Episode 76 Eggheads

These five 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 challengers

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

You might recognise them as they are Goliaths in the world of TV quiz shows. They are the Eggheads.

And, taking on the awesome might of our quiz Goliaths today are Losers' Corner from Belfast.

The team all either work or drink at The Britannic Inn where on Tuesday nights Dermot is the quiz master.

Let's meet them.

My name's Terry, I'm 50 years of age and I'm the manager of The Brittanic Inn.

Hi, my name's Tommy, I'm 48 years of age, I'm an advertising sales manager.

Hello, I'm Dermot, I'm 30 years of age and I'm an account manager.

Hi, I'm Ben, I'm 28 and I'm a bartender.

Hi, I'm Paul, I'm 44 years of age, I'm a chemistry technician.

Welcome to you Losers' Corner. So, Dermot, another quiz master. It's a great name for a quiz master.

It's one of the best names I think you can have.

-And, how does the quiz at The Bot go, as it's known?

-It goes very well.

We average about 20 teams a week, so it's a good regular night out for the pub.

-And do you have a role in setting the questions as well?

-I set the questions myself.

-All of them?

-Yeah.

-You must work hard then, you've got a job, haven't you?

-Yes.

-How do you find the time to set all those questions?

It doesn't take that much time. You can use the Internet, it's very handy these days.

I've got a mountain of books in the house, so I just use those.

Let's see how you do in this quiz, there's a bit of money at stake.

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. So, Losers' Corner,

the Eggheads won the last five games, which means

£6, 000 says you can't beat the Eggheads.

The first head to head battle will be on the subject of Entertainment.

-Who wants to do this one?

-Ben.

OK Ben and any of the Eggheads available...

We'll go for Chris, please.

All right, it's entertainment, let's have Chris again.

Let's have Ben and Chris into the question room, please.

So, Ben, let me just ask you a professional question here, your profession.

The pint of Guinness - what's the secret of pouring the perfect pint?

The secret of pouring a perfect pint is just the way you pour it, your technique.

You have to hold the glass at a certain angle and pour it to certain stages.

You just have to take your time. Once it's settled properly top it up so there's a nice head at the top.

I must pop in for a pint to celebrate when you beat this lot.

OK, here we go, Ben. Entertainment - do you want to go first or second?

-I'll go first please, Dermot.

-All right.

Here's your first question, then. Which TV sitcom

was set on Craggy Island?

Well, Dermot, I'm a massive fan of this TV programme

and I know for a fact that it's Father Ted.

It's perfect post-pub watching. Get home whack on a DVD.

It's the right answer - Father Ted set on Craggy Island.

Old Man River is a song from which musical, first performed in 1927?

Originally sung, I believe, by Paul Robeson. It's in Show Boat.

Show Boat is correct, Chris. It's one each. Ben, Horses is the title

of the 1975 debut album of which singer?

I have this album on vinyl.

There's a very iconic image of the singer on the cover

and the answer is Patti Smith.

I thought that might have been before your time but you're good,

that's right, Patti Smith, Horses.

Chris what is the first name of Bullitt played by Steve McQueen

in the 1968 film of the same name?

It's not Clyde and I don't think it's Vic, because that suggests

Vic Mackie in The Shield to me.

I think he was Frank Bullitt, yeah, he was Frank Bullitt, yeah, Frank.

Yeah that's right -

Frank Bullitt. So, two each, both quizzing well.

Ben, which film was advertised with the line

"Garbo talks"?

I have to say I'm not familiar with, I assume it's Greta Garbo.

For some reason, Queen Christina doesn't jump out at me.

So, I've got a 50-50 between Anna Christie and Camille, I think.

And. I'm going to go for Camille.

OK, "Garbo talks", 50-50, between Anna Christie and Camille,

you were right about that but chose the wrong one. It's Anna Christie.

Anna Christie - we need some more on this from the Eggheads.

"Garbo talks", was she in silent films before that? Just didn't talk?

She was and she had a heavy Swedish accent as well so for a while

it rather put them off using her.

Finally, in Anna Christie she comes into a waterfront bar.

"Give me a vhisky, ginger on the side and don't be stingy, baby."

-That was the line.

-And that was the only line she had?

Oh, no, there were others, that was her first line.

OK, Anna Christie there, which gives Chris a chance to win the round.

Ben didn't get that. So, Chris, in the Australian soap

Home and Away which character married Ailsa Hogan in 1988?

Something else I've never watched.

So, it's going to be perm one from three.

I think Alf Stewart's the old guy who's always been married.

So, two from three.

-I'll say Donald Fisher with no great hopes of success.

-OK, Donald Fisher.

-Is it, Daphne?

-No, it's Alf Stewart.

-It is Alf Stewart.

Alf Stewart, so a let off for you, Ben.

We go to sudden death, after three multiple choice questions each.

This for you. Barbara Woodhouse was famous on television for her efforts to train the nation's what?

The name doesn't ring a bell at all.

I'm trying to pull something out of the sky.

The only thing I can think of is pets, train the nation's pets.

Some sort of...

Train the nation's...

Train the nation's dogs, it's obviously wrong, but...

-OK, so you say, dogs.

-Yeah.

It is the right answer.

Pets wouldn't have been enough but I didn't even ask you for more on it,

you gave it yourself. Yes, dogs.

I wouldn't ask you her catchphrase, though, but Daphne's doing it.

-Walkies.

-Sit...

Yes, the nation's dogs. Well, done, Ben.

Really pulled that from the fire.

OK, Chris which 1974 disaster movie

had the tag line, "One tiny spark becomes a night of blazing suspense".

Which 1974 disaster movie had the tag line, "One tiny spark becomes a night of blazing suspense"?

1974 was the giveaway.

It's the Towering Inferno.

Yes, The Towering Inferno, and the tiny spark and the blazing suspense,

might also be the giveaway.

OK, well we continue. Ben, in the 1956 film Somebody Up There Likes Me,

Paul Newman stars as which boxer?

In the 1956 film Somebody Up There Likes Me, Paul Newman stars as which boxer?

I'm not big into boxing,

certainly not pre-1956.

I think Rocky Marciano was a white boxer,

and Paul Newman was white,

and that sort of logic leads me to guess it's Rocky Marciano.

Rocky Marciano,

it's so close. It's Rocky Graziano.

So, not Rocky Marciano,

very, very close. Chance for Chris to win it, though.

Chris, in 1981, the Kaufmann and Hart play Merrily We Roll Along, in which the action moves back in time as the

evening progresses, was turned into a musical by which composer?

Well, the only name I can pull out of the hat is Steven Sondheim.

It's correct, it's the right answer, Chris.

Yes, Steven Sondheim, Merrily We Roll Along, which means after a great round there,

some great answers there, Ben, especially Barbara Woodhouse,

I'm impressed with your music knowledge as well.

But, you are not going to be in the final round. It means Chris will be there.

Will you please both come back and join your teams?

As it stands, Losers' Corner have lost one brain from the final round.

The Eggheads are all still there.

This is our second round today, and it's Geography,

who'd like to play this, Geography?

Can't be Ben, of course.

-Paul's doing it.

-Too-tall Paul's doing it.

And it's too-rich Judith.

OK, Paul and Judith into the question room, please.

-OK, Paul, do you want to go first or second?

-I'll go first, please.

Good luck, Paul, it's geography, this is your question.

The volcanic island of Stromboli is a part of which country?

Well, I don't think it's France

to begin with - it has its own volcanoes.

I think maybe part of Greece.

OK, Stromboli

it's part of Italy, not Greece. And it's still active, isn't it?

It's off the islands just to the north of Sicily.

So, not Greece, Italy, and a chance for the lead for Judith instantly.

Your first question. In Berlin and several other German cities what form of transport is the S-bahn?

Is it...?

I dunno!

I haven't been to Germany really, and or on a bus or a train there.

So, I really don't know.

I don't think it's a taxi because taxis are quite universal,

all over the world - taxi.

So, it's a train or a bus.

I think it might be a train.

The S-bahn is a train. Yes, it's the right answer.

It's one up to Judith.

Let's get you moving then, Paul, with this.

Dungeness, famous for its power station, is located in which English county?

I'm not really sure about this.

I think it's maybe a nuclear station, is it?

I think maybe I'll go for Kent.

That's right, Paul, Kent, and you're right about the nuclear side too.

The city of Potchefstroom

lies in a large agricultural region in which country?

-Can you spell it, please?

-P-O-T-C-H-E-F-S-T-R-O-O-M.

Well, it sounds as if it's probably a Boer name.

It doesn't sound Libyan or Tanzanian.

I think it's probably South Africa.

It is. That's correct, Judith, South Africa.

So two to you - means you've got to get this, Paul.

What is the name of the ancient path that runs across the North Wessex Downs and the Chilterns?

I do not have a clue about this at all.

The only one I could think of maybe would be Pilgrim's Way.

OK. Two English geography questions come your way, negotiated the last

one successfully with Dungeness, this is about the North Wessex Downs and the Chilterns and the path is

The Ridgeway.

It's not the Pilgrim's Way which means, I'm afraid you're not

going to be making your way to play the final round.

Judith, you've won the round, you'll be playing in that final round.

Would you both please come back and join your teams?

So, Losers' Corner have lost two brains from the final round. The Eggheads haven't lost any yet.

We've two more head to heads and our next one is sport.

Who fancies this, Terry, Tommy or Dermot?

-I'll give that go, Dermot.

-OK, Dermot, Dermot.

Who would you like to play from the Eggheads? It can't be

Chris or Judith, it's the middle three there, Daphne, CJ or Kevin.

I'll have to give his haircut a bit of blast. CJ.

Oh, dear.

OK, it's going to be Dermot and CJ.

I find it strange saying that, I want to go myself.

Can I ask Dermot and CJ to go to the question room, please?

Dermot, the subject is sport. Would you like to go first or second?

I'll go second.

Here's CJ's question then.

"Fore" is called out as a warning in which sport?

This could be of the few sports questions I do know the answer to. I think it might be golf, Dermot.

It is golf. It's the right answer and Dermot, I know you're a golfer.

-You could call me that.

-I'm sure you'll get this.

Here's your first question.

In which sport might you expect to be penalised for a foot fault?

I do know the answer to this, it is tennis.

Yes, it is tennis, that's right.

And CJ would have got that, he likes his tennis.

This is your second question then, CJ.

Before Steve McLaren who was the last England manager

to fail to qualify for the final stages of the European Championships?

Was it...

I'm assuming these people have all been football England manager then.

OK, Graham Taylor was lambasted for being no good, he was called a turnip, I think, so Graham Taylor.

Graham Taylor.

That was more or less for his failure to qualify for the World Cup.

Dermot, do you know the other two?

Yeah, Terry Venables took England to '96, Graham Taylor took them to '92,

Bobby Robson took them to '88 but I think he failed to take them in '84, so it would be Bobby Robson.

Very good, Bobby Robson.

So, was

your strategy going second the right way to go?

Because I know this next subject is one CJ enjoys in sport.

Here's your question. Which English snooker player became

world champion in 2002, defeating Stephen Hendry 18-17 in the final.

Snooker's not my strong point, would you believe?

I don't think it was John Parrott.

I think it was too early for Shaun Murphy

so I'm going to go for Peter Ebdon.

CJ?

-Unfortunately, yes.

-It's the right answer, yes.

You see, CJ would have got that.

So, it means you've got to get this CJ or you're out.

Which sport is associated with Cowdray Park?

Er...

I don't know, polo.

Is correct.

But don't hang your head there, Dermot.

Your fate's in your hands, if you get this right, you're through to the final round.

What was the venue for the first Winter Olympics?

Well, I've got a cousin who lives in Chamonix

so I'll go with Chamonix

although I don't think it's right.

Thank God for your cousin, it's the right answer.

What year was it, Eggheads?

-1924.

-1924.

First Winter Olympics held in Chamonix.

And I'll confirm Dermot, you are in the final round. And quite right too.

OK, CJ, you won't be playing there. Would you both please come back and join your teams?

As it stands now it looks a lot better for Losers' Corner.

There will be one Egghead missing from the final round, at least two Losers' Corner members

but this could even it up, our next subject. It's the last one before the final round and it's Arts and Books.

Who'd like to play this, Terry or Tommy, Arts and Books?

-Yes, I'll play that.

-OK, Tommy, and it's Daphne or Kevin there for you.

Right, Kevin...

My captain advises me to avoid Daphne at all costs, so...

I don't know why, but...

CJ says that for different reasons.

-I'll take Kevin.

-OK, Kevin.

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

Tommy, would you like to go first or second?

I'll go first, Dermot.

OK, best of luck, Tommy. Here you go, Arts and Books first question.

Which creature is a central part of the 1935 novel National Velvet?

I'm a member of the Tipsters club in the Britannic Inn as well

and we have backed a few nags in our time,

normally losers, believe it or not,

so I would go for horse, Dermot.

Horse, yes.

The answer is, of course, horse in National Velvet.

OK, Kevin, your first question. What name is given to a design

or decoration made up of small pieces of coloured glass or stone?

That's a mosaic.

It's the right answer, one each. Back to you, Tommy, second question.

In which decade of the 20th century

did the Dutch-born painter Wilhelm de Kooning die?

I have never

heard of this painter.

This will be a pure guess and

because I was born in the '50s I will go for the 1950s.

OK, the '50s.

It's incorrect, it's the 1990s.

-Do you know the year, Kevin?

-'97, was it?

Yeah, 1997.

OK, chance for the lead for you, Kevin.

Which artist coined the term 'ready mades' to describe the works of art he made from manufactured objects?

Well, as it happens there's recently been a big exhibition on

at Tate Modern featuring the works of Man Ray, Picabia and Duchamp.

And, Duchamp is the man in question.

All sorts of strange things, like bicycle wheels and urinals.

He turned them into what he called art.

Yeah. Ready mades, it's the right answer - Duchamp.

So, it means you've got to get this, Tommy.

Who wrote The Castle of Otranto, generally considered to be the first British Gothic novel?

Again, I'm not at all sure on this one, Dermot.

I'm guessing here but I think Walpole was probably

the earliest of these although I'm not 100% sure, but I'll

opt for Horace Walpole, Dermot.

Good man, it's the right answer, kept you in there.

Facing ejection if you got that wrong.

You still are, though, if Kevin gets this right.

Which opera by Alban Berg tells the story of a soldier

who submits to medical experiments to support his mistress and child?

And a barrel of laughs it is too.

It's based on a play by Georg Buchner, originally, it's called Wozzeck.

Lulu, Elektra or Wozzeck.

The answer is Wozzeck. Yes, it is the right answer, Kevin, three out of three.

Two out of three for Tommy, means you will be playing in the final round, Kevin.

Would you please both come back and join your teams?

So, this is what we've been playing towards, it's time now 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 in this round.

So, Tommy, Ben and Paul from Losers' Corner and CJ from the Eggheads, leave the studio now, please?

So, Terry and Dermot, you're playing to win Losers' Corner. Judith, Kevin, Daphne and Chris, you're

playing for something which money can't buy - the Eggheads' reputation.

I'll ask each team three questions in turn.

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

Losers' Corner, the question is, are your two brains better than the Eggheads four brains?

Terry and Dermot, would you like to first or second?

-Go second.

-We'll go second, Dermot.

Putting the Eggheads in, hoping for an early slip.

OK, Eggheads, the Concorde was principally manufactured by England and which other country? The Concorde

was principally manufactured by England and which other country?

It was in Toulouse, which is in France.

Which is what you don't want to do today.

To-lose.

Anglo-French project, of course. Yes, France is correct, Eggheads, so one to you.

Losers' Corner, which current BBC radio station is the successor

to the wartime Home Service? Which current BBC radio station

is the successor to the wartime Home Service?

We go for Radio 4.

Radio 4, is correct, yes.

Steady start there.

Second question each. Eggheads, who is the Greek god of wine? Who is the Greek

God of wine?

Poseidon is the Greek god of the sea. And, Hephaestus is...

Well, he was god of fire.

That would be Dionysus.

Dionysus, Hephaestus or Poseidon.

You've gone for Dionysus.

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

The next question is for Losers' Corner.

Which supermodel was reportedly sacked in 1997 as a spokeswoman for

the animal rights organisation PETA

after appearing on a catwalk in a mink fur coat?

Which supermodel was reportedly sacked in 1997 as a spokeswoman for

the animal rights organisation PETA

after appearing on the catwalk in a mink fur coat?

I think I know this one, I think it's Naomi Campbell, Dermot.

-OK, going for that?

-Yeah, yeah.

OK, Naomi Campbell is the right answer, well done, it's 2-2.

OK, Eggheads, which Welsh band released the album,

Hey Venus, in August, 2007?

Which Welsh band released the album, Hey Venus

in August, 2007?

THEY DISCUSS AMONGST THEMSELVES

I'm going to need an answer.

Well, I'm awfully sorry, Dermot, but that album passed us by.

Don't apologise to me.

Sorry, team, I expect CJ knows.

We are going to go for Manic Street Preachers.

OK. Manic Street Preachers.

-CJ does know.

-Does he?

I'm just interested in this, because Losers' Corner chose to go second.

If that had come your way, you lost Ben, who's brilliant at music,

I don't even need to ask him, I'm sure he knows.

Do you know who it is?

We're not entirely sure but we would have said the Manic Street Preachers.

OK, that's interesting.

CJ knew it, who was knocked out, and the answer is Super Furry Animals.

So, that's very, very interesting the way this game has gone.

It's all fallen right for you the last piece of the jigsaw, as you know, to put into place.

I'm not building up the pressure on you but if you

get this right you've beaten them, taken their crown and you've won the money.

Who, in 1989, was the first member of the Royal Family

to win Rear of the Year?

Who, in 1989,

was the first member of the Royal Family to win Rear of the Year?

What a question for £6,000.

Can we borrow Judith for this one?

I don't know, I haven't a clue.

Lady Helen Taylor I haven't a clue.

They probably have lovely rears, all three of them.

We haven't a notion. So, we're just going to go for

Marina Ogilvy.

The first member of the Royal Family to win

Rear of the Year back in 1989 was...

Marina Ogilvy. You've won!

Fantastic stuff. I'm sure they'll be celebrating with a few pints

with a few pints for you back in The Bot when you get back there.

The drinks will be on you for several weeks to come. How does that feel?

-Fantastic.

-That's brilliant.

We might have to resign as members of Losers' Corner because we've won.

You'll have to rename the team altogether. Well done, that's quite an achievement.

Do join us next time on Eggheads to see if the new team of challengers will be just as successful.

Until then, from all of us here, goodbye.

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