Elvis Costello round on BBCTV's 'Mastermind'

Danny · Post by **Danny** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 9:48 am

Hey all - just seen in the TV listings that at 2100 on Monday 28th June, BBC2 (in Britain) one of the specialist subject rounds is our Elv!

Thought you'd wanna know.

martinfoyle · Post by **martinfoyle** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 11:40 am

Here's the link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/listings/pr ... 4_58469_30

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 12:52 pm

A.W.E.S.O.M.E.......me likey Mastermind, I shall tape this next Monday and post the questions for our N American pals to easily answer, unless anyone doesn't want me to!

pubrock · Post by **pubrock** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 1:06 pm

I can actually post all the questions - even the ones that there wasn't time for as the producers gave me the set. Eddie.

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 1:08 pm

Go on then pubrock, we're all eager to know...just put a big SPOILER ALERT in your subject, in case anyone doesn't! What was your other specialist subject?

pubrock · Post by **pubrock** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 1:46 pm

I'm afraid I haven't spilled the beans to anyone yet (not even my mother) so please wait until the after screening!

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 4:54 pm

At least tell us what your other specialist subject was....

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 6:10 am

bumped for all region 2ites....

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 3:56 pm

Sod it! I saw this was happening at bang on 9.30! That'll each me to not look at this board enough. Please do post all the questions, Pubrock (hey folks, we have a bona fide TV celeb in our midst!). I'd love to know how many I would have got.

Am I just more knowledgeable these days, or is the Humphreys mastermind a bit dumbed down compared to the Magnusson era?

Pubrock: can I put you to the test? Can you tell me the significance of my boardname (furnishing details of relevant dates, etc.), sat, as if in the famous chair, without recourse to any items of reference.

Tell us all about being on Mastermind! I'm fascinated.

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 4:03 pm

Well done Pubrock....you did us proud! I won't reveal any details as of yet, let you do the honours....

johnfoyle · Post by **johnfoyle** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 4:24 pm

Saw and enjoyed the show . Pubrock , identified as Eddie Thornley, knew all kinds of obscure stuff about Elvis . He was a little thrown by the questioner using the date '1970' instead of '2000' at one point ( well I think he did - I can't play the tape back just yet - it's taping something else at the moment!) . In the intoductory comment to the general knowledge round Eddie talked of being a fan of Elvis for the music he has discovered via him as much as by him - something I totally agree with.

Hurry up with that ' inside account ' , Pub' !

PlaythingOrPet · Post by **PlaythingOrPet** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 4:34 pm

Well done Eddie! Loved the little EC chat before the general knowledge round.

wehitandrun · Post by **wehitandrun** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 5:39 pm

Oh man, I have to see this. =[

DrJ · Post by **DrJ** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 6:14 pm

D'oh. Missed it.

DrJ

pubrock · Post by **pubrock** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 3:36 am

DON'T READ ON UNLESS YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED!

I have had to wait three months since I recorded this and not mention the outcome! OK, coming fourth on a Mastermind heat is not as good as coming third, second or even first, but as only 1 in 100 applicants gets on I've achieved something.

When I get chance I'll dig out the extra questions that weren't asked and post them with the answers in a seperate post.

Thanks for all the nice remarks and I'll get back later.

Eddie Thornley

pubrock · Post by **pubrock** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 5:17 am

Not likely to have come up as the researchers aren't allowed to be that obscure. Big Sister boots spring to mind...

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 5:19 am

Great performance Eddie. I struggled on one or two, but managed to get 9 questions right - Mrs Monk kept the total as I strained my face and shouted "fuck - i knew that" a lot.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 9:25 am

I only got two wrong but then I wasn't under the same pressure (unless being told by Mrs VG that I should get out more counts).

I'd be interested to see the other questions too!

Well done Eddie!

martinfoyle · Post by **martinfoyle** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 9:35 am

Well done, Eddie. Bearing in mind it was on primetime, your appearance undoubtedly gave EC more exposure than the recent Jeremy Vine thing. That the Beeb got that Tom Thumb question wrong is another example of their ongoing dumbing down. It nearly threw you, still you soldiered on. I probably would have got 10 of the questions. Even I did'nt know the North one, not surprisingly since that album is such a seamless piece.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 9:56 am

That's one of the ones I got wrong!

What was the correct answer?

martinfoyle · Post by **martinfoyle** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 10:11 am

You Left Me In The Dark

pubrock · Post by **pubrock** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 11:23 am

More correctly: Prelude / You Left Me In The Dark

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 2:52 pm

Can't we have ALL the questions, asked and unasked? Laughing crow was volunteering with the former. For those such as Dr J and I unfortunate enough to have missed, this would be great! Thank you.

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 2:59 pm

I do have them transcribed...if enough people ask I'll put them on, but didn't wanna step on pubrock's toes. I can transcribe the wee interview thing as well if you like.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 3:01 pm

Pretty please! Where is that hilarious sig from?

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