Episode 10 Think Tank

Meet our Think Tank. They've answered hundreds

of general knowledge questions under exam conditions

before the show. Their answers are in. But how helpful will they be

to be three contestants? Playing the game are Julie,

a homemaker from south-east London,

James, a material planner from Darlington in County Durham,

and Brian, a retired film publicist from Borehamwood in Hertfordshire.

This is Think Tank.

Welcome to the show. Welcome, as ever, to our Think Tank.

Among the panel today are pizza waiter

and part-time Army reservist Peter,

office worker and self-confessed online shopaholic Anisha,

and tweed-loving, fashion-savvy Mark.

Ahead of filming, we presented this cross-section of Britain

with hundreds of questions and gave them one simple mission -

to provide as many correct answers as possible

to assist our three contestants.

Let's see if they've managed to. Welcome to all three of you.

Julie, you are a homemaker,

but that's not a proper job title, is it?

I like to refer to myself as the home economics executive.

And how large is the organisation you are in charge of?

Well, all in all, there's seven children.

Seven?! Yes. Gosh.

Any other talents you want to share with us?

Well, some time ago, when I was younger,

I entered a Mick Jagger impersonation competition.

Well, how did it go? I was the only girl.

But, unfortunately, I didn't win.

Can any of you lot do a Mick Jagger impression?

I have been known to from time to time.

HE HUMS RIFF TO SATISFACTION

Brilliant.

Oh, dear! Brilliant. How anyone is ever going to beat that...

It was unforgettable.

Lovely to have you with us, Julie. James, you are a material planner.

What does that mean?

I look at customer forecasts, customer orders that are coming in,

and I basically get the engines that they need for their vehicles.

Away from work, do you keep fit?

Yes. I enjoy playing football, running and I've just taken up golf.

Celebrity crushes?

Who do you like? Jennifer Aniston is probably one of the older ladies.

She won't want to hear that!

LAUGHTER

What is your strongest subject going to be today?

Geography and sport. Hooray!

We've got someone who's good at geography.

ALL: Yay!

All right. What do you need help with? Arts and literature.

And diplomacy? Probably, yes.

LAUGHTER

All right, James. Nice to have you with us.

Brian, welcome to the programme. You used to be a film publicist.

Who were the biggest names you worked with?

Everyone from Robert De Niro to Sean Connery, Bette Midler.

So, no celebrity tantrums?

Only one. And I refuse to name that person.

How did you deal with it?

I told my managing director and he dealt with it with the head office.

Your favourite TV programme, what is it?

Doctor Who. Grew up with it.

And have you ever missed an episode?

Never. Really? You've seen every last one? I've seen every one, yes.

Gosh, I hope you get a question about that today.

That will be good for you. So, your strongest subjects will be what?

Give you a clue.

Showbiz? Yes! Well done. What do you need help with?

Oh, everything else.

Well, there's a broad range of knowledge for you to tap into here.

A very deep pool.

Ish! OK. Good. Welcome to all three of you.

Over three rounds, our contestants will try to tap into the knowledge

of the Think Tank to build up as much money as possible.

They have tried to answer all the questions

to the best of their ability, whether right or wrong.

The two highest scorers go through to the final.

Ultimately, just one walks away with the cash prize.

So, let's play the first round.

In this round, I'm going to ask you a question and then every member of

the Think Tank will reveal the answer they gave before the show.

The right one is always there somewhere,

but also any number of mistakes are in the mix as well.

Pick out the correct answer, ?200 will be added to your prize fund.

Two questions each. Julie, you're up first.

Here's the question we put to the Think Tank.

Have a think about that.

while we see what the Think Tank thought, starting with Peter.

C3PO.

Spock.

C3PO.

R2D2.

R2D2.

C3PO.

Chewbacca.

C3PO.

Four for C3PO,

two for R2D2

and a couple of others in there. What do you think?

Well, first of all, my mind went totally blank.

But now I've seen all those answers,

it has actually triggered something.

And I'm going to go with...

Jackie and Mark

and say R2D2. OK.

Kenny Baker has played which character

in every film of the Star Wars franchise?

You are saying R2D2. Let's see if you right.

You are indeed. Well done.

He was also in Flash Gordon, Mona Lisa and Amadeus.

C3PO was played by Anthony Daniels.

So, ?200 to you, Julie.

James, you've seen how it works. Here's your first question.

Where did the Think Tank go with this? Peter?

Twickenham.

Wembley.

Wembley.

Lord's.

Crystal Palace.

Twickenham.

The Oval.

So, a range of London venues there. But which one's correct?

So, before that answer came up, I didn't have any idea.

Now I've seen the answers, I will go with Jackie and Mark and say Lord's.

Lord's? The first FA Cup Final in 1872 was played at which venue,

now known as a top location for another popular sport?

You are going with Lord's. Have you chosen correctly?

It was in fact the Oval.

It was also the place where they played the first ever football

international between England and Scotland, in the 1870s.

Ken, well done for getting that one right.

I was there on the day.

LAUGHTER

Yes, it's not that surprising, actually.

OK. Nothing for you there, James.

But plenty of other chances to come.

Brian, let's have a look at your question.

Here's what the Think Tank made of that one.

Crescent and cross.

Crescent and star.

Crescent and star.

A triangle and square.

Crescent and star.

Triangles.

Crescent and cross.

Crescent and star.

Four of the Think Tank have gone for crescent and star,

a couple more for crescent and cross.

And one or two others in there. What do you think?

Not 100% certain,

but I have a vague recollection of seeing the crescent and star.

So I am going to go with that.

Crescent and star?

What two shapes can be seen in white on the Turkish flag?

You're saying it's crescent and star. Let's see if you are right.

That's correct. It was the crescent and star.

And they are on a red background. ?200 to you, Brian.

Well done. We come back to Julie for your second question.

What did the Think Tank count up to with this? Peter?

1,000.

5.

500.

50.

100.

100.

100.

50.

100 is the most popular choice,

but there's lots of others there, too. What do you think?

Well, when I first heard the question, I thought it was 50.

I know that 100 is a C.

So, I'm going to go with Jackie and Ken and say 50, please. 50.

In Roman numerals, the letter L represents which number?

You're saying it's 50. Let's see if you've chosen correctly.

It is 50, well done.

It is 50, well done.

Well done, Jackie and Ken.

?200 to you, Julie. James, here's your second question.

?200 to you, Julie. James, here's your second question.

What did the Think Tank make of this one? Peter?

Madonna.

LeAnn Rimes.

Mariah Carey.

Beyonce.

Katy Perry.

Madonna.

Natalie Cole.

Cher.

Seven different names to choose from.

What do you think?

Literature is not my strong point.

But I have a vague recollection somewhere

that Madonna has written some children's books.

So I'm going to go with Madonna.

Madonna? The English Roses and Mr Peabody's Apples

are children's books by which female American singer?

You're saying Madonna.

Let's see if you are right.

Madonna it is. Well done.

She's written five children's books in all

and they've sold more than 1 million copies.

So, ?200 to you, James. We move on to Brian.

Here's your next question.

Here's what the Think Tank thought. Peter?

Cathedral.

Church.

Theatre.

Church.

Church.

Theatre.

Church.

Theatre.

Four churches, three theatres and a cathedral.

What do you think? Well, when I used to be an amateur actor,

I used to appear in various theatres,

and they used to have proscenium arches.

So, I'll go with theatre.

Theatre. In what sort of building would you be most likely to see

a proscenium arch? You're saying theatre.

Are you right?

You are indeed. Well done. Theatre.

It is an arch that frames the opening

between the stage and the auditorium. OK.

So, well done to you, Brian. ?200 to you.

That brings us to the end of the first round.

Let's see how you're all getting on. James is on ?200.

In the lead and tied on ?400 are Julie and Brian.

Everything to play for in our next round.

Every member of the Think Tank is holding two questions which they

answered correctly before the show.

You'll take it in turns to pick someone in the Think Tank

whose knowledge you think you can match.

For every correct answer,

another ?200 will be added to your prize fund.

They're not experts, they are interested in different subjects,

so think carefully about who is going to be on your wavelength.

Once a Think Tanker has asked both of their questions,

they can't be picked again.

Julie, you get to go first.

Every last one of them to choose.

Whose knowledge do you think you can match?

I think I'm going to choose Jackie.

Jackie, our retired local government manager.

Thank you. "Yamas", as they say in Greek.

On our travels we've been to Greece a lot. We've been over 20 times.

And this particular island we've been to three or four times.

The question is...

Faliraki is a resort on which Greek island?

Ooh.

Now, I've been to a couple of Greek islands.

I've been to Rhodes and I've been to Corfu.

I think it might have been Rhodes.

Is Rhodes your answer? Yes, that's my answer.

And you think right. It is Rhodes.

Woo! Well done.

?200 for you, Julie.

Thank you. James.

Who do you want to choose? So, I'm thinking,

with my knowledge of sport and geography,

that Cleve might be best matched for me.

Cleve... Well, I'm glad it's sport and not geography,

because I don't know anything about that.

I get lost in my own house.

That's how bad it is.

But it is a sporting question and I trust...

I think you can get this one.

How many metres in one lap of an Olympic athletics track?

So, like you say, Cleve, quite confident on that.

I think it's 400 metres. 400?

And you're absolutely right, mate. 400 metres.

And an indoor track is 200 metres.

OK. Well done, James. ?200 for you. Brian...

Who would you like to choose?

Any one of the eight.

I'm going to go for Ken, because he's more...

my sort of age.

Well, I'm from west London.

But they actually taught us at school cockney rhyming slang.

So, this question is...

What is "trouble" in cockney rhyming slang? What does it mean?

I know a few cockney rhyming phrases.

And I think that "trouble" is short for "trouble and strife" - wife.

Wife? 100% perfect.

Well done.

"Trouble and strife" - wife,

which, as all of us who are happily married and want to remain so,

is completely untrue. Untrue! Not true at all.

OK, ?200 for you, Brian.

We come back to you, Julie, for your second question.

Oh, dear. What am I going to choose now?

I think I'm going to choose Cleve, cos he's musical.

Unfortunately, this is not a musical question.

But after listening to music, this may help.

What spirit do you mix with dry vermouth

to make a classic Dry Martini?

Oh. I'm not sure about this one at all.

I'll have a stab at it, though.

I think I'll go for gin.

Gin?

Gin! It is?!

Thank you, thank you.

Typically garnished with an olive or a twist of lemon.

Julie, ?200 for you, well done.

James, here's your second question.

You can choose anybody apart from Cleve.

So, I'm thinking, as we appear to be of a similar age,

I will go with Mark. Creative director Mark.

I hope you made the right choice. I work in the fashion industry

but before I did that, I actually had aspirations to be a geography teacher, James.

So, that's why I've been admiring your jumper from afar.

LAUGHTER So, the question is...

Domenico and Stefano are the first names

of which famous fashion designing duo?

So, fashion isn't my strong point.

I'm trying to think of something European.

I'm just going to have to plump with...

Versace. Versace?

So close. I thought you were going to get it.

You were on the right lines there, as well. It's Dolce and Gabbana.

Gabbana. Dolce and Gabbana.

They founded the brand close to Milan in 1985.

So nothing for you there, James.

Brian, we come to you again.

Just Cleve you can't choose.

Anyone else you can have.

Well, there's someone who stands out,

because she's the only lady in the front row,

looking very glamorous, so I must choose Lucy.

Oh, thank you so much, Brian. That's lovely. And do you know what?

I think you've picked a good question for you here.

I know you spoke at the beginning about your love of Doctor Who.

I hope that's not the only series

that you have followed over the years.

I am mad keen on this series.

I've seen every episode dozens of times.

I hope you will have too.

This question is...

I seen the episode many times

but it's one of those facts that suddenly goes out of your head.

And I have just got the feeling that it is...

Red. Red?

Oh, fabulous feeling. Well done! Well done.

It's a long time ago to remember that,

so well done. Well done indeed.

?200 for you, Brian.

Julie, we come back to you.

And you can still choose seven of the eight.

Just not Cleve.

I think this time...

I might ask Peter.

Wow, thank you!

LAUGHTER

You're so excited. I am!

I've got this question because I am a part-time reserve soldier.

And we had to learn the phonetic alphabet,

so the question for you is...

Which month of the year is used to represent a letter

in the NATO phonetic alphabet?

Oh, again, my mind went totally blank.

And then I'm thinking, "Gosh, my husband used to be in the Army,

"he's going to be really cross with me."

But I think it might be N for November.

November? You're correct! Awesome!

Thank goodness! Thank goodness.

Well done. ?200 to you, Judy.

Thank you. James, we come to you again.

And still everybody is available, apart from Cleve.

I'm going to go with Ken. Ken?

It's about my favourite lady and that's Queen Elizabeth II,

who I have met on several occasions.

She's a lovely lady!

The father of Queen Elizabeth II?

So, the pressure is on a bit here.

The monarchy isn't my strong point. But I think that could be...

George VI. George VI?

Yes, very good. Thank you, that's right.

And Colin Firth won an Oscar for playing him in The King's Speech,

if you remember. You know Her Majesty so well.

I'm amazed you haven't had a knighthood yet.

I said, "When Bill gets one first..."

Aw! "..then I will accept mine". You'll be a long time waiting.

That's what SHE said, actually!

LAUGHTER

Touche!

All right. Back down to business, then.

?200 to you, James. Well done. We come to Brian.

Ken and Cleve are off-limits.

Six still to choose from.

Well, there's two ladies here who haven't been selected yet.

I'm going to go for one of them. I'm going to go for Anisha.

Aww. Thanks, Brian. Actually, you might know this, because

you know films. And they made this particular book into a film.

So, good luck. So, my question is...

That's a tricky one.

I... I don't honestly know.

I've just got to think logical about floating in the sea and being

attacked by a fish.

It's got to be quite a small fish.

I would think... I don't know many small fish.

I... I'm just going to go and say a shark.

I've no idea.

I am so happy you said a shark, because that is correct. Well done.

James uses the peach to escape from his cruel aunts.

Of course, not small fish, giant peach.

Of course! Yes.

Well done. ?200 to you, well done.

And that brings us to the end of the round.

So let's see how you are getting on.

James is on ?600.

In the lead, and tied on ?1,000, are Julie and Brian.

Well, you chose three questions each,

but none of you wanted to hear from Jordan.

And we don't want her to feel left out, do we?

So, she's got good knowledge, she got a question correct earlier.

So, let's ask her what it was. Jordan?

What was it? Thank you very much, Bill.

So my question is about a playwright.

And I've actually been in a play written by this man.

So the question is...

Just for fun. Try this one at home.

Which playwright married Marilyn Monroe in 1956?

Any ideas here? Yes.

Julie? Arthur Miller.

Arthur Miller? It is Arthur Miller. Well done.

Thank you.

Thanks, Jordan. Glad you could share that with us.

Now, let's get back to the competition.

One of you is surely going to have to leave the game. But there's still

one last chance for you to take the lead. And, James,

you can easily make it through to the final from here.

All of you are going to be asked the same questions now.

Two members of the Think Tank will then tell you the answers they gave

before the show and their reasons for doing so.

Only one of them has the correct answer.

If you side with the correct answer,

you will get an all-important ?200 for your prize fund.

Only five questions, though,

before we do have to say goodbye to one of you,

so choose your answers carefully.

And here is the first question.

Cleve and Jackie having a go.

This, Cleve? Although I'm not a native of this county,

I have lived there pretty much for most of my adult life.

And it's known as "God's county",

and I believe that county is Yorkshire.

Jackie?

Erm... It's Cornwall.

And they do have their own language in Cornwall,

I can understand that, but there's so many parts of the UK

wants a divorce from other parts.

We're going to be left with Milton Keynes as Britain,

because there's going to be nowhere else left.

But it was Cornwall, yeah.

OK. Cleve, you say Yorkshire.

Jackie's gone for Cornwall.

Who do you think is right?

Contestants, lock in your answers, please.

Where have you gone with this?

All three of you say it's Cornwall.

Let's see if you're right.

Cornwall it is. Well done.

It means the people of Cornwall have the same rights and protections

as other Celtic groups in Scotland, Wales and Ireland. OK?

So, ?200 to all of you.

Well done. Here's our next question.

Anisha and Jordan having a go at this one.

Anisha. So, I thought I'd try and break down the words.

So, "pen", like "pentagon", so "pen" is five.

"Dec", "decade" - ten.

So 5 + 10 is 15,

so I said 15 sides.

Jordan? I was also going to say "pen" is five and "dec" is ten.

But rather than adding them, I multiplied them,

so I came up with 50. OK.

Anisha says 15.

Jordan says 50.

What do you think? Contestants, lock in your answers, please.

What have you come up with?

Julie has gone for 50.

James and Brian are saying 15.

Who's right?

15 it is.

For exactly the reasons that Anisha described -

"pen" is five, "dec" is ten.

But just add it together, rather than multiply it, as in your case.

A 50-sided shape does have a name.

It's called a pentacontagon.

Of course. Of course.

LAUGHTER

I always get those two mixed up.

All right.

?200 to James and Brian.

Here we come to question three.

Peter and Lucy cooking this one up.

Peter. I know that the name in Welsh is called a "popty ping",

and I once had to use it to boil water to make a cup of tea,

and that is the microwave.

Lucy?

I went for a very basic and rudimentary piece

of kitchen equipment and I went with the humble knife.

Not just useful in food preparation,

but then also in consuming it afterwards.

So I felt that the majority of people might feel lost

without a knife.

Peter has gone for microwave. Lucy says it's a knife.

What do you think? Lock in your answers, please.

And let's see what you've come up with.

All three have gone for microwave.

Unanimous verdict. Is it right?

Microwave it is. Well done.

Knife came second, with 51%.

I'm disappointed. I'm disappointed.

OK. ?200 to all of you.

Well done. And we come to question number four.

Mark and Ken tuning up for this one.

Mark?

So, she was first with Sonny, who I think was maybe her partner,

as well as her music partner, as well.

I think she had a break and she came back not only as a singer,

but as an actress.

And I think this was not only a successful number one song,

but I think it was also a hit movie,

and I think it was The Shoop Shoop Song.

Ken?

Well, you may have noticed that Mark is considerably younger than myself.

But, of course, I've known her for a long time and I love her work

and I love her music.

And I think the song was called Believe.

OK. Mark says it's The Shoop Shoop Song.

Ken says Believe.

What do you believe, contestants?

Lock it in, please.

All three of you have gone with Believe.

Let's see if you're right.

No, it was The Shoop Shoop Song.

It was from the film Mermaids, in 1991.

And, interestingly, she does not say the words

"shoop, shoop" at any point during that song.

"It's in his kiss", but it's the backing chorus that goes

"shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop".

Believe was a song in 1998, Ken.

Yes. There you are. OK.

All right. Nothing for any of you there.

We come to the final question in this round.

Peter and Lucy.

Peter. I went for Birmingham,

because I knew they've got lots of flights that go to Dubai

and they had the super big plane that was really big.

Lucy?

I went for Manchester Airport.

Just thinking about sort of transport links,

good access to the north, good access to the south.

I felt that it had lots of feeders from it.

So I went for Manchester.

Peter says Birmingham, Lucy has gone for Manchester.

Where do you want to go with this? Lock in your answers, please.

Let's see what you said.

Julie has gone to Birmingham.

James and Brian are in Manchester with this one.

Who's right?

It's Manchester.

Heathrow had 74 million passengers,

Gatwick 40 million,

and Manchester 23 million.

OK, so, ?200 for James and Brian there.

And that brings us to the end of the round

and to the end of the main game.

So, shall we have a look at how you've got on?

So, in the lead is Brian with ?1,800.

Tied in second place, Julie and James on ?1,400.

Only two contestants can go through to the final,

so we will have a tie-break to determine who is going to make it

to join Brian. This deciding question has a numerical answer,

so whoever is closest to the correct answer will be in the final, OK?

And here's the question.

Lock in your answer, please.

Let's take a look at your answers, then.

Julie, you have said 250 metres.

James, you said 950 metres.

The correct answer is...

That means Julie was closest

and going through to the final with that answer. Well done.

James, we have to say goodbye.

It's always so cruel when you have to go

to a tie-break like that.

But I hope you've enjoyed being with us. It's been great.

Thanks for having me. Thank you very much for playing.

Well done, Julie and Brian.

You two will now compete to take home the money you have earned

in our final.

Well done, Julie. A good call on that last question

to get you to the final. Did you have a rough idea?

How did you get to it? It was a total guess.

I hadn't got a clue, so the same as James.

Unfortunately, he took the wrong guess and I took the right one.

Well, indeed you did. So, now here you are in the final.

Have you thought about what you might do if you win today?

Yes, I have.

I want to get myself a passport and then go over to the Somme,

because my grandad died there on 8th September 1916.

Did he really? And I'd love to go and take some flowers

and put them on his grave. That would be really wonderful. Yes.

And, Brian, what would you do?

Well, it's one of my ambitions to go on an Alaskan cruise.

It's something I've seen documentaries on.

It looks fantastic, so that's what I will spend it on.

Well, look, good luck to you both.

Thank you. Our final is a general knowledge battle.

I'm going to ask you five questions each.

Whoever gives the most correct answers takes home the money

they've built up so far. You're not on your own -

the Think Tankers are still on hand to help you out if they can.

You can pick someone to consult with before you answer the questions.

Each member can only be picked once.

The difference in the final, compared to the rest of the show,

is that they haven't seen any of these questions before either.

So, you are all in the same boat, OK?

Let's play the final.

Brian, you built up the most money in the main game.

The final starts with you. Here's your first question.

Who would you like to go with here?

I think I will select...

Ken.

Ken. Have you any idea?

Have you got any thoughts?

Well, I know Roddy Doyle wrote a lot of books about Ireland.

But that doesn't necessarily mean that he was born there.

No.

That was my first thought, because I remember a couple of books

by him and about Ireland and that was my first thought,

to be honest with you.

I would go for that, only because he had such

a good knowledge of Ireland that he must have spent

quite a lot of time there if he wasn't born, so... Yeah.

It's the only guess I could go with, I think.

Yeah. I would support that.

OK. Going with Ireland.

Ireland? The writer Roddy Doyle was born in which country?

You're saying Ireland. Let's see if you're right.

Ireland it is. Well done.

Many of his works set in Dublin.

He was author of The Commitments and Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.

As they say. OK.

Well done, Brian. You are off the mark.

And, Julie, we come to you for your first question.

A music question. Who do you want to go with?

I think it's going to have to be Cleve.

Cleve, our musician.

I'm going to be honest with you, Julie.

I cannot say that there's anything that's ringing directly in my mind

about this. I've got an idea.

I've got an idea that just popped in my head.

Yeah? I think it might be Ed Sheeran.

Yeah, actually. Yes!

I've just seen the picture of the album on the...

I think it's green with a cross on it.

Yeah, I would say... You know what?

I think you're right, so I'm going to go with that one.

So I will support you on that one, absolutely.

Thank you. And your answer is...

Ed Sheeran. Ed Sheeran.

OK. + and x are albums by which singer?

You are saying it's Ed Sheeran. Let's see if you're right.

Ed Sheeran it is. Well done.

+ has sold more than one million copies

and x sold nearly eight million copies.

It's very successful. Got some great tracks on them.

One all. Brian, we'll come back to you.

Your next question now.

Who do you want to ask for help here?

I am going to go with Mark.

I think it could be in regards to Edmund Hillary,

the famous mountaineer.

And he was a kiwi, if I remember right.

I think he was from New Zealand.

What do you think? I think that's a very intelligent suggestion.

And considering I have no ideas at all,

I'd go with New Zealand, Bill.

New Zealand? Yes. In rugby union,

England compete for the Hillary Shield against which country?

You're saying New Zealand.

Let's see if you have the right place.

It is New Zealand. Well done.

And it is indeed named after the mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary.

Brilliantly deduced, Mark. Well done.

2-1 to Brian. Julie, your turn.

A sort of travel-geography question for you, really.

Mm. Who would you like to help you? I might know this.

I'll ask Peter.

Do you know? I'm afraid I don't, no. You don't know?

I would probably have guessed train, or it could be something

where they push them along, like the carts.

I was thinking that.

Maybe it could be the bullet train, which is quite famous in Japan.

Or the famous... They've got an underground.

But I think it would be a commuter's thing,

because Japan is quite densely packed.

So, a bullet train or train?

Or do you have any ideas yourself?

I think I'm going to go for train,

because I really don't know what else to say.

Train? Yeah. OK.

What type of vehicles are used on the Japanese "shinkansen"?

You're saying it's a train. Let's have a look.

Oh, it is! Trains indeed. Well done. Good guess.

As you mentioned, the famous bullet trains,

which can travel at speeds of up to 200mph.

That's fast. So, well done, you two. Very good.

So, that brings the score to 2-2.

Brian, you're up next with your third question.

Who do you want to call on for help here?

I would go with Jackie,

because she does have a good knowledge of the country.

I mean, I think I know what it is.

Good. I'd need a hint to think...

I think I know where it is and then it's deciding which sea it is.

Erm... I live in the north-west

and it's at the opposite side of the country.

So that's east. And it's around...

It's not Norfolk, but it's around that side, I think.

So it comes in around that side.

So, I don't know whether that would be the North Sea,

or whether it's too far south to be the North Sea.

I don't know. That was one that I thought of initially.

Does the North Sea go down that far?

I think it is a mighty big sea.

Yeah.

For want of a better answer, I'll go with you, Jackie,

and try the North Sea.

I hope it's right for you.

The Wash is a shallow inlet of which sea?

You're saying it's the North Sea.

Are you right?

You are. The North Sea it is. Well done.

Norfolk and Lincolnshire have coasts on the Wash, so well done.

3-2 to you, Brian.

Julie, you can equalise here with your third question.

Just three Think Tankers left to help you -

Lucy, Anisha and Jordan.

I'm going to ask Jordan.

Jordan, our make-up artist.

Thank you very much. That's very kind.

Have you any idea what this could be?

Well, I think "pedis" might mean foot.

So I was thinking athlete's foot.

That's exactly what I thought, because "pedi" -

like "pedestrian" or "pedicure" - means foot.

The only fungal infection I can think of on the foot

is athlete's foot, so I think that's a very reasonable answer.

That's exactly like me.

It's the only one I can think of as well, so...

Athlete's foot is my answer. Athlete's foot?

Tinea pedis is the technical name for which fungal infection

of the human body? You're saying athlete's foot.

Let's see if you're correct.

Athlete's foot it is. Well done.

It comes from the Latin for "worm foot".

Sounds nice, doesn't it?

Lovely(!) Well, you are both doing very well.

3-3, terrific score so far.

Brian, here's question number four.

Anisha or Lucy here to help you.

I will go with Lucy. I have an idea.

I do, too. And I actually remember watching her return from what it was

that she went to do.

Quite inspired by it, actually.

So was I. Yes, so we're agreed...

In space. She came from space.

That's right, yes. So, the first British woman in space.

OK. In 1991, Helen Sharman became the first British citizen

to do what? You're saying going into space.

Let's see if you're right.

Go into space is correct. Well done. Excellent, well done.

She was part of a Russian-British co-mission,

and she was also the first woman to visit the Mir space station,

so quite an achievement.

OK, it's getting a little bit tighter now, isn't it?

Julie, this is your fourth question.

This is for you to equalise.

And just Anisha to help you here.

Ooh.

So, I don't like Bond.

I've never seen a Bond movie in my life.

That's a good start, isn't it(?)

Actually, I think I did see Skyfall.

That's the one with Daniel Craig in it, right?

Yeah. I think he's on both.

For some reason, Martin Scorsese came into my head,

but I don't know why.

Definitely not Tim Burton, because Tim Burton's an auteur,

so you know his films.

I know Tim Burton. Yeah, so it's definitely not Tim Burton.

It won't be Quentin Tarantino, definitely not. No.

I don't think it is Steven Spielberg, because he's more sci-fi.

Danny Boyle? I don't think it's Danny Boyle because, once again,

he's got quite a style to him as well.

Was there one called Oliver something?

I don't know any directors called Oliver.

The only help I can give is just to say Martin Scorsese.

But I don't... I really, actually don't think it is that,

but I can't really think of any others, unfortunately.

I've got to give somebody, haven't I? Erm...

Oh, well. No, I can't come up with anything,

so I'm going to say Martin Scorsese.

Martin Scorsese. Mm.

Who directed the Bond films Skyfall and Spectre?

Your answer is Martin Scorsese.

Let's see if you're right.

It was Sam Mendes. Oh, Sam Mendes!

Never thought of that one, did we? I'm so sorry, Julie.

I've heard of the name, but I didn't know.

He won an Oscar in 2000, the year 2000, for directing American Beauty.

Right, it is 4-3 to you, Brian.

If you get this answer right, you will be today's winner.

This is the fifth question.

No Think Tankers left to help you, so you are on your own from here on,

OK? Here's your question.

Get this right and you will be our winner today.

I've heard of a Salt Lake City.

I've never been there.

But the state that comes to mind first of all is Utah.

Utah? Yeah. That's your answer? Yeah.

OK. Salt Lake City is in which US state?

You are saying Utah.

This to win today's Think Tank.

Utah is correct. Congratulations, Brian.

You are today's winner. Well done.

Utah, the state founded by the Mormon leader Brigham Young in 1847.

So, well done indeed.

Commiserations, Julie. Yeah.

I'm afraid you're not taking anything home.

You played a very good game, though. I hope you enjoyed being with us.

I have, I've really enjoyed it. Thank you very much, Think Tank.

Thanks for being with us. Thank you.

Brian is our winner. You are definitely taking home

your prize of ?1,800. You will shortly have the chance

to add an extra ?1,000 to your winnings.

First, though, shall we take a moment to congratulate

the Think Tanker who gave the most correct answers during the show?

And it was...

Ken. Well done, Ken.

CHEERING

Brian, you now have one last chance to boost your prize

as you face our Question: Impossible.

Brian, you've only missed one question in the whole show so far.

That's pretty good going.

I'm shocked and delighted.

Well, you've done really well so far.

Thanks to the Think Tankers. Well, and to you.

But this is the toughest question of the whole show now,

because no-one in the Think Tank answered it correctly earlier.

If you can achieve what none of them could and give us a correct answer,

then an extra ?1,000 will be yours, OK?

Let's take a look, then, at your Question: Impossible.

Have a think about that while we give you a little bit of help.

We're going to show you all the wrong answers

that the Think Tank gave earlier,

and this will rule a few things out, we hope.

So, here's what they came up with.

Ash, oak...

..birch...

..and chestnut.

So, only four things you can knock off.

Got any thoughts?

I have some THOUGHTS, yes,

and I have one thought, because...

..it was one of my main trees that I've heard of.

And, yeah, there's only one I can really think of.

So, I am going to go with...

..elm. Elm is your answer?

Yes. OK.

Goat, bay and white all types of which native British tree?

You are saying elm.

You've got ?1,800 to take home with you, guaranteed.

This is for an extra ?1,000.

Let's see if you're right.

Willow... Oh!

..was the answer we were looking for. Never mind.

The other species include the weeping willow and the pussy willow.

That would have been a bit too much of a clue, I suppose.

I think so.

Sorry, you didn't conquer our Question: Impossible.

Still, though, you have that ?1,800.

That should do for your cruise around Alaska.

Yeah. Taking anybody with you? Maybe.

I'm free!

Well, you've got eight volunteers to go with you now,

but it wouldn't go very far, would it?

Well, good luck with it, and we hope you enjoy it very much.

Thank you. Thanks for playing so well.

Thanks for watching. Join us next time,

when three more contestants will see whether they can

bank on the Think Tank.

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