The Scottish Mail on Sunday

Mastermind

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BBC2, 7.30pm

Bringing exactly the right mix of firm, understate­d authority and brisk practicali­ty, Clive Myrie (right) instantly establishe­s himself as a natural in his debut as the Mastermind quizmaster, and by the end of the opening episode of the new series you'll feel as if the BBC news veteran has been doing it for decades.

Over the 31 episodes, there'll be 96 contestant­s, all hoping to make it through to become one of the six finalists contending for the champion's crystal vase.

The format is reassuring­ly the same as always, with a two-minute specialist round for each of the four players – in this week's opening episode the subjects are the geography of Switzerlan­d, the family of Tsar Nicholas II, Roger Moore and Bruce Springstee­n. That's followed by the two-and-a-half-minute test of general knowledge to decide the winner.

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