Episode 2 Celebrity Mastermind

Four celebrities who hope they know everything there is

to know about their specialist subjects.

But can they cut it on television's toughest quiz?

They've agreed to put themselves in the hot seat

for their chosen charity.

Only one person can be the winner.

Who will be crowned tonight's Celebrity Mastermind?

Our first celebrity in the spotlight tonight is Professor Alice Roberts.

She's just presented Prehistoric Autopsy.

Her specialist subject, the Moomin novels of Tove Jansson.

The actor and comedian Ewen MacIntosh has chosen the television series Twin Peaks

as his subject.

The DJ Bobby Friction is next.

His subject, the life and music of Prince.

And the comedian Simon Evans has chosen

Shackleton, the Endurance expedition,

as his specialist subject.

Hello, I'm John Humphrys, and welcome to Celebrity Mastermind.

Tonight, our four celebrity contenders have agreed to face

television's toughest challenge for the benefit of their chosen charity.

Once in the infamous black chair, they will have to answer

one and a half minutes of questions on their specialist subject

and two minutes on and general knowledge.

The spoil for the winner is the highly-prized Mastermind trophy,

and being able to boast that you're a member of that exclusive

Mastermind club.

So, let's ask our first contender to join us, please.

In 90 seconds, starting now,

the Moomins are a family of friendly trolls.

What do they traditionally do from November to April every year?

They hibernate.

One of the short stories in Tales From Moominvalley

is about a creature who believes in disasters.

What sort of creature is she?

-A fillyjonk.

-Which small animal is described in Comet In Moominland

as having a laugh ten times bigger than herself?

-Little My?

-The Silk Monkey. What is the name

of Moomintrolls' friend who disappears every October,

but always returns to Moominvalley on the first warm spring day?

Snufkin.

Who is the mother of Little My, who hides in drawers and workbaskets?

-The Mymble.

-What reason does Moomintroll give

for not wanting to share a room with Sniff in The Finn Family Moomintroll?

He snores.

In Comet In Moominland, Moomintroll

and the Snork Maiden meet a Hemulen. What does Hemulen collect

that he's anxious to protect during the coming comet strike?

-His stamp collection.

-Which creatures, who have a habit

of chewing off noses if they're too long,

carry the Hemulen's aunt away from the boat

in The Exploits of Moominpappa?

The Nibblers?

No, it's the Nibblings.

What does the Snork Maiden lose as a result of a night-time raid

by the Hattifatteners in The Finn Family Moomintroll?

Oh, her fringe.

Which animals have been promised free tickets for the first night

of Moominpappa's play if they push the floating theatre back on an even keel?

-The beavers.

-In Moominvalley In November, who is described as being

frightfully old and capable of forgetting his own name?

Grandpa Grumble.

In The Finn Family Moomintroll,

what do Thingummy and Bob keep in their mysterious suitcase?

The King's ruby.

-What is the name...

-BEEP

..of the old stage rat who explains the theatre

in Moominsummer Madness?

-Emma.

-Emma is correct.

-No passes, Alice. 11 points.

-Thank you.

And our next contender, please.

Twin Peaks, in 90 seconds.

The television series Twin Peaks follows an FBI investigation

into the murder of a 17-year-old girl in Washington State.

What's her name?

-Laura Palmer.

-Which character in the series, played by Kyle Maclachlan,

is the FBI agent with a taste for "damn good coffee"?

-Special Agent Dale Cooper.

-The local sheriff, Harry S Truman,

tells Cooper that he's the best lawman he's ever seen.

What does he say is Cooper's only fault?

-Pass.

-Which character, played by Michael J Anderson,

lives in the Black Lodge and speaks in reverse?

The Little Man From Another Place.

What is the name of the secret society that Cooper joins,

which works outside the law to protect Twin Peaks

from an evil believed to threaten the town?

The Bookhouse Boys.

Which Oscar-winning actress directed episode 22, entitled Slaves And Masters?

Diane Keaton.

What plastic object was discovered in Laura Palmer's stomach?

It helps to lead the investigation towards One Eyed Jacks.

-Pass.

-What is the nickname of the local widow Margaret Lanterman,

because of the object she carries everywhere

and from which she says she receives messages?

-The Log Lady.

-Who plays the cross-dressing Drug Enforcement agent

who investigates Dale Cooper?

David Duchovny.

What is the name of the television soap that features in several early episodes?

The action shown often mirrors what is happening in Twin Peaks.

-Invitation To Love.

-Whose cigarette sets off the sprinklers

in the Sherriff's Department the night Leland Palmer

is revealed as Laura's murderer?

-Pass.

-What is the population of Twin Peaks, according to the sign

shown in the opening titles of every episode?

-51,201.

-When James and Donna break into Doc Jacoby's house,

-they find a cassette tape and a necklace inside what?

-BEEP

-A coconut.

-Coconut shell is correct. You had three passes.

It was Dick Tremayne's cigarette that set off the sprinklers.

Found in Laura Palmer's stomach was a gambling chip.

And Harry S Truman told Cooper he's the best lawman

except that he thinks too much.

-You have, Ewen, ten points.

-Thank you.

And our next contender, please.

Prince, in 90 seconds. Here we go.

In which city's Mount Sinai Hospital was Prince born

as Prince Rogers Nelson on 7th June, 1958?

-Minneapolis.

-Three of Prince's UK Top Ten hits were taken from his

soundtrack for Purple Rain. The title track and the double A-side

Let's Go Crazy/ Take Me With You were two. What was the other?

-When Doves Cry.

-Prince wrote a song under the pseudonym Christopher

that was a number two UK hit for the Bangles in 1986. What was it called?

-Manic Monday.

-What was the name of the band formed by Prince

as a side project in 1981 under the name of Jamie Starr?

-The Time.

-On which 1987 hit single does Prince share the lead vocals

with Sheena Easton?

U Got The Look.

Which old Stylistics hit did Prince cover on his 1996 album

Emancipation? It reached number 11 in the UK singles chart,

during the period when he was known by a symbol or as The Artist?

Betcha By Golly Wow.

What is the name of the studio complex Prince had built

in a warehouse in Chanhassen, Minnesota in the late '80s?

-Paisley Park.

-Which song from Prince's '1999' album reached number two

in the UK singles chart in 1985 as a double A-side with the album's title track?

-Purple Rain?

-Little Red Corvette.

Prince was raised as a Seventh Day Adventist.

What religion did he convert to in 2001,

supposedly in accordance with his mother's dying wish?

-Jehovah's Witnesses.

-In 1994, which song gave Prince

his first UK number one single?

Pass.

Prince's marriage to the dancer and backing singer Mayte Garcia

ended in 1999. Which Paisley Park employee

became his second wife in 2001?

-Testino? BEEP

-Testolini.

Manuela Testolini is the full name for her.

One pass - that song that gave him his first UK number one

was The Most Beautiful Girl In The World.

-Of course, of course!

-Which you did know, didn't you? Yeah.

Bobby, you have eight points.

And our final contender, please.

In 90 seconds, starting now.

Shackleton named the ship for his 1914 Antarctic expedition Endurance.

Where did he get the name from?

-From his family motto.

-From which port in South West England did Endurance

finally set sail on 8th August, 1914?

-Plymouth.

-The expedition's departure date coincided

with the outbreak of the First World War.

What was the Admiralty's telegraphed one-word reply

when Shackleton offered to put the ship at the government's disposal?

-Proceed.

-What was the nationality of Frank Worsley,

the captain of the Endurance?

He was New Zealand.

On which island is Cape Valentine, where the expedition members

landed on 15th April, 1916, after a week at sea?

Sorry, can you repeat that?

On which island is Cape Valentine, where the expedition members

landed on 15th April, 1916, after a week at sea?

-Elephant Island.

-Shackleton did not sail with the expedition

when it left Britain. Where did he join up with it?

-Buenos Aires.

-Who presented Bibles

to the expedition before its departure?

-Queen Alexandra.

-What fateful decision did Shackleton make

at 5.00pm on 27th October, 1915?

-To abandon ship.

-The rescue mission set sail for South Georgia

on 24th April, 1916, on a lifeboat named after

a benefactor. What was the boat called?

The James Caird.

Which particular item did Shackleton allow the meteorologist,

Leonard Hussey, to take from the wreck of the Endurance,

describing it as "vital mental medicine"?

-Banjo.

-What was the name of the stowaway who joined

in Buenos Aires and became the first person to land on Elephant Island?

The toes on his left foot had become so frost-bitten they were amputated there.

-Perce Blackborow.

-Which canine medicine did Shackleton fail to take...

BEEP

..that cost the lives of many of his dogs?

-Worming pills.

-Yes, worming powders and tablets.

No passes, Simon.

-You have 12 points.

-Thank you.

So, that's the end of a high-scoring first round.

Let's have a look at the scores.

In fourth place, eight points, Bobby Friction.

Third place, ten points, Ewen MacIntosh.

Second place, 11 points, Alice Roberts.

In the lead, 12 points, Simon Evans.

So, it's the general knowledge round now,

and if there's a tie at the end of it, the number of passes

is taken into account and the person with the fewer passes is the winner.

So let's get on with it and ask Bobby to join us again, please.

And I think it's fair to say that people of a certain age

aren't absolutely sure what it is that makes a good DJ.

To me, one of the old words to describe DJs is a selector.

And that's what a good DJ is.

A good DJ is saying, "You may have a good collection of music.

"You might think you have the best collection of music.

"But I can turn around and take everyone's music

"and actually make the highest number

"and the largest percentage of people enjoy this stuff."

I feel we're a bit like you, John.

I'm looking at you behind this little console.

You look like a DJ to me.

A terrifying thought!

You're DJing with facts and knowledge, and when we perform,

we are essentially selling our set,

our music that we've glued together,

-to 100, 1,000, even 10,000 people.

-Yeah.

People focus on the cult of the DJ like they're stars,

but actually, DJs are the most, for me,

the most post-modern of musical creations,

because what they are is the kid in the bedroom, on stage, actually

exuding the music on behalf of everybody else.

We are not like jazz musicians. We are not like rock stars.

We are the man, the boy, the girl on the street made good.

Ah, fascinating. Right, you've scored eight points already.

Let's see how you do with your general knowledge.

Two minutes this time. Here we go.

Sarnies and butties are slang words for what?

-Sandwiches.

-Who played Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders for almost 16 years?

-Barbara Windsor.

-Which chemical element is represented by the symbol O?

Could you repeat that?

Which chemical element is represented by the symbol O?

-Oxygen.

-New York stands at the junction of the East

and which other major river?

-Hudson.

-Which singer is played by Angela Bassett in the 1993 film

What's Love Got To Do With It?, based on her life story?

-Tina Turner.

-What name is given to a business providing

washing machines and dryers for public use?

The first one was opened in Britain in 1949.

-A launderette.

-Who composed the musicals Starlight Express and Cats?

-Tim Rice?

-Andrew Lloyd Webber.

The name of which Mexican dish consisting of a tortilla

served with a chilli sauce comes from the Spanish for seasoned with chilli?

Pass.

The pop star Kesha, who topped the UK singles chart in 2011

with We Are Who We Are, uses what symbol in the spelling of her name?

-A dollar sign.

-Who returned to the England cricket team for the 2012 tour

of India after being dropped for allegedly sending provocative texts

to the touring South Africans?

-Mont...

-No, Kevin Pietersen.

Which country adopted its current national flag,

called the Tricolore, during the revolution that began there in 1789?

France.

Which rapper played Huggy Bear in the 2004 film version

of Starsky And Hutch?

Pass.

In which television quiz show can contestants choose to

phone a friend or ask the audience?

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

What Japanese word is used for the entertainment

in which amateur singers perform to a backing track magnified for the audience?

Karaoke.

Which London venue staged its sixth American football game

in October, 2012, when the New England Patriots played the St Louis Rams?

Wembley Stadium.

What common name for a pendulum clock with a tall base

was popularised by Henry Clay Work's song written in 1876?

Grandfather clock.

Which Australian state lies about 115 miles

south-east of the country's continental mainland?

-New South Wales?

-Tasmania.

By what name is Madonna often known in Britain?

BEEP

Her former husband told her it was shorthand for Her Majesty.

-Madge.

-Madge! Of course, absolutely! Two passes.

-That rapper who played Huggy Bear was Snoop Dogg.

-Of course.

And the name of that Mexican dish, the filled tortilla etc, enchilada.

-OK.

-You have, Bobby, 21 points.

Ewen MacIntosh now, again, please.

The Office.

You were in, I think it's right to say, every episode of The Office?

I believe so.

What was it, do you think,

that turned that into the sort of phenomenon, really, that it became?

I think it was a great script and I think it was at the right time and the right place.

I think a lot of these things are kind of Zeitgeisty,

so a lot of shows are very good but they happen to be

at the wrong time, whereas The Office, I think, just touched a nerve with people.

It wasn't actually all that successful the first time around.

-It was when it was repeated it suddenly took off.

-Really?

Yeah, the first time around, I remember it kind of famously

got fewer viewers than women's curling at one point.

Mind you, women's curling was big at that point.

Women's curling was big and still is big, and quite rightly so.

It was when it was repeated that it suddenly became a kind of phenomenon,

because the people who'd seen it the first time told their friends.

-It was word of mouth.

-Word of mouth, and it took off after that, really.

Extraordinary. Right, now, you have ten points.

The score to beat is 21, as we speak.

Let's see how you do with your general knowledge. Here we go.

By what name is the official residence of the President

of the United States been known since 1901?

-Potus?

-The White House!

-Oh, sorry.

The Traverse, the Playhouse

and the Festival are among the theatres in which Scottish city?

Edinburgh.

What name is given to the blinking symbol on a computer screen

that shows where the next character will appear?

-Mouse?

-The cursor.

In which Japanese sport was one of the heaviest competitors

nicknamed the Dump Truck or the Meat Bomb?

Sumo.

The St Helens-born comedian Michael Pennington,

who starred in Ideal and Benidorm, is better known by what name?

-Johnny Vegas.

-Oberon and Titania appeared in which of Shakespeare's plays?

A Midsummer Night's Dream.

In Britain, what is mixed in equal proportions with lager

to make a snakebite?

Cider.

Which Christmas song contains the line,

"The boys of the NYPD choir were singing Galway Bay,"

"and the bells were ringing out for Christmas Day?"

Fairytale Of New York.

Who succeeded Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister, remaining until

he was beaten in the '97 general election?

John Major.

Which sitcom starring Gordon Kaye

regularly featured the lines "Good moaning,"

and "Listen very carefully"?

'Allo 'Allo.

Which singer began her career in the early '80s

alongside Vince Clarke in the duo Yazoo?

Alison Moyet.

In darts, what's the highest score that can be achieved with a single dart?

-60.

-In September, 1783, a sheep, a rooster and a duck became

the first passengers in what form of transport?

-Boat.

-No, hot air balloon.

By what other name is the musical instrument the mouth organ known?

Harmonica.

In which partly improvised sitcom are the parents of

Jake, Ben and Karen played by Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner?

Pass.

Which canal links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans?

-Panama?

-Yep.

In the last game of the 2011-12 football season,

which club scored two goals in stoppage time to win

their first title in 44 years?

Manchester City.

Who plays Rooster Cogburn in the 2010 Coen Brothers film, True Grit?

Jeff Bridges.

Which popular pantomime, usually set in China,

is actually taken from a story

in one version of the Arabian nights?

-Aladdin.

-Is correct.

BEEP

-One pass. That partly improvised sitcom, Outnumbered.

-Yes.

-You have, though, 25 points.

-Thank you.

And Alice Roberts again, now, please.

And you have 11 points.

You're interested in human evolution,

and I want you to tell me in words of very, very simple language

indeed, what can we learn by looking

at the bones of very old skeletons?

I think we have the opportunity to look at old fossils...

Basically, a lot of the time it's the only evidence we have got.

You're looking back into the past

and you're looking for early evidence of humanity,

and the bits of you that remain are the hardest bits of your body,

which tend to be bones. I was actually quite surprised,

because I started off as a medic and then went into this

study of old bones. When I first started, I was actually really,

really taken aback by how much you can tell just by looking at bones.

-Obviously, you can't talk to the patient.

-No.

Not if they're a few thousand years old, no.

No, no, and you can't do blood tests or anything like that.

But, remarkably, there is a lot that you can tell.

Like what? Give us a clue.

There are lots of signs of ancient disease, for instance,

which is particularly what I'm interested in.

So there are some diseases which leave very characteristic marks on the skeleton.

So, things like TB and syphilis.

But recently we've been able to extract DNA from old bones,

and that might be the DNA of the person,

but then you could also look at the DNA of the disease as well.

Oh, disease has got its own DNA?

Yeah, yeah. Viruses and bacteria have DNA, too,

and you can extract that from the bones, if you're lucky.

Right, now, Alice, you've got 11 points.

-The score to beat now is 25.

-25.

-Yes, I know. You can do it.

Here we go. Two minutes coming up.

In mathematics, what name is given to an angle of 90 degrees?

Uh, uh... No, pass.

The Great Barrier Reef lies in the Coral Sea,

off the coast of which country?

Australia.

At the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics,

who appeared to be landing by parachute from a helicopter?

The Queen.

Which former Take That singer and his wife Ayda Field

have named their baby daughter Theodora Rose?

-Pass.

-Who presents the History Of The World on BBC One in 2012?

Andrew Marr.

What type of trousers that have a bib front and shoulder straps

take their name from a Hindi word for a coarse cloth?

Dungarees.

Which dense metal with the atomic number 82 is widely used

as protective shielding around sources of radioactivity?

Lead.

Dog, field and downy are all wild varieties of

which plant, a feature of many gardens?

Sorry, could you repeat that?

Dog, field and downy are all wild varieties of which plant,

a feature of many gardens?

Pass.

The Conservative MP for mid-Bedfordshire, Nadine Dories,

was suspended for signing up to appear on which

reality television show?

I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!

What name is given to the curd made from mashed soya beans?

It's derived from the Chinese for rotten beans.

Tofu.

In July, 2012, who became the first British cyclist to win

the Tour de France?

Pass.

Uhuru, or Freedom Peak,

is the highest point of which African mountain?

Kilimanjaro?

Yes. What name is given to the process by which milk is kept

at a temperature of 63 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes

to prolong its shelf life time?

It comes from the name of the scientist who discovered it.

Pasteurisation.

Between 1714 and 1830, Great Britain

was ruled by four successive kings who all had the same first name.

What was it?

-George.

-The first programme to be broadcast on BBC Two

was a children's programme. What was it called?

Playschool.

Afon Hafren is the Welsh name for which river

that is the longest in Britain?

The Severn.

Which supermodel, born in Croydon in 1974...

BEEP

..was discovered at the age of 14 by the founder of

the Storm model agency?

-Kate Moss?

-Is correct.

Can I say right angle now?

Yes, too late! I know, I know!

Isn't it weird, the idea that you didn't know it?

Anyway, that was one of your passes. But we'll pass quickly over that.

Right angle is 90 degrees.

Robbie Williams was the former Take That singer,

which you also knew, of course.

-Dog, field and downy are roses.

-Yeah, yeah.

And Bradley Wiggins.

And it's a shame because you got 24 points.

Oh, no!

And Simon Evans again, please.

Now, then,

you're a stand-up comedian.

One of the things you must worry about is people

nicking your best jokes?

That's not been a major issue in my career.

-What, you've never had any good ones?

-I think it's interesting.

People, when you meet a stand-up comedian,

people ask all the most irrelevant questions.

The first one most people ask, which you've avoided so far, is,

"How do you deal with hecklers?"

Which is like one per cent of the job, if that.

And worrying about other people nicking your material - tiny consideration.

"Where do you get your ideas from?" That's a good question.

That's the one that does keep us awake.

-All right, where do you get your ideas from?

-Nobody knows where they come from.

-So it was a good question, rotten answer.

-Exactly.

That's the thing that's the biggest challenge.

And you can't... Well, I suppose you can road test it, to a degree.

Oh, you have to, yeah.

You have to have, even if you become big and famous,

big and famous enough to appear on Celebrity Mastermind,

you still have to have smaller gigs where you can go to

and fail without significant repercussions.

I've seen comedians come on, for instance,

at the London Comedy Store, which is a very well known, roughly 400-seat venue,

and big, stadium-filling stars will come on and do a warm up gig

-there the night before they play the Apollo or Wembley or something.

-Really?

The audience don't know they're going to see these people,

and they say, "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome

"Billy Connolly, Eddie Izzard," somebody massive.

They virtually get a standing ovation,

and then the audience settle down and listen,

and sometimes the material is not that great and these guys are a bit rusty,

and that's why they are there and there's a murmur of, "Oh..."

So they don't laugh BECAUSE they're Billy Connelly?

You can't get away with it for long. You'd think they would.

You think they will hold the audience.

But they have to live on their wits, just like everybody,

which is why it's a great job.

Right, 12 points is what you've got.

25 is still the score to beat.

Here we go. Two minutes.

Darjeeling, Earl Grey and chamomile are all types of?

-Tea.

-Which television comedy series starring the character Nora Batty

was filmed in the West Yorkshire town of Holmfirth?

Last Of The Summer Wine.

The three stars that stretch across the centre

of Orion are often known by what name?

Belt.

In which European capital city are the Colosseum

and the Arch of Constantine?

-Athens.

-Rome.

The New Zealand Rugby Union team is known by what nickname

from the colour of their strip?

The All Blacks.

At the end of which well-known film, as the gang's coach

teeters on the edge of a cliff, does Michael Caine say,

"Hang on a minute, lads, I've got a great idea"?

The Italian Job.

In folklore, whose locker at the bottom of the sea

is the resting place of drowned sailors?

-Davy Jones.

-In 1962, Sir Laurence Olivier became the first

artistic director of which London theatre company?

-The National Theatre.

-Whose solo album, American Soul, released in October, 2012,

is his first since Simply Red disbanded in 2010?

Mick Hucknall.

In which mountain range is Mont Blanc the highest point?

-The Alps.

-Which former Prime Minister, who led Britain during most

of the Second World War, died in 1965 at the age of 90?

Winston Churchill.

Which tournament did Andy Murray win in September, 2012,

to become the first British man to win a Grand Slam singles title

since Fred Perry in 1936?

-Davis Cup.

-The US Open. Graham Chapman, John Cleese,

Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin

were the original main cast of which iconic television series?

Monty Python.

In 1828, the Zoological Society of London opened what's claimed

to be the world's oldest scientific zoo.

Which London park is it in?

-Regent's Park.

-Which mild-mannered secret agent did John le Carre

first introduce in his 1961 novel Call For The Dead?

George Smiley.

In the world of finance, what do the letters VAT stand for?

Value added tax.

Which island lying about 90 miles off the Florida coast

is the largest island in the Caribbean?

Cuba.

Whose rise to fame began when he replaced the lead guitarist,

Top Topham, in the Yardbirds in 1963?

-Jimmy Page?

-Eric Clapton.

Which saint, well-known for his love of animals,

was born in Assisi in about 1181?

-St Francis.

-Who wrote the long-running play The Mousetrap?

BEEP

-Agatha Christie.

-Yes.

No passes. Simon, You got 29 points.

Thank you very much.

So, he came through in the final lap.

Let's have a look at the scores.

Fourth place, 21 points, Bobby Friction.

Third place, 24 points, Alice Roberts.

Second place, 25 points, Ewen MacIntosh.

In first place, 29 points, Simon Evans.

Simon. Congratulations.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

You'll be able to take it on stage with you at your

next stand up routine, won't you?

Yeah, reckon I could brain a couple of hecklers with that.

-Just chuck it at them, couldn't you? Yeah, well, congratulations.

-Thank you.

Thank you for watching.

Do join us again for more Celebrity Mastermind. Good night.

Simon. Well done.

'You don't have to be a celebrity to take part

'in the regular Mastermind programme.

'So, if you'd like to appear on the next series of Mastermind on BBC Two,

'then do visit us online at bbc.co.uk/mastermind.'

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