Programme 2, 2017-18
In the contest of lateral thinking and cryptic connections, Tom Sutcliffe is joined by panellists from the north of England and the Midlands.
Peter Mikhailov, the former member for Morley and Outwood, and Widnes's record try scorer all had a no.1 hit in 1958. What was it called?
Tom Sutcliffe invites the teams from the North of England (Stuart Maconie and Adele Geras) and the Midlands (Rosalind Miles and Stephen Maddock) to take on the challenge posed by this and many other cryptic questions in this second contest of the series. Both are making their first appearance of the season and will be keen to get a solid footing on the leader board to start with. As always, the programme includes a selection of the best question ideas suggested by listeners over the past twelve months - and a couple of fiendish music and audio montages with a devious connection which the teams have to unravel.
Producer: Paul Bajoria.
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Last week's teaser
At the end of the previous edition Tom asked: With which field might Al Jolson, the building stone of the British Museum and the Cenotaph, and a patriarch with twelve sons, all be associated?
The answer is a sheep-field - because the clues suggest three popular breeds of sheep. Al JolsonÌýwas known for frequentlyÌýperforming in 'Blackface', the now-obsolete entertainment tradition. The British Museum and the Cenotaph, along with many other ceremonial buildings in London and elsewhere,Ìýare built from Portland stone. Finally, the patriarch in question, in the Book of Genesis, is Jacob.
Tom will have another teaser to end today's programme.
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Questions in today's programme
Q1Ìý Peter Mikhailov, the former Member for Morley and Outwood, and Widnes's record try-scorer, all had a no.1 hit in 1958. What was it called?
Q2Ìý A giant spider in the Tate, 114 English symphonies, and Mistinguett: why do they all apparently own the means of production?
Q3Ìý(Music & voices)Ìý How much would you pay to hear the next in this sequence?
Q4Ìý(from Roland Howell)Ìý On a river journey, its interment brought unlikely benefits to a locality. On a desert island it was the object of an abandoned mariner's craving. At the festive season it was one suggested explanation for a haunting. What's the common commodity, and where do these occur?
Q5Ìý(from Martin Peirce)Ìý How will knowing the following help you: one who isn't a medic, someÌýwho are, some who sang at Christmas, and some who sang at Leeds?
Q6 (Music)Ìý Why might you want to have this music for keeps?
Q7 (from Peter Stockdale)Ìý Three men were prepared to make a run for it, but onlyÌýone did. Repeatedly, they have been used in messaging, seen in the African bush, and heard in a mantra. Can you explain?
Q8Ìý Why might a hexagonal concrete guard post with defensive capabilities; someone hunting a Monarch, an Imperial or a Royal; and Shoaib Akhter, all put you in mind of a famous advertising slogan for personal advancement?Ìý
This week's teaser
Where might you go straight through the landscape to encounter a nursery shepherdess, a displaced Bard, and the 'place of the skull'?
Don't write to us, asÌýthere are no prizes, but the answer will be given at the beginning of next week's edition.
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- Mon 20 Nov 2017 15:00Â鶹Éç Radio 4
- Sat 25 Nov 2017 23:00Â鶹Éç Radio 4
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