Thursday 31 July 2014
The Return of Mastermind
Yes, just before I go, a little note to announce the return of my favourite TV quiz, Mastermind. A week tomorrow, on Friday 8th August, the first heat of the new series will feature Yes Minister, the Battle of Lepanto, JM Barrie and St Paul's Cathedral.A little bird tells me that LAM reader, contributor and former MM semi finalist Gareth Kingston will be among the contenders in the first show. If that's right, then we wish you every success, and hope that you can beat the curse of the sofa.
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Plenty of familiar names and faces coming up I think Dave.....
Do you own a Kindle?
- are you among them, Dan?
Not this year. But from what I gather from facebook its a good year to avoid!
Can I just ask, why is Mastermind your favourite quiz? I have nothing against it, but I don't see why it's any better than Only Connect for example, or University Challenge come to that.
Is it just your loyalty because you won it, or is there another reason why Mastermind comes tops? Just curious...
Hi George,
I`m not such a liar that I could ever deny that my own personal Mastermind experiences have a huge amount to do with it. However it isn't just that. Nostalgia plays a part, for this was a quiz I grew up watching. I`m not saying that Mastermind is necessarily a better quiz than OC or University Challenge, but it is an individual rather than team challenge. Also, I don't know that any other serious quiz offers an individual quite such an opportunity to hold yourself up to public ridicule.
Well, that`s all part of it anyway.
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