0:00:14 > 0:00:16CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:00:20 > 0:00:22Thank you very much indeed.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong,
0:00:23 > 0:00:25and a very warm welcome to Pointless,
0:00:25 > 0:00:27the show where obvious answers mean nothing
0:00:27 > 0:00:29and obscure answers mean everything.
0:00:29 > 0:00:30Let's meet today's players.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32APPLAUSE
0:00:34 > 0:00:36And couple number one.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Hi, I'm Jonny, this is my friend Matt,
0:00:38 > 0:00:39and although I live in Liverpool,
0:00:39 > 0:00:42- we're originally from Washington, Tyne and Wear.- Couple number two.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44I'm Sandy, this is my wife, Lauren, and we're from London.
0:00:44 > 0:00:45Couple number three.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47My name is Giovanna, this is my sister, Francesca,
0:00:47 > 0:00:50- and we're from North Wales. - And finally couple number four.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Hi, my name is Alethea, this is my brother, Ansel,
0:00:52 > 0:00:54and we're from London.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55And these are today's contestants.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57APPLAUSE
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Thanks very much, all of you.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01A warm welcome to Pointless. Great to have you here.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03We'll chat to each of you throughout the show as it goes along.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06So, that just leaves one more person for me to introduce.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Same shirt, different date, it's my Pointless friend,
0:01:09 > 0:01:10it's Richard.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12- APPLAUSE - Hiya.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13Hi, everybody.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17- Good afternoon to you. How are you?- I'm very well.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19It's going to be a lovely show, I think, today.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20We've got two returning pairs.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22We've got Alethea and Ansel on that final podium,
0:01:22 > 0:01:25who got knocked out in Round One, but rather harshly, I thought.
0:01:25 > 0:01:26And then in Round Two,
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Matt and Jonny joined the 200 Club.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31- Yeah.- But in quite a cool way... - Oh, they did.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33..with the Arctic Monkeys and the Beastie Boys.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35- So it's quite a nice way of joining the 200 Club.- Yeah.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Welcome to our two new pairs.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39- I think they all look quite fun, don't they?- I think so.
0:01:39 > 0:01:40And Round One is a cracker, I think.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Round One is one of those ones that you'll look at it
0:01:43 > 0:01:44and you'll think, "Oh, man,"
0:01:44 > 0:01:46but lots of stuff you can work out on Round One,
0:01:46 > 0:01:47especially if you're at home.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51And we get to hear you doing one of your foreign accents,
0:01:51 > 0:01:52- which I always enjoy.- Oh!
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- Always my favourite thing.- Yeah. - Thank you very much, Richard.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59So Maria and Jeannette didn't win the jackpot last time,
0:01:59 > 0:02:00so we add another £1,000 to that.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04So, today's jackpot starts off at £2,000. There we are.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07APPLAUSE
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Right, if everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17So, this is all you have to remember -
0:02:17 > 0:02:18the pair with the highest score
0:02:18 > 0:02:20at the end of each round will be eliminated.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22So do everything you can to make sure you're not that pair,
0:02:22 > 0:02:23is the point.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Best of luck to all four pairs.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Our first category this afternoon is...
0:02:28 > 0:02:29It's Books.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31It's Books. Can you all decide in your pairs
0:02:31 > 0:02:33who's going to go first, who's going to go second,
0:02:33 > 0:02:37and whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:02:39 > 0:02:46OK, and the question concerns The French Titles Of British Novels.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48French Titles Of British Novels. Richard.
0:02:48 > 0:02:49On each board, we're going to show you
0:02:49 > 0:02:51seven French titles of British novels
0:02:51 > 0:02:53alongside their authors, as well.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56You just need to tell us the British name of the novel, please.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58So 14 in all to have a go at at home.
0:02:58 > 0:03:0014 in all for Xander to pronounce.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Excellent. Thank you very much indeed.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05So, we're looking for the British names of these novels.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07The names of these novels in English.
0:03:34 > 0:03:35I'll read those all again.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- APPLAUSE There you are.- Oh, lovely.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- Ah, thank you very much. - Beautiful.- Oh.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- We've got seven more of those to come, as well.- Oh.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59LAUGHTER How exciting is that?
0:03:59 > 0:04:02I'll just say I could watch a whole show of this, if I'm honest.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04There you go. But what does it mean, Matt? What does it all mean?
0:04:04 > 0:04:09Welcome back to the show. Yeah, unlucky exit last time.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13Yeah, I thought Beastie Boys was a sure-fire.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15- I was quietly confident. - HE LAUGHS
0:04:15 > 0:04:17That was really tough.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19So, Matt, tell us about yourself. Remind us what you do.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21I'm a Masters student of mechanical engineering
0:04:21 > 0:04:22at Northumbria University.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- Do you know what you're going to do when you finish?- Um...
0:04:24 > 0:04:27I'm hoping to get into some sort of consultancy work,
0:04:27 > 0:04:28but I've applied for a few different things
0:04:28 > 0:04:29and we'll see what happens.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Will you remain up in the north-east, do you think?
0:04:31 > 0:04:33I'd try and stay reasonably north,
0:04:33 > 0:04:36but ultimately I wouldn't mind moving to a different city.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40OK. Now, Matt, these French titles for...
0:04:40 > 0:04:43British books.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45I was hoping to recognise the authors,
0:04:45 > 0:04:47rather than the actual titles.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49I think I know a few of them, though.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53I'm not going to try and rival your French accent,
0:04:53 > 0:04:55and I'll go for the Emily Bronte one,
0:04:55 > 0:04:57which I think might be Wuthering Heights.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Wuthering Heights, says Matt.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Let's see if that's right for Les Hauts De Hurle-Vent.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Let's see how many of our 100 people went for Wuthering Heights.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Oh, well done, Matt. Look at that, down it goes.
0:05:13 > 0:05:1414. APPLAUSE
0:05:14 > 0:05:16A great start to the show, Matt.
0:05:16 > 0:05:1814 for Wuthering Heights.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Well played, Matt. Nice start, yes.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22It's her only novel, so they could have called it anything....
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- ALEXANDER LAUGHS - ..and we could have got it.- True.
0:05:25 > 0:05:26- Oui?- Oui.- On y va.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Ah, on y va. Allez.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Sandy, welcome to the show.
0:05:31 > 0:05:32Great to have you here from London.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- Yeah, from London.- And what do you do, Sandy?- I'm an actor.
0:05:35 > 0:05:36What sort of acting do you do?
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Mostly musical theatre.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41So I've been in musical theatre for the last 12 years.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- That's fun, isn't it?- Yeah, it can be fun. Hard work, but fun.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Yeah, incredibly hard - eight shows a week.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Eight shows a week, a lot of singing, a lot of dancing, acting.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49You've got to be...
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- I suppose you're kept fit just by the work you do.- Yeah.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54So, what was the last musical you were in?
0:05:54 > 0:05:56I've just finished playing Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- Oh, fantastic.- Wow.- Very recently.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Oh, enormous fun.
0:06:00 > 0:06:01Presumably you must...
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- I guess you work with all the same people again and again.- Yes.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Some of the West End cast, sort of, go around
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- and come round, don't they?- Yes.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10But something like Jersey Boys must have been enormous fun,
0:06:10 > 0:06:12to do all that close harmonies.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14A huge worldwide success, so it was really good to be part of it.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Yeah. Fabulous. So, Sandy...
0:06:16 > 0:06:19our French versions of British novels.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21So, my French is pretty much non-existent,
0:06:21 > 0:06:24but I've got a rough idea of one.
0:06:24 > 0:06:30I'm going to say Muriel Spark, 1961, is The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie.
0:06:30 > 0:06:31The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie, says Sandy.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Let's see if that's right.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Let's see how many of our 100 people went for that.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39It's right.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Well, 14 is our only score so far.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44You're getting 24 for that, Sandy.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47APPLAUSE Seems pretty good.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Another good answer, Sandy. Very well played.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53I kind of prefer the French title - that's rather lovely, isn't it?
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- Mm.- Les Belles Annees De Mademoiselle Brodie.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- I like the "Les Belles Annees".- Oui. - Better than "prime".
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- Sort of the golden years, isn't it, in French?- Yeah.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- It's a wonderful novel, a beautiful novel.- Yeah.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- Thank you. Thank you.- Mais non.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- Non, non, non.- Pas du tout.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- De rien.- Eh.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Je vous en prie.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- Now then, Francesca, welcome.- Hello.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- Hi.- Great to have you here. From Wrexham?- Yes.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18And what do you do, Francesca?
0:07:18 > 0:07:20I graduated from university in July,
0:07:20 > 0:07:22so currently I'm not really doing anything.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- Where were you at university? - Bangor.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- And what did you study? - Modern languages.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- Which?- Yeah. - LAUGHTER
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- Which languages? - French, Italian and Spanish.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35There we go. I'm going to take a wild punt here.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37I'm thinking you're part-Italian.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- Yes.- There we are.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41So, your Italian is extremely good, presumably.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Yeah, it's OK.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46How is that French, then?
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- My French is good.- OK.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50My knowledge of books...
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Ah. Oh, that's a shame.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55What did you make of Xander's pronunciations?
0:07:55 > 0:07:57It was...tres bien.
0:07:57 > 0:07:58Oh, merci.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- What does that mean? - I have no idea.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02LAUGHTER
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Um, very good. Now, so, Francesca...
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Yeah.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07..which of these...?
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Which of these would you like to go for?
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Um...
0:08:11 > 0:08:15I'm going to have a go at Jeanette Winterson
0:08:15 > 0:08:18and Oranges Are Not The Only Fruits.
0:08:18 > 0:08:19Oranges Are Not The Only Fruits.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21OK, let's see if that's right.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Let's see how many of our 100 people said that.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31SHE EXHALES
0:08:31 > 0:08:3337. APPLAUSE
0:08:34 > 0:08:3737 for Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Yes, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit rather than "fruits,"
0:08:40 > 0:08:42but it's so on the edge, and the French translation is "fruits,"
0:08:42 > 0:08:46so the voices in my head told me to allow it.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48There we are. Now, Ansel, welcome back.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Remind us what you do, Ansel.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51So, I'm a clinical physiologist
0:08:51 > 0:08:53at Great Ormond Street Hospital for children.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56That is right. And what are your interests?
0:08:56 > 0:08:58So, I'm really a big sport fan.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00I love playing sport - football, cricket,
0:09:00 > 0:09:02cycling, I've really got into recently.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05And I did the London... London Sportive,
0:09:05 > 0:09:07which was a 100-mile road race.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11And also quite like just going out to see comedians, as well.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Do you have a favourite comedian?
0:09:13 > 0:09:15My favourite comedian is Michael McIntyre.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17I was quite lucky last year to go to see him live,
0:09:17 > 0:09:20and, yeah, I've gone to see a couple of his TV shows, as well.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Were you within a mile of the stage?
0:09:22 > 0:09:23He tends to do big gigs.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27I was actually less than a mile, so that's a pretty good seat.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- Yeah, where were you? - I was in the second row.- No...
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Oh, really? That is good, but where was the venue, I mean.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- Oh, sorry, I was at the O2. - Right.- Yeah.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36- I mean, that is colossal, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38There we are, second row, not bad.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Now, Ansel, this board is all yours.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44Do you feel like going through it and answering as many as possible?
0:09:44 > 0:09:45English is probably my worst subject,
0:09:45 > 0:09:48so I've, kind of, tried to work out every title,
0:09:48 > 0:09:51and the three titles I worked out have all been given.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55- Right.- So, I'm going to, kind of, have a guess at the second one
0:09:55 > 0:09:57and go Animal Farm.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- La Ferme Des Animaux.- Yes.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Hmm, let's find out. Animal Farm.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05It is Animal Farm.
0:10:06 > 0:10:0862, though. APPLAUSE
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- Mind you, not bad.- Not that good.
0:10:10 > 0:10:11A lot better than 100.
0:10:11 > 0:10:1362 for Animal Farm.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Let's clear up this board, shall we?
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Adieu A Berlin?
0:10:17 > 0:10:18Farewell to Berlin, isn't it?
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- Goodbye To Berlin. - Oh, it's Goodbye To Berlin.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22- Yes, that's what Cabaret was based on...- Of course.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24..the novel Goodbye To Berlin.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26And that would have scored 24.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Uh, Sourires De Loup.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- White Teeth. - White Teeth, the Zadie Smith book.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32And Expiation.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33I'm going to guess Atonement.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- And you would guess correctly. - Oh, good.- Well done.
0:10:36 > 0:10:388 points for that. So White Teeth is the best answer there.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Thank you very much, Richard.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43So, we're halfway through the round, let's take a look at those scores.
0:10:43 > 0:10:4514, Matt. Look at that, best score of the pass.
0:10:45 > 0:10:46Very well done indeed.
0:10:46 > 0:10:4824, where we find Sandy and Lauren.
0:10:48 > 0:10:5137, Francesca and Giovanna.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53And up to 62 where we find Ansel and Alethea.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54So, Alethea,
0:10:54 > 0:10:56you are actually quite far ahead.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59It's quite a big score you got there for Animal Farm,
0:10:59 > 0:11:01so we need a nice low score from you. How's your French?
0:11:01 > 0:11:03- Not very good. - SHE LAUGHS
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Good luck with that, then.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07We're going to come back down the line now.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Can the second players please step up to the podium?
0:11:11 > 0:11:15OK, let's put seven more book titles in French up on the board.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17And here they are. We have...
0:11:44 > 0:11:46I'm going to read all of those again.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02There we go. Now, Alethea, welcome back.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Remind us what you do, Alethea.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08I work as a project controls engineer for a consultancy firm.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11That's right. And what do you get up to when you're not working?
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Um, I like to play sport, I like to play golf,
0:12:13 > 0:12:14do pilates, dance,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17I like to do charity events, as well, once a year.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18Very good.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Well, you're on 62, Alethea,
0:12:20 > 0:12:22you have to score as little as you possibly can
0:12:22 > 0:12:23to keep in the game here.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25And that board doesn't help me.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27It was Round One last time we said goodbye to you,
0:12:27 > 0:12:28it can't be Round One again.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Yeah. Erm...
0:12:30 > 0:12:35The only book I can see that I know is a correct answer,
0:12:35 > 0:12:37and I hope it's the correct answer, is the first one.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Jane Austen, Pride And Prejudice.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- Pride And Prejudice for Jane Austen. - Yeah.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44No red line for you as you're the highest scorers.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Let's see how many people said Pride And Prejudice.
0:12:48 > 0:12:49It's right.
0:12:53 > 0:12:5544. APPLAUSE
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Taking your total up to 106.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Yeah, it's originally titled First Impressions.
0:13:00 > 0:13:01That was the first title for it.
0:13:01 > 0:13:02And she never put her name on her novels.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04The title page of that book simply said,
0:13:04 > 0:13:07"By the author of Sense And Sensibility." Hmm.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09On the front of Sense And Sensibility,
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- it said nothing. Not a word.- Yeah.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14It said, "By the author of a book you won't have heard of yet,
0:13:14 > 0:13:15"called Pride And Prejudice."
0:13:15 > 0:13:17HE LAUGHS Thanks, Richard.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- Now, Giovanna.- Hello.
0:13:19 > 0:13:20Now, what do you do, Giovanna?
0:13:20 > 0:13:23I'm a final-year student at John Moores University in Liverpool.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- How's that going?- It's going OK.
0:13:25 > 0:13:26And are you a linguist, as well?
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- Unfortunately not, no.- Ah.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31- So this board is a bit rubbish for me.- What do you do?
0:13:31 > 0:13:33I study a course on information systems.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35So, IT, computing, things like that.
0:13:35 > 0:13:36Right, I see.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39So, you're limbering up, getting ready to leave.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- To leave, yeah.- And what awaits you in the big, wide world?
0:13:42 > 0:13:43Not too sure yet.
0:13:43 > 0:13:44I'm looking for a job now,
0:13:44 > 0:13:46so hopefully we'll find out in the next few weeks.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Well, very, very best of luck with that. You're on 37 at the moment.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- If you can score 68 or less... - Mm-hm.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53..you are through to the next round.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57So, that shouldn't, I hope, be too difficult to do.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01I'm not a book person, unfortunately.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05So, I'm going to be the worst Pointless contestant
0:14:05 > 0:14:07and just completely guess.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09The Graham Greene one...
0:14:09 > 0:14:11SHE LAUGHS
0:14:11 > 0:14:12The...
0:14:12 > 0:14:14The Happy American.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- You're going to go for The Happy American?- Yeah.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- Uh, best kind of American, in my experience.- Always happy.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Here is your red line.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23If you can get below that red line, you are through to the next round,
0:14:23 > 0:14:26but it has to be right. The Happy American?
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- No.- That's a surprise. - Bad luck, Giovanna.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer
0:14:33 > 0:14:35and scores you 100 points,
0:14:35 > 0:14:36which takes your total up to 137.
0:14:36 > 0:14:37Sorry, Giovanna.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40It would be a very different book, it would be a rather lovely book.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42- Yes.- Wouldn't it?- Yeah.
0:14:42 > 0:14:43Thank you, Richard.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Now then, Lauren.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- Hello.- Welcome to the show.
0:14:47 > 0:14:48What do you do, Lauren?
0:14:48 > 0:14:50I work for a West End theatre company.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Just a wild stab in the dark - is that how you and Sandy met?
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- Yes, it is. Yes, yes.- Aw, how nice.
0:14:56 > 0:14:57So, what do you do in the company?
0:14:57 > 0:15:01Mainly I'm in the box office, so it's ticket sales.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- I see. So, you, kind of, work for the theatres then?- Mm-hm.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Are you always in the same theatre or do you...?
0:15:06 > 0:15:09No, no, my company owns a few, so I travel round.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11So one week you might be in one place,
0:15:11 > 0:15:12one week you go elsewhere?
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- Day-to-day.- Oh, really.- Yes.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16So, presumably, you must get to see everything.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19I do get to see a lot, yes. I'm very lucky.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- Very nice. Is it just exciting to be in the West End?- It is, yes.
0:15:22 > 0:15:23Always fun.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Now, there you are, 24.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Good news, Lauren, you are through to the next round.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- It doesn't matter what you score.- Phew.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- Good.- Takes the pressure off.- Mm-hm.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35I bet you've got a good answer, though.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37This is a really tough board,
0:15:37 > 0:15:41but there is one author that I recognise.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44I'm pretty sure I read this a couple of months ago,
0:15:44 > 0:15:49so my answer is going to be for Kazuo Ishiguro,
0:15:49 > 0:15:51The Remains Of The Day.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53OK, The Remains Of The Day, Les Vestiges Du Jour.
0:15:53 > 0:15:54Let's see if that's right.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56No red line for you, you're already through.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Let's see how many people said The Remains Of The Day.
0:16:01 > 0:16:02It's absolutely right.
0:16:04 > 0:16:0714 is our lowest score of the round so far.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09And you then... Oh, 15. APPLAUSE
0:16:09 > 0:16:10Second lowest score of the round.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12So very well done.
0:16:12 > 0:16:1439 is your total.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15Well played, Lauren.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16It won the Booker Prize in 1989,
0:16:16 > 0:16:19made into a film with Emma Thompson and Sir Anthony Hopkins,
0:16:19 > 0:16:21nominated for eight Oscars, I think,
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Remains Of The Day.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Thank you very much, Richard. Now then, Jonny.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Great news for you, as well. You are also through to the next round.
0:16:28 > 0:16:29Remind us what you do, Jonny.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31I'm a civil servant.
0:16:31 > 0:16:32- A civil servant based in Liverpool.- Yes.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- But obviously, originally, as we gathered, from the north-east.- Yeah.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- How long have you been in Liverpool? - It's been about six months.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Now, how have you found it, Liverpool?
0:16:41 > 0:16:42- Really enjoying it, as a city.- Yeah.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Yeah, it's a really nice place to live.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Liverpool and Newcastle have quite a lot in common, I'd say.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- They do, yeah.- Very warm. - Yeah, very nice places.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- I mean, not the climate, but just the people.- People, yeah.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53- Very nice people, yeah. - And what do you like getting up to?
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Have you found interesting things to do in Liverpool?
0:16:56 > 0:16:57In Liverpool, yeah -
0:16:57 > 0:17:00play sports with people I work with as often as I can.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01I'm a big Sunderland fan,
0:17:01 > 0:17:03I try and get to as many games as I can there,
0:17:03 > 0:17:04and apart from that,
0:17:04 > 0:17:06I like to go see movies whenever I can, as well, yeah.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11Very good. Now, Jonny, this board of French translations
0:17:11 > 0:17:13of British novels.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14Yeah, incredibly grateful to Matt
0:17:14 > 0:17:16for getting a nice low score in the first round
0:17:16 > 0:17:18because in terms of literature, I know nothing.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21I don't even think I could try and translate any of them,
0:17:21 > 0:17:23but I will go for the Charles Dickens novel
0:17:23 > 0:17:25and say Hard Times.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Hard Times, says Jonny. No red line, you're already through.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Let's see how many of our 100 people went for Hard Times.
0:17:33 > 0:17:34Absolutely right.
0:17:38 > 0:17:4229. Not bad. Taking your total up to 43.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45APPLAUSE
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Well done, Jonny. Dickens' shortest novel by some way.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50The only one to have no scenes at all set in London.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Now, I bet you could probably fill in this board.
0:17:53 > 0:17:54- I think I can do all of those. - Martin Amis?
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- The Rachel Papers. - The Rachel papers.
0:17:58 > 0:18:004 points for that. L'Ile Au Tresor?
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- Treasure Island.- Treasure Island, yes.- Yeah.- Of course it is.
0:18:03 > 0:18:0435 for that.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06- Now, it's not The Happy American. - The Quiet.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09The Quiet American, by Graham Greene, 16 points.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11And Sa Majeste Des Mouches?
0:18:11 > 0:18:13- Lord Of The Flies. - Lord Of The Flies.
0:18:13 > 0:18:14And that would have scored 17.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17So the best answer on the board is The Rachel Papers.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- Well done if you said that. - Thanks very much, Richard.
0:18:19 > 0:18:20We are at the end of our first round,
0:18:20 > 0:18:22and I'm afraid the pair we have to send home
0:18:22 > 0:18:26with our high score of 137 is Giovanna and Francesca.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Very good low score on Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit
0:18:28 > 0:18:29in the first pass there,
0:18:29 > 0:18:31but Giovanna, that was tough, wasn't it?
0:18:31 > 0:18:33- It was very tough. - Yeah. The Happy American.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35But, listen, we'll see you again next time.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38We'll look forward to that very much, but in the meantime,
0:18:38 > 0:18:40thanks very much for playing, Giovanna and Francesca.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42APPLAUSE
0:18:42 > 0:18:45But for the remaining three pairs, it's now time for Round Two.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Well, there we are, three pairs remain.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Obviously, at the end of this round,
0:18:54 > 0:18:55we'll have to say goodbye to another pair.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Sandy and Lauren, well done to you.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Our new pair, our only new pair, from here on in,
0:19:01 > 0:19:03and with the lowest combined score from that first round.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Best of luck to all three pairs.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Our category for Round Two this afternoon is...
0:19:10 > 0:19:11Sports Awards.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first,
0:19:13 > 0:19:15who's going to go second.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17And whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24OK, now, let's find out what the question is. Here it comes.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many...
0:19:33 > 0:19:34as they could.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38People On The Shortlist For The 2015 BBC Sports Personality Of The Year.
0:19:38 > 0:19:39Richard?
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Yes, simply looking for any of the 12 people
0:19:41 > 0:19:42who were on that shortlist, please,
0:19:42 > 0:19:45shortlisted for the 2015 BBC Sports Personality Of The Year.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Thank you very much indeed. So, there we are.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Matt, I'm guessing this falls quite well for you, doesn't it?
0:19:51 > 0:19:54I didn't actually watch the ceremony,
0:19:54 > 0:19:57but I think I can maybe do reasonably well.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59I'm going to play it reasonably safe,
0:19:59 > 0:20:01cos I think Jonny might be pretty strong at this,
0:20:01 > 0:20:02and say Jessica Ennis.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Jessica Ennis, says Matt.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05Jessica Ennis, let's see if that's right.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Let's see how many of our 100 people said Jessica Ennis.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11It's right.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18APPLAUSE 30.
0:20:19 > 0:20:2130 for Jessica Ennis.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Yeah, Jessica Ennis-Hill, she came third
0:20:23 > 0:20:25in the Sports Personality Of The Year.
0:20:25 > 0:20:26Thanks, Richard.
0:20:26 > 0:20:27Now, Lauren.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29Oh, Lauren. Yes, you didn't look happy, I have to say.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- No.- You didn't look...
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- You're not looking any happier now either.- No.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Um, this is going to be a complete stab in the dark, is it?
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Totally just not even a clue.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Sport not on in the box office?
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- Never.- No.- No.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Neither of us watch sport either, so it is doubly bad for me.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51SHE LAUGHS Right.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Um, but I'm just going to take a guess
0:20:53 > 0:20:55and say Lewis Hamilton.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Lewis Hamilton, says Lauren.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Lewis Hamilton - let's see how many of our 100 people said that.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04It's absolutely right.
0:21:05 > 0:21:0730 is our only score so far, and you...
0:21:07 > 0:21:09score 32. APPLAUSE
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Very nicely done.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13A little bit of pressure on Sandy
0:21:13 > 0:21:16for the next pass, obviously, but very well done there, Lauren.
0:21:16 > 0:21:17Yes, very impressive.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Damage limitation, we call that in a round you know nothing about.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22That's very good work.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Very good. Now then, Ansel.
0:21:25 > 0:21:26What would you like to go for?
0:21:26 > 0:21:29So, I'm not sure whether I should go for a safe option,
0:21:29 > 0:21:32or should I try and go for a bit more risky one?
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- I'd go bit more risky. - I'm thinking the risky, yeah.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36- I think so.- Think so.
0:21:36 > 0:21:37You're only up here once, so...
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- Well, twice, literally.- Well, yeah.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- We've been here twice... - LAUGHTER DROWNS SPEECH
0:21:41 > 0:21:42..so, you know...
0:21:42 > 0:21:45I'm going to go with Chris Froome.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Chris Froome, says Ansel.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Chris Froome, let's see if it's right.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Let's see how many of our 100 people went for Chris Froome.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Oh, well done, Ansel. Good answer.
0:21:56 > 0:21:5932 is our highest score, 30 our lowest score,
0:21:59 > 0:22:00you passed both of those comfortably.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Down to 8 for Chris Froome.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04APPLAUSE
0:22:04 > 0:22:06There we are. Well, that paid off very well.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Well played, Ansel. That's great work.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Yeah, the first Briton to win the Tour de France twice, Chris Froome.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16- Had such a miserable time doing it, poor thing.- Chris Froome?- Yeah.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Well, it's difficult. It's difficult to win the Tour de France,
0:22:19 > 0:22:21- which is why so few people win it. - Well, this is true.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- Anyway...- Poor Chris Froome, he's all right.- He's all right.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- Won the Tour de France twice.- Yeah. - Only Briton to ever do it.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- What are they going to do? Exactly. - Yeah.- Yeah. Thank you, Richard.
0:22:29 > 0:22:30Now, we're halfway through the round,
0:22:30 > 0:22:32so let's take a look at those scores so far.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Ansel, very well done indeed.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Yes, Alethea, if you can keep that up,
0:22:37 > 0:22:40you will be assured of a place in the head-to-head.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Then we travel up to 30, where we find a Matt and Jonny.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45And up to 32, very close indeed, Lauren and Sandy.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49But Sandy, you're ahead, so we need a nice low-scoring answer from you.
0:22:49 > 0:22:50Very good luck with that.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51We're going to come back down the line now.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Can the second players please step up to the podium?
0:22:57 > 0:23:00OK. Alethea, remember we're looking for any of the 12 people
0:23:00 > 0:23:05shortlisted for the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year 2015.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07OK. Um...
0:23:07 > 0:23:10The only one I hope is the correct answer,
0:23:10 > 0:23:11Andy Murray.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Andy Murray, says Alethea.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Andy Murray. Here is your red line - it's quite low.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19You have to get below that to be sure of a place in the head-to-head.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Let's see if Andy Murray will do it for you.
0:23:24 > 0:23:25It's right.
0:23:28 > 0:23:3063. APPLAUSE
0:23:31 > 0:23:3363, taking your total up to 71.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35You might have done it.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Yeah, he won it, of course, Andy Murray,
0:23:37 > 0:23:39Sports Personality Of The Year.
0:23:39 > 0:23:40Thanks very much, Richard.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Now, Sandy, you're on 32.
0:23:42 > 0:23:43We have a target for you.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46- 38, 38 or less.- Yeah.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Um, this isn't that good for me either.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Andy Murray was my only other answer,
0:23:50 > 0:23:53so I'm going to have to go risky anyway, I think.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56I'm going to stick with tennis and I'm going to say Laura Robson.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Laura Robson, says Sandy. Laura Robson. Well, let's find out.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Here is your red line.
0:24:01 > 0:24:02If you get below that with Laura Robson,
0:24:02 > 0:24:03you are into the head-to-head.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07How many of our 100 people said Laura Robson? Is it right?
0:24:09 > 0:24:10No.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Bad luck, Sandy.
0:24:13 > 0:24:14I'm afraid that scores you 100 points,
0:24:14 > 0:24:16takes your total up to 132.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17Yeah, sorry, Sandy.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19A good obscure answer to know
0:24:19 > 0:24:20for someone who doesn't know about sport,
0:24:20 > 0:24:23but too obscure in this instance.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- Thanks, Richard. Now, Jonny.- Yes.
0:24:26 > 0:24:27Good news, you're through.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- Again, yes. Yeah, good news. - You are through again.- Yeah.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32You'll be in the head-to-head.
0:24:32 > 0:24:33What would you like to go for?
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Yes, I was going to say Tyson Fury,
0:24:35 > 0:24:36but I think I've changed my mind,
0:24:36 > 0:24:38and I'm going to say Victoria Pendleton.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39Victoria Pendleton.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41No red line - you're already through.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44let's see how many of our 100 people said Victoria Pendleton.
0:24:47 > 0:24:48No.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50An incorrect answer scores you 100 points,
0:24:50 > 0:24:51takes your score up to 130,
0:24:51 > 0:24:53but you're through.
0:24:53 > 0:24:54Yeah, not Victoria Pendleton.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Tyson Fury would have scored you 37 points,
0:24:57 > 0:24:58would've been a perfectly good answer.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00I'll take you through all of the answers here.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Some very good low scorers. There's no pointless answers at all.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06The first British man to win gold at a world gymnastics championships,
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Max Whitlock, was 1 point. A very good answer if you got that.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Lucy Bronze, the footballer, she would have scored you 2 points.
0:25:13 > 0:25:152 points, also, for Adam Peaty, the swimmer.
0:25:15 > 0:25:183 points for Kevin Sinfield from rugby league, who came second.
0:25:18 > 0:25:204 points for Lizzie Armitstead.
0:25:20 > 0:25:228 for Greg Rutherford.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24You'd have got 15 for Mo Farah.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26And every other answer we've had.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27Thanks very much, Richard.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29So, we are at the end of our second round.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32And this time it is Sandy and Lauren we say goodbye to
0:25:32 > 0:25:34with our highest score of 132.
0:25:34 > 0:25:35Well, you did pretty well
0:25:35 > 0:25:39considering it's not your specialist suit, you might say.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40But we'll see you again next time,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42and I'm sure you'll do much better then.
0:25:42 > 0:25:43We'll look forward to that very much,
0:25:43 > 0:25:45but in the meantime, thanks so much, Sandy and Lauren.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48APPLAUSE
0:25:48 > 0:25:50But for Alethea and Ansel, Matt and Jonny,
0:25:50 > 0:25:52it's now time for our head-to-head.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Congratulations, Matt and Jonny, Alethea and Ansel.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01You're now one step closer to the final and
0:26:01 > 0:26:06a chance to play for our jackpot, which currently stands at £2,000.
0:26:06 > 0:26:07There we are.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12So now you go head-to-head. You play as teams.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14You can confer before you give your answers.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17First pair to win two questions will be playing for the jackpot.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19We have had some very good answers and some slightly dodgy
0:26:19 > 0:26:21answers from each pair.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23But now you get to play together. You pool your resources.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26I think you should be very evenly matched.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28So best of luck to both pairs, and let's play the head-to-head.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38Here comes your first question, and it concerns...
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Robert Redford Films, Richard.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44We'll show you five pictures now from Robert Redford films.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48- Just need you to identify the films, please.- OK, thanks very much.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Let's reveal our five stills from Robert Redford films.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53And here they come. We've got...
0:27:15 > 0:27:16There we are.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Five Robert Redford films.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Now, Matt and Jonny, you've been our low scorers,
0:27:20 > 0:27:22so you will go first.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28- This hasn't worked out very well for us, to be honest.- Not at all!
0:27:28 > 0:27:30We don't know any of them.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34We think the guy in D looks pretty cool,
0:27:34 > 0:27:35so we're going to have a guess at that
0:27:35 > 0:27:39- and say Great Gatsby. - Great Gatsby, say Matt and Jonny.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Now, Alethea and Ansel,
0:27:42 > 0:27:46talk us through those films and supply as many names as you can.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50We'd like to, but we have no clue either!
0:27:50 > 0:27:54But we do know what A is, well, we think we do.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58And so we're going to go with that one, which is Horse Whisperer.
0:27:58 > 0:27:59OK, The Horse Whisperer.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03So we have The Great Gatsby and we have The Horse Whisperer.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06- Now, Matt and Jonny, was that a complete punt?- Yeah.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Let's find out. D, The Great Gatsby.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14It's absolutely right. It is The Great Gatsby.
0:28:17 > 0:28:1819.
0:28:22 > 0:28:2319 for The Great Gatsby.
0:28:23 > 0:28:28Now, Alethea and Ansel, also taking a bit of a punt, but going by
0:28:28 > 0:28:30the clues in the picture, you're saying A, The Horse Whisperer.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Let's see if that's right.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34Let's see how many of our hundred people said it.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38It is right.
0:28:41 > 0:28:4238.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Very well done.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Matt and Jonny, after one question, you are up 1-0.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52Often when people say something is a punt, it's not,
0:28:52 > 0:28:55- but I think that genuinely was a punt.- Absolutely!
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Very, very impressive.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00I had to say, if you haven't seen any of these films, you've got a real treat ahead of you.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04It's the way he's holding the glass. I was thinking of DiCaprio.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07There are some cracking films here, although The Horse Whisperer I would take issue with.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10I went to see that. I thought, "This is going to be amazing -
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- "it's about a horse who whispers." - LAUGHTER
0:29:13 > 0:29:15And... You know who does the whispering?
0:29:15 > 0:29:18The guy, the Robert Redford character, is doing the whispering.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21So it's The Person Whisperer, which is not impressive at all.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24You're not going to make a film out of someone who whispers.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28You might as well make a film about Ted Lowe, the snooker commentator.
0:29:28 > 0:29:33- You know? Now...B is... - I think that's Indecent Proposal.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36That is Indecent Proposal, yeah.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39That would have scored you 8 points.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43- Let's have a look at C.- Oh, one of my favourite films ever.- Which is?
0:29:43 > 0:29:46- The Sting.- The Sting, exactly right. 11 points.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49It's about the early days when he was in The Police,
0:29:49 > 0:29:52essentially, before he went solo.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56That's him with the rest of the band before he married Trudie Styler
0:29:56 > 0:29:58and all that stuff. Terrific.
0:29:58 > 0:30:03- That was his styler before Trudy, the guy there.- Yeah!
0:30:03 > 0:30:06He does look a bit like Sting in that one. A little bit. The haircut.
0:30:06 > 0:30:11- Yeah.- And the final one on the board - this is a wonderful film.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, yeah. 25 points for that.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20If you haven't seen those films you've got a treat in store. The Sting is a wonderful film,
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid is a wonderful film.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25- Fantastic.- Indecent Proposal? - Yeah...it's OK.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28- Yeah. Of its time. - Of its time.- I would say.
0:30:28 > 0:30:29There we are.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32So here comes your second question. Alethea and Ansel, you
0:30:32 > 0:30:35get to answer this first, but you have to win it to stay in the game.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Best of luck. Our second question this afternoon is all about...
0:30:38 > 0:30:40US States In Song Titles. Richard.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43We're going to show you the names now of five top-40 hits, all of
0:30:43 > 0:30:46which have an American state in the title, but we've removed the state.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49- Can you fill it back in again, please?- OK.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53So let's reveal our five song titles without states, and here they are.
0:31:13 > 0:31:14I'll read those all again.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Alethea and Ansel, you will go first.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32THEY CONFER
0:31:32 > 0:31:36We would like to go for the fourth one, Midnight Train To Georgia.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40Midnight Train To Georgia, says Alethea and Ansel.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43So, Matt and Jonny, the rest of that board is all yours.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Do you want to go through it and fill in the blanks?
0:31:46 > 0:31:49I'm... We know the second one. I think we know the second one!
0:31:49 > 0:31:52California Gurls. However, that's not what we're going for.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- We think it might be pretty high scoring, so...- Yeah.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58We're going to take a bit of a guess at the top one
0:31:58 > 0:32:00and say Deep In The Heart Of Texas.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Deep In The Heart Of Texas, say Matt and Jonny.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04They're very good at their guesses, Matt and Jonny.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Another way of saying they've been very bad at coming up with answers they know.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09LAUGHTER
0:32:09 > 0:32:11In the order they were given, Alethea and Ansel,
0:32:11 > 0:32:15you went for Georgia. Let's see if that's right, Midnight Train To Georgia.
0:32:18 > 0:32:19It is Georgia.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Oh, it's a high score, though - 75.
0:32:25 > 0:32:2675.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Meanwhile, Matt and Jonny have gone Deep In The Heart Of Texas,
0:32:29 > 0:32:31for Duayne Eddy. Let's see if that's right.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33Let see how many people said it.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37It is right.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40And it wins you a point! Look at that! Down it goes to 51.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45And it means, Matt and Jonny, after only two questions, you are
0:32:45 > 0:32:47straight through to the final 2-0.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49That is pretty good work getting through to the final on
0:32:49 > 0:32:53The Great Gatsby and Texas, neither of which you knew.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55They're so going to walk off with the jackpot -
0:32:55 > 0:32:57you can see it now, can't you?
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- Yeah.- Now, shall we fill in the rest of these?
0:33:00 > 0:33:04California Gurls - Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg.
0:33:04 > 0:33:0649 points for that.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10Virginia Plain, Roxy music's first UK hit.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12Would have scored 28. Do you know this bottom one?
0:33:12 > 0:33:14- It's the best answer on the board.- No, I don't.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18- You would guess Alabama, I would think?- Surely, ZZ Top.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21But it's not. My Head's In Mississippi. Apparently.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25And would have scored you 9 points. That's... Yeah.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27You'd be wet, wouldn't you?
0:33:27 > 0:33:31- Well, you would!- If your head was in the Mississippi.- Yeah. - I mean, come on!
0:33:31 > 0:33:34What I want to know is, which way is he lying?
0:33:34 > 0:33:36I mean, where is his body? I mean...
0:33:36 > 0:33:38LAUGHTER Do you know what I mean?
0:33:38 > 0:33:41Oh, my head's in Mississippi, the rest of my body is in Missouri.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44See, that's not going to end well. Well, it hasn't STARTED well.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- No, he's just doing it for a photo for his Facebook.- Oh, I see!
0:33:47 > 0:33:51He's doing a hilarious thing when he's on the state line and his head is in Mississippi.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55Or he is a member of staff at a school and is...
0:33:55 > 0:33:57RICHARD LAUGHS
0:33:57 > 0:33:59You know, and he's just basically saying, "My head's in
0:33:59 > 0:34:02"Mississippi, I, meanwhile have got to take sports day."
0:34:02 > 0:34:05"Ofsted turned up and I don't know what to do.
0:34:05 > 0:34:10"My head is in Mississippi," and Ofsted say, "Not our problem, mate.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12"This is a random inspection."
0:34:12 > 0:34:15And then he's going, "But why are you in America?
0:34:15 > 0:34:17"Ofsted doesn't operate here."
0:34:17 > 0:34:19And they go, "Don't you worry about that,"
0:34:19 > 0:34:22and you're like... That's a bad Ofsted, isn't it?
0:34:22 > 0:34:27- Anyway, that's what My Head's In Mississippi is about.- There we are.
0:34:27 > 0:34:28Thank you very much indeed, Richard.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31So the pair leaving us at the end of the head-to-head round,
0:34:31 > 0:34:33I'm afraid, Alethea and Ansel, it is you.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Well, you did much, much better this time than you did last time,
0:34:36 > 0:34:39through to the head-to-head, but I'm afraid, yes, you had it
0:34:39 > 0:34:42whipped from under your noses by Matt and Jonny in each case.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Been great having you on the show. Thanks very much for playing.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48Sorry you didn't get any further. Alethea and Ansel!
0:34:48 > 0:34:49APPLAUSE
0:34:49 > 0:34:54But, for Matt and Jonny, it's now time for our Pointless final.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Well, congratulations, Matt and Jonny.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02You fought off all the competition
0:35:02 > 0:35:04and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16At the end of today's show, the jackpot is standing at...
0:35:16 > 0:35:18CHEERING
0:35:20 > 0:35:24Well, it's just been a series of fantastically lucky guesses -
0:35:24 > 0:35:29it's been extraordinary. Hard Times in the first round was a guess.
0:35:29 > 0:35:34- Well, educated.- Well, you know, it was a pretty good guess.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36Then we had... Texas was a guess in the head-to-head.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38We had another one in the head-to-head -
0:35:38 > 0:35:40- The Great Gatsby was a guess. - Oh, that was a pure guess.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42I mean, also Victoria Pendleton was also a guess,
0:35:42 > 0:35:46but that one didn't pay off quite so well, but it has been...
0:35:46 > 0:35:47You know, it's been brilliant.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50You really don't know a lot of really good stuff.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52LAUGHTER
0:35:52 > 0:35:55What would you like to guess at in this last round?
0:35:55 > 0:35:57What's the ideal subject for you?
0:35:57 > 0:35:59I think we might be better to have a go on the stuff that we don't know.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01Yeah. I was going to say, "Usually we'd say sport",
0:36:01 > 0:36:04but the way today's gone, probably not any more.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Shall we find out what the board says?
0:36:06 > 0:36:08There'll be four things up there.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10I hope something up there appeals to you.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12Today's selection looks like this...
0:36:20 > 0:36:23Shall we just have a go at Year 2007 and see what happens?
0:36:23 > 0:36:25Should be our era, really, shouldn't it?
0:36:25 > 0:36:29- Why not?- 2007?- Yeah. - That's what we're going to go for.
0:36:29 > 0:36:30OK, very best of luck, gents.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Three very different questions here, very different areas.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Hopefully one of them suits you.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38We are looking for any of the cast of Cranford,
0:36:38 > 0:36:39which was first shown in 2007.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Anyone from the first two series of that,
0:36:41 > 0:36:43according to IMDb.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47We are looking for anyone who served in Gordon Brown's first cabinet
0:36:47 > 0:36:49that he convened in June 2007.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52Or we're looking for anyone who featured
0:36:52 > 0:36:54in the Rugby World Cup Final between England and South Africa.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58Anyone who was on the bench or played in that final, please.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00The cast of Cranford, Gordon Brown's first cabinet,
0:37:00 > 0:37:02or Rugby World Cup Final players.
0:37:02 > 0:37:03Best of luck, gents.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06Thanks very much, Richard. As always, you've got up to one minute
0:37:06 > 0:37:08to come up with three answers.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09All you need to win that jackpot
0:37:09 > 0:37:12is for just one of your answers to be pointless.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14- Are you ready?- Yes.- Yes.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16OK, let's put 60 seconds up on the clock. There they are.
0:37:16 > 0:37:17Your time starts now.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Rugby World Cup Final players.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Straightaway, we're not going to get anybody else.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24Jason Robinson scored the try that wasn't allowed.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27You can have Bryan Habana. What was he called?
0:37:27 > 0:37:32- What was the captain of 2003? - Martin Corry. Corry?
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Corry?
0:37:34 > 0:37:37- What was the guy... Mike Tindall could be in there.- Tindall. Er...
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Who else have we got?
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Toby Flood. Toby Flood might have been in there. Mike Catt.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45Mike Catt could be a good one to go for.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49- Shall we say Mike Catt and Toby Flood?- Er...- Who else have we got?
0:37:49 > 0:37:50Definitely Flood?
0:37:50 > 0:37:55Yeah, Toby Flood. Bryan Habana.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59I'm struggling to think of South African ones.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02- I could name a random Labour MP... - Francois Pienaar was long gone.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04- ..that could potentially be... - Yeah, you think so?
0:38:04 > 0:38:06- Well, who is it?- Emily Thornberry.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- We may as well have a punt. - OK, ten seconds left.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12I'd say them two World Cup Final players...
0:38:12 > 0:38:15Yeah, so Mike Catt, Toby Flood and then the MP, yeah?
0:38:15 > 0:38:16Yeah. Yeah, why not?
0:38:16 > 0:38:18OK, sounds like you've arrived at your answers.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20That is your time now up. Let's hear them.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23If you say which category you're answering, that'd be great.
0:38:23 > 0:38:24Right, so we're going to go for two
0:38:24 > 0:38:26from the Rugby World Cup Final players.
0:38:26 > 0:38:31- OK.- They are going to be Mike Catt and Bryan Habana.
0:38:31 > 0:38:32And Bryan Habana.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Yeah. The other one is going to be from Gordon Brown's first cabinet.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- That is...- Might not be right, but I know the name of
0:38:38 > 0:38:40a random Labour MP is Emily Thornberry, I think.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- Emily Thornberry. - I'm going to go for that.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45So of those three, which is your best shot at a pointless answer?
0:38:45 > 0:38:47I'd have to say Emily Thornberry.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49No, that's not going to be right, is it? I'd say Mike Catt.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51Stay down the bottom, stay down the bottom.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53- Mike Catt. - You want to put Mike Catt last?
0:38:53 > 0:38:55- Mike Catt last.- Go for Mike Catt. - OK, Mike Catt goes last.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58- What's least likely to be pointless? - Emily Thornberry.
0:38:58 > 0:38:59OK, Emily Thornberry first.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02OK, well, let's put them up on the board in that order, then.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Here they are.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06We've got Emily Thornberry,
0:39:06 > 0:39:09we've got Bryan Habana and we have Mike Catt.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Well, very, very best of luck. Three good answers on the board, there.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Let's hope one of those is pointless.
0:39:14 > 0:39:15I mean, wouldn't it be great?
0:39:15 > 0:39:17One of those pointless sends you home with two grand.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20What would you do with two grand? Matt, you first.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23I don't know. Maybe something... A little bit of a treat.
0:39:23 > 0:39:24I'd like to say I'd keep it sensible
0:39:24 > 0:39:26and put it towards a deposit for a flat or something,
0:39:26 > 0:39:29but I might just buy a new guitar or something like that.
0:39:29 > 0:39:30Jonny, how about you?
0:39:30 > 0:39:33Yeah, I'd like to go somewhere in Europe on holiday. Nice.
0:39:33 > 0:39:34Well, very best of luck.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38Three answers, as I say, all of them could win that jackpot for you.
0:39:38 > 0:39:39Let's see if they're all right.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41Let's see if any of them are pointless.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43Emily Thornberry was your first answer.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44In this case, we were looking for members
0:39:44 > 0:39:46of Gordon Brown's first cabinet in 2007.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49If it is pointless, it will win you £2,000.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53How many people said Emily Thornberry? Is it right?
0:39:56 > 0:40:00- Oh, bad luck. Well, it was a punt. - Yeah.- It was a punt.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02I'm afraid an incorrect answer, not a pointless answer,
0:40:02 > 0:40:06which means you only have two more chances to win today's jackpot.
0:40:06 > 0:40:07Your next answer was Bryan Habana.
0:40:07 > 0:40:12Now, if this is correct and it is pointless, it will win you £2,000.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15Let's find out how many of our 100 people said Bryan Habana.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Is it pointless?
0:40:20 > 0:40:22It's right.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24Well, your first answer was Emily Thornberry,
0:40:24 > 0:40:25which was incorrect,
0:40:25 > 0:40:27but Bryan Habana is absolutely on the money.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Now we go down through the 20s, through the teens,
0:40:29 > 0:40:30into single figures.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Bryan Habana now taking us way down. Look at that!
0:40:33 > 0:40:36CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Very well done indeed!
0:40:36 > 0:40:39Fantastic. Brilliant. Superb.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Very well done indeed.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47Oh, congratulations.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Bryan Habana was a pointless answer,
0:40:49 > 0:40:52which means you go home with that jackpot of £2,000.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Very well done, Matt and Jonny.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:40:57 > 0:41:00I told you, I told you you'd win, gents, didn't I?
0:41:00 > 0:41:01I told you you would.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03The jammiest pair we've ever had in the jackpot round.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05LAUGHTER
0:41:05 > 0:41:07But then you smashed it in the jackpot round. Very well played.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Mike Catt would have scored you 1 point.
0:41:10 > 0:41:121 point. Any rugby fan would have won that jackpot.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14So many pointless answers there.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16Toby Flood, Jason Robinson - you mentioned both of them.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Both of them were pointless answers as well,
0:41:18 > 0:41:21so there's loads and loads of rugby pointless answers out there.
0:41:21 > 0:41:22Actually, if you know Cranford,
0:41:22 > 0:41:25there's some good pointless answers as well, and if you know politics.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27You know, if any of those things interest you at all,
0:41:27 > 0:41:29there are pointless answers to be gained here.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32Let's start with Cranford, some very famous names here.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Celia Imrie, Lesley Sharp.
0:41:34 > 0:41:35Philip Glenister is a pointless answer.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Tom Hiddleston was in a couple of episodes of Cranford.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43Everybody apart from Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, John Bowe,
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Francesca Annis, Finty Williams and Eileen Atkins -
0:41:45 > 0:41:48everybody else who was in that series was a pointless answer.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50Well done if us said any of those.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53Gordon Brown's first cabinet. Some big names here as well...
0:41:58 > 0:42:00The only people who scored anything at all...
0:42:00 > 0:42:04Ed Balls scored points, Ed Miliband, remember him?
0:42:04 > 0:42:05He scored points.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08David Miliband. That's weird - two guys with the same surname.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11Alistair Darling, Jack Straw, Andy Burnham, Harriet Harman,
0:42:11 > 0:42:12Hilary Benn, Jacqui Smith, Hazel Blears.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15They're the only ones who scored points. Everyone else was pointless.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17Rugby World Cup Final players.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20I mean, virtually everybody who played in that game
0:42:20 > 0:42:21was a pointless answer...
0:42:24 > 0:42:27Andrew Sheridan, Andy Gomarsall, Ben Kay.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Dan Hipkiss, George Chuter, Jason Robinson.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32We know Lewis Moody, Mark Regan, Martin Corry.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34The only ones who scored any points at all were
0:42:34 > 0:42:37Jonny Wilkinson, Lawrence Dallaglio, Nick Easter and Mike Catt.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41Every single other player on both teams was a pointless answer.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Gents, you rode your luck, but then you came through at the end.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47- Congratulations. Lovely having you on the show.- Cheers.
0:42:47 > 0:42:48Thanks, Richard.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53Thanks, once again, to our winning players, Matt and Jonny,
0:42:53 > 0:42:55who go away with today's jackpot of £2,000.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00Join us next time when we'll be putting more obscure knowledge
0:43:00 > 0:43:01to the test on Pointless.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03- Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.- Goodbye.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09APPLAUSE