Tonight, Magnus begins the search for this year's champion, so please remain with him until the competition concludes. Manchester Polytechnic is hosting this first heat of the series, and the challengers awaiting the task are: Pauline Fishe…

**Heat 2 from Manchester Polytechnic** Adrian H. Cowell (botanist): *Life and Times of Prince Rupert of the Rhine* John Keogh (local government officer): *The House of Godwin, 1016-1066* Jacquelyn Tonge (teacher): *The French Novel…

The third heat of Mastermind will be held at Nottingham University. This year's four competitors are: Michael Crisp, an accountant, whose specialist subject is fictional naval heroes; Elizabeth Shaw, a schoolteacher, who will be quizzed on …

Tonight, four individuals vie for the Mastermind title at Nottingham University. Among them is a law student with a past appearance on the television program *Top of the Form*. The contestants are: Christopher Cooke (bank official) wi…

Celebrating its centenary, the Royal Naval Engineering College in Plymouth hosts this fifth round. The participants are: Sheila Denyer, a laundry worker, has chosen *The Bible*. Josephine Lawrey, a housewife, has selected *Italian Painti…

Tonight, four individuals from Wales will compete at the Royal Naval Engineering College in Plymouth. The contestants are: Erica Austin, a barrister and wife, will discuss the lineage tracing back to Queen Victoria. Bill Beaumont, a civi…

Newcastle upon Tyne, a city steeped in history, marks its 900th year with a special evening hosted by the City Council. Tonight, the Council welcomes three distinguished Mastermind contestants: Alan Caig, a local government arts officer, wi…

Northern Ireland faces the challenge of Mastermind. Tonight, its four competitors convene at the Civic Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne: John Campbell, a travel agent, will explore 19th-century inventions. Harry Irwin, a representative, wil…

Tonight's contest takes place at Girton College, Cambridge. The participants are: Amanda Cooper (teacher): *The Career of Bishop Colenso of Natal (1853-1883)* Arthur Douch (retired major): *The History of Rome, 753-390 BC* Fred Hou…

The evening’s participants hail from Surrey, Dorset, Canterbury, and Cambridge. They are: Sylvia Britton, a bookshop manager, who will discuss *Life and Work of Vincent van Gogh*; Richard Ellender, a file clerk, presenting *House of Cerdic,…

The Granite or Silver City? Naturally, Aberdeen. And it is at the city's university that the first Scottish heat of the competition will be held. The contenders are: Richard Coast-Smith (general medical practitioner): Royal Naval 74-gun …

The second Scottish heat concluded the preliminary round, securing places in the semi-finals. Donald James Goldie (student) presented on Arthurian legend in England. Helen Harper (housewife) discussed the Peninsular War. Thomas McBreart…

The first of the semi-finals is being held at Christ's Hospital, Sussex, welcoming a distinguished group of visitors. Among them are John Campbell, a travel agent with a penchant for Arthur C. Clarke’s novels; David Greensmith, a solicitor …

The semi-final takes place at Christ's Hospital Arts Centre in Sussex, where four finalists will vie for a place in the Final. The contenders are: Fred Housego, a licensed taxi driver, whose submission concerns the Collegiate Church of …

The semi-final takes place at the MacRobert Arts Centre, within the University of Stirling. The pairings are intriguing: an Englishman whose expertise lies in a Scottish Queen, facing a Scot specializing in an English King! The comp…

The MacRobert Arts Centre at the University of Stirling hosts this significant semi-final, featuring the four finalists who emerged as the strongest from the preliminary rounds. The victor of tonight's contest will secure the final posit…

The venerable Porter Tun Room in the City of London provides the backdrop for the final stage of the 1980 series. From a field of forty-eight contestants, four finalists now vie for the exquisitely engraved Caithness glass trophy and the ti…