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by the same name that was owned and operated by Optimistic Entertainment. In its last year, it featured hours of gaming each day. ''Quiznation'' aired all week on Fortune Fever from 6 pm to 8 pm featuring constant tower games. On 31 May 2007, ''Quiznation'' aired its last episode.

History

''Quiznation'' started in November 2003 on

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channel 277. The channel was originally called Nation277. Shortly after launch, it was moved to channel 217 during an EPG reshuffle, and subsequently changed its name to Nation217. It helped launch the careers of

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, Milo McCabe and Christian Manley and it had Brendan Sheppard as one of its main directors. Different interactive games were on for most of the day. Though under the larger banner of ''Gamenation'', Nation217 showed a variety of interactive programming including ''The Cash Vault'' and ''Dare''. Nation217 then started to cease some of the programmes and replaced the slots with ''Quiznation''. Eventually, ''Quiznation'' was the entire output for the channel. The channel was then officially renamed to Quiznation. In late 2005, Quiznation started to bring back some of its axed programming starting with ''Celebrity Sudoku''. They introduced more shows like ''Initial Thinking'' and ''Taxi''. At the beginning of 2006, Quiznation cut back its broadcasting hours to three hours a night and began airing nothing but the ''Quiznation'' programme again. This format was adapted to the

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as PlayMania in April 2006. Presenter Mel Peachey co-hosted the programme throughout the next year. It was split into two separate shows in February 2007, one being renamed ''quiznation'', taking after its predecessor. The 31 May 2007 episode was ''Quiznations final airing. The programme finished with a highlight reel of Quiznation moments.

Programmes featured

This is an incomplete list of some of the programmes featured on Nation277, Nation217 and Quiznation. * ''Bowling for Bucks'' - Hosted by Debbie King. * ''Cash Command'' - Hosted by Hannah Peckham (Daily on Nation217 at 8 pm). * ''The Cash Vault'' — A question is posed. When a caller answers a question correctly, he or she can choose one of 100 doors in the Cash Vault. Each door has a prize amount behind it. This was adapted to become ''

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'' in the PlayMania Block in the

. * ''Celebrity

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'' — A game similar to Sudoku is played, using pictures of celebrities rather than numbers. Started as Play Sudoku on

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. * ''Dare'' - Also aired on ITV2. * ''Hot or Cold'' * ''Initial Thinking'' — Conundra such as 12 D of C or 1 F O the C N are posed. The caller must identify what the letters and numbers stand for. * ''Music Nation'' * ''Taxi'' * ''The Morning After Girls'' - An early evening quiz show for the lads. Hosted by

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'' - Later aired on

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from August to September 2004, before moving to Paramount Comedy 2. * ''Christmas Nation'' - Hosted by Yemi and Anouska in Christmas 2005, showing a Game and also showing Music Videos and Entertainment (Pre-Recorded). * ''It's Your Call'' - An evening show featuring a studio contestant who would ask for help from callers at home to win cash prize. Hosted by either Dean Wilson or Anthony Heywood.

List of presenters

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* Anthony Heywood * Debbie King *

* Christian Manley * Milo McCabe * Mel Peachey * Hannah Peckham * Adèle Sica * Luke Toyne * Dean Wilson

External links

Official website
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