'We should have done more revision' : Horsham team on TV's Eggheads quiz

The team – named Top Landing Gear – included musician Roy Stride, frontman of the band Scouting For Girls; TV Presenter Rob Curling; airline pilot James Cartner; and agricultural fencer Jez Curling.

The team – whose stint on the Channel 5 show was screened on Friday – failed to come away £6,000 richer but said: “It was a very enjoyable day out and we all had a lot of fun.”

The Horsham foursome all live near each other and they are all members of an aviation-based podcast, also called Top Landing Gear, which they launched in 2020 during the pandemic. They record their podcast at Roy’s studio in his house near Rudgwick.

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On Eggheads, the Horsham challengers were beaten by the resident Eggheads in round one. Round two went a little better and they went on to a sudden death round where so many questions were used up that Quizmaster Jeremy Vine had to reload his iPad.

Eventually Rob Curling pulled a blinder and won the round. But the last specialised round on general knowledge didn’t go well and the team was out.

James said later: “Overall it was a great experience – particularly for the two members of the team who haven't spent much time on TV – for Rob and Roy it was generally another day at the office,” adding: “It’s certainly something we'd do again – although we might have to do a bit more revision prior to our next go.”