About this season
Celebrity special of the general knowledge quiz in which teams from across the UK battle to beat the formidable Eggheads
Episodes (5)
1. Episode 1
Aired 15 December 2008 • 30 min
Dermot Murnaghan hosts a celebrity special. Can Nicky Campbell and his friends Shelagh Fogerty, Robert Harley, Jonathan Maitland and Fiona Foster triumph over the Eggheads?
2. Episode 2
Aired 16 December 2008 • 30 min
Dermot Murnaghan hosts the quiz. Can a team of BBC newsreaders and journalists featuring Bill Turnbull, Sian Williams, Nick Robinson and Louise Minchin triumph over the Eggheads?
3. Episode 3
Aired 17 December 2008 • 30 min
Can a team of sport stars featuring Matt Dawson, Phil Tufnell, Sally Gunnell, Tessa Sanderson and Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson triumph over the Eggheads?
4. Episode 4
Aired 18 December 2008 • 30 min
Can a team of celebrity chefs featuring John Burton Race, James Tanner, Atul Kochhar, Aiden Byrne and Oliver Rowe triumph over the Eggheads? Introduced by Dermot Murnaghan.
5. Episode 5
Aired 19 December 2008 • 30 min
Can a team of celebrity experts featuring Kristian Digby, Jonty Hearnden, Joe Swift, Declan Curry and Anton Du Beke triumph over the Eggheads? Introduced by Dermot Murnaghan.