0:00:02 > 0:00:03I'm Rick Edwards and this is Impossible.
0:00:07 > 0:00:08# Impossible.
0:00:11 > 0:00:12# Impossible. #
0:00:14 > 0:00:18Welcome to Impossible, a quiz where the questions aren't impossible,
0:00:18 > 0:00:19but some of the answers are.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22They're not just wrong, they couldn't possibly be right.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25As ever, we have 24 players all raring to go.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28- Hello, players! ALL:- Hello, Rick!
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Now guys, we've had a great fortnight,
0:00:30 > 0:00:34I've loved getting to know you all, but we have come to the last day.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36- ALL:- Aw! - I know.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40So this is your last chance to unlock this.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42- ALL:- Wow!
0:00:42 > 0:00:43Mm!
0:00:43 > 0:00:49Our epic exclamation mark, filled with 10,000 pound coins.
0:00:49 > 0:00:50At the end of the show,
0:00:50 > 0:00:54one of our players will face the £10,000 question.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55Here it is.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59- ALL:- Whoo!
0:00:59 > 0:01:05Get this right and all of that money will come cascading down.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Yesterday, Eddie left us and we are joined by Simon.
0:01:09 > 0:01:10Hello, Simon.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Going to go for a kind of smash and grab approach here, Simon?
0:01:15 > 0:01:16- Absolutely.- Feeling confident?
0:01:16 > 0:01:19I wouldn't say that, no. I'm just desperate to avoid the very first
0:01:19 > 0:01:21question and crashing out and humiliating myself.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23That would be humiliating, Simon.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25We'll keep an eye on you. Lovely to have you on the show
0:01:25 > 0:01:27even if it is just for one day.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Just before we begin, this is Ian,
0:01:29 > 0:01:31our British Sign Language interpreter
0:01:31 > 0:01:32who is working with Ciaran.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35- Ready? ALL:- Yes!
0:01:35 > 0:01:36Here's your first question.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Nice on the last show that you've all stuck together.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Let's see if you're all getting a point.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58You are! Point to everyone.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59The impossible answer...
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Not a dessert, sausage in batter.
0:02:06 > 0:02:07Question number two.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25The right answer...
0:02:26 > 0:02:29is C - yoga. So a point to all the Cs.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32The impossible answer...
0:02:35 > 0:02:37..Pilates is named after the guy who came up with it,
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Joseph Pilates, who is a German nurse.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Question number three.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Jordan? What do you reckon? Tabasco?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01I know Tabasco is a hot sauce
0:03:01 > 0:03:05whether or not it comes from a chilli pepper, I'm not sure.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06Well, the right answer...
0:03:08 > 0:03:10..is C - Tabasco.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15So a point to Sue, Franklin, Ciaran, Jordan and Vicky.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17The impossible answer...
0:03:20 > 0:03:23..is A - Amontillado.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25It's a type of sherry, Abigail.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- Got to say goodbye to you now. - Bye, Rick.- Bye.
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Question number four.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Alison, any idea who any of the actors are?
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- I knew the Westworld film with Yul Brynner.- Mm!
0:03:57 > 0:04:00But that doesn't help at this moment, does it, really?
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- No, there is not a D - Yul Brynner, I'm afraid.- No.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06LAUGHTER
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Well, the right answer...
0:04:10 > 0:04:12..is A - Ed Harris.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14So a point to all the A's.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16If you make me out,
0:04:16 > 0:04:20I'm going to scream and carry on something rotten,
0:04:20 > 0:04:22you're going to regret it.
0:04:22 > 0:04:23OK.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24Get the slow-mo cameras ready.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30The impossible answer is...
0:04:33 > 0:04:35- I knew it.- B - Bernard Lowe.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37You're going to miss me.
0:04:37 > 0:04:38Of course I'll miss you, Angela!
0:04:38 > 0:04:39I'm only human!
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Bernard Lowe was a character in Westworld, not an actor.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48That means we have to say goodbye to a lot of you at this stage.
0:04:48 > 0:04:54Sue, Franklin, Sam, Andy, Yvonne, Matthew, and Angela, goodbye.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- ALL:- Bye!
0:04:58 > 0:04:59Question five.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18All answers represented.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Means we're going to be losing some more of you, I'm afraid.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23The impossible answer...
0:05:26 > 0:05:29..is A - Lucretius.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Lucretius was a Roman poet,
0:05:31 > 0:05:35which means we have to say goodbye to Alyssa and Steve.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- Thank you. Bye-bye.- Bye, Rick.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42The right answer...
0:05:44 > 0:05:46..is B - Deuteronomy.
0:05:46 > 0:05:47Point to all the Bs.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54Which means that finishing out on her own on five points is
0:05:54 > 0:05:55Vicky!
0:05:57 > 0:05:58Congratulations, Vicky!
0:05:58 > 0:06:01You have the first chance to have a place in today's final!
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Vicky, very nice to have you down again.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- It's so nice to be down. - Last time we were here,
0:06:14 > 0:06:16we spoke about what you would do with the money.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- You said you were going to get a very snazzy mobility scooter.- Yes.
0:06:19 > 0:06:24And then whizz around Bilbao in it. Still got your eyes on that prize?
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- If I've got the 10,000... - Yes.- ..I'd give my husband half
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- because he's into classic cars.- Ah!
0:06:30 > 0:06:34And he's rebuilding a replica.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- Oh, nice.- And, I'd quite like to help him out with that.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- That's very nice of you, Vicky. - I know.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42I mean, if I were you, I'd maybe give him a third of it,
0:06:42 > 0:06:44but you know, it's up to you, it's up to you.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Well, if I only win the today thing, he won't get anything.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51OK, the daily prize pot, unlucky, Mr Vicky.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- Shall we focus?- Yes.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57So this is your chance put up to £500 into the daily prize pot
0:06:57 > 0:07:01and crucially take a massive step towards playing the £10,000 question.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- Yes.- Here are your four topics.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- SHE LAUGHS - I'm going to have to go for history.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- History?- Yeah.- OK.- Yeah.- Sure?- Yeah.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17- Let's do history.- Let's do history.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20You're going to see nine answers relating to history.
0:07:20 > 0:07:21- Yep.- Here they come.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Oh! There is a mouthful, isn't it?
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Well, yeah, I mean, I wasn't pleased that you picked that.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47Any idea on any of them?
0:07:47 > 0:07:50It's something to do with German chancellors or something, isn't it?
0:07:50 > 0:07:54- Shall we have a look at the first half of the question?- Go on, then.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57"Which chancellor of West Germany..."
0:07:57 > 0:07:58So, yes, it is to do
0:07:58 > 0:08:00with German chancellors.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01Five of those are impossible.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Your first job is to find
0:08:03 > 0:08:04those impossible answers
0:08:04 > 0:08:05and get rid of them.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Every impossible answer you successfully eliminate
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- will put £100 into the daily prize pot.- OK.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Where would you like to start, Vicky?
0:08:13 > 0:08:14I'm going to go with
0:08:14 > 0:08:15Gottlieb Daimler.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Gottlieb Daimler?
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Any reason?
0:08:19 > 0:08:20I think it's something to do
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- with Daimler cars.- Aha!
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Is Gottlieb Daimler an impossible answer?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Daimler did found the Daimler car company.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- Thank you very much.- No problem.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36I'm going to go for Konrad Aden...
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- Konrad Adenauer.- Oh, Adenauer, yes.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- Go for him?- Never heard of him.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44OK. Is that an impossible answer?
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Oh, unfortunately, he was a Chancellor of West Germany.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Robert Schumann.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Got anything for me on Robert Schumann?
0:08:57 > 0:09:00He was a composer.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01Is Robert Schumann
0:09:01 > 0:09:02an impossible answer?
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- Yes!- Yes.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Exactly as you said, he's a composer.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15I'll go for Lothar Matthaus.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18- Matthaus.- Lothar Matthaus.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Oh, OK.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21Sounds better when you say it.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Thank you, Vicky.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Is that an impossible answer?
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Yes!
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Do you know what he does?
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- He's a footballer! - He's a footballer, Vicky!- Yes!
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Right, it's a toss-up between two,
0:09:39 > 0:09:40so I'm going to go
0:09:40 > 0:09:43with Max Schmeling.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Any thoughts about Schmeling?
0:09:45 > 0:09:48He sounds like a motor car,
0:09:48 > 0:09:52what's it called? A racing driver.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Is Max Schmeling an impossible answer?
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Yes!
0:10:02 > 0:10:06Yes, he's actually a German heavyweight boxer.
0:10:06 > 0:10:07So four out of five.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10£400 put into the daily prize pot.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- OK.- Pretty good, I think.- Not bad.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15But are you going to be playing for that money and for a shot at
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- the £10,000 question in today's final?- I hope so.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20I'm going to reveal the second half of the question,
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- give me the right answer, you're in the final.- OK.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24Give me a wrong answer
0:10:24 > 0:10:28and the next best player will have the chance to steal your place
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- in the final.- OK.- That player...
0:10:33 > 0:10:34- ..was Linda!- Linda!
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- If you give me an impossible answer here, Vicky...- Yep.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41..and there is still one up there,
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- you will be eliminated from today's show.- Right.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48"Which Chancellor of West Germany...
0:10:50 > 0:10:52"..was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
0:10:52 > 0:10:54"in 1971?"
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Good thing I'm old, isn't it?
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Not that old, Vicky. Behave.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Old enough to be your grandmother.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06I haven't got a clue.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07But I'm going to go with
0:11:07 > 0:11:09- Willy Brandt.- Willy Brandt?
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Willy Brandt.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Is Willy Brandt the right answer?
0:11:16 > 0:11:17- Yes!- Yes, Vicky!
0:11:20 > 0:11:23So one remaining impossible answer up there.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Gunter Grass.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Gunter Grass, who is a German writer.
0:11:27 > 0:11:28Right.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Shall I walk you over to the final?
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- I might fall over on the way. - Don't. Don't fall over.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Still two places left in today's final alongside Vicky.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Let's find out who's going to be claiming the next one.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47Here is your first question.
0:12:02 > 0:12:03Kurtis.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05I've never listened to a Radiohead song in my life.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Well, if I did, I didn't know.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09So you think because a few other people have gone
0:12:09 > 0:12:11with Thom and Ed you might be safe?
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Yeah. Yeah, the majority, yeah.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15OK. Alison.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- You have Colin and Jonny.- Yeah.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20I think it's Colin and Jonny Greenwood.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Oh, are you a fan of Radiohead?
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- My husband is.- Hm.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29The right answer...
0:12:30 > 0:12:33..is A - Colin and Jonny.
0:12:33 > 0:12:34Well done, Alison's husband.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- Yay!- A point to you, Alison, and a point to Jordan.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39The impossible answer...
0:12:42 > 0:12:45..is C - Richard and Dominic.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Richard and Dominic are not in Radiohead.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51They are Dick and Dom and they're In Da Bungalow.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Oh!
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Wendy, Sean, and Linda, I'm sorry,
0:12:56 > 0:12:58been great having you on the show.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- I have to say goodbye. Bye-bye.- Bye. Thanks, Rick!
0:13:04 > 0:13:08Ten of you left in play, as we go on to the next question.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29The right answer...
0:13:31 > 0:13:35..is B. So a point to all of you.
0:13:35 > 0:13:36Eve.
0:13:36 > 0:13:42I think Woodstock Festival was around that time,
0:13:42 > 0:13:44so I'm hoping it's just a wrong answer,
0:13:44 > 0:13:46but it did happen in that year.
0:13:46 > 0:13:47OK. Ciaran.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53I don't think it was C
0:13:53 > 0:13:57during that year because I've never really heard of that, so...
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Let's find out. The impossible answer...
0:14:03 > 0:14:07..is A - Woodstock Festival took place in 1969.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Ciaran, Eve, goodbye.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Bye.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Here's question three.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33Joe.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36I'm hoping that the fact that only one person has gone for C means
0:14:36 > 0:14:39that it's not impossible, but that could mean...
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Could be complete rubbish.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Are you heartened by the fact that
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- the one person out on their own is Kurtis?- Yes.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Cheers, mate. Cheers.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Kurtis. Sappho.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56- Yep.- Any thoughts?
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Zero.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00The impossible answer...
0:15:03 > 0:15:05..is C, I'm afraid,
0:15:05 > 0:15:10Sappho is perhaps the most famous female poet of antiquity.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12She didn't help me out, did she?
0:15:12 > 0:15:14She hasn't, she hasn't.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- Kurtis.- Yep.- It's only right now...
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- And manage.- ..bow out, and manage. - Thanks, yeah.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- Cheers.- Thanks, mate, cheers.
0:15:27 > 0:15:28Let's see where the points are going.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32To the A's. Euripides.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Very good, Joe.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Joe, Terry, and Alison get a point.
0:15:38 > 0:15:39Question four.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Just Bs and Cs.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01- Did you see this race, Andrew?- Yes.
0:16:01 > 0:16:06I know Ian Thorpe and Michael Phelps are both swimmers
0:16:06 > 0:16:11and I know he did very well in a swimming event just lately.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14I've never heard of Ryan Lochte.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15The right answer...
0:16:17 > 0:16:19..is C - Michael Phelps.
0:16:19 > 0:16:24So a point to Joe, Jordan, Andrew, Alison, and Simon.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Tracey and Terry, have you avoided the impossible answer?
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Andrew's never heard of Ryan Lochte.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34I believe Ryan Lochte was a member of the American swim team,
0:16:34 > 0:16:35but Ian Thorpe's Australian.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39So you're pretty confident you've avoided the impossible, then, Terry?
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Let's check that. The impossible answer...
0:16:45 > 0:16:46..is A - Ian Thorpe.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50As you said Terry, Ian Thorpe is an Australian swimmer.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Moving into the last question of this round,
0:16:52 > 0:16:56just one player is on four points, and that is Alison.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- No!- Yes, Alison.
0:17:02 > 0:17:03Question five.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Let's check you've avoided the impossible answer.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26You all have. That was Kiev, which is in the Ukraine.
0:17:26 > 0:17:27And the right answer...
0:17:29 > 0:17:31..is C - St Petersburg.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33So everyone who went for C gets a point.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Crucially, including Alison.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Alison you finished the round on a maximum of five points.
0:17:39 > 0:17:40- Oh!- You've won it!
0:17:42 > 0:17:45You're coming down to play a grid, Alison.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- Hello, Alison.- Rick.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56You said that you were a keen quizzer.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- Yes.- Do you do well when you're playing along at home?
0:17:59 > 0:18:01It's OK.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03OK. Yeah, 50-50.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05- OK, that's not bad.- Yeah.- Not bad.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Yeah, yeah, some are better than... It's always the luck of the draw.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12- It is. If you were to win the £10,000 Alison...- Yes.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15..what would you spend it on?
0:18:15 > 0:18:17My son's got his wedding coming up.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20So, it would be nice maybe to help a little bit
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- with that.- Very good, very good.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- Shall we have a look at the three topics?- Let's.- All right.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Any of them up your street, Alison?
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Let's try...
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- ..radio.- You a radio listener?
0:18:41 > 0:18:45A little bit. Little bit. Probably at this moment in time,
0:18:45 > 0:18:47I'm probably going to be wishing
0:18:47 > 0:18:49that I'd listened to an awful lot more,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52but let's just see which way the cookie crumbles.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- Let's have a look at that crumbling cookie.- Yes.
0:18:58 > 0:18:59Oh!
0:19:08 > 0:19:09OK.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11That sounded like quite a good "Oh!"
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- from you.- Oh, yeah, I recognise...
0:19:13 > 0:19:16I recognise a lot of those, so, yeah.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- This is good.- Great! Shall we have a look at the first half of the
0:19:19 > 0:19:20- question?- Let's go for it.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24"Which of the original Radio 1 DJs
0:19:24 > 0:19:27"when the station launched in 1967..."
0:19:28 > 0:19:29Right.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Where would you like to start?
0:19:33 > 0:19:36I will have a go with Paul Burnett.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Know who he is?
0:19:38 > 0:19:43He was a Radio 1 presenter, but I think much, much later.
0:19:43 > 0:19:44- OK.- Yeah.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Is Paul Burnett
0:19:46 > 0:19:47an impossible answer?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52He is.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55He joined the station in 1974.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57- Good start.- OK.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Bob Holness.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Bob Holness.
0:20:03 > 0:20:04I'm not aware of him
0:20:04 > 0:20:06being a radio presenter.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08I know he's on television, been a
0:20:08 > 0:20:10television presenter, but I'm not
0:20:10 > 0:20:13so sure about him being on Radio 1.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- "I'll have a P, please, Bob."- OK.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Is Bob Holness an impossible answer?
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- Oh!- He was one of the original Radio 1 DJs.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Well, I never did!
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Let's have a go with...
0:20:34 > 0:20:37..Noel Edmonds.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39What can you tell me about Noel?
0:20:39 > 0:20:41He's been around a long time,
0:20:41 > 0:20:46but, again, I'm not sure if he was that early.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Is Noel Edmunds
0:20:49 > 0:20:50an impossible answer?
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Oh!
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Didn't join Radio 1 until 1969.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Let's try...
0:21:09 > 0:21:12..Ed "Stewpot" Stewart.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Ed Stewart.
0:21:14 > 0:21:15Tell me anything about him?
0:21:17 > 0:21:24Children's... He did a radio show at the weekends, for the kids.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29If he went back that early.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Again, I don't know.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32I think he was a bit later.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Is Ed Stewart an impossible answer?
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Unfortunately not, he was one of the original Radio 1 DJs.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- Good grief.- One go left, Alison.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Ah.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Oh?
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Kenny Everett.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Did he join...?
0:21:52 > 0:21:53He joined Radio 1
0:21:53 > 0:21:55from somewhere else.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Try Kenny Everett.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Is Kenny Everett an impossible answer?
0:22:03 > 0:22:08Oh, no, he was also there at the beginning, I'm afraid, Alison.
0:22:08 > 0:22:14- OK.- Still, £200 over to the prize pot, which now stands at £600.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17In a moment, I'll reveal the second half of the question and I will be
0:22:17 > 0:22:18looking for the right answer.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Give me the right answer, you're in the final.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Give me a wrong answer,
0:22:23 > 0:22:27and the next best player will have the chance to steal.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29That player is...
0:22:32 > 0:22:34..Joe.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- Shall we have a look at the full question?- Yes.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Which of the original Radio 1 DJs,
0:22:47 > 0:22:51when the station launched in 1967,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54later presented the Radio 4
0:22:54 > 0:22:56programme Home Truths?
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Well, let's try...
0:23:04 > 0:23:06..Bob Holness.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Is Bob Holness the right answer?
0:23:16 > 0:23:18It's not, I'm afraid, Alison.
0:23:18 > 0:23:23That is a wrong answer, which means I throw to Joe.
0:23:23 > 0:23:24I'm going to have to play it safe,
0:23:24 > 0:23:26because I don't know,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29with one that Alison's already
0:23:29 > 0:23:30established isn't impossible,
0:23:30 > 0:23:32I'm going to go Ed Stewart.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Is Ed Stewart the right answer?
0:23:40 > 0:23:43- No.- No!
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Opportunity missed, Joe, I'm sorry.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50- Alison.- Oh, Joe.- Very lucky escape.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54The right answer is John Peel.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- No!- Yes.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58The other impossible answers.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02Johnnie Walker, who joined in 1969.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Whispering Bob Harris, who joined in 1970.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11And Annie Nightingale didn't join until 1970.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14None of the original presenters were women.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17I'm a very, very lucky girl.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20You are a very, very lucky girl, Alison,
0:24:20 > 0:24:21you've made it through to the final.
0:24:25 > 0:24:26Thank you.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36Just one place up for grabs in the final, who's it going to be?
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Only six of you surviving.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Good luck. Here's your first question.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57The right answer...
0:24:59 > 0:25:01..is Apollo 8.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Means we will be losing some people.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Simon.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- Hello.- You've gone for Apollo 7.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Have you avoided the impossible answer?
0:25:12 > 0:25:15I don't know, I was trying to work out why any of those would be an
0:25:15 > 0:25:18impossible answer, and struggling to really come up with much.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Best I could think was maybe the first one might have been unmanned
0:25:21 > 0:25:26and to go for one of the later two, but that's pure guesswork as well.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27The impossible answer...
0:25:31 > 0:25:34..is A. Apollo 6 was unmanned.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37The last unmanned Apollo mission.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41Meaning we have to say goodbye to Joe and Terry.
0:25:44 > 0:25:45Question number two.
0:26:01 > 0:26:02The right answer...
0:26:06 > 0:26:08..is C - Carnforth.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Points aren't exactly flowing, are they?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Carnforth was chosen because it was far enough
0:26:14 > 0:26:16from the major cities to avoid the blackout.
0:26:16 > 0:26:21It was filmed in early 1945 when the war was still going on.
0:26:21 > 0:26:22The impossible answer...
0:26:25 > 0:26:27..is B - Castleford.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Castleford is in Yorkshire, I'm afraid, Andrew,
0:26:29 > 0:26:31which means we're going to have say goodbye.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33- Cheerio, Rick.- Bye.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Question number three.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00The impossible answer...
0:27:03 > 0:27:06..is A - Ai Weiwei would not be eligible to win the Turner Prize
0:27:06 > 0:27:09because he's a Chinese artist.
0:27:09 > 0:27:10The right answer...
0:27:12 > 0:27:15..is B - Anish Kapoor.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Jordan shoots into the lead.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Question number four.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Tracey?
0:27:37 > 0:27:38I looked at this briefly
0:27:38 > 0:27:41when I was doing my English degree
0:27:41 > 0:27:44and instantly I just connected it with John Donne.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47Whether that's something that's stuck in my mind
0:27:47 > 0:27:51or whether I'm dreaming, I don't know. We'll see.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53The right answer...
0:27:54 > 0:27:56..is A - John Donne.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58A point to Tracey and a point to Simon.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02And the impossible answer...
0:28:04 > 0:28:07..is B - Robert Frost.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Robert Frost is an American poet.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11- Well avoided, Jordan.- Thanks.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15So, Tracey has a point, Jordan has a point and Simon has a point.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20The last question of the last round on your last show.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38You've all gone for the same answer, Tippet.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40The right answer...
0:28:42 > 0:28:44- ..is B - Commode.- Oh!
0:28:47 > 0:28:50The use of the word for toilet came later.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54The impossible answer...
0:28:56 > 0:28:58..is C, Netty.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Netty is a colloquial term
0:29:02 > 0:29:05for toilet used in the north-east of England.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10So, it's going to come down to who locked in their answers the quickest
0:29:10 > 0:29:11across the round.
0:29:14 > 0:29:15And, by a whisker...
0:29:18 > 0:29:20..that is Simon.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26- The smash and grab is on, Simon. - Thank you.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37Simon, I always say it's possible to come in and just win straightaway.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40It's difficult. I don't know how popular it's going to make you,
0:29:40 > 0:29:43but you're halfway. Do you do much quizzing?
0:29:43 > 0:29:46I used to. We've got two young children now,
0:29:46 > 0:29:48so I used to go to pub quizzes quite a lot.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50What would you do with the money if you were to win it?
0:29:50 > 0:29:53We would take those kids on holiday. They're desperate to go to Italy.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56They understand that's where the best pizza, the best ice cream,
0:29:56 > 0:29:58the best pasta comes from and they love those things,
0:29:58 > 0:30:01so they're desperate to go and that's what we would do.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04A couple of little gastronomes. I love it.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08- OK, shall we have a look at the two topics, Simon?- Yes, please.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11They are geography and classical music.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14An easy choice for me because from the four,
0:30:14 > 0:30:17I was hoping nobody would take geography and generally,
0:30:17 > 0:30:19geography is not too bad a subject for me
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- whereas classical music is a no-go.- Tricky? All right.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26We're going to reveal the nine answers relating to Geography.
0:30:26 > 0:30:27Here they come.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43- Shall we have a look at the first half of the question?- Yes, please.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46"Which Australian state capital..."
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Where would you like to start?
0:30:49 > 0:30:52I'd like to start with Cairns
0:30:52 > 0:30:55because I think that's New Zealand.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Is that an impossible answer?
0:31:04 > 0:31:05It's not in New Zealand,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08it's in Queensland, but it's not the state capital.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11I'm thinking of the cricketer, aren't I? Chris Cairns probably.
0:31:11 > 0:31:12Just word association.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16I'll try Wollongong, please.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21Is Wollongong an impossible answer?
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Wollongong is a city
0:31:28 > 0:31:30in New South Wales but not a state capital.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34I'll try Launceston.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Is Launceston an impossible answer?
0:31:44 > 0:31:47Launceston is a city in Tasmania.
0:31:47 > 0:31:48Not a state capital, though.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54I'll try Alice Springs, please. I think it's...
0:31:54 > 0:31:55I don't think there's many other
0:31:55 > 0:31:57settlements around it so it's got
0:31:57 > 0:31:58a chance of being a state capital,
0:31:58 > 0:31:59but for some reason,
0:31:59 > 0:32:01- I don't think it is.- All right.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04Is Alice Springs an impossible answer?
0:32:10 > 0:32:13Alice Springs is a town in the Northern Territory in Australia
0:32:13 > 0:32:14but not a state capital.
0:32:16 > 0:32:17I'll finish with a punt
0:32:17 > 0:32:19on Newcastle, please.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22Is Newcastle an impossible answer?
0:32:27 > 0:32:31It's in New South Wales, it's not the state capital.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33A perfect grid so far, Simon.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35£500 you've put into the daily prize pot.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37It now stands at £1,100.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41For the second half of the question, I want the right answer.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45If you find it, you're in the final with Alison and Vicky.
0:32:45 > 0:32:46If you give me a wrong answer,
0:32:46 > 0:32:50the next best player will have the chance to steal.
0:32:50 > 0:32:51And that player...
0:32:53 > 0:32:54..is Tracey.
0:32:55 > 0:32:56Oh!
0:32:56 > 0:32:58You are in a strong position, Simon,
0:32:58 > 0:33:00cos you've got rid of all the impossible answers.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02There's nothing left to trip you up.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05- Shall we have a look at the full question?- Please.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08"Which Australian state capital...
0:33:09 > 0:33:12"..is located the furthest east?"
0:33:14 > 0:33:15Well, one is leaping out at me
0:33:15 > 0:33:16for reasons that I can't explain,
0:33:16 > 0:33:18but I'm going to try Adelaide.
0:33:18 > 0:33:19Adelaide?
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Is Adelaide...
0:33:23 > 0:33:24..the right answer?
0:33:28 > 0:33:29It's not, I'm afraid.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32I had a feeling, with a bit of extra time to reflect,
0:33:32 > 0:33:33that I know what the answer is.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36- I knew that was going to go red, yeah.- Shame, Simon.
0:33:36 > 0:33:42- It is.- So, it's a wrong answer and we throw over to Tracey.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45I'm going to go with Melbourne.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48- Melbourne?- Yes.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52Is Melbourne located the furthest east
0:33:52 > 0:33:54of those Australian state capitals?
0:33:58 > 0:34:00- Oh!- It's not, I'm afraid, Tracey.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03It was one in three, but you didn't quite get it.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06Simon, you said with a bit more time, you think...
0:34:06 > 0:34:08I would have gone for Brisbane with more time.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11It is Brisbane. Brisbane is the right answer.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13You had a very lucky escape there, Simon.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15A very lucky escape, yes.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- Hard luck, Tracey. - But you're in the final.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19- Thank you.- Well done, Simon!
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Tracey and Jordan, it's time to say goodbye.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30I hope you've enjoyed yourselves. You both came very close
0:34:30 > 0:34:32to winning the money but didn't quite manage it.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36- I hope you both enjoyed yourselves. - Thanks, Rick.- Definitely, yeah.
0:34:36 > 0:34:37And for everyone, victory today,
0:34:37 > 0:34:40like every other day, proved impossible.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44- It's been wonderful getting to know you. Goodbye. ALL:- Bye!
0:34:44 > 0:34:48But for Vicky, Alison and Simon, it's time for the final.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57So, Vicky, Alison and Simon,
0:34:57 > 0:35:00there's £1,100 in today's prize pot,
0:35:00 > 0:35:03but only one of you can win that money and the right
0:35:03 > 0:35:06to face the £10,000 question.
0:35:06 > 0:35:07This is what is at stake.
0:35:07 > 0:35:12Vicky, a snazzy, fold-down mobility scooter.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Alison, you're going to contribute towards your son's wedding.
0:35:15 > 0:35:20Simon, you're going to take your little gourmands on a tour of Italy.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23You each start with ten lives.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Questions are on the buzzer.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30A right answer knocks a life off both of your opponents.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33A wrong answer and you lose a life of your own.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36But do look out for those impossible questions.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39You can knock two lives from your opponents, but if you mess up,
0:35:39 > 0:35:41you will lose two of your own lives.
0:35:41 > 0:35:46The last player standing will take the £1,100.
0:35:46 > 0:35:47Very best of luck to you all.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Caledonia was the Roman name for a region...
0:35:52 > 0:35:54- Simon?- Scotland.
0:35:54 > 0:35:55..in which country of Great Britain?
0:35:55 > 0:35:58It was Scotland. Alison and Vicky, you lose a life.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04The contagious virus, myxomatosis, primarily... Simon?
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Rabbits.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08..affects which small mammals? It is rabbits.
0:36:10 > 0:36:15Which South American country has the capital, Monrovia?
0:36:15 > 0:36:16- Simon?- Impossible.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20It is impossible, it is the capital of Liberia in Africa.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25Which legendary animator and producer holds the record
0:36:25 > 0:36:27for most Oscars... Simon?
0:36:27 > 0:36:28Walt Disney.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30..won by an individual?
0:36:30 > 0:36:31It was Walt Disney.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36What was Admiral Nelson's first name?
0:36:36 > 0:36:37- Alison?- Horatio.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39- Yes, Alison!- Yes!
0:36:39 > 0:36:41It was Horatio.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Simon, you lose a life. And you do as well, Vicky, sorry.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46- Sorry, Vicky.- It's all right, no worries.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50Which limestone gorge in Somerset shares its...
0:36:50 > 0:36:51- Simon?- Cheddar Gorge.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- ..with a variety of hard cheese? - Oh, for goodness' sake!
0:36:54 > 0:36:56LAUGHTER
0:36:56 > 0:36:58It is Cheddar.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00I only live about three miles away from Cheddar Gorge.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03- Don't rub it in, Simon. - I know, exactly!
0:37:03 > 0:37:08Who is the only Englishman to win the FA Premier League as a manager?
0:37:08 > 0:37:10- Simon?- Impossible.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14It is impossible, no English manager has ever won the Premier League.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Vicky, you now only have one life.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18Alison, you have two lives.
0:37:18 > 0:37:19Simon still has nine.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Which female singer known for the hit, Time After Time,
0:37:23 > 0:37:25wrote the music and lyrics
0:37:25 > 0:37:26for the musical...
0:37:26 > 0:37:27- Alison?- Cyndi Lauper.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30..and lyrics for the musical, Kinky Boots?
0:37:30 > 0:37:32- It is Cyndi Lauper.- Yes!
0:37:32 > 0:37:34- That's me gone.- Vicky, unfortunately you lose your last life.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38- Sorry.- Don't worry about it. - You are gone.- It's fine.
0:37:38 > 0:37:39It's what you're supposed to do.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Just Alison and Simon.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Which famous 17th-century diarist
0:37:46 > 0:37:47often ended his writings...
0:37:47 > 0:37:49- Simon?- Samuel Pepys.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53..ended his writing for the day with the phrase, "And so to bed"?
0:37:53 > 0:37:54It is Samuel Pepys.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Alison, you now have one life remaining.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Which animals are ridden
0:38:00 > 0:38:02during the Palio di Siena?
0:38:02 > 0:38:04- Alison?- Horses.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06Yes, Alison, it's horses.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10He's only got seven lives left, Alison.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14Charlie Fairhead is a long-serving character...
0:38:14 > 0:38:15Alison?
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Casualty.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21..since 1986 in which BBC medical drama series?
0:38:21 > 0:38:23It is Casualty, Alison.
0:38:23 > 0:38:24That was quick.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27Simon, you lose another life.
0:38:27 > 0:38:28I may need to go there shortly!
0:38:29 > 0:38:33Which letter appears twice in the usual English spelling
0:38:33 > 0:38:36of the word artichoke?
0:38:36 > 0:38:37- Alison?- Impossible.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40- No, it's not.- I've got to take your first answer, Alison.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- It is impossible.- Yes!
0:38:42 > 0:38:45CHEERING
0:38:45 > 0:38:47It's spelt with nine different letters.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Simon, you lose another two lives.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56The crest of which of the Six Nations rugby teams
0:38:56 > 0:38:58features a cockerel?
0:38:58 > 0:39:00- Simon?- France.
0:39:00 > 0:39:01It is France.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Alison, you lose your final life, I'm afraid.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08Vicky and Alison, you've both been fantastic players...
0:39:09 > 0:39:12..but Simon, it's time for you to face the £10,000 question.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24Very well done, Simon, you are today's winner with £1,100.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28That's great, but you could be leaving with a whole lot more
0:39:28 > 0:39:31if you can answer the £10,000 question.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34That was it pretty brutal final round, Simon.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Started off all right, it got a bit shaky towards the end.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39- You had a wobble, but that start... - Alison came back well.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41You really went out of the blocks quickly.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43I like a buzzer round. I was struggling earlier on
0:39:43 > 0:39:46and playing a bit safe perhaps, but the buzzer round was good fun.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Yeah, it felt like you were in your element.
0:39:48 > 0:39:49This is how this bit works.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53I'm going to show you nine answers and then ask you a question.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55Three of the nine answers are correct.
0:39:55 > 0:40:00If you can find them all within ten seconds, you win £10,000.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02- That's your good news.- Sure.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05The less good news is that three of those answers are wrong.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09If you pick any of those, you won't win the £10,000.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12The bad news is that three of those nine answers are impossible.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16Give me any of those and you will lose the daily prize pot.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20We want you to be leaving with the full amount, the £10,000.
0:40:20 > 0:40:21I can tell you...
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- ..it's on television.- OK.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Here come your nine answers.
0:40:44 > 0:40:49You have ten seconds to lock in your answers and you're looking for...
0:40:50 > 0:40:52..grand finalists on The X Factor
0:40:52 > 0:40:54who won the competition.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56Your time starts now.
0:40:59 > 0:41:00I'm not going to be very strong
0:41:00 > 0:41:01on this, I don't think.
0:41:01 > 0:41:02I'm going to try Leona Lewis,
0:41:02 > 0:41:05James Arthur and One Direction.
0:41:06 > 0:41:07Oh, just.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10I was very worried you weren't going to get the answers in on time.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12A collective intake of breath there, I think.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Come on, come on, Simon!
0:41:15 > 0:41:19OK, shall we go in the order you've said them?
0:41:19 > 0:41:23Did Leona Lewis win The X Factor?
0:41:26 > 0:41:29Yes, she did.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33Leona Lewis won in 2006.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35You then went on to James Arthur.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37Did James Arthur win The X Factor?
0:41:41 > 0:41:42He did.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46James Arthur won in 2012.
0:41:48 > 0:41:53If One Direction won The X Factor, you've just won £10,000.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00Did One Direction win The X Factor?
0:42:06 > 0:42:08They didn't when The X Factor, I'm afraid.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11I can live with that, they weren't impossible.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14One Direction came third in the year that Matt Cardle won.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18- Oh, right.- However, they were at least in the grand final,
0:42:18 > 0:42:22which means you've held on to the money. You've won £1,100.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24Hopefully that will go some way towards
0:42:24 > 0:42:28- funding the gastronomic trip to Italy.- Yeah.
0:42:28 > 0:42:29The one you were looking for was
0:42:29 > 0:42:33Little Mix. Little Mix won in 2011.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37- OK.- The impossible answers that you successfully avoided -
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Darius Danesh, he was on Pop Idol.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43Stavros Flatley was on Britain's Got Talent.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Adam Lambert was on American Idol
0:42:45 > 0:42:48and has now toured as Queen's new frontman.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51Thank you very much for playing Impossible, Simon.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- You've swooped in, you've won £1,100.- Thank you.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56Thanks very much, cheers.
0:42:56 > 0:43:01So, Simon leaves with some money. You lot, it's been an absolute joy.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04Please join me again next week. Goodbye.