Mastermind Season 6, Episode 11: Episode 11

Episode 1

Magnus Magnusson hosts from Reading University. Specialist subjects include the Alps, symphony orchestra instruments, children's literature and the Old Testament.

30 min

Episode 2

Magnus Magnusson hosts from Reading University. Specialist subjects include PG Wodehouse, Vincent van Gogh, science fiction and John Buchan.

29 min

Episode 3

Magnus Magnusson presents the quiz programme from City University. The specialist subjects are London history from Roman Times, Dorothy L Sayers, drama in Athens and ancient Egypt.

29 min

Episode 4

Magnus Magnusson presents the quiz programme from City University. The specialist subjects are the life and works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the life of Sir Francis Drake, lady members of the House of Commons and British campaigns in North Africa in the Second World War.

28 min

Episode 5

There are two groups from Scotland competing for the Mastermind title. The first of these matches comes from Strathclyde University, in Glasgow. The contenders are: RAYMOND VICKERS, research student - Spanish Anarchist Movement 1908-1975 JONATHAN DALRYMPLE-SMITH, air taxi pilot - History of the Royal Navy 1794-1805 MARIANNE SIMPSON, school secretary - The ' Berry ' novels of Dornford Yates JOHN WIDDOWSON, headmaster - The Operas of Benjamin Britten

Episode 6

There are 12 heats in the first round of Mastermind and tonight's match from Scotland brings us to the half-way stage. Strathclyde University in Glasgow provides the setting for tonight's programme. The contenders are: ANTHONY KERR, author and translator - The Common Market WILLIAM CHALMERS, solicitor - The Life and Works of George Orwell JAMES ROBERTSON, lecturer - The City of Rome MARTHA IRVINE, court clerk - History of Costume 1600 to present day

Episode 7

Tonight Wales presents its group of aspirant masterminds, and for the occasion Cardiff University is the location. The contenders are: ANGELA ALVES, housewife - Life of Henry VI JOHN LLOYD, barrister - History of Singapore 1819-1969 STUART LAIRD, consultant anaesthetist - World War II in Europe THOMAS DAWKES, librarian - Life and Works of J. R. R. Tolkien

Episode 8

Taunton, Oxford, Bristol and Jersey are the home towns of tonight's Mastermind competitors. They meet together at Cardiff University for the eighth heat. The contenders are: RICHARD THOMPSON, retired banker - The Mahrattas and their Wars 1657-1848 JOHN MCKEAN, licensee - The Zulu War - 1879 PETER TABB, newspaper executive - The Life of General Robert E. Lee LORNA VERSO, housewife - Life of Mary Queen of Scots

Episode 9

Tonight Mastermind moves to the Midlands with Keele University providing the venue for competitors from Nuneaton, Nottingham, Bromsgrove and Norwich. The contenders are: JOHN F. WEST, college lecturer - The Vikings MICHAEL GAINSFORD, civil engineer - Life and Works of Ralph Vaughan Williams DAVID HOUGH, retired analytical chemist - Life and Travels of David Livingstone RUTH BUTLER, librarian - The Life of the Emperor Tiberius

Episode 10

Competitors from Leicester, Birmingham, Nottingham and Burslem take up the Mastermind challenge at Keele University to win a place in the semi-final round. The contenders are: Kate Irving, chartered accountant -The Life and Career of Otto von Bismarck Michael Gearx, pharmacist - History of Church of England since 1530 Charles Potts, probation officer - Life and Works of Ernest Hemingway Alan Rush, researcher - Myths and Legends of King Arthur 1100-1485

Episode 12

Bradford University is the location for this final match of the first round heats. With this result, 12 heat winners will be known. These, together with the four best heat runners-up, move forward into the semi-final round. Contenders: SUE CLARK, teacher - King Richard III IAN LISTER, computer engineer - The Life of Captain William Bligh BOB HESKETH, taxi driver - Shakespeare's English Kings PETER RICHARDSON, production manager - Life and Work of George Stephenson

Episode 13

First semi-final from the University of Surrey. Contenders: ARTHUR GREEN, civil servant - The Novels of Anthony Powell GEOFFREY REYNOLDS, image intensifier tester - The Byzantine Empire in the Age of Justinian I ANGELA ALVES, housewife - W. E. Gladstone CHARLES POTTS, probation officer - Life and Works of Giuseppe Verdi

Episode 14

Four more heat-winning competitors take up the challenge to gain a place in this year's Mastermind Final. This is the second of the four Semi-final matches which comes tonight from the University of Surrey. The four contenders are : SUE JENKINS, student teacher - France in the 17th century TIMOTHY, BEAUMONT freelance journalist - The History of the Liberal Party since 1877 John MCKEAN, licensee - Venomous reptiles PETER RICHARDSON, production manager -Tolkien's fiction

Episode 15

The third Semi-final from the University of Salford and tonight's contenders are: MARIANNE SIMPSON, secretary - The operas of Gilbert and Sullivan WILLIAM CHALMERS, solicitor - British politics 1900-1918 CHRISTOPHER EAMES, teacher - Political history of China since 1911 MICHAEL GAINSFORD, civil engineer - Indian tribes of North America 1550-1C00

Episode 16

The last competition in the Semi-final round, which gives a chance to the four best losers from the earlier heats to compete for the last place in the Final. Tonight, at the University of Salford, the contenders are: TOM DAWKES, librarian - The history of linguistics, 19th and 20th centuries SIR DAVID HUNT, retired ambassador - The Allied Armies in Italy, World War II ANDREW WOOD, graduate - The Glorious Revolution JONATHAN DALRYMPLE-SMITH, air-taxi pilot - English poetry of World War I

Jubilee Final

This year's Final celebrates the programme's 100th anniversary, and to mark the occasion, comes from the Old Library of the Guild-hall in the City of London. The finalists are: GEOFFREY REYNOLDS, image intensifier tester - Life of Francis Drake SUE JENKINS, student teacher - Children's literature CHRISTOPHER EAMES, teacher - The Stuart Kings and Queens between 1603-1714 BEST RUNNER-UP