Heat 9, 2016
Four contestants from the ±«Óãtv Counties and the West Midlands compete for a possible semi-final place. Russell Davies asks the questions.
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The quest for the 63rd ±«Óãtv Brain of Britain reaches heat nine, with Russell Davies in the question master's chair and four contestants from the ±«Óãtv Counties and the West Midlands.
What name for a type of seafarer or pirate is thought to derive from a Caribbean word meaning 'to dry meat on a barbecue'? Which was the first western to win an Oscar for Best Picture?
The contestants face these and many other tough teasers on their way to a possible semi-final place. A Brain of Britain listener also stands a chance of being a winner by providing fiendish questions with which to try and 'Beat the Brains'.
Producer: Paul Bajoria.
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Today's competitors
DAVID DANSKIN, a solicitor from North Buckinghamshire
JOHN GRANT, a voluntary worker from West London
MADELEINE HOARE, a teacher and museum educator from North London
PETER WILSON, an international development advisor from Stratford.
Broadcasts
- Mon 7 Mar 2016 15:00±«Óãtv Radio 4
- Sat 12 Mar 2016 23:00±«Óãtv Radio 4
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