Story : This is the last semi-final for the outright first-round winners. It comes from the New Hall of Middlesex Polytechnic at Trent Park. Mark Turner (barrister) The Life and Times of Edward II (1284-1327); Geoffrey Hutton (retired bank manager) The Russo-Japanese War (1904-5); Pamela Mobsby (sheep farmer) Long Distance Rides and Riding; David Beamish (House of Lords clerk) The British Royal Family (1714-1910)