Would I Lie To You Once More?

Special event on Thursday 20th April

To celebrate the third anniversary of Lockdown Films and After we will play WILTY once more, or WILTYOM, our own special version of the TV comedy panel game. It will take place during the Thursday time slot, from 6:30 pm to 7:50 pm.

I’m looking forward to sharing some more tall and true tales with the players from the last two years and the first-timers as we try to lead each other up the garden path.

The Game
To see the experts at play you can watch all the episodes from the last two series here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b007r3n8/would-i-lie-to-you

Our rules are easier. The big difference is that you get to prepare your statements and the stories behind them in advance.

When it’s your turn you first state the supposed fact about yourself in one short sentence. Then you can talk about it for up to one minute before anyone asks any questions.

After that the people on the other team have up to two minutes to interrogate you about it further before they come to a joint decision as to whether your claim is true or false. If they get it right their team gains a point. If they get it wrong your team gains a point.

Statements
Between now and the event think of two interesting statements you could make about yourself that nobody in the group except possibly your partner would know to be either true or false. It should be either an experience or incident from your past or some repeated behaviour or habit from your past or present. You can also if you wish produce an object that played or plays a part in the alleged incident or behaviour.

Your 2 statements can be either both true, both false or one true and one false. Do not tell anyone, other than your partner if you wish, either the statement or whether it is true or false in advance. Decide which one to use on your first turn in the witness stand and which on your second. Have an idea of what you will say during your initial story for each of them.

Teams
I will allocate people to the teams alternately as they join the meeting in the order they appear on screen, subject to these two constraints:

1. Any couple or two people joining together on the same screen, will be on the same team.
2. The number of people in total on each team, and the number of couples on each team will be the same or just one more or less.

Each team will then appoint a Captain. The captain’s responsibility is to determine the consensus of the team after they have questioned a member of the other team about their statement, and to state on behalf of the team whether they think it is true or a lie.

Procedure

The teams will take it in turns to put a member forward to tell their tale. Nobody should interrupt the speaker during their initial description of the supposed event or habit.

The team colleagues of the person whose story is being considered should not get involved in the questioning or the debate about whether it is true or not. They are very welcome however to make gratuitous humorous remarks.

Once everyone on each team has had a turn we will have a second round in the same sequence. If someone has to leave early they can jump the queue to have their second turn first.

Timing
As well as participating in the game I will set the one minute and two minute timers for the initial descriptions and the questioning and say when the time is up.

The Moment of Truth
When the cross-examining team has given their decision the person being questioned reveals whether the statement was true or false. It will make the moment more dramatic if you have previously prepared a TRUE and a LIE card (or just one or the other if your statements are both true or both false) and hold it up to camera e.g.

See you in Court!

Who are the best dissemblers and the grandest inquisitors in the film club? Find out on Thursday April 20th in our Third Anniversary Special Edition of Lockdown Films and After!

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Topic: 18:30 Would I Lie To You Once More?
Time: Apr 20, 2023 06:30 PM London

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Topic: 19:10 Would I Lie To You Once More?
Time: Apr 20, 2023 07:10 PM London

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