Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)

Nov 30, 2016

0h 59m

★ 7.0

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

BBC

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Cast

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Ben Miller

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Nicholas Parsons

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Mark Labbett

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Shaun Wallace

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Chris Tarrant

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Judith Keppel

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Victoria Coren Mitchell

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Kevin Ashman

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