# Britain's Brightest

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{{Short description|Game show}}
{{distinguish|Britain's Brightest Family}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox television
| image        =
| genre        = [Game show](/source/Game_show)
| presenter    = [Clare Balding](/source/Clare_Balding)
| country      = United Kingdom
| language     = English
| num_series   = 1
| num_episodes = 6
| runtime      = 60-75 minutes
| location     = [Dock10 studios](/source/Dock10_(television_facility))<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dock10.co.uk/about/news/rdf-tv-brings-britains-brightest-to-dock10/ |title=RDF TV brings Britain's Brightest to dock10 |publisher=[Dock10](/source/Dock10_(television_facility)) |accessdate=5 September 2021}}</ref>
| company      = [RDF Television](/source/RDF_Television)
| channel      = [BBC One](/source/BBC_One)
| first_aired  = {{Start date|2013|01|05|df=y}}
| last_aired   = {{End date|2013|02|09|df=y}}
| related      = ''[The Krypton Factor](/source/The_Krypton_Factor)''<br>''[Britain's Best Brain](/source/Britain's_Best_Brain)'' 
}}

'''''Britain's Brightest''''' is a [game show](/source/game_show) that aired on [BBC One](/source/BBC_One) from 5 January to 9 February 2013 and was hosted by [Clare Balding](/source/Clare_Balding).<ref name=DT>{{citation |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9619530/Clare-Balding-to-host-Saturday-night-show.html |title=Clare Balding to host Saturday night show |date=19 October 2012 |journal=[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)|location=London}}</ref><ref name=BBC191012>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/britains-brightest.html |title=Clare Balding to lead the search for Britain's Brightest on BBC One |author=Rachel Davidson |date=19 October 2012 |publisher=[BBC](/source/BBC) |access-date=20 December 2019 |archive-date=25 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925071743/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/britains-brightest.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=dm>{{citation |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/clare-balding-thrilled-to-present-britains-1387265 |title="Quest to find Britain's Brightest will inspire all of us": Clare Balding thrilled to present new BBC Saturday night show searching out brilliant brain  |journal=[Daily Mirror](/source/Daily_Mirror) |author=Rob Leigh |date=19 October 2012}}</ref>

==Format==
''Britain's Brightest'' is an adaptation of the German format ''[Der klügste Deutsche](/source/%3Ade%3ADer_kl%C3%BCgste_Deutsche)'' (internationally promoted as ''The Nation's Brightest''). The format is for 24 ordinary people to have their [intelligence tested](/source/intelligence_testing) in a variety of ways including [memory](/source/memory), speed and [emotional intelligence](/source/emotional_intelligence).  It is thus similar to other game shows which aimed to test a range of mental faculties such as ''[The Krypton Factor](/source/The_Krypton_Factor)'' and ''[Britain's Best Brain](/source/Britain's_Best_Brain)''. The competition is staged as a knock-out in which the winner is the best all-round performer.<ref name=DT/><ref name=BBC191012/><ref name=dm/> The contestants compete for a prize of £50,000. There are VTs of Street Science presented by Steve Mould testing the public with science stunts and amazing facts.

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{UKGameshow|Britain's_Brightest}}

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