Episode 18 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.

And taking on our quiz champions today are Legal Drama.

The majority of this team met while studying

at the University of York.

The quintet is completed by Jonny,

who thought law wasn't dramatic enough, so studied theatre instead.

Let's meet them.

I'm Jonathan, I'm 21, and I'm a law graduate.

Hi, I'm Dan, I'm 22, and I'm a management trainee.

Hi, I'm Jonny, I'm 22, and I'm a struggling actor.

Hi, I'm Ali, I'm 26, and I'm a law student.

Hi, I'm Sam, I'm 21, and I'm also a law graduate.

Well, welcome to you, Legal Drama. So, I see there...

I can see where the team name comes from after that introduction.

But of course, it's quite a lot of theatre in the law as well,

especially if you become a barrister.

Absolutely, yeah, a lot of us are very dramatic, yeah.

You know, we've all got a bit of a dramatic side.

But, yeah, Jonny's the main one.

The main one for sort of the acting and the theatre.

So, why did you want to play Eggheads, Jonathan?

Well, we do a bit of quizzes, you know, at university.

We did a few.

And, you know, we fancy our chances.

I think we can...we can do it.

The youth sort of coming through.

-OK...

-No offence, but...yeah.

But it's true. It's a matter of fact.

Yes, you are younger than them. OK.

Right, Legal Drama, let me tell you what's been going on.

Every day there's £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.

But, Legal Drama, the Challengers actually won the last game,

beat the Eggheads,

which means £1,000 says you can't beat them today.

And our first head-to-head battle is going to be on the subject of Sport.

I suspect quite a few of you would like to play this.

Who's it going to be?

It'll be me. I'll go for Sport.

Captain Jonathan. Which Egghead would you like to play?

-Any one of those five.

-Yeah, I'll take on Chris, please.

Justice is the bad guys getting clobbered.

Law is lawyers getting fat.

THEY LAUGH

Yet another. Absolute...

One to conjure with as you head to the Question Room,

cos that's where both of you have got to go.

Jonathan and Chris, please.

Jonathan, let's get this quiz started.

You can choose. As the Challenger, do you want to go

-first or second?

-I'll go first, please.

OK, first Sport question to you then, Jonathan.

Which cyclist won the 2013 Tour de France?

OK, um, I'm thinking...

Because obviously, the historic Bradley Wiggins win

was by his fellow Sky Rider.

-I think 2013 was Chris Froome.

-Chris Froome?

It's the right answer, yes. Well identified. One to you.

Chris, in South Africa, the Durban July is an event in which sport?

Of course, it's the middle of winter there, isn't it?

So, it wouldn't be cricket which is a summer sport.

Rugby union, it would just be a match which is one day,

so why call it July? It could be a horse racing meeting spread

over several days in July, so, I'll have to say horse racing.

Well worked out, Chris. Right answer. Yes.

Horse racing, the Durban July.

OK, Jonathan, second question.

According to figures released in Parliament in 2013,

what was the total cost of

the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics?

OK, um...

Immediately, I was drawn to around a 4 billion figure

but I think it might be slightly more than that.

I've always said if I didn't know... Something like this,

I don't know it. ..I'd always shoot straight down the middle.

-So, I think I'm going to go for 5.77 billion.

-OK?

-Yeah.

-5.77 billion

for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.

They wish it had cost that much.

It was 3 billion more at 8.77 billion.

It's closer to 9.

OK, how will Chris do with his second question?

The Christian Ziege ruling of 2002 had an impact on which sport?

It's not football.

I don't think there'd be sort of...

rulings on table tennis,

the basic rules of the game which I don't think have changed,

so, I'll go with skiing.

Skiing, Christian Ziege.

It's incorrect, Chris.

Other Eggheads?

-ALL:

-Football.

Anyone tell me about the ruling?

I don't know. Um, cos he used to play for...

Middlesbrough, Liverpool and Tottenham.

German footballer but it could be something to do with contractual...

-Might be something...

-Bosman-type ruling.

-Yeah.

-Might be something from that.

Yeah, freedom to move, freedom of contract.

-Might be something to do with that but...

-OK.

-I can't link it at the moment.

-OK.

Um, Jonathan, third question for you.

The South African Chad Le Clos is a leading figure in which sport?

OK, again, I'm not sure.

I have an instinct which is going

towards swimming.

The only reason why I say that is because

there was a very famous South African dad at the Olympics

who was very proud of his son for winning a swimming medal.

It would be between swimming and motor racing, but again, my instinct

said swimming, so I'm going to go with swimming.

Swimming...is the right answer, yes.

Well done. With...

..a very famous dad. What did Chad's dad do then, Eggheads?

He was interviewed by Clare Balding, and he was

simply bursting with paternal pride.

-Yeah.

-"My beautiful boy," he declared.

-All right.

Well, you've got the lead, Jonathan. Great news.

And Chris needs to get this. Chris,

in 2013, which of golf's majors was held at Merion Golf Club

in Pennsylvania?

Well, isn't The Masters always held in Atlanta?

Uh, US PGA, US Open...

Di-doing... US Open.

US Open, yeah, you narrowed that down to 50-50 very swiftly,

as we would expect an Egghead to do. And you got it. US Open in Merion.

And it takes us to Sudden Death, Jonathan.

-Just to introduce you and the team to this phase...

-Yep.

..of a head-to-head, and indeed, also features in the final round

if necessary.

We just remove the options. We've got to find a winner,

so we're going to make it harder for you.

And here's your question.

In 2012, Shinji Kagawa

became the first Japanese footballer to sign for which

Premier League team?

Uh, I detest them,

and it's Manchester United.

THEY LAUGH

OK, it is the right answer. Who do you support?

I'm a massive Liverpool fan.

Oh, well, I see why. OK, yeah.

Manchester United of course, right answer.

And, Chris, Ashton Agar has represented

Australia in which sport?

Ashton Agar. A-G-A-R.

Ashton Agar has represented Australia in which sport?

Rugby union.

You've dropped the ball. It's not the right answer.

-Yes, yes!

-Go on!

-Just...

THEY LAUGH AND CHEER

OK. Celebration started already.

What is the answer, other Eggheads?

-Cricket.

-Cricket.

-Cricket.

Ashton Agar - cricket.

And it means, as your team-mates already know,

and you know, Jonathan, you're in the final round

playing for the money. Would you please come back

and join your teams?

As it stands, one Egghead missing from the final round.

No-one from Legal Drama gone yet.

We move swiftly on to round two, and this one is Science.

And who from Legal Drama wants to play this?

-It was supposed to be...

-It was going to be you.

-Yeah, it was.

Probably going to be me. Yeah.

-Um...

-Can't go twice.

-Shall we say...?

-It's definitely not me. I'm out...

-I'm really bad at it, so it's probably you two.

-Want me to go?

-Dan?

-Dan.

-Yeah. I'll go. Go for it.

-Do you want to take this one?

Good man, Dan. Who would you like to play from the Eggheads?

Make it Pat, nice and easy for me to say...

I think it's... I think it's going to be...

The general consensus is Judith.

All right.

Why is that?

I do apologise.

-SHE SIGHS

-I've done about a million Sciences lately.

You've done a lot lately but you've won a lot of them.

-I know you don't like me saying but you've done well.

-Half and half.

-Yes.

-I think.

-OK.

Well, we'll see how you do today.

Judith and Dan, into the Question Room, please, to play Science.

Well, Dan, let's see if you can follow the trail blazed by Jonathan.

Do you want to go first or second in this Science round?

Um...

I think I'll go first.

OK, Dan, first question is yours.

A person with the condition polydactyly

has additional what?

I don't really...

I don't really know, so this is going to be a stab in the dark

I have to admit. I'll probably say...

I might follow...Jonathan, and go straight down the middle.

And I think...digits.

Digits...

It's kind of extra fingers or toes.

-Yeah.

-It's the right answer, yes, well done.

-Oh.

Judith, the word coryza

is used by doctors to describe which common ailment?

Coryza...

I think it... I'd narrow it down to either high blood pressure

or a sprained ankle. I...

I don't know. I think high blood pressure.

Well, you've just sneezed. Um,

it's not that, Eggheads. Other Eggheads?

-Common cold.

-Common cold.

-It is a cold.

Really? I've never ever heard of it.

OK. But it is a cold, not high blood pressure, which...

Dan's might be going up now with the excitement of staying

in the lead, and perhaps increasing that.

Let's see how you do after this before we get too excited.

Which chemical compound...

Which chemical compound is the main ingredient of sandstone?

Sandstone, um...

I don't think it's the last one, partly

cos I've never seen that word before.

I'm going to take a long guess.

Well, actually silica makes me think of silicon and plastic.

I don't know whether...

I think I might be...overthinking it but

I'm going to... I'm going to change my mind.

I'm going to stay away from silica, I'm going to go down the middle again,

I think...

Maybe...

Let's forget all that. Let's go with silica.

Whoa.

-Bamboozling there.

-Yes.

I mean, there really is no reasoning there in actual fact, is there, Dan?

-No.

-That was your first instinct. I mean, you...

That's what you went for first,

-then you changed your mind, and then you changed... Whatever.

-Yes.

-OK.

-I feel like I should have changed again but never mind.

-OK.

Well, you didn't, and you got the right answer. It's silica.

-Come on.

-Yes.

Think the guys here were wincing

when you nearly went down the middle again for calcite.

Right, Judith, you need this then. That's a good performance by Dan.

He did get that one in the end.

So you need to tell me this.

In geological time, what nickname is sometimes given to the Mesozoic era?

I find it absolutely impossible to learn these. Um...

Oh, dear. I don't know. Can't remember.

Age of Reptiles.

Yes, it's the right answer.

Better to just have a blind guess, isn't it, than...?

I bet it was in there somewhere though,

because I know you have looked at them.

All right. Well, let's...

Judith, perhaps a stay of execution

because you go to the final round if you get this right, Dan.

Mustela putorius is the Latin name for which creature?

I have absolutely no idea. Um...

I think...

I've never heard of the first one, a pine marten,

uh, or a polecat.

I've heard of a chipmunk, so I suppose let's go with chipmunk.

Well, you had...

metaphorically, Judith by the throat.

HE LAUGHS

Let her off, it's the wrong answer.

It's not chipmunk.

Do you know, Judith?

I think it's polecat.

Yeah, it is a polecat.

Polecat there.

Judith knew, it didn't matter though because this is your question.

But what a comeback this will be, Judith, if you get it.

What was the first element to be artificially produced?

This is another thing...

Periodic table is my nemesis.

I think it might be technetium,

simply because it's

done by some technique.

I mean, that's my reasoning.

So, I'm going to say techne-t-ium,

-if that's how you pronounce it.

-Technetium?

-Yep.

It's presumably why they came up with the name.

It's the right answer, yes.

Well done, Judith.

Reasoned that one out, and has revived her challenge,

and how she's gunning for you, Dan.

We're into Sudden Death.

-I suspect you need this.

-Yes.

22 divided by 7 has often been used as a rough approximation

to which mathematical constant?

A mathematical constant as a rough idea.

The only one I can think of in that general...

number, I am going to say...

..I want to say pi but...

I'll go with pi. I can't think of another one so I have to go with pi.

Pi?

That will do because it's the right answer.

You should see the guys here willing you on there.

Pi. So, Judith needs this then.

In the 1920s, Beatrice Schwarz and Christine Buisman

were the first to identify the fungus

that caused which tree disease?

Um,

elm.

Dieback... Oh, what is it called? Elm...

Oh, I can't remember what they call them.

Th-the disease of elms.

This is completely ridiculous.

I'm just going to have to say elm dieback but it's not, is it?

Is that your answer?

I'm afraid so. I'm really sorry.

Elm dieback, and I'm not accepting it.

You obviously know what we're talking about.

No, because it's a very significant word you've left out

given the nationality of those that discovered it.

-Dutch elm disease.

-Oh, of course.

-Of course.

-Dutch elm disease.

-I can't bear it.

-Oh, dear.

And like some of those mighty elms that have been toppled,

because of that, you've toppled the mighty Judith there, Dan.

You're through to the final round.

Would you both please come back and join your teams?

OK, well, that's good news for Legal Drama.

Two Eggheads have been knocked out of the final round, and

none of them have gone yet, and we're into our third round.

This is Film and Television.

Who wants to play it? Jonny.

-It's...

-I'm leaving it at you, Jonny.

-It's not.

-Down the end.

-We have an expert.

I'm not the film buff on the team.

-OK, so it's going to be you, Sam, is it then?

-Yeah, yeah.

Sam, which Egghead would you like to play?

Chris and Judith have played, so you can have Dave, Pat or Barry.

I think the team are asking me to say Barry, so,

I'm going to listen to my mates and go with that.

-Who do you think?

-I'm not sure.

-Barry.

-Barry?

-Yeah.

-No change of mind there.

-No.

Too late now then. Sam and Barry, into the Question Room, please.

All right, Sam, let's ask you.

You like film more than the television side of this.

-Is that right?

-I'm a little worried about the television side if I'm honest

because a lot of times when I've watched the show it's come up with

kind of '90s EastEnders, you know, old '60s sitcom kind of questions,

so, that's the kind of area that, understandably,

none of our team are going to be that hot on because we're quite young.

So, I mean, I think I've got more of a wide range of film knowledge

whereas more a narrow television knowledge, but, we'll see.

OK, let's see what comes up.

You select for us then, please,

the first or the second set of questions.

The team have told me to go first, so that's what I'll do.

And good luck, Sam. Here's your first question then.

Which boy band starred in the 2013 film subtitled This Is Us?

Well, Jonny has got stick in a quiz before. Jonathan, sorry.

Jonny Gilchrist got stick in a quiz before for getting a

One Direction question wrong.

My little sister's a big One Direction fan,

so I'm going to go straight down the middle and go for One Direction.

OK, This Is Us, starring One Direction,

it's the right answer, yeah..

Barry, who played the title role in the TV series Boon?

I remember watching Boon and enjoying it a great deal.

I believe it was Michael Elphick.

Michael Elphick is correct, as Boon.

And back to Sam then, second question.

In which children's TV game show of the 1980s and '90s

were competitors helped in their quest by a character called

Treguard of Dunshelm?

OK, so, out of those I've only ever seen or heard of Fort Boyard

and The Crystal Maze.

But the name you said, I can't remember it now,

but something about that name was saying knight to me.

It is quite a knightly kind of name, I suppose.

So, I'm going to go with Knightmare.

Yeah. I'm not sure but Knightmare.

Knightmare, right answer, well done.

And so, to Barry.

In which sitcom did Julia Deakin

play the role of Marsha,

and Mark Heap the role of Brian?

Well, the only one of those that I've actually watched and enjoyed

a great deal is the IT crowd,

and neither of those are in that...I think.

I'm going to go for Black Boots.

-OK, Black Books.

-Black Books, sorry.

-OK.

Julia Deakin as Marsha, Mark Heap as Brian in Spaced.

-Ah! I went for the wrong one.

-Yeah, you did.

Sam.

See if you can knock Barry out with this.

In the 1985 film Back To The Future,

in her first encounter with her time-travelling son,

Marty McFly's mother initially believes him to have

what name, having read it on his clothing?

Well, Dermot, it's my favourite film. I watched it the other day.

It's Calvin Klein.

At least I hope it is. I'm going to sound really stupid now if it's not.

-THEY LAUGH

-Yeah, I know.

I like the preamble. Did you see Barry there with the sign?

Do it again, Barry.

-Yeah.

-THEY LAUGH

He knows it.

He's out. It is the right answer.

-Calvin Klein is correct.

-THEY CHEER

And that is the way the questions fall.

Would you both please come back and join your teams?

This is turning into a bit of a drama.

The Eggheads being scythed down at the moment by Legal Drama.

Three Eggheads will not appear in the final round at least,

and all of Legal Drama are still there at the moment.

Before we play our last head-to-head,

before the final round, it's Geography.

Two of you left, Jonny or Ali?

Yesterday when we were practising in the hotel room... We'll make a

-decision here.

-Ali was better.

-Yeah.

-We were all...

-Was I?

-THEY TALK OVER EACH OTHER

-Ali was better.

-It's me then, apparently.

OK, Ali, it's got to be done I suppose.

And you can choose from Dave or Pat.

-Go for Pat.

-I've heard more Pats here, so I'm going to go for Pat.

OK. Ali and Pat playing this one. Into the Question Room, please.

OK, Ali, well, you were doing well in the hotel practising.

Show us it here in the Question Room.

Would you like to go first or second on Geography?

I'll go first as well, please.

Your first question then, Ali, is this.

Orlando is a city famous for its theme parks in which US state?

I haven't been there.

But when you said Orlando, immediately I had Florida in my mind.

Um, so...

I'm going to discount Washington and Texas, and go for Florida.

And you'd be right to. Yes, Florida is correct.

Pat, the Jurassic Coast is located in which part of England?

I think it stretches along the English Channel along...

..Dorset and a piece of Devon, so that would count as the south.

DERMOT LAUGHS

Being very careful there. Yes, it would count as the south.

Well done, Pat, you've got one.

And Ali, second question.

What type of service is run by the Deutsche Bahn?

So, the autobahn in Germany is the motorway system.

So, logically - and it may be wrong -

but I'm going to have to go for transport.

And you'd be right to again. Yes, transport.

Deutsche Bahn. OK.

Second question for Pat.

Zapata and Moctezuma are underground stations

on the metro system of which city?

My first thought is Mexico City.

Zapata is a Mexican patriot and Montezuma was an Aztec emperor.

So, I think the answer is Mexico City.

Yes, it is. Mexico is correct.

OK, Ali, third question.

The airline EVA Air,

which was founded in the 1980s is based in which country?

-Founded in the 1980s...

-Yeah.

-Um...

It's...it's a complete guess.

I'm trying to think of some way

to logically narrow them down...

..but I can't.

Going down the centre has worked for my colleagues,

so I'm going to go for Laos.

It's wrong. No. Pat?

I would go for Taiwan, simply because

it's economically the more active.

-But that's a bit of a guess.

-OK, yes, it is Taiwan.

OK, wasn't your question but this would stem the tide

for the Eggheads if you get this, Pat.

Which of these regions of Spain shares a border with Portugal?

I think Cantabria is up on the coast

of the Bay of Biscay.

Murcia, I think is...

hm, somewhere...

It's down on the bottom right corner

on the Mediterranean.

Andalucia is huge.

And I think...I think it stretches

all the way from Portugal,

halfway across Spain.

I'm just a little concerned about Cantabria

but I think I have to go for Andalucia.

It's the right answer, Pat.

You are through.

Dave will not be on his own

in the final round.

Bad luck, Ali, you will be on your own in the Question Room

but I think the Eggheads fired up there.

Pat knew that was a must-get round for the Eggheads.

You won't be in the final round.

Would you both please come back and join your teams?

This is what we've been playing towards.

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

General Knowledge.

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

aren't allowed to take part in this round,

so, just Ali from Legal Drama, and Barry, Chris and Judith

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

So, Jonathan, Dan, Jonny and Sam,

you're playing to win Legal Drama £1,000.

Pat and Dave, you're playing for something which money can't buy,

the Eggheads' reputation.

So, as usual, I will ask each team three questions in turn.

This time, the questions are all General Knowledge.

You are allowed to confer.

So, Legal Drama, the question is,

are your four brains better than the Eggheads' two?

And, Legal Drama, you choose again,

do you want to go first or second?

I think we'll go once more into the breach and go first. Yep.

OK. It's the final round.

Let's see if you can beat the Eggheads again.

General Knowledge, anything can come up.

First question. What is the star sign

of someone born on 5th November?

What's the star sign of someone

born on 5th November?

My birthday's 31st October,

Halloween.

So, Scorpio's then,

but does it...? When does it...?

I'm thinking it might start on

2nd November, the next one.

It's not always the start

-of the month though, is it?

-No.

It's not Pisces.

-Guaranteed it's not Pisces.

-That's like start of the year, isn't it?

-That's me, it's February.

-Oh, right, OK.

I'm Scorpio, so, I'd say...

That's what I... 31st,

-it's whether it is in a five-day period of that.

-What do you reckon?

-Scorpio, yeah.

-We'll go with that.

OK, um, I think our final answer

is Scorpio.

And you did get it.

Jonathan, Scorpio is correct.

What did I tell you.

You've got the first one which is good.

And, Eggheads, what name is commonly given to a photo of a person

taken by themselves which is then uploaded to social network sites?

THEY TALK HUSHED

-Onesies are the catastrophic...

-Yes.

-All-in-one pieces of clothing.

-I don't know what a goofie is but selfie looks good to me.

-Selfie.

-Selfie looks good to me. Yeah?

-Yeah.

We're going to go, Dermot, for selfie.

Selfie, of course, is the right answer.

OK. All square. One each.

And, Legal Drama, second question.

Which actress was nominated for both a BAFTA and a Golden Globe

for her role as Tippi Hedren

in the 2012 TV film The Girl?

I'm thinking down the middle.

I just... I...

Thandie Newton is a big star.

She's been in a lot recently.

She sticks out to me... THEY TALK OVER EACH OTHER.

-I think.

-That's what my gut said

-when it came up.

-She hasn't...

Um, I don't think it's Thandie Newton.

I don't think Sienna Miller. I'm going to go for Andrea.

-Andrea.

-Andrea.

-THEY TALK OVER EACH OTHER

-You reckon that?

-I think so, cos...

-Jonny?

I literally don't have a clue.

-I've been useless.

-Let's go with...

-Yeah.

-Yeah, I'd be happy with that.

-The magic right.

-Let's go down there.

-OK, we're going to go with the magic right.

Andrea, please.

Andrea Riseborough...

And the answer is Sienna Miller.

-ALL:

-Ah.

-Sorry, lads.

I didn't think it was Sienna Miller,

that was pretty far down

your list there.

Right, well, see how the Eggheads do.

Eggheads, the rap duo, Jordan Stephens

and Harley Alexander-Sule found fame under what stage name?

I know what I'd go for. I'd go Rizzle Kicks.

If you just repeat the...

Cover Drive's that group

from...is it Barbados?

I don't know about

Wrench...Wretch 32...

..but Rizzle Kicks is a definite...

definite rap duo.

-I'm happy with that.

-I'd do that.

Yeah, we're not certain, because

the names aren't coming straightaway

but I've got to go Rizzle Kicks.

We've got to go Rizzle Kicks we've agreed on that, Dermot.

Jordan Stephens, Harley Alexander-Sule make up...

..Rizzle Kicks.

I think those guys knew as well.

Rizzle Kicks is correct.

OK, you're still in it.

You've got to get this and hope the Eggheads

fail on their third question.

OK. Legal Drama,

in 2013,

Vladimir Urin was appointed head of which arts organisation?

I think it's National Theatre.

That stuck out to me. But I think...

No, someone told me about...

-I think.

-THEY LAUGH

"I think."

Go with your gut, National Theatre

-I reckon, yeah.

-OK,

I think we're going with

National Theatre.

Uh, Vladimir Urin...

..was appointed head of...

-The Bolshoi Theatre.

-ALL:

-Ah.

The Bolshoi Theatre,

which means, Eggheads, you've won.

Bad luck, Legal Drama.

But listen, OK, you didn't do it in the final round

but look what you did in the head-to-heads.

It's been really good seeing you here

playing the Eggheads, and, as I say,

those head-to-heads certainly went the way...

It went your way but bad luck in the final round.

It means the Eggheads have done what comes naturally

and they reign supreme over Quizland once again.

I'm afraid you won't be going home with £1,000,

and that means the money rolls over to our next show.

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

have the brains to defeat the Eggheads. £2,000 says they don't.

Until then, goodbye.