Mastermind

Ian Wolf

Ian Wolf

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Tonight I'm appearing on Mastermind (8pm, BBC Two), under my real name of Ian Dunn. My specialist subject in this heat is "Bleak Expectations", the Radio 4 Dickensian sitcom. I did want to cover anime, but I wasn't allowed to. I suggested three different anime related topics - Gurren Lagann, Osamu Tezuka and Studi Ghibli, but I wasn't allowed any of them on the grounds that "no-one would have any idea what I was talking about."

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Wow! That's great news, Ian, well done - must set the box to record. (But I'm speechless at the Beeb response to the anime-related topics. Just goes to show...)
 
I can't say I've ever actually seen Mastermind (although I know roughly what it's about) but it does really suck to hear they'll bar topics. By that logic, I don't think they'd ever let me on :P
 
Congrats Ian! I'm afraid I don't have television (and have never heard of the BBC-made radio show... hm, a bias towards their own content in themes?) but that's awesome. Do let us know if they post any clips online :)

I used to like Mastermind very much as a kid.

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Did they not have Hayao Miyazaki as a specialist subject once before? They certainly had "identify the Studio Ghibli film" as a picture round on University Challenge one time, so boo-urns to them.
 
You did so well on your specialist subject, Ian! We were on the edge of our seats watching - and we think your general knowledge questions were much harder than the others! It must have been quite an experience; you have nerves of steel! (I think John Humphrys really enjoyed asking the
 
... ooops asking the questions about 'Bleak Expectations' as he was chuckling away; not something you hear every day!

And shame on the BBC researchers for not being aware of the global presence of anime/manga (cartoons for children...?) Although Mark Kermode is a fan, I think; he's given glowing reviews to the more recent Ghibli films on the 24 hour BBC channel.
 
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