0:00:16 > 0:00:20APPLAUSE
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Thank you very much indeed.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Hello. I'm Alexander Armstrong and welcome to Pointless,
0:00:25 > 0:00:29the quiz show where the questions have been asked to 100 people before the show.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31All our contestants have to come up with the answers
0:00:31 > 0:00:33that those 100 people couldn't think of.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Let's meet today's players.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Couple number one.
0:00:40 > 0:00:45I'm Kate and this is my twin sister Elizabeth, and we're from Manchester.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47- Couple number two.- Hi, I'm John, this is my friend Harry,
0:00:47 > 0:00:50- and we're school friends from Edinburgh.- Couple number three.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52I'm Malcolm from Bedfordshire
0:00:52 > 0:00:55and this is my son Sam who's at university in Hull.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57And couple number four.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00I'm Jennie, this is my friend Shelley, and we're from Leeds.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03And these, ladies and gentlemen, are today's contestants.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05APPLAUSE
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Thank you all. We'll find out more about you throughout the show.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12There's only one person left for me to introduce.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16He is the grey matter that matters, our resident pulsating brain in a jar.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20- It's my Pointless friend. It's Richard.- Hiya. Hi, everybody.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26- Hiya. Oh, we've had some really great contestants the last few shows.- We have.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29None of them, none of them could take home that jackpot.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31- We've...- They've been crackers.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33They've been very tough final rounds, haven't they?
0:01:33 > 0:01:35That's the luck of the draw in the end game.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37That's why the jackpot goes up and up and up.
0:01:37 > 0:01:42Round One today, I think, should play into Harry and John's hands.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Round One today.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46- Very good. OK.- Don't want to put pressure on them.
0:01:46 > 0:01:51Thank you very much, Richard. All our questions on Pointless were put to 100 people before the show,
0:01:51 > 0:01:55and our contestants here need to find the obscure answers those 100 people didn't get.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58What everyone's trying to do is find a pointless answer
0:01:58 > 0:02:00which none of our 100 people gave. Each time that happens,
0:02:00 > 0:02:02we will add £250 to the jackpot.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Well, Richard and James didn't win the jackpot last time,
0:02:05 > 0:02:09so we add another £1,000 to that. So today's jackpot starts off at...
0:02:10 > 0:02:12AUDIENCE: Wooh!
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Someone's going to have to win it soon.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Right, if everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25In this first round, I'll take an answer from each of you, but there's no conferring.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28The highest-scoring pair after this round will be eliminated.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32Try and make sure that's not you. OK, our first category today is...
0:02:35 > 0:02:40Scottish Football. Decide in your pairs who's going to go first, who's going to go second.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43And whoever's going first, please, step up to the podium.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48OK, let's find out what the question is. Here it comes.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many...
0:02:55 > 0:02:56..as they could.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Teams that have played in the SPL. Richard.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01We're looking for the names of any teams that have ever played
0:03:01 > 0:03:05in the Scottish Premier League, right through from the first season of the SPL, which was 1998-99,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08through to the 2012-2013 season.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12So any team that's ever played in the SPL. Very, very best of luck.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16OK. Thanks very much indeed. Now, Elizabeth,
0:03:16 > 0:03:19welcome back to Pointless. You're thrilled with this, aren't you?
0:03:19 > 0:03:21I'm over the moon, I can't tell you.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Remind us a little bit about yourselves.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Well, we're from Manchester.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29We both worked in the NHS and we're both retired now.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Very good. Now then, Elizabeth,
0:03:31 > 0:03:34is this a nightmare for you?
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Football is a nightmare, yeah.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40Football is. I tend to just switch off when the matches are played,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43so it's not going to be easy, but I'll give it a good go.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44What are you going to go for?
0:03:44 > 0:03:47I'm going to say Queen Of The South.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49"Queen Of The South," says Elizabeth.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53Queen Of The South. Let's see how many people said that. Let's see if it's right.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Oh, no!
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Oh, bad luck, Elizabeth.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02That's an incorrect answer
0:04:02 > 0:04:05and that scores you the maximum of 100 points.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07It may well not be the last 100 points in this round.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09As long as the next one isn't yours, Kate.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- Richard.- Absolutely. That's tough luck, Elizabeth.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15At least you tried an obscure one, not a big, obvious one.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- It's the only one I know. - They haven't been in the SPL.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18KATE LAUGHS
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Bad luck.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23John, welcome to Pointless.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24- Thanks.- What do you do, John?
0:04:24 > 0:04:29I work for an e-learning company in Aberdeen in the oil and gas sector.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Tell me an interesting fact about John.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35I once cycled the length of Britain, from John o' Groats to Land's End.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- How long did it take you? - We were away for about two and a half weeks,
0:04:38 > 0:04:40but we also went via Ireland and Wales.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44- Wow.- So we weren't going for speed, we were going for leisure. - For leisure?
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- Yeah.- That's fantastic. Good for you.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48What do you like getting up to in Aberdeen?
0:04:48 > 0:04:51I follow quite a lot of Scottish football,
0:04:51 > 0:04:55but that just heaps the pressure on, really, so we shall see.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- OK, let's have your answer.- OK.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59I think Falkirk?
0:04:59 > 0:05:01"Falkirk," says John. Let's see if Falkirk's right.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Let's see how many of our 100 said, "Falkirk."
0:05:05 > 0:05:07It's right.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16There we are, John. Very well done, indeed. 6 for Falkirk. That's a great answer.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Well played, John. Fell nicely, this category.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25You know when people go from John o' Groats to Land's End?
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- Yeah.- I always think about, and I know it's wrong,
0:05:28 > 0:05:31but, psychologically, I think it'd be easier to go from John o' Groats to Land's End
0:05:31 > 0:05:35- than Lands End to John o' Groats. - Uphill?- Feels like it's downhill, doesn't it?- Yeah.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38But, you know, I would be depressed every day having to go up the map.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42- Oh.- Thinking, "I've got another 100 miles and it's all up."
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Whereas coming down from Scotland, you'd be like...
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- You'd just freewheel it. - It's going to be a breeze.- Yeah.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51I bet, psychologically, it's easier.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53What do you reckon, John?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Yeah, just freewheeled the whole way.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57ALEXANDER LAUGHS
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Now then, Malcolm, welcome to Pointless.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- Thank you.- Great to have you here. What do you do, Malcolm?
0:06:02 > 0:06:03I'm currently not working
0:06:03 > 0:06:07but I used to run a graduate programme for local government.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Excellent. And what are your strong suits, would you say?
0:06:10 > 0:06:13I think cricket, Formula One, geography...
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- Scottish Football? - Scottish Football.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Could be, yeah.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21OK. So, have you got an answer?
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Heart Of Midlothian.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28"Heart Of Midlothian," says Malcolm. Let's see if that's right and let's see how many people said it.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Absolutely right.
0:06:33 > 0:06:3529. Well done.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Good answer, Malcolm.
0:06:40 > 0:06:41Good, solid answer. Well done, Malcolm.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46Their highest SPL finish to date was second in 2005-2006.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- Jennie, hello, welcome to you. - Hello.- What do you do, Jennie?
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- I'm a university lecturer. - What do you lecture in?
0:06:54 > 0:06:58- Anthropology.- Very good. Which part of the world do you specialise in?
0:06:58 > 0:07:02Well, until recently I worked in forensic anthropology,
0:07:02 > 0:07:06so not regional, but gory.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Gory? Tell us about that.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13Essentially, it's when you have human remains that have become skeletonised
0:07:13 > 0:07:16so that they can't be identified visually.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19So, this is historical, almost archaeological human remains?
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Many times, yes, but sometimes more recent.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27And it would be my job to say whether it was the skeleton of a man or a woman,
0:07:27 > 0:07:31old or young person, what race, any life history issues,
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- in order to create a profile.- Wow.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Fantastic. Well, now, Jennie,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39how closely do you follow the SPL?
0:07:39 > 0:07:44My husband's Scottish, so he's probably going to be yelling at the screen right now.
0:07:44 > 0:07:50So I'm going to have to fish around and take a punt on Hibernian.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Hibernian. "Hibernian," says Jennie.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Let's see if that's right. Let's see how many people said it.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Absolutely right. Very well done.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Well, 6 our best score so far. 25.
0:08:08 > 0:08:0925 for Hibs.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Hibs and Hearts are the big Edinburgh rivals, of course.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15We've never had a forensic anthropologist on the show before.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- No.- If you put the word "forensic" in front of any job title, it sounds good.- Yeah.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24Forensic accountant. You think, "Oh, forensic accountant, is he?"
0:08:24 > 0:08:28If you're a Forensic IT consultant, you'd think, "Oh, I wonder what... Ooh!"
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Forensic newsagent.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- "Oh, that's interesting."- Very good.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38OK, well, we're halfway through the round. Let's take a quick look at the scores.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41The best score, fittingly, was John's in that pass. Very well done.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43So John and Harry looking pretty strong.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Up to 25 where we find Jennie and Shelley,
0:08:45 > 0:08:4629 where we find Malcolm and Sam,
0:08:46 > 0:08:48and, oh, dear, it's the twins,
0:08:48 > 0:08:50I'm afraid. Oh, dear.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Elizabeth and Kate, you're on 100.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55We'll come back down the line. Can the second players take their places at the podium?
0:08:59 > 0:09:03So we're looking for any team that has ever played in the Scottish Premier League.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Shelley.
0:09:05 > 0:09:06Shelley, warm welcome.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07What do you do, Shelley?
0:09:07 > 0:09:09I'm actually a mother now.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12I'm on maternity leave at the moment.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13So, what did you have?
0:09:13 > 0:09:16I've got a beautiful, little, baby girl called Penny.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- Lovely.- And she's four months and just amazing.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- She's brilliant.- Excellent. What do you like getting up to in your spare time?
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Not that I imagine you get much of it at the moment.
0:09:25 > 0:09:30- I like playing my bass trombone, which I don't get to do very much of at the moment.- Wow.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- Bass trombone?- Yes.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Is that just much, much, much longer?
0:09:34 > 0:09:38It's all the trodden beats. So bom, bom, bom -
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- that type of thing. - There we are. Good.
0:09:41 > 0:09:42Bass trombone. Fantastic.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Listen, Shelley, there you are. You're on 25.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49Kate and Elizabeth are on 100. If you can score 74 or less, you're through to the next round.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54Right. Unfortunately, I have no idea. I don't have a clue.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58So, unfortunately, sorry, Jen, I'm just going to say somewhere in Scotland
0:09:58 > 0:10:01and say Glasgow. Cos I honestly have no idea
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- at all.- OK. "Glasgow," says Shelley.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Glasgow. Here's your red line.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Below that, through to the next round.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Let's see if Glasgow's right.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Bad luck, Shelley.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20I'm sorry. Not a good subject for you.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22That scores you the maximum of 100 points.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Takes your total up to 125.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Well, Jennie, if you thought your husband was shouting at the telly before,
0:10:27 > 0:10:29he really is now.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33No, can't accept it, I'm afraid. I'll give all the answers at the end of the pass.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- Now then, Sam.- Hello.
0:10:35 > 0:10:41- Sam, what do you do, Sam?- I'm a student at Hull University studying physics with nanotechnology.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42What is nanotechnology?
0:10:42 > 0:10:45It's the study of very, very small things,
0:10:45 > 0:10:50- so atoms and above, really.- OK. That doesn't include the Scottish Premier League, I'm guessing?
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- It doesn't, no, unfortunately. - Do you follow the Scottish Premier League?- Vaguely,
0:10:53 > 0:10:59now and then. But I'd hope that Malcolm had passed down some knowledge to me, so...
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- We'll see.- OK. We will find out.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Well, best of luck, Sam. What are you going to go for?
0:11:04 > 0:11:08I'm going to go with Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14Well, the high scorers are Shelley and Jennie on 125.
0:11:14 > 0:11:15You're on 29.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18If you can score 95 or less, you are through.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Let's see if that's right. If it is, let's see how many people said it.
0:11:31 > 0:11:3214, Sam.
0:11:32 > 0:11:33Good job.
0:11:33 > 0:11:3714 takes your total up to 43. Very well done.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Good answer, Sam. Very solid there on podium three.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Yeah, they've been in and out of the SPL since it began.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47Now then, Harry, here we go. The good news is you're through to the next round.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Phew! How did you and John meet, Harry?
0:11:50 > 0:11:55We met playing together in quite a low-quality rugby team back when we were 11.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Although the results weren't great, I think the friendship was cemented then.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Ah. Where did you play in the team?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05I think we were the successful back row.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09Which, looking at us now, both quite scrawny, I think perhaps not the wisest.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- But not then, back in those days. - Yeah.- Yeah.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Good stuff. What do you do now, Harry?
0:12:14 > 0:12:17I'm an English literature student at Glasgow University.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Very good indeed. OK. Now then, what are you going to give me?
0:12:21 > 0:12:24I'm going to take a bit of a gamble and go for Partick Thistle.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26"Partick Thistle," says Harry.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Partick Thistle. There's no red line for you.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32You're already through. Let's see how far Partick Thistle goes down.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Well done. It's right.
0:12:40 > 0:12:445. Even better score than John's.
0:12:44 > 0:12:45Very well done, Harry.
0:12:45 > 0:12:475, taking your total up to 11.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53Yeah. Seeing how far Partick Thistle goes down is something of a hobby in Scotland.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56They have had a couple of seasons in the SPL, though.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00And finally, Kate.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02This is where we have a moment of truth.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Now then, if you can score 25 or less with your answer..
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- Yes, well... - ..you are through to Round Two,
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- which you haven't yet been in. I can tell you, it's lovely in Round Two.- Mmm.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Oh. Do you know, if I had to be anywhere...
0:13:13 > 0:13:16It's lovely and toasty. We build a fire and sing songs.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- Yeah.- Xander gets his guitar out. - Yeah, I do.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21I don't play it, but...
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Right, OK.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25I know one team for definite but, seriously,
0:13:25 > 0:13:30I'm going to have throw a place out in Scotland and just hope they've got a team,
0:13:30 > 0:13:34so I'm just going to say Aberdeen. That's what I'm going to say.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36"Aberdeen," says Kate.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38There we are, OK. There's your red line.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42If you get below that, you're through to the next round. Let's see if Aberdeen's right.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46It is right!
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Oh, no. 31!
0:13:51 > 0:13:53You did so well.
0:13:55 > 0:13:5731.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59131 is your total.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Now, I'm afraid, it's too high.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Shelley and Jennie look mighty relieved.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07That's how to pick a Scottish city, Shelley. That's the way to do it.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11There's two big teams in Glasgow, Celtic and Rangers. They're the biggest scorers.
0:14:11 > 0:14:12Rangers, 67 points.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14And Celtic, 66.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18There's no pointless answers, but let's look at the lowest ones, the best answers.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Falkirk was a good answer, but there's lower ones.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Gretna would've scored you 3. Livingston would've scored you 3.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Dunfermline, 4. Very well done if you said any of those.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27I'll give you some other answers.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Hamilton, Ross County and Partick all scored 5.
0:14:30 > 0:14:35St Johnstone would've scored you 11. St Mirren and Kilmarnock both would've scored you 15.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40Motherwell, 16. Dundee 23 - if you wanted to guess a Scottish city that would've seen you through.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Dundee would've been the one, 23 points.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44And Dundee Utd, 27.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46That's all the teams who've been in the SPL.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Thanks very much indeed, Richard.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51At the end of our First Round the losing pair, with their high score of 131,
0:14:51 > 0:14:54it's Kate and Elizabeth again. I'm so sorry.
0:14:54 > 0:14:55You don't get to see Round Two.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59- Kate and Elizabeth, I'm afraid this is goodbye.- We've had a great time.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01- It's been lovely having you on the show.- Thanks.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05- Very brief, but great contestants. Kate and Elizabeth. Thanks for playing.- Thank you.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07APPLAUSE
0:15:07 > 0:15:10But, for the remaining three pairs, it's now time for Round Two.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Now sadly, at the end of this round, another pair will be leaving us.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22Well, on the strength of Round One, Harry and John, I don't think that'll be you.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27But then, of course, you had a bit of an advantage, being football fans...oh, and Scottish.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Yeah, I think it can only go downhill from here.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- It's a bit like cycling from John o' Groats to Land's End.- Yeah.
0:15:32 > 0:15:33ALEXANDER LAUGHS
0:15:33 > 0:15:35OK, well, best of luck to all three pairs.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Our category for Round Two is...
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Decide in your pairs who's going to go first, who's going to go second.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- (Do you know anything about...?) - Whoever's going first, please, step up to the podium.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53OK. And the question concerns...
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Programmes on Radio 4, Richard.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02We're going to give you six clues on each pass to Radio 4 programmes past and present.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Give us a nice obscure answer, you score fewer points,
0:16:04 > 0:16:06but an incorrect answer scores 100 points.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10There'll be 12 Radio 4 programmes to guess at home. Good luck.
0:16:10 > 0:16:11Thanks very much indeed, Richard.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15So we are looking for the titles of these Radio 4 programmes.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16And we have got...
0:16:35 > 0:16:36I'll read those all again.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51There we are.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Now then, Harry.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Erm, yeah.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01I think I'm going to go for, "Guests are cast away with 8 records."
0:17:01 > 0:17:03And go for Desert Island Discs.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05Harry says, "Desert Island Discs."
0:17:05 > 0:17:09Let's see if Desert Island Discs is right. Let's see how many people said it.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Absolutely right.
0:17:13 > 0:17:1565.
0:17:18 > 0:17:2065. Quite a high score, there.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23It is a big score. Better than 100, but it is a big score.
0:17:23 > 0:17:24A very popular, very long-running show.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28You get to take eight records and a book and a luxury.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31I heard it the other day with Gok Wan and his luxury was lip balm.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35- Wow.- Which I thought was very practical.- Very practical.- Yeah.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38My luxury item would be York Notes,
0:17:38 > 0:17:40so I could understand all the Shakespeare.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Aah. Yeah. Cos you get Shakespeare given, you see.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46OK. My luxury item would be a yacht.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48ALL LAUGH
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Now then, Malcolm.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- Malcolm.- Yes.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59I think I'll take a stab at the last one
0:17:59 > 0:18:02and say Letter From America.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05"Letter From America," says Malcolm. Alistair Cooke's weekly missive.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Is that right? Let's see how many people knew that answer.
0:18:10 > 0:18:11It's absolutely right.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Oh, that's a good answer, Malcolm. Look at that. 16. Very well done.
0:18:22 > 0:18:23Good answer, Malcolm.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26The world's longest-running radio speech programme.
0:18:26 > 0:18:27- Wow.- Yeah.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33Now then, Jennie. Jennie, you're the last person to have this board.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35You can talk us through it if you like.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39Erm, I think that the Jenni Murray programme is Woman's Hour.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43I haven't the faintest about the Communist football team.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Cromarty, Dogger and Irish Sea is The Shipping Forecast.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49And I think that the show that's the antidote to panel games
0:18:49 > 0:18:52is probably I'm Sorry, I Haven't A Clue,
0:18:52 > 0:18:55but I'm not confident enough to go for that one, I don't think.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59I'm going to have to play safe and say Woman's Hour for Jenni Murray.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Jenni Murray, Woman's Hour, says Jennie.
0:19:01 > 0:19:02Let's see if it's right.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Let's see how many people said, "Woman's Hour."
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Well done. It's right.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Not bad at all, Jennie. There you go. Wow, 13.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19The lowest score of the pass.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Well played, Jennie. You could've got an even lower score
0:19:22 > 0:19:25if you'd gone for the antidote to panel games, cos it is I'm Sorry, I Haven't A Clue.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Would've scored you 6 points.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32Yeah, Cromarty, Dogger and Irish Sea. That's simply The Shipping Forecast.
0:19:32 > 0:19:33Would've scored 24.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37The best answer here is the comedy about Britain's first Communist football team.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- Any ideas?- It's Lenin something. Len... Oh, I can't remember.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Alexei Sayle plays Ricky Lenin in Lenin Of The Rovers.
0:19:43 > 0:19:461 point, so well done if you said that.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Thanks. We're halfway through the round. Let's look at those scores and recap.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53Jennie and Shelley looking the strongest at this point on 13.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54Good answer, Jennie.
0:19:54 > 0:19:5616 is Malcolm and Sam's score.
0:19:56 > 0:20:0065. That was a costly, costly answer there, wasn't it?
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Desert Island Discs obviously a very popular show.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06So, yes, John, we need a good answer from you in the next pass.
0:20:06 > 0:20:07Hope that's enough to keep you in the game.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Well done. We'll come back down the line.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Can the second players step up to the podium?
0:20:15 > 0:20:20OK, we've got six more clues to radio shows up on the board, and here they come. We have got...
0:20:40 > 0:20:42I'll read those all again.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Remember, we are looking for the lowest score here,
0:21:01 > 0:21:05the one you think the fewest of our 100 people will have known. Now, Shelley,
0:21:05 > 0:21:07you're on 13. Great answer from Jennie there.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10The high scorers on 65 are John and Harry.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14If you can score 51 or less, you're through to the next round.
0:21:14 > 0:21:19OK. I think I only know one of them, which is the bottom one.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21"Panellists must speak without repetition
0:21:21 > 0:21:22"or hesitation or deviation."
0:21:22 > 0:21:26I think it is the, erm...
0:21:26 > 0:21:29I think it's Unbelievable Truth.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31"Unbelievable Truth," says Shelley.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Unbelievable Truth.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37Here's your red line. If you get below that, you are in the head-to-head.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39Let's see if that's right. Unbelievable Truth.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Oh, bad luck, Shelley. I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49Scores you the maximum of 100 points. Takes your total up to 113.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Sorry, Shelley. Yeah, that's a David Mitchell panel show...
0:21:52 > 0:21:53That's what I thought it was.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- ..where you have to spot liars. - Great show.- Yeah.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Now then, Sam, what do you think about this board?
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Well, I can't say I've ever listened to Radio 4.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05So this is going to be a bit tricky.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07But the only one I think I know
0:22:07 > 0:22:11is the one that was once called, "An everyday story of country folk."
0:22:11 > 0:22:17And, just based on the theme tune to it, I'm going to say, "The Archers."
0:22:17 > 0:22:21- The Archers, with its country folk theme tune.- Yeah.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- Educated guess.- OK. There is your red line, Sam.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Let's see if The Archers is the right answer,
0:22:26 > 0:22:29let's see how many people said it.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32Absolutely. You're through to the head-to-head.
0:22:33 > 0:22:3549.
0:22:37 > 0:22:3949 takes your total up to 65.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43There've already been more than 17,000 episodes of The Archers.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48- Wow.- That's more than Coronation St, EastEnders and Brookside put together.
0:22:51 > 0:22:52Now then, John.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56John, you had quite a high score there from Harry
0:22:56 > 0:23:01but Shelley and Jennie are now the high scorers on 113.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03What are you thinking? Fill in the gaps if you possibly can.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07The only show I knew on Radio 4 was I'm Sorry, I Haven't A Clue,
0:23:07 > 0:23:09which is quite apt for me for this round.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13But I have a feeling that bottom one sounds familiar.
0:23:13 > 0:23:14And it's probably not the case,
0:23:14 > 0:23:17but I'm going to go for, "Panellists must speak
0:23:17 > 0:23:19"without repetition, hesitation or deviation,"
0:23:19 > 0:23:22as Mornington Crescent.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Mornington Crescent.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27OK, Mornington Crescent. Here's your red line.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Let's see if Mornington Crescent's right.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Let's see if it can get you below that red line.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Bad luck, John. Bad luck. I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer,
0:23:39 > 0:23:41scores you 100 points.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Takes your total up to 165, sorry.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47Morning Crescent is a game on I'm Sorry, I Haven't A Clue, I'm afraid.
0:23:47 > 0:23:48The game where you "must speak
0:23:48 > 0:23:52"without repetition, hesitation or deviation" is Just A Minute,
0:23:52 > 0:23:54the Nicholas Parsons show. Would've scored you 17 points.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58"The panel of horticultural experts quizzed by a live audience".
0:23:58 > 0:24:02- Gardeners' Question Time.- Gardeners' Question Time. Absolutely. 19 points.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04"John Humphrys presented this morning show since 1987".
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- The Today programme.- Today, absolutely right. Scored 6 points.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Politicians are obsessed with going on the Today programme.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13They think that's where people will hear them, that's where voters listen.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15- 6 out of 100.- Wow.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18"Marcel Berlins represents the South of England in this quiz".
0:24:18 > 0:24:21- The Round Britain Quiz.- The Round Britain Quiz, yeah. 1 point.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23- And the last one is pointless.- No.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26"Ned Sherrin presented this magazine programme for 20 years".
0:24:26 > 0:24:30- Loose Ends.- Loose Ends. Absolutely right. Very well done if you got all of those at home.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Well, thank you very much indeed, Richard.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36So, at the end of Round Two, our losing pair with their high score of 165.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40Oh, the low scorers, the teacher's pets from Round One.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42What a shame to say goodbye. We'll see you again next time.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46We'll look forward to that very much indeed. John and Harry, thanks for playing.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47APPLAUSE
0:24:47 > 0:24:52For the remaining pairs, things will get even more exciting now as we enter the head-to-head.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Congratulations, Malcolm and Sam, Shelley and Jennie.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03You're only one round away from the Final and the chance to play for our jackpot,
0:25:03 > 0:25:04which currently stands at...
0:25:05 > 0:25:07AUDIENCE: Wooh!
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Obviously, only one pair can play for that money,
0:25:12 > 0:25:14so we need to decide which pair it's going to be.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16We do that by making you go head-to-head.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19The good news is, you're now allowed to confer.
0:25:19 > 0:25:20The first pair to win two questions
0:25:20 > 0:25:23will be going through to the Final and playing for that jackpot.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Shelley and Jennie, who would you say is your team captain?
0:25:26 > 0:25:28- Jennie, definitely.- Jennie.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31- Thanks.- Because I'm going to say, you've had two answers,
0:25:31 > 0:25:35- and you've scored 200 points.- I am a member of the 200 Club by myself.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38- You are, in your own right. - Don't you listen.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41It's fine. You're now allowed to confer.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45But Malcolm and Sam, very well done. You're our lowest scorers.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47- Thank you.- Sam, yeah, you should listen to Radio 4.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- Really?- Yeah, it's good. - Oh.- It's good.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52That was a very good answer, though.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54And, thanks to Malcolm's good answer of Letter From America,
0:25:54 > 0:25:57it was enough to get you through, and as the lowest scorers as well.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Very best of luck to both pairs. Let's play the head-to-head.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Here's your first question. And it concerns...
0:26:12 > 0:26:14World currencies, Richard.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17We'll show you five national flags of different countries.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21We need you to tell us the main currency of all of these countries, please.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25OK. Thanks very much indeed. Let's reveal our five flags. And here they come. We have got...
0:26:40 > 0:26:42There we are.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Double-headed question. Five flags for you to identify,
0:26:44 > 0:26:48and then the currencies of those countries you need to name.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Malcolm and Sam, you've played best throughout the show so far, so you get to go first.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- What's the currency of South Africa? - The rand.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58- The rand.- B is rupee, India. C...
0:26:58 > 0:27:01(Shh. You're giving them the answers.)
0:27:03 > 0:27:07We're going to go for A,
0:27:07 > 0:27:10which is the South African rand.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14The rand. "The rand" for A, say Malcolm and Sam. The rand.
0:27:14 > 0:27:15Shelley and Jennie,
0:27:15 > 0:27:17talk us through the board if you can.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21- Ooh.- E is easy.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23B I think is India.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27- And I think that that's the rupee. - Yeah.- Isn't it?- That's what I thought.
0:27:27 > 0:27:32C, I don't know what that flag is. It looks Eastern European, but I don't know what it is.
0:27:32 > 0:27:33I've no idea what D is, have you?
0:27:33 > 0:27:39I haven't. Either way, dollar's going to be higher than A if that's correct anyway.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42So we might as well go for B and hope it's right and it's lower.
0:27:42 > 0:27:43I think we'll go with...
0:27:43 > 0:27:47- Do you want to go with rupee? - Yeah.- We'll go with B for rupee.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49OK, "B, rupee," say Shelley and Jennie.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52So we have South African rand
0:27:52 > 0:27:54and we have the Indian rupee.
0:27:54 > 0:27:55Malcolm and Sam said, "The rand."
0:27:55 > 0:27:59Let's see if that's right, let's see how many people said it. The rand.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03It's right.
0:28:06 > 0:28:0816.
0:28:10 > 0:28:1216. Good score.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17Shelley and Jennie have gone for the rupee, the Indian rupee.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Let's see if that's right. Let's see how many people said it.
0:28:22 > 0:28:23It's absolutely right.
0:28:25 > 0:28:2716 is what it has to beat.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30It's getting close. Ooh, you've done it. Look at that, 8.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33Very, very well done indeed.
0:28:36 > 0:28:37And very good tactics there, Shelley.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39You were absolutely right.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42Well done. So, Shelley and Jennie, after one question you are up 1-0.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- Richard.- I think it's people not recognising the flag, is the truth.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49Dollar would've scored you 49 points, so wouldn't have seen you through.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53D is, that's the Portuguese flag, so the answer is the euro.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Would've scored you 7 points.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58That's no-one recognising the Portuguese flag.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00C is the Albanian flag.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02And that is the lek.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05And that would've scored you 2 points, so best answer up there.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09Very good. OK, here comes your second question, Malcolm and Sam.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11You need to win this to stay in the game.
0:29:11 > 0:29:12It concerns...
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Tom Hanks films. Richard.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Going to show you five anagrams now of Tom Hanks films.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21Can you unscramble them and pick the most obscure?
0:29:21 > 0:29:24OK. Let's reveal our five anagrams. And here they come.
0:29:24 > 0:29:25We have got...
0:29:32 > 0:29:33I'll read those all again.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40There we go. Five Tom Hanks films.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Now then, Shelley and Jenny, you go first this time.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- (OK, what do you know?) - (The top one is Toy Story.)
0:29:49 > 0:29:51I don't know what the other two are.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53I'm going to kick myself, I'm sure,
0:29:53 > 0:29:56but I think we need to go for the middle one.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01- OK.- I think we're going to go for Forge Trumps and Forrest Gump.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04OK. "Forrest Gump," say Shelley and Jennie for Forge Trumps.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Malcolm and Sam,
0:30:06 > 0:30:09see if you can talk us through the board.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Try Sooty, we think's Toy Story.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16The others we really don't have much of an idea.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- The last one is... Can I go for it? - Yeah, of course.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24- Castaway.- You're going to say Sway A Cat is Castaway?- Yeah.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27So we have Forrest Gump and we have Castaway.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31Shelley and Jennie said, "Forrest Gump." Is that right? Let's see how many people said it.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35Absolutely right.
0:30:36 > 0:30:3768.
0:30:40 > 0:30:4568. Now then, Malcolm and Sam have said, "Castaway," for Sway A Cat.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49Castaway. Let's see if that's right. Let's see how many people said that.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53Absolutely right.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55Very well done. That wins you the question.
0:30:56 > 0:30:5831.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Well done, Malcolm and Sam.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04After two questions, it's 1-all.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08Well played, Malcolm and Sam. Jennie, I think you knew some other ones of those, did you?
0:31:08 > 0:31:11I knew Toy Story, but I can't think of what the other two are.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13Well, if you'd said, "Toy Story,"
0:31:13 > 0:31:16you'd be in the Final now, cos it would've scored you 15 points.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19- Forrest Gump was the worst one you could've gone for.- Seemed so easy.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Far and away the biggest scorer, Forrest Gump.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26Invaded Toe Chic is The Da Vinci Code.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29Would've scored you 5. and Mint Leather is a pointless answer.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31Some people would've got it. It's The Terminal.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33ALL: Ah.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Thanks very much indeed. OK, so here we are,
0:31:36 > 0:31:39the Final, the decider, the third question.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Whoever wins this goes through to the Final and plays for the jackpot.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44OK. It concerns...
0:31:47 > 0:31:49The Chronicles Of Narnia, Richard.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Simply going to give you five clues to facts about the group of children's books
0:31:52 > 0:31:56known collectively as The Chronicles Of Narnia. Good luck, both teams.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58OK.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00Let's reveal our five clues. And here they are.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02We have got...
0:32:13 > 0:32:15I'll read those all again.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28There we are. Five clues to facts about The Chronicles Of Narnia.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Now then, Malcolm and Sam, you go first again this time.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Do you know the decade? Do you know any of them?
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- Hmm.- OK. Number of books?
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- Huh.- Four? Or shall we say three?
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Yeah, OK.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45We're going to go with the number of the books in the series
0:32:45 > 0:32:48and take a stab at three.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51You're going to say, "Three." Three books in the series.
0:32:51 > 0:32:52OK, Shelley and Jennie.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55See if you can talk us through the whole board.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59We think the last one's Aslan.
0:32:59 > 0:33:04Erm, we thought that the number of books in the series was four,
0:33:04 > 0:33:07- but we're not 100%. - Not confident enough.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09The author, did you say you thought you know?
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Yeah, I think that's CS Lewis.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15I think more people will know the lion, but I think the number of books
0:33:15 > 0:33:19- is going to be lower than both lion and author if they're right.- Yeah.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23- So I think we should be safe and go lion.- OK.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25So we're going to say "Aslan" for the talking lion.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28OK, Aslan the lion. Aslan.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32So we have three and Aslan. Malcolm and Sam said there are three books in the series.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34Let's see if that's right. Let's see how many people said it.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39Oooh, bad luck.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44An incorrect answer. Which means, Shelley and Jennie, you merely have to be right with Aslan.
0:33:44 > 0:33:45Let's see if you are.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49Absolutely right.
0:33:51 > 0:33:5336.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Which means, Shelley and Jennie,
0:33:58 > 0:34:01after three questions, you are through to the Final, 2-1.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Well played, Shelley and Jennie. Unlucky, guys.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06You took a punt with the number of books, and you were so close.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08It's seven.
0:34:08 > 0:34:09AUDIENCE LAUGHS
0:34:09 > 0:34:11Let's take a look. Would've scored you 18 points.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13So would've seen you through
0:34:13 > 0:34:17if you'd got it. The author was CS Lewis - a slightly better answer, would've scored you 31.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19But the result is the same.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23The decade when the books were first published was the '50s.
0:34:23 > 0:34:251950s, yeah. Would've scored you 15.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27The title of the final book in the series.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30- The Last Battle. - The Last Battle, absolutely.
0:34:30 > 0:34:31That is the best answer up there.
0:34:31 > 0:34:347 points. Well done if you got that.
0:34:34 > 0:34:35OK. Thanks very much, Richard.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39So our losing pair at the end of the head-to-head, I'm afraid it's Malcolm and Sam.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42But that was a very, very good head-to-head. Very exciting indeed.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46We'll see you again next time. Look forward to that. Thanks, Malcolm and Sam.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48APPLAUSE
0:34:49 > 0:34:52But for Shelley and Jennie, it's now time for our Pointless Final.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58Congratulations, Shelley and Jennie.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02You've fought off all the competition and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot
0:35:10 > 0:35:13and, at the end of today's show the jackpot stands at...
0:35:14 > 0:35:15AUDIENCE: Wooh!
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Well, how are you feeling?
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Surprised, really, for me.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27Well, we don't often have finalists who've survived two big scores like that.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Well, yeah. No need to rub it in.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31AUDIENCE LAUGHS
0:35:31 > 0:35:33Yeah, just came here to have fun
0:35:33 > 0:35:35and it just so happens we're in the Final, so brilliant.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37That's how it works.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Very best of luck. The rules are very simple.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42To win all that money, you only have to find a pointless answer.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44Do that and you will go home with £17,000.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48First you have to choose a category. And here are your five options. They are...
0:35:56 > 0:35:59I don't think this conversation's going to take very long, do you?
0:35:59 > 0:36:00Erm...
0:36:00 > 0:36:06- European authors, no.- No. - Darts?- No.- American TV?- Possibly.
0:36:06 > 0:36:12If it's one of the many shows that I love, then it could be OK.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14- Acid jazz?- No.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16- Poetry.- Poetry, no.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20- Basically we're rubbish on all the other four, aren't we?- Yeah, we are.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24There's no denying that our cultural level is that of American TV.
0:36:24 > 0:36:25Yes.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28- Yes.- OK, so, that's the one you're going to go for?
0:36:28 > 0:36:31- Yes, please, American TV - Let's find out what the question is.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many...
0:36:36 > 0:36:39- Oh, God.- ..as they could. 24 characters. Richard.
0:36:39 > 0:36:45We're looking for any character who has appeared in 24 or more episodes of the American TV series 24.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49So any character who's appeared in 24 or more episodes of 24.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51Very best of luck.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54OK. You now have up to one minute to come up with three answers.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58All you need to win that £17,000, is for just one of those answers to be pointless.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- Are you ready?- BOTH: Yes.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03OK. Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06There they are. Your time starts now.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09- I have no idea. - I've never seen it in my life.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13I know Kiefer Sutherland's in it but I don't even know his character.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17- I think the surname's...Bauer? - Bauer, Jack Bauer.- Jack Bauer?
0:37:17 > 0:37:19- That's not going to be pointless, is it?- No.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21It's not.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24I'm going to have to make up names. I honestly have no idea.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28That's OK, cos some of my students dared me to try and stick one of their names in.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30- Right, OK.- So that'll work.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33- That's fine. We'll use one of them. - Excellent.- We need two, so...- OK...
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Pick a favourite girl and favourite boy. Brilliant.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Obviously, I don't have favourites.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43But the two that were most assertive about it were Alex Brent and Nicole Gilbert.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- They sound... They sound... - Sounds like a plan?- Yeah.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51- And then we'll do Jack Bauer. - Seriously, that's not going to work.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54- You definitely don't know any characters? - No, I've never watched it.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57I have not got a Scooby. No, not a one.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01- Saying that, I watched it and it gave me headaches, so...- Right.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03- Five seconds left. - We've had a nice day out.- Yeah.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Aww.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09A, you've got your Pointless trophy, so don't worry about that.
0:38:09 > 0:38:15B, who's to say that Nicole Brent and Jack Thing aren't actually in the series?
0:38:15 > 0:38:18If they are, they're both getting a First.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20AUDIENCE LAUGHS
0:38:20 > 0:38:23OK. We were looking for regular 24 characters.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26I now need your three answers. What are they going to be?
0:38:26 > 0:38:28- OK. Jack Bauer is first one. - Jack Bauer.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31And then your lovely students.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33- Alex Brent.- Alex Brent.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37- Nicole Gilbert.- And Nicole Gi... Good answer. Nicole Gilbert.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41Of those three, which do you reckon's your best shot at a pointless answer?
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Erm...
0:38:43 > 0:38:47- (Nicole Gilbert!)- Nicole Gilbert, OK.- OK, Nicole Gilbert. Yeah.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49- we'll go with that. - Let's put Nicole last.- Let's.
0:38:49 > 0:38:50I think that's a very strong answer.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53And the least likely to be pointless?
0:38:53 > 0:38:55- BOTH: Jack Bauer. - Jack Bauer.- I think he's the main...
0:38:55 > 0:38:58OK. Let's pop those up on the board in that order. And here they are.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00We have got...
0:39:05 > 0:39:08There we are. OK. So we were looking for regular 24 characters.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Jack Bauer was your first answer.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13You thought this was your least likely to be pointless.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17But let's find out. You only have to find one pointless answer to win that jackpot.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20- I don't think it's going to be that. - Well, we'll find out. Jack Bauer. Let's see.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Is it right?
0:39:22 > 0:39:25£17,000. How many people said it? Jack Bauer.
0:39:28 > 0:39:29Well, it is right.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Jack Bauer, I wonder where it's going to stop.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37It's going down... Ooh, it's passed the halfway point, into the 30s, into the 20s, actually.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Teens, 14!
0:39:40 > 0:39:4114 for Jack Bauer.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46I mean, he's only the star.
0:39:46 > 0:39:4814 people.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52- Wow. It makes you kind of wish you'd watched all of 24, doesn't it?- Mm.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55Pretty much anyone in it is going to be pointless on that basis.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57OK. Unfortunately not a pointless answer.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00You only have two more shots at today's jackpot.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Let's just, just for fun,
0:40:02 > 0:40:05wouldn't it just be the perfect, fitting ending
0:40:05 > 0:40:09to this amazing and...unusual show,
0:40:09 > 0:40:14if Nicole Gilbert were actually the name of one of the bit parts?
0:40:14 > 0:40:16- It'd be brilliant. - I'd buy her a drink.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20- I would, and I don't know her. - I think you'd buy her several drinks, I think, yes.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24Don't splash it all on Nicole, for heaven's sake.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Well, we're looking for regular 24 characters.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30Let's hope nobody said your next answer. Alex Brent has to be right
0:40:30 > 0:40:31and it has to be pointless.
0:40:31 > 0:40:32ALEXANDER COUGHS
0:40:32 > 0:40:34Alex Brent.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Is it right? How many people said it?
0:40:39 > 0:40:40No.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- Who knew?- Not in it, I'm afraid.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- He's probably credited as Alex K Brent or something like that.- Yeah.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49They're like that. You only have one more chance to win today's jackpot.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52Everything is now riding on Nicole Gilbert.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54I think this is a very strong answer.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59We're looking for regular 24 characters. Your third and final answer, Nicole Gilbert.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Nicole Gilbert.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04Is it right, is it pointless, how many people said it?
0:41:07 > 0:41:10No, I'm afraid. Oh, dear.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13- Damn!- Dagnabbit!
0:41:13 > 0:41:17Unfortunately you didn't manage to find that vital pointless answer.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21I'm afraid you don't win today's jackpot of £17,000. That rolls over onto the next show.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23You've been brilliant. Wonderful having you here.
0:41:23 > 0:41:28You do, of course, get to take home the Pointless trophy, so very well done.
0:41:28 > 0:41:29APPLAUSE
0:41:31 > 0:41:34I'm really sorry. You have been great.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37At least you gave the oxygen of publicity to some of your students.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41Nice way to finish. I'll show you some pointless answers. I hope none are names of your students.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43For anybody who doesn't watch 24, it's impossible.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Anyone who does, you'd have walked away with the jackpot here,
0:41:46 > 0:41:49cos there's some very big names from that series on the Pointless list.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Let's take a look at a few.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55Special Agent Aaron Pierce. He's in the first seven series.
0:41:55 > 0:42:00He was a pointless answer. President Allison Taylor was a pointless answer. Audrey Raines, pointless.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03Bill Buchanan, head of the CTU, was a pointless answer.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07Charles Logan, pointless. He was a huge character - Vice-President, then President.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Mike Novick, who was President's Chief of Staff,
0:42:09 > 0:42:11is a pointless answer.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14Renee Walker. Sherry Palmer, who's David Palmer's wife.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Wayne Palmer, who's his brother and President.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20There's a couple more. Curtis Manning would've won for you.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Edgar Stiles and Tim Woods.
0:42:22 > 0:42:23So, as I say, for 24 fans,
0:42:23 > 0:42:25that category was simple.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29If you've never seen it, literally impossible.
0:42:29 > 0:42:30Sorry.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32We have to say goodbye to you, Shelley and Jennie.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36- It's been great having you on the show. Thank you for playing. - Thanks.- Shelley and Jennie.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38APPLAUSE
0:42:38 > 0:42:42Sadly they didn't win our jackpot today, which means it rolls over onto our next show,
0:42:42 > 0:42:45when we will be playing for...
0:42:45 > 0:42:47AUDIENCE: Wooh!
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Join us to see if someone can win it. Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53- Goodbye.- And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55APPLAUSE
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