Mastermind
Mastermind is a quiz show on BBC2. Magnus Magnusson interrogates contenders in vintage editions of the classic quiz. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 66 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2026.
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Mastermind
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.
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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.
Clive Myrie hosts as four more contenders answer questions on specialist subjects, including British birds of prey, Roger Moore's tenure as James Bond and Sylvia Plath.
July 2026
Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Subjects include Madness, the films of Wes Anderson and the history of the Paris Metro.
Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include British and Irish cheeses, Jonathan Creek and Johannes Brahms.
Clive Myrie asks the questions in the grand final. The specialist subjects include Princess Margaret, Bletchley Park during the Second World War, and the BBC sitcom Extras.
Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. The specialist subjects are Fridtjof Nansen, the record label 4AD, Christina Rossetti and the Jason Bourne films.
Clive Myrie asks the questions in the last semi-final. The specialist subjects include Coldplay, the Karen Pirie novels of Val McDermid and the films of Terry Gilliam.
Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. The specialist subjects include the life and works of Siegfried Sassoon and winners of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. The specialist subjects include the PDC World Darts Championship, Parks and Recreation, and Queen Anne.
Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. The specialist subjects are the Norman Conquest, Borussia Dortmund, popes of the Renaissance and the film musicals of Alan Menken.
In the first of 24 heats, Clive Myrie puts four contenders to the test. Specialist subjects include Depeche Mode, Roy Keane, Edward IV and the films of Yorgos Lanthimos.
June 2026
Clive Myrie asks the questions in the first semi-final. The specialist subjects are Oscar-winning performances of the 1990s, the life and death of stars, Peep Show and The Great Escape.
Clive Myrie hosts, with contenders answering questions on Christiaan Huygens, Jonathan Creek, the life and works of Artemisia Gentileschi, and European mammals.
Clive Myrie hosts as four more contenders answer questions on specialist subjects including Stevie Nicks and Universal’s Frankenstein films of the 1930s and 40s.