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Transatlantic Quiz: Round 1

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

Six contests between teams in London and in New York

London: Louis Allen (Chairman) with Irene Thomas and John Julius Norwich (winners of the 1981 series of Round Europe Quiz)
New York: Anthony Quinton (Chairman) with Brendan Gill (author and theatre critic of the New Yorker) and Shana Alexander (journalist and author)

BBC Manchester
(Repeated: Wed 12.27 pm)

Contributors

Chairman (London):
Louis Allen
Contestant (London):
Irene Thomas
Contestant (London):
John Julius Norwich
Chairman (New York):
Anthony Quinton
Contestant (New York):
Brendan Gill
Contestant (New York):
Shana Alexander
Question researcher:
Bernice Coupe
Question researcher:
Julie Bartle
Producer:
Trevor Hill
Source: Radio Times

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