0:00:25 > 0:00:29First in the spotlight tonight is Joe Errington, a marketing executive
0:00:29 > 0:00:34from Cumbria, his specialist subject, the Song Of Ice And Fire novels.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Next, Ruth Page, a local government administration officer
0:00:37 > 0:00:40from Hampshire, on Gloria Swanson.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Shelagh Campbell is a research assistant from Glasgow,
0:00:42 > 0:00:44and her subject is Carly Simon.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48And Stephen Porter, a teacher from Liverpool.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51He's answering questions on the FA Cup.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53APPLAUSE
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Hello and welcome to Mastermind with me, John Humphrys.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08Tonight's contenders are about to take that short but daunting walk
0:01:08 > 0:01:09to the infamous black chair.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11The chair may be comfortable enough,
0:01:11 > 0:01:14but it's the unblinking glare of the spotlight
0:01:14 > 0:01:18and the relentless ticking of the clock that piles on the pressure.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21They get two minutes for questions on their specialist subject,
0:01:21 > 0:01:23and then 2.5 minutes on general knowledge.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25The winner will go through to the semifinals,
0:01:25 > 0:01:29taking a step nearer to being crowned the nation's Mastermind.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33So let's get on with it, and ask our first contender to join us, please.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41And your name is? Joe Errington.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Your occupation? Marketing executive.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45And your specialist subject?
0:01:45 > 0:01:48The Song Of Ice And Fire novels by George RR Martin.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50In two minutes, starting now.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52George RR Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire
0:01:52 > 0:01:56is a series of epic fantasy novels set on Essos and another
0:01:56 > 0:02:00fictional content consisting chiefly of the Seven Kingdoms. What is the continent?
0:02:00 > 0:02:04Westeros. Yep. What part of a wild stallion do the Dothraki believe will make
0:02:04 > 0:02:08a child strong, swift and fearless if the pregnant mother eats it raw and whole?
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Heart. Yes. After Joffrey is made king, he awards lands
0:02:11 > 0:02:15and a title to Janos Slynt as a reward for betraying Eddard Stark.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20What object on a black field does Lord Slynt choose as his sigil, or coat of arms?
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Spear? Yes, a bloody spear.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26In A Clash Of Kings, what is the name of the Night's Watch ranger
0:02:26 > 0:02:29whom Jon Snow was told to kill by Rattleshirt?
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Qhorin Halfhand. Yes.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34What present does Tyrion Lannister claim he has brought his nephew,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37King Joffrey, for his name day when he arrives at the Red Keep?
0:02:37 > 0:02:38A book? His wits.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42In A Feast For Crows, Lord Petyr advises Alayne not to wear the
0:02:42 > 0:02:46colours sky blue and green because they are the colours of which house?
0:02:46 > 0:02:47Arryn. Yep.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51In A Storm Of Swords, what is the name of the ruined castle Bran visits where,
0:02:51 > 0:02:53in Old Nan's stories, the Rat Cook baked a prince in a pie
0:02:53 > 0:02:56and served it to the Prince's father, the king of Andal?
0:02:56 > 0:02:58The Nightfort. Yep.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01The predominant religion in Westeros is the Faith Of The Seven,
0:03:01 > 0:03:02in which god is one with seven aspects.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07What name is given to the seventh aspect, which represents death and the unknown?
0:03:07 > 0:03:08The Stranger. Yes.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10In A Feast For Crows, what is the name of the cook who
0:03:10 > 0:03:12works at the House Of Black And White with Arya?
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Pass. When Tyrion Lannister is to stand trial for the murder
0:03:18 > 0:03:22of King Joffrey, he is advised not to demand trial by battle, because
0:03:22 > 0:03:25his sister will name the head of one of the houses as her champion. Which house?
0:03:28 > 0:03:29Clegane. Yes.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32When Gormond Goodbrother comes to tell Aeron Damphair that his
0:03:32 > 0:03:35brother is dead, Aeron is offering up some of his men to their god.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38What method of death does this sacrifice involve?
0:03:38 > 0:03:39Drowning. Yep.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42What's the name of the only ship whose captain agrees to take
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Quentyn Martell and Gerris Drinkwater to Meereen?
0:03:44 > 0:03:48The captains and owners of all other ships refuse because it's too dangerous.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51The Windblown? The Adventure. When Daznak's... BEEP
0:03:51 > 0:03:54..fighting pit in Meereen - I'll finish the question - is reopened,
0:03:54 > 0:03:58Daenerys is almost killed by a creature that unexpectedly appears in the pit.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00What type of creature?
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Dragon. Is correct. You had just one pass, Joe.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07In A Feast For Crows, the name of the cook was Umma.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09And you'll have to forgive me
0:04:09 > 0:04:12if those pronunciations weren't all exactly right.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Joe, you have ten points.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17APPLAUSE
0:04:23 > 0:04:25And our next contender, please.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35And your name is? Ruth Page.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Your occupation? Local government admin officer.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40And your chosen subject? Gloria Swanson.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Gloria Swanson. Two minutes, here we go.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46The American actress Gloria Swanson, who became a glamorous Hollywood
0:04:46 > 0:04:50star in the '20s, received her third Best Actress nomination
0:04:50 > 0:04:52for her role in the 1950 film, Sunset Boulevard.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55What's the name of the fading film star she plays?
0:04:55 > 0:04:56Norma Desmond. Yep.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Who rejected Swanson as a possible leading lady for his film His New Job in 1915?
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Although she does make a small, uncredited appearance.
0:05:03 > 0:05:04Charlie Chaplin. Yes.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07What's the title of the film released in January 1919 that gave
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Swanson's career a powerful boost?
0:05:09 > 0:05:13It is the first of six films that Swanson made for Cecil B DeMille.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Male And Female. Don't Change Your Husband.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20Who wrote the original short story that the 1928 film Sadie Thompson was based on?
0:05:20 > 0:05:21Somerset Maugham. Yes.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25Which film producer introduced Swanson to Joseph P Kennedy in 1927?
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Kennedy helped her with her financial difficulties over Sadie Thompson
0:05:28 > 0:05:30and they went on to have a lengthy affair.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Raoul Walsh? No, Robert Kane.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36Swanson had two daughters, the first by her second husband Herbert Somborn was called Gloria.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39What was the name of the younger daughter by her fourth husband, Michael Farmer?
0:05:39 > 0:05:40Michelle. Yep.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45What was the original title of Swanson's financially disastrous project Queen Kelly?
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Pass. When a German actress arrived in Hollywood in 1922, Paramount Pictures
0:05:50 > 0:05:54used the media to try to invent a feud between her and Swanson. What was her name?
0:05:54 > 0:05:55Pola Negri. Yep.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Which politician, who stood against Franklin D Roosevelt
0:05:58 > 0:06:01in 1940, did Swanson openly support during his campaign?
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Jimmy Walker? No, Wendell Wilkie.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05In 1960, Swanson was famously photographed wearing
0:06:05 > 0:06:07a strapless black dress
0:06:07 > 0:06:10and red boa among the ruins of a New York film theatre where her
0:06:10 > 0:06:15first film for Untied Artists, The Love Of Sunya, had premiered. What was the name of the theatre?
0:06:15 > 0:06:16The Roxy. Yep.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19What was the name of the celebrated costume designer who collaborated
0:06:19 > 0:06:22with Swanson on the design of the clothes she wore in Sunset Boulevard?
0:06:22 > 0:06:26She also designed the outfit Swanson wore in her last film, Airport 1975.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31Edith Head. Correct.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35Forever Young line, aimed at the mature, middle-class woman?
0:06:35 > 0:06:36Picador? Puritan.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39To which co-star does Swanson sing, "I love you so much that I hate you,"
0:06:39 > 0:06:42in a scene from the 1933 film Perfect Understanding?
0:06:42 > 0:06:44It was a box office flop. BEEP
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Laurence Olivier? Laurence Olivier it was indeed.
0:06:47 > 0:06:48And you had one pass,
0:06:48 > 0:06:53the original title of that disastrous project Queen Kelly was The Swan.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Of course. There you go.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Ruth, eight points. Thank you.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00APPLAUSE
0:07:07 > 0:07:09And our next contender, please.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18And your name is? Shelagh Campbell.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Your occupation? Research assistant.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23And your specialist subject? The music of Carly Simon.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Carly Simon's music. In two minutes, here we go.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Carly Simon is an American singer-songwriter and musician,
0:07:29 > 0:07:33best known for her film theme songs and her hit You're So Vain.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Which song from the soundtrack of the '88 film Working Girl won her
0:07:36 > 0:07:39an Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Original Song?
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Let The River Run. Yep.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44To which major label did Simon sign in 1970 after its founder
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Jack Holzman heard a tape of her songs?
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Electra. Yep. Who produced several albums for Simon,
0:07:50 > 0:07:53beginning with her third solo album, No Secrets, in 1972?
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Richard Perry. Yes.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Which rock star who sang backing vocals on the recording has been
0:07:58 > 0:08:01identified as one of the possible subjects of the song You're So Vain?
0:08:01 > 0:08:02Mick Jagger. Yes.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Which was the only original song on Simon's 1990 album
0:08:06 > 0:08:10of standards from the American Songbook, My Romance?
0:08:10 > 0:08:11What Has She Got. Yes.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14One of Simon's early American hit singles contains the chorus,
0:08:14 > 0:08:16"But you say it's time we moved in together
0:08:16 > 0:08:18"and raised a family of our own, you and me."
0:08:18 > 0:08:20What is the name of the song?
0:08:20 > 0:08:22How The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be. Yes.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Simon's song Have You Seen Me Lately
0:08:24 > 0:08:27was dropped from the soundtrack of which 1990 film?
0:08:27 > 0:08:29The song became the title track of her next album.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Postcards From The Edge. Yes.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Which duet with her then husband James Taylor on an old
0:08:34 > 0:08:39Inez and Charlie Foxx soul classic was a Billboard top-five hit in 1974?
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Mockingbird. Yes. Which of Simon's songs did she describe as,
0:08:42 > 0:08:45"The saddest song I've ever written"? It deals with the break-up of a marriage.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47We're So Close. Yep.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Simon wrote the song Anticipation about which singer for whom
0:08:50 > 0:08:54she had opened up The Troubadour in Los Angeles in April 1971?
0:08:54 > 0:08:55Cat Stevens. Yep.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59Which Beatles song did Simon cover on her 2006 album Into White?
0:09:01 > 0:09:02Pass.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Simon dedicated the song Touched By The Sun,
0:09:05 > 0:09:09which was based on a poem by Stephen Spender, to which public figure?
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Jackie Kennedy. Yeah, or Jackie Onassis.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15For which 1977 James Bond film did Simon sing the Oscar-nominated
0:09:15 > 0:09:17theme song Nobody Does It Better,
0:09:17 > 0:09:20which had been written by Carole Bayer Sager and Marvin Hamlisch?
0:09:20 > 0:09:21The Spy Who Loved Me. Yes.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Simon released Never Been Gone, an album of new versions of her
0:09:24 > 0:09:27hits in October 2009 on which label, partly owned by her son, Ben?
0:09:27 > 0:09:28BEEP
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Iris Records. Iris Records is correct.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35Just the one pass, Shelagh - Blackbird was that Beatles
0:09:35 > 0:09:38song that she covered on her 2006 album Into White.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41You have 13 points.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43APPLAUSE
0:09:50 > 0:09:51And our final contender, please.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59And your name is? Stephen Porter.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Your occupation? Teacher.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04And your chosen subject? The FA Cup in the 1970s.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07The FA Cup in the '70s. Here we go.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10The first FA Cup Final of the '70s was decided in a replay when Chelsea
0:10:10 > 0:10:14beat Leeds United by two goals to one after extra time at which ground?
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Old Trafford. Yes. Who was the manager of Second Division Sunderland
0:10:17 > 0:10:20when they upset Leeds United in the '73 final?
0:10:20 > 0:10:22He famously ran onto the pitch at the end of the match to hug
0:10:22 > 0:10:24the goalkeeper, Jim Montgomery.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Bob Stokoe. Yep. Who appeared in all four of the FA Cup Finals
0:10:27 > 0:10:30contested by his club during the '70s?
0:10:30 > 0:10:31Pat Rice. Yep.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Liverpool reached the semifinals four times in the '70s,
0:10:34 > 0:10:36winning three of them, including two against which team?
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Everton. Yep.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42The first FA Cup tie to be played on a Sunday was on the 6th of January, 1974,
0:10:42 > 0:10:45when Cambridge United drew 2-2 with which visiting team?
0:10:45 > 0:10:49Oldham. Yep. Who was the manager of Manchester United when they were
0:10:49 > 0:10:52beaten in the final of 1976 by second division Southampton and
0:10:52 > 0:10:55when they returned to Wembley and beat Liverpool the following year?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Tommy Docherty. He was.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Which club reached the semifinals in consecutive years,
0:10:59 > 0:11:02but lost to Arsenal after a replay each time?
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Stoke. Yes. Who was the only player to score
0:11:08 > 0:11:11in two different FA Cup Finals at Wembley during the '70s?
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Erm...
0:11:14 > 0:11:15Brian Talbot? Steve Heighway.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18What was the final score in the third round match
0:11:18 > 0:11:21at St James' Park in '72 between Newcastle and Hereford?
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Hereford went on to win the replay with goals from Ronnie Radford and Ricky George.
0:11:25 > 0:11:262-2. Yep.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29In 1970, which club lost 8-2 at home to Manchester United
0:11:29 > 0:11:32in the fifth round, with George Best scoring six of United's goals?
0:11:32 > 0:11:33Northampton. Yep.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Which West Ham player scored two goals against Arsenal
0:11:36 > 0:11:39in the sixth round in '75, two more goals against Ipswich Town
0:11:39 > 0:11:42in the semifinal, and then another two against Fulham in the final?
0:11:42 > 0:11:43Alan Taylor. Yep.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47In '78, Blythe Spartans became the first non-league team for more
0:11:47 > 0:11:49than a quarter of a century to reach the fifth round.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Which club eventually knocked them out after a replay at St James' Park?
0:11:53 > 0:11:54Wrexham. Yes.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57During the '70s, which player won FA Cup Finals in consecutive years
0:11:57 > 0:12:01but with different clubs? He scored the opening goal in the second match.
0:12:01 > 0:12:02Brian Talbot. Yep.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04When Eddie Kelly equalised for Arsenal against Liverpool
0:12:04 > 0:12:08in the final of '71, he became the first substitute to... BEEP
0:12:08 > 0:12:12..score in an FA Cup final. Who had he replaced?
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Peter Storey? Is correct.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18No passes, and you too, Stephen, have 13 points.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20APPLAUSE
0:12:28 > 0:12:30So that's the first round done, some high scores there.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Let's have a look at all the scores.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34In fourth place, with 8 points, Ruth Page.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Third place, 10 points, Joe Errington.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42Joint first place, 13 points apiece, Shelagh Campbell and Stephen Porter.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44APPLAUSE
0:12:47 > 0:12:51So it is the general knowledge round now, and if there is a tie
0:12:51 > 0:12:54at the end of it, the number of passes is taken into account
0:12:54 > 0:12:56and the person with the fewer passes is the winner.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01If they are tied on passes as well, then there will be a tie-break.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05And the six highest-scoring runners-up in these heats
0:13:05 > 0:13:09will also claim a place in the semifinals. So lots to play for.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14Let's get on with it and ask Ruth to join us again, please.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17And you've got eight points on the board so far, Ruth,
0:13:17 > 0:13:20with your knowledge of Gloria Swanson. I know, shameful, isn't it?
0:13:20 > 0:13:23On the contrary, it's a perfectly respectable score. Thank you.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28And you have 2.5 minutes to catch up and overtake the others.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30So here we go, starting now.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33In the Western Church, the holder of which office
0:13:33 > 0:13:34is usually the head of a dioceses?
0:13:34 > 0:13:37The archbishop. Yes, the bishop.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Which children's television programme is set around the
0:13:39 > 0:13:42fire station of Pontypandy, a combination of the names
0:13:42 > 0:13:44of the Welsh valley towns of Pontypridd and Tonypandy?
0:13:44 > 0:13:45Fireman Sam. Yes.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48An 1817 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott is
0:13:48 > 0:13:52set in the period preceding the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715,
0:13:52 > 0:13:56and takes as its title character a folk hero from Scottish history?
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Which folk hero?
0:13:58 > 0:13:59Ivanhoe? Rob Roy.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04What is the common name for the group of plants whose botanical name is helianthus?
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Roses? Sunflowers.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09What term for full discretionary powers granted to a person or
0:14:09 > 0:14:13organisation comes from the French for blank paper?
0:14:13 > 0:14:14Carte blanche. Yes.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18The Durand Line, established in the Hindu Kush in 1893, forms the
0:14:18 > 0:14:21present-day boundary between Pakistan and which neighbouring country?
0:14:21 > 0:14:22India? Afghanistan.
0:14:22 > 0:14:28Which British soul singer won four prizes at the 2015 Grammy Awards, including
0:14:28 > 0:14:31both Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year for Stay With Me?
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Sam Smith. Yes.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37In which Yorkshire city was the composer Frederick Delius born in 1862?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Erm...
0:14:39 > 0:14:40Pass.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43In a 1932 speech, warning of the difficulties of defence against
0:14:43 > 0:14:47attack from the air, what did Stanley Baldwin say will always get through?
0:14:50 > 0:14:52The Luftwaffe? The Bomber.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55In October 2014, which national organisation announced
0:14:55 > 0:14:58the development of a new supercomputer at its site
0:14:58 > 0:15:01in Exeter to improve its modelling and forecasting accuracy?
0:15:01 > 0:15:03The Met Office. Yes.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06In the 2014 film Fury, Sergeant Don "Wardaddy" Collier,
0:15:06 > 0:15:10the battle-scarred commander of a tank crew, is played by which actor?
0:15:10 > 0:15:11Brad Pitt. Yes.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14What name for a surveyor's mark, typically cut into a rock
0:15:14 > 0:15:17and consisting of a horizontal line with an arrowhead underneath,
0:15:17 > 0:15:21has become a term for a generally agreed standard?
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Kitemark. Benchmark.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26The 1990 World Cup Final was the first to be decided by a penalty
0:15:26 > 0:15:30when Andreas Brehme scored for West Germany in a 1-0 win over
0:15:30 > 0:15:32which South American country?
0:15:32 > 0:15:33Brazil? Argentina.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36What ancient name for Britain or England is often
0:15:36 > 0:15:39preceded by the adjective perfidious?
0:15:39 > 0:15:40Pass.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45Which singer, who died in December 2014, was described in Life magazine
0:15:45 > 0:15:49as, "The voice of those blind criers and crazy beggars and maimed men
0:15:49 > 0:15:53"who summon up the strength to bawl out their souls in the streets?"
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Percy Sledge? Joe Cocker.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Which Spanish painter was called Avida Dollars,
0:15:57 > 0:16:00an anagram of his name, by the surrealist poet... BEEP
0:16:00 > 0:16:05..Andre Breton, a reference to his perceived greed for money and fame?
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Pass. Well I can tell you, because we're out of time - Salvador Dali.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Of course! Yeah, there you go.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14The other passes - perfidious Albion.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15Oh, yes.
0:16:15 > 0:16:21And the composer Frederick Delius was born in 1862 in Bradford. Oh.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24You have now a total, Ruth, of 14 points. Thank you very much.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26APPLAUSE
0:16:33 > 0:16:36And now, Joe, again, please.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40And you start out with ten points, Joe.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Let's see how you do with your 2.5 minutes of general knowledge.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Here we go.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47In which fair city did sweet Molly Malone sell her cockles
0:16:47 > 0:16:50and mussels according to the popular song?
0:16:50 > 0:16:51New Orleans? Dublin.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Strawberry hedgehog, living rock and horse crippler are among the
0:16:54 > 0:16:59names given in America to various species of which spiny plants?
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Brambles? Cactus.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Julian Barnes' novel Arthur and George is based
0:17:03 > 0:17:06on a real-life writer's attempt to clear the name of George,
0:17:06 > 0:17:10a half-Indian solicitor wrongly accused of crimes against animals.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11Which writer?
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Pass. What is the English translation
0:17:14 > 0:17:17of the name of the German news weekly Der Speigel?
0:17:17 > 0:17:19The voice? The mirror.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Which leader of the Arts and Crafts movement commissioned his friend,
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Philip Webb, to design his home in Bexleyheath?
0:17:24 > 0:17:27It was known as the Red House because it was built with
0:17:27 > 0:17:29brick instead of the then-fashionable stucco.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30William Morris. Yes.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33Who became the Green Party's first MP when she won
0:17:33 > 0:17:36the seat of Brighton Pavilion in the 2010 General Election?
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Caroline Lucas. Yes. What is the size in degrees
0:17:39 > 0:17:42of each of the internal angles of an equilateral triangle?
0:17:42 > 0:17:44180. 60.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47The 1958 film The Inn Of The Sixth Happiness stars Ronald Coleman,
0:17:47 > 0:17:51Curt Jurgens, and an actress who plays a British missionary, Gladys Aylward.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53What's her name? Pass.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56The Dufourspitze, known in Italian as Punta Dufour,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59stands in the Monta Rosa massif of the Pennine Alps,
0:17:59 > 0:18:02and is the highest peak in which country?
0:18:02 > 0:18:03Italy. Switzerland.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Which American president was awarded the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize
0:18:06 > 0:18:08for his role in setting up the League of Nations?
0:18:08 > 0:18:09Woodrow Wilson. Yes.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Since 1912, Prenton Park on the Wirral has been
0:18:12 > 0:18:13the home of which football club?
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Tranmere. Yes.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18What Italian name meaning "four seasons" is used for a pizza
0:18:18 > 0:18:22divided into four, with each quarter containing different toppings?
0:18:22 > 0:18:23Quattro...
0:18:23 > 0:18:24Pass.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Which musical suite by Saint-Saens includes the movements
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Hens And Roosters and The Elephant?
0:18:30 > 0:18:32The Animals Suite? Carnival Of The Animals.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Which biblical brother sold his birthright to his younger twin
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Jacob for a mess of pottage?
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Joseph? Esau.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Loyd Grossman and Gary Rhodes have both presented which
0:18:41 > 0:18:45competitive television cookery programme which first aired in 1990?
0:18:45 > 0:18:46MasterChef. Is correct.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49The name of what mountainous region of the Peloponnese,
0:18:49 > 0:18:53made famous in Virgil's Eclogues, later became a general term
0:18:53 > 0:18:57in poetry for a highly-idealised pastoral setting?
0:18:57 > 0:18:58Utopia? Arcadia.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02The romantic novelist Barbara Cartland and the poet Benjamin Zephaniah
0:19:02 > 0:19:04were both born in which Midlands city?
0:19:04 > 0:19:05Birmingham. Yep.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09Which county was historically divided into three administrative
0:19:09 > 0:19:10areas known as the Parts Of Holland,
0:19:10 > 0:19:13the Parts Of Kesteven and the Parts Of Lindsey?
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Warwickshire. BEEP
0:19:17 > 0:19:18Lincolnshire is the answer.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21You had three passes - you nearly got there, didn't you?
0:19:21 > 0:19:25Quattro stagioi was the Italian name for that four seasons one.
0:19:25 > 0:19:30Ingrid Bergman was the film star in The Inn Of The Sixth Happiness.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34And Julian Barnes' novel Arthur and George was based on
0:19:34 > 0:19:39Arthur Conan Doyle's attempt to clear the name of a chap called George.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42You have, Joe, 16 points.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44APPLAUSE
0:19:53 > 0:19:59And you start out with 13 points already, Shelagh,
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Let's see how you do with your 2.5 minutes of general knowledge, starting now.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06Which condiment is a dilutive form of acetic acid?
0:20:07 > 0:20:08Salt. Vinegar.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11The gilded figure known as the Golden Boy Of Pye Corner,
0:20:11 > 0:20:14at the corner of Giltspur Street and Cock Lane in the City Of London,
0:20:14 > 0:20:17marks the furthest extent of what disastrous event?
0:20:17 > 0:20:19The Great Fire Of London. Yes.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23What do the initials WH stand for in the name of the poet WH Auden?
0:20:23 > 0:20:24William Henry. Wystan Hugh.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Which soul music legend is portrayed by Chadwick Boseman
0:20:27 > 0:20:31in the 2014 film biopic Get On Up?
0:20:34 > 0:20:41Nicola Benedetti and Vanessa Mae are both British soloists
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Violin. Yes.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Master Sergeant Ernie Bilko,
0:20:46 > 0:20:53in the American comedy television series?
0:20:53 > 0:21:01the chief architect of a city's 16th century St Basil's Cathedral
0:21:01 > 0:21:02Which city?
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Er, pass. In the late 18th century,
0:21:05 > 0:21:11the name of which Italian pasta
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Dandy? Macaroni.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18What relation was Queen Victoria to William IV,
0:21:18 > 0:21:20whom she succeeded to the throne
0:21:20 > 0:21:23on his death in June 1837?
0:21:23 > 0:21:25In what sport are the national teams
0:21:25 > 0:21:28of Australia and New Zealand known respectively
0:21:28 > 0:21:29as the Kangaroos and the Kiwis?
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Rugby. Rugby?
0:21:32 > 0:21:33Union? Rugby League.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35What did God create on the first day
0:21:35 > 0:21:37according to chapter one, verse three
0:21:37 > 0:21:40of the authorised version of the book of Genesis?
0:21:40 > 0:21:41Er, light and... Yes.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43In which game of Chinese origin
0:21:43 > 0:21:44are there three sets of tiles
0:21:44 > 0:21:48called bamboos, circles, characters, dragons and winds.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49Mah-jong. Yes.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Which carp-like fish gets its name from the Latin for beard,
0:21:52 > 0:21:54a reference to the fleshy protuberances
0:21:54 > 0:21:56on the side of its mouth?
0:21:57 > 0:21:58Erm...
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Pass. In the early 20th century,
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Harry Brearley successfully made stainless steel in Sheffield
0:22:03 > 0:22:05by adding a metallic element
0:22:05 > 0:22:07to improve the steel's resistance to rust.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08What element?
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Er... No, pass.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Who was the victorious British military leader
0:22:13 > 0:22:15at the Battle of Plassey in 1757?
0:22:15 > 0:22:18He paved the way for the British acquisition of Bengal.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Pass. In November 2000,
0:22:20 > 0:22:23which group released a live album recorded at Wembley Stadium
0:22:23 > 0:22:26called Familiar To Millions?
0:22:26 > 0:22:27Er, Take That? Oasis.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31What was temporarily added to the V Museum's plaster cast
0:22:31 > 0:22:33of Michelangelo's statue of David in the 19th century...
0:22:33 > 0:22:36BEEP ..to avoid offence to visiting female dignitaries?
0:22:36 > 0:22:39It's now housed in a case at the back of the plinth.
0:22:39 > 0:22:40A leaf? Yes.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Indeed, a fig leaf.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44You have five passes, Shelagh.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46It was Clive of India, Robert Clive,
0:22:46 > 0:22:50who was the victorious British military leader there.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Chromium was added to steel to stop it rusting.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57Barbel is the name of that fish with the rather fleshy protuberances
0:22:57 > 0:22:59on the side of its mouth.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03Moscow is where St Basil's Cathedral was built,
0:23:03 > 0:23:09and Phil Silvers starred as Sgt Bilko in that American comedy series.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12You have a total, Shelagh, of 18 points.
0:23:12 > 0:23:13APPLAUSE
0:23:20 > 0:23:24And finally, Stephen Porter again, please.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28And you, Stephen, also start out with 13 points
0:23:28 > 0:23:32and you have to beat 18 to get through to the semifinals.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35And you have 2.5 minutes in which to do it. Here we go.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37What unit of measurement, equal to four inches,
0:23:37 > 0:23:39is normally used for the height of horses?
0:23:39 > 0:23:40Hands. Yes.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42The 1978 film Capricorn One stars
0:23:42 > 0:23:45James Brolin, Sam Waterston and OJ Simpson as astronauts
0:23:45 > 0:23:48who are forced to fake a landing on which planet?
0:23:48 > 0:23:49Mars. Yes.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51In which of Shakespeare's comedies does the witty
0:23:51 > 0:23:53and cheerful clown Touchstone appear?
0:23:53 > 0:23:55As You Like It. Yes. Which children's author
0:23:55 > 0:23:57wrote a series of books starting in 1941
0:23:57 > 0:23:59that followed the adventures of the twins
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Pat and Isabel O'Sullivan
0:24:01 > 0:24:04at a girls' boarding school called St Clare's?
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Noah Str... Enid Blyton.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09At what sport did the 6"10' athlete John Amaechi
0:24:09 > 0:24:11compete at the highest level in American
0:24:11 > 0:24:13and win 18 caps for England?
0:24:13 > 0:24:14Basketball. Yes.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Which historic region and autonomous community of Spain
0:24:17 > 0:24:19forms the southern-most part of the country?
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Its eight provinces include Granada, Cadiz and Malaga.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Catalonia? Andalucia.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28What word for a statement of principle or code of conduct
0:24:28 > 0:24:30means "I believe" in Latin?
0:24:30 > 0:24:31Ich dien. No, credo.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Which Dutch artist painted the triptych
0:24:34 > 0:24:37The Garden Of Earthly Delights around the year 1500?
0:24:37 > 0:24:38Hieronymus Bosch. Yes.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40During the First and Second World Wars,
0:24:40 > 0:24:43much of the agricultural work at home
0:24:43 > 0:24:46was taken on by the WLA. What do those initials stand for?
0:24:46 > 0:24:47Women's Land Army. Yes.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49The Jamaican Black Nationalist leader, Marcus Garvey,
0:24:49 > 0:24:52is considered a founder of a religious movement
0:24:52 > 0:24:54with his exultation to look to Africa
0:24:54 > 0:24:57where a black king shall be crowned. Which movement?
0:24:57 > 0:24:58Rastafarianism. Yes.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01In American slang, what is a person's John Hancock?
0:25:01 > 0:25:02His signature. Yes.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05After a radiation experiment went disastrously wrong,
0:25:05 > 0:25:07the mild-mannered scientist Dr David Banner
0:25:07 > 0:25:10turns into a raging green-skinned humanoid creature
0:25:10 > 0:25:12whenever he becomes angry. Which creature?
0:25:12 > 0:25:15The Incredible Hulk. Yes. What comes after reed, Lapland
0:25:15 > 0:25:19and snow in the names of three species of small seed-eating birds?
0:25:20 > 0:25:21Tern? Bunting.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Which Irish band whose members include the siblings
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Andrea, Caroline, Sharon and Jim
0:25:26 > 0:25:29released the UK chart-topping album In Blue in July 2000?
0:25:30 > 0:25:32B*Witched? The Corrs.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Which biblical prophet beat 450 priests of Baal
0:25:35 > 0:25:38in a competition to determine whose god would answer prayers
0:25:38 > 0:25:41and light a fire under a sacrificial bullock?
0:25:41 > 0:25:42Pass.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Which composer's works include variations on a theme by Haydn
0:25:45 > 0:25:48and the large choral work A German Requiem?
0:25:50 > 0:25:51Bach? Brahms.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Who were the stars of the original radio programme
0:25:54 > 0:25:55Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel
0:25:55 > 0:25:58broadcast in America in 1932?
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Adapted versions of the scripts
0:26:00 > 0:26:02were broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.
0:26:02 > 0:26:03The Marx Brothers. Yes.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Henry VIII was outlived by Catherin Parr...
0:26:05 > 0:26:08BEEP ..and which other of his six wives?
0:26:08 > 0:26:09Er...
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Anne of Cleves. Is correct.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15You had one pass.
0:26:15 > 0:26:20Elijah was the biblical prophet who beat 450 priests to determine
0:26:20 > 0:26:22whose god would answer prayers and all that.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25You've got, Stephen, 24 points.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28APPLAUSE
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Well, no doubt about the winner.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Let's have a look at all of those scores.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43In fourth place, 14 points, Ruth Page.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Third place, 16 points, Joe Errington.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Second place, 18 points, Shelagh Campbell.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52First place, 24 points, Stephen Porter.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55APPLAUSE
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Which means, of course, that Stephen is tonight's winner
0:27:04 > 0:27:06and he goes through to the semifinals.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Congratulations to him.
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0:27:11 > 0:27:12do go to our website...
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0:28:05 > 0:28:07You've been together eight months.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him.
0:28:09 > 0:28:10I love you.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14Alex? Do you know this man?
0:28:14 > 0:28:17People lie, Danny. Are you threatening me?