Mastermind
2011/12
Not Rated
Quiz show featuring members of the public answering specialist and general knowledge questions in a black chair. The series ran for 25 years with host Magnus Magnusson, ending in 1997. It was eventually resurrected on the BBC in 2003.
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31 Folgen
- Folge 1F1
Folge 1The hunt for the nation's Mastermind gets under way once more as John Humphrys questions four contenders on their specialist subject and general knowledge. Topics in this first heat are the life of Robert Bruce Lockhart, human parasites, the siege of Malta and the life and work of AC Swinburne. - Folge 26F26
Folge 26In the second semi-final of the series, John Humphrys invites five contenders to answer questions for a place in the Grand Final. Subjects include the life and career of Herbert Chapman; the life and times of Benjamin Disraeli; railways of Great Britain in the 20th century; the life and career of Edward Jenner; and the Blandings stories of PG Wodehouse. - Folge 27F27
Folge 27In the third semi-final of the series, John Humphrys invites five contenders to answer questions for a place in the Grand Final. Subjects include the life and times of Thomas Wolsey, the apostle Peter in the New Testament, heraldy of Britain, the history of the Monaco grand prix and Catherine the Great. - Folge 28F28
Folge 28John Humphrys puts the questions to five more contenders in another semi-final. A place in the grand final awaits the winner. Subjects include the US Masters, Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, the River Clyde steamers, classical mythology and the East African campaign of World War I. - Folge 29F29
Folge 29John Humphrys puts the questions to five more contenders in the penultimate semi-final of the series. A place in the Grand Final awaits the winner. Subjects are - Route 66, Flanders and Swann, the Italian national football team since 1978, the Ramage Novels of Dudley Pope, and British owls. - Folge 30F30
Folge 30John Humphrys puts the questions to five more contenders in the last semi-final of the series with the only remaining place in the Grand Final awaiting the winner. Subjects are the life and times of Harold Macmillan, Sir Isaac Newton, the history of the Cayman Islands, the TV series Band of Brothers and the British Civil Wars in the 17th century. - Grand FinalF31
Grand FinalJohn Humphrys asks the questions as six contenders battle it out to become the nation's Mastermind in this series' Grand Final. Subjects include: the life and works of JMW Turner; alchemy; the life and music of Tom Lehrer; the Diggers; whales, dolphins and porpoises; and the history of Azerbaijan 1917 - present day.
