''Sporting Triangles'' is a British

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that aired on ITV from 7 January 1987 to 13 August 1990. It was originally hosted by

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for the first two series and then hosted by Andy Craig for the last two series.

Transmission guide

*Series 1: 12 editions 7 January 1987 – 25 March 1987 *Series 2: 12 editions 7 January 1988 – 31 March 1988 *Series 3: 12 editions 19 April 1989 – 12 July 1989 *Series 4: 16 editions 12 April 1990 – 13 August 1990 *Special Christmas edition : 24 December 1987 *These are based on London transmission dates.

Video game

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of the series was also published by

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in 1989 for the

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, Commodore 64,

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, and Amstrad PCW. The game received low to average scores across several magazines: ''

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'' rated the game 40% whilst rival Spectrum magazine ''

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'' gave it 48%, stating: "A mediocre conversion of a less than brilliant TV quiz and for sports fanatics only".

References

External links

* * 1987 British television series debuts 1990 British television series endings 1980s British game shows 1990s British game shows English-language television shows ITV game shows Television series by ITV Studios Television shows produced by Central Independent Television {{UK-tv-prog-stub