Episode 18 Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight is Joyce Wilson, an office administrator from Ballymoney,

her subject, the Human Body.

Next, Ian Jones, a retired company director from Bolton, answering questions on James Brindley.

Ewen McPherson, an IT manager from Dunlop, his subject, the Soviet Space Programme,

and Chris Cummins, a PhD student from Cambridge, his subject, the Television Career of Victoria Wood.

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Hello and welcome to Mastermind with me, John Humphrys.

Four more contenders are about to take television's ultimate test of nerve and knowledge.

They answer 2 minutes of questions on their specialist subject and then 2½ minutes on general knowledge.

The winner goes through to the semi-finals and takes a step closer to owning the great glass bowl,

but the real prize is the honour of becoming the nation's Mastermind,

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

Two minutes, starting now. Which is the largest internal organ? It helps to detoxify the body.

-The liver.

-Which extensor muscle in the thigh is so called because it comprises four distinct parts?

-Relaxer.

-Quadriceps. The body's immune system is based on which specialised white cells

with types T and B that respond to infection or cell abnormalities by producing antibodies?

-Leukocytes.

-Lymphocytes.

What name is given to the small clusters of endocrine cells in the pancreas

which secrete insulin and glucagon?

-The islets of Langerhans.

-Which area of the brain in the dominant frontal lobe is responsible for speech?

It is named after a 19th century French surgeon.

-Pass.

-Which muscle running across the front of the thigh is the longest muscle in the human body?

-The femoral muscle.

-The sartorius.

The bile and pancreatic ducts enter which one of the three sections of the small intestine?

-The ileum.

-The duodenum.

Which pads of lymphatic tissue at the back of the nasal passages above the tonsils form part

of the body's defences against infection, but have mainly disappeared by puberty?

-Adenoids.

-What term meaning "small bone" is particularly applied to the malleus, incus and stapes,

the three tiny bones in the middle ear?

-Ossia.

-Ossicle. Which are the smallest blood vessels?

They have very thin walls that enable blood and cells to exchange materials.

-Capillaries.

-In the eye, what clear, jelly-like substance fills the chamber

between the lens and the retina?

-Sclera.

-The vitreous humour.

What is the inner region of the adrenal gland called

from which the hormone adrenaline is produced as the body's response to fear or stress?

-Adrenaline.

-Medulla. Which lymph gland in the upper part of the chest above the heart

is involved in the body's immune system and is large at birth, but shrinks in adulthood?

-Thyroid.

-The thymus.

Ball-and-socket, hinge and pivot are three types of which moveable joints, so named...

-BEEP

-..as they are lubricated by the fluid secreted in their linings?

Um...

-Joints.

-Yeah, but I need to know what sort of joints.

I think we're out of time, so I'll have to tell you. Synovial. The synovial joints.

You had one pass. That area of the brain that is responsible for speech is Broca's area.

-Joyce Wilson, one pass, you have four points.

-Thank you.

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And our next contender, please.

James Brindley in two minutes, starting now.

In 1759, who financed the first great canal building enterprise undertaken by James Brindley

to transport coal from the Worsley mines?

-Duke of Bridgewater.

-To what profession was Brindley apprenticed for seven years from the age of 17?

-Millwright.

-In 1758, he was engaged by Earl Gower and Lord Anson

to survey a section of a proposed canal to link which two rivers?

-Trent and Mersey.

-In 1765, he married a woman 30 years younger than him. What was her name?

-Annie Henshall.

-Name the technique of making a canal's structure watertight by mixing sand and clay,

a major innovation of Brindley's.

-Puddling.

-During Brindley's apprenticeship, one of his master's clients wagered a gallon of ale

that Brindley would become a better workman than anyone in the tavern that evening. Who was the client?

-Bennett.

-Milner. The design and construction of which aqueduct over the River Irwell

occupied much of his time during the building of the Bridgewater Canal

and was considered a marvel of the industrial age?

-The Barton Aqueduct.

-In 1750, he rented a millwright's workshop in Burslem from which family?

-Josiah Wedgwood.

-In the early days of his apprenticeship, Brindley was dubbed a "bungler".

What nickname did he later earn because of his skills in suggesting improvements to machinery?

-"The schemer."

-Which hall in the Stoke-on-Trent area became his family home

around the time of his marriage?

-Turnhurst.

-What name was given to the narrow boats used to carry coal out of the mine at Worsley?

-Starvationers.

-Which eminent civil engineer reputedly declared

that Brindley's proposed Barton Aqueduct was impractical?

-James Smeaton.

-John Smeaton.

What was the name of the scheme of linking London, Bristol, Liverpool and Hull by inland waterways?

-Grand Cross.

-In September 1769, Brindley was dismissed from work on which canal project?

-Coventry Canal.

-Which small village was the site of a water-driven paper mill by the River Dane

where his enthusiasm convinced Abraham Bennett that Brindley should take over running the enterprise?

-BEEP Leek.

-Wildboarclough.

-Quite a mouthful of a name. No passes, Ian Jones, you have 12 points.

-Thank you.

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And our next contender, please.

When Yuri Gagarin became the first man to go into space in 1961, he made how many orbits of the Earth?

-One.

-The identity of the Chief Designer of the Soviet space programme was kept a secret.

He was buried in the Wall of the Kremlin after his death in 1966. What was his name?

-Sergei Pavlovich Korolev.

-Which Soviet spacecraft, launched on January 2nd, 1959,

became the first man-made object to escape from Earth's gravity?

-Sputnik 3.

-Luna 1.

What was the name of the cosmodrome near Tyuratam in Kazakhstan,

built for missile testing, but later used for space flights?

-Baikonur.

-Name the two dogs who returned safely to Earth in Sputnik 5 in August 1960.

-Belka and Strelka.

-In August '61, who became the second man after Yuri Gagarin to orbit the Earth?

-Gherman Titov.

-Which Soviet Marshal and Head of Strategic Rocket Forces insisted on supervising repairs

to a fully fuelled rocket in October 1960? He was killed when it ignited prematurely.

-Kamanin.

-Nedelin. In which craft did Valentina Tereshkova become the first woman to go into space,

completing 48 orbits in June 1963?

-Vostok 6.

-Name the rocket that exploded shortly into its first test flight in February 1969,

then blew up the launch pad on its second test flight in July 1969?

-The N-1.

-In June '63, which cosmonaut set the record for a solo spaceflight

by spending almost five days alone in Vostok 5, completing 81 orbits of the Earth?

-Bykovsky.

-What new name was given to the Vostok spacecraft

after it was modified to carry more than one cosmonaut into space?

-Voskhod.

-Who was the first cosmonaut to make a space walk from Voskhod 2 in 1965?

-Alexei Leonov.

-Which Russian space station was placed in Earth's orbit in '86

and re-entered the Earth's atmosphere in 2001?

-Mir.

-Which cosmonaut was killed during a spaceflight in April 1967

when the parachutes on Soyuz 1 failed to open after re-entry?

-Komarov.

-Which Soviet probe became the first man-made object on the moon in 1959

-to coincide with Khrushchev's visit to America?

-BEEP

-Luna 1.

-Luna 2.

-However, no passes. You have a total, Ewen McPherson, also of 12 points.

-Thank you.

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And our final contender, please.

Two minutes. In The Making Of Acorn Antiques,

Ms Beaumont confirms her character Mrs Overall has what first name?

-Boadicea.

-According to the finale of With All The Trimmings, who do we all want to see on Christmas Eve?

-Ann Widdecombe.

-What was the subtitle of the pilot edition of Wood And Walters, first screened in 1981?

-Two Creatures Great And Small.

-In Wood's song, name Freda's husband

who is reluctant to give in to his wife's amorous advances.

-Barry.

-Who plays Dolly, one of the canteen workers in Dinnerladies?

-Thelma Barlow.

-In the sketch about cosmetic surgery in the first series of As Seen On TV,

where has the advertisement for the clinic been placed?

-In the butcher's window.

-In Victoria's Empire, Wood buys a vegetable from a market in Zambia

that is supposed to be a natural form of Viagra. What is she told the vegetable tastes of?

-Pass.

-Stan is played by Duncan Preston in Dinnerladies. Who plays his father Jim in the episode Moods?

-Eric Sykes.

-In Over To Pam, what game show does Lorraine take part in

instead of being patronised on a daytime television programme?

-Chuck A Sausage.

-What is it hard to be, according to the song performed by the comedy artist John Dowie

in the first episode of the Wood And Walters series?

-Pass.

-In As Seen On TV, who plays the dismissive continuity announcer

who apologises to viewers in the north as "it must be awful for them"?

-Susie Blake.

-In Housewife 49, Wood plays which isolated housewife in wartime Barrow-in-Furness?

-Nella Last.

-In the second series of Dinnerladies, who is reassured

that her plans for New Year's Eve haven't failed as she has organised "a pea soup in a brewery"?

-Philippa.

-Kitty, the character played by Patricia Routledge in As Seen On TV, lives in which town?

-Cheadle.

-Wood meets the teacher Kofi Amuah in Ghana during the Victoria's Empire series.

What unpaid work does he do in his spare time?

-Football coach.

-In the Wood And Walters sketch on a fertility drug,

how many babies does a mother claim to have brought home after losing a couple on the way from hospital?

-740.

-What structure...

-BEEP

..does Nella Last's husband burn in their back garden towards the end of Housewife 49?

-The hen house.

-Yes, the hen house indeed.

Two passes. According to the comedy artist John Dowie, it is hard to be an egg.

And she was told that what was supposed to be a natural form of Viagra tasted of beetroot.

Two passes, Chris Cummins, 15 points.

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Well, a few high scores there. Let's have a look at all of them.

In fourth place, Joyce Wilson.

Joint second place, Ian Jones and Ewen McPherson.

In the lead, Chris Cummins.

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The general knowledge round now. If there is a tie at the end,

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

If they're tied on passes as well, then there will be a tie-break.

The six highest-scoring runners-up will also claim a place in the semi-finals,

so let's ask Joyce Wilson to join us again, please.

You chose a tough one for this round, the Human Body.

-Yes, indeed.

-Let's see how you do with general knowledge. Two and a half minutes, starting now.

Which broad, flat sheets of pasta are served layered with minced meat, sauce, cheese and baked in the oven?

-Lasagne.

-What items have fittings including the Edison screw and the bayonet...?

-Light bulbs.

-What is the name of the top film award at the Cannes Film Festival?

-Tony.

-The Palme D'Or.

The name of which Tuscan city comes after the word "burnt" to describe an earthy colour used in painting?

-Umber.

-Siena. What name is given to the phenomenon

whereby charged particles are released from or within a material when light falls on it?

-Electricity.

-Photoelectric effect.

In which field of literature has the TS Eliot Prize been awarded

for the best collection of new work published in the UK and Ireland?

-Children's.

-Poetry.

Which thoroughfare, that forms the eastern boundary of Hyde Park,

became synonymous with great wealth in the 19th century? It was one of London's most fashionable addresses.

-Park Lane.

-Which '80s girl group recorded Help for Comic Relief in 1989

with the help of French and Saunders and Kathy Burke?

-Bananarama.

-Who was born on 18th July, 1918,

the son of the chief of the village of Mvezo in the Transkei?

-Pass.

-Which novel by Joanne Harris tells of a 42-year-old man with murderous fantasies

who lives at home with his mother?

-Chocolat.

-Blue Eyed Boy.

Colonel Sir Neville Chamberlain is generally credited with inventing which game

at an army officer's club in India in 1875?

-Ludo.

-Snooker.

In ancient British legend, what is the name of the mythical lost land

that became identified as lying between Land's End and the Scillies?

-El Dorado.

-Lyonesse.

Which mammal has two African species, the white or square-lipped, and the black or hook-lipped?

-Rhinoceros.

-What's the name of the BBC's Economics Editor

whose father was one half of a double act with Donald Swann?

-Hunter.

-Stephanie Flanders. Name the interest rate at which the Bank of England lends

to other financial institutions. It is then used as the benchmark for interest rates.

-Usury.

-No, base rate.

King Henry I of England reportedly died from eating "a surfeit" of which eel-like creatures?

-Clams.

-Lampreys.

In which European capital city is the Old Town Square with its Astronomical Clock?

-Berlin.

-Prague. Who wrote and directed the 2010 comedy You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger...

-BEEP

-..starring Anthony Hopkins, Gemma Jones and Naomi Watts?

-Ricky Gervais.

-Well, it was actually Woody Allen.

You had one pass and you'll kick yourself.

The chap who was born on 18th July, 1918, in the Transkei was a bloke called Nelson Mandela.

You got 9 points. You didn't score very many, but you'll have made a lot of friends

with your description of the interest rate as usury. You made a point.

-Joyce Wilson, 9 points.

-Thank you. APPLAUSE

And now Ian Jones again, please.

And you start off with 12 points with your knowledge of James Brindley.

It's your general knowledge now.

Which fungus produces alcohol in the manufacture of beer and wine and carbon dioxide in bread-making?

-Yeast.

-George W Bush was Governor of which state before his election as President of the United States?

-Texas.

-What atmospheric phenomenon that used to affect the capital city was known as a "London particular"?

-Smog.

-Which martial arts expert and film actor was the subject of the 1993 film Dragon?

-Bruce Lee.

-Which silvery-grey breed of short-haired gun dog takes its name

from the region in Germany where it was developed?

-Schnauzer.

-No, the Weimaraner.

What name is given to the classic Scottish soup of chicken and leeks?

The name came into use in the 18th century.

-Cock-a-leekie.

-Which gas with the chemical formula C4H10

is widely used in liquefied petroleum gas along with propane?

-Butane.

-Which artist, born in 1724, painted many equestrian scenes,

including one of the horse Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath?

-Stubbs.

-Name the stuttering shop proprietor played by Ronnie Barker in the TV series Open All Hours.

-Arkwright.

-Which South American country was for many years

second only to Brazil as the world's leading coffee producer?

-Colombia.

-Which 18th century writer said, "No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money"?

-Shaw.

-No, Samuel Johnson. What is the name of the main rugby league knock-out tournament?

It was first won by Batley in 1897.

-Challenge Cup.

-Which public school's former pupils include Lord Byron, Robert Peel and Winston Churchill?

-Harrow.

-Which classic song written by Sandy Denny was first recorded

while she was briefly a member of The Strawbs in the late '60s?

-Pass.

-In the novels by Ed McBain, what is the number

of the police precinct in a metropolis called Isola?

-13.

-87th. In about 1190, Henry Fitzailwyn became the first holder of which civic office?

-Lord Mayor of London.

-Which Hungarian-born composer wrote the music for two ballets,

The Wooden Prince and The Miraculous Mandarin?

-Kodaly.

-Bartok. In law, what term is used for the right to retain possession of another's property

until the owner pays a debt or fulfils a contract?

-Lien.

-Which New York sports arena was opened in its present incarnation in 1968

on the site of the former overground part of Pennsylvania Station?

Madison Square Garden.

Aldhun, who was born around 959 and died in 1018, was the first Bishop of which north-eastern diocese?

-Northumbria.

-Durham. In which year did the General Strike take place in Great Britain?

-BEEP 1926.

-Is correct.

You had one pass. That classic song written by Sandy Denny was Who Knows Where The Time Goes?

-You have a total, Ian Jones, of 27 points.

-Thank you.

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And now Ewen McPherson again, please.

You also start off with 12 points with your knowledge of the Soviet Space Programme.

General knowledge now, two and a half minutes, and 27 is the score to beat.

Which of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments is played on grass?

-Wimbledon.

-Which former Beatle established his own record label Dark Horse in 1974?

-George Harrison.

-What French term is used for a bunch of herbs that is used to flavour stews and soups?

-Bouquet garni.

-On his death bed, King Charles II was apparently concerned about which of his mistresses?

-Nell Gwyn.

-Which Lancashire football team won the FA Cup three times in the 1880s?

-Blackpool.

-Blackburn Rovers. Name the black or dark brown residue distilled from coal or wood tar,

used for caulking seams and protecting wood from moisture.

-Pitch.

-Which Australian bird, member of the kingfisher family, has a raucous call?

-Kookaburra.

-Nicolas Freeling's detective Piet van der Valk is based in which city?

-Amsterdam.

-Who was the Liberal Party leader in 1988 when it merged

with the Social Democrat Party to become the Liberal Democrats?

-David Steel.

-Which Christian martyr, whose feast day is November 22nd, is the patron saint of musicians?

-Pass.

-What method of engraving in which the surface of a copper plate is roughened, then scraped,

takes its name from the Italian for "half tone"?

-Pass.

-Which country singer-songwriter wrote Me And Bobby McGee, an American hit for Janis Joplin?

-Johnny Cash.

-Kris Kristofferson. In which modern country is Ujiji,

the scene of the meeting in 1871 between Stanley and Livingstone?

-Rhodesia.

-Tanzania. Who played secret agent Harry Palmer in 1960s films?

-Michael Caine.

-Which 19th century arts benefactor owned the patent for a device for making lump sugar?

His company later merged with its main rival, that of Abram Lyle.

-Tate.

-The Clent Hills and Lickey Hills Country Parks lie close to which Midlands city?

-Pass.

-How long should a period of quarantine last, according to the word's Italian origin?

-Four days.

-40 days. Which Austrian conductor who underwent de-Nazification after World War Two

became the Principal Conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra?

-Von Karajan.

-John Howard and Elizabeth Fry contributed to the reform of which institutions?

-Slavery.

-Prisons. Which carol, announcing Christ's birth to workers near Bethlehem,

was the first Christmas hymn to be approved by the Church of England?

-Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.

-While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night.

Who plays a neurosurgeon in the TV series Monroe?

-Pass.

-In which of Shakespeare's plays does the "simple constable" Elbow appear?

-Midsummer Night's Dream.

-Measure For Measure.

What is the chemical symbol for the precious metal platinum?

-Pt.

-The large muscular foot...

-BEEP

of which marine snail whose shell is used to make ornaments

is eaten as a delicacy in several countries?

-Abalone.

-That is correct.

You had four passes. It was James Nesbitt who played the neurosurgeon in Monroe.

The Clent Hills and Lickey Hills are near Birmingham.

Mezzotint is the method of engraving.

And St Cecilia was the martyr whose feast day is the 22nd of November.

You have 25 points.

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And our final contender, please, Chris Cummins.

You start with 15 points. The score to beat is 27. Let's see if you can do it with your general knowledge.

What term for the examination of a dead body literally means "after death"...

-Post-mortem.

-Which ex-England cricket captain has raised over £12 million

for a leukaemia charity and was knighted in 2007?

-Ian Botham.

-Red and grey are the common names of the two families of which edible fish?

-Mullet.

-In Jane Austen's novel, the calm Elinor Dashwood represents "sense".

What does her more emotional sister Marianne represent?

-Sensibility.

-Which British monarch is depicted as St George

in Rubens' Thames Landscape With St George And The Dragon, painted in 1629 to '30?

-Charles I.

-What is the title of Tony Blair's memoir, first published in September 2010?

-A Journey.

-For which battle of 1914 halting the German advance on Paris

were French reinforcements taken to the front in a fleet of taxis?

-Battle of the Bulge.

-Battle of the Marne. Which city's main airport was built at Abbotsinch,

about five miles west of the city in the 1960s?

-Cardiff.

-Glasgow. What answer did the French social thinker Pierre-Joseph Proudhon give

to the question he posed in his work What Is Property?

-Theft.

-Which singer's second album 21 features the tracks Rolling In The Deep and Don't You Remember?

-Adele.

-In boxing, what pre-fight catchphrase is the trademark

of the American announcer Michael Buffer?

-"Let's get ready to rumble."

-The name of which religion means "disciple" in Hindi?

-Sikhism.

-Which Liverpool comedian made his film debut as a private security contractor

in the 2011 film Route Irish?

-Pass.

-The north-eastern corner of the island of Corfu lies just off the coast of which country?

-Albania.

-Which music executive took his first steps in the music industry

when his father got him a job in the mail room of EMI Music Publishing?

-Simon Cowell.

-Seymour in Wisconsin claims to be the home of which fast food, a staple of the American diet?

-Hamburger.

-What scale for measuring the impact hazard of an asteroid or comet hitting the Earth

is named after the Italian city where it was presented in 1999?

-Pass.

-Which Booker Prize-winning Irish novelist has published two volumes of short stories -

Deportees in 2007 and Bullfighting in 2011?

-Roddy Doyle.

-Which animals were reintroduced into Scotland in 2009 after an absence of 400 years

when a small number of them were released in Argyll?

-Pass.

-What name for the former HQ of the Metropolitan Police also refers

to its Criminal Investigation Department?

-BEEP Scotland Yard.

-Is correct.

You had three passes. It was beavers that were reintroduced in Scotland in 2009.

The Torino Scale is how you measure the impact of an asteroid hitting the Earth.

And John Bishop was the Liverpool comedian who made his film debut in Route Irish.

No need to worry about the passes, though, because you have a total of 30 points.

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Well, again some very high scores, so let's have a look at the final result.

In fourth place, Joyce Wilson.

Third place, Ewen McPherson.

Second place, a good score, Ian Jones.

First place, Chris Cummins.

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Which means that Chris Cummins is tonight's winner and he goes through to the semi-finals.

Congratulations to him.

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Thanks for watching. Goodbye.

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