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The Brains Trust
The Brains Trust was an informational BBC radio and later television programme popular in the United Kingdom during the 1940s and 1950s, on which a panel of experts tried to answer questions sent in by the audience.
History.
The series was created by BBC producers Howard Thomas and Douglas Cleverdon. The programme started on the Forces radio service in 1 January 1941, the first series under the name "Any Questions?" (a name later reused for a different radio programme). Subsequently renamed "The
known at the time. In popular culture he was best known for his appearances on The Brains Trust.
Life.
Edward Neville Andrade was a Sephardi Jew, and was a descendant of Moses da Costa Andrade (not Moses da Costa as is sometimes stated). da Costa Andrade was his 2nd great grandfather, a feather merchant in London's East End. The surname "Andrade" might nevertheless be of Portuguese origin (see notes on original pronunciation).
Edward Neville studied for a doctorate at the University of