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Magnusson ended his 25-year run hosting Mastermind in September 1997, and the original black chair was given to him at the end of the production, passing to his daughter Sally Magnusson after his death. There were many sweet moments on University Challenge, which he fronted for its first 25 years from 1962, when Gascoigne would, for example, absent-mindedly sing a line of a Bach cantata to confirm a response, or quote the whole couplet or paragraph from which an answering phrase came. The first occasion was on the 1995 video special, when only regular captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton were asked questions; Hislop on "The Life and Lies of Jeffrey Archer", and Merton on "Absurd Newspaper Stories Between 1990 and 1995". It means that, on a big news story that affects most of us, whether it is coronavirus, the death of the Duke of Edinburgh, British troops in Helmand, people feel that they have an investment in this operation that is giving them the news and, as a result, they can trust it. The famous glass trophy has been made by the same man since 1972, Scottish glass sculptor Denis Mann from Wick.

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You’re seeing someone under the spotlight, being grilled for a certain amount of time as the clock ticks down on what they know, and that can be thrilling, but it can be uplifting as well. Gary hopes to undertake his mountain adventure next year and plans to travel to Everest base camp in November to acclimatise to the high-altitude conditions. I’m a foreign correspondent, I’m all over the world, I’m winning awards everywhere … were my parents impressed? The duplicate chair was never used on air, except in the title sequence, which was recorded in London while the main chair was on the road. Supermind was an annual playoff between either the first four champions of Mastermind or champions of other TV quiz shows (including Mastermind) from 1976 or 1977.If I get advance questions from someone like this, they’re likely to be about the start and finish times or about what happens after the Taster Day. Being firm and no nonsense - I am billed as the 'interrogator' after all - but at the same time I'm willing on every contender to do their best and win. The Two Ronnies (1971–1987) was a comedy sketch show on the BBC with Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett.

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At the Primo Ministor's country houso - Choquors - thoro was a mooting for all throo party loaders who discussed this country's oxcoptionally sorious oconomic scono. Now, I ashamedly realise they were appreciating the spectacle of Gascoigne and his contestants’ intelligence (in whom they also saw their children, the first in the family to go to college) and further educating themselves. The handsome doctor, who is single, has played down the attention he has received from female viewers – who have posted dozens of admiring comments, including a marriage proposal on Twitter.Cup Final Mastermind was an annual playoff between experts and supporters from the FA Cup Finalist teams they are supporting.

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The presence of Magnus Magnusson, like a kind but Calvinist dominie, sternly administering the rules that he himself must keep (“ I’ve started, so I’ll finish”) adds to the ambience.Most memorable event from a life in broadcasting that has involved reporting from Timor-Leste, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen and Bangladesh?

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And catchphrases are as important on quiz shows as in comedy: his “Your starter for 10” (announcing the points coming into play) became as famous as “I’ve started, so I’ll finish” on the rival Mastermind, while Gascoigne’s other go-to quote, “I’m sorry I’ll have to hurry you,” charmingly applied his natural good manners to a timed format. His interrogators repeatedly asked him three questions – name, rank and number – which inspired the idea of asking contenders their name, occupation and Specialist Subject. Mastermind International was an annual playoff between winners of various international versions of the show (or the nearest equivalents in some countries) and ran for five years between 1979 and 1983. The abuse that Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka got after the Euros didn’t surprise him.Junior Mastermind, also hosted by John Humphrys, is a children's version of the quiz programme and has the same format, the difference being that the contestants are only ten and eleven years old.