The University of Kent at
Canterbury is the host to this week's four contenders from London and the south of England.
Dorothy Middleton (writer and lecturer) Exploration of Africa, 1788-1888
Kevin Ashman (civil servant) Political history of the United States, 1923-1980
Marjorie Huntley (housewife) The novels of Paul Scott
Graham Cooke (civil servant) The life and career of Major-General Orde Wingate