0:00:02 > 0:00:06Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.
0:00:06 > 0:00:12Only one of them will win up to £10,000. The others will leave with nothing when voted off
0:00:12 > 0:00:14as the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Welcome to the Weakest Link.
0:00:32 > 0:00:38Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:38 > 0:00:43They've only just met, but to get the money have to work together.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47However, eight will leave with nothing as, round by round,
0:00:47 > 0:00:52we lose the player voted the weakest link. Let's meet the team.
0:00:52 > 0:00:58My name is John, I'm 44, I'm from Croydon in Surrey and I'm a surveyor.
0:00:59 > 0:01:05My name is Annmaria, I'm 52, I'm from the Isle of Man and I'm a retired police officer.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10I'm David, I'm 29, I'm from Cardiff and I'm a service delivery manager.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16I'm Linda, I'm 43, I'm from Dorset and I'm a welfare secretary.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22I'm Jordan, 19, from Great Yarmouth, a games, art and design student.
0:01:23 > 0:01:29My name's Pam, I'm 72, I come from Derbyshire and I'm a retired radiographer.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33I'm Ian, 57, from Lincoln and a chef.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39I'm Becca, I'm 24, from Birmingham, and I'm a volunteer co-ordinator.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44I'm Simon, 36, from North Yorkshire, and I'm a supermarket worker.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50OK, in each round there's £1000 to be won.
0:01:50 > 0:01:57The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers. Break the chain, you lose the money.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Say "Bank!" first and the money is safe.
0:02:01 > 0:02:07Round 1 - three minutes on the clock. We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12That's you, Annmaria. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:17 > 0:02:23In family relationships, the terms "mum", "mummy" and "mother" are normally used
0:02:23 > 0:02:26to address a parent of which sex?
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- Female.- Correct. In ornithology,
0:02:29 > 0:02:35hawks, eagles and other birds that kill small creatures for food are birds of what?
0:02:35 > 0:02:41- Prey.- Correct. In the UK, the traditional sign for a pawnbroker shop consists of three gold what -
0:02:41 > 0:02:43bats or balls?
0:02:43 > 0:02:49- Balls.- Correct. In circus equipment, a unicycle has how many wheels?
0:02:49 > 0:02:54- One.- Correct. In a popular children's board game,
0:02:54 > 0:02:59players move down the board if they land on a snake, but up if they land on what?
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- A ladder.- Correct. Ian...- Bank!
0:03:03 > 0:03:09What B is a four-letter word meaning naked that goes before foot, headed and legged
0:03:09 > 0:03:13to describe parts of the body when unclothed?
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- Bare.- Correct. In behaviour,
0:03:16 > 0:03:22which involuntary action where the mouth is opened wide while taking a deep breath
0:03:22 > 0:03:26tends to occur when a person is bored or drowsy?
0:03:26 > 0:03:32- Yawning.- Correct. In cities, Dublin is the capital of which European country?
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- Republic of Ireland. - Correct. John,
0:03:36 > 0:03:41the expression "days of yore" refers to the future or a long time ago?
0:03:41 > 0:03:46- A long time ago.- Correct.- Bank! - In British food,
0:03:46 > 0:03:50a type of sausage made from the blood of pigs is called black what?
0:03:50 > 0:03:55- Pudding.- Correct. In home furnishing, what C is the usual term
0:03:55 > 0:04:02for the thick fabric fitted to cover floors and stairs and normally extends from wall to wall?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- Cover?- Carpet!
0:04:08 > 0:04:13In maths and science, if the word maximum indicates the largest value,
0:04:13 > 0:04:18which word derived from Latin is its direct opposite?
0:04:18 > 0:04:25- Minimum.- Correct. The sound heard at the end of a football match indicating that the game is over
0:04:25 > 0:04:27is known as the final what?
0:04:27 > 0:04:31- Whistle.- Correct. Pam, in superstitions,
0:04:31 > 0:04:36opening an umbrella indoors is said to bring bad luck or bad behaviour?
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- Bad luck.- Correct.- Bank! - In pop music,
0:04:40 > 0:04:44the former lead singer of the glam rock group Slade,
0:04:44 > 0:04:47is known as Noddy who?
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- Holder.- Correct. In cutlery,
0:04:50 > 0:04:55what E is the name given to the cutting side of a knife blade?
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- Pass.- The edge.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09According to the nursery rhyme, "All the king's horses and all the king's men,"
0:05:09 > 0:05:11couldn't put whom together again?
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- Humpty.- I'll accept.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- John...- Bank!- In medical remedies...
0:05:19 > 0:05:25Time's up. You won £620. You had a chain of ten correct answers, so you could have got the target.
0:05:25 > 0:05:30But whose brain needs rebooting? Whose memory has sprung a leak?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Who is very stupid?
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41The statistics show that Ian is the strongest link.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46The weakest link is Becca, but who will lose out in the vote?
0:05:46 > 0:05:51Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53David.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Becca.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Becca.
0:05:59 > 0:06:00David.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03David.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Becca.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07David.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09David.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Ian.
0:06:14 > 0:06:20- What do you do, John? - I'm a surveyor, Anne.- Where? - In Croydon, in Surrey.- Oh.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25- Do you specialise?- I specialise with community and church work.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- Are you a churchy person?- Quite.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33- Do you contribute?- Yes.- To the community?- Yes.- What do you do?
0:06:33 > 0:06:37I do a number of things. I run the local school choir.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- Do you sing in a choir?- Many choirs.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44Oh. Put your board down. What'll you sing for us?
0:06:44 > 0:06:50- Er...what would you like? Easy listening?- Something in tune is always pleasing.
0:06:50 > 0:06:56- What about...?- How many times a week do you put your t-shirt on and then a short jumper?
0:06:56 > 0:06:59This is really clever. It's attached.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03- So you only...- Have you got one of those bow ties that does that?
0:07:03 > 0:07:07- I've got several bow ties. - Get on with the song.
0:07:07 > 0:07:13# Quando coeli movendi sunt Quando coeli movendi sunt... #
0:07:13 > 0:07:14Yes...
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- It's the t-shirt. You can't take him seriously.- I usually wear a bow tie.
0:07:20 > 0:07:28- Put your board up. Why David? - It was a close thing between David and Becca,
0:07:28 > 0:07:30but David was closer to me.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- What do you do, Ian?- Chef. - Are you? And where do you cook?
0:07:34 > 0:07:39- A gastro pub just outside Lincoln. - What passes for a gastro pub there?
0:07:39 > 0:07:46- Good, honest, home-produced food. - Yes.- Nothing out of a packet and nothing out of a microwave.
0:07:46 > 0:07:52- So nothing goes ping in your kitchen?- Nothing goes ping, except my trouser buttons.- Oh!
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Do you do anything else?
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- Amateur dramatics. - What sort of parts have you played?
0:07:58 > 0:08:03In The Full Monty I played a stripper.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- Yes...- I got down to a thong every night.- Did you?
0:08:07 > 0:08:13- And then in The Producers... - Did they have smelling salts for the audience?- Women loved it.
0:08:13 > 0:08:20- Have you thought of turning professional?- If somebody spots me, I'm quite happy to go along.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- You'd do anything, would you? - Anything.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- Why David?- Cos he got one wrong.
0:08:26 > 0:08:32So, Jordan, with a name like that, you're a bit of a disappointment.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37- Oh. Yeah. I guess so, yeah. - And what do you do?
0:08:37 > 0:08:45What do I do? I'm a digital painter. I work with Photoshop and I do a lot of painting
0:08:45 > 0:08:51- of environments, stuff like that. - Where are you doing this?- Norwich University College of the Arts.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- Oh, it's a university degree?- It is. - Have you got a girlfriend?
0:08:55 > 0:09:02- Not at the moment.- How old are you? - 19.- Do you have any experience with women?- I've had some.- What's some?
0:09:02 > 0:09:07Some I'm not going to divulge on national TV, to be honest.
0:09:07 > 0:09:13- Well, you know, paint a picture. - Paint a picture?- Yeah. With Photo-whatever.- Photo-whatever!
0:09:13 > 0:09:18- I've had girlfriends and stuff. - And what's happened?
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- Stuff's happened. You know. Good stuff.- A virtual girlfriend?
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- No, real. I could touch her. - And how long ago was that?
0:09:26 > 0:09:33- How long ago? Well, I was with someone a few...months ago. - "A few...mmm..."
0:09:33 > 0:09:39- Months ago, yeah.- So you haven't had a girlfriend for a while.- No. - Do you think it's your name?- Maybe.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43- Yeah.- Why David? - Oh, cos he got a question wrong.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47David, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56I tried to keep today under wraps until the past week.
0:09:56 > 0:10:03I'm sure I will not be able to live this down for a very long time. I'll be a laughing stock!
0:10:04 > 0:10:09Round 2. In the bank, £620. We now take 10 seconds off your time.
0:10:09 > 0:10:16We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Ian. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Start the clock.
0:10:18 > 0:10:25In England and Wales, the Master of the Rolls is a senior toilet attendant or a judge?
0:10:25 > 0:10:29- Judge.- Correct. In Christianity, in the Book of Common Prayer,
0:10:29 > 0:10:35the vows listed for use during a marriage service include, "for better, for..." what?
0:10:35 > 0:10:42- For worse.- Correct. In emblems, the national flag of Greece is white and which primary colour?
0:10:42 > 0:10:47- Blue.- Correct. In motoring in the UK, what B is the usual name
0:10:47 > 0:10:51for the part of a car known in North America as the trunk?
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- Boot.- Correct. Annmaria...- Bank!
0:10:55 > 0:11:01The 1996 Oscar-winning drama starring Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas
0:11:01 > 0:11:03was entitled The English what?
0:11:03 > 0:11:08- Patient.- Correct. In maths, what is 20 divided by 5?
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- Five.- Even four.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15In clay pigeon shooting, to indicate that he or she is ready
0:11:15 > 0:11:18the gunman shouts push or pull?
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- Pull.- Correct. In history, between the ages of 5 and 18,
0:11:22 > 0:11:26Mary Queen of Scots was brought up in which country?
0:11:26 > 0:11:28- Scotland.- France.
0:11:28 > 0:11:34In the title of a TV sitcom featuring the characters Boycie and Marlene from Only Fools And Horses,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37what G follows The Green, Green?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- Grass.- Correct.
0:11:40 > 0:11:46In expressions, the phrase for an evening out that suggests someone spent time up on a roof
0:11:46 > 0:11:48is a night on the what?
0:11:48 > 0:11:55- Tiles.- Correct. In pop music, the Jamaican singer born Orville Richard Burrell in 1968
0:11:55 > 0:11:58is known as Scoobie or Shaggy?
0:11:58 > 0:12:04- Shaggy.- Correct. In tennis, what's the first name of the Williams sister
0:12:04 > 0:12:10whose victory at the 2010 Australian Open was her 12th Grand Slam singles title?
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- Serena.- Correct. During an industrial dispute,
0:12:14 > 0:12:20what P is the official term for a group of strikers standing outside a workplace?
0:12:20 > 0:12:26- Picket.- Correct. In film, the American actor who played leading roles in The Great Escape,
0:12:26 > 0:12:30The Cincinnati Kid and Papillon was Steve who?
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- McQueen.- Correct.- Bank! - In church architecture,
0:12:33 > 0:12:39what is the usual two-word name for the coloured translucent material to create pictures in windows?
0:12:39 > 0:12:45- Stained glass.- Correct. In cookery, the term filet mignon most commonly describes
0:12:45 > 0:12:49a tender boneless cut of which red meat?
0:12:49 > 0:12:54- Beef.- Correct. In US history, the Declaration of Independence of 1776
0:12:54 > 0:13:00- lists three natural rights of man as life, liberty and the pursuit of what?- Freedom.
0:13:00 > 0:13:07Happiness. In the famous poem by Robert Burns, what did he compare to a red, red rose -
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- his love or his indifference?- Love!
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Bank!
0:13:12 > 0:13:18Time's up. It was the correct answer. Your bank was out of time and you won £650.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22Who's more faulty than Basil?
0:13:23 > 0:13:29Who's the Lewis Hamilton and who's the Neil Hamilton? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Becca has gone from the weakest link in the last round to the strongest.
0:13:35 > 0:13:42Statistically, Pam is the weakest link, but who will the team want off?
0:13:42 > 0:13:48Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49Linda.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Pam.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Pam.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Pam.
0:13:58 > 0:13:59Linda.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Pam.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Ian.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Linda.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14- What do you do, Annmaria?- I'm a retired police officer, Anne.- Oh.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18- Where do you live? - I live on the glorious Isle of Man.
0:14:18 > 0:14:25- And what do you do there? - My husband owns a B&B now and I do front of house for him.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30- You cater for the TT races? - Yes, we do. Very much so.
0:14:30 > 0:14:36- Do you like men who ride motorbikes? - I like their leathers, Anne. You know what they say, don't you?
0:14:36 > 0:14:42- Sticks and stones may break my bones, but rubber and leather excites me.- Yes...
0:14:42 > 0:14:50- Why Pam?- I'm sorry, Pam. I remember her getting one wrong, the Mary Queen of Scots question.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55- What do you do, Linda?- I'm a welfare secretary.- Whose welfare?
0:14:55 > 0:14:59- The Veteran Community of the Royal Signals Association.- Oh.
0:14:59 > 0:15:06- Did you have a job before?- I did. I was secretary for the Royal Signals White Helmets...
0:15:06 > 0:15:13- Oh, you like men in uniform.- I do! - And they've all got white helmets? - Yes. They have to train to get it.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- Are you married?- I am.- Yes.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21- Who are you married to?- Bob.- What does Bob do?- He's an instructor.
0:15:21 > 0:15:27- Does he have a white helmet? What colour?- He does have a white helmet. He was in their team.
0:15:27 > 0:15:33- Any other coloured helmets he's got? - No, no, not that I know of.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- Really?- Yes.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40- Why Pam?- Unfortunately, like me she got one question wrong.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Pam, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:15:48 > 0:15:54I've come for the fun of it and it's been great fun. They've been a really nice bunch of people.
0:15:54 > 0:16:01It's a shame that I've come off on the second round, but it wasn't the first round, was it?
0:16:02 > 0:16:07Round 3. In the bank, £1,270. Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11We'll start with Becca. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Start the clock.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18In the TV series Dallas, what was the surname of the family
0:16:18 > 0:16:22that comprised father Jock, Miss Ellie and JR, Gary and Bobby?
0:16:22 > 0:16:29- Ewing.- Correct. In astronomy, the term pulsar is short for pulsating what?
0:16:31 > 0:16:38- Star.- Correct. The black keys on a piano are traditionally made of which dark wood?
0:16:38 > 0:16:45- Ebony.- Correct. In anatomy, what T is the name for a cord of white fibrous connective tissue
0:16:45 > 0:16:47that joins a muscle to a bone?
0:16:47 > 0:16:54- Tendon.- Correct. In modern literature, the author of Tender Is The Night and The Last Tycoon
0:16:54 > 0:16:56was F Scott who?
0:16:56 > 0:17:01- Fitzgerald.- Correct.- Bank!- In the 2006 animated film Happy Feet,
0:17:01 > 0:17:06the central character is a penguin or a polar bear?
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- Penguin.- Correct. In science,
0:17:09 > 0:17:15which chemical compound is known as ice when it is a solid and steam when it is a gas?
0:17:15 > 0:17:23- Water.- Correct. In wildlife, what P is the name of the carnivorous fish with razor-sharp teeth
0:17:23 > 0:17:25found in the River Amazon?
0:17:25 > 0:17:32- Piranha.- Correct. The Scottish architect and furniture designer born in Glasgow in 1868
0:17:32 > 0:17:36whose work was in the Art Nouveau style was Charles Rennie who?
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- Mackintosh.- Correct. John...
0:17:38 > 0:17:45- Bank.- In country crafts, what name is given to the block of iron used by a blacksmith to shape horse shoes?
0:17:45 > 0:17:51- Anvil.- Correct. In music, which word literally meaning disconnected from the mains
0:17:51 > 0:17:55is used to describe a performance with acoustic instruments?
0:17:55 > 0:17:59- Unplugged.- Correct. In dangerous feats, what E was the first name
0:17:59 > 0:18:06used by the American motorcycle stunt performer born Robert Craig Knievel Junior?
0:18:06 > 0:18:12- Evel.- Correct. In the TV cartoon series, the best friends of Fred and Wilma Flintstone
0:18:12 > 0:18:14are Barney and Betty who?
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- Rubble.- Correct. - Bank.
0:18:17 > 0:18:23Which term for a vivid shade of red goes before pimpernel and runner for a wild flower and a bean plant?
0:18:23 > 0:18:29- Scarlet.- Correct. In film, which actress was named after the city of her birth in Minnesota -
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Reese Witherspoon or Winona Ryder?
0:18:34 > 0:18:40- Winona Ryder.- Correct. In jobs, perks received from an employer in addition to wages or salary
0:18:40 > 0:18:42are known as fringe what?
0:18:42 > 0:18:44- Benefits.- Correct. - Bank!
0:18:44 > 0:18:49Pharmacy, where medicines are dispensed, begins with which letter?
0:18:49 > 0:18:54- P.- Correct.- Bank! - In US politics, a law graduate...
0:18:56 > 0:19:02Time's up. You won £820, but you actually had a chain of 17 correct answers.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08You could have reached the target. Who thinks ASBO is a supermarket?
0:19:09 > 0:19:14Who thinks a spreadsheet goes under a duvet?
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22According to the statistics, John is the strongest link.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27Linda is the weakest link, but how will the votes go?
0:19:27 > 0:19:31Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Linda.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Ian.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Ian.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40John.
0:19:42 > 0:19:43Jordan.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Jordan.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Sorry, Linda.
0:19:50 > 0:19:56We have a tie, team. Linda, Ian and Jordan have got two votes each.
0:19:56 > 0:20:01- Simon...- Yes, Anne?- What do you do for a living?- Work in a supermarket.
0:20:01 > 0:20:08- What's your job?- Produce assistant. - What does that mean? - I stick cabbages on the shelves!
0:20:08 > 0:20:14What do you do first? Put the rotten fruit to the back or the rotten vegetables to the back?
0:20:14 > 0:20:19- No, I take them off so the customers get lovely... - And what do you do with them?
0:20:19 > 0:20:22We end up reducing them.
0:20:22 > 0:20:29- And when do you get to take home the reduced fruit?- We can buy it at the end of the day as staff.
0:20:29 > 0:20:34- And how reduced is it for you? - I don't have any.- Why Linda?
0:20:34 > 0:20:41It was a tough one on this round. I couldn't really pick, but it goes back to the maths question.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- Sorry, Linda.- What do you do, Becca? - I'm a volunteer co-ordinator.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50- You decided you wanted to be a volunteer co-ordinator?- I didn't.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54- I decided I wanted to pursue music. - What can you sing for us?
0:20:54 > 0:20:58- I can't beat John, I'm afraid. - Try. Put your board down, please.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03- What are you going to sing?- What would you like?- Anything.- Anything?
0:21:03 > 0:21:04Yes.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07SINGS ARIA FROM "Carmen"
0:21:10 > 0:21:13There you go. That's all I can do.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15I like the next bit!
0:21:15 > 0:21:17SHE CONTINUES
0:21:22 > 0:21:28- I won't do any more. - And the next bit!- No! - Put your board up. Why Jordan?
0:21:28 > 0:21:32Just for banking maybe a little bit early. That was the only reason.
0:21:32 > 0:21:39- Linda, why Ian? - That was a very tough decision, but Ian and I have had some bad rounds.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43- So I just remembered Ian for that. - The strongest link was John.
0:21:43 > 0:21:50- Why have you voted for Linda?- I'm not sure any of us got one wrong, so I went to the round before.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55- You're endlessly chirpy. - Well, I...yes. Unfortunately.- OK.
0:21:55 > 0:22:01You've got a choice now. You can stick with Linda or move to Ian or Jordan.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05- The fairest thing seems to stick with Linda.- She was the worst player.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09Linda, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:22:12 > 0:22:18It was a shame to be voted off when I didn't get a question wrong and it was a three-way tie,
0:22:18 > 0:22:24but I had been fairly bad in the round beforehand, so that's why they voted me off.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28Perhaps it was tactical, I'd like to think!
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Round 4. In the bank, £2,090. Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37We'll start with John. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39Start the clock.
0:22:41 > 0:22:47What V is the name derived from the French meaning "hooked velvet" for a synthetic fastening material?
0:22:47 > 0:22:49- Velcro.- Correct.
0:22:49 > 0:22:55In 1980s pop music, the musician who with George Michael formed the duo Wham is Andrew who?
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- Ridley.- No, Ridgeley.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03In biology, on average, which mammals have the heaviest brains in the animal kingdom?
0:23:03 > 0:23:06African elephants or sperm whales?
0:23:06 > 0:23:08- Sperm whales.- Correct.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12In advertisements for suitcases and backpacks,
0:23:12 > 0:23:17their carrying capacity is usually expressed in terms of which units of volume?
0:23:18 > 0:23:20- Litres.- Correct.
0:23:20 > 0:23:26In TV, a programme that is recorded or transmitted live on location, rather than in a studio,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29is commonly known as an outside what?
0:23:32 > 0:23:34- Filming.- Broadcast.
0:23:34 > 0:23:40What "O" is the word used to describe a genuine painting, as opposed to a reproduction?
0:23:40 > 0:23:42- Original.- Correct.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47Which series of films features the characters Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth Swann
0:23:47 > 0:23:49and a ship called The Black Pearl?
0:23:49 > 0:23:52- Pirates Of Penzance. - The Pirates Of The Caribbean.
0:23:52 > 0:23:57In boxing, when the judges all agree on the winner of a fight on points,
0:23:57 > 0:24:01the official result abbreviated to UD is called a Unanimous what?
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- Decision.- Correct.
0:24:04 > 0:24:10During the Wars of the Roses, the Earl of Warwick had what nickname? The Heartbreaker or the Kingmaker?
0:24:10 > 0:24:13- The Kingmaker.- Correct.
0:24:13 > 0:24:19Which chemical that is produced by the tobacco plant is used as an insecticide and acts as a stimulant?
0:24:19 > 0:24:23- Nicotine.- Correct. In US slang, a lawyer who obtains business
0:24:23 > 0:24:28by encouraging accident victims to sue is called a chaser of which type of vehicle?
0:24:28 > 0:24:30- Ambulance.- Correct.- Bank!
0:24:30 > 0:24:37The town of Paphos, said to be the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite, is on which Mediterranean island?
0:24:37 > 0:24:44- Cyprus.- Correct. What E is the term for an approximate judgment of the magnitude of a quantity?
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- Estimate.- Correct.
0:24:47 > 0:24:52The 1970s novel Tales Of The City was the first in a series of books
0:24:52 > 0:24:57about bohemian life in San Francisco, written by Armistead who?
0:24:57 > 0:24:59- Pass.- Maupin.
0:24:59 > 0:25:07In music, the Scottish festival that since 1997 has been held at a site near Kinross has what name?
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Coffee In The Field or T In The Park?
0:25:10 > 0:25:12T In The Park.
0:25:12 > 0:25:17Time's up. That was the correct answer. Ian couldn't be bothered to bank.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Chin up, Ian.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26You won £200 in that round.
0:25:26 > 0:25:32But who eats their soup with a fork? Who's not as bright as a total eclipse?
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:25:36 > 0:25:42Having answered the most questions correctly, Jordan is the strongest link.
0:25:42 > 0:25:47The weakest link statistically is Annmaria, but will the team notice that?
0:25:47 > 0:25:52Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Annmaria.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Becca.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Annmaria.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Annmaria.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Annmaria.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Annmaria.
0:26:12 > 0:26:18- Jordan, why Annmaria? - Because she was the weakest link in that round, I think.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22- Ian, why Annmaria?- I'm afraid she got more wrong than anybody else.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26She did. Annmaria, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:26:30 > 0:26:36I don't really mind being voted off now in the fourth round because I did get two questions wrong.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41It's as simple as that. And there's nothing underhand, nothing tactical.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45Everybody is being very fair. That's the way it goes. You know it or you don't.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51Round 5. In the bank, £2,290. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:26:51 > 0:26:57We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's little Jordan.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Start the clock.
0:27:02 > 0:27:08In 1815, Napoleon signed his final abdication after being defeated in which decisive land battle?
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- The Battle of Trafalgar?- Waterloo.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18The annual procession that accompanies the Lord Mayor through the city of London
0:27:18 > 0:27:21takes place on the second Saturday of which month?
0:27:21 > 0:27:24- April.- November.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28In entertainment, the actor who starred in the film The Piano
0:27:28 > 0:27:34and went on to play Gene Hunt in the US version of the TV series Life On Mars is Harvey who?
0:27:34 > 0:27:36- Keitel.- Correct.
0:27:36 > 0:27:42In food, what W means to cook a vegetable such as spinach just until it becomes limp?
0:27:42 > 0:27:45- Wilt.- Correct.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49In animal husbandry, someone who maintains an apiary
0:27:49 > 0:27:54and who uses a smoker and a veil in their day-to-day work is tending which insects?
0:27:54 > 0:27:57- Bees.- Correct. In newspapers,
0:27:57 > 0:28:03the title character of the cartoon strip Alex in The Daily Telegraph has what occupation?
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Merchant banker or window cleaner?
0:28:05 > 0:28:08- Window cleaner.- Merchant banker.
0:28:08 > 0:28:14In geography, which country in south-east Asia is named after King Philip II of Spain?
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Could you repeat that, please, Anne?
0:28:18 > 0:28:23In geography, which country in south-east Asia is named after King Philip II of Spain?
0:28:23 > 0:28:25- Philippines.- Correct.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29In medicine, what "A" is the name for the period of life
0:28:29 > 0:28:33in which the skin complaint acne usually appears for the first time?
0:28:33 > 0:28:35- Adolescence.- Correct.
0:28:35 > 0:28:41The author born in 1771 who shared a house with her more famous brother William
0:28:41 > 0:28:44in the Lake District was Dorothy who?
0:28:44 > 0:28:46- Shakespeare.- Wordsworth.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49- Bank!- In maths, what is 31 plus 12?
0:28:50 > 0:28:52- 43.- Correct.
0:28:52 > 0:28:59In nature, in the desert, a small whirlwind that lifts up sand and debris to a great height
0:28:59 > 0:29:02is known alliteratively as a dust what?
0:29:02 > 0:29:04- Cloud.- Devil.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09Which word for a building used as a home precedes "sparrow" and "martin"
0:29:09 > 0:29:11in the names of two British birds?
0:29:11 > 0:29:17- House.- Correct.- Bank!- "People are always asking me if I know Tyler Durden" is a famous line
0:29:17 > 0:29:21from which film - Fight Club or The Breakfast Club?
0:29:21 > 0:29:23- Fight Club.- Bank!
0:29:23 > 0:29:28Time's up. That was the correct answer and your "bank" was in time.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32And as a result, you won £40.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37But who's the greyhound and who's the stuffed rabbit?
0:29:37 > 0:29:41Who's first class and who's now economy?
0:29:41 > 0:29:43Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50For the second time in the game, Becca is the strongest link.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54Statistically, Jordan is the weakest link, but can he survive the vote?
0:29:55 > 0:30:00Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Jordan.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Ian.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Jordan.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Jordan.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15Jordan.
0:30:18 > 0:30:25- Becca, why Jordan?- He got the most number of questions wrong, despite the fact I didn't know them either.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Supermarket Simon, why Jordan?
0:30:27 > 0:30:33- I thought he got the most wrong, to be honest.- Jordan, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:30:36 > 0:30:41Keeping my nerve was the hardest thing about playing the game today
0:30:41 > 0:30:46cos in the first round, my leg was shaking really badly and I was really nervous,
0:30:46 > 0:30:48but then I got into it and I was OK.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53Round 6. In the bank, £2,330. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Becca.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:31:01 > 0:31:06In science, the formula "multiply by 9, divide by 5, then add 32"
0:31:06 > 0:31:09converts degrees Celsius into which temperature scale?
0:31:09 > 0:31:11- Fahrenheit.- Correct.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15In classical music, the composer who wrote The Hebrides Overture
0:31:15 > 0:31:19and was a favourite of Queen Victoria was Felix who?
0:31:19 > 0:31:21- Pass.- Mendelssohn.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25In horse-racing, what T is the term for someone who studies the form
0:31:25 > 0:31:28and recommends likely winners to gamblers?
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- Tote.- Tipster.
0:31:32 > 0:31:38In geography, the term Maghreb is used to refer to an area in the north of which continent?
0:31:43 > 0:31:45- Africa.- Correct.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49In the original British version of the board game Cluedo,
0:31:49 > 0:31:53the character with the title Reverend has what surname?
0:31:53 > 0:31:55- Green.- Correct.
0:31:55 > 0:32:01In a controversial incident in 1992, a picture of the Pope was torn up live on American TV
0:32:01 > 0:32:03by Des O'Connor or Sinead O'Connor?
0:32:03 > 0:32:06- Sinead O'Connor.- Correct.- Bank!
0:32:06 > 0:32:13The 19th century Nottinghamshire butcher who had a cooking apple named after him was Matthew who?
0:32:13 > 0:32:15- Cox.- Bramley.
0:32:15 > 0:32:20In nature, what G is the term for the light, silky thread that is left by spiders
0:32:20 > 0:32:24and is often seen on hedges or floating in the air?
0:32:29 > 0:32:31- Grisaille.- Gossamer.
0:32:31 > 0:32:37In the paranormal, the word "poltergeist", meaning a noisy and disruptive ghost,
0:32:37 > 0:32:40originated in which European language?
0:32:40 > 0:32:42- German?- Correct.
0:32:42 > 0:32:48In menswear, in the UK, which single items of apparel are sold in sizes
0:32:48 > 0:32:53from about six and a half to eight, going up in eighths of an inch at a time?
0:32:53 > 0:32:55- Socks.- Hats.
0:32:55 > 0:33:01- Bank!- In celebrity offspring, the name of David and Victoria Beckham's third child Cruz
0:33:01 > 0:33:05translates from Spanish as what? "Tackle" or "cross"?
0:33:05 > 0:33:07- Cross.- Correct.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11The painter born in the USA in 1834 whose surname is also...
0:33:13 > 0:33:19Time's up, I can't complete the question and you won £100.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21But should you volunteer Becca?
0:33:21 > 0:33:25Maybe John isn't hot property?
0:33:25 > 0:33:30Is Ian off your menu? Or has Simon passed his sell-by date?
0:33:30 > 0:33:33Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:33:33 > 0:33:38As the only player to get all her answers right, Becca is the strongest link.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42The weakest link is Simon, but will the votes follow the statistics?
0:33:43 > 0:33:48Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Ian.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56Simon.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Ian.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01Ian.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04John, why Ian?
0:34:04 > 0:34:09I think Ian's bad answer lost us the most money.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12Simple Simon, did you think Ian was the worst player?
0:34:12 > 0:34:17No, I'd have thought I was, to be fair, but I can't vote for myself,
0:34:17 > 0:34:20so I had to vote for the next weakest. It was Ian.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24Ian, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31I think I was robbed. I think I could have gone on to the end.
0:34:31 > 0:34:36I think because I got nearly all my answers right all the way through,
0:34:36 > 0:34:40they saw me as a threat, so they thought they'd have me out the way.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45Round 7. In the bank, £2,430. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Becca.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57In maths, what is 90 multiplied by 2?
0:34:57 > 0:35:00- 180.- Correct.
0:35:00 > 0:35:05In pop music, the 2009 UK hit album by David Gray, which includes a duet with Annie Lennox,
0:35:05 > 0:35:07is entitled Draw The what?
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- Curtains.- Line.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14What T meaning "charge" goes before "road" to give a term
0:35:14 > 0:35:19for a route such as the M6 relief motorway which drivers must pay to use?
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- Toll.- Correct.
0:35:21 > 0:35:28In film, the 1995 prison drama starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn is entitled Dead Man what?
0:35:28 > 0:35:31- Walking.- Correct.
0:35:31 > 0:35:36In UK geography, the name of which town in Kent combines an old word meaning "girl"
0:35:36 > 0:35:39with one for a weight of 14 pounds?
0:35:41 > 0:35:43- Pass.- Maidstone.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47In science, the chemical symbols for the elements nickel and sodium
0:35:47 > 0:35:50both begin with which letter of the alphabet?
0:35:50 > 0:35:56- N.- Correct. In TV advertising, the phrase, "It does exactly what it says on the tin,"
0:35:56 > 0:36:01was first used in a commercial for a treatment for wood or hair?
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- Wood.- Correct.
0:36:03 > 0:36:09Which building in Washington DC contains the Chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives?
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- White House.- The Capitol Building.
0:36:12 > 0:36:17In the animal kingdom, a scorpion has two pincers and how many legs?
0:36:17 > 0:36:19- Six.- Eight.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22In protective clothing, an all-over garment,
0:36:22 > 0:36:27sometimes with a jet-propelled backpack worn by an astronaut outside the craft,
0:36:27 > 0:36:30is called a space what?
0:36:30 > 0:36:32- Suit.- Correct.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36- Bank!- In the 1962 James Bond film Dr No,
0:36:36 > 0:36:42which actress emerges from the sea in a white bikini, singing the song Underneath The Mango Tree?
0:36:42 > 0:36:44- Ursula Andress.- Correct.
0:36:44 > 0:36:51In criminal profiling, the term MO, meaning the behaviour pattern of an offender, is short for Modus what?
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- Operandi.- Correct.- Bank!- In...
0:36:55 > 0:36:59Time's up. Your "bank" was in time and you won £70.
0:36:59 > 0:37:04In Round 8, you get to treble what you bank. You need to hang on to the best player.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Time to vote off the WEAKEST link.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12With the most wrong answers, Simon is the weakest link.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17Statistically, Becca is the strongest link, but will the other players consider that
0:37:17 > 0:37:19when they cast their final votes?
0:37:19 > 0:37:24Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Simon.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Simon.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Becca.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Becca, why Simon?
0:37:39 > 0:37:45I found it hard to keep track, but I think he might have got one more wrong than me and John.
0:37:45 > 0:37:51- John, why Simon? - Because I think it was either him or me and it certainly wasn't Becca.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55Simon, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:59 > 0:38:05I think generally everyone back at home, my work colleagues, my family, they should be fairly proud.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08I've gone on national TV, I wasn't out first.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12Although I didn't win it, I've done well, I think.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Round 8. In the bank, £2,500. 90 seconds.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Whatever you win will be trebled.
0:38:18 > 0:38:24We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Becca. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:38:24 > 0:38:29Start the clock. In TV, the character played by Sean Bean in numerous dramas,
0:38:29 > 0:38:33based on the novels of Bernard Cornwell, is Richard who?
0:38:33 > 0:38:40- Pass.- Sharpe. Which herb used to flavour bearnaise sauce has a name that rhymes with "paragon"?
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- Tarragon.- Correct. In English history,
0:38:43 > 0:38:49the royal dynasty that preceded that of the Tudors was called the House of York or Windsor?
0:38:49 > 0:38:55- York.- Correct. The name of which animal that is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse
0:38:55 > 0:38:58is used to refer to a stubborn person?
0:38:58 > 0:39:00- Mule.- Correct.
0:39:00 > 0:39:08In education, the Bodleian is the name of the principal library of which English university?
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- Oxford.- Correct.
0:39:10 > 0:39:15- Bank!- In maths, the fraction that is equal to 0.6 is three what?
0:39:18 > 0:39:20- Fifths.- Correct.
0:39:20 > 0:39:27In geography, what "I" is the name of the large, but sparsely populated island country in the North Atlantic
0:39:27 > 0:39:30directly between Greenland and Norway?
0:39:30 > 0:39:32- Iceland.- Correct.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37In energy, which word meaning "coarse" is used to describe the type of oil
0:39:37 > 0:39:39that is widely known as petroleum?
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- Crude.- Correct.- Bank!
0:39:42 > 0:39:46In Greek mythology, Poseidon was the god of what? The sun or the sea?
0:39:46 > 0:39:52- The sea.- Correct. In film and theatre, which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical is based
0:39:52 > 0:39:57on the experiences of an English widow called Anna Leonowens?
0:39:58 > 0:40:03Time's up and no noise came out of your mouth.
0:40:03 > 0:40:10- It's a first!- The correct answer is The King And I. But you did impressively well between you.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13You won £300, which we will treble.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17It gives you prize money today of £3,400.
0:40:17 > 0:40:24There can only be one winner. Now up to five questions each. If there's a tie, we'll go for sudden death.
0:40:24 > 0:40:29So, John and Becca, for £3,400, let's play the Weakest Link.
0:40:32 > 0:40:39- John, as the strongest link, you have the choice of who goes first. - I think I'll go first, please, Anne.
0:40:41 > 0:40:46John, in TV, which series first shown in 2003
0:40:46 > 0:40:52has starred Amanda Redman as the head of a unit called UCOS
0:40:52 > 0:40:56which stands for the Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad?
0:40:57 > 0:41:01- Is it New Tricks? - That is the correct answer.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04Becca, in astronomy, Olympus Mons,
0:41:04 > 0:41:08which is the largest known volcano in the solar system,
0:41:08 > 0:41:10is on which planet?
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- Mars.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20John, in British politics, two Home Secretaries,
0:41:20 > 0:41:25who held office between 1987 and 2006, shared what surname?
0:41:32 > 0:41:34- Clarke.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38Becca, in the film entitled Precious,
0:41:38 > 0:41:43released in the UK in 2010 about a dysfunctional American family,
0:41:43 > 0:41:48which US singer played a social worker called Mrs Weiss?
0:41:52 > 0:41:56- Mo'Nique.- No, the correct answer is Mariah Carey.
0:41:56 > 0:42:01John, in theatre, "Two households, both alike in dignity,
0:42:01 > 0:42:04"in fair Verona, where we lay our scene,"
0:42:04 > 0:42:08are the opening lines of which Shakespeare tragedy?
0:42:08 > 0:42:10- Romeo And Juliet.- Correct.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14Becca, in money, what is the name of the national currency of Brazil
0:42:14 > 0:42:18that is represented by an upper case letter R
0:42:18 > 0:42:21and a standard dollar sign?
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- Pass.- The correct answer is the real.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31John, in American football, the team called The Saints
0:42:31 > 0:42:37who beat the Indianapolis Colts in 2010 to win their first Super Bowl
0:42:37 > 0:42:40are from which US city?
0:42:42 > 0:42:46- Minneapolis.- The correct answer is New Orleans.
0:42:46 > 0:42:52Becca, which deputy leader of the Nazi Party flew to Britain in 1941
0:42:52 > 0:42:55in a supposed attempt to negotiate a peace agreement,
0:42:55 > 0:43:00but was captured in Scotland after bailing out of his plane?
0:43:07 > 0:43:11- Goebbels.- The correct answer is Rudolf Hess.
0:43:12 > 0:43:16That means, John, you are today's strongest link
0:43:16 > 0:43:20and you go away with £3,400.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22Becca, you leave with nothing.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:28 > 0:43:30John is a fantastic winner.
0:43:30 > 0:43:35He's just such a nice guy and it couldn't have gone to a nicer person.
0:43:35 > 0:43:41I help with the homeless project once a month and I promised all the guys there that if I won,
0:43:41 > 0:43:44I would take them down to Brighton for the day.
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