If I Ruled the World (game show)

Did You Know?

• The decision to discontinue the show was that of BBC2 controller Jane Root, who allegedly accepted it was a great show but felt it didn't fit the direction BBC2 should be headed.
• Jane Root is also widely credited with the decision that The Goodies would never be repeated on the BBC.
• Maureen Lipman was advertised to appear in the fourth episode, but Pauline McLynn appeared in her stead.

Rounds

Several rounds were played throughout the programme's run. Soapbox, usually the first round, had panellists voice opinions on a topical matter. It's A Stickup required teams to explain dubious campaign posters. The Yes/No Round tested panellists' ability to avoid saying "Yes" or "No" when answering political questions; a buzzer eliminated anyone who said either word. Graeme Garden often fooled the buzzer by starting sentences with words like "Yes..terday" or "No..body...". It's Really Very Simple involved Clive Anderson receiving leaked documents on each party leader, who then had to justify their actions. In the Pager Round, Clive interviewed Graeme and Jeremy on a topic while they received messages from their "spin doctors" via pagers, displayed at the bottom of the screen, and had to adapt to instructions such as making up a statistic or quoting Casablanca. Speech featured one panellist reciting a strange text, such as football chants or song lyrics. I Like To Keep In Touch had Clive ask each captain a series of questions on different subjects over 90 seconds. State Of The Nation polled the audience on questions; panellists guessed the most popular answer, and Clive revealed the top three and some ridiculous audience responses. This round replaced Soapbox as the first round in the second series.