The quiz show with the famous black chair returns to the BBC, with a new presenter. Specialist subjects are British cars of the 1960s and 1970s, the music of the Smiths, the Roman Empire, and the life and works of Charlie Chaplin.
With specialist subjects: the life and times of Maximilien Robespierre, Blackadder, the history of Victorian Britain 1837-1901, and the life and films of Audrey Hepburn.
Specialist subjects are British parliamentary elections since 1900, the life and works of Maurice Durufle, the Manhattan Project, and the life and films of Stanley Kubrik.
With specialist subjects: the works of William Shakespeare, The Beatles 1962-70, the history and genealogy of European royalty since 1700, and Lancashire County Cricket Club.
Specialist subjects are the history of Victorian Britain 1837-1901, Deep Purple, the life and times of Winston Churchill, and the post-war history of science-fiction.
Specialist subjects are British history since 1945, twentieth century fashion, English and Scottish racecourses and their races, and the Academy Awards.
Specialist subjects are the House of Godwin 1000-1066, the life and films of Grace Kelly, the life and works of Dalida, and the Cricket World Cup 1975-2003.
With specialist subjects the religious works of Rembrandt van Rijn, BBC radio comedy 1940-1960, the fiction of Graham Greene 1938-1983, and the Manic Street Preachers.
With specialist subjects romantic literature 1789-1830, the songs and film music of Randy Newman, English football league grounds since 1945, and the Harry Potter films.
Last of the first round heats. Specialist subjects are the life and works of Dimitry Shostakovitch, Red Dwarf, the life and times of Florence Nightingale, and the life and works of Kingsley Amis.
Four first round winners attempt to gain a place in the final. Specialist subjects are the films of Alfred Hitchcock, the six wives of Henry VIII, the history of video games, and the life of Benjamin Franklin.
Four more first round winners compete for a place in the final. Their specialist subjects are the life and works of Charles Dickens, the films of Vincente Minelli, boys' comics and papers 1940-1960, and Buenos Aires.
The remaining four winners from the first round compete for a place in the final. Specialist subjects are the Lawrence of Arabia, Clive Barker, Tony Hancock, and the lives and works of Gilbert and Sullivan.
The four highest-scoring first round runners-up compete for the last remaining place in the final. Specialist subjects are 1980s pop music, Monty Python's Flying Circus, the Wars of the Roses, and British childrens' books since 1860.
The final to decide who will become Mastermind 2003. Specialist subjects are the life and works of Marc Chagall, international golf 1970-2003, the life and music of Jim Morrison, and the life and career of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.