Episode 2 Celebrity Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight is the actress Cheryl Fergison.

She's answering questions on Elton John.

Next, the presenter Stacey Dooley on the American series Girls.

The boxing promoter Kellie Maloney

is answering questions on British heavyweight boxing.

And Jane Hazlegrove from Casualty on the great Harper Lee.

Hello and welcome to Celebrity Mastermind with me, John Humphrys.

Four people who have made a success of their careers,

but probably haven't faced a challenge quite like this.

There is no real equivalent of the Mastermind black chair.

Their fee goes to charity and the winner takes away the trophy

and of course the honour of becoming a Mastermind.

The rules are pretty much unchanged -

90 seconds on their specialist subject,

two minutes on general knowledge await them.

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

And your name is?

Your chosen charity?

And your chosen subject?

Elton John in 90 seconds.

Elton John had been working in the music business for several years

as a performer and composer before he had his first big hit

with which single that reached the UK top ten in 1971?

-Crocodile Rock.

-No, Your Song.

What is the name of John's 1973 double album which contains

the tracks Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting,

Candle In The Wind and Benny And The Jets?

Er, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

Which song won the 1994 Oscar for Best Original Song?

It's the closing track on the soundtrack album

for the film The Lion King.

-Er, Circle of Life.

-Can You Feel The Love Tonight?

-I knew that.

-What part did John play

in Ken Russell's film Tommy?

He also had a top ten hit single

with a version of Pete Townsend's song of the same name.

Pinball Wizard.

In 1974 at Madison Square Garden,

Elton John duetted with John Lennon

on a song from the first Beatles album

in what turned out to be Lennon's last major performance.

-What song?

-Oh, er...

Pass, pass, pass.

What was the name of the record label

that John founded in spring 1973?

It included Kiki Dee, Neil Sedaka

and Judie Tzuke among its acts.

-Rocket something.

-Yes, Rocket will do.

Candle In The Wind has been a hit single

in the UK three times -

in '74, '97 and a live version in '88

that was recorded in which country?

Ooh, er, one with grass, I don't know.

We'll take that as a pass.

The '91 compilation album Two Rooms features artists

such as Phil Collins, Kate Bush and Eric Clapton

singing songs written by John and which lyricist?

-Bernie Taupin.

-With whom did John perform...

BEEPING Marc Bolan's song

Children of the Revolution

at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park in July 2005?

-Can I answer that one?

-Yeah, I hope you do.

Pass.

LAUGHTER Oh.

-Well, I'll tell you, anyway.

-Thank you very much.

-It was Pete Doherty.

-Oh, lovely!

-There you go.

And the other passes -

it was in Australia that Candle In The Wind was recorded the last time

and I Saw Her Standing There was the song that they sang together.

Thank you very much, John.

You're very welcome and you have, Cheryl, four points.

Thank you very much.

And our next contender, please.

Okey dokey.

And your name is?

Your chosen charity?

And your chosen subject?

In 90 seconds, starting now.

The American television series Girls

was created by and stars Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath.

At the start of season one,

Hannah lives with her best friend Marnie

in which borough of New York?

-Brooklyn.

-In the final episode of season three, Hannah's offered

a place at graduate school on a prestigious writers' workshop.

At which state's university is the workshop?

Iowa.

At the party held to celebrate Charlie's app

getting 20,000 monthly average users,

Marnie insists on singing a Kanye West song.

Which song?

Erm...

# Let's get lost tonight... #

Wait a minute, erm...

Oh, pass.

In the finale of season one, Jessa marries Thomas-John,

an affluent venture capitalist,

played by which Irish actor?

Chris O'Dowd.

What name does Hannah suggest

for the smallest of the three puppies

that Thomas-John buys for Jessa?

Garbage?

Hanukkah. In the episode Two Plane Rides,

Adam gets a part in a Broadway production

of a George Bernard Shaw play,

but is unhappy with his opening night performance.

What is the play?

Major Barbara.

Who plays Jasper, an addict whom Jessa meets in rehab,

and who later comes to see her

in the children's boutique where she works?

Richard E Grant.

In season two, Adam has stolen a dog

from outside a coffee shop.

To which New York borough do he and Ray travel

to try to return the dog to its owner?

Staten Island.

Hannah's given a contract to write an e-book

by the editor David Pressler-Goings.

What is the name of his publishing company?

Pass.

What is the name of the pharmacist whom Hannah dates...

Eric.

BEEPING Eric is correct.

-Can I have one more?

-No, the buzzer's gone.

-No more.

But, look, two passes - Stronger was Kanye West's song

and Mill Street Press was the publishing company.

-But you have scored seven points.

-Thank you!

And our next contender, please.

Your name is?

Your chosen charity?

And your chosen subject?

Heavyweight boxing in 90 seconds, starting now.

To whom was Frank Bruno speaking when he used his catchphrase

"Know what I mean, 'Arry"?

-Harry Carpenter.

-Following a world title defeat

to Vitali Klitschko, Dereck Chisora was involved

in a scuffle at a press conference with David Haye

that eventually led to him losing his licence.

In which German city did both the boxing match

and the scuffle take place?

-Munich.

-Which Hackney-born heavyweight

defeated Rudy Gauwe in April 1980

to win the vacant European title?

-Frank Bruno.

-John Gardner. What was the nickname

of the former British champion Scott Welch?

It was derived from the south coast resort

where he was based.

-The Brighton Bomber.

-Yes, or Brighton Rock.

Which Olympic super heavyweight gold medallist

won his first 19 fights

before losing to Danny Williams in December 2005?

Audley Harrison.

Who retired as an undefeated champion in 1988

because of an eye injury?

Horace Notice.

In 2015, Tyson Fury dressed up as a superhero

at a press conference to publicise

his fight with Wladimir Klitschko. Which superhero?

Batman.

Which former British and Commonwealth champion

lost his last two fights to Tony Moore in 1980

and Denton Ruddock the following year?

Pass.

The all-Welsh British title fight

between Dave Pearce and Neville Meade

in St David's Hall, Cardiff in September 1983

was the last fight to be scheduled

to be fought over how many rounds?

-15 rounds.

-Which venue in the Olympic Park

hosted a heavyweight bout for the first time

on 21st September 2013

when Dereck Chisora beat Edmund Gerber

for the European title?

The hall that had the boxing in Stratford,

I can't think of the name. Pass.

BEEPING At what venue did Frank Bruno

fight Joe Bugner in October 1987?

Bruno won the contest in eight rounds.

White Hart Lane, Tottenham.

Two passes, Kellie - it was the Copper Box Arena

that you couldn't remember the name of

and the former champion who lost his last two fights was Danny McAlinden.

You have scored eight points.

And our final contender, please.

And your name is?

Your chosen charity?

And your chosen subject?

Harper Lee in 90 seconds, here we go.

The intensely private author Harper Lee is best known

for her novel To Kill A Mockingbird,

which was published in 1960,

and was inspired by her childhood in her Alabama.

What's her real first name?

Nelle.

In 1948, Lee attended the summer school

at which English university?

Oxford.

Which character in To Kill A Mockingbird

was based on Lee's friend Truman Capote?

Dill.

What is the name of the African-American cook

who became the mother figure in the Finch household

after Atticus' wife died young?

-Calpurnia.

-In Go Set A Watchman,

Dr John Hale Finch had earned enough money

playing the stock market to be able to retire at 45

and devote all his time to his first

and abiding love, which was?

-His cat?

-No, Victorian literature.

-Oh!

What is the first name of Lee's older sister

who was a lawyer like their father

and managed her business affairs

for many years after the publication

of To Kill A Mockingbird?

-Alice.

-In To Kill A Mockingbird, what is the first thing

Scout finds in a knothole

in an oak tree outside the Radleys' house?

Jem and Scout later find two Indian head pennies

in the same place.

Two pieces of chewing gum.

In Go Set A Watchman, Jean Louise returns

to where her old home had been

and discovers a shop is now there.

-What sort of shop?

-Erm...

Pass.

According to Scout in To Kill A Mockingbird,

Judge Taylor, who presides over Tom Robinson's trial,

had the interesting habit

of sometimes munching on what during hearings?

A cigar.

What's the name of the sheriff of Macon County,

who asks Atticus to shoot a mad dog

and later persuades him that Jem did not kill Bob Ewell?

Tate.

To which state did Lee travel... BEEPING

..with Truman Capote in late 1959 to research

the background for what later became

his non-fiction novel In Cold Blood?

Kansas.

One pass - it was an ice cream parlour that they turned it into,

but you have now, Jane, nine points.

Thank you, John.

Well, some good scores there. Let's have a look at all of them.

In fourth place, Cheryl.

Third place, Stacey.

Second place, Kellie.

First place, Jane.

It is the general knowledge round now

and, if there is a tie at the end of it, then the number of passes

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

So, let us get on with it and ask Cheryl to join us again, please.

No good shaking your head like that!

-Now, you've been in EastEnders for a little while now, haven't you?

-Yep.

-And you've done one of those live broadcasts of it.

-Yes.

-What's the difference?

-It's really exciting, actually.

-Is it?

And the build-up is amazing because they work so hard -

the crew, the cast, everybody upstairs so there's a buzz

that goes round that's a little bit different from every day

and, on the actual day or evening of it,

it's just an amazing experience

and I'm really blessed to have been part of it.

-So, would you actually prefer to do live than recorded?

-I love live.

Can't you tell, John? I love it. No, I...

Even though you know that if you get it wrong, that's it, tough,

forget your lines or whatever it is?

Years ago, when 'Allo 'Allo was on, I was in that

and we did that to live studio audiences then and, again,

it was just like being in the theatre.

You forget the cameras around you and you just keep doing it.

Right, you've got a fairly modest score at the moment,

but you have two minutes of general knowledge now

so you can zoom away and take the trophy.

Yeah, well, don't get excited about it, John.

Well, let's give it a go, anyway.

Two minutes of general knowledge, starting now.

Which disaster that started accidentally

on the 2nd of September 1666

destroyed a great part of the city of London?

-Oh, the Great Fire of London.

-That'll do.

Which song, co-written by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon,

has the opening lines "What'll you do when you get lonely

"and no-one's waiting by your side"?

-Lola?

-Layla.

The edible fruit of which member of the cucumber family

is usually picked while it's immature

and used for pickling?

Oh, gherkins! I love them.

What is the title of the West End theatre production,

conceived and created by Adrian Grant,

that pays tribute to the music and career

of Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5?

-Thriller.

-Who played Detective Chief Inspector -

later Chief Superintendent - Jane Tennyson

in the television series Prime Suspect?

Helen Mirren.

In 2013, for the first time, there were two Welsh teams

in the top flight of English football -

Swansea City was one,

which team promoted from the Championship was the other?

-Swansea United.

-No, Cardiff City.

Which parasitic plant is called herbe de la croix

in France because, according to legend,

Jesus's cross was made from its wood?

-Oh, pass.

-In a 2014 film, the actor Chris Evans

reprised his role as the Marvel superhero

whose real name is Steve Rogers.

How is he better known?

-Superman.

-Captain America.

-Of course he is.

What name is given to the doctors

who specialise in understanding the nature

and causes of diseases

and carry out postmortem examinations?

-Oh, horrible jobs?

-Pathologist, technically!

Which London-born actor played the title role

in the 2015 television miniseries The Trials of Jimmy Rose,

about a career criminal adjusting to life outside prison?

-Fork handles, I don't know.

-It was Ray Winstone.

Who adopted the title "der Fuhrer",

meaning "the leader",

in 1934 to signify his supreme power in the Third Reich?

Who was the Fuhrer?

Oh, Hitler.

Which of Henry VIII's wives was previously married

to his brother Arthur?

-Oh, Anne Boleyn.

-No, Catherine of Aragon.

What term is used for the release

of a mature egg from the ovary?

-BEEPING

-Oh, I don't know.

-It's ovulation.

-Oh, yes, of course it is!

And you had another pass if we can count that as a pass.

-Herbe de la croix is the mistletoe tree.

-Oh!

-There we are.

-Cheryl, you've now got nine points.

-Oh, bargain! Thank you very much.

-And now, Stacey again, please.

-OK.

-This is the one I've been dreading.

-Why?

-Well...

-It'll be all right.

-I am quite highbrow, as you know.

-I've noticed that.

-But general knowledge isn't really my thing.

-Let's see how you do.

-OK.

Are you an investigative reporter? Is that how you describe yourself?

Because you immerse yourself in your reporting.

Yeah, you're right, they're quite immersive.

Initially, we just fell into it and then it just became my posh title,

but I'm just a documentary maker.

But the difference with you

and I think it's fair to say most reporters

is that you really do get involved in it.

You've been seen to cry on screen when you've been moved by something.

I know and I try not to.

It's like you sort of have a word with yourself in the corner,

"No-one is interested in listening to you whinge again,"

but you can't help it.

It's very emotional sometimes, but I cry a lot less now.

I'll be doing it after this, I know that!

And what's the thing you've done that's moved you most?

Erm, I did a documentary in Honduras a couple of months ago

and it was about levels of brutality towards women

and that was quite full-on.

That was quite frustrating at times and we're so blessed to live here.

I think sometimes we can take that for granted.

That's for sure.

Right, Stacey, you have seven points and two minutes of general knowledge.

Here we go.

Moray and conger are species of which long fin fish?

-Tadpoles?

-Eels.

The term touche, acknowledging a hit,

is particularly associated with which sport?

Touche...

-Snooker?

-Fencing.

-Oh!

In which country did the dish guacamole originate?

-Mexico.

-Who first topped the UK singles charts in 1989

when he sang Especially For You with Kylie Minogue...

Jason Donovan.

In which country's ancient mythology

was the god Thoth credited with the invention of writing

-and the creation of languages?

-Greece?

Egypt.

Equilateral, isosceles and right-angled

are all types of which three-sided plane figure?

Triangle.

The Royal Opera House is in a London square

that was formerly a market

for fruit, flowers and vegetables.

What's the square called?

Pass.

What is the name of the American designer

who established the fashion label DKNY in the 1980s?

Her initials are used in the name of the label.

-Donna Karan.

-Stephen King's Doctor Sleep is the sequel

to a novel that was made into a memorable horror film

starring Jack Nicholson. What's it called?

Oh, er... The Ex...

-No.

-The Shining.

-Oh, yeah.

Imelda Staunton made a triumphant appearance

in the West End in 2015 as Momma Rose

in which Stephen Sondheim musical?

-No idea.

-In the UK, what name is given to ice cream,

typically made into a brick shape,

with layers of different flavours,

usually strawberry, vanilla and chocolate?

-Oh, erm... Not choc ice?

-No, Neapolitan.

The Tet Offensive was a military campaign

launched in January 1968 during the course of which war?

-World War II?

-The Vietnam War.

Which American author created the tough-talking,

streetwise Los Angeles private detective Philip Marlowe?

I don't know any of these, pass.

What feature of Sunday papers appeared for the first time

in Britain on 4th February 1962?

-The Sun?

-It was a colour supplement.

The 2015 television comedy series Cradle To Grave,

starring Peter Kay and Lucy Speed,

is based on the childhood

of which radio and television presenter?

BEEPING

These are so hard!

-It was Danny Baker.

-OK.

And your other passes -

Raymond Chandler was the author who created Philip Marlowe,

Gypsy was the musical that Imelda Staunton was in

-and the Royal Opera House is in Covent Garden.

-I knew that one, yeah.

-Yeah, you see, it's the chair that does it.

-No good now.

-Anyway, you now have a total of 11 points.

-Thank you.

And now Kellie again, please.

And, as we know, you were born a man,

became a very successful boxing promoter.

You transitioned and then you've gone back to promoting.

How have you been received?

I've gone back to managing at the moment. Very well, thank you, yeah.

The boxing fraternity have been very accepting and very good.

Were they... I suppose it's a silly question. Were they surprised?

I think everyone was surprised, yeah.

Yeah. It must have been terribly difficult, though.

There were stressful moments,

but not as stressful as this is going to be!

-What about the highlights of your boxing career?

-They were great.

There was Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno.

There was Lennox winning the undisputed heavyweight title.

I worked with Ricky Hatton at Maine Road in what was

one of the biggest open air fights in this country up until recently.

There's so many, so many.

Well, it was a long career, wasn't it?

I say "was", you're staying in it.

Well, we're starting at the bottom again

so it's going to be a long, hard road.

I somehow doubt that you're starting at the bottom again!

Anyway, you have eight points in this particular contest,

let's see how you do with your general knowledge. Two minutes...

-I'll have eight when I'm finished!

-No, you won't.

Two minutes, starting now.

For which food is Wensleydale in Yorkshire famous?

It's a particular favourite of Wallace

in the Wallace and Grommit films.

-Cheese.

-Which Irish band entered the UK album charts

at number one in July 1993 with Zooropa?

Pass.

From which London terminus do trains serve destinations

including Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester?

-Euston.

-What word can be used to describe

a horse race over fences and water jumps

and an athletics race over similar obstacles?

-Steeplechase.

-Gothenburg is the chief seaport

and second largest city of which Scandinavian country?

-Sweden.

-What is the name of the Spanish surrealist artist

who created the Lobster Telephone?

An example of it is in the Tate Modern.

-Pass.

-Which popular breed of gun dog

can be black, yellow or chocolate

and was originally known as a St John's water dog?

St John's water dog... Newfoundland?

Labrador retriever. According to the nursery rhyme,

which cross was the destination of the cock horse?

-Pass.

-Which breakfast dish

consists of two halves of a toasted muffin,

topped with grilled ham, poached eggs and hollandaise sauce?

-Oh, erm... Benedict.

-Yes, eggs Benedict.

Roy Plomley, Michael Parkinson,

Sue Lawley and Kirsty Young

have been the presenters of which radio programme

since it was first broadcast in 1942?

Pass.

Which island in New York harbour

served as a major immigration centre

from 1892 until it was finally closed down in 1954?

Pass.

Ophthalmology is a branch of medicine

dealing with diseases of what part of the body?

-Throat.

-Eyes.

The teenage thug Pinkie Brown is the central character

in which Graham Greene novel?

-Pass.

-What was the nationality

of the architect Oscar Niemeyer,

famous for designing the new city

that became his country's official capital city in 1960?

Pass.

Which of the Apostles, whose original name was Saul,

was born in the city of Tarsus in Asia Minor?

-Paul.

-What is the name of the fictional London villain

who had a barbers shop on Fleet Street?

-Oh, Sweeney Todd.

-In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell

became the first woman... BEEPING

..in the United States to qualify in which profession?

-Take a guess.

-Erm...

-Dentist.

-Ah, very nearly! Doctor.

-Oh!

-Yeah, you were close.

Let's have a look at your passes, seven of them altogether.

Oscar Niemeyer was Brazilian.

The Graham Greene novel was Brighton Rock.

The island in New York harbour was Ellis Island.

Roy Plomley, Michael Parkinson etc did Desert Island Discs.

Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross.

Salvador Dali was the Spanish surrealist

and that Irish band was U2.

Far from scoring no points,

you have gone into the lead with 15 points in total.

And Jane again now, please.

-And all those years in Casualty being a paramedic...

-Yes?

-Is it true you're actually rather squeamish?

-Yeah, I'm rubbish.

We're really blessed cos there's real doctors

and paramedics stood kind of as close as you are, saying,

"Jane, that's not real," and, "That's not very good," so...

And it doesn't worry you that somebody might have a heart attack

in front of you and you go, "What do I do now?"

-I'd give it a go.

-Would you?

-Yeah, yeah.

-Do you know what to do?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Go on, tell me.

-I'd go for the full Nellie the Elephant.

-Nellie the Elephant?

That's what they do it to.

# Nellie the elephant packed her trunk

# And said goodbye to the circus... #

-Ah!

-Yeah.

-And how long do you keep going?

Till the paramedics arrive!

-Right, now, look, you've got nine points.

-Yeah.

-The score to beat is 15.

-OK.

So, let's see if you can do it

with two minutes of general knowledge, starting now.

Which pioneering nurse had a pet baby owl called Athena

who travelled in her pocket?

It died as she was preparing to go to the Crimean War.

Florence Nightingale.

In Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, the crafty Jack Dawkins

is more commonly known by what name?

-Pass.

-In what month do the Welsh celebrate St David's Day?

March.

Which river separates the communities of Buda

and Pest that amalgamated to form Budapest in 1872?

-Nevcotti...

-The Danube.

What French word meaning "fireplace" is used today

for the entrance hall of a hotel, restaurant or theatre?

Could you repeat the question?

What French word meaning "fireplace"

is used today for the entrance hall

-of a hotel, a restaurant or a theatre?

-Vestibule?

-Foyer.

In which castle in County Cork is there a block of stone

set high in its battlements that is supposed to impart

the gift of the gab to those people bold enough to kiss it?

The Blarney?

Who was the television comedy partner of Stephen Fry

in four series of programmes between 1989 and 1995?

Hugh Laurie.

Occupants of what institution are often said

to be "residing at Her Majesty's pleasure"?

-Prisoners.

-The unit of currency the Euro

is divided into 100 what?

Little coins?

Yes, but you need to be

a wee bit more precise than that, really.

Cents.

Which animal is revered by most Hindus

and may not be killed

because it is a symbol of abundance?

-The cow.

-Which 19th century British Prime Minister

was nicknamed Dizzy?

Erm... No idea.

Which Yorkshireman and England batsman

was named man of the series after the final Ashes Test

at the Oval in August 2015?

-I don't know.

-Joe Root.

Which American girl group topped the UK singles charts

in 2001 with Survivor?

-Pass.

-The flowers of the laburnum tree

are normally what colour?

-White?

-Yellow.

The 1983 film Never Say Never Again,

starring Sean Connery and with Kim Basinger as Domino,

was largely a remake of which earlier Bond film?

BEEPING

Pass.

I can tell you cos your time is up.

It was Thunderball and your other passes -

-Destiny's Child was that American girl group.

-OK.

-Dizzy was Benjamin Disraeli.

-Of course it was.

-Yeah, a clue there.

And the Artful Dodger, otherwise known as Jack Dawkins.

-Of course he was!

-However, Jane, you have scored 16 points.

OK, thanks, John.

Ah, a close run thing! Let's have a look at all of the scores.

In fourth place, Cheryl.

Third place, Stacey.

Second place, Kellie.

First place, Jane.

Jane?

-Congratulations!

-Thanks, John.

I'm not sure whether you can find

a use for that in your medical career, as it were.

I don't know, it looks like a doorstop, doesn't it?

It does, doesn't it?

You could always whack them if they were being troublesome.

Anyway, congratulations, well done. Now, you don't have to be a celebrity

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