Mastermind contestant sparks backlash with controversial specialist subject that fans insist 'shouldn't be allowed' - but who's in the wrong?
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Mastermind contestant sparks backlash with controversial specialist subject that fans insist 'shouldn't be allowed' - but who's in the wrong?

Daily Mail  

A Mastermind contestant sparked backlash with a controversial specialist subject that fans insisted ‘shouldn’t have be allowed’ - but who’s in the wrong? Civil servant Eddie Crawford answered questions on 12-century monarch of Henry II, consultancy director Kate Bleazard's topic was Miss Marple novels of Agatha Christie, financial crime investigator Nathan Hamer picked Wales rugby union test matches from 2000, and retired teacher Gary Austin answered questions on TV show Friday Night Dinner. Retired teacher Gary Austin answered questions on TV show Friday Night Dinner Civil servant Eddie Crawford welcomed four new players to the studio in a bid to win a space in the semi-finals But his success angered some viewers as they thought that his topic was easier than the others. One fumed: 'I got almost as many right as him - Friday Night Dinner is a great show, but hardly Mastermind material.'

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Mastermind fans slate show as 'a shadow of its former self' - raging 'I give up' after contestants reveal their specialist subjects
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Mastermind fans slate show as 'a shadow of its former self' - raging 'I give up' after contestants reveal their specialist subjects

Daily Mail  

Mastermind fans have criticised the show and 'given up' on it after contestants revealed their specialist subjects on the latest episode. However, this week's topics, which range from Narnia and The Matrix films to the fauna of Madagascar and Robbie Williams's solo career, left viewers unimpressed. Mastermind fans have criticised the show and 'given up' on it after contestants revealed …

Mastermind branded 'very unfair' by livid viewers as contestant 'stitched up' by Clive Myrie - but who's in the wrong?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mastermind branded 'very unfair' by livid viewers as contestant 'stitched up' by Clive Myrie - but who's in the wrong?

Daily Mail  

Mastermind received backlash for being 'very unfair' last night as fans accused host Clive Myrie of 'stitching up' one contestant by asking him longer questions than the others. Alex Thomas, was one of the four new brainiacs to join Clive as he asked them a series of questions in their chosen specialist subject within a two-minute time period for each …

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