Overview - Mastermind
Date of release
Genres
- Talk
Spoken Languages
- English
Production companies
Name: Hat Trick Productions
Production country United Kingdom
Name: Hindsight Productions
Production country
Overview
Mastermind is a British quiz show, well known for its challenging questions, intimidating setting and air of seriousness. Devised by Bill Wright, the basic format of Mastermind has never changed — four and in later contests five contestants face two rounds, one on a specialised subject of the contestant's choice, the other a general knowledge round. Wright drew inspiration from his experiences of being interrogated by the Gestapo during World War II. The atmosphere is helped by Mastermind's famously ominous theme music, "Approaching Menace" by the British composer Neil Richardson. The quiz programme originated and was recorded in Manchester at studios such as New Broadcasting House and Granada Studios, before permanently moving to MediaCityUK in 2011.
Seasons
Name: Specials
Episode: 24
Date first aired:
Name: 1972
Episode: 15
Date first aired:
Name: 1973
Episode: 17
Date first aired:
Name: 1974
Episode: 17
Date first aired:
Name: 1975
Episode: 17
Date first aired:
Name: 1976
Episode: 17
Date first aired:
Name: 1977
Episode: 17
Date first aired:
Name: 1978
Episode: 17
Date first aired:
Name: 1979
Episode: 17
Date first aired: