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00:24Hello and welcome to Mastermind with me, Clive Myrie.
00:28In the spotlight tonight are Meg Tapp, a social media specialist whose subject is the musical
00:34Evita, Ben Abbott, a teacher. His subject is the history of Hereford Cathedral, Elizabeth
00:39Rounding, a study abroad coordinator. She'll be answering questions on the works of the
00:44author Sally Rooney and Alan McDermott, an IT manager. His special subject is the celebrated
00:50Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros.
00:58It's crunch time for our four contenders tonight. All the prep and training has boiled down
01:03to this. Navigating two minutes on a specialist subject and two and a half minutes on general
01:08knowledge for a place in the semifinals and a chance to win the ultimate quizzing prize,
01:14this splendid glass bowl and the title of Mastermind Champion. But the nerves, the spotlight
01:20and the intimidating black chair could scupper the best laid plans. We'll see. So can
01:26I ask our first contender to join us please?
01:37Your name? Meg Tapp. Your occupation? Social media specialist. And your specialist subject?
01:43The musical Evita. Yes, the stage and screen musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice based
01:48on the life of Eva Peron, the first lady of Argentina. In two minutes. Here we go. The original production
01:53of Evita opened in June 1978 at which London theatre where it remained until 1986?
01:59Prince Edward Theatre. Yes. The 1996 film adaptation directed by Alan Parker and starring Madonna
02:05was shot at Shepparton Studios in the UK and on location in Argentina and which other country?
02:11Hungary. Yes. The vast majority of songs on the 1976 Evita concept album were recorded at what London studio?
02:19MCA Studios. No, Olympic Studios. What song written specifically for the film adaptation won an Oscar
02:25for best original song? You Must Love Me. Yes. Which musician and arranger produced David Essex's
02:30single version of Oh What A Circus, which reached number three in the UK chart when it was released
02:36shortly after Evita opened in London? Pass. What's the name of the voice coach who worked with
02:42Madonna to help her with the more demanding songs in the film? Joan Lader. Yes. The song High Flying Adored,
02:48was a reworking of what track originally recorded by the actor and singer Maynard Williams for his 1975
02:54album Ten Songs? Pass. In its early scenes, the film Evita cuts back to 1926 for the funeral of Ava's
03:02father in which Argentine city? Chivelcoy. Yes. Which American singer, favoured by the director Hal Prince,
03:09flew to the UK to audition for the role of Ava in the original London production and made it to
03:14the final
03:14two, although the part eventually went to the relatively unknown Elaine Page? Bonnie Schoen. Yes.
03:20Which actor was understudy to both David Essex and his successor, Gary Bond, in the role of Che in the
03:26original London production? Mandy Patinkin. No, Nigel Planer. In the film, during the good night and thank
03:32you sequence, Ava sings an advertising jingle for what brand of soap, calling it the mother and father of
03:39luxury lava? Zaz. Yes. The UK number one single, Don't Cry For Me, Argentina, which went through a
03:44number of different titles, including All Through My Crazy and Wild Days, had what title when Julie
03:49Covington first recorded it? It's Only Your Lover Returning. It was. It's Only Your Lover Returning.
03:57Meg, you had two passes. The song High Flying Adored was a reworking of Down on the Farm.
04:04And the musician and arranger who produced David Essex's single version of Oh What a Circus,
04:09that was Mike Batt. At the end of that round, Meg, you've got eight points.
04:23And our next contender, please.
04:33Your name? Ben Abbott. Your occupation?
04:36Teacher. And your specialist subject? The history of Hereford Cathedral.
04:40The historic Anglican Cathedral, renowned for its Gothic architecture, its chained library,
04:45and its mapamundi, a large medieval map of the world. In two minutes, here we go. The obit book
04:52of Hereford Cathedral describes which bishop who oversaw the Romanesque construction on the site
04:57as the founder of the cathedral? Bishop Reinalm. Yes. Hereford Cathedral owns one of the four known
05:03surviving copies of a revised version of Magna Carta issued by King Henry III in which year?
05:091217. Yes. What alternative name given to the crypt of the cathedral is a reference to its previous use
05:15as a charnel house? Golgotha? Yes. The north aisle of the nave contains a memorial window designed by
05:21William Warrington and dedicated to Canon Clutton and his wife that features scenes from the life
05:26of which New Testament figure? John the Baptist? Yes. When the bones of the canonised Bishop Thomas
05:33Cantiloupe were returned to Hereford from Italy, they were initially placed in which chapel?
05:38Subsequently, the home of the chained library? The Lady Chapel? Yes. The Latin inscription on the
05:43memorial brass for Bishop Trillac describes him with three words, gratus, prudence, and what other word?
05:51Humility? No. Pious. From 1842 until his death in 1847, the restoration of the cathedral was undertaken
05:58by which architect who was succeeded in the role by his son?
06:02Lewis Knuckles Cottingham. Yes. The chapter house built in the decorated style was what geometric shape?
06:10Octagonal. No. Decagon. The central tower of Hereford Cathedral is adorned with thousands of
06:15examples of what style of ornamentation inspired by the natural world? Ball flowers? Yes. In 1319,
06:23the dean and chapter sent a petition requesting permission to use tithe money to repair the fabric
06:28of the cathedral building to which pope? Innocent the 22nd? No, John the 22nd. Four of the bells at
06:36Hereford Cathedral were cast in the late 17th century by which foundry based in Gloucester?
06:41Rudhall? Yes. When the memorial to Sir Richard Pembridge became damaged, a replacement wooden leg was made
06:47that duplicated what clothing accessory which should have been present on only one of his legs?
06:53His garter. It was his garter. Ben, you had no passes at the end of that round. You've got nine
07:01points.
07:10And our next contender, please.
07:20Your name. Elizabeth Rounding. Your occupation. Study abroad coordinator. And your specialist subject.
07:26The works of Sally Rooney. The fictional works of the contemporary Irish writer whose novels and stories
07:30explore the dynamics of modern relationships. In two minutes. Here we go. The central characters
07:36of the novel Normal People, Marianne and Connell, first appeared in a short story with what title?
07:41At the clinic. Yes. The story Colour and Light is told from the point of view of a character with
07:46what first name, which is also the name of Eileen's ex-boyfriend in Beautiful World? Where are you?
07:51Aidan. Yes. In Intermezzo, the siblings Ivan and Peter have an argument at dinner in which Ivan
07:57tells his brother, I've hated you my entire life. And Peter responds with what two-word reply?
08:02I know. Yes. In conversations with friends while convalescing after an overnight stay in hospital,
08:08the college student, Francis, finds a copy of the New Testament and begins reading the Gospels,
08:12starting with which one of the four?
08:14Er, John. No, Mark. The title of the short story, Robbie Brady's Astonishing Late Goal,
08:20takes its place in our personal histories. Refers to a football match between Ireland and which other country?
08:25Italy. Yes. The narrator of the story, Mr Salary,
08:28watches a rescue boat recovering something from the River Liffey, which turns out to be what item?
08:33A sleeping bag. Yes. In Normal People, Conall's mother correctly guesses that her son will be
08:38voting for which independent candidate, whom she calls a communist?
08:43Bob Smith. No, Declan Bree. What's the name of the bar referred to several times in Concord 34,
08:49where the narrator says she first met Libby, who'd now invited her to a house party outside town?
08:55The cobweb. No, Milligan's. In Intermezzo, what's the name of Ivan's pet whippet,
08:59whom he retrieves from his mother's house because she doesn't like dogs?
09:03Alexi. Yes. In conversations with friends while discussing a date that Francis went on,
09:08Nick says that no one who likes which poet is capable of human intimacy?
09:14Yates. Yes. In Beautiful World, where are you?
09:16Felix reads aloud three section headings from Alice's Wikipedia page,
09:21which literary work, adaptations and which other, which Alice says must be short?
09:25Personal life. Yes. In At The Clinic, while she's waiting for her tooth extraction,
09:29Marianne leased through a copy of what magazine, which Conall notices has a photograph of a monkey
09:34with huge eyes on the cover? National Geographic. It is National Geographic.
09:40Elizabeth, at the end of that round, you had no passes. You've got nine points.
09:53And our final contender, please.
10:03Your name? Alan McDermott. Your occupation?
10:06IT manager. And your specialist subject? The golfer, Seve Ballesteros.
10:10The charismatic Spanish golfer who won five major titles in the 1970s and 80s.
10:15In two minutes. Here we go. Seve Ballesteros won his first and last major titles,
10:20the Open Championship, in 1979 and 1988, both at what course?
10:26Lytham. Yes. Royal Lytham and St. Anne's. In 1976,
10:30Ballesteros won his first European tour title at which event?
10:34The Dutch Open. Yes. As a child, Ballesteros learned to play golf on the local beach,
10:38using a club his brother had given him. What number iron was this club?
10:42Three iron. Yes. In which branch of the Spanish armed forces did Ballesteros serve as a volunteer,
10:47when called up for military service in 1977? The Air Force.
10:51Yes. Ballesteros' best results at the US PGA Championship came in 1984,
10:55when he finished in which position? Fourth.
10:59No, fifth. In his autobiography, Ballesteros recalls that his first name, Severiano,
11:03was shortened at the suggestion of his first manager, whom he appointed in 1975. What's the manager's name?
11:09Ed Barna. Yes. With which player did Ballesteros win the World Cup of Golf for Spain in 1977,
11:15defending the title he'd won the previous year with Manuel Pinheiro?
11:19Antonio Guerrero. Yes. When Ballesteros won the Open in 1984 at St. Andrews,
11:23he made only five bogeys during the whole tournament, three of them on which same hole?
11:28Seventeen. Yes. When Ballesteros led the European Ryder Cup team to victory in Valderrama in 1997,
11:35he'd used his two captain's picks to select Nick Faldo and which other golfer?
11:40Jesper Parnovic. Yes. At which event in 1979 did a number of Spanish golfers withdraw
11:45following the sudden death of the player Salvador Balbuena? Although Ballesteros instead elected to
11:51play and donated his third place prize money to Balbuena's family? French Open. Yes. With nine holes to play,
11:58at the Masters in 1980, Ballesteros led by ten shots and after a troublesome back nine,
12:03held on to win the tournament by how many strokes? Four. Yes. Ballesteros missed out on a third success
12:09at the Masters when, in 1987, he lost the playoff against the eventual winner Larry Mize. And which
12:16other player? Greg Norman. It was Greg Norman. Alan, you had no passes at the end of that round.
12:24You've got 11 points. Okay. Thank you.
12:35And at the end of the specialist subjects round, let's have a look at the scores. In fourth place
12:40with eight points, it's Meg. In joint second place with nine points each, Ben and Elizabeth. And in
12:46first place with 11 points, it's Alan. So now it's general knowledge. And if there's a tie at the end,
12:52then the number of passes is taken into account and the person with the fewer passes is the winner.
12:57And if they're tied on passes as well, it's a tie break. So let's ask Meg to join us again,
13:02please.
13:10Meg, you start with eight points. You've now got two and a half minutes on general knowledge.
13:15Here we go. In a common expression, the largest portion of something is said to be what animal share?
13:21Lion. Yes. What's the surname of the singer, an actress who had UK number one singles as a teenager
13:26in 1998 with Because We Want To and Girlfriend, recorded under the stage name Billy?
13:32Piper. Yes. Which planet in our solar system is named after the king of the Roman gods?
13:37Jupiter. Yes. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, the British athlete Alex Yee won a gold medal in which sport?
13:44Triathlon. Yes. Which Scottish loch is the largest lake by volume in Great Britain?
13:49Ness. Yes. Which German composer, born in 1653, wrote the work known as Cannon and Jig in D major,
13:55which has become a popular choice of wedding music? Mendelssohn. No, Parker Bell. What 1999 film starring
14:02Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman as a married couple was the last one directed by Stanley Kubrick before his death?
14:07Eyes Wide Shut? Yes. The Battle of Poitiers in 1356 and the Battle of Agincourt in 1415 were
14:14engagements in which long war between England and France? 100 Years War. Yes. What word derived from
14:20an Old Norse verb meaning to gush refers to a hot spring that intermittently sends a column of hot water
14:26and steam into the air? A geyser. Yes. In 1998, Kate Adie became the presenter of which long-running Radio
14:324
14:32Current Affairs series? Springwatch. No, from our own correspondent, a large species of South American
14:39vulture with a huge wingspan that can be more than 10 feet is called the Andean what? Albatross. No,
14:45Condor. What British television sitcom originally broadcast from 1989 to 1994 was named after a
14:51fictional barbershop in Peckham where its characters gathered? Only Fulton Orses. No, Desmond's The Stage
14:57plays All for Love and Marriage a la Mode both first performed in the 1670s were written by which
15:03English dramatist and poet? John Webster. No, Dryden. A kipper, also known as a Yarmulka, is a skullcap worn
15:11by followers of which major religion? Judaism. Yes. In 1996, the Royal Institute of British Architects
15:17renamed their annual prize the Building of the Year award after which 20th century Scottish architect?
15:24Brown. No, Sterling. What name is given to a West Indian dance in which participants lean backwards
15:30to pass beneath a horizontal bar which is progressively lowered for each turn?
15:37Limbo. Yes. In the name of a French dessert, when it's poached and served with ice cream and
15:42chocolate sauce, what fruit is described as Belle Hélène? Pear. Yes. It's pear. Meg, at the end of that round,
15:50you had no passes. You've got 19 points. Next up, it's Ben. Ben, you start with nine points. The score
16:14to
16:15beat as it stands is 19 points. You've got two and a half minutes on general knowledge. Here we go.
16:20On a bicycle, what name is given to the thin metal rods that extend from the centre of a wheel
16:25to the
16:25outer rim? Spokes. Yes. Anthracite is a hard, dark coloured type of what fossil fuel? Coal. Yes. Which
16:32large Middle Eastern country has coastlines on the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf?
16:40Saudi Arabia? Yes. As the headline act at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2025, which American
16:46rapper performed many of his hits, including DNA and Humble? Jay-Z. No. Kendrick Lamar. Which statesman
16:53and military commander led the forces of Carthage against Rome during the Second Punic War in the
16:58third century BC? Alexander? No. Hannibal. What's the title of the 2024 film starring Zendaya as a
17:08tennis coach and Josh O'Connor and Mike Feist as professional players? Pass. The term cumulonimbus
17:15is used to classify a particular type of what meteorological feature? Clouds. Yes. What word from the
17:21French for key is used in music for a sign placed at the beginning of a stave that indicates the
17:26pitch of
17:27the notes? Clef. Yes. What name for the Christian festival observed on the 29th of September is given
17:32to the autumn term at Oxford, Cambridge and some other universities? Michaelmas? Yes. In the early 19th
17:39century, which UK national daily newspaper acquired the nickname The Thunderer? The Times. Yes. Which
17:46British actor won a BAFTA in 2019 for his title role as Patrick Melrose in a television miniseries based on
17:52the books of Edward St. Aubin? Benedict Cumberbatch? Yes. In November 2023, which American city staged its
17:59first Formula One Grand Prix for over 40 years? San Francisco. No. Las Vegas. Which romantic poet and
18:06historian wrote the 1813 work The Life of Nelson, a biography of the British naval commander?
18:14Coleridge? No. Southie. In the political acronym QUANGO for an organisation that's funded by government but
18:20operates with autonomy. The letters QU stand for what prefix? Quasi. Yes. What's the name of the country
18:27estate near Stroud in Gloucestershire bought in 1976 by Queen Elizabeth II for her daughter Princess Anne?
18:34Gatkin Park? Yes. In Irish folklore, what was the name of the mythical warrior who was the first person to
18:39taste the so-called salmon of knowledge and so acquired great wisdom? Bernard? No. Finn McCool. What hard
18:47tissue similar to bone is the main constituent of human teeth? Dentine. It is. Dentine. Ben, you had
18:56the one pass, the title of the 2024 film starring Zendaya as a tennis coach. It's Challengers. So, at the
19:04end of that round, Ben, you've got 20 points. Thank you.
19:16Next up, it's Elizabeth.
19:25Elizabeth, you start with nine points. The score to beat as it stands is 20 points. You've got two and
19:30a
19:30half minutes on general knowledge. Here we go. What informal name for a violin is also a word for a
19:35fraudulent money-making scheme? Fiddle. Yes. The word PECS, spelt P-E-C-S, is an abbreviation of the
19:42name of what muscles in the chest? Biceps. No. Pectoral muscles. Which future UK Prime Minister
19:50married an aristocrat named Clementine Hosier in 1908? Winston Churchill. Yes. What branch of physics,
19:56sometimes known as Sonics, is concerned with the properties of sound and its production,
20:01transmission and effects? Music. No. Acoustics, the television drama series The Stranger,
20:08Stay Close, Fool Me Once and Missing You are all based on best-selling novels by which American
20:13thriller writer? Harlan Coben. Yes. Emma of Normandy married Ethelred the Unready in 1002 and following
20:20his death, which other king of England in 1017? William. No. Canute. What was the surname of the
20:28brothers Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack who founded the film studio in Los Angeles in 1923? Warner. Yes.
20:35The 2024 picture book entitled Jonty Gentoo, The Adventures of a Penguin, was written by which
20:41author and former children's laureate? Quinton Blake. No. Julia Donaldson. Between 1986 and 2002,
20:49which singer had UK hit albums with the two-letter titles So, Us and Up? Pass. Which city is the
20:59capital of Latvia? Riga. Yes. Which Portuguese footballer, usually referred to by a single word
21:04name, was the top scorer at the 1966 FIFA World Cup with nine goals? Ronaldinho. No. Eusebio. The 1948
21:13play, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, about a trial held to resolve a custody battle over a young child,
21:19was written by which German playwright? Pass. What's the name of the building in Rome,
21:25which from the 4th to the 14th centuries served as the main residence of the Pope?
21:30Please, can you repeat the question? What's the name of the building in Rome, which from the 4th to the
21:3414th centuries served as the main residence of the Pope? The Sistine Chapel? No. The Lateran Palace. A
21:42cornichon is a small variety of what salad ingredient that has been pickled? Cucumber? Yes. What native
21:49British tree of the genus Corillus has various species that produce edible nuts known as cob nuts or
21:55filberts? Um, oak. No. Hazel. What name, from an old French word for face, is given to the movable
22:02upper front part of a helmet, which can be adjusted downwards to protect the eyes? Visage? No, it's visor.
22:11Oh, yeah. Elizabeth, you had two passes. The 1948 play, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, was written by
22:19Bertolt Brecht. And the album So, Us and Up, they're by Peter Gabriel. So at the end of that round,
22:27Elizabeth, you've got 15 points. Thanks, Tom.
22:38And finally, let's have Alan again, please.
22:48Alan, you start with 11 points. The score to beat to get through to the semifinals is Ben's 20 points.
22:54You've got two and a half minutes and general knowledge. Let's go. In professional darts,
22:58each player is allowed to throw how many darts in a single turn? Three. Yes. What anagram of the word
23:03expands is a generic name for a stretchy synthetic fabric used to make swimwear and other sporting
23:10attire? Spandex. Yes. In reference to the yearly interest due on borrowed money, the letters APR
23:15stand for annual what? A period restitution. No. Percentage rate. A molecule of ammonia consists
23:24of three atoms of hydrogen and one atom of which other chemical element? Chlorine. No. Nitrogen.
23:30The first full-length novel by George Eliot, published in three volumes in 1859, has what title?
23:35Middlemarch. No. Adam Bede. What word for a state of despondency or listlessness comes from a name for
23:41ocean regions of low atmospheric pressure around the equator where winds are calm? Depression. No.
23:47Doldrums. The word flu is an abbreviation of the name of what viral infection? Influenza. Yes. Which duchy,
23:55originally based only in southwest England but later expanded to other areas of the country,
23:59provides an income for the eldest son of the reigning British monarch? Cornwall. Yes. In the 1991 film,
24:05Thelma and Louise. The title characters are played by Susan Sarandon and which other actress?
24:10Gina Davis. Yes. The name of what variety of pate translates from French as fat liver?
24:16Foie gras. Yes. Which duch artist painted the fantastical triptych, the garden of earthly delights
24:22in the early 16th century? Vermeer. No. Bosch, Hurdy Gurdy Man, Mellow Yellow and Sunshine Superman are among
24:29the 1960s UK hit singles of which Scottish folk musician?
24:35Gerry Rafferty. No. Donovan. In July 2024, which Labour politician was appointed as the UK Secretary
24:41of State for Work and Pensions? David Bunkett. No. Liz Kendall. What's the professional name of the
24:50British comedian born Christopher Collins in the West Midlands in 1957, who in 2024,
24:55toured a stand-up show entitled 30 Years of Dirt? Frank Skinner. Yes. In which Shakespeare play is
25:01Titania, the queen of the fairies attended to by other fairies named Peas Blossom, Cobweb,
25:06Moth and Mustard Seed? Midsummer's Night Dream. No. It's a Midsummer Night's Dream.
25:12Chronologically, which is the first month of a Gregorian calendar to have fewer than 31 days?
25:18February. Yes. What alternative name for the first cranial nerve situated in the roof of the nose
25:24indicates its importance and the sense of smell? Primary. No. Olfactory nerve.
25:33Alan, at the end of that round, you had no passes. You've got 19 points. OK, thanks.
25:47It was an incredibly tight finish. Let's have a look at the final scores. In fourth place with 15
25:53points, it's Elizabeth. In joint second place with 19 points each, Meg and Alan, which means in first
26:00place with 20 points, it's Ben. So he goes through to the semi-finals. Congratulations to him.
26:07If you'd like to be a contender in the next series, please go to our website,
26:11bbc.co.uk slash mastermind and you can follow us at Mastermind Quiz. Join us again next time for
26:18more masterminds. Thanks for watching. Bye for now.
26:27Winning just feels like the most amazing surprise. I was thinking that I was, um, I was heat fodder.
26:35I'd been one of the also-rans. I was quite happy with that. So I'm bowled over.
26:40Your occupation. Teacher. And your specialist subject. The history of Hereford Cathedral.
26:45I've been teaching for the last decade at Hereford Cathedral School and the English department,
26:50every classroom has these amazing views of the cathedral. So I just was always thinking,
26:56I don't know enough about it. It must have a fascinating history and sure enough it does.
27:00So it was fun to also sort of walk around and and see the things that I was researching and
27:05reading
27:06about and make sense of it all. The Lady Chapel. Yes. Lewis Knuckles Cottingham. Yes. His garter.
27:12It was his garter. But I can see why I wrote decagonal on my notes about the space of the
27:18chapter
27:18house. Octagonal. No, decagon. And the question about John the 22nd, I knew the answer. For some
27:27reason I said innocent. Innocent the 22nd? No, John the 22nd. My daughter said if there's an American
27:34pop music question, say Kendrick Lamar. As the headline act at the Super Bowl halftime show in
27:402025, which American rapper performed many of his hits, including DNA and Humble?
27:46Jay-Z. No, Kendrick Lamar. So what did I do? I go, uh, Jay-Z? Um, so she wins that
27:55one.
27:56In first place with 20 points, it's Ben. So he goes through to the semifinals. Congratulations to him.
28:03Pupils back at the school, I would hope they'd be proud of it. I am actually retiring in a few
28:09weeks' time, so I don't need to tell them. So I might just keep that as a surprise and then
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