Episode 23 Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight is Duncan Mitchell,

an optometrist from Halifax.

His specialist subject is punk music.

Next, Andries Van Tonder, a graduate student from Oxford.

He'll be answering questions on the history of Rhodesia.

Emma Laslett is a student from Milton Keynes.

Her specialist subject, the plays of Samuel Beckett.

And Neil Wright, a scientist from the Wirral.

His subject, the wines of the Rhone Valley.

APPLAUSE

Hello and welcome to Mastermind with me, John Humphrys.

Four more contenders put themselves to the test tonight

in the hope that they might be crowned the nation's Mastermind -

a great honour.

In order to get through to the next round they will be subjected to

two sets of questions under the tyranny of the clock.

First, two minutes on their specialist subject,

followed by 2½ minutes of general knowledge.

So, let's get on with it and ask our first contender to join us, please.

-And your name is?

-Duncan Mitchell.

-Your occupation?

-Optometrist.

-And your chosen subject?

-Punk music 1976-1979.

Punk music in two minutes.

Which record by The Damned released in late '76

is usually credited as being the first punk single?

New Rules.

During Bill Grundy's interview with the Sex Pistols,

which of the band's followers sarcastically told Grundy that

she'd always wanted to meet him?

When he suggested meeting afterwards,

Steve Jones swore at him.

Siouxsie Sioux.

Which American band entered the British charts for

the first time in May '77 with

the single Sheena Is A Punk Rocker?

The Ramones.

On which Granada show introduced by Tony Wilson did

the Sex Pistols make their television debut in September '76?

So It Goes.

Which Tyneside band were led by a vocalist known simply as Mensi?

They released the album Teenage Warning in '79.

Angelic Upstarts.

Before Wire released their debut studio album Pink Flag,

two of their songs appeared on a live LP

that had been recorded for The Roxy in '77 -

one was 12XU, what was the other?

Dot Dash.

Lowdown.

Which punk poet had his only hit single in '79

with "Gimmix! (Play Loud)", which reached number 39 in the UK charts?

John Cooper Clarke.

What was the name of Stiff Little Fingers'

first single released on their own record label, Rigid Digits,

and played by John Peel on his radio show?

Inflammable Material.

Suspect Device.

In 1978, after Johnny Rotten had left the Sex Pistols,

he reverted his real surname of Lydon and

formed a band which featured Jah Wobble and Keith Levene -

what was its name?

Public Image Limited.

What nationality were the band The Saints, who had a hit

single in '77 with This Perfect Day?

Australian.

In early '77, EMI withdrew the Sex Pistols debut Anarchy In The UK

and released the band.

They were then signed to another label who themselves

withdrew their next single God Save The Queen -

which label was it?

A&M.

In late '76, Billy Idol, Tony James

and John Towe left which other band to form Generation X?

-Chelsea.

-Who was the founding member of Buzzcocks with

Pete Shelley before leaving to form Magazine?

Howard Devoto.

Which DJ at The Roxy club in London filmed the documentary

Punk Rock Movie?

Don Letts.

Which band's '78 album Tell Us The Truth included the track...

BEEP

..George Davis Is Innocent, about the convicted robber?

Sham 69.

Er, no passes, Duncan, you've scored 13 points.

APPLAUSE

And our next contender, please.

-And your name is?

-Andries Van Tonder.

-Your occupation?

-Graduate student.

-And your chosen subject?

-The history of Rhodesia, 1965-1980.

In two minutes, starting now.

In 1965, Southern Rhodesia made a unilateral

declaration of independence from the United Kingdom -

on which date was the declaration

made by their Prime Minister Ian Smith?

-11th November.

-At the time of independence,

Smith was the leader of which political party

that had been founded to maintain white minority rule?

Rhodesian Front.

The first military encounter of the Rhodesian War

took place near which town on 28th April 1966?

Seven Zimbabwe African National Union guerrillas were

killed in the fighting.

-Chinhoyi.

-What is the name of the Royal Navy ship where Harold Wilson

and Ian Smith first met for talks in December '66?

The UK chose not to take military action

but imposed sanctions on Rhodesia.

HMS Tiger.

The Apartheid regime of another African country provided

military support to the Rhodesian government who are fighting

joint operations by ZAPU and the ANC - which country was that?

South Africa.

In '73, the Rhodesian Army formed

a mixed-race special forces unit

to infiltrate the enemy and conduct covert operations -

what was its name?

The Selous Scouts.

The white minority government declared Rhodesia's

independence in 1970.

Who became the republic's first president?

-Clifford Dupont.

-After multiracial elections in '79,

who became the first black African Prime Minister

of the renamed Zimbabwe Rhodesia?

Robert Mugabe and the Patriotic Front

refused to co-operate in the elections.

Abel Muzorewa.

What was the name of the short-lived political party that was

launched in October '71 by James Chikerema?

FROLIZI.

Herbert Chitepo, a leading member of ZANU, was murdered in which

African capital city in March '75?

-Lusaka.

-On 9th August '76,

the Rhodesian security forces carried out a raid on which Zimbabwe

African National Liberation Army camp across the border

in Mozambique, that left hundreds dead?

Nyadzonia.

After Smith agreed to the eventual end of minority rule under

foreign pressure, who chaired the '76 Geneva Convention

on Rhodesia that broke up without

achieving a settlement of the war?

Ivor Richard.

Joshua Nkomo was the leader of which political party

that lost to Robert Mugabe's ZANU

in the multiracial '80 elections?

It led to Mugabe becoming the first

Prime Minister of Zimbabwe.

ZAPU. BEEP

No passes. You had a perfect round there, Andries, 13 points.

APPLAUSE

And our next contender, please.

-And your name is?

-Emma Laslett.

-Your occupation?

-Student.

-And your chosen subject?

-The plays of Samuel Beckett.

Samuel Beckett's plays in two minutes.

The Irish playwright Samuel Beckett won

the Nobel Literature Prize in 1969.

In which London theatre were Beckett's plays Footfalls,

Krapp's Last Tape and That Time

all first publically performed?

The Aldwych.

The Royal Court.

Beckett dedicated the one-act play to Roger Blin,

the director of many of his plays in French.

It was first performed in 1957 as Fin De Partie. Which play?

Endgame.

In Waiting For Godot, what does Pozzo say are a constant

quantity after Lucky has kicked Estragon in the shins?

The tears of the world.

Beckett wrote the works All That Fall, Embers,

Words And Music, and Cascando for performance on what medium?

Radio.

In All That Fall, what is the stationmaster who's reluctant

to admit to Mrs Ronney that the 12:30 train will be delayed?

Mr Barrell.

Beckett's play The Old Tune is an English adaptation of which

Swiss-born French writer's earlier play for radio La Manivelle?

Robert Pinget.

Which piece written by Beckett in '79 in response to

Kenneth Tynan's request for a contribution to his revue

"Oh! Calcutta!" lasts less than a

minute and contains no dialogue?

Breath.

In Endgame, Nagg chuckles at the complaints

Hamm is making about noise keeping him awake.

In response, Nell says that there is nothing funnier than what?

Unhappiness.

In Waiting For Godot, Pozzo eats an item of food

taken from his basket and throws the remains on the floor.

Estragon then picks the remains up. What is the food?

Chicken leg.

Who wrote the musical accompaniment

for Beckett's mime in Act Without Words I

written in 1956?

John Beckett.

Estragon sometimes calls Vladimir Didi.

By what nickname does Vladimir sometimes call Estragon?

Gogo.

In Krapp's Last Tape, what spool number is

the 30-year-old tape from box three that Krapp listens to?

Five.

What is the title of Beckett's

'72 stage piece performed by a character called Mouth,

whose mouth is the only part of the

body revealed to the audience?

-Not I.

-In which play are the character's listener

and reader described as being as alike in appearance as possible?

They finish the piece by simultaneously

lowering their right hand, raising their heads

and looking at each other?

-Ohio Impromptu.

-What is the name...

-BEEP

I just stared, so I'll finish.

What is the name of the character who is being interrogated

in the play that now goes under the title Rough For Radio II?

Fox.

No passes. You have scored 14 points.

APPLAUSE

And our final contender, please.

-And your name is?

-Neil Wright.

-Your occupation?

-Retired biomedical scientist.

-And your specialist subject?

-French wines of the Rhone Valley.

French wines of the Rhone Valley in two minutes.

What is the major red grape variety

of the Northern Rhone Valley area?

It's also known as Shiraz.

Syrah.

Which renowned wine of the Southern Rhone is produced

just north of Avignon on the hills dominated

by a ruined Papal Palace from which it derives its name?

Chateauneuf-du-Pape.

An appellation is a name given to wine from a particular region.

Which appellation of the Northern Rhone

is noted for its sparking wine

made by the traditional method mainly from the Marsanne grape?

Saint-Peray.

Rhone meridional is the French term

for the Southern Rhone area.

What equivalent name is given to the Northern Rhone

where much of the region's finest wine comes from?

Septentrional.

Which village in Vaucluse, Southern Rhone,

gives its name to a famous sweet Muscat wine

that is one of the best known of the so-called vin doux naturel?

Beaumes de Venise.

Victor Hugo refers to a wine in Les Miserables that is

from a small village just south

of Tournon in the Saint-Joseph appellation.

What is the name of the wine?

Pass.

What is the dominant grape for red wine in the Southern Rhone

and must be present in all red Cotes du Rhone in the region?

-Grenache.

-According to legend,

Charlemagne greatly admired

the wines of an appellation just west of Valence

and neighbouring Saint-Peray

that has vineyards dating back to ancient times.

Which appellation?

Cornas.

Which variety of white grape now also widely planted in Australia

and California is used to make

the highly distinctive wine, Condrieu?

Viognier.

What local name is used for the fine

top soil of decomposed mica,

chalk and sometimes clay of the granite-rich hillside

vineyards that contributes to Condrieu's unique flavour?

Arzelle.

What sort of wine made predominantly

from the Grenache grape

is the historic speciality of the appellation of Tavel?

Rose.

Which well-known Northern Rhone

appellation is named after its hill chapel

which, according to legend, was founded by a knight called

Gaspard de Sterimberg?

Hermitage.

The red wine appellation near Ampuis

where some vineyards are still occupied,

the original Roman terraces takes its name from the French

for roasted slope - what is it?

Cote-Rotie.

Which well-known actor went into partnership with

the Rhone vineyard owner Alaine Paret...

BEEP

..over 30 years ago, after tasting

a Condrieu of Paret's in the local restaurant?

Gerard Depardieu.

You had one pass.

The wine to which Victor Hugo was referring was Mauve.

But you have also scored, Neil, 13 points.

APPLAUSE

Well, you don't see that very often. What a round. What high scores.

Let's have a look at them all.

In joint second place, 13 points apiece,

Duncan Mitchell, Andries Van Tonder

and Neil Wright.

In the lead, with 14 points,

Emma Laslett.

Let's move on to the general knowledge round.

Let's see if that sorts them out.

If there is a tie at the end of it, and there very well might be -

then the number of passes is taken into account -

and the contender with the fewer passes is the winner.

And if they're tied on passes as well, there will be a tiebreak.

The six highest-scoring runners-up in this round are also able to

claim a place in the semifinals. So, plenty to play for.

Let's get on with it

and ask Duncan to join us again if he would, please.

A 13-pointer...

..with your first round.

Let's see how you do with the general knowledge round.

We get 2½ minutes with this round. So here we go.

General knowledge, starting now.

Which pair of Los Angeles undercover

policemen were played on television

by Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul?

Starsky & Hutch.

Which Scottish dish traditionally consists

of a sheep's stomach lining stuffed with a minced mixture

of offal, onions, oatmeal and mutton fat?

Haggis.

What is the northern-most and third largest

of the Channel Islands?

Guernsey.

Alderney. Which Italian composer, who wrote

around 40 operas in two decades, supposedly once remarked,

"Show me a laundry list and I'll set it to music"?

Verdi.

Rossini.

Nick Stone is the hero of novels by a former member of the SAS

who writes under a pseudonym. What is it?

MacRae.

Andy McNab. Which English king's reign from 1135 to 1154

was marked by a period of civil strife and general unrest?

Henry I.

No, Stephen.

What member of the finch family,

identifiable by its heavy build

and the male's bright pink breast, is a notorious pest

because of its habit of eating flower buds from fruit trees?

Pass.

Which type of camera that originally produced sepia-toned

prints within a minute of exposure

was invented by Edwin Land in 1947?

Polaroid.

In which South American country is the Chubut Valley,

where a group of Welsh settlers first landed in 1865?

A form of Welsh is still spoken there.

Argentina.

What was the name of the racing driver

and motor manufacturer to whom

Countess Paulina entrusted the prancing horse emblem

that had been used by her son?

Ferrari.

According to the proverb, what is the mother of invention?

Necessity.

Which long-running film festival was the Mussolini Cup

awarded between 1934 and '42?

-Cannes?

-Venice.

Which Prime Minister owned a series

of yachts called Morning Cloud?

Edward Heath.

In Coleridge's poem The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner,

who is transfixed by the old man's "glittering eye"

and stops to hear his story?

Pass.

What is the name of the Bishop of Hippo,

born in 354AD,

who was one of the first four theologians to be

recognised as a doctor of the Western Christian church?

Augustine.

In horse racing,

what age is a horse that runs in a nursery race?

-One year.

-Two.

What group of British painters took their name

from the area of London

that was made popular as a subject by Walter Sickert

at whose studio they met?

Camden Group.

Which 1981 film starring Michael Caine

and Sylvester Stallone has a supporting cast

of top football stars including Pele,

Osvaldo Ardiles and Bobby Moore?

Escape To Victory.

Which American folk singer, who died in 1967,

wrote and recorded the Dust Bowl Ballads in 1940?

BEEP Woody Guthrie.

Is correct. You had two passes.

In Coleridge's poem, it was the wedding guest who is transfixed

by the old man's glittering eye and stops to hear his story.

And that bird with the very bright breast

and the habit of eating all those flower buds, that's the bullfinch.

-You have, Duncan, 24 points in total.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

And now Andries again, please.

And... I should get tired of saying this, but you also start

with 13 points with your knowledge of Rhodesia as it was.

24 is the score to beat at the moment.

Let's see if you can do that with your general knowledge. Here we go.

Which company made America's

first commercial jet airliner, the 707?

Boeing.

Hairstreaks, Metalmarks

and Fritillaries are all examples

of what type of insect?

-Butterflies.

-Olga Khokhlova was the first wife

of which Spanish artist?

They met while he was designing for the Ballet Russes

production of Parade in 1917?

Pablo Picasso.

In cricket, what delivery

that spins unexpectedly from the off-side

to the leg-side is also known

as a wrong 'un in Australia or as a Bosie, after its

supposed inventor Bernard Bosanquet?

Googly.

Raymond Cusick, who died in 2013,

was best known as the designer of which

merciless television aliens?

Pass.

The Oktoberfest originated in 1810

as a celebration of the marriage

of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria.

In which city does it traditionally

take place over a 16-day period?

-Munich.

-Who wrote the play

The Fifth Column, based on his experiences

of the Spanish Civil War,

gathered while he was working as a correspondent

for the North American Newspaper Alliance?

Ernest Hemingway.

Capelli d'angelo, meaning angel's hair,

is one of the finest-cut varieties

of which type of food?

-Pasta.

-Who led the first American overland expedition

west of the Mississippi with William Clark,

journeying to the Pacific coast and back

between 1804 and 1806?

Lewis.

The deadly poison ricin is obtained

from the seeds of which plant?

-Apple.

-Castor oil plant.

What was the name of the singer-songwriter

who died in 1974 at the age of 26,

but whose records include Bryter Layter and Pink Moon?

They've subsequently attracted a strong cult following.

-Pass.

-Which type of boat with two hulls

takes its name from the Tamil for tied wood?

Catamaran.

The tors on Dartmoor are primarily composed

of which igneous rock type?

-Granite.

-What is the name

of the American science-fiction author

and biochemist whose collection of short stories

"I, Robot" was made into a film in 2004?

Isaac Asimov.

Who was Ronald Reagan's Vice President from 1981 to 1989

before succeeding him as President?

George Bush.

The 19th-century body-snatchers and serial killers

Burke and Hare worked on behalf

of the surgeon Robert Knox,

who lectured in anatomy at medical schools in which city?

Edinburgh.

In The Simpsons Movie, what type of animal

is the house pet that Homer

tries to help walk on the ceiling?

Pig.

What figure is seen riding a pale horse

in the Book of Revelation?

Pass.

Which German composer and organist,

who lived from 1685 to 1750,

fathered 20 children, a number of whom became celebrated composers

in their own right?

-Bach.

-Which Bach?

-Johann Sebastian.

-Yes.

What name is given to slot machines

where a ball is propelled up a slope

and then falls through a number of obstacles whose

-electrical contact points...

-BEEP

..register a score?

-Pinball.

-Pinball is correct.

You had three passes.

The pale horse in the Book of Revelation is being ridden by Death.

Nick Drake was that songwriter-singer who died in 1974,

and Raymond Cusick created those ghastly things called the Daleks.

Your total score now, though, Andries, is 29.

APPLAUSE

And now Neil again, please.

And you are another of our 13ers.

29 is now the score to beat, so 2½ minutes of general knowledge

to see if you can do it and move through to the semifinals.

Here we go.

The abbreviation UHT refers to a method

used particularly to extend the shelf life

of what everyday foodstuff?

Milk.

From which town in Somerset did Arthur Wellesley

take his ducal title,

although he reputedly visited it only once in 1819?

Wellington.

What general name is given to the flatfish known for the barbs

on their tails that can cause serious or fatal wounds?

Pass.

Which British airship crashed on a hill

near Beauvais in France in October 1930

during a violent rainstorm while en route to India?

R101.

Who played the title role

in the television detective series Kojak?

Telly Savalas.

The Pacific island of Nauru claims to be the world's smallest

independent nation.

It is a self-governing territory in free association with

a Commonwealth country - which one?

New Zealand.

On which chart-topping single featured in the film GI Blues

did Elvis Presley sing in both English and German?

Wooden Heart.

The city of Hannibal on the Mississippi River was

the boyhood home of the 19th-century novelist and humorist

and provided the setting for some of his best-known books -

what was his name?

-Mark Twain.

-Which French football club

is often known as the abbreviation PSG?

Paris Saint-Germain.

What's the name of the Australian soprano

whose recording of "O Mio Babbino Caro"

was one of the first classical records to win

a gold disc for sales of over a million?

-Nellie Melba.

-Joan Hammond.

In which 1979 Monty Python film

does John Cleese play several roles

including a Wise Man, a Jewish official and a centurion?

Life Of Brian.

In physics, what name is given to the direct

conversion of a substance from a solid state into a vapour

without the intermediate formation of a liquid?

Sublimation.

In which 1980 children's novel by Roald Dahl

did the title characters get their comeuppance

at the hands of Muggle-Wump,

his family of monkeys and the Roly-Poly Bird?

Pass.

Which island capital city founded in 1565

was named after a grandmaster of the Order of Hospitallers,

the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem?

Valletta.

In politics, who famously said,

"I don't mind how much my ministers talk,

"as long as they do what I say"?

Margaret Thatcher.

Which national museum is in the grounds of Lord Montagu's

home at Beaulieu in Hampshire?

The Motor Museum.

In ancient Egyptian art, Thoth, the God of Moon,

is usually pictured with the head of which wading bird?

Ibis.

What was the name of the cockney singer

and comedian known for songs such as Tulips From Amsterdam,

who was the son of the professional boxer Battling Tom Smith?

Max Bygraves.

In 2009, Vincent Nichols succeeded

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor

as the Catholic Archbishop of which diocese?

-Westminster.

-What's the name of the traditional Cajun

or Creole dish from Louisiana

consisting of highly-spiced rice

with meat, poultry or shellfish?

Jambalaya.

Which 1953 biblical epic starring Victor Mature...

BEEP

..and Richard Burton was the first film to be

shot in CinemaScope?

The Robe.

The Robe is correct. You had two passes.

That children's novel by Roald Dahl

with Muggle-Wump and all the rest of them in it was The Twits,

and the flatfish with the nasty barbs on its tails is the stingray.

You've scored, Neil, 31 points.

APPLAUSE

Finally, Emma...again, please...

and you start out with 14 points.

You now have a whopping 31 to beat.

So, let's see if you can do it with your general knowledge.

2½ minutes, here we go.

Which singer and actress is known as J.Lo?

Jennifer Lopez.

What word for the paper used to register a vote

comes from the Italian for a little ball?

Ballot.

Which major city on America's east coast

was founded by Puritan colonists in 1630

and named after the town in Lincolnshire

where many had come from?

-Plymouth.

-Boston.

Which 19th-century poet wrote a series of love poems

to her husband, entitled Sonnets From The Portuguese,

published in 1850?

-Rossetti.

-Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

What is the name of the actor well known for his role

as the private eye Thomas Magnum,

who appeared in the sitcom Friends as Dr Richard Burke?

Tom Selleck.

In which English city are the medieval streets

The Shambles, High Petergate and Stonegate?

York.

What term was first used in tennis by the journalist

John Kieran in 1933, after Jack Crawford

won three of the four Major singles titles,

but lost in the US Championship final?

-Grand slam.

-The Dagger Awards,

presented in recent years to authors including Lee Child

and Frederick Forsyth,

are awarded by the writers association

for what genre of fiction?

Crime.

Carl Barat and Peter Doherty were the founders of which

indie-rock band?

-Babyshambles.

-The Libertines.

In 1918, Constance Countess Markievicz

was elected Britain's first female MP

but refused to take her seat at Westminster.

What Irish party did she represent?

Sinn Fein.

In Greek myth, what shipping hazard

was caused by Charybdis who, like the sea monster Scylla,

is associated with the straits of Messina?

Whirlpool.

Which medical condition or symptom

is caused when the red blood cells

are reduced in number or volume

or are deficient in haemoglobin?

Anaemia.

Prior to the release of the film version

of her novel Interview With The Vampire,

who said that Tom Cruise is "no more my vampire Lestat

"than Edward G Robinson is Rhett Butler."

Anne Rice.

Ananas is the botanical name for which tropical fruit

said to have been discovered in South America in the 16th century?

Pineapple.

In which opera does Gilda,

the daughter of the title character,

sing the aria "Caro Nome"?

-Tosca.

-Rigoletto. What title was given to the eldest son

and heir-apparent of the French king from 1350 to 1813?

Dauphin.

In which 2005 animated film do four animals escape

from New York Zoo and get shipwrecked on an exotic island?

Madagascar.

Which New York City thoroughfare,

associated particularly with commercial theatre,

is also known as the Great White Way?

Broadway.

What name for a small turtle,

once widely eaten and is now often kept as a pet,

comes from the Native American Algonquin language?

BEEP Terrapin.

You got there in time.

Yes, the terrapin was absolutely right.

You have no passes. Emma, you have 29 points.

APPLAUSE

Well, some whopping scores there! What a round.

Let's have a look at all the scores.

In fourth place, with 24 points, Duncan Mitchell.

Joint-second place, 29 points each, Andries Van Tonder and Emma Laslett.

In first place, a huge 31 points, Neil Wright.

APPLAUSE

Which means, you'll have guessed that Neil Wright is tonight's winner

and he goes through to the semifinals. Congratulations to him.

Commiserations, sort of, to Andries and Emma, but with their score,

29 points, it's entirely possible that we shall see them again

in the semifinals.

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Thanks for watching, goodbye.

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