Episode 22 The Link

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Hello, I'm Mark Williams.

Welcome to The Link, where knowing the answers is only half the battle.

To win the game you have to find the link between the answers.

Three teams are hoping to make the right connections,

but only one of them can be in today's final.

Let's see who's zealous, zippy and in the zone.

I'm Kevan, I'm from London.

I'm a reservist in the Royal Air Force, and this is my wife.

I'm Alexandra.

I run the Doctor Who shop and I live in London, though I'm from Liverpool.

And the link is you're married.

We are.

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-Alexandra, the Doctor Who shop.

-Hmm.

So you and I have something in common.

We have an appreciation of the television programme Doctor Who.

Yes, I had the honour to appear on Doctor Who.

Where does your love of Doctor Who go back to?

Oh, gosh, since I was a little girl

when I was banned from watching the show because...

Why were you banned from watching Doctor Who?

Because it terrified the pants off me.

Mum said "No, no, no, you're not watching that show any more."

But my love continued and here I am.

-And then you started to enjoy being scared.

-Absolutely.

-OK.

-Kevan and Alexandra, welcome.

-Thank you.

April and Rochelle, tell us about yourselves.

I'm April, I'm from London and I'm a student in Social Policy

and Sociology, and this is my twin sister.

I'm Rochelle, I'm from London and I'm a law student.

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And the link is, if there could be a greater one, that you're twins.

So, have you ever pretended to be each other?

-Yeah, definitely.

-OK.

-Was it kind of revenge about being so similar?

-Yeah, it was fun.

It's nice to play tricks on each other and see who really knows you.

April and Rochelle, welcome.

Robert and Wilson, tell us about yourselves.

I'm Robert, I'm a broadcaster with the radio station of RNIB

from Ayrshire in Scotland, and this is my colleague.

I'm Wilson, I'm from Glasgow

and I'm a volunteer broadcaster at the same radio station.

And the link is you're colleagues.

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Robert, you've got a ski slope across the road from your house.

I do. It was a major influence on that choice of house.

-On which you snowboard.

-Yes. I teach it part-time as well.

It keeps me fit and it's certainly far cheaper than going to a gym.

Good. That will serve you well. Robert and Wilson, welcome.

Welcome all. Now pay attention.

Here are six cash pods containing amounts ranging from £125 to £2,000.

The more cash in the pod, the more links holding it.

What you have to do is cut the links holding the pods

until they drop into your bank.

And here's how you cut the links.

I'm going to ask you four questions

and you have to work out what links the answers.

If you can find that link from the first answer alone,

you'll be able to cut four of those links.

If you spot it after the second answer, you cut three links,

then two, then one, and of course the link here is...

ALL: Inspector!

Very good.

Inspector Morse, Inspector Lestrade, Inspector Clouseau

and Inspector Gadget.

You need to bank as much as you can, because the team with

the least amount of money at the end of this round will be going home.

Let's play The Link.

Here's the first question.

For four links.

What is the alias of the villain played by Jack Nicolson in the 19...

BUZZER

-Alexandra.

-The Joker.

..in the 1989 film Batman. Joker. Correct.

First clue. What's the link, Kevan and Alexandra?

-Gosh... Could be playing cards.

-It would be too obvious.

-Joker...

-Can't think of anything.

-Can't think of anything else.

-Other than playing cards.

-No. So shall we try playing cards?

-Go for playing cards.

-Playing cards.

Is the link playing cards?

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Alexandra, don't sound so surprised.

That was positive, attacking. Yes, you're right.

The remaining clues were...

You got that on the first clue, so you get four links.

How do you want to use the links?

May we take 500 and 125?

-Well, as you asked so politely, you may, yes.

-Thank you, sir.

-Right.

Let's cut one link from the £125 pod.

And three links from the £500 pod.

Right.

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Well done, Kevan and Alexandra.

You have £625 in your pod,

but there was a £750 pod available.

-We should've gone for that.

-Silly girl.

-OK. I'll put that down to enthusiasm.

-Yes.

-Yes.

-OK, right.

Everyone back in play. Stand by for four links.

What word goes before list to describe

a collection of things someone wants to do before they die?

BUZZER

-April?

-Bucket.

-Correct.

That's your first clue. What's the link?

Bucket and spade and things that bring out the beach. Erm...

Mrs Bucket, what was she in?

-Mrs Bucket, that's erm...Keeping Up Appearances.

-What's the link?

-Shall we say things that you bring to the beach?

-Yeah.

Things that you bring to the beach.

OK. Is the link things you bring to the beach?

Oh!

No. OK, you're all back in play. Stand by for three links.

Who directed the 1990 film Edward Scissorhands?

BUZZER

-Rochelle?

-It was Tim Burton.

It was Tim Burton.

What's the link?

What can we think about Tim Burton and bucket? I don't know...

Directors?

Yes, directors... Helena Bonham Carter. People married to actresses.

Erm...

Directors?

Is the link directors?

No. OK, everyone back in play.

For two links - in the TV soap EastEnders,

what was the name of Ethel's dog?

BUZZER

-Alexandra?

-Willy?

Willy is correct.

What's the link?

THEY CONFER

It's Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, I think.

Charlie And The Chocolate Factory?

Is the link Charlie And The Chocolate Factory?

Good!

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That's the link. The remaining clue was...

So, Charlie Bucket, Tim Burton directed

the second Charlie And The Chocolate Factory film.

Willy Wonka ran the chocolate factory, and Roald Dahl wrote it.

OK. How do you want to use your two links?

Do we start cutting into some of the other ones,

-or just go straight for the 300?

-I'd take 300 at the moment.

-Yeah, cos we made the mistake earlier.

-Yes.

May we take the 300, please?

Let's cut the links on the £300 pod.

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So the mistake

you made earlier was minor

because you have £925 in your bank.

April and Rochelle yet to decide how much they're going to bank.

Similarly, Robert and Wilson. Right.

Everyone back in play for four links.

What is the first full name of four-time Olympic swimming

medallist with the surname Adlington?

-Alexandra?

-Rebecca.

Rebecca Adlington. Correct.

First clue, what's the link?

Olympic champions or swimmers or...

She's already an Olympic swimmer

so it won't be anything to do with that.

-There's a movie that's come out...

-What's the link?

-Films that have come out...in the last year?

-Answer, please.

-OK.

Films that came out in 2013.

Is the link films from 2013?

No. Right, all back in play.

For three links, what is the common name for the condition

in which one loses balance and the surroundings...

BUZZER

-Wilson?

-Vertigo.

..seem to whirl dizzily. Yes, Vertigo.

The link?

We thought about Daphne du Maurier books,

but we now feel that it probably is films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Is the link films by Alfred Hitchcock?

Yeah.

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The remaining clues were...

Rebecca, 1940, Vertigo, 1958,

Rope, 1948, and Psycho, 1960.

Hitchcock films is correct.

Robert and Wilson, how do you want to use your three links?

I reckon take one link off each.

You don't want to take three off the 750?

I don't want to be leaving it dangling by one thread, no.

-No dangling.

-No dangling. Erm...

-Yeah, I would maybe say one off each.

-Yes.

We'll take one link off each, Mark.

One from the 750.

One from the 2,000.

And one from the 1,000.

Leaving four on the 1,000, five on the 2,000 and three from the 750.

Everyone's back in play. Stand by for the next question.

For four links...

Which three-time Oscar-winning actor's father was a poet laureate?

BUZZER

-Wilson?

-Daniel Day-Lewis?

Daniel Day-Lewis is correct.

Your first clue. What's the link?

OK, what's he been in?

Er, My Left Foot.

-Last Of The Mohicans.

-Loads of other films as well.

-Mm-hmm.

-Shall we go Last Of The Mohicans?

-Last Of The Mohicans.

Is the link the Last Of The Mohicans?

No. OK, everyone is back in play. Stand by for three links.

Which one word describes a hospital room used for surgical operations...

BUZZER

-Alexandra?

-Theatre.

..and a place for viewing dramatic plays. Theatre, correct.

What's the link?

-Abraham Lincoln.

-Is the link Abraham Lincoln?

Yes.

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The final clues were...

Daniel Day-Lewis played him.

He was assassinated in a theatre

when he was president by the dastardly Booth.

OK. How do you want to use your three links?

-Please may we have the 750?

-You may. Let's cut those links.

There they go.

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Kevan and Alexandra,

you have £1,675 in your bank

and you are definitely

through to the next round.

April and Rochelle, you aren't,

and neither are Robert and Wilson.

However, there are £3,000 left on the screen

and you're all back in play. Stand by for four links.

Vermont and which other US state

have names that begin with the letter V?

BUZZER

-April?

-Virginia?

Virginia is right.

Good shot. That's your first clue. What's the link?

Virginia Woolf?

-Erm...

-Actresses.

-Erm...

-Virginia Tech. Virginia...

-US universities.

-Erm, writers.

-What's the link?

-Writers?

You choose the link cos you're better at this.

Authors.

Is the link authors?

No.

OK. You're all back in play. For three links.

Which actress played the title role in the 2013 film Philomena?

BUZZER

Alexandra?

-Judi Dench.

-Yeah, she did.

What's the link?

Judi Dench played Elizabeth. Er...

-Yeah, Virginia is named after the Virgin Queen.

-Ooh, yes. Erm...

Elizabeth I?

Is the link Elizabeth I?

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Word perfect.

Alexandra, you went, "Ooh!" That was great.

OK, the remaining clues were...

Virginia, indeed, the colony named after the Virgin Queen Elizabeth I.

Judi Dench played her in Shakespeare In Love,

Anne Boleyn was her mother, and she was a queen.

How do you want to use your three links?

-Do you think two from 2,000, one from 1,000?

-Yes.

-Please may we take two from 2,000 and one from 1,000?

-You may.

Let's take one from the 1,000 leaving three links,

and two from the 2,000...

similarly, leaving three links.

All to play for. Stand by. For four links...

In the fairy tale, Rumpelstiltskin can spin straw into what?

BUZZER

-Kevan?

-Gold.

Gold is correct.

Gold, Your first clue. What's the link?

-It couldn't be...

-It couldn't be.

-No.

Could it possibly be...

D-day Beaches. D-day Landing Beaches.

Is the link D-day Landing Beaches?

No.

You were very excited about that and I was excited with you.

But you were wrong. OK. Everyone's back in play. Stand by.

Your next question for three links...

Which ten-letter word describes any word, phrase,

verse or sentence that reads the same...

BUZZER

-Robert?

-Palindrome?

..backwards or forwards. Palindrome, correct.

-What's the link?

-Gold or palindrome...

THEY WHISPER

Could palindrome be an obscure... Shall we say it?

Spandau Ballet hits.

Is the link Spandau Ballet hits?

No.

No, that was great, Wilson. Is it Spandau Ballet hits?

However, not right.

But you live to fight another day because everyone is back in play.

Stand by for two links.

Which singing competition has been held between members...

BUZZER

-Alexandra?

-Eurovision Contest.

..between members of the European Broadcasting Union since 1956?

Eurovision.

What's the link?

What on earth is that? What on earth?

-I have no clue whatsoever.

-Erm...

What's the link?

Erm...

Contests, but no idea what sort of contests.

Is the link contests?

No.

Everyone back in play. Stand by. Your next question for one link.

In 1906 which three-lettered radio code signal...

BUZZER

-Alexandra?

-SOS.

In 1906 which three-lettered radio code signal

of extreme distress became the world standard?

SOS, correct.

Gold, Palindrome, Eurovision, SOS.

What's the link?

I've no idea.

What's the link?

I can only guess they're music albums or something. I've no idea who by.

Answer, please.

Music albums.

Is the link music albums?

No.

April and Rochelle,

Robert and Wilson were being extremely well contained there

because the link is...

-ABBA.

-Oh, no!

Gold, their greatest hits album.

Their name is a palindrome.

They won the Eurovision Song Contest

with Waterloo at Brighton

and SOS, one of their best songs ever.

Here's another set of questions for four links. Stand by.

Complete the title of the Puccini opera

featuring the Humming Chorus.

Madam?

-Alexandra.

-Butterfly.

Madam what? Madam Butterfly.

Butterfly, first clue.

What's the link, Kevan and Alexandra?

Goodness. Um...

Things that fly?

Could be types of steak even?

-Oh, yes!

-You can have a butterfly steak.

May we try cuts of steak?

Is the link cuts of steak?

No.

OK, everyone back in play.

Your next question for three links.

A hangover cure made of raw egg...

Alexandra.

Oh!

-Robert.

-Is it a prairie oyster?

A hangover cure made of raw egg

and Worcestershire sauce is called a prairie what?

Oyster, correct.

Butterfly. Oyster. What's the link?

Robert and Wilson.

Butterfly, oyster, it's hard to see any link between them.

There isn't a tube system in the world somewhere that has

butterfly cards?

Could it be characters in Alice In Wonderland?

Is the link characters in Alice In Wonderland?

No. OK.

You're all back in play.

For two links.

Which boy's name is also the name of the capital of the Falkland Islands?

-Wilson.

-Stanley.

Stanley, correct.

Butterfly, oyster, Stanley.

What's the link?

Could it be a knife? There's a Stanley knife.

I can't say I know the others.

I've certainly heard of a butterfly knife.

-Types of knife.

-Types of knife.

Is the link types of knife?

Yes.

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The remaining clue was...

Bread.

Butterfly knife, oyster knife, Stanley knife, bread knife.

OK, how do you want to use your two links?

Again, we're not going to get any money from this.

I suggest we take one off the 2,000 and one off the 1,000.

-Take one off each, Mark.

-OK, let's do that.

One link from the £1,000 pod.

And one link from the £2,000 pod.

Two links on both

and you could get them.

Kevan and Alexandra

are through to the next round.

April and Rochelle,

Robert and Wilson are chasing them.

Everyone back in play. Stand by for four links.

What is the name for a roped square on a raised platform

where boxers fight? Alexandra.

-Ring.

-Ring, correct.

Ring, first clue. What's the link?

-That's in the title.

-Yeah, that's true.

It could be the author.

-An author called Ring?

-No, the author of Lord Of The Rings.

-Who was that?

-Oh, er, um... Tolkien?

Is the link Tolkien?

No.

OK, all back in play stand by.

For three links, on a plane,

what is the central passage with emergency lighting...

-Robert.

-The aisle.

..better known as? The aisle.

Ring, aisle. Two clues. What's the link?

-Must be weddings.

-We think we're going to go for weddings.

Wedding ring. Wedding aisle. Weddings.

Is the link weddings?

Good.

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We'll give you the singular.

The remaining clues are

bouquet and groom.

How do you want to use your three links?

LAUGHTER

What do you think?

I think we'll scratch our head

and say we might go for taking the two away from the 2,000...

-Ooh, are you sure?

-..and one away from the 1,000.

Right, in the interests of drama,

we'll take one from the 1,000 first.

And then cut the remaining two links on the £2,000 pod.

And there it goes.

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Robert and Wilson, you have £2,000.

Kevan and Alexandra have £1,675

and are guaranteed to go

through to the next round.

There's £1,000 left with one link remaining.

April and Rochelle, you're playing for honour.

LAUGHTER

Are you ready? Stand by for four links.

The US region which includes Maine, Vermont and Connecticut is...

-Wilson?

-It's called New England.

Is new what? England, correct.

England, first clue. What's the link?

Um, why don't we go for something like countries that won

the football World Cup?

We'll go with that.

-Will we?

-Countries that have won the football World Cup.

As a Scotsman, you're saying that?!

LAUGHTER

Robert's not convinced, Wilson.

-World Cup winners.

-Is the link World Cup winners?

No.

In vain.

Right, everyone back in play. Stand by.

You're next question for three links.

Claymore and cutlass are types...

-Wilson?

-Of sword.

..of what weapon? Sword is correct.

Good.

You got a nice Hibernian question to book-end the previous one.

Right, England, sword. Two clues. What's the link?

England, sword.

I think we should say William Wallace just to counteract

that football answer you gave.

LAUGHTER

Well, I'm bowing to my colleague who wants to say William Wallace.

He can take the blame.

-William Wallace.

-Is the link William Wallace?

Nooo!

LAUGHTER

Right, everyone back in play. Stand by for two links.

Which month has the zodiac signs Aries and...

-Wilson?

-April.

..Taurus. April, correct.

England, sword, April.

What's the link?

Saint George.

We're going to say the link is Saint George.

Is the link Saint George?

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The remaining clue was Dragon.

Saint George, patron saint of England,

used the sword to kill a dragon

and his commemorative day is in April.

Right, OK, how do you want to use your two links?

LAUGHTER

Well, after much discussion, Mark,

-we think we'll take it away from the 1,000.

-Right, OK.

Let's do that.

So, Saint George's sword...

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..cuts the link.

Robert and Wilson, you have £3,000.

Kevan and Alexandra,

you have £1,675.

April and Rochelle...

LAUGHTER

..despite playing a valiant game.

-They're all really quick.

-I know.

Well, April and Rochelle, thank you very much for playing The Link.

Goodbye.

Goodbye to the twins!

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Kevan and Alexandra,

Robert and Wilson,

you're still in the game.

Kevan and Alexandra,

you banked £1,675.

Robert and Wilson,

you banked £3,000.

That money is now in these two cash pods,

each held by seven links.

The first team to cut all the links and release their cash pod

takes their money through to the final round.

The other team will be out.

And now you can be as brave or as cautious as you like

because YOU decide how many links you want to cut.

I'm going to ask you to identify a person,

place or thing from a series of clues,

and you tell me whether you want to play for one, two, three or four

links, but the more links you play for, the fewer clues you'll receive.

We'll start with the team who has brought the most money

through to this round and that is

Robert and Wilson.

The first question is asking...

Robert and Wilson, how many links?

-Shall we try two links?

-I think we'll try two links initially, Mark.

Right, for two links, here are your clues.

I've got it. I would have got it after two links.

We're discussing, Robert might have got it earlier, but it is...

-Ricky Gervais.

-..Ricky Gervais.

Am I Ricky Gervais?

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Good work.

Final clue was...

OK, let's cut your links.

There they go. Five remaining.

Kevan and Alexandra, your go.

Your question will be asking...

-How many links?

-Two links?

-Go for two links.

Maybe go for two links, please.

For two links, here are your clues.

Oh, of course.

And that would be Julius Caesar.

Am I Julius Caesar?

Yes, that would be Julius Caesar. The last clue was...

OK, let's cut your links.

Five. Five.

Robert and Wilson, your go. Your question will be asking...

What am I? How many links?

Since we got the last two between us...

We are trying to work out whether we should go for two or three.

-I would say three links.

-Three links this time, Mark.

For three links, here are your clues. What am I?

Potato or the tomato.

I think is it more likely to be the potato than the tomato.

It is the potato.

We are going to go for the potato.

Am I the potato?

The remaining clues were...

Right, let's cut those links.

Kevan and Alexandra, with five links remaining,

your question will be asking...

What am I?

-How many links?

-I think we have to go the same as the boys.

OK, you will match the boys. For three links, here are your clues.

What am I?

-I think it's the Eiffel Tower.

-OK.

Am I the Eiffel Tower?

Good.

The remaining clues were...

"I include 20,000 bulbs, 5,000 on each side..."

All daffodils, presumably!

Gustave Eiffel's construction, the Eiffel Tower.

Let's cut your links.

Two and two. Robert and Wilson, your go. Your question will be asking...

Who am I? How many links?

I think the logic is two links.

Yes, I think that is the logic. For two links, stand by.

Here are your clues. Who am I?

The Great Soprendo was married to Victoria...

I think we are agreeing on this one that it is Victoria Wood.

If you make this link, you will be through to the next round.

Am I Victoria Wood?

Yeah.

The remaining clue was...

Yes. Let's cut your links.

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Well done, Robert and Wilson.

You are through to the final round

and that cash goes with you.

Unfortunately,

in best quizmaster tradition,

I have to say goodbye to Kevan and Alexandra.

You played a really good game. Have you got any thoughts?

Yes, when they invite you back to Doctor Who I can play your wife

because we've never seen her character, have we? Rory's mum.

No, we haven't.

-I hope and pray that day will come.

-Thank you, sir.

-OK.

Kevan and Alexandra, thanks for playing the link. Goodbye.

Thank you. Best of luck, boys.

APPLAUSE

Robert and Wilson, you are today's finalists.

You brought through £3,000

and we are adding £2,000 to that.

Making your maximum win today £5,000

a rather nice satisfying number.

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And may I ask how you will spend it?

My wee boy, he's only six but he's just learned to ski

and as I snowboard I think the two of us could go up a mountain

somewhere with a new board and wee set of skis for him.

OK, great. Wilson.

I would like to back the radio station of the RNIB

that I volunteer for and I've had many happy years there

so I would give that to the RNIB.

Well, I thoroughly approve of both your choices to spend

the money should you get to take it home.

To take that money home,

you have just 60 seconds to find six super links.

You will need to identify the link between 10 one-word clues.

As soon as you think you know the answer, buzz in

and we will stop the clock.

If you're right, you can take that money home but choose to

play on and your team-mate will tackle the next super link.

But if you're wrong, play stays with you,

we will restart the clock and you will face a new set of clues.

Run out of time and you leave with zip.

-Who's going to play first?

-I am.

-OK.

Robert, you're on your own.

The clock will start when you see the first clue. Stand by.

They are children's TV programmes.

Is the link children's TV?

Yeah.

Didn't get a chance to say Tiswas before you buzzed.

The remaining clues were...

And having a six-year-old son,

I imagine you have seen a few.

That puts you, Robert and Wilson, on £125.

So, with 56 seconds remaining on the clock,

you now have a choice.

You can take that money and go or you can play on.

I think we will play on.

OK. Wilson, it's your turn now.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears. Stand by.

I think they may be Jesus's apostles. The disciples.

Is the link Jesus's apostles?

Yeah, all disciples. We've only got room for 10.

The other two we were going to include were...

Right, that puts you, Robert and Wilson,

on £300 with 44 seconds remaining.

You have the choice to take that money and go or you can play on.

-I think we will play on.

-Good. Robert, you're on your own.

Your go now. Stand by.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

Are you ready, Robert?

-There are westerns.

-Is the link westerns?

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Correct. The remaining westerns were...

Well done, Robert. That puts you on £500.

With 35 seconds remaining on the clock, you can

decide to take that money and go or play on.

We're halfway and used less than half the time, so...

I think we've decided to go ahead and go on.

APPLAUSE

Wilson, your turn now.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

-You are on your own. Are you ready?

-Yes.

They're all linked to Doctor Who.

Is the link Doctor Who?

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And they are all Doctor Who villains.

You left it to the last moment there.

Robert and Wilson, that puts you on £750 with 21 seconds remaining.

You can take that money and go or you can decide to play on.

-What do you think, Robert?

-We came with nothing.

-We are going to go on.

-We have 21 seconds left.

We're going on.

Robert, your turn now. You are on your own.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears. Stand by.

Are you ready?

They are associated with Oxford University.

Is the link Oxford University?

They are University of Cambridge colleges which means play

stays with you, Robert, and you face a new super link.

Eight seconds left. The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

You're on your own, Robert. Stand by.

I am going to say constellations.

Is the link constellations?

Parts of the ear.

The remaining clues were...

APPLAUSE

Yeah, well done. Well played but, Robert and Wilson, it gives me

great displeasure to have to say to you that you are out of time.

And so you are leaving with zip.

Not your thing, Oxbridge colleges.

I think probably you either know or you don't.

So, thank you very much indeed for coming here to play The Link.

I am very sorry that you left with zip however, Robert and Wilson, goodbye.

APPLAUSE

Join us next time when three more pairs will be trying to make

all the right connections on The Link.

See you then. Goodbye.