Beat the Brain is a BBC quiz show that aired on BBC Two from 11 May to 22 June 2015. It was hosted by John Craven, while Josie Lawrence provided the voice of "The Brain," an image of a disembodied human brain that posed challenges to the contestants and lit up in a variety of neon colours.
Video Beat the Brain
Gameplay
A team of four contestants plays each game.
The Brain is divided into six zones, each corresponding to a different category: Logic, Memory, Orientation, Observation, Language, and Multi-Tasking. Each contestant faces two challenges in their particular zone and every correct answer adds three extra seconds to the team's "Brain Bank" for use in the final.
In the final, the team attempts to win up to £3,000 cash facing similar questions to the games they have already played. The clock is set to two minutes, plus the time in the Brain Bank. If all four teammates complete their questions before the clock reaches two minutes, they win the full jackpot. If not, they continue to play but lose £25 per second, and they win the remaining money by completing the round. All winnings are split equally among the four teammates.
Maps Beat the Brain
Reception
Ian Wolf of On The Box described it as "perfectly enjoyable" but at the same time lamented the asininity of the questions being posed by The Brain, further berating its low prize fund of just £750 per person. He also commended the fact that "just about anyone can have a go. Whether you know all the prime ministers or the elements of the periodic table is irrelevant. It is all about mental ability, short-term memory, basic arithmetic, spelling and so forth".
Christopher Stevens of the Daily Mail was more negative, commenting that "the show still needs a bit of work" and that its graphics resembled that of "one of Alan Sugar's old Amstrad PCs", further berating the show's "childishly easy" challenges. He summed up by saying that "the show has potential, but its computer brain just wasn't clever enough. It was obviously a mistake to use an Amstrad".
International versions
Legend: Currently airing Ended Future version
References
External links
- Beat the Brain at BBC Programmes
- Beat the Brain at UKGameshows.com
Source of article : Wikipedia
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