Episode 6 Celebrity Mastermind

Four celebrities who hope they know everything there is to know

about their specialist subject.

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

They've agreed to put themselves in the hot seat for their chosen charity.

And only one person can be the winner - who will be crowned

tonight's Celebrity Mastermind?

Our first celebrity in the spotlight tonight is Flog It presenter, Paul Martin - his specialist subject

is Rock Drummers From 1970 - 2000.

Next, the actress Jaye Griffiths, of Silent Witness fame -

she takes on the Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna.

Double Olympic gold medal-winning rower, Pete Reed, has chosen

The Lord Of The Rings film trilogy.

And the magician, Pete Firman -

his specialist subject is the Life And Career Of Tommy Cooper.

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

Tonight, all four will compete for the quiz world's biggest prize -

the title of Mastermind champion.

They will have to answer one and a half minutes of questions

on their specialist subjects and two minutes on general knowledge.

Whoever scores highest will not only have the prestige of being the

winner, but will also take home this lovely trophy to prove it.

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

And your name is?

Your chosen charity?

..at the Bath Royal United Hospital.

And your chosen subject?

Rock Drummers in 90 seconds -

Which legendary drummer joined The Who in 1964 and played with

the band until his death in 1978?

Keith Moon.

What was the name of the former Band Of Joy drummer who went on to

have seven consecutive UK number one

albums in the '70s with one of the decade's most successful groups?

-Ginger Baker?

-John Bonham.

Chris Millar, the original drummer with The Damned was better known by what name?

Rat Scabies.

After Deep Purple split up in '76, Ian Paice played in the trio

Paice, Ashton and Lord before

replacing David Dowell as the drummer in which band?

Whitesnake.

Which Clash song that reached number 30 in the UK singles charts

in 1982 was written by the band's drummer Topper Headon?

Rock The Casbah.

In August 1970, the new group formed by Keith Emerson, Greg Lake

and the drummer Carl Palmer appeared at which famous festival?

The Isle Of Wight.

Keith Moon played Uncle Ernie in Ken Russell's 1975 film Tommy -

which of Moon's friends and fellow hell-raisers played Frank Hobbs?

Pass.

Denise Dufort has been the drummer with which all-female heavy metal band since 1978?

They had a UK top five hit in '81 in

collaboration with Motorhead.

Girlschool.

What is the name of the drummer who had three UK top 20 hits in the mid-1970s,

including Dance With The Devil which reached number three?

Cozy Powell.

Which track on Pink Floyd's album Dark Side Of The Moon

is credited solely to the band's drummer, Nick Mason?

BEEP

Money.

No, it is Speak To Me.

You had one pass.

It was Oliver Reed who played Frank Hobbs.

You have, Paul, seven points.

APPLAUSE

And our next Contender, please.

And your name is?

Your chosen charity?

And your chosen subject?

Ayrton Senna in 90 seconds, here we go.

What was Ayrton's real surname?

It was so common in Brazil he used his mother's maiden name of

Senna, instead.

Da Silva.

For which team did Senna sign for the 1984 season, his first in

Formula 1 - it was described as "Not a winning team?"

Toleman Hart.

When Senna was asked whom he had most satisfaction racing against,

he named a driver from his early days in kart racing. Who was he?

Terry Fullerton.

The first confrontation between Senna and Prost was at a

celebrity race in May '84 at which Senna barged Prost off the track.

The race was to mark the re-opening of which circuit?

Pass.

What team did Senna try to join for the '93 season?

He was prevented from doing so because of a veto by Prost

after their difficult time together at McLaren.

Williams.

Yes. In 1991, Senna had his first victory in a Brazilian Grand Prix,

despite being stuck in one gear with seven laps to go - what gear was it?

Sixth.

In the 1989 race at Suzuka, Senna crashed into Prost, taking him out

of the race at the end of lap 46, but finished first after restarting his car -

why was he subsequently disqualified, thereby handing the Championship to Prost?

They said he missed the chicane.

Yes. Which up and coming driver did Senna dismiss as, "just a stupid "boy,"

in the aftermath of the 1992 Brazilian Grand Prix?

-Barrichello.

-No, it was Schumacher.

Senna lost control of his car in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix

and was killed, at which corner on the Imola circuit did the accident happen?

Tamburello.

The 84 Monaco Grand Prix was abandoned because of bad weather,

but not before Senna showed his remarkable driving skills.

He finished second, in spite of having started in which position?

Thirteenth.

Yes. With which Brazilian television ...

BEEP

..star did Senna have a relationship from 1988 to 1992?

-Xuxa Menghele?

-Yes, Meneghel, something like that.

Anyway, one pass, it was the Nurburgring, the circuit at which

that first confrontation took place,

but you have, Jaye, nine points.

APPLAUSE

And our next Contender, please.

And your name is?

Your chosen charity?

And your chosen subject?

The Lord Of The Rings in ninety seconds.

In the Fellowship of the Ring, the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins,

celebrates his birthday in Hobbiton in The Shire. How old is he?

One hundred and eleven.

Who directed all three films and co-wrote the adapted screenplay from Tolkien's novels?

Peter Jackson.

Frodo Baggins has to leave Hobbiton to keep himself and the One Ring

safe from the Dark Lord Sauron.

What is the name of the inn at Bree where he has arranged to meet up with the wizard, Gandalf?

The Prancing Pony.

In which Elf outpost is the Fellowship of the Ring formed

between the four Hobbits and

Boromir, Aragorn, Legolas, Gandalf and the dwarf, Gimli?

Rivendell.

What sort of creature is Shelob,

who injects Frodo with venom that paralyses him?

She is driven away by Sam who attacks her with the sword, Sting.

A spider.

Which wizard, played by Christopher Lee, reveals to Gandalf

that he is in league with Sauron?

Saruman.

Who found the Ring on the bed of a river while fishing,

but was killed by Smeagol who wanted it for himself?

-Dreagol.

-No, Deagol.

What name is given to the meeting of the tree guardians,

the Ents, where it is decided that they will

not join the fight against Saruman's forces?

Pass.

At which ravine is the great fortress of Rohan,

the site of a battle between Saruman's army and

the men of the Rohirrim, assisted by the Elves?

Helm's Deep.

With which demon from the ancient world does Gandalf struggle

and apparently fall to his death in the Mines of Moria?

Balrog.

What is the name of the king of Rohan who has been put under a spell by Saruman

and is controlled by his evil advisor, Grima Wormtongue?

He is released from the spell by Gandalf.

BEEP

Theoden.

You had one pass, the name given to the meeting

of the tree guardians was the Entmoot.

Pete, you have nine points.

APPLAUSE

And our final Contender, please.

And your name is?

And your chosen charity?

And your chosen subject?

The great Tommy Cooper in ninety seconds.

Tommy Cooper was brought up in Exeter, but in which town in South Wales was he

born, on 19th March 1921?

Caerphilly.

Tommy became Trooper Cooper when he was called up in 1940 and joined which regiment?

Erm the...Horse Guards.

What did Tommy wear for the first time after taking it from a passing waiter while

entertaining troops in Egypt during his war service?

A fez.

What was the title of the stage show based on Tommy's

life that opened in London in 2003?

Just Like That.

What classic routine where Tommy forgets his lines half-way through,

begins "'Twas New Year's Eve in Joe's pub and a happy mob was there?"

The Hats Routine.

According to anecdote, Cooper met the Queen at a Royal Command Variety performance

and asked her if she liked football.

When she replied, "not particularly," what did Cooper say in return?

Could he have her FA Cup Final tickets?

Yes. Which of Tommy's aunts introduced him to magic when she gave him a box

of tricks when he was eight years old?

Aunt Lucy.

By what nickname did Tommy refer to his wife Gwen?

Dove.

Which song by Ted Snyder, was Tommy's signature tune?

The Sheikh Of Araby.

On the 15th of April 1984, who presented the show,

Live from Her Majesty's during which Tommy had his fatal collapse?

Jimmy Tarbuck.

Who wrote, directed and co-starred with Tommy as Smaller Workman

in the '67 almost silent film, The Plank, in which Tommy played Larger Workman?

Eric Sykes.

When Tommy appeared on Parkinson in 1979,

what did he come onto the set wearing on his head?

Tommy claimed it was a bucket and when Parkinson pointed

out what it was, Tommy said he'd got the wrong hat?

A saucepan.

Who introduced and acted as MC on Tommy's first TV series, It's Magic?

BEEP

Erm... I'm sorry, I don't know.

Oh, that's a shame, you nearly had a full house, there.

It was McDonald Hobley.

But you've got, Pete, 12 points.

Thank you.

APPLAUSE

Well, the scores kept creeping up. Let's have a look at all of them.

In fourth place with seven points, Paul Martin.

In third place, nine points, Jaye Griffiths.

Second place, ten points, Pete Reed.

In the lead, 12 points, Pete Firman.

APPLAUSE

It's the General Knowledge Round now, and if there's a tie at the end

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

Let's get on with it and ask Paul to join us again, please.

And, erm...

you were a drummer yourself, weren't you?

-I played a bit, yes.

-You played a bit, but you decided that

there was more money in furniture, or something like that.

Well, I think there's more money being Charlie Watts, put it that way.

That's true, but on the other hand, antiques isn't a bad business these

-days, is it?

-No, it's great.

We are really interested now in furniture and antiques in general.

Yes, and it's a connection to the past, you know, it's wonderful

to be surrounded by pieces of our heritage, and great craftsmanship.

Because it isn't that long ago, that, if it was a piece of,

I don't know, Victorian whatever, we'd chuck it out.

-Yes.

-What happened to change it, do you think?

Well, I think everybody has an awareness to our history

and our social history, and the fact that we should buy things

that are beautifully made, like William Morris said,

"Believe in something that is beautiful and something useful."

But we still buy flatpack furniture?

Well, I think everybody buys it once,

and once it falls apart after three or four years,

they realise the mistake and they go back and buy something from

an auction room, or from an antique shop, that's made by craftsmen.

Right, what is it that we should be buying now, as an investment?

OK, I would be buying Georgian farmhouse tables,

Georgian chairs, I would I would buy oils on canvas,

so underrated at the moment.

Georgian portraits and Victorian portraits nobody wants,

if you buy now, that's a good investment for the future.

Right, I'll bear that in mind. Now, you have seven points, Paul,

and this is the general knowledge round,

so you get two minutes, instead of 90 seconds.

Here we go.

Ronnie Barker played the role of Norman Stanley Fletcher in which TV series set in Slade prison?

Oh, gosh...

I know it and I've forgotten. I'm ever so sorry.

Make it a pass.

At what temperature does water freeze on the Celsius scale?

Pass.

In what year did the Battle of Hastings take place?

1066.

Which Australian-born actor made his big screen debut in the film,

On Her Majesty's Secret Service, in his only appearance as James Bond?

George Lazenby.

Yes! What type of nuts are used in a traditional pesto?

Erm...

erm...

-..pecan?

-Pine.

Which is England's largest lake - it extends about ten and a half miles south

from the town of Ambleside?

Pass.

What is the star sign of a person born on New Year's Day?

-Aquarius.

-Capricorn.

The Crystal Palace, designed to house the Great Exhibition of 1851,

was made of iron and which other material?

Glass.

A young stallion is a colt. What name is given to a young mare?

-A foal.

-A filly.

Who won a Best Actor Oscar for his performance in the title role of the 2000 film, Gladiator?

Russell Crowe.

Which Welsh football club is still known as the Bluebirds,

despite changing to a red home strip at the request of their Malaysian owner?

-Swansea City?

-Cardiff City.

In 1986, who became Mayor of Carmel, California, after promising to overturn the ban on

eating ice cream on the town's sidewalks?

-Arnold Schwarzenegger?

-Clint Eastwood.

What was the name of Oliver Hardy's film comedy partner?

Erm, Stan Laurel.

In The Smiths' early concerts, Morrissey would pay homage to Oscar Wilde by appearing on

stage with what kind of flowers in his back pocket?

Erm...

Pass.

Who presents the television series, Dragons' Den?

BEEP

Gosh.

Sorry, the name escapes me.

Well, an awful lot escapes you when you sit

in that particular chair. Anyway, it's Evan Davies.

And, your other passes - gladioli was what he put in his back pocket.

Windermere is the biggest lake...

-Windermere? Huh.

-Yeah, you knew that.

And this one, you'll kick yourself for - water freezes at zero.

-And...

-It's the nerves.

-I know!

And, Porridge is the series set in prison, of course it is.

-Never mind, you've got 12 points.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

It happens, and now Jaye Griffiths again, please.

And, erm...

hard to look at you without thinking, and I know you'll get bored of this, of pathologists.

Were you introduced to the part by being invited to sit in on a post-mortem, or something?

No, because I had done a series a few years before, A&E,

where I played a doctor, so I'd done all the going to hospitals,

watching operations, which, I am fascinated by...

Oh, right, so you don't go, "Urghh?"

Not at all, I am not an "Urgh", no.

-So what's it like playing a pathologist?

-Oh, it's great fun.

I get to be an expert with having absolutely no knowledge, whatsoever.

You must pick up a bit as you go along.

Well, I could take your body temperature if you died.

-That would be handy.

-That would be a lot of good to me then, really, wouldn't it?

But why is it that you think we are fascinated by all that?

Because it's a closed shop.

And doctors, whenever we go to see them, we are in a state of trauma.

Nobody goes to the doctor for a chat,

so, dramas that portray doctors as good, vibrant people,

they make us feel safe.

That's an interesting thought.

Right, so you have nine points,

and...this is the general knowledge bit, now.

Here we go. Two minutes, starting now.

Which Texan city gave its name to a television drama series of the eighties, revived in 2012?

Dallas.

Beagles, Poodles and Labradors are all types of which animal?

Dog.

What name is given to the arc of light seen in the sky showing the seven colours of

white light when sunlight passes through raindrops?

Rainbow.

What type of cheese is used in a traditional Greek salad?

Feta.

In 2012, which former judge on Strictly Come Dancing joined the panel on Britain's Got Talent?

-Cheryl Cole?

-Alesha Dixon.

What is the title of Emily Bronte's only novel, first published in 1847?

Wuthering Heights.

In which city is a local football derby between the Owls

and the Blades known as the Steel City derby?

Sheffield.

What Latin word is used for a defence by a person accused of a crime, that he or she

was elsewhere when it was committed?

Alibi.

Which creatures are studied by ornithologists?

Birds.

Who rose to stardom as Mariette Larkin in the TV series The Darling Buds of May?

Oh, doo-da. Erm...

-No!

-Pass.

On which Italian island is the volcano, Mount Etna?

Sicily.

In what role did Andrew Lloyd-Webber cast Chris Moyles in the 40th

anniversary production of Jesus Christ Superstar?

-Judas.

-King Herod.

Which Australian professional darts players has the nickname, The Wizard?

Pass.

Which tragic Shakespearean king who had three daughters called Goneril, Regan and Cordelia?

King Lear.

What type of potato dish, a speciality of German-speaking Switzerland, consists of shredded

potatoes, formed into cakes and fried?

Pass.

Which actress, who came to fame as Joan in Mad Men, starred in the 2012 film, Ginger and Rosa?

Pass.

Who won his first Pulitzer Prize for Drama with the play A Streetcar Named Desire?

Tennessee Williams.

Which singer with Earth, Wind and Fire topped the UK Singles Chart alongside Phil Collins with

the song Easy Lover?

-Diana Ross.

-Philip Bailey.

Which tropical American birds, featured in a series of drink adverts are

distinguished by their large and strikingly-coloured bills?

Toucans.

Which writer, who first came to national attention...

BEEP

..with his 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice also adapted Little Dorrit and South Riding?

Oh, what's his face?

No, give up?

-Andrew Motion.

-Nearly, it was Andrew Davies.

Never mind, we can't give you a half point, I'm afraid.

The other passes - the actress who played Joan in Mad Men, that's

Christina Hendricks, rosti is that potato dish that's not very nice...

Simon Whitlock was the darts player...

and "doo-da" was Catherine-Zeta Jones.

-You have, Jaye, a total of 21 points.

-Thank you.

We now have a brace of Petes for the last part, but in order to

distinguish, if you just stand up, each of you, if you wouldn't mind.

Just in case I confused you, you see.

Thanks for that, John. I appreciate that.

It's a pleasure. Pete Reed, come and join us again.

And apart from being six-foot 93, or whatever you are,

you have got a few gold medals?

-Yes, that's right.

-Have you got them with you?

-I do, yes.

-Let's have a look.

-Really?

-Yes.

-OK, here we go.

I assume you don't carry them everywhere with you.

For a long time after the Games I carried them around quite a lot.

APPLAUSE Thanks very much.

That's really nice, thank you very much. So, they're both from the coxless four,

this one's from Beijing in 2008, and then London 2012, just three months ago.

-What a wonderful summer we all had, eh?

-I'll say.

Now, about the coxless four, what do you do, I mean,

obviously, you don't have a cox...

-No, but we've all got our jobs in the boat.

-And yours is what?

-I'm the tactician of the boat, the leader.

-Oh, you're the skipper?

Well, I get the opportunity to look left and right in a race to see where the opposition are.

If we're up, I make tactical calls to go a bit harder,

or stay where we are, so I will say something as complicated as, "Go!"

At the right time!

Really technical stuff, then?

It's really words of one syllable, because you're that tired.

But I'm surprised you're ever out of breath, because haven't

you got the most powerful lungs in the world, or something?

The largest recorded lung capacity, yes.

That's good, isn't it, if you're an athlete?

To win gold there's got to be something special about you, and perhaps my thing is my lungs,

and the other guys' hearts, muscles endurance, that kind of thing.

So, Rio, are you going to be there?

Fingers crossed, all being well, I've got a good group of guys around me,

a very supportive family, and fiancee, and I should mention the Royal Navy,

they've supported me for a long time.

-Of course, you are an officer in the Navy.

-That's right.

Let's see how you do in this particular contest, because you have 10 points.

The score to beat with your general knowledge is 21. Here we go.

Atlanta is the capital of which American state?

-California?

-Georgia.

Which former World Heavyweight boxing Champion was known as Iron Mike?

Mike Tyson.

What term is used for milk from which all the cream has been removed?

Skimmed.

Who co-hosts the BBC TV series Top Gear and Total Wipeout?

Hammond.

What is the name for a narrow board fixed to the base of the walls of a room as a finish

between the plaster and the floor?

-Corner?

-Skirting.

In November 2012, which former member of Take That topped the UK Singles chart for the first time

in eight years with the song Candy?

Robbie Williams.

Which country's rulers include Ivan the Terrible and Catherine the Great?

Russia.

In August 2012, which golfer became the youngest winner of the US PGA Championship since 1958?

Pass, sorry.

What name is commonly used for the C note, roughly in the centre of a piano keyboard?

Middle C.

Which British TV comedy series follows the lives of Will, Simon, Neil and Jay?

The Inbetweeners.

For what purpose would a soporific drug normally be administered?

To make you go to sleep.

When David Cameron appeared on the David Letterman show in September 2012 he failed to name

the composer of which patriotic song?

-Erm, Jerusalem?

-Rule Britannia.

In Fawlty Towers, Basil tells an American guest who orders a Waldorf salad that his establishment

is "just out of" what?

-Out of class?

-Out of Waldorfs!

In October 2012, jockey Richard Hughes rode how many winners in an afternoon to

equal Frankie Dettori's record?

-Nine?

-Seven.

The sausages most commonly used in hot dogs are named after which German city?

Erm...

Frankfurt.

Yes. Which film franchise about mutant superheroes

features Magneto, Charles Xavier and Wolverine?

X-Men.

What substance, used as a fuel and for drawing,

is traditionally made by heating wood in a limited amount of air?

-Coal.

-Charcoal.

Mount Logan is the...

BEEP

..highest peak in which Commonwealth country?

Canada.

Yes, see it's always worth taking a guess.

-That wasn't a guess, do you think that was a guess?

-Come on.

You've got one pass, Pete. The golfer from Northern Ireland -

a chap called Rory McIlroy.

Oh, sorry, Rory.

But, you've scored 21 points.

APPLAUSE

And finally, the other Pete, Pete Firman, again, please.

Magician and comedian?

Yes, I sort of do a bit of both, really.

Yes, so you're not actually laughing at your magic, then,

you are using that as a...

Yes, I'm trying to take my magic as seriously as possible, although not taking myself too seriously.

I think that's the problem with magicians.

Yes, because the Americans do take their magic very seriously.

Oh, yes, lots of wind machines and blouses and coiffed hair.

It doesn't seem to be our cup of tea, it's quite earnest, isn't it?

Tommy Cooper was our cup of tea - he was a genius, wasn't he?

Yes, absolutely, we've always led the way in this country in terms of combining magic and comedy.

Right, let's see if you can beat the existing top score of 21 points.

You have 12 to start with and you have two minutes of general knowledge, starting now.

In which part of the human body are the femur, tibia and fibula bones?

In the leg.

What word for someone who steers a ship out of a harbour is now used for someone

who flies an aircraft?

-Skipper?

-Pilot.

How many sides does a pentagon have?

-A pentagon... Eight.

-Five!

Who is the Headmaster of Hogwarts school at

the beginning of the Harry Potter books?

I really should know this - pass.

Citizens of which ancient city empire wore a toga wound around the body?

Could you repeat the question?

Citizens of which ancient city empire wore a toga wound around the body.

Rome.

What is the colour of the highest value ball in snooker?

Black.

The artist Chris Ofili collected the dried dung of which

large animal from London Zoo to decorate and use in many of his works?

Elephant.

Which band, fronted by Chris Martin, was formed in 1996

at University College, London, where its members were students.

Coldplay.

What is a single-wheeled bicycle often used by acrobats and circus performers?

Unicycle.

Hayden Panettiere plays a high school cheerleader in an American sci-fi drama about

ordinary people who discover they have superhuman abilities. What's it called?

Pass.

What name is given to the national religious cult of Haiti,

that mixes Catholic and African rituals?

Voodoo?

The River Wear flows for its entire length through which county?

-Sunderland?

-Durham.

Which footballer was sent off soon after coming on as a

substitute on his senior debut for Argentina in 2005?

-Diego Maradona?

-Messi.

What name is given to the spicy red sausages found throughout Spain?

There are many varieties, but they are all flavoured with pimenton, or Spanish paprika?

Chorizo.

In internet slang, what name from Norse mythology is used for

someone who posts inflammatory messages to provoke controversy or disagreement?

Troll.

Who formulated the laws of gravity after watching an apple fall in a garden?

Newton.

In a 2012 film, which group of mercenaries, led by Sylvester Stallone's character,

are re-united for another job by Mr Church, played by Bruce Willis?

The...

BEEP

The... It's not The Untouchables, it's the...

I'll put you out of your misery, shall I? It was The Expendables,

so you were almost right. Your two passes -

Heroes, that's the TV series, with Hayden Panettiere, and all that,

and Professor Dumbledore.

Ah, yes, I really should have known that.

You really should, being a magician.

However, Pete, you have scored 22 points.

Oh!

APPLAUSE

Well, it doesn't get closer than that.

Let's have a look at the scores.

In fourth place, 12 points, Paul Martin.

Joint second, 21 points apiece, Jaye Griffiths and Pete Reed,

and in first place, he just edged it - 22 points, Pete Firman.

Pete!

Congratulations, well done, and I assume that as a magician

you're not going to make that disappear?

No, it's going on the mantelpiece, I'm very proud.

And so you should be, well done.

Thanks very much for watching tonight, do join us again for more Celebrity Masterminds. Good night.

-JOHN HUMPHRYS:

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

the regular Mastermind programme, so if you'd like to appear in the next

series of Mastermind on BBC Two then visit us online

at bbc.co.uk/mastermind.

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