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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, 2017

06/03/2017

Heat 7, 2017

BBC Radio 4 - Brain of Britain, Heat 7, 2017

Russell Davies chairs the wide-ranging general knowledge quiz.

The 2017 season reaches heat seven, with competitors from Ballater, London, Worthing and Farnham. Russell Davies is in the questionmaster's chair.

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Which two English football teams contest what's referred to as the Second City Derby? And what name was given to the generation of nuclear reactors that used uranium metal fuel contained in a magnesium non-oxidising alloy sleeve?

Russell Davies puts these and many other questions to today's competitors, as they vie for a place in the 2017 semi-finals. There's also an opportunity for a listener to win a prize by outwitting the Brains with questions of his or her own devising. 

Producer: Paul Bajoria.

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