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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 11, 2018

07/05/2018

Heat 11, 2018

BBC Radio 4 - Brain of Britain, Heat 11, 2018

The nationwide general knowledge contest with questionmaster Russell Davies.

Russell Davies welcomes another four contenders for the 2018 Brain of Britain title, this week's contest coming from Salford.

(11/17)
The penultimate heat of the 2018 Brain of Britain tournament features four contenders from the north of England bidding for one of the few remaining places in the semi-finals. Russell Davies chairs the contest from MediaCityUK in Salford.

This week the contenders are:
Margaret Brecknell, a shop assistant manager from Garstang in Lancashire
Diana England, a housewife from Penrith in Cumbria
Paul Gibbons, an electron microscope technician from Prescot on Merseyside
Greg Spiller, a software engineer, recently retired, from Stockport.

As always, a listener also stands to win a prize by beating the Brains with questions of his or her own devising.

Producer: Paul Bajoria.

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