0:00:24 > 0:00:28First in the spotlight tonight is Peter Spicer, a buyer from York.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31He's answering questions on the sitcom Gavin And Stacey.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35Next, Graham Barker, a dentist from Widnes, on Sir John Gielgud.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Ian Protheroe is a retired nurse from Barry.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41His specialist subject, the baseball player, Jackie Robinson.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45And Theresa McWhirter is a sign language interpreter from Bromley.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49Her subject, the designer, William Morris.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51APPLAUSE
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Hello and welcome to Mastermind with me John Humphrys.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Four more contenders tonight,
0:01:05 > 0:01:06each of whom should be applauded
0:01:06 > 0:01:08for putting themselves through the ordeal,
0:01:08 > 0:01:12but that is as much sympathy as they are likely to receive.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14It gets really tough from now on.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16If they are to move through to the next round
0:01:16 > 0:01:18and then perhaps to the grand final, they have to face
0:01:18 > 0:01:21two minutes of questions on their specialist subject
0:01:21 > 0:01:24followed by two-and-a-half minutes of general knowledge.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25If they make it all the way,
0:01:25 > 0:01:28one of them will be crowned the nation's Mastermind.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31So, let's have our first contender, please.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40And your name is?
0:01:41 > 0:01:42Your occupation?
0:01:42 > 0:01:45And your chosen subject?
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Gavin And Stacey in two minutes starting now.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49The television series Gavin and Stacey
0:01:49 > 0:01:50tells the story of a long-distance romance
0:01:50 > 0:01:54between Essex-born Gavin Shipman and Barry Island born Stacey West.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Which town does Gavin come from?
0:01:57 > 0:01:58Billericay.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01What does Stacey use to try and hide the spot on her face when
0:02:01 > 0:02:05she goes down for breakfast during her first visit to stay with Gavin?
0:02:05 > 0:02:06Sunglasses.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08When Gavin returns home from work before meeting
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Stacey for the first time, his mother tells them
0:02:10 > 0:02:13she has been crying at the plight of which animal on Pet Rescue?
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- Guinea pig.- A badger.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20In series three, when everybody decides to spend the day on the beach,
0:02:20 > 0:02:22they see seven people queuing up at the beach cafe
0:02:22 > 0:02:25to buy cappuccinos all dressed as an entertainer.
0:02:25 > 0:02:26Which one?
0:02:26 > 0:02:27Elvis Presley.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30What's the name of Pete Sutcliffe's mum, who is accidentally left
0:02:30 > 0:02:31downstairs overnight on Christmas Eve
0:02:31 > 0:02:34cos everybody else went to bed in a hurry following an argument?
0:02:34 > 0:02:35Edna.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Whose book does Nessa say she has read to her baby son, Neil,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41on Christmas Day night so she can sit down to dinner in peace?
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Apparently, he enjoyed every word of it.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45The Satanic Verses.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46No, it was Russell Brand.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49In series three, Smithy orders an Indian takeaway including
0:02:49 > 0:02:53a chicken, a lamb and a prawn version of what type of dish?
0:02:53 > 0:02:55He also orders rice, chips, naan bread and popadoms
0:02:55 > 0:02:58and is adamant he will not share with anybody.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Pass.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Which prominent Labour politician, with whom Nessa claims to have
0:03:02 > 0:03:04had an affair, is later a guest at her wedding to Dave?
0:03:04 > 0:03:06John Prescott.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08What is the name of the company who want to put up a telephone
0:03:08 > 0:03:09mast near Gavin's home?
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Big Fat Sue organises a protest to try and stop them
0:03:12 > 0:03:16but the protest turns out to be just a glorified barbecue.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17Pass.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20What is the theme of the special treat Uncle Bryn lays on
0:03:20 > 0:03:21to celebrate Gwen's Birthday?
0:03:21 > 0:03:24This is the occasion when he and Nessa sing Islands In The Stream.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25Barn dance.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28What dish is Stacey's mother Gwen renowned for?
0:03:28 > 0:03:31She offers it to visitors and house guests for every meal.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32Pass.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35After Kevin has transferred to his company's Cardiff branch,
0:03:35 > 0:03:38which of his new workmates always says, after giving his name,
0:03:38 > 0:03:40"And before you ask, no, I don't."
0:03:40 > 0:03:41Owen Hughes.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44What type of hand-reared, free-range Norfolk turkey does
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Gavin's dad, Nick, lovingly prepare for Christmas dinner?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- Pass. - BEEP
0:03:49 > 0:03:51I was about to give you another question
0:03:51 > 0:03:53but the clock has beaten me to it. The buzzer has sounded.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56The answer to that question, one of your passes,
0:03:56 > 0:03:57was a Kelly Bronze.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00And your other passes, you had four altogether.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Omelettes is the dish that Stacey's mother gives
0:04:03 > 0:04:05everybody for every meal.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Auger Communications was the name of that company
0:04:08 > 0:04:10who wanted to put up the telephone mast
0:04:10 > 0:04:12and bhuna, the Indian takeaway.
0:04:12 > 0:04:13Everything has to be a bhuna.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Chicken bhuna, lamb bhuna, prawn bhuna and so on.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Peter, you have scored seven points.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20APPLAUSE
0:04:28 > 0:04:29And our next contender, please.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38And your name is?
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Your occupation?
0:04:40 > 0:04:42And your chosen subject?
0:04:42 > 0:04:44So, John Gielgud in two minutes. Here we go.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48John Gielgud was one of the most distinguished actors of the 20th century.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51He won a best supporting actor Oscar in '82 for playing
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Dudley Moore's foul-mouthed butler in which film?
0:04:54 > 0:04:55Arthur.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57In 1923, Gielgud was asked by the Irish playwright
0:04:57 > 0:05:00and actor JB Fagan to join his rep company
0:05:00 > 0:05:03at the theatre he had co-founded in which city?
0:05:03 > 0:05:04Oxford.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Which Shakespeare play was one of the first Gielgud directed?
0:05:06 > 0:05:10It opened at London's Old Vic Theatre in December 1932?
0:05:10 > 0:05:11Merchant Of Venice.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13What was the name of Gielgud's long-term partner,
0:05:13 > 0:05:16a Hungary by birth, whom he met in the 1960s
0:05:16 > 0:05:18and became his lifelong companion?
0:05:18 > 0:05:19Martin Hensler.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22What is the title of the play by Alfred Newman
0:05:22 > 0:05:25in which Gielgud made his Broadway debut in 1928.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27It closed after only 11 performances.
0:05:27 > 0:05:28The Patriot.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Gielgud directed and starred in a production of Hamlet in 1934.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Which young actor whom he had cast as Osric
0:05:34 > 0:05:38recalled a rapid stream of comments from him, such as
0:05:38 > 0:05:40"Come on from the left. No, no, the other left."?
0:05:40 > 0:05:41Alec Guinness.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45Who directed Gielgud at Stratford in the '61 production of Othello
0:05:45 > 0:05:47in which, according to press reports,
0:05:47 > 0:05:50he looked like an Indian civil servant in Venetian dress?
0:05:50 > 0:05:51Franco Zeffirelli.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Between 1957 and 1967 Gielgud took his one-man show,
0:05:54 > 0:05:57based on George Rylands' Shakespeare anthology around the world.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58What was it called?
0:05:58 > 0:05:59The Ages Of Man.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Which historical figure did Gielgud play in the 1941 film
0:06:02 > 0:06:06The Prime Minister and the '74 television drama series Edward VII?
0:06:06 > 0:06:07Disraeli.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12Gielgud directed a version of Romeo And Juliet that opened in '35,
0:06:12 > 0:06:15alternating the roles of Romeo and Mercutio with which other actor?
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Laurence Olivier.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19In which play written by Elizabeth McIntosh
0:06:19 > 0:06:21under the alias Gordon Daviot
0:06:21 > 0:06:23did Gielgud direct and play the title role?
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Richard Of Bordeaux.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28At which venue did Gielgud have his 90th birthday lunch
0:06:28 > 0:06:30with Glenda Jackson and Giles Brandreth?
0:06:30 > 0:06:32He said he was delighted to be invited there
0:06:32 > 0:06:34"because all my real friends are dead."
0:06:34 > 0:06:36The House of Commons.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40Gielgud recorded his final acting project on his 96th birthday,
0:06:40 > 0:06:42which was a film of a short play by Samuel Beckett.
0:06:42 > 0:06:43What is the film called?
0:06:43 > 0:06:44Catastrophe.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46In which play by Charles Wood... BEEP
0:06:46 > 0:06:50..inspired by the making of the film The Charge Of The Light Brigade
0:06:50 > 0:06:52did Gielgud played a kindly parody of himself?
0:06:52 > 0:06:54- Veterans. - Is exactly right,
0:06:54 > 0:06:57as indeed were all the other answers. No passes.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Graham, 14 points.
0:06:59 > 0:07:00APPLAUSE
0:07:08 > 0:07:10And our next contender, please.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20And your name is?
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Your occupation?
0:07:22 > 0:07:24And your chosen subject?
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Jackie Robinson in two minutes.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Jackie Robinson was the first African-American
0:07:29 > 0:07:32to play Major League baseball in the modern era.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34What was the name of the president and general manager
0:07:34 > 0:07:36of the Brooklyn Dodgers who decided they should
0:07:36 > 0:07:39break baseball's colour bar by signing a black player?
0:07:39 > 0:07:40Branch Rickey.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42What uniform number was Robinson given by the Dodgers?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45It was retired by the team in '72 and is now worn
0:07:45 > 0:07:48by every Major League player on Jackie Robinson day.
0:07:48 > 0:07:4942.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Wendell Smith arranged for Robinson to have a trial
0:07:52 > 0:07:53with the Boston Red Sox
0:07:53 > 0:07:55and then recommended him to Branch Rickey.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Of which newspaper was Smith the sports editor?
0:07:57 > 0:07:58The Pittsburgh Courier.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Robinson was born in Georgia, but as a young child
0:08:00 > 0:08:03he moved with his mother and siblings to which city in California?
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Pasadena.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Robinson won the Little World Series with the Montreal Royals in 1946.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Which southern team did the Royals beat by four games to two?
0:08:11 > 0:08:13The Louisville Colonels.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16What was the name of the manager of the Philadelphia Phillies
0:08:16 > 0:08:18who subjected Robinson to a torrent of racist abuse
0:08:18 > 0:08:21the first time he played against them in 1947?
0:08:21 > 0:08:22Ben Chapman.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Jackie Robinson made his Major League debut for the Dodgers
0:08:25 > 0:08:28against which team on 15 April 1947?
0:08:28 > 0:08:30The Boston Braves.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Robinson was one of the founders of a bank
0:08:32 > 0:08:35in Harlem in the mid-1960s. Which bank?
0:08:35 > 0:08:36The Freedom National Bank.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38What is the name of the highest honour
0:08:38 > 0:08:41of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
0:08:41 > 0:08:43given for outstanding achievement by an African American,
0:08:43 > 0:08:45which was awarded to Robinson in 1956?
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- The Spingarn Award. - Yes, the Spingarn Medal.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Robinson was called before the House un-American Activities Committee
0:08:51 > 0:08:54in July 1949 and testified against which entertainer?
0:08:54 > 0:08:55Paul Robeson.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58What was the name of the Dodgers' shortstop from Kentucky
0:08:58 > 0:09:02who refused to sign a players' petition opposing Robinson's signing
0:09:02 > 0:09:04and put his arm around Robinson's shoulders
0:09:04 > 0:09:06during a game as a gesture of support?
0:09:06 > 0:09:07Pee Wee Reese.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11In 1945, Robinson signed a contract to play for the Montreal Royals
0:09:11 > 0:09:14in return for a monthly salary of 600 and a bonus of how much?
0:09:16 > 0:09:17100 a game.
0:09:17 > 0:09:193,500 was the bonus.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22While he was serving as a lieutenant in the Army,
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Robinson was court-martialled after refusing to move to the back of a bus.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28At which military base in Texas was he stationed...
0:09:28 > 0:09:30BEEP ..when that happened?
0:09:30 > 0:09:31Fort Hood.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Yes, Camp Hood or Fort Hood.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35No passes, Ian.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37You have scored 12 points.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39APPLAUSE
0:09:46 > 0:09:48And our final contender, please.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57And your name is?
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Your occupation?
0:09:59 > 0:10:01And your specialist subject?
0:10:01 > 0:10:04William Morris in two minutes. Here we go.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05Morris was a Victorian poet,
0:10:05 > 0:10:07artist and pioneer of British socialism.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Which house did Philip Webb design for
0:10:09 > 0:10:11William and Jane Morris following their marriage?
0:10:11 > 0:10:15He adopted the principles of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the design.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16Red House.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Morris's epic poem, modelled on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
0:10:18 > 0:10:22features a group of Norsemen in an unsuccessful quest to find a perfect land.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24What's the title of the poem?
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- News From Nowhere. - The Earthly Paradise.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29What name did Morris give to his first wallpaper design that was manufactured.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31It featured roses and birds.
0:10:31 > 0:10:32Trellis.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Morris spoke on the same platform as George Bernard Shaw
0:10:34 > 0:10:37and Friedrich Engels in Hyde Park in 1891.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39At what event?
0:10:39 > 0:10:42A rally of the, erm... the workers.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44I'm afraid it's called the May Day Rally.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Morris set up a company in 1861 with his friends
0:10:46 > 0:10:48in the Arts and Crafts Movement.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51It was named after Morris, Peter Paul Marshall and who else?
0:10:51 > 0:10:52Faulkner.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54What was the name of the aristocratic liberal MP
0:10:54 > 0:10:57who in 1873 invited Morris to stay in his medieval castle,
0:10:57 > 0:11:02which Morris decorated along with his townhouse in Kensington?
0:11:02 > 0:11:03Pass.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Morris bought premises in 1891 that could accommodate
0:11:06 > 0:11:09his new carpet and tapestry looms. What was the name of...
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Merton Abbey.
0:11:10 > 0:11:11What's the title of the poem
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Morris wrote and published in 1887
0:11:13 > 0:11:16to raise funds for the orphans of Alfred Linnell,
0:11:16 > 0:11:20a young man who was knocked down by mounted police near Trafalgar Square?
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- London Lads. - A Death Song.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25With which prominent member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
0:11:25 > 0:11:29did Morris lease the Tudor manor house at Kelmscott in Oxfordshire in 1871?
0:11:29 > 0:11:30Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Which country did Morris visit in 1871 and in 1873?
0:11:34 > 0:11:37He was inspired by its landscape and people and wrote a series
0:11:37 > 0:11:41of journals considered by some to be a masterpiece of travel literature.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42Iceland.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Gladstone's government considered Morris for a post in 1892
0:11:45 > 0:11:47that was given to Alfred Austin instead
0:11:47 > 0:11:49after Morris turned it down. Which post?
0:11:49 > 0:11:50Poet Laureate.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Morris edited a monthly journal that first appeared in February 1885
0:11:53 > 0:11:57declaring himself to be the official organ of the Socialist League.
0:11:57 > 0:11:58What was it called?
0:11:58 > 0:12:00- Justice. - Commonweal.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02What name Morris give to his first typeface?
0:12:02 > 0:12:04It was inspired by a 15th century Venetian printer...
0:12:04 > 0:12:06BEEP ..Nicolas Jenson
0:12:06 > 0:12:11and was produced in 1891 for the Kelmscott Press in Hammersmith?
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- Giotto. - It was actually called Golden.
0:12:16 > 0:12:17There you go.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19You had one pass.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23The name of that aristocratic Liberal MP who he did up his castle
0:12:23 > 0:12:26and his house was George Howard. George James Howard.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29You have scored, Theresa, seven points.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39So, that's the end of the first round.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42A couple of high scorers there. Let's have a look at all of them.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45In joint third place, seven points apiece,
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Peter Spicer and Theres McWhirter.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Second place with 12 points, Ian Protheroe.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52First place with 14 points, Graham Barker.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59So, it is now the general knowledge round
0:12:59 > 0:13:02and if there is a tie at the end of it, then the number of passes
0:13:02 > 0:13:06is taken into account and the person with the fewer passes is the winner.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09If they are tied on passes as well, there will be a tie-break
0:13:09 > 0:13:13and the six highest scoring runners-up will also be able
0:13:13 > 0:13:16to claim a place in the semifinal, so plenty to play for.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Let's get on with it and ask Peter to join us again please.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25And you have seven points on the board as we speak.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Loads of time to catch up.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Two-and-a-half minutes of general knowledge questions. Here we go.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Cirrus, cumulo-nimbus and stratus
0:13:32 > 0:13:35are all types of what meteorological phenomenon?
0:13:35 > 0:13:36Clouds.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39How many humps does the Dromedary or Arabian camel have?
0:13:39 > 0:13:40One.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44In January 1949, John Buchan's novel, The Three Hostages,
0:13:44 > 0:13:46became the first to be broken up into 15-minute segments
0:13:46 > 0:13:50and broadcast every weekday on which radio programme?
0:13:50 > 0:13:51Pass.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55The physician and microbiologist Albert Sabin is best known
0:13:55 > 0:13:58for developing an oral vaccine to protect against a disease
0:13:58 > 0:14:01also known as infantile paralysis. What disease?
0:14:01 > 0:14:02Polio.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06What was the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes renamed in 1929
0:14:06 > 0:14:08by order of its king, Alexander I?
0:14:08 > 0:14:09Pass.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12The works of which novelist, famous for his portrayal
0:14:12 > 0:14:14of the Jazz Age in America, include The Great Gatsby
0:14:14 > 0:14:16and Tender Is The Night?
0:14:16 > 0:14:17Fitzgerald.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20The name of a major political party of the 18th century
0:14:20 > 0:14:23had its origins in the faction that opposed the succession
0:14:23 > 0:14:26of the Catholic James II in the exclusion parliaments
0:14:26 > 0:14:28of 1679 to 1681. Which party?
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Whigs.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Napkin snatching or fogle hunting
0:14:32 > 0:14:36are old slang terms for the theft by pickpockets of what?
0:14:36 > 0:14:37Pass.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Which East Midlands city, a railway centre,
0:14:40 > 0:14:42lies on the River Derwent?
0:14:42 > 0:14:43Derby.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Pink footed, white fronted and greylag
0:14:45 > 0:14:46are all species of which bird?
0:14:46 > 0:14:47Geese.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50What is the title of Norman Mailer's first novel
0:14:50 > 0:14:53published in 1948 that follows an army platoon of foot soldiers
0:14:53 > 0:14:56who are fighting for the possession of a Japanese-held island?
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- Night Of The Hunter. - The Naked And The Dead.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00The chorus, See, The Conquering Hero Comes,
0:15:00 > 0:15:04is from which of Handel's oratorios to a text by Morell?
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- Messiah.- No, Judas Maccabeus.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09What name derived from a Native American Indian word
0:15:09 > 0:15:13is given to a long, narrow flat sledge turned up at the front?
0:15:13 > 0:15:14Toboggan.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17After which Soviet leader was the Black Sea resort
0:15:17 > 0:15:21of Varna in Bulgaria named between 1949 and '56?
0:15:21 > 0:15:22Stalin.
0:15:22 > 0:15:23What surname is shared by
0:15:23 > 0:15:25the former Australian cricketers Merv,
0:15:25 > 0:15:28a fast bowler noted for his bushy moustache,
0:15:28 > 0:15:31and Kim, who tearfully resigned the captaincy of the national side in 1984?
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Hughes.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34A statue of a fictional character
0:15:34 > 0:15:37stands in the centre of Kirriemuir in Scotland,
0:15:37 > 0:15:39the birthplace of his creator. Which character?
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Oh, Peter Pan.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Which Roman Catholic order was founded in Paris
0:15:43 > 0:15:47in the 16th century by St Ignatius of Loyola.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48Jesuits.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Which European capital city was devastated
0:15:51 > 0:15:54by an earthquake on the morning of 1 November 1755?
0:15:54 > 0:15:55Lisbon.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59The Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch who died in 2011
0:15:59 > 0:16:01was known for his exceptional proficiency
0:16:01 > 0:16:03on what musical instrument?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- Piano.- A guitar.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08You have three passes, Peter.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- Those pickpockets were after your handkerchief.- Oh.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16The Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and all that, Yugoslavia.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19And the radio programme in which John Buchan's novel,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22The Three Hostages appeared, A Book At Bedtime.
0:16:22 > 0:16:23So, three passes, Peter.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26You have scored 20 points altogether.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Now, Theresa again, please.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42You too start this round with seven points
0:16:42 > 0:16:46and two-and-a-half minutes you have to score more than 20.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49So let's see if you can do it. Here we go.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Which is the only continent that tigers are now native to?
0:16:52 > 0:16:53Asia.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56What did the firm, Perkins, Bacon and Petch print
0:16:56 > 0:16:58for the first time in 1840?
0:16:58 > 0:16:59Stamps.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Parliament House in the Welsh town of Machynlleth
0:17:02 > 0:17:04is home to a museum dedicated to a celebrated hero
0:17:04 > 0:17:07of the early 15th century who was crowned Prince of Wales
0:17:07 > 0:17:09there in 1404. Who was he?
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- Offa?- Owain Glyndwr.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15What is the largest of the islands that forms modern-day Greece?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- Mykonos.- Crete.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20In 2007, Jacqui Oatley became the first woman
0:17:20 > 0:17:22to commentate on a football match
0:17:22 > 0:17:25for which flagship BBC highlights programme?
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Match Of The Day.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29What three words complete the well-known saying
0:17:29 > 0:17:30"Marry in haste and..."?
0:17:30 > 0:17:31Repent at leisure.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Henry Vandyke Carter was the illustrator of which work,
0:17:34 > 0:17:38essential to budding surgeons, first published in 1858?
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Erm, Guide To Surgery.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Gray's Anatomy. Which composer's works include
0:17:43 > 0:17:46the collection of piano pieces Songs Without Words
0:17:46 > 0:17:47and the oratorio Elijah?
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- Handel.- Mendelssohn.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50Which bird native to Australia
0:17:50 > 0:17:52is sometimes called the bushman's clock
0:17:52 > 0:17:55because it's heard very early in the morning and just after dark?
0:17:55 > 0:17:56Kookaburra.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59What old-fashioned sentimental term for a love note
0:17:59 > 0:18:01literally means "sweet letter" in French?
0:18:01 > 0:18:02Billet-doux.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Which author, best known for a series of novels
0:18:04 > 0:18:06set during the Napoleonic wars,
0:18:06 > 0:18:11also writes the 14th-century-set Grail Quest series of books?
0:18:12 > 0:18:13- Thackeray.- Bernard Cornwell.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Which actor plays Thomas Cromwell
0:18:15 > 0:18:18in the television series Wolf Hall?
0:18:18 > 0:18:19Mark Rylance.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21What name is given to the shallow lakes in Norfolk
0:18:21 > 0:18:23such as those found near the villages
0:18:23 > 0:18:24of Hickling, Ranworth and Wroxham?
0:18:24 > 0:18:26- Broads. - In Christian tradition,
0:18:26 > 0:18:28how are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John,
0:18:28 > 0:18:30the authors of the four Gospels, collectively known?
0:18:30 > 0:18:32- The Apostles.- No, the Evangelists.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36In which '68 film musical, directed by Francis Ford Coppola,
0:18:36 > 0:18:38does Tommy Steele play a leprechaun?
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Erm, pass.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44What forms the main part of the diet of the European mole?
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Earthworms.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48On which Atlantic island is Reid's Palace Hotel,
0:18:48 > 0:18:51founded by the Scottish entrepreneur William Reid
0:18:51 > 0:18:52and opened in 1891?
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- Bermuda.- No, Madeira.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Which psychological thriller television series
0:18:56 > 0:18:58set at the edge of the Arctic Circle
0:18:58 > 0:19:00was first broadcast in January 2015?
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Its stars include Sofie Grabol,
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Michael Gambon and Stanley Tucci.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Borgen.- Fortitude.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10In which North Yorkshire seaside town was a church synod held in 664
0:19:10 > 0:19:13for the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria
0:19:13 > 0:19:16to decide whether to follow Celtic or Roman practices?
0:19:16 > 0:19:18- Lindisfarne.- Whitby.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Ergophobia is a persistent fear of what? BEEP
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Yourself.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Well, that's logical, isn't it?
0:19:25 > 0:19:26But actually, no, it's work.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Yeah, I know. I know a lot of people who suffer from that.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31LAUGHTER
0:19:31 > 0:19:35One pass - Finian's Rainbow was that Tommy Steele film
0:19:35 > 0:19:37directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40You have a total, Theresa, of 16 points.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42APPLAUSE
0:19:48 > 0:19:50And now Ian again, please.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57And you start this round with 12 points, Ian.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00And 20 is still the score to beat.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Two-and-a-half minutes in which to do it - or not. Here we go.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05The Alma River, Inkerman and Balaclava
0:20:05 > 0:20:07were three major battles of which war?
0:20:07 > 0:20:08Crimean.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Which of the Bronte sisters wrote The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall?
0:20:11 > 0:20:13- Charlotte.- Anne.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15The feast day of which of the four British patron saints
0:20:15 > 0:20:17is celebrated on the first of March?
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Saint David.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Whose titles include Duke of Lancaster?
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- The Prince of Wales. - No, the British monarch.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26A term for a time of undisturbed happiness and peace
0:20:26 > 0:20:30comes from the Greek word for the kingfisher. What term?
0:20:31 > 0:20:32Pass.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Which English statesman who was known as Tumbledown Dick
0:20:35 > 0:20:38was forced to abdicate as Lord Protector in 1659?
0:20:38 > 0:20:40He then lived abroad under the name John Clarke.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- Oliver Cromwell.- Richard Cromwell.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Which ode by Keats contains the line,
0:20:44 > 0:20:47"Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird"?
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Ode To A Nightingale.
0:20:49 > 0:20:50Which city in Alberta is celebrated
0:20:50 > 0:20:53for its annual stampede, first held in 1912?
0:20:53 > 0:20:54Calgary.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57What's the name of the Russian state-run company,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00created in 1989 out of the Soviet Union's Ministry of Gas?
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Gazprom.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05The prestigious Fields Medal is awarded every four years
0:21:05 > 0:21:07to people under the age of 40 who have carried out
0:21:07 > 0:21:10outstanding work in which scientific discipline?
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- Er, genetics.- Maths.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16The American capital Washington DC stands on which river?
0:21:16 > 0:21:18The Potomac.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21An island that was known for a time as Van Diemen's Land
0:21:21 > 0:21:23after a governor general of the Dutch East Indies
0:21:23 > 0:21:26was renamed in 1856 after its discoverer. Which island?
0:21:26 > 0:21:27Tasmania.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Who became the first German golfer to win the US Open
0:21:30 > 0:21:33when he won the 2014 tournament?
0:21:33 > 0:21:34Martin Kaymer.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Which word that is a five-letter palindrome
0:21:36 > 0:21:39means a moving part of an engine?
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- Piston.- Rotor.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Which '94 Harrison Ford film shares its name
0:21:46 > 0:21:49with a test devised by the American Supreme Court in 1919
0:21:49 > 0:21:52to determine whether a person's right to free speech
0:21:52 > 0:21:56under the First Amendment can be limited constitutionally?
0:21:56 > 0:21:57Pass.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00The abbreviation MPV refers to a type of vehicle.
0:22:00 > 0:22:01What do the initials stand for?
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Multi-purpose vehicle.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Which Verdi opera is based on Victor Hugo's play Le Roi S'Amuse?
0:22:07 > 0:22:09- Er, Tosca.- Rigoletto.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Whose television documentary roles have included
0:22:12 > 0:22:13The Hotel Inspector and The Fixer
0:22:13 > 0:22:17where she aimed to save Britain's family businesses?
0:22:17 > 0:22:19- Er, Mary...- No, Alex Polizzi.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22On which day do the British celebrate the equivalent
0:22:22 > 0:22:25of the Austrian and Bavarian tradition of Fasching?
0:22:25 > 0:22:27- Er, Boxing Day.- Shrove Tuesday.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Which children's author created
0:22:29 > 0:22:31the 19th-century detective Sally Lockhart
0:22:31 > 0:22:34in a quartet of novels that began with
0:22:34 > 0:22:36The Ruby In The Smoke in 1985? BEEP
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Er...
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- I'm sorry, I have to pass. - Well, I'll tell you.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43I'll take it as a pass. Philip Pullman.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Three passes altogether.
0:22:45 > 0:22:50Clear And Present Danger was that '94 Harrison Ford film.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52And undisturbed happiness and peace
0:22:52 > 0:22:55- comes from the Greek word for Kingfisher - halcyon days.- Halcyon.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59Yeah. Ian, you have 21 points.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02APPLAUSE
0:23:08 > 0:23:10And finally, Graham again, please.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14So, you have 14 points on the board
0:23:14 > 0:23:17and 21 is now the score to beat.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21Let's see if you can do it. Here we go.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Which city in Illinois is nicknamed the Windy city?
0:23:24 > 0:23:25Chicago.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Calligraphy is the art of producing beautiful what?
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Handwriting.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31During the reign of which Grand Prince of Moscow
0:23:31 > 0:23:34proclaimed Tsar of Russia in 1547 was the construction
0:23:34 > 0:23:37of a centrally administered Russian state completed
0:23:37 > 0:23:40and an empire created that included non-Slav states?
0:23:40 > 0:23:41Ivan the Terrible.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44In Greek mythology, what is the name of the river in the underworld
0:23:44 > 0:23:46whose name means forgetfulness?
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Lethe.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51In which novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett does Cedric Errol,
0:23:51 > 0:23:53a young boy from New York, inherit a title?
0:23:53 > 0:23:54Little Lord Fauntleroy.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57The Welsh international footballer Billy Meredith,
0:23:57 > 0:23:59an early superstar of the professional game,
0:23:59 > 0:24:01won the FA Cup in 1904 and 1909
0:24:01 > 0:24:04with two different teams from which English city?
0:24:04 > 0:24:05- Sheffield.- Manchester.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09In 1893, which future British king married Princess Mary of Teck
0:24:09 > 0:24:11who had previously been engaged to his brother?
0:24:11 > 0:24:13George V.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15What name for a small, flat, usually round sweet,
0:24:15 > 0:24:18often coated with sugar, or a medicated lozenge,
0:24:18 > 0:24:21comes ultimately from the Latin for little loaf?
0:24:21 > 0:24:22Pastille.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Which method of hair styling was first demonstrated
0:24:25 > 0:24:28by its inventor Karl Nessler in London in 1906?
0:24:28 > 0:24:30The process took several hours to complete.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32- Beehive.- A permanent wave.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37Which author created the Edinburgh-based detective Inspector John Rebus?
0:24:37 > 0:24:38Ian Rankin.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41The singer Enya left a family group from Donegal
0:24:41 > 0:24:44to pursue a successful solo career in 1982. Which group?
0:24:44 > 0:24:45Clannad.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48What name is given to the receptacle that holds the baptismal water
0:24:48 > 0:24:51and traditionally stands near the door of the church?
0:24:51 > 0:24:54- Font.- Which channel that separates Africa from Madagascar
0:24:54 > 0:24:57shares its name with the mainland country that forms its western shoreline?
0:24:57 > 0:25:01- Mozambique.- In which sport did Gary Anderson and Stuart Mitchell
0:25:01 > 0:25:05become world champions for the first time in January 2015?
0:25:05 > 0:25:06- Fencing.- Darts.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10What term for a piece of land nearly surrounded by water
0:25:10 > 0:25:12comes from the Latin for "almost an island"?
0:25:13 > 0:25:15- Isthmus.- Peninsula.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17In which European country were the writers
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Maurice Maeterlinck and Georges Simenon born?
0:25:19 > 0:25:22- Belgium. - What is the name of the BBC's
0:25:22 > 0:25:23longest-running television soap opera?
0:25:23 > 0:25:26It's followed life in the fictional village of Cwmderi
0:25:26 > 0:25:28in South West Wales since 1974.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Its name means "people of the valley".
0:25:30 > 0:25:31Pobol y Cwm.
0:25:31 > 0:25:32At which university is the post of
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Lucasian Professor Of Mathematics awarded?
0:25:34 > 0:25:37Past incumbents have included Isaac Newton,
0:25:37 > 0:25:38Charles Babbage and Stephen Hawking.
0:25:38 > 0:25:39Cambridge.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Black-backed and side-striped are two species
0:25:41 > 0:25:44of which wolf-like member of the dog family?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46- Alsatian.- Jackal.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49What is the name of the quartet of novels by Paul Scott
0:25:49 > 0:25:51that includes The Jewel In The Crown?
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- BEEP - The Raj Quartet.- Is correct.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57No passes, Graham.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59A total of 29 points.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02APPLAUSE
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Well, I think we have a clear winner. Let's have a look at all the scores.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17In fourth place with 16 points, Theresa McWhirter.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Third place, 20 points, Peter Spicer.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Second place, 21 points, Ian Protheroe.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27First place, 29 points, Graham Barker.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29APPLAUSE
0:26:35 > 0:26:39Which means, of course, that Graham is tonight's winner,
0:26:39 > 0:26:41and he goes through to the semifinals.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Congratulations to him. And if you would like to be a contender
0:26:44 > 0:26:46on the next series, do go to our website...
0:26:48 > 0:26:50And you can follow us on Twitter.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55And do join us again next time for more Mastermind.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Thank you for watching. Goodbye.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00APPLAUSE