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Episode 1

S42 E01 • Friday, Aug 7, 2015 • Aug 7 • 30m

John Humphrys and the famous black chair return for another series of television's toughest quiz. 96 contenders start the path towards the final but only one can be crowned Mastermind Champion. Subjects in this first heat are Marvel Comics, Shakespeare's comedies, John Martyn and Pu Yi, the Last Emperor of China.

Episode 2

S42 E02 • Friday, Aug 14, 2015 • Aug 14 • 30m

John Humphrys puts questions to four more contenders. The specialist subjects in this heat are Harry Potter, modern jazz, the English Reformation and the musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Episode 3

S42 E03 • Friday, Aug 21, 2015 • Aug 21 • 30m

John Humphrys puts questions to four more contenders. The specialist subjects in this heat are Christopher Marlowe, I Claudius, the racehorse Arkle and Joseph Stalin.

Episode 4

S42 E04 • Friday, Aug 28, 2015 • Aug 28 • 30m

John Humphrys puts questions to four more contenders. The specialist subjects in this heat are the Academy Awards, King Crimson, Weimar Germany and Gerard Manley Hopkins.

Episode 5

S42 E05 • Friday, Sep 4, 2015 • Sep 4 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The specialist subjects in this heat are Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy, the Wars of the Roses, Edward Heath and Radio 4 sitcom Cabin Pressure.

Episode 6

S42 E06 • Friday, Sep 11, 2015 • Sep 11 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The specialist subjects in this heat are Sherlock Holmes, the Radio 4 sitcom Old Harry's Game, the Roman Army and Harold Wilson.

Episode 7

S42 E07 • Friday, Sep 18, 2015 • Sep 18 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The specialist subjects in this heat are The Wire, Scott Joplin, the writer Alan Moore and Beatrix Potter.

Episode 8

S42 E08 • Friday, Sep 25, 2015 • Sep 25 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The specialist subjects in this heat are Catherine of Aragon, the post-war Labour Government, the band Rush and the poet Robert Fergusson.

Episode 9

S42 E09 • Friday, Oct 2, 2015 • Oct 2 • 30m

John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Subjects tonight are silent cinema, the band Hawkwind, the Ballets Russes and King Henry V.

Episode 10

S42 E10 • Friday, Oct 9, 2015 • Oct 9 • 30m

Subjects include the films of Kevin Smith, the novels of Neil Gaiman, Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris and Chess Records.

Episode 11

S42 E11 • Friday, Oct 16, 2015 • Oct 16 • 30m

John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Subjects tonight are Kathleen Ferrier, Everton FC, the Rivers of London novels of Ben Aaronovitch and the Albigensian Crusade.

Episode 12

S42 E12 • Friday, Oct 23, 2015 • Oct 23 • 30m

John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Subjects tonight are the history of Las Vegas, the Anne books by LM Montgomery, Paul Simon and the Western films of John Ford.

Episode 13

S42 E13 • Friday, Nov 6, 2015 • Nov 6 • 30m

John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Subjects tonight are the Song of Ice and Fire novels by George RR Martin, Gloria Swanson, the music of Carly Simon and the FA Cup in the 1970s.

Episode 14

S42 E14 • Friday, Nov 13, 2015 • Nov 13 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The specialist subjects in this heat are the films of Martin Scorsese, Donald Campbell, the Pop Larkin Chronicles and Ian Paisley.

Episode 15

S42 E15 • Friday, Nov 20, 2015 • Nov 20 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The specialist subjects in this heat are Vincent van Gogh, Burnley FC, the Thirty Years' War and the Tom Kirk novels by James Twining.

Episode 16

S42 E16 • Friday, Nov 27, 2015 • Nov 27 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The specialist subjects in this heat are The IT Crowd, North American Plains Indians from 1850-1910, Homer's Iliad and the history of Hong Kong from 1841-1997.

Episode 17

S42 E17 • Friday, Dec 4, 2015 • Dec 4 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are World War II in Europe, Josephine Butler, Freemasonry and Pete Seeger.

Episode 18

S42 E18 • Friday, Dec 11, 2015 • Dec 11 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Barbara Castle, Archbishop Makarios, the McAuslan trilogy of George MacDonald Fraser and Joe Meek.

Episode 19

S42 E19 • Friday, Dec 18, 2015 • Dec 18 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are The West Wing, Jesse Owens, Manfred von Richthofen and Billy Bragg.

Episode 20

S42 E20 • Friday, Jan 8, 2016 • Jan 8 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Pearl Jam, Watergate, Middlesbrough FC and the life and poetry of AE Housman.

Episode 21

S42 E21 • Friday, Jan 15, 2016 • Jan 15 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Scottish pop music from 1980-1999, Aston Villa FC, the history of the GDR, and Clarice Cliff.

Episode 22

S42 E22 • Friday, Jan 22, 2016 • Jan 22 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Gavin and Stacey, Sir John Gielgud, Jackie Robinson and William Morris.

Episode 23

S42 E23 • Friday, Jan 29, 2016 • Jan 29 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are the Apollo missions, the Great Train Robbery, Queen's Park Rangers FC and the Alex Delaware novels of Jonathan Kellerman.

Episode 24

S42 E24 • Friday, Feb 5, 2016 • Feb 5 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Jock Stein, Stax Records and the Suez Crisis.

Episode 25

S42 E25 • Friday, Feb 12, 2016 • Feb 12 • 30m

Host John Humphrys invites five contenders to answer questions in the black chair in the first semi-final. Subjects are the life and career of Brian Clough, the films of Paul Verhoeven, Electric Light Orchestra, the Easter Rising and David Sedaris.

Episode 26

S42 E26 • Friday, Feb 19, 2016 • Feb 19 • 30m

John Humphrys puts the questions to five more semi-finalists. The subjects are the X-Men comics, Wainwright's coast to coast walk, the Green Bay Packers, Jethro Tull and Eamon de Valera.

Episode 27

S42 E27 • Friday, Feb 26, 2016 • Feb 26 • 30m

John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Subjects in this semi-final are Men Behaving Badly, Caroline Graham's Inspector Barnaby novels, the history of the Bundesliga, Gerald Durrell and Neville Chamberlain.

Episode 28

S42 E28 • Friday, Mar 11, 2016 • Mar 11 • 30m

John Humphrys hosts another semi-final of Britain's toughest quiz. Five more contenders are questioned on their specialist subject and general knowledge. The subjects are Ever Decreasing Circles, the life and works of Sylvia Plath, Roddy Doyle's Barrytown trilogy, women in the Olympics and Ray Davies.

Episode 29

S42 E29 • Friday, Mar 18, 2016 • Mar 18 • 30m

Host John Humphrys invites five more contenders to answer questions in the black chair in the penultimate semi-final. The subjects are British summer Olympic champions, William Marshal, Windsor Castle, Ian Fleming and Vasari's Lives of the Artists.

Episode 30

S42 E30 • Friday, Mar 25, 2016 • Mar 25 • 30m

John Humphrys hosts as five contestants compete in the last semi-final. Subjects are Reading FC, Benjamin Britten, Venice, the history of Ulster and Prohibition

Grand Final

S42 E31 • Friday, Apr 1, 2016 • Apr 1 • 1h

The search for the nation's Mastermind reaches its conclusion as John Humphrys invites the six finalists to make once last visit to the famous black chair as they attempt to win the glass bowl and the title of Mastermind. The specialist subjects for the grand final are Thunderbirds, English test cricket since 1970, Elizabeth Gaskell, the Seven Years War, the Ryder Cup and the Battle for Berlin.

Mastermind

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2015 • 31 Episodes

Activity from Friends

Episode 1

S42 E01 • Friday, Aug 7, 2015 • Aug 7 • 30m

Episode 2

S42 E02 • Friday, Aug 14, 2015 • Aug 14 • 30m

John Humphrys puts questions to four more contenders. The specialist subjects in this heat are Harry Potter, modern jazz, the English Reformation and the musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Episode 3

S42 E03 • Friday, Aug 21, 2015 • Aug 21 • 30m

John Humphrys puts questions to four more contenders. The specialist subjects in this heat are Christopher Marlowe, I Claudius, the racehorse Arkle and Joseph Stalin.

Episode 4

S42 E04 • Friday, Aug 28, 2015 • Aug 28 • 30m

John Humphrys puts questions to four more contenders. The specialist subjects in this heat are the Academy Awards, King Crimson, Weimar Germany and Gerard Manley Hopkins.

Episode 5

S42 E05 • Friday, Sep 4, 2015 • Sep 4 • 30m

Episode 6

S42 E06 • Friday, Sep 11, 2015 • Sep 11 • 30m

Episode 7

S42 E07 • Friday, Sep 18, 2015 • Sep 18 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The specialist subjects in this heat are The Wire, Scott Joplin, the writer Alan Moore and Beatrix Potter.

Episode 8

S42 E08 • Friday, Sep 25, 2015 • Sep 25 • 30m

Episode 9

S42 E09 • Friday, Oct 2, 2015 • Oct 2 • 30m

John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Subjects tonight are silent cinema, the band Hawkwind, the Ballets Russes and King Henry V.

Episode 10

S42 E10 • Friday, Oct 9, 2015 • Oct 9 • 30m

Subjects include the films of Kevin Smith, the novels of Neil Gaiman, Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris and Chess Records.

Episode 11

S42 E11 • Friday, Oct 16, 2015 • Oct 16 • 30m

Episode 12

S42 E12 • Friday, Oct 23, 2015 • Oct 23 • 30m

Episode 13

S42 E13 • Friday, Nov 6, 2015 • Nov 6 • 30m

Episode 14

S42 E14 • Friday, Nov 13, 2015 • Nov 13 • 30m

Episode 15

S42 E15 • Friday, Nov 20, 2015 • Nov 20 • 30m

Episode 16

S42 E16 • Friday, Nov 27, 2015 • Nov 27 • 30m

Episode 17

S42 E17 • Friday, Dec 4, 2015 • Dec 4 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are World War II in Europe, Josephine Butler, Freemasonry and Pete Seeger.

Episode 18

S42 E18 • Friday, Dec 11, 2015 • Dec 11 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Barbara Castle, Archbishop Makarios, the McAuslan trilogy of George MacDonald Fraser and Joe Meek.

Episode 19

S42 E19 • Friday, Dec 18, 2015 • Dec 18 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are The West Wing, Jesse Owens, Manfred von Richthofen and Billy Bragg.

Episode 20

S42 E20 • Friday, Jan 8, 2016 • Jan 8 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Pearl Jam, Watergate, Middlesbrough FC and the life and poetry of AE Housman.

Episode 21

S42 E21 • Friday, Jan 15, 2016 • Jan 15 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Scottish pop music from 1980-1999, Aston Villa FC, the history of the GDR, and Clarice Cliff.

Episode 22

S42 E22 • Friday, Jan 22, 2016 • Jan 22 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Gavin and Stacey, Sir John Gielgud, Jackie Robinson and William Morris.

Episode 23

S42 E23 • Friday, Jan 29, 2016 • Jan 29 • 30m

Episode 24

S42 E24 • Friday, Feb 5, 2016 • Feb 5 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Jock Stein, Stax Records and the Suez Crisis.

Episode 25

S42 E25 • Friday, Feb 12, 2016 • Feb 12 • 30m

Episode 26

S42 E26 • Friday, Feb 19, 2016 • Feb 19 • 30m

John Humphrys puts the questions to five more semi-finalists. The subjects are the X-Men comics, Wainwright's coast to coast walk, the Green Bay Packers, Jethro Tull and Eamon de Valera.

Episode 27

S42 E27 • Friday, Feb 26, 2016 • Feb 26 • 30m

Episode 28

S42 E28 • Friday, Mar 11, 2016 • Mar 11 • 30m

Episode 29

S42 E29 • Friday, Mar 18, 2016 • Mar 18 • 30m

Episode 30

S42 E30 • Friday, Mar 25, 2016 • Mar 25 • 30m

John Humphrys hosts as five contestants compete in the last semi-final. Subjects are Reading FC, Benjamin Britten, Venice, the history of Ulster and Prohibition

Grand Final

S42 E31 • Friday, Apr 1, 2016 • Apr 1 • 1h

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S42Season 42

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31 min / episode

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Episode 1

S42 E01 • Friday, Aug 7, 2015 • Aug 7 • 30m

Episode 2

S42 E02 • Friday, Aug 14, 2015 • Aug 14 • 30m

John Humphrys puts questions to four more contenders. The specialist subjects in this heat are Harry Potter, modern jazz, the English Reformation and the musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Episode 3

S42 E03 • Friday, Aug 21, 2015 • Aug 21 • 30m

John Humphrys puts questions to four more contenders. The specialist subjects in this heat are Christopher Marlowe, I Claudius, the racehorse Arkle and Joseph Stalin.

Episode 4

S42 E04 • Friday, Aug 28, 2015 • Aug 28 • 30m

John Humphrys puts questions to four more contenders. The specialist subjects in this heat are the Academy Awards, King Crimson, Weimar Germany and Gerard Manley Hopkins.

Episode 5

S42 E05 • Friday, Sep 4, 2015 • Sep 4 • 30m

Episode 6

S42 E06 • Friday, Sep 11, 2015 • Sep 11 • 30m

Episode 7

S42 E07 • Friday, Sep 18, 2015 • Sep 18 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The specialist subjects in this heat are The Wire, Scott Joplin, the writer Alan Moore and Beatrix Potter.

Episode 8

S42 E08 • Friday, Sep 25, 2015 • Sep 25 • 30m

Episode 9

S42 E09 • Friday, Oct 2, 2015 • Oct 2 • 30m

John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Subjects tonight are silent cinema, the band Hawkwind, the Ballets Russes and King Henry V.

Episode 10

S42 E10 • Friday, Oct 9, 2015 • Oct 9 • 30m

Subjects include the films of Kevin Smith, the novels of Neil Gaiman, Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris and Chess Records.

Episode 11

S42 E11 • Friday, Oct 16, 2015 • Oct 16 • 30m

Episode 12

S42 E12 • Friday, Oct 23, 2015 • Oct 23 • 30m

Episode 13

S42 E13 • Friday, Nov 6, 2015 • Nov 6 • 30m

Episode 14

S42 E14 • Friday, Nov 13, 2015 • Nov 13 • 30m

Episode 15

S42 E15 • Friday, Nov 20, 2015 • Nov 20 • 30m

Episode 16

S42 E16 • Friday, Nov 27, 2015 • Nov 27 • 30m

Episode 17

S42 E17 • Friday, Dec 4, 2015 • Dec 4 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are World War II in Europe, Josephine Butler, Freemasonry and Pete Seeger.

Episode 18

S42 E18 • Friday, Dec 11, 2015 • Dec 11 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Barbara Castle, Archbishop Makarios, the McAuslan trilogy of George MacDonald Fraser and Joe Meek.

Episode 19

S42 E19 • Friday, Dec 18, 2015 • Dec 18 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are The West Wing, Jesse Owens, Manfred von Richthofen and Billy Bragg.

Episode 20

S42 E20 • Friday, Jan 8, 2016 • Jan 8 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Pearl Jam, Watergate, Middlesbrough FC and the life and poetry of AE Housman.

Episode 21

S42 E21 • Friday, Jan 15, 2016 • Jan 15 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Scottish pop music from 1980-1999, Aston Villa FC, the history of the GDR, and Clarice Cliff.

Episode 22

S42 E22 • Friday, Jan 22, 2016 • Jan 22 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Gavin and Stacey, Sir John Gielgud, Jackie Robinson and William Morris.

Episode 23

S42 E23 • Friday, Jan 29, 2016 • Jan 29 • 30m

Episode 24

S42 E24 • Friday, Feb 5, 2016 • Feb 5 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Jock Stein, Stax Records and the Suez Crisis.

Episode 25

S42 E25 • Friday, Feb 12, 2016 • Feb 12 • 30m

Episode 26

S42 E26 • Friday, Feb 19, 2016 • Feb 19 • 30m

John Humphrys puts the questions to five more semi-finalists. The subjects are the X-Men comics, Wainwright's coast to coast walk, the Green Bay Packers, Jethro Tull and Eamon de Valera.

Episode 27

S42 E27 • Friday, Feb 26, 2016 • Feb 26 • 30m

Episode 28

S42 E28 • Friday, Mar 11, 2016 • Mar 11 • 30m

Episode 29

S42 E29 • Friday, Mar 18, 2016 • Mar 18 • 30m

Episode 30

S42 E30 • Friday, Mar 25, 2016 • Mar 25 • 30m

John Humphrys hosts as five contestants compete in the last semi-final. Subjects are Reading FC, Benjamin Britten, Venice, the history of Ulster and Prohibition

Grand Final

S42 E31 • Friday, Apr 1, 2016 • Apr 1 • 1h

Mastermind

2015/16

2015 • 31 Episodes

Activity from Friends

Episode 1

S42 E01 • Friday, Aug 7, 2015 • Aug 7 • 30m

Episode 2

S42 E02 • Friday, Aug 14, 2015 • Aug 14 • 30m

John Humphrys puts questions to four more contenders. The specialist subjects in this heat are Harry Potter, modern jazz, the English Reformation and the musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Episode 3

S42 E03 • Friday, Aug 21, 2015 • Aug 21 • 30m

John Humphrys puts questions to four more contenders. The specialist subjects in this heat are Christopher Marlowe, I Claudius, the racehorse Arkle and Joseph Stalin.

Episode 4

S42 E04 • Friday, Aug 28, 2015 • Aug 28 • 30m

John Humphrys puts questions to four more contenders. The specialist subjects in this heat are the Academy Awards, King Crimson, Weimar Germany and Gerard Manley Hopkins.

Episode 5

S42 E05 • Friday, Sep 4, 2015 • Sep 4 • 30m

Episode 6

S42 E06 • Friday, Sep 11, 2015 • Sep 11 • 30m

Episode 7

S42 E07 • Friday, Sep 18, 2015 • Sep 18 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The specialist subjects in this heat are The Wire, Scott Joplin, the writer Alan Moore and Beatrix Potter.

Episode 8

S42 E08 • Friday, Sep 25, 2015 • Sep 25 • 30m

Episode 9

S42 E09 • Friday, Oct 2, 2015 • Oct 2 • 30m

John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Subjects tonight are silent cinema, the band Hawkwind, the Ballets Russes and King Henry V.

Episode 10

S42 E10 • Friday, Oct 9, 2015 • Oct 9 • 30m

Subjects include the films of Kevin Smith, the novels of Neil Gaiman, Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris and Chess Records.

Episode 11

S42 E11 • Friday, Oct 16, 2015 • Oct 16 • 30m

Episode 12

S42 E12 • Friday, Oct 23, 2015 • Oct 23 • 30m

Episode 13

S42 E13 • Friday, Nov 6, 2015 • Nov 6 • 30m

Episode 14

S42 E14 • Friday, Nov 13, 2015 • Nov 13 • 30m

Episode 15

S42 E15 • Friday, Nov 20, 2015 • Nov 20 • 30m

Episode 16

S42 E16 • Friday, Nov 27, 2015 • Nov 27 • 30m

Episode 17

S42 E17 • Friday, Dec 4, 2015 • Dec 4 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are World War II in Europe, Josephine Butler, Freemasonry and Pete Seeger.

Episode 18

S42 E18 • Friday, Dec 11, 2015 • Dec 11 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Barbara Castle, Archbishop Makarios, the McAuslan trilogy of George MacDonald Fraser and Joe Meek.

Episode 19

S42 E19 • Friday, Dec 18, 2015 • Dec 18 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are The West Wing, Jesse Owens, Manfred von Richthofen and Billy Bragg.

Episode 20

S42 E20 • Friday, Jan 8, 2016 • Jan 8 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Pearl Jam, Watergate, Middlesbrough FC and the life and poetry of AE Housman.

Episode 21

S42 E21 • Friday, Jan 15, 2016 • Jan 15 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Scottish pop music from 1980-1999, Aston Villa FC, the history of the GDR, and Clarice Cliff.

Episode 22

S42 E22 • Friday, Jan 22, 2016 • Jan 22 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are Gavin and Stacey, Sir John Gielgud, Jackie Robinson and William Morris.

Episode 23

S42 E23 • Friday, Jan 29, 2016 • Jan 29 • 30m

Episode 24

S42 E24 • Friday, Feb 5, 2016 • Feb 5 • 30m

John Humphrys invites four more contenders to answer questions in the black chair. The subjects are A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Jock Stein, Stax Records and the Suez Crisis.

Episode 25

S42 E25 • Friday, Feb 12, 2016 • Feb 12 • 30m

Episode 26

S42 E26 • Friday, Feb 19, 2016 • Feb 19 • 30m

John Humphrys puts the questions to five more semi-finalists. The subjects are the X-Men comics, Wainwright's coast to coast walk, the Green Bay Packers, Jethro Tull and Eamon de Valera.

Episode 27

S42 E27 • Friday, Feb 26, 2016 • Feb 26 • 30m

Episode 28

S42 E28 • Friday, Mar 11, 2016 • Mar 11 • 30m

Episode 29

S42 E29 • Friday, Mar 18, 2016 • Mar 18 • 30m

Episode 30

S42 E30 • Friday, Mar 25, 2016 • Mar 25 • 30m

John Humphrys hosts as five contestants compete in the last semi-final. Subjects are Reading FC, Benjamin Britten, Venice, the history of Ulster and Prohibition

Grand Final

S42 E31 • Friday, Apr 1, 2016 • Apr 1 • 1h