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Mastermind is a British quiz show, well known for its challenging questions, intimidating setting and air of seriousness. It first aired on 11 September 1972 & is still running today. Four contestants brave the black chair as they answer questions on their specialist subjects and test their general knowledge to win the coveted trophy.

Genres: Sports
Station: BBC Two (GB)
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Status: Running
Start: 1972-09-11

Mastermind Season 2026 Air Dates


S2026E01 - Episode 1 Air Date: 14 July 2025 19:00 -

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In the first of 24 heats, Clive Myrie puts four contenders to the test. Specialist subjects include the Women's Institute, Carl Lewis and the films of the Muppets.


S2026E02 - Episode 2 Air Date: 21 July 2025 18:30 -

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Clive Myrie asks the questions as four more contenders take to the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are the men's Euros from 2000 to 2024, the writer Truman Capote, the television series Gilmore Girls and the British artist LS Lowry.


S2026E03 - Episode 3 Air Date: 28 July 2025 18:30 -

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Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion.

The specialist subjects are the Italian artist and mathematician Piero della Francesca, Jodie Whittaker's tenure on Doctor Who, Edward III and the short stories of Roald Dahl.


S2026E04 - Episode 4 Air Date: 11 August 2025 18:30 -

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Clive Myrie presents the fourth heat of the classic quiz where contenders take to the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion.

The specialist subjects are the playing career of the Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, The Hunger Games, the composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein and the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch.


S2026E05 - Episode 5 Air Date: 18 August 2025 18:30 -

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Clive Myrie presents as four more contenders take on the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock to answer questions on their specialist subjects and general knowledge.

The specialist subjects are the history of sheep, the Neapolitan novels of Elena Ferrante, the music of Katy Perry, and Gerrard Winstanley and the 17th-century protest movement, the Diggers.


S2026E06 - Episode 6 Air Date: 25 August 2025 18:30 -

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Another four contenders take to the black chair, answering questions on their chosen specialist subjects to earn a place in the semi-finals.

Clive Myrie hosts, and the subjects are the life of Oscar Wilde, Barack Obama, the 1943 Dambusters Raid and the Spanish football club Real Madrid from 2000 to the present.


S2026E07 - Episode 7 Air Date: 01 September 2025 18:30 -

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The search for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. The specialist subjects are postwar Great Britain rugby league tours, Katherine Parr, Pierce Brosnan's tenure as James Bond, and LL Zamenhof and the early history of Esperanto.


S2026E08 - Episode 8 Air Date: 08 September 2025 18:30 -

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The search for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge.

The specialist subjects are the comedian Bob Mortimer, dolphins and porpoises, the singer Eva Cassidy and the England cricket team under Michael Atherton.


S2026E09 - Episode 9 Air Date: 15 September 2025 18:30 -

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Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion.

The specialist subjects are the history of Coventry, the BBC comedy series People Just Do Nothing, the Roman emperor Nero and the life of the sportsman CB Fry.


S2026E10 - Episode 10 Air Date: 22 September 2025 18:30 -

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Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge in another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair.

The specialist subjects are the musical Evita, the history of Hereford Cathedral, the works of Sally Rooney and the Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros.


S2026E11 - Episode 11 Air Date: 29 September 2025 18:30 -

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The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge.

The specialist subjects are the composer Frédéric Chopin, the first ten seasons of The Simpsons, the plays of Samuel Beckett and the American activist Gloria Steinem.


S2026E12 - Episode 12 Air Date: 06 October 2025 18:30 -

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The series continues with another four contenders taking to the black chair, answering questions on their chosen specialist subjects to earn a place in the semi-finals. Clive Myrie asks the questions, which this time are on the Jurassic Coast, the major plays of Molière, the band Queen and Mickey Mouse cartoons from 1928-1935.


S2026E13 - Episode 13 Air Date: 14 October 2025 18:30 -

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Four more contenders take to the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock to answer questions on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. Clive Myrie asks the questions, which are on the films of Billy Wilder, Neil Diamond, the Apollo space program and the Battle of Normandy.


S2026E14 - Episode 14 Air Date: 20 October 2025 18:30 -

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Four more contenders face the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. Clive Myrie hosts and asks the questions on specialist subjects, which are Richard Nixon, the band Nirvana, the architect George Skipper and the television sitcom Derry Girls.


S2026E15 - Episode 15 Air Date: 27 October 2025 19:30 -

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Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion.

The specialist subjects are the short fiction of George Saunders, the musical Les Misérables, Florence Nightingale and the American drama series The O.C.


S2026E16 - Episode 16 Air Date: 03 November 2025 19:30 -

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The series continues with another four contenders taking to the black chair, answering questions on their chosen specialist subjects and general knowledge to earn a place in the semi-finals.

Clive Myrie hosts, and the specialist subjects are the band Roxy Music, the artist Marc Chagall, the poet George Herbert and the original Tomb Raider games.


S2026E17 - Episode 17 Air Date: 10 November 2025 19:30 -

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The search for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock.

The specialist subjects are the Great Reform Act of 1832, the castles of South Wales, the works of the television animators and puppeteers Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, and the band Maroon 5.


S2026E18 - Episode 18 Air Date: 17 November 2025 19:30 -

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In another heat, four contenders take on the famous black chair, answering questions on their chosen specialist subjects to earn a place in the semi-finals.

Clive Myrie hosts and asks questions on the Welsh politician Aneurin Bevan, the musicals of Stephen Sondheim, the classic television series Upstairs, Downstairs, and Jigoro Kano and the origins of Judo.


S2026E19 - Episode 19 Air Date: 24 November 2025 19:30 -

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The search for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock.

The specialist subjects are the French Revolution, the TV series Sherlock Holmes, the poetry of John Betjeman and the Laurel Canyon music scene of the 1960s and 1970s.


S2026E20 - Episode 20 Air Date: 01 December 2025 19:30 -

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Four more contenders face the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion.

Clive Myrie hosts and asks the questions on the contestants' specialist subjects, which this time are the planets of the solar system, the films of Kirsten Dunst, the song cycles of Franz Schubert and the BBC crime drama series Shetland.


S2026E21 - Episode 21 Air Date: 08 December 2025 19:30 -

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Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion.

The specialist subjects are the boxer Muhammad Ali, Homer's Iliad, British and Irish World Heritage Sites and the songs of the American singer Dory Previn.


S2026E22 - Episode 22 Air Date: 15 December 2025 19:30 -

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Clive Myrie asks the questions as four more contenders take on the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are British butterflies, Julia Quinn's Bridgerton books, the rock band Jefferson Airplane and the television series Twin Peaks.

Next Episode of Mastermind is

Season 2026 / Episode 21 and airs on 08 December 2025 19:30

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