Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)

Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool) (2016)

November 30th, 20160h 59min

Documentary
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Overview

We all love a good quiz. So here's a question - when did ordinary contestants turn into the pro-quizzers of today? Giving the answers are Victoria Coren Mitchell, Judith Keppel, Chris Tarrant, Mark Labbett, Nicholas Parsons and many more. Narrated by Ben Miller.


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