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Radio 4,27 Jul 2025,28 mins

Programme 12 - Scotland vs Wales

Round Britain Quiz

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(12/12) Teams from all over the UK will face Kirsty Lang's cryptic questions across the series, with Kirsty offering support and the odd hint where it might be needed. Scotland take on Wales in the final contest, with Kirsty revealing the overall scores and announcing the series winner. You can follow the questions in each edition on the Round Britain Quiz webpages. Each week's questions will be posted on the day before the Sunday transmission. Teams: Val McDermid and Alan McCredie - Scotland Myfanwy Alexander and Cariad Lloyd - Wales Questions in today's edition: Q1 Can you find a hidden Cole in a radio pirate A beeping Baker in a faraway land And a Celtic King in An (historic) field And what familiar call unites them all? Q2 In the end, what lingers in a stringed companion to the raga A rugged strait A Mesopotamian goddess of war and love An Eastern blade And a franchise of ‘blue’ films- All leading to a sticky, fictional cinematic conductor? Q3 Music: Identify what might link them in an Italian restaurant (and it doesn’t grow on trees) Q4 Why might you expect these people to give you a break? A writer who unveiled Secret Gardens A voodoo priest who met his end in a coffin full of snakes An opera singer who duetted with John Denver. Q5 In which arena would the following all meet? And why might it be in the wrong place? The Crown’s Princess Margaret Michael and his band of brothers A cinematic Joker One Prime Minister who fathered another And The Iron Chancellor Q6 Music: What do all these songs lead your eyes to? Q7 What links all of these to where we are right now? And which is the odd one out? Sheila Hancock in a short-lived ITV comedy Eric Lidell’s nickname John Coltrane’s 1958 album An Agatha Christie murder mystery And a A Wes Anderson film Q8 You’ll be answering clues in 6 categories, each represented by a different colour. You may recognise the different categories from a popular trivia game… which should help you. After answering all the clues you have to identify the common thread that links them all. So, who are we Pursuing? In blue you'll find... The linoleum capital where the story began. In pink you'll find... not quite a singing detective but close enough. In yellow you'll find... 18th-century tattoos in a peat bog In purple you'll find... the answer to this very question and a familiar face In green you'll find... the science behind the stories In orange you will find... not quite singing detectives, but again, close enough BONUS END OF SERIES TEASER Final challenge. Find five hidden curiosities across the series. If you’ve listened to all 12 programmes in this series, you’ll know we’ve heard many voices and sounds... some expected, some a little different. Among them, five names didn’t quite fit the tune. Your challenge is to find these five voices and figure out where they’ve been hiding. Here’s a clue to get you started: One flows, one mends, one weaves, one unlocks, and one stands tall. Host: Kirsty Lang Recorded by: Phil Booth Sound Design: Chris Maclean Production Coordinator: Caroline Barlow Producer: Carl Cooper Questions set by: Lucy Porter, Alan Poulton, and public contributors.

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