RTE programme sales has licensed Play It By Year, a family quiz, devised by Irish producer Adare Productions in conjunction with RTÉ to German broadcaster, Das Erste. Named So War's! Das Quiz Der Jahrzehnte in German, the ten initial pilot episodes will be produced by Constantin Entertainment.

Play It By Year, hosted by veteran presenter Mike Murphy, was originally commissioned by Eddie Doyle, head of comedy, talent development and music at the Irish public broadcaster. Eddie Doyle said: 'We couldn't have hoped for a better start to Play It By Year's international career than a format deal with a major broadcaster in Germany, Europe's biggest and most competitive TV market. I hope German viewers derive as much pleasure from this classic family show as did our audiences in Ireland. It's the perfect format in that everybody, everywhere has memories that make them laugh, cry and cheer'.  

A family-focused entertainment quiz, Play It By Year sees three teams go head to head in a time-travelling test of memory, teamwork and general knowledge, answering questions based on entertaining archive footage. A mix of funny and nostalgic clips keeps the kids amused while taking the grown-ups on a trip down memory lane, revisiting everything from ridiculous fashions moments to big news items. Battling through the decades, only one team reaches the endgame. The final round is against the clock to win a grand prize.

The deal was brokered by RTE Programme sales executive Laura Stearn and is scheduled to air this summer on Das Erste, a station in the ARD network of public channels. Play It By Year premiered in December 2015 on RTE.

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