Mastermind

Creato da: Bill Wright |
Genere: Talk |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mk1s
Numero di stagioni: 47
Numero di episodi: 1113
Data prima messa in onda: 1972-09-11
Data ultima messa in onda: 2025-03-24

Approfondimenti

The idea for the show comes from the experiences of the producer Bill Wright when he was a Pris [...]	D
Champions, especially those from non-academic backgrounds, sometimes find that their success le [...]	D
The highest score for the Celebrity version of the show, 36 points, was achieved by Hilary Kay [...]	D
Magnus Magnusson claimed that he once got a letter from an irate viewer who accused him of blas [...]	D
Though the regular series is produced in Manchester, the celebrity version was made for many ye [...]	D
The last ever question asked on the Magnus version of the programme was virtually the same as t [...]	D
In some of the early finals, the rounds were extended to three minutes. In the second round of [...]	D
A modified version of the Mastermind format was used for the US sports quiz series 2 Minute Dri [...]	D
The rules were changed in 1995 to allow previous contenders to return. Both Isabelle Heward and [...]	D
The highest score in a General Knowledge round is 23, achieved by Iwan Thomas (in a two-and-a-h [...]	D
Several contenders formerly or latterly appeared on University Challenge (1962).	D
The current chair is an Eames Soft Pad Chair made by Herman Miller, modified for use on the sho [...]	D
In the 2005 semi-final, contender Tom King won before the second round for the first time. He s [...]	D
Over 57,000 questions were asked over the course of the original series.	D
A panel of clergy contested a heat at Norwich Cathedral in 1996 and the winner, Dr Richard Stur [...]	D
TV campaigner Mary Whitehouse is indirectly responsible for the growth and success of Mastermin [...]	D
In 1996, one contender took The Sex Pistols as a specialist subject, but the BBC insisted that [...]	D
1990 champion David Edwards subsequently scooped the top prize on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire [...]	D
In one episode in February 2010, a contender was asked of which African country was Janet Jagan [...]	D
The original chair was twice stolen and returned, both times by students.	D
The show originally ran from 1972-1997 on BBC1 with Magnus Magnusson as quizmaster. Due to popu [...]	D
A relative lack of female applicants has often been a concern for producers the show, as reflec [...]	D
The black chair was voted the second most iconic chair of the 20th century in a 2009 survey for [...]	D
If the host has begun to read a question when the beeps that signal the end of the time limit s [...]	D
Unlike most gameshows, participants are always referred to as "contenders", never "contestants" [...]	D
The highest ever score in the old format was 41, set by Kevin Ashman in 1995.	D
In 1974, finalist Susan Reynolds (now Halstead) was partially concussed when hit in the face by [...]	D
Magnus Magnusson on one of Esther Rantzen's chat shows revealed that Mastermind's success was d [...]	D
The lowest ever score is 5 points, achieved by Kajen Thuraaisingham in the 2009-10 series.	D
Some of the show's 1996 editions were screened back-to-back with a very different show Small Ta [...]	D
Several series champions had been highest-scoring runners-up in at least one of their previous [...]	D
In 1987, married couple Paul and Christine Hancock competed in the same edition of the show. Bo [...]	D
The very last programme of the original run was in 1997, where the programme went to the remote [...]	D
The oldest-ever Mastermind'champion, at 64, was Sir David Hunt in 1977, while the youngest-ever [...]	D
In a heat in 1997, Colin Cadby was judged to have given an incorrect answer to a question when [...]	D
The original black chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames, was presented to original host Mag [...]	D
The show's most iconic elements, a black leather chair in which the contestants sit, lit by a s [...]	D
Around 2008, John Humphrys asked the question 'Which chemical has the symbol Ti?' The contestan [...]	D
When John Humphrys asked Edward Stourton for his name, Stourton responded in mock-indignation, [...]	D
The first three Mastermind champions were women, unusual for television in the 1970s.	D
By 1981 the programme had visited every British university, with Aberdeen the last to play host [...]	D
In the Magnus Magnusson years, the questions and responses were carefully measured to give an o [...]	D
Despite extending the second round by 30 seconds in 2010, providing contenders a greater opport [...]	D
Although Junior Mastermind did not make its debut until 2004, there were a few children's versi [...]	D
The original chair is now used at home by Magnus' daughter, the BBC Scotland newsreader Sally Magnus [...]	D
Question-Setter Anna Torpey was a contender and finalist in 2008.	D

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Stagioni

N		Titolo	Soggetto	Data della prima messa in onda	Numero di episodi
0		Speciali		1976	24	D
1		Stagione 1		1972	15	D
2		Stagione 2		1973	17	D
3		Stagione 3		1974	17	D
4		Stagione 4		1975	17	D
5		Stagione 5		1976	17	D
6		Stagione 6		1977	17	D
7		Stagione 7		1978	17	D
8		Stagione 8		1979	17	D
9		Stagione 9		1980	17	D
10		Stagione 10		1981	17	D
11		Stagione 11		1983	17	D
12		Stagione 12		1984	17	D
13		Stagione 13		1985	17	D
14		Stagione 14		1986	23	D
15		Stagione 15		1987	23	D
16		Stagione 16		1988	23	D
17		Stagione 17		1989	23	D
18		Stagione 18		1990	22	D
19		Stagione 19		1991	17	D
20		Stagione 20		1992	17	D
21		Stagione 21		1993	17	D
22		Stagione 22		1994	17	D
23		Stagione 23		1995	17	D
24		Stagione 24		1996	17	D
25		Stagione 25		1997	14	D
30		Stagione 30		2003	17	D
31		Stagione 31		2004	31	D
32		Stagione 32		2005	31	D
33		Stagione 33		2006	31	D
34		Stagione 34		2007	31	D
35		Stagione 35		2008	31	D
36		Stagione 36		2009	31	D
37		Stagione 37		2010	31	D
38		Stagione 38		2011	31	D
39		Stagione 39		2012	31	D
40		Stagione 40		2013	31	D
41		Stagione 41		2014	31	D
42		Stagione 42		2015	31	D
43		Stagione 43		2016	31	D
44		Stagione 44		2017	31	D
45		Stagione 45		2018	31	D
46		Stagione 46		2019	31	D
47		Stagione 47		2020	31	D
48		Stagione 48		2021	31	D
49		Stagione 49		2022	31	D
50		Stagione 50		2023	31	D
51		Stagione 51		2024	30	D

Cast

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