5th February 2010
A favourite attraction for visitors staying in one of Wales Holidays self-catering farmhouses and cottages in the Snowdonia, North and Mid Wales areas is Portmeirion.
A contestant on the edition of “Mastermind” scheduled to be transmitted today has chosen Portmeirion - Its History and Development as her specialist subject. Stephanie McCann from Hartlepool has been visiting Portmeirion for some time, and has family residing in the area. She has read as much Portmeirion literature as possible and has read a lot of online literature.
Portmeirion report that one thing that she did not have to memorise were all the dates involved in the construction of the village as “Mastermind” does not ask questions about dates, to her considerable relief. “Mastermind” is widely regarded as the most rigorous and intellectual British quiz show, and, after 35 years, has become one of television's most enduring successes.
The first ever edition of 'Mastermind' was recorded at Liverpool University and aired on the BBC in 1972. The show was hosted by 43-year-old former journalist Magnus Magnusson, a formidable Scot of Icelandic parentage. The series was initially thought too 'high-brow' and was aired in a late night slot. When it was brought to peak hours it clocked up such a huge audience that it remained there.
