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Britain's Brightest

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Host

Clare Balding

Broadcast

RDF Television for BBC One, 5 January to 9 February 2013 (6 episodes in 1 series)

Synopsis

According to the blurb, contestants use the power of their minds to tackle a series of challenges, testing emotional intelligence and processing speed, deduce personal information about a crowd of strangers, and a multitasking challenge - Stop The Clock - decides which player progresses to the final.

Champion

Andy Thomas

BBC programme page

Wikipedia entry

The show publicised the hashtag #brightest.

See also

The Krypton Factor

Britain's Best Brain, a 2009 Channel 5 show covering similar ground.

Weaver's Week review