Mastermind: 2003
Season 30 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Mastermind Season 29.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 30 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Jul 7, 2003 · 30 min
The pre-eminent quiz show that first gripped the nation in the 1970s returns for a new series, the first since 1997. Each week four contenders are interrogated on a chosen subject
Episode 2
Jul 14, 2003 · 30 min
John Humphrys tests four contestants on their chosen specialised subjects - Life and Times of Maximilien Robespierre; TV Series Blackadder; History of Victorian Britain 1837-1901;
Episode 3
Jul 21, 2003 · 30 min
Four more contestants brave the spotlight to answer questions on specialist subjects and general knowledge. John Humphrys is the man asking the questions.
Episode 4
Jul 28, 2003 · 30 min
Four more contestants aiming to prove mastery of their specialist subjects brave John Humphrys 's black chair.
Episode 5
Aug 4, 2003 · 30 min
Four more contestants aiming to prove mastery of their specialist subjects brave John Humphrys's black chair.
Episode 6
Aug 11, 2003 · 30 min
Four more contestants brave John Humphrys 's black chair. Tonight's specialist subjects are British History post-1945, 20th-century Fashion, English and Scottish Racecourses and th
Episode 7
Aug 18, 2003 · 30 min
Four more contestants occupy the famous black chair as John Humphrys asks questions on English castles, British television comedy from 1970 to 1990, the flora and fauna of Great Br
Episode 8
Sep 1, 2003 · 30 min
The Simpsons, Emperor Nero, the Who and Laurie Lee are this evening's specialist subjects. John Humphrys quizzes four more contestants on the famous black chair.
Episode 9
Sep 8, 2003 · 30 min
The House of Godwin AD 1000-1066, the life and films of Grace Kelly, the life and work of chanteuse Dalida and World Cup cricket 1972-2003 are the specialist subjects as four more
Episode 10
Sep 15, 2003 · 30 min
The religious works of Rembrandt van Rijn, BBC radio comedy 1940-1960, the fiction of Graham Greene 1938-1983 and Manic Street Preachers are the specialist subjects as four more co
Episode 11
Sep 22, 2003 · 30 min
The Harry Potter films, English league football grounds since 1945, the songs of Randy Newman and romantic literature 1789-1830 are the specialist subjects as four contestants face
Episode 12
Sep 29, 2003 · 30 min
Red Dwarf, the life and works of Shostakovich, the life and works of Kingsley Amis, and the life and times of Florence Nightingale are tonight's specialist subjects as four more co
Episode 13
Oct 6, 2003 · 30 min
The films of Alfred Hitchcock; the six wives of Henry the VIII; the history of video games; and the life of Benjamin Franklin are the specialist subjects in the first of the quarte
Episode 14
Oct 13, 2003 · 30 min
The films of director Vincente Minnelli, the life and works of Dickens, boys' comics and papers 1940-1960 and the city of Buenos Aires are specialist subjects in the second of the
Episode 15
Oct 20, 2003 · 30 min
Lawrence of Arabia; the works of horror supremo Clive Barker; comedian Tony Hancock; and operetta writers Gilbert and Sullivan are the specialist subjects in tonight's third quarte
Episode 16
Oct 27, 2003 · 30 min
Occupants of the famous black chair tackle abstruse questions on pop music of the 1980s; Monty Python; the War of the Roses; and children's books from 1860 to the present day. John
Episode 17
Nov 3, 2003 · 30 min
Salford's Lowry Centre hosts the grand final as four finalists brave the famous black chair and John Humphrys's rapid-fire questions on the life and works of Marc Chagall, internat