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‘One last nervous wee and bam!’: what it’s like winning Mastermind Australia

Robbie Miles brought his brainiac A game – from Kevin Smith films to niche comic Preacher – to become the ultimate trivialist. Here’s how he did it

The Guardian - AU

Why TV’s hot seat is in need of a cushion

Brief letters: Mastermind | Richard Chamberlain | April fools | Ed Davey | San Serriffe

The Guardian - UK

BBC Two’s Chess Masters: The Endgame provokes sharply divided reactions

The new eight-episode Monday evening series, sandwiched between Mastermind and University Challenge, has polarised the opinions of TV critics and established players

The Guardian - UK

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‘Immense sadness’ as Eggheads announces death of Christopher Hughes

Hughes, who was reportedly 77, was in the long-running series’ original line-up after being crowned a champion quizzer on Mastermind.

Evening Standard

Raiders fan wins Mastermind Australia grand final

Mick Logue's subjects included the Canberra Raiders (1989-99).

The Canberra Times

Clive Myrie reveals shocking extent of racial abuse faced as BBC newsreader

Newsreader and ‘Mastermind’ host detailed some of the abuse he’d received on ‘Desert Island Discs’

The Independent UK

Clive Myrie opens up about racist death threats: ‘He threatened to do something “unspeakable” to me’

He also told Hay Festival audiences about his choice for a specialist subject on ‘Mastermind’

The Independent UK

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Clive Myrie's Caribbean Adventure: next episode, locations, trailer and everything we know

Clive Myrie swaps the newsroom for the islands of the Caribbean in new travel series Clive Myrie’s Caribbean Adventure.

WhatToWatch

Specialized Turbo Vado 5.0 review: Urban e-bike with mass appeal

The Specialized Turbo Vado 5.0 offers one of the easiest ways to get around thanks to belt drive electric assistance and dynamic gear shifting.

TechRadar

“Pro-level board control in a user-friendly package”: Fender’s Switchboard Effects Operator brings RJM’s sought-after switching magic to the masses

Want a pro-grade switching unit but can’t stretch to a GigRig or MasterMind? Fender has the answer

Guitar World

ITV The Chase's Bradley Walsh 'hurt' as player's BBC past exposed on air

The host stepped in after Paul Sinha recognised the contestant

Liverpool Echo

Canberra lawyer Andrew Fraser is a real Mastermind

Check him out on Friday's episode of Mastermind on SBS.

The Canberra Times

Contestants wanted for new series of Mastermind filming in Northern Ireland

Do you have enough knowledge on your Specialist Subject to be "forensically tested"

Belfast Live

Clive Myrie: ‘We need solace wherever we can get it’

The Mastermind host on why this year we need Christmas more than ever, his admiration for the Ukrainian president and the reason we all love quizzes

The Guardian - UK

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The week in audio: Bugzy Malone’s Grandest Game; Origin Story; Operation Morning Light; The Feud – review

There’s lots to learn on this week’s best podcasts, from the meaning of Grand Theft Auto and Ayn Rand to the trouble with Christ Church College, Oxford

The Guardian - UK

From a Gestapo interrogation to the Spice Girls: how Mastermind has thrilled quizzers for 50 years

To celebrate half a century of the big black chair, we talk to the show’s stars and presenter Clive Myrie about the strange genius of being grilled on the toughest quiz on TV

Manchester Evening News

Alma's Not Normal star Sophie Willan and BBC journalist Clive Myrie among high profile names awarded honorary degrees by University of Bolton

The university has handed out a number of honorary doctorates during this week's graduation ceremonies

Liverpool Echo

Celebrity Mastermind viewers in hysterics as James Acaster reveals bizarre subject

Four celebrities took part in the popular game show

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The Guardian - UK

‘I might be done with TV quizshows now,’ says oldest female winner of Mastermind

Alice Walker, 66, won grand final by six points with perfect score on her specialist subject, the Peak District

Wales Online

The Welshman with perfect scores who hopes a TV classic will help him win the Mastermind final

Anthony's final subject will be Open All Hours

Manchester Evening News

BBC's Clive Myrie hits back after viewers question why he had been sent to Ukraine

The Mastermind host is a highly-experienced journalist

The Guardian - UK

I’ve started, so I’ll panic: what it’s really like to go on Mastermind

I applied for the quiz show to get bragging rights over my pub quiz teammates. Then I found myself sweating in the famous chair. What had I done?

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