# List of Celebrity Mastermind episodes

Celebrity Mastermind is a celebrity version of the British television quiz show Mastermind which is broadcast by BBC television. As with the standard show, four celebrities answer questions on a chosen "specialist subject" for a specific amount of time (usually one and a half minutes) before answering questions on general knowledge but with an extended time limit (usually two minutes). The contestant with the most correct answers wins. In contrast to the standard show each episode is treated as a single contest with the winner receiving a trophy, and the contestant's fees are donated to charity.
The celebrity version was first broadcast on 30 December 2002 as a one-off special to the usual Mastermind hosted by Magnus Magnusson. When the show returned for a full series it was presented by John Humphrys who had taken over as host of the original version. When Humphrys stepped down from hosting in 2021, Clive Myrie took over hosting both shows from 2022. As of the episode broadcast on the 29 December 2024, 203 episodes have been broadcast across 23 series, including three Children in Need special episodes. There have been 768 different contestants who have taken part in at least one episode. 69 contestants have participated in at least two episodes, with three of them also competing in a third episode.

## Series overview

| Series | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Originally released |
| Series | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | Network |
| Special | Special | Special | 30 December 2002 (2002-12-30) | 30 December 2002 (2002-12-30) | BBC Two |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 26 December 2003 (2003-12-26) | 2 January 2004 (2004-01-02) | BBC Two |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 23 July 2004 (2004-07-23) | 6 August 2004 (2004-08-06) | BBC One |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 26 December 2004 (2004-12-26) | 31 December 2004 (2004-12-31) | BBC One |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | 28 December 2005 (2005-12-28) | 2 January 2006 (2006-01-02) | BBC One |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 December 2006 (2006-12-26) | 30 December 2006 (2006-12-30) | BBC One |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 31 December 2007 (2007-12-31) | 4 January 2008 (2008-01-04) | BBC One |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 December 2008 (2008-12-28) | 1 January 2009 (2009-01-01) | BBC One |
| 8 | 10 | 10 | 27 December 2009 (2009-12-27) | 7 January 2010 (2010-01-07) | BBC One |
| 9 | 10 | 10 | 27 December 2010 (2010-12-27) | 7 January 2011 (2011-01-07) | BBC One |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 December 2011 (2011-12-27) | 8 January 2012 (2012-01-08) | BBC One |
| 11 | 10 | 10 | 27 December 2012 (2012-12-27) | 5 January 2013 (2013-01-05) | BBC One |
| 12 | 10 | 10 | 23 December 2013 (2013-12-23) | 17 January 2014 (2014-01-17) | BBC One |
| 13 | 10 | 10 | 21 December 2014 (2014-12-21) | 18 January 2015 (2015-01-18) | BBC One |
| 14 | 10 | 10 | 22 December 2015 (2015-12-22) | 9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) | BBC One |
| 15 | 10 | 10 | 19 December 2016 (2016-12-19) | 14 January 2017 (2017-01-14) | BBC One |
| 16 | 10 | 10 | 27 December 2017 (2017-12-27) | 13 January 2018 (2018-01-13) | BBC One |
| 17 | 10 | 10 | 21 December 2018 (2018-12-21) | 18 January 2019 (2019-01-18) | BBC One |
| 18 | 10 | 10 | 27 December 2019 (2019-12-27) | 4 April 2020 (2020-04-04) | BBC One |
| 19 | 14 | 14 | 19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) | 8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) | BBC One |
| 20 | 14 | 14 | 5 February 2022 (2022-02-05) | 7 May 2022 (2022-05-07) | BBC One |
| 21 | 14 | 14 | 5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) | 29 April 2023 (2023-04-29) | BBC One |
| 22 | 14 | 14 | 24 November 2023 (2023-11-24) | 22 March 2024 (2024-03-22) | BBC One |
| 23 | 14 | 14 | 23 December 2024 (2024-12-23) | 27 January 2025 (2025-01-27) | BBC Two |

## Key

* The contestant who won each episode is written in bold
* An equal sign (=) before a position indicates two contestants shared that position
* Contestants who appeared in more than one episode have the number of each of their appearances in brackets (e.g. (1) = First appearance)
* Up to series 5 the contestants are listed in alphabetical order by surname, and from series 6 they are listed in the order they participated in the first round

## Episodes
### Special (2002)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | Adam Hart-Davis Jonathan Meades Janet Street-Porter Vic Reeves | Heroes of science and invention before 1900 English architecture 1850–2002 British teapots 1735–1970 Golden age of piracy 1680–1720 | 2nd= 1st 2nd= 4th | 30 December 2002 (2002-12-30) |

### Series 1 (2003–04)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| 2 | 1 | David Blunkett Jeremy Bowen Antony Worrall Thompson Shaun Williamson | Harry Potter novels Arab–Israeli Six-Day War Works of Escoffier Richard Burton | 4th 3rd 2nd 1st | 26 December 2003 (2003-12-26) |
| 3 | 2 | Germaine Greer Charlie Higson (1) Bill Oddie Julia Somerville | Australian rainforests James Bond American jazz Winnie-the-Pooh | 4th 2nd 1st 3rd | 31 December 2003 (2003-12-31) |
| 4 | 3 | Gyles Brandreth Stephen Fry Tanni Grey-Thompson Andrew Motion | Life and works of John Gielgud Sherlock Holmes First three Star Wars films Philip Larkin | 4th 1st 2nd 3rd | 2 January 2004 (2004-01-02) |

### Series 2 (2004)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| 5 | 1 | Edwina Currie (1) Simon King Tracy-Ann Oberman (1) Richard Whiteley | Marie Curie British wildlife Imperial Roman family History of the BBC and its programmes 1950–60 | 1st 4th 2nd 3rd | 23 July 2004 (2004-07-23) |
| 6 | 2 | Matt Allwright Bernard Cribbins David Grant Murray Walker | Films of the Coen brothers Angling Stevie Wonder Formula One | 1st 4th 3rd 2nd | 30 July 2004 (2004-07-30) |
| 7 | 3 | Tara Palmer-Tomkinson Steve Rider Arabella Weir (1) Adam Woodyatt | Life and works of Audrey Hepburn Masters Tournament Dallas Blackadder Goes Forth | 4th 1st 3rd 2nd | 6 August 2004 (2004-08-06) |

### Series 3 (2004)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| 8 | 1 | Ricky Groves (1) Neil Hamilton Martin Offiah (1) Hugh Quarshie | British pop music British politics World War II Richard Pryor | 4th 2nd 3rd 1st | 26 December 2004 (2004-12-26) |
| 9 | 2 | Eric Knowles Shirley Robertson Jimmy Savile Tom Ward | Artistry of René Lalique Olympic sailing Top of the Pops Philip Larkin | 3rd 4th 2nd 1st | 31 December 2004 (2004-12-31) |

### Series 4 (2005–06)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| 10 | 1 | Jeremy Beadle Natalie Cassidy Jeremy Edwards (1) Tim Rice | Solar System Friends Johnny Depp London capital murders 1900–1940 | 1st 3rd 4th 2nd | 28 December 2005 (2005-12-28) |
| 11 | 2 | Diane Abbott Phil Cornwell Monty Don Nicholas Owen | Jamaican politics Apollo space missions The Beatles Railways of south-east England | 2nd 4th 1st 3rd | 29 December 2005 (2005-12-29) |
| 12 | 3 | Andrew Castle Graeme Le Saux Peter Tatchell Gina Yashere | Men's Grand Slam tennis History of Jersey Malcolm X Lifts | 4th 1st 3rd 2nd | 30 December 2005 (2005-12-30) |
| 13 | 4 | Diarmuid Gavin (1) Lembit Öpik Wendi Peters Paul Ross | U2 Kander and Ebb musicals Japanese motorcycles Life and work of Ezra Pound | 4th 2nd 3rd 1st | 1 January 2006 (2006-01-01) |
| 14 | 5 | Iain Banks Myleene Klass Alistair McGowan (1) Sid Waddell | Malt whisky Sex and the City season 3 Life and work of Erik Satie History of rock and roll 1955–65 | 1st 3rd 4th 2nd | 2 January 2006 (2006-01-02) |

### Series 5 (2006)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| 15 | 1 | Clare Balding Ranulph Fiennes Rageh Omaar Steven Pinder | Epsom Derby 1970–2000 Expeditions of Captain Scott to Antarctica Presidency of George W. Bush Life and career of Steve McQueen | 2nd 4th 3rd 1st | 26 December 2006 (2006-12-26) |
| 16 | 2 | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Henry Kelly Edward Stourton Kelli Young | Wild foods of Britain Classical music 1850–1950 Pope John Paul II British pop music 2000–2006 | 3rd 2nd 1st 4th | 27 December 2006 (2006-12-27) |
| 17 | 3 | Todd Carty Paul Henshall Henry Olonga Gok Wan | Films of Norman Wisdom 3rd Rock from the Sun Book of Genesis Beautiful Thing | 1st 3rd 2nd 4th | 28 December 2006 (2006-12-28) |
| 18 | 4 | Iain Lee Jimmy McGovern Scott Mills Bernie Nolan | The Monkees First Fleet Prisoner: Cell Block H Films of Frank Sinatra | 1st 2nd 4th 3rd | 29 December 2006 (2006-12-29) |
| 19 | 5 | Josie d'Arby (1) Dave Spikey (1) Brian Turner Matthew Wright | Practices of reiki Human blood Marie-Antoine Carême Frank Zappa | 4th 1st 3rd 2nd | 30 December 2006 (2006-12-30) |

### Series 6 (2007–08)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| 20 | 1 | Paul Bradley Dan Snow Peter Serafinowicz William G. Stewart | Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band Seven Years' War Monty Python's Flying Circus Lord Elgin and the Elgin Marbles | 3rd 2nd 1st 4th | 31 December 2007 (2007-12-31) |
| 21 | 2 | Adrian Edmondson (1) Bill Turnbull Jan Ravens Benjamin Zephaniah | Sex Pistols Beekeeping Daphne du Maurier Jamaican reggae up to 1985 | 3rd 4th 1st 2nd | 1 January 2008 (2008-01-01) |
| 22 | 3 | Steve Cram Anjum Anand Tony Hawks (1) Bill Kenwright | Sunderland A.F.C. Partition of India Tony Hawk The Hit Parade 1957–1964 | 1st 4th 2nd 3rd | 2 January 2008 (2008-01-02) |
| 23 | 4 | Wayne Sleep (1) Yvette Fielding (1) DJ Spoony Brian Sewell | Bob Fosse Henry VIII Ray Charles British motor cars 1930–1950 | 2nd 3rd 1st 4th | 3 January 2008 (2008-01-03) |
| 24 | 5 | Kaye Adams Simon Rimmer Danny Wallace Nicholas Parsons | The Pankhursts Tranmere Rovers F.C. Ghostbusters Edward Lear | 1st 3rd 4th 2nd | 4 January 2008 (2008-01-04) |

### Series 7 (2008–09)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| 25 | 1 | Dave Myers Toyah Willcox (1) David Lammy David Harewood | Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood David Bowie 1967–1977 Muhammad Ali His Dark Materials | 1st 3rd 2nd 4th | 28 December 2008 (2008-12-28) |
| 26 | 2 | Rav Wilding (1) Mark Chapman Philippa Gregory Jon Culshaw (1) | Human body Premier League football Elizabeth Woodville British pop of the 1980s | 4th 2nd 1st 3rd | 29 December 2008 (2008-12-29) |
| 27 | 3 | Bob Harris John Sessions Louise Minchin Andrew Neil | Life and career of Alan Freed Sherlock Holmes short stories Life and career of Darcey Bussell Life of Adam Smith | 3rd 1st 2nd 4th | 30 December 2008 (2008-12-30) |
| 28 | 4 | Sally Lindsay Mick Hucknall Summer Strallen Mel Smith | Carry On films Life and career of Henri Matisse Breeds of dog Comedies of William Shakespeare | 1st 4th 2nd 3rd | 31 December 2008 (2008-12-31) |
| 29 | 5 | Phil Daniels Rick Wakeman Ian Lavender Tim Vine (1) | Chelsea F.C. in the 1970s Just William Buster Keaton Elvis Presley | 4th 3rd 2nd 1st | 1 January 2009 (2009-01-01) |

### Series 8 (2009–10)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| Children in Need special ||||||
| 30 | – | Stephen K. Amos (1) Lucy Porter (1) Dave Spikey (2) Mark Watson (1) | Five Star Steve Martin Leeds and Liverpool Canal FIFA World Cup since 1966 | 4th 1st 3rd 2nd | 20 November 2009 (2009-11-20) |
| Series ||||||
| 31 | 1 | Goldie Paul O'Grady Gail Emms Loyd Grossman | Films of Paul Thomas Anderson Life and times of Gypsy Rose Lee Gavin & Stacey Art and artists of the 18th century | 4th 3rd 2nd 1st | 27 December 2009 (2009-12-27) |
| 32 | 2 | Darren Bennett Stuart Maconie Linda Papadopoulos Andrew Lancel | Star Wars films 20th century British poets and poetry Nirvana Academy Awards | 4th 1st 3rd 2nd | 28 December 2009 (2009-12-28) |
| 33 | 3 | Alastair Stewart (1) Steve Backshall (1) David Vitty Saira Khan | The Rolling Stones Judo British motorways Life and works of Coco Chanel | 1st 2nd 3rd 4th | 29 December 2009 (2009-12-29) |
| 34 | 4 | Joe Pasquale (1) Roger Black (1) Antony Audenshaw Diane-Louise Jordan | Vampires in films Life and music of James Taylor British birds Brothers & Sisters | 3rd 2nd 1st 4th | 30 December 2009 (2009-12-30) |
| 35 | 5 | Ed Byrne Tristan Gemmill Anneka Rice John Bishop | Star Trek films Apollo moon program Jean Rhys Irish Potato Famine | 3rd 1st 2nd 4th | 1 January 2010 (2010-01-01) |
| 36 | 6 | Stewart Lee John Thomson (1) Sascha Kindred Matthew Lewis | Life and work of Derek Bailey James Bond villains Manchester United 1990–2010 Oasis | 1st 2nd 4th 3rd | 4 January 2010 (2010-01-04) |
| 37 | 7 | Tony Parsons Diane Parish Russell Grant Paul Gambaccini | British punk rock and new wave Frasier County of Middlesex DC Comics | 3rd 4th 2nd 1st | 5 January 2010 (2010-01-05) |
| 38 | 8 | Michael Winner Dom Joly Mishal Husain John Bird | British cinema of the 1960s Presidency of Jimmy Carter The Chronicles of Narnia Life and works of Igor Stravinsky | 4th 2nd 3rd 1st | 6 January 2010 (2010-01-06) |
| 39 | 9 | Mark Foster (1) Nigel Planer Ching He Huang John Suchet | New Romantic Life and works of Robert Louis Stevenson Entourage Life and music of Beethoven | =3rd0 1st =3rd0 2nd | 7 January 2010 (2010-01-07) |
| 40 | 10 | Beverley Knight John Higgins Michael Howard Alex Deakin | Life and times of Prince Dallas Liverpool F.C. in the 1980s The Stone Roses | 1st =3rd0 =3rd0 2nd | 7 January 2010 (2010-01-07) |

### Series 9 (2010–11)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| Children in Need special ||||||
| 41 | – | Stewart Francis (1) Tony Hawks (2) Fred MacAulay (2) Andi Osho (1) | Toronto Maple Leafs Fridges Fawlty Towers The Matrix trilogy | 3rd 4th 2nd 1st | 19 November 2010 (2010-11-19) |
| Series ||||||
| 42 | 1 | Mark Lawrenson Hilary Kay Samantha Giles Richard Herring | History of Preston North End F.C. Life and works of Josiah Wedgwood Films of Alfred Hitchcock Rasputin | 4th 1st 3rd 2nd | 27 December 2010 (2010-12-27) |
| 43 | 2 | Giles Coren Pixie McKenna Dean Macey Samira Ahmed (1) | Asterix the Gaul History of Ellis Island Back to the Future trilogy Laura Ingalls Wilder | 2nd 4th 3rd 1st | 28 December 2010 (2010-12-28) |
| 44 | 3 | Frank Gardner Levi Roots (1) Helen Chamberlain Pam Rhodes | Birds of the Middle East Jamaica 1960–present World Professional Darts Championship Christmas carols | 1st =2nd0 4th =2nd0 | 29 December 2010 (2010-12-29) |
| 45 | 4 | David Threlfall James Redmond Hattie Hayridge Ortis Deley | The Bonzo Dog Band England national football team 1990–2010 Cold War Spider-Man comics | 3rd 4th 1st 2nd | 30 December 2010 (2010-12-30) |
| 46 | 5 | Adam Boulton Toby Buckland Kirsten O'Brien Rhys Thomas | Life and books of Anthony Burgess Father Ted Reeves and Mortimer Queen | 2nd 4th 3rd 1st | 31 December 2010 (2010-12-31) |
| 47 | 6 | Robert Webb Helen Skelton Sir Clive Sinclair Stephen Mangan | Novels of Ian McEwan Debbie Harry and Blondie British inventions The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | 3rd 2nd 4th 1st | 3 January 2011 (2011-01-03) |
| 48 | 7 | Elaine C. Smith Robert Llewellyn Michael Buerk Cerrie Burnell | Life and music of Joni Mitchell Electric cars Novels of Patrick O'Brian Life and works of Augusto Boal | 2nd 3rd 1st 4th | 4 January 2011 (2011-01-04) |
| 49 | 8 | Simon O'Brien Digby Jones Jason Merrells Terry Christian (1) | Life and music of Bob Marley Kings and Queens of England 1485–present Life and work of Leonardo da Vinci Manchester music 1977–present | 2nd 1st 3rd 4th | 5 January 2011 (2011-01-05) |
| 50 | 9 | Derek Martin Arthur Smith Brian Moore Alex Horne | Western films British radio comedy since 1950 Genesis Life and career of Ken Dodd | 4th 3rd 1st 2nd | 6 January 2011 (2011-01-06) |
| 51 | 10 | Kristina Rihanoff Micky Flanagan Martin Roberts (1) Seeta Indrani | Life and career of Patrick Swayze Life and music of Bruce Springsteen Cartoons of Hanna-Barbera Operas of Giacomo Puccini | 3rd 2nd 4th 1st | 7 January 2011 (2011-01-07) |

### Series 10 (2011–12)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| Children in Need special ||||||
| 52 | – | Imran Yusuf Karen Taylor Russell Kane (1) Jarred Christmas | Life and films of Jackie Chan Fred Dibnah Evelyn Waugh The Transformers | 3rd 4th 1st 2nd | 11 November 2011 (2011-11-11) |
| Series ||||||
| 53 | 1 | OJ Borg (1) Jay Rayner (1) Simon Calder Antony Costa (1) | Original Star Wars trilogy Musicals of Stephen Sondheim Concorde Only Fools and Horses | 3rd 4th 1st 2nd | 27 December 2011 (2011-12-27) |
| 54 | 2 | Stacey Solomon Simon Day Sophie Grigson Steve Harley | The Inbetweeners The Sopranos season 1 and 2 Highgate Cemetery T. S. Eliot and the Four Quartets | 4th 1st 2nd 3rd | 28 December 2011 (2011-12-28) |
| 55 | 3 | Chris Packham Jenny Meadows (1) Alex Winters Graeme Hawley | Battle of Rorke's Drift Wigan Warriors Manic Street Preachers Blackadder | 1st 4th 2nd 3rd | 29 December 2011 (2011-12-29) |
| 56 | 4 | Matthew Hoggard Jules Hudson Justin Moorhouse Ray Fearon | Friends season 1 and 2 Operation Market Garden Les Dawson Othello | 3rd 2nd 1st 4th | 30 December 2011 (2011-12-30) |
| 57 | 5 | Andi Osho (2) Michael Vaughan Richard Arnold Simon Armitage | John Humphrys Premier League Dallas Ted Hughes | 1st 4th 2nd 3rd | 2 January 2012 (2012-01-02) |
| 58 | 6 | Michel Roux Jr. Jessica Hynes Jon Sopel Neil Hannon (2) | Auguste Escoffier's Guide to Modern Cooking Pam Ayres Tony Blair Frasier | 4th 3rd 2nd 1st | 3 January 2012 (2012-01-03) |
| 59 | 7 | Miles Jupp (1) Rachel Riley Wayne Hemingway (1) Gary O'Donoghue | Mike Atherton Manchester United F.C. Disco music of the 1970s Winston Churchill | 1st =2nd0 4th =2nd0 | 4 January 2012 (2012-01-04) |
| 60 | 8 | Neil Dudgeon Stewart Francis (2) Sandie Shaw Andrew Collins | Philip Larkin Toronto Blue Jays Nichiren Buddhism Disaster movies of the 1970s | 1st 3rd 4th 2nd | 5 January 2012 (2012-01-05) |
| 61 | 9 | Jacqui Smith Nathaniel Parker Erin Boag Jason Manford | The Archers Marx Brothers History of New Zealand Quantum Leap | 1st 2nd =3rd0 =3rd0 | 6 January 2012 (2012-01-06) |
| 62 | 10 | Sarah Storey Martin Lewis Nihal Arthanayake (1) Dan Walker | Sex and the City Superman films Glenn Hoddle Gunpowder Plot | 4th 1st 3rd 2nd | 8 January 2012 (2012-01-08) |

### Series 11 (2012–13)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| 63 | 1 | Hannah Cockroft (1) Val McDermid Lizo Mzimba Crissy Rock (1) | McFly Life of Christopher Marlowe George Smiley novels of John le Carré Life and works of Toulouse-Lautrec | 3rd 1st 2nd 4th | 27 December 2012 (2012-12-27) |
| 64 | 2 | Simon Evans Bobby Friction Ewen MacIntosh Alice Roberts | Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance expedition Life and music of Prince Twin Peaks Moomins novels of Tove Jansson | 1st 4th 2nd 3rd | 28 December 2012 (2012-12-28) |
| 65 | 3 | Adam Buxton Nelufar Hedayat Chris Johnson Neil Pearson | David Bowie in the 1970s Harry Potter novels Films of Monty Python English language publishing in Paris | 2nd =3rd0 =3rd0 1st | 29 December 2012 (2012-12-29) |
| 66 | 4 | Ken Bruce Sidney Sloane Holly Walsh Paul Young | Jeeves novels of P. G. Wodehouse Liverpool F.C. under Bob Paisley Badgers Films of Johnny Depp | 1st 3rd 2nd 4th | 30 December 2012 (2012-12-30) |
| 67 | 5 | Milton Jones Denise Robertson Adele Silva Chris Van Tulleken | Potatoes John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham Children's stories of Roald Dahl Life and achievements of Ranulph Fiennes | 4th 1st 3rd 2nd | 31 December 2012 (2012-12-31) |
| 68 | 6 | Pete Firman Jaye Griffiths Paul Martin Pete Reed | Life of Tommy Cooper Life and career of Ayrton Senna Rock drummers 1970–2000 The Lord of the Rings film trilogy | 1st =2nd0 4th =2nd0 | 1 January 2013 (2013-01-01) |
| 69 | 7 | Charles Campion Darren Kenny Naga Munchetty Kurtis Stacey | Kenneth Grahame and The Wind in the Willows Life and works of Wassily Kandinsky Ryder Cup 1979–present Life and films of Arnold Schwarzenegger | 2nd 3rd 1st 4th | 2 January 2013 (2013-01-02) |
| 70 | 8 | Clemency Burton-Hill John Hammond Martin Kelner Steve Punt | Downton Abbey Status Quo Arsenal F.C. since 2000 Life and career of Tony Hancock | 2nd 3rd 4th 1st | 3 January 2013 (2013-01-03) |
| 71 | 9 | Carol Decker Nick Hancock Austin Healey Michael Underwood | Life and work of Tina Turner The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Everton F.C. 1984–1994 James Bond – the Roger Moore years | 4th 1st 2nd 3rd | 4 January 2013 (2013-01-04) |
| 72 | 10 | Cheryl Baker (2) Tim Bentinck Mark Thompson Guy Henry | Life and music of James Taylor A. A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh Coffee Life and films of Peter O'Toole | 3rd 1st 4th 2nd | 5 January 2013 (2013-01-05) |

### Series 12 (2013–14)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| 73 | 1 | Shaun Keaveny Mark Watson (2) Bunny Campione Frank Cottrell-Boyce | Music of Led Zeppelin The Canterbury Tales Life and films of Stewart Granger Life and works of Oliver Postgate | 3rd 1st 4th 2nd | 23 December 2013 (2013-12-23) |
| 74 | 2 | Danny John-Jules Gail Porter Mike Bushell (2) Prue Leith | Life and career of Bob Fosse UK number 1 singles of the 1990s Alan Partridge War time food in Britain | 2nd 3rd 1st 4th | 28 December 2013 (2013-12-28) |
| 75 | 3 | James Allen Chris Ramsey David Bradley Shobu Kapoor | Roald Dahl The Sopranos Max Wall On the Road by Jack Kerouac | 1st 3rd 2nd 4th | 30 December 2013 (2013-12-30) |
| 76 | 4 | Josh Widdicombe Katharine Merry Sian Reese-Williams Nick Baker | Blur Aston Villa F.C. 1980–1990 Black Books Life and works of Alfred Russel Wallace | 1st 3rd 2nd 4th | 31 December 2013 (2013-12-31) |
| 77 | 5 | Adil Ray Mark Porter Kevin Eldon Jordan Stephens | Fawlty Towers History of the Porsche 911 Music of The Beatles Life and times of Ross Geller | 4th 2nd 1st 3rd | 2 January 2014 (2014-01-02) |
| 78 | 6 | John Cooper Clarke Roy Hudd Ben Faulks Frank Turner | Films of Elvis Presley Life and career of Dan Leno Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition Iron Maiden | 2nd 4th 3rd 1st | 3 January 2014 (2014-01-03) |
| 79 | 7 | Hal Cruttenden (1) Clare Perkins Sophie Hosking Huw Stephens | Rocky films The Border Trilogy London Underground Johnny Cash: the Columbia years | 1st 2nd =3rd0 =3rd0 | 4 January 2014 (2014-01-04) |
| 80 | 8 | Charles Collingwood Georgia Henshaw Fred MacAulay (1) Mark Billingham | Hampshire County Cricket Club Sherlock Porridge Elvis Costello | 3rd 4th 2nd 1st | 5 January 2014 (2014-01-05) |
| 81 | 9 | Rev. Richard Coles (1) Monty Halls Ava Vidal Tony Livesey | Mapp and Lucia novels Life and times of Jacques Cousteau Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 1 and 2 The Jam | 1st 2nd 4th 3rd | 12 January 2014 (2014-01-12) |
| 82 | 10 | Clare Grogan Quentin Letts Newton Faulkner Richard Whitehead | Doris Day Hereford Cathedral Life and work Harry Nilsson Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 2000–present | 2nd 1st 3rd 4th | 17 January 2014 (2014-01-17) |

### Series 13 (2014–15)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| 83 | 1 | Emma Barton Tony Marshall Zoe Lyons (1) Jamie Baulch | Carry On films Richard Pryor Quentin Crisp Prince | 3rd 2nd 1st 4th | 21 December 2014 (2014-12-21) |
| 84 | 2 | Ore Oduba Lizzy Yarnold Alex Riley Ken Dodd | David Beckham The Archers 2000–present Triumph TR sports cars Theatre variety comedians since 1950 | =2nd0 4th 1st =2nd0 | 22 December 2014 (2014-12-22) |
| 85 | 3 | Mary Anne Hobbs Neil Fitzmaurice Katie Thistleton Johnny Ball | Barry Sheene Films of Robert De Niro Life and times of Rachel Green Michael Faraday | 4th 1st 3rd 2nd | 23 December 2014 (2014-12-23) |
| 86 | 4 | Andy Day Ann Cleeves Tom Rosenthal Robert Peston | Back to the Future trilogy Shetland Islands Flags of the world David Bowie 1966–1976 | 4th 1st 3rd 2nd | 27 December 2014 (2014-12-27) |
| 87 | 5 | Rob Deering (1) Amy Willerton Andy Bell Jason Watkins | Novels of Jane Austen Anne Boleyn Blondie David Garrick | 1st 4th 3rd 2nd | 28 December 2014 (2014-12-28) |
| 88 | 6 | Kate Thornton (1) Tony Law Steve Pemberton Harry Shearer | George Michael World War II fighter aircraft Films of the Coen brothers NBA 1976–present | 3rd 4th 1st 2nd | 31 December 2014 (2014-12-31) |
| 89 | 7 | Jimmy McKenna Gillian Joseph Dallas Campbell Russell Kane (2) | Frank Sinatra Parables of the New Testament Werner Herzog Novels of Ernest Hemingway | 2nd 4th 1st 3rd | 2 January 2015 (2015-01-02) |
| 90 | 8 | Gethin Jones Ben Bailey Smith (1) Aasmah Mir Mark Little | Welsh international rugby 2000–2010 Films of the Marx Brothers Novels of Hanif Kureishi Hunter S. Thompson | 3rd 2nd 1st 4th | 3 January 2015 (2015-01-03) |
| 91 | 9 | Gemma Cairney Anthony Ogogo Tina Malone Dominic Laurie | Spice Girls British middleweight boxers of the 1990s Barbra Streisand London Underground | 3rd 2nd 4th 1st | 11 January 2015 (2015-01-11) |
| 92 | 10 | Tim Key Andy McConnell Amy Macdonald Richard Stilgoe | Andy Murray Joe Cocker Still Game British musicals up to 1980 | =2nd0 4th =2nd0 1st | 18 January 2015 (2015-01-18) |

### Series 14 (2015–16)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| 93 | 1 | Ricky Hatton Tony Singh Ardal O'Hanlon Kate Bliss | Only Fools and Horses History of tartan The Velvet Underground Peter Carl Fabergé | 4th 3rd 1st 2nd | 22 December 2015 (2015-12-22) |
| 94 | 2 | Cheryl Fergison Stacey Dooley Kellie Maloney Jane Hazlegrove | Elton John Girls British heavyweight boxing Harper Lee | 4th 3rd 2nd 1st | 23 December 2015 (2015-12-23) |
| 95 | 3 | Radzi Chinyanganya (1) Badly Drawn Boy Rebecca Root Kriss Akabusi | The Office (UK) Bruce Springsteen Novels of Graham Greene West Ham United F.C. 1985–present | =3rd0 2nd 1st =3rd0 | 24 December 2015 (2015-12-24) |
| 96 | 4 | Tom Kerridge Steph Houghton Rob Delaney Dominic Wood | Oasis The Only Way Is Essex John Belushi Harry Houdini | 1st 4th 3rd 2nd | 28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) |
| 97 | 5 | Vincent Franklin Christian Malcolm Chris Warburton Graham Fellows | Pixar 1995–2014 Male Olympic sprinters 1989–present Reeves & Mortimer Donald Crowhurst | 1st 4th 2nd 3rd | 29 December 2015 (2015-12-29) |
| 98 | 6 | Liam Fox Jon-Allan Butterworth Nick Helm Kimberley Nixon | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Terminator Alice Cooper Poirot novels of Agatha Christie | 3rd 4th 2nd 1st | 30 December 2015 (2015-12-30) |
| 99 | 7 | Lisa Maxwell Gary Delaney Simon Greenall Conor McNamara | Life and works of Judy Garland Zombie films of George A. Romero D-Day landings Irish whiskey | 4th 2nd 1st 3rd | 31 December 2015 (2015-12-31) |
| 100 | 8 | Chris Hawkins Kate Williams Iain Stirling Nikki Fox | Coronation Street Emily Brontë Films of Robin Williams Kate Bush | 2nd 1st 3rd 4th | 2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) |
| 101 | 9 | Louise Pentland Jason Cook Alistair Appleton Ben Shires | Harry Potter novels Billy Connolly Modern classical music Leeds United F.C. | 4th 1st =2nd0 =2nd0 | 4 January 2016 (2016-01-04) |
| 102 | 10 | Katy Ashworth Thomas Turgoose Mick Fitzgerald Shelagh Fogarty | Aretha Franklin Prison Break Cheltenham Festival Pope John Paul II | =3rd0 =3rd0 2nd 1st | 9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) |

### Series 15 (2016–17)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| 103 | 1 | Hacker T. Dog Paul Rankin Sonali Shah (1) Omid Djalili (1) | Pet Shop Boys Stieg Larsson Human body Chelsea F.C. | 2nd 1st 3rd 4th | 19 December 2016 (2016-12-19) |
| 104 | 2 | Shappi Khorsandi Chris Stark Piers Taylor Lee Pearson | Charlie Chaplin Scott Mills Bob Dylan British birds | 3rd 2nd 1st 4th | 20 December 2016 (2016-12-20) |
| 105 | 3 | Lauren Layfield (1) David Aaronovitch Tim Muffett Kadeena Cox | Jurassic Park films The Archers Films of Danny Boyle Arsenal F.C. | 3rd 2nd 1st 4th | 21 December 2016 (2016-12-21) |
| 106 | 4 | Mitch Benn Reeta Chakrabarti Mark Rhodes Alistair Brownlee | Peter Cook John Keats WWE in the 1990s Yorkshire Dales | 1st 2nd 3rd 4th | 22 December 2016 (2016-12-22) |
| 107 | 5 | Graeme Swann Rev. Kate Bottley Janice Long Paul Carrack | Original Star Wars trilogy Adrian Mole Echo & the Bunnymen Sheffield Wednesday F.C. | 1st 3rd 4th 2nd | 27 December 2016 (2016-12-27) |
| 108 | 6 | Michelle Ackerley Joe Fattorini Danny Clarke John Finnemore | Columbo Meridian 2° west Garfield Sobers Works of M. R. James | 3rd 1st 4th 2nd | 29 December 2016 (2016-12-29) |
| 109 | 7 | Tyger Drew-Honey Tom Ravenscroft Maria McErlane (1) Terry Deary | The Office (UK) Warp Records Unity Mitford Father Brown stories | 3rd 4th 2nd 1st | 30 December 2016 (2016-12-30) |
| 110 | 8 | Bryony Page Nemone Emma Kennedy Alan Gardner | Disney films Works of Roald Dahl Lucille Ball Wassily Kandinsky | 3rd 2nd 1st 4th | 2 January 2017 (2017-01-02) |
| 111 | 9 | Tom Heap Jo Caulfield Lutalo Muhammad Stuart MacBride | The Godfather trilogy History of Edinburgh Jack Johnson A. A. Milne | 2nd 3rd 4th 1st | 7 January 2017 (2017-01-07) |
| 112 | 10 | Nathan Caton Dev Griffin Adam Jones Patrick Grant | Premier League Films of Will Ferrell British & Irish Lions Ralph Lauren | 3rd 4th 2nd 1st | 14 January 2017 (2017-01-14) |

### Series 16 (2017–18)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| 113 | 1 | Jack Ashton Rich Hall Guy Mowbray Pam Ayres | The Ashes 2000–present Tennessee Williams Iron Maiden British wildlife | 3rd 4th 2nd 1st | 27 December 2017 (2017-12-27) |
| 114 | 2 | Olivia Wayne Philip Serrell Richard McCourt Lemn Sissay (1) | Children's books of Roald Dahl England at the Six Nations 2000–present New Order Life and times of Bob Marley | 4th 1st =2nd0 =2nd0 | 28 December 2017 (2017-12-28) |
| 115 | 3 | John Bradley Crista Cullen Nick Bright Anna Passey | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet African mammals UK grime music War poetry of Wilfred Owen | 1st 4th 3rd 2nd | 29 December 2017 (2017-12-29) |
| 116 | 4 | Rachel Stevens Asim Chaudhry Anita Anand Andy Zaltzman (1) | Life and times of Rachel Green The Notorious B.I.G. Emmeline Pankhurst Victor Trumper | 4th 3rd 1st 2nd | 30 December 2017 (2017-12-30) |
| 117 | 5 | Faisal Islam Lloyd Langford Yasmin Evans Ollie Locke | Manchester United F.C. in the 1990s Robert Johnson Luther Vandross The Big Bang Theory | 2nd 1st 4th 3rd | 31 December 2017 (2017-12-31) |
| 118 | 6 | Phil Williams John Robins Lydia Bright Tim Farron | Dirty Harry films Queen Sex and the City Blackburn Rovers F.C. 1990–2000 | 3rd 2nd 4th 1st | 3 January 2018 (2018-01-03) |
| 119 | 7 | Laurence Rickard Martin Hughes-Games Vogue Williams John Pienaar (1) | Indiana Jones films Life and novels of Evelyn Waugh Kim Kardashian William Gladstone | 1st 3rd 4th 2nd | 4 January 2018 (2018-01-04) |
| 120 | 8 | Dane Baptiste (1) Grace Victory Annie Wallace Martin Bell | Marvel Cinematic Universe Beyoncé Doctor Who 1970–1980 Sir William Howard Russell | 3rd 4th 2nd 1st | 5 January 2018 (2018-01-05) |
| 121 | 9 | Spencer Kelly Abdullah Afzal Jessica Regan Andrew Maxwell | UK number 1 singles 1983–1992 Sir Alex Ferguson Films of Quentin Tarantino Lebanon | 2nd 4th 3rd 1st | 6 January 2018 (2018-01-06) |
| 122 | 10 | Joanna Rowsell Louis Payne Eddie Butler George Lewis | Harry Potter novels Arsenal F.C. under Arsène Wenger Spanish Civil War Oasis | 3rd 4th 2nd 1st | 13 January 2018 (2018-01-13) |

### Series 17 (2018–19)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| 123 | 1 | Amol Rajan Rev. Richard Coles (2) Courtney Act Mark Lane | Shane Warne Operas of Richard Wagner Spice Girls Piet Mondrian | 2nd 1st =3rd0 =3rd0 | 21 December 2018 (2018-12-21) |
| 124 | 2 | Joe Pasquale (2) Ricky Boleto Toyah Willcox (2) Jeanette Kwakye (1) | Werewolf films Number one singles of the 1990s Boudica Walt Disney Animation Studios | 3rd 4th 1st 2nd | 22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) |
| 125 | 3 | Shaun Ryder Arabella Weir (2) Stef Reid Sean Fletcher | Manchester Motown Jesus Sesame Street | 4th 3rd 2nd 1st | 27 December 2018 (2018-12-27) |
| 126 | 4 | Elis James Montana Brown Madeline Smith George Rainsford | Wales national football team Desperate Housewives Kew Gardens Back to the Future | =2nd0 =2nd0 4th 1st | 29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) |
| 127 | 5 | Ana Matronic Joe Thomas Maggie Alphonsi Jay Rayner (2) | The Bionic Woman George Orwell Denise Lewis Arthur Freed | 2nd 1st 4th 3rd | 18 January 2019 (2019-01-18) |
| 128 | 6 | Neil Jones YolanDa Brown (1) Paul Higgins Holly Hamilton (1) | Charlie Chaplin Marvin Gaye Watergate scandal George Best | 4th 3rd 1st 2nd | 2 January 2019 (2019-01-02) |
| 129 | 7 | Mike Bushell (1) Jenny Colgan Stanley Johnson Vassos Alexander | Monty Python Manhattan Project Sophocles Emil Zátopek | 3rd 1st 4th 2nd | 3 January 2019 (2019-01-03) |
| 130 | 8 | Candice Brown Jenny Meadows (2) Francis Boulle Danny Sebastian | Audrey Hepburn Challenge Cup Friedrich Hayek Only Fools and Horses | 1st 4th 2nd 3rd | 4 January 2019 (2019-01-04) |
| 131 | 9 | Christian Brassington Claudia-Liza Armah Edwina Currie (2) Mark Dolan | Eric Cantona Martin Scorsese Nancy Astor Elton John | 2nd 4th 1st 3rd | 5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) |
| 132 | 10 | Camilla Kerslake Monty Panesar Sean Wilson Terry Alderton | Andrew Lloyd Webber Sikhism British birds Tony Hancock | 1st 4th 3rd 2nd | 11 January 2019 (2019-01-11) |

### Series 18 (2019–20)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| 133 | 1 | Tim Vine (2) Alastair Stewart (2) Hal Cruttenden (2) Samira Ahmed (2) | Jaws Lewis Hamilton Magnus Magnusson Space: 1999 | 3rd 2nd 4th 1st | 27 December 2019 (2019-12-27) |
| 134 | 2 | Bronagh Waugh Darren Harriott Adam Pearson Riyadh Khalaf | Fleabag Kanye West WWE in the 21st century Titanic (film) | 4th 2nd 1st 3rd | 28 December 2019 (2019-12-28) |
| 135 | 3 | Dylan Llewellyn Claire McCollum Caspar Lee Rickie Haywood-Williams | Films of Quentin Tarantino 1980s light entertainment television YouTube Game of Thrones | 1st 3rd 4th 2nd | 31 December 2019 (2019-12-31) |
| 136 | 4 | Paul Chuckle Amanda Henderson Geoff Norcott Levi Roots (2) | English football clubs Songs from animated Disney films Star Wars prequel trilogy Reggae music | 2nd 4th 1st 3rd | 2 January 2020 (2020-01-02) |
| 137 | 5 | Carl Frampton Victoria Fritz Wayne Sleep (2) Rav Wilding (2) | The Office (UK) Chelsea Flower Show Lilian Baylis The Inbetweeners | 4th 1st 3rd 2nd | 3 January 2020 (2020-01-03) |
| 138 | 6 | Ranj Singh Jess Wright Alan Johnson Katy Brand | RuPaul's Drag Race Monica Geller Works of The Beatles Dirty Dancing | 3rd 2nd 4th 1st | 15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) |
| 139 | 7 | Adrian Edmondson (2) Yung Filly Serena Guthrie Gareth Thomas | Hannibal Drake Island of Jersey Erasure | 1st 4th 2nd 3rd | 29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) |
| 140 | 8 | Radzi Chinyanganya (2) Ruth Madeley Ann Widdecombe Tom Read Wilson | Olympic sprinters since 1980 Will & Grace Escape of King Charles II My Fair Lady | 2nd 3rd 4th 1st | 7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) |
| 141 | 9 | Bez Maya Sondhi Darren Bent Elizabeth McKenna | Bees and beekeeping Julie Walters James Bond films Watson Fothergill | 3rd 2nd 4th 1st | 14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) |
| 142 | 10 | Kelly Gallagher Stephen Bailey Daniel Lawrence Taylor Bobby Seagull | Frank Lloyd Wright Girl groups of the 1990s and 2000s Jurassic Park England at the FIFA World Cup | 2nd 3rd 4th 1st | 4 April 2020 (2020-04-04) |

### Series 19 (2020–21)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| 143 | 1 | Charlotte Crosby Omid Djalili (2) James Haskell Zoe Williams | Whales, dolphins, and porpoises Curb Your Enthusiasm Harry Potter films Nelson Mandela | 3rd 2nd 1st 4th | 19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) |
| 144 | 2 | Neil Hannon (1) Miles Jupp (2) Zoe Lyons (2) Lucy Porter (2) | Merchant Ivory's E. M. Forster film adaptations David Gower Jacques Cousteau Victoria Wood | 2nd 4th 3rd 1st | 28 December 2020 (2020-12-28) |
| 145 | 3 | Stephen K. Amos (2) Matt Everitt Lucrezia Millarini Scarlett Moffatt | Fela Kuti Glastonbury Festival Die Hard Bottom | 3rd 2nd 1st 4th | 30 December 2020 (2020-12-30) |
| 146 | 4 | Andrew Cotter Arielle Free Crissy Rock (2) Lemn Sissay (2) | Smallfilms Daft Punk Pendle Witch Trials Sylvia Pankhurst and Ethiopia | 1st 4th 2nd 3rd | 2 January 2021 (2021-01-02) |
| 147 | 5 | Kimberly Wyatt Darren Kennedy Normski Aoife Hinds | Bob Fosse The Geisha Electronic music from the 1980s and 1990s Amy Winehouse | 2nd 4th 3rd 1st | 16 January 2021 (2021-01-16) |
| 148 | 6 | Martin Roberts (2) Fern Britton Victoria Ekanoye Arthur Williams | Thunderbirds Mary of Teck Pretty Woman British military aircraft of the Second World War | 1st 3rd 4th 2nd | 6 February 2021 (2021-02-06) |
| 149 | 7 | Jon Culshaw (2) Richie Anderson Rachel Johnson Denis Lawson | Doctor Who: the Jon Pertwee years The Saturdays Laconia incident Early life of Miles Davis | 2nd 4th 1st 3rd | 20 February 2021 (2021-02-20) |
| 150 | 8 | Joe Pasquale (3) Grace Dent Mwaksy Mudenda Robin Ince | Planet of the Apes films Edward VI Gospel of Mark The Young Ones | 4th 2nd 3rd 1st | 6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) |
| 151 | 9 | Amanda Abbington Rick Edwards Richard Blackwood Laura Tobin | Phoebe Buffay Octopuses An American Werewolf in London Bon Jovi | 4th 1st 2nd 3rd | 20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) |
| 152 | 10 | Marcus Brigstocke Vick Hope Briony May Williams Siobhán McSweeney | Pink Floyd Giraffes Boy bands of the 1990s and 2000s Gene Wilder | 1st 2nd 4th 3rd | 27 March 2021 (2021-03-27) |
| 153 | 11 | Steve Backshall (2) Noreen Khan Rhys James Caroline Flint | Sharks Marilyn Monroe The Office (US) Alien | 3rd 2nd 4th 1st | 3 April 2021 (2021-04-03) |
| 154 | 12 | Amber Gill Rob Deering (2) Ben Bailey Smith (2) Katie Razzall | How to Train Your Dragon Stranger Things Richard Pryor Dora Maar | 2nd 1st 4th 3rd | 24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) |
| 155 | 13 | Debbie McGee Ben Cajee Kiri Pritchard-McLean Tracy-Ann Oberman (2) | Dame Margot Fonteyn West Ham United 2000–2020 Inside No. 9 Women of Imperial Rome | 3rd 2nd 4th 1st | 1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) |
| 156 | 14 | Kate Thornton (2) Nancy Lam Dominic Skinner Katy Wix | Dulwich Rod Stewart Alexander McQueen Plays of Annie Baker | 4th 2nd 3rd 1st | 8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) |

### Series 20 (2022)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| 157 | 1 | David James Antony Costa (2) Jackie Weaver Ellie Taylor | Roy Lichtenstein Grease The Chronicles of Riddick Geri Halliwell | 4th 3rd 2nd 1st | 5 February 2022 (2022-02-05) |
| 158 | 2 | Ruthie Henshall Chris Mason Poppy Jay Rufus Hound | Gene Kelly musicals Yorkshire Dales Cardi B Jim Henson | 3rd 2nd 4th 1st | 12 February 2022 (2022-02-12) |
| 159 | 3 | Janette Manrara Nish Kumar Olly Smith John Altman | Disney Renaissance era Jimi Hendrix Withnail and I Isle of Wight | 3rd 2nd 1st 4th | 19 February 2022 (2022-02-19) |
| 160 | 4 | Roger Black (2) Snoochie Shy Anna Soubry Natalie Anderson | The Princess Bride Giggs Fawlty Towers Coco Chanel | 1st 4th 2nd 3rd | 26 February 2022 (2022-02-26) |
| 161 | 5 | Maria McErlane (2) The Vivienne Martine Croxall DJ Ace | History of women on bicycles Cher Nellie Bly The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | 2nd =3rd 1st =3rd | 5 March 2022 (2022-03-05) |
| 162 | 6 | Philippa Dunne Phil Wang Keith Brymer Jones Dani Harmer | The Shining Wines of New Zealand Dame Lucie Rie RuPaul's Drag Race UK | 2nd 1st 4th 3rd | 12 March 2022 (2022-03-12) |
| 163 | 7 | Nina Conti Brenton West Fatima Manji Martel Maxwell | Stephen King's short fiction Formula One 1978–1987 Queen Victoria Freddie Mercury | 4th 1st 2nd 3rd | 19 March 2022 (2022-03-19) |
| 164 | 8 | Anne Diamond Shivi Ramoutar Eilidh McIntyre Chris McCausland | Birth of British radar Sex and the City Karl Lagerfeld Pearl Jam | 4th 2nd 3rd 1st | 26 March 2022 (2022-03-26) |
| 165 | 9 | Jeremy Edwards (2) Sonali Shah (2) Dave Rowntree Camilla Tominey | Carrie Fisher George Michael Nikola Tesla Back to the Future | 1st 4th 2nd 3rd | 2 April 2022 (2022-04-02) |
| 166 | 10 | Sian Williams Sophie Duker Sonny Jay Kellie Shirley | Anna Freud The History Boys One Direction Abigail's Party | 2nd 1st 4th 3rd | 9 April 2022 (2022-04-09) |
| 167 | 11 | Pat Nevin Anna Nightingale Tom Malone, Jr. Roo Irvine | Jeeves and Wooster Oasis Ricky Hatton Pedigree cat breeds | =3rd 2nd 1st =3rd | 16 April 2022 (2022-04-16) |
| 168 | 12 | Martin Offiah (2) Shazia Mirza Owain Wyn Evans Amelle Berrabah | The Battle of Britain George Carlin Music of Britney Spears Exploration of Mars | 4th =2nd 1st =2nd | 23 April 2022 (2022-04-23) |
| 169 | 13 | Charlie Higson (2) Adele Roberts Ed Gamble Paul Cooper | Classic Western films Planets of the Solar System 30 Rock 1966 FIFA World Cup | =2nd 1st =2nd 4th | 30 April 2022 (2022-04-30) |
| 170 | 14 | James Acaster Michelle Gayle Jean Johansson Charlotte Worthington | History of ice cream Def Jam Recordings Kylie Minogue Michael Jordan | 3rd 2nd 1st 4th | 7 May 2022 (2022-05-07) |

### Series 21 (2022–23)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| 171 | 1 | Eshaan Akbar Graeme Hall Claire Richards Amy Tapper | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Donald Campbell Karen Carpenter Films of Adam Sandler | 3rd 2nd 1st 4th | 5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) |
| 172 | 2 | Emma Vardy Cheryl Baker (1) Nikesh Patel David O'Doherty | History of surfing Classic Disney films Scrubs Tour de France in the 20th century | 3rd 4th 1st 2nd | 12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) |
| 173 | 3 | Diarmuid Gavin (2) Melissa Johns Adam Fleming Angela Barnes | History of the White House Spice Girls James Bond: the Roger Moore years British brutalist architecture | 3rd 4th 1st 2nd | 10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) |
| 174 | 4 | Victoria Smurfit Wayne Hemingway (2) Ria Lina James Buckley | The Breakfast Club History of charity shops Rosalind Franklin The Office (UK) | =3rd0 2nd 1st =3rd0 | 14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) |
| 175 | 5 | Andrea McLean Colin Hoult Rhys Stephenson Hannah Cockroft (2) | The Sound of Music History of DC Comics Heart Shopaholic novels of Sophie Kinsella | 2nd 1st =3rd0 =3rd0 | 21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) |
| 176 | 6 | Bobby Davro Suzie Lee Graham Bell Remi Burgz | Gilbert O'Sullivan Bridget Jones Stevie Ray Vaughan Salmon | 1st 4th 2nd 3rd | 4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) |
| 177 | 7 | Debra Stephenson James O'Brien Shaparak Khorsandi Sam McKnight | John Lennon Books of J. D. Salinger The Adventures of Asterix 1970s disco music | 3rd 1st 4th 2nd | 18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) |
| 178 | 8 | Yvette Fielding (2) Helen McGinn Matt Richardson Sarah Keith-Lucas | Morecambe and Wise Hollywood novels of Jackie Collins Concorde Labyrinth | 4th 3rd 2nd 1st | 4 March 2023 (2023-03-04) |
| 179 | 9 | Jayne Middlemiss Neil Delamere Harpreet Kaur Amar Latif | Duran Duran Vikings The Wolf of Wall Street Sam Cooke | 3rd 1st 2nd 4th | 11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) |
| 180 | 10 | Ricky Groves (2) Harriet Kemsley Verity Bowditch Bonnie Greer | James Bond themes Sloths Sir David Attenborough Hattie McDaniel | 1st 4th 3rd 2nd | 25 March 2023 (2023-03-25) |
| 181 | 11 | John Pienaar (2) Rick Witter Suzi Ruffell Dakota Blue Richards | Clement Attlee The Smiths Films of Sandra Bullock Music of Lana Del Rey | 1st 4th 3rd 2nd | 1 April 2023 (2023-04-01) |
| 182 | 12 | Dr Hilary Jones Danni Menzies Kitty Scott-Claus Niamh McGrady | Discovery of penicillin Rosemary Smith Girls Aloud Bluey | 2nd 3rd 4th 1st | 15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) |
| 183 | 13 | Alistair McGowan (2) Chris Dixon Laura Lexx Holly Hamilton (2) | Claude Debussy British birds of prey History of alternative comedy Matilda | 1st 3rd 2nd 4th | 22 April 2023 (2023-04-22) |
| 184 | 14 | Mark Foster (2) Dane Baptiste (2) Ali Plumb Arabella Weir (3) | Madness Scarface The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio) Sophie Tucker | 4th 2nd 1st 3rd | 29 April 2023 (2023-04-29) |

### Series 22 (2023–24)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| 185 | 1 | Rosie Jones Gemma Bradley Dan Gillespie Sells Andy Goldstein | Dinnerladies Iron Man films Bernie Taupin Goodfellas | 1st 4th =2nd0 =2nd0 | 24 November 2023 (2023-11-24) |
| 186 | 2 | Danny O'Carroll Cheddar Gorgeous Brendan Sheerin Jayde Adams | Robbie Keane Mythical creatures of the British Isles Sagrada Família Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 4th 1st 2nd 3rd | 1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) |
| 187 | 3 | Nick Pickard Karen Bardsley Harpz Kaur Terry Christian (2) | Star Trek: The Next Generation Films of Will Ferrell Diljit Dosanjh Manchester United under Tommy Docherty | 4th 2nd 3rd 1st | 15 December 2023 (2023-12-15) |
| 188 | 4 | Jane Hill Mica Ven Dr Amir Khan Jamie MacDonald | Music of ABBA Films of Eddie Murphy TLC Adrian Mole books by Sue Townsend | 2nd 3rd 1st 4th | 20 December 2023 (2023-12-20) |
| 189 | 5 | Andrew Roachford Sara Barron Jo Coffey Jason Mohammad | Music of Stevie Wonder Guys and Dolls J. R. Ewing Films of Al Pacino | 4th 1st 2nd 3rd | 21 December 2023 (2023-12-21) |
| 190 | 6 | Troy Deeney Jasmine Harman OJ Borg (2) Dana | Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy Prince Wayne's World UK hit singles 1969–1976 | 3rd 2nd 1st 4th | 22 December 2023 (2023-12-22) |
| 191 | 7 | John Whaite Humza Arshad Ria Hebden Andy Zaltzman (2) | Chandler Bing Boxing career of Tyson Fury Feature films of Ava DuVernay Auguste Rodin | 2nd 3rd 4th 1st | 5 January 2024 (2024-01-05) |
| 192 | 8 | Ruth Davidson Pat Sharp Fats Timbo Jay Rayner (3) | Joan of Arc Austin Powers Tina Turner Blossom Dearie | 1st 3rd 4th 2nd | 12 January 2024 (2024-01-12) |
| 193 | 9 | Jonathan Agnew YolanDa Brown (2) Davood Ghadami Jessica Knappett | History of cakes Disney's Descendants films Battle of Thermopylae The Fast Show | 4th 2nd 1st 3rd | 26 January 2024 (2024-01-26) |
| 194 | 10 | Lee Latchford-Evans Rachel Parris Harry Pinero Lauren Layfield (2) | Top Gun films Adaptations of Jane Austen novels Lewis Hamilton Arctic Monkeys | 3rd 1st 4th 2nd | 2 February 2024 (2024-02-02) |
| 195 | 11 | Michelle Heaton Nihal Arthanayake (2) Aaron Evans Maisie Adam | Disney princesses Rise of Public Enemy Cephalopods This Is England | =3rd0 1st =3rd0 2nd | 16 February 2024 (2024-02-16) |
| 196 | 12 | Paul Burrell Natalie Ann Jamieson Amber Butchart Dean McCullough | Bette Davis Absolutely Fabulous History of the British seaside Steps | 3rd 2nd 1st 4th | 23 February 2024 (2024-02-23) |
| 197 | 13 | Tricia Penrose Karim Zeroual Catherine Bohart Gavin Ramjaun | Madonna in the 1980s Films of Jim Carrey Vita Sackville-West Mission: Impossible films | 3rd 4th 2nd 1st | 8 March 2024 (2024-03-08) |
| 198 | 14 | John Thomson (2) Poppy O'Toole Ivo Graham Mark Pougatch | Star Wars: The Original Trilogy History of potatoes Films of Philip Seymour Hoffman The Men's Ashes in the 21st Century | 3rd 4th 1st 2nd | 22 March 2024 (2024-03-22) |

### Series 23 (2024–25)

| No. overall | No. in series | Contestants | Specialist subjects | Pos. | Original release date |
| 199 | 1 | Jennie Bond Des Clarke Nabil Abdulrashid Abby Cook | Peppa Pig Stephen Hendry Bruce Lee Sherlock | 4th 3rd 2nd 1st | 23 December 2024 (2024-12-23) |
| 200 | 2 | Rustie Lee Ashley Storrie Ignacio Lopez Paul Gorton | South Pacific Star Trek: Voyager Trent Reznor & Nine Inch Nails After Life | 4th 2nd 3rd 1st | 24 December 2024 (2024-12-24) |
| 201 | 3 | Kriss Akabusi Nikita Kanda Mike Bubbins Lindsey Santoro | Friedrich Nietzsche Whitney Houston James Garner Gimme Gimme Gimme | 2nd 4th 1st 3rd | 26 December 2024 (2024-12-26) |
| 202 | 4 | Liz Kershaw Jon Lee Charley Marlowe Emmanuel Sonubi | Milton Keynes Nighty Night Jane McDonald Twilight books | 1st 2nd 3rd 4th | 27 December 2024 (2024-12-27) |
| 203 | 5 | Jake Wood Sindhu Vee Val Garland Hammed Animashaun | Caligula Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Dame Vivienne Westwood The Office (US) | =3rd0 =3rd0 2nd 1st | 29 December 2024 (2024-12-29) |
| 204 | 6 | Kelly Somers Adam James Thanyia Moore Steve Brown | Melanie C Lando Norris Jamaican cuisine Owls | 3rd 2nd 4th 1st | 30 December 2024 (2024-12-30) |
| 205 | 7 | Eddie Kadi Kate Butch Sammy Winward Olga Koch | Sir Alex Ferguson The Shrek films Anne Boleyn American Pie films | 4th 1st 3rd 2nd | 31 December 2024 (2024-12-31) |
| 206 | 8 | Bill Fellows Ruby Bhogal Tori Allen-Martin Matt Forde | Ziggy Stardust Claude Monet Destiny's Child Nottingham Forest F.C. 1977–1993 | 2nd 4th 3rd 1st | 1 January 2025 (2025-01-01) |
| 207 | 9 | Ore Oduba (2) John O'Farrell Jeanette Kwakye (2) Lloyd Griffith | Pete Sampras Profumo Affair Ian Wright English Anglican Cathedrals | 3rd 2nd 1st 4th | 2 January 2025 (2025-01-02) |
| 208 | 10 | Athena Kieran Hodgson Lindsay Armaou Kae Kurd | Ridley Scott film Gladiator Gustav Mahler Martin McDonagh David Beckham | 3rd 1st 4th 2nd | 3 January 2025 (2025-01-03) |
| 209 | 11 | Jon Kay Beattie Edmondson Suzanne Shaw Glenn Moore | The Young Ones The Strokes Joey Tribbiani Paul Thomas Anderson | 1st 3rd 4th 2nd | 6 January 2025 (2025-01-06) |
| 210 | 12 | Danny Miller Josie d'Arby (2) Elizabeth Rizzini Qasa Alom | Julia Donaldson Gospel of John Celine Dion AC Milan under Carlo Ancelotti | 4th 3rd 1st 2nd | 13 January 2025 (2025-01-13) |
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| 212 | 14 | Seann Walsh Romy Gill Daliso Chaponda Fiona O'Carroll | Original Ghostbusters films Kapil Dev Babylon 5 History of tea | 3rd 4th 1st 2nd | 27 January 2025 (2025-01-27) |