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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Britain Quiz | 19 May 2024 | 00:28:11 | |
The last contest of the current series with the North of England and Scotland. | |||
| Round Britain Quiz | 25 Mar 2024 | 00:28:00 | |
The cryptic contest with Kirsty Lang. The North of England take on the Midlands. | |||
| Round Britain Quiz | 18 Mar 2024 | 00:28:19 | |
Kirsty Lang puts cryptic questions to the teams from Northern Ireland and Scotland | |||
| Round Britain Quiz | 11 Mar 2024 | 00:28:16 | |
Kirsty Lang kicks off the series with a contest between Wales and the South of England. | |||
| Round Britain Quiz | 19 May 2024 | 00:28:13 | |
Kirsty Lang's penultimate 2024 contest, featuring the Midlands and the South of England. | |||
| Round Britain Quiz | 12 May 2024 | 00:28:17 | |
Kirsty Lang with teams from Wales and Northern Ireland in their last match of the series. | |||
| Round Britain Quiz | 05 May 2024 | 00:28:19 | |
Kirsty Lang is in the chair as the Midlands take on the North of England. | |||
| Round Britain Quiz | 28 Apr 2024 | 00:28:20 | |
Kirsty Lang chairs another contest of wordplay with Scotland taking on Northern Ireland. | |||
| Round Britain Quiz | 21 Apr 2024 | 00:28:21 | |
Kirsty Lang chairs the cryptic contest with the South of England against Wales. | |||
| Round Britain Quiz | 14 Apr 2024 | 00:28:14 | |
Kirsty Lang puts the cryptic connections to teams from Scotland and the North of England. | |||
| Round Britain Quiz | 07 Apr 2024 | 00:28:11 | |
Kirsty Lang with the cryptic contest featuring the South of England against the Midlands | |||
| Round Britain Quiz | 31 Mar 2024 | 00:28:17 | |
Kirsty Lang referees a contest between Northern Ireland and Wales in the cryptic quiz | |||
| Brain of Britain 2024 Heat 1 | 01 Sep 2024 | 00:28:22 | |
Russell Davies welcomes competitors to compete for the title Brain of Britain 2024 | |||
| Brain of Britain 2024 Heat 2 | 08 Sep 2024 | 00:28:25 | |
Russell Davies welcomes competitors from around the UK to compete for the title. | |||
| Brain of Britain 2024 Heat 3 | 15 Sep 2024 | 00:28:15 | |
Russell Davies welcomes competitors to compete for the prestigious quiz title. | |||
| Brain of Britain 2024 Heat 4 | 22 Sep 2024 | 00:28:28 | |
Russell Davies is in the question master's chair for the classic general knowledge quiz. | |||
| Brain of Britain 2024 Heat 5 | 29 Sep 2024 | 00:28:25 | |
Russell Davies hosts the prestigious general knowledge quiz. | |||
| Brain of Britain 2024 Heat 6 | 06 Oct 2024 | 00:28:21 | |
Russell Davies hosts the prestigious general knowledge quiz. | |||
| Brain of Britain 2024 Heat 7 | 13 Oct 2024 | 00:28:07 | |
Russell Davies hosts the prestigious general knowledge quiz. | |||
| Brain of Britain 2024 Heat 8 | 20 Oct 2024 | 00:27:42 | |
Russell Davies welcomes competitors for the prestigious title Brain of Britain 2024. | |||
| Brain of Britain 2024 Heat 9 | 27 Oct 2024 | 00:28:12 | |
Russell Davies welcomes competitors for the prestigious title Brain of Britain 2024. | |||
| Brain of Britain 2024 Heat 10 | 03 Nov 2024 | 00:27:54 | |
Russell Davies welcomes more competitors to the prestigious Brain of Britain quiz | |||
| Brain of Britain 2024 Heat 11 | 10 Nov 2024 | 00:28:20 | |
Russell Davies welcomes more competitors to the prestigious Brain of Britain quiz | |||
| Brain of Britain 2024 Heat 12 | 17 Nov 2024 | 00:27:41 | |
Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz | |||
| Brain of Britain Semi 2 | 01 Dec 2024 | 00:28:04 | |
Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz. | |||
| Brain 0f Britain Ep 13 | 24 Nov 2024 | 00:27:35 | |
Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz | |||
| Brain of Britain 2024 Semi Three | 08 Dec 2024 | 00:28:06 | |
Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz. | |||
| Brain of Britain 2024 Semi Four | 15 Dec 2024 | 00:28:04 | |
Russell Davies welcomes competitors to compete for the title Brain of Britain 2024 | |||
| Brain of Britain 2024 Final | 22 Dec 2024 | 00:28:00 | |
Russell Davies chairs the thrilling Final of the prestigious general knowledge quiz. | |||
| Round Britain Quiz: Episode 1 | 16 May 2025 | 00:28:22 | |
Kirsty Lang begins the new series with a contest between the Midlands & Northern Ireland | |||
| Round Britain Quiz: Episode 2 | 18 May 2025 | 00:28:42 | |
Kirsty Lang referees a contest between The South of England and Wales. | |||
| Round Britain Quiz: Episode 3 | 25 May 2025 | 00:29:00 | |
Kirsty Lang referees a contest between The North of England and The Midlands. | |||
| Round Britain Quiz: Episode 4 | 01 Jun 2025 | 00:28:27 | |
Kirsty Lang referees a contest between Scotland and The South of England. | |||
| Round Britain Quiz: Episode 5 | 08 Jun 2025 | 00:28:28 | |
Kirsty Lang referees a contest between Northern Ireland and The North of England. | |||
| Round Britain Quiz: Episode 6 | 15 Jun 2025 | 00:28:30 | |
Kirsty Lang referees a contest between Wales and Scotland. | |||
| Round Britain Quiz: Episode 7 | 22 Jun 2025 | 00:28:54 | |
Kirsty Lang referees a contest between Northern Ireland and The Midlands. | |||
| Round Britain Quiz: Episode 8 | 29 Jun 2025 | 00:28:31 | |
Kirsty Lang referees the second contest between Wales and The South of England. | |||
| Round Britain Quiz: Episode 9 | 06 Jul 2025 | 00:28:22 | |
Kirsty Lang referees a contest between The Midlands and The North of England. | |||
| Round Britain Quiz: Episode 10 | 13 Jul 2025 | 00:28:06 | |
Kirsty Lang referees a contest between The South of England vs Scotland#. | |||
| Round Britain Quiz: Episode 11 | 20 Jul 2025 | 00:28:28 | |
Kirsty Lang referees a contest between The North of England and Northern Ireland. | |||
| Round Britain Quiz: Episode 12 | 27 Jul 2025 | 00:28:46 | |
Kirsty Lang referees the final contest of the series between Scotland vs Wales. | |||
| Bookmarks Ep2. Science Fiction & Literary Love Triangles | 06 Jun 2026 | 00:28:24 | |
A brand-new quiz about books hosted by Clare Balding. In this episode, teams are tested in a game of nerves in the Long List round to name as many Charles Dickens novels as possible. In Plot Points – where the answers to five literary questions are all clues to a different well-known book – players must work out which 19th-century classic links a Margaret Atwood post-apocalyptic novel with the Lemony Snicket series, and which 21st century crime bestseller connects a racy British novelist with an Egyptian poet. Finally, in the show’s climax, it’s fingers on buzzers for the fast-paced Anagrams round, which features books with colours in the title and celebrity memoirs. Presenter: Clare Balding Question Writers: Naomi Lock & the QI Elves Line Producer: Natascha McQueen Assistant Producer: James Rawson Producer: Lyndsay Fenner Executive Producers: Simon Urwin and Kitty Walshe A QITV production for BBC Radio 4 | |||
| Bookmarks Ep1. Murder Mysteries & Regency Romances | 31 May 2026 | 00:28:13 | |
A brand-new quiz about books hosted by Clare Balding. In this episode, teams are tested in a game of nerves in the Long List round as they try and name as many of the 60+ Stephen King novels as possible. In Plot Points – where the answers to five literary questions are all clues to a different well-known book – players must work out which 1960s classic links a Daphne Du Maurier novel with a Booker Prize winner, and which 21st century global bestseller connects a William Blake poem with the American queen of caustic wisecracks. Finally, in the show’s climax, it’s fingers on buzzers for the fast-paced Anagrams round, which features well-known literary horses and celebrated food writers. Presenter: Clare Balding Question Writers: Naomi Lock & the QI Elves Line Producer: Natascha McQueen Assistant Producer: James Rawson Producer: Lyndsay Fenner Executive Producers: Simon Urwin and Kitty Walshe A QITV production for BBC Radio 4 | |||
| Your Number's Up. 1. How many Yorkshire puddings in Yorkshire? | 30 Jun 2026 | 00:27:13 | |
A brand-new, number-crunching comedy quiz for Radio 4 hosted by presenter, comedian and YouTuber Max Fosh. In the Every Answer Counts round, players must solve general knowledge equations such as adding the number of US Supreme Court justices to the number of Strictly Come Dancing judges. In Bestimate Guesstimate, players must calculate how many eggs Nigella Lawson would need to make a Yorkshire pudding for everyone in Yorkshire, and how much it would cost Lou Bega to send a Valentine’s card to all of the women named in Mambo No. 5. In Twenty-One – the quizzing equivalent of blackjack – players must try and build a winning hand using countries and the number of times they have won the Eurovision Song Contest. Presenter: Max Fosh Writers: Benjamin Sutton, James Trickey and James Rawson Line Producer: Natascha McQueen Assistant Producer: James Rawson Producer: Benjamin Sutton Executive Producers: Simon Urwin and Kitty Walshe A QITV production for BBC Radio 4 | |||
| Your Number's Up: 2. How many satanists in Bungay, Suffolk? | 05 Jul 2026 | 00:27:25 | |
A brand-new, number-crunching comedy quiz for Radio 4 hosted by comedian and YouTuber Max Fosh. In the Every Answer Counts round, players must solve general knowledge equations such as multiplying the pH of pure water by the number of PHs in Philadelphia. In Bestimate Guesstimate, quizzers must calculate the value of a solid gold Max Fosh and how long it would take for Dolly Parton to sing Islands in the Stream on every island of the Philippines. And in the fast-paced Facts & Figures round - where extraordinary facts provide frankly useless clues to a series of tricky equations – they must work out the world record for the number of bees in a human mouth… or 763 divided by 7. Presenter: Max Fosh Writers: Benjamin Sutton, James Trickey and James Rawson Line Producer: Natascha McQueen Assistant Producer: James Rawson Producer: Benjamin Sutton Executive Producers: Simon Urwin and Kitty Walshe A QITV production for BBC Radio 4 | |||
| Around the World in 80 Ways: 1. Europe | 12 Jul 2026 | 00:28:30 | |
Hosted by Simon Reeve, Around the World in 80 Ways is a geography quiz where two teams race across the world, travelling from country to country with knowledge as their passport. Host: Simon Reeve Questions by Paddy Duffy Sound by Jerry Peal Programme Coordinator: Jodie Charman Producer: Carl Cooper BBC Studios production for Radio 4. | |||
| Around the World in 80 Ways: 2. Africa | 19 Jul 2026 | 00:28:46 | |
Hosted by Simon Reeve, Around the World in 80 Ways is a geography quiz where two teams race across the world, travelling from country to country with knowledge as their passport. Host: Simon Reeve Questions by Paddy Duffy Sound by Jerry Peal Programme Coordinator: Jodie Charman Producer: Carl Cooper BBC Studios production for Radio 4. | |||
| Heat 1, 2026 | 26 Jul 2026 | 00:28:40 | |
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 the Brain of Britain 2026. Spotlight rounds are: René Magritte, Ru Paul's Drag Race, 21st century literature and monsters of Greek myth. Presenter: Russell Davies Voiceover: Jess Lambert Casting Producer: Sunil Mistry Assistant Producer: Ami Gill Production Coordinator: Kate Scarbrough Series Producer: David Bodycombe Executive Producers: Justin Scroggie and Jago Lee A TellTale Industries/Format People co-production for BBC Radio 4. | |||
| Déjà News. Episode 2 | 21 Jun 2026 | 00:28:43 | |
Lucy Porter hosts a brand new quiz as contestants are questioned on a century of news archive which tests their knowledge of the sound of stories from the last 100 years. Presenter: Lucy Porter Team One – Ian Musgrave and James Musgrave Team Two – Jason Hill and Harriet Anderson Writers: Ali Panting and Laura Grimshaw Researcher: Hannah Ratcliffe Production Co-Ordinator: Molly Punshon Consultants: Paul Bajoria and Lizzie Foster Producers: Jon Holmes and Laura Grimshaw An unusual production for BBC Radio 4 | |||
| Déjà News. Episode 1 | 14 Jun 2026 | 00:28:24 | |
Lucy Porter hosts a brand new quiz as contestants are questioned on a century of news archive which tests their knowledge of the sound of stories from the last 100 years. Presenter: Lucy Porter Team One - Phil Donaldson and Adrian Field Team Two - Ann Higgs and Ian Guest Writers: Ali Panting and Laura Grimshaw Researcher: Hannah Ratcliffe Production Co-Ordinator: Molly Punshon Consultants: Paul Bajoria and Lizzie Foster Producers: Jon Holmes and Laura Grimshaw An unusual production for BBC Radio 4 | |||