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Beat the Brain

John Craven

Josie Lawrence

Sean Miller

Richard van't Riet

Jo Street

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Beat the Brain: Episode 5

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Episode 5

BBC Two - Beat the Brain, Episode 5

A team of four friends try to beat the Brain.

John Craven hosts the quiz in which a team must navigate puzzles and logic problems to win money. A team of four friends try to beat 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, a team of four friends - a police detective, an auctioneer, a customer services officer and a social club manager - give themselves an intensive mental workout as they try 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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