"and ""BC The Archaeology of the Bible Lands""), as well as appearing in news programmes. Magnusson presented the long-running quiz show ""Mastermind"" from 1972 to 1997. His catchphrase, which the current presenter John Humphrys has continued to use, was ""I've started so I'll finish"". Magnusson made cameo appearances as himself, hosting ""Mastermind"" in Morecambe and Wise as well as the children's series ""Dizzy Heights"" and as Magnus Magnesium in ""The Goodies"" episode ""Frankenfido"". Magnusson ended his 25-year run of hosting Mastermind in 1997, and the original Black Chair was given to him at the end of the production, passing to"
"Magnus Magnusson Magnus Magnusson, KBE (; 12 October 1929 – 7 January 2007) was an Icelandic journalist, translator, writer, and television presenter. Born in Reykjavík, he lived in Scotland for almost all 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. He is also known for his famous catchphrase ""I've started so I'll finish"", which he said whenever the time ran out while he was reading a question on ""Mastermind"". Magnus was"
"writer and TV presenter, and youngest son Jon a TV producer, writer and director. Magnus Magnusson Magnus Magnusson, KBE (; 12 October 1929 – 7 January 2007) was an Icelandic journalist, translator, writer, and television presenter. Born in Reykjavík, he lived in Scotland for almost all 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. He is also known for his famous catchphrase ""I've started so I'll finish"", which he said whenever"
"lap at the Singapore Grand Prix. On 28 September 2018 it was confirmed that Magnussen would continue to drive for Haas for the 2019 season. Magnussen lived in Woking, Surrey, near the McLaren Technology Centre whilst racing for McLaren. After leaving McLaren he moved back to Roskilde in Denmark. He now lives in Dubai. Between participating in Formula Ford in 2008 and unexpectedly securing sponsorship for Formula Renault in 2009, Magnussen was forced to abandon his racing career and work as a factory welder due to lack of funding. Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more"
"points twice with a seventh-place finish at Russia and a tenth place at Singapore, ranking 16th in points. On 10 November 2016, it was announced that Magnussen signed a contract with Haas for 2017. After signing with Haas he became the only driver to contest in the Grand Prix with all four engine manufacturers in the turbo hybrid era. He scored at five races, with a seventh-place finish at Azerbaijan as best result, and finished 14th in the Drivers' Championship. Magnussen retained his drive for the 2018 season. He would score his first, and as of December 2018 last, fastest"
"He has won the DTC on two occasions in 2003 and 2008. On 11 June 2010, it was announced that Magnussen would make his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut driving the No. 09 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet for Phoenix Racing at Infineon Raceway. After starting 32nd on the grid, he finished in 12th position. On 14 June 2010 it became public that Magnussen and Perfection Racing would not be participating in the DTC leaving Magnussen and the team to focus on the Scandinavian Touring Car Cup's remaining two rounds. Magnussen drove the No. 57 Stevenson Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro with Robin Liddell and"
"these kinds of interactive game shows. As a quizmaster he made the phrase ""I've started, so I'll finish..."" (originally coined by Magnus Magnusson on the British version of ""Mastermind""), a New Zealand cultural cliché. Sinclair also hosted the 1982 ""Mastermind International"" contest in New Zealand. Sinclair was also a noted writer, penning a novel called The Frontman and writing regular columns for the New Zealand Herald newspaper. In later years he was a radio announcer from 1986, for Radio Avon, in Christchurch, the city he grew up in, which became C93FM, before moving on to Classic Hits FM and finally"
"Tony Magnusson Tony Magnusson (born February 23, 1963), is a Swedish semi-retired professional skateboarder and part-owner of Osiris Shoes. Magnusson gained significant fame throughout the 1980s by inventing several tricks and becoming one of the first professional skateboarders to start a rider-owned company. Magnusson was born in the municipality of Tyresö, located in the city of Stockholm, Sweden. He started skateboarding at the age of 12 on a Newporter skateboard, when skateboarding was still considered ""a fad"". Magnusson turned 16 and had to decide whether he wanted to go to college or continue skateboarding. Magnusson started his career as a"
"Magnus Magnusson took over as the quizmaster—it was the last time he would utter the catchphrase ""I've started so I'll finish"" on any form of ""Mastermind"". The specialist subject was ""The History of the Home Video Recorder, 1972 to 1984"". On their 2005 Christmas Special, comedy duo French & Saunders parodied the show with Jennifer Saunders playing Abigail Wilson, a pensioner whose special subject is ceramic teapots. She passes on all but one question, which she answers incorrectly anyway. In 2005, the show was spoofed on BBC Radio 4's ""The Now Show"" where the specialist subject was ""Britishness"", relating to"
"Zamboni driver to work faster. In the final year in which solid gold medals were awarded in figure skating, Magnussen added a gold to complete her World medal collection. Magnussen retired from competition and turned professional, saying in October 1973, ""I'm glad my folks don't have to worry now about paying my bills. They gave up so much for my lessons, and they never said one thing about it, for which I love them so much. I can help them out now, and help my two younger sisters."" She performed with Ice Capades for four years. Magnussen coached for eleven"
"Mary University of London; in 2014 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). With the success of his comedy ""Männerhort"" (2002) about a men’s crèche he became known to a wider audience. The play has been staged in over 80 theatres across Germany and abroad. Amongst other languages, the play was translated into English (""Men's Daycare""). In 2005 Magnusson published his first novel ""Zuhause"" (""At home""). Both his debut and his second novel ""Das war ich nicht"" (""It wasn’t me""), described as “a fast-paced, cleverly crafted, genuinely funny and enjoyable read“, have been translated into several languages. His most recent novel"
"24 January 2003, he performed his last concert with Barbados. In February 2006, he was a contestant in Melodifestivalen's semi-final in Karlstad with ""Lev Livet!"", composed by Anders Glenmark and Niklas Strömstedt, and qualified for the final in Globen. In 2007 Magnus performed in the third heat of Melodifestivalen 2007 in Örnsköldsvik with ""Live Forever"", an eighties-inspired electropop dance song. The entry came in 5th place and was knocked out of the contest but still became the 6th most frequently played song on Swedish radio in 2007. The song was released as a single on 5 March 2007, and reached"
"most talented young driver to emerge since Ayrton Senna"", but his performance was underwhelming. He scored his only championship point in his last race in F1, the 1998 Canadian Grand Prix; for the rest of the season he was replaced by Jos Verstappen. Magnussen started 24 GPs, one less than he entered, because his car was damaged in an accident during the start of the 1997 Brazilian Grand Prix causing him to retire before the restart. In 1999 he participated in 7 CART races. In 1999 and 2000 he raced in the American Le Mans Series with Panoz. 2001 he"
"elite level of skating began when she won the Canadian national junior title in 1965. Moving up to the senior level the next year, she became known for her strong free skating ability, and was even compared to then-reigning world champion Petra Burka. Her march upwards in the rankings continued as she qualified to compete at the World Championships for the first time in 1967 and won her first Canadian title in 1968. She was sent to the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, and placed seventh. In 1969, Magnussen lost her Canadian title to Linda Carbonetto. She was diagnosed"
"would later die in a fatal car accident on May 17, 1994. After years of discussion, Magnusson, along with George Hamad, would resurrect the H-Street brand in 2008. Magnusson was also one of several people who founded Osiris Shoes. Osiris was founded in 1996, and continues to produce technical footwear that is worn by several professional skateboarders. Magnusson is a five time winner of the Legends of Skateboard World Championships, an event held in Germany that he won each year from 2001 to 2005. He also placed 5th in the Legends division of the 2009 X-Games. Tony Magnusson Tony Magnusson"
"in 1998. Only four other people have officially closed the No. 4 since then: Nathan Holle and David Morton (2003) and Tommy Heslep and 1998 World's Strongest Man winner Magnus Samuelsson (2004). A YouTube clip of Samuelsson closing the No. 4 Captains of Crush Gripper has been viewed over two million times. In 2008, IronMind expanded its certification program to include the No. 3.5 Gripper. Tex Henderson became the first person to officially close the No. 3.5 when he accomplished the feat on August 5, 2008. Eleven additional people have since officially closed the No. 3.5 Captains of Crush Gripper."
"winning team. In 2004 he moved on to the Hull Vikings, and was part of the team that won the League Championship, KO Cup and Young Shield treble. Magnus decided to join his brother Peter at Elite League Wolverhampton Wolves in 2005 where he recorded a 5.58 average in his debut season, including a paid maximum. In 2006 his average dropped to 4.71 and it dropped again in 2007 to 3.62, despite representing Sweden in the Speedway World Cup. Magnus decided to drop down to the Premier League with Scunthorpe Scorpions in 2008 and produced his best-ever season at that"
"produced a ski sledge for transportation of people on snow. This venture is now run by his son. Magnussen was a former student at Kristelig Gymnasium in Oslo, Norway, a private Christian school. Magnussen has worked for clothing retail stores in Oslo, and for Massimo Dutti. In 2006, she went to Poland to study medicine, but quit the studies after six months. In early 2007, she went to London, where she worked for six months, before she commenced her studies at Regents Business School London in autumn 2007. On the night of her murder, she was celebrating coming top of"
"Tord Magnuson. Magnuson graduated as reserve officer in 1963 and graduated with a B.Sc. from Stockholm University in 1967. During his career he has been working at Stockholms Enskilda Bank, at Sandvik Steel Inc. in New York City, at Kayel AB, as well as having been CEO of Devisa AB. He is representative of Air Mauritius in Sweden and Commander 1st Class of the Royal Order of Vasa. Magnuson and his wife first met in 1961. They married on 15 June 1974. As a result of her constitutionally unapproved marriage to Magnuson, she lost her style of Royal Highness and"
"Patrik Magnusson Patrik Magnusson, born Öland, Sweden on 17 March 1970) is a Swedish songwriter. Patrik Magnusson was a member of Popshop, a Swedish pop band founded in Kalmar in 1998 with members Cornelia Cassidy as lead singer, Johan Ramström (guitar), Micael Olofsson (drums), Jonas Hermansson (bass) and Johan Ramstrom (guitar). The band released ""How to Tango"" collaborating with Swedish producers and songwriters Andreas Carlsson, Kent (Gillström) Isaacs, Dan Sundquist, Leif Larsson, Peter Boström and Joakim Udd. The band broke up in 2002. After the break-up of the band, Ramström continued collaborating for many years with songwriter and bandmate Patrik"
"assist young skaters, Magnussen established the ""Karen Magnussen Foundation"". Magnussen was the last Canadian woman to win the World title until Kaetlyn Osmond in 2018, 45 years later. On November 28, 2011, an ammonia leak occurred at the North Shore Winter Club where Magnussen was working; she said it caused her breathing problems, hampered her ability to speak, impaired her vision, and left her chronically fatigued. Following the incident and treatment with the powerful steroid prednisone, she gained 60 pounds and developed rheumatoid arthritis, temporal arteritis (swelling of blood vessels to the head), and central sensitivity syndrome (affecting the interaction"
"Magnus Carlson Magnus Carlson (born 3 August 1968) is a Swedish singer, composer, songwriter, DJ, and record collector. After playing in various cover bands in the nineties he formed the indie group, Weeping Willows. Their 1997 debut album was an instant success and the band soon became a national household name. In 2003 Magnus launched what would become a very successful solo career. One that now has established him as one of the biggest male artists in Sweden today. He has released a total of 16 albums in the last twenty years, several of them gold and platinum records and"
"his 77th birthday, Magnusson was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Magnusson mordantly noted that ""This has to be one of my worst birthdays ever"". His condition forced him to cancel a string of public appearances. He died on 7 January 2007. The Aigas Field Centre has a building named ""the Magnus House"" in his honour. Magnus Magnusson was married to Mamie Baird (1925–2012). They had five children. Their eldest son, Siggi, died in a traffic accident in 1973, when he was struck by a vehicle close to the Glasgow Academy playing fields at Anniesland, Glasgow. Their daughter Sally is a journalist,"
"Marcus Ericsson Marcus Ericsson (born 2 September 1990) is a Swedish racing driver and former Formula One racing driver. Ericsson competed in Formula One between 2014 and 2018. He is contracted to race for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports in the 2019 IndyCar Series. After a successful début in car racing in 2007 which saw him take the British Formula BMW title with Fortec Motorsport, he moved up into the British team's British Formula Three Championship squad. After finishing as one of the top rookies in the category, Ericsson turned his attentions to the All-Japan Formula Three Championship where he won the"
"Brands Hatch, twice at Silverstone, and at Thruxton. He won six of the first eight races. He then won again at Donington Park, and both season-ending rounds at Silverstone. He made his Formula One debut at the 1995 Pacific Grand Prix in Aida, sitting in for Mika Häkkinen, who was unwell. In 1996 Magnussen drove in the CART series and International Touring Car Championship. For 1997–1998 he had a seat in Formula One with the newly founded Stewart Grand Prix team, owned in part by his old F3 boss Paul Stewart. Team founder Jackie Stewart once described him as, ""the"
"series. In 2009 Magnussen moved up to Formula Renault, finishing runner-up to António Félix da Costa in the Northern European Cup and finishing seventh in the Eurocup, driving for Motopark Academy. In 2010 Magnussen competed in the German Formula Three Championship with Motopark Academy and Carlin Motorsport; winning the opening round of the season at Oschersleben. He finished third in the championship, taking the rookie title in the process. In 2011 Magnussen moved on to Cooper Tires British Formula 3 with Carlin. Magnussen had his first experience of the McLaren MP4-27 Formula One car on track at the Abu Dhabi"
"Cepeda. Cepeda finished seventh that year. In 2011 Ramström co-wrote ""Me and My Drum"" a song sung by Swingfly that came fifth overall. The song was a collaboration between Magnusson, Swingfly, Teron Beal and Johan Ramström. Patrik Magnusson Patrik Magnusson, born Öland, Sweden on 17 March 1970) is a Swedish songwriter. Patrik Magnusson was a member of Popshop, a Swedish pop band founded in Kalmar in 1998 with members Cornelia Cassidy as lead singer, Johan Ramström (guitar), Micael Olofsson (drums), Jonas Hermansson (bass) and Johan Ramstrom (guitar). The band released ""How to Tango"" collaborating with Swedish producers and songwriters Andreas"
"was proposed the Mannerheim Cross for the first time in August 1941, but the proposal did not go through. By recommendation of the Air Force Commander, JF Lundqvist, he was given the Mannerheim Cross on 23 June 1944 (Number 129). Magnusson resigned from the Air Force on 17 March 1946. After his military career, he served as the director of a bank in Helsinki. He was promoted to the rank of major-general on 4 June 1993. Gustaf Magnusson died on 27 December 1993. He is buried at the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki. Gustaf Magnusson Gustaf Erik Magnusson (8 December 1902"
"He played a total of 24 matches for DIF as a centre-back mainly alongside Toni Kuivasto. Magnusson left Djurgården on February 17, 2010. He signed for one year with HJK Helsinki just before the 2010 Veikkausliiga season started. He was recommended by former DIF players Aki Riihilahti and Toni Kuivasto. At the same time he played for HJK's feeder club Klubi-04. 28 February 2011 he signed a two years contract with Sandefjord Fotball, and played for the club in Adeccoligaen until he went to IK Brage on 7 August after struggling with getting into the starting eleven at Sandefjord. Peter"
"1991 and where he stayed until his death. Göran Magnusson Hans Göran Magnusson (23 April 1942 – 7 June 2000) was a Swedish chemist. Magnusson graduated with a Ph.D. in 1975 from Lund University with a thesis on sesquiterpene chemistry, and was simultaneously awarded the title as Docent. In 1978-79, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Rice University, USA, where he worked with natural products' chemist Ernest Wenkert on alkaloid synthesis. After his return to Sweden, he was first recruited to build a research unit in organic chemistry at the Swedish Sugar Corporation before returning to Lund University, where"
"Philosophy (fil.dr.) in 1938 with a dissertation on X-ray spectroscopy. Magnusson was first assistant from 1937 to 1940 and associate professor (""laborator"") from 1940 to 1944 at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences's Research Institute of Physics. He was administrative director from 1941 to 1944 and prefect from 1944 to 1945 at the Military Physics Institute. The institute became the National Defence Research Institute (FOA) in 1945 with Magnusson as head of the department (FOA 2; general physics 1945–58 and FOA 4; nuclear physics and nuclear chemistry 1958–68) from 1945 to 1968. In 1945, Magnusson was given the task by"
"fellow Danish badminton player Max Gandrup and the pair have two children; daughter Tanja born in 1997 and son Kevin born in 1999. After retirement in the sport she started working as a sales coordinator at a cosmetics company. In her free time she now plays golf. Christine Magnusson Christine Kajumba Magnusson (born November 21, 1964 in Toro Kingdom, Uganda) is a retired Swedish badminton player who won events in numerous Swedish National, open European and other international tournaments. Magnusson's Swedish national titles included seven in women's singles between 1982 and 1990. She won the bronze medal at the 1989"
"Mats Magnusson Mats Tuve Magnusson (born 10 July 1963) is a retired Swedish professional footballer who played as a striker. Magnusson was born in Helsingborg. During his career he played for Malmö FF (two spells), Servette FC, S.L. Benfica and Helsingborgs IF. Upon his return home he helped the latter side, featuring a young Henrik Larsson, reach the Allsvenskan. At the Lisbon club, where he arrived in 1987 as a replacement for another Nordic, Michael Manniche, Magnusson developed as a top flight goalscorer, winning two Primeira Liga championships and appearing at the European Cup finals in 1988 (lost to PSV"