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Mastermind: Season 40

2013/14 2013 - 2014
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  • 2013-08-09T18:30:00Z on BBC Two
  • 30m
  • 16h (31 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Talk Show
Mastermind is a British quiz show, well known for its challenging questions, intimidating setting and air of seriousness. Devised by Bill Wright, the basic format of Mastermind has never changed — four and in later contests five contestants face two rounds, one on a specialised subject of the contestant's choice, the other a general knowledge round. Wright drew inspiration from his experiences of being interrogated by the Gestapo during World War II. The atmosphere is helped by Mastermind's famously ominous theme music, "Approaching Menace" by the British composer Neil Richardson. The quiz programme originated and was recorded in Manchester at studios such as New Broadcasting House and Granada Studios, before permanently moving to MediaCityUK in 2011.

31 episodes

Season Premiere

2013-08-09T18:30:00Z

40x01 Episode 1

Season Premiere

40x01 Episode 1

  • 2013-08-09T18:30:00Z30m

John Humphrys and the famous black chair return for another series of TV's toughest quiz. Over the next thirty-one weeks, 96 contenders will be whittled down to just one Mastermind champion. Subjects in tonight's first heat are the Muppet films, Alexander the Great, the Biblical writings of St John and the life and work of Benjamin Britten.

2013-08-16T18:30:00Z

40x02 Episode 2

40x02 Episode 2

  • 2013-08-16T18:30:00Z30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. Topics are: Catherine Howard, the Green Lantern comics, the life and work of Robert Hooke and British Summer Olympic medalists 1960-2008.

2013-08-23T18:30:00Z

40x03 Episode 3

40x03 Episode 3

  • 2013-08-23T18:30:00Z30m

John Humphrys puts the questions to four more contenders. Subjects are: the Feature Films of Peter Sellers, Orchids, the Life and Music of Paul Robeson and the Open Golf Championship 1960-2012.

2013-08-30T18:30:00Z

40x04 Episode 4

40x04 Episode 4

  • 2013-08-30T18:30:00Z30m

John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Subjects are: Six Feet Under, the life and times of James Ramsay Macdonald, the city of London parish churches of Sir Christopher Wren and the life and work of Alun Lewis.

2013-09-13T18:30:00Z

40x05 Episode 5

40x05 Episode 5

  • 2013-09-13T18:30:00Z30m

John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Four more contenders are questioned on their specialist subject and general knowledge. Topics are: the life and music of Bob Dylan, Sitting Bull, the life and work of Sir Arthur Sullivan and King Henry I.

2013-09-20T18:30:00Z

40x06 Episode 6

40x06 Episode 6

  • 2013-09-20T18:30:00Z30m

John Humphrys asks the questions as four contenders take the walk to the black chair. Subjects are ABBA, the life and work of Charles M Schulz, Harold Larwood and Frederick the Great of Prussia.

2013-09-27T18:30:00Z

40x07 Episode 7

40x07 Episode 7

  • 2013-09-27T18:30:00Z30m

Host John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. Topics are the life and career of Sebastian Coe, the life and work of Eadweard Muybridge, The Byrds and Violette Szabo GC.

2013-10-04T18:30:00Z

40x08 Episode 8

40x08 Episode 8

  • 2013-10-04T18:30:00Z30m

Host John Humphrys puts the questions to four more contenders. Subjects are Eddie Chapman, the history of Portsmouth FC, the Battle of Balaklava and Father Ted.

2013-10-11T18:30:00Z

40x09 Episode 9

40x09 Episode 9

  • 2013-10-11T18:30:00Z30m

John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Subjects are Dad's Army, the Faraday and Winter novels by Graham Hurley, the French Revolution and the European Football Championship 1980-date.

2013-10-18T18:30:00Z

40x10 Episode 10

40x10 Episode 10

  • 2013-10-18T18:30:00Z30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. Topics are Asterix, General Robert E Lee, the life and works of Puccini and the life and times of George IV.

2013-10-25T18:30:00Z

40x11 Episode 11

40x11 Episode 11

  • 2013-10-25T18:30:00Z30m

John Humphrys puts the questions to four more contenders. The subjects are: REM, the fiction of C S Lewis, Queen of the South Football Club and the life of Elizabeth Fry.

2013-11-08T19:30:00Z

40x12 Episode 12

40x12 Episode 12

  • 2013-11-08T19:30:00Z30m

John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Subjects tonight are: Star Trek: The Original Series, the Rugby Union World Cup, the Fethering Mysteries of Simon Brett and the Life of Giordano Bruno.

2013-11-15T19:30:00Z

40x13 Episode 13

40x13 Episode 13

  • 2013-11-15T19:30:00Z30m

Host John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. Topics are: The Pogues, military aircraft of the First World War, Sir Edward Carson and the novels of Jonathan Coe.

2013-11-29T19:30:00Z

40x14 Episode 14

40x14 Episode 14

  • 2013-11-29T19:30:00Z30m

Host John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. Topics are - the life and career of Lester Piggott, Robert the Bruce, the life and times of Hugh Gaitskell and the Simon Serrailler novels of Susan Hill.

2013-12-06T19:30:00Z

40x15 Episode 15

40x15 Episode 15

  • 2013-12-06T19:30:00Z30m

John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Subjects are: the life and work of Janis Joplin, the history of Huddersfield Town, the Richard Hannay novels of John Buchan and the Russian Revolution.

2013-12-13T19:30:00Z

40x16 Episode 16

40x16 Episode 16

  • 2013-12-13T19:30:00Z30m

Host John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The topics are: Philadelphia soul, the life and novels of Elizabeth Gaskell, German expressionist art and Blackadder.

2013-12-20T19:30:00Z

40x17 Episode 17

40x17 Episode 17

  • 2013-12-20T19:30:00Z30m

Host John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The topics are: the presidency of John F Kennedy, the novels of Peter Carey, heavyweight boxing and the physicist James Clerk Maxwell.

2014-01-10T19:30:00Z

40x18 Episode 18

40x18 Episode 18

  • 2014-01-10T19:30:00Z30m

Host John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. Subjects are the history of the Scilly Isles, the life and works of Lord Byron, RAF Bomber Command and the feature films of Wes Anderson.

2014-01-17T19:30:00Z

40x19 Episode 19

40x19 Episode 19

  • 2014-01-17T19:30:00Z30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. Subjects include Pulp, FC Barcelona, Catherine the Great and the novels of David Peace.

2014-01-24T19:30:00Z

40x20 Episode 20

40x20 Episode 20

  • 2014-01-24T19:30:00Z30m

Host John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. Subjects are Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Sam Phillips and the Sun Record Label 1950-1960, the Sharpe novels of Bernard Cornwell and Alfred Wainwright's Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells.

2014-01-31T19:30:00Z

40x21 Episode 21

40x21 Episode 21

  • 2014-01-31T19:30:00Z30m

John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. The subjects are Manic Street Preachers, the life of Sir Edmund Hillary, the history of Kew Gardens and the ghost stories of MR James.

2014-02-07T19:30:00Z

40x22 Episode 22

40x22 Episode 22

  • 2014-02-07T19:30:00Z30m

John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. The subjects are snooker world championships 1977-present, the musicals of Lerner and Loewe, the novels of Cara Black, and Phillip II of Spain.

2014-02-14T19:30:00Z

40x23 Episode 23

40x23 Episode 23

  • 2014-02-14T19:30:00Z30m

John Humphrys puts the questions to four more contenders. Subjects are punk music, the history of Rhodesia 1965-1980, Samuel Beckett and French wines of the Rhone Valley.

2014-02-21T19:30:00Z

40x24 Episode 24

40x24 Episode 24

  • 2014-02-21T19:30:00Z30m

John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Subjects are The Grateful Dead, the novels of Wilkie Collins, the history of Bedlam and the English Civil Wars.

2014-02-28T19:30:00Z

40x25 Episode 25

40x25 Episode 25

  • 2014-02-28T19:30:00Z30m

John Humphrys presents the first semi-final as five contenders vie for a place in the grand final. Subjects are Factory Records, the novels of Carol Shields, Homer's Odyssey, Roald Amundsen and the life and career of Michael Jordan.

2014-03-14T19:30:00Z

40x26 Episode 26

40x26 Episode 26

  • 2014-03-14T19:30:00Z30m

Five more contenders compete for a place in the grand final as John Humphrys hosts another semi-final. Subjects are Vincent Van Gogh, the Black Death, the Musketeer novels of Alexandre Dumas, Field Marshal William Slim and the Eurovision Song Contest.

2014-03-21T19:30:00Z

40x27 Episode 27

40x27 Episode 27

  • 2014-03-21T19:30:00Z30m

John Humphrys presents another semi-final of the classic quiz, as five contenders fight for a place in the Grand Final. Subjects are Tutankhamun, the life and career of Clement Attlee, the life and books of James Herriot, English history 1399-1485 and the life and work of Joseph Cornell.

2014-04-04T18:30:00Z

40x28 Episode 28

40x28 Episode 28

  • 2014-04-04T18:30:00Z30m

Five more contenders vie for a place in the grand final as John Humphrys invites them to return to the black chair in another semi-final. Subjects are Black Sabbath 1968-1979, the novels of Barbara Vine, the life and times of William II, Adolf Hitler and the life and works of Paulo Veronese.

2014-04-11T18:30:00Z

40x29 Episode 29

40x29 Episode 29

  • 2014-04-11T18:30:00Z30m

John Humprhys hosts the penultimate semi-final as five contenders attempt to win a place in the grand final. The subjects are the life and work of John Lennon, Burke and Hare, the life and reign of Charles II, the Peloponnesian War and the novels of Patrick Hamilton.

2014-04-18T18:30:00Z

40x30 Episode 30

40x30 Episode 30

  • 2014-04-18T18:30:00Z30m

Five contenders compete for the last place in the grand final as John Humphrys hosts the sixth semi-final. Subjects are Bobby Fischer, the life and times of Cesare Borgia, the Philip Marlowe novels of Raymond Chandler, Amelia Earhart and British political history 1964-1997.

Season Finale

2014-04-25T18:30:00Z

40x31 Grand Final

Season Finale

40x31 Grand Final

  • 2014-04-25T18:30:00Z1h

Host John Humphrys asks the questions as six contenders battle it out to become the nation's Mastermind in this series' grand final. The subjects are Scottish lighthouses, the life and works of Richard Wagner, the Italian Front in the First World War, the life and poetry of Philip Larkin, French cinema 1895 - 1945 and the Salem witch trials.

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