Quizzes

Quizzes

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  • Semi-final 3, 2026

    Russell Davies chairs the nationwide general knowledge quiz that has been entertaining and challenging audiences since 1953. Four competitors test their wits against a vast array of questions, covering everything from Ariana Grande to Ariadne, and from baryons to baritones, seeking to become Brain of Britain 2026.

    Spotlights rounds are Diplomacy, Dua Lipa, Neapolitan cookery and the Aztecs.

    Presenter: Russell Davies

    Voiceover: Jess Lambert
    Casting Producer: Sunil Mistry
    Assistant Producer: Ami Gill
    Production Coordinator: Kate Scarbrough
    Producer: David Bodycombe
    Executive Producers: Justin Scroggie and Jago Lee
    A TellTale Industries/Format People production for BBC Radio 4

    28 min
  • Semi-final 2, 2026

    Russell Davies chairs the nationwide general knowledge quiz that has been entertaining and challenging audiences since 1953. Four competitors test their wits against a vast array of questions, covering everything from Ariana Grande to Ariadne, and from baryons to baritones, seeking to become Brain of Britain 2026.

    Spotlights rounds are Virago Press, hieroglyphics, Lee Miller and giraffes.

    Presenter: Russell Davies

    Voiceover: Jess Lambert
    Casting Producer: Sunil Mistry
    Assistant Producer: Ami Gill
    Production Coordinator: Kate Scarbrough
    Producer: David Bodycombe
    Executive Producers: Justin Scroggie and Jago Lee
    A TellTale Industries/Format People production for BBC Radio 4.

    28 min
  • Semi-final 1, 2026

    Russell Davies chairs the nationwide general knowledge quiz that has been entertaining and challenging audiences since 1953. Four competitors test their wits against a vast array of questions, covering everything from Ariana Grande to Ariadne, and from baryons to baritones, seeking to become 'Brain of Britain 2026'.

    Spotlights rounds are: Fighting video games, Billy Wilder films, Nuremberg Trials and Emmy Noether.

    Presenter: Russell Davies

    Voiceover: Jess Lambert
    Casting Producer: Sunil Mistry
    Assistant Producer: Ami Gill
    Production Coordinator: Kate Scarbrough
    Producer: David Bodycombe
    Executive Producers: Justin Scroggie and Jago Lee
    A TellTale Industries/Format People production for BBC Radio 4.

    29 min
  • Heat 12, 2026

    Russell Davies chairs the nationwide general knowledge quiz that has been entertaining and challenging audiences since 1953. Four competitors test their wits against a vast array of questions, covering everything from Ariana Grande to Ariadne, and from baryons to baritones, seeking to become 'Brain of Britain 2026'.

    Spotlights rounds are: Organelles, Japanese horror films, Formula 1 and British pipe organs.

    Presenter: Russell Davies

    Voiceover: Jess Lambert
    Casting Producer: Sunil Mistry
    Assistant Producer: Ami Gill
    Production Coordinator: Kate Scarbrough
    Producer: David Bodycombe
    Executive Producers: Justin Scroggie and Jago Lee
    A TellTale Industries/Format People production for BBC Radio 4.

    29 min
  • Heat 11, 2026

    Russell Davies chairs the nationwide general knowledge quiz that has been entertaining and challenging audiences since 1953. Four competitors test their wits against a vast array of questions, covering everything from Ariana Grande to Ariadne, and from baryons to baritones, seeking to become Brain of Britain 2026.

    Spotlights rounds are FIFA World Cups, celebrity make-up brands, Friday Night Dinner and 1930s crime fiction.

    Presenter: Russell Davies

    Voiceover: Jess Lambert
    Casting Producer: Sunil Mistry
    Assistant Producer: Ami Gill
    Production Coordinator: Kate Scarbrough
    Producer: David Bodycombe
    Executive Producers: Justin Scroggie and Jago Lee
    A TellTale Industries/Format People production for BBC Radio 4

    28 min
  • Heat 10, 2026

    Russell Davies chairs the nationwide general knowledge quiz that has been entertaining and challenging audiences since 1953. Four competitors test their wits against a vast array of questions, covering everything from Ariana Grande to Ariadne, and from baryons to baritones, seeking to become 'Brain of Britain 2026'.

    Spotlights rounds are: popes, Lili Boulanger, Julia Donaldson books, and the Paris Opera Ballet.

    Presenter: Russell Davies

    Voiceover: Jess Lambert
    Casting Producer: Sunil Mistry
    Assistant Producer: Ami Gill
    Production Coordinator: Kate Scarbrough
    Producer: David Bodycombe
    Executive Producers: Justin Scroggie and Jago Lee
    A TellTale Industries/Format People production for BBC Radio 4.

    29 min
  • Heat 9, 2026

    Russell Davies chairs the nationwide general knowledge quiz that has been entertaining and challenging audiences since 1953. Four competitors test their wits against a vast array of questions, covering everything from Ariana Grande to Ariadne, and from baryons to baritones, seeking to become 'Brain of Britain 2026'.

    Spotlights rounds are: Nordic heavy metal, 'Macbeth', Ultimate and James Clerk Maxwell.

    Presenter: Russell Davies

    Voiceover: Jess Lambert
    Casting Producer: Sunil Mistry
    Assistant Producer: Ami Gill
    Production Coordinator: Kate Scarbrough
    Producer: David Bodycombe
    Executive Producers: Justin Scroggie and Jago Lee
    A TellTale Industries/Format People production for BBC Radio 4.

    29 min
  • Heat 8, 2026

    Russell Davies chairs the nationwide general knowledge quiz that has been entertaining and challenging audiences since 1953. Four competitors test their wits against a vast array of questions, covering everything from Ariana Grande to Ariadne, and from baryons to baritones, seeking to become 'Brain of Britain 2026'.

    Spotlights rounds are: Warhammer 40,000, crochet, 'Guernica', and sea shanties.

    Presenter: Russell Davies

    Voiceover: Jess Lambert
    Casting Producer: Sunil Mistry
    Assistant Producer: Ami Gill
    Production Coordinator: Kate Scarbrough
    Producer: David Bodycombe
    Executive Producers: Justin Scroggie and Jago Lee
    A TellTale Industries/Format People production for BBC Radio 4.

    28 min
  • Heat 7, 2026

    Russell Davies chairs the nationwide general knowledge quiz that has been entertaining and challenging audiences since 1953. Four competitors test their wits against a vast array of questions, covering everything from Ariana Grande to Ariadne, and from baryons to baritones, seeking to become Brain of Britain 2026.

    Spotlights rounds are: the Shardlake novels, the Moon landings, crows and salads.

    Presenter: Russell Davies

    Voiceover: Jess Lambert
    Casting Producer: Sunil Mistry
    Assistant Producer: Ami Gill
    Production Coordinator: Kate Scarbrough
    Producer: David Bodycombe
    Executive Producers: Justin Scroggie and Jago Lee
    A TellTale Industries/Format People production for BBC Radio 4.

    29 min
  • Heat 6, 2026

    Russell Davies chairs the nationwide general knowledge quiz that has been entertaining and challenging audiences since 1953. Four competitors test their wits against a vast array of questions, covering everything from Ariana Grande to Ariadne, and from baryons to baritones, seeking to become Brain of Britain 2026.

    Spotlight rounds are Angela Merkel, the Inca Empire, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and mustard.

    Presenter: Russell Davies

    Voiceover: Jess Lambert
    Casting Producer: Sunil Mistry
    Assistant Producer: Ami Gill
    Production Coordinator: Kate Scarbrough
    Producer: David Bodycombe
    Executive Producers: Justin Scroggie and Jago Lee

    A TellTale Industries/Format People production for BBC Radio 4.

    28 min

About Quizzes

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Intelligent and challenging quiz games on BBC Radio 4. Featuring Round Britain Quiz, Counterpoint and Brain of Britain with Quizmasters including Paul Gambaccini, Kirsty Lang and Russell…

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