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The Final
Mastermind - S45 - E31
John Humphrys asks the questions in the grand final of the classic quiz to decide who will be crowned as the nation’s Mastermind.tThe specialist subjects of the finalists are the films of The Marx Brothers, the national parks of the USA, Owain Glyndwr and his revolt, The Fortunes of War series by Olivia Manning, Frank Matcham’s theatres and the life and times of Mary Cassatt.
Mastermind: Season 45 - 31 Episode s
45x1 - Episode 1
October 5, 2018
John Humphrys presents the first heat of the series as the hunt for the nation's Mastermind gets back underway. This episode's specialist subjects are The West Wing, Bob Marley, Neil Gaiman's Sandman series and John Hawkwood.
45x2 - Episode 2
October 12, 2018
Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on Alan Turing, the Golden Gate Bridge, the films of Frank Capra and Emperor Vespasian.
45x3 - Episode 3
October 19, 2018
John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on the Alien films, Peter Gabriel, the history of Prague and King Henry VII.
45x4 - Episode 4
October 26, 2018
The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as John Humphrys grills four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. The chosen subjects in this episode are the history of Zimbabwe, Prince Henry the Navigator, Sunderland AFC and the novelist Elizabeth Taylor.
45x5 - Episode 5
November 2, 2018
Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on the films of John Hughes, Billie Holiday, the poet Keith Douglas and Abraham Lincoln.
45x6 - Episode 6
November 9, 2018
John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on Mark E Smith and The Fall, letters of the New Testament, the history of the Wrens and Sir Isaac Newton.
45x7 - Episode 7
November 16, 2018
The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as John Humphrys tests four more contenders on their specialist subject and general knowledge. The subjects are Rudyard Kipling, Clement Attlee, Glamorgan CCC and Florence Nightingale.
45x8 - Episode 8
November 23, 2018
The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as John Humphrys tests four more contenders on their specialist subject and general knowledge. The subjects are Cher, the Cambridge Spy Ring, Tove Jansson and the Derby.
45x9 - Episode 9
December 14, 2018
John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on Sir Bobby Robson, James Kier Hardie, links golf courses and British submarines.
45x10 - Episode 10
December 21, 2018
The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as John Humphrys tests four more contenders on their specialist subject and general knowledge. The subjects are Gerhard Richter, the 44 Scotland Street novels, Alexander Hamilton and Emma, Lady Hamilton.
45x11 - Episode 11
December 28, 2018
Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on REM, Edward Lear, Gustav Klimt and the FA Cup.
45x12 - Episode 12
January 11, 2019
John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on the Wright Brothers, Jeeves and Wooster, the Rumpole stories and Olympic track and field.
45x13 - Episode 13
January 18, 2019
The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as John Humphrys tests four more contenders on their specialist subject and general knowledge. Tonight's subjects are Albert Einstein, MC Beaton's Hamish Macbeth novels, Sir Joseph Paxton and the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten.
45x14 - Episode 14
January 25, 2019
Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on the World Cup, the Battle of Stalingrad, the novels of Sarah Waters and John Knox.
45x15 - Episode 15
February 1, 2019
John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Hockney, Tony Benn and John Buchan.
45x16 - Episode 16
February 8, 2019
The hunt for the nation’s Mastermind continues as John Humphrys tests four more contenders on their Specialist Subject and General Knowledge. Tonight’s subjects are the films of Wes Anderson, Richard III, the England rugby team and the novels of Nancy Mitford.
45x17 - Episode 17
February 15, 2019
Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on the Best Picture Oscar, Greek mythology, Joseph Bazalgette and the history of Manchester and Salford.
45x18 - Episode 18
February 22, 2019
John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on the children of Queen Victoria, the novels of Penelope Fitzgerald, the Doors and Carl Gustaf Mannerheim.
45x19 - Episode 19
March 8, 2019
Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on Vivien Leigh, The Cazalet Chronicles, 1990s hip-hop and the Flight of the Earls.
45x20 - Episode 20
March 15, 2019
Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on Prince, Thomas Telford, the Julio-Claudian dynasty and the novels of Charles Dickens.
45x21 - Episode 21
March 22, 2019
John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on the Goons, the Trojan War, Egon Schiele and the novels of Mary Wesley.
45x22 - Episode 22
March 29, 2019
The hunt for the nation’s Mastermind continues as John Humphrys tests four more contenders on their specialist subject and general knowledge. Tonight’s subjects are 1970s pop, Neville Chamberlain, Sparta and CS Lewis.
45x23 - Episode 23
April 5, 2019
Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on the films of Heath Ledger, Tycho Brahe, Sarah Kane and Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury.
45x24 - Episode 24
April 19, 2019
John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on Henry VIII, Britpop, Christopher Isherwood and the Royal Navy in the First World War.
45x25 - Episode 25
April 26, 2019
John Humphrys asks the questions as the classic quiz reaches the semi-final stage. Tonight’s subjects include the Festival of Britain, 2 Tone Records and the life and times of Samuel Johnson.
45x26 - Episode 26
May 10, 2019
John Humphrys asks the questions in a semi-final of the classic quiz. Tonight’s subjects include the life of Aneurin Bevan, Top 40 pop music of the 1960s and the fiction of John Steinbeck.
45x27 - Episode 27
May 17, 2019
John Humphrys asks the questions in a semi-final of the classic quiz. Tonight’s subjects include the Ottoman Empire, the Peter Wimsey novels of Dorothy L Sayers and the Grand National.
45x28 - Episode 28
May 24, 2019
John Humphrys asks the questions in a semi-final of the classic quiz. Subjects include Queen Victoria, the plays of Ibsen and test cricket between England and India.
45x29 - Episode 29
May 31, 2019
John Humphrys asks the questions in a semi-final of the classic quiz. Tonight’s subjects include the human body, Leicester City Football Club and the life and works of Frida Kahlo.
45x30 - Episode 30
June 7, 2019
John Humphrys asks the questions in a semi-final of the classic quiz. Tonight’s subjects include the life of Charles II, the Plant Hunters and Delta blues music.
45x31 - The Final
June 14, 2019
John Humphrys asks the questions in the grand final of the classic quiz to decide who will be crowned as the nation’s Mastermind.tThe specialist subjects of the finalists are the films of The Marx Brothers, the national parks of the USA, Owain Glyndwr and his revolt, The Fortunes of War series by Olivia Manning, Frank Matcham’s theatres and the life and times of Mary Cassatt.
Mastermind: All seasons
S0: Specials
24 Episode s
S1: 1972
15 Episode s
S2: 1973
17 Episode s
S3: 1974
17 Episode s
S4: 1975
17 Episode s
S5: 1976
17 Episode s
S6: 1977
17 Episode s
S7: 1978
17 Episode s
S8: 1979
17 Episode s
S9: 1980
17 Episode s
S10: 1981
17 Episode s
S11: 1983
17 Episode s
S12: 1984
17 Episode s
S13: 1985
17 Episode s
S14: 1986
23 Episode s
S15: 1987
23 Episode s
S16: 1988
23 Episode s
S17: 1989
23 Episode s
S18: 1990
22 Episode s
S19: 1991
17 Episode s
S20: 1992
17 Episode s
S21: 1993
17 Episode s
S22: 1994
17 Episode s
S23: 1995
17 Episode s
S24: 1996
17 Episode s
S25: 1997
14 Episode s
S30: 2003
17 Episode s
S31: 2004
31 Episode s
S32: 2005
31 Episode s
S33: 2006
31 Episode s
S34: 2007/08
31 Episode s
S35: 2008/09
31 Episode s
S36: 2009/10
31 Episode s
S37: 2010/11
31 Episode s
S38: 2011/12
31 Episode s
S39: 2012/13
31 Episode s
S40: 2013/14
31 Episode s
S41: 2014/15
31 Episode s
S42: 2015/16
31 Episode s
S43: 2016/17
31 Episode s
S44: 2017/18
31 Episode s
S45: 2018/19
31 Episode s
S46: 2019/20
31 Episode s
S47: 2020/21
31 Episode s
S48: 2021/22
31 Episode s
S49: 2022/23
31 Episode s
S50: 2023/24
31 Episode s
S51: 2024/25
16 Episode s