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Mastermind: 2012/13

31 episodes · first aired Aug 10, 2012

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  1. 1 Episode 1 Aug 10, 2012 · 30m The hunt for the nation's Mastermind gets under way once more as John Humphrys questions four contenders on their specialist subject and general knowledge. Subjects in this first heat are…
  2. 2 Episode 2 Aug 17, 2012 · 30m John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions. Topics include Billie Holiday, Eddy Merckx, The Life and Work of Ludwig Wittgenstein, and William Gladstone.
  3. 3 Episode 3 Aug 24, 2012 · 30m John Humphrys puts the questions to four more contenders. Subjects are Radiohead, the Sherlock Holmes stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Goodies and Michael Collins.
  4. 4 Episode 4 Aug 31, 2012 · 30m John Humphrys puts the questions to four more contenders. Subjects are Duran Duran, Shakespeare's comedies, the history of the Alpine Club and The Shipping Forecast.
  5. 5 Episode 5 Sep 14, 2012 · 30m John Humphrys puts the questions to four more contenders. Tonight's topics include Doctor Who, 1963 - 1989; The story of Moses in the King James Bible; the history and geography of…
  6. 6 Episode 6 Sep 21, 2012 · 30m John Humphrys asks the questions as four contenders take the walk to the black chair. Subjects are: the Epsom Derby since 1980, extinct fauna of the Ice Age, the life and work of Dave…
  7. 7 Episode 7 Sep 28, 2012 · 30m John Humphrys puts the questions to four more contenders. Subjects are: Sir Ian Botham, the life and work of Caspar David Friedrich, Guns N' Roses and the Hornblower novels of CS Forester.
  8. 8 Episode 8 Oct 5, 2012 · 30m John Humphrys asks the questions as four contenders take the walk to the black chair. Subjects are: the life and career of George Harrison, the history of Rome until 1944, Everest…
  9. 9 Episode 9 Oct 12, 2012 · 30m John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. The contenders' specialist subjects are the national parks of England and Wales, the battles of the…
  10. 10 Episode 10 Oct 19, 2012 · 30m Host John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. Subjects are Catherine of Aragon, Fanny Cradock, the novels of Roddy Doyle and French grand opera…
  11. 11 Episode 11 Oct 26, 2012 · 30m Host John Humphrys asks questions on The Waltons, the Bernard Sampson novels of Len Deighton, Sir Nigel Gresley and Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston.
  12. 12 Episode 12 Nov 9, 2012 · 30m John Humphrys puts the questions to four more contenders. Subjects are: Steely Dan, the Mapp and Lucia Novels of EF Benson, the Boston Bruins since 1970 and Henry Mayhew's London Labour…
  13. 13 Episode 13 Nov 16, 2012 · 30m John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Subjects are: the Titanic, the American Revolutionary War, East German Athletics 1976-1988 and John…
  14. 14 Episode 14 Nov 23, 2012 · 30m John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Subjects are: Geoffrey Boycott, Futurama, Graham Greene and US Military Aircraft since 1945.
  15. 15 Episode 15 Nov 30, 2012 · 30m John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are: Alice Cooper, the Gemini space programme, West Ham United 1970-date and the life and…
  16. 16 Episode 16 Dec 7, 2012 · 30m John Humphrys asks the questions as four contenders take the walk to the black chair. Subjects are the novels of William Golding, the Soviet Union under Stalin 1924-1939, The KLF and When…
  17. 17 Episode 17 Dec 14, 2012 · 30m John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. Subjects are British number one singles 1963-2000, Alan Bennett's Talking Heads, Kett's rebellion of 1549…
  18. 18 Episode 18 Dec 21, 2012 · 30m John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. The subjects are: the Bee Gees, the life and films of Kevin Smith, the Falklands conflict, and the life…
  19. 19 Episode 19 Jan 11, 2013 · 30m John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Four more contenders are questioned on their specialist subject and general knowledge. Subjects are Anne…
  20. 20 Episode 20 Jan 18, 2013 · 30m John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. Subjects tonight are the life and films of Marilyn Monroe, the life and career of David Lloyd George…
  21. 21 Episode 21 Jan 25, 2013 · 30m John Humphrys puts the questions to four more contenders. The subjects are Monty Python, the life and career of Lord Nelson, the Tin Tin books of Hergé, and the African 'big five'.
  22. 22 Episode 22 Feb 1, 2013 · 30m John Humphrys hosts Britain's toughest quiz. Four more contenders are questioned on their specialist subject and general knowledge. The subjects are: Red Dwarf, Marie Curie, the novels of…
  23. 23 Episode 23 Feb 8, 2013 · 30m John Humphrys asks the questions as four contenders take the walk to the black chair. The subjects are: Joy Division, the Battle of the River Plate, Ashes Cricket Series since 1981 and the…
  24. 24 Episode 24 Feb 15, 2013 · 30m John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. Subjects are the life and music of Ian Dury; the Red Army 1941-1945; the life and work of Gerald Durrell…
  25. 25 Episode 25 Feb 22, 2013 · 30m ohn Humphrys presents the first semi-final as five contenders vie for a place in the grand final. Subjects are the situation comedy Rising Damp, US military aircraft of the Second World…
  26. 26 Episode 26 Mar 1, 2013 · 30m Five more contenders compete for a place in the grand final as John Humphrys hosts another semi-final. The subjects are: the films of Norman Wisdom, Magna Carta, the Pembrokeshire coast…
  27. 27 Episode 27 Mar 8, 2013 · 30m John Humphrys presents another semi-final of the classic quiz as five contenders fight for a place in the grand final. Subjects are Scott's last journey, the films of Mel Brooks, the life…
  28. 28 Episode 28 Mar 15, 2013 · 30m Five more contenders vie for a place in the grand final as John Humphrys invites them to return to the black chair in another semi-final. Subjects are the life and films of David Niven…
  29. 29 Episode 29 Mar 22, 2013 · 30m John Humphrys hosts the penultimate semi-final as five contenders attempt to win a place in the grand final. Subjects are birds of Britain, the films of Takeshi Kitano, Newcastle United…
  30. 30 Episode 30 Mar 29, 2013 · 30m Five contenders compete for the last place in the grand final as John Humphrys hosts the sixth semi-final. Subjects are Yes Minister, the Rebus novels of Ian Rankin, Nazi Germany 1933…
  31. 31 Grand Final Apr 5, 2013 · 1h John Humphrys asks the questions as six contenders battle it out to become the nation's Mastermind in the series grand final. Subjects include UK chart music of the 1970s, Shakespeare's…