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I'm Rick Edwards and this is Impossible.

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APPLAUSE

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Welcome to Impossible,

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the quiz where the questions aren't impossible

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but some of the answers are.

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

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As ever, we have 24 players raring and ready to play.

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-Hello, players! CONTESTANTS:

-Hello, Rick.

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Everyday, one of them will have the chance to unlock this...

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-CONTESTANTS:

-Ooh!

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..our mighty exclamation mark filled with 10,000 shiny pound coins.

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At the end of each show,

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one of our players will face the £10,000 question. Here it is.

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-CONTESTANTS:

-Ooh!

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Get this right, and all of that cash will come flooding out.

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Yesterday, Peter left us with £1,100 and our new player today is Jordan.

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-Hello, Jordan, how you.

-Hi, Rick.

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A round of applause for Jordan. Very nice. What you do, Jordan?

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I'm an online sales representative.

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-And what do you sell?

-I work for a fencing supplies company.

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-As in "en garde"?

-No, not as in "en garde".

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No, as in timber, panels and decking, things like that.

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-OK.

-People's outdoors and gardens.

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And what do you do with your spare time, Jordan?

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I recently got married and we have a ten-week-old baby boy.

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-Congratulations.

-Thank you.

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So, naturally, when I'm not working,

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he takes up a lot of the time, all the time,

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but it's a real joy having him.

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-Well, best of luck on the show. Nice to have you here.

-Thank you.

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-Andy, are you well?

-I'm very well, thanks. How are you?

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Very good indeed, thank you. What you do with yourself, Andy?

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I'm a magician, a professional magician.

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-How long have you been doing that for?

-For 22 years.

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And what do you do in your spare time

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when you're not magicking, Andy?

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There's a charity that I do shows for

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and they organise 180 visits to children,

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sick children in hospital and hospices all over the UK,

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so I do a lot of those shows.

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I go up and I do some magic

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and balloons for the kids on the wards, so I do a lot of that.

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-It's a great charity.

-Wonderful.

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And if you were going to spend that £10,000, having won it, Andy,

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-what would it go on?

-This is going to sound really boring,

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-but we need a driveway done outside the front of the house.

-Oh, Andy!

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So, we'd have a driveway done. I'm going to buy some bricks, basically.

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I like driveway. Driveway's enough for me, Andy.

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Best of luck for the show, everyone.

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Just to remind you, this is Ian, our British Sign Language interpreter

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who's working with Ciaran. Shall we crack on?

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-Contestants:

-Yes!

-Lovely.

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

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The right answer scores you a point, the wrong answer scores you nothing

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but, if you choose the impossible answer, disaster, guys.

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You will immediately be knocked out of today's show

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and you'll have to try again tomorrow.

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After five questions,

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the highest scorer gets the first chance to bag a place

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in today's final, and answer as quickly as you can

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because, in the event of a tie,

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whoever's locked in their answers the fastest will qualify.

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-Ready? CONTESTANTS:

-Yes!

-Here's your first question.

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All 24 of you have gone with Peter Andre. Are you all right?

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Yes, you are. A point to everyone.

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The impossible answer...

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C. Mark Wright

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hasn't married Katie Price.

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Yet! LAUGHTER

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Question number two.

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Full house of answers. Ciaran, you've gone for Des Lynam.

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I was in Countdown three years ago.

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That really should help you, Ciaran.

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Yeah, I watched Countdown since I was about three years old,

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so I've always watched it all the time, so I'm fairly familiar

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and I do know the answer.

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Let's see if you do know the answer. The right answer...

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..is C, Des Lynam. So, spot-on, Ciaran.

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A point to everyone who went for C. The impossible answer is...

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..B, Des Clarke.

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Des Clarke has never hosted Countdown.

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He's a Scottish comedian.

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So, we'll say goodbye to all of you. See you tomorrow.

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-Bye.

-Bye.

-Bye.

-Question number three.

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All answers out there. The right answer...

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..is A, Voyager I. So, a point to all of you.

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Voyager I is now in interstellar space.

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-Angela.

-There's only me who put C, I notice.

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-I noticed that as well, Angela.

-I'm either super brilliant or rubbish.

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You can judge for yourself.

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I will, I will. Andrew, Mariner 9.

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Sound like a space probe?

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Definitely, cos Nimbus 2000 sounds like an iPhone,

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and I know that both Voyager 1 and Mariner 9 were both space probes.

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Well, one of you has given the impossible answer.

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And the impossible answer...

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..is C, Nimbus 2000.

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It might sound like an iPhone

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-but it's actually a broomstick from Harry Potter.

-Oh, yes.

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-Unlucky, Angela. We'll see you tomorrow.

-Right.

-Quidditch.

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Oh, dear.

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Question number four.

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The right answer...

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..is A, William II, so a point to all of you who went for A.

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Let's see who's going to be leaving us. The impossible answer...

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..is B, Harold II. Harold II wasn't a Norman king.

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He was the last Anglo-Saxon king,

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defeated by William at the Battle of Hastings.

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So, we say goodbye to five of you. See you all tomorrow.

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Bye.

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Going into the final question, we've already halved the pack.

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12 players remain.

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Only one of you is on a maximum of four points, and that is Junaid.

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APPLAUSE

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Question number five.

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Once again, all answers out there. Sam.

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-I'm pretty confident C is the right answer.

-Ooh.

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I don't live too far from Cheltenham, so I should know this.

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But I can't tell you what the impossible answer is. I'm not sure.

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I can tell you what the impossible answer is.

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It's A, RIBA, the Royal Institute of British Architects.

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-Never mind.

-So, Eve and Tracey, we'll say goodbye. See you tomorrow.

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Let's see how well you know your local area, Sam. The right answer...

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Is C, GCHQ.

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It stands for Government Communications Headquarters,

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so a point to everyone who went for C.

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Which means that, at the end of that round,

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one player finishes on five points and that is Junaid.

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APPLAUSE

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Congratulations, Junaid.

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You have the first chance to grab a place in today's final.

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-Hello, Junaid.

-Hi.

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So, Junaid, what do you do with your spare time?

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I've got a motorbike, so I'm trying to learn that.

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I was also in the Equestrian Society at university

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cos I did a bit of horse riding when I was younger

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so, when I got the opportunity, I thought, "Why not?"

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And are you now a proficient horse rider?

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-Probably not, but I gave it a good go.

-Yeah, fine.

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-Would you ever buy yourself a horse?

-With that £10,000, probably not, no.

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No? Let me think about that. No, no, I wouldn't. All right, let's focus.

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This is your chance to put up to £500 into the daily prize pot

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and, crucially, take a massive step

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towards playing for the £10,000 question.

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Going to give you a choice of four topics. Here they come.

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To be honest with you, I think all four of them are OK for me.

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-Let's just go for Comedy.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

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So, you're going to see nine answers, all related to Comedy.

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Here they come.

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A couple of them are stand-up comedians

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and I recognise one or two characters from TV shows,

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but I don't know what the theme is.

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-I can help you out with that.

-OK.

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Show you the first half of the question.

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-Which winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award...

-OK.

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So, five of those are impossible and your first job is to find

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those impossible answers and get them off the board.

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Each one you successfully eliminate

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will put £100 into the daily prize pot. Where do you want to start?

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Geraldine Granger. I think that was a Peter Kay character.

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Is Geraldine Granger an impossible answer?

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APPLAUSE

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-She was actually the Vicar of Dibley.

-Oh, right.

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-But £100 in the prize pot.

-Yeah.

-Off to a good start.

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I think that award is probably for British comedians

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and Sarah Silverman's American, so I'm going to go for her next.

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APPLAUSE

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She is an American comedian,

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although it's not solely for British comedians,

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-so she could have won, she just hasn't.

-OK.

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-£200 in the prize pot.

-Yeah. I think I'll go for Richard Adams next.

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I think he might be an author.

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APPLAUSE Spot-on. He wrote Watership Down.

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Three from three.

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The only name I don't recognise

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on that board is Arthur Jefferson, so I'll go for him next.

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APPLAUSE

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-Yes, actually a very fine comedian. Stan Laurel.

-Oh.

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His real name. Never won the Edinburgh Comedy Award though.

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Let's get rid of the one last impossible answer.

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Now I'm a bit stuck, cos they're all comedians,

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so I don't know what logic to use here. Um...

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I think I'll just go for Al Murray.

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Is Al Murray an impossible answer?

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-No, he has won the Edinburgh Comedy Award.

-OK.

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Pretty good though. Four out of five,

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£400 in the daily prize pot,

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but are you going to be playing for that money

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and for a shot at the £10,000 question in today's final?

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In a moment, I'll reveal the second half of the question

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and I'll be looking for the right answer.

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If you find it, you're in the final,

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but if you give me a wrong answer, the next best player

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will have the chance to steal your place in the final.

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That was...

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Eddie, your dear old neighbour.

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APPLAUSE

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There is still one impossible answer up there.

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If you give me that,

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-you'll eliminate yourself from today's show.

-OK.

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-Shall we see the full question?

-Yeah, let's go for it.

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Which winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award...

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won for their show, And A Glass Of White wine For The Lady?

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Well, Al Murray is the Pub Landlord,

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so logic dictates it's probably him,

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so I'm just going to go for Al Murray.

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So, if this is the right answer, you're through to the final.

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If it's the wrong answer, we'll throw to Eddie.

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APPLAUSE

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Congratulations.

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-The one other impossible answer is Ricky Gervais...

-OK.

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..who has never won the Edinburgh Comedy Award.

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-Very well done, Junaid. You're through to the final.

-Thanks.

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APPLAUSE

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Still two places left in today's final, alongside Junaid.

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

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Here's your first question.

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All answers out there. Annie, you've gone for C, Barney McGrew.

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Yeah, I thought it was Hugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew,

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Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub.

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And I thought Barney McGrew is definitely in there,

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but so are the other two, so, I'm sorry.

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-So, that hasn't helped you really, Annie.

-Not really, no.

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So, I thought I'll take a lucky punt on C.

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Hmm, well, the right answer...

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..is C, Barney McGrew. Well worked out, Annie.

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Annie and Evonne, you get a point.

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The impossible answer...

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..is A, Hugh.

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Joe, Franklyn and Matthew, we'll have to say goodbye

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because actually, Annie,

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it starts Pugh, Pugh. They're twins, both called Pugh.

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Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub.

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So, Joe, Franklyn and Matthew, we'll see you tomorrow.

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Down to just six of you. Question number two.

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We are whittling you down fast.

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Once again, we have all answers out there. The right answer...

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..is C, Mamie Eisenhower,

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so a point to Annie, Ciaran and Evonne.

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Sam, how's your American history?

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It wasn't that bad, but I think I've got it wrong,

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because Susan Kennedy, I think, is in Neighbours.

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Ah, and you think probably wouldn't have been a first lady then?

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LAUGHTER

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I think I'm going home.

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The impossible answer...

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..is B, Susan Kennedy, who was in Neighbours.

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Sam and Eddie, see you both tomorrow.

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Four of you surviving midway through the second round.

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Question number three.

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Unfortunately, Abigail, you didn't lock in your answer in time.

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We'll see you tomorrow.

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Three of you remain and you've all gone for different answers.

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Ciaran, feeling confident?

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Yeah, I am, because I studied

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some performances with Shakespeare at college.

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I can remember the word "iambic".

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I'm 100% confident it's A.

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And in percentage terms, Annie, how confident are you in "amniotic"?

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110% that it's not,

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because, I'm embarrassed to say, I'm an ex-nurse

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-and my sister is a midwife.

-LAUGHTER

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"Amniotic" is the fluid that you get in a baby sack

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before you deliver a baby.

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But I think I panicked

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and I didn't have my glasses on and I pressed the wrong button.

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-Oh, dear, Annie.

-I'm sorry. That's my excuse.

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Might be time to pop the glasses on, Annie. The impossible answer...

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..which you knew, Annie, is C, amniotic.

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-And exactly as you described. We'll see you tomorrow.

-Thank you.

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So, let's see if the point is going to Ciaran or Evonne.

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Ciaran, spot-on, meaning you draw level and you both have two points.

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The iambic rhythm is

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de-dum, de-dum, de-dum, de-dum, de-dum, de-dum, de-dum,

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and the dactylic rhythm is

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dum-de-de, dum-de-de, dum-de-de, dum-de-de.

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Question number four.

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You've both gone with A, Hercules. Let's see if you're right.

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You are, so a point to each of you.

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The impossible answer...

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..is Epicurus, who was a Greek philosopher.

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So, it's level pegging,

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as we go into our final question.

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Evonne has three points and Ciaran has three points.

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Question number five.

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Again, we can't separate you. You've both gone for B, Sambuca.

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If that's the impossible answer and you've knocked yourselves out,

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everyone else will come back into play.

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The impossible answer...

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..is Nocino. Nocino is a walnut liqueur.

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Let's see if you're both getting a point. The right answer...

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..is B, Sambuca, so a point to both of you,

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meaning you finish the round tied on four points apiece.

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So, we come down to who has locked in their answers

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the quickest across the round.

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And that's Ciaran.

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APPLAUSE

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Congratulations, Ciaran.

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

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Well done, Ciaran. Down to play a grid.

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-I know, it's completely crazy.

-How are you feeling?

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Really nervous and excited at the same time,

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but I'm happy to be here, so, yes.

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What you do, Ciaran?

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I'm an apprentice tennis coach at the moment.

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OK, how long have you been doing that for?

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For almost two years now.

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And do you play a lot of tennis yourself?

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Yeah, I've played for about, um...

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and practise for about four days a week. Yeah, quite a lot.

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I do competitions...

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..in regional tennis championships for deaf people.

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I did that last year

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and I'm proud to say I got into the semifinals in that one.

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Oh, very good.

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Yeah, I was impressed with myself as well, yes.

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What would you do with the £10,000, Ciaran?

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I'd like to start some travelling and...

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..I'd like to go and see some Grand Slam tennis competitions -

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the Australian Open, the US Open, the French open

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and then Wimbledon, of course.

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Let's see if we can win you some tennis money down.

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Yes, it's linked to my job.

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-Fingers crossed, eh?

-Shall we have a look at three topics?

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-Yeah, no problem.

-So, the remaining topics are...

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-I think I'll have a go for Theatre, please.

-Yeah, OK, Theatre.

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I'm going to show you nine answers relating to Theatre. Here they come.

0:21:100:21:14

Know any of those?

0:21:340:21:36

I've heard of some of them, yeah, some of those theatre shows,

0:21:380:21:42

-so that's a positive.

-It is.

0:21:420:21:44

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

-Yes, please.

0:21:440:21:49

In which play written by Tennessee Williams...

0:21:510:21:54

So, five of those answers are impossible.

0:21:540:21:57

The first thing to do is eliminate those five answers.

0:21:570:22:01

For each one you successfully eliminate,

0:22:010:22:03

you'll put £100 into the daily prize pot,

0:22:030:22:06

which currently stands at £400, thanks to Junaid.

0:22:060:22:08

Where would you like to start?

0:22:080:22:10

I'll start with the first one, An Inspector Calls.

0:22:140:22:17

Start with An Inspector Calls?

0:22:180:22:20

Yeah, because I think that was written by...

0:22:200:22:23

..JB Priestley, that one, I believe.

0:22:260:22:29

OK. So, An Inspector Calls.

0:22:290:22:32

Is that an impossible answer, for £100?

0:22:320:22:34

APPLAUSE Yes, and exactly right,

0:22:370:22:40

by JB Priestley.

0:22:400:22:42

Good start. Where next?

0:22:430:22:45

Yeah, I'll go for The Glass Menagerie, please.

0:22:540:22:57

OK. Is The Glass Menagerie an impossible answer?

0:22:570:23:01

Oh, unfortunately not. That is a play by Tennessee Williams.

0:23:040:23:08

-Not to worry.

-OK.

-Where next?

0:23:080:23:10

Yeah, I'll go for the Sweet Bird Of Youth, please.

0:23:160:23:19

Is Sweet Bird Of Youth an impossible answer?

0:23:190:23:23

It is a Tennessee Williams, unfortunately.

0:23:260:23:29

Still two goes though.

0:23:290:23:31

Let's get rid of two more impossible answers.

0:23:310:23:33

Right, OK.

0:23:350:23:38

I know there's two there that are definitely Tennessee Williams

0:23:380:23:41

that I recognise, so...

0:23:410:23:43

I'll go for...

0:23:450:23:47

..Lost In Yonkers.

0:23:490:23:51

Is Lost In Yonkers an impossible answer?

0:23:510:23:55

Yes. APPLAUSE

0:23:580:24:00

That's written by Neil Simon.

0:24:000:24:01

Yeah, yeah, I've heard of him.

0:24:040:24:06

£200 added to the prize pot.

0:24:060:24:08

It now stands at £600.

0:24:080:24:10

One last go.

0:24:120:24:13

-I'll go for Look Back In Anger, please.

-Look Back In Anger.

0:24:160:24:21

Is Look Back In Anger an impossible answer?

0:24:220:24:24

Yes. APPLAUSE

0:24:270:24:30

Written by John Osborne.

0:24:300:24:32

-Never heard of him.

-So, £300 added to the prize pot.

0:24:350:24:38

It now stands at £700.

0:24:380:24:40

But are you going to be playing for that money

0:24:400:24:43

and for a shot at the £10,000 question in today's final?

0:24:430:24:46

I'm going to reveal the second half of the question in a moment.

0:24:460:24:49

And you're looking for the right answer.

0:24:510:24:53

Give me the right answer, you're in the final.

0:24:540:24:57

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

0:24:570:25:00

to steal your place in the final.

0:25:000:25:02

You know who that is. It's Evonne.

0:25:020:25:05

APPLAUSE

0:25:050:25:07

Hold tight, Evonne.

0:25:070:25:09

If you give me an impossible answer though, Ciaran -

0:25:090:25:12

and we know there are still two up there -

0:25:120:25:14

you will be eliminated from today's show, unfortunately.

0:25:140:25:18

Shall we have a look at the full question?

0:25:180:25:20

Yes, please.

0:25:210:25:23

In which play written by Tennessee Williams...

0:25:230:25:26

..is Blanche DuBois one of the main characters?

0:25:270:25:30

I'm looking for the right answer, Ciaran.

0:25:300:25:33

I'm going to pick A Streetcar Named Desire, please.

0:25:360:25:40

My fingers are firmly crossed and I'm praying. Please, please, please.

0:25:400:25:44

Why are you going for A Streetcar Named Desire?

0:25:440:25:47

It just keeps popping out at me and it just keeps catching my eye,

0:25:510:25:55

so I have to stick with my first choice and my gut feeling

0:25:550:26:01

-and I hope it works.

-OK, let's see how your gut is doing.

0:26:010:26:04

Is A Streetcar Named Desire the right answer?

0:26:070:26:11

It is! APPLAUSE

0:26:130:26:16

Very well done. You're through to the final, Ciaran.

0:26:190:26:22

Thank you so much, thank you so much.

0:26:230:26:25

The impossible answers remaining on the board... What do you reckon?

0:26:250:26:28

Yeah, I think Long Day's Journey Into Night may be one of them.

0:26:340:26:37

It is. It's written by Eugene O'Neill.

0:26:370:26:40

-I've heard of that author, yeah, OK.

-And one more.

0:26:420:26:45

So, I think it must be The Birthday Party.

0:26:450:26:48

-That must be the other impossible.

-It is.

0:26:480:26:50

The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter.

0:26:500:26:52

APPLAUSE

0:26:520:26:55

-Oh, yeah, that famous author, yeah.

-Great grid play.

0:26:550:26:59

-You're through to the final, Ciaran.

-Thank you very much. Thank you.

0:26:590:27:03

APPLAUSE

0:27:030:27:06

Just the one place up for grabs in the final. Evonne, all eyes on you.

0:27:120:27:16

All you've got to do is get one question right

0:27:160:27:19

and you will be coming down to play the grid.

0:27:190:27:21

However, if you knock yourself out by giving an impossible answer,

0:27:210:27:25

everyone is back in play.

0:27:250:27:28

Obviously everyone is supporting you here,

0:27:280:27:30

but also not. LAUGHTER

0:27:300:27:33

Good luck. Here's your first question.

0:27:330:27:36

-I don't know.

-So, you're saying you don't know, Evonne.

0:27:500:27:54

How have you picked there?

0:27:540:27:56

I just guessed.

0:27:560:27:58

-I like polka dots.

-LAUGHTER

0:27:580:28:01

-Yeah, it's definitely the jazziest option on there.

-Yeah.

0:28:010:28:04

Shall we see if you've managed to avoid the impossible answer?

0:28:040:28:07

I don't think I have.

0:28:070:28:09

The impossible answer...

0:28:090:28:11

..is A, black stripes. There is no such jersey on the Tour de France.

0:28:140:28:20

-If you've got the right answer, Evonne, you're coming on down.

-Yes.

0:28:200:28:25

Please be right.

0:28:250:28:27

The right answer...

0:28:290:28:31

Yes!

0:28:330:28:35

APPLAUSE

0:28:350:28:38

It is the jazzy red polka dots.

0:28:380:28:41

Congratulations. Come on down.

0:28:410:28:43

Well, Evonne, it was yours to lose but you didn't.

0:28:500:28:54

You won, you destroyed the opposition and here you are.

0:28:540:28:57

-Thank you.

-Ready for the grid?

-Yes.

0:28:570:28:59

-Shall we have a look at these two topics, Yvonne?

-Yes.

-OK.

0:28:590:29:02

-Go with the UK.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-All right.

0:29:060:29:10

So, I'm going to reveal nine answers, all related to the UK.

0:29:100:29:14

Here they are.

0:29:140:29:16

-Would you like to see the first half of the question?

-Yes, please.

0:29:250:29:28

In which Anglican cathedral...

0:29:290:29:32

So, five of those answers are impossible,

0:29:340:29:38

so your first job is to find those impossible answers

0:29:380:29:41

and get rid of them.

0:29:410:29:42

Each one that you successfully eliminate will add £100

0:29:420:29:45

to the daily prize pot, which currently stands at £700.

0:29:450:29:48

So, you're looking for places that don't have an Anglican cathedral.

0:29:480:29:54

-Five of them.

-OK, I'm going to be guessing.

0:29:540:29:58

I'm going to go with...

0:29:580:30:01

-..Portsmouth.

-Portsmouth?

0:30:030:30:05

-It's just a guess.

-So, Portsmouth.

0:30:060:30:09

Is Portsmouth an impossible answer?

0:30:090:30:11

-No.

-That does have an Anglican cathedral.

0:30:140:30:17

Still four more goes though.

0:30:170:30:19

Wolverhampton.

0:30:190:30:22

I don't think that's right but I've said it.

0:30:250:30:28

Is Wolverhampton an impossible answer?

0:30:280:30:30

It is. And we're off.

0:30:330:30:35

APPLAUSE

0:30:350:30:37

-We're good, we're good.

-Yes.

-Three more goes.

0:30:370:30:40

£100 added to the prize pot.

0:30:400:30:42

We're looking for places

0:30:420:30:43

where there's no Anglican cathedral, remember.

0:30:430:30:46

-I'm just going to guess and go with Carlisle but it's all guessing.

-OK.

0:30:470:30:53

Is Carlisle an impossible answer?

0:30:530:30:55

Unfortunately not.

0:30:590:31:01

Two more goes.

0:31:020:31:04

I'm going to go with Coventry...

0:31:040:31:06

-..I think.

-Coventry.

0:31:080:31:10

Is Coventry an impossible answer?

0:31:100:31:14

-No.

-Ooh, Evonne.

0:31:180:31:21

You've got a knack for picking the ones

0:31:210:31:23

that HAVE got Anglican cathedrals.

0:31:230:31:26

-Probability is now on your side.

-It is.

0:31:260:31:28

-Plymouth.

-Plymouth.

0:31:300:31:33

Is Plymouth an impossible answer?

0:31:350:31:38

It is! APPLAUSE

0:31:410:31:44

Good. So, £200 added to the daily prize pot.

0:31:440:31:48

It now stands at £900.

0:31:480:31:50

For the second half of the question, which I'm about to show you,

0:31:500:31:53

I want the right answer.

0:31:530:31:55

Give me the right answer and you're in the final.

0:31:550:31:57

A wrong answer will give the next best player the chance

0:31:570:32:01

to steal your place.

0:32:010:32:02

And that was the last person eliminated in round two,

0:32:020:32:07

Amniotic Annie.

0:32:070:32:09

LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

0:32:090:32:11

How are you on cathedrals, Annie?

0:32:140:32:16

Not much better than the amnio.

0:32:160:32:18

-Sorry. I don't have a clue.

-OK. So, Evonne...

0:32:180:32:25

..there are still impossible answers up there.

0:32:260:32:30

If you give me one of those,

0:32:310:32:33

you will be eliminated from today's show.

0:32:330:32:36

-Shall we have a look at the full question?

-Yes, please.

0:32:360:32:38

In which Anglican cathedral...

0:32:400:32:43

..were the remains of Richard III buried in 2015?

0:32:440:32:49

I'm going to go with...

0:32:490:32:50

..Carlisle.

0:32:520:32:53

It's not impossible.

0:32:540:32:56

-So, play it a bit safe?

-Yeah.

-In the hope that Annie doesn't have a clue.

0:32:560:33:01

-Yeah.

-OK. Is Carlisle the right answer?

0:33:010:33:05

-It's not, I'm afraid.

-OK.

-So, we will throw over to Annie.

0:33:080:33:13

Well, I thought Richard III was the guy that was found in a car park,

0:33:140:33:18

but I could be wrong.

0:33:180:33:21

-I'm going to go for Coventry.

-Coventry?

-Yeah.

0:33:210:33:24

OK, if Coventry is the right answer...

0:33:240:33:28

..Annie will steal your place in the final, Evonne.

0:33:290:33:31

I've got a feeling she's right.

0:33:310:33:34

If it's a wrong answer, you're through.

0:33:340:33:37

Is Coventry the right answer?

0:33:390:33:41

It's not.

0:33:440:33:45

Which is good news for you, Evonne.

0:33:470:33:49

You've dodged a bullet and you will be going through to the final.

0:33:490:33:52

Unlucky, Annie. APPLAUSE

0:33:520:33:55

The right answer... You were on the right track, actually, Annie.

0:33:580:34:01

..Leicester. He's buried in Leicester, made the news.

0:34:010:34:06

He was found in a car park and then buried in the cathedral.

0:34:060:34:09

The three remaining impossible answers are Nottingham, Leeds

0:34:100:34:13

and Southampton. No Anglican cathedrals in any of those.

0:34:130:34:18

That was not a textbook grid, Evonne.

0:34:180:34:20

-However, you're through to the final.

-Thank you.

0:34:200:34:23

APPLAUSE

0:34:230:34:26

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

0:34:300:34:33

-We'll see you all tomorrow. Goodbye. Contestants:

-Bye!

0:34:330:34:37

But for Junaid, Ciaran and Evonne, it's time for the final.

0:34:370:34:40

APPLAUSE

0:34:400:34:42

Junaid, Ciaran and Evonne, there's £900 in today's prize pot,

0:34:460:34:51

but only one of you can win that money

0:34:510:34:53

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

0:34:530:34:55

You will each start with ten lives.

0:34:550:34:58

There they are. Questions are on the buzzer.

0:34:590:35:02

A right answer will knock a life off both of your opponents.

0:35:020:35:06

A wrong answer and you lose a life of your own.

0:35:060:35:09

But do look out for those impossible questions.

0:35:090:35:12

You can knock two lives from your opponents

0:35:120:35:14

but, if you mess up, you lose two lives of your own.

0:35:140:35:17

The last player standing will take the £900.

0:35:170:35:21

Today, the questions are also being displayed on a screen,

0:35:210:35:24

so that everyone can play along fairly.

0:35:240:35:26

-Best of luck to you all. Are you ready?

-Yeah.

-Yes.

0:35:260:35:30

-Junaid.

-Humour.

-It is humour.

0:35:350:35:38

Ciaran and Yvonne, you lose a life.

0:35:380:35:40

Ciaran.

0:35:460:35:47

'80s.

0:35:480:35:50

It was the 1970s, released in 1973.

0:35:500:35:52

Ciaran, you lose a life.

0:35:520:35:54

Ciaran.

0:36:000:36:01

Gretel.

0:36:020:36:04

It's impossible, I'm afraid, cos Gretel is his sister.

0:36:040:36:08

Ciaran, you lose two lives.

0:36:080:36:09

Ciaran.

0:36:140:36:15

-Duck?

-It's not a duck. It's a goose.

0:36:170:36:19

Ciaran, you lose a life.

0:36:190:36:21

-Junaid.

-Jane Austen.

0:36:270:36:29

It was Jane Austen.

0:36:290:36:32

Evonne and Ciaran, you lose a life.

0:36:320:36:34

-Junaid.

-Fly?

0:36:420:36:44

It is the fly. Ciaran and Evonne, you lose a life.

0:36:440:36:47

Ciaran.

0:36:540:36:56

Impossible?

0:36:560:36:58

It is impossible. It's the postcode for Aberdeen.

0:36:580:37:00

You needed that, Ciaran. Evonne and Junaid, you both lose two lives.

0:37:000:37:04

-Junaid.

-DNA.

0:37:110:37:12

It is DNA. Ciaran and Evonne, you lose a life.

0:37:140:37:18

-Junaid.

-SpongeBob SquarePants.

0:37:250:37:27

It is SpongeBob SquarePants.

0:37:270:37:28

Ciaran, you lose a life, Evonne you lose a life.

0:37:280:37:31

Ciaran, you're clinging on here. You have one life.

0:37:310:37:33

Evonne, you have three. Junaid doing very well on eight.

0:37:330:37:37

-Junaid.

-Banksy.

0:37:400:37:42

It is Banksy. Evonne, you lose a life.

0:37:440:37:47

Ciaran, you lose your last remaining life and you're out.

0:37:470:37:50

-Junaid.

-Floyd Mayweather.

0:37:570:37:59

Impossible.

0:38:000:38:02

Floyd Mayweather has held major titles in five different weights

0:38:020:38:05

but he's never been the heavyweight champion.

0:38:050:38:07

Junaid, you lose two lives.

0:38:070:38:09

-Junaid.

-Robin Williams?

0:38:140:38:15

It's Dustin Hoffman. You lose a life, Junaid.

0:38:170:38:20

-Junaid.

-Jonathan Dimbleby.

0:38:250:38:27

It is Jonathan Dimbleby. Evonne, you lose a life.

0:38:290:38:32

You now only have one life remaining.

0:38:330:38:35

-Junaid.

-Hadrian.

0:38:400:38:42

It is Hadrian.

0:38:430:38:45

Evonne, you lose your last remaining life, after a valiant effort.

0:38:450:38:49

Ciaran and Yvonne, commiserations. We'll see you both tomorrow.

0:38:500:38:54

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

0:38:540:38:57

APPLAUSE

0:38:570:38:59

Very well done, Junaid. You're today's winner, with £900.

0:39:040:39:07

That's great, but you could be leaving with a lot more

0:39:070:39:11

if you can answer the £10,000 question.

0:39:110:39:13

So, this is how it's going to work.

0:39:130:39:15

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

0:39:150:39:18

Three of the nine answers are correct.

0:39:180:39:20

If you can find them all within ten seconds, you'll win that £10,000.

0:39:200:39:24

That's the good news.

0:39:240:39:25

The less good news is that three of those answers are wrong.

0:39:250:39:28

Pick any of those and you won't win the ten grand.

0:39:280:39:31

The bad news, of course,

0:39:310:39:33

is that three of the nine answers are impossible.

0:39:330:39:35

Give me any of those and you will lose the daily prize pot.

0:39:350:39:39

I want you to be leaving, stuffing your shirt full of coins.

0:39:390:39:44

That's what I want.

0:39:440:39:46

Any subject that you're particularly hoping for?

0:39:460:39:48

What would you like to see come up?

0:39:480:39:50

Geography, politics, entertainment.

0:39:500:39:53

-They're probably my strong suits, I think.

-All right.

0:39:530:39:55

-Shall I have a look at the topic for you?

-Yeah.

0:39:550:39:58

I can tell you it's on Film.

0:40:010:40:04

-OK, yeah, that's good. I'm hopeful.

-OK, ready?

-Yeah.

0:40:040:40:10

-Best of luck, Junaid.

-Thank you.

-Here are your nine answers.

0:40:100:40:14

You'll have ten seconds to lock in your answers

0:40:340:40:37

and you're looking for...

0:40:370:40:39

..Pixar films that have won a Best Animated Feature Oscar.

0:40:400:40:44

And your time starts now.

0:40:440:40:46

Up,

0:40:460:40:48

Finding Nemo,

0:40:480:40:49

Monsters, Inc.

0:40:490:40:51

-So, you went with Up first.

-Yeah.

0:40:560:40:58

So, I know that Cars and The Incredibles are

0:40:580:41:01

the only two other Pixar films

0:41:010:41:03

and I think Up won an Oscar

0:41:030:41:05

but I didn't know between the other four,

0:41:050:41:07

so I just went for the best ones, in my opinion.

0:41:070:41:10

-The ones that you think should have won.

-Yeah.

0:41:100:41:13

Is Up a Pixar film that won Best Animated Feature at the Oscars?

0:41:130:41:18

It is. APPLAUSE

0:41:210:41:24

Very good.

0:41:240:41:25

Next up, you went for Finding Nemo.

0:41:270:41:30

Is Finding Nemo a right answer?

0:41:310:41:34

Yes. APPLAUSE

0:41:370:41:39

So, this last one, Monsters, Inc. Seen it?

0:41:440:41:48

Yeah, I've seen Monsters, Inc.

0:41:480:41:50

But if I'm honest, if I had my time again,

0:41:500:41:52

I'd probably choose The Incredibles.

0:41:520:41:54

So, you've gone for Monsters, Inc,

0:41:540:41:56

you've now got half an eye on The Incredibles.

0:41:560:42:00

What we don't want to see, obviously,

0:42:020:42:04

is the impossible exclamation mark.

0:42:040:42:06

We really want Monsters, Inc to light up green

0:42:060:42:09

because that will mean you've just won £10,000.

0:42:090:42:13

Is Monsters, Inc a Pixar film

0:42:150:42:18

that won Best Animated Feature at the Oscars?

0:42:180:42:21

Oh, it didn't, I'm afraid, Junaid.

0:42:240:42:27

You have still won

0:42:270:42:29

£900 though, so it's not all bad. You said

0:42:290:42:34

if you'd had your time again, you would have gone for The Incredibles.

0:42:340:42:37

-Was it?

-The Incredibles was the other right answer, I'm afraid.

0:42:370:42:41

The non-Pixar films there are How To Train Your Dragon,

0:42:410:42:45

Puss In Boots and Kung Fu Panda.

0:42:450:42:47

They're all DreamWorks films

0:42:470:42:48

and they've never won the Best Animated Feature Oscar either.

0:42:480:42:51

So close, Junaid. I hope you've enjoyed playing Impossible.

0:42:510:42:54

-You've been a great player.

-Thank you.

0:42:540:42:56

Thank you very much. APPLAUSE

0:42:560:42:58

Junaid leaves with £900. The rest of us will be back tomorrow,

0:42:580:43:01

when someone else will have the chance to win ten grand.

0:43:010:43:03

This has been Impossible, the quiz where, actually,

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anything is possible. Goodbye.

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