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31 Episodes 2024 - 2025
Episode 1
Clive Myrie presents the first heat of 24 heats 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 Dad's Army, Liverpool FC under Jürgen Klopp, the life and works of Jane Austen, and Shania Twain.
Episode 2
Clive Myrie asks the questions as four more contenders take to the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are orchids of the British Isles, the television sitcom Schitt's Creek, satirical songwriter Tom Lehrer and the Second World War intelligence plot Operation Mincemeat.
Episode 3
Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take to the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects this time are the novels of Zadie Smith, Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, the history of Shetland hand-knitting and the television sitcom Spaced.
Episode 4
Clive Myrie presents the fourth heat of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are the films of Martin Scorsese, the American singer-songwriter Phil Ochs, the costume designer Edith Head and Mary Tudor.
Episode 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 the naval commander Horatio Nelson, the television series Battlestar Galactica, singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka and the films of Sofia Coppola.
Episode 6
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 The Ghost Stories of M R James, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Thunderbirds and renowned painter and portraitist Hans Holbein the Younger.
Episode 7
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 the Star Wars sequel trilogy, the sculptor Henry Moore, the band Elbow and Edward VI.
Episode 8
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 the Culture novels of Iain M Banks, Alan Partridge, the celebrated Indian actress Madhuri Dixit and English wine in the 21st century.
Episode 9
Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are the Roman emperor Claudius, the Watergate scandal, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera and the 20th-century art movement futurism.
Episode 10
Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge in another heat of the classic quiz. The specialist subjects are the poetry of John Keats, the award-winning musician PJ Harvey, the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV and the films of David Fincher.
Episode 11
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 are the Sherlock Holmes stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing and the Grand National-winning racehorse Red Rum.
Episode 12
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 the band New Order, the history of the West Indies men's cricket team from 1974 to the present, the James Bond books of Ian Fleming, and the British aviator Amy Johnson.
Episode 13
Four more contenders take to the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock to answer questions on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. Clive Myrie asks the questions, which are on The Two Ronnies, Richard Feynman, the Toronto Blue Jays and badgers.
Episode 14
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 the contestants' specialist subjects, which are Winston Churchill's wartime premiership, Mariah Carey, seals and the artist Wassily Kandinsky.
Episode 15
Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are the solo career of Robbie Williams, the Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis, the fauna of Madagascar and the Matrix films.
Episode 16
Another four contenders take to the black chair, answering questions on their chosen specialist subjects and general knowledge to earn a place in the semi-finals. Clive Myrie hosts, and the specialist subjects are Sir Mark Cavendish, the music of The Darkness, the BBC satirical comedy series The Day Today and the literary figure Sylvia Townsend Warner.
Episode 17
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 specialist subjects are A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin, the marine mammals whales, the Italian climber and explorer Reinhold Messner, and Emily Brontë.
Episode 18
Clive Myrie asks the questions as four more contenders take on the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are the life of the British playwright Harold Pinter, the music of Rufus Wainwright, the Spanish artist Diego Velazquez and the Savoy operas of Gilbert and Sullivan.
Episode 19
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 this time are the Masters snooker tournament, Emmeline Pankhurst, David Tennant's years on Doctor Who and Henry VII.
Episode 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 the contestants' specialist subjects, which are George Washington, Taylor Swift, the naming of chemical elements and the BBC radio series I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.
Episode 21
Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are the Isles of Scilly, the films of Derek Jarman, Wham. and the Italian sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
Episode 22
Clive Myrie asks the questions as four more contenders take on the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are the poetry of Seamus Heaney, the American country-rock singer Steve Earle, the television drama series Mad Men and the 1944 Battle of Arnhem.
Episode 23
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 the contestants' specialist subjects, which are Henry II, the Miss Marple novels of Agatha Christie, Wales rugby union Test matches from 2000 to the present, and the television sitcom Friday Night Dinner.
Episode 24
In the final heat, four contenders take on the famous black chair, answering questions on their chosen specialist subjects to earn a place in the semi-finals. Clive Myrie hosts and asks questions on Audrey Hepburn, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the DCI Ryan novels by LJ Ross, and the film music composer John Barry.
Episode 25
Clive Myrie presents the first semi-final of the classic quiz where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final. The specialist subjects tonight are The Clash, the ironclad battleship HMS Warrior, the films of Marilyn Monroe and Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
Episode 26
Clive Myrie presents another semi-final of the classic quiz where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final. The specialist subjects are the television sitcom Blackadder, the statesman Joseph Chamberlain, actor Gregory Peck and The Legend of Zelda video games.
Episode 27
Clive Myrie presents the third semi-final of the classic quiz, where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final. The specialist subjects are the films of Mel Brooks, Homer's Odyssey, LL Cool J and the Rumpole stories of Sir John Mortimer.
Episode 28
Clive Myrie presents the fourth semi-final of the classic quiz where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final. The specialist subjects are wild cats of the world, the tragedies of Euripides, the Battle of Gettysburg and West Ham United from 1992 to the present.
Episode 29
Clive Myrie presents the penultimate semi-final of the classic quiz where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final. The specialist subjects are the Italian artist Caravaggio, Premier League Darts, the television series Inside No. 9 and the computer programming pioneer Grace Hopper.
Episode 30
Clive Myrie presents the last semi-final of the classic quiz where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final. The specialist subjects are the war memoirs of Spike Milligan, Indian musician MS Subbulakshmi, the Glorious Revolution and the career of Novak Djokovic.
Episode 31
Clive Myrie presents the grand final of the classic quiz where six contenders return to the black chair in a bid to become the Mastermind champion and take home the coveted Glass Bowl. The specialist subjects are the stage plays of Sir Tom Stoppard, the 1953 ascent of Mount Everest, the music of Led Zeppelin, penguins, the German mathematician Emmy Noether, and the Empire State Building.