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Tom asked: one who was very speedy, one who made a bare-faced mess of things, and the third in line to the throne, were all looked after by a man from Monmouth - where, and when?

These were clues to characters and participants in the children's TV series Rainbow, which ran from 1972-92 and was hosted in its most successful years by Geoffrey Hayes. (The 'man from Monmouth' may have led you to Geoffrey of Monmouth, suggesting the presenter's name.)

Alongside Geoffrey were the puppet characters Zippy (very speedy) and George (third in line to the throne), and the man-sized teddy bear Bungle (making a 'bare-faced' or 'bear-faced' mess of things).

The Round Britain Quiz 2015 league table after 10 matches:

Scotland聽 Played 4聽 Won 3聽 Drawn 0聽 Lost 1聽 Total points 65

South of England聽 P3聽 W3聽 D0聽 L0聽 Pts 48

The Midlands聽 P3聽 W2聽 D0聽 L1聽 Pts 57

Wales聽 P3聽 W2聽 D0聽 L1聽 Pts 55

North of England聽 P3聽 W0聽 D0聽 L3聽 Pts 45

Northern Ireland聽 P4聽 W0聽 D0聽 L4聽 Pts 45

Q1 (from Bob Salmon)聽 Can you soundly connect: a passage to a small island; Herge's inept detectives; the Russian parliament and the author of The Count of Monte Cristo; and a double either side of Douglas?

Q2聽 The hero of Cape St Vincent, a Canadian press baron, four Prime Ministers, a heavyweight with an 'ammer, and the mother of the second in line: why and when were their young men subjected to a 'juling'?

Q3聽 (Music)聽 Why might these make you think of someone whose murder is always on the cards?

Q4聽 Where in the world might the Father of Geometry, the mathematician whom Frederick the Great called Cyclops, and a prolific historian of the early Christian church, claim a common origin?

Q5 (from Charles Gilman)聽 Why might the same kind of mistake result in attributing: A Bear Called Paddington to Ian Fleming; The DaVinci Code to G.K. Chesterton; 'The Quangle Wangle's Hat' to William Shakespeare; The Jew Of Malta to Raymond Chandler; and The Tale of Jeremy Fisher to J.K.聽Rowling?

Q6聽 (Music/voices)聽 Please arrange these in increasing order of grandeur.

Q7聽 How might a small increase in number turn a Roman governor into an exercise regime, a gallic friend into a literary father and son, and a former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police into a convicted drug dealer?

Q8聽(from Mike Ainsley) 聽Who are these four villains? One took tea with Maggie Smith and Judi Dench; another stole Alexei Sayle's homework; the third purportedly played vibes with the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band; and the fourth is still dead, according to Chevy Chase?

This week's teaser has been supplied by Mark Lester in south west London.

Why might a forensic-sounding thespian, a leader of riparian culture and a shady-sounding West Countryman all embrace hopeless causes?

Tom will provide the answer at the beginning of the final programme, in which all of the questions will be drawn from listeners' suggestions.