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Monkman and Seagull's Polymathic Adventure

4 Extra Debut. A defence of general knowledge by two stars from University Challenge: Eric Monkman and Bobby Seagull. From 2017.

In the 2017 series of University Challenge, Eric Monkman and Bobby Seagull became social media celebrities as entertaining captains of rival teams.

They鈥檙e also close friends. Both are curious about many subjects, but feel intense pressure to specialise.

In this programme they ask whether it鈥檚 possible to be a useful polymath.

Along the way, they meet fellow polymath, Stephen Fry, and find out who was The Last Man Who Knew Everything.

Producer: David Edmonds

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in August 2017.

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30 minutes

Last on

Wed 17 Dec 2025 00:30
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  • What is a polymath? If you don鈥檛 know the answer then you鈥檙e almost certainly not one.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 21 Aug 2017 20:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4
  • Wed 23 Aug 2017 11:00
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  • Tue 16 Dec 2025 10:30
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  • Tue 16 Dec 2025 16:30
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  • Wed 17 Dec 2025 00:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra