Occasional Brain of Britain champions have enjoyed long broadcasting careers. Irene Thomas, the 1961 champion, soon became doyenne of Round Britain Quiz.

Brain Of Britain Ep. 1/17 The first four contestants of the 2022 series join Russell Davies for the classic general knowledge tournament, to decide who takes the title Brain Of Britain.

BBC trans row on Brain of Britain after Radio 4 host hails 'historic all-woman' final despite transgender contestant... who was on Mastermind in 2020 with 'Stonewall riots' as specialist subject.

BBC Woman’s Hour has come under fire for ‘clarifying’ that its all-woman Brain of Britain competition included a transgender contestant. The contest was billed as ‘historic’.

Hughes was in the original line-up and joined the show more than 20 years ago after winning Mastermind and International Mastermind in 1983. He was also crowned Brain of Britain in 2005.