Episode 95 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 quiz pedigree is well-known as they've won

some of the country's toughest quiz shows. They are the Eggheads.

And taking on the awesome might of the Eggheads today are In Unison.

This team all work for the largest public service union in the UK

and after many years of watching Eggheads in their social club,

they decided it was time to take them on for real.

So here they are, and let's meet them.

Hi. I'm Gary.

I'm 50 and I'm a trade union officer working with young members.

I'm Colin, I'm 44 and I'm a trade union officer

working for retired members.

Hi. My name's Richard. I'm 30 and I'm a trade union accountant.

Hi, I'm Ben. I'm 40 and I'm a trade union national officer.

Hi. I'm Tim. I'm 45 and I'm a trade union finance officer.

Welcome. You all work for the union?

We do. Yes. We've all worked there for a number of years now.

I think we're all committed to the trade union movement.

Through good times and bad.

Exactly. It's important that people are in a trade union,

particularly in the bad times but for the good times as well.

You get together to watch this lot in action?

We do. We try to get together as frequently as we can.

And it provides a good focus for an evening at the social club.

-And they're good at what they do.

-They are very good.

But hopefully, not as good as we've seen in the past.

Let's see. Every day, there is £1,000 worth of cash

up for grabs for our Challengers.

However, if they fail to defeat the Eggheads,

the prize money rolls over to the next show.

So, In Unison, the Challengers won the last game,

proving it can be done.

That means £1,000 says you can't beat the Eggheads.

Shall we begin? First round, head-to-head,

will be on the subject of Film & Television.

Who wants this?

We said Colin's going to do that.

-Colin.

-I'll take one for the team.

Second favourite subject.

-OK. Colin.

-Colin. It's you. Which Egghead?

I'd like to take on Daphne, please.

OK. Colin, from In Unison, versus Daphne, from the Eggheads.

And to ensure there's no conferring,

please take your positions in the Question Room.

Colin, you're reminding me of someone.

I'm trying to work out who it is. Who do you get compared to?

Rodney Bickerstaffe.

LAUGHTER

I was thinking a government minister, Defence Minister?

Yes, my good friend, Des Browne.

OK, Colin. Multiple choice. You can choose the first or second set.

Well, you won't believe the amount of thought we've given to this.

I will go first please, Jeremy.

Very good luck to you. Which political journalist

pulled out of the 2008 series of Strictly Come Dancing,

cos he felt there was a danger he might win the competition

which he said would be a joke too far?

Right. Well, I'm a great fan of Come Dancing.

My speciality is the foxtrot.

I think the man with all the moves was

John Sergeant.

Was indeed, John Sergeant, who said...

what was it? "The time to leave a party is before the fighting starts."

LAUGHTER

Used to work with him. Well done.

Daphne, Leo the Lion is the mascot of which American film studio?

He's the lovely lion from MGM.

Quite right, Daphne. Well done. Point to you.

Colin, back to you. Second question.

Statler and Waldorf are characters

who featured regularly in which TV show?

Right. I seem to recall they were two old cantankerous chaps

who used to sit next to each other...

a bit like Ben and Gary on the table now.

I think they were puppets.

So that would rule out the Peep Show.

I'll go with the Muppet Show.

And you are absolutely right.

-They sat in a kind of theatre box, or something, did they?

-Yeah.

All right, Daphne. Your question.

Who directed the films True Lies, Aliens

and Terminator II: Judgement Day?

I'm not absolutely sure, but I hope it's James Cameron.

You hope...and you're right.

The most famous film he directed was...?

Titanic.

Titanic. Colin, your question.

What was Ronald Reagan's last film,

made in 1964, two years before he was elected Governor of California?

Right. I love the title, Hellcats Of The Navy,

but I will go with The Killers.

The Killers is right.

Daphne, in which year was Al Pacino born?

Gosh. Well... here goes.

1940.

You've got it right. Well done. 1940 is correct.

Sorry, In Unison. Sudden Death.

You have to give me the answer.

DI Alex Drake, played by Keeley Hawes, travels back in time to which

decade of the 20th century in the TV series Ashes To Ashes?

Right. It was a decade with some great hairstyles.

Life On Mars was the '70s.

The '80s decade.

Spot on. It was the '80s. Well done.

Daphne, over to you.

The 86th and final episode of which TV series featuring Edie Falco

and Jamie-Lynn Sigler was broadcast on American TV in June 2007?

Which TV series?

The Sopranos.

No conviction.

In Unison, is she right?

-Yes.

-You're right.

OK, Colin. Michel Shalhoub is the birthname

of which Oscar-nominated actor, born in Egypt in 1932?

Based purely on it's the only Egyptian I know,

I would say Omar Sharif.

Omar Sharif is right, Colin.

Here we are, Daphne. Miss Tibbs and Miss Gadsby, played by Gilly Flower

and Renee Roberts, are characters from which 1970s TV comedy series?

Loved it. Fawlty Towers.

That's right. Fawlty Towers.

Colin. Which actor, who starred in the films Capricorn One

and The Amityville Horror, married Barbara Streisand in 1998?

I'm going to go with

James Brolin.

Where did that come from?

I do quite like Capricorn One cos I like space films.

James Brolin is right.

Daphne, which film star born in 1894

won three Best Supporting Actor Oscars

for his roles in Come And Get It, Kentucky and The Westerner.

Walter Brennon.

You are amazing.

-Is it right?

-Yes, it is right. Walter Brennon.

Colin. "I carried a watermelon..."

is a famous line from which 1987 film?

Pride And Prejudice.

Can't remember that. Hang on.

It's the chapter they left out.

Oh, right. It was the bonus DVD.

Dirty Dancing is the answer. Dirty Dancing.

OK, Daphne.

Your chance to take the round after some tough fighting here.

Which 1939 film was first aired on network TV in 1976

and drew an audience of approximately 34 million

when it was shown over two nights on NBC?

If it was shown over two nights, I assume it was a very long film.

So, fingers crossed, it's Gone With The Wind.

You can uncross your fingers now. It is Gone With The Wind.

Well done, Daphne.

You've taken the first round.

Well done, Colin, for fighting so hard. Sadly, you won't be

in the final round helping your team mates.

Daphne, you will. Please, both of you, come back, rejoin your teams.

As it stands, the Challengers have lost one brain from the final round.

The Eggheads have lost no brains.

The next subject is Geography.

Who wants Geography?

I think that was Tim? Is it Tim?

-Tim? Yeah?

-OK.

-Tim against...?

-Who shall we take on?

I think we were talking about CJ as a possible for this one?

-Take on CJ?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-CJ.

OK. Tim, from In Unison, versus CJ, from the Eggheads.

To ensure there's no conferring, please take your positions.

Good luck. I'm going to ask you three questions on Geography.

Multiple choice. You can choose the first or second set.

I think I'll go first please, Jeremy.

Tim, here we go.

The city of Stuttgart is located in which European country?

Right. That one I think I do know. I think it's Germany.

Bang on.

Germany's right. Well done. CJ.

What is the official language of Cuba?

Logic says it must be Spanish.

The Spanish were forced out by the Americans.

Yeah. It must be Spanish.

Spanish is the correct answer.

The logic was spot on.

Tim, your question.

Ponta do Pico, the highest mountain on Portuguese territory,

is located on which group of islands?

Right.

I think I've never heard of that mountain before.

However, I do know that the Canary Islands are Spanish territory.

I don't think the Portuguese have ever had any involvement

in the Cayman Islands.

By process of elimination, I think the answer must be the Azores.

And Azores, it is. Very good.

CJ. The Tierra del Fuego archipelago

is divided between Argentina and which other country?

I think it's split with Chile in the west and Argentina in the east.

Can't be Uruguay. Peru's too far north.

Yeah. Must be Chile.

Chile's right. Two points each.

Tim, your question.

In terms of surface area, what is the largest island in the Bahamas?

I think, unfortunately, I'll have to go with my first instincts of Andros.

And why is that your first instinct?

It's the only one of the three options that I half recognise,

that I've half heard of before.

Eggheads, is he right? You are right, Tim.

Are the other ones in the Bahamas?

Yeah. All three of them.

-But the largest one is a bit better known.

-Yeah.

The capital, Nassau, is, we think, on New Providence.

Very good, Barry.

CJ. This to stay in the round.

The city of Batumi on the Black Sea is located in which country?

I'm hopefully going to do this by a different route.

I think the last World Chess Olympiad was held in Batumi.

Now, I know it was held in Georgia.

And I think it was Batumi so I'm going to assume that's correct,

and I think the answer's Georgia.

And Georgia is right.

So, you're equal.

After the multiple choice section,

we move to Sudden Death. Gets that bit harder.

Tim, the Sea of Japan,

also known as the East Sea, is a part of which ocean?

I think that's the Pacific Ocean.

It is the Pacific Ocean.

CJ. Kangchenjunga, which at over 28,000 feet is the world's

third-tallest mountain, is located in which mountain range?

Oh, thank you for that!

It's in the Himalayas.

It is the Himalayas, CJ. Well, done.

Tim, back to you.

Tagalog is an official language of which country?

I've heard of it,

but I really can't remember which country it was in relation to.

I'm thinking more an Asian language.

I think I'm going to plump with Indonesia.

The answer is the Philippines, I'm afraid.

Brilliant play so far, and you're not out yet.

CJ has to get this right

to take his place in the final.

Northern Ireland, CJ, is traditionally divided up

into the counties of Antrim, Armagh, Down, Londonderry, Tyrone

and which other?

I think it's an "F" that's missing, which would be Fermanagh.

-Your answer is?

-Fermanagh.

And it's right. It is Fermanagh.

Well done, CJ. You've got, obviously, a system there.

I've got a little acronym

just to remember the first letters of all six.

What's the acronym?

It makes a word. It was... I can't remember any more.

-You can't remember?

-I just know the six letters.

-Wouldn't it just be easier to learn the names?

-Possibly for some people,

-not for one with my limited abilities.

-Well done, CJ.

Eggheads bouncing back a bit after a difficult few shows.

Tim, you were beaten by our Egghead, but you fought very hard there.

Do, both of you, come back and join your teams.

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

The Eggheads have lost none.

The next subject is Sport.

Who wants this?

It must be you, Ben, mustn't it?

Who are you going to take on for that, though?

Judith. Yeah? Judith. OK.

I'm going to try my luck with Judith.

OK. So Ben, from In Unison,

versus Judith, from the Eggheads, please take your positions.

So I'll ask each of you three questions on Sport in turn.

And Ben, you can choose the first or second set.

I'll go first please, Jeremy.

Here we go. Good luck.

The Serbian defender Nemanja Vidic joined which football club in 2006?

Well, I'm an Arsenal fan, and he's a very good player,

and I kind of wish he'd joined Arsenal, given all the trouble.

But he's a Man United player.

He is a Man United player.

Very tough, as well. Judith, hi.

-Hello.

-Thought we'd start with a greeting?

-Oh, right.

-Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey have played test cricket

for which country?

Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey

have played test cricket for which country, Judith?

I don't know. New Zealand, I think it is.

Ben, do you know?

I think it's Australia.

It is. Judith, sorry, you're wrong.

Second question, to Ben.

In which decade was the tennis player Pete Sampras born?

He kind of won in the '90s, mainly.

They normally reach their peak in their 20s...

which would make him born in the '70s.

I'd say '70s.

The year of his birth was 1971.

Well done.

Judith, your question.

Which 6' 5" Swedish golfer recorded top-ten finishes

in the first three Majors of 2008?

Oh, dear. I only concentrated on the Majors.

I've no idea.

I think it might be Henrik Stenson.

It's not Henrik Stenson, Judith. It's Robert Karlsson.

Sorry, you won't be joining

the Eggheads in the final. There's no way back for you in this round.

Ben, you will be in the final round. Well done.

Both of you, please come back to us.

As it stands, the Challengers

have lost two brains from the final round.

The Eggheads have lost one brain. Next subject is Music.

Who wants this against whom?

-Should I?

-Gary, it's got to be you.

Who am I going to take on, though?

-Who do you think? Barry or Kevin?

-I'll play Barry, please.

OK. Gary, from In Unison, versus Barry, from the Eggheads.

Please take your positions.

Gary, you can choose the first or second set.

I'll go first please, Jeremy.

Your question. In the festive song, The 12 Days Of Christmas,

on which day did my true love send geese a'laying?

Well, I'm pretty sure that fifth was the gold rings.

I do believe it was the sixth day of the song.

The sixth day it was. Well done.

Barry, your question.

Axl Rose came to fame during the 1980s

as the lead singer of which rock band?

Could there be a clue in the name? It must be Guns N' Roses.

Yes. Guns N' Roses.

OK, Gary. Your question.

22 Dreams is the title of an album released by which singer in 2008?

I don't think Robbie Williams released an album in 2008.

I think this was a collection of Paul Weller's greatest hits,

if I'm right, and I'm going to go with Paul Weller on this one.

Right. I'm not sure if it was his greatest hits,

it might have been compositions?

Collaborations, and lots of guest artists. I bought it the other day.

Barry, your chance to catch up.

In which year was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born?

Oh, I love this question. Indisputably, 1756, in Salzburg.

1756 is the right answer, Barry. Well done. Third question.

Gary, We Sail The Ocean Blue and The Hours Creep On Apace

are songs from which 1878 Gilbert and Sullivan operetta?

I was hoping that the second song

was going to give me a bit more of a clue.

The first one suggested something to do with the sea but on water...

..so I'm going to go for The Gondoliers on this one.

The Gondoliers is wrong, I'm afraid. Gary, it's HMS Pinafore.

Barry, your chance to book a place in the final.

Here we go. Ricky Nelson's 1961 hit, Hello, Mary Lou, his signature song,

was written by which singer-songwriter, who himself

went on to have a string of hits in the '60s and '70s?

Well, of the three, the real singer-songwriter there was Neil Sedaka.

So that's my answer.

Gene Pitney wrote songs, too, Barry, and he's the right answer.

-Gosh.

-Gene Pitney, it is.

So scores again locked.

-We go to Sudden Death. Are you ready, Gary?

-Yeah.

Which girl band topped the UK album chart with Out Of Control,

in November 2008?

I'm going to say...

Girls Aloud.

And you're going to be right. Girls Aloud, it was. Well done.

Barry, in 1996, which Bee Gees song became Take That's

last UK number one of the 1990s?

I'll say, with no great conviction, Massachusetts.

Massachusetts is wrong. CJ?

-How Deep Is Your Love.

-How Deep Is Your Love.

Ah. Of course. How can I forget that?

Sorry to all the Take That fans out there.

Barry, sorry, you got it wrong.

Well, done, Gary. You took on one of the Eggheads and emerged triumphant.

Good news for the Challengers,

as it means you will be able to play, Gary, in today's final round.

Please, both of you, come back, join your teams.

Time for our final round, which is General Knowledge.

But I'm afraid those of you

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

so Colin and Tim, from In Unison,

and Barry and Judith, from the Eggheads, please leave the studio.

Gary, Richard and Ben, you're playing to win In Unison £1,000.

Kevin, CJ and Daphne, you're playing for something

which money can't buy - the Eggheads' reputation.

I'll ask each team three questions in turn.

The questions are General Knowledge, and you are allowed to confer.

So, In Unison, the question is,

are your three brains better than the Eggheads' three?

-And would you like to go first or second?

-Continue going first?

Yeah. First please, Jeremy.

I thought you would say that, it's working well for you. Good luck.

For what does the letter B stand in the motoring abbreviation, ABS?

-Braking.

-Isn't it Automated Braking System?

-Yeah?

We're going to go for Braking please, Jeremy.

Braking is correct.

It's not actually Automated Braking System. Anybody know?

I thought it was Automated.

Anti-lock.

Never heard of it.

Stops the wheel. Makes it go like that.

Eggheads, your question.

The French expression, "Il etait une fois",

is the counterpart of which stock phrase in English storytelling?

Just be careful. Repeat it, please.

The French expression, "Il etait une fois",

is the counterpart of which stock phrase in English storytelling?

Once upon a time? Once upon a time.

Once upon a time is correct.

Well done, Eggheads.

Back with In Unison. In January 1994, Canada, the United States

and which other country launched the North American Free Trade Agreement?

Mexico, isn't it, cos there's a lot of stuff around the implications...

Yeah? OK. We're going to go with Mexico on this.

Mexico is correct.

Eggheads, to keep up...

Jacob Zoomer served as the Deputy President of which country,

from 1999 to 2005?

Africa?

It's South Africa.

South Africa is the correct answer.

Well done. Two each. Over to you, Challengers.

Who designed the Laurentian Library in Florence?

Michelangelo wasn't really a designer or architect, was he?

Da Vinci was an artist and inventor, but I'm wondering about Bernini.

I think I tend to associate his name more with...

-Do you want to go with Bernini?

-Yeah. We're going to say Bernini.

-Does Michelangelo just paint or did he design as well?

-Oh, everything.

He did. He covered the arts.

Gary. That was a stray thought you introduced.

It was Michelangelo.

He did design that library.

So, Eggheads, you have a chance now to win, to get back on track,

after a little bit of a tricky time that we've had.

Your question.

A beneficiary of a will cannot legally take on what role?

-Witness.

-Yeah.

-Executor can be a beneficiary, can't they?

-Yes. They can.

-Yeah. I've done that. It's got to be a witness, hasn't it?

Yeah, cos trustee means...yeah. Yeah. It's got to be that

Witness.

Well, done, Eggheads. It is witness. Congratulations. You have won.

Challengers, commiserations.

They have had a slightly torrid time and you're back on course.

Back to winning ways. They've done what comes naturally to them.

They reign supreme over quiz land once again. Sorry about that.

You fought very hard, though, with all those sudden deaths.

It was hard work, but fun.

Don't worry about Michelangelo.

These things happen.

You won't be going home with £1,000.

That money rolls over to our next show.

Eggheads, many congratulations.

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

have the brains to defeat the Eggheads.

£2,000 says they don't.

Until then, goodbye.

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