{{short description|Australian quiz show}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = | image_size = | creator = | presenter = Philip Clark | starring = | judges = | opentheme = | country = Australia | language = English | num_series = 3 | num_episodes = | executive_producer = | location = | runtime = 30 minutes | company = Southern Star Productions | network = ABC TV | first_aired = {{Start date|2000|1|17|df=y}}<ref name="Simper"/> | last_aired = {{End date|2000|11|16|df=y}} | related = }} '''''Flashback''''' is an Australian television quiz show broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 17 January to 16 November 2000. Hosted by radio presenter Philip Clark it featured three contestants trying to answer questions on events that occurred on certain dates. Clues were provided by historic and contemporary footage or from headings. Playing four nights a week the series had twelve weeks of heats with Monday to Wednesday winners playing off on Thursday and then a finals week with the nine best weekly winners.<ref name="Hooks"/><ref>{{Citation | last= Murphy | first= Padriac | title= Game to try it again | url= | periodical= The Age | date= 3 February 2000 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | last= | first= | title= London the big prize | url= | periodical= Sunday Mail | date= 9 April 2000 }}</ref>
==Reception== Matt Buchanan of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' wrote "The success of game shows with non-celebrity contestants depends on the host almost as much as the format, prizes and comfort with which the punters can answer the questions at home. Clarkie'll get there. But I hope he doesn't get there too fast."<ref>{{Citation | last= Buchanan | first= Matt | title= A real cracker | url= | periodical= Sydney Morning Herald | date= 17 January 2000 }}</ref> Barbara Hooks of ''The Age'' wrote "''Flashback'' provides pleasant diversion rather than the excitement promised."<ref name="Hooks">{{Citation | last= Hooks | first= Barbara | title= Flashback | url= | periodical= The Age | date= 20 January 2000 }}</ref> Errol Simper of ''The Australian'' wrote "If ABC television must overhaul its 6pm schedule via a quiz, then Flashback - which made its debut just a minute or two after 6pm last night - is more or less acceptable."<ref name="Simper">{{Citation | last= Simper | first= Errol | title= Not your Everage show, but okay as quizzes go | url= | periodical= The Australian | date= 18 January 2000 }}</ref>
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