Tom Sutcliffe chairs the latest heat of the cryptic general knowledge quiz. Wales take on the Midlands.

Questions from Programme 8

Question 1
Wales

An alien-hunter who was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed; an Updike hero with an infinitesimal name; and a woman who hires Marvin to get rid of Marvin. Could they safely be left in a room together?

Question 2
Midlands

Can you put your finger on a shakey Pacific path, a protective cordon for a City within a city, and Edward I's defence against the Welsh?

Question 3
Wales

The value of these is plain to see – as is an annual reminder of an attempted coup, and the substance that earned Maurice Wilkins his Nobel Prize. Why?

Question 4
Midlands

The linking of these three voices may as well have been pre-ordained. Why?

Question 5 – listener question from Ian Oxley in Audlem
Wales

How, in three similar words, can you follow a Welsh path from a Shropshire landmark, and end up – poetically speaking – in the clouds?

Question 6 – listener question from Alan Poulton via email
Midlands

How might Hannay’s first outing, followed by a period of temptation, lead you to one of the giant planets and finally to Broadway?

Question 7
Wales

1989’s could be found on antlers, while 2004’s was a hesperidium and 2000’s ran on caterpillars. Why were they revolting?

Question 8
Midlands

Who are the following. Helen Huntingdon, Thomas Farriner (twice), an Enterprising medic, and the designer of the White Wardrobe. Show less