Brain of Britain

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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 2, 2020

Semi-final 2, 2020

BBC Radio 4 - Brain of Britain, Semi-final 2, 2020

The nationwide general knowledge contest chaired by Russell Davies.

The second semi-final in the 2020 general knowledge tournament, with Russell Davies in the questionmaster's chair.

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Russell Davies welcomes another three of the 2020 heat winners, along with a particularly high-scoring runner-up from one of this year's contests. The winner today will take another of the places in the grand Final in October. The questions are challenging at this stage and the competition is fierce.

A listener also stands a chance of winning a prize by coming up with questions that might defeat the combined brainpower of the contestants, in the Beat The Brains interlude.

Producer: Paul Bajoria

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