Synopsis

The final competition of the semi-finals offers a chance for the four highest-placed contestants from the preceding rounds to vie for a place in the Final. Tonight, at the University of Salford, they are: Tom Dawkes, a librarian, will present a history of linguistics from the 19th and 20th centuries. Sir David Hunt, retired ambassador, will discuss the Allied Armies in Italy during World War II. Andrew Wood, a graduate, will speak on the Glorious Revolution. And Jonathan Dalrymple-Smith, an a