Mastermind
Mastermind is a quiz show on BBC2. Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight, hoping to become the Mastermind champion. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 66 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in October 2026.
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Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. The specialist subjects include Yellowstone National Park, The Silmarillion and the England Men's Team at the Fifa World Cup.
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Clive Myrie asks the questions in the last semi-final. The specialist subjects include Amelia Earhart, Sir Laurence Olivier, the red wines of Burgundy and the songs of Sir Noël Coward.
Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz. The specialist subjects are the Aztec Empire, Janis Joplin, Agatha Christie's Poirot and Max Verstappen.
Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. Specialist subjects include Clint Eastwood's western films and the footballer Cyrille Regis.
Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. Specialist subjects include Georg Friedrich Händel, the films of Christopher Nolan and the US Masters tournament from 1990 to the present.
September 2026
Clive Myrie asks the questions as four more contenders brave the black chair. Subjects include Monica Seles, artist Kerry James Marshall and the music of George Michael.
Clive Myrie asks the questions in the first semi-final. The specialist subjects include Fleabag, Michael Faraday, the presidency of Ronald Reagan and British marine invertebrates.
Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Subjects include the films of Nicole Kidman and the novels of Jeanette Winterson.
Clive Myrie hosts as four more contenders answer questions on specialist subjects, including the London 2012 Olympic Games, and British waterfowl and wading birds.
Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Subjects include Jimi Hendrix, the operas of Giacomo Puccini and Wilfred Owen.
Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders face the famous black chair. The specialist subjects are Neil Young, Rory McIlroy, Sally Ride and British brutalist architecture.
Clive Myrie asks the questions in another heat, where the contenders answer questions on subjects including the films of Madonna and the essays of George Orwell.
August 2026
Magnus Magnusson presents the quiz programme from City University. Specialist subjects include Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Sir Francis Drake and lady members of the House of Commons.
Magnus Magnusson presents the quiz programme from City University. The specialist subjects are London history from Roman Times, Dorothy L Sayers, drama in Athens and ancient Egypt.
Clive Myrie hosts as a new set of contenders take on the black chair. The specialist subjects are the Tour de France, George Harrison, Virgil’s Aeneid and Lyndon B Johnson.
Magnus Magnusson hosts from Reading University. Specialist subjects include PG Wodehouse, Vincent van Gogh, science fiction and John Buchan.
Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the black chair. Specialist subjects include Iron Maiden, Transport for London moquette and the Tintin books of Hergé.
Magnus Magnusson hosts from Reading University. Specialist subjects include the Alps, symphony orchestra instruments, children's literature and the Old Testament.