I love Tipping Point but the lack of basic general knowledge can be astounding at times. Fair enough, if contestants start panicking during the speed round and lose all sense of reasoning but some of the answers given when they have time to think are cringe-worthy.

My pet hate is the old chestnut you hear from some younger contestants in particular "That was a bit before my time Ben". I would love him to come back with, "Well you've heard of Hitler, Julius Caesar and Mozart haven't you ? And I think they were all around before your time"

Having said all that, it's still a programme I never miss.