0:00:21 > 0:00:23Thank you very much indeed.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong and welcome to Pointless,
0:00:25 > 0:00:28the show where the aim is to score as few points as you can.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31You do that by coming up with the answers that no-one else can think of.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Let's meet today's players.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36APPLAUSE
0:00:37 > 0:00:38And couple number one.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Hello, my name is Natalie and I'm from Hitchin in Hertfordshire
0:00:41 > 0:00:44and this is my sister Deborah from Ashford in Surrey.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Couple number two.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Hi, I'm Nicky. This is my mate, Rob, and we're from Chesterfield.
0:00:49 > 0:00:50Couple number three.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Hi, I'm Samir and this is my friend, Paddy, and we're from London.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56And finally, couple number four.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00I'm Maria. This is my daughter, Christine, and we are, no surprises,
0:01:00 > 0:01:01from Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03And these are today's contestants.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05APPLAUSE
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Thanks very much, all of you. A very warm welcome to Pointless.
0:01:08 > 0:01:09It's lovely to have you here.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12We'll get to chat to each of you, of course, as the show goes along.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14That just leaves one more person from me to introduce.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18Here to fight for the facts like a Mike Tyson that it's still OK to like,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21it's my Pointless friend, it's Richard.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Hiya. Hi, everybody.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24Good afternoon.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25APPLAUSE
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Good afternoon to you.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- And to you.- Now, only Natalie and Deb back from our last show,
0:01:30 > 0:01:33and what a head-to-head we had against Lup and Ray.
0:01:33 > 0:01:39It went 1-0, 1-1, and then the final one, 35-36.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42One point in it and you got knocked out, which,
0:01:42 > 0:01:45if Lup and Ray went on to win the jackpot, would be very bad news.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46If they went on to lose the jackpot,
0:01:46 > 0:01:49quite good news because the money would've gone up.
0:01:49 > 0:01:50We'll find out in a second.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Welcome to our three new pairs as well.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55You'd do pretty well to beat that head-to-head in the last show, wouldn't they?
0:01:55 > 0:01:58- I think so.- Terrific stuff.- The closest we've had for a long time.
0:01:58 > 0:02:03But, Ray and Lup didn't win the jackpot last time,
0:02:03 > 0:02:06so you add another £1,000 to that, so today's jackpot starts off at...
0:02:08 > 0:02:09There we are.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10APPLAUSE
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Right, if everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20OK, now, remember this -
0:02:20 > 0:02:22the pair with the highest score at the end of each round
0:02:22 > 0:02:26will be eliminated, so it is your job not to be that pair.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28No conferring till we get to the head-to-head round, of course.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Best of luck to all four pairs. Our first category today...
0:02:32 > 0:02:34..is religion. Religion.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Can you all decide in your pairs, who's going to go first,
0:02:36 > 0:02:38who's going to go second?
0:02:38 > 0:02:41And whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46OK, and the question concerns...
0:02:51 > 0:02:54On each board we're going to give you seven clues to various facts
0:02:54 > 0:02:57about world religions. Every single answer up there begins with an S.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00There'll be seven on the first board, seven on the second,
0:03:00 > 0:03:0114 in all to have a go at at home.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- Very best of luck. - Thanks very much indeed.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06So, let's put up our first board of seven clues and here they come.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- Natalie, welcome back to Pointless. - Thank you.
0:04:11 > 0:04:12Ooh, that was exciting!
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- A cliff-hanger of a head-to-head there.- It was.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- Um... Well, great to have you back. - Thank you.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20I still kind of feel Pointless owes you one.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23But, you know, we'll see how the game proceeds.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- It'd be nice if you got another chance to go through.- Yes.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- Remind us what you do, Natalie. - I work for letting agency.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30That is right, in Hertfordshire.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35- Yes.- And what do you like doing when not showing people around houses?
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Um, my main hobby would be amateur dramatics.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40I'm a member of a couple of...
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Oh, not content with just one. Two?
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Two amateur dramatics.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- So, you've always got one play on the boil.- Sometimes.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50It all depends which company's doing what and if I fancy
0:04:50 > 0:04:51having a go.
0:04:51 > 0:04:52So, when do you put on plays?
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Obviously there's a Christmas one, I imagine.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59Yeah. One of the groups I belong to put on ten plays a year
0:04:59 > 0:05:01and the other one puts on about five,
0:05:01 > 0:05:03plus there's fringe smaller ones in the studio.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- OK, that's brilliant.- Yes.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08And lots of people come to support you, which is wonderful.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Now, Natalie, what would you like to go for?
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Uh! I only know three,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17and I'm going to go for...
0:05:17 > 0:05:20synagogue for the Judaism.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22OK, synagogue, says Natalie.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Let's see if it's right, let's see how many of our 100 people said synagogue.
0:05:27 > 0:05:28It's right.
0:05:32 > 0:05:3345.
0:05:35 > 0:05:3845, not bad. I'll bet there are higher scores than that this round.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Gets us off to a good start.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43A steady start. Also known as shul in Yiddish.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Thank you very much, Richard.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- Rob, welcome to Pointless. - Hi.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Great to have you here. What do you do, Rob?
0:05:49 > 0:05:51I work in the waste management industry.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53I work for a company that makes lids for skips.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- Ah! - Thrilling.- Lids for skips.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Rob, what are you hobbies?
0:05:59 > 0:06:03I like walking, bird-watching, do am-dram with Nicky.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04Perhaps we could put on a play.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05What? Here?
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Have we got time to devise one between now and the end of the show?
0:06:09 > 0:06:10I'm going to leave that in Nicky's...
0:06:10 > 0:06:12I think Nicky seems very capable, I think.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13- Yes.- She can be in charge of that.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Rob, what would you like to go for on our board of esses?
0:06:16 > 0:06:20I'm going to go for the surname of the US religious leader who
0:06:20 > 0:06:24published the Book of Mormon, and I'm really hoping that it's Smith.
0:06:24 > 0:06:25Smith, says Rob.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26Let's see if Smith is right,
0:06:26 > 0:06:28let's see how many of our 100 people knew that.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32It is indeed Smith.
0:06:32 > 0:06:3645 is our only score at this point, and Smith takes you past 45.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Down it goes. That's a good answer, Rob.
0:06:38 > 0:06:3919.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42APPLAUSE
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Good work, Rob. Yes, Joseph Smith.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Very familiar over here from the musical The Book of Mormon.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Thank you very much, Richard.
0:06:50 > 0:06:51Paddy, welcome to Pointless.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Good to have you here. What do you do, Paddy?
0:06:53 > 0:06:55I'm a graduate manager at an airline.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57And what do you manage in an airline? So much to manage there.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59So much to manage.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02At the moment, I'm in selling distribution, how we sell our tickets.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05I see. Is there an area that you're thinking, "Ooh! That's where I'd like to be?"
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Food, clearly, that would be fun.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- Anything that gets you travelling really is always good fun.- I see.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13OK, at the moment, you're fairly desk-bound, are you?
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- Fairly grounded at the moment. - Grounded.- Always options to travel.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Very good. OK, now, Paddy.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Our board. We've had two correct answers so far.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23So, yes, no pressure.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Um... I'm going to go for the biblical figure
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- betrayed by Delilah and I think that's Samson.- Samson, says Paddy.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Let's see how many of our 100 people got Samson.
0:07:35 > 0:07:36It's right. 40... Ah-hah!
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Popular fellow, Samson.
0:07:40 > 0:07:4285 is your score.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44That is a big score, isn't it?
0:07:44 > 0:07:45Big score. Yes.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Most famous haircut in history.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- Yes.- Apart from Jennifer Aniston's in Friends.
0:07:50 > 0:07:51LAUGHTER
0:07:51 > 0:07:54It goes, Rachel in Friends, then Samson.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55Then Wayne Rooney.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57TITTERING
0:07:57 > 0:07:58There we are. Thank you very much, Richard.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Now, Maria. Warm welcome to Pointless.
0:08:01 > 0:08:02From Newcastle!
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- Indeed.- Lovely to have you here.
0:08:04 > 0:08:05What do you do, Maria?
0:08:05 > 0:08:10I run a care company providing care for people with all kinds of
0:08:10 > 0:08:14medical and mental health conditions and things like that.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Right you are. And what are your interests, Maria?
0:08:17 > 0:08:22Very bizarre. I think my main interest is true crime.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24OK. Do you mean reading about it or committing it?
0:08:24 > 0:08:25Because that's a...
0:08:25 > 0:08:28That's for me to... You know, you've got to keep people guessing,
0:08:28 > 0:08:30so it could be either.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33It's reading about it, and I love documentaries about them.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35It's very popular as a genre, isn't it?
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Yes. It started off... I read a lot of Agatha Christies
0:08:38 > 0:08:41when I was a kid and it just went from there, really, I think.
0:08:41 > 0:08:42There you are.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44How fascinating. Maria, this board is all yours.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46If you wanted to go through it and fill in all the blanks,
0:08:46 > 0:08:48you'd be very welcome.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50I thought I was going to be clever and get Mr Smith.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55The only other one I really know is at Midsummer pagans worship at this.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Stonehenge.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58Stonehenge, says Maria.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Stonehenge.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Well, it will be interesting to see where that takes you on the column.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08It's right. Look at that.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Past... Oh, look, down to 66 for Stonehenge.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13There we are, Maria.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Not bad. 66 for Stonehenge.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Yes, very famous monument but perhaps the wording of the question
0:09:18 > 0:09:20means it goes down to 66. You would think it would score more.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Some of the first scientific excavations there were carried out
0:09:23 > 0:09:26by Charles Darwin. He had a lot to say about earthworms in the area.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28That was his main contribution.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31He said that's why they were sinking, because of all the earthworms.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34He later went on to do better work, Darwin, I think.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- You've got to start somewhere, though, don't you?- Well, this is it.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42Now, the articles of faith known as the Five Ks are part of Sikhism.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44That would have scored you 34.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47That sect were the Shakers. Shakers.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Very well done if you said that. Would have scored you seven points.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54At the Arabic word for the second pillar of Islam is Salat,
0:09:54 > 0:09:56and that would have scored you two, so very, very well played
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- if you got that at home. - Thanks very much, Richard.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02We're halfway through the round so let's take a look at those scores.
0:10:02 > 0:10:0319. Well done, Rob.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Mr Smith earnings you the lowest score in that pass.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Then we travel up to 45, Natalie and Deb.
0:10:08 > 0:10:1366, Maria and Christine, and then up to 85, Paddy and Samir.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15So, Samir, let's have a low score from you in the next pass.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Best of luck. We'll come back down the line now.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20The second players, please step up to the podium?
0:10:23 > 0:10:26OK, let's put seven more clues up on the board.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27Here they are.
0:11:21 > 0:11:22There we go.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Christine, welcome to Pointless. Lovely to have you here.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27And what do you do, Christine?
0:11:27 > 0:11:30I'm a senior care assistant working for Maria's company.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Now, tell me, is Maria good boss?
0:11:32 > 0:11:33Hmm... Sometimes.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Sometimes.
0:11:36 > 0:11:37No, she's the best.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39She standing next to us, I have to say that.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42And what are your interests, Christine?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Well, I like shopping, obviously.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- Um... - Where do you go to do your shopping?
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- Metrocentre, mostly.- There we are. Still good, the Metrocentre?
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- I only live about a mile from the Metrocentre.- Oh, fantastic.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Just going out and doing stuff with friends,
0:11:55 > 0:11:58going to the pictures and going to the pubs...
0:11:59 > 0:12:03Excellent! You're the first person to have this board.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Have you found something on there that you like the look of?
0:12:05 > 0:12:09Just, there's only one because religion just really is not my thing,
0:12:09 > 0:12:13so I'm going to have to go for the deadly sin and say sloth.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Sloth, or "slow-th", says Christine.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Here is your red line. You want to score 18 or less.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21If you can get below that, you're definitely in the next round.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22How many people said sloth?
0:12:27 > 0:12:3081 for sloth.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32That takes your total up to 147.
0:12:32 > 0:12:33Still in the game, though.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Yes, sloths, the animals, only come down from the trees once a week
0:12:36 > 0:12:37to go to the toilet.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40LAUGHTER
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Er... Samir. Welcome to Pointless.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45What do you do, Samir?
0:12:45 > 0:12:48I work as a parliamentary assistant to a member of Parliament.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52- How long have you done it?- I've been doing it for about 15 months now.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53Getting the hang of it?
0:12:53 > 0:12:55Just about. Just about.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- Liking it?- I do enjoy it for the most part, yes.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Are you largely based actually within the Palace of Westminster itself?
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Yes. Within Westminster, yes.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05That's exciting. It sounds like you're going to be staying working
0:13:05 > 0:13:08in the Palace of Westminster while all the renovations are going on.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10I think so. We just don't know what's going to happen, though.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12There we are. OK, now, Samir, there you are on 85.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14The high scorers are behind you on 147.
0:13:14 > 0:13:1961 or less gets you through to the next round.
0:13:19 > 0:13:20Yes. Difficult one.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24I'm going to go for the top one, the Japanese religion.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25It's Shintoism.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Shintoism, says Samir.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Here is your red line. Get below that with Shintoism and you are
0:13:30 > 0:13:34into the next round. Let's see how many of our 100 people said it.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40Very well done.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43That's a great answer, 25.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45APPLAUSE
0:13:47 > 0:13:48110 is your total, well done.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Very well played. Very interesting religion, Shintoism.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54It has no founder, it has no sacred scriptures, it has no dogma.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56It's... So, you know, it's kind of a nice...
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- Free swim.- Yes, exactly.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01They don't do many shrines in Japan's Shintoism.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04There you go. OK, now, Nicky.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06- Hi.- Welcome to Pointless.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- What do you do, Nicky? - I work in a senior school.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11I'm a work experience and careers coordinator.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- It's good.- That's quite fun.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16So you have to have quite a lot of liaison outside the school in all
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- various different areas. - Yeah, local businesses a lot, yes.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22So you spend quite a lot of time going out and visiting places,
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- checking they're appropriate, I suppose, for people to go off and...- Yeah.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Well, the council sort of do that for us but I set them all up, yes.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32And your interests outside that, I'm guessing, theatrical.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Yes. Yeah.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Acting and directing, mainly.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Very good. Have you directed Rob?
0:14:38 > 0:14:40I've directed his Bottom, yes.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42LAUGHTER
0:14:42 > 0:14:44In A Midsummer Night's Dream.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48That is the only appropriate follow-on from that, isn't it?
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Very good. Now, Nicky, you're on 19.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Great news - you're through to the next round.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- Doesn't matter what you score. - OK.- What would you like to go for?
0:14:55 > 0:14:58I think there's a couple I know, but I'll go with one
0:14:58 > 0:15:00that I'm certain of,
0:15:00 > 0:15:03and that's the L Ron Hubbard religion, which is Scientology.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Scientology, says Nicky.
0:15:05 > 0:15:06No red line. You're already through.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Let's see how many of our 100 people said Scientology.
0:15:12 > 0:15:13It's right.
0:15:15 > 0:15:1655.
0:15:18 > 0:15:2074 is your total.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Yes, of course, previously, he was an author.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Sci-fi and horror author.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27One of his pseudonyms was Winchester Remington Colt.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- Not bad at all.- Then he founded a religion.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32There you go. In his spare time.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- Nice thing to do, isn't it? - There you go.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36OK, now, Deb, welcome back.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Reminded us what you do, Deb.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42We've got a family business.
0:15:42 > 0:15:43- In dental.- Dental equipment.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Equipment. But that's not...
0:15:45 > 0:15:48You do sort of things that go into the mouth, as well.
0:15:48 > 0:15:49Little proddy... mirrors and things.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51- Drills.- Ow! Drills.- Fixing...
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Oh, but do you do those fun water things that put water into a...
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Yes. Mmm. Mm.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- And the swilly...- And unblock them and stuff like that.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03- Oh, I see, that's not fun.- No.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04I'm going to put that back now.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07I don't want anything more to do with that.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08It's when things go wrong.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Right, OK, that's when you come in.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Of all the things you have to fix, you don't want to fix dental stuff.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15I don't personally.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17OK. Phew-ee. Deb, it doesn't matter what you score.
0:16:17 > 0:16:18You're through to the next round.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22- Oh, doesn't it? OK.- Would you like to have a stab at any of these?
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- Take us through the board? - I think that that's King Solomon,
0:16:25 > 0:16:28but that will be quite high.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31I don't know the fasting.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Shiva the Destroyer,
0:16:33 > 0:16:38but I'm going to have a guess that something in the back of my head
0:16:38 > 0:16:40is saying Seth...
0:16:40 > 0:16:42to Cain and Abel.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Cain and Abel's brother.
0:16:44 > 0:16:45No red line for you.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Let's see how many of our 100 people went with Seth.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52It is Seth.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00And it's a brilliant answer - look at that.
0:17:00 > 0:17:0314 is the lowest score of the entire round, and 59 is the lowest total.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- So very well done. - Great answer, Deb.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Very well played. Of those three names, it's the one that's endured the most,
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Seth, I think. You get more Seths, don't you, than Cains and Abels?
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- Cain's not going to...- Don't get a lot of Abels in primary schools these days.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- No.- You were quite right about the king - it is Solomon,
0:17:18 > 0:17:20and you were right to avoid it, as well.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Would have scored you 49 points.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25And you were right about Shiva, as well.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Shiva the Destroyer, and Shiva would have scored 15.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32And the Arabic word for fasting is sawm.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36And if you said that, very well done, a pointless answer, terrific work.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Thanks very much indeed, Richard.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41So, at the end of our first round, the pair who are heading home with
0:17:41 > 0:17:43their high score of 147, Christine and Maria, I'm afraid it is you.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Great news, though, we'll see you again next time.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Looking forward to that already, but thanks very much meantime.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Christine and Maria.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55But for our remaining three pairs, it's now time for round two.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03So, there we are. Down to three pairs.
0:18:03 > 0:18:04Obviously, we'll have to say goodbye
0:18:04 > 0:18:06to another pair at the end of this round.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Deb, very well done, best answer of that pass,
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Seth, lovely low score.
0:18:10 > 0:18:11Best of luck to all three pairs.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Our category for round two today is...
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first,
0:18:18 > 0:18:20who's going to go second? And whoever is going first,
0:18:20 > 0:18:22please step up to the podium.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28OK, and the question concerns...
0:18:31 > 0:18:34UK hits with one-word titles, Richard.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Yes, we're going to show you a board now of 12 words and those words
0:18:37 > 0:18:41have all been one-word titles of UK top 40 hits more than once.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45We're looking for any act who's had a UK top 40 hit with any of the words -
0:18:45 > 0:18:48just those single words - that you're about to see, please.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51So, any act who's had a UK top 40 with a song
0:18:51 > 0:18:53- called one of these words, please.- OK.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56So, as Richard just said, 12 words are going to appear on the board.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58They aren't going to change halfway through the round.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00They will be there for the entire round, OK?
0:19:00 > 0:19:02You're just going to throw out the name of any act
0:19:02 > 0:19:05who's had a UK Top 40 hit with one of these.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06OK, here are the words.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15I'll read them all one last time.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23There we are.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Deb, it will be you we come to first.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29I can only think Crazy, Patsy Cline.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Patsy Cline, says Deb. Good start to the round.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Let's see how many of our 100 said Patsy Cline.
0:19:37 > 0:19:38It's a right answer.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45Look at that, 13.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Very well done. 13 for Patsy Cline.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Yes, wasn't a hit first time round, actually.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55It was 1990 when that got in the top 40.
0:19:55 > 0:19:56Thanks very much, Richard.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Now, Rob.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00There's a couple on there.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02My sort of genre is rock,
0:20:02 > 0:20:05and there's a couple on there that certainly are.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09I'm going to go, and I hope it was top 40, or they were top 40,
0:20:09 > 0:20:11- Aerosmith.- Aerosmith, says Rob.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Let's see. Oh, you do like your rock.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Let's see how much our 100 people liked Aerosmith.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23They did like it. 13 is what Patsy Cline scored.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Aerosmith takes us down
0:20:26 > 0:20:28past 13, down to 4.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Very well done, Rob.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Yes, Crazy.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37They had a number 23 hit with Crazy,
0:20:37 > 0:20:40which is the double A-side with Blind Man, as well.
0:20:40 > 0:20:41Thanks very much, Richard.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- Samir.- Hi.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Samir, what would you like to go for?
0:20:45 > 0:20:48This is a tough one.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52I think I'm going to go with the Spice Girls.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54The Spice Girls, says Samir.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Let's see how many of our 100 people agree with Samir.
0:20:59 > 0:21:04It's right. 13 is our high score, 4 our low.
0:21:05 > 0:21:0715 is our new high score.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10There we are, 15 for the Spice Girls.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Yes, number two hit with Stop, the Spice Girls.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Thank very much. We're halfway through the round.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Let's take a quick look at those scores. 4, Rob. Very well done.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Aerosmith putting you and Nicky at the head of the table there.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Then up to 13, where we find Deb and Natalie,
0:21:23 > 0:21:26then just a smidge ahead of them on 15, we find Samir and Paddy.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29So, Paddy, you just happen to be out in front,
0:21:29 > 0:21:31so let's have a nice low score from you.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34We're going to come back down the line now. Can the second players
0:21:34 > 0:21:36please step up to the podium?
0:21:38 > 0:21:41OK. Now, Paddy. High scorers.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43So we need a low score.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Again, hoping this made the top 40,
0:21:46 > 0:21:48I'm going to say Damien Rice for "Cannonball".
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Damien Rice, says Paddy.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Let's see how many of our 100 people agree with that.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55No red line for you, you're the high scorers.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01It's right. Well, 15, our high score.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Ten for Damien Rice, very well done.
0:22:06 > 0:22:0925 is your total.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Yes, and a top ten hit as well for Damien Rice.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- Beautiful song.- Thanks, Richard.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Now then, Nicky.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20Ideally, you would score 20 or less with this answer.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22OK.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25Ooh. I think it might be risky,
0:22:25 > 0:22:29but I'm going to say Sam Brown.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Sam Brown, says Nicky.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Here is the red line.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37If you can get below that with Sam Brown, you're into the head-to-head.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Let's see how many of our 100 people said Sam Brown.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44It is right.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50And it gets you through, very well done indeed.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Down to 4.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Equalling the mighty low score of Rob in the first pass.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- 8 is your total. - Yes, another terrific answer.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01You both scored 4 and that was a number 4 hit.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02There you go. OK.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Now, Natalie.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08Natalie, you are the last person to have this question.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Now, remember how close you came to the final last time?
0:23:10 > 0:23:13You must go through to the head-to-head.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17I've got a feeling that Jackson Browne sang Stay.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Jackson Browne, says Natalie.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22That sounds like just the sort of thing that scores 11 or less,
0:23:22 > 0:23:24but it has to be right, obviously.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Let's see how many of our 100 people said, Jackson Browne.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28There is your red line.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33It's right.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35It's right, Natalie.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38It gets you through
0:23:38 > 0:23:40and it's a pointless answer.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Very, very well done indeed.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45ALEXANDER LAUGHS What an end to the round.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50That adds £250 to today's jackpot, takes the total up to 2,500.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53It scores you nothing. It sees you through to the head-to-head,
0:23:53 > 0:23:55leaves your total at 13.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57It's just marvellous.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59That is a terrific answer, yes.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01From 1978, that was.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03It was a UK top 40 hit.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06It's funny, you assume there haven't been many songs like this.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08There's loads. There's loads and loads.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10And there's some pointless answers out there, as well.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13You'd have got a pointless answer for Stay with Barry Manilow,
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Bernard Butler, once of Suede, Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18For Stop, you'd have had pointless answers for Jamilia,
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Mega City Four.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Pray, you'd have got pointless answers for Tina Cousins, MC Hammer,
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Syntax and Lasgo.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Yep, me either.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Busta Rhymes would have been a pointless answer for One.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35Mary J Blige and U2. Ed Sheeran also a pointless answer for One.
0:24:35 > 0:24:36Very well done if you said that.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Jump - Flo Rida, Bus Stop,
0:24:38 > 0:24:41and The Faders, all of those were pointless answers for Jump.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Hello - Martin Solveig & Dragonette, that was a big hit a couple of years ago,
0:24:44 > 0:24:47The Beloved and The Cast Of Glee.
0:24:47 > 0:24:48Fire, a couple of pointless answers -
0:24:48 > 0:24:52Kasabian and Lethal Bizzle, both of those were pointless answers for Fire.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Dreams - The Game had a pointless answer with Dreams.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57The Corrs. Wild Colour, as well.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02Crazy - Leann Rimes, Lucid, Mark Morrison, Mud, Icehouse, Andy Bell.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04All of those were pointless.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Cannonball - Duane Eddy & The Rebels was a pointless answer.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Believe - Elton John, Mumford and Sons, Goldie, Lenny Kravitz,
0:25:10 > 0:25:14Ian Van Dahl and The Chemical Brothers all pointless answers there.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18And Amazing - Inna had a pointless answer with Amazing.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20- That a lot, isn't it?- That's a lot.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22We should end this round. Let's stop.
0:25:22 > 0:25:23LAUGHTER
0:25:23 > 0:25:26So, at the end of this round, we have say goodbye to a pair,
0:25:26 > 0:25:27and that pair is Paddy and Samir.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Nothing wrong with your score, though.
0:25:29 > 0:25:3225's a wonderful low score. It just happens to be the high score.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35We'll see you again next time and I'm sure you'll go much further,
0:25:35 > 0:25:38but in the meantime, thanks very much, Paddy and Samir.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43But, for the remaining two pairs, it's now time for our head-to-head.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Congratulations, Natalie and Deb, Nicky and Rob.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53You're now one step closer to the final and a chance to play for our
0:25:53 > 0:25:57jackpot, which currently stands at £2,500.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Well, it's very exciting, we have arrived at the head-to-head,
0:26:02 > 0:26:05which means you're now allowed to confer, and in this round,
0:26:05 > 0:26:08the first pair to win two questions will be playing for that jackpot.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Best of luck to both pairs. Let's play the head-to-head.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Here is your first question, and it concerns...
0:26:22 > 0:26:25- Underground transport, Richard. - We're going to show you five
0:26:25 > 0:26:28pictures now of the underground transport system of various cities.
0:26:28 > 0:26:29I need you to name the city, please.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32We're going to give you the first letter of each one, as well.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34OK, thank you. Let's reveal our five underground systems,
0:26:34 > 0:26:36and here they come.
0:27:00 > 0:27:01There we are.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05Five underground stations.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09OK, now, Natalie and Deb, you're our low scorers so you will go first.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11THEY WHISPER
0:27:21 > 0:27:26Well, we're going to go D, that we hope is Glasgow.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28D, Glasgow, say Natalie and Deb.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Now then. Nicky and Rob,
0:27:30 > 0:27:33do you want to talk us through all those other pictures?
0:27:33 > 0:27:37A is Lon...don.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40B is...
0:27:40 > 0:27:42I think that's Brussels.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44C is New York,
0:27:44 > 0:27:47and E, we think, is Berlin.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49- Shall we go for B?- Go on.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51B, Brussels.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53B, Brussels. So we have Glasgow versus Brussels.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57Natalie and Deb said, "Glasgow," let's see if that's right for D.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00Let's see how many of our 100 people said it.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05It is Glasgow.
0:28:09 > 0:28:1126 for Glasgow.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Now then. Nicky and Rob have gone for Brussels For B.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Let's see if that's right, and if it is,
0:28:19 > 0:28:22let's see how many of our 100 people said, "Brussels".
0:28:25 > 0:28:27THEY GROAN
0:28:27 > 0:28:28No.
0:28:28 > 0:28:29Not Brussels.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31It's a tricky one, that one.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33That means, well done, Natalie and Deb,
0:28:33 > 0:28:35after one question, you are up 1-0.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Yes, well played. You won't be the only people to say Brussels.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40I'm sure of that. It's actually only the second electrically-operated
0:28:40 > 0:28:44underground system in the world after London, and it's Budapest.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Budapest. I know, it annoyingly fits the letters, doesn't it?
0:28:46 > 0:28:484 points for that.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Now, the first one, of course, is London.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54- What do you think London scored? - You would have to hope in the 90s.
0:28:54 > 0:28:5698.
0:28:56 > 0:28:5795.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00That's all right, isn't it? That's not too bad.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Now, if that scored 95, what do you think NY scored there?
0:29:03 > 0:29:05I think that scores more.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07- There are so many clues. - More than 95.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09I think so, I'm going to say... I'm going to say 98 this time.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14You're saying 98. Well, it's a very rare occasion, but it scored 100.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Doesn't happen very often, does it?
0:29:16 > 0:29:18- No.- Well done, our 100.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20That's good.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22And E is Berlin.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24That would have scored you 40.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Thank you very much indeed, Richard. So, here comes your second question.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30Nicky and Rob, you get to answer this one first,
0:29:30 > 0:29:33but you have to win it to stay in the game, so very, very best of luck.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Our second question is all about...
0:29:39 > 0:29:41- Richard.- We're going to show you the names now of five films
0:29:41 > 0:29:43which have been nominated for Best Picture Oscar,
0:29:43 > 0:29:46but we've missed out a colour from each of their titles.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48Can you tell us what it is, please?
0:29:48 > 0:29:50OK, thank you very much.
0:29:50 > 0:29:55So, let's reveal our five films without colour, and here they are.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Nicky and Rob, you will go first.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24We'll go for the top one, please, and say Silver Linings Playbook.
0:30:24 > 0:30:25"Silver," say Nicky and Rob.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29Silver. Now then, Natalie and Deb, you can do your talking out loud.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31Talk us through that board if you like.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35Well, we knew that. We know it's The Green Mile, The Colour Purple.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39I guess The Thin Blue Line, but do you know the "Parade", Deb?
0:30:39 > 0:30:40I think it would be...
0:30:40 > 0:30:45- Because it's an old one we'd know it.- What shall we go for?
0:30:45 > 0:30:47- The Green Mile or The Colour Purple?- Colour Purple?
0:30:47 > 0:30:49We'll go for The Colour Purple.
0:30:49 > 0:30:50The Colour Purple.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52So we have silver and purple.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56Nicky and Rob went for silver, let's see if that's right for Silver Linings Playbook.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00It is right.
0:31:03 > 0:31:0554.
0:31:05 > 0:31:0954, and now Natalie and Deb have gone for purple,
0:31:09 > 0:31:11The Colour Purple.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14Let's see if that's right, let's see how many people said it.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17It is right.
0:31:17 > 0:31:1879.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22Well done, Nicky and Rob, it's exactly what we needed from you.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25You're back in the game, and after two questions, it's 1-1.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Another good head-to-head here. There's an even bigger scorer here.
0:31:28 > 0:31:33The Green Mile would have scored you 85 points.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Now, these last two are the best two.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37The one at the bottom there, not The Thin Blue Line.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- It's a war film.- Red!
0:31:39 > 0:31:41The Thin Red Line. Yes, The Thin Blue Line was the Ben Elton sitcom.
0:31:41 > 0:31:4329 points for that.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45This is the best answer, The White Parade.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48Very well done if you said that, for 4 points.
0:31:48 > 0:31:49Thank you very much, Richard.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52So, it all comes down to our third question.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55This is the decider. Whoever wins this goes through to the final and
0:31:55 > 0:31:57plays for that jackpot. Best of luck to both pairs.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00Our third question is all about...
0:32:04 > 0:32:07- Richard.- Yes, we're simply going to give you five clues
0:32:07 > 0:32:09to facts about crows and ravens.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11- We're going to learn something here, aren't we?- We are.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14And whichever team gives us the most obscure answer is going through to
0:32:14 > 0:32:16play for that jackpot. Very best of luck, everyone.
0:32:16 > 0:32:21Thanks very much. So, let's reveal our five clues to facts about crows and ravens, and here they come.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06There we go. Now then. Natalie and Deb, you'll go first.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11We're going to say Animal Farm for the George Orwell book.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14OK, Animal Farm, say Natalie and Deb.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Now then, Nicky and Rob. It's over to you.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19Do you want to have a wander through that board and see if you can fill
0:33:19 > 0:33:22- in all those blanks? - The US singer is Sheryl Crow.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26The novel is Game Of Thrones.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29The landmark is the Tower of London.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31The Poet Laureate...
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Maybe Ted Hughes, John Betjeman.
0:33:34 > 0:33:35Yes. Not sure.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38Let's go with Game Of Thrones.
0:33:38 > 0:33:43Game Of Thrones, say Nicky and Rob for the second one down.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47OK. So, we have Animal Farm and we have Game Of Thrones.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Natalie and Deb said, Animal Farm for the raven called Moses.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Let's see how many of our 100 people got that.
0:33:55 > 0:33:56It's right.
0:34:01 > 0:34:02Look at that, very well done indeed.
0:34:02 > 0:34:0412 for Animal Farm.
0:34:08 > 0:34:13Nicky and Rob have gone for Game Of Thrones for the Night's Watch.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Let's see how many of our 100 people said, Game Of Thrones.
0:34:18 > 0:34:19It's right.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24Oh, it's going to be close.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Oh, look at that, 15!
0:34:28 > 0:34:32Another knife edge head-to-head, but very well done indeed,
0:34:32 > 0:34:34Natalie and Deb. This time, you've come out the better of it.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38After three questions, you are into the final 2-1.
0:34:38 > 0:34:39Yes, you put us through it again.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41Last time, of course, you lost by one point,
0:34:41 > 0:34:43this time you won by three points.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Very well played. A terrific head-to-head again.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49The US singer is Sheryl Crow.
0:34:49 > 0:34:50She would have scored 43.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53London landmark is, of course, the Tower of London.
0:34:54 > 0:34:5865. I think all of you were tempted to go for Ted Hughes on this one,
0:34:58 > 0:34:59- maybe.- Or Betjeman.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03Betjeman. It was Ted Hughes, and it was the best answer on the board.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Would have scored eight points.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Thanks very much indeed, Richard.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09So the pair leaving us at the end of the head-to-head round,
0:35:09 > 0:35:11I'm afraid it's Nicky and Rob.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14But it's good news really because it means we get to see you again
0:35:14 > 0:35:16next time. We'll look forward to that very much.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18Meantime, thanks very much, Nicky and Rob.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24But for Natalie and Deb it's now time for our Pointless final.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30Congratulations, Natalie and Deb,
0:35:30 > 0:35:32you've seen off all the competition
0:35:32 > 0:35:35and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37- BOTH:- Yay!
0:35:41 > 0:35:44You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot,
0:35:44 > 0:35:47and at the end of today's show, the jackpot is standing at £2,500.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Tactically, it turns out that you played a blinder here,
0:35:54 > 0:35:57because you were beaten by one point last time,
0:35:57 > 0:35:59and we had to say goodbye at the end of the head-to-head.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02But the jackpot rolled over, and here you are.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04I think we're set fair for a nice win here.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06- That's what I'm sensing.- I hope so.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08What would help that happen?
0:36:08 > 0:36:10What subjects would you love to see come up?
0:36:10 > 0:36:11You for history.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- The Waltons TV show.- Excellent.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17- That would be brilliant. - Or It's A Wonderful Life.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19It's A Wonderful Life film.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Nice and specific, this is good.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24That's about all.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Very good. Well, let's hope they all come up on the board.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29As you know, you get to choose one of the scary options that appears up
0:36:29 > 0:36:32there, but there's always three slightly less scary options behind
0:36:32 > 0:36:35each one, so there we are. Best of luck today.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Our selection looks like this.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50Go for the Stuarts and hope that one of them is something you can...
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- You sure you don't want to do musicals?- No, go on.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55You do the Stuarts.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58You're only doing it because I'll be the one in trouble.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- Yes, you'll get the blame. - We'll try the Stuarts.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04- OK, you said history. It's what you wanted.- Yes.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06OK, the Stuarts it is.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09OK, very best of luck. I suspect one of these particularly will really
0:37:09 > 0:37:12suit you. We are looking for any of the following, please.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Named speaking characters in The Tempest,
0:37:32 > 0:37:34gunpowder plot conspirators,
0:37:34 > 0:37:38and Stuart monarchs or their spouses 1603 to 1714.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41- Very best of luck. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Now, as always, you've got up to one minute to come up with three answers,
0:37:44 > 0:37:47and all you need to win that jackpot is just one of those answers to be
0:37:47 > 0:37:49pointless. Are you ready?
0:37:51 > 0:37:53OK, let's put 60 seconds up on the clock.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55There they are, your time starts now.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59Well, the Tempest. Caliban, Miranda and Ariel..
0:37:59 > 0:38:05Anne of Denmark for James and George of Denmark for Anne.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07OK, right, OK.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11Gunpowder plot, Robert Catesby, but I can't remember the brother.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14I can't remember him.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17- What shall we go for? - We'll go for George of Denmark.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21Give me another Stuart king.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Catherine of Braganza.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Anne Hyde...
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Were they Stuarts? Catherine of Braganza?
0:38:30 > 0:38:31- Who was she married to?- Charles II.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Oh, was she? Oh, right, OK.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35- Sorry!- Shall we say
0:38:35 > 0:38:37Anne of Denmark, George of Denmark.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39And one from The Tempest.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Say...
0:38:41 > 0:38:45I think the daughter was called Miranda.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Shall we go for Ariel.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51- Let's go for Ariel.- OK.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55That is your time up.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57You could have stopped the clock if you like, but it was nice.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59A nice little pause at the end of our day.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03Now, what would you like to go for? It sounds like you've got some great answers there.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05Well, we're going to go for Ariel for The Tempest.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07OK, Ariel..
0:39:07 > 0:39:09I think Anne of Denmark.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13- Anne of Denmark.- And George of Denmark for Queen Anne.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15And George of Denmark.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- Anne of Denmark and George of Denmark.- Yes.- OK.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Now, those three, which is your best shot at a pointless answer?
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- George of Denmark. - George of Denmark we put last.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Least likely to be pointless?
0:39:26 > 0:39:29- Ariel.- Ariel we'll put first and then Anne in the middle.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32OK, let's put those answers up on the board in that order, then.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33And here they are.
0:39:33 > 0:39:38We have got Ariel, Anne of Denmark, George of Denmark.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42Well, very, very best of luck. That was great fun to listen to,
0:39:42 > 0:39:45somebody who knew what they were talking about, historically speaking.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48If you were to win this jackpot, £2,500,
0:39:48 > 0:39:51what would you like to do with it? Natalie, you first.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54Well, I'd probably give a little bit to my son as a treat and then,
0:39:54 > 0:39:56our sister, who lives in Australia,
0:39:56 > 0:39:59is coming up in June and we're going to Italy for a few days,
0:39:59 > 0:40:03- so that will buy lots of Chianti and pizzas.- Fabulous.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06Perfect. Deb, anything you want to add to that?
0:40:06 > 0:40:08I need to stock up the fridge -
0:40:08 > 0:40:11with everybody, we'll be having lots of family get-togethers,
0:40:11 > 0:40:13- so that'll go a long way. - Fantastic. How wonderful.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15That's going to be lovely. Fingers crossed.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Let's hope one of these answers, at least,
0:40:17 > 0:40:19is pointless and will win that jackpot for you.
0:40:19 > 0:40:20Your first answer is Ariel.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24In this case, we were looking for speaking characters from the Tempest.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26If this is pointless, it will win you £2,500.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28Let's see how many of our 100 people said Ariel.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33It's right.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Now, if Ariel takes us all the way down to 0,
0:40:36 > 0:40:38you will leave here with £2,500.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Down it goes, through the 20s, into the teens.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44Ariel takes us not quite into single figures.
0:40:44 > 0:40:4611.
0:40:47 > 0:40:4811 for Ariel.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Not a bad score, but not a pointless answer.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55So we move on to your next answer, which was Anne of Denmark.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58In this case, we were looking for a spouse of a Stuart monarch.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00This has to be right, then it has to be pointless.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03If it's both of those things, you leave here with £2,500.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Let's see how many of our 100 people said, Anne of Denmark.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07Is it pointless?
0:41:09 > 0:41:10It's right.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12It's right.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Now then, Ariel took us all the way down to 11.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Anne of Denmark take us down through the 20s and into the teens,
0:41:18 > 0:41:20passes 11. Down it goes into single figures.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Down we go, still going down.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24THEY CHEER
0:41:24 > 0:41:25Fantastic!
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Very well done.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30Just brilliant.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Absolutely brilliant.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Well done. Anne of Denmark was a pointless answer,
0:41:38 > 0:41:42which means you go home with that jackpot of £2,500.
0:41:42 > 0:41:43Excellent.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Terrific. What a lovely category to win it on, as well.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53Terrific stuff. You're right, Anne of Denmark,
0:41:53 > 0:41:55she was the wife of James I.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Very well done. And your other answer, George of Denmark,
0:41:57 > 0:41:59also a pointless answer.
0:41:59 > 0:42:00APPLAUSE
0:42:02 > 0:42:05Let's take a look at the different answers, shall we,
0:42:05 > 0:42:08for the different categories? We'll start with the Tempest.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15Also could have had Adrian, Francisco, Iris and Juno.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18Very well done if you said any of those.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22Let's move on now to the conspirators in the gunpowder plot.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25Ambrose Rookwood and Sir Everard Digby both very, very strong names.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28Both brought into the plot for their money. Robert Keyes looked after the gunpowder.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32Thomas Percy. You also could have had Francis Tresham, John Grant,
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Robert and Thomas Winter and Thomas Bates.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37Very well done if you said any of those at home.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Thomas Bates was Robert Catesby's servant.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Catesby would have scored five points.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Now, the final one.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Let's take a look at these Stuart monarchs.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Anne Hyde, who you mentioned.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49Catherine of Braganza, who you mentioned, as well.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Anne of Denmark was the only other pointless answer.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56Almost a clean sweep of every single pointless answer we had up there.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59- Terrific work.- Thanks very much indeed, Richard,
0:42:59 > 0:43:02and thanks once again to our winning players, Natalie and Deb,
0:43:02 > 0:43:04who go away with today's jackpot of £2,500.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06APPLAUSE
0:43:08 > 0:43:12Join us next time when we'll be putting more obscure knowledge to the test on Pointless.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17- Goodbye.- And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.