Call My Bluff
 Originally
a short-lived format in America, this witty panel game in which two
teams tried to guess the correct definition of an obscure word from
the Oxford English Dictionary from the three options provided by the
opposing team (two of them bogus and one real) became one of the
pillars of BBC2, attracting the type of up-market artist who would
not normally go within a mile of game shows.
Chairmen of the game included Robin Ray, Peter Wheeler and Robert
Robinson, but the series was at its best when the bow-tied Frank
Muir was opposed by the stuttering Patrick Campbell.
Once, while pronouncing the word "kerseymere" (which
means tweed cloth), Chairman Robert Robinson's two front false teeth
shot out and landed on the desk in front.
The unscripted witty banter of the program was incredibly funny
at times.
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