Plot: Colchester Castle is again the setting for four contenders from London and the South East, who compete in the impressive museum in the keep of the castle. David Beamish (House of Lords clerk) The life of Nancy Astor Sarah Batchelor (assistant librarian) The life and music of Kurt Weill Barry McCartney (middle-school teacher) The British home front in the Second World War Michael Taylor (lecturer) The life and times of Queen Alexandra 1844-1925