Episode 19 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.

Question is, can they be beaten?

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

pit their wits against possibly the greatest quiz team in Britain.

They are the Eggheads.

And taking on the awesome might of our quiz goliaths today

are The Broadway Bunch.

This team of old school friends take their name

from their favourite spot in London to socialise, which is Hammersmith Broadway.

Let's meet them.

Hi, my name's Alan. I'm 23 and I work in market research.

Hi, I'm Rhys, I'm 23, I'm a sales assistant.

Hi, I'm Sophie, I'm 22 and I'm a medical student.

Hi, I'm Matt, I'm 23 and I'm studying acting.

Hi, I'm Costy. I'm 23 and I'm an English Literature graduate.

Welcome to you, Broadway Bunch.

Tell me about the delights of Hammersmith Broadway.

So right up there, is it, with the top spots round the planet?

We all went to the local schools around Hammersmith so I guess we all just stayed friends.

It's nice to meet up in Hammersmith every so often. We go to pub quizzes when we can.

Now you're meeting up with the Eggheads. What's your impression now you see them up close?

-A lot less scary than I thought they'd be.

-Really?

I was expecting some goliaths. Very tall people.

OK, well, let's see how you do on Eggheads.

Every day there's £1,000 cash up for grabs for our challengers.

However, if they fail to defeat the Eggheads the prize money rolls over.

So Broadway Bunch, the Eggheads have won the last 22 games.

That means £23,000 says you can't beat the Eggheads.

Right!

It's going to be a battle but let's see if you can get your hands on that money.

First head to head battle is on the subject of history.

Who's your history expert?

That'll be me then!

OK, who are we going to take on?

-Dave maybe?

-TKD!

-TKD!

I think we'll take on Tremendous Knowledge Dave.

All right, TKD, or just Dave. That'll do.

Just Dave will do for me.

Let's get him to prove his tremendous knowledge in the question. That's Matt and Dave.

OK, Broadway Bunch, you've got Matt in there. Do you want to go first or second?

I'll go first, please.

Good luck. It's history. Here's your question.

Which of these leaders lived most recently?

OK, let me think.

Alexander the Great, Macedonian Empire.

That was pre Roman, I think.

Ivan the Terrible. Russian.

I think that's slightly more recent.

Attila the Hun, absolute age away.

Erm... I'm going to go with Ivan the Terrible.

OK. Interesting the way your voice tailed away there.

-You've gone for it and you've got it.

-Yeah.

Ivan the Terrible. And Dave.

The formal establishment of the CIA was enacted in the 1940s by which US president?

That's Harry S Truman.

OK, it is indeed. Well done.

One each and back to Matt.

The Italian cardinal who was elected pope in 1939

and served until 1958,

took what papal name?

OK, so I don't think it's John Paul III.

I'm pretty sure John Paul II was our most recent pope until now.

Benedict XVI. I think we're on a Benedict at the moment

and it strikes me as someone who's earlier than 16th.

So I'm going to go with Pius XII, please.

OK, nice elimination if it's correct, which I will confirm it is.

Well done.

Well worked out by Matt.

And your turn, Dave.

The Battle of Pork Chop Hill was fought during which war?

Right, I don't think it's the Hundred Years' War.

Don't think it's the Second Boer War. I'm going to go Korean War.

Korean War is correct. Both going really well here.

All square at two all as we go into a third question each.

Which could sort out a winner.

And Matt, which celebrated sisters had a lesser known brother named Thomas

who was killed in action during the Second World War?

I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be the Pankhurst sisters.

Cos they were active slightly earlier in the 20th century.

So their brother wouldn't be alive to be killed in the Second World War, I guess.

I'm not sure about who the Andrews sisters are.

I'm pretty sure there's a Thomas Mitford.

Those dates could be horrendously wrong but I'm going to go with the Mitford sisters.

OK, you're working really well, That is correct. Mitford sisters.

Dave, the workers' village on the outskirts of Bradford

that became a UNESCA world heritage site in 2001,

was built by which Victorian businessman?

I think that's Saltaire. I think it's Titus Salt.

Titus Salt is correct.

So all square at three all.

And that means, Matt, we're going to try and sort out a winner by making it harder.

It's the sudden death phase and that means we withdraw those options. Here you go.

The nationalist uprising known as the Boxer Rebellion

peaked in 1900 in which country?

Fortunately, all the others have been totally blind guesses

but I'm pretty sure that's China.

OK, well, the others haven't been blind guesses. You worked with the material.

You eliminated options and came up with the only one you thought it could be and got it three times.

This one you got as well. China. That is correct. China.

And Dave.

A bodyguard named Jim Beaton

was awarded the George Cross after intervening in a failed attempt in 1974

to kidnap which of Queen Elizabeth's children?

That's Princess Anne.

It is, yes. Princess Anne.

Identified by Dave, and back to you, Matt.

An international crisis was sparked in 1911

when Germany sent the gunboat Panther to which Moroccan port?

Tangiers is popping up in my head but my geography's awful, I don't even know if it's Morocco!

So I may as well go for it. Tangiers.

Tangiers.

It's incorrect. Your first one wrong.

-Do you know, Dave?

-I would have gone Agadir.

It is Agadir.

Yes, but it's not your question.

To win you have to give me a correct answer to this one.

What name is given to the violent civil disturbances in London in 1780,

in which thousands of marchers protested against legislation

to reduce restrictions on Catholics?

The Gordon Riots.

Gordon Riots is the right answer, Dave. Won the round.

Bad luck, Matt. I think Dave would accept...

Very good opponent.

But luckily I've come through.

-And remain Tremendous Knowledge Dave.

-Just Dave will do!

I know. He's so modest. He really is.

But Gordon Riots clinches that for you. No place for you in the final round.

Both come back and join your teams.

Titanic battle there but Dave just winning out

which means The Broadway Bunch have lost one brain. Eggheads are all still there.

Our next subject is music. Who'd like to play this one? Music.

-I'll take this one. Yeah.

-Yeah?

Who's the best one to go for, do you think?

Barry?

-I think Barry.

-OK.

-Barry.

OK, Rhys against Barry.

-Relishing this?

-I like music rounds. I enjoy them.

And he does pretty well in them.

Let's have Rhys and Barry into the question room, please.

Rhys, you've got a choice to make. Would you like to go first or second?

I will go first, please.

Best of luck, Rhys. Here we go.

"It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside"

is the opening line of which 1971 UK hit single for Elton John?

Seems to ring a bell. Used to sing it quite a bit actually.

On the jukebox down the pub quite a bit. It's Your Song.

Your Song is correct, yes. All that money well spent on the jukebox.

Barry, who reached the number three spot in the UK singles chart

in 1962 with the song Sun Arise?

I think I can still hear the didgeridoo playing. It was Rolf Harris.

OK, yes, is the right answer. Rolf Harris.

And Rhys, what is the title of the song that features the lines

"Any time you're Lambeth way, any evening, any day."

This rings a bell. The only one of the answers on there. Lambeth Walk rings a bell.

Gallop and March don't seem right so I'm going to go for Lambeth Walk.

Lambeth Walk is correct.

And Barry, the lyrics of the song My Baby Just Cares For Me, a hit for Nina Simone,

mention Liz Taylor, Liberace and which other entertainer?

This is one of my daughter's favourite songs.

But I've never paid that much attention to the lyrics.

I'm not sure. I know the song very well.

I'm trying to play it in my mind to see if the lyrics come to me.

I really don't know so it's a bit of a punt.

I'll go down the middle for Lana Turner.

Lana Turner. You can sing it out loud if you like if we can stand it.

I think I'll pass on this one.

-Lana Turner is correct.

-Oh!

-Perhaps something in there.

-I can go home now!

Well, not yet. Few more questions to answer.

You might be going home the way Rhys is going though.

Two out of two. Number three, Rhys.

The London rapper Timothy McKenzie

who had a UK hit single entitled Earthquake in 2011

became famous under what stage name?

I don't think it's Dizzy Rascal, he's a bit before that.

Erm...

It's between Labrinth and Chipmunk, and I've a feeling it could be Labrinth.

Is what I'm going for.

-Yeah, Labrinth.

-Gone for Labrinth.

And landed it again. Well done. That's three out of three for you.

Barry, in the 1980s, which music entrepreneur

co-founded Creation records

whose major acts included Oasis, Ride and Primal Scream?

I know the groups. But I don't know who the entrepreneur was.

I've been looking at a list of who founded record companies and I know quite a few.

But Creation Records wasn't on my list!

So again I'm going to have a punt.

This time I shall go down the left for Geoff Travis.

Geoff Travis. Dave'll know. It's your neck of the woods.

-It's Alan McGee.

-Yes.

Oasis, they're with Creation Records.

Main ones.

Yeah, it's Alan McGee, Barry. Not Geoff Travis.

And you are on your bike.

Rhys, let's confirm that. You're in the final round.

No place for Barry. Come back and join your teams.

That's made it all square. Both teams have lost one brain from the final round.

We move on to our third head to head. And this one's geography.

Who'd like to play this, Alan, Sophie or Costy?

-I think it'll be me.

-You're up.

This is not going to go well.

I wouldn't take on Kevin.

I'd probably go Judith.

Yeah, OK. I'll take on Judith.

OK, you can. Adam and Judith, into the question room, both of you.

All right, we're ready to go.

Adam, which way do you want to play it? Do you want to go first or second?

I think I'll go first, please.

Good luck, Adam.

Which of these landmarks overlooks part of the Al and the East Coast main railway line?

I'm very glad I picked first there. I went to Durham University.

So I know it's Angel of the North, just round the corner.

You regularly saw it on your travels. That is the right answer.

Yes, Angel of the North.

Judith, the source of the River Severn is in which range of uplands?

It's in Wales so I imagine that is the Cambrian Mountains.

It would be. That's the right answer.

OK, back to you, Adam.

Which US city renamed its international airport

in honour of the military leader General Edward Logan?

I'm trying to think of baggage tags I've seen at airports.

I don't think it's Los Angeles.

I don't know any airports for Boston so I might go for Boston

and hope that's right. I'll go for Boston.

You don't know any for Boston. What do you know about Chicago?

I don't know anything about Chicago either!

Boston I just chose.

Logan is its international airport, that's the right answer.

Well done.

And Judith, the Kariba Dam was built in the 1950s across which river?

I think definitely not the Ganges.

And not the Amazon either.

I think it's Zambezi.

It is right. Zambezi is correct.

OK, another good round taking place here. And Adam.

The peak of Mount Kinabalu,

K-I-N-A-B-A-L-U,

is the highest point of which island?

Kinabalu.

Mountains are not my strong point within the geography field.

Erm...

Something is telling me it's not Sumatra.

And that something would be... Don't even know.

The last two answers have gone straight down the middle

so I'm going to go with Borneo.

Going to veer off to the right.

OK! Reduced to that method, are you?

Doesn't matter, you've got it right!

Well done!

Well, Judith, you need this.

In terms of area, the island of Sri Lanka

is closest in size to which European country?

Sri Lanka. Down the bottom of India. Erm...

I'm just trying to think how big Lithuania is at the moment.

Portugal's a completely different shape.

If you squashed Portugal down, maybe it would bulge out

and become the same size as Sri Lanka.

I just think it might be Portugal squashed down.

And bulged out.

OK, Portugal. It's just area, yeah.

In terms of area, the island of Sri Lanka is closest in size to...

Rhys did well and Adam's just done good too.

Excuse my syntax! It's Lithuania.

Oh no!

I thought you were about to say I'd done it too.

No, no, no.

That means, Adam, another triumph for The Broadway Bunch. You're through to the final round.

Would you both join your teams.

They've gone into the lead, The Broadway Bunch.

They've knocked two Eggheads out of the final round so far.

And one of them has gone.

Let's see how it's going to shape up for that final round with our last head to head.

We've got Sophie or Costy.

-I think that's my round!

-That's worked quite well.

Big acts to follow. Who shall I take on?

I have no idea.

-Shall we try and take out Kevin?

-Let's go for Kevin!

He doesn't know anything about anything!

I'll take on Kevin then.

Wow, confidence has gone through the roof!

Kevin doesn't know anything about anything.

Those weren't my words! Can we just establish this.

Matt's in the safety of the studio as you go into battle with Kevin.

Costy and Kevin, into the question room, please.

Well, Costy, let's see how you do here. Do you want to go first or second?

I think I'll go first.

Good luck. First question coming your way.

The fictional con artist Tom Ripley was created by which novelist?

It's not Stephenie Meyer. It's not Danielle Steel.

I think The Talented Mr Ripley is by Patricia Highsmith.

It's the right answer. A good start. Kevin.

To promote her eighth novel In the Name of Love,

who appeared at a 2012 book launch riding a black horse?

Not a good start. Not the faintest on that.

One that passed me by completely.

-In the Name of Love.

-In the Name of Love.

-Eighth novel.

-Eighth novel.

I can't see either of the others going for something like that.

So...

Has Katie Price actually done a... It's got to be, hasn't it?

Katie Price.

Katie Price!

Interesting hearing you having that discussion with yourself without actually naming her!

"Has she really written eight novels? Can't see the others doing it."

We knew who you were talking about. That's the right answer. Katie Price.

OK, Costy. "Bring me my spear, oh clouds unfold

Bring me my chariot of fire"

are lines from a work by which writer?

We used to sing this in assembly.

Like everyone else.

I think everyone knows the hymn.

And it's William Blake.

Yes, it is. Jerusalem, to be precise.

William Blake. Correct.

And Kevin, which painting has often been referred to as the Mona Lisa of the north?

Again, I'm not sure I've really heard the phrase as such.

But you'd hardly compare The Scream with the Mona Lisa.

Whistler's Mother is in profile

but the one who's got the mysterious gaze looking out at the viewer

in the same sort of way as the Mona Lisa

is the Girl with the Pearl Earring.

So I think that was Vermeer.

From the Netherlands, so I think Girl with the Pearl Earring.

OK, fits the description, you think. It is correct.

As for mysterious gazes looking out at the viewer, just described yourself there.

Ah well, sphinx-like or something like that.

OK, two all, another good round.

And Costy, which author was shortlisted for the 1980 Booker Prize

but refused to attend the award ceremony

unless he was told in advance that he was going to win.

I don't know. Erm...

Booker Prize winner, 1980. I can't even guess the dates.

Ian McEwen's been active recently.

But he's been around for a while as well.

Erm...

I have a hunch that it might be Kingsley Amis.

But I don't know if he's won the Booker Prize.

I was going to look Booker Prizes up before coming and I forgot!

I'm going to go with Kingsley Amis.

OK, Kingsley Amis.

It's not Kingsley Amis.

-Bad luck!

-It's Anthony Burgess.

For Earthly Powers. He didn't turn up and he didn't win.

Kevin has a chance to get through to the final round here.

A celebrated portrait of Christine Keeler sitting naked on a chair turned back to front

was shot in the 1960s by which photographer?

Not Cecil Beaton.

I don't recall it being Norman Parkinson.

It may be possibly the main thing that Lewis Morley is known for.

I think I'll go for Lewis Morley.

OK, had a little ponder and came up with Lewis Morley.

It's correct. Bad luck, Costy.

-Never mind.

-Good quizzing.

You and Matt have now gone out of the game.

Both quizzed very well indeed.

But no place for you in the final round.

Would you please come back and join your teams.

Now this is what we've been playing towards. It's time for the final round.

Which as always is general knowledge.

But I'm afraid those of you who lost your head to heads,

what close head to heads they were,

won't be allowed to take part in this round.

Matt and Costy from The Broadway Bunch

and Barry and Judith from the Eggheads,

would you all leave the studio, please.

So Adam, Rhys and Sophie, you're playing to win The Broadway Bunch £23,000.

Kevin and Dave, you're playing for something money cannot buy.

The Eggheads' reputation.

As usual, I ask each team three questions in turn. That stays the same.

The questions are general knowledge and you are allowed to confer.

So, Broadway Bunch, the question is are your three brains better than the Eggheads' three?

And Broadway Bunch, do you want to go first or second?

Think we're going to go first.

Good luck to you. A lot of money at stake here.

First question.

A periodontist specialises in treating which part of the body?

Well, since... Yeah.

-It sounds pretty teethy.

-Teethy!

-Shall we go for gums and teeth?

-Yeah.

We're going to go with gums and teeth.

Because it sounds teethy.

Periodontist. It's the right answer. Good start.

Eggheads, according to a well known feminist phrase attributed to the Australian activist Irina Dunn,

a woman needs a man like a fish needs a what?

-Bicycle.

-We'll go bicycle.

-A bicycle.

-Bicycle.

I think the other two are quite good as well.

Bicycle is the phrase. Well done, Eggheads.

Broadway Bunch, a roofed structure called a lichgate

is normally found at the entrance to which type of location?

Border checkpoint, it doesn't have a separate entrance.

Rifle range, potentially.

Churchyards have that little thing sometimes you walk through.

I've seen them. I think that sounds pretty... I would lean towards churchyard.

-I wouldn't know what they were called but...

-OK.

-Happy with that?

-Yeah.

-OK.

We're going to go with churchyard.

Didn't know what they were called before, Adam. Now you do.

It's the correct answer. Lichgates.

OK, Eggheads, your second question.

Uxoricide is defined as the murder of your what?

Murder of wife.

From the Latin for wife which is uxor. The murder of your wife.

It is indeed the murder of your wife. Correct.

So two all. Well! Edging closer to having a crack at the money.

This crucial question for you, Broadway Bunch.

In a speech in 1903, Theodore Roosevelt referred to which attraction as

"one of the great sights which every American if he can travel at all should see"?

What did your mind jump to first?

My first instinct would be Mount Rushmore.

I felt like it opened around then.

He was probably trying to advertise it.

Before they said the options I was thinking Grand Canyon.

-But...

-Grand Canyon is a good answer but...

I don't know. I'm assuming he'd want to advertise the Rushmore Memorial.

But it could easily be Grand Canyon.

It's got slightly more basis to it.

I think it's a toss up between Grand Canyon and Rushmore.

If you think it was opened around that time,

Rushmore, that's a great chance.

But... If he's on it.

I don't know, I can't be sure. I honestly can't be sure.

If he's on it, why would they make a memorial to him while he was still...

I remember someone with a moustache and he had a moustache.

Great general knowledge there!

-I would go Grand Canyon.

-I want to say Rushmore.

-I say Rushmore, especially sights.

-Yeah.

Mount Rushmore. Let's go Rushmore.

We're going to go for Mount Rushmore Memorial.

OK, Mount Rushmore Memorial. It came down to a vote.

Divided there and Adam outvoted.

It's the Grand Canyon!

Grand Canyon.

Well, might get into sudden death if the Eggheads mess this one up.

But let's see, Eggheads, in 2005,

Sarah Sands succeeded Dominic Lawson

to become the first female editor of which newspaper?

Was editor of the Sunday Telegraph. The Telegraph.

He's not done the Express, he's not done the Sunday Times.

It's Sunday Telegraph.

-Does a little column.

-Yeah. Does a column there.

It's definitely been the Sunday Telegraph he's been associated with.

The only one of those he's been editor of is the Sunday Telegraph.

I don't believe it's the other two.

We think that's the Sunday Telegraph.

That's your answer. Sunday Telegraph.

Sarah Sands in 2005 taking over from Dominic Lawson.

It is the correct answer. Eggheads, you have won!

Dave's saying there you've been unlucky. These have been some really close rounds.

Every single round, including the ones that you won, of course, Adam and Rhys.

But the ones that knocked out Costy and Matt, very close head to heads.

A very close final round.

But the Eggheads have shaded it.

Thank you very much for giving them a real run for that money

but not to be on the day. Good to see you.

The Eggheads have done what comes naturally to them and their wining streak continues.

I'm afraid you won't be going home with that £23,000

which means of course the money rolls on to our next show.

Eggheads, congratulations.

Who will beat you?

And join us next time to see if a new team of challengers

have the brains to defeat the Eggheads. £24,000 says they don't.

Until then, goodbye.

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