August 31, 1980
Tonight Magnus is 'starting' so please stay with him until he has 'finished', the exciting search for this year's champion. Manche...Read more
September 7, 1980
Heat 2 from Manchester Polytechnic Adrian H. Cowell (botanist): Life and times of Prince Rupert of the Rhine John Keogh (local g...Read more
September 14, 1980
Nottingham University is the location for this third Mastermind heat. The four contenders are: Michael Crisp (accountant): Fictio...Read more
September 21, 1980
Four more contenders for the Mastermind title meet tonight in competition at Nottingham University. Amongst them is a law student ...Read more
September 28, 1980
The Royal Naval Engineering College in Plymouth, which is celebrating 100 years of existence, is the venue for this fifth heat. Th...Read more
October 5, 1980
Four contenders from Wales meet tonight at the Royal Naval Engineering College in Plymouth. They are: Erica Austin (barrister/hou...Read more
October 12, 1980
The ancient city of Newcastle upon Tyne is celebrating its 900th anniversary, and tonight the City Council are hosts to the follow...Read more
October 19, 1980
Northern Ireland now takes up the challenge of Mastermind. Its four contenders are meeting tonight at the Civic Centre in Newcastl...Read more
October 26, 1980
The venue for tonight's heat is Girton College, Cambridge. The contenders are: Amanda Cooper (teacher): The career of Bishop Cole...Read more
November 2, 1980
Tonight's contenders come from Surrey, Dorset, Canterbury and Cambridge. They are: Sylvia Britton (bookshop manageress): Life and...Read more
November 9, 1980
Question: Where in Britain is the Granite or Silver City? Answer: Aberdeen of course; and the city's university is the location fo...Read more
November 16, 1980
This second Scottish heat completes the first round and leads to the semi-finals. Donald James Goldie (student): Arthurian legend...Read more
November 23, 1980
Mastermind visits a school for the first time - Christ's Hospital, Sussex, is host for the first of the semi-finals. John Campbel...Read more
November 30, 1980
Semi-final: this match comes from Christ's Hospital Arts Centre, Sussex. The four contenders competing for a place in the Final a...Read more
December 7, 1980
The setting for this Semi-final match is the MacRobert Arts Centre, at the University of Stirling. It includes an Englishman spec...Read more
December 14, 1980
The MacRobert Arts Centre at the University of Stirling is the setting for this special Semi-final match between the four ' best l...Read more
December 21, 1980
The historic Porter Tun Room in the City of London is the setting for the culmination of the 1980 series. Of the 48 starters, the ...Read more