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14 Episodes 2020 - 2021
Episode 1
The first heat sees the contenders face specialist subjects of The Levellers, Julie Andrews, Black Books, and Isabella of Castile.
Episode 2
Manchester United, the novels of Toni Morrison, Berthe Morisot, and William Tyndale are the subjects chosen in the specialist round.
Episode 3
'Tales of the City' by Armistead Maupin, Blackadder, the Boxer Rebellion, and Blake's 7 are the specialist subjects facing the contenders in this first round heat.
Episode 4
The contenders face specialist subjects of the Montgomery bus boycott, The Crown, the history of Anaesthesia, and Stormzy, followed by the usual general knowledge round in this first round match.
Episode 5
The four contenders face specialist subjects of Vanessa Bell, Rachmaninoff, Sherlock, and David Bowie, followed by general knowledge, in this first-round match.
Episode 6
The bridges of London, cheeses of the UK, Alex Higgins, and the Weimar Republic are the specialist subjects chosen by the four contenders in this first-round match.
Episode 7
Four more contenders in the black chair, facing specialist subjects Joe Calzaghe, the Beach Boys, Joseph Stalin, and the Gospel of John, followed by the general knowledge round.
Episode 8
29 mins
Freshwater fish of the British Isles, Nick Cave, the history of Scouting in the UK, and Lin-Manuel Miranda are the specialist subjects chosen by the four contenders in the black chair.
Episode 9
The contenders face their chosen specialist subjects of John Singer Sargent, The Sopranos, the novels of Jane Austen, and Nick Drake, followed by general knowledge in this first-round heat.
Episode 10
Lyndon B. Johnson, A Song of Ice and Fire, seabirds of the British Isles, and 1980s children's television are the chosen specialist subjects of the four contenders seated in the black chair.
Episode 11
The four contenders in the black chair face being quizzed on their chosen specialist subjects Kenneth Williams, UK hit singles 2000-2004, Ada Lovelace, and the history of the Rugby World Cup, followed by general knowledge.
Episode 12
28 mins
The periodic table, Life on Mars, the Titanic, and Barbara Castle are the four specialist subjects chosen by the contenders testing their specialist and general knowledge in the black chair.
Episode 13
28 mins
The four contenders answer on specialist and general knowledge, with specialist subjects The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Marlene Dumas, the life and poetry of Edward Thomas, and Guy Burgess.
Episode 14
28 mins
Specialist subjects of the London 2012 Olympic Games, J.S. Haldane, Hancock's Half Hour, and the Novels of John Wyndham await the contenders, followed by the general knowledge round.