Celebrity Mastermind Season 17

Season 17

John Humphrys presents the celebrity version of Britain's toughest quiz.

Air date: 2018-12-21

Episodes: 10

Episodes

E1: Episode 1

John Humphrys puts four famous faces in the spotlight in. Laying their reputations on the line are the BBC's media editor Amol Rajan, Saturday Live presenter Reverend Richard Coles, RuPaul's Drag Race runner-up Courtney Act and Mark Lane from Gardener's World. They answer questions on Shane Warne, the operas of Wagner, The Spice Girls and Piet Mondrian.

Air date: 2018-12-21

E2: Episode 2

John Humphrys puts four celebrities to the test in another episode of the classic quiz. Taking part are comedian Joe Pasquale, Newsround presenter Ricky Boleto, singer Toyah Wilcox and Olympian Jeanette Kwakye. They answer questions on werewolf films, 1990s number one singles, Boudica and Disney animations.

Air date: 2018-12-22

E3: Episode 3

John Humphrys puts four celebrities to the test in another episode of the classic quiz. Taking part are Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder, actress Arabella Weir, Paralympian Stef Reid and Countryfile presenter Sean Fletcher. They answer questions on the history of Manchester, Motown girl groups, the parables of Jesus and Sesame Street.

Air date: 2018-12-27

E4: Episode 4

John Humphrys puts four celebrities to the test in another episode of the classic quiz. Taking part are comedian Elis James, Love Island's Montana Brown, actress Madeline Smith and Casualty actor George Rainsford. They answer questions on the Welsh Football Team, Desperate Housewives, Kew Gardens and the Back to the Future Trilogy.

Air date: 2018-12-29

E5: Episode 5

John Humphrys puts four celebrities to the test in another episode of the classic quiz. Taking part are Scissor Sisters singer Ana Matronic, the Inbetweeners actor Joe Thomas, former rugby player Maggie Alphonsi and restaurant critic Jay Rayner. They answer questions on the Bionic Woman, George Orwell, Denise Lewis and the film musicals of Arthur Freed.

Air date: 2019-01-18

E6: Episode 6

John Humphrys puts four celebrities to the test in another episode of the classic quiz. Taking part are Strictly Come Dancing professional Neil Jones, musician and presenter YolanDa Brown, actor Paul Higgins and newsreader Holly Hamilton. They answer questions on the films of Charlie Chaplin, Marvin Gaye, Watergate and George Best.

Air date: 2019-01-02

E7: Episode 7

John Humphrys puts four celebrities to the test in another episode of the classic quiz. Taking part are Breakfast presenter Mike Bushell, author Jenny Colgan, author Stanley Johnson and Radio 2 presenter Vassos Alexander. They answer questions on Monty Python, the Manhattan Project, Sophocles and Emil Zatopek.

Air date: 2019-01-03

E8: Episode 8

John Humphrys puts four celebrities to the test in another episode of the classic quiz. Taking part are the Great British Bake Off winner Candice Brown, former Olympian Jenny Meadows, Made In Chelsea's Francis Boulle and Bargain Hunt expert Danny Sebastian. They answer questions on Audrey Hepburn, the Rugby League Challenge Cup, economist Friedrich Hayek and Only Fools and Horses.

Air date: 2019-01-04

E9: Episode 9

John Humphrys tests four more celebrities in the famous black chair. Taking part are Poldark actor Christian Brassington on Eric Cantona, news presenter Claudia-Liza Armah on the films of Martin Scorcese, politician and broadcaster Edwina Currie on Lady Nancy Astor, and comedian Mark Dolan on Sir Elton John.

Air date: 2019-01-05

E10: Episode 10

Four more famous faces put their reputations on the line for charity as John Humphrys tests them on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. Taking part are classical singer Camilla Kerslake on the musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber, ex-England cricketer Monty Panesar on the Sikh religion, Coronation Street actor Sean Wilson on British birds and comedian Terry Alderton on Tony Hancock.

Air date: 2019-01-11