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The Best Episodes of Mastermind Season 32

Every episode of Mastermind Season 32 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mastermind Season 32!

The Best Episodes of Mastermind Season 32

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Mastermind Season 32 Episode 1 - Episode 1
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    #1 - Episode 1

    S32:E1

    The forbidding black chair beckons as the evergreen general-knowledge quiz returns. What weird and wonderful subjects will the four contestants choose? John Humphrys asks the questions.

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  2. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 2 - Episode 2
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    S32:E2

    The life and works of Benjamin Britten and Sylvia Plath , aircraft of the First World War and the travels of Michael Palin are tonight's four specialist subjects. John Humphrys asks the questions.

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  3. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 3 - Episode 3
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    #3 - Episode 3

    S32:E3

    From philosophy to film, pilots to pop stars, tonight's diverse range of subjects are the Pre-Socratics, the life and films of Judy Garland , the Royal Air Force 1939-1945 and the Beatles. With John Humphrys.

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  4. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 4 - Episode 4
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    S32:E4

    Contestants field questions from John Humphrys on the French Revolution 1789-1794, the life and novels of George Eliot , the history of the World Chess championship and the Trumptonshire Trilogy of Camberwick Green, Trumpton and Chigley.

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  5. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 5 - Episode 5
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    The specialist subjects are the Age of the Welsh Princes 800-1283, the life and career of prison reformer Elizabeth Fry, the Swallows and Amazons novels of Arthur Ransome and orchestral film scores 1933-1980. John Humphrys asks the questions.

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  6. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 6 - Episode 6
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    S32:E6

    Tonight's specialist subjects include the Horatio Hornblower novels of CS Forester, English international rugby union since 1990, the life and works of artist Stanley Spencer and English silver 1478-1837. Presented by John Humphrys.

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  7. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 7 - Episode 7
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    British political history 1905-2004, the life and career of Muhammad Ali , the musicals of Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Conan Doyle 's Sherlock Holmes are the specialist subjects. John Humphrys puts the questions to the black chair's occupants.

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  8. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 8 - Episode 8
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    Plays, poetry, piety and pictures all feature, as the contenders demonstrate their knowledge of the life and works of Dylan Thomas , the Old Testament, the films of Clint Eastwood and the life and works of Guillaume Apollinaire. With John Humphrys.

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  9. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 9 - Episode 9
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    S32:E9

    Contestants answer questions on Henry VIII , Emily Bronte , opera singer Andrea Bocelli and locomotive pioneer Richard Trevithick. With John Humphrys.

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  10. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 10 - Episode 10
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    S32:E10

    The Clash, the libretti of WS Gilbert , the history of spirits and liqueurs and Ancient Egypt 1570-1070 BC are the specialist subjects. With John Humphrys.

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  11. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 11 - Episode 11
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    S32:E11

    The series returns after a six-week break with a varied mix of specialist subjects: the Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871, the plays of Noël Coward, World Snooker championships from 1977 and the life and novels of J.R.R. Tolkien. Host John Humphrys invites the contestants to occupy the forbidding black chair.

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  12. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 12 - Episode 12
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    Tonight's varied mix of specialist subjects are: the life and career of political economist and reformer Henry Fawcett , TV sitcom Dinnerladies, the life and work of TE Lawrence, and the literary associations of Yorkshire, Lancashire and the Lake District. John Humphrys fires the questions at the occupants of the forbidding black chair.

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  13. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 13 - Episode 13
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    Tonight's varied mix of specialist subjects are: the Harrier and other vertical take-off and landing aircraft; Chequers, the incumbent prime minister's grand country residence in Buckinghamshire; the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett ; and rock giants the Who. John Humphrys fires the questions.

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  14. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 14 - Episode 14
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    S32:E14

    Specialist subjects for the contestants are the life and career of American president Lyndon B Johnson , the Mughal Empire from 1526 to 1658, 1, Claudius, and the Just William books by Richmal Crompton. John Humphrys poses the questions.

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  15. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 15 - Episode 15
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    #15 - Episode 15

    S32:E15

    It's bonnets to ballroom dancing as contestants are quizzed on the novels of Jane Austen, naked eye astronomy in Britain, the American Civil War 1861-1865 and the musical films of Fred Astaire. John Humphrys asks the questions.

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  16. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 16 - Episode 16
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    Specialist subjects for the quartet of contestants are the Labour government 1974-79, the life and work of comic songwriters Flanders and Swann, the ecclesiastical calendar and the Manchester music scene from 1976 until 1991. With John Humphrys.

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  17. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 17 - Episode 17
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    Specialist subjects are the life and novels of Raymond Chandler , pop group the Go-Betweens, the ex-leader of the Labour Party Hugh Gaitskell , and the films of Hollywood star Bruce Willis. With John Humphrys.

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  18. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 18 - Episode 18
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    Specialist subjects for the quartet of contestants are the life and work of Marie Curie , Ireland during the Second World War, the novels of Raymond Zazie dans le Metro Queneau and the history plays of Shakespeare. John Humphrys fires the questions.

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  19. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 19 - Episode 19
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    S32:E19

    Specialist subjects tonight are the life and times of Charles Edward Stuart (1720-1788), the work of Edward Hopper , 20th-century Parliamentary scandals, and the life of Nancy Mitford. With John Humphrys.

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  20. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 20 - Episode 20
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    Specialist subjects are the life and reign of Louis XI of France, the stage plays of Tom Stoppard , cult 60s series The Prisoner, and the life and work of composer Frederick Delius. With John Humphrys.

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  21. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 21 - Episode 21
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    S32:E21

    Another typically wide-ranging selection of specialist subjects includes the life and work of Sir Peter Scott , national flags, Test cricket since and TV sitcom The Good Life. With John Humphrys.

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  22. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 22 - Episode 22
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    S32:E22

    Tonight's specialist subjects are the life and work of composer Giacomo Puccini , the novels of Sebastian Faulks , European nobility in the 16th century, and the classic sitcom Dad's Army. With John Humphrys.

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  23. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 23 - Episode 23
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    S32:E23

    Igor Stravinsky , ice dance, Lord Randolph Churchill (the father of Winston) and Status Quo are tonight's specialist subjects. Presented by John Humphrys.

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  24. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 24 - Episode 24
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    #24 - Episode 24

    S32:E24

    The life and career of Bishop John William Colenso, the Anne novels of LM Montgomery, European birds and the work of Galton and Simpson are tonight's specialist subjects. Presented by John Humphrys.

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  25. Mastermind Season 32 Episode 25 - Episode 25
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    #25 - Episode 25

    S32:E25

    City churches of Sir Christopher Wren , the Sword of Honour trilogy, life and work of George Eastman and the life and films of James Stewart are the subjects as the second round heats begin. With John Humphrys

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Season 32 Ratings Summary

"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Mastermind" season 32. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/8/2005. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".