Magnús Magnússon

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Magnús Magnússon (1929 – 2007), UK-resident Icelandic journalist, translator and TV presenter, most famous for hosting the BBC quiz show Mastermind between 1972 and 1997.

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  • I've started, so I'll finish.
    • Catchphrase from Mastermind.
  • I still get taxi drivers who say, "aha - starter for ten!". And I have to say, "wrong bloody programme".
    • Referring to a catchphrase more correctly associated with Bamber Gascoigne, host of "University Challenge", 40 Years of University Challenge, 2002.

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