Magnus Magnusson



Magnus Magnusson KBE ([ˈmaknus ˈmaknusÉ”n]; 12 October 1929 – 7 January 2007) was an Icelandic television presenter, journalist, translator and writer. He was born in Iceland but lived in Scotland for almost all of his life, although he never took British citizenship. He came to prominence as a BBC television journalist, and was best known as the presenter of the BBC television quiz programme Mastermind, which he hosted for 25 years. Continue Reading »



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