Celebrity Mastermind (2003)

6.0 (2 votes)

24 Seasons

December 26, 2003

English

Synopsis

Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running quiz show Mastermind, with the exception that all the contestants are celebrities. As with the main show, John Humphrys is the host and question-master. Magnus Magnusson was quizmaster on the 2003/04 episodes featuring Jonathan Meades as winner.

Creator

Jimmy Mulville, Kate Middleditch, Chris Jones

Network

BBC One, BBC Two

Episodes

Episode 1

Dec 26, 2003

30 min

David Blunkett answers questions on the Harry Potter novels, Shaun Williamson tackles the life [of] Richard Burton, Antony Worrall Thompson opts for the works of Escoffier, and Jeremy Bowen's knowledge of the Arab/Israeli Six Day War is tested. With John Humphrys.

Episode 2

Dec 31, 2003

Bill Oddie, Charlie Higson, Julia Somerville and Germaine Greer answer questions on American jazz, James Bond, Winnie the Pooh and Australian rainforests respectively. John Humphrys asks the questions.

Episode 3

Jan 2, 2004

Stephen Fry is tested on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, Gyles Brandreth takes the life and works of Sir John Gielguid as his specialist subject, the Poet Laureate Andrew Motion has his knowledge of Philip Larkin tested, and athlete Tanni Grey-Thompson faces questions on the first three Star Wars films.