Wogan's Perfect Recall was a game show

Game show

A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...

 presented by Terry Wogan

Terry Wogan

Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE, DL , or also known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish radio and television broadcaster who holds dual Irish and British citizenship. Wogan has worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for most of his career...

. It was broadcasted on Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

 and ran from 25 August 2008 to 19 November 2010.

Format

Round one is a general knowledge round with 20 questions. The contestant with the fewest points is eliminated. In rounds 2 and 3, the questions are different, and usually harder, but the answers remain the same. The contestant with the lowest points is eliminated in each of these rounds. This means contestants can answer either by knowing the answer or by remembering an answer from previous rounds. When only one contestant is left they play for up to £100,000. They must choose the number of questions they think they can answer correctly in 60 seconds. If they get fewer, they leave with nothing, whilst if they get more they still only get the amount they have chosen. The minimum number of questions required to answer correctly in order to get any money is 11, whilst the most is 20. The show has already met criticism due to the format of the final round as very few contestants actually walk away with a cash prize despite setting a low target. However, if the contestant doesn't win any money he or she awarded a consolation prize.

Transmissions

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	25 August 2008	19 September 2008	20
2	12 January 2009	20 February 2009	30
3	6 July 2009	31 July 2009	20
4	11 January 2010	12 February 2010	25
5	6 September 2010	19 November 2010	55