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The Best Episodes of Mastermind Season 42

Every episode of Mastermind Season 42 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mastermind Season 42!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Mastermind Season 42 Episode 1 - Episode 1
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    #1 - Episode 1

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    John Humphrys and the famous black chair return for another series of television's toughest quiz. 96 contenders start the path towards the final but only one can be crowned Mastermind Champion. Subjects in this first heat are Marvel Comics, Shakespeare's comedies, John Martyn and Pu Yi, the Last Emperor of China.

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  2. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 2 - Episode 2
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    #2 - Episode 2

    S42:E2

    John Humphrys puts questions to four more contenders. The specialist subjects in this heat are Harry Potter, modern jazz, the English Reformation and the musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber.

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  3. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 3 - Episode 3
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    #3 - Episode 3

    S42:E3

    John Humphrys puts questions to four more contenders. The specialist subjects in this heat are Christopher Marlowe, I Claudius, the racehorse Arkle and Joseph Stalin.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 4 - Episode 4
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    #4 - Episode 4

    S42:E4

    John Humphrys puts questions to four more contenders. The specialist subjects in this heat are the Academy Awards, King Crimson, Weimar Germany and Gerard Manley Hopkins.

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  5. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 5 - Episode 5
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    S42:E5

    John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The specialist subjects in this heat are Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy, the Wars of the Roses, Edward Heath and Radio 4 sitcom Cabin Pressure.

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  6. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 6 - Episode 6
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    S42:E6

    John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The specialist subjects in this heat are Sherlock Holmes, the Radio 4 sitcom Old Harry's Game, the Roman Army and Harold Wilson.

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  7. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 7 - Episode 7
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    S42:E7

    John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The specialist subjects in this heat are The Wire, Scott Joplin, the writer Alan Moore and Beatrix Potter.

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  8. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 8 - Episode 8
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    #8 - Episode 8

    S42:E8

    John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The specialist subjects in this heat are Catherine of Aragon, the post-war Labour Government, the band Rush and the poet Robert Fergusson.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 9 - Episode 9
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    #9 - Episode 9

    S42:E9

    John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Subjects tonight are silent cinema, the band Hawkwind, the Ballets Russes and King Henry V.

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  10. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 10 - Episode 10
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    #10 - Episode 10

    S42:E10

    Subjects include the films of Kevin Smith, the novels of Neil Gaiman, Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris and Chess Records.

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  11. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 11 - Episode 11
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    #11 - Episode 11

    S42:E11

    John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Subjects tonight are Kathleen Ferrier, Everton FC, the Rivers of London novels of Ben Aaronovitch and the Albigensian Crusade.

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  12. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 12 - Episode 12
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    #12 - Episode 12

    S42:E12

    John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Subjects tonight are the history of Las Vegas, the Anne books by LM Montgomery, Paul Simon and the Western films of John Ford.

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  13. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 13 - Episode 13
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    #13 - Episode 13

    S42:E13

    John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Subjects tonight are the Song of Ice and Fire novels by George RR Martin, Gloria Swanson, the music of Carly Simon and the FA Cup in the 1970s.

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  14. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 14 - Episode 14
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    #14 - Episode 14

    S42:E14

    John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The specialist subjects in this heat are the films of Martin Scorsese, Donald Campbell, the Pop Larkin Chronicles and Ian Paisley.

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  15. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 15 - Episode 15
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    #15 - Episode 15

    S42:E15

    John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The specialist subjects in this heat are Vincent van Gogh, Burnley FC, the Thirty Years' War and the Tom Kirk novels by James Twining.

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  16. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 16 - Episode 16
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    #16 - Episode 16

    S42:E16

    John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The specialist subjects in this heat are The IT Crowd, North American Plains Indians from 1850-1910, Homer's Iliad and the history of Hong Kong from 1841-1997.

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  17. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 17 - Episode 17
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    #17 - Episode 17

    S42:E17

    John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are World War II in Europe, Josephine Butler, Freemasonry and Pete Seeger.

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  18. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 18 - Episode 18
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    #18 - Episode 18

    S42:E18

    John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Barbara Castle, Archbishop Makarios, the McAuslan trilogy of George MacDonald Fraser and Joe Meek.

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  19. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 19 - Episode 19
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    #19 - Episode 19

    S42:E19

    John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are The West Wing, Jesse Owens, Manfred von Richthofen and Billy Bragg.

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  20. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 20 - Episode 20
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    #20 - Episode 20

    S42:E20

    John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Pearl Jam, Watergate, Middlesbrough FC and the life and poetry of AE Housman.

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  21. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 21 - Episode 21
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    #21 - Episode 21

    S42:E21

    John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Scottish pop music from 1980-1999, Aston Villa FC, the history of the GDR, and Clarice Cliff.

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  22. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 22 - Episode 22
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    #22 - Episode 22

    S42:E22

    John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Gavin and Stacey, Sir John Gielgud, Jackie Robinson and William Morris.

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  23. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 23 - Episode 23
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    #23 - Episode 23

    S42:E23

    John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are the Apollo missions, the Great Train Robbery, Queen's Park Rangers FC and the Alex Delaware novels of Jonathan Kellerman.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 24 - Episode 24
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    #24 - Episode 24

    S42:E24

    John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Jock Stein, Stax Records and the Suez Crisis.

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  25. Mastermind Season 42 Episode 25 - Episode 25
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    #25 - Episode 25

    S42:E25

    Host John Humphrys invites five contenders to answer questions in the black chair in the first semi-final. Subjects are the life and career of Brian Clough, the films of Paul Verhoeven, Electric Light Orchestra, the Easter Rising and David Sedaris.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 42 Ratings Summary

"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Mastermind" season 42. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/7/2015. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".