September 5, 1979
What do you know of the French Foreign Legion, Mammals, the Diaghilev Ballet, and 20th-century Science Fiction? To find out join ...Read more
September 12, 1979
A political writer, a technical translator, a local government officer and an hotelier take up the challenge tonight of this 1979 ...Read more
September 19, 1979
The Royal Military Academy of. Sandhurst is host to tonight's programme. An appropriate venue. as many of the questions required f...Read more
September 26, 1979
Many and varied are the specialised subjects tackled by Mastermind contestants. The contenders are: Ronald Graham-Carter (univer...Read more
October 3, 1979
The first of the two Scottish groups taking part turns out to be something of a mini International, with THOMAS BLAHA working in A...Read more
October 10, 1979
In this second visit to Dundee University, the four aspiring Scottish Masterminds are from Edinburgh, Forfar, Dumbarton and Crieff...Read more
October 17, 1979
This, the Welsh contribution to this year's Mastermind, takes place in mid-Wales at Aberystwyth University. The contenders are: ...Read more
October 24, 1979
Tonight, the contestants hail from Oswestry, Northampton, Coventry and Redditch, and seek, in this eighth heat, to gain a place in...Read more
October 31, 1979
The chief shoe manufacturing centre of England provides the location for tonight's heat, which takes place in Nene College, Northa...Read more
November 7, 1979
In this tenth heat four more people seek to obtain a place in the semi-final round. The contenders are: John Weller (bricklayer)...Read more
November 14, 1979
Tonight sees the start of an All Ireland' contribution to Mastermind with contenders from Rathdrum, Rathmines, Dun Laog haire, Sti...Read more
November 21, 1979
Tonight's Northern Ireland match completes the 12 heats of the first round. The winner moves on to join the other 11 semi-finalis...Read more
November 28, 1979
The 'Bute Hall' in Glasgow University is the setting for the start of the semi-final round, and in this section the contenders are...Read more
December 5, 1979
This crucial match, which comes from the Bute Hall in Glasgow University, will establish which of tonight's four contenders will m...Read more
December 12, 1979
On this occasion, Mastermind visits Northern Ireland for the first time. The New University of Ulster in Coleraine are the hosts t...Read more
December 19, 1979
This, the Best of the Runners-up semi-final, is being staged at the New University of Ulster in Coleraine, and by sheer coincidenc...Read more
December 23, 1979
'The Painted Hall' of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, provides the historic setting for this year's Mastermind Final. The fina...Read more