Mastermind
A long-running series in which members of the public sit in a black chair to answer questions on a specialist subject and general knowledge.
Genre: Game-Show
Cast:Magnus Magnusson , Charles Key , Paul Ponder , Daniel Appleby , Margery Elliott , Patricia Owen , Nancy Wilkinson , Beryl Leatham Thomas , Joan Taylor , Fred Housego , John Laurence Keogh , John Colman , Reginald Drew , Archie Orton , Douglas Gibson , Michael York , Rosemary Bown , Richard Snailham
S1.E1 ∙ Episode #1.1
A long-running series in which members of the public sit in a black chair to answer questions on a specialist subject and general knowledge.
S1.E2 ∙ Episode #1.2
S1.E3 ∙ Episode #1.3
S1.E12 ∙ Semi-Final 1
The first of the semi-finals, featuring four of the 11 first-round winners.
S1.E13 ∙ Semi-Final 2
The second semi-final, featuring four of the 11 first-round winners.
S1.E14 ∙ Semi-Final 3
The third semi-final, featuring the remaining three of the 11 first-round winners.
S2.E1 ∙ Episode #2.1
S2.E2 ∙ Episode #2.2
S2.E3 ∙ Episode #2.3
The contenders are quizzed on their specialist subjects of Greek mythology, words, classical music, and 19th century English literature, before facing the general knowledge round.
S2.E4 ∙ Episode #2.4
Four contenders answer questions on their specialist subjects harps, harp music and harpists; the life and works of Franz Liszt; European mountaineering to 1914; and the life and works of Rudyard Kipling.
S2.E5 ∙ Episode #2.5
The four contenders face specialist subjects Scottish geography, literature, opera, and railways of Britain in this first-round match.
S2.E6 ∙ Episode #2.6
The specialist subjects of the contenders are Frederick the Great, the history of music 1680-1850, Shakespeare's plays, and Romano-British archaeology.
S2.E7 ∙ Episode #2.7
Specialist subjects of modern weapons, the city of Paris, the history of the theatre, and painting 1880-1994 are chosen by the four contenders in the black chair.
S2.E8 ∙ Episode #2.8
S2.E9 ∙ Episode #2.9
The four contenders answer specialist subject questions on the Royal Navy, classical mythology, English literature, and symphony orchestras, then the general knowledge round.
S2.E10 ∙ Episode #2.10
British geography, Gilbert and Sullivan, the Third Reich, and the 19th century novel are the specialist subjects chosen by the contenders taking the black chair in this first-round contest.
S2.E11 ∙ Episode #2.11
S2.E12 ∙ Episode #2.12
In the last of the first-round matches, the contenders in the black chair answer questions on West Africa, 19th-20th century crime, the history of Greece and city states to the death of Alexander, and British birds.
S2.E13 ∙ Episode #2.13
The first-round winners from the East Midlands, Northern Ireland, the North East, and Wales compete for a place in the final.
S2.E14 ∙ Episode #2.14
The second semi-final sees regional winners from the South East, North West, and two from Scotland competing for a place in the final.
S2.E15 ∙ Episode #2.15
The two regional winners from London join the winners from the South West, and West Midlands to compete for a place in the final.
S2.E16 ∙ Episode #2.16
The four highest-scoring runners-up from the regional matches play for the remaining place in the final.
S2.E17 ∙ 1973 Final
S3.E1 ∙ Episode #3.1
S3.E17 ∙ 1974 Final
S4.E1 ∙ Episode #4.1
S5.E1 ∙ Episode #5.1
S6.E1 ∙ Episode #6.1
S7.E1 ∙ Episode #7.1
S8.E1 ∙ Episode #8.1
S8.E17 ∙ Final
Final to decide who will be crowned Mastermind Champion 1979. Specialist subjects include: Royal Navy History 1794-1805, the Career of Oliver Cromwell, and the History of Wales AD 400-1100.
S9.E1 ∙ Episode #9.1
S9.E9 ∙ Episode #9.9
S9.E15 ∙ Episode #9.15
S9.E17 ∙ 1980 Final
S10.E1 ∙ Episode #10.1
S10.E17 ∙ 1981 Final
S11.E1 ∙ Episode #11.1
Commencement of the contest to determine Mastermind Champion 1983. Specialised subjects are: Novels of Evelyn Waugh, Novels of the Bronte Sisters, Shakespeare's tragic heroes, Percussion playing from 1700.
