1) The arrival of a new EastEnder was marked with this cover shoot by Lord Lichfield. Can you name both mother and baby?

2) This extract of a Radio Times cover from 1999 marks the return of a much-loved duo. But which one?

3) This cover star from the latter part of 1991 went to great lengths to publicise a new strand of a popular BBC1 show. Can you name the person behind the brightly-coloured pixellations?

4) This is a small segment of a sporting comeback which took place in 1994. Can you name this courageous pair?

5) Finally this week, a star on a 1990 Radio Times cover who is still very much at the top of his game more than 25 years later. At the time he was the host of a film-based quiz for younger viewers.

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Can't quite join the dots? Here are the answers:

1) Ben and Kathy Mitchell

2) French and Saunders

3) Esther Rantzen

4) Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean

5) Phillip Schofield

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1) This 2007 drama was rewarded with a wraparound Radio Times cover to mark its conclusion in April. Name the series.

2) This pouting temptress was photographed by David Bailey to mark a momentous event for her screen persona. Name both actress and character.

3) This popular import made the front cover of the Radio Times in April 1983. Name that show.

4) These cute doggies are the stars of this 1978 cover for a popular drama of its day, but who is their human companion here? And name the show too.

5) And we finish back in 1964 for the forerunner of today's phenomenally popular Strictly. It was a slightly different beast then and with a different host. Can you put a name to the face?

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Still need a helping hand? Here are the answers:

1) Life on Mars

2) Patsy Palmer (Bianca from EastEnders)

3) Fame

4) Christopher Timothy, All Creatures Great and Small

5) Peter West

1) This pair were featured on the cover of an October 1970 edition of the Radio Times to promote their new series. You can find several clues to their identities in this previous blog post. You just need to name the show.

2) This young actress made the cover for her role in Emma's Time, part of The Wednesday Play strand. You may recognise her more readily from subsequent sitcom that has gone down as a classic. Can you put a name to the face?

3) Talking of sitcoms, this is arguably the daddy of them all. But this impressive chestful of decorations belongs to which actor's chest?

4) They don't get much more famous than this. But the Radio Times had to settle for an illustration to promote the Night of Nights, a showbusiness spectacular which he performed with alongside another great. Who is the cover star?

5) It's all about the hands in this cover photograph of an actor taking on the mantle of an iconic television role. Who is he?

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So here are the answers if you want to be transported into a place of knowledge:

1) Steptoe and Son

2) Michele Dotrice (Betty from Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em)

3) Clive Dunn (Dad's Army)

4) Frank Sinatra

5) Jon Pertwee (Doctor Who)

1) Two for the price of one to kick off this quiz. Here's a literary creation brought to life by which actor in a 2001 comedy drama? It also involved a popular hot frothy drink.

2) This cover star was willing to get a glistening paint job to publicise their big hosting gig back in 2001. Who is it?

3) This broadcaster donned a bunny costume to grace a July 2001 edition of the listings magazine, with a series that involved a scrape with Playgirl magnate Hugh Hefner. Any guesses?

4) This multi-faceted broadcaster made a bid for enlightenment on this Radio Times cover to promote an overseas edition of a popular programme. Put a name to the lotus flower bearer.

5) In November 2001 this actress swapped grimness for the deep blue ocean and some close encounters with dolphins. Can you put a name to the face?

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Is Flipper not giving you any clues? Here are the answers:

1) Adrian Mole and Stephen Mangan

2) Angus Deayton

3) Ruby Wax

4) Alan Titchmarsh

5) Tamzin Outhwaite

1) Three for the price of one: these giants of their day were captured in art for a December 1976 Radio Times cover promoting the year's review of Britain's achievements in sport. Name them from left to right.

2) This star was also captured by a Radio Times cover artist in November 1976 to promote "the first series of her outstanding career".

3) This distinguished and debonair thespian graced the front page of an August 1976 edition of Radio Times, marking a season of his work.

4) The shoes have it? This act made one of numerous appearances on the front cover of the Radio Times at the beginning of 1976 to herald their latest series.

5) The beautifully shaggy dog appears to be the cover star here, but in actual fact the owner was the focus of all the attention. A self-titled show featuring a host of other stars in February 1976 was the reason behind this special treatment.

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Stumped? You can find out the answers here:

1) David Wilkie, James Hunt, John Curry

2) Shirley Bassey

3) Dirk Bogarde

4) Morecambe and Wise

5) Cilla Black

1) This TV personality from the 1980s and 90s was more readily associated with a host of ITV programmes. But he came to the BBC to star in a Saturday night variety show.

2) This personality took a starring role on a January 1988 Radio Times cover to promote a new series on a subject very dear to his heart. Ironically this man always preferred to talk about the stars.

3) Actors and actresses are often Radio Times cover stars, and this person graced the front page in May 1988. This was for a role in a Moliere adaptation on BBC2.

4) This broadcaster needs little introduction. A glamorous portrait was on a 1988 Radio Times cover to mark the return of a long-running show which she will always be associated with.

5) It's June 1988 and the advent of the Wimbledon Championships are featured on the Radio Times front cover. But which tennis star do this pair of pins belong to?

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Do you give in? Here are the answers to this week's teasers:

1) Michael Barrymore

2) Barry Norman

3) Nigel Hawthorne

4) Esther Rantzen

5) Pat Cash