Synopsis

Those who advanced from the initial rounds reconvene in the Oxford Union Society's debating chamber for the first of the semi-final debates. Janet Barker, a housewife, will argue over the films of Alfred Hitchcock. James Craven, a cook-general, will present a case for the life of Eva Peron, 1919-1952. John Hill, a retired colonial administrator, will discuss the geography of Fiji. And Nicholas Woodward, a tax inspector, will debate the history of Test cricket, 1877-1930.