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General knowledge in which listeners compete for the title of Brain of Britain.

The nationwide general knowledge contest in which 48 listeners from all parts of the UK fight their way to the final. The prize is a silver salver and the title Brain of Britain.

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Brain of Britain: Heat 7, 2016

22/02/2016

Heat 7, 2016

BBC Radio 4 - Brain of Britain, Heat 7, 2016

Russell Davies chairs the rigorous general knowledge quiz.

Russell Davies welcomes competitors for the seventh heat in the quest for the nation's general knowledge champion of 2016.

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Which artery takes deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs? Which actor was future Vice-President Al Gore's roommate at Harvard? And who wrote the novel on which the Hitchcock film Psycho was based? 

Russell Davies puts these and a host of other questions to the latest contenders for the Brain of Britain 2016 title. The programme comes from the Radio Theatre in London, with the winner assured a place in the semi-finals of the contest later in the spring.

There'll also be the chance for a Brain of Britain listener to outwit the contestants with ingenious questions of his or her own devising.

Producer: Paul Bajoria.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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