Mastermind - Episode Guide

Season 1972

Episode 1

Episode: 1972-09-11 | Airdate: Sep 11, 1972

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Episode 2

Episode: 1972-09-18 | Airdate: Sep 18, 1972

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Episode 3

Episode: 1972-09-25 | Airdate: Sep 25, 1972

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Episode 4

Episode: 1972-10-02 | Airdate: Oct 2, 1972

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Episode 5

Episode: 1972-10-09 | Airdate: Oct 9, 1972

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Episode 6

Episode: 1972-10-16 | Airdate: Oct 16, 1972

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Episode 7

Episode: 1972-10-23 | Airdate: Oct 23, 1972

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Episode 8

Episode: 1972-10-30 | Airdate: Oct 30, 1972

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Episode 9

Episode: 1972-11-06 | Airdate: Nov 6, 1972

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Episode 10

Episode: 1972-11-13 | Airdate: Nov 13, 1972

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Episode 11

Episode: 1972-11-20 | Airdate: Nov 20, 1972

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Episode 12

Episode: 1972-11-27 | Airdate: Nov 27, 1972

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Episode 13

Episode: 1972-12-04 | Airdate: Dec 4, 1972

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Episode 14

Episode: 1972-12-11 | Airdate: Dec 11, 1972

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Episode 15

Episode: 1972-12-26 | Airdate: Dec 26, 1972

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Season 1973

Episode 1

Episode: 1973-09-03 | Airdate: Sep 3, 1973

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Episode 2

Episode: 1973-09-10 | Airdate: Sep 10, 1973

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Episode 3

Episode: 1973-09-17 | Airdate: Sep 17, 1973

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Episode 4

Episode: 1973-09-24 | Airdate: Sep 24, 1973

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Episode 5

Episode: 1973-10-01 | Airdate: Oct 1, 1973

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Episode 6

Episode: 1973-10-08 | Airdate: Oct 8, 1973

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Episode 7

Episode: 1973-10-15 | Airdate: Oct 15, 1973

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Episode 8

Episode: 1973-10-22 | Airdate: Oct 22, 1973

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Episode 9

Episode: 1973-10-29 | Airdate: Oct 29, 1973

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Episode 10

Episode: 1973-11-05 | Airdate: Nov 5, 1973

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Episode 11

Episode: 1973-11-12 | Airdate: Nov 12, 1973

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Episode 12

Episode: 1973-11-19 | Airdate: Nov 19, 1973

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Episode 13

Episode: 1973-11-26 | Airdate: Nov 26, 1973

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Episode 14

Episode: 1973-12-03 | Airdate: Dec 3, 1973

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Episode 15

Episode: 1973-12-10 | Airdate: Dec 10, 1973

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Episode 16

Episode: 1973-12-17 | Airdate: Dec 17, 1973

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Episode 17

Episode: 1973-12-27 | Airdate: Dec 27, 1973

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Season 1974

Episode 1

Episode: 1974-09-05 | Airdate: Sep 5, 1974

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Episode 2

Episode: 1974-09-12 | Airdate: Sep 12, 1974

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Episode 3

Episode: 1974-09-19 | Airdate: Sep 19, 1974

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Episode 4

Episode: 1974-09-26 | Airdate: Sep 26, 1974

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Episode 5

Episode: 1974-10-03 | Airdate: Oct 3, 1974

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Episode 6

Episode: 1974-10-10 | Airdate: Oct 10, 1974

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Episode 7

Episode: 1974-10-17 | Airdate: Oct 17, 1974

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Episode 8

Episode: 1974-10-24 | Airdate: Oct 24, 1974

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Episode 9

Episode: 1974-10-31 | Airdate: Oct 31, 1974

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Episode 10

Episode: 1974-11-07 | Airdate: Nov 7, 1974

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Episode 11

Episode: 1974-11-14 | Airdate: Nov 14, 1974

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Episode 12

Episode: 1974-11-21 | Airdate: Nov 21, 1974

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Episode 13

Episode: 1974-11-28 | Airdate: Nov 28, 1974

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Episode 14

Episode: 1974-12-05 | Airdate: Dec 5, 1974

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Episode 15

Episode: 1974-12-12 | Airdate: Dec 12, 1974

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Episode 16

Episode: 1974-12-19 | Airdate: Dec 19, 1974

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Episode 17

Episode: 1974-12-23 | Airdate: Dec 23, 1974

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Season 2012

Episode 1

Episode: 2011-11-04 | Airdate: Nov 4, 2011

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Episode 3

Episode: 2011-11-18 | Airdate: Nov 18, 2011

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Episode 4

Episode: 2011-11-25 | Airdate: Nov 25, 2011

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Episode 5

Episode: 2011-12-02 | Airdate: Dec 2, 2011

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Episode 6

Episode: 2011-12-09 | Airdate: Dec 9, 2011

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Episode 7

Episode: 2011-12-16 | Airdate: Dec 16, 2011

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Episode 8

Episode: 2012-01-06 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2012

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Episode 9

Episode: 2012-01-20 | Airdate: Jan 20, 2012

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Episode 10

Episode: 2012-01-27 | Airdate: Jan 27, 2012

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Episode 11

Episode: 2012-02-03 | Airdate: Feb 3, 2012

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Episode 12

Episode: 2012-02-03 | Airdate: Feb 3, 2012

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Episode 13

Episode: 2012-02-10 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2012

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Episode 14

Episode: 2012-02-10 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2012

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Episode 15

Episode: 2012-02-17 | Airdate: Feb 17, 2012

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Season 2014

Episode 1

Episode: 2013-08-09 | Airdate: Aug 9, 2013

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Episode 2

Episode: 2013-08-16 | Airdate: Aug 16, 2013

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Episode 3

Episode: 2013-08-23 | Airdate: Aug 23, 2013

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Episode 4

Episode: 2013-08-30 | Airdate: Aug 30, 2013

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Episode 5

Episode: 2013-09-13 | Airdate: Sep 13, 2013

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Episode 6

Episode: 2013-09-20 | Airdate: Sep 20, 2013

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Episode 7

Episode: 2013-09-27 | Airdate: Sep 27, 2013

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Episode 8

Episode: 2013-09-27 | Airdate: Sep 27, 2013

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Episode 9

Episode: 2013-10-11 | Airdate: Oct 11, 2013

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Episode 10

Episode: 2013-10-18 | Airdate: Oct 18, 2013

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Episode 11

Episode: 2013-10-25 | Airdate: Oct 25, 2013

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Episode 12

Episode: 2013-11-08 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2013

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Episode 13

Episode: 2013-11-15 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2013

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Episode 14

Episode: 2013-11-29 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2013

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Episode 15

Episode: 2013-12-06 | Airdate: Dec 6, 2013

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Episode 16

Episode: 2013-12-13 | Airdate: Dec 13, 2013

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Episode 17

Episode: 2013-12-21 | Airdate: Dec 21, 2013

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Episode 18

Episode: 2014-01-10 | Airdate: Jan 10, 2014

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Episode 19

Episode: 2014-01-17 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2014

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Season 2015

Episode 1

Episode: 2014-08-08 | Airdate: Aug 8, 2014

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Episode 2

Episode: 2014-08-22 | Airdate: Aug 22, 2014

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Episode 3

Episode: 2014-08-29 | Airdate: Aug 29, 2014

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Episode 4

Episode: 2014-09-05 | Airdate: Sep 5, 2014

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Episode 5

Episode: 2014-09-12 | Airdate: Sep 12, 2014

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Episode 6

Episode: 2014-09-19 | Airdate: Sep 19, 2014

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Episode 7

Episode: 2014-09-26 | Airdate: Sep 26, 2014

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Episode 8

Episode: 2014-10-03 | Airdate: Oct 3, 2014

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Episode 9

Episode: 2014-10-10 | Airdate: Oct 10, 2014

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Episode 10

Episode: 2014-10-17 | Airdate: Oct 17, 2014

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Episode 11

Episode: 2014-10-31 | Airdate: Oct 31, 2014

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Episode 12

Episode: 2014-11-07 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2014

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Episode 13

Episode: 2014-11-14 | Airdate: Nov 14, 2014

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Episode 14

Episode: 2014-11-21 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2014

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Episode 15

Episode: 2014-11-28 | Airdate: Nov 28, 2014

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Episode 16

Episode: 2014-12-05 | Airdate: Dec 5, 2014

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Episode 17

Episode: 2014-12-12 | Airdate: Dec 12, 2014

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Episode 18

Episode: 2014-12-19 | Airdate: Dec 19, 2014

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Episode 19

Episode: 2015-01-02 | Airdate: Jan 2, 2015

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Episode 20

Episode: 2015-01-09 | Airdate: Jan 9, 2015

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Episode 21

Episode: 2015-01-16 | Airdate: Jan 16, 2015

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Episode 22

Episode: 2015-01-23 | Airdate: Jan 23, 2015

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Episode 23

Episode: 2015-01-30 | Airdate: Jan 30, 2015

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Episode 24

Episode: 2015-02-06 | Airdate: Feb 6, 2015

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Episode 25

Episode: 2015-02-13 | Airdate: Feb 13, 2015

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Episode 26

Episode: 2015-02-20 | Airdate: Feb 20, 2015

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Episode 27

Episode: 2015-02-27 | Airdate: Feb 27, 2015

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Episode 28

Episode: 2015-03-06 | Airdate: Mar 6, 2015

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Episode 29

Episode: 2015-03-13 | Airdate: Mar 13, 2015

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Episode 30

Episode: 2015-03-20 | Airdate: Mar 20, 2015

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Episode 31

Episode: 2015-03-27 | Airdate: Mar 27, 2015

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Season 2016

Episode 1

Episode: 2015-08-07 | Airdate: Aug 7, 2015

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Episode 2

Episode: 2015-08-14 | Airdate: Aug 14, 2015

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Episode 3

Episode: 2015-08-21 | Airdate: Aug 21, 2015

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Episode 4

Episode: 2015-08-28 | Airdate: Aug 28, 2015

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Episode 5

Episode: 2015-09-04 | Airdate: Sep 4, 2015

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Episode 6

Episode: 2015-09-11 | Airdate: Sep 11, 2015

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Episode 7

Episode: 2015-09-18 | Airdate: Sep 18, 2015

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Episode 8

Episode: 2015-09-25 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2015

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Episode 9

Episode: 2015-10-02 | Airdate: Oct 2, 2015

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Episode 10

Episode: 2015-10-09 | Airdate: Oct 9, 2015

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Episode 11

Episode: 2015-10-16 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2015

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Episode 12

Episode: 2015-10-23 | Airdate: Oct 23, 2015

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Episode 13

Episode: 2015-11-06 | Airdate: Nov 6, 2015

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Episode 14

Episode: 2015-11-13 | Airdate: Nov 13, 2015

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Episode 15

Episode: 2015-11-20 | Airdate: Nov 20, 2015

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Episode 16

Episode: 2015-11-27 | Airdate: Nov 27, 2015

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Episode 17

Episode: 2015-12-04 | Airdate: Dec 4, 2015

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Episode 18

Episode: 2015-12-11 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2015

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Topics covered tonight include Barbara Castle, Archbishop Makarios, the McAusaln trilogy of George MacDonald Fraser and Joe Meek.

Episode 19

Episode: 2015-12-18 | Airdate: Dec 18, 2015

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Topics covered tonight include 'The West Wing', Jesse Owens, Manfred von Richthofen and Billy Bragg.

Episode 20

Episode: 2016-01-08 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2016

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Featuring the topics Pearl Jam, Watergate, Middlesborough FC and the life of AE Housman.

Episode 21

Episode: 2016-01-15 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2016

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Topics include Scottish pop music from 1980-1999, Aston Villa FC, the GDR and Clarice Cliff.

Episode 22

Episode: 2016-01-22 | Airdate: Jan 22, 2016

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Topics include Gavin and Stacey, Sir John Gielgud, Jackie Robinson and William Morris.

Episode 23

Episode: 2016-01-29 | Airdate: Jan 29, 2016

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Topics include the Apollo missions, the Great Train Robbery, Queen's Park Rangers FC and the Alex Delaware novels.

Episode 24

Episode: 2016-02-05 | Airdate: Feb 5, 2016

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Topics featured include A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Jock Stein, Stax Records and the Suez Crisis.

Episode 25

Episode: 2016-02-12 | Airdate: Feb 12, 2016

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Topics covered include the life of Brian Clough, the films of Paul Verhoeven, ELO, the Easter Rising and David Sedaris.

Episode 26

Episode: 2016-02-19 | Airdate: Feb 19, 2016

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Five more semi-finalists compete with topics featured including X-Men comics, Wainwright's coast to coast walk, the Green Bay Packers, Jethro Tull and Eamon de Valera.

Episode 27

Episode: 2016-02-26 | Airdate: Feb 26, 2016

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Topics featured tonight include 'Men Behaving Badly', the Inspector Barnaby novels, the history of Bundesliga and Gerald Durrell and Neville Chamberlain.

Episode 28

Episode: 2016-03-11 | Airdate: Mar 11, 2016

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Topics include: Ever Decreasng Circles, the life and works of Sylvia Plath, Roddy Doyle's Barrytown trilogy, women in Olympics and Ray Davies.

Episode 29

Episode: 2016-03-18 | Airdate: Mar 18, 2016

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In this week's episode, it is a general knowledge round.

Episode 30

Episode: 2016-03-25 | Airdate: Mar 25, 2016

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In this episode subjects are Reading FC, Benjamin Britten, Venice, the history of Ulster and Prohibition.

Grand Final

Episode: 2016-04-01 | Airdate: Apr 1, 2016 (60 min)

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The search for the nation's Mastermind reaches its conclusion as John Humphrys invites the six finalists to make once last visit to the famous black chair as they attempt to win the glass bowl and the title of Mastermind. The specialist subjects for the grand final are Thunderbirds, English test cricket since 1970, Elizabeth Gaskell, the Seven Years War, the Ryder Cup and the Battle for Berlin.

Season 2017

Episode 1

Episode: 2016-07-13 | Airdate: Jul 13, 2016

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John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair as another series of the general knowledge quiz begins.

Episode 2

Episode: 2016-07-20 | Airdate: Jul 20, 2016

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John Humphrys presents the second heat of this series. Subjects tonight are the rock band Yes, Ernest Rutherford, the films of Werner Herzog and MC Escher.

Episode 3

Episode: 2016-07-27 | Airdate: Jul 27, 2016

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John Humphrys presents another episode of the classic quiz. Subjects include beekeeping, the Royal Navy in the Second World War, Mark E Smith and the Fall, and John le Carre's Quest for Karla trilogy.

Episode 4

Episode: 2016-08-05 | Airdate: Aug 5, 2016

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. The specialist subjects are Benny Hill, the Mitford sisters, Marcus Tullius Cicero and the Jacobite rebellion.

Episode 5

Episode: 2016-08-12 | Airdate: Aug 12, 2016

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John Humphrys presents another episode of Britain's toughest quiz. Subjects include Wilfred Owen, Sir Michael Caine, Mad Men and the rock band Faith No More.

Episode 6

Episode: 2016-08-19 | Airdate: Aug 19, 2016

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. The subjects are R.E.M., Harry S Truman, the World Cup and the drama series Borgen.

Episode 7

Episode: 2016-08-26 | Airdate: Aug 26, 2016

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In this heat, John Humphrys grills four more contenders on James Bond films, Alexander McCall Smith's 44 Scotland Street novels, 20th-century US presidents and the musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein.

Episode 8

Episode: 2016-09-02 | Airdate: Sep 2, 2016

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John Humphrys grills four more contenders.

Episode 9

Episode: 2016-09-09 | Airdate: Sep 9, 2016

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. The subjects are the films of Peter Sellers, astronomy, the life and music of Arthur Lee and Love and John Galsworthy's Forsyte Saga.

Episode 10

Episode: 2016-09-16 | Airdate: Sep 16, 2016

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Four more contenders brave the black chair in Britain's toughest quiz. The subjects are Nick Drake, Emil Zatopek, Band of Brothers and Hernan Cortes and the conquest of Mexico.

Episode 11

Episode: 2016-09-23 | Airdate: Sep 23, 2016

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Four more contenders brave the black chair in Britain's toughest quiz. Tonight's subjects are Formula One Grand Prix circuits, Oliver Cromwell, the Charles Paris mysteries by Simon Brett and Fillipo Brunelleschi.

Episode 12

Episode: 2016-09-30 | Airdate: Sep 30, 2016

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John Humphrys presents another episode of the classic quiz. Tonight's specialist subjects are the city of Bath, The Faces, Sophie Scholl and the White Rose and Ayrton Senna.

Episode 13

Episode: 2016-10-07 | Airdate: Oct 7, 2016

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John Humphrys asks the questions in another heat of the classic series. Subjects tonight are Queen, Dame Laura Knight, Anita Roddick and Don Revie.

Episode 14

Episode: 2016-10-14 | Airdate: Oct 14, 2016

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John Humphrys asks the questions in another heat of the classic quiz. Subjects tonight are Kurt Cobain, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Alfred Wainwright's Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells.

Episode 15

Episode: 2016-10-21 | Airdate: Oct 21, 2016

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Episode 16

Episode: 2016-10-28 | Airdate: Oct 28, 2016

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. The subjects are David Niven, the Soviet space programme, Italian Renaissance paintings and the human body.

Episode 17

Episode: 2016-11-04 | Airdate: Nov 4, 2016

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. The subjects are Hans Christian Andersen, the Russian Civil War, Ipswich Town FC and Rita Heyworth.

Episode 18

Episode: 2016-11-11 | Airdate: Nov 11, 2016

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. The subjects are islands of Scotland, Laurie Lee, Ginger McCain and Red Rum, and the films of David Fincher.

Episode 19

Episode: 2016-11-18 | Airdate: Nov 18, 2016

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Four more contenders brave the black chair with John Humphrys asking the questions in the classic quiz. The subjects are EastEnders, Puccini, Bill Shankly and the Battle of Trafalgar.

Episode 20

Episode: 2016-11-25 | Airdate: Nov 25, 2016

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John Humphrys asks the questions as four more contenders take to the famous black chair. Subjects are David Bowie, Edvard Munch, postwar British motorcycles and the German occupation of Jersey in the Second World War.

Episode 21

Episode: 2016-12-02 | Airdate: Dec 2, 2016

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. Subjects are Eric Clapton, Emperor Hadrian, Tintin and the life and broadway stories of Damon Runyon.

Episode 22

Episode: 2016-12-09 | Airdate: Dec 9, 2016

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. Subjects are Andy Warhol, the Roman Emperor Septimus Severus, Nicholas Hawksmoor and the X-Files.

Episode 23

Episode: 2016-12-16 | Airdate: Dec 16, 2016

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. Subjects include Steve Jobs, Farscape, the history of Hungary and black metal music.

Episode 24

Episode: 2017-01-06 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2017

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The last place in the semi-finals is up for grabs as John Humphrys puts four more contenders in the spotlight. Subjects tonight are Naval Battles of the First World War, Charles Laughton, the de Havilland Mosquito and Garth Ennis's Punisher Max series.

Episode 25

Episode: 2017-01-13 | Airdate: Jan 13, 2017

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John Humphrys presents the first semi-final. The subjects are Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads, Steve Ovett, the daughters of King George III, Al Capone and the novels of Robert Harris.

Episode 26

Episode: 2017-01-20 | Airdate: Jan 20, 2017

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The semi-finals continue as John Humphrys puts five more contenders in the spotlight. Subjects tonight are Asterix, the periodic table, the novels of Nick Hornby, Richard Feynman and Stan Laurel.

Episode 27

Episode: 2017-02-03 | Airdate: Feb 3, 2017

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The semi-finals continue as John Humphrys puts five more contenders in the spotlight. Subjects include Radiohead, Alison Uttley, Field Marshal Montgomery, the films of Powell & Pressburger and Herbert Howells.

Episode 28

Episode: 2017-02-10 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2017

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Five more semi-finalists try to claim a place in the grand final. The subjects are Alan Bennett, Cream, the novels of Dan Brown, Herbert von Karajan and Queen Mary.

Episode 29

Episode: 2017-02-17 | Airdate: Feb 17, 2017

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John Humphrys tests five more semi-finalists. The subjects are Creation Records, Johannes Kepler, the Hunger Games novels, Sir Isaac Newton and the films of William Goldman.

Episode 30

Episode: 2017-02-24 | Airdate: Feb 24, 2017

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John Humphrys tests the last five semi-finalists on The Sweeney, Mary Seacole, James Cook, Tranmere Rovers and the travel writings of Bill Bryson.

Episode 31

Episode: 2017-03-03 | Airdate: Mar 3, 2017 (60 min)

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John Humphrys puts six contenders in the spotlight one more time in the series finale. Subjects in the grand final are the films of Alfred Hitchcock, the history of Leningrad, the life and films of Billy Wilder, Seinfeld, Inigo Jones and the short films of Laurel and Hardy.

Season 2018

Episode 1

Episode: 2017-07-28 | Airdate: Jul 28, 2017

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John Humphrys and the famous black chair return for another series of television's toughest quiz. Ninety-six contenders start the journey towards the final but only one can be crowned Mastermind Champion.

Episode 2

Episode: 2017-08-04 | Airdate: Aug 4, 2017

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John Humphrys presents another episode of the classic quiz. Subjects tonight are the four Gospels, Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam trilogy, flags of the world and the colour films of Danny Kaye.

Episode 3

Episode: 2017-08-18 | Airdate: Aug 18, 2017

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John Humphrys presents another episode of the classic quiz. Subjects are Clint Eastwood, the Tommy and Tuppence mysteries by Agatha Christie, Duran Duran and Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Episode 4

Episode: 2017-08-25 | Airdate: Aug 25, 2017

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John Humphrys presents another episode of the classic quiz. Subjects tonight are M*A*S*H, John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, English League Football Stadia and U2.

Episode 5

Episode: 2017-09-01 | Airdate: Sep 1, 2017

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John Humphrys presents another episode of the classic quiz. Subjects are the FIFA World Cup, Alexander the Great, the films of Rupert Everett and the Battle of Agincourt.

Episode 6

Episode: 2017-09-08 | Airdate: Sep 8, 2017

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. Subjects tonight are Australian Test cricket, James Ellroy's LA quartet, Kirsty Maccoll and King Henry VI.

Episode 7

Episode: 2017-09-15 | Airdate: Sep 15, 2017

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. Specialist subjects in this episode are the sitcom Green Wing, the poet Rumi, Julius Caesar and Lancashire County Cricket Club.

Episode 8

Episode: 2017-09-22 | Airdate: Sep 22, 2017

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. Specialist subjects in this episode are Gilbert and Sullivan, the Tour de France, Thomas Becket and Coronation Street.

Episode 9

Episode: 2017-09-29 | Airdate: Sep 29, 2017

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Episode 10

Episode: 2017-10-06 | Airdate: Oct 6, 2017

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. Subjects tonight are Crowded House, Super-Middleweight Boxing, Parks & Recreation and Claude Monet.

Episode 11

Episode: 2017-10-13 | Airdate: Oct 13, 2017

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. Subjects are the films of James Cameron, the artist Georgia O'Keefe, Guns N' Roses and King Henry IV.

Episode 12

Episode: 2017-10-20 | Airdate: Oct 20, 2017

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. Subjects are Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials, Tony Hancock, Eva Peron and Muhammad Ali.

Episode 13

Episode: 2017-10-27 | Airdate: Oct 27, 2017

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John Humphrys presents another episode of the classic quiz. The subjects are Porridge, Peggy Guggenheim, Deep Purple and Bernard Cornwall's Warlord Chronicles.

Episode 14

Episode: 2017-11-03 | Airdate: Nov 3, 2017

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. Tonight's subjects are Elvis Presley, the Glorious Revolution, the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov and Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em.

Episode 15

Episode: 2017-11-10 | Airdate: Nov 10, 2017

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John Humphrys presents another heat of he classic quiz. Subjects tonight are The Simpsons, venomous snakes, Sherlock Holmes and Alfred the Great.

Episode 16

Episode: 2017-11-17 | Airdate: Nov 17, 2017

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John Humphrys presents another episode of the classic quiz. Tonight's subjects are The Vicar of Dibley, the novels of George Orwell, Roman Coinage and Harold Wilson.

Episode 17

Episode: 2017-12-01 | Airdate: Dec 1, 2017

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. Tonight's subjects are the Champions' League, Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria Quartet, the life and times of Hatshepsut and House of Cards.

Episode 18

Episode: 2017-12-08 | Airdate: Dec 8, 2017

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. Subjects are Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, Mahatma Gandhi, the Boston Marathon and top-ten singles.

Episode 19

Episode: 2017-12-15 | Airdate: Dec 15, 2017

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. Subjects are the Harry Potter novels, the Waterloo Campaign, the Battle of the Bulge and Rosalind Franklin.

Episode 20

Episode: 2017-12-22 | Airdate: Dec 22, 2017

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The subjects are Doctor Who, Concorde, The Clash and Sir Francis Walsingham.

Episode 21

Episode: 2018-01-05 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2018

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. Tonight's subjects are the Royle Family, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, the Beach Boys and postwar British general elections.

Episode 22

Episode: 2018-01-12 | Airdate: Jan 12, 2018

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. Tonight's subjects are Leonardo da Vinci, the Dreyfus Affair, JS Bach, and the Inbetweeners.

Episode 23

Episode: 2018-01-19 | Airdate: Jan 19, 2018

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. Tonight's subjects are Blur, the short stories of David Foster Wallace, Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next novels and the American Civil War.

Episode 24

Episode: 2018-01-26 | Airdate: Jan 26, 2018

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. Tonight's subjects are Red Dwarf, the British Overseas Terrority of St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha, the history of Kentucky, and Emperor Tiberius.

Episode 25

Episode: 2018-02-02 | Airdate: Feb 2, 2018

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John Humphrys presents the first semi-final of the classic quiz. The subjects are Olympic track and field, the Tolpuddle Martyrs, Egyptian mythology, the graphic novels of Daniel Clowes and President Andrew Jackson.

Episode 26

Episode: 2018-02-09 | Airdate: Feb 9, 2018

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John Humphrys presents another semi-final of the classic quiz. The subjects are Frasier, Warrington RLFC, Absolutely Fabulous, Jane Austen and Erik Satie.

Episode 27

Episode: 2018-02-16 | Airdate: Feb 16, 2018

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John Humphrys presents another semi-final of the classic quiz. The subjects are the films of Paul Thomas Anderson, the novels of Virginia Woolf, the wines of Burgundy, Motley Crue and Kazuo Ishiguro.

Episode 28

Episode: 2018-02-23 | Airdate: Feb 23, 2018

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John Humphrys presents another semi-final of the classic quiz. The subjects are Pink Floyd, Albery Speer, the X-Men films, Henry III and Chirstopher Brookmyre's Jack Parlabane novels.

Episode 29

Episode: 2018-03-09 | Airdate: Mar 9, 2018

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John Humphrys presents another semi-final of the classic quiz. The subjects are Manchester music, the Battle of Clontarf, ER, Augustus Pitt-Rivers, and the Giordano Bruno novels of SJ Parris.

Episode 30

Episode: 2018-03-16 | Airdate: Mar 16, 2018

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John Humphrys presents another semi-final of the classic quiz. The subjects are Peep Show, Albert Speer, the X-Men films, King Henry III and the Jack Parlabane novels of Christopher Brookmyre.

The Final

Episode: 2018-03-30 | Airdate: Mar 30, 2018 (60 min)

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John Humphrys presents the grand final of the classic quiz. The subjects are Golf Majors, the Revolt of the Netherlands, the Hannibal Lecter novels of Thomas Harris, US Constitutional Amendments, Indian Premier League cricket and Hadrian's Wall.

Season 2019

Episode 1

Episode: 2018-10-05 | Airdate: Oct 5, 2018

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John Humphrys presents the first heat of the series as the hunt for the nation's Mastermind gets back underway. This episode's specialist subjects are The West Wing, Bob Marley, Neil Gaiman's Sandman series and John Hawkwood.

Episode 2

Episode: 2018-10-12 | Airdate: Oct 12, 2018

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Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on Alan Turing, the Golden Gate Bridge, the films of Frank Capra and Emperor Vespasian.

Episode 3

Episode: 2018-10-19 | Airdate: Oct 19, 2018

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on the Alien films, Peter Gabriel, the history of Prague and King Henry VII.

Episode 4

Episode: 2018-10-26 | Airdate: Oct 26, 2018

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Four contestants are interrogated on a chosen subject, plus a general knowledge round, in the famous black chair, to compete for the grand title of Mastermind. John Humphrys presents.

Episode 5

Episode: 2018-11-02 | Airdate: Nov 2, 2018

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Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on the films of John Hughes, Billie Holiday, the poet Keith Douglas and Abraham Lincoln.

Episode 6

Episode: 2018-11-09 | Airdate: Nov 9, 2018

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on Mark E Smith and The Fall, letters of the New Testament, the history of the Wrens and Sir Isaac Newton.

Episode 7

Episode: 2018-11-16 | Airdate: Nov 16, 2018

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The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as John Humphrys tests four more contenders on their specialist subject and general knowledge. The subjects are Rudyard Kipling, Clement Attlee, Glamorgan CCC and Florence Nightingale.

Episode 8

Episode: 2018-11-23 | Airdate: Nov 23, 2018

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The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as John Humphrys tests four more contenders on their specialist subject and general knowledge. The subjects are Cher, the Cambridge Spy Ring, Tove Jansson and the Derby.

Episode 9

Episode: 2018-12-14 | Airdate: Dec 14, 2018

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on Sir Bobby Robson, James Kier Hardie, links golf courses and British submarines.

Episode 10

Episode: 2018-12-21 | Airdate: Dec 21, 2018

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Episode 11

Episode: 2018-12-28 | Airdate: Dec 28, 2018

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Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on REM, Edward Lear, Gustav Klimt and the FA Cup.

Episode 12

Episode: 2019-01-11 | Airdate: Jan 11, 2019

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Episode 13

Episode: 2019-01-18 | Airdate: Jan 18, 2019

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Episode 14

Episode: 2019-01-25 | Airdate: Jan 25, 2019

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Episode 15

Episode: 2019-02-01 | Airdate: Feb 1, 2019

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Featuring specialist questions on the lives of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, artist David Hockney, diarist and politician Tony Benn, and novelist and politician John Buchan.

Episode 16

Episode: 2019-02-08 | Airdate: Feb 8, 2019

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The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as John Humphrys tests four more contenders on their Specialist Subject and General Knowledge. Tonight's subjects are the films of Wes Anderson, Richard III, the England rugby team and the novels of Nancy Mitford.

Episode 17

Episode: 2019-02-15 | Airdate: Feb 15, 2019

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Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on the Best Picture Oscar, Greek mythology, Joseph Bazalgette and the history of Manchester and Salford.

Episode 18

Episode: 2019-02-22 | Airdate: Feb 22, 2019

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on the children of Queen Victoria, the novels of Penelope Fitzgerald, the Doors and Carl Gustaf Mannerheim.

Episode 19

Episode: 2019-03-08 | Airdate: Mar 8, 2019

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Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on Vivien Leigh, The Cazalet Chronicles, 1990s hip-hop and the Flight of the Earls.

Episode 20

Episode: 2019-03-15 | Airdate: Mar 15, 2019

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Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on Prince, Thomas Telford, the Julio-Claudian dynasty and the novels of Charles Dickens.

Episode 21

Episode: 2019-03-22 | Airdate: Mar 22, 2019

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John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on the Goons, the Trojan War, Egon Schiele and the novels of Mary Wesley.

Episode 22

Episode: 2019-03-29 | Airdate: Mar 29, 2019

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The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as John Humphrys tests four more contenders on their specialist subject and general knowledge. Tonight's subjects are 1970s pop, Neville Chamberlain, Sparta and CS Lewis.

Episode 23

Episode: 2019-04-05 | Airdate: Apr 5, 2019

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Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on the films of Heath Ledger, Tycho Brahe, Sarah Kane and Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury.

Episode 24

Episode: 2019-04-19 | Airdate: Apr 19, 2019

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John Humphrys poses specialist questions on Henry VIII, Britpop, Christopher Isherwood and the Royal Navy in the First World War.

Episode 25

Episode: 2019-04-26 | Airdate: Apr 26, 2019

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Contestants brave the black chair to answer question on specialised subjects including the Festival of Britain, 2 Tone Records and the life and times of Samuel Johnson.

Episode 26

Episode: 2019-05-10 | Airdate: May 10, 2019

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John Humphrys hosts a semi-final of the classic quiz, where specialised subjects include the life of Aneurin Bevan, Top 40 pop music of the 1960s and the fiction of John Steinbeck.

Episode 27

Episode: 2019-05-17 | Airdate: May 17, 2019

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Episode 28

Episode: 2019-05-24 | Airdate: May 24, 2019

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Episode 29

Episode: 2019-05-31 | Airdate: May 31, 2019

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Episode 30

Episode: 2019-06-07 | Airdate: Jun 7, 2019

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The Final

Episode: 2019-06-14 | Airdate: Jun 14, 2019

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Episode 32

Episode: 2019-08-09 | Airdate: Aug 9, 2019

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John Humphrys presents the first heat of the relaunched series of the classic quiz, where contenders take the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind.

Episode 33

Episode: 2019-08-16 | Airdate: Aug 16, 2019

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John Humphrys presents heat two of the classic quiz where contenders take the black chair. Tonight's specialist subjects are the Mughal Empire, the life and legacy of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Charles Dickens's female characters and Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone.

Episode 34

Episode: 2019-08-23 | Airdate: Aug 23, 2019

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Episode 35

Episode: 2019-08-30 | Airdate: Aug 30, 2019

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Episode 36

Episode: 2019-09-06 | Airdate: Sep 6, 2019

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Episode 37

Episode: 2019-09-20 | Airdate: Sep 20, 2019

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Episode 38

Episode: 2019-09-27 | Airdate: Sep 27, 2019

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Episode 39

Episode: 2019-10-11 | Airdate: Oct 11, 2019

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Episode 40

Episode: 2019-10-18 | Airdate: Oct 18, 2019

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Episode 41

Episode: 2019-10-25 | Airdate: Oct 25, 2019

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Episode 42

Episode: 2019-11-01 | Airdate: Nov 1, 2019

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Episode 43

Episode: 2019-11-15 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2019

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Episode 44

Episode: 2019-11-22 | Airdate: Nov 22, 2019

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Episode 45

Episode: 2019-12-13 | Airdate: Dec 13, 2019

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Episode 46

Episode: 2019-12-30 | Airdate: Dec 30, 2019

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Season 2020

Episode 1

Episode: 2020-01-06 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2020

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Episode 2

Episode: 2020-01-13 | Airdate: Jan 13, 2020

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Episode 3

Episode: 2020-01-20 | Airdate: Jan 20, 2020

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Episode 4

Episode: 2020-02-03 | Airdate: Feb 3, 2020

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Episode 5

Episode: 2020-02-10 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2020

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Episode 6

Episode: 2020-02-17 | Airdate: Feb 17, 2020

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Episode 7

Episode: 2020-02-24 | Airdate: Feb 24, 2020

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Episode 8

Episode: 2020-03-02 | Airdate: Mar 2, 2020

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Episode 9

Episode: 2020-03-09 | Airdate: Mar 9, 2020

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Semi-Final 6

Episode: 2020-04-27 | Airdate: Apr 27, 2020

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John Humphrys hosts the sixth and concluding semi-final of the quiz, inviting four returning contenders to brave the black chair once more. They answer questions on the specialist subjects of Teotihuacan, Derry Girls, the Silk Road, and Olympic fencing, before they each have two minutes to demonstrate their general knowledge.

Grand Final

Episode: 2020-05-04 | Airdate: May 4, 2020 (60 min)

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John Humphrys hosts the Grand Final as six contenders return to the black chair to decide which of them will be crowned champion. They answer questions of the specialist subjects of the Stonewall Riots, the ancient universities of Scotland, the Wars of the Roses, the No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books, Johannes Vermeer, and the films of Kevin Smith, before having two minutes each to demonstrate their general knowledge.

Season 2021

Episode 1

Episode: 2020-10-05 | Airdate: Oct 5, 2020

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John Humphrys presents the first heat of the series.

Tonight's specialist subjects are The Levellers, Julie Andrews, Black Books and Isabella of Castile.

Episode 2

Episode: 2020-10-12 | Airdate: Oct 12, 2020

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Episode 3

Episode: 2020-10-19 | Airdate: Oct 19, 2020

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Episode 4

Episode: 2020-10-26 | Airdate: Oct 26, 2020

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Episode 5

Episode: 2020-11-02 | Airdate: Nov 2, 2020

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Episode 6

Episode: 2020-11-16 | Airdate: Nov 16, 2020

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Episode 7

Episode: 2020-11-30 | Airdate: Nov 30, 2020

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Episode 8

Episode: 2020-12-07 | Airdate: Dec 7, 2020

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Episode 9

Episode: 2020-12-14 | Airdate: Dec 14, 2020

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Episode 10

Episode: 2020-12-21 | Airdate: Dec 21, 2020

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Episode 11

Episode: 2020-12-28 | Airdate: Dec 28, 2020

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Episode 12

Episode: 2021-01-04 | Airdate: Jan 4, 2021

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Episode 13

Episode: 2021-01-11 | Airdate: Jan 11, 2021

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Episode 14

Episode: 2021-01-18 | Airdate: Jan 18, 2021

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Episode 15

Episode: 2021-01-25 | Airdate: Jan 25, 2021

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Episode 16

Episode: 2021-02-01 | Airdate: Feb 1, 2021

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Episode 17

Episode: 2021-02-08 | Airdate: Feb 8, 2021

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Episode 18

Episode: 2021-02-15 | Airdate: Feb 15, 2021

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Episode 19

Episode: 2021-02-22 | Airdate: Feb 22, 2021

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Episode 20

Episode: 2021-03-01 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2021

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Episode 21

Episode: 2021-03-08 | Airdate: Mar 8, 2021

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Episode 22

Episode: 2021-03-15 | Airdate: Mar 15, 2021

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Episode 23

Episode: 2021-03-22 | Airdate: Mar 22, 2021

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Episode 24

Episode: 2021-03-29 | Airdate: Mar 29, 2021

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John Humphrys asks the questions in another heat of the classic quiz. The specialist subjects are Otto von Bismarck, hand knitting, Robert Louis Stevenson and the films of the Coen Brothers.

Episode 25

Episode: 2021-04-05 | Airdate: Apr 5, 2021

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John Humphrys asks the questions in the first semi-final. The specialist subjects are the Booker Prize, the city of York, the Busby Babes and the Russo-Japanese War.

Episode 26

Episode: 2021-04-05 | Airdate: Apr 5, 2021

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John Humphrys asks the questions in another semi-final. The specialist subjects are films based on the works of Stephen King, Joan Rivers, US state capitals and Neil Gaiman novels.

Episode 27

Episode: 2021-04-12 | Airdate: Apr 12, 2021

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John Humphrys asks the questions in another semi-final. Specialist subjects are the films of Powell and Pressburger, the Bauhaus movement, Emil Zátopek and the Liberal Democrats.

Episode 28

Episode: 2021-04-12 | Airdate: Apr 12, 2021

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John Humphrys presents the fourth semi-final of the classic quiz where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final. The Specialist subjects tonight are R.E.M., Father Ted, David Niven and John Wesley.

Season 2022

Episode 1

Episode: 2021-08-23 | Airdate: Aug 23, 2021

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In the first heat, Clive Myrie puts four contenders to the test as they answer questions on specialist subjects including Bruce Springsteen, Switzerland and Sir Roger Moore.

Episode 2

Episode: 2021-08-30 | Airdate: Aug 30, 2021

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Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take the famous black chair. Subjects include PG Wodehouse's Blandings stories, the listed buildings of Liverpool and Beyoncé.

Episode 3

Episode: 2021-09-20 | Airdate: Sep 20, 2021

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Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include John Cleese, the Alnwick Garden and Marvel's Avengers films.

Episode 4

Episode: 2021-09-27 | Airdate: Sep 27, 2021

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Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, Margaret of Anjou and The Simpsons.

Epidoes 5

Episode: 2021-10-04 | Airdate: Oct 4, 2021

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The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. Tonight's subjects are James Bond villains, the life of Lord Byron, JRR Tolkien's Middle-earth and the castles of Northumberland.

Episode 6

Episode: 2021-10-11 | Airdate: Oct 11, 2021

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in another heat where the contenders answer questions on the Giza necropolis, Martin Luther, and Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister.

Episode 7

Episode: 2021-10-18 | Airdate: Oct 18, 2021

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Clive Myrie hosts another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take to the black chair. Tonight's subjects include Margaret Thatcher, the saxophone and venomous snakes.

Episode 8

Episode: 2021-10-25 | Airdate: Oct 25, 2021

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The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. Tonight's subjects are the fauna of the Galapagos Islands, The Mighty Boosh, Uefa Champions League finals and Catherine de' Medici.

Episode 9

Episode: 2021-11-01 | Airdate: Nov 1, 2021

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Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include the novels of Alan Hollinghurst, The Vicar of Dibley and Edouard Manet.

Episode 10

Episode: 2021-11-08 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2021

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Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge in the tenth heat of a new series of the classic quiz. Tonight's specialist subjects are the Inspector Morse novels, King William IV, the films of Richard Curtis and Joseph Rowntree.

Episode 11

Episode: 2021-11-15 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2021

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Clive Myrie hosts as another four contenders take to the black chair, answering questions on their chosen specialist subjects to earn a place in the semi-finals. On tonight's episode, the specialist subjects are British butterflies, the Cornetto Trilogy, Tutankhamun and Kate Bush.

Episode 12

Episode: 2021-11-22 | Airdate: Nov 22, 2021

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Clive Myrie hosts another heat, with the contenders answering questions on Great Britain at the Winter Olympics, Goodness Gracious Me and High School Musical.

Episode 13

Episode: 2021-11-29 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2021

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The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock. Tonight's subjects are Nell Gwyn, Sylvia Plath, Still Game and the island of Sicily.

Episode 14

Episode: 2021-12-06 | Airdate: Dec 6, 2021

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Clive Myrie hosts as four more contenders answer questions on specialist subjects including the John Rebus novels, Hamilton and Louis Theroux documentaries.

Episode 15

Episode: 2021-12-13 | Airdate: Dec 13, 2021

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Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on All Blacks test matches, His Dark Materials, MGM musicals and John Clare.

Episode 16

Episode: 2021-12-20 | Airdate: Dec 20, 2021

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Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take to the black chair. Tonight's subjects are Eric Cantona, Black Mirror, Rocky Horror and the novels of John Steinbeck.

Episode 17

Episode: 2022-01-03 | Airdate: Jan 3, 2022

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Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz, with four contenders answering questions on the Gurkhas, Fernando Torres, Pam Ayres and Alfred Hitchcock films of the 1950s.

Episode 18

Episode: 2022-01-10 | Airdate: Jan 10, 2022

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Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take the famous black chair. Subjects include Lee Miller and the history of the Green Party of England and Wales.

Episode 19

Episode: 2022-01-17 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2022

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Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz. They answer questions on Line of Duty, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, the Rebecca Riots and gin.

Episode 20

Episode: 2022-01-24 | Airdate: Jan 24, 2022

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Four more contenders face the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. Clive Myrie hosts and asks the questions on specialist subjects, which this week are the films of Tom Hanks, Sir Edward Elgar, Bess of Hardwick and Björk.

Episode 21

Episode: 2022-01-31 | Airdate: Jan 31, 2022

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Clive Myrie hosts another heat of the classic quiz, with contenders answering questions on British and Irish women astronomers, White House pets, Edith Cavell and La Vuelta a España.

Episode 22

Episode: 2022-02-07 | Airdate: Feb 7, 2022

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Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take the famous black chair. Subjects are Madonna, the ER character Doug Ross, the rivers of Yorkshire and the NHL.

Episode 23

Episode: 2022-02-14 | Airdate: Feb 14, 2022

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Clive Myrie hosts as four more contenders answer questions on specialist subjects including Joni Mitchell, the wives of Henry VIII and the films of Tom Cruise.

Episode 24

Episode: 2022-02-21 | Airdate: Feb 21, 2022

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Clive Myrie hosts as contenders take to the famous black chair to answer questions on their chosen specialist subjects for a place in the semi-finals. This week's topics are Grace Kelly, the Cadfael novels and The Beatles' recording sessions.

Episode 25

Episode: 2022-02-28 | Airdate: Feb 28, 2022

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in the first semi-final. The specialist subjects are the short stories of Daphne du Maurier, the films of Studio Ghibli, Scott Pilgrim and Formula One.

Episode 26

Episode: 2022-03-07 | Airdate: Mar 7, 2022

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. Specialist subjects are Vincent van Gogh's paintings, the Bill & Ted films, drum and bass music, and Julia Margaret Cameron.

Episode 27

Episode: 2022-03-14 | Airdate: Mar 14, 2022

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Clive Myrie presents the third semi-final of the classic quiz, where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final. The specialist subjects are the X-Files, the history of York Minster, England at the Cricket World Cup and the Brooklyn Bridge.

Episode 28

Episode: 2022-03-21 | Airdate: Mar 21, 2022

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Clive Myrie presents the fourth semi-final of the classic quiz where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final. The specialist subjects are Wilfred Owen, 20th-century boxing, Frasier and African World Heritage Sites.

Episode 29

Episode: 2022-03-28 | Airdate: Mar 28, 2022

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Clive Myrie presents the fifth semi-final of the classic quiz, where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final. The specialist subjects tonight are Irish involvement in the Spanish Civil War, Pulp, Brian Clough and the Harry Potter novels.

Episode 30

Episode: 2022-04-04 | Airdate: Apr 4, 2022

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Clive Myrie presents the last semi-final of the classic quiz where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final. The specialist subjects tonight are Jean Harlow, Porridge, Alexander the Great and the World Snooker Championship.

Final

Episode: 2022-04-11 | Airdate: Apr 11, 2022

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Clive Myrie presents the grand final of the classic quiz where six contenders return to the black chair in a bid to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are the film and TV works of Sir Steve McQueen, the Peak District National Park, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Open All Hours, Carole Lombard and Dame Barbara Hepworth.

Season 2023

Episode 1

Episode: 2022-09-19 | Airdate: Sep 19, 2022

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Celebrating its 50th year, Clive Myrie presents the first heat of a new series of the classic quiz where contenders face the famous black chair, with the ultimate goal of becoming the next Mastermind Champion.

Tonight's specialist subjects are Francisco de Goya, Peaky Blinders, Team GB at the 2020 Summer Olympics and The Philip Marlowe Novels of Raymond Chandler.

Episode 2

Episode: 2022-09-26 | Airdate: Sep 26, 2022

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Clive Myrie asks the questions as four more contenders take the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are the history of the Orkney Islands, the films of Laurel and Hardy, Elizabeth David and Sir Garfield Sobers.

Episode 3

Episode: 2022-10-03 | Airdate: Oct 3, 2022

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Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are Emily Wilding Davison, The Thick of It, the New Romantics and 20th-century US vice presidents.

Episode 4

Episode: 2022-10-10 | Airdate: Oct 10, 2022

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Clive Myrie presents the fourth heat of this series of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion.

The specialist subjects are Detectorists, the ‘Alice' books of Lewis Carroll, British politics in the 1960s and Sir Elton John.

Episode 5

Episode: 2022-10-17 | Airdate: Oct 17, 2022

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The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. The specialist subjects are Marie Curie, the BBC sitcom Ghosts, Elizabeth Woodville and Banksy.

Episode 6

Episode: 2022-10-26 | Airdate: Oct 26, 2022

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Four more contenders take to the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock to answer questions on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. Clive Myrie asks the questions, which are on Offa's Dyke Path, the life and works of John Cage, the wines of Portugal and Only Fools and Horses.

Episode 7

Episode: 2022-11-01 | Airdate: Nov 1, 2022

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Clive Myrie hosts as the series continues with another four contenders taking to the black chair, answering questions on their chosen specialist subjects to earn a place in the semi-finals. The specialist subjects are Neil Armstrong, Shakespeare's comedies, the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 and Rupert Bear.

Episode 8

Episode: 2022-11-08 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2022

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The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge.

The specialist subjects are the Peter Wimsey stories of Dorothy L Sayers, Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Wire and the Falklands conflict.

Episode 9

Episode: 2022-11-15 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2022

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Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion.

The specialist subjects are Christopher Hitchens, Ayrton Senna, Killing Eve and Field Marshal Montgomery.

Episode 10

Episode: 2022-11-21 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2022

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Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge in the tenth heat of the series. The specialist subjects are the life of Anne Lister, Dear Evan Hansen, Elizabeth I and the feature films of David Lynch.

Episode 11

Episode: 2022-11-28 | Airdate: Nov 28, 2022

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Clive Myrie hosts as another four contenders take to the black chair, answering questions on their chosen specialist subjects to earn a place in the semi-finals. The specialist subjects are Michael Palin's travel documentaries, Lady Gaga, Emily Dickinson and the BBC sitcom Mum.

Episode 12

Episode: 2022-12-05 | Airdate: Dec 5, 2022

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Four more contenders take to the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock to answer questions on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. Clive Myrie asks questions on the films of Judy Garland, The Cure, Hi-de-Hi! and the French Wars of Religion.

Episode 13

Episode: 2022-12-12 | Airdate: Dec 12, 2022

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The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. This time, the subjects are the jazz pianist Bill Evans, Georges Remi and Tintin, William Morris, and Torchwood.

Episode 14

Episode: 2022-12-19 | Airdate: Dec 19, 2022

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Four more contenders face the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. Clive Myrie hosts and asks the questions on their specialist subjects, which are Tudor rebellions, Christina Aguilera, the US space shuttle program and James Parkinson.

Episode 15

Episode: 2023-01-02 | Airdate: Jan 2, 2023

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Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind Champion.

The specialist subjects are the British Industrial Revolution, the films of Christopher Guest, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Succession.

Episode 16

Episode: 2023-01-09 | Airdate: Jan 9, 2023

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Another four contenders take to the black chair, answering questions on their chosen specialist subjects to earn a place in the semi-finals. Clive Myrie hosts an episode where the specialist subjects are Stephen Hawking, the music of Radiohead, Theda Bara and the Richard Sharpe novels of Bernard Cornwell.

Episode 17

Episode: 2023-01-16 | Airdate: Jan 16, 2023

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The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock. The subjects in this episode are Marcus Trescothick, Rupert Brooke, Thomas Cromwell and the films of Wes Anderson.

Episode 18

Episode: 2023-01-23 | Airdate: Jan 23, 2023

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Clive Myrie asks the questions as four more contenders take on the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are Catherine the Great, Wallace and Gromit, Egon Schiele and hyenas.

Episode 19

Episode: 2023-01-30 | Airdate: Jan 30, 2023

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Clive Myrie presents another heat of a new series of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion.

Tonight's specialist subjects are the films of Nicole Kidman, constellations of the northern hemisphere, the children's books of Roald Dahl and Take That.

Episode 20

Episode: 2023-02-06 | Airdate: Feb 6, 2023

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Four more contenders face the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion.

Clive Myrie hosts, asking the questions on the contestants' specialist subjects: film adaptations of Shakespeare's tragedies, the Great Fire of London, the career of John Barnes and The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien.

Episode 21

Episode: 2023-02-13 | Airdate: Feb 13, 2023

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The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock.

The specialist subjects are U2, toy dog breeds, the Mitford Sisters and guest stars in Friends.

Episode 22

Episode: 2023-02-20 | Airdate: Feb 20, 2023

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Clive Myrie asks the questions as four more contenders take on the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are the plays of Tennessee Williams, American first ladies from 1945 to the present, NBA MVP award winners since 2000, and Mithridates the Great.

Episode 23

Episode: 2023-02-27 | Airdate: Feb 27, 2023

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Four more contenders face the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. Clive Myrie hosts and asks the questions on the contestants' specialist subjects, which are the Empress Matilda, Stevie Nicks, the What Katy Did novels and Universal's Frankenstein films of the 1930s and 40s.

Episode 24

Episode: 2023-03-06 | Airdate: Mar 6, 2023

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In the final heat, four contenders take on the famous black chair, answering questions on their chosen specialist subjects to earn a place in the semi-finals.

Clive Myrie hosts, with contenders answering questions on Christiaan Huygens, Jonathan Creek, the life and works of Artemisia Gentileschi, and European mammals.

Episode 25

Episode: 2023-03-13 | Airdate: Mar 13, 2023

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Clive Myrie presents the first semi-final of the classic quiz where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final. The specialist subjects are Oscar-winning performances of the 1990s, the life and death of stars, Peep Show and The Great Escape.

Episode 26

Episode: 2023-03-20 | Airdate: Mar 20, 2023

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Clive Myrie presents another semi-final of the classic quiz where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final. The specialist subjects are the Norman Conquest, Borussia Dortmund, popes of the Renaissance and the film musicals of Alan Menken.

Episode 27

Episode: 2023-03-27 | Airdate: Mar 27, 2023

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Clive Myrie presents the third semi-final of the classic quiz where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final. The specialist subjects are the PDC World Darts Championship, the history of transportation to Australia, Parks and Recreation, and Queen Anne.

Episode 28

Episode: 2023-04-03 | Airdate: Apr 3, 2023

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. The specialist subjects include the life and works of Siegfried Sassoon and winners of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Episode 29

Episode: 2023-04-10 | Airdate: Apr 10, 2023

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. The specialist subjects are Fridtjof Nansen, the record label 4AD, Christina Rossetti and the Jason Bourne films.

Episode 30

Episode: 2023-04-17 | Airdate: Apr 17, 2023

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Clive Myrie presents the last semi-final of the classic quiz where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final. The specialist subjects are Sir Edwin Lutyens, Coldplay, the Karen Pirie novels of Val McDermid and the films of Terry Gilliam.

Final

Episode: 2023-04-24 | Airdate: Apr 24, 2023 (60 min)

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Clive Myrie asks the questions as six contestants take to the famous black chair in the final of the quiz. The specialist subjects are British & Irish Lions tours in the 21st century, Princess Margaret, the Rocky films, Bletchley Park during the Second World War, Augustus Caesar, and the BBC sitcom Extras, before the contenders are tested on their general knowledge and the winner is crowned.

Season 2024

Episode 1

Episode: 2023-08-28 | Airdate: Aug 28, 2023

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Clive Myrie presents the first heat of the classic quiz where contenders face the famous black chair with the ultimate goal of becoming the next Mastermind Champion. The specialist subjects are The Poirot Novels of Agatha Christie, The Calvin and Hobbes Cartoons, Drake and Red Clydeside.

Episode 2

Episode: 2023-09-04 | Airdate: Sep 4, 2023

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Clive Myrie asks the questions as four more contenders take the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. Specialist subjects are Karl Marx, The Royle Family, Flags of British counties and Django Reinhardt.

Episode 3

Episode: 2023-09-11 | Airdate: Sep 11, 2023

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Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include Roger Federer, Gavin & Stacey and Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns.

Episode 4

Episode: 2023-09-18 | Airdate: Sep 18, 2023

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Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include Chelsea FC in the Premier League, Franz Kafka and Harry Styles.

Episode 5

Episode: 2023-09-25 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2023

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The search for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. The specialist subjects are F Scott Fitzgerald, otters, Thomas Paine and the BBC radio comedy The Navy Lark.

Episode 6

Episode: 2023-10-02 | Airdate: Oct 2, 2023

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in another heat where the contenders answer questions on Ted Lasso, the life and works of Joan Didion and the early life of Gandhi.

Episode 7

Episode: 2023-10-09 | Airdate: Oct 9, 2023

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Clive Myrie hosts another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take to the black chair. The specialist subjects include the battleship Bismarck and Federico García Lorca.

Episode 8

Episode: 2023-10-16 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2023

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The search for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. This time, the specialist subjects are Billy Joel, JMW Turner, the BBC sitcom Miranda and Antoine Lavoisier.

Episode 9

Episode: 2023-10-23 | Airdate: Oct 23, 2023

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Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. The specialist subjects include Arrested Development and James McNeill Whistler.

Episode 10

Episode: 2023-10-30 | Airdate: Oct 30, 2023

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Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge in another heat of the classic quiz. The specialist subjects this time are the reptiles and amphibians of the British Isles, the Salem Witch Trials, Indian Premier League cricket and Edward VIII.

Episode 11

Episode: 2023-11-06 | Airdate: Nov 6, 2023

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The series continues with another four contenders taking to the black chair, answering questions on their chosen specialist subjects to earn a place in the semi-finals. Clive Myrie hosts, and the specialist subjects are Sir Isaac Newton, Red Dwarf, Mary Queen of Scots and Billy Bragg.

Episode 12

Episode: 2023-11-13 | Airdate: Nov 13, 2023

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in another heat where the contenders answer questions on Peter the Great of Russia, Exmoor National Park and the films of Quentin Tarantino.

Episode 13

Episode: 2023-11-20 | Airdate: Nov 20, 2023

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The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. The specialist subjects this time are the films of Martin McDonagh, Dorothy Parker, US presidential elections from 1948 to 2000, and the music of Tom Waits.

Episode 14

Episode: 2023-11-27 | Airdate: Nov 27, 2023

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Clive Myrie hosts as four more contenders answer questions on specialist subjects, including the New York subway system, the 'Ocean's' films and the Easter Rising.

Episode 15

Episode: 2023-12-04 | Airdate: Dec 4, 2023

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Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include the poetry of Dame Carol Ann Duffy and The League of Gentlemen.

Episode 16

Episode: 2023-12-11 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2023

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Another four contenders take to the black chair, answering questions on their chosen specialist subjects to earn a place in the semi-finals. Clive Myrie hosts, and the specialist subjects are Bridget Riley, the Winter Olympics 2002-2022, the sitcoms of Peter Kay and the history of St Albans.

Episode 17

Episode: 2023-12-18 | Airdate: Dec 18, 2023

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Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz, with four contenders answering questions on Meat Loaf, Grinling Gibbons and England women's cricket since 2000.

Episode 18

Episode: 2024-01-01 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2024

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Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. The specialist subjects include British garden birds, the Big Bang theory and the films of Orson Welles.

Episode 19

Episode: 2024-01-08 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2024

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Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. The specialist subjects include Sir Trevor McDonald, Leeds United Football Club and Myrna Loy.

Episode 20

Episode: 2024-01-15 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2024

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Four more contenders face the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. Clive Myrie hosts and asks the questions on specialist subjects Kim Philby, Chess: The Musical, the castles of North Wales and the life of Thomas Hardy.

Episode 21

Episode: 2024-01-22 | Airdate: Jan 22, 2024

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The search for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock. The subjects are the Chocolat novels of Joanne Harris, George Best, Alcibiades and The Rolling Stones.

Episode 22

Episode: 2024-01-29 | Airdate: Jan 29, 2024

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Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Subjects include medieval cathedrals of England and Dolly Parton.

Episode 23

Episode: 2024-02-05 | Airdate: Feb 5, 2024

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Clive Myrie hosts as four more contenders answer questions on specialist subjects, including the career of Arsène Wenger, the comedies of Oscar Wilde and The Godfather films.

Episode 24

Episode: 2024-02-12 | Airdate: Feb 12, 2024

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Clive Myrie hosts, with contenders answering questions on the human digestive system, AA Milne and Winnie the Pooh, The Chemical Brothers, and the Jack Ryan novels by Tom Clancy.

Episode 25

Episode: 2024-02-19 | Airdate: Feb 19, 2024

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in the first semi-final. The specialist subjects include Charlie Chaplin, Happy Valley and Billie Jean King.

Episode 26

Episode: 2024-02-26 | Airdate: Feb 26, 2024

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. Subjects include the Cheltenham Gold Cup from 1960 to the present, the films of Sir Ridley Scott and Genesis from 1967-1977.

Episode 27

Episode: 2024-03-04 | Airdate: Mar 4, 2024

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. Specialist subjects include James I of Scotland, Breaking Bad and the life of Mary Shelley.

Episode 28

Episode: 2024-03-11 | Airdate: Mar 11, 2024

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. Specialist subjects include Peter Cushing, the history of percussion instruments and Sir Bobby Robson.

Episode 29

Episode: 2024-03-18 | Airdate: Mar 18, 2024

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. Specialist subjects include British prime ministers of the 18th century and Oscar-winning animated feature films.

Episode 30

Episode: 2024-03-25 | Airdate: Mar 25, 2024

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in the last of the semi-finals. The specialist subjects include bears, the novels of Dame Muriel Spark and the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.

Final

Episode: 2024-04-01 | Airdate: Apr 1, 2024 (60 min)

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in the grand final. Specialist subjects include the Wimbledon singles championships since 2000, the artist Francis Bacon and the Greek poet Sappho.

Season 2025

Episode 1

Episode: 2024-08-12 | Airdate: Aug 12, 2024

Episode 1

In the first of 24 heats, Clive Myrie puts four contenders to the test on their specialist subjects, which include Dad's Army, Liverpool FC under Jurgen Klopp, and Shania Twain.

Episode 2

Episode: 2024-08-19 | Airdate: Aug 19, 2024

Episode 2

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take to the famous black chair. The specialist subjects are orchids of the British Isles, Schitt's Creek, Tom Lehrer and Operation Mincemeat.

Episode 3

Episode: 2024-08-26 | Airdate: Aug 26, 2024

Episode 3

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take to the famous black chair. The specialist subjects include the novels of Zadie Smith and the history of Shetland hand-knitting.

Episode 4

Episode: 2024-09-16 | Airdate: Sep 16, 2024

Episode 4

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include the films of Martin Scorsese and Mary Tudor.

Episode 5

Episode: 2024-09-23 | Airdate: Sep 23, 2024

Episode 5

Four more contenders brave the famous black chair in another heat of the classic quiz. Specialist subjects include Horatio Nelson, Michael Kiwanuka and the films of Sofia Coppola.

Episode 6

Episode: 2024-09-30 | Airdate: Sep 30, 2024

Episode 6

The search for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge.

The specialist subjects are the ghost stories of MR James, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Thunderbirds and renowned painter and portraitist Hans Holbein the Younger.

Episode 7

Episode: 2024-10-07 | Airdate: Oct 7, 2024

Episode 7

Clive Myrie hosts another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take the black chair. The specialist subjects include the Star Wars sequel trilogy, the band Elbow and Edward VI.

Episode 8

Episode: 2024-10-14 | Airdate: Oct 14, 2024

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Clive Myrie asks the questions as four more contenders brave the black chair. Subjects include Alan Partridge, Madhuri Dixit and English wine in the 21st century.

Episode 9

Episode: 2024-10-21 | Airdate: Oct 21, 2024

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Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include the Roman emperor Claudius, the Watergate Scandal and futurism.

Episode 10

Episode: 2024-10-28 | Airdate: Oct 28, 2024

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Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge in another heat of the classic quiz. The specialist subjects are the poetry of John Keats, the award-winning musician PJ Harvey, the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV and the films of David Fincher.

Episode 11

Episode: 2024-11-04 | Airdate: Nov 4, 2024

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in another heat, where the contenders answer questions on subjects including Sergei Rachmaninoff, Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing and the racehorse Red Rum.

Episode 12

Episode: 2024-11-11 | Airdate: Nov 11, 2024

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Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take to the black chair. The specialist subjects include New Order, the James Bond books of Ian Fleming and Amy Johnson.

Episode 13

Episode: 2024-11-18 | Airdate: Nov 18, 2024

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Four more contenders take to the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock to answer questions on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. Clive Myrie asks the questions, which are on The Two Ronnies, Richard Feynman, the Toronto Blue Jays and badgers.

Episode 14

Episode: 2024-11-25 | Airdate: Nov 25, 2024

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Clive Myrie hosts as four more contenders answer questions on specialist subjects, which this time are Winston Churchill's wartime premiership, Mariah Carey, seals and Wassily Kandinsky.

Episode 15

Episode: 2024-12-02 | Airdate: Dec 2, 2024

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Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include the solo career of Robbie Williams, and the fauna of Madagascar.

Episode 16

Episode: 2024-12-09 | Airdate: Dec 9, 2024

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Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take to the black chair. The specialist subjects include Sir Mark Cavendish, The Day Today and Sylvia Townsend Warner.

Episode 17

Episode: 2024-12-16 | Airdate: Dec 16, 2024

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Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin, whales and Emily Brontë.

Episode 18

Episode: 2025-02-03 | Airdate: Feb 3, 2025

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Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Subjects include the life of Harold Pinter and the Savoy operas of Gilbert and Sullivan.

Episode 19

Episode: 2025-02-10 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2025

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Clive Myrie hosts another heat of the classic quiz as four more contenders take on the black chair. The specialist subjects include Emmeline Pankhurst and David Tennant's years on Doctor Who.

Episode 20

Episode: 2025-02-17 | Airdate: Feb 17, 2025

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Clive Myrie hosts as four more contenders answer questions on their specialist subjects, including George Washington, Taylor Swift and the BBC radio series I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.

Episode 21

Episode: 2025-02-24 | Airdate: Feb 24, 2025

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Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. The specialist subjects include the Isles of Scilly, Wham! and Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

Episode 22

Episode: 2025-03-03 | Airdate: Mar 3, 2025

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Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. The specialist subjects include the poetry of Seamus Heaney, Mad Men and the 1944 Battle of Arnhem.

Episode 23

Episode: 2025-03-10 | Airdate: Mar 10, 2025

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Clive Myrie hosts as four more contenders answer questions on their specialist subjects, including Henry II, Wales rugby union Test matches from 2000 to the present, and Friday Night Dinner.

Episode 24

Episode: 2025-03-17 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2025

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Clive Myrie hosts, and contenders answer questions on Audrey Hepburn, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the DCI Ryan novels by LJ Ross, and John Barry.

Episode 25

Episode: 2025-03-24 | Airdate: Mar 24, 2025

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in the first semi-final. The specialist subjects include The Clash, the films of Marilyn Monroe and Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

Episode 26

Episode: 2025-03-31 | Airdate: Mar 31, 2025

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. The specialist subjects are Blackadder, Joseph Chamberlain, Gregory Peck and The Legend of Zelda video games.

Episode 27

Episode: 2025-04-07 | Airdate: Apr 7, 2025

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. Specialist subjects include The Films of Mel Brooks, Homer's Odyssey and LL Cool J.

Episode 28

Episode: 2025-04-14 | Airdate: Apr 14, 2025

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. The specialist subjects include wild cats of the world, the Battle of Gettysburg, and West Ham United from 1992 to the present.

Episode 29

Episode: 2025-04-21 | Airdate: Apr 21, 2025

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. Specialist subjects are Caravaggio, Premier League Darts, Inside No. 9 and Grace Hopper.

Episode 30

Episode: 2025-05-12 | Airdate: May 12, 2025

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in the last semi-final. The specialist subjects include the war memoirs of Spike Milligan and the career of Novak Djokovic.

The Final

Episode: 2025-05-19 | Airdate: May 19, 2025 (60 min)

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Clive Myrie asks the questions in the grand final. The specialist subjects include the stage plays of Sir Tom Stoppard, the music of Led Zeppelin, penguins, and the Empire State Building.

Season 2026

Episode 1

Episode: 2025-07-14 | Airdate: Jul 14, 2025

Episode 1

In the first of 24 heats, Clive Myrie puts four contenders to the test. Specialist subjects include the Women's Institute, Carl Lewis and the films of the Muppets.

Episode 2

Episode: 2025-07-21 | Airdate: Jul 21, 2025

Episode 2

Clive Myrie asks the questions as four more contenders take to the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are the men's Euros from 2000 to 2024, the writer Truman Capote, the television series Gilmore Girls and the British artist LS Lowry.

Episode 3

Episode: 2025-07-28 | Airdate: Jul 28, 2025

Episode 3

Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion.

The specialist subjects are the Italian artist and mathematician Piero della Francesca, Jodie Whittaker's tenure on Doctor Who, Edward III and the short stories of Roald Dahl.

Episode 4

Episode: 2025-08-11 | Airdate: Aug 11, 2025

Episode 4

Clive Myrie presents the fourth heat of the classic quiz where contenders take to the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion.

The specialist subjects are the playing career of the Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, The Hunger Games, the composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein and the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch.

Episode 5

Episode: 2025-08-18 | Airdate: Aug 18, 2025

Episode 5

Clive Myrie presents as four more contenders take on the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock to answer questions on their specialist subjects and general knowledge.

The specialist subjects are the history of sheep, the Neapolitan novels of Elena Ferrante, the music of Katy Perry, and Gerrard Winstanley and the 17th-century protest movement, the Diggers.

Episode 6

Episode: 2025-08-25 | Airdate: Aug 25, 2025

Episode 6

Another four contenders take to the black chair, answering questions on their chosen specialist subjects to earn a place in the semi-finals.

Clive Myrie hosts, and the subjects are the life of Oscar Wilde, Barack Obama, the 1943 Dambusters Raid and the Spanish football club Real Madrid from 2000 to the present.

Episode 7

Episode: 2025-09-01 | Airdate: Sep 1, 2025

Episode 7

The search for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. The specialist subjects are postwar Great Britain rugby league tours, Katherine Parr, Pierce Brosnan's tenure as James Bond, and LL Zamenhof and the early history of Esperanto.

Episode 8

Episode: 2025-09-08 | Airdate: Sep 8, 2025

Episode 8

The search for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge.

The specialist subjects are the comedian Bob Mortimer, dolphins and porpoises, the singer Eva Cassidy and the England cricket team under Michael Atherton.

Episode 9

Episode: 2025-09-15 | Airdate: Sep 15, 2025

Episode 9

Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion.

The specialist subjects are the history of Coventry, the BBC comedy series People Just Do Nothing, the Roman emperor Nero and the life of the sportsman CB Fry.

Episode 10

Episode: 2025-09-22 | Airdate: Sep 22, 2025

Episode 10

Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge in another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair.

The specialist subjects are the musical Evita, the history of Hereford Cathedral, the works of Sally Rooney and the Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros.

Episode 11

Episode: 2025-09-29 | Airdate: Sep 29, 2025

Episode 11

The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge.

The specialist subjects are the composer Frédéric Chopin, the first ten seasons of The Simpsons, the plays of Samuel Beckett and the American activist Gloria Steinem.

Episode 12

Episode: 2025-10-06 | Airdate: Oct 6, 2025

Episode 12

The series continues with another four contenders taking to the black chair, answering questions on their chosen specialist subjects to earn a place in the semi-finals. Clive Myrie asks the questions, which this time are on the Jurassic Coast, the major plays of Molière, the band Queen and Mickey Mouse cartoons from 1928-1935.

Episode 13

Episode: 2025-10-14 | Airdate: Oct 14, 2025

Episode 13

Four more contenders take to the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock to answer questions on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. Clive Myrie asks the questions, which are on the films of Billy Wilder, Neil Diamond, the Apollo space program and the Battle of Normandy.

Episode 14

Episode: 2025-10-20 | Airdate: Oct 20, 2025

Episode 14

Four more contenders face the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. Clive Myrie hosts and asks the questions on specialist subjects, which are Richard Nixon, the band Nirvana, the architect George Skipper and the television sitcom Derry Girls.

Episode 15

Episode: 2025-10-27 | Airdate: Oct 27, 2025

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Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion.

The specialist subjects are the short fiction of George Saunders, the musical Les Misérables, Florence Nightingale and the American drama series The O.C.

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