Synopsis

Tonight's competitors in Mastermind hail from Taunton, Oxford, Bristol, and Jersey, gathering at Cardiff University for the eighth heat of the competition. The challengers are: RICHARD THOMPSON, a retired banker, will face questions on The Mahrattas and their Wars, 1657-1848. JOHN MCKEAN, a licensee, will be quizzed on the Zulu War of 1879. PETER TABB, an executive in the newspaper industry, will answer questions concerning *The Life of General Robert E. Lee*. LORNA VERSO, a housewif