female collective of hosts Jenny, Lucy and special guest Kate Thornton gathered in front of a live audience for some quiz based japes. Journalist, TV and podcast presenter, Kate joined the gang for another live show, this time in aid of child.org and took part in quizzes referring to her stint as the youngest presenter of 'Smash Hits' magazine, her first, unforgettable encounter w...
Apr 24, 2020•50 min•Season 3Ep. 34
