Episode 24 Eggheads

These people are amongst the greatest quiz players in Britain.

Together, they make up the Eggheads,

arguably the most formidable quiz team in the country.

The question is, can they be beaten?

Welcome to Eggheads,

the show where a team of five quiz Challengers

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

they are the Eggheads.

-And here you are... EGGHEADS:

-Yes.

-..in your finery,

-Barry especially.

-Thank you.

Deckchair, was it?

-HE LAUGHS

-Curtains, please!

Challenging our resident quiz champions today

are St Margaret's, from Fife.

Now, this friends and family team

all attend St Margaret's Memorial Church, in Dunfermline.

Let's meet them.

Hello, I'm Jonathan, and I'm a contract manager.

Hello, I'm Martin, and I'm a civil servant.

Hello, I'm Frannie, I'm a retired telecommunications engineer.

Hello, I'm Sara, I'm a retired nurse practitioner.

Hello, I'm Mike, I'm a theatre lighting designer.

So, Jonathan, team, welcome.

-Hello.

-Good to see you.

-Ah, I detect a bit of South African there, Jonathan.

-Yeah, yeah.

-I'm from South Africa, from Cape Town.

-OK.

Tell us about the church, tell us about St Margaret's.

St Margaret's, it's a Catholic church in Dunfermline.

Very vibrant, we have a fantastic community

and we really get on well with each other.

We don't quiz so much together but we pray a lot together

-and we might need that today...

-JEREMY LAUGHS

-..but let's see how it goes.

-Was Margaret a significant figure?

Oh, most definitely. She was St Margaret and also Queen Margaret,

some people don't realise that.

It's Queen Margaret married to King Malcolm.

-So, it's an important church?

-Very much so, yeah.

And why I'm here is I'm actually part of a massive team

building a new bridge across the Forth

and St Margaret actually instituted the first ferry

to bring pilgrims across to Dunfermline, across the Forth.

-How amazing.

-So, that was the 11th century,

this is the 21st century, we're building a motorway now.

-Same issues, yeah.

-But the same issues, yeah.

-Good stuff.

Well, listen, good luck to you. A lively team, I can tell.

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

for our Challengers.

If they fail to defeat the Eggheads,

the prize money rolls over to the next show.

Now, St Margaret's, I can tell you the Eggheads have won

the last three games, they're putting together a bit of a streak.

It means £4,000 says you can't beat them today.

Would you like to have a go?

-We'll have that.

-OTHERS:

-Yeah.

-Prayer first or straight in?

-Straight in?

-Let's go straight in.

-The prayer comes later.

OK. So, the first head-to-head battle is on the subject of Science.

-Who would like this?

-OK, science, that's a good one for us.

-Mike, you're up.

-I will.

-Yeah, we'll have Mike up for that.

-Mike on the end.

OK, theatre lighting designer against...

-which Egghead?

-Dave, I think, yeah?

We'll go against Dave, please.

Very good. So, Mike from St Margaret's...

-Tremendous Knowledge Dave.

-..versus...

Exactly, Tremendous Knowledge Dave, from the Eggheads.

To ensure there's no conferring,

would you please take your positions in the Question Room?

OK, Mike, do you want to go first or second on Science?

First, please.

Here we go.

What is 70% of 70? Is it...

It's 49.

It is indeed 49, well done.

Dave, your question.

German measles is the common name

for which disease? Is that...

It's rubella.

It is rubella, Dave, well done. 1-1.

Back to you, Mike.

Lipizzaner is a breed of which animal?

-Lipi...

-I'll spell it for you, shall I? L-I-P-I-Z-Z-A-N-E-R.

A Lipizzaner is a breed of horse.

Oh! You said that with such conviction,

I thought you probably had one at home.

-My daughter has.

-Really? JEREMY LAUGHS

What, you said to her one day, "Would you like a Lipizzaner?"

Er, no, not quite.

How amazing.

Well, that's one way of knowing it.

Dave, which organ of the body becomes inflamed

in the condition known as nephritis?

Nephritis is inflammation of the kidneys.

It is indeed inflammation of the kidneys, well done.

So, you've got two each. We're cracking along here.

Mike, your question. The malar bone is another name for which bone?

I'll go for the lower jaw.

OK, let me see if our Eggheads know this. Eggheads?

It's the cheekbone.

Cheekbone is the answer.

So, Dave has a chance

to take the round.

The British scientist Frederick Sanger

was twice awarded the Nobel prize in which category, Dave?

I hope, Barry... Barry told me this.

We have conversations about this all the time.

Have I remembered the right one?

Chemistry.

Barry's doing his fist pump.

-Yes, I'm happy with that answer.

-He's happy with it.

Chemistry's correct. Well done, Dave, you're in the final.

Sorry, Mike.

The horse answer was inspired but I'm afraid you have been knocked out

by our own Tremendous Knowledge Dave.

Please return to us, we'll play on.

Well, this doesn't feel right, St Margaret's have lost a brain.

The Eggheads are still intact over here

and our next subject is Film & TV.

So, who would like this?

Film & TV -

-that's you, Frannie. You're up for that.

-Yeah.

-Frannie?

-Yeah, I'll do that.

-OK.

He's probably not our best one but...

He's going to be our sacrificial lamb.

-Yeah, exactly.

-Oh, OK.

So, Frannie, against which Egghead,

and it can't, obviously, be Dave?

THEY CONFER

-Who do you reckon?

-OK, Pat.

OK, we'll go with Pat, Jeremy.

Sow, it's going to be Frannie, from St Margaret's,

against Pat from St Eggheads.

-Yes.

-Please go to the Question Room now.

Film & TV, Frannie, would you like to go first or second?

I'll go first, thanks, Jeremy.

Here we go, good luck.

The 2015 film Southpaw starring Jake Gyllenhaal

is set in the world of which sport?

Southpaw? Sounds like boxing to me, So I'll go for boxing.

Bang on, boxing it is.

Your question, Pat.

What is the profession

of Channing Tatum's character in the film 21 Jump Street?

I haven't seen the film.

It might be one of these cop buddy movies

but I haven't seen the film and I'm not really confident.

I'm going to have to go with policeman.

Yeah, policeman's right.

There are two of them and I've seen them both

and they're very, very funny, I can report.

OK, your question, Frannie.

Which actor plays the role of Cardinal Richelieu

in the BBC series The Musketeers?

I don't think it's... I haven't seen it all.

I'll go for the Scots guy, Peter Capaldi.

HE LAUGHS It's a good way of choosing

cos you're right, Peter Capaldi it is.

So, you have two. Let's see if Pat can catch up.

The Scottish firefighter Stevie McCrorie

was the winner of which TV show in 2015?

I think I saw this chap...

..and he was singing, I think, so I'll go for The Voice.

It is indeed The Voice, Pat, well done.

You've got a fantastic memory for that kind of thing.

Two points each.

Sorry, you haven't shaken him off yet, Frannie.

Get this one right, maybe this'll do it.

Hazel Adair and Peter Ling created which British soap opera,

which first aired in 1964?

I don't think it's The Archers. My wife listens to it all the time.

So, between Emmerdale or Crossroads, I'll go for Crossroads.

Crossroads is correct, you're a good quizzer.

Three out of three. OK, Pat,

if you get this wrong, you are out.

The 1971 film The Panic In Needle Park

was a breakthrough role for which actor who played the male lead?

I think I know this.

I think it was a breakthrough for Al Pacino.

Al Pacino's the right answer. Three out of three, well done.

So, the scores are level. We go now to Sudden Death.

Just to make it that bit harder,

these questions are not multiple-choice.

OK, Frannie, who played the title role

in the 1999 Hollywood comedy film Bowfinger?

1999 Hollywood comedy?

I can't think of one.

Bowfinger.

Steve Martin.

Steve Martin is correct.

-HE LAUGHS

-Get in there, Frannie!

-Was that just a total stab in the dark?

-Absolutely, yeah.

That was nicely done.

That was really good.

OK, let's see if you can stay in, Pat.

Which actor utters the well-known line, "Worth waiting for,"

in the 1958 film Ice Cold In Alex?

Hm...they're in the beat-up vehicle and they struggle across the desert

and they're dying for beer,

which I think they eventually get in Alexandria.

I think... The only actor I can think of is John Mills.

Well done, it is John Mills.

Captain Anson...

downed his beer in one.

OK, Sudden Death we're on. Frannie, your question.

On what date, a pun on a famous Star Wars quote,

is the annual Star Wars Day celebrated?

What date? OK.

31st of March.

HE LAUGHS

That would be a needle in a haystack.

No, that's not correct.

-Alec Guinness says, "May the force be with you,"...

-Oh, right.

-..and it's May the fourth.

-Ah!

That's the way.

So, Pat has a chance now to take the round.

Which US TV series, first shown in 2013

and starring Taylor Schilling,

is based on the memoirs of Piper Kerman?

I think that sounds like...

..Orange Is The New Black.

Based on Piper's memoirs, Orange Is The New Black,

you're quite right. She spent a year in prison - based on that,

very funny as well. Pat, well done, you're in the final.

Sorry, Frannie, you played brilliantly there.

I'm really sorry you got knocked out.

Please come back and we'll play the next round.

OK, St Margaret's have gone down another brain.

I'm afraid the Eggheads are still sitting there,

haven't lost any but let's play on with hope in our hearts.

-We have, we have.

-The next subject is Politics.

-Who would like this?

-That's Martin.

-Martin.

-I think I'm up by default.

OK, Martin, good stuff.

Often find it difficult to find people to play Politics, actually.

So, now, who would you like, Martin, from this side?

-Who do we think?

-Who do you reckon, guys?

-Judith?

-OK.

-Jeremy, we're going to go for Judith.

-Great stuff.

So, Martin from St Margaret's versus Judith from the Eggheads.

Martin is the organist in the church.

-Oh, really?

-Yeah.

-So, we'll find out about that in a second.

-Why isn't he doing music?

Well, it hasn't come up.

-I'm not a very good organist.

-HE LAUGHS

OK, please go to the Question Room now.

Well, Martin, I'm sure you were being modest

about your organ playing there.

You can get away with a remarkable small amount of talent

and I've been doing that for the last ten years.

-But you play at St Margaret's?

-Yes, I do.

-Fantastic.

And is it a lusty congregation as far as the singing's concerned?

I try to choose the most rousing hymns and...

It's always unnerving when you start playing and then no-one comes in,

so I avoid that as much as possible.

OK. Well, good luck in this round, you're up against Judith.

And would you like to go first or second on Politics, Martin?

I'd like to go first and get it over with.

So, here is your question.

The MP Philip Hammond is a member of which political party?

Well, it's definitely a name that I recognise.

Erm.... I don't think he's Labour.

Er... I'm going to go with Conservative.

I'm very glad you did, you're quite right. Yeah, he's a Conservative.

OK, Judith, your question.

Which of these Labour politicians

was born in the 1950s?

Oh, I've got to do maths now.

So, they're between 55 and 65.

I think Ed Miliband is younger than that and so is Ed Balls.

I think it must be Harriet Harman, who's a bit older.

-Yes, it's Harriet Harman, well done.

-Yeah.

Martin, back to you with your second question.

Wilson was the middle name of which of these US presidents?

Well, usually you tend to find if they've got a middle name

they'll use the initial

and I don't remember any of these having the word W.

OK, it's not Richard Nixon cos he was M - Richard M Nixon.

Er... So Gerald Ford or Ronald Reagan.

I'm going to go with Gerald Ford.

-No, it's actually Ronald Reagan.

-Is it really?

You're completely right about Nixon.

Nixon was Milhous, I think.

But, yes, Ronald Wilson Reagan, Martin.

So, Judith,

your chance to take the lead.

In 2015, which of these England footballers

announced his bid to stand as the Tory candidate

in the next London mayoral election?

Oh, dearie me.

TORY candidate?

I should have thought footballers would all be Labour.

THEY CHUCKLE

What, with the amount of money they earn?

I think it might be Tony Adams. I really don't know.

-What?

-OK, Tony Adams.

Sorry, there's...there is laughter in the studio

but I don't want you to worry about that.

What is it about?

-It was about your answer.

-Oh.

-The answer is Sol Campbell.

-Oh.

OK, Martin, your question. That was a bit of luck, wasn't it?

-It certainly was.

-Let's see if I can find another sport one for Judith.

Oh, yes, please!

The consideration of amendments to a new bill

by the Houses of Lords and Commons is sometimes given which nickname?

Quid pro quo is...

..well, obviously, it's Latin

but I don't think it's anything to do with the House of Lords.

To and fro or ping pong.

It seems a bit unusual term to use for parliament.

Erm...

I'm going to go with...

..to and fro.

I think this is quite difficult.

I've got ping pong here as the answer.

So, Martin, you've got it wrong, I'm afraid. The answer is ping pong.

But we go to Judith to see if Judith will take the round.

In June 2000, Tony Blair was heckled and slow-handclapped

by which organisation at their annual conference at Wembley?

That was the Women's Institute.

Yes, it was and there was a picture of some of the faces in the audience

afterwards in Private Eye with the caption,

"Do you recognise any of these women?

"If so, ring Alastair Campbell."

Women's Institute is the right answer,

so you've just taken the round there.

Sorry, Martin, Judith has just got you on the corner at the end there.

-I knew that one.

-Yeah, I know.

I know, I know. It's always the way.

Please come back, one more round before the final.

Right. Well, St Margaret's have lost three brains,

the Eggheads are still intact over here and the next subject is Sport.

So there should be questions about politics now.

Who from St Margaret's?

None of us would like Sport. Absolutely none of us.

You're a South African, come on! You love sport.

I love taking part in sport but I do not watch sport.

Anyway, it's going to have to be myself.

All right. So, Sara will be kept for the final round.

Sara will be the brain.

So, Jonathan from St Margaret's against which Egghead?

And you can have either Barry or Chris.

-What do you reckon? Barry?

-THEY CONFER

-Chris.

-Yeah, Chris.

OK, we'll go against Chris, please, Jeremy.

-Yeah, it could be a good choice there, Chris.

-Could be, could be.

Although he's got his rugby jersey on, so I'm thinking...

Yeah.

Don't let looks fool you!

I learnt commenting on Chris's clothes

is a very, very short cul-de-sac.

You don't ever come out.

So, it's Jonathan from St Margaret's versus Chris, in the rugby shirt,

from the Eggheads. Please go to our Question Room now.

Now, I know you're from South Africa, Jonathan,

-as we mentioned and you're a runner as well?

-Yeah, that's correct.

Yeah, I love my running, cycling... You name it.

So, how many runs have you done? How many marathons?

Marathons, I've never counted but I'm over 100.

-INCREDULOUSLY: Really?

-Yeah, including ultra marathons.

Which are how long?

Well, ultra marathons, anything longer than the marathon distance.

-So, anything longer than 26, that's an ultra.

-Wonderful, wonderful.

OK. So, we're on Sport here.

I think it's ideal for you but you're telling me

you're not...you're maybe not well-prepped on this.

We were definitely all hoping the Sport round mustn't come up.

But anyway, if you ask me politics questions, I might have a chance.

Judging on the previous, it might be questions about the London mayor.

-Yeah.

-Anyway, would you like to go first or second?

I'll take the... It hasn't been good for us yet

but I'll stick with the first round, please.

And here is your first question, Jonathan, good luck.

Raheem Sterling, born in 1994, is a famous name in which sport?

That's a tough question, that one, for me already.

This is unbelievable, first question.

Erm, I'm thinking it sort of sounds a little bit Indian

or something to that nature.

I'll go with cricket.

Yeah, I was worried that was going to happen

cos the name, understandably, led you astray.

-Football is the answer.

-Who knew?

I'm afraid you're wrong.

OK, Chris, which of these boxers retired from the sport in 2015?

Er... Bom, bom, bom-bom, bom, bom.

Carl Froch is still fighting.

I don't think Joe Calzaghe's

retired, so it's Ricky Hatton.

No, he retired a while back. Carl Froch is the one.

-Oh, right.

-OK.

Jonathan,

which tennis player won the ladies' doubles

and mixed doubles titles at Wimbledon in 2015?

OK, I'm thinking I actually watched this doubles

and I'm going for Martina Hingis on that one.

Well done you, you're right.

-Martina Hingis. There we are, you see?

-That was brilliant.

So, Chris, your question.

What was the time

set by Steve Redgrave's team in the final of the men's coxless four

at the 2000 Olympics?

Well, it'd help if we knew what distance it was rowed over,

wouldn't it? Erm...

Well, assuming it's a kilometre course, coxless four would do...

..5 minutes 56 seconds.

5:56 is correct. Good stuff.

So look, Jonathan, I know I said it's going well

but you're level-pegging here.

-No, no, rock on, this is good.

-It could work for you.

Here's your question.

Which snooker professional,

who previously reached a ranking high of number five

was found guilty of seven counts of match fixing in September 2013?

Well, the only name that I at all recognise is Maguire.

I'm going to go Sean Maguire.

The answer is Stephen Lee, I'm sorry to say.

-OK.

-Sorry for him as well.

Right, Chris, to take the round.

In 1895, which cricketer scored the first quadruple century

in first-class cricket whilst playing for Lancashire?

Well, Jack Hobbs played for Surrey...

-..so it's either Archie... Playing for Lancashire, you say?

-Yeah.

-Albert Trott.

-Albert Trott is the wrong answer.

-It's Archie MacLaren.

-Oh, trust me.

So, you've both got one...

And there we are, Jonathan.

-I won't say it's working out for...

-Clash of the titans here.

You're still in there. You're still in with a shout.

-We go to Sudden Death, it gets a bit harder...

-Yeah. A BIT harder?

..you can imagine that.

And it means that I don't give you alternative answers.

So, here we go, good luck.

Lutalo Muhammad has represented Great Britain in which martial art?

It sounds as if it's got a sort of boxing ring to it

but that's not martial art.

What have you got? Kung fu, taekwondo.

I'm going to go for taekwondo.

You're right!

-Can you believe it!

-Well done, you.

So, you have the advantage now - Sudden Death.

Chris' question.

If you get this wrong, Chris, you are out

and I know that's going to hurt.

Which boxer changed his nickname to The Alien

on account of his incredible longevity,

which saw him fighting for a world championship title

in November 2014, aged 49?

-Tim Witherspoon.

-Tim Witherspoon is the wrong answer,

it's Bernard Hopkins.

Well done, Jonathan, you've triumphed

on Sport.

-Thank you, St Margaret!

-Yeah!

And you put in some great answers there, Jonathan,

no doubt you deserve to win.

So, Chris has been knocked out, you are in the final.

If you both come back to us, we will play the final round.

So, this is what we have been playing towards.

It is time for the final round,

which, as always, is General Knowledge,

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

won't be allowed to take part.

So, that is Martin, Frannie and Mike from St Margaret's

and also Chris from the Eggheads.

Would you please now leave the studio?

Jonathan and Sara, you are playing to win St Margaret's £4,000.

Eggheads, you are playing for something which money cannot buy,

which is your precious reputation.

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

This time the questions are all General Knowledge

and you are allowed to confer. OK?

So, St Margaret's, the question is - are your two brains able

to take down these four?

-Your two brains plus a little help, if you know...

-Help.

-Help, yeah.

Divine inspiration.

So, Sara, would you like to go first or second?

First, please, Jeremy.

Here we go.

Pomme de terre is the French name for which vegetable?

That's definitely potato.

Potato is the right answer. Well done.

-Bang on.

-First point to you.

Over to our Eggheads we go.

In Greek mythology, who was god of the underworld?

-ALL:

-Hades.

Yes, we are all happy with Hades.

Hades is the right answer.

One point each. Back to you. Final round.

£4,000 is the jackpot.

James is the real first name of which of The Beatles?

-The real name.

-The real name.

-Oh, God. Cos Ringo wasn't Ringo's real name, obviously.

-No.

-Definitely no.

-No, his real name is Richard.

-Oh, is it?

-Yeah, Richard Starkey.

-So, it's not Ringo.

-OK, so Ringo Starr, we are discounting.

Uh...

-If I had to pick one of them, I'd pick Paul McCartney.

-Really?

Yeah, if I get it wrong, I get... Oh.

It's definitely not Ringo Starr.

-Paul McCartney is such a good name.

-Yeah, but his...

Did he change his whole name?

Cos his brother is called Mike McGear.

So, James McGear.

-That sounds quite good.

-Yeah. So...?

Sounds sort of Scottish.

No, he's Liverpudlian.

-That's what I think.

-THEY LAUGH

-Um...

-Paul McCartney. Let's do it.

OK, we'll go with Paul McCartney, please, Jeremy.

Let's ask the Eggheads. Are they right?

-ALL:

-Yes.

-Yes, you are right.

Paul McCartney it was.

-So, Ringo Starr was Richard Starkey.

-Yes.

Yeah, and George Harrison, just George Harrison.

That was his real name.

-So, well done. Well done.

-Phew!

Well done. Two out of two.

Over now to our Eggheads.

Larry Lamb became the editor

of which national newspaper in 1969?

-Sun.

-I thought the Sun.

-Sun, definitely.

-We all happy with that?

-Then he got knighted.

-We all believe he was the editor of the Sun.

Yes, indeed he was. The Sun.

Two-two. OK.

Get this one right and rattle them.

Put the pressure on.

The cricketer Kepler Wessels played international cricket

for South Africa and which other country?

-I think he came to England.

-Do you think so?

Well, a lot of South Africans came to England to play.

And a lot of South Africans went

to Australia to live.

New Zealand, I'm kind of

-discounting that.

-Yeah.

I'm really not happy we got a sports

question in this final round.

That's not on.

I think we will go with England.

OK, so, we will go with England, please, Jeremy.

England is your answer.

If you've got it right, you are in a great situation.

-Eggheads, are they right?

-No.

-Australia.

THEY GROAN Australia. It's Australia,

but you are not out. You may be down, you're not out.

We are not out.

Eggheads, if you get this right, the contest is over.

If you don't, we go to Sudden Death.

A brig is a sailing vessel with how many masts?

-I thought a brig had two.

-Two.

I thought it was two.

How many has a schooner got?

-Cos you've got...

-It's certainly not four.

-It's not four. Is a ketch one?

-A brig is quite a small vessel.

-I thought it was two.

-What do you think, Pat?

-I'm not sure.

-I think it's a smallish vessel, but...

-Let's have a think.

It is certainly not four.

Well, there's nothing coming up that is definitively

-saying anything to you?

-A four-masted sailing ship

-is a sort of battleship, isn't it? Or a warship?

-Yeah.

-I would go two.

-All right. Shall we go...? Are you happy with two?

-You happy with two, Judith?

-Yeah.

All right, well, as you gather, we really don't know this,

but we do think that a brig is a relatively small vessel.

So, on that basis alone, we are going to go for two.

OK, if you've got this wrong,

we go to Sudden Death.

If you've got it right,

the contest is over.

Your third question,

the correct answer is two.

We say congratulations, Eggheads.

You have won.

Well played.

-It's lovely. A very funny game.

-But what a great...

-Yes, what a funny game. What an enjoyable game.

-A joy to play you.

-Have you enjoyed it?

-Yes.

-It's been fantastic.

-For us too, as well.

-Thanks very much.

-We do a lot and this is right at the top of the

-fun end, I can tell you.

-It's great.

-Commiserations to St Margaret's.

The Eggheads have done what comes naturally to them.

They are still ruthless even when they are laughing.

And they still reign supreme over quizland

and they are getting a little bit of a roll together here.

It does mean you won't be going home with the £4,000.

The money, therefore, rolls over to our next show.

Eggheads, very well done. I wonder who will beat you.

Join us next time to see

if a new team of Challengers have the brains to bring them down.

£5,000 says they don't. Till then, goodbye.