Heat 1, 2015
The most durable general knowledge quiz of them all returns for a new series, with Russell Davies. Contestants from all over the UK compete for the title Brain of Britain 2015.
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Which politician was described by the writer Malcolm Bradbury as 'the Bertie Wooster of Marxism'? And the A horizon, B horizon, C horizon and O horizon are all layers of what?
Russell Davies returns to Radio 4 with the first contest in a new season of the evergreen general knowledge quiz, with contestants from all over Britain competing for the title Brain of Britain 2015. It's the 62nd series of the quiz, and the eventual champion will join a long and illustrious list of names which down the years has included Irene Thomas, Daphne Fowler, Kevin Ashman and Barry Simmons.
The competitors in this week's opening heat come from London, Guernsey, Bath and Norwich.
The programme also offers the customary chance for a listener to 'Beat the Brains' by suggesting ingenious questions that may stump their collective general knowledge.
Producer: Paul Bajoria.
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Today's competitors
ANDREW FRAZER, a company director from Chiswick in London;
PETER HUGHES, a retired civil servant from Guernsey;
BERYL MADDISON, a chartered surveyor from Bath;
LES MORRELL, a retired company director from Cringleford in Norfolk.
Broadcasts
- Mon 29 Dec 2014 15:00±«Óãtv Radio 4
- Sat 3 Jan 2015 23:00±«Óãtv Radio 4
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