2007/08 (2007)

Episode 1
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July 9, 2007 • 30m

Four contestants answer questions on the famous black chair. Tonight's specialised subjects include Tottenham Hotspur FC, The Alan...Read more

Episode 2
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July 16, 2007 • 30m

John Humphrys poses questions on French political history from 1815-1914, composer Gustav Holst, Harrison Ford films and Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis.

Episode 3
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July 23, 2007 • 30m

John Humphrys poses questions on mountaineer Chris Bonington , Thomas Harris 's Hannibal Lecter novels, Kett's Rebellion and the l...Read more

Episode 4
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July 30, 2007 • 30m

John Humphrys poses testing questions on Peter Cook , Claude Monet , Errol Flynn and Edward VI.

Episode 5
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August 6, 2007 • 30m

Subjects include the first duke of Wellington, Stephen King novels, Johannes Kepler and The West Wing.

Episode 6
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August 13, 2007 • 30m

Tonight's specialised subjects include Henry Ford, German wines, Jennifer Aniston and Frida Kahlo.

Episode 7
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August 20, 2007 • 30m

Subjects include the battle of Gettysburg, Mario Lanza , Dante's Divine Comedy and Sir Edwin Lutyens

Episode 8
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August 27, 2007 • 30m

Tonight's specialist subjects are The Royle Family the life and music of Dimitri Tiomkin ; RF Delderfield's Swann novels and the l...Read more

Episode 9
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September 3, 2007 • 30m

Tonight's specialised subjects are Peter Gabriel and Genesis, author David Eddings , inventor Barnes Wallis and snakes. With John Humphrys.

Episode 10
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September 10, 2007 • 30m

The specialist subjects this week are the University Boat Race, the novels of Evelyn Waugh , English coronations since 1066 and th...Read more

Episode 11
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September 17, 2007 • 30m

This week's subjects are the life and work of William Thomson , Round the Home, the history of Tamla Motown and the career of ches...Read more

Episode 12
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September 24, 2007 • 30m

Specialist subjects this week include the life and career of Frank Sinatra , Dorothy L Sayers 's Lord Peter Wimsey books and Polis...Read more

Episode 13
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October 1, 2007 • 30m

Tonight's specialist subjects are British Top 20 singles of the 1970s, The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency novels by Alexander McCall...Read more

Episode 14
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October 8, 2007 • 30m

Specialist subjects include Irish history 1916-1923, heavy metal band Iron Maiden, life and works of John Piper and the world war ...Read more

Episode 15
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October 22, 2007 • 30m

This week's specialist subjects are the life and work of Joe Orton , American independent cinema, trees of the British Isles and C...Read more

Episode 16
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October 29, 2007 • 30m

This week's specialist subjects are the life and work of Joe Orton, American independent cinema, trees of the British Isles and Chelsea Football Club.

Episode 17
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November 5, 2007 • 30m

Tonight's specialist subjects are the naval career of Nelson and Collingwood, the life and works of Primo Levi, the English pop ba...Read more

Episode 18
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November 12, 2007 • 30m

Tonight's subjects are the life and music of Johnny Cash, the development of photography since 1900, the life and works of Rene Ma...Read more

Episode 19
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November 19, 2007 • 30m

Specialist subjects are the life and career of politician Charles James Fox, the history of the Gaelic Athletic Association, real ...Read more

Episode 20
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November 26, 2007 • 30m

Tonight's subjects are the Adrian Mole novels by Sue Townsend, the works of French playwright Moliere, the history of sound record...Read more

Episode 21
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December 3, 2007 • 30m

Specialist subjects are the Anglo-Boer War, US soul group the Temptations, the Cotton Nero manuscript and Scottish monarchs from 843 to 1371.

Episode 22
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January 21, 2008 • 30m

As the contest reaches the semi-finals, specialist subjects are British butterflies, the life of Franz Kafka , 1985 TV drama Edge ...Read more

Episode 23
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January 28, 2008 • 30m

Contestants compete for a place in the Grand Final. Today's specialist subjects are: the novels of Joanne Harris , the Cricket Wor...Read more

Episode 24
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February 4, 2008 • 30m

In the final first-round heat, the specialist subjects are Punch magazine, the life of Kurt Cobain , the novels of Thomas Love Pea...Read more

Episode 25
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February 11, 2008 • 30m

As the competition reaches the semi-final stage, specialist subjects are British butterflies, the life and work of writer Franz Ka...Read more

Episode 26
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February 18, 2008 • 30m

With another place in the final up for grabs, tonight's specialist subjects are the novels of Joanne Harris , the Cricket World Cu...Read more

Episode 27
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February 25, 2008 • 30m

Specialist subjects are the life and career of Bobby Charlton , the Roman Republic to 43 BC, the life and poetry of Wilfrid Owen a...Read more

Episode 28
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March 3, 2008 • 30m

With another place in the final up for grabs, specialist subjects comprise the TV series Upstairs, Downstairs, the life and work o...Read more

Episode 29
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March 10, 2008 • 30m

Specialist subjects in this semi-final are the novels of Jasper Fforde , the horror films of Val Lewton , the Battle of the Somme ...Read more

Episode 30
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March 17, 2008 • 30m

Specialist subjects in the last semi-final are the Barsetshire novels of Anthony Trollope ; Mary, Queen of Scots: American Civil W...Read more

Grand Final
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March 24, 2008 • 30m

The grand final of the quiz where specialist subjects are the history of Venice, actor Steve McQueen, the D-Day landings, It Ain't...Read more