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The Best Episodes of Mastermind Season 47

Every episode of Mastermind Season 47 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mastermind Season 47!

The Best Episodes of Mastermind Season 47

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Mastermind Season 47 Episode 1 - Episode 1
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    #1 - Episode 1

    S47:E1

    John Humphrys presents the first heat of the series. The specialist subjects are The Levellers, Julie Andrews, Black Books and Isabella of Castile.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 2 - Episode 2
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    #2 - Episode 2

    S47:E2

    John Humphrys presents the second heat of the classic quiz. The specialist subjects are Manchester United, the novels of Toni Morrison, Berthe Morisot and William Tyndale.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 3 - Episode 3
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    #3 - Episode 3

    S47:E3

    John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz. Tonight's specialist subjects are Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin, Blackadder, the Boxer Rebellion and Blake's 7.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 4 - Episode 4
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    #4 - Episode 4

    S47:E4

    John Humphrys presents the fourth heat of the classic quiz. Tonight's specialist subjects are the Montgomery Bus Boycott, The Crown, the history of anaesthesia and Stormzy.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 5 - Episode 5
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    #5 - Episode 5

    S47:E5

    The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as John Humphrys tests four more contenders. Tonight's specialist subjects are Vanessa Bell, Rachmaninoff, Sherlock and David Bowie.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 6 - Episode 6
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    #6 - Episode 6

    S47:E6

    John Humphrys hosts the classic quiz where contenders take the famous black chair. The specialist subjects are the Weimar Republic, Alex Higgins, the bridges of London and UK cheeses.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 7 - Episode 7
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    #7 - Episode 7

    S47:E7

    Four more contenders brave the famous black chair. Specialist subjects are Joe Calzaghe, The Beach Boys, Joseph Stalin and the Gospel of John.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 8 - Episode 8
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    #8 - Episode 8

    S47:E8

    John Humphrys hosts the classic quiz. Tonight's subjects are freshwater fish of the British Isles, Nick Cave, the history of Scouting in the UK and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 9 - Episode 9
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    #9 - Episode 9

    S47:E9

    John Humphrys hosts the classic quiz where contenders take the famous black chair. Specialist subjects are John Singer Sargent, The Sopranos, Jane Austen novels and Nick Drake.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 10 - Episode 10
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    #10 - Episode 10

    S47:E10

    John Humphrys hosts the classic quiz where contenders take the famous black chair. Specialist subjects are Lyndon B Johnson, A Song of Ice and Fire, seabirds and children's TV.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 11 - Episode 11
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    #11 - Episode 11

    S47:E11

    John Humphrys hosts another heat of the classic quiz. Tonight's specialist subjects are Kenneth Williams, UK hit singles 2000-2004, Ada Lovelace and the Rugby World Cup.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 12 - Episode 12
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    #12 - Episode 12

    S47:E12

    John Humphrys hosts another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take to the black chair. Tonight's subjects include Life on Mars, the Titanic, Barbara Castle and the Periodic Table.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 13 - Episode 13
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    #13 - Episode 13

    S47:E13

    John Humphrys asks the questions in another heat where the contenders answer questions on Marlene Dumas, Edward Thomas, Guy Burgess and The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 14 - Episode 14
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    #14 - Episode 14

    S47:E14

    Four more contenders take to the black chair to answer questions on their specialist subjects, including the London 2012 Olympic Games, Hancock's Half Hour and John Wyndham novels.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 15 - Episode 15
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    #15 - Episode 15

    S47:E15

    Four more contenders brave the black chair in another heat of the classic quiz and answer questions on Tchaikovsky, the Evil Dead trilogy, Rafael Nadal and This Country.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 16 - Episode 16
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    #16 - Episode 16

    S47:E16

    In another heat of the classic quiz, four more contenders brave the black chair and answer questions on the mammals of the British Isles, Friends, Damien Hirst and Wimbledon.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 17 - Episode 17
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    #17 - Episode 17

    S47:E17

    Four more contenders take to the black chair in tonight's programme, where the specialist subjects include the Mongol invasions, the plays of Aristophanes and Broadway musicals.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 18 - Episode 18
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    #18 - Episode 18

    S47:E18

    Four more contenders take to the black chair in tonight's heat where the specialist subjects are Homer's Odyssey, The Good Life, the history of Portsmouth and Taika Waititi.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 19 - Episode 19
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    #19 - Episode 19

    S47:E19

    John Humphrys presents another heat of the classic quiz, with four contenders answering questions on Sidney Poitier, Greek mythology, Soundgarden and the Women's Institute.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 20 - Episode 20
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    S47:E20

    John Humphrys hosts as contenders answer questions on their specialist subjects, which are Ernest Rutherford, Hitchcock films, the motorways of England and the Poldark novels.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 21 - Episode 21
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    #21 - Episode 21

    S47:E21

    John Humphrys presents the classic quiz where contenders take the black chair. Specialist subjects are the Russian Revolution, King Crimson, The Hunger Games and George Orwell.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 22 - Episode 22
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    #22 - Episode 22

    S47:E22

    John Humphrys is back at his desk, asking four more contenders questions on their specialist subjects. In this programme, they are Kimi Raikkonen, Gloucestershire, Poirot and lidos in Britain.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 23 - Episode 23
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    #23 - Episode 23

    S47:E23

    John Humphrys hosts and contenders answer questions on their specialist subjects, which are Stephen Sondheim musicals, dog breeds, Alan Partridge and the Charles Paris novels.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 24 - Episode 24
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    #24 - Episode 24

    S47:E24

    John Humphrys asks the questions in another heat of the classic quiz. The specialist subjects are Otto von Bismarck, hand knitting, Robert Louis Stevenson and the films of the Coen Brothers.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Mastermind Season 47 Episode 25 - Episode 25
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    #25 - Episode 25

    S47:E25

    John Humphrys asks the questions in the first semi-final. The specialist subjects are the Booker Prize, the city of York, the Busby Babes and the Russo-Japanese War.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 47 Ratings Summary

"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Mastermind" season 47. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/5/2020. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".