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Beat the Brain

John Craven

Josie Lawrence

Sean Miller

Richard van't Riet

Jo Street

Paul Gilheany

Nigel Hall

Fi Cotter Craig

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BBC Two - Beat the Brain, Episode 1

This episode sees four medical students from Manchester take on the Brain.

John Craven hosts the quiz in which a team must navigate puzzles and logic problems to win money. This episode sees four medical students from Manchester take on the Brain.

John Craven hosts the quiz in which contestants and viewers face a mental fitness test set by the most exacting of task masters: the Brain. A team of four contestants must navigate a selection of tricky puzzles, fiendish logic problems and prickly posers in an effort to win a cash prize. 

In this episode, four friends who are all medical students from Manchester try to find a remedy to beat the Brain.

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John Craven hosts the quiz in which a team of four must navigate a selection of puzzles.

John Craven hosts the quiz in which a team of four contestants must navigate a selection of tricky puzzles, fiendish logic problems and prickly posers in an effort to win a cash prize.

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