Mastermind

2018/19

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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 • 2018/19

31 Episodes

  • Avsnitt 1
    A1
    Avsnitt 1John 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.
  • Avsnitt 2
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    Avsnitt 2Four 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.
  • Avsnitt 3
    A3
    Avsnitt 3John 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.
  • Avsnitt 4
    A4
    Avsnitt 4The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as John Humphrys grills four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. The chosen subjects in this episode are the history of Zimbabwe, Prince Henry the Navigator, Sunderland AFC and the novelist Elizabeth Taylor.
  • Avsnitt 5
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    Avsnitt 5Four 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.
  • Avsnitt 6
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    Avsnitt 6John 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.
  • Avsnitt 7
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    Avsnitt 7The 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.
  • Avsnitt 8
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    Avsnitt 8The 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.
  • Avsnitt 9
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    Avsnitt 9John 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.
  • Avsnitt 10
    A10
    Avsnitt 10The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as John Humphrys tests four more contenders on their specialist subject and general knowledge. The subjects are Gerhard Richter, the 44 Scotland Street novels, Alexander Hamilton and Emma, Lady Hamilton.
  • Avsnitt 11
    A11
    Avsnitt 11Four 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.
  • Avsnitt 12
    A12
    Avsnitt 12John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on the Wright Brothers, Jeeves and Wooster, the Rumpole stories and Olympic track and field.
  • Avsnitt 13
    A13
    Avsnitt 13The 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 Albert Einstein, MC Beaton's Hamish Macbeth novels, Sir Joseph Paxton and the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten.
  • Avsnitt 14
    A14
    Avsnitt 14Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on the World Cup, the Battle of Stalingrad, the novels of Sarah Waters and John Knox.
  • Avsnitt 15
    A15
    Avsnitt 15John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Hockney, Tony Benn and John Buchan.
  • Avsnitt 16
    A16
    Avsnitt 16The 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.
  • Avsnitt 17
    A17
    Avsnitt 17Four 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.
  • Avsnitt 18
    A18
    Avsnitt 18John 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.
  • Avsnitt 19
    A19
    Avsnitt 19Four 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.
  • Avsnitt 20
    A20
    Avsnitt 20Four 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.
  • Avsnitt 21
    A21
    Avsnitt 21John 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.
  • Avsnitt 22
    A22
    Avsnitt 22The 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.
  • Avsnitt 23
    A23
    Avsnitt 23Four 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.
  • Avsnitt 24
    A24
    Avsnitt 24John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on Henry VIII, Britpop, Christopher Isherwood and the Royal Navy in the First World War.
  • Avsnitt 25
    A25
    Avsnitt 25John Humphrys asks the questions as the classic quiz reaches the semi-final stage. Tonight’s subjects include the Festival of Britain, 2 Tone Records and the life and times of Samuel Johnson.
  • Avsnitt 26
    A26
    Avsnitt 26John Humphrys asks the questions in a semi-final of the classic quiz. Tonight’s subjects include the life of Aneurin Bevan, Top 40 pop music of the 1960s and the fiction of John Steinbeck.
  • Avsnitt 27
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    Avsnitt 27John Humphrys asks the questions in a semi-final of the classic quiz. Tonight’s subjects include the Ottoman Empire, the Peter Wimsey novels of Dorothy L Sayers and the Grand National.
  • Avsnitt 28
    A28
    Avsnitt 28John Humphrys asks the questions in a semi-final of the classic quiz. Subjects include Queen Victoria, the plays of Ibsen and test cricket between England and India.
  • Avsnitt 29
    A29
    Avsnitt 29John Humphrys asks the questions in a semi-final of the classic quiz. Tonight’s subjects include the human body, Leicester City Football Club and the life and works of Frida Kahlo.
  • Avsnitt 30
    A30
    Avsnitt 30John Humphrys asks the questions in a semi-final of the classic quiz. Tonight’s subjects include the life of Charles II, the Plant Hunters and Delta blues music.
  • The Final
    A31
    The FinalJohn Humphrys asks the questions in the grand final of the classic quiz to decide who will be crowned as the nation’s Mastermind.tThe specialist subjects of the finalists are the films of The Marx Brothers, the national parks of the USA, Owain Glyndwr and his revolt, The Fortunes of War series by Olivia Manning, Frank Matcham’s theatres and the life and times of Mary Cassatt.
  • John HumphrysSelf - Host

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