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Celebrity Mastermind

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Celebrity Mastermind
GenreQuiz show
Created byBill Wright
Presented byMagnus Magnusson (2002)
John Humphrys (2003–2021)
Clive Myrie (2022–)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series22
No. of episodes198 (list of episodes)
Production
Production locationDock10 studios (2011–2021)
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesBBC (2002–2015)
BBC Studios (2015–2019)
Hat Trick Productions and Hindsight Productions (2019–present)
Original release
NetworkBBC Two (2002–2004)
BBC One (2004–)
Release30 December 2002 (2002-12-30) –
present
Related
Mastermind

Celebrity Mastermind is a celebrity version of Mastermind, a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. Celebrity Mastermind began in 2002 as a one-off special hosted by Magnus Magnusson, the original host of the main show, before expanding to the current arrangement of 10 episodes, broadcast during December and January. This broadcast was originally hosted by John Humphrys, who also hosted the main show from 2003 to 2021. The current host is Clive Myrie, who first presented an episode in 2022.

Format

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The format is the same as the standard show,[1] although each episode is treated as a single contest with the winner receiving a trophy, and the contestant's fees being donated to charity.

History

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The original BBC version of Mastermind, hosted by Magnus Magnusson, was broadcast on BBC One from 1972 to 1997. While other versions continued on radio and satellite television, the show did not return to BBC Television until 2002, with a one-off episode, the Mastermind Celebrity Special, originally broadcast on 30 December 2002 on BBC Two to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first ever Mastermind final. The original host, Magnus Magnusson, was brought back for this special.[2]

This was a precursor to the main show also returning to the BBC with a new host, John Humphrys. The first series of the main show hosted by Humphrys began on BBC Two on 7 July 2003.[3] The celebrity version then also aired on BBC Two for a first full series of three episodes in December 2003/January 2004, also hosted by Humphrys.[1]

The celebrity version of the show has continued every year since, alongside the main show. Although the main show has remained on BBC Two, the celebrity version was promoted to BBC One from series 2 onward.

Episodes

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Transmissions

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SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
Special30 December 2002 (2002-12-30)BBC Two
1326 December 2003 (2003-12-26)2 January 2004 (2004-01-02)
2323 July 2004 (2004-07-23)6 August 2004 (2004-08-06)BBC One
3226 December 2004 (2004-12-26)31 December 2004 (2004-12-31)
4528 December 2005 (2005-12-28)2 January 2006 (2006-01-02)
5526 December 2006 (2006-12-26)30 December 2006 (2006-12-30)
6531 December 2007 (2007-12-31)4 January 2008 (2008-01-04)
7528 December 2008 (2008-12-28)1 January 2009 (2009-01-01)
81027 December 2009 (2009-12-27)7 January 2010 (2010-01-07)
91027 December 2010 (2010-12-27)7 January 2011 (2011-01-07)
101027 December 2011 (2011-12-27)8 January 2012 (2012-01-08)
111027 December 2012 (2012-12-27)5 January 2013 (2013-01-05)
121023 December 2013 (2013-12-23)17 January 2014 (2014-01-17)
131021 December 2014 (2014-12-21)18 January 2015 (2015-01-18)
141022 December 2015 (2015-12-22)9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)
151019 December 2016 (2016-12-19)14 January 2017 (2017-01-14)
161027 December 2017 (2017-12-27)13 January 2018 (2018-01-13)
171021 December 2018 (2018-12-21)18 January 2019 (2019-01-18)
181027 December 2019 (2019-12-27)4 April 2020 (2020-04-04)
191419 December 2020 (2020-12-19)8 May 2021 (2021-05-08)
20145 February 2022 (2022-02-05)7 May 2022 (2022-05-07)
21145 November 2022 (2022-11-05)29 April 2023 (2023-04-29)
221424 November 2023 (2023-11-24)22 March 2024 (2024-03-22)

Trophy

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The trophy presented to each winner was originally a commemorative glass bowl.[1] The current trophy (2015–2016 series) is a wedge-shaped piece of glass.

References

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  1. ^ a b c BBC Press Office (27 October 2003). "Rt Hon David Blunkett MP to appear on Mastermind".
  2. ^ BBC Press Office (6 December 2002). "Mastermind Celebrity Special".
  3. ^ "The history of Mastermind". BBC. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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