Mastermind

September. 11,1972      NR
Rating:
6.3
Trailer Synopsis

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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Seasons 50 : 2023

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Episode 1 - Episode 1
August. 28,2023

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.

Episode 2 - Episode 2
September. 04,2023

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.

Episode 3 - Episode 3
September. 11,2023

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.

Episode 4 - Episode 4
September. 18,2023

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.

Episode 5 - Episode 5
September. 25,2023

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.

Episode 6 - Episode 6
October. 02,2023

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.

Episode 7 - Episode 7
October. 09,2023

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.

Episode 8 - Episode 8
October. 16,2023

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.

Episode 9 - Episode 9
October. 23,2023

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. The specialist subjects include Arrested Development and James McNeill Whistler.

Episode 10 - Episode 10
October. 30,2023

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.

Episode 11 - Episode 11
November. 06,2023

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.

Episode 12 - Episode 12
November. 13,2023

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.

Episode 13 - Episode 13
November. 20,2023

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.

Episode 14 - Episode 14
November. 27,2023

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.

Episode 15 - Episode 15
December. 04,2023

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.

Episode 16 - Episode 16
December. 11,2023

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.

Episode 17 - Episode 17
December. 18,2023

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.

Episode 18 - Episode 18
January. 01,2024

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.

Episode 19 - Episode 19
January. 08,2024

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.

Episode 20 - Episode 20
January. 15,2024

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.

Episode 21 - Episode 21
January. 22,2024

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.

Episode 22 - Episode 22
January. 29,2024

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Subjects include medieval cathedrals of England and Dolly Parton.

Episode 23 - Episode 23
February. 05,2024

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.

Episode 24 - Episode 24
February. 12,2024

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.

Episode 25 - Episode 25
February. 19,2024

Clive Myrie asks the questions in the first semi-final. The specialist subjects include Charlie Chaplin, Happy Valley and Billie Jean King.

Episode 26 - Episode 26
February. 26,2024

Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. Subjects include the Cheltenham Gold Cup from 1960 to the present, the films of Sir Ridley Scott and Genesis from 1967-1977.

Episode 27 - Episode 27
March. 04,2024

Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. Specialist subjects include James I of Scotland, Breaking Bad and the life of Mary Shelley.

Episode 28 - Episode 28
March. 11,2024

Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. Specialist subjects include Peter Cushing, the history of percussion instruments and Sir Bobby Robson.

Episode 29 - Episode 29
March. 18,2024

Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. Specialist subjects include British prime ministers of the 18th century and Oscar-winning animated feature films.

Episode 30 - Episode 30
March. 25,2024

Clive Myrie asks the questions in the last of the semi-finals. The specialist subjects include bears, the novels of Dame Muriel Spark and the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.

Episode 31 - Final
April. 01,2024

Clive Myrie asks the questions in the grand final. Specialist subjects include the Wimbledon singles championships 2000-present, the artist Francis Bacon and the Greek poet Sappho.

Seasons 49 : 2022

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Seasons 48 : 2021

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Seasons 47 : 2020

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Seasons 46 : 2019

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Seasons 45 : 2018

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Seasons 44 : 2017

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Seasons 43 : 2016

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Seasons 42 : 2015

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Seasons 41 : 2014

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Seasons 40 : 2013

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Seasons 39 : 2012

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Seasons 38 : 2011

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Seasons 37 : 2010

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Seasons 36 : 2009

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Seasons 35 : 2008

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Seasons 34 : 2007

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Seasons 33 : 2006

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Seasons 32 : 2005

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Seasons 31 : 2004

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Seasons 30 : 2003

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Seasons 25 : 1997

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Seasons 24 : 1996

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Seasons 23 : 1995

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Seasons 22 : 1994

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Seasons 21 : 1993

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Seasons 20 : 1992

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Seasons 19 : 1991

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Seasons 18 : 1990

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Seasons 17 : 1989

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Seasons 16 : 1988

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Seasons 15 : 1987

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Seasons 14 : 1986

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Seasons 13 : 1985

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17 Episode

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Seasons 12 : 1984

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Seasons 11 : 1983

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Seasons 10 : 1981

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Seasons 9 : 1980

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Seasons 8 : 1979

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Seasons 7 : 1978

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Seasons 6 : 1977

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Seasons 5 : 1976

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Seasons 4 : 1975

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Seasons 3 : 1974

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Seasons 2 : 1973

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Seasons 1 : 1972

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