Nancy Wilkinson
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Nancy Wilkinson was the winner of the first BBC TV Mastermind
quiz series in 1972.
Nancy Wilkinson was born Nancy Barbara Constance Bird in London in 1919. She studied modern languages and music at Cambridge from 1937 to 1941, and during World War II worked for the intelligence service at Bletchley Park. On 13 July 1945 she married John Wilkinson, and after some years in Cornwall they lived in Kingston, Cambridgeshire, for the rest of her life. She taught at the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology (now the Anglia Ruskin University
).
She was a member of the General Synod of the Church of England
from its inception in 1970 until 1989.
In the 1972 Mastermind series her specialised subjects were French literature, European antiques, and the history of music 1550–1900. In 1975 she went on to win a Supermind contest between the first four Mastermind Champions.
Mastermind (TV series)
Mastermind is a British quiz show, well known for its challenging questions, intimidating setting and air of seriousness.Devised by Bill Wright, the basic format of Mastermind has never changed — four and in later contests five contestants face two rounds, one on a specialised subject of the...
quiz series in 1972.
Nancy Wilkinson was born Nancy Barbara Constance Bird in London in 1919. She studied modern languages and music at Cambridge from 1937 to 1941, and during World War II worked for the intelligence service at Bletchley Park. On 13 July 1945 she married John Wilkinson, and after some years in Cornwall they lived in Kingston, Cambridgeshire, for the rest of her life. She taught at the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology (now the Anglia Ruskin University
Anglia Ruskin University
Anglia Ruskin University is one of the largest universities in Eastern England, United Kingdom, with a total student population of around 30,000.-History:...
).
She was a member of the General Synod of the Church of England
General Synod of the Church of England
The General Synod is the deliberative and legislative body of the Church of England. The synod was instituted in 1970, replacing the Church Assembly, and is the culmination of a process of rediscovering self-government for the Church of England that had started in the 1850s.- Church Assembly: 1919...
from its inception in 1970 until 1989.
In the 1972 Mastermind series her specialised subjects were French literature, European antiques, and the history of music 1550–1900. In 1975 she went on to win a Supermind contest between the first four Mastermind Champions.