Synopsis

Beneath the intense gaze of the spotlight and the relentless rhythm of the clock, four new contestants vie for the esteemed black chair, striving to become the next champion of Mastermind. John Humphrys guides them through the challenge. Their specialist subjects range from the complexities of the Thirty Years' War to the history and music of Genesis, Shakespeare’s Elizabethan tragedies, and the worlds of *Firefly* and *Serenity*.