episodes
- 1. Episode 1 Mastermind is back with the first of this year's 64 contenders, who tonight set out to see who can become 'Mastermind 1988'. The season opens at the University of Exeter when the first four of the co...
- 2. Episode 2 The University of Exeter is host as four more contenders do battle to find Mastermind's 1988 champion John Ingram (unemployed sales administrator) The life and works of Tolstoy Stan Knight (retire...
- 3. Episode 3 The University of Liverpool is host to four contenders from the north west of England who compete for a place in the semi-finals. Philip Wilson (computer system administrator) The life and career of...
- 4. Episode 4 with Magnus Magnusson at the University of Liverpool Alan Roberts (trainee licensee) Orchestral music 1830-1950 Alastair Finch (general practitioner) The films of Cary Grant Anne Hegerty (freelance...
- 5. Episode 5 St George 's School for Girls, Edinburgh, this year celebrating its centenary, is host to four contenders competing for the title Mastermind 1988 Sandy Macpherson (chartered surveyor) The life and wo...
- 6. Episode 6 with Magnus Magnusson from St George's School for Girls, Edinburgh Ewen Macpherson (retired lecturer) The history of the Highland Railway 1854-1923 Vicki Graham (administrator) French impressionist...
- 7. Episode 7 The Great Hall of Hatfield Polytechnic is the setting for this week's Mastermind which involves four contenders from London and the south east. Roy Bailey (film producer) The life and times of John...
- 8. Episode 8 Four contenders from London and the South East seek a place in the semi-finals of Mastermind 1988. They are the guests of Hatfield Polytechnic in Hertfordshire. John Rook (lecturer) European history...
- 9. Episode 9 Four contenders compete in the historic surroundings of the keep of Colchester Castle. Tom Billson (county cricket scorer) The life and career of Woody Herman Pamela Mobsby (sheep farmer) The life a...
- 10. Episode 10 Colchester Castle is again the setting for four contenders from London and the South East, who compete in the impressive museum in the keep of the castle. David Beamish (House of Lords clerk) The lif...
- 11. Episode 11 Bedford School is host to four contenders seeking the title of Mastermind 1988. Keith Harrison (schoolteacher) The life, times and novels of Benjamin Disraeli Eileen Eaves (retired schoolteacher) Th...
- 12. Episode 12 Four contenders from the Midlands and east of England are competing in the Great Hall of Bedford School. Jasmin Schelts (registered child minder) History of English costume 1789-1945; Bryan Pope (reti...
- 13. Episode 13 Tonight's programme comes from the Museum of Army Flying at Middle Wallop in Hampshire. Set among the impressive exhibits of this new museum, four contenders from the south of England compete for a pl...
- 14. Episode 14 The Museum of Army Flying at Middle Wallop in Hampshire is the setting for tonight's competition between four contenders from the south of England. David Simms (professional tennis coach) The history...
- 15. Episode 15 with Magnus Magnusson at the Great Hall of the University of Leeds Geoffrey Hutton (retired bank manager) The American Civil War; Christine Moorcroft (advisory teacher) The life and work of Vincent...
- 16. Episode 16 Mastermind reaches the end of the first stage in this year's series, with four contenders competing for the last place in the semi-finals. The location is the Great Hall of the University of Leeds. B...
- 17. Episode 17 Tonight Mastermind reaches the semi-finals. The venue is St Andrew's College of Education, Bearsden, Glasgow. Henry Boettinger (consultant and author) The life and work of Thomas Edison; Kenneth Gra...
- 18. Episode 18 St Andrew's College of Education, Bearsden, Glasgow is the location for the second semi-final of this year's series. Mike Rice (freelance journalist) The Life and Novels of Barbara Pym; Alan Foss (a...
- 19. Episode 19 Middlesex Polytechnic at Trent Park in North London is the setting for this third semi-final. Kevin Perkins (contracts liaison officer) The Novels of Agatha Christie; Tom King (freelance writer) The...
- 20. Episode 20 This is the last semi-final for the outright first-round winners. It comes from the New Hall of Middlesex Polytechnic at Trent Park. Mark Turner (barrister) The Life and Times of Edward II (1284-1327)...
- 21. Episode 21 Tonight's semi-final is for the four best-scoring losers in the series. They compete at Middlesex Polytechnic for the last place in the final. Eileen Eaves (retired schoolteacher) The Life and Caree...
- 22. The Final Five Magnus Magnusson introduces a closer look at the five contenders who have made it to the final of Mastermind 1988. He also talks to past Mastermind champions and members of the Mastermind club, an exc...
- 23. The Final After months of intense competition, the five finalists out of the original 64 contenders now compete for the coveted title of Mastermind 1988. The MacRobert Arts Centre at the University of Stirling...