Programme 1 - England v Scotland

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Teams from all over the UK nations will face Kirsty Lang's cryptic questions across the series, with Kirsty offering support and the odd hint where it might be needed.

First up are the pairs from the England and Scotland.

The rivalry promises to be fierce as last year's champions Jenny Ryan and Stuart Maconie representing the newly formed England team, face Val McDermid and Alan McCredie for Scotland, on home soil, as this series takes place in Edinburgh.

As always, they'll drop points every time they need a clue from the chair to steer them towards the right solution.

You can follow the questions for this episode which will appear below on the day of the match.

Teams:
Jenny Ryan and Stuart Maconie - England
Val McDermid and Alan McCredie - Scotland.

Host: Kirsty Lang
Recorded by: Phil Booth
Sound Design: Chris Maclean
Production Coordinator: Caroline Barlow
Producer: Carl Cooper

A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4

Questions set by Lucy Porter, Martin Mor and by you, the listeners!

Questions in today's edition:

Q1 Where would you remember, a Vicious boy, a Precious Pearl, the old-age owner of a walking device, a Welsh son of the sea and a black and white snapper?

Q2 (from Hugh Betterton)
From savannah to suburbia with this one - a large African antelope’s name evolves into a Tudor antiquary, then a Lancashire motor town, and finally a huge, horticultural horror that is bound to annoy the neighbours.
What is it?

Q3 (from Helena Minton) Music:
How might one put their houses in order?

Q4 (from Stephen Murphy)
How might: A Doctor’s floral assistant, some Dominican monks, Poirot’s last case, and a worldly but tasty thistle, kill a few hours for a few pennies?

Q5: (from Michael Hipkins) Whose death led to:

The Arabian Nights pantomimically
A 1905 operetta by a prolific Austro-Hungarian composer
A venomous arachnid
A prominent feature of the sinciput
A product of Reims

Q6 Music: If Andy Warhol designed the packaging for these tracks, why would you need to check your fly before listening?

Q7: A recipe…
First, take some Sole Meunière
Then fry it rapidly on a high heat, tossing frequently
Next, melt grated Gruyère with wine, garlic, lemon juice, and cornflour
Accompany this with a cold coffee

Then explain why you might top it off with a chewy meringue?

Q8 (based on question idea from Alan Hay) We’re going to end with a question sent in by… well, I won’t give you her name, as it’s one of the clues… Let’s just say she’s ‘A Lady of Letters’, and Victoria Wood was a big fan…

Final question for Scotland. Val and Alan, we’re going to end with a question sent in by… well, I won’t give you her name, as it’s one of the clues…
Let’s just say she’s ‘A Lady of Letters’, and Victoria Wood was a big fan of hers.
She says:
First, you’ve got Harold Lloyd Jenkins who, despite sounding like a firm of solicitors in Huddersfield, was actually a singer of the country persuasion.
Then there’s that Philadelphia Flyers mascot, that looks like a ginger hearthrug that’s had a nasty shock.
Next, we’re dealing with the sort of man who goes out for a tin of sardines and comes back having daydreamed he’s liberated occupied France.
And then a Lady Who Vanishes without so much as a by-your-leave.
And what I want to know is, why these characters might lead you to a car for Caractacus?