Magnus Magnusson Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Magnus Magnusson, KBE ([ˈmaknus ˈmaknusɔn]; 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.
Mastermind, Celebrity Mastermind, Pebble Mill at One, BC The Archaeology of the Bible Lands, Mastermind International
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If he was interrupted by the buzzer during a question on Mastermind (1972) he would always answer: "I've started, so I'll finish".
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Father of Jon Magnusson (producer of Graham Norton's television shows).
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He was a prolific author, writing books on archaeology, the Vikings, Scotland and Ireland, and translations of early Icelandic literature.
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After joining the BBC, he was a presenter on many different programs, reflecting his interests in history, archaeology, and the environment. His interest in ornithology started in his youth; when he was 14, he won a medal from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds for his essay on the mating habits of the blackbird. Four decades later, he became president of the RSPB.
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