Ask Aspel
# Ask Aspel

Ask Aspel was a British television series produced by the BBC and hosted by Michael Aspel. The format of the show, which first ran from 1970 until 1974, featured a well-known guest who answered questions sent in by viewers, posed by Aspel on their behalf. The questioning was interspersed by requests from viewers who would write in asking to see repeats of their favourite clips from BBC programmes. At least one clip featured the featured guest of the week. The show returned from 1976 until 1981.

## Guests

(known guests according to the Radio Times listings)

* October 16, 1970: Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise
* September 17, 1971: Jack Wild
* October 8, 1971: Percy Thrower
* October 15, 1971: Ann Moore
* October 22, 1971: Cliff Richard
* October 29, 1971: Johnny Morris
* November 5, 1971: Leonard Nimoy
* November 19, 1971: Ian Johnson (Co-host Basil Brush)
* November 26, 1971: Terry Scott
* December 3, 1971: Jackie Stewart
* December 10, 1971: Stratford Johns
* December 17, 1971: Jimmy Edwards
* December 31, 1971: Compilation of the series
* February 20, 1972: Brian Rix
* February 27, 1972: Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise (Possible repeat)
* March 5, 1972: Jon Pertwee
* March 12, 1972: Chay Blyth
* March 26, 1972: Tony Blackburn
* July 21, 1972: Patrick Moore
* July 28, 1972: Michael Bentine
* August 4, 1972: Lulu
* August 11, 1972: Ben Murphy
* August 18, 1972: Kenneth Williams
* August 25, 1972: Una Stubbs
* September 1, 1972: Peter Noone
* September 8, 1972: Basil D'Oliveira
* October 1, 1972: David Cassidy
* October 8, 1972: Bill Tidy
* October 15, 1972: Tim Rice
* October 22, 1972: Arthur Lowe
* October 29, 1972: Peter Cushing
* November 19, 1972: June Whitfield
* December 3, 1972: Ian McNaught-Davis
* January 14, 1973: Simon Ward
* January 21, 1973: Jeffery Boswall
* January 28, 1973: Morag Hood
* February 4, 1973: John Williams
* February 11, 1973: Miss World 1972 Belinda Green
* February 18, 1973: Richard Meade
* February 25, 1973: Gilbert O'Sullivan
* September 23, 1973: David Essex
* September 30, 1973: Geoffrey Boycott
* October 14, 1973: Antoinette Sibley & Anthony Dowell
* October 21, 1973: Showjumper Alison Dawes
* October 28, 1973: Michael Bond
* November 4, 1973: Donny Osmond, Jimmy Osmond & Alan Osmond
* November 11, 1973: Gordon Banks
* November 18, 1973: Bert Foord & Elizabeth Archard
* December 2, 1973: Deryck Guyler
* December 9, 1973: Roy Castle
* March 17, 1974: John Cleese
* March 24, 1974: Mike Hope & Albie Keen
* March 31, 1974: Nina Bawden
* April 7, 1974: Jimmy Hill
* April 28, 1974: Diver Beverley Williams
* May 5, 1974: Percy Edwards
* May 12, 1974: Richard Pitman
* June 2, 1974: David Cassidy (Possible repeat)
* June 9, 1974: Cilla Black
* July 7, 1974: Arthur Askey
* July 14, 1974: Tony Greig
* July 28, 1974: Highlights from the series
* August 18, 1976: Rick Wakeman
* August 25, 1976: Rod Hull & Emu
* September 1, 1976: James Hunt
* September 8, 1976: The Goodies
* September 22, 1976: Debbie Johnsey
* August 3, 1977: Rolf Harris
* August 10, 1977: Barry Sheene
* August 17, 1977: Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise
* August 24, 1977: Zoo vet David Taylor
* August 31, 1977: Penelope Keith
* September 14, 1977: Lucina Prior-Palmer
* September 21, 1977: Roger Moore
* September 28, 1977: All-round angler Ian Gillespie
* October 5, 1977: Roald Dahl
* August 15, 1978: Tim Rice
* August 22, 1978: Christopher Timothy
* August 29, 1977: James Burke
* September 5, 1978: Kate Bush
* September 12, 1978: Sonia Lannaman
* September 26, 1978: Clare Francis
* May 15, 1979: Isla St Clair
* May 22, 1979: Lena Zavaroni
* May 29, 1979: Peter Robinson of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
* June 5, 1979: Andrew Sachs
* June 12, 1979: Paul Darrow
* June 19, 1979: Tracy Austin
* June 26, 1979: Graham Bilbrough of Child
* July 3, 1979: Michael Palin
* May 20, 1980: Mark Hamill
* May 27, 1980: Trevor Brooking
* June 3, 1980: Andrew Lloyd Webber
* June 10, 1980: Geoff Capes
* June 17, 1980: Barbara Woodhouse
* June 24, 1980: BA Robertson
* July 1, 1980: Lynn Seymour
* July 8, 1980: Dan Maskell
* July 15, 1980: Lalla Ward
* July 22, 1980: BBC Young Musician of the Year, Nicholas Daniel
* July 29, 1980: Esther Rantzen
* June 2, 1981: Mark Wing-Davey
* June 9, 1981: Paul Daniels
* June 16, 1981: Toyah Willcox
* June 23, 1981: Wilf Lunn
* June 30, 1981: Lynn-Holly Johnson
* July 7, 1981: David Bellamy
* July 14, 1981: Linsey Macdonald
* July 21, 1981: Paul Nicholas
