Synopsis

The Great Hall in Winchester hosts a contest where four individuals from southern England and the Channel Islands vie for advancement to the semi-finals. The participants are: Maurice McGrave, a reference librarian, whose chosen text is the science fiction of Brian Aldiss; Isobel Osmont, a wife and mother, who will discuss the German occupation of the Channel Islands in 1940-5; Rian Sims, a retired lecturer, who will present on the life and works of Ravel; and Paul Bradley, a cartographic draugh