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Mastermind(TV show/series, 1972-)

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| 30min per episode | Genre: Talk-Show

Talk show in 46 seasons with 1,085 episodes

MastermindRating: 2.7/5 (with 6 votes)
Mastermind is a British television quiz show for the BBC, currently presented by Clive Myrie. Its creator, Bill Wright, drew inspiration from his experiences of being interrogated by the Gestapo during World War II. The show features an intimidating setting and challenging questions. Four (and in later contests five or six) contestants face two rounds, one on a specialised subject of the contestant's choice, the other a general knowledge round. Mastermind's theme music is "Approaching Menace" by the British composer Neil Richardson. The show was recorded, with original presenter Magnus Magnusson, on location at UK universities. Later, it was recorded in Manchester at studios such as New Broadcasting House and Granada Studios, before moving to dock10 studios in 2011. The show relocated to Belfast for the 2019–2020 series. ()
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About Mastermind

Mastermind is a British quiz show, well known for its challenging questions, intimidating setting and air of seriousness. Devised by Bill Wright, the basic format of Mastermind has never changed — four and in later contests five contestants face two rounds, one on a specialised subject of the contestant's choice, the other a general knowledge round. Wright drew inspiration from his experiences of being interrogated by the Gestapo during World War II. The atmosphere is helped by Mastermind's famously ominous theme music, "Approaching Menace" by the British composer Neil Richardson. The quiz programme originated and was recorded in Manchester at studios such as New Broadcasting House and Granada Studios, before permanently moving to MediaCityUK in 2011.

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Mastermind Seasons and Episodes

08/28/20232023/24 - 30 episodes
Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take the famous black chair.
#1 | 08/28/2023Episode 1
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.
#2 | 09/04/2023Episode 2
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.
#3 | 09/11/2023Episode 3
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.
#4 | 09/18/2023Episode 4
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.
#5 | 09/25/2023Episode 5
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.
#6 | 10/02/2023Episode 6
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.
#7 | 10/09/2023Episode 7
Clive Myrie hosts another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take the black chair. The specialist subjects include the battleship Bismarck and Federico García Lorca.
#8 | 10/16/2023Episode 8
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.
#9 | 10/23/2023Episode 9
Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. The specialist subjects include Arrested Development and James McNeill Whistler.
#10 | 10/30/2023Episode 10
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.
#11 | 11/06/2023Episode 11
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.
#12 | 11/13/2023Episode 12
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.
#13 | 11/20/2023Episode 13
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.
#14 | 11/27/2023Episode 14
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.
#15 | 12/04/2023Episode 15
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.
#16 | 12/11/2023Episode 16
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.
#17 | 12/18/2023Episode 17
Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz, with four contenders answering questions on Meat Loaf, Grinling Gibbons, and England comen's cricket since 2000.
#18 | 01/01/2024Episode 18
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.
#19 | 01/08/2024Episode 19
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.
#20 | 01/15/2024Episode 20
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.
#21 | 01/22/2024Episode 21
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.
#22 | 01/29/2024Episode 22
Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Subjects include medieval cathedrals of England and Dolly Parton.
#23 | 02/05/2024Episode 23
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.
#24 | 02/12/2024Episode 24
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.
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09/19/20222022/23 - 31 episodes
08/23/20212021/22 - 31 episodes
10/05/20202020/21 - 31 episodes
08/09/20192019/20 - 31 episodes
10/05/20182018/19 - 31 episodes
07/28/20172017/18 - 31 episodes
07/13/20162016/17 - 31 episodes
08/07/20152015/16 - 31 episodes
08/08/20142014/15 - 31 episodes
08/09/20132013/14 - 31 episodes
08/10/20122012/13 - 31 episodes
11/04/20112011/12 - 31 episodes
08/20/20102010/11 - 31 episodes
08/28/20092009/10 - 31 episodes
09/05/20082008/09 - 31 episodes
07/09/20072007/08 - 31 episodes
03/30/20062006 - 31 episodes
03/08/20052005 - 31 episodes
06/21/20042004 - 31 episodes
07/07/20032003 - 17 episodes
06/09/19971997 - 14 episodes
05/29/19961996 - 17 episodes
04/09/19951995 - 17 episodes
03/20/19941994 - 17 episodes
01/10/19931993 - 17 episodes
02/16/19921992 - 17 episodes
01/20/19911991 - 17 episodes
01/07/19901990 - 22 episodes
01/15/19891989 - 23 episodes
01/07/19881988 - 23 episodes
01/04/19871987 - 23 episodes
01/12/19861986 - 23 episodes
01/06/19851985 - 17 episodes
01/29/19841984 - 17 episodes
01/09/19831983 - 17 episodes
09/06/19811981 - 17 episodes
08/31/19801980 - 17 episodes
09/05/19791979 - 17 episodes
09/07/19781978 - 17 episodes
08/30/19771977 - 17 episodes
09/07/19761976 - 17 episodes
09/04/19751975 - 17 episodes
09/05/19741974 - 17 episodes
09/03/19731973 - 17 episodes
09/11/19721972 - 15 episodes
01/01/1976Specials - 24 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Returning series
First episode released on: 09/11/1972
Latest episode released on: 01/29/2024
Director: Derek Hallworth
Presenter/Host: Magnus Magnusson, Peter Snow, Clive Anderson, John Humphrys, Clive Myrie
Keywords: quiz, knowledge

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:15017, Added: 05/15/2018, Last updated: 04/26/2024