Episode 22 Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight is Peter Spicer, a buyer from York.

He's answering questions on the sitcom Gavin And Stacey.

Next, Graham Barker, a dentist from Widnes, on Sir John Gielgud.

Ian Protheroe is a retired nurse from Barry.

His specialist subject, the baseball player, Jackie Robinson.

And Theresa McWhirter is a sign language interpreter from Bromley.

Her subject, the designer, William Morris.

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Hello and welcome to Mastermind with me John Humphrys.

Four more contenders tonight,

each of whom should be applauded

for putting themselves through the ordeal,

but that is as much sympathy as they are likely to receive.

It gets really tough from now on.

If they are to move through to the next round

and then perhaps to the grand final, they have to face

two minutes of questions on their specialist subject

followed by two-and-a-half minutes of general knowledge.

If they make it all the way,

one of them will be crowned the nation's Mastermind.

So, let's have our first contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your chosen subject?

Gavin And Stacey in two minutes starting now.

The television series Gavin and Stacey

tells the story of a long-distance romance

between Essex-born Gavin Shipman and Barry Island born Stacey West.

Which town does Gavin come from?

Billericay.

What does Stacey use to try and hide the spot on her face when

she goes down for breakfast during her first visit to stay with Gavin?

Sunglasses.

When Gavin returns home from work before meeting

Stacey for the first time, his mother tells them

she has been crying at the plight of which animal on Pet Rescue?

-Guinea pig.

-A badger.

In series three, when everybody decides to spend the day on the beach,

they see seven people queuing up at the beach cafe

to buy cappuccinos all dressed as an entertainer.

Which one?

Elvis Presley.

What's the name of Pete Sutcliffe's mum, who is accidentally left

downstairs overnight on Christmas Eve

cos everybody else went to bed in a hurry following an argument?

Edna.

Whose book does Nessa say she has read to her baby son, Neil,

on Christmas Day night so she can sit down to dinner in peace?

Apparently, he enjoyed every word of it.

The Satanic Verses.

No, it was Russell Brand.

In series three, Smithy orders an Indian takeaway including

a chicken, a lamb and a prawn version of what type of dish?

He also orders rice, chips, naan bread and popadoms

and is adamant he will not share with anybody.

Pass.

Which prominent Labour politician, with whom Nessa claims to have

had an affair, is later a guest at her wedding to Dave?

John Prescott.

What is the name of the company who want to put up a telephone

mast near Gavin's home?

Big Fat Sue organises a protest to try and stop them

but the protest turns out to be just a glorified barbecue.

Pass.

What is the theme of the special treat Uncle Bryn lays on

to celebrate Gwen's Birthday?

This is the occasion when he and Nessa sing Islands In The Stream.

Barn dance.

What dish is Stacey's mother Gwen renowned for?

She offers it to visitors and house guests for every meal.

Pass.

After Kevin has transferred to his company's Cardiff branch,

which of his new workmates always says, after giving his name,

"And before you ask, no, I don't."

Owen Hughes.

What type of hand-reared, free-range Norfolk turkey does

Gavin's dad, Nick, lovingly prepare for Christmas dinner?

-Pass.

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I was about to give you another question

but the clock has beaten me to it. The buzzer has sounded.

The answer to that question, one of your passes,

was a Kelly Bronze.

And your other passes, you had four altogether.

Omelettes is the dish that Stacey's mother gives

everybody for every meal.

Auger Communications was the name of that company

who wanted to put up the telephone mast

and bhuna, the Indian takeaway.

Everything has to be a bhuna.

Chicken bhuna, lamb bhuna, prawn bhuna and so on.

Peter, you have scored seven points.

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And our next contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your chosen subject?

So, John Gielgud in two minutes. Here we go.

John Gielgud was one of the most distinguished actors of the 20th century.

He won a best supporting actor Oscar in '82 for playing

Dudley Moore's foul-mouthed butler in which film?

Arthur.

In 1923, Gielgud was asked by the Irish playwright

and actor JB Fagan to join his rep company

at the theatre he had co-founded in which city?

Oxford.

Which Shakespeare play was one of the first Gielgud directed?

It opened at London's Old Vic Theatre in December 1932?

Merchant Of Venice.

What was the name of Gielgud's long-term partner,

a Hungary by birth, whom he met in the 1960s

and became his lifelong companion?

Martin Hensler.

What is the title of the play by Alfred Newman

in which Gielgud made his Broadway debut in 1928.

It closed after only 11 performances.

The Patriot.

Gielgud directed and starred in a production of Hamlet in 1934.

Which young actor whom he had cast as Osric

recalled a rapid stream of comments from him, such as

"Come on from the left. No, no, the other left."?

Alec Guinness.

Who directed Gielgud at Stratford in the '61 production of Othello

in which, according to press reports,

he looked like an Indian civil servant in Venetian dress?

Franco Zeffirelli.

Between 1957 and 1967 Gielgud took his one-man show,

based on George Rylands' Shakespeare anthology around the world.

What was it called?

The Ages Of Man.

Which historical figure did Gielgud play in the 1941 film

The Prime Minister and the '74 television drama series Edward VII?

Disraeli.

Gielgud directed a version of Romeo And Juliet that opened in '35,

alternating the roles of Romeo and Mercutio with which other actor?

Laurence Olivier.

In which play written by Elizabeth McIntosh

under the alias Gordon Daviot

did Gielgud direct and play the title role?

Richard Of Bordeaux.

At which venue did Gielgud have his 90th birthday lunch

with Glenda Jackson and Giles Brandreth?

He said he was delighted to be invited there

"because all my real friends are dead."

The House of Commons.

Gielgud recorded his final acting project on his 96th birthday,

which was a film of a short play by Samuel Beckett.

What is the film called?

Catastrophe.

In which play by Charles Wood... BEEP

..inspired by the making of the film The Charge Of The Light Brigade

did Gielgud played a kindly parody of himself?

-Veterans.

-Is exactly right,

as indeed were all the other answers. No passes.

Graham, 14 points.

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And our next contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your chosen subject?

Jackie Robinson in two minutes.

Jackie Robinson was the first African-American

to play Major League baseball in the modern era.

What was the name of the president and general manager

of the Brooklyn Dodgers who decided they should

break baseball's colour bar by signing a black player?

Branch Rickey.

What uniform number was Robinson given by the Dodgers?

It was retired by the team in '72 and is now worn

by every Major League player on Jackie Robinson day.

42.

Wendell Smith arranged for Robinson to have a trial

with the Boston Red Sox

and then recommended him to Branch Rickey.

Of which newspaper was Smith the sports editor?

The Pittsburgh Courier.

Robinson was born in Georgia, but as a young child

he moved with his mother and siblings to which city in California?

Pasadena.

Robinson won the Little World Series with the Montreal Royals in 1946.

Which southern team did the Royals beat by four games to two?

The Louisville Colonels.

What was the name of the manager of the Philadelphia Phillies

who subjected Robinson to a torrent of racist abuse

the first time he played against them in 1947?

Ben Chapman.

Jackie Robinson made his Major League debut for the Dodgers

against which team on 15 April 1947?

The Boston Braves.

Robinson was one of the founders of a bank

in Harlem in the mid-1960s. Which bank?

The Freedom National Bank.

What is the name of the highest honour

of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

given for outstanding achievement by an African American,

which was awarded to Robinson in 1956?

-The Spingarn Award.

-Yes, the Spingarn Medal.

Robinson was called before the House un-American Activities Committee

in July 1949 and testified against which entertainer?

Paul Robeson.

What was the name of the Dodgers' shortstop from Kentucky

who refused to sign a players' petition opposing Robinson's signing

and put his arm around Robinson's shoulders

during a game as a gesture of support?

Pee Wee Reese.

In 1945, Robinson signed a contract to play for the Montreal Royals

in return for a monthly salary of 600 and a bonus of how much?

100 a game.

3,500 was the bonus.

While he was serving as a lieutenant in the Army,

Robinson was court-martialled after refusing to move to the back of a bus.

At which military base in Texas was he stationed...

BEEP ..when that happened?

Fort Hood.

Yes, Camp Hood or Fort Hood.

No passes, Ian.

You have scored 12 points.

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And our final contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your specialist subject?

William Morris in two minutes. Here we go.

Morris was a Victorian poet,

artist and pioneer of British socialism.

Which house did Philip Webb design for

William and Jane Morris following their marriage?

He adopted the principles of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the design.

Red House.

Morris's epic poem, modelled on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

features a group of Norsemen in an unsuccessful quest to find a perfect land.

What's the title of the poem?

-News From Nowhere.

-The Earthly Paradise.

What name did Morris give to his first wallpaper design that was manufactured.

It featured roses and birds.

Trellis.

Morris spoke on the same platform as George Bernard Shaw

and Friedrich Engels in Hyde Park in 1891.

At what event?

A rally of the, erm... the workers.

I'm afraid it's called the May Day Rally.

Morris set up a company in 1861 with his friends

in the Arts and Crafts Movement.

It was named after Morris, Peter Paul Marshall and who else?

Faulkner.

What was the name of the aristocratic liberal MP

who in 1873 invited Morris to stay in his medieval castle,

which Morris decorated along with his townhouse in Kensington?

Pass.

Morris bought premises in 1891 that could accommodate

his new carpet and tapestry looms. What was the name of...

Merton Abbey.

What's the title of the poem

Morris wrote and published in 1887

to raise funds for the orphans of Alfred Linnell,

a young man who was knocked down by mounted police near Trafalgar Square?

-London Lads.

-A Death Song.

With which prominent member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

did Morris lease the Tudor manor house at Kelmscott in Oxfordshire in 1871?

Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

Which country did Morris visit in 1871 and in 1873?

He was inspired by its landscape and people and wrote a series

of journals considered by some to be a masterpiece of travel literature.

Iceland.

Gladstone's government considered Morris for a post in 1892

that was given to Alfred Austin instead

after Morris turned it down. Which post?

Poet Laureate.

Morris edited a monthly journal that first appeared in February 1885

declaring himself to be the official organ of the Socialist League.

What was it called?

-Justice.

-Commonweal.

What name Morris give to his first typeface?

It was inspired by a 15th century Venetian printer...

BEEP ..Nicolas Jenson

and was produced in 1891 for the Kelmscott Press in Hammersmith?

-Giotto.

-It was actually called Golden.

There you go.

You had one pass.

The name of that aristocratic Liberal MP who he did up his castle

and his house was George Howard. George James Howard.

You have scored, Theresa, seven points.

So, that's the end of the first round.

A couple of high scorers there. Let's have a look at all of them.

In joint third place, seven points apiece,

Peter Spicer and Theres McWhirter.

Second place with 12 points, Ian Protheroe.

First place with 14 points, Graham Barker.

So, it is now the general knowledge round

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

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

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

and the six highest scoring runners-up will also be able

to claim a place in the semifinal, so plenty to play for.

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

And you have seven points on the board as we speak.

Loads of time to catch up.

Two-and-a-half minutes of general knowledge questions. Here we go.

Cirrus, cumulo-nimbus and stratus

are all types of what meteorological phenomenon?

Clouds.

How many humps does the Dromedary or Arabian camel have?

One.

In January 1949, John Buchan's novel, The Three Hostages,

became the first to be broken up into 15-minute segments

and broadcast every weekday on which radio programme?

Pass.

The physician and microbiologist Albert Sabin is best known

for developing an oral vaccine to protect against a disease

also known as infantile paralysis. What disease?

Polio.

What was the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes renamed in 1929

by order of its king, Alexander I?

Pass.

The works of which novelist, famous for his portrayal

of the Jazz Age in America, include The Great Gatsby

and Tender Is The Night?

Fitzgerald.

The name of a major political party of the 18th century

had its origins in the faction that opposed the succession

of the Catholic James II in the exclusion parliaments

of 1679 to 1681. Which party?

Whigs.

Napkin snatching or fogle hunting

are old slang terms for the theft by pickpockets of what?

Pass.

Which East Midlands city, a railway centre,

lies on the River Derwent?

Derby.

Pink footed, white fronted and greylag

are all species of which bird?

Geese.

What is the title of Norman Mailer's first novel

published in 1948 that follows an army platoon of foot soldiers

who are fighting for the possession of a Japanese-held island?

-Night Of The Hunter.

-The Naked And The Dead.

The chorus, See, The Conquering Hero Comes,

is from which of Handel's oratorios to a text by Morell?

-Messiah.

-No, Judas Maccabeus.

What name derived from a Native American Indian word

is given to a long, narrow flat sledge turned up at the front?

Toboggan.

After which Soviet leader was the Black Sea resort

of Varna in Bulgaria named between 1949 and '56?

Stalin.

What surname is shared by

the former Australian cricketers Merv,

a fast bowler noted for his bushy moustache,

and Kim, who tearfully resigned the captaincy of the national side in 1984?

Hughes.

A statue of a fictional character

stands in the centre of Kirriemuir in Scotland,

the birthplace of his creator. Which character?

Oh, Peter Pan.

Which Roman Catholic order was founded in Paris

in the 16th century by St Ignatius of Loyola.

Jesuits.

Which European capital city was devastated

by an earthquake on the morning of 1 November 1755?

Lisbon.

The Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch who died in 2011

was known for his exceptional proficiency

on what musical instrument?

-Piano.

-A guitar.

You have three passes, Peter.

-Those pickpockets were after your handkerchief.

-Oh.

The Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and all that, Yugoslavia.

And the radio programme in which John Buchan's novel,

The Three Hostages appeared, A Book At Bedtime.

So, three passes, Peter.

You have scored 20 points altogether.

Now, Theresa again, please.

You too start this round with seven points

and two-and-a-half minutes you have to score more than 20.

So let's see if you can do it. Here we go.

Which is the only continent that tigers are now native to?

Asia.

What did the firm, Perkins, Bacon and Petch print

for the first time in 1840?

Stamps.

Parliament House in the Welsh town of Machynlleth

is home to a museum dedicated to a celebrated hero

of the early 15th century who was crowned Prince of Wales

there in 1404. Who was he?

-Offa?

-Owain Glyndwr.

What is the largest of the islands that forms modern-day Greece?

-Mykonos.

-Crete.

In 2007, Jacqui Oatley became the first woman

to commentate on a football match

for which flagship BBC highlights programme?

Match Of The Day.

What three words complete the well-known saying

"Marry in haste and..."?

Repent at leisure.

Henry Vandyke Carter was the illustrator of which work,

essential to budding surgeons, first published in 1858?

Erm, Guide To Surgery.

Gray's Anatomy. Which composer's works include

the collection of piano pieces Songs Without Words

and the oratorio Elijah?

-Handel.

-Mendelssohn.

Which bird native to Australia

is sometimes called the bushman's clock

because it's heard very early in the morning and just after dark?

Kookaburra.

What old-fashioned sentimental term for a love note

literally means "sweet letter" in French?

Billet-doux.

Which author, best known for a series of novels

set during the Napoleonic wars,

also writes the 14th-century-set Grail Quest series of books?

-Thackeray.

-Bernard Cornwell.

Which actor plays Thomas Cromwell

in the television series Wolf Hall?

Mark Rylance.

What name is given to the shallow lakes in Norfolk

such as those found near the villages

of Hickling, Ranworth and Wroxham?

-Broads.

-In Christian tradition,

how are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John,

the authors of the four Gospels, collectively known?

-The Apostles.

-No, the Evangelists.

In which '68 film musical, directed by Francis Ford Coppola,

does Tommy Steele play a leprechaun?

Erm, pass.

What forms the main part of the diet of the European mole?

Earthworms.

On which Atlantic island is Reid's Palace Hotel,

founded by the Scottish entrepreneur William Reid

and opened in 1891?

-Bermuda.

-No, Madeira.

Which psychological thriller television series

set at the edge of the Arctic Circle

was first broadcast in January 2015?

Its stars include Sofie Grabol,

Michael Gambon and Stanley Tucci.

-Borgen.

-Fortitude.

In which North Yorkshire seaside town was a church synod held in 664

for the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria

to decide whether to follow Celtic or Roman practices?

-Lindisfarne.

-Whitby.

Ergophobia is a persistent fear of what? BEEP

Yourself.

Well, that's logical, isn't it?

But actually, no, it's work.

Yeah, I know. I know a lot of people who suffer from that.

LAUGHTER

One pass - Finian's Rainbow was that Tommy Steele film

directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

You have a total, Theresa, of 16 points.

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And now Ian again, please.

And you start this round with 12 points, Ian.

And 20 is still the score to beat.

Two-and-a-half minutes in which to do it - or not. Here we go.

The Alma River, Inkerman and Balaclava

were three major battles of which war?

Crimean.

Which of the Bronte sisters wrote The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall?

-Charlotte.

-Anne.

The feast day of which of the four British patron saints

is celebrated on the first of March?

Saint David.

Whose titles include Duke of Lancaster?

-The Prince of Wales.

-No, the British monarch.

A term for a time of undisturbed happiness and peace

comes from the Greek word for the kingfisher. What term?

Pass.

Which English statesman who was known as Tumbledown Dick

was forced to abdicate as Lord Protector in 1659?

He then lived abroad under the name John Clarke.

-Oliver Cromwell.

-Richard Cromwell.

Which ode by Keats contains the line,

"Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird"?

Ode To A Nightingale.

Which city in Alberta is celebrated

for its annual stampede, first held in 1912?

Calgary.

What's the name of the Russian state-run company,

created in 1989 out of the Soviet Union's Ministry of Gas?

Gazprom.

The prestigious Fields Medal is awarded every four years

to people under the age of 40 who have carried out

outstanding work in which scientific discipline?

-Er, genetics.

-Maths.

The American capital Washington DC stands on which river?

The Potomac.

An island that was known for a time as Van Diemen's Land

after a governor general of the Dutch East Indies

was renamed in 1856 after its discoverer. Which island?

Tasmania.

Who became the first German golfer to win the US Open

when he won the 2014 tournament?

Martin Kaymer.

Which word that is a five-letter palindrome

means a moving part of an engine?

-Piston.

-Rotor.

Which '94 Harrison Ford film shares its name

with a test devised by the American Supreme Court in 1919

to determine whether a person's right to free speech

under the First Amendment can be limited constitutionally?

Pass.

The abbreviation MPV refers to a type of vehicle.

What do the initials stand for?

Multi-purpose vehicle.

Which Verdi opera is based on Victor Hugo's play Le Roi S'Amuse?

-Er, Tosca.

-Rigoletto.

Whose television documentary roles have included

The Hotel Inspector and The Fixer

where she aimed to save Britain's family businesses?

-Er, Mary...

-No, Alex Polizzi.

On which day do the British celebrate the equivalent

of the Austrian and Bavarian tradition of Fasching?

-Er, Boxing Day.

-Shrove Tuesday.

Which children's author created

the 19th-century detective Sally Lockhart

in a quartet of novels that began with

The Ruby In The Smoke in 1985? BEEP

Er...

-I'm sorry, I have to pass.

-Well, I'll tell you.

I'll take it as a pass. Philip Pullman.

Three passes altogether.

Clear And Present Danger was that '94 Harrison Ford film.

And undisturbed happiness and peace

-comes from the Greek word for Kingfisher - halcyon days.

-Halcyon.

Yeah. Ian, you have 21 points.

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And finally, Graham again, please.

So, you have 14 points on the board

and 21 is now the score to beat.

Let's see if you can do it. Here we go.

Which city in Illinois is nicknamed the Windy city?

Chicago.

Calligraphy is the art of producing beautiful what?

Handwriting.

During the reign of which Grand Prince of Moscow

proclaimed Tsar of Russia in 1547 was the construction

of a centrally administered Russian state completed

and an empire created that included non-Slav states?

Ivan the Terrible.

In Greek mythology, what is the name of the river in the underworld

whose name means forgetfulness?

Lethe.

In which novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett does Cedric Errol,

a young boy from New York, inherit a title?

Little Lord Fauntleroy.

The Welsh international footballer Billy Meredith,

an early superstar of the professional game,

won the FA Cup in 1904 and 1909

with two different teams from which English city?

-Sheffield.

-Manchester.

In 1893, which future British king married Princess Mary of Teck

who had previously been engaged to his brother?

George V.

What name for a small, flat, usually round sweet,

often coated with sugar, or a medicated lozenge,

comes ultimately from the Latin for little loaf?

Pastille.

Which method of hair styling was first demonstrated

by its inventor Karl Nessler in London in 1906?

The process took several hours to complete.

-Beehive.

-A permanent wave.

Which author created the Edinburgh-based detective Inspector John Rebus?

Ian Rankin.

The singer Enya left a family group from Donegal

to pursue a successful solo career in 1982. Which group?

Clannad.

What name is given to the receptacle that holds the baptismal water

and traditionally stands near the door of the church?

-Font.

-Which channel that separates Africa from Madagascar

shares its name with the mainland country that forms its western shoreline?

-Mozambique.

-In which sport did Gary Anderson and Stuart Mitchell

become world champions for the first time in January 2015?

-Fencing.

-Darts.

What term for a piece of land nearly surrounded by water

comes from the Latin for "almost an island"?

-Isthmus.

-Peninsula.

In which European country were the writers

Maurice Maeterlinck and Georges Simenon born?

-Belgium.

-What is the name of the BBC's

longest-running television soap opera?

It's followed life in the fictional village of Cwmderi

in South West Wales since 1974.

Its name means "people of the valley".

Pobol y Cwm.

At which university is the post of

Lucasian Professor Of Mathematics awarded?

Past incumbents have included Isaac Newton,

Charles Babbage and Stephen Hawking.

Cambridge.

Black-backed and side-striped are two species

of which wolf-like member of the dog family?

-Alsatian.

-Jackal.

What is the name of the quartet of novels by Paul Scott

that includes The Jewel In The Crown?

-BEEP

-The Raj Quartet.

-Is correct.

No passes, Graham.

A total of 29 points.

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Well, I think we have a clear winner. Let's have a look at all the scores.

In fourth place with 16 points, Theresa McWhirter.

Third place, 20 points, Peter Spicer.

Second place, 21 points, Ian Protheroe.

First place, 29 points, Graham Barker.

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

and he goes through to the semifinals.

Congratulations to him. And if you would like to be a contender

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Thank you for watching. Goodbye.

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