Christmas Special Pointless Celebrities

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Thank you very much indeed.

Hello. I'm Alexander Armstrong. Welcome to a Christmas edition of Pointless Celebrities,

the quiz show that puts obscure knowledge to the test.

Let's meet our Pointless Christmas celebrities.

Couple number one.

-I'm Linda Lusardi.

-And I'm Sam Kane.

-And he's my husband.

-And we've done pantomime together every year since the beginning of time.

Aw, lovely!

Welcome.

Couple number two.

-To you.

-To me.

-No, to you.

-No, no. I'm Paul.

-And I'm Barry.

And we're The Chuckle Brothers.

-This year, we're playing Wishy and Washy...

-In Aladdin.

-..at Darlington.

-Yes.

-Couple number three.

My name's Father Christmas, Santa, Christingle, whatever you like,

and I'm from the North Pole.

I'm Roy Wood, musician, from Derbyshire.

And finally, couple number four.

-Well, I'm Keith Harris.

-And I'm Orville!

LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

-Thank you!

-And I'm a ventriloquist.

Welcome to our country.

Eh?

No, never mind. Anyway, we're in pantomime in Hull in Jack and the Beanstalk.

-Lovely.

-Smashing.

Thank you very much. These are today's contestants.

We'll find out more about you throughout the show.

That leaves one more person to introduce.

Pursuing facts like a high-speed police chase

and for once, he's not the one they're chasing!

-It's my Pointless friend, Richard!

-Hiya!

Merry Christmas, everybody.

-Merry Christmas to you.

-Top of the season to you!

-How are you?

-I'm very well.

-This is fun!

-Isn't it?

-I love Christmas.

I love Christmas. I need to point out one thing to you, though, before we start.

-You know you're wearing a ridiculous jumper, don't you?

-Yeah, I do.

-You look a buffoon. Doesn't he look a buffoon in his silly Christmas jumper!

-Yeah.

But what a line-up. One person I'm especially happy to see.

The gentleman who brings happiness to us all at this time of year.

The most wonderful man. Barry Chuckle. Wonderful to have you on the show!

Really is.

Really is. But genuinely lovely to have the real Santa Claus with us.

It's lovely to be here.

I would love it if Santa Claus won, wouldn't you?

-Lovely.

-That would be nice.

I wouldn't bet any money on it!

I've also got the most Christmassy thing in the world, as have you. One of these.

JINGLE OF BELLS

-AUDIENCE:

-Woo!

-That is...

-You "woo" now - you'll be so bored with them by the end of the show!

Absolutely promise you!

Thank you very much. All our questions have been put to 100 people before the show.

Our contestants need to find the obscure answers those 100 people didn't get.

What everyone's trying to do is find a pointless answer,

one that none of our 100 people gave. Each time that happens, we'll add 250 quid to the jackpot.

As today's show is a celebrity special,

each of our celebrities is playing for a nominated charity.

We therefore start off with a jackpot of £2,500. There we are.

If everyone's ready, let's play Pointless!

BELLS JINGLE

In this first round, I'll take an answer from each of you, but there is to be no conferring.

No conferring.

At the end of the round, the pair with the highest score will be heading home.

Try and make sure that's not you.

OK. Our first category today is...

Music. Can you decide in your pairs who's going first and who second.

Whoever's first, please step up to the podium.

OK. Our question concerns...

Band Aid 20.

Richard?

In 2004, Band Aid 20 released their version of Do They Know It's Christmas.

We're about to show you a photo of the musicians and singers involved in that song.

Give us the name of anybody on the photograph that you're about to see.

-Wow.

-Are you keeping a close eye on Keith and Orville conferring?

-I told him. I told him.

-They were so good, last time.

They are the least of our problems!

-That's true!

-It's old Father Christmas I'm worried about.

It would be awful if Father Christmas cheated!

-You wouldn't see his lips moving.

-The beard, yeah. That's clever.

So, we're going to put up a picture.

You have to tell us the name of anyone in that picture who was in Band Aid 20.

OK. Here is the picture.

Wow.

So any person in this photograph. Who are they?

-Dear, oh, dear!

-Goodness me!

-Oh, no.

-Eugh!

Linda and Sam, you drew lots before the show and you are going first.

Sam, what have you come as?

This is my normal attire, Alex!

I notice you're wearing some of your bedroom wear on your...

He left the collar off, today!

-And the mask!

-I'm glad of that!

And you're who?

I play the part of Odd Job. He's the go-between, everybody's friend.

You and Linda met doing pantomime.

-Oh, yes, we did!

-He was the prince and I was Snow White, and we fell in love!

And the fairytale lives on!

OK. Sam, what about this picture here? This is tough.

-I have to pick the most obscure person on that picture, right?

-Yes.

You know, I'm having great difficulty. I've turned into an old person now!

I'm trying to figure out who they are.

But I'm going to go for Lemar.

Lemar. What a good answer. Let's see if it's right

and how many of our 100 people said Lemar.

It's right.

I think it'll go a long way down, Sam.

Oh - I'm wrong!

As it turns out! 32.

32 for Lemar.

-I thought that would go a lot further down.

-Lemar is quite recognisable.

He's in the front row, as well. Lemar.

Thanks very much, Richard.

Now, Paul,

Welcome back. Lovely to have you here.

You did so well, last time you were here.

-We did.

-You got through to the head-to-head.

We had Katharine Merry, Iwan Thomas,

who just beat you, and then they lifted the jackpot.

-Exactly.

-So you went out to champions, there.

So we have high hopes for you today.

-Everything changes, you know.

-I don't believe that for a second.

So, any person in this photograph.

What do you think of that little group?

Is Robbie Williams up there?

Let's find out. Is Robbie Williams there? If he is, how many people said Robbie Williams?

Oh, no!

-Oh, that's not fair.

-Oh, Paul.

-That's not fair.

-Oh, dear!

Oh, dear. That's an incorrect answer. That scores the maximum of 100 points.

-I'm so sorry.

-Sorry, Paul. He was on that single, but he's not in that photo.

Orville is gutted!

I am gutted!

Roy, welcome to Pointless. It's lovely to have you.

-I've got a question.

-Go on.

-Let's just say it were Christmas every day,

what would your schedule be?

Feet up with a bucket of Drambuie, I suppose!

Roy, any person in this photograph.

I noticed...

-Joss Stone is on there.

-Joss Stone, says Roy. Let's see how many people said Joss Stone.

It's right.

Well, 32 is our lowest score so far.

You've passed that. Look at that. Down it goes.

A fabulous answer, Roy. Very well done.

Five for Joss Stone.

Very good answer, Roy. Very well played.

In the middle of the second row, Joss Stone.

Thanks very much. Now, Orville.

-Hello!

-Orville.

-Ah.

-You're looking very green. Have you been away, Orville?

Yes, I've been to the Canaries!

That's all he wanted.

So any person in this photograph.

Uh, that one!

Francis Rossi.

Francis Rossi, says Orville.

Let's see if that's right, and how many people said Francis Rossi.

Oh, no!

Oh, that is selfless.

You've done that to help Paul.

Yeah, I did. He's cut it.

I'm afraid that's another incorrect answer, Orville.

That scores the maximum of 100 points.

Sorry, Orville. Francis Rossi not in that song, not in that picture.

You are going to have to rely on Keith, now, I'm afraid!

Oh, dear!

Thanks very much. Half-way through the round. Let's look at the scores.

Five the best score of that pass, Roy. Very well done.

Then up to 32 where we find Sam and Linda

and then up to 100, I'm afraid, where we find Keith and Orville and Paul and Barry.

So it's a Keith and Barry contest in this next pass.

-How are you feeling, Barry?

-Not too bad.

OK. Can the second players please step up to the podium.

Right. Now, Keith. Keith, welcome back.

-Thank you very much. Nice to be here.

-Welcome back. Where are you appearing at the moment?

We're in Hull, in panto. Jack and the Beanstalk.

-Yes. I'm not the beanstalk.

-He's not the beanstalk.

-No.

Lovely. Orville, who makes all your clothes?

We have them made together.

Yes, we go to the same tailors. We stand there and get measured up.

Sometimes, we get it wrong. He gets my costume and I get his.

It's very confusing, sometimes!

Don't be so silly!

-I'm trying to be a comedian.

-Keep trying.

-I keep trying.

Keith, you've had a chance to have a look over there.

Poor Orville. I can understand him thinking Francis Rossi would be there.

-Yes.

-He's not. Who can you spot up there?

I'm actually going to go for the same person I think Orville went for.

He thought it was Francis Rossi, but I might be completely wrong,

Midge Ure.

Midge Ure. There's no red line for you as you are joint high scorers with Barry and Paul.

Is that right? If so, how many people said Midge Ure?

It's right.

It's good.

It's very good. Look at that - 22!

Well played, Keith. 122 your total.

Well played, Keith. He co-wrote the song, of course, Midge Ure.

I'm genuinely surprised Orville didn't say that.

There you go.

Thank you very much. Father Christmas.

-Hello.

-It's good to have you here.

Also good to see what the proper colour of a Christmas kit should be.

Yes, this was made by the elves of the North Pole. It's lovely.

-I like your saddle bags! Very nice.

-Absolutely.

-What do you keep in there?

Well, this is your problem, you see, son. You were always nosey, as a boy!

This is it.

-Always nosey.

-He has got you! He has got you!

Always on that naughty list.

I remember, you wanted the bagpipes, didn't you?

-I genuinely did want bagpipes!

-You genuinely did.

-I always wanted some bagpipes.

-Yes. You never got them, did you?

-No.

-And you're just as bad.

HE MOUTHS

Oh, yes.

-I've great news for you. You're through to the next round.

-That is good news!

-Even if you get this wrong.

-Right.

Right. Let's see.

I think I may have seen - it's difficult because I'm very old -

I think I saw Will Young there somewhere.

-OK. Will Young.

-I'm sure I did.

OK. Will Young. No red line for you as you're already through.

But let's see if Will Young is right and how many people said Will Young.

-He's right.

-That's a surprise!

Five is our lowest score so far, from Roy.

Will Young goes past that. Four!

Amazing performance there on podium three.

Nine!

-So have I won yet?

-You're certainly through to the next round.

Oh, that's good. That's good!

Very good answer, Santa. Will Young.

He sang "There won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time."

That's the line he sang on the song.

-Now, Barry. Welcome, welcome back.

-Thank you. Thank you.

-I like your green boots!

-Do you like those?

-I do.

-They're nice.

-They weren't made by Orville's tailor as well, were they?

-They were, actually!

-They look like they might photosynthesise!

They used to fit Orville. Now they've come down to me!

Very nice. Now, did you have a good look at this picture, Barry?

Well, I did, yes.

All the ones I wanted have gone, now.

-Oh, no.

-There's only one left for me, now.

And that's Bob Geldof.

Bob Geldof, says Barry. Bob Geldof.

Now, the high scorers on 122 are Keith and Orville.

You're on 100. You want to score 21 or less. Let's see if you can.

There's your red line. You have to get below that.

It's right.

Oh, no! Barry!

57. Nothing wrong with that, but I'm afraid that takes your total to 157.

Sorry, Barry. Right answer but a big score.

-He co-wrote the song with Midge Ure.

-Thanks very much.

Now, Linda. Finally we come to you.

Who have you come as?

I'm Carabosse, who's the wicked fairy in Sleeping Beauty,

who doesn't get invited to the christening

and gets very angry and puts a nasty spell on her with the spinning wheel and so on. Remember?

Fun. Fun. Yeah. Now, you do panto every Christmas, don't you?

I've only missed one, when I was in Emmerdale. But it's been something like 27 years.

-And you're only 33!

-I am!

-Very nice. Now, here we are.

A massive group of people still unnamed.

I'm struggling a bit, because all the people that I saw originally have gone.

I'm hoping I'm right with this one.

Cos it looks like it's her. I'm going for Katie Melua.

-Katie Melua, says Linda.

-Melua, is it?

-I don't know. I've never known how to say that.

-No, I haven't.

Melua. Listen, you're already through.

Doesn't matter, actually, what you score.

But I think that's a very good answer if she's in the picture.

Let's find out if she is. How many people said it. Katie "Mel-oo-a"!

It's right.

It's a very good one, Linda. I wonder if that's our lowest score.

Not quite - eight!

Eight for Katie Melua. 40 is your total. Very well done indeed.

Very well played, Linda. Yeah, Katie "Mel-u-a". Correct answer.

The pointless answers here are very difficult. There's a lot of cool bands in this.

The Darkness are all in there. Travis are in there, the Turin Brakes are all in there.

Keane, Snow Patrol, they're all in there.

If you know any members of those groups, you'd have a low score.

Here are some pointless answers in case anyone got these at home.

The Travis guitarist Andy Dunlop. A pointless answer.

Conor Deasy, lead singer of The Thrills, the Irish band.

A pointless answer. Frankie Poullain of The Darkness.

At the top with the moustache.

A pointless answer. Grant Nicholas of Feeder.

Keisha Buchanan of the Sugababes was a pointless answer,

as was Mutya Buena, also of the Sugababes.

Shaznay Lewis of All Saints, the only All Saint there.

A pointless answer.

Tim Rice-Oxley of Keane.

A few bigger scorers. Natasha Bedingfield, Ms Dynamite, 13.

Justin Hawkins from The Darkness is there for 11.

Estelle is there for eight.

Very well done if you got through that at home. That was very tough.

Very good. Thanks very much, Richard.

So at the end of our first round, I'm so sorry, it's Paul and Barry we have to say goodbye to.

You've come all this way.

Brightened up our show. It's been lovely having you here.

Sorry we have to say goodbye so soon.

Thanks so much for playing. Barry and Paul!

But for the remaining three pairs, it's time for Round Two.

BELLS JINGLE

LITTLE JINGLE

So, three pairs remain.

At the end of this round, we'll have to send another pair away.

Best of luck to all three pairs. Our category for Round Two is...

Countries. Father Christmas, you'll be good at this!

Can you decide who's going first and who's going second.

Whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.

Let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many countries ending in ..AN, as they could.

Countries ending in ..AN, Richard.

We're looking for any country in the world whose name ends ..AN, please.

A sovereign state that's a member of the UN in its own right.

So we wouldn't allow Taiwan because it's part of another country.

But any country in the world that ends ..AN. Best of luck.

Santa is about to fly over all of these. Every single answer.

I know. Now, Linda.

Linda.

-Oh, dear.

-Oh, dear, yes! Exactly.

-Yes.

I'm going to go for the most obscure one I can think of,

which is Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan, says Linda. Very good. Let's see how many people said Azerbaijan.

Look at that. It's right.

That's a good answer. Look at that! 11 for Azerbaijan.

Very well done.

-11.

-Well played, Linda.

Used to supply half the world's oil, Azerbaijan.

So full of gas and oil, that sometimes the ground was so saturated it would catch fire.

-Wow.

-Yeah.

Thanks very much. Now, Father Christmas.

Oh, dear, dear, dear.

This is a bit of a struggle, you see.

Because all the countries keep changing their names.

I use a Santa Nav in the sleigh.

So all I've got to do is press it and it takes me there.

Let me think. Countries ending in...

Father Christmas, sorry, where, actually, do you live?

-I live in the North Pole.

-Right.

And also in Lapland and Greenland.

-Right.

-But there's still only one of me.

Now, I know you have a science fiction background in the Sarah Jane Adventures,

now, what it is...

I know this man's work.

It's not very good, but it's consistent.

The thing is...

-The thing is...

-Tell you what, I like Santa!

The thing is, my house is actually on a time line.

There's a worm hole each way. So if I go through the kitchen, I come out at Lapland.

If I go right, and out through the lounge,

I'm in Greenland, you see.

And coincidentally, it's enormously tax efficient!

Well, of course it is.

Of course!

-Now, what are you going to go for? A country ending in AN.

-Oh, dear!

I'm going to have to think about this one.

Oh, dear. Um.

Well, they're all on the naughty list. Nobody's mouthing anything to me!

It's one place that's all close to our hearts.

Especially if we have people over there at this time of year.

That's Afghanistan.

Afghanistan, says Father Christmas.

Let's see if that's right, and if it is, how many of our 100 said Afghanistan.

It's right.

11 is our low score at this point.

30 for Afghanistan.

Thank goodness.

-Very well done, Father Christmas.

-Very well played, Santa.

If there are children out there with mums or dads in Afghanistan,

-you deliver out there and all sorts of things.

-Absolutely. To everyone, do have a very happy Christmas.

Love to you and all your family.

Merry Christmas, everybody!

Thanks very much. Now, Orville.

Any country whose name ends in the letters ..AN.

I don't know much geography.

-He doesn't know geography.

-No.

-No.

I won't say a word.

-Can you help us?

-I've been trying to keep my mouth shut since we started!

Foreign travel is very hard if you don't fly! That's the problem.

Father Christmas said... He knew that one.

You took mine, Father Christmas!

-I'm sorry, Orville.

-It's not very nice when Father Christmas takes your answer...

I'm so sorry about this!

-I can't win anything.

-Are you all right, Orville?

-I'm so sorry about this.

-It's all right.

-I'm sure you'll win this anyway!

-Ooh!

Ooh. Isn't he fat?

Christmas puddings. Christmas puddings, Father Christmas.

I wish I could fly.

I do!

Orville, what are we going to have from you?

Iran.

-Iran.

-Iran.

Iran. Iran, says Orville.

Let's see if that's right, and if it is, how many of our 100 people said Iran.

It's right.

40.

40 for Iran. Not bad.

Terrific answer. Very well played.

-Thank you.

-It's a pleasure. And the capital is Tehran, which also ends in ..AN.

-How about that?

-How about that?

-How about that as Christmas fact?

-Good.

Thank you very much. Let's have a look at the scores.

11, Linda, with Azerbaijan. What a brilliant answer.

I thought that would have been pointless.

It's as good as pointless. It's the lowest score so far.

Then up to 30 where we find Father Christmas and Roy.

Then up to 40 where we find Keith and Orville.

Luckily, I know Keith has some good answers up his sleeve.

Best of luck, Keith. We need a nice low answer to make sure you stay at the end of the round.

Now, can the second players please step up to the podium?

BELLS JINGLE

-Ah.

-RICHARD JINGLES

Keith. Keith, we're looking for countries whose names end in ..AN.

-Pakistan.

-Pakistan, says Keith.

You're the high scorers, so this needs to be a very, very low score.

No red line for you. Let's see how far down the column Pakistan goes.

It's good.

Not bad. Takes your total up to 74.

Well played, Keith. Not bad at all.

Pakistan. Two good answers from you and Orville.

Pakistan's got the world's highest polo ground.

-3,000 metres above sea level.

-That's a long way up for a polo ground.

-Then you're on a horse on top of that, as well!

-Yeah!

-3,001 metres!

-Exactly.

-There you are.

-Brilliant. Thank you.

-Pleasure.

Now, Roy. Countries ending ..AN.

-Um, you did very well on the first round.

-Too well!

I might be dim here, but can I have Kurdistan?

Kurdistan, says Roy.

OK. The high scorers are Keith and Orville on 74.

You want to be scoring 43 or less. Kurdistan.

Is it right? If so, how many people said it?

-Bad luck!

-Dear, dear!

-Bad luck, Roy.

-You knew!

-I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer.

That scores you the maximum of 100 points. Sorry.

-Takes your total to 130.

-We're off!

Sorry, Roy. It's not a country, Kurdistan.

-It's a region across several Middle East countries, I'm afraid.

-Yeah.

-That's unlucky, isn't it?

-Unlucky.

-You could see Santa knew as well!

-Yes. On the tip of my tongue.

-Yeah.

Now, Sam. Listen. Good news. Good news. You are through to the next round.

However, we will want an answer from you.

I bet there's a pointless answer or two up there.

Countries ending ..AN.

I figured everyone would go the ..STAN route.

So I'm going to go Japan.

Good. Hadn't thought of that. Japan, says Sam.

No red line for you, but let's see how many of our 100 people said Japan.

It's right.

61. There's your answer. A lot of people went the Japan route.

72 is your total, but you are through.

Yeah, good answer. There's only 15 countries in the world that end ..AN.

We've had the top four already.

There's no pointless answers at all.

Let's look at the lowest ones you could have gone for.

South Sudan, the world's newest country, would have scored one.

Tajikistan scored two.

Kyrgyzstan would have scored three.

Kurdistan is not a country, but Kyrgyzstan is.

You could have also had Jordan, five points,

you could have had Uzbekistan, that would have scored six.

Turkmenistan and Oman, seven.

Bhutan would have scored eight.

Kazakhstan would have scored ten.

And Sudan itself would have scored you 18.

That's all the countries ending ..AN.

Thanks very much indeed.

So I'm afraid at the end of that round it's Roy and Father Christmas we have to say goodbye to.

-Oh, dear, dear!

-I know.

Thank you both so much. It's been lovely having you on the show.

I think though maybe we might see a bit of Roy later in the show?

-I won't spoil any surprises.

-Possibly, yes.

Of course, everybody at home can see more of Santa when Christmas arrives.

-They're not going anywhere.

-No.

But thank you so much, Roy and Father Christmas. It's been wonderful having you on the show.

Thanks so much for playing. Roy and Father Christmas, everyone!

But for the remaining two pairs, it's time for the head-to-head!

BELLS JINGLE

Congratulations, Linda and Sam, Orville and Keith.

You are one step closer to the final and a chance to play for our jackpot,

which currently stands at £2,500.

We need to decide who's going to play for that money.

So you'll now go head-to-head.

But the big difference is you're now allowed to chat. You can confer before you answer.

-Oh, right!

-The first pair to win two questions will play for the jackpot.

Orville, this is the moment you've been waiting for!

-We can confer, now.

-Yes.

Yes.

And Linda and Sam, you can confer now, as well, which is nice!

-You can have a proper chat now.

-Really good, yeah.

You've done so well. Best of luck to both pairs. Let's play the head-to-head.

OK. Here's your first question.

It concerns...

-Scooby Doo.

-Ooh!

We'll show you five clues to facts about Scooby Doo.

Can you give us the most obscure answer to any of these. Best of luck.

Let's reveal our five facts about Scooby Doo. Here they come. We have got...

I'll read those one last time.

Five clues to facts about Scooby Doo that we need.

Linda and Sam, you've played best throughout the show so far, so you get to go first.

I think we should play safe.

Yeah, we'll go for the name of Scooby's nephew.

-What was it?

-It was Scrappy Doo.

-Scrappy Doo.

-He ruined it for me.

-And me, too.

-And me!

-I hated it.

Scrappy Doo.

We're even dignifying him with a mention on this show.

I know. But he's getting a mention and everyone's saying how terrible he was.

-That's good.

-Yeah.

-He was awful.

-He was awful.

Sorry, Scrappy, but you were!

Orville and Keith. Orville, is this good for you?

Uh... No.

Do you fancy talking us through the board? There are some gaps there.

Um, I think the Frank Sinatra song.

The Frank Sinatra song that goes # Strangers in the Night #

# Scooby Dooby Doo, Doo-doo-de-dooby #

Strangers in the Night. Is that what I'm looking for?

-Is that what you're going for?

-I think so.

-Strangers in the Night.

Sounds good to me. Linda and Sam have gone for Scrappy Doo.

Keith and Orville have gone for Strangers in the Night.

Linda and Sam. Scrappy Doo. Is that right? How many people said it?

It is right.

Ooh, look. 69 for Scrappy Doo.

Keith and Orville, did you know this one,

or is this just a bit of a shot?

I remember the joke, cos we used to do a gag like that.

But I don't know if it's actually from that particular song.

Let's find out. Strangers in the Night. Is it right? How many of our 100 people said it?

It's absolutely right.

And it wins you the question. Very well done.

Very well done.

After one question, Keith and Orville, you are up one.

Well played, Keith and Orville. And from exactly the bit you sang.

It's where the name comes from. Who knew that, Orville or Keith?

I think we both knew that.

Yeah.

-If I know it, he knows it.

-Really?

-Yeah.

That's weird. Telepathic, like twins.

-Absolutely.

-That is interesting.

The decade in which he made his first TV appearance...

-'60s.

-Yeah. 1969. Only just the '60s.

But it was and would have scored 26 points.

The name of the van - Sam, did you know that?

-The Mystery Machine.

-Yeah. A slightly better answer than yours.

So still wouldn't have won the point.

And the name for which Scooby is an abbreviation?

Is it Hispanic?

No. His full name is Scoobert Doo.

-Ah.

-Scoobert.

That would have scored you four points.

Only his mum calls him Scoobert!

Thank you very much indeed.

OK. Here comes your second question.

Linda and Sam, you have to win this one to stay in the game.

Best of luck. It concerns...

Jumbled up Christmas songs. Richard?

Five anagrams now of Christmas hit singles.

UK Top 40 hits at Christmas.

Can you unscramble them and tell us which is which, please?

Thanks very much. Let's reveal our five anagrams. Here they come.

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are. Five anagrams of Christmas songs.

Keith and Orville, you go first this time.

Oh, dear!

-Oh, dear!

-Yes!

He's not very good at this, are you?

No, not at this one.

Um, Mr Blobby, I suppose.

That's the one you want to go for? Mr Blobby.

Blob by Mr. Mr Blobby, say Keith and Orville.

Now, Linda and Sam.

So hard to figure them out.

-We've got a couple.

-I think the top one is Last Christmas by Wham!

-Um... I don't know.

-Yeah, we'll go with that one.

-It's the only one I know.

-You're saying Last Christmas.

-Yeah.

Last Christmas. So we have Mr Blobby and Last Christmas.

Keith and Orville went with Mr Blobby.

Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many people said Mr Blobby?

It's right.

81.

81.

Linda and Sam have gone for Last Christmas.

Is it right? If so, how many people said Last Christmas?

It's right. And it wins you the point. Very well done indeed.

Very good. 31.

You're back in the game, Linda and Sam.

So after two questions, it's one all.

Well played, Linda and Sam. That was a really hard board, I think.

-It was tough.

-Really tough.

Those might be the ones that people at home got.

The bottom one first. That would have scored 12 points.

That's the Shakin' Stevens hit Merry Christmas Everyone.

Would have scored 12.

The other two, Onto Freakier Flyway.

Wouldn't have got this in 100 years!

-Fairytale of New York.

-Oh, no!

Yeah. That would have scored five points.

And the last one's even harder.

A magical carp enslavement.

Very well done to anyone at home, and the one person in our 100

who said A Spaceman Came Travelling.

-Chris de Burgh. One point.

-Brilliant.

-Ooh.

-Wow.

That is difficult.

Thank you very much. Now, here comes the third question. This is the decider.

Whoever wins this goes through to the final to plays for the jackpot for their charity.

Best of luck to both pairs.

It concerns...

-Richard.

-I'm going to show you five pictures of famous magicians, escapologists and illusionists.

We just need you to give us their stage name, please.

Best of luck to both teams.

Thanks very much. Let's reveal our five magicians, escapologists and illusionists. Here they are.

We have got...

There we are. Five magicians, escapologists and illusionists.

Linda and Sam, you will go first this time.

It's just... I think we know four of them.

-OK. We'll go for B, Siegfried and Roy.

-Siegfried and Roy,

say Linda and Sam.

Keith and Orville, do you want to talk us through the board?

Paul Daniels, of course.

-We like him.

-But not a lot!

-Not a lot!

David Blaine, of course.

I'm not sure who the top one is.

But the one I'm going to go for is Houdini. D.

-D, Houdini.

-Yes.

So we have B, Siegfried and Roy.

D, Houdini.

OK. In the order they were given, Linda and Sam said Siegfried and Roy.

Is it right, and if it is, how many people said that for B?

It's right.

That is a good one. Look at that!

Ten. Very well done indeed.

Keith and Orville have gone for Houdini for D.

Is it right? If it is, how many people said Houdini?

It's right.

57!

57 for Houdini. That's a big score.

Two good answer, but Linda and Sam, you win that one.

Which means after three questions you're through to the final two-one.

Nothing you could have done there, Orville or Keith. That was the best answer on the board.

-Very well played.

-We knew that one, as well.

It's tough. That's the luck of the draw.

A is David Blaine. Would have scored 30.

The next best answer is C, that's Dynamo.

He would have scored 16.

And Paul Daniels got a big score, as you'd expect. 82 points.

-Very good.

-Thanks very much, Richard.

The pair leaving us at the end of the head-to-head is Keith and Orville.

Ooh!

-It's been lovely having you on the show again.

-It's been great. We've really enjoyed it.

-A very happy Christmas to you.

-The same to you. Same to everybody!

-Thanks so much!

-Happy Christmas!

-Bye!

But for Linda and Sam, it's time for our Pointless final.

BELLS JINGLE

-Congratulations, Linda and...

-BELLS RING

Congratulations, Linda and Sam.

You've fought off the competition and won our coveted Pointless trophy. Well done.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot for your charities.

The jackpot currently stands at £2,500.

Great.

You've done so well. And you came from one-nil down to win by two-one.

-I'm amazed.

-I'm not. I knew we'd win!

No, I didn't!

-We haven't won yet!

-You have, you're in the final.

As always, you kick off this round by choosing a category.

You have four options to choose from. Here they are.

Musicals?

Musicals, I might be able to help you.

Champions League, you know a lot about football.

I'm happy to go with you with your football.

-You know a lot about football.

-You think football?

Well...

-I think both of us know a little bit about musicals.

-OK. Let's go Champions League Football.

-You know more about football.

-OK. Champions League Football it is.

We've got three different questions within this.

Take your answers from any of these. Hopefully one suits you.

First thing we're looking for is any European country

that didn't have any teams in the group stages of the 2012/13 Champions League.

Any European country that didn't have any teams in the group stages.

We are looking for...

..from the first one in 1993 all the way through to 2013.

So any host city.

Or any player who scored in the Champions League final

for an English or Scottish club.

Any player who scored in a final for an English or Scottish club.

Any host city, or any country in Europe

who had no teams in the group stage of the 2012/13 Champions League.

Best of luck at home. Very best of luck in the studio as well.

OK. Thanks very much. You've got up to one minute to come up with three answers.

All you need, to win that jackpot for your nominated charities

is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

You can take your answers from any of those three categories.

It's up to you. They can all be from one category,

or one from each category, two from one, one from another.

As long as it's from at least one of those categories.

Are you ready?

OK. Let's put 60 seconds up on the clock.

Your time starts now.

I'm going for the top one. Ireland? I don't know.

Host cities of the Champions League final.

If you go for one category, you've got more chance of an obscure one

than if you go for three categories.

English or Scottish players who've scored in a final.

English and Scottish club players

who have scored in a final.

For English clubs or English players?

No, any player who's scored for an English or Scottish club in the final.

They can be any nationality if they scored for an English or Scottish club.

Kevin Keegan for the bottom.

Ten seconds left.

Steven Gerrard.

OK. That's your time up. What are your three answers going to be?

-Ireland, the UEFA Member Associations.

-Ireland, OK.

-Kevin Keegan from the bottom.

-Kevin Keegan.

-OK.

-And also Steven Gerrard.

And Steven Gerrard from the bottom.

Of those three, which is your best shot at a pointless answer?

-Kevin Keegan.

-Kevin Keegan we'll put last.

-Which is your least likely to be pointless?

-Steven Gerrard.

-Steven Gerrard.

Let's put those on the board in that order. Here they are.

We have got...

Very best of luck. Your first answer, Steven Gerrard.

-You thought this was your least likely to be pointless.

-Yeah.

Obviously it has to be correct, then it has to be pointless to win that jackpot for your charities.

So for £2,500, let's find out if Steven Gerrard scored in a Champions League final.

Oh, yes, he did! Yes, he did.

If this goes down to zero, you leave here with £2,500 for your charity.

Still going down. 11!

11 for Stevie Gerrard.

So, what is your charity?

-Have you got two separate ones?

-No, a joint one.

We're just going to go with the one.

-We're patrons of...

-Patrons of two charities.

But today we're going for a wonderful charity.

The Rhys Daniels Trust.

It builds home near hospitals for parents to live

when their children are very ill in hospital.

-It's a home from home charity.

-Very well done. Excellent.

Excellent charity, the Rhys Daniels Trust.

Two good answers remain on the board.

Let's hope at least one of those is pointless and you win the jackpot for the Rhys Daniels charity.

OK. Your second answer was the Republic of Ireland.

It has to be correct and pointless for you to win.

So for £2,500 let's see if Ireland weren't represented in the group stages

of the 2012/13 season.

Good answer. It's right.

Your first answer, Steven Gerrard, took us down to 11.

Ireland is now taking you down through the teens.

Into single figures. Down it goes.

Five! Very well done.

This is all moving in the right direction.

Well done. Well done, though.

You put them in exactly the right order.

This is very good. Very exciting. Everything is riding on your third and final answer. Kevin Keegan.

-Do you know if this is right?

-Yes, I know it's right.

I think I know it's right!

You'll have to hope that everyone else forgot about Kevin Keegan!

Let's find out. For £2,500,

did Kevin Keegan score in a Champions League final?

No!

Unfortunately, you didn't manage to find that all-important pointless answer.

So I'm afraid you don't win that jackpot of £2,500 for your charity.

But as it's a celebrity special,

we're going to donate £500 to each celebrity pair for their charities.

Thank you!

We've loved having you on the show. You've been absolutely fantastic.

And you get to take home a Pointless trophy each!

-Yay!

-Wa-hey!

-Brilliant.

-Well done, you.

-Very well done.

-You've played terrifically throughout. It's been a great show.

Funnily enough, you're an Everton fan, not a Liverpool fan,

there's a lot of Liverpool names on this list.

I'll get to them. Keegan played for Liverpool in a European Cup Final

and also played for Hamburg but didn't score for either of them.

Let's look at all the pointless answers.

Funnily enough, when we played the round, do you remember Linda's answer for countries ending ..AN?

-Yes, I do.

-It was...

-Azerbaijan.

It would have just won you the money! That's one of the UEFA countries not represented.

Here are some other ones.

You could have had Albania, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan as well.

Iceland, Israel, Faroe Islands, Czech Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Latvia, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova.

All pointless answers in that category.

Very well done if you said any of those.

Host cities of Champions League finals.

Just Champions League.

Those are pointless. Scorers in Champions League finals or European Cup finals,

there are lots and lots of names on this list.

The first man on the list scored two against Benfica for Man United.

-A pointless answer.

-I should have got that.

These next three all scored in penalty shoot-outs.

David Luiz for Chelsea, Ian Rush for Liverpool,

Michael Carrick for Man United.

Lots of other Liverpool players on the list.

Dietmar Hamann, Dirk Kuyt,

Sisay, Graeme Souness,

Phil Neal as well. Also Owen Hargreaves, Brian Kidd, Anderson.

George Best, as well, would have been a pointless answer.

Very well done if you got any of those at home.

Merry Christmas to you in the studio. Sorry you didn't walk away with the money.

-Thank you. We've had a great time.

-Thank you.

-Thanks very much indeed.

Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to you. We've loved having you on the show.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Brilliant contestants.

Join us next time when we'll put more obscure knowledge to the test on Pointless.

But as this is a Christmas edition,

playing us out with I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day

is Roy Wood and his band.

-Merry Christmas to all of you from Richard...

-Merry Christmas.

And from me, Merry Christmas.

# When the snowman brings the snow

# Well he just might like to know

# He's put a great big smile on somebody's face

# If you jump into your bed

# Quickly cover up your head

# Don't you lock the doors

# You know that sweet Santa Claus is on the way

# Well, I wish it could be Christmas every day

# When the kids start singing and the band begins to play

# Oh, I wish it could be Christmas every day

# So let the bells ring out

# For Christmas

# When you're skating in the park

# If the snow cloud makes it dark

# You know your rosy cheeks are gonna light my merry way

# Now the icicles appear

# And they've frozen up my ears

# So we'll lie by the fire

# Till the sleet simply knocks them all away

# Come on! Well I wish it could be Christmas every day

# When the kids start singing

# And the band begins to play

# I wish it could be Christmas every day

# So let the bells ring out

# For Christmas

OK, you lot! Take it!

# Well I wish it could be Christmas every day

# Christmas, baby

# When the kids start singing and the band begins to play

# I wish it could be Christmas every day

# So let the bells ring out for Christmas

# Why don't you give your love

# For Christmas! #