HeadJam is a BBC television

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 game show

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 hosted by Vernon Kay

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. It originally aired during the summer of 2004 on BBC Three

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, with a repeat soon afterwards on BBC Two

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It featured two teams, each consisting of a member of the public and a celebrity. Celebrities included Claudia Winkleman

Claudia Winkleman

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, DJ Spoony

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, Joe Cornish

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, Lauren Laverne

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, Natalie Casey

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, Paddy O'Connell

Paddy O'Connell

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, Edith Bowman

Edith Bowman

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, Mark Durden-Smith

Mark Durden-Smith

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, Julie Fernandez

Julie Fernandez

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 and Ed Byrne

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All the contestants and celebrity contestants played a variety of rounds, answering questions about popular culture

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. Rounds included Spoonerism

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s, guessing TV themes and film tagline

Tagline

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s, and general knowledge questions about specific years. The contestant with the most points at the end played a final round, named "HeadJam", in which the member of the public had to memorise and then deliver the answers to eight questions in order.