''Red Amber Green'' is a

Scottish Television Scottish Television (now legally known as STV Central Limited) is the ITV (TV network), ITV network franchisee for Central Belt, Central Scotland. The channel — the largest of the three ITV franchises in Scotland — has been in operation si ...

children's

game show A game show (or gameshow) is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment where contestants compete in a game for rewards. The shows are typically directed by a game show host, host, who explains the rules of the program as well as commentating a ...

hosted by

Bryan Burnett Bryan Burnett is a Scottish television and radio presenter, currently best known for his work with BBC Radio Scotland. Burnett began his career at Northsound Radio in Aberdeen, before spending six years with Radio Clyde in Glasgow, where he pre ...

, and later Craig Elliott, that ran from 1996 to 1999. The title refers to the colours of

traffic light Traffic lights, traffic signals, or stoplights – also known as robots in South Africa, Zambia, and Namibia – are signaling devices positioned at intersection (road), road intersections, pedestrian crossings, and other locations in order t ...

s. Two school students competed against each other in a series of questions to earn points. The questions were divided into three categories based on the colours of traffic lights. The winner participated in a bonus round in which 9 traffic light questions had to be answered to win the star prize.

Series

* 1st: 8 July – 9 August 1996: 25 Episodes. Were broadcast Summer School Holidays. * 2nd: 7–28 August 1997: 15 Episodes. Were broadcast Summer School Holidays. * 3rd: 6 January – 23 June 1998: 24 Episodes. Were broadcast weekly on Tuesday teatimes, No episode broadcast on 16 June due to World Cup coverage. * 4th: 13 January – 15 December 1999: 26 Episodes. Were broadcast weekly on Wednesday teatimes from 13 January to 31 March then remaining episodes were shown from 22 September – 15 December.

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