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Episode 28

Episode 28 of 31

John Humphrys asks the questions as the hunt continues for the nation's Mastermind. Subjects in this semi-final include Ever Decreasing Circles and Ray Davies.

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.

28 minutes

Why not read up about this week's specialist subjects with the following links?

Ever Decreasing Circles



The life and works of Sylvia Plath



Roddy Doyle's Barrytown Series


Women in the Olympics 1900 - 1960


Ray Davies

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Role Contributor
Presenter John Humphrys
Producer Mark Helsby
Director Derek Hallworth

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