Episode 2 Celebrity Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight

is the comedian and author Shappi Khorsandi,

her specialist subject Charlie Chaplin.

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Next, the Radio 1 presenter Chris Stark,

he'll be answering questions on the other Radio 1 presenter,

Scott Mills.

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Piers Taylor presents The House That £100,000 Built.

His subject is Bob Dylan.

And finally, the Paralympic gold medallist and flag bearer

Lee Pearson on British birds.

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Hello, and welcome to Celebrity Mastermind with me, John Humphrys,

and four people who might just possibly be regretting that moment

when they volunteered to sit in the black chair.

They don't get paid for it, their fee goes to charity,

but the prize is great -

the honour of becoming a Celebrity Mastermind.

For one of them, anyway.

The usual rules apply.

A minute and a half on their specialist subject,

and then two minutes of questions on general knowledge.

So let's have our first contender, please.

And your name is?

Your chosen charity?

And your chosen subject?

Charlie Chaplin in 90 seconds.

Charlie Chaplin was born in London in 1889.

What was the name of his older half-brother

who acted as his agent and business manager?

Sydney.

At the age of nine, Chaplin toured Britain

with a clog dancing act, managed by William Jackson.

What was it called?

Eight Lancashire Lads.

For which film that premiered in January 1928

was Chaplin awarded a Special Academy Award

for writing, acting, directing and producing?

Limelight.

The Circus.

What's the title of Chaplin's first film, released in 1914,

in which he plays a villain with a drooping moustache?

Making A Living.

Which actress first appeared opposite Chaplin

in A Night Out in 1915, and went on to be his leading lady

in more than 30 films?

Edna Purviance.

In June 1917, Chaplin signed a million-dollar contract

to make eight films a year with which film company?

Keystone.

First National.

In which film does Chaplin play a starving prospector

who eats his own boots and performs the Dance Of The Rolls?

Oh.

Oh, no.

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This is the worst moment of my life.

Shall I take that as a pass?

No, no, don't take it as a pass. Please, stay with me.

Um...

-The Gold Rush!

-Yes.

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The first film to be released in which Chaplin wears

his Tramp costume has the title Kid Auto Races At...?

Venice.

What's the name of the ruler of Tomainia

whom Chaplin plays in The Great Dictator,

his satire on Hitler?

Adenoid Hynkel.

Chaplin was sailing to London for the world premiere

of one of his films in September 1952,

when he learned that his re-entry permit to America

had been rescinded. Which film?

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It was 1952?

It was, um...

Modern Times? No, of course not.

-Limelight.

-Limelight!

-You said it earlier.

I said it earlier. I meant it for the same question!

You did, but I'm afraid it doesn't work like that. You know.

I knew you were going to... I thought it might come up twice.

-Yes, you did.

-He multitasked!

No, look, rules is rules, you know what I'm saying?

Anyway, come on, Shappi. you got seven points!

Thank you.

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And our next contender, please.

And your name is?

Your chosen charity?

The Motor Neurone Disease Association.

Chosen subject?

The great man Scott Mills.

The great man Scott Mills!

In 90 seconds.

Mills began at BBC Radio 1 as a DJ in 1998.

Which presenter did he stand in for

on the Breakfast Show shortly after he joined the station?

Zoe Ball.

Which city did Mills move to

in order to work for the radio station GWR

after he left Ocean FM?

Bristol.

What was the name of Mills' professional dance partner

on the 2014 series of Strictly Come Dancing,

with whom he danced the samba while he was dressed as a crab?

Karen Clifton.

Joanne Clifton.

In his autobiography, Mills says he was nearly fired

from his early morning Radio 1 show cos he went on air drunk

after a night out at which award ceremony?

The Brits.

How old was Mills when he began to work at

the Southampton Hospital radio station?

He was eventually told to leave

because of insurance problems.

-14.

-12.

Which song, recorded by David Hasselhoff,

did Mills back as it climbed to number three

-in the UK singles charts...

-Jump In My Car.

..in 2006? Jump In My Car's correct.

Mills won a Stonewall Award in 2011 for the

television documentary The World's Worst Place To Be Gay.

In which African country was it filmed?

Uganda.

Which radio producer, known as The One That Doesn't Speak,

-does Mills refer to in his autobiography...

-Emlyn Dodd.

..as "a great colleague and greater friend"? Emlyn Dodd.

What was Mills' specialist subject

when he appeared on Celebrity Mastermind in 2006?

Prisoner: Cell Block H.

Which university in Southampton awarded Mills

an honorary Doctorate Of Arts in 2009?

Solent University.

Mills became the host of the Radio 1 Drivetime Show in 2004

to cover for which presenter who was on maternity leave?

Sara Cox.

On which long-running BBC show did Mills make his debut

as a television presenter in 1999?

BEEP

He believes he had the right look for it

because he had awful, spiky hair.

Top Of The Pops.

Is correct!

Chris, you've got...

In a bit of a rush, there, weren't you?

But anyway, you've got ten points.

Cool.

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And our next contender, please.

And your name is?

Your chosen charity?

Chosen subject?

Bob Dylan before the Nobel Prize. Here we go.

Which classic Bob Dylan song begins,

"How many roads must a man walk down

"before you call him a man"?

Blowing In The Wind.

Dylan's Song To Woody was written

for which legendary folk singer and activist?

Woody Guthrie.

Who signed Bob Dylan to Columbia Records in 1961,

and produced his first album?

John Hammond.

With which country singer-songwriter

did Dylan record Girl From The North Country

on the 1969 Nashville Skyline album?

Johnny Cash.

Who directed the documentary film Don't Look Back,

which covers Dylan's 1965 tour of the UK?

DA Pennebaker.

The boxer Rubin Carter

became the subject of a protest song on Dylan's Desire album

after his controversial conviction for murder.

Which song?

Hurricane.

The 1978 film that includes Dylan's

Rolling Thunder Revue Tour is called Renaldo and...?

Clara.

Which song from the album

Another Side Of Bob Dylan includes the line,

"Ah, but I was so much older then.

"I'm younger than that now"?

"I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now..."

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right?

-My Back Pages.

-Oh!

Which '71 single did Dylan write

in tribute to a Black Panther member

who'd been fatally shot at San Quentin prison?

Pass.

What three words complete the lines,

"How does it feel to be on your own,

"with no direction home,

"like a complete unknown, like...?"

A rolling stone.

At which folk festival did Dylan cause great controversy

on 25 July 1965 when he sang with an electric guitar,

backed by rock musicians?

Newport.

Dylan retired temporarily from public life

after an alleged incident on 29 July 1966.

What incident? BEEP

Motorcycle crash.

Exactly. And that's what it was.

You had one pass, Piers.

George Jackson was the chap

who was shot and killed at San Quentin Prison.

You have, also, ten points.

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And our final contender, please.

And your name is?

Your chosen charity?

And your chosen subject?

British birds in 90 seconds. Here we go.

Pied, grey and yellow are the British species...

-Wagtail.

-..of a small bird with a long tail

that constantly bobs up and down.

Which bird? Wagtail, correct.

The male of which bird

has a distinctive, repetitive call

which is traditionally regarded as a sign of spring,

while the female lays her eggs in another bird's nest?

Cuckoo.

Which member of the grouse family is confined to the Scottish Highlands

and has a plumage that turns almost pure white in winter?

Grouse?

Ptarmigan.

What term is generally used to describe the loud,

territorial call of the male bittern,

usually heard in early spring?

Pass.

Most domesticated farmyard geese

are thought to have descended from an ancestor

of which common British goose?

Greylag?

Britain's smallest species of swan takes its common name

from an illustrator and engraver who died in 1828.

What's its name?

Is it Brent?

No, Bewick's.

The call of which bird is traditionally described as

a little bit of bread and no cheese?

Wren?

Yellowhammer.

The triangular bill of the adult puffin is in bands of

red, yellow, and which other colour at its base?

Blue.

What British bird of the Sittidae family

has a remarkable and unusual ability to go down

tree trunks headfirst as easily as it goes up them?

Nuthatch.

The halcyon is a poetic name for which brightly coloured bird

with orange underparts and bright blue-green upper parts?

It typically nests in holes near waterbanks.

Kingfisher.

The RSPB reserve Loch Garten in Scotland

has become a home of a bird of prey

that had ceased to breed in the British Isles around 1916,

and has since re-established itself.

Which bird?

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Golden eagle.

It's the osprey.

-Oh.

-Yeah, I was thinking golden eagle, as well.

-Yeah.

Anyway, there we are. You had one pass.

That term that's used to describe the loud, territorial call

-of the male bittern, boom or booming.

-The boom.

-Yeah.

But six points.

Thank you very much.

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So, that is the end of the first round,

let's have a look at the scores.

In fourth place, six points, Lee.

Third place, seven points, Shappi.

Joint first place,

ten points apiece, Chris and Piers.

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So it's the general knowledge round now.

And if there's a tie at the end of it, then the number of passes is

taken into account and the person with fewer passes is the winner.

So let us get on with it,

and ask Lee to join us again, if you would, please.

Right, now, Lee, you have so many gold medals,

you had to think about it when I asked you a minute ago, off air.

11 gold medals, over five games.

That's quite a lot, really, isn't it?

Some people think equestrian Olympics are a bit like

sort of Formula One racing.

If you've got a good car, you'll win the race.

If you've got a good horse, you will win the medals.

Yeah, but if you've got a good car, but if you're not a good driver,

you're not going to win.

So I do the sport dressage, which is...

It isn't even a job, it's not a career, it's a total lifestyle.

The horses are 20 metres from my back door,

we live and breathe horses,

and I train with them for years.

So my horse that I just competed in Rio, Zion, I mean,

he's been training since he was five years old with me,

and he was 12 in Rio.

So it's a lot of hard work,

and blood, sweat and tears that goes into it.

I bet.

And do you know from the beginning

whether a horse is going to be a winner or not?

Not really.

The dedication that they have to put in,

and the timescale, they could have injuries,

they could decide they just don't want to do dressage.

I mean, it's three quarters of a tonne of animal,

and we have to persuade him

that he's going to be my legs for the competition.

They don't know they're going into a Paralympic games,

they don't know how life-changing it is, they just...

We just build a partnership up with them

that they trust us so much, and...

And I literally do ballet on horseback.

Yeah. Right, now, Lee.

You have six points,

but you have two minutes of general knowledge questions

in which to catch up, overtake the field, and so on.

I'd prefer to be in a dressage arena at the Olympics.

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Yeah. Quite.

Here we go, two minutes of general knowledge.

Tortoiseshell and tabby are adjectives used to describe

the colour and markings of which domestic animal?

Cat.

Which American singer began her Formation World Tour

in April 2016 in support of her album Lemonade?

Pass.

Who beat Justin Gatlin to win gold

at both the 100 and 200 metres in the

World Athletics Championships in Beijing in 2015?

Pass.

By what name was the African-American leader

who was born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska in 1925 better known?

Pass.

Which long-running game show was the first programme

to be transmitted on Channel 4 in November 1982?

Countdown.

The 16th-century French diplomat Jean Nicot

gave his name to which addictive substance?

Nicotine.

On which of the Canary Islands is Pico Del Teide,

the highest mountain on Spanish territory?

-Majorca?

-Tenerife.

By what nickname was Sir Percy Blakeney known

in the novels by Baroness Orczy?

Pass.

In which city is the building that houses

the Scottish Parliament?

Pass.

A skulk is the collective name

for which animals of the English countryside?

Can you repeat that again, please?

Yes. A skulk is the collective name

for which animals of the English countryside?

-Badger?

-Foxes.

What one-word title is shared by two iconic gangster movies,

one released in 1932 starring Paul Muni

as the monster Tony Camonte,

and the other released in 1983,

starring Al Pacino as the psychotic Tony Montana?

Pass.

On which motorway are Corley, Charnock Richard

and Killington Lake service stations?

M6.

The name of which Disney cartoon character

has come to mean a person or thing lacking in value or seriousness?

Mickey Mouse.

Which star sign normally falls between January 20 and February 18?

-Aquarius.

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Yes. That is correct.

That was dreadful.

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No, come on. You got six points.

Let's give you your passes.

Scarface was the name of all those movies.

The Scottish Parliament's in Edinburgh.

The Scarlet Pimpernel was written by Baroness Orczy.

And Malcolm X was Malcolm Little.

And... This one, you'll be cross about this.

Usain Bolt beat...

-OK, I am cross about that.

-Yeah, I knew you would be.

And Beyonce was that singer who began her tour

in support of her album, Lemonade.

So there we are. Those were the passes.

-But Lee, you now have a total of 12 points.

-Thank you.

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And now, Shappi again, please.

And you're a comedian and a novelist, now?

-I am, yes. I have my first novel out.

-Well done.

Nina Is Not OK.

And in a way, the two go together, being a comedian and being a writer,

because you're making up a story.

I guess so.

And also, I do both, so in that way, they're the same.

But it's...very...

-My book is quite serious.

-Ah.

And... It's not...

It's quite dark.

It's about an 18-year-old alcoholic called Nina.

And so, it's a strange thing to talk about my comedy

and then the novel,

cos talking about my comedy, I'm like, jazz hands!

But the novel's like, oh, very serious.

Right, I see. And you don't find it difficult to make that adjustment?

Do you know what? I found, when I did book readings,

it's quite an adjustment to be...

To talk as a novelist.

Because as a comedian, you're always just try to get to the funny,

and you just try and be silly.

But actually, it's a serious thing, writing.

But both, obviously, as a novelist, and comedians are writers,

cos we write our jokes, so...

Yeah. Right.

Now, look you've got two minutes of general knowledge questions,

and you will sail through them. Here we go.

Which character, created by Michael Bond, is from darkest Peru,

and is found by the Brown family sitting on his suitcase

with a note that reads, "Please look after this bear"?

Paddington Bear.

What is the name of Sir Antony Gormley's statue

near Gateshead that stands 20 metres high,

has a wingspan of 54 metres,

and is made of 200 tonnes of steel?

Angel Of The North.

A novel about the attempts of Jimmy Rabbitte and his band

to bring soul music to the people of Dublin has been adapted

for the stage by its author Roddy Doyle. Which novel?

-Limelight.

-The Commitments.

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The 1994 UK number one, Come On You Reds,

was the first song to top the charts by a football club.

Which club?

-Arsenal.

-Manchester United.

-I knew that!

The breed of dog called the German Shepherd is also

commonly known by what other name in Britain?

Alsatian.

The island of Murano in the Venice lagoon is famous

for what decorative ware?

Decorative ware?

Yes, as in W-A-R-E.

Oh, vases.

No, glassware.

Which of Jane Austen's novels is set mainly in the stately home

owned by Sir Thomas Bertram that gives the novel its title?

Mansfield Park.

The name of which small, baked, unleavened cake,

typically crisp, flat and sweet,

comes from the Latin for "twice cooked"?

-Pancake?

-Biscuit.

What does the acronym YOLO stand for,

when it's used on social media?

You only live once!

Which American thriller writer

created the CIA analyst Jack Ryan?

Oh...

Pass.

On which river do the towns of Abingdon,

Marlow and Maidenhead lie?

-Avon.

-The Thames.

What is the name of the sulky fairy

in JM Barrie's Peter Pan?

Tinker Bell.

What is the title of the regular segment

on James Cordon's The Late, Late Show

in which the host and his star guest sing along

to their songs while they're driving?

Don't know.

Which owl, distinguished by its white, heart-shaped face,

takes its name from the farm buildings in which it normally nests?

Barn owl.

Which 14th-century poet wrote The Canterbury Tales?

Chaucer.

Which northern city's Roman Catholic cathedral

is sometimes known as Paddy's Wigwam

because of its unusual design?

A northern Italian city?

Liverpool.

Which leading member of the campaign for Britain

to leave the European Union... BEEP

..is married to a German

and has a surname of French Huguenot origin?

Nigel Farage.

Yes, that is correct. You had two passes...

Glad we got him in!

Yeah, well, and me...

You had two passes.

-Carpool Karaoke...

-Oh, of course!

..is what he does. I know.

And Tom Clancy wrote Jack Ryan.

Well, I didn't know that, so I can't facepalm.

-There you go. Anyway, you've now got 16 points.

-Lovely.

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And now, Chris again, please.

And Chris, you got sort of dropped into the deep end

when you joined Radio 1, as I understand it?

Yes. I did my first-ever junket interview.

I assume you've had to do a few of these.

-So basically...

-Oh, when you do a film star,

and they say you've got ten minutes and that's it?

Exactly. I was given, like, seven minutes to interview Mila Kunis.

-Right.

-And I was wildly unprepared.

I actually didn't know much about her as an actress.

And got a little bit nervous,

and basically spent the whole time

trying to invite her out for a Nando's and to go for a beer.

-Mila Kunis?

-Yeah. Yeah.

But she seemed to like it, and it ended up getting...

I think it's about 15 million views on YouTube, now.

So since then, it's all been... You know, a doddle, right?

I... Well, I'm very lucky.

It's my dream job, working at Radio 1.

I'm very lucky to do what I do, and, honestly,

this is a massive highlight for me, as well, being on your show.

So far.

So far.

-Let's see how you do with your general...

-Oh, God, here we go.

No, no, come on.

You'll knock it up to 25, no trouble at all. Here we go.

The songs Climb Every Mountain, Do-Re-Mi and 16 Going On 17

come from a stage musical that was later a successful film.

What musical?

The Sound Of Music.

Which English city is sometimes known as Brum?

-Birmingham.

-Yep.

What name of Arabic origin is given to a long couch

that can sometimes be converted into a bed?

-A chaise longue?

-Sofa.

Dara O Briain and Angela Scanlon

are the presenters of a BBC Two programme

that returned in 2016.

It's previously been hosted by Jeremy Clarkson and Craig Charles.

Which programme?

-Robot Wars.

-Yep.

Which people ruled a large empire in what is now central

and southern Mexico in the 15th and early-16th centuries?

Pass.

Which cheese takes its name from a Somerset village

near the gorge of the same name?

-Cheddar.

-Yep.

Who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for

her eight-minute appearance as Queen Elizabeth I

in the 1998 film Shakespeare In Love?

-Helen Mirren?

-Judi Dench.

Which British sculptor's major works

include the massive reclining figures

for the UNESCO buildings in Paris

and the Lincoln Center in New York?

Pass.

Which celestial objects are usually classified

according to their position and magnitude?

-Stars.

-Yep.

The pharaoh Khufu, who ruled around 2500 BC,

was responsible for the building of a structure near Cairo

that's one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

What structure?

-Pyramids?

-Yep.

How is the statue at Piccadilly Circus in London

commemorating Lord Shaftesbury and intended to represent

the Angel of Christian Charity better known?

Erm...

-the Lions?

-Eros.

The footballer David Healy, whose clubs include

Preston North End, Leeds United and Fulham,

holds the all-time scoring record

of 36 goals in 95 appearances

for which of the home nations?

Um...

David Healy...

Uh, Ireland.

-Northern Ireland.

-Oh!

Who said in reference to British airmen in 1940,

"Never in the field of human conflict

"was so much owed by so many to so few"?

Pass.

Which leading member of the pop art movement

came to public attention in the 1960s

when he exhibited paintings of soup cans,

soft drinks bottles and wooden replicas of soap pad boxes?

-BEEP

-I know this, but...

-You do.

-You do.

-Oh!

I've seen it. There's the soup...

I know. I'm going to have to tell you, though, aren't I?

-Yeah.

-All right, Andy Warhol.

Oh, come on!

You'll be even crosser with the next one.

"Never in the field of human conflict,"

that was Winston Churchill.

-Yeah, yeah. It's so hard sitting here.

-There you go.

There you go. The other one was Henry Moore with the big statues.

And the Aztecs ruled that empire.

-But you now have 17 points.

-That'll do.

-So you're in the lead.

-That's cool.

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And finally, Piers again, please.

And you also start with ten, Piers.

Now, this programme you do, somebody comes to you with 100,000 quid,

they say, "We want to build a house," and you advise them?

Actually, what we do is take something

that they've already had designed by, typically, a local draughtsman

and then try and turn it into a piece of architecture

within the realms of planning permission and what's possible.

So give me a clue - you've got an ordinary plan for a box?

Sure. The big things are the organisation of the spaces

and the penetration of daylight. Also, we go really left-field.

We take people to bus breaker's yards

and get them to look at recycling bits of bus windscreen

and take them to airplane salvage yards,

where they're taking out insulation

and, I mean, really left-field.

We're not interested in doing ordinary things.

We're interested in doing really extraordinary things

and showing people that you can do exceptionally interesting things

if you're prepared to look out of the box.

Great fun for you, but they've got to live in it!

That's the thing - they have to live in it and they have to pay for it.

Piers, you've got ten points

and the score to beat is 17,

so let's see if you can do it with your general knowledge. Here we go.

What's the name of the former home and estate of Elvis Presley

in Memphis, Tennessee? It's now a museum.

-Graceland.

-Yep.

Who plays the separated husband Daniel Hillard,

who impersonates a British Nanny, Mrs Doubtfire,

to get a job looking after his own children?

-Dustin Hoffman.

-Robin Williams.

Citrus fruits and fresh vegetables

are the best dietary source

of a vitamin whose deficiency causes scurvy. Which vitamin?

-C.

-Yep.

Fidelio, first performed in 1805,

was the only opera written by which German composer?

-Wagner.

-Beethoven.

Which monkeys found mainly in Central and South America

take their name from their loud, roaring cries

that can be heard at distances of two or three miles?

Pass.

In women's fashion, what two-word rhyming name

is given to a casual T-shirt or vest

that covers the upper part of the body

but is cut short to expose the midriff?

Crop top.

At what age do schoolchildren in England normally go

from primary to secondary education?

11.

In which country is the Gotthard Base Tunnel,

the world's longest and deepest railway tunnel

which opened in June 2016?

Switzerland.

Which airline executive is the owner of Rule The World,

the winner of the 2016 Aintree Grand National?

Um...

-Richard Branson.

-Michael O'Leary.

What battle is depicted on the final surviving section

of the Bayeux Tapestry?

Um...pass.

Which pomegranate-flavoured syrup

gives the cocktail tequila sunrise its bright red colour?

Sorry, can you repeat the question?

Which pomegranate-flavoured syrup

gives the cocktail tequila sunrise its bright red colour?

Pass.

What is the title of Steven Spielberg's '93 film

about a theme park full of cloned dinosaurs?

Jurassic Park.

What name is given to the use of a specific chemical substance to treat

or to control the progress of a disease such as cancer in the body?

Chemotherapy.

Which nun, who worked among the poor of Calcutta,

was declared a saint

in a canonisation mass held in the Vatican in September 2016?

-Sister Teresa.

-Yes...

-Mother Teresa, sorry.

Who topped the UK singles chart

for the only time with Wuthering Heights?

The lyrics were inspired by the Emily Bronte novel.

-Kate Bush.

-BEEP

What is the name... I've started, so I'll finish, as they say.

What is the name of the stuttering shopkeeper played by Ronnie Barker

in the television comedy series Open All Hours?

-Arkwright.

-Yes, it is Albert Arkwright. You had three passes.

Grenadine is that syrup.

-The Battle of Hastings.

-Of course, I was going to say that.

Yep, there you go.

And howler monkeys are the ones that make that horrible sound.

Piers, you have 20 points.

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So that's it, let's have a look at all of the scores.

In fourth place with 12 points, Lee.

Third place, 16 points, Shappi.

Second place, 17 points, Chris.

First place, 20 points, Piers.

Piers.

-There it is.

-Thank you.

-Lovely.

-Not only a trophy,

-but the shape of your next design.

-Building, maybe.

Renzo Piano's already done one like that in London, the Shard.

Yeah, but you'll do it better.

There's plenty of light in that.

-Thank you very much.

-You're welcome. I'll take 10%.

-Congratulations.

-Thank you.

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