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 ...

MASTERMIND legend Magnus Magnusson died last night aged 77, after losing his battle against cancer. The TV presenter, who famously coined the catchphrase "I've started so I'll finish" on the popular ...

TV's most famous question-master, Magnus Magnusson, has passed away at the age of 77. The broadcaster, who was born in Iceland but moved to Scotland with his family when he was one, died of cancer at ...

The Repair Shop viewers were served up a healthy dose of nostalgia as the original Mastermind chair was taken to the workshop. The iconic chair from 1972 was taken on the BBC programme by Sally ...

FORMER Mastermind host Magnus Magnusson, who has died from cancer, was yesterday described by his successor John Humphreys as "irreplaceable". FORMER Mastermind host Magnus Magnusson, who has died ...

He was famous for his catchphrase "I've Started So I'll Finish" during a quarter of a century in the quiz master's seat on BBC TV's Mastermind. Now, seven years after Magnus Magnusson's death, a ...

MAGNUS Magnusson, the presenter who hosted Mastermind for 25 years, has died aged 77. He had been suffering from cancer. Magnusson was best known for hosting the quiz show and for coining the ...

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