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Commission · BBC Radio 4 · 2026

Brain of Britain

Radio 4’s general knowledge quiz, now made by Telltale and The Format People.

Britain’s oldestpublic participation quiz, now in its eighth decade

Telltale and The Format People won a competitive tender to take over production of Brain of Britain, Radio 4’s long-running general knowledge quiz, from BBC Studios Audio. It is presented by Russell Davies and is also available as a podcast on BBC Sounds.

The new series adds a Spotlight Round for the first time.

Presenter
Russell Davies
Series producer
David Bodycombe
Assistant producer
Ami Gill
Executive producers
Justin Scroggie and Jago Lee