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 most recent episode is from 9 November 2026.
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Mastermind
Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. The specialist subjects include The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
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Clive Myrie asks the questions in another heat of the classic quiz. The specialist subjects include the TV series Succession and the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
October 2026
Clive Myrie hosts another heat of the classic quiz where contenders face the black chair. The specialist subjects are Creation Records, The X-Files, the Waterloo campaign and Gene Tierney.
Clive Myrie asks the questions in another heat of the classic quiz. The specialist subjects include Peep Show, Joni Mitchell and the Lake District.
Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include The Lord of the Rings and the PDC World Darts Championship.
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.
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 asks the questions in another semi-final. The specialist subjects are Jeff Buckley, the managerial career of Rafael Benítez, Andy Warhol and the classic Routemaster bus.
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.