Episode 60 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 a team of five quiz challengers

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

They are the Eggheads.

Taking on the awesome might of our quiz Goliaths

are Hells Bells from Bristol.

This team are all members of an AC/DC tribute band.

Let's meet them. Hello, I'm Lee, I'm 50 and I'm the lead vocalist in Hells Bells.

Hello, I'm Doogle, I'm 27 and I'm the lead guitarist.

Hi, I'm Danny, I'm 35 and I play rhythm guitar.

Hi, my name's Ian. I'm 22 and I play bass.

Hi, I'm Sid. I'm 38 years old and I play guitar for Hell Raiser, the sister band to Hells Bells.

Welcome to you, Hells Bells.

AC/DC tribute band. So where do you play?

We play all over Britain and a little bit in Europe as well.

Rock clubs and big boozers that you pay to go in, like.

That type of thing. And is all AC/DC stuff you play?

All AC/DC, yeah. All AC/DC.

Do you do any quizzing while you're touring, travelling?

Do you throw a few questions at each other?

We do have a quiz in the van, quite often. They're rubbish at it!

OK. But you're good? I'm the quiz master!

Right. I see! I'm the quiz master here, and I'll tell you what's going on.

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

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

So, Hells Bells, the Eggheads won the last ten games

which means £11,000 says you can't beat the Eggheads.

Our first head-to-head battle is going to be on Politics.

Who wants to play? That's Doogle.

He's our expert. We'll put Doogle in for that.

Is that why he sighed? Doogle, who would you like to play from the Eggheads?

Pick someone to take into the question room. Kev?

I reckon that's probably best. Get Kev out the way.

Kevin. All right, then. Yeah, I'll play Kevin, please. OK.

Right. Doogle, you've been told by Lee to get Kevin out of the way.

Let's have Doogle and Kevin into the question room, please.

OK, Doogle, do you keep up with politics

while you're playing and travelling and studying, whatever else you do?

Not particularly. We're all pretty rubbish at politics,

so we'll just get one out of the way!

See how it goes. We will. Do you want to go first or second?

I'll go first.

Right. Doogle leading off for Hells Bells.

Lead guitarist, it's very appropriate.

First question. In relation to war,

for what does the letter M stand in the abbreviation WMD?

In relation to war, for what does the letter M stand in the abbreviation WMD?

Um, I think I know the answer to this.

Just because of reference to a game, I think.

I don't think it's mass.

I've got a feeling it could possibly be modern.

Just from pure guess from a game.

That's it, really. What's the game?

Modern Warfare.

OK. WMD stands for

Weapons of... Oh! Mass Destruction!

Mass Destruction, yes! Oh, yeah!

Sorry, it's not in relation to a game. Yes, fair enough.

It is mass, not modern. Yeah.

So, Kevin, your first question.

Which former British prime minister

married the daughter of the actor who played Mike Rawlins

in the TV sitcom Till Death Us Do Part?

Which former British prime minister

married the daughter of the actor who played Mike Rawlins

in the TV sitcom Till Death Us Do Part?

Cherie Blair is the daughter of Tony Booth

who played Alf Garnett's son-in-law.

So it's Tony Blair.

Tony Blair. Yes. Anthony Booth played Mike Rawlins,

and Cherie, formerly Booth, married Tony Blair. Right answer, anyway.

You got it. Doogle, better luck with this one.

What word which first appeared in the TV comedy The Thick of It

was used by Ed Miliband to describe the budget of March 2012?

What word which first appeared in the TV comedy The Thick of It

was used by Ed Miliband to describe the budget of March 2012?

Well, hmm. Let me think about this.

Uh, I think maybe the third one, probably not.

Multimess, maybe.

I'm going to take a random stab at it because I have no idea.

In all honesty.

Poly... Polybotch.

Polybotch. Yeah. Good phrase, isn't it?

It's interesting! It's not the right one. It is - Kevin?

Omnishambles. Omnishambles. Oft used after that

for any mess-ups made by government. Omnishambles.

So, Kevin, you win the round if you get this.

John Bercow who became Speaker of the House of Commons in 2009

was a leading junior player and later a qualified coach in which sport?

John Bercow who became Speaker of the House of Commons in 2009

was a leading junior player and later a qualified coach

in which sport?

I'm not sure whether I've come across this or not.

Something about a sporting connection is ringing a bell.

I think it's tennis. Tennis.

Junior tennis player.

Tennis is the right answer.

Yes, it is the right answer.

So a bit of an omnishambles there, Doogle.

Not a surprise! Not in the final round.

Would you both please come and join your teams.

OK. A flying start for the Eggheads.

So Hells Bells have lost one brain

and we've only played one round.

So our second round is Film & Television today.

Who'd like to play this? Film & TV.

Trumpers is probably good for that one. I'll have a go.

Danny. Danny. Want to have a go?

Try and get a point back. We'll put Danny in please, Dermot.

All right, Danny. Film & TV. From the Eggheads, it's any of the four left after Kevin.

Chris. Thanks for your advice(!)

Chris. Chris, we'll have. Chris. Danny and Chris into the question room, the two of you, please.

Danny, how long have you been with Hells Bells for?

This is my tenth year, now, with the group. Wow!

So you must have played all over the place, then?

Yeah, we've gotten around a fair bit. All round the UK and Europe. Even a gig in Russia.

Wow. What's the biggest audience you've played to?

About 34,000 at a bike festival in Portugal.

You're joking! Yeah, it was pretty incredible.

What's that like, then? Does it put the pressure on, or do you ignore it?

It's mind-boggling, but it's a sea of people as far as the eye can see.

Incredible.

Rockin' out. OK.

See if you can rock Chris out of this game. Do you want to go first or second?

I think I'll go first.

Best of luck, Danny. Here's your first question.

Which 2012 animated comedy film

features the voice of Adam Sandler as Dracula?

Which 2012 animated comedy film

features the voice of Adam Sandler as Dracula?

Well, I haven't seen it,

but just knowing that Dracula is famously from Transylvania,

I think I'll say Hotel Transylvania.

That'll do. It's the right answer. Yes.

And Hotel California... Well done, Danny.

I presume we're not even allowed to mention Hotel California

in the presence of... I like The Eagles. You do like The Eagles?

Oh, yeah. When you're chilling out. A bit of Joe Walsh.

Lovely. OK. Good.

Right. Chris,

your first question.

What is the highest amount of money that can be won by a contestant

on Deal Or No Deal?

What is the highest amount of money

that can be won by a contestant on Deal Or No Deal?

If they're extremely lucky, they can make 250,000.

It is the right answer. £250,000.

Danny, second question.

John Hurt provides the voice of which mythical creature

in the TV drama series Merlin?

John Hurt provides the voice of which mythical creature

in the TV drama series Merlin?

I haven't seen that, either,

but John Hurt's got quite a big serious voice,

so I'd say it's probably the dragon.

It is the dragon. You're going well here.

Two out of two. And Chris,

which of these actors celebrated their 50th birthday in 2012?

Which of these actors celebrated their 50th birthday in 2012?

Who's been around the longest?

Um...

Matthew Perry...

Matthew Perry and Matthew Broderick

are both notorious for playing teenagers

well into their 40s, aren't they?

Oh, dear.

I'm going through Family Guy references, here.

Um, one from three. Matthew McConaughey.

OK.

It's all Matthews. It's not him, though,

it is Matthew Broderick.

Turned 50 in 2012. OK.

This is a big opportunity for you, Danny.

This guarantees you a place in the final round if you get it correct.

The line, "Hey, babe, I negotiate million-dollar deals for breakfast.

"I think I can handle this euro-trash",

is a line from which action film?

The line, "Hey, babe, I negotiate million-dollar deals for breakfast.

"I think I can handle this euro-trash",

is a line from which action film?

I love all three of those films, so I'm pretty sure it's Die Hard.

The one you have seen, that's the way you want it.

It's the right answer.

Into the final round.

What a performance, Danny!

Both please come back and join your teams.

All square after that. Both teams have lost one brain from the final round.

Our next subject is Food & Drink.

Who wants to play this one, Hells Bells? Food & Drink.

It's got to be Sid.

What if Science comes up? I've got to wait.

You want to wait? I don't mind going.

Put Chippy in, then.

We'll put Chippy in, please, Dermot. Ian!

OK, Ian!

This is his nickname. I get that. OK.

Ian, who do you want to play from the Eggheads?

Pat, Barry or Judith?

Um, I'll go for... What about... Not Judith, no.

Pat? How about Barry?

Barry. Barry, yeah. Can I play Barry, please?

You can. OK. Let's have Ian and Barry into the question room, please.

So, Ian, this Food & Drink round tends to be an international round.

Do you get to sample food as you travel with the band,

or is it all what you can grab on the hoof?

Yeah, occasionally. We played in Turkey once

and we were a bit sceptical to try things

so we went for a Burger King, I think!

But most of the time it's usually service stations and things like that.

But occasionally we get some nice stuff.

We played in Oman once, and we were lucky enough to stay in a five-star hotel

where it was all-inclusive, so we got to try a lot of things then.

It was really good.

OK. Let's hope you noticed what you were eating, if anything like that comes up.

Do you want to go first or second, Ian?

I'll try things differently this time. I'll go second.

OK. Barry, first question, then.

What is the English name for the cake that is known in France as Buche de Noel?

What is the English name for the cake that is known in France as Buche de Noel?

That sounds like a Christmas mouth! It must be Yule Log.

Yule Log is the right answer.

Well done, Barry. Your first question, Ian.

Which popular Asian spice is often sold in the form of rolled up sticks known as quills?

Which popular Asian spice is often sold in the form of rolled up sticks known as quills?

I think this is probably going to be a guess. I'm not entirely sure.

Pepper is the most common one of those, I'd say.

So, um, I wouldn't necessarily go for ginger.

I'll try cinnamon, please.

Cinnamon. Good. Glad you didn't go for pepper!

It's the right answer. Well done. Cinnamon.

Barry, to what family of plants does the Jerusalem artichoke belong?

To what family of plants does the Jerusalem artichoke belong?

Ah.

This was a plant that was mis-named, wasn't it?

Its original name was, I think, girasole

and the English thought it sounded like Jerusalem,

so they called it a Jerusalem artichoke.

But which plant flower does it belong to?

I don't think it's a potato.

I'm really not sure on this.

I think it might be a sunflower.

It's the right answer. Yes.

Interesting, that, about mis-hearing, really,

what was it? Jeru...

I think it's girasole, the Italian name for it.

OK. You worked it out. You got it, anyway.

OK.

Good start.

Ian, you need to match Barry now.

Which of these is another name for the mushroom known as a girolle?

Which of these is another name for the mushroom known as a girolle?

G-I-R-O-L-L-E.

I'll probably take Oyster out to start because it sounds more like an oyster!

Grey Oyster. Not a mushroom.

The other two again would probably just be a guess.

Golden Chanterelle might be some kind of flower, maybe.

So I'm going to go for Grand Morel, please.

OK.

It's not. It is the Golden Chanterelle. Bad luck.

So a chance for Barry here

to take the round. Barry,

Reestit mutton, in which mutton is salted and smoked to last longer,

is a particular delicacy of which island group?

Reestit. R-E-E-S-T-I-T.

Reestit mutton.

Hmm. Interesting.

I wonder which island group would need to make mutton last a long time?

I'm thinking it might be the Shetland Islands

because they certainly have sheep up there.

I can see that they would have the need to keep provisions for a long time,

especially with some of the harsh winters that they have up there.

So I'll go for the Shetland Islands.

High seas and the difficulty of re-supply? Something like that, yes.

Reestit mutton is from the Shetland Islands.

It's the right answer, Barry.

Bad luck, Ian. We don't get to put another question to you.

Even if you got the next one correct, you couldn't beat him.

So would you both please come back and join your teams.

So the scores in terms of teams, Hells Bells have lost two brains from the final round.

The Eggheads have lost one. Our last head-to-head before the final round.

This is Sport.

Two players available to play. It's Lee or Sid.

Definitely not me! I thought you, Lee. You do it.

I'll have a go at this one, Dermot. You're ready to go. Pick your Egghead first.

I'll pick Judith, please.

I didn't even have to name them!

Lee and Judith, please, into the question room.

Lee, I'm interested in what life is like on the road.

Is it that traditional image we might have of a rock'n'roll lifestyle?

Tequila, trashed hotel rooms,

or is it all mineral water now and an early night?

Well, we do get a bit of that. It's a bit harder for us because we're not a big name band.

We travel in a van all the time, and it's quite tiring, especially for me, one of the older guys!

But it is good fun. We do enjoy it.

Absolutely. You're one of the founder members? I am the founder member, yeah. OK.

And in terms of the AC/DC sound,

do you try and sound exactly like them, or do you say, "We're Hells Bells and we're a bit different"?

As near as we can. I have to do Brian Johnson and Bon Scott,

which are both a bit different, but I do my best to both

and the guys sound like the players, like. Right. But you've got a sister band.

So if you want to play other stuff, you've got the Hell Raisers. Sid's in that, too.

That's right. We do Hell Raisers and I play keys in that,

which is my first thing, keyboards.

Yeah. OK, Lee, do you want to go first or second?

I'd like to go first, please, Derm.

Best of luck, Lee. It's sport. Here you go.

At which football stadium do Sheffield Wednesday play home matches?

At which football stadium do Sheffield Wednesday play home matches?

Hmm.

One of them, I don't know whether it's...

I think Selhurst Park was Wimbledon.

I'm pretty sure it's Hillsborough. That's the one I'll go with.

OK. Hillsborough is the right answer for Sheffield Wednesday.

Crystal Palace for Selhurst Park and Ipswich, Portman Road.

OK. Judith,

in one-day international cricket,

what term is used to refer to the periods when restrictions are imposed on the fielding side?

In one-day international cricket,

what term is used to refer to the periods when restrictions are imposed on the fielding side?

Um, I don't know.

I'm trying to look at the obvious answer,

which I don't think is Powerplay.

Um. On the fielding side.

I think it's Underplay.

Underplay. Kind of under-answered.

It's not the right answer. It is Powerplay. Oh.

It's a time when you can make hay as the batting side.

So there are restrictions on the fielding side. Powerplay.

OK. Great start, then, Lee, from your point of view.

Here's your second question.

The sprinter Ben Johnson who crossed the line first in the men's 100 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics

was born on which island?

The sprinter Ben Johnson who crossed the line first in the men's 100 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics

was born on which island?

I didn't think it was any of those, to start off with.

I don't think he's a Jamaican.

I think I'll try Trinidad, please, Dermot.

OK. Trinidad for Ben Johnson.

Crossed the line, we're saying, first,

but of course was disqualified when he failed the drugs test.

It's not. Do you know, Eggheads?

Jamaica. It is Jamaica.

Jamaican, Ben Johnson. But he wasn't running for Jamaica.

He was running for Canada. Canada. You knew that, Lee.

I thought it was going to be Canadian, yeah. Yeah.

But he was actually born in Jamaica.

OK. Well, a chance for Judith

to make amends for that first question.

Judith, what nickname was given to rugby international Chris Ashton's trademark try celebration?

What nickname was given to rugby international Chris Ashton's trademark try celebration?

I really don't think it's Ash-splodge.

When someone scores a goal, they do a dash, don't they?

I think it must be Ash-dash.

OK. That's what he does before he tries,

and then he jumps sometimes, I think he's stopped it a bit,

high into the air, does a kind of swallow-dive

and quite often the grounds are wet and makes a big splash.

Ash-splash.

So, it's still nothing for Judith.

And a place in the final round for you, Lee, definitely if you give me a correct answer here.

Which Formula One team appointed the sport's first female team principal in 2012?

Which Formula One team appointed the sport's first female team principal in 2012?

To be honest, I'm not right into cars. I'm more of a Moto GP man.

But I'll try Sauber, please.

OK. Sauber for a place in the final round.

You're in. You've booked it. Beaten Judith.

It's the correct answer.

Which means, as I say,

you'll be playing in the final round. You won't, Judith. Please come back and join your teams.

This is what we've been playing towards.

It's time for the final round which is, as always, general knowledge.

But those of you who lost your head-to-heads

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

So Doogle and Ian from Hells Bells and Chris and Judith from the Eggheads,

would you all leave the studio, please?

So, Lee, Danny and Sid, you're playing to win Hells Bells £11,000.

Barry, Pat and Kevin, you're playing for something which money cannot buy.

The Eggheads' reputation.

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

The questions are all general knowledge and you're allowed to confer.

So, Hells Bells, the question is are your three brains better than the Eggheads' three?

Lee, Danny and Sid, would you like to go first or second?

What do you reckon? Go first. Yeah. First, please, Dermot.

OK. First set of questions. The first of those to Hells Bells.

"But Seriously" in 1989

and "Both Sides" in 1993 were number one albums for which British singer?

"But Seriously" in 1989

and "Both Sides" in 1993

were number one albums for which British singer?

Just make sure we're all happy.

Yeah, definitely. Agree with that. Definitely.

Without a shadow of a doubt, it's Phil Collins.

Phil Collins. Nice one to fall for you guys!

A goodie! It's the right answer. Well done.

Phil Collins there getting you off to a great start.

Eggheads, the limestone pavement

and massive crescent-shaped limestone cliff at Malham Cove

is in which English National Park?

The limestone pavement

and massive crescent-shaped limestone cliff at Malham Cove

is in which English National Park?

Yorkshire Dales. Is that the source of the Aire?

Yes, it's up there, yes. Where it comes out.

You've got the balancing pillars and things.

Yeah. So it's Yorkshire Dales.

That's the Yorkshire Dales.

How many times have you been there, Barry?

Half a dozen, probably.

It's the right answer, yes. The Yorkshire Dales.

Couple of very nice questions for both teams there.

Hells Bells. In which year was British summertime first introduced?

In which year was British summertime first introduced?

Wouldn't be the middle of the war, would it?

Have you got any ideas, any of you?

I don't think it's 1916. That's the First World War.

Sorry? It wouldn't have been in the middle of a war, would it?

Or would it? Maybe. Because of the war.

It was introduced for a time, wasn't it? The First World War ended 1918.

Surely they wouldn't have introduced it in the middle of a war?

That's the worst time to introduce it.

I'm thinking is it to do with agriculture, or safety, or something?

Maybe that's why... I think it's in the war.

Agricultural reasons... 1914 to 1918, the First... Yeah.

So which of those other two?

I think I'm going to go with '36.

How do you feel about that? I agree with that, yes. Go on, then.

We're not absolutely sure, but I'm going to guess 1936.

Final answer. OK. 1936 for the first year of BST.

British Summer Time was introduced - much discussion about 1916 and the First World War.

And that is the year it was introduced.

1916 BECAUSE of the First World War.

Not getting in the way of it.

Tell us why, Eggheads?

To help the farmers. Help farmers. All hours of daylight.

You actually did mention it.

It gives them more hours of daylight, more production. 1916

was the year for BST.

OK. Still a lot of questions to go.

Quite a few, anyway. Eggheads,

who wrote the scripts for the original series of the children's TV programme Postman Pat,

first shown in 1981.

Who wrote the scripts for the original series of the children's TV programme Postman Pat,

first shown in 1981?

David McKee was Wilbur, the elephant.

Yeah. Peter Firmin did lots of different things.

But John Cunliffe is the one that rings a bell with me

for Postman Pat.

It's starting to ring a bell with me, now, as well.

I'm happy with that. We've a feeling that's John Cunliffe.

John Cunliffe. It is the right answer, Eggheads.

OK. You've got two. It means Hells Bells need this one, then.

The islands of New Britain and New Ireland

are part of which Commonwealth country?

The islands of New Britain and New Ireland

are part of which Commonwealth country?

They are spelt exactly as you would expect. New Britain and New Ireland.

Right. A Commonwealth country.

Commonwealth country. I don't reckon Mauritius...

Mauritius is not a country, I don't think.

Mauritius is part of something else, I believe.

We're left with Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu.

If I had to guess, I'd go the middle, I would.

Where would you go? I'd go for Tuvalu.

Where's that? I don't know where it is. Nor do I!

It's just a feeling I get.

I reckon it's middle of the board or Tuvalu.

It says New Guinea.

Is that a clue? New Britain, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

Britain, Ireland. Guinea's... I don't know.

Could be a bluff.

Yeah, but I'd go for Papua New Guinea. I would.

What would you do? I'd say Tuvalu.

It's up to you, Sid. It's up to me.

Can you just read the question again, please, Dermot?

The islands of New Britain and New Ireland

So they are all countries. OK. Yeah.

They're part of which Commonwealth country. Those are three countries.

Right.

Can I say Mauritius? Go on.

Final answer is going to be, Dermot, completely off the wall, Mauritius.

Ah. Right. OK. Mauritius, which you had ruled out.

It's not the right answer. Eggheads?

TOGETHER: Papua New Guinea.

It is Papua New Guinea! I was right!

Yes.

Well, Lee, at least you know you got it there.

Which means, Eggheads, you've won.

That was great stuff, guys. You just got unlucky with the choices.

Always having a guess on those last two.

But that was the last two questions.

During the body of the quiz, we've had some great fun, great stories

from the tours of Hells Bells,

which I'm sure will continue for many years to come.

So keep rocking, guys! Thank you very much. Thank you.

They'll keep quizzing.

The Eggheads have done what comes naturally. Their winning streak continues.

You won't be going home with the £11,000.

So the money rolls over to the next show.

Eggheads, congratulations. Who will beat you?

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

have the brains to defeat the Eggheads.

£12,000 says they don't.

Until then, goodbye!

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