Programme 9, 2015
Teams from the south of England and Northern Ireland join Tom Sutcliffe for the contest of cryptic clues and convoluted connections.
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The South of England team of Marcus Berkmann and Simon Singh square up to Northern Ireland in the shape of Brian Feeney and Polly Devlin. This week's contest is the last-but-one occasion in which either of these teams will appear this season, and both will be keen to add a victory to their score-sheet so far.
'Can you turn DeForest Kelley into the creator of Harry Hole by way of some French soap?' is just the first of the cryptic puzzles which face them. Tom Sutcliffe chairs the contest and will be providing helpful hints and nudges wherever necessary - with the proviso that the teams score fewer points the more help they need.
Several of today's questions are the work of Round Britain Quiz listeners who've submitted them to the programme in recent months. And, as always, Tom will have the answer to the teaser he left hanging at the end of the previous edition - as well as setting a new puzzle to be thinking about until next week.
Producer: Paul Bajoria.
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Last week's teaser question
Sheffield - Macaulay - Booth - Wagstaff - what comes next in the sequence?
Well done if you spotted that these are the original or maiden names of the spouses of recent British Prime Ministers, starting in the present and working backwards. The answer is Thatcher.
Samantha Sheffield married David Cameron in 1996.
Sarah Macaulay married Gordon Brown in 2000.
Cherie Booth married Tony Blair in 1980.
Norma Wagstaff became Mrs Norma Major in 1970.
So prior to that the PM's consort was Denis Thatcher.
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Rankings before today's programme
The Round Britain Quiz 2015 league table as it stands after 8 matches:
1.The Midlands听 Played 3听 Won 2听 Drawn 0听 Lost 1听 Total points 57
2.Wales听 P3听 W2听 D0听 L1听 Pts 55
3.Scotland听 P3听 W2听 D0听 L1听 Pts 49
4.South of England听 P2听 W2听 D0听 L0听 Pts 38
5.North of England听 P3听 W0听 D0听 L3听 Pts 45
6.Northern Ireland听 P2听 W0听 D0听 L2听 Pts 23
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Questions in this programme
Q1听 Can you turn DeForest Kelley into the creator of Harry Hole, by way of some Welsh soap?
Q2听 (from Ivan Whetton)听 Explain who the following people are, and why you might find them colouring: A soul singer, a Secretary of State, a designer of firearms and the author of the Navy Hymn?
Q3听 Hypocritical nonsense, someone abject and cowardly, a feast with dancing, and Richard's emblem: where would you have found them all in close proximity in the 1970s?
Q4听 (Music)听 Can you link this piece with a fascist, a novelist, a Nazi sympathiser, a Duchess and an unobtrusive poultry connoisseur?
Q5听 (from Emily Burns)听 How can a reptile, a crab, some underwear and some British money help to keep you afloat?
Q6听 Why might a restaurant welcome Alice's cat, a pony stranded in the Channel Islands听and one who was mad about the boy?
Q7听 (Music)听 What's missing?
Q8听 (from Stephen Gore)听 What covert connection might there be between: one who, according to 91热爆r, smote his bloomin' lyre; a German girl; one who presumed at Ujiji; and the diminutive preferred by the former Viscount Stansgate?
This week's teaser question
Ten in 1901; twelve in 1948; seven in 1949. What might these numbers and dates have to do with reproduction?
Tom will reveal the solution next week. Please don't write to us, it's just for fun - but we hope you enjoy working it out.
Broadcasts
- Mon 14 Dec 2015 15:0091热爆 Radio 4
- Sat 19 Dec 2015 23:0091热爆 Radio 4
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