Episode 1 Debatable

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Hello and welcome to Debatable,

where today one player must answer a series of tricky questions

to try and walk away with the jackpot of over £2,000

but, as always, they're not on their own - they will have

a panel of celebrities debating their way to the answers.

However, will they be able to talk the talk? That's Debatable.

Let's meet them.

All talk today, we have writer and comedian Susan Calman,

we have Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson,

and comedian Tim Vine.

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

Tanni, years and years of

preparation and training for the Olympics.

I'm assuming you have treated your role on this show as seriously.

Yes, I have. There's been weeks of preparation(!)

-So, talk us through your prep.

-I turned up.

LAUGHTER Good.

I checked out who I was going to be on with and though, "I'm fine."

So this is good. (Cos she's good.)

I know, they're both very, very good.

Susan, of course, bringing a lot of training into this role.

Huge amounts.

I have a law degree but, more importantly, I was the first

person ever to get 100% in the Currys electrical superstore exam.

-Whoo!

-APPLAUSE

Yes. Thank you.

-Tim, of course, born ready.

-Oh.

Listen, I have been training though, Paddy.

I went to the sun tanning Olympics. I got bronze.

LAUGHTER

We can't do better than that. That is the panel.

Let's meet today's contestant. It is Becca from Coventry.

APPLAUSE

-Welcome to the show.

-Thank you.

-How are you doing?

-I'm really good, thank you.

-Tell us a little bit about yourself.

-I am a designer.

-What type of designer?

-I mainly work in retail at the moment.

Tell us a little bit about your family.

Currently living with my dad after graduating.

I moved back in with him.

-They cannot believe that I've applied to come on a quiz show.

-Why?

They honestly think that I come across as quite ditzy

and I think that they think I have no chance, really.

-We'll prove them wrong tonight, Becca.

-Yeah.

They've talked this type of big game before, Becca. Believe you me.

It could be no help whatsoever.

What do we think of today's panel, by the way?

-Brilliant. Excellent.

-Mm.

I couldn't have asked for a better set of brains.

-That's cos we haven't started yet.

-Give us five minutes.

OK, you'll need to pay close attention to all our panel.

You can only choose one for the final debate at the end of the show.

-Ready to play?

-Yes. Absolutely.

-OK, Becca. Here we go.

Let's play round one.

Round one is multiple choice. Each question has four possible answers.

Only one of them is correct. We need you to find that answer.

There are three questions in this round.

Each correct answer's worth £200, so a possible £600 up for grabs.

-OK.

-Ready to play?

-Absolutely.

-Here we go.

My first thought is a clown.

That was the first thing that came into my head when I saw funambulist.

But I definitely need a second opinion.

OK, you need a second opinion.

Let's go to our panel and see if they can provide us with

a first opinion.

OK, panel. The debate starts now.

So, based on your background, have either of you been in the circus?

-Don't tell me you joined the circus.

-Well, I mean, no is my answer.

I've not been IN the circus.

I feel as though because I'm a comedian, I would have heard

of the term funambulist in relation to a clown before.

I don't know what you think about that, Susan.

If I'm honest, looking at the words,

one of the fun facts about me is that, studying law, I studied Latin.

-Right.

-Now, what I know is that ambulare means walking or walk.

-Yes, a fun walk.

-Ah!

-Oh.

Would you have any idea what the "fun" bit means in Latin then?

-I would wonder...

-Tightrope?

..if it came from funis. Funis is rope or something like that.

-Funis is rope.

-Ah, OK.

If it's funambulist, rope walker, I think without a doubt,

it's lion tamer.

That's kind of pointing us in that direction.

I don't know about the "fun" bit,

I'm guessing that that's the other part, whether it's rope or...

Well, you've convinced me.

-You've convinced me as well.

-OK. Right, we're done. OK.

-OK.

-So, we think the answer is a tightrope walker.

So, Becca?

Well, everything that you've said, now you've sort of pointed out

"ambul" that does point towards that.

So I think I need to go with that answer.

OK. You're going for a tightrope walker. You're going with the panel.

For £200, the correct answer is...

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Well done, Susan.

Susan Calman, you were absolutely spot on.

It is derived from the Latin words funis, meaning rope,

and ambulare, which means to walk.

-Bring on the next Latin word!

-Bring on the next Latin word.

Becca, well done. You're off to a flying start. £200 in the prize pot.

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

Well played. Here comes your next question.

So, the first thing that came into my mind was heron.

Cos I know they've got really long beaks.

But to think of a heron with a beak just longer than its body,

I just can't imagine it. I'm sure it'd keep toppling over.

Whereas a hummingbird, I do think they have really long

-beaks to get inside the plants.

-Mm-hm.

-You're edging towards hummingbird?

-Definitely, yes.

OK, you're edging towards that.

Panel, can you add anything to this for us? Your debate starts now.

So, my gut reaction for it was hummingbird cos I kind of imagine

a hummingbird coming in and sort of putting its beak into flowers.

Mm-hm.

I don't think it's woodpecker cos I think they've got short beaks.

I think you're right, Tanni, because a woodpecker, if you're actually

using your beak to hit something, you want it to be short and strong.

-I'm kind of remembering Woody Woodpecker.

-Yeah.

The longer something is, the less strong it is.

Currently, if I was having to just point at something very quickly,

-I'd point at the pelican.

-The pelican?

-No idea why.

-Are we discounting heron?

-I think we possibly are.

-I think so.

-Heron and woodpecker are out, I think.

-Yeah.

-OK.

-I'm stuck between hummingbird and pelican as well.

-Right.

-Well, what do you think, Tanni?

-My gut reaction is hummingbird.

-Two out of three.

-We'll back you up, whatever your final decision is.

OK. So our final answer is hummingbird.

Yeah, I think that's wise.

Anything in there, Becca, to make you change your mind?

Does the body include the head and the neck? Or is it just the body?

I think the body is the entirety of the animal.

In which case, I think it's got to be the hummingbird.

-I agree with the panel.

-OK, you're going with the panel.

You're saying hummingbird.

£200. Is hummingbird correct?

-CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Well done.

-Thank you.

-Well done.

APPLAUSE DROWNS OUT SPEECH

Well done, Tim. You were right to... Tell the panel.

I'd like to think I encouraged the panel to ignore me.

I think you did that very well.

Another £200 into the prize pot. You're up to £400.

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

Final question of round one. Here it comes.

Oh, dear.

I definitely need your help, please.

OK. Well, we've managed to get two out of two so far.

Panel, the debate starts now.

My thought when I heard the names was they were robots.

-If I'm honest, Tim...

-Oh, no. It's Latin for something, isn't it?

-Please.

-Being a fan of the film Transformers, I don't think

-they are Transformers.

-Are they not?

My first thought were that they were the Secret Service code names

for US Presidents.

Rawhide would have been George W Bush cos he was a Texan.

Trailblazer would have been Obama, I would imagine.

I thought Obama was Renegade.

-Who watched Carpool Karaoke with Michelle Obama?

-I did.

Cos she gives her name in that.

-She did.

-She says Barack's name was Renegade.

But I might have just totally dreamt that.

You might be right. It's just an instinct that it sounds to

me like Secret Service code names for US Presidents.

I think you're right and I'll tell you where I got mixed up,

I was thinking of Robo Wars.

-Robot Wars?

-Robot. Not even Robo Wars.

-Robot Wars, OK.

-Robert Wars. People called Robert fight each other.

I think we should go with it cos it's the one we're most certain of.

OK.

So we think the answer is the Secret Service code names for the

US Presidents.

So, Becca, the only member of the upper chamber of parliament

has worked this political answer out, based on Carpool Karaoke.

I think that's a really good shout because I know it's not

Transformers, I agree. Kentucky Derby race winning horses...

Well, initially, that was my first thought because of Rawhide.

But as soon as you said Renegade and Obama together,

that made me think it's got to be that.

-So I'm going to go with them again.

-You're going with the panel.

You're going Secret Service code names for US Presidents.

For £200, the correct answer is...

-CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Well done!

-Well done.

-Well played.

They are all Secret Service code names for US Presidents.

Renegade was Barack Obama's Secret Service name.

-Rawhide was Ronald Reagan.

-Oh, cos he was a cowboy in the films.

-That's why, yes.

-Trailblazer was George W Bush.

-Well done, Becca.

-Thank you.

-That's another £200 to the prize pot.

At the end of round one, it's 100%. It is £600.

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

-How do you think the panel's doing so far?

-Don't make me blush, Becca.

I know I've had a storming time.

You were my first thought to take through at the end.

Well, there's still time for me to change that thought back again.

I didn't say it was still there.

OK, Becca. Let's see how they do with pictures.

It is time for round two.

Becca, round two is our picture round. We have three pictures.

We need you to put them in the correct order.

Two questions in this round. £300 for each correct answer.

Another £600 up for grabs. Here comes your first question.

Oh...

-How's your history?

-It's not my strongest.

But Tim looks like he's having a great time,

like he probably knows the answer to this.

This is your time to win me back.

Yes, I'm trying, Becca. I'm trying.

I have no idea of the dates. No idea at all.

OK. Panel, your debate starts now.

-Tim.

-Yes.

Well, seeing as Becca has looked at my face and read it as the face of a

historian, if I have one hunch, it's that Culloden is before Trafalgar.

I think Naseby was the Civil War.

Which was 16...60...ish?

-Great Fire of London 1666.

-So it might have been a bit earlier.

16-something. Round there.

I'm just really enjoying watching you two discussing history.

16... Er...

I think Trafalgar was 17...30...ish.

I know it was quite recently the something hundredth

anniversary of Culloden. That was the battle against the English.

Is that correct?

-I would say it was, yeah.

-Right, I think Culloden's first.

I think that's our gut instinct.

-OK.

-OK.

Trafalgar was one that involved the English, wasn't it?

Who was fighting the Battle of Trafalgar? Tell me.

-We're such a good advert.

-I thought the French were involved.

-So it involves some form of travel.

-Yes.

-Right.

So maybe the older ones took place nearer to home.

-Yes.

-This is just a little bit of an extra clue.

-Yes.

That's really good logic.

This is right. I have never been more sure of anything in my life.

I've certainly got no reason to doubt her.

-Right, so we think the answer is Culloden, Naseby, Trafalgar.

-Yeah.

And let that be a lesson to you.

-Mm.

-Well, that was insightful. Thank you.

I do like Tim's sort of logic about travel.

With the dates again, Tanni, you were brilliant,

but the only thing that I'm not sure about is where Trafalgar comes.

If it's first or if it's last.

The thing that's making you pause is that this time I've agreed

-with them.

-That literally is it.

LAUGHTER

Um, I think I'm going to have to agree again. Yeah.

I'm going to go with that, go with the panel.

OK, you're going with the panel.

For better or worse, for £300, is that the correct order?

Oh, no. it's the wrong order. The correct order is...

..Naseby, Culloden, Trafalgar.

Naseby was part of the English Civil War.

Tanni, you were right about that. Almost right on the date. 1645.

Culloden was during the Jacobite Rising in 1746.

Trafalgar was in 1805, during the Napoleonic Wars.

No money there, but your prize pot is still £600.

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

Here comes your second picture question.

-She looks happy.

-I do like Disney.

-Oh, good!

-I had Pocahontas on tape.

-That's got to be kind of old.

I used to love Aladdin.

And I didn't see Hercules until I was a little bit older.

However, I do think that sort of cartoon style did fall before

Aladdin.

So I'm kind of thinking Pocahontas, then Hercules, and then Aladdin.

But I'm not entirely sure.

And that is what the panel is here for, Becca. Your debate starts now.

So, who has teenage girls that should have watched loads of

-cartoons?

-I don't, but in many ways, I've been like a teenage girl, so...

I agree with Becca about Pocahontas. I would put Pocahontas first.

I remember seeing that in the cinema with a friend of mine

a very long time ago.

Hand it over here cos it might help if we do that.

OK. This is only my thoughts, obviously.

And then I would be inclined to feel the opposite of what Becca said,

that it went Pocahontas, Aladdin, then Hercules.

I would agree because we always used to go to the cinema to see

Disney films. It was a big thing when a new Disney film came out,

you would go and see them, and I've never seen Hercules.

-Which would indicate to me that was released after Aladdin.

-Mm.

Because we would probably have gone to see it.

My only concern, my only thing,

is that maybe Aladdin is more in my consciousness because it was

such a big film and Robin Williams was

-so incredible in it that everyone remembers it.

-Yeah.

Well, I'd have that same concern,

but if I was still going to plump for it, I would say what we've got.

-Yeah.

-Yeah. I'm happy with that. OK.

-Yeah.

So, the order we're going to go in is Pocahontas, Aladdin,

and Hercules.

OK, Becca. What do we make of that?

Hercules, I think it came around before Aladdin.

So I'm going to go with my gut on this one, I think.

And I'm going to go Pocahontas as oldest, then Hercules,

and then Aladdin as the newest.

OK, so you're going against the panel.

For £300, is that the correct order?

It's the wrong order, Becca. The correct order is...

-Oh!

-Ooh!

-There we are.

-Aladdin was first.

-We were all wrong.

Then Pocahontas, then Hercules.

Aladdin 1992, Pocahontas 1995,

-Hercules 1997.

-Wow!

Wow!

OK, Becca, I'm afraid nothing in that round.

But you still have £600.

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

-How do you think the panel is doing so far?

-Really well.

I know I got both of the last questions wrong,

but I'm glad that you guys did as well, so just need to move

-onwards and upwards and then I can pick the best for...

-OK, Becca.

Still £1,000 up for grabs, as we play round three.

In round three, you'll face questions that contain three

statements about a person, a place or a thing.

Only one of those statements is correct. We need you to find it.

There are two questions in this round.

Each correct answer is worth £500,

so there's still £1,000 up for grabs.

-Excellent.

-Best of luck. Here we go.

Well, I'm not an avid Dolly Parton fan and, when I think of her,

the only song I can really think of is Nine To Five.

However, "lost a Dolly Parton lookalike contest" rings a bell.

I feel like that's something that might be true.

Panel, can you help us out here? Your debate starts now.

-I'd love number one to be real.

-Mm-hm.

-That would be great.

I can't believe she's only had one UK... She's written so much stuff.

Definitely wasn't born in Upstate New York.

No, cos her estate, Dollywood, which was a theme park she opened,

it was in Country Music land, Dollywood.

I am a big Dolly Parton fan.

Nine To Five is one of my favourite films and I've seen her in

concert several times.

And the top one, as far as I know, absolutely correct.

That she did lose a lookalike contest for herself.

Not only am I pretty sure, but I think by process of elimination.

-You agree with that?

-Absolutely, yeah.

-I really, really hope that this is true.

-I know.

Dolly Parton lost a competition which was a lookalike for her.

That's my gut instinct and you've just confirmed it.

-So I'm going with that as well.

-OK, you're going with the panel.

For £500...

did Dolly Parton lose a Dolly Parton lookalike contest?

She did! APPLAUSE

Well done.

She lost a lookalike contest to a man.

To a drag queen.

-Amazing.

-She was born in Tennessee. That's where Dollywood is.

And she has only had two Top 40 hits in the UK.

Jolene and Islands In The Stream with Kenny Rogers.

Well played. We're back on track. Another £500 into the prize pot.

You're up to £1,100. CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

And you're not done yet. Let's see if we can get this up to £1,600.

£500 up for grabs with your final question in this round.

I genuinely don't know this. But Tim looks like he might.

What we need is someone who was born in and around that era, Tim.

-Indeed.

-Your debate starts now.

-Right.

-Do you know anything about this?

I don't think New Zealand,

cos rugby is such a huge sport in New Zealand, so each of the

All Blacks are numbered, so you know your place in history.

I have to step in cos I know New Zealand have played in a World Cup.

-Oh, have they?

-But my only thing is whether that was the only one.

I think it might have maybe 2002 or something.

The only bit I thought I was right about.

As an English person, do you know about the bottom one?

I don't know, is the truth of it, but it's very feasible.

-Brazil, of course, have played in a lot of World Cups.

-Yeah.

That's absolutely right.

All of that has a certain element of truth.

I would go with the bottom one.

1966, England didn't concede a goal until the semifinal.

I would go with Tim because Tim's been waiting to prove himself

-the entire game.

-I really want to prove myself to you, Becca.

No pressure, Tim.

And I think this is the point where Tim should step up and make

-the decision.

-OK, this is what I'm saying.

I think New Zealand have been in the World Cup twice, I think

Argentina have the most cards, and I think the bottom one is true.

-Right.

-So there you have it.

We think that England didn't concede a goal until the semifinal.

OK, Tim has taken this one on his shoulders, Becca.

I'm just wondering if Tim would be willing to put

a £500 bet on that answer.

No, I wouldn't.

But although I'm afraid I can't be cast iron, I'm happy to stand up,

salute the captain, Becca, and say, "Trust me, sir."

I trust you, sir.

I'm going to go with the panel. C, it is.

OK, Tim. Absolutely no pressure. Becca is going with C.

For £500, is that the correct statement?

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Well done!

-Well played!

-Thank you!

-Very well done!

All is forgiven, Tim!

All is forgiven!

-You were absolutely right on everything there.

-Was I?

Yes, you were.

New Zealand have played in two World Cups, Argentina has received

the most number of cards, and England didn't concede

a goal until the semifinal of the '66 World Cup.

Becca, at the end of that round, your prize pot is up to £1,600.

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

A tidy little sum. What would you do with the cash

if we manage to get it today?

Um, if I manage to get the cash today,

I'd really love to go to Iceland.

I'd love to see the Northern Lights and go whale watching.

But I'm actually a bit scared of flying.

-So first, I would like to get hypnotherapy.

-Ooh, Becca. It works.

-Does it?

-I'm terrified of flying. And I had hypnotherapy.

And I've managed to get on a plane for the first time in a decade.

That's what I'm spending it on. And then a holiday.

There's only one question that stands between you and that £1,600.

It is the Final Debate and in the Final Debate

you will get one question with six possible answers.

Only three of them are correct.

In order to win the money, you do need to give me all three answers.

But you're not on your own because one of our panellists will be

helping you out.

Would you like it to be our Latin tightrope walker, Susan Calman?

Will you be going for gold with Tanni Grey-Thompson?

Or will you be showing Tim Vine the red card?

Tim was lagging behind at the start, but you've just done so well on the

-last question, I'm worried...

-I may have peaked.

Do you know what? I'll give you a chance.

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

You're going with Tim. Tim Vine, join us for the Final Debate. APPLAUSE

-So, Tim, Becca's chosen you for the Final Debate.

-Yes.

I think we're all surprised. Delighted. Delighted.

-Yes, it's all about the subjects, Becca, isn't it?

-It really is.

So let's choose the right subject and let's do this.

Let's get you that money.

OK, because it is the Final Debate, as Tim says,

there are two categories to choose from.

Let's have a look and choose one from these.

What's meteorology? What's that?

-Meteors?

-I think it's a type of pizza.

-Oh, is it?

We're both as bad as each other.

Yeah, I think we should go with baby names.

I think we should go with baby names, don't you? Yeah.

I think we're going to go with baby names.

-OK, you're going with baby names.

-Yes.

-There it is.

£1,600 at stake, Becca. We're going to put 45 seconds on the clock.

We wish you all the best. Here comes three correct answers from this.

Your Final Debate starts now.

Right, so already, I'm going to rule out Albert and Kai straightaway.

-OK.

-Oscar, I do know quite a few young babies called Oscar.

-Yeah.

-Harry, Prince is very popular at the moment.

-That's true, yeah.

Prince Harry. David Beckham. But that's quite old.

Slightly old name, isn't it?

-But Thomas?

-I would say it's even older, isn't it?

-Well, you get quite a lot of Toms.

-Toms, don't you, yeah?

So we're saying Oscar and Harry, but David or Thomas?

-20 seconds.

-I don't know any baby Davids.

-No, I know what you mean.

-Do you know any baby Thomases?

I know more baby Thomases, I think. I've got a friend who...

But he wasn't born in 2015.

-Ten seconds.

-Oscar, Harry, Thomas?

-Or Oscar, Harry, David?

-2015. OK. Oscar, Harry, David, do you think?

-Oscar, Harry, Thomas.

-Becca, time up. I need three answers.

-Go for it.

-Oscar, Harry, and Thomas.

Oscar, Harry, Thomas.

We need all three of those, Becca,

to be correct to leave with the £1,600.

We're wishing you all the best.

First, you gave us Oscar.

Was Oscar one of the top ten names for boys in 2015?

-Yes!

-It was.

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

-Well done.

-One down, two to go.

Must be, surely.

Next you said Harry. Was Harry in the top ten names for boys in 2015?

It was. APPLAUSE

Oh, come on!

This is the one we weren't sure about.

It all comes down to this. You said Thomas.

You maybe thought it was David, then you said you didn't know

anybody who was called David. You've gone for Thomas.

If Thomas is the correct answer, you leave with the money.

If it's wrong, I'm afraid you do leave with nothing.

Fingers crossed and we wish you the best.

Was Thomas one of the top ten names for boys in 2015?

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

Very well done! Well played!

-Well done, you!

-You've won £1,600, Becca!

-Oh, that is brilliant!

-Well done!

-Thomas just squeezed in there at number nine on the list.

-Very good!

-Baby names.

-I worried about Thomas. Becca, very good!

-Very good.

You are leaving with £1,600.

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Well done, you.

And that is it today.

We've just enough time for me to thank our fantastic panel,

to Tim Vine, to Susan Calman, and Tanni Grey-Thompson.

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE I hope you've enjoyed watching.

We will see you next time for more heated debates.

For now, it's goodbye from me.