
Programme 6, 2017-18
Tom Sutcliffe is in the chair as Wales meet Northern Ireland in the game of lateral thinking and cryptic connections.
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The new Northern Ireland team make their second appearance in Round Britain Quiz this week, this time taking on the formidable Welsh who are the defending champions. Tom Sutcliffe is in the chair, as Freya McClements and Paddy Duffy square up to David Edwards and Myfanwy Alexander. You can find out how close you were to the right answer when Tom reveals the solution to last week's unanswered teaser question. The programme also includes some more of the best listeners' question ideas sent in over the past year or so.
Producer: Paul Bajoria.
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Last week's teaser
Tom asked: If a gathering includes twelve who are religious, thirteen who are guiltless, thirteen who are courageous, and eight who are city-dwellers, why would only one make an impression - and who are they all?
These were clues to Papal names and the number of times in history they have been used. There have been twelve Popes called Pius, thirteen Innocents, thirteen Leos and eight Urbans. But there has only ever been one called Mark, in the third century AD - whose name suggests he would have made his impression.
There'll be another teaser question at the end of today's programme.
Rankings so far in this series
This is how the league table for the current series stands, going into today's contest:
1 SOUTH OF ENGLAND Played 2 Won 1 Drawn 1 Lost 0 Total points 41
2 THE MIDLANDS P2 W1 D0 L1 Pts 38
3 NORTH OF ENGLAND P2 W1 D0 L1 Pts 36
4 WALES P1 W1 D0 L0 Pts 23
5 SCOTLAND P2 W0 D1 L1 Pts 38
6 NORTHERN IRELAND P1 W0 D0 L1 Pts 16
Questions in this programme
Q1 (from Peter Vigurs) Why might a liberated Australian-born DJ from the 60s, after a brush with Mary O'Brien and Sandra Goodrich, feel uneasy about a visit from the 31st President of the United States?
Q2 If the author of Exiles, the director of Oliver! and Scott's pony-handler got together, what would they write?
Q3 Music - On which London underground line might you be most likely to hear these pieces?
Q4 (from Richard Chaney) How would the creator of an ursine with a sweet tooth and the late former spouse of a British Home Secretary get you on the road, keep your energy levels up, or help you to dry out?
Q5 (from Terry O'Brien) Why should you beware of shouting too often about the home of beetles, Martin's stockbroker account and (possibly) a butterfly rash?
Q6 Music - Why could you describe these three as rivals?
Q7 (from William Spencer) Which percussion instrument might a talking pig, a Nobel-winning cleric and the queen of fashion choose to play in a German resort town's orchestra?
Q8 Why might Oscar-winner Levinson's debut provide an appropriate setting for Allen's bunch, Avnet's fry-up and Weitz's tasteless dish?
This week's teaser
Washington - Washington - Buffalo - Dallas. What's the significance of this sequence?
There are no prizes, it's purely for fun. The answer will appear at the beginning of next week's edition.
Broadcasts
- Mon 18 Dec 201715:00BBC Radio 4
- Sat 23 Dec 201723:00BBC Radio 4
