Mastermind S09E01 · Episode 1

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Tonight Magnus is 'starting' so please stay with him until he has 'finished', the exciting search for this year's champion. Manchester Polytechnic are the hosts for this first heat of the series, and waiting to take up the challenge are: Pauline Fisher (teacher): Lives of the Hesse and Battenberg families, 1837-1937 Edward Saunders (architect): Life and works of Sir Christopher Wren Heather Weaver (housekeeper): Life and works of Chekhov Cyril White (colour chemist): Life of Sir Richard Arkwright

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1. 1 1. Episode 11980-08-31Tonight Magnus is 'starting' so please stay with him until he has 'finished', the exciting search for this year's champion. Manchester Polytechnic are the hosts for this first heat
2. 2 2. Episode 21980-09-07Heat 2 from Manchester Polytechnic Adrian H. Cowell (botanist): Life and times of Prince Rupert of the Rhine John Keogh (local government officer): The house of Godwin, 1016-1066
3. 3 3. Episode 31980-09-14Nottingham University is the location for this third Mastermind heat. The four contenders are: Michael Crisp (accountant): Fictional naval heroes Elizabeth Shaw (schoolteacher):
4. 4 4. Episode 41980-09-21Four more contenders for the Mastermind title meet tonight in competition at Nottingham University. Amongst them is a law student who is an ex-tv Top of the Former! The contenders
5. 5 5. Episode 51980-09-28The Royal Naval Engineering College in Plymouth, which is celebrating 100 years of existence, is the venue for this fifth heat. The contenders are: Sheila Denyer (laundry worker):
6. 6 6. Episode 61980-10-05Four contenders from Wales meet tonight at the Royal Naval Engineering College in Plymouth. They are: Erica Austin (barrister/housewife):The descendants of Queen Victoria Bill Be
7. 7 7. Episode 71980-10-12The ancient city of Newcastle upon Tyne is celebrating its 900th anniversary, and tonight the City Council are hosts to the following Mastermind contenders: Alan Caig (local gover
8. 8 8. Episode 81980-10-19Northern Ireland now takes up the challenge of Mastermind. Its four contenders are meeting tonight at the Civic Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne. They are: John Campbell (travel agen
9. 9 9. Episode 91980-10-26The venue for tonight's heat is Girton College, Cambridge. The contenders are: Amanda Cooper (teacher): The career of Bishop Colenso of Natal (1853-1883) Arthur Douch (retired ma
10. 10 10. Episode 101980-11-02Tonight's contenders come from Surrey, Dorset, Canterbury and Cambridge. They are: Sylvia Britton (bookshop manageress): Life and work of Vincent Van Gogh Richard Ellender (file
11. 11 11. Episode 111980-11-09Question: Where in Britain is the Granite or Silver City? Answer: Aberdeen of course; and the city's university is the location for the first of the Scottish heats. Contenders are:
12. 12 12. Episode 121980-11-16This second Scottish heat completes the first round and leads to the semi-finals. Donald James Goldie (student): Arthurian legend in England Helen Harper (housewife): The Peninsu
13. 13 13. Episode 131980-11-23Mastermind visits a school for the first time - Christ's Hospital, Sussex, is host for the first of the semi-finals. John Campbell (travel agent) - Novels of Arthur C. Clarke Dav
14. 14 14. Episode 141980-11-30Semi-final: this match comes from Christ's Hospital Arts Centre, Sussex. The four contenders competing for a place in the Final are Fred Housego (licensed taxi driver): Collegiat
15. 15 15. Episode 151980-12-07The setting for this Semi-final match is the MacRobert Arts Centre, at the University of Stirling. It includes an Englishman specialising in a Scottish Queen and a Scot specialisi
16. 16 16. Episode 161980-12-14The MacRobert Arts Centre at the University of Stirling is the setting for this special Semi-final match between the four ' best losers' from the heats. Tonight's winner will fill
17. 17 17. Final1980-12-21The historic Porter Tun Room in the City of London is the setting for the culmination of the 1980 series. Of the 48 starters, the four finalists competing for the beautifully engra