Episode 13 Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight is Joe Errington, a marketing executive

from Cumbria, his specialist subject, the Song Of Ice And Fire novels.

Next, Ruth Page, a local government administration officer

from Hampshire, on Gloria Swanson.

Shelagh Campbell is a research assistant from Glasgow,

and her subject is Carly Simon.

And Stephen Porter, a teacher from Liverpool.

He's answering questions on the FA Cup.

APPLAUSE

Hello and welcome to Mastermind with me, John Humphrys.

Tonight's contenders are about to take that short but daunting walk

to the infamous black chair.

The chair may be comfortable enough,

but it's the unblinking glare of the spotlight

and the relentless ticking of the clock that piles on the pressure.

They get two minutes for questions on their specialist subject,

and then 2.5 minutes on general knowledge.

The winner will go through to the semifinals,

taking a step nearer to being crowned the nation's Mastermind.

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

And your name is? Joe Errington.

Your occupation? Marketing executive.

And your specialist subject?

The Song Of Ice And Fire novels by George RR Martin.

In two minutes, starting now.

George RR Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire

is a series of epic fantasy novels set on Essos and another

fictional content consisting chiefly of the Seven Kingdoms. What is the continent?

Westeros. Yep. What part of a wild stallion do the Dothraki believe will make

a child strong, swift and fearless if the pregnant mother eats it raw and whole?

Heart. Yes. After Joffrey is made king, he awards lands

and a title to Janos Slynt as a reward for betraying Eddard Stark.

What object on a black field does Lord Slynt choose as his sigil, or coat of arms?

Spear? Yes, a bloody spear.

In A Clash Of Kings, what is the name of the Night's Watch ranger

whom Jon Snow was told to kill by Rattleshirt?

Qhorin Halfhand. Yes.

What present does Tyrion Lannister claim he has brought his nephew,

King Joffrey, for his name day when he arrives at the Red Keep?

A book? His wits.

In A Feast For Crows, Lord Petyr advises Alayne not to wear the

colours sky blue and green because they are the colours of which house?

Arryn. Yep.

In A Storm Of Swords, what is the name of the ruined castle Bran visits where,

in Old Nan's stories, the Rat Cook baked a prince in a pie

and served it to the Prince's father, the king of Andal?

The Nightfort. Yep.

The predominant religion in Westeros is the Faith Of The Seven,

in which god is one with seven aspects.

What name is given to the seventh aspect, which represents death and the unknown?

The Stranger. Yes.

In A Feast For Crows, what is the name of the cook who

works at the House Of Black And White with Arya?

Pass. When Tyrion Lannister is to stand trial for the murder

of King Joffrey, he is advised not to demand trial by battle, because

his sister will name the head of one of the houses as her champion. Which house?

Clegane. Yes.

When Gormond Goodbrother comes to tell Aeron Damphair that his

brother is dead, Aeron is offering up some of his men to their god.

What method of death does this sacrifice involve?

Drowning. Yep.

What's the name of the only ship whose captain agrees to take

Quentyn Martell and Gerris Drinkwater to Meereen?

The captains and owners of all other ships refuse because it's too dangerous.

The Windblown? The Adventure. When Daznak's... BEEP

..fighting pit in Meereen - I'll finish the question - is reopened,

Daenerys is almost killed by a creature that unexpectedly appears in the pit.

What type of creature?

Dragon. Is correct. You had just one pass, Joe.

In A Feast For Crows, the name of the cook was Umma.

And you'll have to forgive me

if those pronunciations weren't all exactly right.

Joe, you have ten points.

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And our next contender, please.

And your name is? Ruth Page.

Your occupation? Local government admin officer.

And your chosen subject? Gloria Swanson.

Gloria Swanson. Two minutes, here we go.

The American actress Gloria Swanson, who became a glamorous Hollywood

star in the '20s, received her third Best Actress nomination

for her role in the 1950 film, Sunset Boulevard.

What's the name of the fading film star she plays?

Norma Desmond. Yep.

Who rejected Swanson as a possible leading lady for his film His New Job in 1915?

Although she does make a small, uncredited appearance.

Charlie Chaplin. Yes.

What's the title of the film released in January 1919 that gave

Swanson's career a powerful boost?

It is the first of six films that Swanson made for Cecil B DeMille.

Male And Female. Don't Change Your Husband.

Who wrote the original short story that the 1928 film Sadie Thompson was based on?

Somerset Maugham. Yes.

Which film producer introduced Swanson to Joseph P Kennedy in 1927?

Kennedy helped her with her financial difficulties over Sadie Thompson

and they went on to have a lengthy affair.

Raoul Walsh? No, Robert Kane.

Swanson had two daughters, the first by her second husband Herbert Somborn was called Gloria.

What was the name of the younger daughter by her fourth husband, Michael Farmer?

Michelle. Yep.

What was the original title of Swanson's financially disastrous project Queen Kelly?

Pass. When a German actress arrived in Hollywood in 1922, Paramount Pictures

used the media to try to invent a feud between her and Swanson. What was her name?

Pola Negri. Yep.

Which politician, who stood against Franklin D Roosevelt

in 1940, did Swanson openly support during his campaign?

Jimmy Walker? No, Wendell Wilkie.

In 1960, Swanson was famously photographed wearing

a strapless black dress

and red boa among the ruins of a New York film theatre where her

first film for Untied Artists, The Love Of Sunya, had premiered. What was the name of the theatre?

The Roxy. Yep.

What was the name of the celebrated costume designer who collaborated

with Swanson on the design of the clothes she wore in Sunset Boulevard?

She also designed the outfit Swanson wore in her last film, Airport 1975.

Edith Head. Correct.

Forever Young line, aimed at the mature, middle-class woman?

Picador? Puritan.

To which co-star does Swanson sing, "I love you so much that I hate you,"

in a scene from the 1933 film Perfect Understanding?

It was a box office flop. BEEP

Laurence Olivier? Laurence Olivier it was indeed.

And you had one pass,

the original title of that disastrous project Queen Kelly was The Swan.

Of course. There you go.

Ruth, eight points. Thank you.

APPLAUSE

And our next contender, please.

And your name is? Shelagh Campbell.

Your occupation? Research assistant.

And your specialist subject? The music of Carly Simon.

Carly Simon's music. In two minutes, here we go.

Carly Simon is an American singer-songwriter and musician,

best known for her film theme songs and her hit You're So Vain.

Which song from the soundtrack of the '88 film Working Girl won her

an Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Original Song?

Let The River Run. Yep.

To which major label did Simon sign in 1970 after its founder

Jack Holzman heard a tape of her songs?

Electra. Yep. Who produced several albums for Simon,

beginning with her third solo album, No Secrets, in 1972?

Richard Perry. Yes.

Which rock star who sang backing vocals on the recording has been

identified as one of the possible subjects of the song You're So Vain?

Mick Jagger. Yes.

Which was the only original song on Simon's 1990 album

of standards from the American Songbook, My Romance?

What Has She Got. Yes.

One of Simon's early American hit singles contains the chorus,

"But you say it's time we moved in together

"and raised a family of our own, you and me."

What is the name of the song?

How The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be. Yes.

Simon's song Have You Seen Me Lately

was dropped from the soundtrack of which 1990 film?

The song became the title track of her next album.

Postcards From The Edge. Yes.

Which duet with her then husband James Taylor on an old

Inez and Charlie Foxx soul classic was a Billboard top-five hit in 1974?

Mockingbird. Yes. Which of Simon's songs did she describe as,

"The saddest song I've ever written"? It deals with the break-up of a marriage.

We're So Close. Yep.

Simon wrote the song Anticipation about which singer for whom

she had opened up The Troubadour in Los Angeles in April 1971?

Cat Stevens. Yep.

Which Beatles song did Simon cover on her 2006 album Into White?

Pass.

Simon dedicated the song Touched By The Sun,

which was based on a poem by Stephen Spender, to which public figure?

Jackie Kennedy. Yeah, or Jackie Onassis.

For which 1977 James Bond film did Simon sing the Oscar-nominated

theme song Nobody Does It Better,

which had been written by Carole Bayer Sager and Marvin Hamlisch?

The Spy Who Loved Me. Yes.

Simon released Never Been Gone, an album of new versions of her

hits in October 2009 on which label, partly owned by her son, Ben?

BEEP

Iris Records. Iris Records is correct.

Just the one pass, Shelagh - Blackbird was that Beatles

song that she covered on her 2006 album Into White.

You have 13 points.

APPLAUSE

And our final contender, please.

And your name is? Stephen Porter.

Your occupation? Teacher.

And your chosen subject? The FA Cup in the 1970s.

The FA Cup in the '70s. Here we go.

The first FA Cup Final of the '70s was decided in a replay when Chelsea

beat Leeds United by two goals to one after extra time at which ground?

Old Trafford. Yes. Who was the manager of Second Division Sunderland

when they upset Leeds United in the '73 final?

He famously ran onto the pitch at the end of the match to hug

the goalkeeper, Jim Montgomery.

Bob Stokoe. Yep. Who appeared in all four of the FA Cup Finals

contested by his club during the '70s?

Pat Rice. Yep.

Liverpool reached the semifinals four times in the '70s,

winning three of them, including two against which team?

Everton. Yep.

The first FA Cup tie to be played on a Sunday was on the 6th of January, 1974,

when Cambridge United drew 2-2 with which visiting team?

Oldham. Yep. Who was the manager of Manchester United when they were

beaten in the final of 1976 by second division Southampton and

when they returned to Wembley and beat Liverpool the following year?

Tommy Docherty. He was.

Which club reached the semifinals in consecutive years,

but lost to Arsenal after a replay each time?

Stoke. Yes. Who was the only player to score

in two different FA Cup Finals at Wembley during the '70s?

Erm...

Brian Talbot? Steve Heighway.

What was the final score in the third round match

at St James' Park in '72 between Newcastle and Hereford?

Hereford went on to win the replay with goals from Ronnie Radford and Ricky George.

2-2. Yep.

In 1970, which club lost 8-2 at home to Manchester United

in the fifth round, with George Best scoring six of United's goals?

Northampton. Yep.

Which West Ham player scored two goals against Arsenal

in the sixth round in '75, two more goals against Ipswich Town

in the semifinal, and then another two against Fulham in the final?

Alan Taylor. Yep.

In '78, Blythe Spartans became the first non-league team for more

than a quarter of a century to reach the fifth round.

Which club eventually knocked them out after a replay at St James' Park?

Wrexham. Yes.

During the '70s, which player won FA Cup Finals in consecutive years

but with different clubs? He scored the opening goal in the second match.

Brian Talbot. Yep.

When Eddie Kelly equalised for Arsenal against Liverpool

in the final of '71, he became the first substitute to... BEEP

..score in an FA Cup final. Who had he replaced?

Peter Storey? Is correct.

No passes, and you too, Stephen, have 13 points.

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So that's the first round done, some high scores there.

Let's have a look at all the scores.

In fourth place, with 8 points, Ruth Page.

Third place, 10 points, Joe Errington.

Joint first place, 13 points apiece, Shelagh Campbell and Stephen Porter.

APPLAUSE

So it is the general knowledge round now, and if there is a tie

at the end of it, the number of passes is taken into account

and the person with the fewer passes is the winner.

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

And the six highest-scoring runners-up in these heats

will also claim a place in the semifinals. So lots to play for.

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

And you've got eight points on the board so far, Ruth,

with your knowledge of Gloria Swanson. I know, shameful, isn't it?

On the contrary, it's a perfectly respectable score. Thank you.

And you have 2.5 minutes to catch up and overtake the others.

So here we go, starting now.

In the Western Church, the holder of which office

is usually the head of a dioceses?

The archbishop. Yes, the bishop.

Which children's television programme is set around the

fire station of Pontypandy, a combination of the names

of the Welsh valley towns of Pontypridd and Tonypandy?

Fireman Sam. Yes.

An 1817 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott is

set in the period preceding the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715,

and takes as its title character a folk hero from Scottish history?

Which folk hero?

Ivanhoe? Rob Roy.

What is the common name for the group of plants whose botanical name is helianthus?

Roses? Sunflowers.

What term for full discretionary powers granted to a person or

organisation comes from the French for blank paper?

Carte blanche. Yes.

The Durand Line, established in the Hindu Kush in 1893, forms the

present-day boundary between Pakistan and which neighbouring country?

India? Afghanistan.

Which British soul singer won four prizes at the 2015 Grammy Awards, including

both Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year for Stay With Me?

Sam Smith. Yes.

In which Yorkshire city was the composer Frederick Delius born in 1862?

Erm...

Pass.

In a 1932 speech, warning of the difficulties of defence against

attack from the air, what did Stanley Baldwin say will always get through?

The Luftwaffe? The Bomber.

In October 2014, which national organisation announced

the development of a new supercomputer at its site

in Exeter to improve its modelling and forecasting accuracy?

The Met Office. Yes.

In the 2014 film Fury, Sergeant Don "Wardaddy" Collier,

the battle-scarred commander of a tank crew, is played by which actor?

Brad Pitt. Yes.

What name for a surveyor's mark, typically cut into a rock

and consisting of a horizontal line with an arrowhead underneath,

has become a term for a generally agreed standard?

Kitemark. Benchmark.

The 1990 World Cup Final was the first to be decided by a penalty

when Andreas Brehme scored for West Germany in a 1-0 win over

which South American country?

Brazil? Argentina.

What ancient name for Britain or England is often

preceded by the adjective perfidious?

Pass.

Which singer, who died in December 2014, was described in Life magazine

as, "The voice of those blind criers and crazy beggars and maimed men

"who summon up the strength to bawl out their souls in the streets?"

Percy Sledge? Joe Cocker.

Which Spanish painter was called Avida Dollars,

an anagram of his name, by the surrealist poet... BEEP

..Andre Breton, a reference to his perceived greed for money and fame?

Pass. Well I can tell you, because we're out of time - Salvador Dali.

Of course! Yeah, there you go.

The other passes - perfidious Albion.

Oh, yes.

And the composer Frederick Delius was born in 1862 in Bradford. Oh.

You have now a total, Ruth, of 14 points. Thank you very much.

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And now, Joe, again, please.

And you start out with ten points, Joe.

Let's see how you do with your 2.5 minutes of general knowledge.

Here we go.

In which fair city did sweet Molly Malone sell her cockles

and mussels according to the popular song?

New Orleans? Dublin.

Strawberry hedgehog, living rock and horse crippler are among the

names given in America to various species of which spiny plants?

Brambles? Cactus.

Julian Barnes' novel Arthur and George is based

on a real-life writer's attempt to clear the name of George,

a half-Indian solicitor wrongly accused of crimes against animals.

Which writer?

Pass. What is the English translation

of the name of the German news weekly Der Speigel?

The voice? The mirror.

Which leader of the Arts and Crafts movement commissioned his friend,

Philip Webb, to design his home in Bexleyheath?

It was known as the Red House because it was built with

brick instead of the then-fashionable stucco.

William Morris. Yes.

Who became the Green Party's first MP when she won

the seat of Brighton Pavilion in the 2010 General Election?

Caroline Lucas. Yes. What is the size in degrees

of each of the internal angles of an equilateral triangle?

180. 60.

The 1958 film The Inn Of The Sixth Happiness stars Ronald Coleman,

Curt Jurgens, and an actress who plays a British missionary, Gladys Aylward.

What's her name? Pass.

The Dufourspitze, known in Italian as Punta Dufour,

stands in the Monta Rosa massif of the Pennine Alps,

and is the highest peak in which country?

Italy. Switzerland.

Which American president was awarded the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize

for his role in setting up the League of Nations?

Woodrow Wilson. Yes.

Since 1912, Prenton Park on the Wirral has been

the home of which football club?

Tranmere. Yes.

What Italian name meaning "four seasons" is used for a pizza

divided into four, with each quarter containing different toppings?

Quattro...

Pass.

Which musical suite by Saint-Saens includes the movements

Hens And Roosters and The Elephant?

The Animals Suite? Carnival Of The Animals.

Which biblical brother sold his birthright to his younger twin

Jacob for a mess of pottage?

Joseph? Esau.

Loyd Grossman and Gary Rhodes have both presented which

competitive television cookery programme which first aired in 1990?

MasterChef. Is correct.

The name of what mountainous region of the Peloponnese,

made famous in Virgil's Eclogues, later became a general term

in poetry for a highly-idealised pastoral setting?

Utopia? Arcadia.

The romantic novelist Barbara Cartland and the poet Benjamin Zephaniah

were both born in which Midlands city?

Birmingham. Yep.

Which county was historically divided into three administrative

areas known as the Parts Of Holland,

the Parts Of Kesteven and the Parts Of Lindsey?

Warwickshire. BEEP

Lincolnshire is the answer.

You had three passes - you nearly got there, didn't you?

Quattro stagioi was the Italian name for that four seasons one.

Ingrid Bergman was the film star in The Inn Of The Sixth Happiness.

And Julian Barnes' novel Arthur and George was based on

Arthur Conan Doyle's attempt to clear the name of a chap called George.

You have, Joe, 16 points.

APPLAUSE

And you start out with 13 points already, Shelagh,

Let's see how you do with your 2.5 minutes of general knowledge, starting now.

Which condiment is a dilutive form of acetic acid?

Salt. Vinegar.

The gilded figure known as the Golden Boy Of Pye Corner,

at the corner of Giltspur Street and Cock Lane in the City Of London,

marks the furthest extent of what disastrous event?

The Great Fire Of London. Yes.

What do the initials WH stand for in the name of the poet WH Auden?

William Henry. Wystan Hugh.

Which soul music legend is portrayed by Chadwick Boseman

in the 2014 film biopic Get On Up?

Nicola Benedetti and Vanessa Mae are both British soloists

Violin. Yes.

Master Sergeant Ernie Bilko,

in the American comedy television series?

the chief architect of a city's 16th century St Basil's Cathedral

Which city?

Er, pass. In the late 18th century,

the name of which Italian pasta

Dandy? Macaroni.

What relation was Queen Victoria to William IV,

whom she succeeded to the throne

on his death in June 1837?

In what sport are the national teams

of Australia and New Zealand known respectively

as the Kangaroos and the Kiwis?

Rugby. Rugby?

Union? Rugby League.

What did God create on the first day

according to chapter one, verse three

of the authorised version of the book of Genesis?

Er, light and... Yes.

In which game of Chinese origin

are there three sets of tiles

called bamboos, circles, characters, dragons and winds.

Mah-jong. Yes.

Which carp-like fish gets its name from the Latin for beard,

a reference to the fleshy protuberances

on the side of its mouth?

Erm...

Pass. In the early 20th century,

Harry Brearley successfully made stainless steel in Sheffield

by adding a metallic element

to improve the steel's resistance to rust.

What element?

Er... No, pass.

Who was the victorious British military leader

at the Battle of Plassey in 1757?

He paved the way for the British acquisition of Bengal.

Pass. In November 2000,

which group released a live album recorded at Wembley Stadium

called Familiar To Millions?

Er, Take That? Oasis.

What was temporarily added to the V Museum's plaster cast

of Michelangelo's statue of David in the 19th century...

BEEP ..to avoid offence to visiting female dignitaries?

It's now housed in a case at the back of the plinth.

A leaf? Yes.

Indeed, a fig leaf.

You have five passes, Shelagh.

It was Clive of India, Robert Clive,

who was the victorious British military leader there.

Chromium was added to steel to stop it rusting.

Barbel is the name of that fish with the rather fleshy protuberances

on the side of its mouth.

Moscow is where St Basil's Cathedral was built,

and Phil Silvers starred as Sgt Bilko in that American comedy series.

You have a total, Shelagh, of 18 points.

APPLAUSE

And finally, Stephen Porter again, please.

And you, Stephen, also start out with 13 points

and you have to beat 18 to get through to the semifinals.

And you have 2.5 minutes in which to do it. Here we go.

What unit of measurement, equal to four inches,

is normally used for the height of horses?

Hands. Yes.

The 1978 film Capricorn One stars

James Brolin, Sam Waterston and OJ Simpson as astronauts

who are forced to fake a landing on which planet?

Mars. Yes.

In which of Shakespeare's comedies does the witty

and cheerful clown Touchstone appear?

As You Like It. Yes. Which children's author

wrote a series of books starting in 1941

that followed the adventures of the twins

Pat and Isabel O'Sullivan

at a girls' boarding school called St Clare's?

Noah Str... Enid Blyton.

At what sport did the 6"10' athlete John Amaechi

compete at the highest level in American

and win 18 caps for England?

Basketball. Yes.

Which historic region and autonomous community of Spain

forms the southern-most part of the country?

Its eight provinces include Granada, Cadiz and Malaga.

Catalonia? Andalucia.

What word for a statement of principle or code of conduct

means "I believe" in Latin?

Ich dien. No, credo.

Which Dutch artist painted the triptych

The Garden Of Earthly Delights around the year 1500?

Hieronymus Bosch. Yes.

During the First and Second World Wars,

much of the agricultural work at home

was taken on by the WLA. What do those initials stand for?

Women's Land Army. Yes.

The Jamaican Black Nationalist leader, Marcus Garvey,

is considered a founder of a religious movement

with his exultation to look to Africa

where a black king shall be crowned. Which movement?

Rastafarianism. Yes.

In American slang, what is a person's John Hancock?

His signature. Yes.

After a radiation experiment went disastrously wrong,

the mild-mannered scientist Dr David Banner

turns into a raging green-skinned humanoid creature

whenever he becomes angry. Which creature?

The Incredible Hulk. Yes. What comes after reed, Lapland

and snow in the names of three species of small seed-eating birds?

Tern? Bunting.

Which Irish band whose members include the siblings

Andrea, Caroline, Sharon and Jim

released the UK chart-topping album In Blue in July 2000?

B*Witched? The Corrs.

Which biblical prophet beat 450 priests of Baal

in a competition to determine whose god would answer prayers

and light a fire under a sacrificial bullock?

Pass.

Which composer's works include variations on a theme by Haydn

and the large choral work A German Requiem?

Bach? Brahms.

Who were the stars of the original radio programme

Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel

broadcast in America in 1932?

Adapted versions of the scripts

were broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.

The Marx Brothers. Yes.

Henry VIII was outlived by Catherin Parr...

BEEP ..and which other of his six wives?

Er...

Anne of Cleves. Is correct.

You had one pass.

Elijah was the biblical prophet who beat 450 priests to determine

whose god would answer prayers and all that.

You've got, Stephen, 24 points.

APPLAUSE

Well, no doubt about the winner.

Let's have a look at all of those scores.

In fourth place, 14 points, Ruth Page.

Third place, 16 points, Joe Errington.

Second place, 18 points, Shelagh Campbell.

First place, 24 points, Stephen Porter.

APPLAUSE

Which means, of course, that Stephen is tonight's winner

and he goes through to the semifinals.

Congratulations to him.

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And do please join us again next time

for more Masterminds. Thanks for watching. Goodbye.

You've been together eight months.

I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him.

I love you.

Alex? Do you know this man?

People lie, Danny. Are you threatening me?