Introduced by Magnus Magnusson Manchester University provides the venue for this semi-final, the first of four, one of which is reserved for the four best runners-up.
Tonight's semi-finalists and their special subjects are:
STEVEN SCHNEEBAUM , law student United States Constitution JOHN HART. schoolmaster
Rome and Romans: 1st Century BC MARTIN MCCLELLAND , sheet-metal worker
British Military Campaigns: 1700-1815
DAVID BURNS ,
Local Government officer
Life and Reign of Richard III
The winner of this match will go forward into the final.
Director PETER MASSEY Producer BILL WRIGHT