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Beat The Streets, an exciting new 20-part entertainment series transmits on Tuesday 8 January 2002 at 8.00pm on BBC TWO Scotland. It is hosted by quick-witted funnyman, Alan Tyler (The Sundays,Trial by Night, Edinburgh Nights, The Bigger Breakfast, Seven Days).

Beat the Streets is a fast paced fun quiz show with its finger on the pulse of everyday pop culture. In it the contestants choose everything. They choose their questions, their opponents, their score and the time in which they have to answer questions. If they reach the final, they even get to choose their prize.

But to take that prize, it’s got to be won. And the only way to do that is to ‘beat the streets’ in the shape of the Street Stars - a pool of 35 individually cast members of the public, a colourful crew of characters from all walks of life across Scotland. The Street Stars include a 48-year-old belly dancer, a Tae Kwon Do expert from Bathgate, a window cleaner from Forfar, a lollipop man, a double-barrelled lawyer, an East End fishmonger, a cheerleader and a DJ, so expect a crazy brew of banter.

The choices made by the contestants test just how street wise they really are and they must draw on everything they think they know about people, places and how Scotland, as individuals think and behave. It totally blows away any pre-conceived notions and judgements regarding age, sex or occupation.

Each 30 minute show sees three studio contestants pit their wits against seven of the Street Stars, who appear on plasma screens in the studio, over the course of five very different rounds. As the games unfold points are collected towards the chance of playing in the final round for a prize chosen by the contestant.