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Padraig O Kane

Padraig O Kane

HPTO Electrical Engineer at NICS and quiz enthusiast from Northern Ireland; former University Challenge team member and Quiz Society chair at Ulster University; Brain of Britain contestant (Heat 2, 2026).

Aug 2, 2026

10:28
Now, did you read the books first or come to it through watching Game of Thrones?
10:33
I came to the TV show first, but kind of watched the TV show and read the books essentially at the same time, so I read the books, and then, like a week later, watched the episode of the show that corresponded.
10:47
Yeah, 'cause his, his work isn't finished, is it?
10:49
Yeah.
10:49
There were five novels when I first read it when I was about 16, and there's still five novels, so.
10:55
[laughing]

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