Host John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. Subjects in this heat are The Thick of It, Eric Clapton, British poetry and TE Lawrence.
John Humphrys questions four more contenders. The subjects are Bobby Moore, the short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, the TV series Our Friends in the North and Richard the Lionheart.
John Humphrys asks the questions in the first heat of this series. Subjects include Yes Minister, the Battle of Lepanto, JM Barrie and St Paul's Cathedral. Show more
John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. The subjects are champagne, the Manhattan Project, Tina Modotti and the TV series The Prisoner. Show more
John Humphrys asks the questions as four contenders take the walk to the black chair. The subjects are Marc Bolan, the Empress of Ireland, the Sasanian Empire and 'Allo 'Allo.
John Humphrys invites four contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Doctor Who, lost rivers of London, Brian Epstein and the Anglo-Zulu Wars of 1879. Show more
John Humphrys invites four contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Cary Grant, the CSS Alabama, the Masters of Rome novels and Marc Almond. Show more
Four contenders take the walk to the black chair. The subjects are Game of Thrones, Neil Young, Bournville Village and the life and career of Sir Edward Marshall Hall. Show more
Five contenders sit in the black chair. The subjects are Kraftwerk, the archaeological dig at Catalhoyuk, Sir Martin Frobisher, the novels of Douglas Coupland and the Pentateuch. Show more
John Humphrys the last semi-final of the series. Subjects include the Bodyline Ashes tour, Will Hay, British admirals of the Napoleonic Wars and the life and works of Mary Shelley. Show more
Four contenders take the walk to the black chair. The subjects are UK chart music of the 1960s, the poetry of John Betjeman, US Masters golf and the life and films of Luis Bunuel. Show more
Four contenders take the walk to the black chair. The subjects are Joy Division, the Battle of the Somme, the Novels of EM Forster and the Big Bang Theory. Show more
The subjects are Inspector Morse, the life of CB Fry, the life of Reinhard Heydrich, the life and career of Jack Johnson and the Gospel according to Mark. Show more
The subjects are the Miss Marple novels of Agatha Christie, the Scottish national football team, John Clare, King Henry VII, and the life and work of Aubrey Beardsley. Show more
John Humphrys hosts another semi-final. The subjects are Alex Higgins, Erasmus Darwin, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Margot Fonteyn and the Dirk Pitt novels of Clive Cussler. Show more
John Humphrys hosts another semi-final. Subjects include the League of Gentlemen, the Harry Devlin novels of Martin Edwards, the Romanov dynasty and the life of Ernest Hemingway. Show more
The search for the nation's Mastermind reaches its climax as John Humphrys tests the six grand finalists on their specialist subjects and their general knowledge. Show more
Four contenders take the walk to the black chair. The subjects are the novels of Dick Francis, British railway disasters, Gram Parsons and Welsh international rugby 1960 - 1980. Show more
Four contenders take the walk to the black chair. The subjects are Breaking Bad, the Spanish Civil War, the Clash and the Peter Wimsey novels of Dorothy L Sayers. Show more
John Humphrys hosts Britain's toughest quiz, with specialist subjects House of Cards, John Milton, the Siege of Constantinople of 1453 and FA Cup finals at the old Wembley. Show more