(12\/12)<\/p>\n
Teams from all over the UK will face Kirsty Lang’s cryptic questions across the series, with Kirsty offering support and the odd hint where it might be needed.<\/p>\n
Scotland take on Wales in the final contest, with Kirsty revealing the overall scores and announcing the series winner. <\/p>\n
You can follow the questions in each edition on the Round Britain Quiz webpages. Each week’s questions will be posted on the day before the Sunday transmission.<\/p>\n
Teams:
Val McDermid and Alan McCredie – Scotland
Myfanwy Alexander and Cariad Lloyd – Wales <\/p>\n
Questions in today’s edition:<\/p>\n
Q1
Can you find a hidden Cole in a radio pirate
A beeping Baker in a faraway land
And a Celtic King in An (historic) field
And what familiar call unites them all?<\/p>\n
Q2
In the end, what lingers in a stringed companion to the raga
A rugged strait
A Mesopotamian goddess of war and love
An Eastern blade
And a franchise of \u2018blue\u2019 films-
All leading to a sticky, fictional cinematic conductor?<\/p>\n
Q3 Music:
Identify what might link them in an Italian restaurant (and it doesn\u2019t grow on trees)<\/p>\n
Q4
Why might you expect these people to give you a break?
A writer who unveiled Secret Gardens
A voodoo priest who met his end in a coffin full of snakes
An opera singer who duetted with John Denver.<\/p>\n
Q5
In which arena would the following all meet? And why might it be in the wrong place?
The Crown\u2019s Princess Margaret
Michael and his band of brothers
A cinematic Joker
One Prime Minister who fathered another
And The Iron Chancellor<\/p>\n
Q6
Music: What do all these songs lead your eyes to?<\/p>\n
Q7
What links all of these to where we are right now? And which is the odd one out?
Sheila Hancock in a short-lived ITV comedy
Eric Lidell\u2019s nickname
John Coltrane\u2019s 1958 album
An Agatha Christie murder mystery
And a A Wes Anderson film<\/p>\n
Q8
You\u2019ll be answering clues in 6 categories, each represented by a different colour. You may recognise the different categories from a popular trivia game\u2026 which should help you. After answering all the clues you have to identify the common thread that links them all.<\/p>\n
So, who are we Pursuing?
In blue you’ll find… The linoleum capital where the story began.
In pink you’ll find… not quite a singing detective but close enough.
In yellow you’ll find… 18th-century tattoos in a peat bog
In purple you’ll find… the answer to this very question and a familiar face
In green you’ll find… the science behind the stories
In orange you will find… not quite singing detectives, but again, close enough<\/p>\n
BONUS END OF SERIES TEASER
Final challenge. Find five hidden curiosities across the series.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve listened to all 12 programmes in this series, you\u2019ll know we\u2019ve heard many voices and sounds… some expected, some a little different. Among them, five names didn\u2019t quite fit the tune.<\/p>\n
Your challenge is to find these five voices and figure out where they\u2019ve been hiding. <\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a clue to get you started:
One flows, one mends, one weaves, one unlocks, and one stands tall.<\/p>\n
Host: Kirsty Lang
Recorded by: Phil Booth
Sound Design: Chris Maclean
Production Coordinator: Caroline Barlow
Producer: Carl Cooper<\/p>\n
Questions set by:
Lucy Porter, Alan Poulton, and public contributors.<\/p>\n
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