''Duck Quacks Don't Echo'' is a
British television comedy
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Origins
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panel game show that aired on
Sky1 from 7 February 2014 to 12 October 2017. It was hosted by
Lee Mack.
Rounds
Each episode has three rounds.
* Fact Off - The three guests reveal their favourite fact and try to see if it is true. The fact proving segments are narrated by
John Sergeant.
** In Series 1 and 2, the panellists (excluding the Verifiers) scored the facts.
** From Series 3 onwards, an average was taken from the audience.
* Fact Finder - Each of the three guests choose an audience member who has a fact which is given to three experts (also known as "The Verifiers" within the show) who reveal if the facts are true or not, as well as score them.
**
Cell biology
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and
genetics
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Dr Emily Grossman
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Rocket scientist
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Dr Simon Foster
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Chemical engineer
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David Wharton (Series 1-2)
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Space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (Series 3 onwards)
* Mack's Fact (Series 1-2) - The guest with the highest score takes part in a fact Mack wants to prove.
* Mack's Facts (Series 3 onwards) - Mack gives clues to three facts, and whoever can guess the fact gets a point.
Episodes
46 episodes were produced, with the final episode of each series (the eighth episode) being a best-of compilation. The final episode for series 6 (a best-of compilation) was unaired.
Series 1 (2014)
Series 2 (2014)
Series 3 (2015)
Series 4 (2016)
Series 5 (2016)
Series 6 (2017)
Reception
Writing for ''The Arts Desk'', Matthew Wright said of the first episode "With ''
QI''s questions about
Noam Chomsky
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substituted for lightweight popular psychology and an investigation into dog urine, there's not enough substance to bear the weight of the lengthy investigations."
References
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2014 British television series debuts
2017 British television series endings
British panel games
British English-language television shows
Sky UK game shows