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Mastermind

1972 - 54 seasons 1288 eps TV-G

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29 min

S2026 · E1 · Jul 13, 2026

Episode 1 Episode 1

Clive Myrie presents the first heat of the classic quiz where contenders face the famous black chair with the ultimate goal of becoming the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are the 15th-century king Edward IV, the band Depeche Mode, the Films of Yorgos Lanthimos and Roy Keane.

29 min

S2026 · E2 · Jul 20, 2026

Episode 2 Episode 2

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include British and Irish cheeses, Jonathan Creek and Johannes Brahms.

29 min

S2026 · E3 · Jul 27, 2026

Episode 3 Episode 3

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Subjects include Madness, the films of Wes Anderson and the history of the Paris Metro.

29 min

S2026 · E4 · Aug 3, 2026

Episode 4 Episode 4

Clive Myrie hosts as four more contenders answer questions on specialist subjects, including British birds of prey, Roger Moore's tenure as James Bond and Sylvia Plath.

28 min

S2026 · E5 · Aug 17, 2026

Episode 5 Episode 5

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the black chair. Specialist subjects include Iron Maiden, Transport for London moquette and the Tintin books of Hergé.

29 min

S2026 · E6 · Aug 24, 2026

Episode 6 Episode 6

Clive Myrie hosts as a new set of contenders take on the black chair. The specialist subjects are the Tour de France, George Harrison, Virgil’s Aeneid and Lyndon B Johnson.

28 min

S2026 · E7 · Sep 7, 2026

Episode 7 Episode 7

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 essays of George Orwell, the films of Madonna, the pilot Pauline Gower and the 2000 AD comics in the 1980s and 90s.

28 min

S2026 · E8 · Sep 14, 2026

Episode 8 Episode 8

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders face the famous black chair. The specialist subjects are Neil Young, Rory McIlroy, Sally Ride and British brutalist architecture.

28 min

S2026 · E9 · Sep 21, 2026

Episode 9 Episode 9

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Subjects include the films of Nicole Kidman and the novels of Jeanette Winterson.

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Episode 10 Episode 10

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28 min

S2026 · E11 · Oct 5, 2026

Episode 11 Episode 11

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

30 min

S2026 · E12 · Oct 12, 2026

Episode 12 Episode 12

Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge in another Mastermind heat. The specialist subjects are The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien, the band Talking Heads, the television series Foyle's War and the PDC World Darts Championship.

28 min

S2026 · E13 · Oct 19, 2026

Episode 13 Episode 13

Clive Myrie asks the questions in another heat of the classic quiz. The specialist subjects include Peep Show, Joni Mitchell and the Lake District.

28 min

S2026 · E14 · Oct 26, 2026

Episode 14 Episode 14

Clive Myrie hosts another heat of the classic quiz where contenders face the black chair. The specialist subjects are Creation Records, The X-Files, the Waterloo campaign and Gene Tierney.

28 min

S2026 · E15 · Nov 2, 2026

Episode 15 Episode 15

Clive Myrie asks the questions in another heat of the classic quiz. The specialist subjects include the TV series Succession and the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

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30 episodes in Season 2026

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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.

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Cast

3 people

John Humphrys

Self - Host

Known for

The Crown

Magnus Magnusson

Self - Presenter

Also in

Countdown

An Audience with Ronnie Corbett

Clive Myrie

Self - Host

Bill Wright Creator · Peter Massey Director · Chris Jones Executive producer

Creator

Bill Wright

Director

Peter Massey

Executive producer

Chris Jones

Executive producer

Kate Middleditch

Executive producer

Jimmy Mulville

Total runtime 644h 0m · Episode length 30 min · Type Talk show

Show info

Premiered

September 11, 1972

Latest episode

November 2, 2026

Next episode

November 9, 2026

Status

Airing

Networks

BBC One · BBC Two

Country

United Kingdom

Type

Talk show

Episode length

30 min

Total runtime

644h 0m

Original language

English

Production

H

Hat Trick Productions

Production

H

Hindsight Productions

Production

United Kingdom

Produced in

Languages

Spoken on screen

English

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