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31 Episodes 2021 - 2022
Episode 1
The geography of Switzerland, the family of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Sir Roger Moore, and Bruce Springsteen are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the intimidating black chair.
Episode 2
The Blandings stories of P.G. Wodehouse, Seattle Seahawks, Listed Buildings of Liverpool, and the music of Beyoncé are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair.
Episode 3
The English comedian John Cleese, The Alnwick Garden, Marvel's 'Avengers' films, and Manatees, Dugongs and Sea Cows are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair.
Episode 4
Margaret of Anjou, Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, the history of Canterbury, and 'The Simpsons' Seasons 1-9 are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair.
Episode 5
James Bond villains, the life of Lord Byron, J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth, and the castles of Northumberland are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair.
Episode 6
The Giza Necropolis, Martin Luther, the films of Paul Thomas Anderson, and Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair.
Episode 7
The Saxophone, Margaret Thatcher, television series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and Venomous Snakes of Africa are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair.
Episode 8
The Fauna of the Galapagos Islands, The Mighty Boosh, UEFA Champions League Finals, and Catherine de Medici are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair.
Episode 9
The Novels of Alan Hollinghurst, Harold Larwood, The Vicar of Dibley, and Life and Works of Edouard Manet are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair.
Episode 10
The Inspector Morse Novels, King William IV, the Films of Richard Curtis, and Joseph Roundtree are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair.
Episode 11
British Butterflies, the Cornetto trilogy, Tutankhamun, and Kate Bush are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair.
Episode 12
Great Britain and the Winter Olympics, 'Goodness Gracious Me', Francis I, and the 'High School Musical' films are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the intimidating black chair.
Episode 13
Nell Gwyn, Sylvia Plath, 'Still Game', and the island of Sicily are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the intimidating black chair.
Episode 14
The John Rebus novels by Ian Rankin, Hamilton, the documentaries of Louis Theroux, and James Craig, Viscount Craigavon, are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the intimidating black chair.
Episode 15
Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy, the All Blacks test matches from 2004-2015, the golden age of MGM musicals, and John Clare are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge.
Episode 16
Eric Cantona, 'Black Mirror', 'Rocky Horror', and the novels of John Steinbeck are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge.
Episode 17
The Gurkhas, Fernando Torres, the life and works of Pam Ayres, and Alfred Hitchcock films of the 1950s are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair.
Episode 18
Lee Miller, the music of Bob Dylan, the history of the Green Party of England and Wales, and the films of Pedro Almodóvar are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair.
Episode 19
Television Series Line of Duty, Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood art movement, the Rebecca Riots, and Gin are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair.
Episode 20
The films of Tom Hanks, Composer Edward Elgar, Bess of Hardwick, and Bjork are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair.
Episode 21
British and Irish female astronomers, White House pets, the celebrated nurse Edith Cavell, and La Vuelta a España are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair.
Episode 22
The music of Madonna, the 'ER' character Doug Ross, the rivers of Yorkshire, and the National Hockey League 2000-Present are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair.

Episode 23
The Hornblower novels of C.S. Forester, Joni Mitchell, the wives of Henry VIII, and the films of Tom Cruise are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair.
Episode 24
Grace Kelly, The Brother Cadfael Books, and the Beatles Recording Sessions are chosen as the specialist subjects by the three contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair.
Episode 25
The short stories of Daphne du Maurier, the films of Studio Ghibli, Scott Pilgrim Graphic Novels, and Formula One from 2010 to Present are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair in the first semi-final.
Episode 26
The Paintings of Vincent van Gogh, the 'Bill and Ted' films, Drum and Bass Music in the 1990's and Julia Margaret Cameron are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair in the second semi-final.
Episode 27
The X-Files, History of York Minster, England at the Cricket World Cup 2003 - Present and the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair in the third semi-final.
Episode 28
The poet Wilfred Owen, 20th-Century Heavyweight Boxing Championship Fights, 'Frasier' and African World Heritage Sights are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair in the fourth semi-final.
Episode 29
Irish Involvement In The Spanish Civil War, the band Pulp, Brian Clough and The Harry Potter Novels are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair in the fifth semi-final.
Episode 30
Jean Harlow, the sitcom and film Porridge, Alexander The Great and World Snooker Championship 1977-Present are chosen as the specialist subjects by the four contestants testing their knowledge on the black chair in the sixth semi-final.
Episode 31
Clive Myrie presents the grand final. The specialist subjects are the film and television works of Sir Steve McQueen, Peak District National Park, Eleanor of Aquitaine, television series 'Open All Hours', Hollywood Star Carole Lombard and Sculptor Dame Barbara Hepworth.