Plot: Four contenders do battle for a place in the semi-finals in the Great Hall of the University of Birmingham. David Winpenny (National Parks Campaign co-ordinator) English architecture 1600-1900 William Tighe (historian) The reign of Elizabeth I of England Hendy Farquhar-Smith (teacher) The history of Edinburgh 1745-1815 Bill Muir (Inspector of Taxes) The works of Dornford