Finders Keepers (1981 British game show)
Finders Keepers is a British children's game show television series that aired on BBC1 from 13 February 1981 to 1 March 1985, hosted by Richard Stilgoe. Format. The show combined a quiz element with a computerised version of the game Battleships. Two teams of three primary school-aged pupils would compete against each other. On scoring a "hit" at the Battleships game, the team had to answer a question to gain the associated points. Theme. The show was also notable for host Richard Stilgoe playing the theme on a synthesiser live in the  studio at the beginning, as well as the use of the phonetic alphabet to indicate the square on the battleship grid. Transmissions. The series was a victim of the BBC's wiping of their children's programming in the 1990s. 28 out of 42 episodes survive in the BBC archives. They are Episodes 1 & 4 of Series 1, Episodes 1–2 & 4 of Series 2, Episodes 1 & 4–6 of Series 3, Episodes 1–6, 8 & 10–12 of Series 4 and all 9 episodes of Series 5.