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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 8, 2016

29/02/2016

Heat 8, 2016

BBC Radio 4 - Brain of Britain, Heat 8, 2016

Russell Davies chairs the time-honoured general knowledge quiz.

Four more competitors line up to face Russell Davies's general knowledge questions, in the eighth heat of the 2016 tournament.

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Russell Davies puts another four would-be Brains of Britain through the toughest general knowledge test of them all. Which is the hottest planet in the solar system? Who painted the notorious 80th birthday portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, which he hated and which his widow destroyed after his death? What type of well is named after a region of France near the modern border with Belgium?

The winner today is assured a place in the semi-finals which begin after Easter - but all of the competitors will be going for as many points as they can, as the top-scoring runners-up across the series also go through.

A listener will also be challenging the competitors with his or her own questions, in an attempt to Beat the Brains.

Producer: Paul Bajoria.

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