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Mastermind: Season 49

2022/23 2022 - 2023
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  • 2022-09-19T18:30:00Z on BBC Two
  • 30m
  • 15h 14m (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

2022-09-19T18:30:00Z

49x01 Episode 1

Season Premiere

49x01 Episode 1

  • 2022-09-19T18:30:00Z29m

In the first heat of the series, Clive Myrie puts four contenders to the test on specialist subjects including Peaky Blinders and Team GB at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

2022-09-26T18:30:00Z

49x02 Episode 2

49x02 Episode 2

  • 2022-09-26T18:30:00Z29m

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take the famous black chair. Subjects include the history of the Orkney Islands and the films of Laurel and Hardy.

2022-10-03T18:30:00Z

49x03 Episode 3

49x03 Episode 3

  • 2022-10-03T18:30:00Z29m

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include Emily Wilding Davison, The Thick of It and the New Romantics.

2022-10-10T18:30:00Z

49x04 Episode 4

49x04 Episode 4

  • 2022-10-10T18:30:00Z29m

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include the ‘Alice’ books of Lewis Carroll, Detectorists and Sir Elton John.

2022-10-17T18:30:00Z

49x05 Episode 5

49x05 Episode 5

  • 2022-10-17T18:30:00Z28m

The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. The specialist subjects are Marie Curie, the BBC sitcom Ghosts, Elizabeth Woodville and Banksy.

2022-10-26T18:30:00Z

49x06 Episode 6

49x06 Episode 6

  • 2022-10-26T18:30:00Z28m

Clive Myrie asks the questions in another heat, with the contenders answering questions on the life and works of John Cage, the wines of Portugal and Only Fools and Horses.

2022-11-01T19:30:00Z

49x07 Episode 7

49x07 Episode 7

  • 2022-11-01T19:30:00Z28m

Clive Myrie hosts another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take to the black chair. The specialist subjects include Neil Armstrong, Shakespeare's comedies and Rupert Bear.

2022-11-08T19:30:00Z

49x08 Episode 8

49x08 Episode 8

  • 2022-11-08T19:30:00Z28m

The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge.

The specialist subjects are the Peter Wimsey stories of Dorothy L Sayers, Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Wire and the Falklands conflict.

2022-11-15T19:30:00Z

49x09 Episode 9

49x09 Episode 9

  • 2022-11-15T19:30:00Z29m

Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion.

The specialist subjects are Christopher Hitchens, Ayrton Senna, Killing Eve and Field Marshal Montgomery.

2022-11-21T19:30:00Z

49x10 Episode 10

49x10 Episode 10

  • 2022-11-21T19:30:00Z28m

Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge in the tenth heat of the series. The specialist subjects are the life of Anne Lister, Dear Evan Hansen, Elizabeth I and the feature films of David Lynch.

2022-11-28T19:30:00Z

49x11 Episode 11

49x11 Episode 11

  • 2022-11-28T19:30:00Z29m

Clive Myrie hosts as another four contenders take to the black chair, answering questions on their chosen specialist subjects to earn a place in the semi-finals. The specialist subjects are Michael Palin's travel documentaries, Lady Gaga, Emily Dickinson and the BBC sitcom Mum.

2022-12-05T19:30:00Z

49x12 Episode 12

49x12 Episode 12

  • 2022-12-05T19:30:00Z30m

Four more contenders take to the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock to answer questions on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. Clive Myrie asks questions on the films of Judy Garland, The Cure, Hi-de-Hi! and the French Wars of Religion.

2022-12-12T19:30:00Z

49x13 Episode 13

49x13 Episode 13

  • 2022-12-12T19:30:00Z28m

The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. This time, the subjects are the jazz pianist Bill Evans, Georges Remi and Tintin, William Morris, and Torchwood.

2022-12-19T19:30:00Z

49x14 Episode 14

49x14 Episode 14

  • 2022-12-19T19:30:00Z28m

Four more contenders face the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. Clive Myrie hosts and asks the questions on their specialist subjects, which are Tudor rebellions, Christina Aguilera, the US space shuttle program and James Parkinson.

2023-01-02T19:30:00Z

49x15 Episode 15

49x15 Episode 15

  • 2023-01-02T19:30:00Z28m

Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion.

The specialist subjects are the British Industrial Revolution, the films of Christopher Guest, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Succession.

2023-01-09T19:30:00Z

49x16 Episode 16

49x16 Episode 16

  • 2023-01-09T19:30:00Z28m

Another four contenders take to the black chair, answering questions on their chosen specialist subjects to earn a place in the semi-finals. Clive Myrie hosts an episode where the specialist subjects are Stephen Hawking, the music of Radiohead, Theda Bara and the Richard Sharpe novels of Bernard Cornwell.

2023-01-16T19:30:00Z

49x17 Episode 17

49x17 Episode 17

  • 2023-01-16T19:30:00Z28m

The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock. The subjects in this episode are Marcus Trescothick, Rupert Brooke, Thomas Cromwell and the films of Wes Anderson.

2023-01-23T19:30:00Z

49x18 Episode 18

49x18 Episode 18

  • 2023-01-23T19:30:00Z29m

Clive Myrie asks the questions as four more contenders take on the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are Catherine the Great, Wallace and Gromit, Egon Schiele and hyenas.

2023-01-30T19:30:00Z

49x19 Episode 19

49x19 Episode 19

  • 2023-01-30T19:30:00Z29m

Clive Myrie presents another heat of a new series of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind Champion.

Tonight's Specialist Subjects are the films of Nicole Kidman, constellations of the northern hemisphere, the children's books of Roald Dahl and Take That.

2023-02-06T19:30:00Z

49x20 Episode 20

49x20 Episode 20

  • 2023-02-06T19:30:00Z28m

Four more contenders face the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion.

Clive Myrie hosts, asking the questions on the contestants' specialist subjects: film adaptations of Shakespeare's tragedies, the Great Fire of London, the career of John Barnes and The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien.

2023-02-13T19:30:00Z

49x21 Episode 21

49x21 Episode 21

  • 2023-02-13T19:30:00Z29m

The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock.

The specialist subjects are U2, toy dog breeds, the Mitford sisters and guest stars in Friends.

2023-02-20T19:30:00Z

49x22 Episode 22

49x22 Episode 22

  • 2023-02-20T19:30:00Z28m

Clive Myrie asks the questions as four more contenders take on the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are the plays of Tennessee Williams, American First Ladies from 1945 to the present, NBA MVP award winners since 2000 and Mithridates the Great.

2023-02-27T19:30:00Z

49x23 Episode 23

49x23 Episode 23

  • 2023-02-27T19:30:00Z28m

Four more contenders face the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. Clive Myrie hosts and asks the questions on the contestants' specialist subjects, which are the Empress Matilda, Stevie Nicks, the What Katy Did novels and Universal’s Frankenstein films of the 1930s and 40s.

2023-03-06T19:30:00Z

49x24 Episode 24

49x24 Episode 24

  • 2023-03-06T19:30:00Z31m

In the final heat, four contenders take on the famous black chair, answering questions on their chosen specialist subjects to earn a place in the semi-finals.

Clive Myrie hosts, with contenders answering questions on Christiaan Huygens, Jonathan Creek, the life and works of Artemisia Gentileschi, and European mammals.

2023-03-13T19:30:00Z

49x25 Episode 25

49x25 Episode 25

  • 2023-03-13T19:30:00Z28m

Clive Myrie presents the first semi-final of the classic quiz where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final. The specialist subjects are Oscar-winning performances of the 1990s, the life and death of stars, Peep Show and The Great Escape.

2023-03-20T19:30:00Z

49x26 Episode 26

49x26 Episode 26

  • 2023-03-20T19:30:00Z28m

Clive Myrie presents another semi-final of the classic quiz where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final. The specialist subjects are the Norman Conquest, Borussia Dortmund, popes of the Renaissance and the film musicals of Alan Menken.

2023-03-27T18:30:00Z

49x27 Episode 27

49x27 Episode 27

  • 2023-03-27T18:30:00Z28m

Clive Myrie presents the third semi-final of the classic quiz where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final. The specialist subjects are the PDC World Darts Championship, the history of transportation to Australia, Parks and Recreation, and Queen Anne.

2023-04-03T18:30:00Z

49x28 Episode 28

49x28 Episode 28

  • 2023-04-03T18:30:00Z28m

Clive Myrie presents the fourth semi-final of the classic quiz where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final.

The specialist subjects are Frank Zappa, the life and works of Siegfried Sassoon, pioneering British and Irish female aviators, and winners of the Eurovision Song Contest.

2023-04-10T18:30:00Z

49x29 Episode 29

49x29 Episode 29

  • 2023-04-10T18:30:00Z29m

Clive Myrie presents the fifth semi-final of the classic quiz where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final. The specialist subjects are Fridtjof Nansen, the record label 4AD, Christina Rossetti and the Jason Bourne films.

2023-04-17T18:30:00Z

49x30 Episode 30

49x30 Episode 30

  • 2023-04-17T18:30:00Z28m

Clive Myrie presents the last semi-final of the classic quiz where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final. The specialist subjects are Sir Edwin Lutyens, Coldplay, the Karen Pirie novels of Val McDermid and the films of Terry Gilliam.

Season Finale

2023-04-24T18:30:00Z

49x31 Final

Season Finale

49x31 Final

  • 2023-04-24T18:30:00Z59m

Clive Myrie presents the grand final of the classic quiz where six contenders return to the black chair in a bid to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are British and Irish Lions tours in the 21st century, Princess Margaret, the Rocky films, Bletchley Park during the Second World War, Augustus Caesar and the BBC sitcom Extras.

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