Overview: with Magnus Magnusson from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. The second semi-final, and four more contenders are hoping to secure a place in the final. William Donnelly (smallholder) Life and Short Stories of H. G. Wells; Myra Knight (housewife) Duke and Duchess of Windsor; Bob Haigh (computer systems programmer) City of Norwich from earliest times; Dawn Tozer (teacher) Songs of Schubert