

A team of three lads from the Cambridge Quiz Society pit their wits against a trio of Oxford Librarians with specialisms as diverse as Comparative Slavonic Linguistics, Classics, and Theology.

Three maths graduates take on a team featuring a linguistics graduate, an English graduate, and an IT developer who is also a proofreader.

A team of three lovers of history square up to a trio of Welshmen devoted to their national game.

Three dedicated chess players pit their strategic prowess against a team who have honed their lateral thinking skills writing puzzles to raise money for their local hospice.

In the first semi-final, three mathematicians pit their logical skills against the wits of the Cambridge Quiz Society.

In the second semi-final, three quietly strategic chess players pit their wits against the brawn of the Rugby Boys.