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2008/09

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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.

Where to Watch Mastermind • 2008/09

31 Episodes

  • Aflevering 1
    A1
    Aflevering 1New series John Humphrys quizzes on Simon Raven, Newcastle United, Edward IV and Laurence Olivier.
  • Aflevering 2
    A2
    Aflevering 2Specialisms tonight are Billy the Kid, the Short Stories of Saki, the Great Western Railway and the films of John Carpenter. With John Humphrys.
  • Aflevering 3
    A3
    Aflevering 3John Humphrys asks about Noor Inayat-Khan, Ferdinand Magellan, Edith Wharton and Mods
  • Aflevering 4
    A4
    Aflevering 4Questions on the late Stuart age, Steely Dan, boxer Joe Frazier and Robert Parker's Spenser novels.
  • Aflevering 5
    A5
    Aflevering 5John Humphrys asks questions on subjects including Arthur Conan Doyle's Challenger novels.
  • Aflevering 6
    A6
    Aflevering 6Specialist subjects this week include Rasputin, the Gospels of the New Testament, and West Indies Test cricket. John Humphrys asks the questions.
  • Aflevering 7
    A7
    Aflevering 7John Humphrys poses the questions as four contestants test their specialist knowledge of Stax Records, the Romney Marsh novels of Monica Edwards, German battleship the Bismarck and the Welsh castles of Edward I.
  • Aflevering 8
    A8
    Aflevering 8Specialist subjects include Scottish mathematician James Clerk Maxwell and the Mitford sisters.
  • Aflevering 9
    A9
    Aflevering 9Tonight's specialist topics include the Harry Palmer novels and folk singer Tom Paxton.
  • Aflevering 10
    A10
    Aflevering 10Tonight's specialist topics comprise the Victoria Cross, chess player Bobby Fischer, the Le Mans 24-hour race, and the life of Thomas Cochrane.
  • Aflevering 11
    A11
    Aflevering 11Tonight's specialist subjects include the Coventry blitz and the Merthyr Rising of 1831.
  • Aflevering 12
    A12
    Aflevering 12Specialist topics comprise the cricketer Ian Botham, the Munros of Scotland, Pyotr Tchaikovsky and the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming.
  • Aflevering 13
    A13
    Aflevering 13Topics tonight include rare breeds of British farm animals, Ghenghis Khan and Gothic architecture.
  • Aflevering 14
    A14
    Aflevering 14Topics comprise WC Fields, Jonathan Creek, Tacitus and the life and career of Keith Moon.
  • Aflevering 15
    A15
    Aflevering 15Tonight's four specialist subjects are the Ashes series of 1902, AE Housman, British punk rock and the Trans-Siberian Railway. With John Humphrys.
  • Aflevering 16
    A16
    Aflevering 16Tonight's specialist subjects are the Peninsular War, pop singer Morrissey, the history of Chichester Cathedral in West Sussex, and the Great Fire of London. John Humphrys asks the questions.
  • Aflevering 17
    A17
    Aflevering 17Tonight's specialist subjects are actor Sidney Poitier, British Trotskyism, number one hit singles, and the life and career of model and actress Edie Sedgwick. John Humphrys asks the questions.
  • Aflevering 18
    A18
    Aflevering 18John Humphrys presents the general knowledge quiz, in which the specialist subjects tonight are the history of Chester Zoo, the Father Brown stories, Edward Carson and Tony Hancock.
  • Aflevering 19
    A19
    Aflevering 19Tonight's four specialist subjects are John Wesley, Seinfeld, Kazimir Malevich and the Wars of the Roses. John Humphrys poses the questions.
  • Aflevering 20
    A20
    Aflevering 20Specialist subjects are the Battle of Coronel and the Falklands War, British birds, sculptor Barbara Hepworth, and Anglo-Saxon kings 871-1016.
  • Aflevering 21
    A21
    Aflevering 21In the first semi-final John Humphrys asks questions on Scott's last expedition, Blake's 7, the School stories of PG Wodehouse and the Popish Plot.
  • Aflevering 22
    A22
    Aflevering 22Tonight's specialist subjects are Jackie Stewart, the novels of Wendy Holden, Honore de Balzac and Kraftwerk. John Humphrys poses the questions.
  • Aflevering 23
    A23
    Aflevering 23Tonight's specialist subjects are the novels of George Orwell, musician Gram Parsons, Italian politics and composer Dmitri Shostakovich.
  • Aflevering 24
    A24
    Aflevering 24Tonight's subjects are the Battle of Coronel and the Falklands War, British birds, sculptor Barbara Hepworth , and Anglo-Saxon kings from 871 to 1016.
  • Aflevering 25
    A25
    Aflevering 25In tonight's semi-final the specialised subjects are Scott's last expedition, cult TV series Blake's 7, the School stories of PG Wodehouse and the Popish Plot
  • Aflevering 26
    A26
    Aflevering 26Four contenders compete for a place in the final. Tonight's specialist subjects comprise film director Fritz Lang, tennis legend Billie Jean King, Private Eye magazine and the life and work of Robert Maxwell.
  • Aflevering 27
    A27
    Aflevering 27Tonight's specialist subjects for the four semi-finalists comprise the Bonaparte dynasty, former prime minister Herbert Asquith, glam rock band Slade and the life and writings of Gilbert White. With John Humphrys
  • Aflevering 28
    A28
    Aflevering 28Tonight's specialist subjects for the four semi-finalists comprise the life and works of Mozart, the ghost stories of MR James, planets of the solar system and Norwich City FC. Presented by John Humphrys.
  • Aflevering 29
    A29
    Aflevering 29Specialist subjects in the fifth semi-final are Doctor Who in the 1970s, former US president John F Kennedy, singer/songwriter Billy Bragg and the Montalbano novels of Andrea Camilleri. John Humphrys hosts.
  • Aflevering 30
    A30
    Aflevering 30Tonight's specialist subjects are poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, the life of Paddy Mayne, Northampton Town FC and the life and work of Alfred Russel Wallace.
  • Grand Final
    A31
    Grand FinalSix contenders battle it out to be crowned champion. Their specialist subjects comprise the Lewis and Clark expedition across America, Britain between the wars, Russian novels from 1831 to 1894, songwriting partnership Rodgers and Hart, the Ryder Cup and American presidents of the 19th century. Presented by John Humphrys.

Cast of 2008/09

  • John HumphrysSelf - Host

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