News, highlights and banter from the team at Ö÷²¥´óÐã Genome – the website that shows you all the Ö÷²¥´óÐã’s listings between 1923 and 2009 (and tells you what was on the day you were born!) Join us and share all the oddities, archive gems and historical firsts you find while digging around… 2016-05-27T09:00:00+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer /blogs/genome

2016-05-27T09:00:00+00:00 2016-05-27T09:00:00+00:00 /blogs/genome/entries/444172ad-4697-4028-8bc6-2029b406dea3 <div class="component prose"> <p><strong>Radio Times covers are all about stars. Hundreds of well-known names have been awarded the privilege of gracing the magazine's front page over the decades.</strong></p> <p>Here are five of them from 2001 - or a least a taster. Can you guess from the image? Each clue also has a link to the relevant programme in the Genome listings. If it all gets too much, you can find the answers at the bottom of this post. Happy guessing and feel free to leave your comments about these stars and memories of their programmes.</p> <ul> <li>You can also have a go at our <a title="previous quizzes" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/genome/tags/name-that-cover-star" target="_blank">previous Name That Cover Star quizzes.</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="component"> <img class="image" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p03w3scx.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p03w3scx.jpg 80w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p03w3scx.jpg 160w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p03w3scx.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p03w3scx.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p03w3scx.jpg 640w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/768xn/p03w3scx.jpg 768w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/896xn/p03w3scx.jpg 896w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1008xn/p03w3scx.jpg 1008w" sizes="(min-width: 63em) 613px, (min-width: 48.125em) 66.666666666667vw, 100vw" alt=""></div> <div class="component prose"> <p><strong>1) </strong>Two for the price of one to kick off this quiz. Here's a literary creation brought to life by which actor in a 2001 comedy drama? It also involved a <a title="hot frothy drink" href="http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0f099e73b78c48a28ad086d013b53120" target="_blank">popular hot frothy drink.</a></p> </div> <div class="component"> <img class="image" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p03w3x8q.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p03w3x8q.jpg 80w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p03w3x8q.jpg 160w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p03w3x8q.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p03w3x8q.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p03w3x8q.jpg 640w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/768xn/p03w3x8q.jpg 768w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/896xn/p03w3x8q.jpg 896w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1008xn/p03w3x8q.jpg 1008w" sizes="(min-width: 63em) 613px, (min-width: 48.125em) 66.666666666667vw, 100vw" alt=""></div> <div class="component prose"> <p><strong>2) </strong>This cover star was willing to get a glistening paint job to publicise their <a title="big hosting gig" href="http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d030d9c293224349b37363878e7a8324" target="_blank">big hosting gig</a> back in 2001. Who is it?</p> </div> <div class="component"> <img class="image" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p03w3z5f.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p03w3z5f.jpg 80w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p03w3z5f.jpg 160w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p03w3z5f.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p03w3z5f.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p03w3z5f.jpg 640w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/768xn/p03w3z5f.jpg 768w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/896xn/p03w3z5f.jpg 896w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1008xn/p03w3z5f.jpg 1008w" sizes="(min-width: 63em) 613px, (min-width: 48.125em) 66.666666666667vw, 100vw" alt=""></div> <div class="component prose"> <p><strong>3) </strong>This broadcaster donned a bunny costume to grace a July 2001 edition of the listings magazine, with a series that involved a scrape with <a title="Hugh Hefner" href="http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/affc957b9b154b68ba85cd905ce63cea" target="_blank">Playgirl magnate Hugh Hefner.</a> Any guesses?</p> </div> <div class="component"> <img class="image" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p03w3zn9.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p03w3zn9.jpg 80w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p03w3zn9.jpg 160w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p03w3zn9.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p03w3zn9.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p03w3zn9.jpg 640w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/768xn/p03w3zn9.jpg 768w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/896xn/p03w3zn9.jpg 896w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1008xn/p03w3zn9.jpg 1008w" sizes="(min-width: 63em) 613px, (min-width: 48.125em) 66.666666666667vw, 100vw" alt=""></div> <div class="component prose"> <p><strong>4) </strong>This multi-faceted broadcaster made a bid for enlightenment on this Radio Times cover to promote an <a title="overseas edition" href="http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d501038a59e24fcaaa12824c1d80d607" target="_blank">overseas edition</a> of a popular programme. Put a name to the lotus flower bearer.</p> </div> <div class="component"> <img class="image" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p03w3zv7.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/80xn/p03w3zv7.jpg 80w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/160xn/p03w3zv7.jpg 160w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p03w3zv7.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p03w3zv7.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640xn/p03w3zv7.jpg 640w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/768xn/p03w3zv7.jpg 768w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/896xn/p03w3zv7.jpg 896w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1008xn/p03w3zv7.jpg 1008w" sizes="(min-width: 63em) 613px, (min-width: 48.125em) 66.666666666667vw, 100vw" alt=""></div> <div class="component prose"> <p><strong>5) </strong>In November 2001 this actress swapped grimness for the deep blue ocean and some <a title="close encounters with dolphins" href="http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/988beb9d7fd34d94b20705d5e7684ede" target="_blank">close encounters with dolphins.</a> Can you put a name to the face?</p> <p>___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</p> <p>Is Flipper not giving you any clues? Here are the answers:</p> <h6>1) Adrian Mole and Stephen Mangan</h6> <h6>2) Angus Deayton</h6> <h6>3) Ruby Wax</h6> <h6>4) Alan Titchmarsh</h6> <h6>5) Tamzin Outhwaite</h6> </div>