Child Genius: The Final

It's the grand final of the competition to find Britain's brightest child for 2017. Richard Osman is the quizmaster as two demanding rounds stand between the five finalists and the trophy. For the opening round, the finalists are tested on degree-level specialist subjects of their choice. The specialist areas are: Edward Jenner: Medical Innovation and Methodology in the late 18th Century; Pre-Socratic Philosophy; Military Campaigns of the Yellow Turban Rebellion,184 - 205 CE; Martin Luther King Jr; and London in 1666: Society, Politics and the Urban Environment in the Year of the Great Fire. Only the two highest scorers make it through from the specialist round to a nail-biting head-to-head buzzer round, as they battle to be crowned Child Genius 2017