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Mastermind: Season 45

2018/19 2018 - 2019
NR

  • 2018-10-05T18:30:00Z on BBC Two
  • 30m
  • 15h 2m (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

2018-10-05T18:30:00Z

45x01 Episode 1

Season Premiere

45x01 Episode 1

  • 2018-10-05T18:30:00Z28m

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.

2018-10-12T18:30:00Z

45x02 Episode 2

45x02 Episode 2

  • 2018-10-12T18:30:00Z28m

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.

2018-10-19T18:30:00Z

45x03 Episode 3

45x03 Episode 3

  • 2018-10-19T18:30:00Z28m

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.

2018-10-26T18:30:00Z

45x04 Episode 4

45x04 Episode 4

  • 2018-10-26T18:30:00Z28m

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.

2018-11-02T19:30:00Z

45x05 Episode 5

45x05 Episode 5

  • 2018-11-02T19:30:00Z28m

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.

2018-11-09T19:30:00Z

45x06 Episode 6

45x06 Episode 6

  • 2018-11-09T19:30:00Z28m

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.

2018-11-16T19:30:00Z

45x07 Episode 7

45x07 Episode 7

  • 2018-11-16T19:30:00Z28m

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.

2018-11-23T19:30:00Z

45x08 Episode 8

45x08 Episode 8

  • 2018-11-23T19:30:00Z28m

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.

2018-12-14T19:30:00Z

45x09 Episode 9

45x09 Episode 9

  • 2018-12-14T19:30:00Z28m

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.

2018-12-21T19:30:00Z

45x10 Episode 10

45x10 Episode 10

  • 2018-12-21T19:30:00Z28m

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.

2018-12-28T19:30:00Z

45x11 Episode 11

45x11 Episode 11

  • 2018-12-28T19:30:00Z28m

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.

2019-01-11T19:30:00Z

45x12 Episode 12

45x12 Episode 12

  • 2019-01-11T19:30:00Z28m

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.

2019-01-18T19:30:00Z

45x13 Episode 13

45x13 Episode 13

  • 2019-01-18T19:30:00Z28m

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.

2019-01-25T19:30:00Z

45x14 Episode 14

45x14 Episode 14

  • 2019-01-25T19:30:00Z28m

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.

2019-02-01T19:30:00Z

45x15 Episode 15

45x15 Episode 15

  • 2019-02-01T19:30:00Z28m

John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz with four contenders answering questions on Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Hockney, Tony Benn and John Buchan.

2019-02-08T19:30:00Z

45x16 Episode 16

45x16 Episode 16

  • 2019-02-08T19:30:00Z29m

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.

2019-02-15T19:30:00Z

45x17 Episode 17

45x17 Episode 17

  • 2019-02-15T19:30:00Z28m

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.

2019-02-22T19:30:00Z

45x18 Episode 18

45x18 Episode 18

  • 2019-02-22T19:30:00Z28m

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.

2019-03-08T19:30:00Z

45x19 Episode 19

45x19 Episode 19

  • 2019-03-08T19:30:00Z28m

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.

2019-03-15T19:30:00Z

45x20 Episode 20

45x20 Episode 20

  • 2019-03-15T19:30:00Z28m

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.

2019-03-22T19:30:00Z

45x21 Episode 21

45x21 Episode 21

  • 2019-03-22T19:30:00Z28m

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.

2019-03-29T19:30:00Z

45x22 Episode 22

45x22 Episode 22

  • 2019-03-29T19:30:00Z28m

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.

2019-04-05T18:30:00Z

45x23 Episode 23

45x23 Episode 23

  • 2019-04-05T18:30:00Z28m

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.

2019-04-19T18:30:00Z

45x24 Episode 24

45x24 Episode 24

  • 2019-04-19T18:30:00Z28m

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.

2019-04-26T18:30:00Z

45x25 Episode 25

45x25 Episode 25

  • 2019-04-26T18:30:00Z28m

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.

2019-05-10T18:30:00Z

45x26 Episode 26

45x26 Episode 26

  • 2019-05-10T18:30:00Z28m

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.

2019-05-17T18:30:00Z

45x27 Episode 27

45x27 Episode 27

  • 2019-05-17T18:30:00Z29m

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.

2019-05-24T18:30:00Z

45x28 Episode 28

45x28 Episode 28

  • 2019-05-24T18:30:00Z29m

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.

2019-05-31T18:30:00Z

45x29 Episode 29

45x29 Episode 29

  • 2019-05-31T18:30:00Z28m

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.

2019-06-07T18:30:00Z

45x30 Episode 30

45x30 Episode 30

  • 2019-06-07T18:30:00Z28m

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.

Season Finale

2019-06-14T18:30:00Z

45x31 The Final

Season Finale

45x31 The Final

  • 2019-06-14T18:30:00Z59m

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.

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