with Magnus Magnusson from The Great Hall of the University of Reading. Four contenders fromLondon and the south-east compete for a semi-final place.Alan Samson (book editor) The life of Harold MacmillanJeanette Setterich (receptionist) The 'Amama' Pharaohs c 1417-c 1320 BCDavid Blackman (civil servant) Life and times of Emperor Franz Josef of Austria Christopher Gibson (schoolmaster) Opera since 1780