Episode 30 Impossible

I'm Rick Edwards, and this is !mpossible.

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Impossible.

Welcome to !mpossible, the quiz with the third dimension.

Most quiz shows have just right answers and wrong answers,

but here we also have impossible answers.

They're not just wrong, they couldn't possibly be right.

Hoping to get lots of right answers whilst dodging those pesky

impossible answers are 24 players.

-Hello, players! ALL:

-Hi!

Love these guys. We've had a great two weeks, but we've almost come to the end of our

time together and it's your last chance to unlock this.

-ALL:

-Whoo!

The biggest exclamation mark in television history,

filled with 10,000 pound coins.

At the end of the show, one of our 24 contestants will face

the final question.

And here...

..it is. Today's £10,000 question.

Get this right and all of that cash comes cascading out.

Yesterday, Bernie left the show with £10,000,

and today's new player is Stephen.

-Hello, Stephen, how are you doing?

-Hi, Rick.

-What do you do, Stephen?

-I'm a police controller.

And what do you do in your spare time?

-I coach youth football.

-Uh-huh?

Under-16s team locally called Harmony Row, in Govan.

OK, and what would you do if you were to get the money?

I would like to - I read a bit in my spare time -

I like to read Agatha Christie novels,

so I've always had a real desire to take a trip on the Orient Express.

Oh, lovely!

So, yeah, me and the wife, that would be very romantic.

A lot of brownie points for that, I think.

Best of luck on the show, nice to have you here.

Coming in for just one shot at the money.

We are, of course, joined by Jackie, who is our British Sign Language

interpreter, who is working with Asif. Let's crack on.

You'll face five multiple-choice questions, each with three answers.

The right answer gets you a point,

the wrong answer gets you nothing,

but if you choose the impossible answer...

..that will immediately knock you out of today's show.

After five questions,

the highest-scorer gets the first chance to bag

a place in today's final. Are we ready?

-ALL:

-Yes!

Let's do this. Here's your first question.

Half of you have gone with C.

The right answer...

..is C, The Spectator.

So, a point to all of you.

-Leon.

-Oh, here we go.

LAUGHTER

One last time.

Are you a big reader of British politics and culture magazines?

I read nothing but Harry Potter, so...

LAUGHTER

This was a total guess.

Bye, thank you.

Fairly depressing stuff down on the front row.

LAUGHTER

The impossible answer...

...is A - the National Enquirer is a US magazine.

At this point, I have to say goodbye to my favourite trio.

Lateefah, Annelies and Leon, it's been a pleasure.

Sue, Stewart, bye-bye.

-ALL:

-Bye.

Just 19 of you left in play as we move on to question two.

Let's see if the majority are right.

You are - points for everyone who went for B.

Ndaba.

Well, Dennis Waterman...

Is this show from the '80s? Secondly,

does he wear very large glasses?

Are you asking whether the right answer is the right answer, Ndaba?

I'm not really sure.

I've got no idea what you're talking about.

I know a Dennis, he wears big glasses.

Are you thinking of Dennis Norden?

-No, it's Taylor.

-Dennis Taylor!

Dennis Taylor, the snooker player?

-In which case, I don't know.

-Great.

Well, either you or Asif has given the impossible answer.

A, John Thaw.

John Thaw was not in Minder

and we'll have to say goodbye.

You've been a great player.

-TRANSLATOR:

-Thank you for having me here.

On to question three.

17 Bs and just the one A.

Are the Bs right?

They are. Points for all of you.

-Huw?

-Metz is in France, I think?

-So you're hoping Metz is the impossible answer?

-Yeah.

Let's see.

Yes, Metz is in France.

You survive, Huw, as we go on to question four.

The right answer...

..is B, Beatrix Potter.

Points to everyone who went for her.

Have the Cs avoided the impossible answer?

A, Harper Lee was from America.

Question five.

The vast majority have gone with A.

Let's see if the majority are right.

They're not.

The answer was C, Bob Paisley.

So, points to Harvey, Stephen, James, Neil, and Huw.

-Linda.

-I knew football would be my downfall.

Shall we find out? The impossible answer...

..is B, Matt Busby.

He was a Liverpool player, but he never managed Liverpool,

he did go on to manage a smaller club.

So, at the end of that round, nine of you are on four points,

but the quickest to lock in their answers across the round

was Neil.

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Congratulations, Neil.

You have the first chance at grabbing a place in today's final.

-Hello, Neil.

-Hello, Rick.

-Good to be down here?

-Yes, very much so.

-It's nice, isn't it?

-Yeah, it is really nice,

-I didn't think it was going to happen.

-There's the money, that's what we're playing for.

-That looks really nice.

-It does look great, doesn't it?

What would you spend it on?

Really, a holiday for the family this summer.

We didn't go last year abroad, so I'd like to take them abroad this year.

-Any idea where?

-Florida, Disney World, that would be nice.

I've always wanted to go to China.

-Oh, yeah?

-That's sort of a dream holiday for me.

You know, if... My youngest child is three,

so I don't know if I'd drag him around China.

But maybe put some of the money away to go in a few years' time or

-something.

-OK, should we get on with it?

-Yep, great.

-Going to give you a choice of four topics, here they are.

Books & Literature is a nightmare category for me,

as is Musical Theatre.

-OK.

-So I'll go Film.

-Yeah?

Yeah, I think so.

-Are you a film buff?

-I do watch a lot of films.

It depends on the era, really. Anything sort of pre-1960, useless.

-Should we have a look at the answers?

-Yeah.

Here they come. Nine answers relating to film.

I know some of those names, if that's any good.

It might come in handy, I think.

-Should we have a look at the first half of the question?

-OK.

Well, that is absolutely post 1960, so we should be in here, Neil.

-Yes. I haven't seen the film.

-Oh.

Starting to feel a little bit more out. Five of those answers are impossible,

because they're not in Calendar Girls. You'll have five goes, each impossible answer you

give me will add £100 to the daily prize pot.

Where would you like to start?

Emma Thompson.

Emma Thompson. Given that you haven't seen the film, is this sort

-of...?

-My thinking is, I'm sure Calendar Girls was about

a group of, say, elderly women

doing a topless calendar.

-Yeah.

-And I don't think Emma Thompson would come into the elderly

-category.

-OK.

So, that's the thinking behind it.

So, is Emma Thompson an impossible answer?

Yes.

Not in the film.

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-We're off.

-We're off.

OK. And using that sort of logic, I'm going to go for Dawn French.

Is Dawn French an impossible answer?

Yeah.

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Making it look easy, Neil.

It's getting harder.

I'm going to go for Alison Steadman.

Alison Steadman.

Is Alison Steadman an impossible answer?

Yeah.

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Breezing through this grid, Neil.

OK.

Let's try...

-..Penelope Wilton.

-Is Penelope Wilton an impossible answer?

Ah!

She is in Calendar Girls.

One more go, though. See if we can eliminate one more impossible.

Brenda Blethyn.

-You winced a bit as you said that, Neil.

-Yeah, I have no idea, really.

I'm pretty sure Helen Mirren and Judi Dench were in it.

Is Brenda Blethyn an impossible answer?

She is, you know. APPLAUSE

£400 put into the prize pot.

Very respectable, Neil.

But will you be playing for that money and for a shot at the £10,000

question in today's final?

In a moment, I'm going to reveal the second half of the question,

and I will be looking for the right answer.

Find that right answer, you're in the final.

Give me a wrong answer,

and the next-best player will have the chance to steal your place in

the final. And I can reveal

that lying in wait is Sonia.

-ALL:

-Ooo!

LAUGHTER

Sonia, have you seen Calendar Girls?

I have, but it was quite a long time ago.

How much of it do you remember?

Fair bit.

I wouldn't have called them elderly. I'd just say,

you know, a little bit older.

Middle-aged onwards, maybe.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Now, we know that there is still one impossible answer up there.

If you give that to me, you will be eliminated from today's show and

we'll have to say goodbye.

And I don't want to say goodbye to you.

Yet.

Let's have a look at the full question.

I would be guessing, so I'm going to have to go for Penelope Wilton,

-because at least I know she's not..

-to play it safe?

-..an impossible answer. Yeah.

OK, with half an eye on staying in the game,

is Penelope Wilton the right answer?

No. But, as you knew, not an impossible answer.

-No.

-Just a wrong answer.

Which means we go over to Sonia,

who has seen the film.

I don't actually know, so

between the two, I'm going to go for Annette Crosbie.

-Annette Crosbie?

-Yep.

-Who was the other one you were thinking of?

-Julie Walters.

If Annette Crosbie plays the widow Annie in Calendar Girls,

Sonia will be through to the final.

If Annette Crosbie is a wrong answer, or an impossible answer, Neil is in

the final. Did Annette Crosbie play the widow Annie in Calendar Girls?

No. She didn't, I'm afraid, Sonia.

Which means, great news for you, Neil.

You've dodged a bit of a bullet.

-I have, yeah.

-And you're going to be in today's final.

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Sonia, you mentioned Julie Walters.

Julie Walters is the right answer.

-Oh!

-So, unlucky. The one remaining impossible answer -

Judi Dench was not in Calendar Girls.

Doesn't matter, Neil, we will see you in today's final.

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Still two places left in today's final alongside Neil.

Let's find out who's going to be claiming the next one.

-Everyone ready? ALL:

-Yes.

Good luck, here's your first question.

William, you were a little bit late on that, I'm afraid.

Which means we're going to have to say goodbye.

-Bye.

-Hope you've enjoyed playing the game. It's been great having you on.

-A lovely time, lovely week.

-Lovely time, lovely week.

These are the kind of players I like.

-See you later, William.

-Bye, Rick.

Most of you have gone for A,

let's see if that was the right thing to do.

Yes. A point to all the As.

But we do have two Cs and three Bs.

Dorothy, never tucked into a Parana?

-No.

-There might be a good reason for that.

Let's find out.

Parana is a river in South America.

Hazel, Stephen, Dorothy, thank you so much for playing the game,

I hope you've had a good time. Goodbye.

Just 12 of you left in play as we go on to question two.

Most of you have gone with B, Richard Feynman.

Let's see if there is wisdom in the crowd.

There is. A point to everyone who went for B.

Harvey, what are you like with quantum electrodynamics?

I think I'm better at tennis, because I think Roy Emerson was a

tennis player for Australia in the '60s.

Which is a bit disappointing, because I'm interested in sport,

but there you go.

The impossible answer...

It's C, Roy Emerson.

As you said, Harvey, he's a tennis player.

That means we have to say goodbye.

Cheers.

Only 11 of you left in play now as we go on to question three.

We've got eight Dudley Moores and three Spike Milligans.

The right answer...

..is Dudley Moore.

So a point to everyone who went for C.

-Sonia?

-Now that I know Dudley Moore is the correct answer,

I'm thinking Spike Milligan is more likely to be wrong

but not impossible,

because I would associate him more with Dudley Moore than Alan Bennett.

OK, let's see if the three of you have escaped the impossible answer.

You haven't.

Spike Milligan, member of the Goons,

not Beyond the Fringe.

Haris, Ndaba, it's been lovely having two medical students on.

You've made me laugh and sort of furrow my brow in equal measure.

Sonia, did you enjoy yourself?

I had a fab two weeks, yeah, really good.

That is all I can ask for.

Been a total pleasure. Cheers, guys, bye-bye.

Thank you.

Only eight people left as we go into question four.

An equal split between Bs and Cs.

The right answer...

..is B, Thelma & Louise.

So a point to all of you.

Lucille, have you avoided the impossible answer?

I have. My absolute number one film, so I know he directed it.

But I wasn't sure which of the other two it was.

The impossible answer...

Top Gun. You have avoided it,

that was directed by Ridley Scott's brother,

Tony Scott. Going into the final question of this round,

three of you are on four points - they are Simon, Steve and Huw.

One of you three on the middle row has given the impossible answer.

C.

Nicholas Serota was the director of the Tate for years.

Which means, Simon, Steve,

it's time for our goodbyes.

Simon, you enjoyed yourself?

Yeah, I think I was getting over the shock I actually got a film question

-right.

-We all were, Simon, absolutely reeling.

Take care. And Steve?

I've had an amazing time, so thank you so much, it's been brilliant.

Good. Go back to your kids now.

-They miss you.

-Thank you, I will do, they miss me. Thanks.

Let's see where the points are going.

B, Tempera.

Just James and Huw getting the points.

Which means, at the end of the round,

on a maximum five points, it's Huw.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Huw,

you have the next chance to grab a place in today's final.

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Huw, I cannot tell you how delighted I am to get you down here.

Well, as I said from the start, I was going to leave it to the end

so I get to spend as long with everyone

-as possible.

-And you've done exactly that.

I know, it was part of my game plan.

So, Huw, what would you do with that money?

I don't know, I'd probably go travelling cos I've got nothing else to do with my summer.

And probably just enjoy my last year at university.

-Yeah?

-I mean, I'm currently doing a work placement at the moment, so I've

got a couple of months left, and then I go back to university.

All right, shall we have a look at the three topics, Huw?

-We shall, yeah.

-OK.

So, Books & Literature is a write-off.

I don't think there's going to be anything in there for Musical Theatre,

so I'm just going to have to go for History.

-Yeah?

-I think, yeah.

-So you're going to see nine answers,

all relating to history.

Good names or bad names for you, Huw?

I think it's American presidents.

Which I was going to revise, but I didn't.

Shall we look at the first half of the question, see if that helps?

-OK.

-Where would you like to start?

Allan Konigsberg sounds Scandinavian, so let's go for that.

Is that an impossible answer?

Yes. APPLAUSE

We're up and running, Huw.

Allan Konigsberg is the real name of Woody Allen.

OK.

Aubrey Graham doesn't sound like a 1700s name.

Yeah, let's go for Aubrey Graham.

Aubrey Graham. Is Aubrey Graham an impossible answer?

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Very good. The real name of the rapper Drake.

Let's get rid of Benjamin Shepherd, I think.

Any ideas?

-Just too many Bens.

-Oh, he's a TV presenter, isn't he?

Ben Shepherd.

Is Benjamin Shepherd an impossible answer?

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Yes.

It is the TV presenter, Ben Shepherd.

Oh, I don't know.

-You're nailing this, Huw.

-Yeah, I know.

-Just keep going.

-Let's go for Elbridge, I think.

-Elbridge Gerry?

-Yeah, doesn't sound right.

Let's go for that, yeah.

Is Elbridge Gerry an impossible answer?

-OK.

-No.

John Arlott?

I don't know.

I'm torn between John and Harrison Birtwistle.

Shall we go for...? Let's go for Harrison Birtwistle.

Is Harrison Birtwistle an impossible answer?

Yes. APPLAUSE

He is an English composer.

Not a bad grid, that, Huw.

-Yeah.

-£800 in the prize pot now.

-Yep.

-But will you be playing for that money and a shot at the £10,000

question in today's final?

Give me a wrong answer and the next-best player has the chance to steal

your place in the final. I can reveal that that was James.

There is still one impossible answer up there.

If you give that to me,

sadly you will be eliminated from today's show and we will have to say

-an emotional goodbye.

-OK.

-Shall we have a look at the full question?

-Let's.

I'm torn between John Hancock and Elbridge.

I think...

Let's go for Elbridge.

No, John Hancock. Let's get for John Hancock.

-John Hancock?

-Mm.

Is John Hancock the right answer?

No, it's not.

It's a wrong answer.

Which means we throw over to James.

John Arlott.

Is John Arlott often credited with inventing bifocal spectacles?

No, and it's an impossible answer, James.

He was a cricket commentator.

-Right.

-Which means we have to say goodbye.

-Sorry. I hope you had fun.

-It's been nice knowing you.

-Take care, bye, James.

-Bye.

Huw, that is massive news for you.

Skin of my teeth, yeah.

-Very happy.

-Want to have another guess?

-Benjamin Franklin?

-Benjamin Franklin is the right answer.

Not that it matters, Huw.

Because we're going to see you a bit later in today's final.

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Just the one place left up for grabs in the final - who's it going to be?

Here's your first question.

Three Bs and one C.

Let's have a look at the right answer first.

A, East of Eden.

Clair.

Yeah. I've had a lovely time, really.

LAUGHTER

It's interesting that you've gone For Whom The Bell Tolls.

Yeah, cos I think it tolls for me.

SHE LAUGHS

I can tell you, the impossible answer...

..is C, For Whom The Bell Tolls.

Not by John Steinbeck, I'm afraid.

By Ernest Hemingway.

Clair, you got much further than you thought you would.

I seriously did, yeah.

You even got down to a final.

-I know.

-I'm going to say you've had a lovely time.

-SHE LAUGHS

-You'd be right, I have, thank you.

-Bye, Clair.

-Bye.

And then there were three. Onto question two.

Let's see where the points are going...

Nowhere. The answer is C, bandura.

Jane.

I hadn't got a clue.

So I just guessed, I'm afraid.

-So I could be down the swanny.

-Lucille.

I didn't have a clue.

Not an inkling either.

Couldn't get it from the language or anything.

Let's see what the impossible answer is...

It's A, solyanka, I'm afraid, Lucille.

Solyanka is a type of Russian soup.

-It's been great having you on the show.

-Thank you very much.

-See you later. Bye-bye.

-Thanks, bye.

Izhan on no points. LAUGHTER

Jane on no points. LAUGHTER

-Oh, wow.

-These really are titans of the quiz world.

LAUGHTER

If either of you is the last person standing,

you automatically qualify for the grid.

Question number three.

You've both gone for A, Cabot Cove.

The impossible answer...

..is C, Martha's Vineyard.

It's a real place, an island in Massachusetts.

Let's see if you can get off the mark and get some points.

The right answer...

..is A, Cabot Cove. So a point each.

Question number four.

We do have a difference of opinion here.

Jane has gone with B, Horologium.

Izhan has gone with C, Calufrax.

The right answer...

..is A, Pyxis.

One of you has given the impossible answer,

the other one will be coming down to face the grid.

The impossible answer...

..is C, Calufrax.

Calufrax is a fictional planet in Doctor Who.

Izhan, it's been fun.

-It has.

-But we have to part now.

-Thank you very much.

-Take care.

-Bye.

Horologium is the name of the constellation that translates as

"the clock". Jane, you have the last chance to grab a place in

-today's final.

-Thank you.

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Well done, Jane. Quite tense, though.

Oh, very. I'm just a wreck.

You've emerged unscathed, Jane, that's the important thing.

Shall we have a look at the topics that are remaining?

-Yes.

-They are...

All right.

-Which one are we going to go for?

-I'm just going to go Books & Literature.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

So you're going to see nine answers relating to Books & Literature.

Here they come.

Have you read the Asterix books?

-No.

-OK.

Where would you like to start?

I'm going Pickupstix because that's a game.

Hmm.

Is Pickupstix an impossible answer?

Yes. APPLAUSE

Not in the Asterix books.

And I don't think Quickfix would be there either.

Is Quickfix an impossible answer?

It is.

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Not in the books.

And Getafix I don't think is...

Getafix.

Is Getafix an impossible answer?

-Oh!

-Oh!

-Getafix is a villager in the Asterix books.

Optimistix.

Is Optimistix an impossible answer?

Yes APPLAUSE

Three out of four, one go remaining.

-Electri... Electricsix.

-Electricsix?

Is Electricsix an impossible answer?

Yes. APPLAUSE

Four from five, £400 goes to the prize pot.

Now stands at £1,200.

-Right.

-Very good going, considering you've never read the Asterix books.

-Yeah.

In a moment, I'm going to reveal the second half of the question and I'll

be looking for the right answer.

-Right.

-Give me that answer and you are in the final.

Give me a wrong answer and the last player to be eliminated will have the chance to

steal your place in the final.

-OK.

-That was your old adversary Izhan.

-Right.

-Hold tight, Izhan.

-Yeah.

-There is still an impossible answer up there.

-Yeah.

-If you give that to me,

we will have to say goodbye.

-OK.

-Let's reveal the full question.

Oh, golly.

Arggh!

I'm going to go Geriatrix.

I'm not going to play safe.

The chiefs are usually older.

It just... Please!

Is Geriatrix the chief in the Asterix books?

He isn't.

That is a wrong answer.

-Right.

-Not an impossible answer.

-No.

-Which means I'm throwing over to Izhan.

Geriatrix was the only one I had heard of before,

so, in my opinion, somebody who provided vital statistics

would be quite high up in the chain of a village.

But let's go with Getafix.

Is Getafix the right answer?

No. It isn't.

Sorry, Izhan.

Now, Izhan, you did mention that Vitalstatistix would be high up in

-your village.

-Mm-hm.

-He's the chief.

Unlucky.

The last remaining impossible answer, Djolliokeestix.

Not a character in the Asterix books.

-Right.

-Jane, you're in the final!

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For the rest of you, I'm afraid that victory today proved impossible.

It's been a great game getting to know you all, but now we have to say goodbye.

-Bye! ALL:

-Bye!

Dabbing. Like it. LAUGHTER

But for Neil, Huw and Jane, it's time for the final.

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Neil, Huw and Jane,

there's £1,200 in today's prize pot, but only one of you can win that

money and the right to face the £10,000 question.

You each start with ten lives.

There they are. Questions are

on the buzzer. Buzz and get one right

and both of your opponents lose a life.

Buzz and get one wrong and it's you who loses the life.

However, some of the questions are impossible.

If you think you've spotted one of these,

all you've got to do is buzz in and say impossible.

That's doubly bad news for your opponents because they will both lose two lives.

But be warned.

If you say that a question is impossible when it isn't,

or give any other answer to an impossible question,

it is you who will lose the two lives.

Best of luck, let's start.

Which chemical element has the atomic number one?

BUZZER

-Hydrogen.

-It is hydrogen.

Huw and Jane, you lose a life.

At which church were Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles married?

-BUZZER

-Westminster.

That's impossible, I'm afraid. They had a civil ceremony at Windsor Guildhall.

In 1789, Fletcher Christian led a famous mutiny on which...

-BUZZER

-Bounty.

-On which British ship?

The HMS Bounty is right, Neil.

Which alcoholic spirit is traditionally used to make the drink

called a Virgin Mary?

BUZZER

-Vodka.

-The Virgin Mary is non-alcoholic, Huw.

It's impossible.

You lose another two lives, I'm afraid.

In which Shakespeare play does the title character say,

"To be or not to be, that is..."?

-BUZZER

-Romeo and Juliet.

-"..that is the question."

It's Hamlet, Huw.

To which family of birds does the turbot belong?

BUZZER

-Impossible.

-It is impossible.

It's not a bird, it's a fish.

The English seaside resort of Blackpool is located on the coast of...

BUZZER

-Lancashire.

-On the coast of which sea?

it's the Irish Sea.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock is a member of which British girl group?

BUZZER

-Impossible.

-You were just in time, Huw.

It's not impossible, though. She's in Little Mix.

You lose your last remaining life and you're out of the game.

How many legs does an adult insect have?

BUZZER

-Six.

-It is six.

In which European capital city is the Prado Museum?

BUZZER

-Madrid.

-It is Madrid.

The character Huckleberry Hound first appears in which novel

by Mark Twain?

BUZZER

Huckleberry Finn.

It's impossible.

Huckleberry Hound is a Hanna-Barbera cartoon character.

I'm glad you can laugh about it.

Which major river flows through the city of Nottingham?

BUZZER

-Trent.

-It is Trent.

Of which edible tuber is Maris Piper a variety?

-BUZZER

-Potato.

-It is a potato.

Elephants are native to Africa and which other...?

BUZZER

-Asia.

-And which other continent?

It is Asia. Meaning we are now tied on four lives apiece.

Which TV soap centres around life in Walford?

BUZZER

-EastEnders.

-It is EastEnders.

Which number on the standard Beaufort scale represents a wind

that is hurricane force?

-BUZZER

-Eight.

-It's 12.

You're now down on two.

Red admiral and the marsh fritillary...

-BUZZER Jane?

-Butterfly.

..are varieties of which insect?

It is butterfly.

Which indoor game requires the use of a squidger?

BUZZER

-Jane?

-Ludo.

-It's not ludo, Jane.

-It's tiddlywinks.

-Oh, of course it is!

-That's what I meant!

-Jane, you lose a life.

In which year of the 1930s did the USA enter World War II?

BUZZER

-Impossible.

-It is impossible.

They entered following the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Jane, you lose your last remaining life.

Jane and Huw, commiserations.

I hope you've enjoyed playing the game !mpossible.

You've been great contestants.

Neil, it's time to face the £10,000 question.

APPLAUSE

Really well done, Neil. You are today's winner with £1,200.

Nothing wrong with that,

but you could be leaving with a whole lot more if you can answer the

£10,000 question.

This is how it's going to work.

I'm going to show you nine answers and then ask a question.

Three of the nine answers are correct.

If you can find them all within ten seconds, you win the £10,000.

The bad news is that three of the nine answers are impossible.

Give me any of those answers and you lose the £1,200.

Any subjects you're particularly hoping will come up, Neil?

-Sport.

-Mm-hm.

Film and TV I'm not too bad on.

-Geography I'm pretty good.

-So there's a few.

I want to avoid Books and Art, really.

All right. Let's see if we've avoided Books and Art.

The subject is Sport.

Best of luck, Neil. Here come your nine answers.

And you're looking for...

And your time starts now.

Michael Schumacher.

Jackie Stewart.

Niki Lauda.

Gave me the answers quite quickly, Neil.

I think I know where two of the impossible answers were.

-OK.

-I'm not sure about the other one.

Which were they?

I think Barry Sheene and Valentino Rossi are both motorcyclists.

I think maybe David Coulthard never won the World Championship.

The first one you gave me was Michael Schumacher.

Is Michael Schumacher a right answer?

Yes.

APPLAUSE

Won it seven times.

You went for Jackie Stewart next.

Is Jackie Stewart a right answer?

-Oh!

-He's not.

He did win the Formula 1 World Championship,

but he didn't win it four or more times.

That means that the ten grand is now out the window.

-Yeah.

-But you are currently holding on to the daily price pot of £1,200.

What we do not want to see

is the !mpossible exclamation mark.

Is Niki Lauda a right answer?

No, he isn't.

-But you've still won £1,200.

-Yes!

APPLAUSE

-The right answers, the ones you were looking for...

-I think I know.

Yeah.

The impossible answers, as you said, David Coulthard never won it.

Barry Sheene and Valentino Rossi, both motorbike riders.

You can forget all that, though, Neil, because you've just won £1,200!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you very much for playing !mpossible.

So Neil leaves with the daily prize pot.

Thank you to all of our players over the last six weeks.

Hope to see you again soon on !mpossible,

the quiz where actually anything is possible. Goodbye.

APPLAUSE

!mpossible.

!mpossible.