Episode 15 Mastermind

First in the spotlight tonight is James Cullen,

a postgraduate student from Oxford.

His subject, Kate Bush.

Next, Edwin Deady, retired librarian from Falmouth.

His subject, ancient and primitive boats.

Jackie Heaton, a college lecturer from Glasgow,

is answering questions on the detective novels of Agatha Christie.

And Anthony Barton, a plumber from Bolton.

His subject, the Franco-Prussian War.

APPLAUSE

Hello and welcome to Mastermind with me, John Humphrys.

Four more Contenders are about to take

television's ultimate test of nerve and knowledge.

In the famous black chair,

they will answer two minutes of questions on their specialist subject

and then two and a half minutes on general knowledge.

And the winner goes through to the semifinal

and takes a step closer to owning the great glass bowl.

But the real prize is the honour of becoming the nation's mastermind.

So let's get on with it and ask our first Contender to join us, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your specialist subject?

Kate Bush. In two minutes, starting now.

In which album did Kate Bush's chart-topping single

Wuthering Heights appear in '78,

the album reached number three in spring that year?

-The Kick Inside.

-Yes.

At which convent grammar school was she educated between '69 and '76?

-St Joseph's Grammar.

-Yes.

What collective name is given to the tracks on side two

of the original vinyl album of Hounds Of Love?

-The Ninth Wave.

-Yes.

Who produced her first two albums, The Kick Inside and Lionheart?

-Andrew Powell.

-Yes.

In which Comic Strip episode aired by the BBC in 1990

did she have her first screen acting role?

-Les Dogs.

-Yes.

Who was the family friend who introduced Kate

to the Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour who sent her demo tape to EMI?

-Ricky Hopper.

-Yes.

She's covered two Elton John songs.

Which one was included on the '91 tribute album

Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin?

-Um... Rocket Man.

-Yes.

Kate sang with the KT Bush Band at venues in South London in '77.

The band included the bass player Del Palmer

and which guitarist who also appeared on some of her albums?

-Ian Bairnson.

-Brian Bath.

At which venue was the official opening night

of Kate's only UK tour on the 3rd April '79?

-Poole Arts Centre.

-Liverpool Empire.

What is the name of Kate Bush and Danny McIntosh's son

who has a song named after him on her album Aerial?

-Albert.

-Yes, or Bertie.

Which vocal group added backing vocals to tracks on

The Sensual World, The Red Shoes and Director's Cut?

-The Trio Bulgarka.

-Correct.

In the mid '70s, Kate went to dance and mime lessons taught by Lindsay Kemp

after seeing his production based on a novel by Jean Genet.

What was the production called?

-Flowers?

-It was.

Which Marvin Gaye song did she cover for the second song

on the CD single King Of The Mountain?

-Sexual Healing.

-Yes.

What does Kate have in her mouth on the photograph

on the cover of the album The Dreaming?

Um... Pass.

What was the name of her only Christmas-themed song,

which reached number 29 in December 1980?

-December Will Be Magic Again.

-Yes.

Which famous actor stars in the video for the '85 single

Cloudbusting, directed by Julian Doyle?

-Donald Sutherland.

-Yes.

Kate's 2011 single Deeper Understanding on the album Director's Cut

was released on her own label, which is called what?

-Fish People.

-Yes.

In March '87 Kate sang Running Up That Hill and Let It Be

-at the London Palladium with David Gilmour as part..

-BEEP

..of a charity benefit show. What was it called?

The Secret Policeman's Ball.

Is correct. You had one pass.

What she had in her mouth on the photograph on that cover

of the album The Dreaming was a gold key.

One pass. James Cullen, you have 15 points.

APPLAUSE

And our next Contender, please.

And your name is?

And your occupation?

And your specialist subject?

Ancient and primitive boats. Two minutes.

An excavated log with a carbon-dating of at least 6,300 BC

is thought to be the oldest surviving dugout.

Where in The Netherlands was it discovered?

-Pesse.

-Yes.

Which Welsh river has preserved a tradition of short, squat coracles

that are semi-circular in shape at the back?

-The Tywi.

-The Teifi.

What wood was used to make the five broad strakes - or lines of planking -

of the Hjortspring Boat found in a bog on the island of Als?

-Linden or tilia.

-Yes. Lime wood, yes.

According to Herodotus,

how were the skins of the hide boats used in Mesopotamia

returned to Armenia after the boats delivered their cargo in Babylon?

-Carried on pack donkeys.

-Yes.

Where in Dumfriesshire was a logboat with flared sides

and a flat bottom discovered in 1973,

radiocarbon dating suggests it may be the oldest such vessel found in Britain?

-Carpoe.

-Catherinefield or Locharbriggs.

What was the name of the Roman riverboat

first identified from a fresco in the Vatican

whose mast had a number of functions including towing?

-Zuamadan.

-The codicaria.

How were the main strakes secured to one another in the oak-built

Nydam Boat excavated in the 19th century?

Nydam... Um...

-Um... Tree-nails.

-Iron nails.

Which Paleo-Siberian people used two types of kayaks,

one on the sea and one for rivers,

the latter used for hunting reindeer?

-Koryaks.

-No, the Chukchee.

Where in Java are there 9th-century AD reliefs

that depict a form of two-masted ship?

-Angkor Wat.

-No, Borobudur.

What was the name of the vessels that were built at Omana

on the Persian Gulf and exported to Arabia?

-Quafa.

-Madarata.

Which primitive coracle-style boat was used

by the Plains Indians of North America

till the destruction of the buffalo removed the source of hide?

-The bull boat.

-Yes.

According to Theophrastus, what was the preferred wood

used for the keels of Greek warships in the 4th century BC?

-Cedar.

-Oak.

Which people who lived around the Gulf of California preserved

a tradition of reed canoe manufacture?

Er... Gulf of California...

Um...

-Tho... No.

-No, the Seri Indians.

Which artefact from Gebel el-Arak depicts a boat with upright ends

that shows similarities to Mesopotamian examples?

-A jug.

-A knife handle.

What devices were used to fasten

-the upper and lower timbers of the composite bow...

-BEEP

..on to the oak logboat, I'll finish,

excavated at Hasholme in North Humberside?

-Sewn.

-Three vertical tree-nails, actually.

There we are.

No passes.

Edwin Deady, four points.

Thank you.

APPLAUSE

And our next Contender please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your specialist subject?

Agatha Christie's novels. Two minutes starting now.

Which author of detective stories, loosely based on Christie herself,

is one of the main characters in the novel Mrs McGinty's Dead?

-Ariadne Oliver.

-Yes.

Miss Marple suspects the body in the library is not

that of the professional dancer Ruby Keene.

Two physical features of the victim suggest this,

one is her prominent teeth, the other?

-Her fingernails.

-Yeah, chewed fingernails.

In which country house does Hercule Poirot solve

the mystery of the murder of Simeon Lee?

Pass.

What is the name of the retired policeman

who acts as the detective in the novel Murder Is Easy?

-Luke Fitzwilliam.

-Yes.

Miss Gilchrist, the murderer in After The Funeral,

hoped to raise £5,000 from the sale of her victim's Vermeer painting.

What did she intend to do with it?

-Open a tearoom.

-Yes.

In A Murder Is Announced the cook Mitzi makes a special rich chocolate cake

for the family at Little Paddocks.

What does Patrick call the cake?

-Death By Chocolate.

-Delicious Death.

Which is the only Christie novel not to be set in the 20th century?

-Death Comes As The End.

-Yes.

In Sparkling Cyanide, at which West End restaurant

are both Rosemary Barton and her husband George poisoned in separate visits?

Pass.

In which city is Poirot staying when he overhears Raymond Boynton saying,

"You do see, don't you, that she's got to be killed?"

-Cairo.

-Jerusalem.

Which of Christie's novels includes a dedication in the form

of an open letter to the writer Robert Graves?

Pass.

In Dead Man's Folly, Ariadne Oliver convinces Poirot to travel to Devon.

When he arrives, she explains that she's organising

what type of entertainment for the local fete?

-A Murder Hunt.

-Yes.

What's the name of the mine in Africa that's the apparent motive

for the murder of Rex Fortescue in A Pocket Full Of Rye?

-Blackbird Mine.

-Yes.

In One, Two, Buckle My Shoe, which head of a banking firm,

is with the Prime Minister in Downing Street

when an attempt is made on the minister's life?

-Alistair Blunt.

-Yes.

The tile of the novel Five Little Pigs refers to five characters,

Philip and Meredith Blake, Elsa Greer, Cecilia Williams and who else?

-Angela Warren.

-Yes.

In Ten Little Indians, ex-inspector Blore is killed

when what object is dropped on his head?

-Um... A stone bear.

-Yes.

-When a body is found...

-BEEP

..in the grounds of Rutherford Hall in 4:50 From Paddington,

it is thought which woman once engaged to Edmund Crackenthorpe?

-Martine.

-Martine Dubois is correct.

Three passes. Towards Zero was the novel dedicated to Robert Graves.

The Luxembourg was the name of that West End restaurant

in Sparkling Cyanide.

And Gorston Hall was the country house in which Poirot solved

the mystery of the murder of Simeon Lee.

You have, Jackie Heaton, 11 points.

APPLAUSE

And our final Contender, please.

And your name is?

Your occupation?

And your specialist subject?

Franco-Prussian War in two minutes.

France declared war on Prussia in July 1870 as a result

of the final interview between King Wilhelm and the French ambassador.

What is Bismarck's edited version of this interview known as?

-The Ems Telegram.

-Yes.

As the chief of the Prussian General Staff,

who supervised the detailed planning for the war?

-Von Moltke.

-Yes.

Which inventor gave his name to the French rifle that had a range

twice that of the Prussian needle gun?

-Chassepot.

-Yes.

By what means of transport did Leon Gambetta leave besieged Paris

in October 1870 in order to reach Tours?

-He went by balloon.

-He did.

Which battle is notable for Von Bredow's Death Ride in which cavalry

successfully charged French rifles and artillery?

-The Battle of Mars-La-Tour.

-Yes.

Which French fortress city withstood a long siege

but finally surrendered at the end of October 1870?

-Metz.

-Yes.

To what position was Empress Eugenie appointed

when Napoleon III left Paris to lead the Army of the Rhine?

Pass.

In which country were the remnants of General Bourbaki's

defeated French army interned on the 1st of February 1871?

-In Switzerland.

-Yes.

What was the value in francs of the war indemnity that France

had to pay Germany as part of the peace agreement?

-Five billion.

-Yes.

Which Italian revolutionary came to France in October 1870,

volunteering to fight for the Republic

and was given command of the Army of the Vosges?

-Giuseppe Garibaldi.

-Yes.

What items did the French army try to recover

from the Paris National Guard in Montmartre,

an event that contributed to the Declaration of the Paris Commune?

-They wanted the cannons.

-They did.

Which treaty signed on the 10th of May 1871 formally ended the war?

-The Treaty of Frankfurt.

-Correct.

At what battle on the 9th of November 1870 were the French

victorious over forces led by General von der Tann,

the victory led to the liberation of Orleans?

-The Battle of Coulmiers.

-Correct.

After being released from captivity in Germany,

in which country did Napoleon III spend the rest of his life?

-He spent it in England.

-He did.

In which room at Versailles was the ceremony held

that proclaimed Wilhelm I of Prussia as Emperor of Germany?

-The Hall of Mirrors.

-Yes.

After recovering from injuries received at Sedan,

which French Marshall was given the responsibility

-of recapturing Paris from the Commune?

-BEEP

Marshal MacMahon.

Yes, indeed.

You had just one pass.

The position to which Empress Eugenie was appointed

was Head of the Council of Regency.

But you have, Anthony Barton, 15 points.

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So that's the first round. Let's have a look at those scores.

In fourth place, four points,

Edwin Deady.

Third place, 11 points,

Jackie Heaton.

Joint first place,

15 points apiece,

James Cullen and Anthony Barton.

APPLAUSE

So, the general knowledge round now.

And if there is a tie at the end of it, then the number of passes

is taken into account and the person with the fewer passes is the winner.

And if they are tied on passes as well,

well, then there'll be a tie break. The six highest scoring runners-up

will also be able to claim a place in the semifinals.

Let's get on with it and ask Edwin Deady to join us again,

if you would, please.

And you have a bit of a fight on your hands.

Four points on the first round.

Let's see how you do with your general knowledge.

Two and a half minutes starting now.

What general term is given to an alcoholic drink often with an exotic name

consisting of spirits mixed together

with other ingredients such as fruit juice?

-Cocktail.

-Yes.

Which statue in Liverpool city centre sculpted by Tommy Steele

as a tribute to The Beatles is "Dedicated to all the lonely people"?

No idea. Pass.

Toxicology is the scientific study of...?

-Poisoning.

-Yes.

In rugby union, which player at the centre of the

front row of the scrum also usually throws the ball in at line-outs?

-Central forward.

-Hooker.

As part of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919,

the German company Bayer was made to surrender the brand name

of a common painkilling drug to the Allies, what drug?

-Aspirin.

-Yes.

Who won the first of her four Best Actress Oscars

for the 1933 film Morning Glory

and the last for the 1981 film On Golden Pond?

Er... Pass.

Which adverb is used, especially in legal and official documents,

to mean "immediately" or "without undue delay"?

Pass.

Which range of hills, lying on the boundary between

Herefordshire and Worcestershire

takes its name from the Celtic "moelfryn," meaning "Bare Hill"?

-Malverns.

-Yes.

In Greek mythology, who was the god of sleep

and the brother of Thanatos, god of death?

-Morpheus.

-Hypnos.

According to Mark Twain in his travelogue Following The Equator,

which is the only animal that blushes, or needs to?

-Man.

-Yes.

In around 182 BC, which military leader poisoned himself

in Bithynia, in Asia Minor, where he was taking refuge from the Romans?

-Hannibal.

-Yes.

In biology, what name is given to the thread-like structures

normally occurring in pairs in the cell nucleus

that carry hereditary information in the form of genes?

-DNA.

-Chromosomes.

The capital cities of Budapest,

Bratislava and Vienna all stand on which river?

-Danube.

-Yes.

The words of which non-conformist preacher and writer

were adapted for the hymn He Who Would Valiant Be?

-Milton.

-Bunyan.

What alternative name for the puma comes from early Spanish explorers

who named it "leon" or "gato montes"?

-Jaguar.

-The mountain lion.

Who resigned as the Conservative MP for Louth in 1974

after being faced with bankruptcy?

Pass.

What is cooked with sage for the Italian dish fegato alla salvia?

-Pork.

-Liver.

In the television series The Professionals,

who played the CI5 agent Ray Doyle?

Pass.

Elgar's opus 36, Variations On An Original Theme,

is more usually known by what title?

-Nimrod.

-Enigma.

The name of which heavy silk fabric with a knobbly surface

comes form the province of North-East China where it was originally made?

-Shanting.

-Yes, shantung.

Under what pseudonym does the French archaeologist

-and historian Frederique Audoin-Rouzeau...

-BEEP

publish her crime novels which feature the detective Commissaire Adamsberg?

Er... Pass.

I can tell you, you're out of time.

Fred Vargas is the answer to that.

And your other passes. Martin Shaw played Ray Doyle.

Jeffrey Archer had to resign because he was faced with bankruptcy.

"Forthwith" is that word that they use in legal documents.

Katharine Hepburn won all of those Best Actress Oscars.

And Eleanor Rigby, "All the lonely people."

Edwin Deady, you know have a total, respectable total, of 12 points.

Thank you. APPLAUSE

And now, Jackie Heaton again, please.

And you start out with 11 points with your knowledge

of Agatha Christie and her detective books.

Let's see how you do with general knowledge.

Two and a half minutes starting now.

Which modern-day musical instrument normally has 88 keys

and covers over seven full octaves?

-Piano.

-Yes.

Which Art Deco designer launched a bizarre range

of pottery for everyday use in 1928?

-Clarice Cliff.

-Yes.

What name is given to the cone-shaped object made from plastic or cork

with feathers attached used in the game of badminton?

-Shuttlecock.

-Yes.

Which 1998 film stars Jane Horrocks as a reclusive girl who finds

she can mimic some of the world's greatest singing talents?

-Little Voice.

-Yes.

The Mantoux test and the Heath test were used to determine

if a person has immunity to which bacterial disease?

Pass.

What occasion celebrated on the second Monday in March

is marked by the Queen delivering a message, broadcast around the world,

and leading a multi-faith service at Westminster Abbey?

Pass.

The name of which thin net fabric typically used for wedding dresses

and ballet tutus comes from the town in

central France where the fabric was originally made?

-Tulle.

-Yes.

Which form of musical composition has a name derived

from the Italian verb for to sound?

Pass.

The sea pink is also known by what alternative name

that comes from the flower's ability to flourish in many conditions?

-Desert pink.

-It's thrift.

Which member of a distinguished acting family

assassinated president Abraham Lincoln?

-John Wilkes Booth.

-Yes.

Which human rights organisation was founded in London in 1961,

mainly through the work of the lawyer Peter Benenson?

-Amnesty International.

-Yes.

In the Gospel of John, who along with another

unnamed disciple of John the Baptist

was the first of the apostles to be called to follow Jesus?

-Peter.

-Andrew.

Which celebrated cave in the Bay of Naples was rediscovered in 1826

by the German writer August Kopisch and his friend Ernst Fries?

Pass.

Which former Poet Laureate's first published volume of poetry

was The Pleasure Steamers in 1978?

Pass.

What French term is used for a rich seasoned, smooth shellfish soup,

often thickened with rice

and flavoured with white wine, cognac and fresh cream?

-Bisque.

-Yes.

Who was appointed as Labour's

Director of Campaigns and Communications in 1985?

-Alastair Campbell?

-Peter Mandelson.

Which Danish television crime series features Deputy Superintendent Sarah Lund,

who is noted for her Faroe Island sweaters?

-The Killing.

-Yes.

Which hospital stands by the river Thames

opposite the Houses of Parliament?

-Barts.

-St Thomas'.

In printing and word processing what term is used for the arrangement

of text so that it is aligned with the left or right margins or both?

Pass.

Which 1954 film...

BEEP

..musical starring Howard Keel and Jane Powell

features the songs Sobbin' Women and Spring, Spring, Spring?

Paint Your Wagon.

Oh, close, really, in a way,

but it was Seven Brides For Seven Brothers.

Your passes. Justification is the term used in printing for aligning text.

Sir Andrew Motion was the Poet Laureate

whose first published volume was The Pleasure Steamers.

The Blue Grotto is that celebrated cave in the Bay of Naples.

And that musical composition, named derived form the Italian verb to sound is sonata.

Commonwealth Day is celebrated on the second Monday in March.

And the Mantoux test and the Heath test are used to find tuberculosis.

You have a total, Jackie Heaton, of 20 points.

APPLAUSE

And now James Cullen again, please.

You start off with 15 points.

20 is the score to beat and you have

two and a half minutes of general knowledge. See if you can do it.

Here we go. Starting now.

What building is the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer?

-Um...number ten.

-11 Downing Street.

Which former member of the Monty Python team plays

the ghost known as Nearly Headless Nick in the Harry Potter films?

-John Cleese.

-Yes. Which Scottish philosopher and economist wrote

An Inquiry Into The Nature And Causes Of The Wealth Of Nations,

first published in 1776?

-Adam Smith.

-Yes. What name is given to unstable saturated sand

unable to support objects or people on its surface?

-Shale.

-Quicksand.

The name of which member of the cat family native of Central and South America

comes from a Tupi-Guarani word for any large carnivore?

-Jaguar.

-Yes.

In which television series presented by Evan Davis do entrepreneurs

pitch business ideas to five venture capitalists?

-Dragons' Den.

-Yes.

Udon is a Japanese type of what food usually made from wheat flour?

-Rice.

-Noodles.

Which art style originating in France in the early 18th century

is characterised by elaborate ornamentation,

especially a profusion of scrolls, foliage, and animal forms?

-Baroque.

-Rococo or Late Baroque.

Who returned to Formula 1 motor racing in 2010

as part of Ross Brawn's Mercedes team

after an absence of over three years?

-Michael Schumacher.

-Yes.

Which organ of the body is covered by projections

known as the circumvallate, filiform, foliate and fungiform papillae?

-The liver.

-No, the tongue.

Which radio presenter has a weekly film review show

on Radio 5 live with Mark Kermode?

-Em... Simon Mayo.

-Yes.

What geographical distinction is held by Out Stack,

a rock to the north-east of the island of Muckle Flugga in the Shetland Isles?

Pass.

In which 2011 film does Robert Pattinson star as a young veterinary student

who gives up his studies to join a circus after his parents are killed?

Elephants...In The Water.

Water For Elephants.

Before the break up of the Soviet Union,

the cities of Gyumri, Khujand and St Petersburg were all named after which person?

-Lenin.

-Yes.

What word for a large lorry comes from a statue of the god Krishna

which is dragged through the streets on a heavy wagon

during an annual festival at Puri in India?

Pass.

Which American singer-songwriter's album Doo-Wops & Hooligans

was released in 2010?

Pass.

In which city did the Saint Valentine's Day massacre take place in 1929?

-Liverpool.

-Chicago.

Who wrote the novel Body Work, the 14th in a series of books

featuring the detective V.I. Warshawski?

Oh... Sarah... Pass.

Sara Paretsky.

Which television show host was the subject of the opera written

by Richard Thomas and Stewart Lee that had its London premier in 2003?

Er... Hansel and Gretel.

Jerry Springer.

What word for a festive occasion is thought to come...

BEEP

..from the medieval Latin for removing of meat from the diet?

Um...

Pass.

-Interesting one. It's carnival.

-Oh.

-Meat, carnival and all that.

Your other passes -

Bruno Mars was the songwriter,

Doo-Wops & Hooligans.

Juggernaut comes from the statue of the god Krishna

dragged through the streets that now we think of as a big lorry.

And the geographical distinction of Out Stack

is that it is the most northerly point of Britain.

You have, James Cullen, 22 points.

APPLAUSE

And, finally, Anthony Barton, please.

And you also start this round with 15 points.

And the score you now have to beat is 22.

See if you can do it with general knowledge. Starting now.

Which European capital is often called the Eternal City?

-Rome.

-Yes.

What was the maiden name of the late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother?

-Marguerite.

-Bowes-Lyon.

Which army captain walked out of his tent in March 1912 saying,

"I'm just going outside and may be some time"?

-Oates.

-Yes.

Which constituency in county Durham did Tony Blair represent

throughout his parliamentary career?

Pass.

In the West of Scotland, what name of Gaelic origin

is used for a narrow channel between an island and the mainland

or between two islands?

-Strait.

-A kyle.

Which jazz trumpeter recorded the classic albums

Kind Of Blue and Sketches of Spain?

-Miles Davis.

-Yes.

Which 10th-century Bohemian martyr prince noted for his piety

is the subject of a Christmas carol?

-King Wenceslas.

-Yes.

What is the name of the small Russian pancakes

traditionally served with sour cream and caviar?

-Blinis.

-Yes.

The post-apocalyptic novel The Drowned World, published in 1962,

is set in the flooded streets of London after the polar ice-caps had melted.

Which British author wrote it?

Pass.

In 2008, Rajasthan Royals became the first winners of which cricket competition?

-The Indian Premier League.

-Yes.

Who was inspired to compose his third symphony, The Scottish,

after a visit to Holyrood Palace? He dedicated it to Queen Victoria.

-Mendelssohn.

-Yes.

In which country is the farming region of the Canterbury Plains?

-In New Zealand.

-It is.

What general term is used for a small, woody, often bushy plant

that has several stems, none of which are dominant?

Pass.

In a popular radio series in the '40s and '50s,

police constable Archibald Barclay Willoughby, played by Brian Rees,

was better known by what name?

-Pass.

-Which celebrated Austrian-born film director,

dubbed the Master Of Darkness by the British Film Institute,

fled Nazi Germany after Goebbels invited him to become Hitler's film-maker?

Pass.

In which musical does the character Grizabella,

originally played by Elaine Paige, sing Memory?

-In Cats.

-Yes.

What Latin term is given to a darkened room or box

into which light is admitted through a small hole

producing an inverted image of an outside scene?

-Camera obscura.

-Yes.

Which 16th-century Flemish artist's later works include

Hunters In The Snow and The Magpie On The Gallows?

-Van Dyck.

-Bruegel.

Which dukedom has been held by members of the Russell family since 1694?

-Duke of Bedford.

-Yes.

-What word for the...

-BEEP

..art of movement and supply of troops has been adopted

by the road haulage industry to describe their operations?

-Transportation.

-No, it's logistics.

-Yeah.

-There we are.

Five passes.

Fritz Lang was the film director who fled Nazi Germany.

Constable Archibald Barclay Willoughby was PC49.

A shrub is the small, woody, bushy plant.

J.G. Ballard wrote The Drowned World.

And Tony Blair represented Sedgefield

throughout his parliamentary career.

But, Anthony Barton, you have 26 points.

APPLAUSE

Well, we did it.

At the end of that round, let's look at the scores.

Fourth place with 12 points,

Edwin Deady.

Third place, 20 points,

Jackie Heaton.

Second place, 22 points,

James Cullen.

First place, 26 points,

Anthony Barton.

APPLAUSE

Which means, of course, that Anthony Barton is tonight's winner.

He goes through to the semifinals. Congratulations to him.

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