2008/09
31 episodes · Sep 5, 2008
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Episode 1
Sep 5, 200830mNew series John Humphrys quizzes on Simon Raven, Newcastle United, Edward IV and Laurence Olivier.
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Episode 2
Sep 12, 200830mSpecialisms tonight are Billy the Kid, the Short Stories of Saki, the Great Western Railway and the films of John Carpenter. With John Humphrys.
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Episode 3
Sep 19, 200830mJohn Humphrys asks about Noor Inayat-Khan, Ferdinand Magellan, Edith Wharton and Mods
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Episode 4
Sep 26, 200830mQuestions on the late Stuart age, Steely Dan, boxer Joe Frazier and Robert Parker's Spenser novels.
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Episode 5
Oct 3, 200830mJohn Humphrys asks questions on subjects including Arthur Conan Doyle's Challenger novels.
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Episode 6
Oct 10, 200830mSpecialist subjects this week include Rasputin, the Gospels of the New Testament, and West Indies Test cricket. John Humphrys asks the questions.
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Episode 7
Oct 17, 200830mJohn Humphrys poses the questions as four contestants test their specialist knowledge of Stax Records, the Romney Marsh novels of Monica Edwards, German battleship the Bismarck and the Welsh castles of Edward I.
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Episode 8
Oct 24, 200830mSpecialist subjects include Scottish mathematician James Clerk Maxwell and the Mitford sisters.
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Episode 9
Oct 31, 200830mTonight's specialist topics include the Harry Palmer novels and folk singer Tom Paxton.
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Episode 10
Nov 7, 200830mTonight's specialist topics comprise the Victoria Cross, chess player Bobby Fischer, the Le Mans 24-hour race, and the life of Thomas Cochrane.
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Episode 11
Nov 14, 200830mTonight's specialist subjects include the Coventry blitz and the Merthyr Rising of 1831.
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Episode 12
Nov 21, 200830mSpecialist topics comprise the cricketer Ian Botham, the Munros of Scotland, Pyotr Tchaikovsky and the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming.
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Episode 13
Nov 28, 200830mTopics tonight include rare breeds of British farm animals, Ghenghis Khan and Gothic architecture.
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Episode 14
Dec 5, 200830mTopics comprise WC Fields, Jonathan Creek, Tacitus and the life and career of Keith Moon.
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Episode 15
Jan 30, 200930mTonight's four specialist subjects are the Ashes series of 1902, AE Housman, British punk rock and the Trans-Siberian Railway. With John Humphrys.
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Episode 16
Feb 6, 200930mTonight's specialist subjects are the Peninsular War, pop singer Morrissey, the history of Chichester Cathedral in West Sussex, and the Great Fire of London. John Humphrys asks the questions.
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Episode 17
Feb 13, 200930mTonight's specialist subjects are actor Sidney Poitier, British Trotskyism, number one hit singles, and the life and career of model and actress Edie Sedgwick. John Humphrys asks the questions.
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Episode 18
Feb 20, 200930mJohn Humphrys presents the general knowledge quiz, in which the specialist subjects tonight are the history of Chester Zoo, the Father Brown stories, Edward Carson and Tony Hancock.
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Episode 19
Feb 27, 200930mTonight's four specialist subjects are John Wesley, Seinfeld, Kazimir Malevich and the Wars of the Roses. John Humphrys poses the questions.
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Episode 20
Mar 6, 200930mSpecialist subjects are the Battle of Coronel and the Falklands War, British birds, sculptor Barbara Hepworth, and Anglo-Saxon kings 871-1016.
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Episode 21
Mar 13, 200930mIn the first semi-final John Humphrys asks questions on Scott's last expedition, Blake's 7, the School stories of PG Wodehouse and the Popish Plot.
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Episode 22
Mar 20, 200930mTonight's specialist subjects are Jackie Stewart, the novels of Wendy Holden, Honore de Balzac and Kraftwerk. John Humphrys poses the questions.
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Episode 23
Apr 3, 200930mTonight's specialist subjects are the novels of George Orwell, musician Gram Parsons, Italian politics and composer Dmitri Shostakovich.
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Episode 24
Apr 10, 200930mTonight's subjects are the Battle of Coronel and the Falklands War, British birds, sculptor Barbara Hepworth , and Anglo-Saxon kings from 871 to 1016.
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Episode 25
Apr 17, 200930mIn tonight's semi-final the specialised subjects are Scott's last expedition, cult TV series Blake's 7, the School stories of PG Wodehouse and the Popish Plot
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Episode 26
May 8, 200930mFour contenders compete for a place in the final. Tonight's specialist subjects comprise film director Fritz Lang, tennis legend Billie Jean King, Private Eye magazine and the life and work of Robert Maxwell.
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Episode 27
May 22, 200930mTonight's specialist subjects for the four semi-finalists comprise the Bonaparte dynasty, former prime minister Herbert Asquith, glam rock band Slade and the life and writings of Gilbert White. With John Humphrys
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Episode 28
May 29, 200930mTonight's specialist subjects for the four semi-finalists comprise the life and works of Mozart, the ghost stories of MR James, planets of the solar system and Norwich City FC. Presented by John Humphrys.
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Episode 29
Jun 5, 200930mSpecialist subjects in the fifth semi-final are Doctor Who in the 1970s, former US president John F Kennedy, singer/songwriter Billy Bragg and the Montalbano novels of Andrea Camilleri. John Humphrys hosts.
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Episode 30
Jun 12, 200930mTonight's specialist subjects are poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, the life of Paddy Mayne, Northampton Town FC and the life and work of Alfred Russel Wallace.
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Grand Final
Jun 19, 200960mSix contenders battle it out to be crowned champion. Their specialist subjects comprise the Lewis and Clark expedition across America, Britain between the wars, Russian novels from 1831 to 1894, songwriting partnership Rodgers and Hart, the Ryder Cup and American presidents of the 19th century. Presented by John Humphrys.