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{{Short description|British radio panel game show (1976β2021)}} {{for multi|the record label|Quote Unquote Records|the Mr. Bungle song|Quote Unquote (song)|the act of saying "quote" and "unquote" in conversation|Scare quotes#In speech}} {{Primary sources|date=October 2015}} {{Use British English|date=July 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}} {{Infobox radio show | show_name = Quote ... Unquote | image = | imagesize = | caption = | format = [[Panel game]] | audio_format = [[Stereo]] | record_location = [[BBC Radio Theatre]] and remotely | runtime = 30 minutes | creator = [[Nigel Rees]] | presenter = Nigel Rees | announcer = (Readers)<br/>Ronald Fletcher<br />[[Patricia Hughes (radio presenter)|Patricia Hughes]]<br />[[Charlotte Green]] | opentheme = "Duddly Dell", written and performed by [[Dudley Moore]] | endtheme = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | home_station = [[BBC Radio 4]] | syndicates = [[BBC Radio 4 Extra]] | first_aired = {{start date|1976|01|04|df=yes}} | num_series = 57 <small>{{as of|2021|11|url=http://www.quote-unquote.org.uk/p0000400.htm|lc=y}}</small> | num_episodes = 506 <small>{{as of|2021|11|url=http://www.quote-unquote.org.uk/p0000400.htm|lc=y}}</small> | website = {{official website|http://www.quote-unquote.org.uk}} }} '''''Quote ... Unquote''''' is a [[panel game]], based on [[quotation]]s, which was broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4]]. It was chaired by its deviser, [[Nigel Rees]], and ran from 4 January 1976 to December 2021. The programme is available online via the [[BBC Sounds]] application.<ref name="Kidd">{{cite news |last=Kidd |first=Patrick |title=Nigel Rees readies his final quote |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/the-times-diary-my-final-quote-9ghmjl2kq |url-access=subscription |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |date=29 September 2021 |access-date=9 January 2022}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref name="ST20220109">{{cite news |last=Butter |first=Susannah |title=Quote... Unquote's Nigel Rees: why I quit the BBC after 46 years |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/quote-unquotes-nigel-rees-why-i-quit-the-bbc-after-46-years-sv9xsbr02 |work=The Sunday Times |date=9 January 2022 |access-date=9 January 2022 |url-access=subscription}} {{subscription required}}</ref>{{Needs update|date=May 2025}}
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