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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.
Episode 17 : Final
December. 21,1980
The historic Porter Tun Room in the City of London is the setting for the culmination of the 1980 series. Of the 48 starters, the four finalists competing for the beautifully engraved Caithness glass trophy and the title of Mastermind 1980 are:
Fred Housego (licensed taxi-driver): The Tower of London
John Keogh (postgraduate student): The House of Godwin 1016-1066 Samuel Mortimer (civil servant): The life and works of Joseph Haydn Ingram Wilcox (civil servant): The Crusades 1095-1192
Episode 16 : Episode 16
December. 14,1980
The MacRobert Arts Centre at the University of Stirling is the setting for this special Semi-final match between the four ' best losers' from the heats.
Tonight's winner will fill the last place in the Final line up.
Christopher Cooke (bank official): The life of Richard III
Samuel Mortimer (civil servant): Napoleon's campaign in Russia Roger Sandell (teacher): The British Army, 1914-1918 Jacquelyn Tonge (teacher): Novels of Nevil Shute
Episode 15 : Episode 15
December. 07,1980
The setting for this Semi-final match is the MacRobert Arts Centre, at the University of Stirling.
It includes an Englishman specialising in a Scottish Queen and a Scot specialising in an English King!
The contenders are: Duncan Forrest (computer programmer): William the Conqueror
John Keogh (postgraduate student): Life and times of King Alfred Thomas McBrearty (teacher): Astronomy
Don Young (teacher): Life of Mary Queen of Scots
Episode 14 : Episode 14
November. 30,1980
Semi-final: this match comes from Christ's Hospital Arts Centre, Sussex.
The four contenders competing for a place in the Final are
Fred Housego (licensed taxi driver): Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
Christopher Pelly (teacher): Life and works of Vladimir Nabokov
Edward Saunders (architect): Life of John Clare
Elizabeth Shaw (teacher): Life of the Duke of Wellington
Episode 13 : Episode 13
November. 23,1980
Mastermind visits a school for the first time - Christ's Hospital, Sussex, is host for the first of the semi-finals.
John Campbell (travel agent) - Novels of Arthur C. Clarke
David Greensmith (solicitor) - Life and works of Charlie Parker
Alexis King (articled clerk) - The history of cricket
Ingram Wilcox (civil servant) - Mammals
Episode 12 : Episode 12
November. 16,1980
This second Scottish heat completes the first round and leads to the semi-finals.
Donald James Goldie (student): Arthurian legend in England Helen Harper (housewife): The Peninsular War
Thomas McBrearty (teacher): Life and works of George Orwell Susan Smith (civil servant): The life of Adolf Hitler
Episode 11 : Episode 11
November. 09,1980
Question: Where in Britain is the Granite or Silver City? Answer: Aberdeen of course; and the city's university is the location for the first of the Scottish heats. Contenders are:
Richard Coast-Smith (general medical practitioner): Royal Naval 74-gun ships Duncan Forrest (computer programmer): Henry II of England
Derek Murray (minister): 18th-century Scottish ecclesiastical history
Sheila Salmond (teacher): Greek mythology
Episode 10 : Episode 10
November. 02,1980
Tonight's contenders come from Surrey, Dorset, Canterbury and Cambridge. They are: Sylvia Britton (bookshop manageress): Life and work of Vincent Van Gogh Richard Ellender (file clerk): House of Cerdic, 519-1124 Geoffrey Hitchcock (external relations adviser): Life and times of Marshal Tito Christopher Pelly (teacher): Life and works of Oscar Wilde
Episode 9 : Episode 9
October. 26,1980
The venue for tonight's heat is Girton College, Cambridge. The contenders are:
Amanda Cooper (teacher): The career of Bishop Colenso of Natal (1853-1883)
Arthur Douch (retired major): The history of Rome, 753-390 BC
Fred Housego (licensed taxi driver): Henry II of England
Nigel Viney (publisher): The life of Sir Winston Churchill
Episode 8 : Episode 8
October. 19,1980
Northern Ireland now takes up the challenge of Mastermind. Its four contenders are meeting tonight at the Civic Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne. They are:
John Campbell (travel agent): 19th-century inventions
Harry Irwin (representative): British cartoons and cartoonists 1930-1980
Margaret McNulty (undergraduate): Kings and Queens of Britain 1485-present day
Tony Veitch (civil servant): Life and works of A. E. Housman
Episode 7 : Episode 7
October. 12,1980
The ancient city of Newcastle upon Tyne is celebrating its 900th anniversary, and tonight the City Council are hosts to the following Mastermind contenders:
Alan Caig (local government arts officer): Life and works of Rudyard Kipling Olwyn Linton (state enrolled nurse): Life and times of Queen Elizabeth I of England
John Webley (dental surgeon): Life and works of Dorothy Parker Don Young (teacher): Life of Henry VIII of England
Episode 6 : Episode 6
October. 05,1980
Four contenders from Wales meet tonight at the Royal Naval Engineering College in Plymouth. They are:
Erica Austin (barrister/housewife):The descendants of Queen Victoria Bill Beaumont (civil servant): The English Inland Waterways David Greensmith (solicitor): Life and works of Isambard Kingdom Brunei
Anthony Hurman (civil servant): Political history of the developed world since 1945
Episode 5 : Episode 5
September. 28,1980
The Royal Naval Engineering College in Plymouth, which is celebrating 100 years of existence, is the venue for this fifth heat. The contenders are:
Sheila Denyer (laundry worker): The Bible
Josephine Lawrey (housewife): Italian Painting, Masaccio to Michelangelo Ken Smith (buyer): Kings and Queens of England, 1066-1485
Ingram Wilcox (civil servant): The Crusades, 1095-1192
Episode 4 : Episode 4
September. 21,1980
Four more contenders for the Mastermind title meet tonight in competition at Nottingham University. Amongst them is a law student who is an ex-tv Top of the Former!
The contenders are:
Christopher Cooke (bank official): Life of General Gordon of Khartoum
Alexis King (law student): Life and works of James Joyce
Samuel Mortimer (civil servant): The History of Stonehenge Roger Sandell (teacher): Life and works of H. P. Lovecraft
Episode 3 : Episode 3
September. 14,1980
Nottingham University is the location for this third Mastermind heat. The four contenders are: Michael Crisp (accountant): Fictional naval heroes
Elizabeth Shaw (schoolteacher): Reign of Elizabeth I of England Jack Smith (radar systems engineer): History of radiophysics and radar up to 1945
Ian Stevens (office worker): The English theatre since 1950
Episode 2 : Episode 2
September. 07,1980
Heat 2 from Manchester Polytechnic
Adrian H. Cowell (botanist): Life and times of Prince Rupert of the Rhine
John Keogh (local government officer): The house of Godwin, 1016-1066 Jacquelyn Tonge (teacher): The French novel, 1800-1870
Robert Turpin (mature student): Life and works of Jung
Episode 1 : Episode 1
August. 31,1980
Tonight Magnus is 'starting' so please stay with him until he has 'finished', the exciting search for this year's champion. Manchester Polytechnic are the hosts for this first heat of the series, and waiting to take up the challenge are: Pauline Fisher (teacher): Lives of the Hesse and Battenberg families, 1837-1937
Edward Saunders (architect): Life and works of Sir Christopher Wren
Heather Weaver (housekeeper): Life and works of Chekhov Cyril White (colour chemist): Life of Sir Richard Arkwright
Seasons
Season 50
Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take the famous black chair.
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