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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: Semi-Final 1, 2016

04/04/2016

Semi-Final 1, 2016

BBC Radio 4 - Brain of Britain, Semi-Final 1, 2016

Russell Davies chairs the first semi-final of the 2016 competition.

The notoriously challenging general knowledge quiz reaches the semi-final stage, with Russell Davies asking the questions.

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The competition steps up a gear with the start of the 2016 semi-finals, chaired by Russell Davies. Three heat winners and one of the top-scoring runners-up across the series compete for a place in the 2016 Final.

On which of the Hawaiian islands is Pearl Harbor? How many players are there on a Gaelic football team? And which character in Disney's original cartoon of The Jungle Book was voiced by the actor George Sanders?

As always, there's also a chance for a Brain of Britain listener to 'Beat the Brains' by suggesting devious questions of his or her own with which to outwit the competitors.

Producer: Paul Bajoria.

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