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Mastermind: 2018/19

31 episodes · first aired Oct 5, 2018

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  1. 1 Episode 1 Oct 5, 2018 · 28m John Humphrys presents the first heat of the series as the hunt for the nation's Mastermind gets back underway. This episode's specialist subjects are The West Wing, Bob Marley, Neil…
  2. 2 Episode 2 Oct 12, 2018 · 28m Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on Alan Turing, the Golden Gate Bridge, the films of Frank Capra and Emperor Vespasian.
  3. 3 Episode 3 Oct 19, 2018 · 28m John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on the Alien films, Peter Gabriel, the history of Prague and King Henry VII.
  4. 4 Episode 4 Oct 26, 2018 · 28m The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as John Humphrys grills four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. The chosen subjects in this episode are the…
  5. 5 Episode 5 Nov 2, 2018 · 28m Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on the films of John Hughes, Billie Holiday, the poet Keith Douglas and Abraham Lincoln.
  6. 6 Episode 6 Nov 9, 2018 · 28m John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on Mark E Smith and The Fall, letters of the New Testament, the history of the Wrens and…
  7. 7 Episode 7 Nov 16, 2018 · 28m The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as John Humphrys tests four more contenders on their specialist subject and general knowledge. The subjects are Rudyard Kipling, Clement…
  8. 8 Episode 8 Nov 23, 2018 · 28m The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as John Humphrys tests four more contenders on their specialist subject and general knowledge. The subjects are Cher, the Cambridge Spy Ring…
  9. 9 Episode 9 Dec 14, 2018 · 28m John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on Sir Bobby Robson, James Kier Hardie, links golf courses and British submarines.
  10. 10 Episode 10 Dec 21, 2018 · 28m The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as John Humphrys tests four more contenders on their specialist subject and general knowledge. The subjects are Gerhard Richter, the 44…
  11. 11 Episode 11 Dec 28, 2018 · 28m Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on REM, Edward Lear, Gustav Klimt and the FA Cup.
  12. 12 Episode 12 Jan 11, 2019 · 28m John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on the Wright Brothers, Jeeves and Wooster, the Rumpole stories and Olympic track and field.
  13. 13 Episode 13 Jan 18, 2019 · 28m The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as John Humphrys tests four more contenders on their specialist subject and general knowledge. Tonight's subjects are Albert Einstein, MC…
  14. 14 Episode 14 Jan 25, 2019 · 28m Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on the World Cup, the Battle of Stalingrad, the novels of Sarah Waters and John Knox.
  15. 15 Episode 15 Feb 1, 2019 · 28m John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Hockney, Tony Benn and John Buchan.
  16. 16 Episode 16 Feb 8, 2019 · 29m The hunt for the nation’s Mastermind continues as John Humphrys tests four more contenders on their Specialist Subject and General Knowledge. Tonight’s subjects are the films of Wes…
  17. 17 Episode 17 Feb 15, 2019 · 28m Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on the Best Picture Oscar, Greek mythology, Joseph Bazalgette and the history of…
  18. 18 Episode 18 Feb 22, 2019 · 28m John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on the children of Queen Victoria, the novels of Penelope Fitzgerald, the Doors and Carl…
  19. 19 Episode 19 Mar 8, 2019 · 28m Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on Vivien Leigh, The Cazalet Chronicles, 1990s hip-hop and the Flight of the Earls.
  20. 20 Episode 20 Mar 15, 2019 · 28m Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on Prince, Thomas Telford, the Julio-Claudian dynasty and the novels of Charles Dickens.
  21. 21 Episode 21 Mar 22, 2019 · 28m John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on the Goons, the Trojan War, Egon Schiele and the novels of Mary Wesley.
  22. 22 Episode 22 Mar 29, 2019 · 28m The hunt for the nation’s Mastermind continues as John Humphrys tests four more contenders on their specialist subject and general knowledge. Tonight’s subjects are 1970s pop, Neville…
  23. 23 Episode 23 Apr 5, 2019 · 28m Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on the films of Heath Ledger, Tycho Brahe, Sarah Kane and Margaret Pole, Countess of…
  24. 24 Episode 24 Apr 19, 2019 · 28m John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on Henry VIII, Britpop, Christopher Isherwood and the Royal Navy in the First World War.
  25. 25 Episode 25 Apr 26, 2019 · 28m John Humphrys asks the questions as the classic quiz reaches the semi-final stage. Tonight’s subjects include the Festival of Britain, 2 Tone Records and the life and times of Samuel…
  26. 26 Episode 26 May 10, 2019 · 28m John Humphrys asks the questions in a semi-final of the classic quiz. Tonight’s subjects include the life of Aneurin Bevan, Top 40 pop music of the 1960s and the fiction of John Steinbeck.
  27. 27 Episode 27 May 17, 2019 · 29m John Humphrys asks the questions in a semi-final of the classic quiz. Tonight’s subjects include the Ottoman Empire, the Peter Wimsey novels of Dorothy L Sayers and the Grand National.
  28. 28 Episode 28 May 24, 2019 · 29m John Humphrys asks the questions in a semi-final of the classic quiz. Subjects include Queen Victoria, the plays of Ibsen and test cricket between England and India.
  29. 29 Episode 29 May 31, 2019 · 28m John Humphrys asks the questions in a semi-final of the classic quiz. Tonight’s subjects include the human body, Leicester City Football Club and the life and works of Frida Kahlo.
  30. 30 Episode 30 Jun 7, 2019 · 28m John Humphrys asks the questions in a semi-final of the classic quiz. Tonight’s subjects include the life of Charles II, the Plant Hunters and Delta blues music.
  31. 31 The Final Jun 14, 2019 · 59m John Humphrys asks the questions in the grand final of the classic quiz to decide who will be crowned as the nation’s Mastermind.tThe specialist subjects of the finalists are the films of…