Episode 100 Eggheads

These people are among 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's well known.

They've won some of the country's toughest quiz shows - the Eggheads.

Challenging our resident quiz champions today,

are Cumbrian Civil Crew. This team all work within

the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

They quiz together at the Museum pub in Carlisle. Let's meet them.

Hi, I'm Paul. I'm 40, and I'm a civil servant.

Hi, I'm Mark. I'm 44, and I'm a civil servant.

Hi, I'm Cheryle. I'm 56, and I'm a civil servant.

Hi, I'm Dave. I'm 35, and I'm a civil servant.

Hello, my name's Gerry. I'm 42, and I'm also a civil servant.

-Paul and team, welcome.

-ALL: Thank you.

Have you got all subjects covered here?

We think we've a good mix of subjects within the team,

so hopefully we have everything covered.

How is it when you quiz at the pub?

We seem to have a pretty good mix.

Then, all of us are together.

We're hoping all of us will be there at the end.

OK. All right.

Any weak spots? No, don't say!

-That WOULD be saying!

-They'll ruthlessly take advantage, this lot.

As part of the government farming department,

what d'you make of these five animals?

Totally respect them for their quizzing abilities.

They ARE pretty good, if a little bit unusual.

HE LAUGHS

We keep them caged at night.

OK.

Every day, there's £1,000's worth of cash up for grabs

for our challengers.

If they don't defeat the Eggheads,

the prize money rolls over to the next show.

So, Cumbrian Civil Crew,

the Eggheads have won the last two games,

which means £3,000 says you can't beat them today.

-Shall we give it a go?

-ALL: Yes.

First head-to-head battle is on the subject of Politics.

I'm sure you love your politics.

What do we reckon?

You want me to take the hit, don't you?

I think so, yeah.

-Are you happy with that, Gerry?

-Yeah.

Gerry? OK.

Which Egghead d'you think, then?

I personally take the view I'm taking the hit,

so take out whoever your biggest threat is.

-I think they all are.

-Yes, that's true.

Chris...?

Chris, please.

OK, Gerry from Cumbrian Civil Crew, against Chris on Politics,

from the Eggheads.

Please take your positions in the Question Room.

Gerry, I thought we'd get you on Food and Drink, I must say.

I was hoping so myself, but here we go, Politics.

-You spent HOW long as a chef?

-20 years.

And that was running your own pub

and working in hotels?

Yeah, good mixture. Big, four-star hotels.

Went into the pub game later on.

And, eventually, the easier life, I suppose, as a civil servant.

So, you're not cooking now, you're doing something else?

Absolutely. It's all work for DEFRA.

It seems cooking and chefing is about the most stressful occupation,

not just cos Gordon Ramsay swears at everyone,

but backstage in a hotel,

it gets frightening.

Absolutely. The fear leads to organisation,

and being organised at the mise en place, as we call it,

and it has its purpose, the stress, etcetera.

But, it's a very creative job, as well. Very rewarding.

Sometimes, someone comes through and says,

"That was the best meal "I've had all year," and it's all worth it?

Absolutely. Now and again, to get to cook for famous people,

like Margaret Thatcher and Rod Stewart.

-Did you?

-Yeah.

Now we have the Politics connection. We've stumbled on it.

-Yeah.

-Good luck in Politics.

Three multiple choice questions.

Gerry, I'll ask you whether you want the first or the second set?

Could I have the second set, please?

No problem. Over to Chris, then.

Which TV presenter became a Labour MP in 1974?

LAUGHS

The notion of Timmy Mallet MP, does not bear scrutiny!

I know it's not Carol, so it's Robert Kilroy-Silk.

Robert Kilroy-Silk is correct. Carol Vorderman hasn't been an MP, either.

-No, she hasn't.

-You're quite a fan of hers, aren't you?

I LIKE the lady. I say no more.

All right, we'll say no more about it.

Gerry, Julia Gillard, who became Australian Prime Minister in 2010,

was born in which part of the British Isles?

I have a little inkling on this,

but no definite knowledge.

I'll go with the inkling, which is Wales.

-Wales is the right answer. Well done!

-Thank you.

Chris, who was named Business Secretary

in the coalition government,

following the 2010 general election?

That was Vince Cable.

Vince Cable is the right answer.

Over to you, Gerry.

What name was given to the influential people who gathered

at the home of Nancy Astor in the 1930s?

Really nothing, at all. I'll go Blenheim Circle.

Blenheim Circle, it was not. Any offers from here?

-Cliveden Set.

-Cliveden Set.

Was Cliveden anything to do with the Profumo scandal?

Very much so, yes.

-That's the swimming pool, where certain parties met each other?

-Yes.

OK, here is your question, Chris.

Sir Seretse Khama was the first president of which country

when it achieved independence?

He was the first president of what used to be Northern Rhodesia, Zambia.

No! Said with great conviction.

Whenever you get them wrong, you say them with almost more conviction.

-So, I look at my notes and think, "Am

-I

-right?".

Botswana, it is.

So, he's let you back in.

If you get this right, Gerry,

you're level, and we go to Sudden Death.

Panchasheela, meaning 'five principles',

is the official political ideology

of which country?

I'll take Malaysia, please, Jeremy.

Malaysia is incorrect.

Indonesia is the right answer.

Which means Chris takes the round. Gerry, you've been knocked out.

A valiant attempt to knock an Egghead out of the ring,

but it hasn't quite come off.

Both of you, come back here and rejoin your teams.

Bad luck, Gerry.

-Thank you. It's the way they fall.

-Early days.

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

whilst the Eggheads have lost no brains so far.

The next subject is Arts and Books.

Who would like this?

I think it should be Cheryle.

-THEY DISCUSS

-You happy with that, Cheryle?

I'm not happy, but I'll take it!

Against which Egghead? Anyone but Chris.

I think it's either Pat or CJ.

I think CJ's very good with books. I think he's a bookworm.

I think Pat's very good at everything.

Let's try her out.

I'll try Pat, please.

So, it's Cheryle,

from Cumbrian Civil Crew, and it's fallen to Pat from the Eggheads.

Please make your way to the Question Room now.

I'll ask each of you three questions.

They're multiple choice.

Cheryle, tell me if you want the first or the second set.

I'd like to go first, please.

Good luck, Cheryle. And good luck, Cumbrian Civil Crew.

What relation was the poet Christina Rossetti

to the artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti?

I'm not 100% sure, but I think she was sister.

Sister is correct.

Not an easy question.

Pat, what is the name for the temporary framework structures

used to support a building during its construction?

I think that must be falsework.

You've got it right. Falsework is the right answer.

Cheryle, in The Hobbit,

what is the name of the home of Bilbo Baggins?

Believe it or not, I have no idea. I've never read this, at all.

I'll go for...

Cottage.

No, not Bag Cottage. Bag End is the answer.

Pat, Dylan Thomas's play Under Milk Wood was first performed

in 1954 in which medium?

It's famously a play for voices.

I think there HAVE been some theatrical implementations of it,

but it was written, I think, for the BBC, for radio.

Radio is the right answer. Well done.

Cheryle, you need to get this right.

Who wrote the novel La Peste,

or The Plague, first published in 1947?

I'll hazard another guess at this.

As you can tell, Arts and Books isn't my subject.

1947?

I'll go for Jean-Paul Sartre.

Jean-Paul Sartre, it is not. It is Albert Camus.

So, Pat has knocked you out.

Pat will be in the final round,

and you will not.

Please both come back and rejoin your teams.

So, the Cumbrian Civil Crew have taken a couple of hits now.

Any change in tack? You can become less civil, if you want to.

We're thinking of it.

We're on television, so best remain civil.

We'll see what comes up next.

What comes up next is Sport.

Who would like this?

THEY DISCUSS

Should I have a go at it?

I think that's me,

by mutual consent.

All right, Dave on Sport.

Which Egghead do you want to try and take out?

THEY DISCUSS

I think Daphne's a secret sports player.

She knows all the sports.

THEY CHAT QUIETLY

I think CJ really loves football, don't you, CJ?

I adore it.

That's the one with the bats, isn't it?

THEY LAUGH

Any questions on football, you're in with a chance.

Dave, from Cumbrian Civil Crew, against CJ, from the Eggheads.

Please take your positions.

CJ, remind us what sports you actually do.

I've never played any sports in my life.

The closest was marathon running,

but I've never played any competitive sports.

I thought last year you were telling us you had a gym

in one wing of your house?

One wing of ONE of my houses, I THINK you'll find.

So, you work out a lot of the time?

I do a lot of exercise. That's only cardio-vascular, to keep fit.

I'm always studying while I'm doing it.

You wouldn't consider taking up shot put, or high jump?

You've tried to send me for the high jump many times,

but I don't want to do that.

But you've learned the lists, haven't you?

We'll soon find out.

-That's the problem here. They learn lists.

-Really?

He might not have gone near a football stadium,

-but he knows who scored the goals.

-That's just cheating.

We'll see. I'll ask each of you three questions on Sport.

Dave, you can choose the first or second set of questions.

I'll go first, please.

In motor racing, what name's given to the tyres used

when there's SOME moisture,

but not enough for wet weather tyres?

I don't believe intervening would fit.

Intercessional, I've never heard of.

I'm 95 per cent sure it's intermediate.

Intermediate is the right answer.

CJ, over to you.

What type of race is the Great North Run?

I've run it myself, so I'd hope I'd get it right.

It's a half marathon.

Half marathon is correct. Did you finish it?

Of course I finished it!

I wondered if you'd have got distracted by a list or something?

Well, there IS that.

OK, over to you, Dave.

Until 1998, George W Bush co-owned which baseball team?

Well, he's a famous Texan.

I believe that was the Texas Rangers.

Excellent! It WAS the Texas Rangers.

CJ, which footballer was awarded the Golden Boot for highest scorer

at the 2010 World Cup?

-It was Diego Forlan.

-(Yes!)

D'you think so, Daphne? You went, "Yes!" in an excited way.

Yes.

Am I wrong?

No, you're all wrong.

It was Thomas Muller.

He had the same amount of goals, didn't he?

But he'd had more assists.

You're right, Daphne. I think the reason you thought it was Forlan

is when you watched the World Cup game after game,

he did play amazingly well.

He was an incredible player.

You probably went from the World Cup thinking Forlan

cos of all those goals you'd seen him score.

Dave, the hazard end, tambour and grille

are found in the playing area of which sport?

The word "ends" would rule out volleyball, there's no ends to that.

I've played squash and don't recognise any of the terms.

This is a bit of guess, but I'll go for real tennis.

Nice work. Real tennis is the right answer.

Dave got them all right, CJ.

You can't catch him now, so I won't ask you your third question.

Dave, well done. You're in the final round. CJ has been knocked out.

Both of you come back, and rejoin your teams.

-Nice one, Dave.

-Thank you.

That's a boost for the team, isn't it?

Absolutely. He did really well.

Starting to turn things around in the nick of time.

The challengers have lost two brains, from the final round.

The Eggheads have lost a brain themselves.

The last subject before the final is music.

Which of you would like this?

-Go, son.

-Is that good?

ALL: Yes. Hopefully.

-Mark.

-Yes.

Which Egghead? Daphne or Barry?

It could be very tricky.

I'll go with Barry, if it's OK, guys?

ALL: Yes.

It's Mark, from Cumbrian Civil Crew...

-Sorry, can I change my mind?

-Go ahead.

-I want to go for Daphne.

Right.

What was the sudden thought you had?

Strongest link, and I'm thinking I'll have a go.

If I get beaten, at least I had a go.

So, strongest link, I think, in the team.

No disrespect, guys.

So, you're going for the toughest player?

Let's see how we do.

Mark, from Cumbrian Civil Crew,

against Daphne, from the Eggheads.

Please go to the Question Room now.

Mark, as well as being a civil servant,

-I gather you're a massive pop music fan?

-Just a little bit.

I think I saw somewhere that you know every number one from 1970?

Mostly '80s.

'78 onwards.

All right. Let us now play the game.

Three questions, multiple choice, it's music.

Mark, would you like to go first, or second?

I'll stick with the winning formula, and go first.

Good luck. here's your first question, Mark.

"Is it worth the waiting for

"If we live to 84?

"All we ever get is gruel."

Are lines from a song in which musical?

As you can gather, I haven't a clue.

I'll guess...

I think it's going to be South Pacific.

South Pacific is not the right answer.

It's Oliver! Gruel as in, "Please, sir. May I have some more?"

OK, Daphne, your question.

The Archies had a UK number one single in 1969

with which song?

It's one of those songs once you get in your head, you can't get out.

It's Sugar Sugar.

You nearly sang it for us.

# Da-da-da-da-da-da #.

SHE LAUGHS

Your answer, Sugar Sugar, is correct.

Mark,

Tina Charles had a UK number one in 1976 with which song?

It's not Xanadu, because it's by the Electric Light Orchestra

and Olivia Newton-John,

who provided the main vocals.

That was in 1980.

Ring My Bell, 1979, was by Anita Ward.

So, the answer, I think, is I Love To Love.

Spot on. I Love To Love is the right answer. Well done.

Ring My Bell. Anita Ward. That's obscure.

Daphne who composed the march Crown Imperial,

first performed at George VI's coronation?

That's William Walton.

It is indeed William Walton.

Well done, you're in the lead,

two points to one.

Mark, you need to get this one.

The rapper born Patrick Okogwu became famous under which name?

I haven't a clue, so I'll go with the winning formula

the Eggheads always do,

and go straight down the middle, Aggro Santos.

Aggro Santos is your answer.

I think that technique's changed since they used it.

The answer's Tinie Tempah.

Well done, Daphne.

Did you know that answer?

Yes. I know most of the rappers' other names.

Well done, Daphne, you doughty fighter.

Mark, sorry. You were beaten by our Egghead.

She will be in the final.

Both of you come back, and rejoin your teams.

Mark, bad luck.

Sometimes when someone has very specialised knowledge,

the general questions, even in these subject areas,

can knock them out.

So, this is what we've been playing towards.

The final round, General Knowledge.

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

That's Mark, Cheryle and Gerry, from Cumbrian Civil Crew,

and CJ, from the Eggheads.

Would you please now leave the studio.

Paul and Dave, you're playing to win the Cumbrian Civil Crew £3,000.

Daphne, Chris, Barry and Pat,

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

As usual, I'll ask each team three questions in turn.

This time, the questions are all General Knowledge.

You ARE allowed to confer.

Paul and Dave, are your two brains

better than the Eggheads' four?

Do you want to go first, or second?

Shall we go first?

We'll stick with the winning formula, and go first, please.

Good luck to you both.

Members of which of the Armed Services train at Sandhurst?

I believe one of my best friends from college went there.

-Yeah.

-He went into the Army, so...

I've a friend who was an officer in the Territorial Army,

did his officer training at the Sandhurst Academy...

I think it's the Army, certainly.

We'll go with the Army.

The Army IS the right answer. Well done.

Eggheads, what name's usually given

to the handle of a sword?

THEY DISCUSS

It's the hilt, Jeremy.

Hilt is correct.

Cumbrian Civil Crew, in Roman mythology,

Pomona is the goddess of what?

Fauna? A god of all animals,

a god of all fruit,

or a god of all fish?

Would there be a general god for all animals?

Or all fruit?

Your guess is as good as mine.

We'll have to take a stab in the dark.

I didn't even have an instinct. If you want to go for fish, I'm happy.

It's a bit of a guess, Jeremy, but we'll go with fish.

Eggheads, can you help here?

ALL: Fruit.

How would we know? Pomme for apple?

The Latin for apple was malus, wasn't it?

It's Pomona Docks in Manchester, where the banana boats came in.

Eggheads, a fleckerl is a move

commonly used in which ballroom dance?

How d'you spell it?

It's spelled F-L-E-C-K-E-R-L.

It sounds Germanic and Austrian.

The tango's Latin American.

There's so few name moves in the quickstep, I don't think it's that.

-I'd be inclined to go for Viennese waltz.

-So would I.

We think that's one of the very swirling moves

in the Viennese waltz.

I don't know if it's swirling, but it IS the Viennese waltz.

They've taken the lead, which means,

if you get it wrong, the contest's over.

Which charity was founded by Eglantyne Jebb,

in the aftermath of World War I?

Any ideas?

I don't believe it's Oxfam.

That's Oxford Famine Relief.

I don't believe there'd be a famine connection with World War I.

War On Want would sort of... well, sort of...

with the war being so recent, would be timely, if you see what I mean.

Save The Children? I don't know how old these are.

I don't.

I don't believe it's Oxfam.

What d'you think about that?

I agree. Famine doesn't fit in the timeline.

War On Want would be the one I'd instinctively go for.

That's a total guess.

I know there was a lot of children displaced, certainly malnourished,

during the First World War,

because of attacks on shipping,

people weren't getting the proper diet.

What d'you reckon?

HE SIGHS

If you're happy with that, mine's a total guess, Paul.

You'll hate me if this is wrong.

I will never hate you, Paul.

Go with Save The Children, if you want.

-Sure?

-Yeah.

Jeremy, we'll go with Save The Children.

I'm glad you did, you're right.

Now you need the Eggheads to get this one wrong...

-Yes?

-Did you know Princess Anne was involved with Save The Children,

and named one of her dogs Eglantyne?

-Did she?

-Yes.

-Does she call it in the park? "Eglantyne!"

-Yes.

That's an amazing little fact.

If you get this question right, Eggheads, you have taken it.

If you get it wrong, we go to Sudden Death.

Annie Besant and Helena Blavatsky

were leading names in which movement?

Annie Besant, definitely. Theosophy.

Scientology was founded by L Ron Hubbard.

The Rosicrucians are an old sect,

dating from the mid-16th or 17th century,

but Annie Besant and Madam Bavatsky

were famously associated with the Theosophical movement,

so the answer's Theosophy.

Eggheads, you're right.

Theosophy is correct.

Congratulations, you've won.

That's very gracious of you.

How was it to play them today?

-I enjoyed it thoroughly...

-But very tough.

They ARE tough.

Well done.

-Thanks for coming in.

-Thank you.

We enjoyed it. D'you want to play in our quiz team?

Join their quiz team, what about that?

Commiserations to our challengers.

The Eggheads have done what comes naturally to them.

I'm afraid you won't go home with the £3,000,

so that money rolls over to our next show.

Eggheads, congratulations. Who will beat you?

Join us next time to see if a new team can defeat the Eggheads.

£4,000 says they don't. Until then, goodbye.

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