Programme 10, 2023

The rankings in this year's series so far, going into today's contest, are as follows;

1 Northern Ireland Played 3 Won 3 Drawn 0 Lost 0 Total points 66
2 North of England P3 W2 D0 L1 Pts 51
3= Scotland P3 W1 D1 L1 Pts 54
3= South of England P3 W1 D1 L1 Pts 54
5 The Midlands P3 W1 D0 L2 Pts 59
6 Wales P3 W0 D0 L3 Pts 53

Last week Kirsty asked you to join up Professor Harold Hill's opening number with an American TV detective series of the 1960s, a shellac disc and the Cameron Highlanders leaving Gibraltar.
Professor Harold Hill appeared in the stage musical The Music Man, in which his opening number was the song '76 Trombones'. That might suggest that, of the many to choose from, the American detective series we're looking for is 77 Sunset Strip. 
A shellac disc was a '78' (in the early days of music reproduction) because it revolved at 78 rpm; and the Cameron Highlanders are the 79th Regiment, known for their rendition of the march 'Farewell to Gibraltar'. So they form a numerical sequence.
Kirsty will be setting another teaser at the end of this week's quiz.

Q1 If they were feeling possessive, how might an Australian cricket captain, Stroke City's river and the founder of Island Records have contributed to your education?
Q2 Explain why a troglodyte village in the Dordogne, a singing rag doll in a shop window, or one of twelve little girls in two straight lines, might trigger memories of childhood?
Q3 Music: Why might these all be described as 'landmark' recordings?
Q4 (from Lucy Bucknall) Why might the creator of a chainsaw bloodbath, a motivational Scottish educator, and a ghostly presence who haunts a governess, need a bigger boat?
Q5 Why might a Feverish film director, an Elvis Costello album title character and Buffy's vampiric enemy-turned-lover put you at risk from Covid-19?
Q6 Music: Which six composers are involved here?
Q7 (from James Bingham) Who began by rolling two fours, then played a Heatwave record, and planted something named after Pierre Magnol? A little while later he read a prophesy from Exodus and, more recently, picked off a ghostly strand of fabric.
Q8 (from Harry Williams) Which letters are missing from the following collection: an elected representative, a special forces unit, a class-A drug, an area where you could leave the car, and a question that doesn't apply to you?

Explain why you can feel the energy from a British magician, a Lou Reed album and the southern tip of Manhattan.

There are no prizes so don't write to us; but Kirsty will have the solution at the beginning of next week's quiz.