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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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Thank you very much indeed.

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Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong,

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and a very warm welcome to Pointless,

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the show where obvious answers mean nothing

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and obscure answers mean everything.

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Let's meet today's players.

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APPLAUSE

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And couple number one.

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Hi, I'm Jonny, this is my friend Matt,

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and although I live in Liverpool,

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-we're originally from Washington, Tyne and Wear.

-Couple number two.

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I'm Sandy, this is my wife, Lauren, and we're from London.

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Couple number three.

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My name is Giovanna, this is my sister, Francesca,

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-and we're from North Wales.

-And finally couple number four.

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Hi, my name is Alethea, this is my brother, Ansel,

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and we're from London.

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And these are today's contestants.

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APPLAUSE

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Thanks very much, all of you.

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A warm welcome to Pointless. Great to have you here.

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We'll chat to each of you throughout the show as it goes along.

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So, that just leaves one more person for me to introduce.

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Same shirt, different date, it's my Pointless friend,

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it's Richard.

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-APPLAUSE

-Hiya.

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Hi, everybody.

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-Good afternoon to you. How are you?

-I'm very well.

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It's going to be a lovely show, I think, today.

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We've got two returning pairs.

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We've got Alethea and Ansel on that final podium,

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who got knocked out in Round One, but rather harshly, I thought.

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And then in Round Two,

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Matt and Jonny joined the 200 Club.

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-Yeah.

-But in quite a cool way...

-Oh, they did.

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..with the Arctic Monkeys and the Beastie Boys.

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-So it's quite a nice way of joining the 200 Club.

-Yeah.

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Welcome to our two new pairs.

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-I think they all look quite fun, don't they?

-I think so.

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And Round One is a cracker, I think.

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Round One is one of those ones that you'll look at it

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and you'll think, "Oh, man,"

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but lots of stuff you can work out on Round One,

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especially if you're at home.

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And we get to hear you doing one of your foreign accents,

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-which I always enjoy.

-Oh!

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-Always my favourite thing.

-Yeah.

-Thank you very much, Richard.

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So Maria and Jeannette didn't win the jackpot last time,

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so we add another £1,000 to that.

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So, today's jackpot starts off at £2,000. There we are.

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APPLAUSE

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Right, if everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.

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So, this is all you have to remember -

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the pair with the highest score

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at the end of each round will be eliminated.

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So do everything you can to make sure you're not that pair,

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is the point.

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Best of luck to all four pairs.

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Our first category this afternoon is...

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It's Books.

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It's Books. Can you all decide in your pairs

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who's going to go first, who's going to go second,

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and whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.

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OK, and the question concerns The French Titles Of British Novels.

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French Titles Of British Novels. Richard.

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On each board, we're going to show you

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seven French titles of British novels

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alongside their authors, as well.

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You just need to tell us the British name of the novel, please.

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So 14 in all to have a go at at home.

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14 in all for Xander to pronounce.

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Excellent. Thank you very much indeed.

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So, we're looking for the British names of these novels.

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The names of these novels in English.

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I'll read those all again.

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-APPLAUSE There you are.

-Oh, lovely.

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-Ah, thank you very much.

-Beautiful.

-Oh.

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-We've got seven more of those to come, as well.

-Oh.

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LAUGHTER How exciting is that?

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I'll just say I could watch a whole show of this, if I'm honest.

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There you go. But what does it mean, Matt? What does it all mean?

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Welcome back to the show. Yeah, unlucky exit last time.

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Yeah, I thought Beastie Boys was a sure-fire.

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-I was quietly confident.

-HE LAUGHS

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That was really tough.

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So, Matt, tell us about yourself. Remind us what you do.

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I'm a Masters student of mechanical engineering

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at Northumbria University.

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-Do you know what you're going to do when you finish?

-Um...

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I'm hoping to get into some sort of consultancy work,

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but I've applied for a few different things

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and we'll see what happens.

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Will you remain up in the north-east, do you think?

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I'd try and stay reasonably north,

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but ultimately I wouldn't mind moving to a different city.

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OK. Now, Matt, these French titles for...

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British books.

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I was hoping to recognise the authors,

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rather than the actual titles.

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I think I know a few of them, though.

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I'm not going to try and rival your French accent,

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and I'll go for the Emily Bronte one,

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which I think might be Wuthering Heights.

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Wuthering Heights, says Matt.

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Let's see if that's right for Les Hauts De Hurle-Vent.

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Let's see how many of our 100 people went for Wuthering Heights.

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Oh, well done, Matt. Look at that, down it goes.

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14. APPLAUSE

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A great start to the show, Matt.

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14 for Wuthering Heights.

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Well played, Matt. Nice start, yes.

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It's her only novel, so they could have called it anything....

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-ALEXANDER LAUGHS

-..and we could have got it.

-True.

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-Oui?

-Oui.

-On y va.

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Ah, on y va. Allez.

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Sandy, welcome to the show.

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Great to have you here from London.

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-Yeah, from London.

-And what do you do, Sandy?

-I'm an actor.

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What sort of acting do you do?

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Mostly musical theatre.

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So I've been in musical theatre for the last 12 years.

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-That's fun, isn't it?

-Yeah, it can be fun. Hard work, but fun.

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Yeah, incredibly hard - eight shows a week.

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Eight shows a week, a lot of singing, a lot of dancing, acting.

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You've got to be...

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-I suppose you're kept fit just by the work you do.

-Yeah.

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So, what was the last musical you were in?

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I've just finished playing Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys.

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-Oh, fantastic.

-Wow.

-Very recently.

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Oh, enormous fun.

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Presumably you must...

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-I guess you work with all the same people again and again.

-Yes.

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Some of the West End cast, sort of, go around

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-and come round, don't they?

-Yes.

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But something like Jersey Boys must have been enormous fun,

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to do all that close harmonies.

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A huge worldwide success, so it was really good to be part of it.

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Yeah. Fabulous. So, Sandy...

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our French versions of British novels.

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So, my French is pretty much non-existent,

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but I've got a rough idea of one.

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I'm going to say Muriel Spark, 1961, is The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie.

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The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie, says Sandy.

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Let's see if that's right.

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Let's see how many of our 100 people went for that.

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It's right.

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Well, 14 is our only score so far.

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You're getting 24 for that, Sandy.

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APPLAUSE Seems pretty good.

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Another good answer, Sandy. Very well played.

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I kind of prefer the French title - that's rather lovely, isn't it?

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-Mm.

-Les Belles Annees De Mademoiselle Brodie.

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-I like the "Les Belles Annees".

-Oui.

-Better than "prime".

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-Sort of the golden years, isn't it, in French?

-Yeah.

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-It's a wonderful novel, a beautiful novel.

-Yeah.

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-Thank you. Thank you.

-Mais non.

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-Non, non, non.

-Pas du tout.

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-De rien.

-Eh.

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Je vous en prie.

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-Now then, Francesca, welcome.

-Hello.

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-Hi.

-Great to have you here. From Wrexham?

-Yes.

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And what do you do, Francesca?

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I graduated from university in July,

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so currently I'm not really doing anything.

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-Where were you at university?

-Bangor.

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-And what did you study?

-Modern languages.

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-Which?

-Yeah.

-LAUGHTER

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-Which languages?

-French, Italian and Spanish.

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There we go. I'm going to take a wild punt here.

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I'm thinking you're part-Italian.

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-Yes.

-There we are.

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So, your Italian is extremely good, presumably.

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Yeah, it's OK.

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How is that French, then?

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-My French is good.

-OK.

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My knowledge of books...

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Ah. Oh, that's a shame.

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What did you make of Xander's pronunciations?

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It was...tres bien.

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Oh, merci.

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-What does that mean?

-I have no idea.

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LAUGHTER

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Um, very good. Now, so, Francesca...

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Yeah.

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..which of these...?

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Which of these would you like to go for?

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Um...

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I'm going to have a go at Jeanette Winterson

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and Oranges Are Not The Only Fruits.

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Oranges Are Not The Only Fruits.

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OK, let's see if that's right.

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Let's see how many of our 100 people said that.

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SHE EXHALES

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37. APPLAUSE

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37 for Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit.

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Yes, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit rather than "fruits,"

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but it's so on the edge, and the French translation is "fruits,"

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so the voices in my head told me to allow it.

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There we are. Now, Ansel, welcome back.

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Remind us what you do, Ansel.

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So, I'm a clinical physiologist

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at Great Ormond Street Hospital for children.

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That is right. And what are your interests?

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So, I'm really a big sport fan.

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I love playing sport - football, cricket,

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cycling, I've really got into recently.

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And I did the London... London Sportive,

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which was a 100-mile road race.

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And also quite like just going out to see comedians, as well.

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Do you have a favourite comedian?

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My favourite comedian is Michael McIntyre.

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I was quite lucky last year to go to see him live,

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and, yeah, I've gone to see a couple of his TV shows, as well.

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Were you within a mile of the stage?

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He tends to do big gigs.

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I was actually less than a mile, so that's a pretty good seat.

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-Yeah, where were you?

-I was in the second row.

-No...

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Oh, really? That is good, but where was the venue, I mean.

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-Oh, sorry, I was at the O2.

-Right.

-Yeah.

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-I mean, that is colossal, isn't it?

-Yeah.

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There we are, second row, not bad.

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Now, Ansel, this board is all yours.

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Do you feel like going through it and answering as many as possible?

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English is probably my worst subject,

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so I've, kind of, tried to work out every title,

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and the three titles I worked out have all been given.

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-Right.

-So, I'm going to, kind of, have a guess at the second one

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and go Animal Farm.

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-La Ferme Des Animaux.

-Yes.

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Hmm, let's find out. Animal Farm.

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It is Animal Farm.

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62, though. APPLAUSE

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-Mind you, not bad.

-Not that good.

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A lot better than 100.

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62 for Animal Farm.

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Let's clear up this board, shall we?

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Adieu A Berlin?

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Farewell to Berlin, isn't it?

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-Goodbye To Berlin.

-Oh, it's Goodbye To Berlin.

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-Yes, that's what Cabaret was based on...

-Of course.

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..the novel Goodbye To Berlin.

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And that would have scored 24.

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Uh, Sourires De Loup.

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-White Teeth.

-White Teeth, the Zadie Smith book.

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And Expiation.

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I'm going to guess Atonement.

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-And you would guess correctly.

-Oh, good.

-Well done.

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8 points for that. So White Teeth is the best answer there.

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Thank you very much, Richard.

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So, we're halfway through the round, let's take a look at those scores.

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14, Matt. Look at that, best score of the pass.

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Very well done indeed.

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24, where we find Sandy and Lauren.

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37, Francesca and Giovanna.

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And up to 62 where we find Ansel and Alethea.

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So, Alethea,

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you are actually quite far ahead.

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It's quite a big score you got there for Animal Farm,

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so we need a nice low score from you. How's your French?

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-Not very good.

-SHE LAUGHS

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Good luck with that, then.

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We're going to come back down the line now.

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Can the second players please step up to the podium?

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OK, let's put seven more book titles in French up on the board.

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And here they are. We have...

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I'm going to read all of those again.

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There we go. Now, Alethea, welcome back.

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Remind us what you do, Alethea.

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I work as a project controls engineer for a consultancy firm.

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That's right. And what do you get up to when you're not working?

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Um, I like to play sport, I like to play golf,

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do pilates, dance,

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I like to do charity events, as well, once a year.

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Very good.

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Well, you're on 62, Alethea,

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you have to score as little as you possibly can

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to keep in the game here.

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And that board doesn't help me.

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It was Round One last time we said goodbye to you,

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it can't be Round One again.

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Yeah. Erm...

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The only book I can see that I know is a correct answer,

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and I hope it's the correct answer, is the first one.

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Jane Austen, Pride And Prejudice.

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-Pride And Prejudice for Jane Austen.

-Yeah.

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No red line for you as you're the highest scorers.

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Let's see how many people said Pride And Prejudice.

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It's right.

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44. APPLAUSE

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Taking your total up to 106.

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Yeah, it's originally titled First Impressions.

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That was the first title for it.

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And she never put her name on her novels.

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The title page of that book simply said,

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"By the author of Sense And Sensibility." Hmm.

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On the front of Sense And Sensibility,

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-it said nothing. Not a word.

-Yeah.

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It said, "By the author of a book you won't have heard of yet,

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"called Pride And Prejudice."

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HE LAUGHS Thanks, Richard.

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-Now, Giovanna.

-Hello.

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Now, what do you do, Giovanna?

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I'm a final-year student at John Moores University in Liverpool.

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-How's that going?

-It's going OK.

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And are you a linguist, as well?

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-Unfortunately not, no.

-Ah.

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-So this board is a bit rubbish for me.

-What do you do?

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I study a course on information systems.

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So, IT, computing, things like that.

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Right, I see.

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So, you're limbering up, getting ready to leave.

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-To leave, yeah.

-And what awaits you in the big, wide world?

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Not too sure yet.

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I'm looking for a job now,

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so hopefully we'll find out in the next few weeks.

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Well, very, very best of luck with that. You're on 37 at the moment.

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-If you can score 68 or less...

-Mm-hm.

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..you are through to the next round.

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So, that shouldn't, I hope, be too difficult to do.

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I'm not a book person, unfortunately.

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So, I'm going to be the worst Pointless contestant

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and just completely guess.

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The Graham Greene one...

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SHE LAUGHS

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The...

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The Happy American.

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-You're going to go for The Happy American?

-Yeah.

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-Uh, best kind of American, in my experience.

-Always happy.

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Here is your red line.

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If you can get below that red line, you are through to the next round,

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but it has to be right. The Happy American?

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-No.

-That's a surprise.

-Bad luck, Giovanna.

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I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer

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and scores you 100 points,

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which takes your total up to 137.

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Sorry, Giovanna.

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It would be a very different book, it would be a rather lovely book.

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-Yes.

-Wouldn't it?

-Yeah.

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Thank you, Richard.

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Now then, Lauren.

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-Hello.

-Welcome to the show.

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What do you do, Lauren?

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I work for a West End theatre company.

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Just a wild stab in the dark - is that how you and Sandy met?

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-Yes, it is. Yes, yes.

-Aw, how nice.

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So, what do you do in the company?

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Mainly I'm in the box office, so it's ticket sales.

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-I see. So, you, kind of, work for the theatres then?

-Mm-hm.

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Are you always in the same theatre or do you...?

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No, no, my company owns a few, so I travel round.

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So one week you might be in one place,

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one week you go elsewhere?

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-Day-to-day.

-Oh, really.

-Yes.

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So, presumably, you must get to see everything.

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I do get to see a lot, yes. I'm very lucky.

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-Very nice. Is it just exciting to be in the West End?

-It is, yes.

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Always fun.

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Now, there you are, 24.

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Good news, Lauren, you are through to the next round.

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-It doesn't matter what you score.

-Phew.

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-Good.

-Takes the pressure off.

-Mm-hm.

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I bet you've got a good answer, though.

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This is a really tough board,

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but there is one author that I recognise.

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I'm pretty sure I read this a couple of months ago,

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so my answer is going to be for Kazuo Ishiguro,

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The Remains Of The Day.

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OK, The Remains Of The Day, Les Vestiges Du Jour.

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Let's see if that's right.

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No red line for you, you're already through.

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Let's see how many people said The Remains Of The Day.

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It's absolutely right.

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14 is our lowest score of the round so far.

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And you then... Oh, 15. APPLAUSE

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Second lowest score of the round.

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So very well done.

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39 is your total.

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Well played, Lauren.

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It won the Booker Prize in 1989,

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made into a film with Emma Thompson and Sir Anthony Hopkins,

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nominated for eight Oscars, I think,

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Remains Of The Day.

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Thank you very much, Richard. Now then, Jonny.

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Great news for you, as well. You are also through to the next round.

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Remind us what you do, Jonny.

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I'm a civil servant.

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-A civil servant based in Liverpool.

-Yes.

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-But obviously, originally, as we gathered, from the north-east.

-Yeah.

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-How long have you been in Liverpool?

-It's been about six months.

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Now, how have you found it, Liverpool?

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-Really enjoying it, as a city.

-Yeah.

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Yeah, it's a really nice place to live.

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Liverpool and Newcastle have quite a lot in common, I'd say.

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-They do, yeah.

-Very warm.

-Yeah, very nice places.

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-I mean, not the climate, but just the people.

-People, yeah.

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-Very nice people, yeah.

-And what do you like getting up to?

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Have you found interesting things to do in Liverpool?

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In Liverpool, yeah -

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play sports with people I work with as often as I can.

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I'm a big Sunderland fan,

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I try and get to as many games as I can there,

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and apart from that,

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I like to go see movies whenever I can, as well, yeah.

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Very good. Now, Jonny, this board of French translations

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of British novels.

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Yeah, incredibly grateful to Matt

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for getting a nice low score in the first round

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because in terms of literature, I know nothing.

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I don't even think I could try and translate any of them,

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but I will go for the Charles Dickens novel

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and say Hard Times.

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Hard Times, says Jonny. No red line, you're already through.

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Let's see how many of our 100 people went for Hard Times.

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Absolutely right.

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29. Not bad. Taking your total up to 43.

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APPLAUSE

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Well done, Jonny. Dickens' shortest novel by some way.

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The only one to have no scenes at all set in London.

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Now, I bet you could probably fill in this board.

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-I think I can do all of those.

-Martin Amis?

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-The Rachel Papers.

-The Rachel papers.

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4 points for that. L'Ile Au Tresor?

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-Treasure Island.

-Treasure Island, yes.

-Yeah.

-Of course it is.

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35 for that.

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-Now, it's not The Happy American.

-The Quiet.

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The Quiet American, by Graham Greene, 16 points.

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And Sa Majeste Des Mouches?

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-Lord Of The Flies.

-Lord Of The Flies.

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And that would have scored 17.

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So the best answer on the board is The Rachel Papers.

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-Well done if you said that.

-Thanks very much, Richard.

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We are at the end of our first round,

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and I'm afraid the pair we have to send home

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with our high score of 137 is Giovanna and Francesca.

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Very good low score on Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit

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in the first pass there,

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but Giovanna, that was tough, wasn't it?

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-It was very tough.

-Yeah. The Happy American.

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But, listen, we'll see you again next time.

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We'll look forward to that very much, but in the meantime,

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thanks very much for playing, Giovanna and Francesca.

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APPLAUSE

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But for the remaining three pairs, it's now time for Round Two.

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Well, there we are, three pairs remain.

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Obviously, at the end of this round,

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we'll have to say goodbye to another pair.

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Sandy and Lauren, well done to you.

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Our new pair, our only new pair, from here on in,

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and with the lowest combined score from that first round.

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Best of luck to all three pairs.

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Our category for Round Two this afternoon is...

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Sports Awards.

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Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first,

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who's going to go second.

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And whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.

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OK, now, let's find out what the question is. Here it comes.

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We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many...

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as they could.

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People On The Shortlist For The 2015 BBC Sports Personality Of The Year.

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Richard?

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Yes, simply looking for any of the 12 people

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who were on that shortlist, please,

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shortlisted for the 2015 BBC Sports Personality Of The Year.

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Thank you very much indeed. So, there we are.

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Matt, I'm guessing this falls quite well for you, doesn't it?

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I didn't actually watch the ceremony,

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but I think I can maybe do reasonably well.

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I'm going to play it reasonably safe,

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cos I think Jonny might be pretty strong at this,

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and say Jessica Ennis.

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Jessica Ennis, says Matt.

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Jessica Ennis, let's see if that's right.

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Let's see how many of our 100 people said Jessica Ennis.

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It's right.

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APPLAUSE 30.

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30 for Jessica Ennis.

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Yeah, Jessica Ennis-Hill, she came third

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in the Sports Personality Of The Year.

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Thanks, Richard.

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Now, Lauren.

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Oh, Lauren. Yes, you didn't look happy, I have to say.

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-No.

-You didn't look...

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-You're not looking any happier now either.

-No.

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Um, this is going to be a complete stab in the dark, is it?

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Totally just not even a clue.

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Sport not on in the box office?

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-Never.

-No.

-No.

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Neither of us watch sport either, so it is doubly bad for me.

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SHE LAUGHS Right.

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Um, but I'm just going to take a guess

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and say Lewis Hamilton.

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Lewis Hamilton, says Lauren.

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Lewis Hamilton - let's see how many of our 100 people said that.

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It's absolutely right.

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30 is our only score so far, and you...

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score 32. APPLAUSE

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Very nicely done.

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A little bit of pressure on Sandy

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for the next pass, obviously, but very well done there, Lauren.

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Yes, very impressive.

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Damage limitation, we call that in a round you know nothing about.

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That's very good work.

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Very good. Now then, Ansel.

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What would you like to go for?

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So, I'm not sure whether I should go for a safe option,

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or should I try and go for a bit more risky one?

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-I'd go bit more risky.

-I'm thinking the risky, yeah.

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-I think so.

-Think so.

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You're only up here once, so...

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-Well, twice, literally.

-Well, yeah.

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-We've been here twice...

-LAUGHTER DROWNS SPEECH

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..so, you know...

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I'm going to go with Chris Froome.

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Chris Froome, says Ansel.

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Chris Froome, let's see if it's right.

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Let's see how many of our 100 people went for Chris Froome.

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Oh, well done, Ansel. Good answer.

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32 is our highest score, 30 our lowest score,

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you passed both of those comfortably.

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Down to 8 for Chris Froome.

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APPLAUSE

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There we are. Well, that paid off very well.

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Well played, Ansel. That's great work.

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Yeah, the first Briton to win the Tour de France twice, Chris Froome.

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-Had such a miserable time doing it, poor thing.

-Chris Froome?

-Yeah.

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Well, it's difficult. It's difficult to win the Tour de France,

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-which is why so few people win it.

-Well, this is true.

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-Anyway...

-Poor Chris Froome, he's all right.

-He's all right.

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-Won the Tour de France twice.

-Yeah.

-Only Briton to ever do it.

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-What are they going to do? Exactly.

-Yeah.

-Yeah. Thank you, Richard.

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Now, we're halfway through the round,

0:22:290:22:30

so let's take a look at those scores so far.

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Ansel, very well done indeed.

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Yes, Alethea, if you can keep that up,

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you will be assured of a place in the head-to-head.

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Then we travel up to 30, where we find a Matt and Jonny.

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And up to 32, very close indeed, Lauren and Sandy.

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But Sandy, you're ahead, so we need a nice low-scoring answer from you.

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Very good luck with that.

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We're going to come back down the line now.

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Can the second players please step up to the podium?

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OK. Alethea, remember we're looking for any of the 12 people

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shortlisted for the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year 2015.

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OK. Um...

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The only one I hope is the correct answer,

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Andy Murray.

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Andy Murray, says Alethea.

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Andy Murray. Here is your red line - it's quite low.

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You have to get below that to be sure of a place in the head-to-head.

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Let's see if Andy Murray will do it for you.

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It's right.

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63. APPLAUSE

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63, taking your total up to 71.

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You might have done it.

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Yeah, he won it, of course, Andy Murray,

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Sports Personality Of The Year.

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Thanks very much, Richard.

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Now, Sandy, you're on 32.

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We have a target for you.

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-38, 38 or less.

-Yeah.

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Um, this isn't that good for me either.

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Andy Murray was my only other answer,

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so I'm going to have to go risky anyway, I think.

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I'm going to stick with tennis and I'm going to say Laura Robson.

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Laura Robson, says Sandy. Laura Robson. Well, let's find out.

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Here is your red line.

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If you get below that with Laura Robson,

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you are into the head-to-head.

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How many of our 100 people said Laura Robson? Is it right?

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No.

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Bad luck, Sandy.

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I'm afraid that scores you 100 points,

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takes your total up to 132.

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Yeah, sorry, Sandy.

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A good obscure answer to know

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for someone who doesn't know about sport,

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but too obscure in this instance.

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-Thanks, Richard. Now, Jonny.

-Yes.

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Good news, you're through.

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-Again, yes. Yeah, good news.

-You are through again.

-Yeah.

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You'll be in the head-to-head.

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What would you like to go for?

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Yes, I was going to say Tyson Fury,

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but I think I've changed my mind,

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and I'm going to say Victoria Pendleton.

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Victoria Pendleton.

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No red line - you're already through.

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let's see how many of our 100 people said Victoria Pendleton.

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No.

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An incorrect answer scores you 100 points,

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takes your score up to 130,

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but you're through.

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Yeah, not Victoria Pendleton.

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Tyson Fury would have scored you 37 points,

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would've been a perfectly good answer.

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I'll take you through all of the answers here.

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Some very good low scorers. There's no pointless answers at all.

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The first British man to win gold at a world gymnastics championships,

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Max Whitlock, was 1 point. A very good answer if you got that.

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Lucy Bronze, the footballer, she would have scored you 2 points.

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2 points, also, for Adam Peaty, the swimmer.

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3 points for Kevin Sinfield from rugby league, who came second.

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4 points for Lizzie Armitstead.

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8 for Greg Rutherford.

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You'd have got 15 for Mo Farah.

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And every other answer we've had.

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Thanks very much, Richard.

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So, we are at the end of our second round.

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And this time it is Sandy and Lauren we say goodbye to

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with our highest score of 132.

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Well, you did pretty well

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considering it's not your specialist suit, you might say.

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But we'll see you again next time,

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and I'm sure you'll do much better then.

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We'll look forward to that very much,

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but in the meantime, thanks so much, Sandy and Lauren.

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APPLAUSE

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But for Alethea and Ansel, Matt and Jonny,

0:25:480:25:50

it's now time for our head-to-head.

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Congratulations, Matt and Jonny, Alethea and Ansel.

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You're now one step closer to the final and

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a chance to play for our jackpot, which currently stands at £2,000.

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There we are.

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So now you go head-to-head. You play as teams.

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You can confer before you give your answers.

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First pair to win two questions will be playing for the jackpot.

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We have had some very good answers and some slightly dodgy

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answers from each pair.

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But now you get to play together. You pool your resources.

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I think you should be very evenly matched.

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So best of luck to both pairs, and let's play the head-to-head.

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Here comes your first question, and it concerns...

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Robert Redford Films, Richard.

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We'll show you five pictures now from Robert Redford films.

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-Just need you to identify the films, please.

-OK, thanks very much.

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Let's reveal our five stills from Robert Redford films.

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And here they come. We've got...

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There we are.

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Five Robert Redford films.

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Now, Matt and Jonny, you've been our low scorers,

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so you will go first.

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-This hasn't worked out very well for us, to be honest.

-Not at all!

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We don't know any of them.

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We think the guy in D looks pretty cool,

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so we're going to have a guess at that

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-and say Great Gatsby.

-Great Gatsby, say Matt and Jonny.

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Now, Alethea and Ansel,

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talk us through those films and supply as many names as you can.

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We'd like to, but we have no clue either!

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But we do know what A is, well, we think we do.

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And so we're going to go with that one, which is Horse Whisperer.

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OK, The Horse Whisperer.

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So we have The Great Gatsby and we have The Horse Whisperer.

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-Now, Matt and Jonny, was that a complete punt?

-Yeah.

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Let's find out. D, The Great Gatsby.

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It's absolutely right. It is The Great Gatsby.

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19.

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19 for The Great Gatsby.

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Now, Alethea and Ansel, also taking a bit of a punt, but going by

0:28:230:28:28

the clues in the picture, you're saying A, The Horse Whisperer.

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Let's see if that's right.

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Let's see how many of our hundred people said it.

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It is right.

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38.

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Very well done.

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Matt and Jonny, after one question, you are up 1-0.

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Often when people say something is a punt, it's not,

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-but I think that genuinely was a punt.

-Absolutely!

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Very, very impressive.

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I had to say, if you haven't seen any of these films, you've got a real treat ahead of you.

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It's the way he's holding the glass. I was thinking of DiCaprio.

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There are some cracking films here, although The Horse Whisperer I would take issue with.

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I went to see that. I thought, "This is going to be amazing -

0:29:070:29:10

-"it's about a horse who whispers."

-LAUGHTER

0:29:100:29:13

And... You know who does the whispering?

0:29:130:29:15

The guy, the Robert Redford character, is doing the whispering.

0:29:150:29:18

So it's The Person Whisperer, which is not impressive at all.

0:29:180:29:21

You're not going to make a film out of someone who whispers.

0:29:210:29:24

You might as well make a film about Ted Lowe, the snooker commentator.

0:29:240:29:28

-You know? Now...B is...

-I think that's Indecent Proposal.

0:29:280:29:33

That is Indecent Proposal, yeah.

0:29:330:29:36

That would have scored you 8 points.

0:29:360:29:39

-Let's have a look at C.

-Oh, one of my favourite films ever.

-Which is?

0:29:390:29:43

-The Sting.

-The Sting, exactly right. 11 points.

0:29:430:29:46

It's about the early days when he was in The Police,

0:29:460:29:49

essentially, before he went solo.

0:29:490:29:52

That's him with the rest of the band before he married Trudie Styler

0:29:520:29:56

and all that stuff. Terrific.

0:29:560:29:58

-That was his styler before Trudy, the guy there.

-Yeah!

0:29:580:30:03

He does look a bit like Sting in that one. A little bit. The haircut.

0:30:030:30:06

-Yeah.

-And the final one on the board - this is a wonderful film.

0:30:060:30:11

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid.

0:30:110:30:13

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, yeah. 25 points for that.

0:30:130:30:16

If you haven't seen those films you've got a treat in store. The Sting is a wonderful film,

0:30:160:30:20

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid is a wonderful film.

0:30:200:30:22

-Fantastic.

-Indecent Proposal?

-Yeah...it's OK.

0:30:220:30:25

-Yeah. Of its time.

-Of its time.

-I would say.

0:30:250:30:28

There we are.

0:30:280:30:29

So here comes your second question. Alethea and Ansel, you

0:30:290:30:32

get to answer this first, but you have to win it to stay in the game.

0:30:320:30:35

Best of luck. Our second question this afternoon is all about...

0:30:350:30:38

US States In Song Titles. Richard.

0:30:380:30:40

We're going to show you the names now of five top-40 hits, all of

0:30:400:30:43

which have an American state in the title, but we've removed the state.

0:30:430:30:46

-Can you fill it back in again, please?

-OK.

0:30:460:30:49

So let's reveal our five song titles without states, and here they are.

0:30:490:30:53

I'll read those all again.

0:31:130:31:14

Alethea and Ansel, you will go first.

0:31:220:31:25

THEY CONFER

0:31:300:31:32

We would like to go for the fourth one, Midnight Train To Georgia.

0:31:320:31:36

Midnight Train To Georgia, says Alethea and Ansel.

0:31:360:31:40

So, Matt and Jonny, the rest of that board is all yours.

0:31:400:31:43

Do you want to go through it and fill in the blanks?

0:31:430:31:46

I'm... We know the second one. I think we know the second one!

0:31:460:31:49

California Gurls. However, that's not what we're going for.

0:31:490:31:52

-We think it might be pretty high scoring, so...

-Yeah.

0:31:520:31:54

We're going to take a bit of a guess at the top one

0:31:540:31:58

and say Deep In The Heart Of Texas.

0:31:580:32:00

Deep In The Heart Of Texas, say Matt and Jonny.

0:32:000:32:02

They're very good at their guesses, Matt and Jonny.

0:32:020:32:04

Another way of saying they've been very bad at coming up with answers they know.

0:32:040:32:07

LAUGHTER

0:32:070:32:09

In the order they were given, Alethea and Ansel,

0:32:090:32:11

you went for Georgia. Let's see if that's right, Midnight Train To Georgia.

0:32:110:32:15

It is Georgia.

0:32:180:32:19

Oh, it's a high score, though - 75.

0:32:190:32:21

75.

0:32:250:32:26

Meanwhile, Matt and Jonny have gone Deep In The Heart Of Texas,

0:32:260:32:29

for Duayne Eddy. Let's see if that's right.

0:32:290:32:31

Let see how many people said it.

0:32:310:32:33

It is right.

0:32:350:32:37

And it wins you a point! Look at that! Down it goes to 51.

0:32:370:32:40

And it means, Matt and Jonny, after only two questions, you are

0:32:420:32:45

straight through to the final 2-0.

0:32:450:32:47

That is pretty good work getting through to the final on

0:32:470:32:49

The Great Gatsby and Texas, neither of which you knew.

0:32:490:32:53

They're so going to walk off with the jackpot -

0:32:530:32:55

you can see it now, can't you?

0:32:550:32:57

-Yeah.

-Now, shall we fill in the rest of these?

0:32:570:33:00

California Gurls - Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg.

0:33:000:33:04

49 points for that.

0:33:040:33:06

Virginia Plain, Roxy music's first UK hit.

0:33:060:33:10

Would have scored 28. Do you know this bottom one?

0:33:100:33:12

-It's the best answer on the board.

-No, I don't.

0:33:120:33:14

-You would guess Alabama, I would think?

-Surely, ZZ Top.

0:33:140:33:18

But it's not. My Head's In Mississippi. Apparently.

0:33:180:33:21

And would have scored you 9 points. That's... Yeah.

0:33:210:33:25

You'd be wet, wouldn't you?

0:33:250:33:27

-Well, you would!

-If your head was in the Mississippi.

-Yeah.

-I mean, come on!

0:33:270:33:31

What I want to know is, which way is he lying?

0:33:310:33:34

I mean, where is his body? I mean...

0:33:340:33:36

LAUGHTER Do you know what I mean?

0:33:360:33:38

Oh, my head's in Mississippi, the rest of my body is in Missouri.

0:33:380:33:41

See, that's not going to end well. Well, it hasn't STARTED well.

0:33:410:33:44

-No, he's just doing it for a photo for his Facebook.

-Oh, I see!

0:33:440:33:47

He's doing a hilarious thing when he's on the state line and his head is in Mississippi.

0:33:470:33:51

Or he is a member of staff at a school and is...

0:33:510:33:55

RICHARD LAUGHS

0:33:550:33:57

You know, and he's just basically saying, "My head's in

0:33:570:33:59

"Mississippi, I, meanwhile have got to take sports day."

0:33:590:34:02

"Ofsted turned up and I don't know what to do.

0:34:020:34:05

"My head is in Mississippi," and Ofsted say, "Not our problem, mate.

0:34:050:34:10

"This is a random inspection."

0:34:100:34:12

And then he's going, "But why are you in America?

0:34:120:34:15

"Ofsted doesn't operate here."

0:34:150:34:17

And they go, "Don't you worry about that,"

0:34:170:34:19

and you're like... That's a bad Ofsted, isn't it?

0:34:190:34:22

-Anyway, that's what My Head's In Mississippi is about.

-There we are.

0:34:220:34:27

Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

0:34:270:34:28

So the pair leaving us at the end of the head-to-head round,

0:34:280:34:31

I'm afraid, Alethea and Ansel, it is you.

0:34:310:34:33

Well, you did much, much better this time than you did last time,

0:34:330:34:36

through to the head-to-head, but I'm afraid, yes, you had it

0:34:360:34:39

whipped from under your noses by Matt and Jonny in each case.

0:34:390:34:42

Been great having you on the show. Thanks very much for playing.

0:34:420:34:45

Sorry you didn't get any further. Alethea and Ansel!

0:34:450:34:48

APPLAUSE

0:34:480:34:49

But, for Matt and Jonny, it's now time for our Pointless final.

0:34:490:34:54

Well, congratulations, Matt and Jonny.

0:34:570:35:00

You fought off all the competition

0:35:000:35:02

and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.

0:35:020:35:04

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

0:35:100:35:12

At the end of today's show, the jackpot is standing at...

0:35:120:35:16

CHEERING

0:35:160:35:18

Well, it's just been a series of fantastically lucky guesses -

0:35:200:35:24

it's been extraordinary. Hard Times in the first round was a guess.

0:35:240:35:29

-Well, educated.

-Well, you know, it was a pretty good guess.

0:35:290:35:34

Then we had... Texas was a guess in the head-to-head.

0:35:340:35:36

We had another one in the head-to-head -

0:35:360:35:38

-The Great Gatsby was a guess.

-Oh, that was a pure guess.

0:35:380:35:40

I mean, also Victoria Pendleton was also a guess,

0:35:400:35:42

but that one didn't pay off quite so well, but it has been...

0:35:420:35:46

You know, it's been brilliant.

0:35:460:35:47

You really don't know a lot of really good stuff.

0:35:470:35:50

LAUGHTER

0:35:500:35:52

What would you like to guess at in this last round?

0:35:520:35:55

What's the ideal subject for you?

0:35:550:35:57

I think we might be better to have a go on the stuff that we don't know.

0:35:570:35:59

Yeah. I was going to say, "Usually we'd say sport",

0:35:590:36:01

but the way today's gone, probably not any more.

0:36:010:36:04

Shall we find out what the board says?

0:36:040:36:06

There'll be four things up there.

0:36:060:36:08

I hope something up there appeals to you.

0:36:080:36:10

Today's selection looks like this...

0:36:100:36:12

Shall we just have a go at Year 2007 and see what happens?

0:36:200:36:23

Should be our era, really, shouldn't it?

0:36:230:36:25

-Why not?

-2007?

-Yeah.

-That's what we're going to go for.

0:36:250:36:29

OK, very best of luck, gents.

0:36:290:36:30

Three very different questions here, very different areas.

0:36:300:36:32

Hopefully one of them suits you.

0:36:320:36:34

We are looking for any of the cast of Cranford,

0:36:340:36:38

which was first shown in 2007.

0:36:380:36:39

Anyone from the first two series of that,

0:36:390:36:41

according to IMDb.

0:36:410:36:43

We are looking for anyone who served in Gordon Brown's first cabinet

0:36:430:36:47

that he convened in June 2007.

0:36:470:36:49

Or we're looking for anyone who featured

0:36:490:36:52

in the Rugby World Cup Final between England and South Africa.

0:36:520:36:54

Anyone who was on the bench or played in that final, please.

0:36:540:36:58

The cast of Cranford, Gordon Brown's first cabinet,

0:36:580:37:00

or Rugby World Cup Final players.

0:37:000:37:02

Best of luck, gents.

0:37:020:37:03

Thanks very much, Richard. As always, you've got up to one minute

0:37:030:37:06

to come up with three answers.

0:37:060:37:08

All you need to win that jackpot

0:37:080:37:09

is for just one of your answers to be pointless.

0:37:090:37:12

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Yes.

0:37:120:37:14

OK, let's put 60 seconds up on the clock. There they are.

0:37:140:37:16

Your time starts now.

0:37:160:37:17

Rugby World Cup Final players.

0:37:170:37:19

Straightaway, we're not going to get anybody else.

0:37:190:37:21

Jason Robinson scored the try that wasn't allowed.

0:37:210:37:24

You can have Bryan Habana. What was he called?

0:37:240:37:27

-What was the captain of 2003?

-Martin Corry. Corry?

0:37:270:37:32

Corry?

0:37:320:37:34

-What was the guy... Mike Tindall could be in there.

-Tindall. Er...

0:37:340:37:37

Who else have we got?

0:37:370:37:39

Toby Flood. Toby Flood might have been in there. Mike Catt.

0:37:390:37:42

Mike Catt could be a good one to go for.

0:37:420:37:45

-Shall we say Mike Catt and Toby Flood?

-Er...

-Who else have we got?

0:37:450:37:49

Definitely Flood?

0:37:490:37:50

Yeah, Toby Flood. Bryan Habana.

0:37:500:37:55

I'm struggling to think of South African ones.

0:37:550:37:59

-I could name a random Labour MP...

-Francois Pienaar was long gone.

0:37:590:38:02

-..that could potentially be...

-Yeah, you think so?

0:38:020:38:04

-Well, who is it?

-Emily Thornberry.

0:38:040:38:06

-We may as well have a punt.

-OK, ten seconds left.

0:38:060:38:09

I'd say them two World Cup Final players...

0:38:090:38:12

Yeah, so Mike Catt, Toby Flood and then the MP, yeah?

0:38:120:38:15

Yeah. Yeah, why not?

0:38:150:38:16

OK, sounds like you've arrived at your answers.

0:38:160:38:18

That is your time now up. Let's hear them.

0:38:180:38:20

If you say which category you're answering, that'd be great.

0:38:200:38:23

Right, so we're going to go for two

0:38:230:38:24

from the Rugby World Cup Final players.

0:38:240:38:26

-OK.

-They are going to be Mike Catt and Bryan Habana.

0:38:260:38:31

And Bryan Habana.

0:38:310:38:32

Yeah. The other one is going to be from Gordon Brown's first cabinet.

0:38:320:38:35

-That is...

-Might not be right, but I know the name of

0:38:350:38:38

a random Labour MP is Emily Thornberry, I think.

0:38:380:38:40

-Emily Thornberry.

-I'm going to go for that.

0:38:400:38:42

So of those three, which is your best shot at a pointless answer?

0:38:420:38:45

I'd have to say Emily Thornberry.

0:38:450:38:47

No, that's not going to be right, is it? I'd say Mike Catt.

0:38:470:38:49

Stay down the bottom, stay down the bottom.

0:38:490:38:51

-Mike Catt.

-You want to put Mike Catt last?

0:38:510:38:53

-Mike Catt last.

-Go for Mike Catt.

-OK, Mike Catt goes last.

0:38:530:38:55

-What's least likely to be pointless?

-Emily Thornberry.

0:38:550:38:58

OK, Emily Thornberry first.

0:38:580:38:59

OK, well, let's put them up on the board in that order, then.

0:38:590:39:02

Here they are.

0:39:020:39:04

We've got Emily Thornberry,

0:39:040:39:06

we've got Bryan Habana and we have Mike Catt.

0:39:060:39:09

Well, very, very best of luck. Three good answers on the board, there.

0:39:090:39:12

Let's hope one of those is pointless.

0:39:120:39:14

I mean, wouldn't it be great?

0:39:140:39:15

One of those pointless sends you home with two grand.

0:39:150:39:17

What would you do with two grand? Matt, you first.

0:39:170:39:20

I don't know. Maybe something... A little bit of a treat.

0:39:200:39:23

I'd like to say I'd keep it sensible

0:39:230:39:24

and put it towards a deposit for a flat or something,

0:39:240:39:26

but I might just buy a new guitar or something like that.

0:39:260:39:29

Jonny, how about you?

0:39:290:39:30

Yeah, I'd like to go somewhere in Europe on holiday. Nice.

0:39:300:39:33

Well, very best of luck.

0:39:330:39:34

Three answers, as I say, all of them could win that jackpot for you.

0:39:340:39:38

Let's see if they're all right.

0:39:380:39:39

Let's see if any of them are pointless.

0:39:390:39:41

Emily Thornberry was your first answer.

0:39:410:39:43

In this case, we were looking for members

0:39:430:39:44

of Gordon Brown's first cabinet in 2007.

0:39:440:39:46

If it is pointless, it will win you £2,000.

0:39:460:39:49

How many people said Emily Thornberry? Is it right?

0:39:490:39:53

-Oh, bad luck. Well, it was a punt.

-Yeah.

-It was a punt.

0:39:560:40:00

I'm afraid an incorrect answer, not a pointless answer,

0:40:000:40:02

which means you only have two more chances to win today's jackpot.

0:40:020:40:06

Your next answer was Bryan Habana.

0:40:060:40:07

Now, if this is correct and it is pointless, it will win you £2,000.

0:40:070:40:12

Let's find out how many of our 100 people said Bryan Habana.

0:40:120:40:15

Is it pointless?

0:40:150:40:17

It's right.

0:40:200:40:22

Well, your first answer was Emily Thornberry,

0:40:220:40:24

which was incorrect,

0:40:240:40:25

but Bryan Habana is absolutely on the money.

0:40:250:40:27

Now we go down through the 20s, through the teens,

0:40:270:40:29

into single figures.

0:40:290:40:30

Bryan Habana now taking us way down. Look at that!

0:40:300:40:33

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Very well done indeed!

0:40:330:40:36

Fantastic. Brilliant. Superb.

0:40:360:40:39

Very well done indeed.

0:40:390:40:42

Oh, congratulations.

0:40:450:40:47

Bryan Habana was a pointless answer,

0:40:470:40:49

which means you go home with that jackpot of £2,000.

0:40:490:40:52

Very well done, Matt and Jonny.

0:40:520:40:54

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:40:540:40:57

I told you, I told you you'd win, gents, didn't I?

0:40:570:41:00

I told you you would.

0:41:000:41:01

The jammiest pair we've ever had in the jackpot round.

0:41:010:41:03

LAUGHTER

0:41:030:41:05

But then you smashed it in the jackpot round. Very well played.

0:41:050:41:07

Mike Catt would have scored you 1 point.

0:41:070:41:10

1 point. Any rugby fan would have won that jackpot.

0:41:100:41:12

So many pointless answers there.

0:41:120:41:14

Toby Flood, Jason Robinson - you mentioned both of them.

0:41:140:41:16

Both of them were pointless answers as well,

0:41:160:41:18

so there's loads and loads of rugby pointless answers out there.

0:41:180:41:21

Actually, if you know Cranford,

0:41:210:41:22

there's some good pointless answers as well, and if you know politics.

0:41:220:41:25

You know, if any of those things interest you at all,

0:41:250:41:27

there are pointless answers to be gained here.

0:41:270:41:29

Let's start with Cranford, some very famous names here.

0:41:290:41:32

Celia Imrie, Lesley Sharp.

0:41:320:41:34

Philip Glenister is a pointless answer.

0:41:340:41:35

Tom Hiddleston was in a couple of episodes of Cranford.

0:41:350:41:39

Everybody apart from Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, John Bowe,

0:41:390:41:43

Francesca Annis, Finty Williams and Eileen Atkins -

0:41:430:41:45

everybody else who was in that series was a pointless answer.

0:41:450:41:48

Well done if us said any of those.

0:41:480:41:50

Gordon Brown's first cabinet. Some big names here as well...

0:41:500:41:53

The only people who scored anything at all...

0:41:580:42:00

Ed Balls scored points, Ed Miliband, remember him?

0:42:000:42:04

He scored points.

0:42:040:42:05

David Miliband. That's weird - two guys with the same surname.

0:42:050:42:08

Alistair Darling, Jack Straw, Andy Burnham, Harriet Harman,

0:42:080:42:11

Hilary Benn, Jacqui Smith, Hazel Blears.

0:42:110:42:12

They're the only ones who scored points. Everyone else was pointless.

0:42:120:42:15

Rugby World Cup Final players.

0:42:150:42:17

I mean, virtually everybody who played in that game

0:42:170:42:20

was a pointless answer...

0:42:200:42:21

Andrew Sheridan, Andy Gomarsall, Ben Kay.

0:42:240:42:27

Dan Hipkiss, George Chuter, Jason Robinson.

0:42:270:42:30

We know Lewis Moody, Mark Regan, Martin Corry.

0:42:300:42:32

The only ones who scored any points at all were

0:42:320:42:34

Jonny Wilkinson, Lawrence Dallaglio, Nick Easter and Mike Catt.

0:42:340:42:37

Every single other player on both teams was a pointless answer.

0:42:370:42:41

Gents, you rode your luck, but then you came through at the end.

0:42:410:42:43

-Congratulations. Lovely having you on the show.

-Cheers.

0:42:430:42:47

Thanks, Richard.

0:42:470:42:48

Thanks, once again, to our winning players, Matt and Jonny,

0:42:500:42:53

who go away with today's jackpot of £2,000.

0:42:530:42:55

Join us next time when we'll be putting more obscure knowledge

0:42:570:43:00

to the test on Pointless.

0:43:000:43:01

-Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

0:43:010:43:03

And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

0:43:030:43:05

APPLAUSE

0:43:050:43:09

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