Members of the public answer questions on a specialist subject and general knowledge in a bid to become Australia's Mastermind.
Where to Watch Mastermind Australia • Season 8
40 Episodes
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1The Coutinho family kick off Family Week with the West Coast Eagles, Good Luck Charlie, Thirsty Merc, and 1970s Chrysler Valiants.
Episode 2
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Episode 2This family has mastered their individual niches: Australian politics, World War Two operation Shetland Bus, the Melbourne Football Club and St George Illawarra.
Episode 3
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Episode 3What do Manchester United, JDM cars, the human muscular system and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead have in common? Tonight's family somehow fits them all under one roof.
Episode 4
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Episode 4Tonight's family tree has four distinct branches: bestselling author Matthew Reilly, murder mystery game Blood on the Clocktower, the band Twenty One Pilots and the history of wi-fi.
Episode 5
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Episode 5Our weekly family winners are back with two minutes of general knowledge, plus the dreaded slow burn round. Tonight's slow burn topics are an annual event, a sportsperson, a band and a country.
Episode 6
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Episode 6The animated series Steven Universe, composer Cliff Martinez, Breaking Bad, and The Da Vinci Code... I can just hear Professor Robert Langdon thinking, what does it all mean?
Episode 7
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Episode 7Tonight's subjects are the TV series Housos, the ARIA Top 10 Songs from 2000-2009, Narendra Modi and Jean Greenhowe's knitting patterns.
Episode 8
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Episode 8The subjects are Air Crash Investigation, Florence Nightingale, Percy Jackson, and the Scream films - a combination that spans aviation, medicine, mythology, and horror, or, just a normal episode.
Episode 9
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Episode 9Contenders go deep diving for knowledge on the Barbie animated movies, Terry Pratchett's City Watch novels, the making of Adolf Hitler, and the human eye.
Episode 10
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Episode 10Our weekly winners are back with two minutes of general knowledge, plus the dreaded slow burn round. The slow burn topics are a TV show, a food, a landmark and a song.
Episode 11
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Episode 11The subjects are the Rush Hour trilogy, Essendon Football Club, Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games and professional wrestler The Undertaker. Quite the mix.
Episode 12
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Episode 12The line-up of subjects spans galaxies, genres and ancient curses: the planets of the Solar System, singer-songwriter Chappell Roan, One Piece manga, and The Mummy trilogy.
Episode 13
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Episode 13Tonight's topics are revved up, wrapped up, written up, and powered up. Michael Schumacher at Ferrari, Prince's Purple Rain, the novels of David Nicholls, and Yu-Gi-Oh! trading cards.
Episode 14
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Episode 14Tonight, Futurama, Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Gone with the Wind and the history of tarot. Sounds like a fun half hour is on the cards.
Episode 15
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Episode 15Our weekly winners are back with two minutes of general knowledge, plus the dreaded slow burn round. Tonight's slow burn topics are a Pop star, a Toy, a Year and a Historical Event.
Episode 16
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Episode 16The speciality subjects are Queens of the Stone Age, classic Bollywood, the razor-sharp Oxbridge satirists and TV's Law and Order SVU.
Episode 17
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Episode 17Topics include Triple J's Hottest 100 of the '90s, Obama's first term, Lindy and Azaria Chamberlain, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Will they know the answers to life, the universe and everything?
Episode 18
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Episode 18Jasper Fforde's Shades of Grey series, Formula 1, the British Invasion, and hang on, there is a missing piece….got it! The World Jigsaw Puzzle Championships.
Episode 19
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Episode 19Topics include The Aeneid, Anne of Green Gables, K-pop's NCT and Rowan Atkinson's Mr Bean. Grab your teddy bear, stick a raw turkey on your head and get ready to quiz.
Episode 20
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Episode 20Our weekly winners are back with two minutes of general knowledge, plus the dreaded slow burn round. The slow burn topics are a film, a city, an animal and a constellation.
Episode 21
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Episode 21The topics are The Red Rising trilogy, Labrador retrievers, the works of John Lennon and the art of Jackson Pollock. In a battle of generations, Labs are guaranteed to stay neutral and adorable.
Episode 22
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Episode 22Topics include Australian red wine, Swedish band Roxette, The Elder Scrolls and Critical Role: Exandria Unlimited.
Episode 23
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Episode 23Topics include Aunty Donna's web and TV series, Douglas MacArthur, Freaks and Geeks and the life of ballet dancer Nijinsky. They should keep you on your toes.
Episode 24
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Episode 24Generations collide over the studio albums of Halsey, Shakespeare's Comedies, Ross and Rachel from Friends, and the Legend of Zelda.
Episode 25
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Episode 25Our weekly winners are back with two minutes of general knowledge, plus the dreaded slow burn round. Tonight's slow burn topics are a film director, a franchise, an event and a song.
Episode 26
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Episode 26A night of celebrating Eurovision: Eurovision 2020-2025, Sweden in Eurovision, early Eurovision winners and Eurovision 2010-2019.
Episode 27
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Episode 27An epic four-setter with Rafael Nadal grand slams, the history and geography of Bali, the video game Half-Life and the 12 gods of Olympus.
Episode 28
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Episode 28The Troubles in Northern Ireland, smallpox, lucid dreaming, and the films of Tim Burton. So yes, a perfectly normal mix for another perfectly normal show.
Episode 29
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Episode 29Brooklyn Nine-Nine, the Brisbane Broncos, the video game Jet Lag, and the surprisingly smoky history of Cuban Cigars - that's a lot to inhale in the one episode.
Episode 30
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Episode 30Our weekly winners are back with two minutes of general knowledge, plus the dreaded slow burn round. The slow burn topics are a musician, a sport, a character and a country.
Episode 31
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Episode 31Alex Garland's films, Little Women, Joan Didion, and classic Doctor Who. If you're still mixing up Daleks and Cybermen, well, this is an intervention.
Episode 32
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Episode 32Romeo and Juliet, ancient Stoic philosophy, asbestos, and The Clone Wars. A journey from star-crossed lovers to a galaxy far, far away.
Episode 33
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Episode 33We delve into the novels of Thomas Pynchon, Japanese mascots, the history of Blackpool FC, and The Mighty Boosh. With subjects like this, it can only be one show.
Episode 34
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Episode 34The topics are K-pop's Stray Kids, Audrey Hepburn films, the mayhem of Monkey, and Henry VIII, a man whose love life needed its own risk assessment.
Episode 35
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Episode 35
Episode 36
E36
Episode 36
Tue, May 26
E37
Episode 37
Wed, May 27
E38
Episode 38
Thu, May 28
E39
Episode 39
Fri, May 29
E40
Episode 40
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