Mastermind2025/26Episodes Episode guide

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1. Final

   31/31Six contenders return to the black chair in a bid to become the Mastermind Champion.

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2. Episode 30

   30/31Specialist subjects include Amelia Earhart and Sir Laurence Olivier.
3. Episode 29

   29/31Subjects include The Silmarillion and the England men's team at the Fifa World Cup.
4. Episode 28

   28/31Semi-final subjects include George Frideric Handel and the films of Christopher Nolan.
5. Episode 27

   27/31Subjects include Hieronymus Bosch, Bruce Springsteen and Cyrille Regis.
6. Episode 26

   26/31Semi-final subjects include Andy Warhol and the classic Routemaster bus.
7. Episode 25

   25/31The specialist subjects include Fleabag and the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
8. Episode 24

   24/31Subjects include Jimi Hendrix, the operas of Giacomo Puccini and Wilfred Owen.
9. Episode 23

   23/31Subjects include the London 2012 Olympic Games and British waterfowl and wading birds.
10. Episode 22

    22/31Subjects include British butterflies, Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton books and Twin Peaks.
11. Episode 21

    21/31Subjects include Muhammad Ali and Homer’s Iliad.
12. Episode 20

    20/31Subjects include the planets of the solar system and the films of Kirsten Dunst.
13. Episode 19

    19/31Subjects include the French Revolution and the poetry of John Betjeman.
14. Episode 18

    18/31Specialist subjects include the musicals of Stephen Sondheim and Upstairs, Downstairs.
15. Episode 17

    17/31Subjects include the Great Reform Act of 1832, the castles of south Wales and Maroon 5.
16. Episode 16

    16/31Subjects include Roxy Music, Marc Chagall and the original Tomb Raider games.
17. Episode 15

    15/31Subjects include the musical Les Miserables, Florence Nightingale and The O.C.
18. Episode 14

    14/31Subjects include Richard Nixon, Nirvana and Derry Girls.
19. Episode 13

    13/31The specialist subjects include the films of Billy Wilder and the Apollo space program.
20. Episode 12

    12/31The subjects include the Jurassic Coast and the band Queen.
21. Episode 11

    11/31Subjects include The Simpsons and the plays of Samuel Beckett.
22. Episode 10

    10/31Subjects include the musical Evita and the works of Sally Rooney.
23. Episode 9

    9/31Subjects include People Just Do Nothing and the Roman emperor Nero.
24. Episode 8

    8/31Subjects include Bob Mortimer and the England cricket team under Michael Atherton.
25. Episode 7

    7/31Subjects include Katherine Parr and and Pierce Brosnan's tenure as James Bond.
26. Episode 6

    6/31The subjects include Barack Obama and Real Madrid from 2000 to the present.
27. Episode 5

    5/31Specialist subjects include the history of sheep and the music of Katy Perry.
28. Episode 4

    4/31Subjects include The Hunger Games and Edvard Munch.
29. Episode 3

    3/31Subjects include Jodie Whittaker's tenure on Doctor Who and Edward III.
30. Episode 2

    2/31Subjects include LS Lowry and the men’s Euros from 2000 to 2024.

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