Francis Sedgemore is the wrong answer
Francis Sedgemore, Monday 1 February 2010 at 19:35 UTC
The question, in the final of BBC Radio 4′s Brain of Britain 2010, is: “Who wrote the bestselling nonfiction book ‘Bad Science?’”. The contestant who responded with the name of yours truly is one Rob Hannah from Torquay.
Ben Goldacre’s enforcer is currently en route to the southwest.
Feed the writer! 
Monday 1 February 2010 at 21:12 UTC
How many people tittered, and how many said “who?”?
Monday 1 February 2010 at 21:37 UTC
There was a half a second of stunned silence. If you listen to the recording of the programme (available for the next week), it all happens (or not, as the case may be) at around 16 minutes in.
Monday 1 February 2010 at 23:37 UTC
Heh, smart Google helpfully adds Torquay for those searching for Rob Hannah.
Tuesday 9 February 2010 at 13:31 UTC
I have just stumbled across this site. I’m afraid I am the victim of misidentification. It was not I who committed this calumny, it was one of my fellow finalists.
Tuesday 9 February 2010 at 13:53 UTC
Rob – I do apologise, and hope that Goldacre’s boot-boy has not yet tracked you down. But I wouldn’t worry too much, for these metropolitan types tend to get hopelessly lost beyond the M25.
So who was the offender? Please name and shame.
Wednesday 10 February 2010 at 01:18 UTC
I’m afraid I can’t remember although I suspect it was probably Dr Ian Bayley of Oxford.
Wednesday 10 February 2010 at 01:21 UTC
I’ve just listened to the audio again and it was, in fact, Anne Hegerty who gave the answer ‘Francis Sedgemore’. I rather think Anne wouldn’t be too pleased to know she’d been mistaken for a man!
Wednesday 10 February 2010 at 09:43 UTC
My bad!
Wednesday 10 February 2010 at 21:28 UTC
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