I auditioned, along with about 8 others from my sixth form college. We had to go to a hotel in Shrewsbury where we were asked a few questions (personal as well as general knowledge) by a panel of production staff.

I didn't get through, but can't complain because the girl who did, whose name escapes me now, won all 5 gold runs.

My elder sis went on in about 1988, so I auditioned for the show a couple of years later and didn't make it, but a mate did. A happy ending - I got to go on Only Connect as a late replacement - on my sister's team.

A bunch of us had a nice day out in London for the Audition. One of us (not me) got on the programme (2 Gold Runs I think). Highlight for him was being asked for his autograph while working on his Saturday Job in Waitrose after the programme had gone out.

TalkbackThames, its producers are currently advertising for contentants to email blockbusters(at)talkbackthames(dot)tv.

No idea who the new host will be but Bob Holness is out of the picture as he's in his mid-80s now and hasn't enjoyed the best of health recently.

A bloke I used to work with at the Press Association had been on in his younger days and it turns out that he was the chap who "invented" the Blockbusters dance. He has the clip of him demonstrating it on video.

the heady days of 1985. Impressive "sun-in" mullet, pink tee shirt and a pastel blue jacket with the sleeves rolled up. I had similar wardrobe atrocities lined up in anticipation of multiple appearances, but we were lucky to appear either side of the adverts and claim £25, being steamrollered as we were by a girl on her way to 5 gold runs.

She won, amongst other things, a moped, a holiday in the US, and a BBC computer with 16 available colours.

I still have the dictionary, signed by all the other contestants and Bob, and the sweatshirt (never worn). Good times!

Is that I to old to go on Blockbusters. I was already too old when it first started.

Her name was Rhiannon, and I believe she was a vicar's daughter. She was identifiably Welsh.

She was also a question-munching automaton who shattered our dreams in about 13 brutal minutes.

Mainly, because the questions were so easy. And preferable to Screen Test, which ranks among the most boring, uninspired quiz shows ever. Like films? Interested in movies? Right then, question one: how many cars were parked in the street the robbers drive down? Question two: what was the numberplate of the first car on the left hand side of the roazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

..with their Young Movie Maker's competition. I was green with envy at not being able to enter due to not owning or knowing anyone with a Super 8 camera. They weren't cheap back then, and my parents didn't trust me to own one without knackering it in a few weeks

Regarding Blockbusters, does anyone remember where one of the Gold Run winning contestants was a lad who died in a cycling accident shortly after the show was recorded? He was already dead when his shows were broadcast,but they decided to transmit them all anyway which made for rather macabre viewing, especially on his final Gold Run when he told Bob Holness " the tension is killing me". Poor guy