I hadn’t realised Mastermind was back on TV until Richard Whitehead was on it the other night. Needless to say, you can’t win a Gold medal for everything, but he was wearing a lovely cardie!
It made me weigh up my options for Mastermind…you know, just in case I was to ever get the call.
I pondered a few specialist subjects, cause you can literally pick anything! Doing my research, I discovered some past gems include ‘The banana industry’, ‘Cremation practice and law in Britain’ and even ‘The Female Agents of the Special Operations Executive’.
For my specialist subject? A few considerations sprang to mind.
If I wanted to sound intellectual and well read, I could have gone for the life and works of Jane Austen, but as much as I love her novels, that might easily have kept me in single figures.
No, it had to be something a little more ingrained into my brain.
The magical world of Harry Potter has to be a contender. Even as a muggle, I think with the right equipment (a wand crafted from Willow and Phoenix feather let’s say - not that I’ve ever thought about it) the correct training, and a browse through Bathilda Bagshot’s A History of Magic, I would be able to take on any question John Humphrys could throw at me.
As confident as I am in my Potter knowledge, I think my parents, husband and anyone who spends any time at our house would agree that my specialist subject would have to be The Complete Series of Friends.
I have almost certainly seen every episode of Friends at least three or four times - and I still can’t get enough. If I’m ironing, cooking, looking for something to watch while Erin has a nap, or even just want something on ‘in the background’ while I work, my first thought is always Friends.
It’s a comfort, a home-from-home, in fact I’ve been watching it for so long, it’s almost become a soundtrack to my life - even Erin knows how to clap when The Rembrandts burst into song.
“Yes John, my specialist subject is Friends..and I expect to win this bad boy!”
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