Magnus Magnusson started hosting Mastermind in 1972 and continued for 25 years An auction of items owned by Magnus Magnusson, former presenter of Mastermind, is being held to raise money for charity.

MAGNUS Magnusson, who has died aged 77, was an industrious journalist, writer, broadcaster and public servant destined to have his other achievements overshadowed by his masterly stewardship of the ...

Magnus Magnusson, the former presenter of the BBC quiz programme Mastermind, has died at the age of 77. The Icelandic-born broadcaster, perhaps best known for his "I've started so I'll finish" ...

Half century ago today - Monday, September 11, 1972, to be precise - a new quiz show was screened on BBC One. Transmitted in the late night "graveyard" slot of 10.45pm, however, no one would have been ...

TRIBUTES have continued to pour in for former Mastermind host Magnus Magnusson who has died from cancer, aged 77. The journalist and quizmaster visited Coventry several times in his long TV career. He ...

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Magnus Magnusson has been diagnosed with cancer, the BBC has announced. A spokesman for BBC Scotland confirmed that the former Mastermind presenter was undergoing tests and was in "good fettle" but ...

An auction of items owned by Magnus Magnusson, former presenter of Mastermind, is being held to raise money for charity. Author and journalist Mr Magnusson presented the BBC quiz show for 25 years. He ...

Magnus O. Magnusson, age 77, of West Chester, Pa., died May 4, 2009, at Paoli Memorial Hospital in Paoli, Pa. Born Nov. 28, 1931, in Iceland, he lived in Southport, Maine and Cleveland, before moving ...

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When I was a lad, there was a TV show called "Don't ask me" It was hosted by Magnus Magnusson. It was a UK show. On the show the audience would write in with questions about the science of everyday ...