2015/2016

Season 14 · 2015 · 10 episodes

John Humphrys presents the celebrity version of Britain's toughest quiz.

1Episode 1In the first of this series, boxer Ricky Hatton, chef Tony Singh, comedian and actor Ardal O'Hanlon and antiques expert Kate Bliss answer questions on Only Fools and Horses, the history of tartan, the Velvet Underground and Carl Faberge.
2Episode 2Actress Cheryl Fergison, presenter Stacey Dooley, boxing promoter Kellie Maloney and Jane Hazlegrove from Casualty take on the Mastermind chair, answering questions on Sir Elton John, the American TV series Girls, British heavyweight boxing and Harper Lee.
3Episode 3Four more celebrities take on the famous black chair as Blue Peter presenter Radzi Chinyanganya, singer and songwriter Damon Gough, aka Badly Drawn Boy, Boy Meets Girl actress Rebecca Root and athlete Kriss Akabusi answer questions on The Office, Bruce Springsteen, the novels of Graham Greene and West Ham United.
4Episode 4John Humphrys puts the questions to some of the UK's cleverest celebrities. Chef and food-and-drink presenter Tom Kerridge, England football captain Steph Houghton, actor and comedian Rob Delaney and Dominic Wood from Dick and Dom answer questions on Oasis, The Only Way Is Essex, John Belushi and Harry Houdini.
5Episode 5John Humphrys puts the questions to some of the UK's cleverest celebrities. Actor Vincent Franklin, athlete Christian Malcolm, BBC Radio 5 live presenter Chris Warburton and comedian Graham Fellows - aka John Shuttleworth - take on the Mastermind chair, answering questions on Disney-Pixar films, Olympic sprinting, Reeves and Mortimer and Donald Crowhurst.
6Episode 6John Humphrys puts the questions to some of the UK's cleverest celebrities. Emmerdale actor Liam Fox, Paralympian cyclist Jon-Allan Butterworth, actor and comedian Nick Helm and actress Kimberley Nixon answer questions on the Terminator films, Alice Cooper, Agatha Christie's Poirot novels and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
7Episode 7John Humphrys puts the questions to some of the UK's cleverest celebrities. Actress and presenter Lisa Maxwell, comedian Gary Delaney, actor Simon Greenall and commentator Conor McNamara answer questions on Judy Garland, George Romero's Zombie films, the D-Day Landings and Irish whiskey.
8Episode 8Four more celebrities take on the famous black chair as BBC Radio 6 Music presenter Chris Hawkins, historian Kate Williams, comedian and presenter Iain Stirling and the BBC's disability correspondent Nikki Fox answer questions on Coronation Street, Emily Bronte, the films of Robin Williams and Kate Bush.
9Episode 9Four famous faces test their knowledge. Featuring vlogger Louise Pentland, writer and comedian Jason Cook, presenter of Escape to the Country Alistair Appleton and CBBC presenter Ben Shires.
10Episode 10Four more celebrities take on the Mastermind challenge. CBeebies presenter Katy Ashworth, This Is England actor Thomas Turgoose, former jockey Mick Fitzgerald and radio presenter Shelagh Fogarty answer questions on Aretha Franklin, American drama series Prison Break, the Cheltenham Festival and Saint Pope John Paul II.

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