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00:24Hello and welcome to Mastermind with me, Clive Myrie.
00:28In the spotlight tonight are Eric Davis, a consultant neuropsychologist.
00:32His specialist subject is the history of Coventry.
00:35Gopal Chima, a civil servant whose subject is the BBC comedy series People Just Do Nothing.
00:41Annette Fenner, a medical editor.
00:43She'll be answering questions on the Roman Emprenero and Nigel Haynes, a tourist guide.
00:48His specialist subject is the life of the English sportsman C.B. Fry.
00:57Four more contenders tonight all have their eyes on the prize, this beautiful glass bowl and the title of Mastermind
01:05Champion.
01:05At the moment, however, it is a tantalising, shimmering image off in the distance, out of reach for now.
01:11But success, after two minutes of questions on a specialist subject and two and a half minutes on general knowledge,
01:17could see a giant leap being taken on the way to claim the ultimate quizzing prize.
01:22Who will make that leap? We'll soon find out.
01:25So, can I ask our first contender to join us, please?
01:36Your name?
01:37Eric Davis.
01:38Your occupation?
01:40Consultant neuropsychologist.
01:41And your specialist subject?
01:43The history of Coventry.
01:44The historic English city in the West Midlands.
01:46In two minutes.
01:48Here we go.
01:49Which art gallery and museum opened in 1960?
01:51Is named after a leading manufacturer and is managed by the Culture Coventry Charitable Trust?
01:57Herbert Art Gallery.
01:58Yes, Coventry's distinctive coat of arms, which was adopted in the 14th century, depicts a castle on the back of
02:04what animal?
02:05Elephant.
02:06Yes, in 1043, Leofric, Earl of Mercia, the husband of Lady Godiva, founded an abbey in Coventry for which monastic
02:13order?
02:14Benedictines.
02:15Yes, what was the name of the Bishop of Chester who moved the seat of his diocese to Coventry in
02:191102?
02:23Robert of Limsey.
02:24Yes, Robert the Limsey.
02:25During a Catholic uprising in 1569, the imprisoned Mary, Queen of Scots, was moved to Coventry and was initially given
02:32lodgings in which inn before she was moved to St. Mary's Hall?
02:35The Bull.
02:36Yes.
02:36What was the name of the first city architect and chief planner of Coventry who drew up the plans for
02:41a new city centre following the destruction resulting from air raids during the Second World War?
02:46Donald Gibson.
02:47Yes, which artisanal industry was pioneered in Coventry by the craftsman Samuel Watson in the late 17th century, 50 years
02:54before it was fully established in the city by Samuel Vale?
02:58Clock and watchmaking.
02:59Yes, in 1563.
03:01A bequest in the will of the wealthy cardmaker Thomas Wheatley endowed which school for poor boys in the city?
03:07Public.
03:07Yes, what was the name of the first woman to be elected as Lord Mayor of Coventry four years after
03:12the right was granted to the city by charter in 1953?
03:16Pearl Hyde.
03:17Yes.
03:17In 1918, which parish church completed in the 1450s was elevated to the status of a cathedral?
03:24St. Michael's.
03:25Yes.
03:25What was the name of the 1860 free trade treaty that removed or reduced many tariffs on goods imported from
03:32France, virtually ending the city's ribbon weaving industry?
03:36The Cobden Treaty.
03:37Yes.
03:37A townscape scheme was launched in 1967 to save a group of picturesque medieval buildings by moving them to which
03:43street in Coventry city centre?
03:46Spon Street.
03:46Yes, what was the name of the woman who became the first, I've started to sort of finish, what was
03:51the name of the woman who became the first of the so-called Coventry martyrs to be executed when she
03:56was burned at the stake in about 1512 because of her Lollard beliefs?
04:03Mary Ball.
04:04No, it was Joan Ward.
04:08At the end of that round, Eric, you had no passes. You've got 12 points.
04:21And our next contender, please.
04:29Your name?
04:30Ger-Pow Chima.
04:31Your occupation?
04:32Civil servant.
04:33And your specialist subject?
04:34People Just Do Nothing.
04:35The television mockumentary comedy series about a group of friends who run a pirate radio station in West London.
04:42Two minutes.
04:43Here we go.
04:43What's the title of the first episode of Series 1 of People Just Do Nothing, broadcast in 2014 and featuring
04:49MC Grinder and DJ Beats, introducing their pirate radio station, Corrupt FM?
04:55Secret location.
04:56Yes, Corrupt FM broadcasts on what frequency?
04:58108.9.
04:59Yes.
05:00At the start of Series 1, when the wheeler dealer, Chibuddy G, is asked to soundproof the radio station's studio,
05:05he lines the walls with cardboard boxes containing what novelty snack product?
05:11Peanut dust.
05:11Yes.
05:12In Series 3, what's the first name of the A&R representative at Atlantic Records who's forced to call security
05:18when Beats, Grinder and Chibuddy G refuse to stop playing Corrupt's new song, Heart Monitor Rhythm?
05:24Josh.
05:24Yes.
05:25At Grinder's birthday celebration in a restaurant in the episode Getting Old, Steve's makes a joke about a techno burger
05:31after reading what actual item on the menu?
05:34House salad.
05:34Yes, Beats attends a job interview in a suit shop, but walks out halfway through because Chibuddy G had advised
05:41him to always leave them wanting more.
05:44What's the name of the shop?
05:45Taiwan.
05:46Yes.
05:46Which actress plays Tanya, the boss of the Lavender Hair and Beauty Salon, where Mish, Grinder's girlfriend, starts a job
05:52in Series 2?
05:53Tiff Stevenson.
05:54Yes.
05:55At the end of the 2021 film Big in Japan, it's revealed that Mish has gained over 400 followers and
06:01will be detailing her journey so far in a book with what title?
06:04Mish, Myself and I.
06:05Yes, in the episode Dubplate, Chibuddy G applies a homemade face mask, which he says is a blend of chili,
06:11avocado, and what other ingredient?
06:14Yogurt.
06:14Yes.
06:14The main cast members, Hugo Chegwin, Alan Mustafa and Steve Stamp, are credited for music on the show, along with
06:21which musician who appears on the credits for Series 2 to 5?
06:27Dan Sylvester?
06:28No, Harry Craze, after Beats gives himself a solid 10 for his speech at Mish and Grindr's wedding, what score
06:35does he give the couple's young daughter, Angel, for hers, stating she's probably quite disappointed in herself?
06:40Two out of 10?
06:41Yes.
06:41In the episode Music Video, Mish travels to which town in Essex?
06:45I've started so a finish.
06:46Travels to which town in Essex to view alternative accommodation after she and Grindr are told to relocate?
06:52Pitsy.
06:53It is.
06:54Pitsy.
06:56Gopal, at the end of that round you had no passes, you've got 11 points.
07:09And our next contender, please.
07:18Your name?
07:19Annette Fenner.
07:20Your occupation?
07:21Medical editor.
07:22And your specialist subject?
07:23The Roman Emperor Nero.
07:25The fifth emperor of Rome who ruled from AD 54 to 68.
07:29In two minutes.
07:30Here we go.
07:31Nero was born in AD 37 and, as well as his family names, Domitius and Ahinobarbus, he originally had what
07:38first name?
07:38Lucius.
07:39Yes.
07:39Soon after marrying Nero's mother, Agrippina, the emperor Claudius adopted Nero as his son and heir, despite already having a
07:46biological son of his own, who was best known by what name?
07:49Britannicus.
07:50Yes.
07:50Yes.
07:50What honorific title, meaning father of the country, did Nero initially refuse upon becoming emperor in AD 54?
07:57Pater Patriae.
07:58Yes.
07:59Although Nero was accused of starting the great fire of Rome in AD 64, when it first broke out, he
08:04was at his villa in which coastal town?
08:06Antium.
08:07Yes.
08:07Following the Boudiccan revolt of AD 60 to 61, Nero adopted a conciliatory approach by dismissing the hardline Suetonius Paulinus
08:15and appointing which Roman consul as governor of Britain?
08:19Agricola.
08:20No, Petronius Turpillianus. Which important post, usually divided between two men, was held solely by Sextus Afranius Burrus, who was
08:30a chief advisor to Nero?
08:32Um, Praetorian guard. Head of Praetorian guard.
08:36Yes, I'll take that. Praetorian prefect.
08:37Just 12 days after Nero's divorce from his first wife, Octavia, whose exile and subsequent execution he'd arranged in AD
08:4462, he married his lover. What was her name?
08:47Popaea Sabina.
08:48Yes.
08:49Whom did Nero personally crown king of Armenia in AD 66, bringing about a lasting peace between Rome and the
08:55Parthian Empire?
08:56Tiridates.
08:57Yes.
08:57What was the name of the freedman whom Nero left in charge in Rome when he departed for Greece around
09:03AD 66?
09:08Sporus.
09:08No, Helios. After the death of Popaea Sabina in AD 65 and marriage to his third wife, Nero is said
09:14to have also married which freedman who resembled Popaea and whom Nero had castrated?
09:20That's Sporus.
09:21Yes. In AD 60, Nero created what new quinquennial Greek-style festival?
09:27Juvenalia.
09:27No, Neronia. Which provincial governor instigated a rebellion in Gaul against Nero in AD 68, with the intention of putting
09:36the future emperor, Galba, on the throne, leading to Nero's suicide a few months later?
09:41Vindex.
09:42Yes, it was Vindex.
09:45So, Annette, at the end of that round, you had no passes. You've got nine points.
09:58And our final contender, please.
10:08Your name?
10:09Nigel Haynes.
10:10Your occupation?
10:11Tourist guide.
10:12And your specialist subject?
10:13The life of Charles Burgess Fry.
10:15Yes. One of England's greatest all-round sportsmen and a pioneering sports journalist. In two minutes.
10:21Here we go.
10:22After attending Repton School from 1885, Charles Burgess Fry won a scholarship to which college at the University of Oxford?
10:29Wadham.
10:30Yes. At Oxford, Fry won blues for football, athletics and cricket and reputedly narrowly missed out on a blue for
10:36which other sport because of injury?
10:38Rugby.
10:38Yes. After making his test debut in South Africa in 1896, Fry played his first test match in England three
10:44years later.
10:45At which ground when he opened the batting against Australia with WG Grace?
10:50Trent Bridge.
10:51Yes. Fry played in the 1902 FA Cup final for Southampton but soon afterwards lost his place in the side
10:57as right back to which player?
11:00Alf Common.
11:01No, Tom Robertson.
11:02In 1901, Fry set a new world record when he achieved his sixth consecutive century in first-class cricket, playing
11:08for a rest-of-England side at Lords against which county?
11:14Yorkshire.
11:15Yes. As an amateur player who made his living as a sports journalist, Fry regularly contributed as a columnist to
11:21which magazine for schoolboys launched in April 1899?
11:24The Captain.
11:25Yes. After retiring from cricket, Fry was recruited by which former Sussex teammate to work for the Indian delegation at
11:32the League of Nations?
11:32K.S. Ranjit Sinji.
11:34Yes. When playing for Hampshire in 1911, Fry controversially accused which Kent bowler of deliberately bowling full tosses at him,
11:42with the sun behind him, so that Fry was unable to see the ball?
11:46Spoffeth.
11:47No, Colin Blythe. In 1934, for which newspaper did Fry begin to write his C.B. Fry Says column, which
11:53became famous for its individual style?
11:55The Standard.
11:57Yes, the Evening Standard. After two failed general election campaigns, Fry was again unsuccessful as a Liberal candidate at the
12:031924 Oxford by-election to succeed which Liberal MP?
12:09Gray.
12:09Yes, Frank Gray. Which clergyman and Sussex and England cricketer officiated at Fry's funeral service at Golders Green Crematorium in
12:161956?
12:17David Shepard.
12:18Yes. After leaving Southampton FC, Fry played for which football club in 1903, where he suffered a career-ending injury
12:25in only his third game?
12:27Portsmouth.
12:28It was Portsmouth.
12:30Nigel, at the end of that round, no passes. You've got ten points.
12:43At the end of the specialist subjects round, let's have a look at the scores. In fourth place with nine
12:48points, it's Annette. In third place with ten points, it's Nigel. In second place with eleven points, it's Kerpal. And
12:55in first place with twelve points, it's Eric.
12:58So now, it's general knowledge. And if there's a tie at the end, then the number of passes is taken
13:03into account, and the person with the fewer passes is the winner. And if they're tied on passes as well,
13:08it's a tie-break. So, let's ask Annette to join us again, please.
13:20Annette, you start with nine points. You've got two and a half minutes on general knowledge. Here we go. Which
13:26gaseous element has the chemical symbol O?
13:29Oxygen.
13:29Yes. What name derived from a Latin verb meaning to hunt is given to the meat of a deer?
13:35Venison.
13:35Yes. The musical composition for string quartet, the Grosse Fugue, or Great Fugue, first performed in 1826, was written by
13:43which German composer?
13:45Vidal.
13:46No. Beethoven. What papal name was adopted by Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina, who was Pope from 2013 until his
13:54death in 2025?
13:55Francis.
13:56Yes. Which American author of fiction for children and young adults wrote the novels Forever and Are You There, God?
14:02It's Me, Margaret?
14:03Judy Blume.
14:04Yes. What physically challenging television game show was won in April 2025 by a gym owner named Amanda Waugh and
14:11a gymnastics coach called Joe Fishburne?
14:14The Cube?
14:15No. Gladiators. Which English ship was due to be accompanied on its famous voyage in 1620 by another ship known
14:21as the Speedwell, but ended up sailing to the New World alone?
14:27The Santa Maria.
14:28No. The Mayflower. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck won the Oscar for Best Screenplay for the 1997 film Good Will
14:34Hunting, which American filmmaker was nominated for Best Director for his work on the film?
14:40Pass.
14:41What boy's first name is also a word for an underground network of rabbit burrows?
14:46Warren.
14:46Yes. When using trigonometry to calculate the measurements of a right-angled triangle, the three sides are usually given the
14:52names hypotenuse, opposite and what?
14:56Adjacent.
14:57Yes. Follow the fold, a bushel and a peck, and take back your mink are songs from what 1950 stage
15:03musical with music and lyrics by Frank Lesser?
15:10Me and My Girl.
15:11No. Guys and Dolls. What's the name of the basic unit of currency of South Africa?
15:15Rand.
15:16Yes. The song House of the Rising Sun, a UK number one single for the Animals in 1964, opens with
15:22the line, there is a house in which American city?
15:25New Orleans.
15:25Yes. New Orleans. What name derived from a Provençal word meaning masterful is given to a cold wind that blows
15:31towards the Mediterranean coast in southern France?
15:35Sirocco.
15:36No. Mistral. Which five-a-side sport was invented in the United States in 1891 by a PE teacher named
15:42Dr. James Naismith and became an Olympic sport 45 years later?
15:46Handball.
15:47No. Basketball. The task set for which mythological hero included having to capture the Serenean hind and the Erymanthian boar?
15:57Hercules.
15:58Yes. It was Heracles.
16:00You had just a one-pass. Annette Gus Van Sant directed the film Good Will Hunting.
16:06And at the end of that round, you've got 18 points.
16:18Next up, it's Nigel.
16:28Nigel, you start with 10 points. The score to beat as it stands is 18 points. You've got two and
16:33a half minutes on general knowledge.
16:34Here we go. In the name of the AA, the British motoring organisation founded in 1905, the first letter A
16:41stands for what word for a car?
16:42Automobile.
16:43Yes. What word follows Chelsea, cowboy and hobnail in the names of three styles of footwear?
16:49Boot.
16:49Yes. The Devil's Dyke, Kingly Vale and the towns of Petersfield and Lewis are all in which English national park?
16:56The New Forest.
16:57No, the South Downs for his work on machine learning. The British-Canadian scientist Geoffrey Hinton, sometimes referred to as
17:03the godfather of AI, was a co-recipient of the 2024 Nobel Prize in which discipline?
17:09Mathematics.
17:09No, physics. At more than 14,000 feet, which alpine mountain on the Swiss-Italian border has a name that
17:15roughly translates as peak in the meadows?
17:20Matterhorn.
17:20Yes. In a 1992 film directed by Spike Lee, Denzel Washington portrays which American civil rights activist?
17:26Malcolm X.
17:27Yes. What word for a baby or young child is derived from Latin words meaning unable to speak?
17:34Infant.
17:35Yes. What was the name of the American statesman and governor of Massachusetts who's said to have been the first
17:40person to sign the US Declaration of Independence?
17:43John Hancock.
17:44Yes. What breed of dog, usually characterised by a white coat with black spots, has various nicknames such as the
17:50English Coach Dog and the Plum Pudding Dog?
17:54English Spaniel.
17:55No. Dalmatian. Which Canadian author and activist wrote the best-selling 1999 book, No Logo, about globalisation and the economic
18:02practices of major companies?
18:05Gershon.
18:05No. Naomi Klein. Which American hip-hop trio had their first UK hit single in 1987 with You Gotta Fight
18:12For Your Right To Party?
18:14The Beastie Boys.
18:15Yes. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, the equestrian events were held in the grounds of which former royal residence?
18:21Versailles.
18:21Yes. What fruit is the main ingredient in the traditional spiced ale drink known as lamb's wool?
18:27Strawberry.
18:28No. Apple. What 1990s television sitcom, written by Ben Elton and starring Rowan Atkinson, is set in a police station
18:34in the fictional English town of Gasforth?
18:37Thin blue line.
18:38Yes. The adjective, gustatory, refers to which one of the five basic human senses?
18:43Taste.
18:44Yes. What's the name of the private country home in Gloucestershire that was acquired by the future King Charles III
18:49in 1980?
18:50Sandringham.
18:51No. Highgrove. In maths, what number is the result when any number is multiplied by its reciprocal?
18:59One.
19:00Yes. What's the common name for the pink powder containing iron oxide and a compound of zinc that's often used
19:06in lotions and ointments to soothe minor skin irritations?
19:12Chamomile.
19:13No. Calamine.
19:15Almost there.
19:17Nigel, at the end of that round, you had no passes. You've got 21 points.
19:30Next up, it's Gopal.
19:39Gopal, you start with 11 points. The score to beat, as it stands, is 21 points. You've got two and
19:43a half minutes on general knowledge.
19:45Here we go. The term smog, for a type of air pollution consisting of a thick, often toxic haze, is
19:51a combination of smoke and what other word?
19:53Fog.
19:54Yes. Which actor, born in London in 1927, wrote the 2008 autobiography entitled My Word Is My Bond, a reference
20:01to his most famous role?
20:04Sean Connery.
20:05No. Roger Moore. In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly designated the 27th of which month as International Holocaust Remembrance
20:14Day?
20:14January.
20:14Yes. What long-running West End jukebox musical set on a Greek island tells the story of Sophie, who invites
20:20three men mentioned in her mother's old diary to her wedding in the hope of identifying one of them as
20:25her father?
20:26Mamma Mia.
20:26Yes. Which 19th century UK Prime Minister had the middle name Hewitt?
20:31Benjamin Desraeli.
20:32No. Gladstone. In baseball, how many bases make up the diamond-shaped infield where most of the play takes place?
20:38Yes. In the names of three resort towns in south-east England, what word follows Bexhill-on, Westgate-on and
20:45Clacton-on?
20:46C.
20:46Yes. The American artist Lee Krasner, who was a pioneer of the abstract expressionist movement of the mid-20th century,
20:52married which fellow painter in 1945?
20:55Bishop?
20:56No. Jackson Pollock.
20:57Denis, picture this.
20:59And Hanging on the Telephone, were UK hit singles in the 1970s for which American new wave band?
21:05Pink Floyd.
21:05No. Blondie, the site of the ancient capital of the Aztec Empire, Tenochtitlan, is in which modern-day capital city?
21:13Mexico City.
21:14Yes. The Sarnon, the Bagot and the Golden Guernsey are breeds of what domesticated animal?
21:20Cat.
21:20No. Goat. The psychiatrist Dr Jennifer Melfi, played by Lorraine Bracco, is one of the main characters in what television
21:27crime drama series first shown from 1999 to 2007?
21:33Spooks?
21:34No. The Sopranos. What name for a reddish-brown hair colour is derived from a Latin word meaning whitish?
21:40Ginger.
21:41No. Auburn. The road-surfacing material, known in short as tarmac, is named after a Scottish engineer with what surname?
21:50McIntyre.
21:51No. Macadam. What's the title of the 2025 Marvel film starring Florence Pugh as the trained assassin Yelena Belova?
21:59Thunderbolts.
21:59Yes. What was the surname of the American retailer with the forenames Frank Winfield, who opened his first five-cent
22:05store in New York State in 1879?
22:09Fortnum.
22:09No. Woolworth.
22:10What Japanese war cry originally used as a greeting to the emperor is now usually translated as, may you live
22:1610,000 years?
22:19Sayonara.
22:21No. Bansai.
22:24Gurpal. At the end of that round, you have no passes. You've got 18 points.
22:37And finally, let's have Eric again, please.
22:47So, Eric, you start with 12 points. The score to beat to get through to the semifinals is Nigel's 21
22:53points.
22:54You've got two and a half minutes on general knowledge. Here we go.
22:57What word, originally a term for a person who works with lead, now refers to someone whose job involves installing
23:03and repairing water pipes?
23:04Plumber.
23:05Yes. Which British actress won an Oscar for her performance in the title role of the 1964 film Mary Poppins?
23:11Julie Andrews.
23:12Yes. The influential 1950s album Birth of the Cool is by which bandleader and jazz trumpeter?
23:18Miles Davis.
23:19Yes. The British mariner, Edward Smith, was the captain of which ocean liner that sank in 1912?
23:24Titanic.
23:25Yes. In September 2024, which American television series won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series,
23:30as well as an acting award for Gene Smart, who plays a veteran stand-up comedian named Deborah Vance?
23:37Ted Lasso.
23:37No. No, Hax. The last German emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II, who was king of Prussia from 1888 to 1918,
23:45was the eldest grandchild of which British queen?
23:47Victoria.
23:48Yes. What long, thin fish is traditionally caught using a baited hook known as a sniggle?
23:53Pike.
23:54No, the eel. What name, derived from a French word for a shoe made of wood,
23:58is now used in English for a rubber covering worn around a shoe to prevent it getting wet or dirty?
24:05Galoche.
24:06Yes. The Brazilian footballer Edson Arantes do Nascimento, who died in 2022, was better known by what name?
24:13ParΓ©.
24:14Yes. High Hopes in 2014, Western Stars in 2019, and Letter to You the following year,
24:19were UK number one albums for which American singer?
24:23Beyonce.
24:24No. Bruce Springsteen.
24:25Which British university, with its focus on distance learning, was founded in 1969
24:30and has its headquarters in Milton Keynes?
24:32Open University.
24:33Yes. Karno, Oyo and Ogun are among the 36 states of which West African country?
24:40Nigeria.
24:41Yes. What modernist art movement originated in a school of art and design
24:45established in the German city of Weimar in 1919 by the architect Walter Gropius?
24:52Cubism.
24:53No. The Bauhaus. The 1938 novel Brighton Rock was written by which British author?
24:58Graham Greene.
24:58Yes. Compounds of which metallic element with the atomic number 83 and the chemical symbol B-I
25:04are commonly used in remedies for indigestion?
25:08Barium.
25:09No. Bismuth.
25:10The name of what Greek white wine flavoured with pine resin is a modern Greek word derived from the Italian
25:16for resin?
25:17Britsina.
25:17Yes. In Norse mythology, which god wore a belt that increased his strength and carried a hammer known as MjΓΆlnir?
25:25Thor.
25:26Yes. Which central London railway terminus?
25:28I've started this off, Finnish.
25:30Which central London railway terminus that serves destinations in south-east England has its main entrance on the Strand?
25:36Waterloo.
25:37No. Charing Cross.
25:40But Eric, it didn't matter. You've got no passes. 24 points. You're through to the semi-finals.
25:45Thanks for life.
25:55So, let's have a look at the final scores. In joint third place with 18 points, it's Gurpal and Annette.
26:02In second place with 21 points, it's Nigel, which means in first place with 24 points, it's Eric.
26:08So he goes through to the semi-finals. Congratulations to him.
26:11If you'd like to be a contender in the next series, please go to our website, bbc.co.uk slash
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26:21Join us again next time for more masterminds. Thanks for watching. Bye for now.
26:30To win a mastermind is something that's hard to achieve.
26:34You're up against really stern opposition, so to come through is really great. It's also a bit of a relief.
26:42Plumber? Yes.
26:43Galosh? Yes.
26:44Thor? Yes.
26:4624 points. You're through to the semi-finals.
26:48Thanks for life.
26:49Great to be in the lead at half-time, but I think it's really important not to be premature with
26:54these things.
26:54You know, I'm a big football fan, and I know that it ain't over till the ref blows the whistle.
27:04One. Yes.
27:05Nigel's score of 21 was pretty stiff to reach, but I thought all I can do is concentrate on the
27:12next question and just keep going.
27:14And it's one foot in front of the other, and for a little while it was just me and Clive
27:18in the room.
27:19It's an imposing environment. For part of my work, I go into court.
27:23There are some parallels between mastermind and the courtroom.
27:26They're both pretty stern, forbidding environments.
27:30And your specialist subject?
27:31The history of Coventry.
27:32The history of Coventry, I chose that really just because I think that roots and where you're from are really
27:38important.
27:39You know, so I'm still fond of the city.
27:42You know, I'm still...
27:44My mum's still there. Hello, Maureen.
27:47I'm a season ticket holder at Coventry City FC. The ball?
27:52Yes.
27:52Clock and watchmaking.
27:53Yes.
27:54The Cobden Treaty.
27:55Yes.
27:56Yeah, still really fond of the city, and it was just great to be able to learn more about it,
28:02because you always find out more than you actually thought you knew.
28:07Mastermind is iconic and, you know, it's been running since 72, so it'd be great to win the glass bowl.
28:13Well, you know, it would be quite an achievement.
28:18You know, it would be quite an achievement.
28:43I don't know.
28:44I don't know.
28:45I don't know.
28:45It would be quite an achievement.
28:46You know, I would be quite an achievement.
28:47How many people do you think you want me to do this?
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