Bridgnorth’s Ben in the running to be named Brain of Britain 2026
Ben Spicer has previously reached the Grand Final of BBC’s Mastermind.
A brainy Bridgnorth bar manager is in the running to be named “Brain of Britain 2026” in the long running BBC show.
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Ben Spicer, a keen quizzer, has already reached the Grand Final of BBC’s Mastermind back in 2023, and also took on the Chasers in ITV The Chase in January this year.
Now Ben, who runs the bar at Bassa Villa in Bridgnorth where he holds regular quizzes, is in the final on BBC Radio 4’s Brain of Britain - the longest-running broadcast quiz show open in the UK.
The weekly radio quiz has been going since 1953.
Hosted by Russell Davies, the final takes place on Sunday where Ben goes to head-to-head with three other quizzers: Ailsa Watson from Renfrew, Claire Reynolds from Birmingham and Chris Ducklin from Tunbridge Wells, with one taking home the crown of Brain of Britain 2026.
You can listen to Ben on the Brain of Britain Grand Final, 2026, by tuning into Radio 4 on Sunday from 4.30pm.
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