Synopsis

The final's second place hangs in the balance as four remaining semi-finalists compete against Magnus Magnusson at the McEwan Hall, University of Edinburgh. The contestants are: Jim Maginnis, a Royal Air Force officer, whose subject is the history of Belfast from 1690 to 1960; Roderick Diggins, a temporary accounts clerk, focusing on the life and work of Sir Christopher Wren; Kate Ford, a librarian, exploring the life and novels of C.S. Forester’s Hornblower series; and Donald Yule, a pensions a