AMPLITUDEMODULATIONRadio broadcasting process abbreviated to AM.
ANDROCLESANDTHELIONPlay written by George Bernard Shaw in 1912.
ARCHIMEDESPRINCIPLELaw of physics that is basic to fluid mechanics.
AVERYLONGENGAGEMENTSebastien Japrisot's novel of the First World War, filmed with Audrey Tautou.
BALLADOFREADINGGAOLThe _ _ _ _, Oscar Wilde's poem written after his release from prison.
BREAKFASTATTIFFANYSFictional work in which the character Holly Golightly appears.
COGNITIVEPSYCHOLOGYStudy of menatl processes such as attention, memory, perception and language use.
DEPARTMENTALDITTIESCollection of poetry by Kipling first published in 1886.
DISKOPERATINGSYSTEMWhat DOS stands for in MS-DOS in computing.
DUMFRIESANDGALLOWAYLarge council area in the south west of Scotland.
DUNFERMLINEATHLETICScottish football team that plays its home games at East End Park.
EMPIRESTATEBUILDINGNew York landmark on fifth avenue.
EUROPEANSPACEAGENCYParis-based intergovernmental bureau dedicated to off-planet exploration.
EVERYTHINGSEVENTUALStephen KIng short story collection published in 2002.
FOOTANDMOUTHDISEASEInfectious viral condition that affects cloven hoofed animals.
FORWHOMTHEBELLTOLLSHemingway novel set in the Spanish Civil War.
GENTLEMANSGENTLEMANAnother name for a valet such as Jeeves in the P. G. Wodehouse stories.
GOODNIGHTSWEETHEARTA Nicholas Lyndhurst sitcom of the 1990s.
GREATVICTORIADESERTLarge arid area in the states of Western and South Australia.
HANNAHANDHERSISTERSWoody Allen film for which Michael Caine won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
HARLEMGLOBETROTTERSBasketball team which uses Sweet Georgia Brown as a signature tune.
HOWGREENWASMYVALLEYRichard Llewellyn's 1939 novel about a Welsh mining community.
IMSORRYIHAVENTACLUERadio show in which Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and teams are given silly things to do.
JACKANDTHEBEANSTALKEnglish folktale starting with the sale of a cow.
JOHANNSEBASTIANBACHGerman composer and organist 1685-1750.
LEGIONNAIRESDISEASEIllness similar to pneumonia spread by contaminated water vapour.
LITTLESHOPOFHORRORSA 1982 musical based on a low-budget Roger Corman black-comedy film.
MACGILLYCUDDYSREEKSMountain range in County Kerry in the Republic of Ireland.
MEDITERRANEANAVENUEUS monopoly property.
MONOSODIUMGLUTAMATEFlavour enhancer widely used in the food industry.
MYDARLINGCLEMENTINEJohn Ford western starring Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp.
NORTHCAROLINAAVENUEUS monopoly property.
PENNSYLVANIASTATIONThe Chattanooga Choo Choo leaves here at about quarter to four.
POISSONDISTRIBUTIONStatistical spread named after a French mathematician.
POMPANDCIRCUMSTANCESeries of marches composed by Edward Elgar.
REDHEADEDWOODPECKERNorth American bird with distinctive scarlet plumage.
REFLECTINGTELESCOPEOptical instrument such as the Gregorian, Newtonian or Cassegrain.
SCHOOLFORSCOUNDRELS1960 comedy film starring Ian Carmichael, Terry Thomas and Alastair Sim.
SENSEANDSENSIBILITYJane Austen novel.
SERBIAANDMONTENEGROEuropean country formed after the break-up of Yugoslavia in 1992 and dissolved in 2006.
SHAKESPEAREANSONNETParticular Petrachan poetic form practised by the Bard in a sequence of 154 examples.
STRICTLYCOMEDANCINGTerpsichorean talent show first broadcast in 2004.
SYDNEYHARBOURBRIDGEAustralian landmark opened to the public in 1932.
TALESOFTHERIVERBANKTV programme narrated by Johnny Morris in which Hammy Hamster featured.
THEDAYOFTHETRIFFIDSApocalyptic John Wyndham novel first published in 1951.
THEGREENEYEDMONSTERJealousy according to Iago.
THEOLDCURIOSITYSHOPDickens book in which Daniel Quilp is a character.
THERESAGIRLINMYSOUPTerence Frisby play filmed in 1970 with Peter Sellers and Goldie Hawn.
THEYDOITWITHMIRRORSMiss Marple book by Agatha Christie first published in 1952.
THROUGHAGLASSDARKLYBergman film taking its title from a phrase in Corinthians.
ULSTERUNIONISTPARTYNorthern Ireland political organisation founded in 1905.
WHENAMANLOVESAWOMANPercy Sledge single released in 1966.
WILLIAMTHECONQUERORFirst Norman king of England.
WORCESTERSHIRESAUCECondiment used in making a Bloody Mary.
