New TV
TV episodes broadcast for the first time on BBC channels
August 19, 2024
Subjects include orchids of the British Isles and Operation Mincemeat.
Episode 2/30, 2024/25
August 12, 2024
New Series
In the first of 24 heats, subjects include Dad's Army and Liverpool FC under Jurgen Klopp.
Episode 1/30, 2024/25
April 1, 2024
Subjects include the Mercury Prize, the Marquis de Lafayette and Clara Schumann.
Episode 31/31, 2023/24
March 25, 2024
Subjects in the last semi-final include bears and the novels of Dame Muriel Spark.
Episode 30/31, 2023/24
March 18, 2024
Subjects include The Stranglers 1974-1990 and Oscar-winning animated feature films.
Episode 29/31, 2023/24
March 11, 2024
Semi-final subjects include the history of percussion instruments and Sir Bobby Robson.
Episode 28/30, 2023/24
March 4, 2024
Subjects include James I of Scotland, Breaking Bad and the life of Mary Shelley.
Episode 27/30, 2023/24
February 26, 2024
Semi-final subjects include the films of Sir Ridley Scott and Genesis from 1967-1977.
Episode 26/30, 2023/24
February 19, 2024
This semi-final's subjects include Charlie Chaplin, Happy Valley and Billie Jean King.
Episode 25/30, 2023/24
February 12, 2024
Specialist subjects include the human digestive system and The Chemical Brothers.
Episode 24/30, 2023/24
February 5, 2024
Subjects include the career of Arsène Wenger, Donny Osmond and The Godfather films.
Episode 23/30, 2023/24
January 29, 2024
Subjects include medieval cathedrals of England and Dolly Parton.
Episode 22/30, 2023/24
January 22, 2024
Subjects include George Best, Alcibiades and The Rolling Stones.
Episode 21/30, 2023/24
January 15, 2024
Subjects include Kim Philby, the castles of north Wales and the life of Thomas Hardy.
Episode 20/30, 2023/24
January 8, 2024
Subjects include Leeds United Football Club and Sir Trevor McDonald.
Episode 19/30, 2023/24
January 1, 2024
Subjects include British garden birds, The Big Bang Theory and the films of Orson Welles.
Episode 18/30, 2023/24
December 18, 2023
Subjects include Meat Loaf, Grinling Gibbons and England women's cricket since 2000.
Episode 17/30, 2023/24
December 11, 2023
Subjects include Bridget Riley, the sitcoms of Peter Kay and the history of St Albans.
Episode 16/30, 2023/24
December 4, 2023
Subjects include The League of Gentlemen, Nigel Mansell and René Magritte.
Episode 15/30, 2023/24
November 27, 2023
Subjects include the New York subway system and the 'Ocean's' films.
Episode 14/30, 2023/24
November 20, 2023
Subjects include the films of Martin McDonagh and the music of Tom Waits.
Episode 13/30, 2023/24
November 13, 2023
The specialist subjects include Exmoor National Park and the films of Quentin Tarantino.
Episode 12/30, 2023/24
November 6, 2023
The specialist subjects include Sir Isaac Newton, Mary Queen of Scots and Billy Bragg.
Episode 11/30, 2023/24
October 30, 2023
Subjects include the Salem Witch Trials, Indian Premier League cricket and Edward VIII.
Episode 10/30, 2023/24
October 23, 2023
Subjects include Arrested Development and Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Episode 9/30, 2023/24