with Magnus Magnusson
In this ' Jubilee' year, the Mastermind series celebrates its centenary with the 100th programme coinciding with this year's Final.
To reach the Final, 48 contenders, selected from the many thousands of applicants throughout the United Kingdom, line up for the first-round heats of this intellectual marathon.
The arena for tonight's confrontation is Reading University. The contenders are:
HUGH MERRICK author and translator The Alps
MARTIN LEADBETTER fingerprint expert
Instruments of the Symphony Orchestra
SUE JENKINS, student teacher Children's literature
IAN SEWELL , printer
Old Testament
Director FETER MASSEY Producer BILL WRIGHT
Mastermind 2, 50p, from bookshops