Episode 14 Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight is Michael Clark,

a charity worker from Angus.

His specialist subject, Elvis Presley.

Sarah Elder is a finance manager from the Isle of Man.

She's answering questions on the Glorious Revolution of 1688.

Ian Slater, a retired insurance broker from Staffordshire.

His subject, Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels.

And Philip Isaac, a tutor from Cornwall.

He's answering questions on the sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em.

APPLAUSE

Hello and welcome to Mastermind, with me, John Humphrys.

Tonight, four contenders face what is probably

television's most demanding test of memory.

It's not just having to remember what they've been swotting up

over the past few weeks for their specialist round

but having to dig deep into their memory banks

for the general knowledge round.

The first two minutes, and then two and a half.

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

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your chosen subject?

Elvis Presley in two minutes. Starting now.

What is the name of the famous mansion outside Memphis

that Presley bought in 1957 for just over 100,000?

It's now a museum.

Graceland.

Who became Presley's manager in the mid-'50s?

His contract reputedly gave him

25% of Presley's earnings.

Tom Parker.

Which gospel song that was a hit in the 1950s

for The Orioles gave Presley a UK number one

and a US number three hit in '65?

Crying In The Chapel.

Who was the Memphis DJ

who interviewed a nervous teenage Presley

for the Red Hot & Blue show in '54?

Dewey Phillips.

At which military base in Texas

did Presley begin basic training in March '58

after he was inducted into the army?

-Fort Hood.

-With which song,

written by fellow rock and roll singer Carl Perkins,

did Presley reach number nine in the UK charts in June '56?

Blue Suede Shoes.

Who was the country music guitarist

who played acoustic guitar on Presley's recording

of Heartbreak Hotel in January '56?

-Scotty Moore.

-Chet Atkins.

Presley's induction into the US army was deferred for 60 days

to allow him to complete a film set in New Orleans.

Which film?

King Creole.

Presley made his final live stage appearance on 26 June 1977

at the Market Square Arena two months before his death

in which city?

Indianapolis.

Who was the lead guitarist in Presley's first backing band

with the bassist Bill Black?

The three made many recordings together.

That was Scotty Moore.

In April '56, Presley signed a major deal

with which film company?

-MGM.

-Paramount.

What's the name of Presley's girlfriend,

who is said to have found him dead at his home

on 16 August 1977?

Ginger Alden.

In which '56 Civil War film, named after one of his hits,

did Presley make his screen acting debut as Clint Reno?

Love Me Tender.

Presley sang two televised duets with Frank Sinatra

in Miami on 26 March 1960

for a special Welcome Home Elvis edition of Sinatra's

ABC television show at which hotel?

-The Sand?

-Fontainebleau.

Which Presley single... BEEP

..was based on the Italian song

O Sole Mio and became a huge hit for him in 1960?

It's Now Or Never.

It's Now Or Never, absolutely.

Michael Clark, no passes, you've scored 12 points.

Thank you very much.

APPLAUSE

And our next contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your chosen subject?

The Glorious Revolution in two minutes.

In the Glorious Revolution, James II and VII was overthrown

by his daughter Mary II and her husband William of Orange.

What name is generally given to the proclamation

on religious toleration that James reissued

on 27 April 1688

and ordered to be read in all churches?

The Declaration Of Indulgence.

After the birth of James' son in June 1688,

it was widely rumoured that another baby

had been smuggled into the Queen's delivery room

inside of what?

A warming pan.

James fled England in December 1688

and established a court in exile at which Palace near Paris?

Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

What was the name of the Lord Chancellor

who'd presided over the Bloody Assizes

and was captured after James fled London

but died in prison before he could be tried?

Jeffreys.

What's the name of the act stating that James,

being a professed papist,

has forfeited the Scottish Crown,

the throne is become vacant?

The Bill of Rights.

The Claim of Right.

The signatories of a letter sent to William

on the 30th of June 1688

pledging support if he invaded England

are generally known by what nickname?

The Immortal Seven.

Who was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland in early 1687?

Tyrconnell.

While James was in Salisbury with his army in November 1688,

he was ill for several days with what condition?

Nosebleed.

What was the name of the English Admiral

who had defected to William's side

and was the nominal commander of the Dutch fleet

during the invasion of England in 1688?

-Russell.

-Arthur Herbert.

The conflict in Ireland ended in October 1691

when a treaty was signed in which city?

Limerick.

James escaped from London in December 1688.

What is he said to have thrown into the Thames

in an attempt to disrupt the governance of the country?

The Great Seal.

Who led an army of Highlanders that defeated a government army

at the Battle of Killiecrankie?

Claverhouse.

Yes, John Graham, laird of Claverhouse.

William's invasion of England was relatively bloodless,

though dozens of troops were killed in a skirmish

between his army and Irish dragoons

in a Berkshire town in early December 1688. Which town?

-Reading.

-What was the name of the Archbishop of Canterbury

who refused to officiate at the coronation of William and Mary...

BEEP ..because it would violate

his oath of allegiance to James?

Sancroft.

Sancroft is correct, William Sancroft.

Sarah, you had no passes, you have also scored 12 points.

APPLAUSE

And our next contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your chosen subject?

Ian, two minutes, starting now.

The first three books in Asimov's Foundation series

chronicled the downfall of an empire

that stretches from one end to the other of which galaxy?

Pass.

What is the name of the branch of mathematics

developed by Hari Seldon

that can be used to predict the future?

Its development is the central theme of the Foundation series.

Psychohistory.

At the end of Forward The Foundation,

Hari Seldon is found dead,

slumped over his desk at which university?

Streeling.

Which major character in the series who rose from nothing

and accumulated vast power uses the official title

First Citizen of the Union?

The Mule.

What creatures, described as feathered flying fortresses,

are traditionally hunted on Anacreon

using air speedsters and needle guns?

Nyakbird.

Foundation And Earth begins on a planet

where all memory and knowledge is shared

among its flora, fauna and mineral matter.

What is the planet called?

Gaia.

In which sector of Trantor

do the inhabitants wear white or grey robes

when they're out in public?

Hari and Dors were each given one

by the Raindrop sisters

in Prelude To Foundation.

Mycogen.

The opening part of Forward The Foundation

is named after a First Minister of the Galactic Empire.

What's he called?

Eto Demerzel.

The Encyclopaedia Galactica describes a battle

fought in year 377 of the Foundation era

as the last one of consequence during the interregnum.

Which battle?

-The Great Sack.

-Quoriston.

What is the name of Hari Seldon's granddaughter,

who devotes herself

to her grandfather's psychohistory project

as he grows old?

Wanda.

The Galactic Library is on a planet

that was once the capital of the largest empire in history

and, at its height,

it was home to a city of over 40 billion people.

Which planet?

Trantor.

With what musical instrument does Magnifico play the tune

that kills the Crown Prince of Neotrantor

in Foundation And Empire?

A Visi-Sonor.

In Foundation And Earth, what position does Mitza Lizalor

hold in the government of Comporellon?

Minister Of Transport.

In Foundation's Edge, Trevise and Compor

discuss the fact that the original

uncompleted version of the Encyclopaedia Galactica...

BEEP

..is housed in a museum

named after a former mayor of Terminus City.

Which museum?

Salvor Hardin Museum.

That is correct. Just one pass.

The empire that stretches from one end to the other of the galaxy,

the galaxy is the Milky Way. Ha-ha!

Which you knew, obviously.

Yeah, I know, weird, isn't it?

First question, the black chair, all that.

Anyway, Ian, you've also got 12 points.

APPLAUSE

And our final contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your chosen subject?

In two minutes, starting now.

In the '70s sitcom,

Michael Crawford stars as Frank Spencer.

Who is credited as the sole writer,

although Crawford provided some storylines?

Raymond Allen.

Which composer wrote the theme music

for Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em?

He used piccolos to spell out

the programme title in Morse code.

Ronnie Hazelwood.

No, Ronnie Hazlehurst.

What is the name of the Spencers' dog

that Frank takes in after it follows him home

from the Golden Star takeaway?

Columbo.

When the employment officer Mr Bradshaw asks Frank

about his education qualifications,

Frank responds that his only certificate

is for swimming 25 yards using which stroke?

Breast.

In The Hospital Visit,

which actress plays Judy the greengrocer, who tells Frank,

"You can't have six grapes, Mr Spencer,

"we don't sell them separately"?

Elisabeth Sladen.

Frank's grandfather, played by Dick Bentley,

wants him to take flying lessons and return with him

to Australia to run what type of farm?

Sheep.

In Father's Clinic, Frank is out of control on roller skates.

What does he shout out to Betty

as he ducks and passes and a lorry?

"I've been articulated."

Which television and radio personality

interviews Frank and Betty

after Frank is nominated

for the DIY Man About The Home award?

David Jacobs.

In Learning To Drive,

Mr Finney is the exasperated driving instructor

from which school of motoring?

Never Say Die.

Frank is rejected as Joseph in the nativity play

because he was late on stage the previous year

when the donkey did a whoopsie.

What part is he asked to play at the last minute

after Miss Pilbeam has taken ill?

-The angel.

-Yes, the Angel of the Lord.

What is the name of Frank and Betty's daughter

who is born at the end of the second series?

Jessica.

When the Spencers visit the hi-tech home of Betty's brother,

Frank blocks the toilet with the head of a toilet brush.

What does Betty think the brush is when she sees it?

Hedgehog.

In the episode Cliffhanger,

after Frank accidentally reverses

a borrowed car onto a cliff edge,

he tells Betty that he needs to reduce the car's weight

by releasing what from the boot?

A bag of fertiliser.

How much money does the assessor

for the Deep Pocket insurance company,

played by Richard Wilson, offer the Spencers...

BEEP

..for their furniture

after most of it is damaged in a house move?

£40.

£40 is exactly right.

And, Philip, you have taken the lead with 13 points.

APPLAUSE

Well, what a close round that was. Let's have a look at all the scores.

Joint second place, 12 points apiece, Michael, Sarah and Ian.

First place, 13 points, Philip.

APPLAUSE

So, it is the general knowledge round now -

and if there's 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 -

and if they are tied on passes as well, there has to be a tie-break.

So, let's get on with it and ask Michael to join us again, please.

As with nearly all the others, you start out with 12 points, Michael,

and you have two and a half minutes of general knowledge. Here we go.

What method of cooking an egg

involves cracking it into simmering water?

-Boiling.

-Poaching.

The inhabitants of which capital city

are known as Habaneros?

-Er... Havana.

-Yes.

Which artist's portrait of his mother

is properly called Arrangement In Grey And Black No. 1?

-Whistler.

-Yep. What word for an unopened flower or leaf

can also be applied to the rudimentary horn of an animal?

-Bud?

-Yes.

What cabinet post was held by Tony Crosland

during James Callaghan's administration?

He died in office in February 1977

and was succeeded by David Owen.

-Chancellor of the Exchequer?

-Foreign Secretary.

The word ninja, adopted into pop culture in the late 1980s,

comes from a martial art tradition belonging to which country?

-Japan.

-Yes.

Which Liverpool-born author has written several novels

with an historical background

including Every Man For Himself set on board the Titanic

and Master Georgie set in the Crimean War?

Pass.

On which temperature scale is the difference between

the normal boiling and freezing points of water 180 degrees

with the freezing point at 32 degrees?

-Kelvin?

-Fahrenheit.

What rocky island in Mount's Bay

off the south coast of Cornwall

was the home of the giant Cormoran in Celtic legend?

Er...

Pass.

One of the first works of which newly appointed poet laureate

was Ode On The Death Of The Duke Of Wellington?

-Wordsworth?

-Tennyson.

In 1993, Kim Campbell became the first female

Prime Minister of which Commonwealth country?

-New Zealand.

-Canada.

Which Mexican revolutionary gave his name

to the type of bushy, down-curving moustache

that was fashionable in the late 1960s?

-Zapata.

-Yes.

What was the single-letter title

of the 1980s television science-fiction series

in which the Earth was taken over

by Nazi-like lizards from outer space?

-V.

-Yep.

What football stadium is the home of Real Madrid?

It was originally known as the Nuevo Estadio Chamartin

and renamed in 1955

after a former player and club president?

-Bernabeu.

-Yes. What 1971 film was the first

to be directed by Clint Eastwood?

He also starred in it as the DJ Dave Garver.

-Play Misty For Me.

-Yes.

What name that comes from the Yiddish for ring

is given to a firm doughnut-shaped bread roll

that is boiled before it's baked?

-Bagel.

-Yep.

What was the name of the British Foreign Secretary

who said in August 1914,

"The lamps are going out all over Europe.

"We shall not see them lit again in our lifetime"?

Lord Acton?

Grey, Sir Edward Grey.

The Spanish-born composer and conductor Pablo Casals

was best known as a virtuoso on which stringed instrument?

-Cello.

-Yes.

Which Roman emperor attributed his conversion to Christianity...

BEEP ..to divine visions

he has before the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312?

-Constantine?

-Yes, Constantine the Great.

You had two passes.

Michael's Mount is the name of that rocky island in Mount's Bay

and Beryl Bainbridge wrote Every Man For Himself, etc.

You have scored, Michael, 23 points.

APPLAUSE

And now Sarah again, please.

And you, too, start out with 12. The score to beat - 23 points.

Here we go.

Which disaster began on the 2nd of September 1666

in a baker's shop in Pudding Lane?

-Fire of London.

-Yes.

On which Mediterranean island is the Marivent Palace,

the summer residence of the Spanish royal family?

-Corsica?

-Mallorca.

What is the name of the bumbling prison warder

played by Brian Wilde in the television series Porridge?

-Grimes.

-Mr Barrowclough.

The male of which common American songbird

has a crested head and bright red plumage?

-Eagle.

-A cardinal.

Which Australian-born artist was famous for his paintings

inspired by his native country's history

as well as his stage designs,

especially for the Royal Opera house?

-Cook.

-Sidney Nolan.

Which glass and iron building was designed to house

the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park?

-The Crystal Palace.

-Yes.

The Sally Lunn is a type of teacake

particularly associated with which English city?

-Bath?

-Yes.

Which 19th-century American author is often credited

with the creation of the first modern detective novel

with The Murders In The Rue Morgue

published first in 1841?

-Poe?

-Yes.

Va, Pensiero, also known in English

as The Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves

comes from the third act of which opera by Verdi?

-Aida.

-Nabucco.

By what stage name is the soul singer

born Joscelyn Eve Stoker better known?

She rose to fame with her 2003 debut album The Soul Sessions.

Aretha Franklin.

Joss Stone.

Ulitsa Arbat, with its cafes, souvenir shops

and street musicians

is one of the most famous streets in which capital city?

-Washington?

-Moscow.

What material, mainly used as a fastening,

gets its name from an abbreviation of the French words

for velvet and hooked?

-Velcro.

-Yes. The criteria that define

whether a country is eligible to join the European Union

are named after the capital city

in which they were agreed in 1993.

Which city?

-The Hague?

-Copenhagen.

Who won a best actress Oscar for her role

as the mute bride of a New Zealand landowner

in the 1993 film The Piano?

-Holly Hunter.

-Yes.

What was the number of the last of the Apollo missions

to land men on the moon?

-17.

-Yes.

In tennis, who became the oldest man since Ken Rosewall

in 1972 to win a Grand Slam singles title

when he beat Rafael Nadal

in the final of the 2017 Australian open?

-Djokovic?

-Federer.

The Pentland Hills extend in a south-westerly direction

from the edge of which Scottish city?

-Edinburgh.

-Yes.

Whose first book, The Gremlins, about a race of tiny people

who live in RAF planes and cause all the troubles...

BEEP ..experienced by pilots,

is based on his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot?

-Roald Dahl?

-Roald Dahl is correct.

No passes, Sarah. You've scored 21 points.

APPLAUSE

And now Ian again, please.

And hardly worth reminding you what you got,

because everyone's got 12 up until this point.

23 is, however, the score to beat, so here we go -

two and a half minutes.

Which famous French heroine was burned at the stake in Rouen

in May 1431?

-Joan of Arc.

-Yes.

What is the name of the spin-off programme

to Strictly Come Dancing hosted by Zoe Ball

that features interviews and training footage

of the couples competing in the main Saturday night show?

-After The Waltz?

-It Takes Two.

Who wrote the poem

Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802

which begins with the line

"Earth has not anything to show more fair"?

-Thomas Gray?

-Wordsworth.

What general term is given

to the many species of scaly reptile

that typically differ from snakes

in that they have four legs,

movable eyelids and external ear openings?

-Lizards?

-Yes.

Hallux is the medical name for which of the toes?

-Big toe.

-Yes.

The 2008 book Monsters: How George Bush Saved The World

And Other Tall Stories is by a cartoonist

known for his grotesque portraits

of politicians and other famous people.

Which cartoonist?

-Gerald Scarfe?

-Yes.

Whose army gave Elvis Costello a UK number two hit

in February 1979, his biggest UK singles chart success?

-Oliver's Army.

-Correct.

Which work by Benjamin Britten illustrates the functions

of various parts of the orchestra

with variations on a theme of Purcell?

Pass.

What 12 sided coin ceased to be legal tender

in Britain on the 31st of August 1971?

-Threepenny bit.

-Yes.

What was the name of the Siberian peasant and mystic

murdered in the St Petersburg Palace

of Prince Felix Yusupov in December 1916?

-Rasputin.

-Yes.

In Greek mythology, who was the wife of the musician Orpheus?

-Eurydice.

-Yes.

A chine is a term used in the Isle of Wight

and certain south coast counties

for what geographical feature?

-Cliff?

-A valley.

Tashkent is the capital of which

former Soviet republic in Central Asia?

-Moldova?

-Uzbekistan.

The Dust That Falls From Dreams, first published in 2015,

is the eighth novel by a British writer

whose surname reflects his Huguenot ancestry.

What is his name?

Pass.

Norman Tebbit told the 1981 Conservative Party Conference

in a speech made after the Brixton and Handsworth riots

that his father, unemployed in the '30s, didn't riot.

What did he say he did to find work?

-He got on his bike.

-He did.

What is the title of the film in which Sylvester Stallone

originally played John Rambo?

-First Blood.

-Yes.

Who retired from Formula 1 motor racing

five days after he won the world title for the first time?

-Nico Rosberg.

-Yes.

What word is used in North America

to describe an undertaker or funeral director?

-Mortician.

-Yes.

The words of a song... BEEP

..about a celebrated Cumbrian huntsman

were written by his friend John Woodcock Graves.

What was the huntsman's name?

John Barleycorn?

Yeah, you'll be cross. It was John Peel.

-Ah!

-Two passes.

The Dust That Falls From Dreams was written by Louis de Bernieres.

And The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra,

that was that Benjamin Britten piece.

You have, however, Ian, 24 points.

APPLAUSE

And finally, Philip again, please.

And, Philip, you start out with 13 points.

The score to beat now is 24

if you are to get through to the semifinals.

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

In which famous work of children's literature

does the heroine meet the Cheshire cat?

Alice In Wonderland.

Yes, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland.

In astrology, what name of Greek origin

is given to a map of the heavens at the time

of a person's birth

from which their future can supposedly be predicted?

-Horoscope.

-Yes.

The initials RSI stand for which injury

caused by the overuse of an action

such as typing on a keyboard?

-Repetitive strain injury.

-Yes.

Which Australian state capital

lies at the head of Port Phillip Bay

at the mouth of the Yarra River?

-Sydney.

-Melbourne.

What name is given to the juvenile stage

of newly hatched insects before they undergo metamorphosis

such as a caterpillar

in the life cycle of a moth or butterfly?

-Pupa.

-Larva.

What name is given to the full moon

that falls nearest to the autumn equinox?

-Harvest.

-Yes.

The Flower Duet comes from an opera

by Delibes first performed in 1883. Which opera?

-Lakme.

-Yes.

Which band from East Sussex named themselves

after a childhood baby-sitter

and had their first UK chart entry in February 2004

with the number three hit Somewhere Only We Know?

-Keane.

-Yes.

Richard Avedon and Helmut Newton

were both leading exponents of which artistic field?

-Photography.

-Yes.

The northern part of the main island

of the Outer Hebrides is known as Lewis.

What is then more hilly southern part known as?

Pass.

The spicy varieties of sausage called salami

originated in which country?

-Spain.

-Italy.

The Archbishop of which province

has the title Primate Of All England?

-Canterbury.

-Yes.

Which courtier of Dionysus of Syracuse is said to have been

seated at the banquet with a sword suspended

over his head by a single hair

to show the transitory nature of power?

-Damocles.

-Yes.

Who was shot and killed by Mark Chapman

outside the Dakota building in New York

on the 8th of December 1980?

-Lennon.

-Yes.

Which city near the Belgian border is the destination

of an annual classic cycling race that starts north of Paris

and is known as the Hell of the North

because of its long stretches of cobblestones?

Pass.

Seven Pillars Of Wisdom is an account of the Arab revolt

against the Turks during the First World War.

Who wrote it and had to rewrite it

after he lost the original manuscript on Reading station?

-TE Lawrence.

-Yes.

What does the German British economist EF Schumacher

say is beautiful in the title of his 1973 book

where he questions the drive for ever increasing growth?

Pass.

The television series Our Friends In The North

was mainly set in which city?

-Newcastle.

-Yes.

How is the affordable care act... BEEP

..signed into law in America in March 2010 popularly known?

-Obamacare.

-Is correct.

You had three passes, Philip.

One of them was Small Is Beautiful, the EF Schumacher book.

That city that's known as the Hell of the North

because of its long stretches of cobblestones is Roubaix,

and the southern part of the Outer Hebrides is known as Harris.

You have scored, Philip, 26 points.

APPLAUSE

Well, a nail-biter to the end. Let's have a look at all the scores.

In fourth place, 21 points, Sarah.

Third place, 23 points, Michael.

Second place, 24 points, Ian.

First place, 26 points, Philip.

APPLAUSE

Well done.

And that means, of course, that Philip is tonight's winner

and he goes through to the semifinals.

Congratulations to him.

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