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BBC Radio 4 Today Programme: Puzzle Book 2

Over 250 Brainteasers from the Land, Sea and Ice

Today, the flagship news programme, regularly features cryptic, numerical and linguistic brainteasers, often set by experts in their field, to challenge its listeners. This compilation draws inspiration from everyday sources as diverse as the Notting Hill Carnival and sheep shearing, as well as including a section based on Arctic themes, in which the puzzles were set by top climate scientists.
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Product information:
  • Publisher: Cassell
  • Year: 2019
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288pp
  • Illustrated: No
  • Dimensions: 232x150mm
  • ISBN: 9781788400657
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.4kg
Product code:
514989
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How do you move an Arctic fox, a rock ptarmigan and some polar willow?


Tackle the conundrums that have been frustrating and confounding the nation every day at 6.47am, with the official Radio 4's Today puzzle book.

Featuring sea navigation puzzles from the Royal Navy and Arctic themed puzzles compiled by the top scientists who are working on tackling climate change. What could be a better reminder of global priorities than a puzzle about polar bears?

Over 280 cryptic, numerical and linguistic brainteasers from Britain's best-loved radio programme, set by the world's ultimate puzzle masters.

Contributors include Bobby Seagull, The Royal Navy, The Lost Meterorites of Antarctica Team, University of Cambridge, and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.

With a foreword by Sarah Sands, editor of the Today programme.
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