About this season
The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.
Episodes (8)
1. Cambridge Quiz Society v Oxford Librarians
Aired 13 July 2009 • 29 min
A team of three lads from the Cambridge Quiz Society pit their wits against a trio of Oxford Librarians with specialisms as diverse as Comparative Slavonic Linguistics, Classics, and Theology.
2. Mathematicians v Wordsmiths
Aired 20 July 2009 • 29 min
Three maths graduates take on a team featuring a linguistics graduate, an English graduate, and an IT developer who is also a proofreader.
3. History Boys v Rugby Boys
Aired 27 July 2009 • 29 min
A team of three lovers of history square up to a trio of Welshmen devoted to their national game.
4. Chessmen v Charity Puzzlers
Aired 3 August 2009 • 29 min
Three dedicated chess players pit their strategic prowess against a team who have honed their lateral thinking skills writing puzzles to raise money for their local hospice.
5. Mathematicians v Cambridge Quiz Society
Aired 10 August 2009 • 29 min
In the first semi-final, three mathematicians pit their logical skills against the wits of the Cambridge Quiz Society.
6. Chessmen v Rugby Boys
Aired 17 August 2009 • 29 min
In the second semi-final, three quietly strategic chess players pit their wits against the brawn of the Rugby Boys.
7. Chessmen v Mathematicians
Aired 24 August 2009 • 29 min
Three avid chess players take on a trio unified by their love of mathematics as they compete for the glory of third place in the competition.
8. Cambridge Quiz Society v Rugby Boys
Aired 31 August 2009 • 29 min
In the final, the three leading lights of the Cambridge Quiz Society take on the combined knowledge of a team whose field of reference stretches far beyond the touchline of their beloved rugby pitch.