List of Celebrity Mastermind episodes
Celebrity Mastermind is a celebrity version of the British television quiz show Mastermind which is broadcast by BBC television. As with the standard show, four celebrities answer questions on a chosen "specialist subject" for a specific amount of time (usually one and a half minutes) before answering questions on general knowledge but with an extended time limit (usually two minutes). The contestant with the most correct answers wins. In contrast to the standard show each episode is treated as a single contest with the winner receiving a trophy, and the contestant's fees are donated to charity.
The celebrity version was first broadcast on 30 December 2002 as a one-off special to the usual Mastermind hosted by Magnus Magnusson.[1][2] When the show returned for a full series it was presented by John Humphrys who had taken over as host on original version.[3] When Humphrys stepped down from hosting in 2021, Clive Myrie took over hosting both shows from 2022.[4][5] As of the episode broadcast on the 22 March 2024, 198 episodes have been broadcast across 22 series, including three Children In Need special episodes. There have been 727 different contestants who have taken part in at least one episode. 62 contestants have participated in at least two episodes, with three of them also competing in a third episode.
Series overview[edit]
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
| Special | 30 December 2002 | BBC Two | |||
| 1 | 3 | 26 December 2003 | 2 January 2004 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 23 July 2004 | 6 August 2004 | BBC One | |
| 3 | 2 | 26 December 2004 | 31 December 2004 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 28 December 2005 | 2 January 2006 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 26 December 2006 | 30 December 2006 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 31 December 2007 | 4 January 2008 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 28 December 2008 | 1 January 2009 | ||
| 8 | 10 | 27 December 2009 | 7 January 2010 | ||
| 9 | 10 | 27 December 2010 | 7 January 2011 | ||
| 10 | 10 | 27 December 2011 | 8 January 2012 | ||
| 11 | 10 | 27 December 2012 | 5 January 2013 | ||
| 12 | 10 | 23 December 2013 | 17 January 2014 | ||
| 13 | 10 | 21 December 2014 | 18 January 2015 | ||
| 14 | 10 | 22 December 2015 | 9 January 2016 | ||
| 15 | 10 | 19 December 2016 | 14 January 2017 | ||
| 16 | 10 | 27 December 2017 | 13 January 2018 | ||
| 17 | 10 | 21 December 2018 | 18 January 2019 | ||
| 18 | 10 | 27 December 2019 | 4 April 2020 | ||
| 19 | 14 | 19 December 2020 | 8 May 2021 | ||
| 20 | 14 | 5 February 2022 | 7 May 2022 | ||
| 21 | 14 | 5 November 2022 | 29 April 2023 | ||
| 22 | 14 | 24 November 2023 | 22 March 2024 | ||
Key[edit]
- The contestant who won each episode is written in bold
- An equal sign (=) before a position indicates two contestants shared that position
- Contestants who appeared in more than one episode have the number of each of their appearances in brackets (e.g. (1) = First appearance)
- Up to series 5 the contestants are listed in alphabetical order by surname, and from series 6 they are listed in the order they participated in the first round
Episodes[edit]
Special (2002)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Adam Hart-Davis Jonathan Meades Janet Street-Porter Vic Reeves | Heroes of science and invention before 1900 English architecture 1850–2002 British teapots 1735–1970 Golden age of piracy 1680–1720 | 2nd= 1st 2nd= 4th | 30 December 2002 |
Series 1 (2003–04)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | David Blunkett Jeremy Bowen Antony Worrall Thompson Shaun Williamson | Harry Potter novels Arab–Israeli Six-Day War Works of Escoffier Richard Burton | 4th 3rd 2nd 1st | 26 December 2003 |
| 3 | 2 | Germaine Greer Charlie Higson (1) Bill Oddie Julia Somerville | Australian rainforests James Bond American jazz Winnie-the-Pooh | 4th 2nd 1st 3rd | 31 December 2003 |
| 4 | 3 | Gyles Brandreth Stephen Fry Tanni Grey-Thompson Andrew Motion | Life and works of John Gielgud Sherlock Holmes First three Star Wars films Philip Larkin | 4th 1st 2nd 3rd | 2 January 2004 |
Series 2 (2004)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | Edwina Currie (1) Simon King Tracy-Ann Oberman Richard Whiteley | Marie Curie British wildlife Imperial Roman family History of the BBC and its programmes 1950–60 | 1st 4th 2nd 3rd | 23 July 2004 |
| 6 | 2 | Matt Allwright Bernard Cribbins David Grant Murray Walker | Films of the Coen brothers Angling Stevie Wonder Formula One | 1st 4th 3rd 2nd | 30 July 2004 |
| 7 | 3 | Tara Palmer-Tomkinson Steve Rider Arabella Weir (1) Adam Woodyatt | Life and works of Audrey Hepburn Masters Tournament Dallas Blackadder Goes Forth | 4th 1st 3rd 2nd | 6 August 2004 |
Series 3 (2004)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | Ricky Groves (1) Neil Hamilton Martin Offiah (1) Hugh Quarshie | British pop music British politics World War II Richard Pryor | 4th 2nd 3rd 1st | 26 December 2004 |
| 9 | 2 | Eric Knowles Shirley Robertson Jimmy Savile Tom Ward | Artistry of René Lalique Olympic sailing Top of the Pops Philip Larkin | 3rd 4th 2nd 1st | 31 December 2004 |
Series 4 (2005–06)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | Jeremy Beadle Natalie Cassidy Jeremy Edwards (1) Tim Rice | Solar System Friends Johnny Depp London capital murders 1900–1940 | 1st 3rd 4th 2nd | 28 December 2005 |
| 11 | 2 | Diane Abbott Phil Cornwell Monty Don Nicholas Owen | Jamaican politics Apollo space missions The Beatles Railways of south-east England | 2nd 4th 1st 3rd | 29 December 2005 |
| 12 | 3 | Andrew Castle Graeme Le Saux Peter Tatchell Gina Yashere | Men's Grand Slam tennis History of Jersey Malcolm X Lifts | 4th 1st 3rd 2nd | 30 December 2005 |
| 13 | 4 | Diarmuid Gavin (1) Lembit Öpik Wendi Peters Paul Ross | U2 Kander and Ebb musicals Japanese motorcycles Life and work of Ezra Pound | 4th 2nd 3rd 1st | 1 January 2006 |
| 14 | 5 | Iain Banks Myleene Klass Alistair McGowan (1) Sid Waddell | Malt whisky Sex and the City season 3 Life and work of Erik Satie History of rock and roll 1955–65 | 1st 3rd 4th 2nd | 2 January 2006 |
Series 5 (2006)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 | Clare Balding Ranulph Fiennes Rageh Omaar Steven Pinder | Epsom Derby 1970–2000 Expeditions of Captain Scott to Antarctica Presidency of George W. Bush Life and career of Steve McQueen | 2nd 4th 3rd 1st | 26 December 2006 |
| 16 | 2 | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Henry Kelly Edward Stourton Kelli Young | Wild foods of Britain Classical music 1850–1950 Pope John Paul II British pop music 2000–2006 | 3rd 2nd 1st 4th | 27 December 2006 |
| 17 | 3 | Todd Carty Paul Henshall Henry Olonga Gok Wan | Films of Norman Wisdom 3rd Rock from the Sun Book of Genesis Beautiful Thing | 1st 3rd 2nd 4th | 28 December 2006 |
| 18 | 4 | Iain Lee Jimmy McGovern Scott Mills Bernie Nolan | The Monkees First Fleet Prisoner: Cell Block H Films of Frank Sinatra | 1st 2nd 4th 3rd | 29 December 2006 |
| 19 | 5 | Josie d'Arby Dave Spikey (1) Brian Turner Matthew Wright | Practices of reiki Human blood Marie-Antoine Carême Frank Zappa | 4th 1st 3rd 2nd | 30 December 2006 |
Series 6 (2007–08)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | Paul Bradley Dan Snow Peter Serafinowicz William G. Stewart | Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band Seven Years' War Monty Python's Flying Circus Lord Elgin and the Elgin Marbles | 3rd 2nd 1st 4th | 31 December 2007 |
| 21 | 2 | Adrian Edmondson (1) Bill Turnbull Jan Ravens Benjamin Zephaniah | Sex Pistols Beekeeping Daphne du Maurier Jamaican reggae up to 1985 | 3rd 4th 1st 2nd | 1 January 2008 |
| 22 | 3 | Steve Cram Anjum Anand Tony Hawks (1) Bill Kenwright | Sunderland A.F.C. Partition of India Tony Hawk The Hit Parade 1957–1964 | 1st 4th 2nd 3rd | 2 January 2008 |
| 23 | 4 | Wayne Sleep (1) Yvette Fielding (1) DJ Spoony Brian Sewell | Bob Fosse Henry VIII Ray Charles British motor cars 1930–1950 | 2nd 3rd 1st 4th | 3 January 2008 |
| 24 | 5 | Kaye Adams Simon Rimmer Danny Wallace Nicholas Parsons | The Pankhursts Tranmere Rovers F.C. Ghostbusters Edward Lear | 1st 3rd 4th 2nd | 4 January 2008 |
Series 7 (2008–09)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | Dave Myers Toyah Willcox (1) David Lammy David Harewood | Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood David Bowie 1967–1977 Muhammad Ali His Dark Materials | 1st 3rd 2nd 4th | 28 December 2008 |
| 26 | 2 | Rav Wilding (1) Mark Chapman Philippa Gregory Jon Culshaw (1) | Human body Premier League football Elizabeth Woodville British pop of the 1980s | 4th 2nd 1st 3rd | 29 December 2008 |
| 27 | 3 | Bob Harris John Sessions Louise Minchin Andrew Neil | Life and career of Alan Freed Sherlock Holmes short stories Life and career of Darcey Bussell Life of Adam Smith | 3rd 1st 2nd 4th | 30 December 2008 |
| 28 | 4 | Sally Lindsay Mick Hucknall Summer Strallen Mel Smith | Carry On films Life and career of Henri Matisse Breeds of dog Comedies of William Shakespeare | 1st 4th 2nd 3rd | 31 December 2008 |
| 29 | 5 | Phil Daniels Rick Wakeman Ian Lavender Tim Vine (1) | Chelsea F.C. in the 1970s Just William Buster Keaton Elvis Presley | 4th 3rd 2nd 1st | 1 January 2009 |
Series 8 (2009–10)[edit]
Series 9 (2010–11)[edit]
Series 10 (2011–12)[edit]
Series 11 (2012–13)[edit]
Series 12 (2013–14)[edit]
Series 13 (2014–15)[edit]
Series 14 (2015–16)[edit]
Series 15 (2016–17)[edit]
Series 16 (2017–18)[edit]
Series 17 (2018–19)[edit]
Series 18 (2019–20)[edit]
Series 19 (2020–21)[edit]
Series 20 (2022)[edit]
Series 21 (2022–23)[edit]
Series 22 (2023–24)[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mastermind Celebrity Special". BBC. 6 December 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Vic braves Mastermind chair". Chortle. 10 December 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Rt Hon David Blunkett MP to appear on Mastermind". BBC. 27 October 2003. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ Craig, David (22 March 2021). "Mastermind new host confirmed as BBC News presenter Clive Myrie". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Creamer, Jon (23 March 2021). "Clive Myrie to take over as Mastermind presenter". Televisual. Retrieved 31 December 2023.