Episode 100 Eggheads

These people are amongst the greatest quiz players in Britain.

Together they make up the Eggheads,

arguably the most formidable quiz team in the country.

The question is: can they be beaten?

Welcome to Eggheads, the show where a team of five quiz challengers

attempt to beat possibly the greatest quiz team in Britain.

Their pedigree is well known as they've won

some of the country's toughest quiz shows, they are the Eggheads. Tackling the Eggheads today

are Risky Business from Warwickshire. The team all work

for the same insurance company in Stratford and have been brought together

after much cajoling from team captain and Eggheads fan Hannah.

Let's meet them.

Hi, I'm Hannah. I'm 20 and I'm an underwriting assistant.

Hi, I'm James, I'm 25 and I'm an underwriter.

Hi, I'm Clare, I'm 36 and I'm a motor underwriter.

Hi, I'm Martin. I'm 41. I'm a claims handler.

Hello, I'm Tim, I'm 44 and I'm an insurance underwriter.

So, Hannah, welcome. And you all do insurance in Stratford, basically?

Yes. What's that, underwriting, claims-assessing, what?

We're all underwriters apart from Martin who's in the claims department. You are a proper team.

Do the same thing, come from the same office and all that? Yeah. You all get on?

Most of the time! Until the end of the programme!

Can you insure yourself against losing this?

What a good idea! Still time!

Every day there is ?1,000 of cash up for grabs for our challengers.

If they fail to defeat the Eggheads, the prize money rolls over to the next show.

So, Risky Business, the Eggheads have won just the last game

which means ?2,000 says you can't beat the Eggheads.

Here we go. Are you ready? Yes!

First head-to-head battle is on the subject of Film and Television.

Who wants this?

I think that will be myself!

OK, Clare, against..?

I think Barry first. Barry. Why does everybody pick me

for Film and Television?

So it's Clare from Risky Business against Barry from the Eggheads.

Please take your positions in the Question Room.

Clare, good luck in this. Thank you. Three multiple choice questions

and you can choose the first or second set.

I'll take the first set, please.

Good luck, Clare.

Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons and Joe 90

are TV series created by whom?

Oh, that's a good one to start!

Well, I know Phil Redmond did Grange Hill, and I believe

Biddy Baxter was something to do with Blue Peter,

so I'll go for Gerry Anderson.

Gerry Anderson is right. Well done.

OK, Barry,

Iggle Piggle and Upsy Daisy are characters

in which children's TV series narrated by Sir Derek Jacobi?

I think that's In The Night Garden.

You're quite right, it is.

Clare, back to you.

Who plays the role of the British journalist Sidney Young

in the 2008 film "How To Lose Friends And Alienate People"?

I don't believe I've seen this one so I'll take an educated guess.

I'm going to plump for...

Ricky Gervais.

Simon Pegg is the right answer.

Barry,

in which TV comedy drama does Steve Coogan play Bing,

a family man, struggling with a gambling addiction?

Oh, gosh, I watched three episodes of this

and I can't remember what it was called!

It might have been Sunshine. I'll go for Sunshine.

Sunshine is right.

Clare,

what name is given to the chainsaw-welding maniac, played by Gunnar Hansen

in the 1974 horror film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre?

Interesting names.

I don't think it's Meathook,

and I don't think it's Hacksaw, so I'm going to go for Leatherface.

Leatherface is right.

Well done.

So,

Barry...

who starred as the doomed private eye Jeff Bailey

in the 1947 film noir, Out Of The Past?

1947...

Sounds a little early for Robert Mitchum.

I'll take a punt at Kirk Douglas.

Kirk Douglas...

is wrong.

It was Robert Mitchum.

Every time I say it's not somebody...!

Dangerous, that, in quizzes. OK,

you've had three questions and it's level, so we go to Sudden Death.

Gets a bit harder, Clare, I'll need the answer from you.

Don't Look Now and The Man Who Fell To Earth

are films directed by whom?

Oh, dear. I've heard of both of them, but I haven't seen them.

I'm going to go for Sidney Poitier?

Not Sidney Poitier. Eggheads, do you know?

Nick Roeg. Yeah.

Both extraordinary films.

The girl in the red coat...?

Julie Christie.

No, that wasn't her.

I know it wasn't her, but she was in it.

You're right, she was. Get your mind back on to the quiz!

OK, Barry, get this right, you are in the final.

In which 1995 film did John Travolta

first play a character called Chili Palmer?

Was that Get Shorty?

Get Shorty is correct. Well done.

So, you are ahead. Clare, you won't be in the final round,

cos you lost that round. Barry, you will be. Both of you, come back and join your teams.

The Challengers have lost one brain from the final round. The Eggheads have lost no brains.

Next subject is History. Who wants this?

Who wants to do that?

Hannah? I think me.

Go for the youngest member, and I'll do History.

Who do you want to take out here? I think CJ.

We'll go for the youngest member, CJ, on that side as well.

So it's Hannah from Risky Business versus CJ from the Eggheads.

To ensure there's no conferring, please go to the Question Room now.

Hannah, so three questions on History. You can choose the first or second set.

I'd like to go first, please.

Here we go.

In which year was the town of Pompeii destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius?

Well, I'm not too sure. I should know this

because both my parents are historians.

I'll plumb down the middle, like the Eggheads always say.

Which is...? Oh, 479AD.

It's wrong, Hannah. It is 79.

CJ...

which king of England, Scotland and Ireland

was born in The Hague in the Netherlands in 1650?

That will be William III.

You sound almost upset about it.

It's a great personal tragedy to me!

William III is correct.

He's obviously in one of his moods, Hannah.

Here's your question.

The phrase "a bridge too far" was coined to describe

which Allied operation of World War II ?

Well, I think it might be the Arnhem campaign, just because

I've been to Arnhem and there's a pretty impressive bridge there.

You're right. Brilliant way to know, as well.

Great film, as well, about it.

CJ, "auto da fe" was the name given

to the public ceremonies carried out by which historical organisation?

I think I know, but just to make sure can you spell "auto da fe", please?

A-U-T-O, new word D-A, new word F-E.

I think it's the Spanish Inquisition.

You are right. It is the Spanish Inquisition.

CJ is drawing ahead

here, Hannah. You need to get this question right or he'll take the round.

Which African kingdom historically trained female warriors,

known as Amazons, from childhood

to act as personal bodyguards to their kings?

Well, the only one I have actually heard out of those is Zaire.

As it's down the middle, let's hope for better luck this time.

It's Dahomey, not Zaire.

So, I'm really sorry, Hannah.

I felt it was destiny you'd be in the final as you brought everyone here. But it will be CJ instead.

He won the round and there's no way back for you. Please, both come back and rejoin your teams.

The challengers have lost two brains from the final round. The Eggheads have lost no brains at all.

The next subject is Sport. How do you fancy this?

Gotta be James!

Who shall I take on?

I think Judith or Chris.

I'll give Chris a whirl, if that's OK?

You can give him a whirl!

James from Risky Business versus Chris from the Eggheads. To ensure

there's no conferring, please take your positions in the Question Room.

Three questions on Sport in turn.

James you can choose the first or second set.

I think I'll go on first, please, Jeremy.

Here we go. All of the gold medals awarded in the sport of table tennis

at the 2008 Olympic Games were won by athletes from which country?

I think China have a history of being very strong at table tennis.

And I think China did very well at this Olympics, being in Beijing,

so for those reasons - and I don't really know of many Swedish

or Indian table tennis players - so I will go for China.

China is bang on. Well done.

Chris, in June 2006, who became the first footballer to play

for England in six consecutive major finals tournaments?

Ooh.

Joe Cole I don't know. I recognise the name Steven Gerrard.

I don't think Sol Campbell's played in too many finals.

The name Steve Gerrard rings a bell, so I'll say Steven Gerrard.

It's actually Sol Campbell. Is it? I think the significance is 2006,

it's a slightly older player.

Back to you, James,

with the advantage now.

Downhill and four-cross are events in which form of cycling?

OK... Downhill or four-cross.

To be honest, I've not heard of Keirin.

I think I'll go for mountain biking.

Mountain biking is right.

Chris, the Olympic champion swimmer Rebecca Adlington was born in which town?

She sound like a Midlands lass, so I'll say Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.

Mansfield is right. Back to you, James.

If you get this right, you've got the round, you're in the final.

Jeremy Guscott played for which rugby union club throughout his career?

Jeremy Guscott...

Not too hot on rugby, to be honest, Jeremy.

I know Leicester are one of the most successful rugby teams, and he was

one of the better players. Played a lot for England.

I'm torn between Leicester and Bath, to be honest.

I think because Leicester have historically been one of the stronger

rugby teams, and cos Jeremy Guscott was one of the top players,

I think for that reason I'm going to plug for Leicester.

Leicester's wrong. It's Bath.

Not Bath, no! Yeah!

Chris,

Hunter Mahan and Anthony Kim

are rising stars in which sport? Mahan is spelt M-A-H-A-N.

Well, Mahan is an Irish name, isn't it?

And the Kim is presumably Chinese or Korean.

They're heavily into golf.

There's a lot of golf played in Ireland, so I'll say golf.

CJ's appreciating that. Right answer, wrong reason.

Both American, I think.

They're Americans, he says, but golf is right.

That's the main thing. We're equal.

What does that mean, James?

Who knows! Anything could happen now, Jeremy. It means Sudden Death.

Only Sudden Death can happen.

Here's your question.

Which controversial basketball player, nicknamed The Worm,

played for the Detroit Pistons, the San Antonio Spurs, the Chicago Bulls,

the LA Lakers, the Dallas Mavericks

and, briefly, the Brighton Bears during his career?

I'm thinking of basketball players.

There's one name I can vaguely think of. I'm trying to...

I sort of... What was his name?

I think it might have been Dennis Rodman?

Spot on! Well done.

Wow. That's fantastic.

Over to you Chris, to stay in it.

In 1967, which cricketer made his best test score for England

of 246 not out, but was then dropped for the next match?

'67?

How about Basil D'Oliveira?

No. Barry?

Geoffrey Boycott. The one and only.

The one and only, says Barry.

Sorry, Chris. You're not

in the final round. James, you are. You won on Sudden Death. Well done.

You emerge triumphant. Good news for the Challengers. James will be

in the final, Chris won't. Please, both of you come back to the studio.

So the Challengers have lost two brains from the final round.

The Eggheads have lost one brain. The last subject is Geography.

Which of you wants Geography?

Difficult choice.

I think that may well be me.

OK, Martin. Against? Do you want The Machine or Judith?

The Machine?

Sometimes we refer to Kevin as The Machine cos he's relentless

in his knowledge.

Do you want to try and take him down? Let's have a crack at getting him out. We'll go for Kevin.

Good. Kevin, The Machine!

So Martin from Risky Business versus Kevin The Machine from the Eggheads.

To ensure there's no conferring, please take your positions in the Question Room.

Martin, good luck in this round. Thank you.

Geography, three questions. Whoever gets the most right

ends up in the final. You can choose the first or second set.

I'll go for the first set, please, Jeremy.

The New Forest is a national park in which British county?

British geography is my strongest subject. I have been

to the Lake District, which is in Cumbria, so I'll count that out.

I'm pretty sure it is Hampshire.

I've been there as well and seen the horses roaming around a few times.

That's good, if you'd been there and thought it wasn't Hampshire,

that would be worrying! Hampshire's correct.

OK, Kevin The Machine,

or the Human Google, as we call you!

The Grenadines are an island group located in which sea?

The country they belong to, or the island country they belong to,

is St Vincent. They're in the Caribbean.

Correct.

Back to you Martin.

In Scotland, the word "mull"

refers to what type of geographical feature?

Now I'm thinking of Paul McCartney's Mull Of Kintyre, which I probably

won't get out of my head now!

I don't think it is delta.

I just believe it is headland, Jeremy. I'll go for headland.

Good work, it is headland.

Kevin, over to you.

Omdurman is an historic city in which country?

It's just across the river from Khartoum, in Sudan.

Well done, it is Sudan. How are you feeling, Martin?

Um...not so bad!

It's like, the shark is swimming after you!

He hasn't bitten your trousers yet. Here we go...

What is the name of the bridge

that links the Canadian city of Niagara Falls

and the US city of Nigara Falls?

I've never been there, unfortunately.

I've seen pictures of it a quite a few times on television, I've seen

photographs of it before.

For no other reason than the fact that I've seen rainbows forming

around the area, I'll go for Rainbow Bridge.

You've got it quite right. Well done.

It's Rainbow Bridge.

Were you uncertain, Tim?

I've been there and I thought it was Thunder Bridge!

OK, Kevin,

your question to stay in the game.

Mount Kebne is the highest peak in which European country?

I'm trying to think if I've come across that.

I think I might have.

And I'm hoping it's in Sweden.

Challengers, do you think he is right?

No idea!

Of course he's right! Well done.

He's The Machine! So, you've three questions each.

We go to Sudden Death. Just to make it that bit harder, these questions are not multiple-choice.

Martin, the Waikato is the longest river in which country?

It doesn't immediately spring to mind, I can't think

of an immediate answer.

I know it's not the USA.

I'm going to plump for...

Mexico.

I guess it might be a Maori name. It's New Zealand.

New Zealand is the answer.

OK, Kevin,

this for the round.

Scotland's Centre for Architecture, Design and the City,

popularly known as The Lighthouse,

and originally designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh,

is a feature of which city?

Well, if it's Charles Rennie Mac...

I've vaguely heard of the Lighthouse but I'm not certain...

If it's Charles Rennie Mackintosh, you have to play the percentages and go for Glasgow.

He was a famously Glaswegian architect

and nearly all of his prominent works are based there.

I think it must be in Glasgow.

Glasgow is correct.

So, you've taken the round.

Martin, sorry, you'll not be able to join your team in the final.

Please, both of you come back to the studio.

This is what we've been playing towards, the final round, which as always is General Knowledge.

I'm afraid those of you

who lost your head-to-heads won't be allowed to take part in this round.

So, Hannah, Claire and Martin from Risky Business, and Chris

from the Eggheads, would you please now leave the studio.

James and Tim, you're playing to win Risky Business ?2,000.

Barry, Judith, Kevin and CJ,

you're playing for something money can't buy, the Eggheads' reputation.

As usual, I will ask each team three questions in turn,

this time the questions are all General Knowledge

and you're allowed to confer.

James and Tim, do you want go first or second? First, I think.

It's gone OK-ish. So far.

We'll stick with first.

Best of luck to you both.

In the books and films featuring the spy James Bond, what's the name

of Bond's CIA ally and friend?

I'm sure Felix Leiter is the American.

Yes, Felix did ring a bell, actually. I've never...

Hugo Drax doesn't do anything for me.

And Red Grant doesn't.

I think you're right when you say Felix, yeah.

It's first instincts, but we're going to go for Felix Leiter.

You're right. Thank goodness. Felix Leiter is correct.

Red Grant is the baddie in From Russia With Love, and Hugo Drax

is the baddie in Moonraker.

As in the Drax Corporation?

OK, Eggheads.

From the 14th century to 1842, what was Marshalsea in Southwark?

Prison. Prison. It was a debtors prison.

You're right. Prison is correct.

Over to you guys.

Which Shakespeare character crucially turns out to be not of woman born?

Any ideas on this one? Coming from Stratford upon-Avon,

birthplace of William Shakespeare, and a bit of an actor myself,

I have been in a production of a Scottish play which I perhaps

won't mention for superstitious reasons I don't agree with.

But the character would be Macduff. Would you agree?

I'd definitely go with you on this one, Tim.

Macduff is our answer.

Macuff is correct, well done.

Next question to you, Eggheads.

The artist Sidney Paget

is well known for illustrating stories by which writer?

That would be Arthur Conan Doyle.

Quite right. It was.

It's locked tight here, two apiece.

Third question to you.

Which French writer once famously wrote of the Holy Roman Empire,

that it was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire?

Anything spring to mind, Tim?

I've seen some of the plays of Moliere,

it doesn't ring a bell from his writing.

But I haven't read many of his books. Right, OK.

John-Paul Sartre was a philosopher.

Voltaire is more likely to have talked

about the Roman Empire than Jean-Paul Sartre, or even Moliere.

I could be totally wrong. To be honest,

I'm struggling for inspiration on this one myself.

If you've got any inkling...

It's dangerous to say it's an inkling but it's a hunch.

I'll go with you, then, Tim.

We'll say Voltaire.

You're right. Voltaire is right.

Challengers have the advantage, Eggheads.

If you get this question wrong, you've lost.

What name meaning "goat sucker" when translated from the Spanish,

is given to the vampiric creatures from Mexican urban legend

that are alleged to attack and kill livestock?

That's chupacabra.

Chupacabra is correct.

You were so close to the prize there, but they were not uncertain.

We go to Sudden Death.

You have to give me the answers here.

Your question, which Oxford college is believed

by many to have taken its name from the bronze sanctuary door-knocker

that was at one time attached to the gate of the medieval hall?

I'm trying to think of Oxford colleges,

and anything that could be linked to a door-knocker.

An oriel is a window, so it shouldn't be that. Right, OK.

Many of them...sort of, Magdalen... You know... Queen's...

It can't be that. It's not going to be Trinity, is it?

I wouldn't have thought so.

I'm sure there's one beginning with C.

There's Caius. Caius?

I don't know. I can't think of any that link...

Would it be Keeble? Keeble.

I'm going to need an answer soon.

Nothing stands out obviously, does it? Have you got any pull towards...?

I can't even choose between the two of those, now.

Um...Keble is our answer.

You'll kick yourself when you hear it, it's Brasenose College. Oh!

It just wasn't on your list.

No, it wasn't. Obviously a knocker.

A bronze knocker in the shape of a nose.

It now hangs inside the college hall. Bad luck.

But it's not over. The Eggheads have to get this right.

"George, Don't Do That"

is the title of a collection of comic monologues by which actress?

Joyce Grenfell.

Joyce Grenfell - congratulations Eggheads, you've won!

The Brasenose will go around in your heads!

Never forget that! You came up with a long list of colleges, impressive, pulling them out of the air.

Commiserations. The Eggheads have done what comes naturally to them

and they still reign supreme over quiz land. I'm afraid you won't be going home

with the ?2,000, which means the money rolls over to the next show.

Eggheads, congratulations. Who will beat you, I wonder?

Join us next time to see if a new team of Challengers have the brains

to defeat the Eggheads.

?3,000 says they don't.

Until then, goodbye.

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