Eric Monkman
Mark Coles profiles University Challenge contestant and Twitter sensation Eric Monkman.
Profile · BBC Radio 4
April 1, 201713m 9s
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Show Notes
University Challenge contestant Eric Monkman has become a social media sensation thanks to his intense delivery and incredible general knowledge, with "Monkmania" sweeping the nation. But just how did he come to know so much? And do we - in an age when we're supposedly sick of experts - need a hero like Monkman? Mark Coles finds out.