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.

In this episode subjects are Reading FC, Benjamin Britten, Venice, the history of Ulster and Prohibition.

In this week's episode, it is a general knowledge round.

Topics include: Ever Decreasng Circles, the life and works of Sylvia Plath, Roddy Doyle's Barrytown trilogy, women in Olympics and Ray Davies.

Topics featured tonight include 'Men Behaving Badly', the Inspector Barnaby novels, the history of Bundesliga and Gerald Durrell and Neville Chamberlain.

Five more semi-finalists compete with topics featured including X-Men comics, Wainwright's coast to coast walk, the Green Bay Packers, Jethro Tull and Eamon de Valera.

Topics covered include the life of Brian Clough, the films of Paul Verhoeven, ELO, the Easter Rising and David Sedaris.

Topics featured include A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Jock Stein, Stax Records and the Suez Crisis.

Topics include the Apollo missions, the Great Train Robbery, Queen's Park Rangers FC and the Alex Delaware novels.

Topics include Gavin and Stacey, Sir John Gielgud, Jackie Robinson and William Morris.

Topics include Scottish pop music from 1980-1999, Aston Villa FC, the GDR and Clarice Cliff.

Featuring the topics Pearl Jam, Watergate, Middlesborough FC and the life of AE Housman.

Topics covered tonight include 'The West Wing', Jesse Owens, Manfred von Richthofen and Billy Bragg.

Topics covered tonight include Barbara Castle, Archbishop Makarios, the McAusaln trilogy of George MacDonald Fraser and Joe Meek.