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Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show. | 0:00:03 | 0:00:07 | |
Only one of them will win up to £10,000. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:10 | |
The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link. | 0:00:10 | 0:00:15 | |
Welcome to the Weakest Link. | 0:00:28 | 0:00:31 | |
Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000. | 0:00:31 | 0:00:38 | |
They've only just met, but to get the prize money, they'll have to work together. | 0:00:38 | 0:00:43 | |
However, eight will leave with nothing as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link. | 0:00:43 | 0:00:50 | |
Let's meet the team. | 0:00:50 | 0:00:52 | |
I'm Gary, 49, from Carlisle in Cumbria and I'm a mail screener. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:58 | |
I'm Julia, I'm 61, from Llandudno in North Wales, | 0:00:58 | 0:01:03 | |
and I'm a personal searcher. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:05 | |
I'm Chris, 20, from Croydon and I'm a music student. | 0:01:05 | 0:01:10 | |
I'm Fran, I'm 39, from Leeds, and I'm a pension consultant. | 0:01:10 | 0:01:14 | |
I'm Dave, I'm 29, from Worcester, and I'm a product evaluation technician. | 0:01:14 | 0:01:20 | |
I'm Sue, I'm 58, from Ringwood in Hampshire, and I'm a housewife. | 0:01:20 | 0:01:25 | |
I'm Jonathan, I'm 35, I'm from Ballyclare in County Antrim | 0:01:25 | 0:01:30 | |
and I'm a call centre team leader. | 0:01:30 | 0:01:33 | |
I'm Sadiya, I'm 29, I'm from Rochdale in Lancashire | 0:01:33 | 0:01:37 | |
and I'm a company manager. | 0:01:37 | 0:01:40 | |
I'm Rob, 56, from Northampton, and I'm a fashion jewellery wholesaler. | 0:01:40 | 0:01:45 | |
OK, just to remind you, in each round, there is £1,000 to be won. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:49 | |
The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:54 | |
Break the chain and you lose all the money. Say "bank" before the question and the money is safe. | 0:01:54 | 0:02:00 | |
Round 1. Three minutes on the clock. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:03 | |
We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically. | 0:02:03 | 0:02:07 | |
That's you, Chris. Let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:11 | |
The first question is for £20. Start the clock. | 0:02:11 | 0:02:15 | |
In the home, the set of cleaning implements consisting of a short-handled shovel | 0:02:15 | 0:02:21 | |
and a small sweeper is called a dustpan and what? | 0:02:21 | 0:02:25 | |
-Brush. -Correct. | 0:02:25 | 0:02:27 | |
In maths, which number comes next in the sequence 10, 12, 14? | 0:02:27 | 0:02:31 | |
-16. -Correct. | 0:02:31 | 0:02:33 | |
In English folklore, the band of followers that accompanied Robin Hood | 0:02:33 | 0:02:38 | |
were known alliteratively as his Merry what? | 0:02:38 | 0:02:41 | |
-Men. -Correct. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:43 | |
In nature, the word "sapling" is a term for a young tree or squirrel? | 0:02:43 | 0:02:48 | |
-Tree. -Correct. | 0:02:48 | 0:02:50 | |
In customs, when a couple become engaged, | 0:02:50 | 0:02:53 | |
the man traditionally presents his fiancee with which metallic item of jewellery? | 0:02:53 | 0:02:59 | |
-A ring. -Correct. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:01 | |
In the 1960s, which pop group was often referred to as the Fab Four? | 0:03:01 | 0:03:06 | |
-The Beatles. -Correct. | 0:03:06 | 0:03:08 | |
In the name of the British charity, | 0:03:08 | 0:03:11 | |
the letters RSPCA stand for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to what? | 0:03:11 | 0:03:17 | |
-Animals. -Correct. | 0:03:17 | 0:03:20 | |
In road traffic signs in the UK, a permanent "stop" sign is what shape? Square or octagonal? | 0:03:20 | 0:03:26 | |
-Octagonal. -Correct. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:28 | |
In food, which small, green, swollen buds that resemble tiny cabbages | 0:03:28 | 0:03:33 | |
are cooked and eaten as vegetables, often with Christmas dinner? | 0:03:33 | 0:03:38 | |
-Sprouts. -I'll accept. -Bank! | 0:03:38 | 0:03:40 | |
OK, you've reached and banked your £1,000 target. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:45 | |
That money will go through to the next round, but one of you will not. | 0:03:45 | 0:03:49 | |
Who thinks lunacy is studying the moon? | 0:03:49 | 0:03:53 | |
Time to vote off the weakest link. | 0:03:54 | 0:03:56 | |
The statistics show that Chris is the strongest link. | 0:03:57 | 0:04:01 | |
The weakest link is Fran, but whose game is over? | 0:04:01 | 0:04:06 | |
Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link. | 0:04:07 | 0:04:11 | |
Sadiya. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:14 | |
Fran. | 0:04:14 | 0:04:17 | |
Jonathan. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:19 | |
Julia. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:21 | |
Julia. | 0:04:21 | 0:04:24 | |
Chris. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:27 | |
Julia. | 0:04:27 | 0:04:29 | |
Julia. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:31 | |
Julia. | 0:04:31 | 0:04:33 | |
-What do you do, Sadiya? -I'm a company manager. | 0:04:36 | 0:04:39 | |
-What are you managing? -A company that sells kitchens. | 0:04:39 | 0:04:42 | |
-That's a big job. -It is. -And are you a good boss? | 0:04:42 | 0:04:46 | |
-I like to think I am, yes. -How many men in your workforce? | 0:04:46 | 0:04:50 | |
-Probably about 150. -And you can deal with the difficult ones? -Of course I can. -How? | 0:04:50 | 0:04:56 | |
-I take on your approach, Anne. -What's that? | 0:04:56 | 0:05:00 | |
Abrupt and to the point. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:03 | |
Such as? If someone wasn't doing their job properly and he was a bloke, what would you say? | 0:05:03 | 0:05:08 | |
Goodbye. LAUGHTER | 0:05:08 | 0:05:11 | |
-Why Julia? -I just remembered something about Brussels sprouts. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:15 | |
I had to choose somebody and she was right in front of me. | 0:05:15 | 0:05:20 | |
-Where are you from, Rob? -Originally, Sussex, now living in Northampton. | 0:05:20 | 0:05:25 | |
-And what do you do? -I import and wholesale some fashion jewellery. -Oh. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:30 | |
Are you the Christian Lacroix of the Midlands? | 0:05:30 | 0:05:34 | |
-Probably not, no. -No, I don't think so either. | 0:05:34 | 0:05:37 | |
-What do the prices start at? -About £15, £20? | 0:05:37 | 0:05:41 | |
-Really classy stuff(!) -It's high volume. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:44 | |
-Why Julia? -She was just opposite me. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:47 | |
-What do you do, Jonathan? -I'm a team leader in a call centre, Anne. | 0:05:47 | 0:05:51 | |
-What is your team called? -They have a number. -Yeah. What number? -It's 153. | 0:05:51 | 0:05:57 | |
-How do you motivate them? -By being there to support them. | 0:05:57 | 0:06:01 | |
-How do you get us going on a Monday morning? -I don't start till two o'clock in the afternoon. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:07 | |
OK, how do you get us going on a Monday afternoon? | 0:06:07 | 0:06:12 | |
Just to clarify, not all my team would be in at that stage | 0:06:12 | 0:06:16 | |
-because a lot of them are part-time students who come in throughout the day. -OK, OK. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:21 | |
It's whatever time you like, however many you like. Get us motivated. | 0:06:21 | 0:06:26 | |
OK, folks, calls are queueing quite heavily. It's the end of the month. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:30 | |
A lot of people who have got paid are ringing up, | 0:06:30 | 0:06:33 | |
so, guys, get logged on as quickly as possible and lots of sales today as well. | 0:06:33 | 0:06:38 | |
-Do 153 sometimes laugh at you? -Now and again, Anne, but I take it in all good humour. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:44 | |
-I take it in the spirit it's intended. -You don't know what spirit it's intended in. -Probably not, no. | 0:06:44 | 0:06:50 | |
-Why Julia? -Very difficult to vote somebody off, | 0:06:50 | 0:06:54 | |
-especially when everybody got their questions wrong... -No, they all got them right. -That's right. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:59 | |
Julia, you are the weakest link. Goodbye. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:02 | |
To be voted off first, I did wonder what I had done to offend everyone else. | 0:07:10 | 0:07:15 | |
Perhaps it was the short name, I was opposite everyone else and it was easy to write. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:21 | |
Round 2. In the bank, £1,000. We now take ten seconds off your time. | 0:07:23 | 0:07:29 | |
We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Chris. Let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:35 | |
Start the clock. A rhyming phrase used by children to remember the directions of the compass | 0:07:35 | 0:07:41 | |
is "never eat Shredded" what? | 0:07:41 | 0:07:43 | |
-Wheat. -Correct. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:45 | |
What "A" does a person have to open at a bank to keep money there? | 0:07:45 | 0:07:49 | |
-An account. -Correct. What's the first name of the barrister who in 1980 married Tony Blair? | 0:07:49 | 0:07:56 | |
-Cherie. -Correct. | 0:07:56 | 0:07:58 | |
The term "Mockney" that is widely used to describe the speech of personalities such as Jamie Oliver | 0:07:58 | 0:08:04 | |
is a blend of the words "mock" and which other? | 0:08:04 | 0:08:07 | |
-Knee. -Cockney. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:11 | |
In measurements, the old name for the Celsius scale of temperature is Fahrenheit or Centigrade? | 0:08:11 | 0:08:17 | |
-Centigrade. -Correct. | 0:08:17 | 0:08:19 | |
In the New Testament, the four Gospels are attributed to Matthew, Mark, John and who else? | 0:08:19 | 0:08:25 | |
-Mark. -Luke. | 0:08:27 | 0:08:29 | |
In film, which fictional boxer has fought opponents called Apollo Creed, Clubber Lang and Ivan Drago? | 0:08:29 | 0:08:37 | |
-Rocky Balboa. -Correct. | 0:08:37 | 0:08:40 | |
What G is the general name for the bird whose male is called a gander and whose young are called goslings? | 0:08:40 | 0:08:48 | |
-Goose. -Correct. In sailing, a type of boat known as a trimaran has how many hulls? | 0:08:48 | 0:08:54 | |
-Three. -Correct. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:57 | |
In TV, the series entitled Peep Show about the lives of two mismatched flatmates | 0:08:57 | 0:09:02 | |
starred the comedy duo Robert Webb and David who? | 0:09:02 | 0:09:05 | |
-Walliams. -Mitchell. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:07 | |
The tendons at the back of the knee that link the thigh muscles to bones in the leg | 0:09:07 | 0:09:13 | |
are hamstrings or gammon threads? | 0:09:13 | 0:09:15 | |
-Hamstrings. -Correct. | 0:09:15 | 0:09:17 | |
In maths, what is 32 minus 10? | 0:09:17 | 0:09:20 | |
-22. -Correct. -Bank! -In food packaging, which term is a name for a type of airtight container | 0:09:20 | 0:09:26 | |
and the metal used to plate the steel from which it is constructed? | 0:09:26 | 0:09:31 | |
-Tin. -Correct. | 0:09:32 | 0:09:34 | |
In definitions, what "A" is the term for the direction of rotation | 0:09:34 | 0:09:38 | |
that is the opposite to that of the hands of a standard clock? | 0:09:38 | 0:09:42 | |
-Anticlockwise. -Correct. | 0:09:42 | 0:09:44 | |
In written English, what is the usual two-word name for the punctuation mark | 0:09:44 | 0:09:49 | |
that ends an interrogative sentence such as "how will you vote"? | 0:09:49 | 0:09:53 | |
-Question mark. -Correct. -Bank! | 0:09:53 | 0:09:56 | |
Which 1978 film starring Christopher Reeve was promoted with the tagline, "You'll believe a man can fly"? | 0:09:56 | 0:10:03 | |
-Superman. -Correct. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:06 | |
In sports clothing, a pair of salopettes are normally worn during skiing or swimming? | 0:10:06 | 0:10:12 | |
-Skiing. -Correct. -Bank! | 0:10:12 | 0:10:14 | |
In advertising, the slogan dating from 1917 and still used to promote floral gifts is "say it with" what? | 0:10:14 | 0:10:21 | |
-Flowers. -Correct. -Bank! | 0:10:21 | 0:10:23 | |
In pop music, in the title of a UK No.1 single... | 0:10:23 | 0:10:26 | |
Time's up. You won just £220. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:32 | |
So, who's a tribute act to tragedy? | 0:10:32 | 0:10:35 | |
Who puts the ID in "idiot"? | 0:10:35 | 0:10:37 | |
Time to vote off the weakest link. | 0:10:37 | 0:10:40 | |
Having answered the most questions correctly, Chris is the strongest link. | 0:10:41 | 0:10:47 | |
Statistically, the weakest link is Sue, | 0:10:47 | 0:10:49 | |
but will the other players consider that when casting their votes? | 0:10:49 | 0:10:54 | |
Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link. | 0:10:55 | 0:10:59 | |
Sue. | 0:11:00 | 0:11:02 | |
Sue. | 0:11:03 | 0:11:05 | |
Sue. | 0:11:06 | 0:11:09 | |
Sue. | 0:11:09 | 0:11:11 | |
Sadiya. | 0:11:11 | 0:11:13 | |
Sadiya. | 0:11:14 | 0:11:16 | |
Fran. | 0:11:16 | 0:11:18 | |
Sue. | 0:11:18 | 0:11:21 | |
-What do you do, Chris? -I'm a music student. -What sort of music are you studying? -Classical music. | 0:11:23 | 0:11:29 | |
In order to be a composer, a conductor...? | 0:11:29 | 0:11:32 | |
-Judging on the standard of my composition, I don't think I'll be a composer. -What will you be? | 0:11:32 | 0:11:38 | |
-I've no idea. -Well, whose job do you want? | 0:11:38 | 0:11:41 | |
Ideally, I'd have Chris Moyles' job. | 0:11:41 | 0:11:43 | |
-He doesn't play a lot of classical music on his show. -It's not necessarily what I'm into. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:49 | |
-Do you know anything about popular music? -A little bit. | 0:11:49 | 0:11:52 | |
-Put your board down. -OK. -The breakfast show is all yours. | 0:11:52 | 0:11:56 | |
-Right now? Am I on air? -Certainly not tomorrow. | 0:11:56 | 0:11:59 | |
-Cue! -OK, cue... Hello, everybody. Welcome to the Chris Mayo Show on Radio 1. That's my opening. | 0:11:59 | 0:12:07 | |
-Do a bit more. -Now I'm going to play a record by Girls Aloud. There we go. | 0:12:07 | 0:12:12 | |
-That's it? -That's what I'll play. It's what people want to hear. | 0:12:12 | 0:12:16 | |
-Do you listen to Radio 1? -Put your board up. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:19 | |
-Why Sue? -I just think she got more questions wrong than everyone else. | 0:12:20 | 0:12:25 | |
-What do you do, Dave? -I'm a product evaluation technician. | 0:12:25 | 0:12:29 | |
-Is that as important as it sounds? -Not really. | 0:12:29 | 0:12:32 | |
I just break stuff really. | 0:12:32 | 0:12:34 | |
-What sort of stuff? -Locks and latches. Glove box latches for cars, ashtrays for cars. | 0:12:34 | 0:12:39 | |
-You break them in order to what? -To work out how strong they are, | 0:12:39 | 0:12:43 | |
so we can tell our customers they are safe for use in their vehicles. | 0:12:43 | 0:12:48 | |
What will you be able to tell me? | 0:12:48 | 0:12:50 | |
That if you were to crash, our product wouldn't kill you. | 0:12:50 | 0:12:54 | |
OK, so the ashtray won't kill me, | 0:12:54 | 0:12:57 | |
but don't you think if you had that little box made another shape, | 0:12:57 | 0:13:01 | |
we could get our mobiles to sit up in there, we could get our change out of there? | 0:13:01 | 0:13:06 | |
You could be on to something. I'll take it back to the design boys and let 'em know. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:11 | |
My spectacles don't fit in the ashtray properly. | 0:13:11 | 0:13:15 | |
-They're not really meant to go in an ashtray. -That's my very point. | 0:13:15 | 0:13:19 | |
-Why Sue? -It was her or Sadiya. She was right next to me, so I chose her. | 0:13:19 | 0:13:25 | |
Sue, you are the weakest link. Goodbye. | 0:13:25 | 0:13:28 | |
When Anne asked me the question about "Mockney", I immediately thought, "She means 'Cockney'." | 0:13:34 | 0:13:40 | |
But when I gave the answer, the word "knee" came out of my mouth for some inexplicable reason. | 0:13:40 | 0:13:45 | |
Round 3. In the bank, £1,220. Another ten seconds off the time. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:52 | |
We'll start with the strongest link. That's Chris. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock. | 0:13:52 | 0:13:58 | |
In nature, the full name of the fungal infection spread by a beetle | 0:13:58 | 0:14:02 | |
that destroyed millions of trees in the UK in the 1970s was Dutch elm what? | 0:14:02 | 0:14:07 | |
-Disease. -Correct. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:10 | |
In theatre, of the two human face masks depicting tragedy and comedy, | 0:14:10 | 0:14:14 | |
which one has the ends of the mouth pointing downwards? | 0:14:14 | 0:14:18 | |
-Tragedy. -Correct. | 0:14:18 | 0:14:20 | |
Since February 1930, what type of word puzzle has appeared daily in The Times? | 0:14:20 | 0:14:25 | |
-A crossword. -Correct. In US politics, President John F Kennedy represented which party? | 0:14:25 | 0:14:31 | |
-Democrats. -Correct. | 0:14:31 | 0:14:34 | |
In medieval times, under the feudal system, a holder of land by contract from a lord | 0:14:34 | 0:14:39 | |
was known as a vandal or vassal? | 0:14:39 | 0:14:41 | |
-Vassal. -Correct. -Bank! | 0:14:41 | 0:14:44 | |
In athletics, which item of throwing equipment is composed of a shaft, a grip and a tipped head? | 0:14:44 | 0:14:50 | |
-The javelin. -Correct. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:53 | |
In parenting, what L is a pleasant song that is sung to children to help them to go to sleep? | 0:14:53 | 0:14:59 | |
-Lullaby. -Correct. | 0:14:59 | 0:15:02 | |
In 1962, students from higher educational establishments in Leeds and Reading | 0:15:02 | 0:15:07 | |
made up the first teams to participate in which TV quiz show? | 0:15:07 | 0:15:11 | |
-University Challenge. -Correct. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:14 | |
Which primary colour is present in the plumage of all three British birds called woodpeckers? | 0:15:14 | 0:15:20 | |
-Green. -Red. | 0:15:20 | 0:15:23 | |
In UK politics, a law passed in 1918 gave women the right to vote in general elections, | 0:15:23 | 0:15:29 | |
provided they were over what age - 21 or 30? | 0:15:29 | 0:15:32 | |
-30. -Correct. | 0:15:32 | 0:15:35 | |
A rounded pellet of a pungent chemical such as camphor placed with textiles to repel insects | 0:15:35 | 0:15:41 | |
is usually called a moth what? | 0:15:41 | 0:15:43 | |
-Pass. -Ball. | 0:15:45 | 0:15:47 | |
In music, what was the blood relationship between the composer George Gershwin | 0:15:47 | 0:15:54 | |
and his lyricist Ira Gershwin? | 0:15:54 | 0:15:56 | |
-Wife. -Brother. | 0:15:56 | 0:15:58 | |
In definitions, what "A" is a four-letter word meaning "as well" or "in addition"? | 0:15:58 | 0:16:04 | |
-Also. -Correct. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:07 | |
In cycling, in 1993, a German spectator began dressing up in a devil costume | 0:16:07 | 0:16:12 | |
to follow the riders around the course at which annual competition? | 0:16:12 | 0:16:16 | |
-Pass. -Tour de France. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:18 | |
In architecture, a pattern of brickwork that is named after an area of mainland Europe | 0:16:18 | 0:16:24 | |
is called Flemish bond or Basque bond? | 0:16:24 | 0:16:27 | |
-Flemish bond. -Correct. | 0:16:27 | 0:16:29 | |
-Bank! -In the UK, what name is given to the system of time-keeping | 0:16:29 | 0:16:33 | |
from the last Sunday in October to the last Sunday in March...? | 0:16:33 | 0:16:38 | |
Time's up. The correct answer was Greenwich Mean Time. | 0:16:40 | 0:16:44 | |
You won £320. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:48 | |
Who thinks the green belt goes with yellow trousers? | 0:16:48 | 0:16:52 | |
Whose resources are exhausted? | 0:16:52 | 0:16:55 | |
Time to vote off the weakest link. | 0:16:55 | 0:16:58 | |
For the third time in the game, Chris is the strongest link. | 0:17:00 | 0:17:05 | |
The weakest link statistically is Fran, but how will the votes go? | 0:17:05 | 0:17:09 | |
Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link. | 0:17:10 | 0:17:15 | |
Sadiya. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:18 | |
Jonathan. | 0:17:19 | 0:17:21 | |
Sadiya. | 0:17:22 | 0:17:24 | |
Jonathan. | 0:17:24 | 0:17:26 | |
Fran. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:29 | |
Jonathan. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:31 | |
Fran. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:34 | |
Sadiya, isn't there a husband? | 0:17:36 | 0:17:39 | |
-There is. -Yes. What's he called? -Tony. -Tony? -Yes. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:45 | |
-What does Tony do? -He works...with me. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:48 | |
-I think you nearly said "works FOR me". -I nearly did. | 0:17:48 | 0:17:51 | |
-And you can't do that if he does, can you? -No, I'm the boss at work. He's the boss at home. | 0:17:51 | 0:17:57 | |
-Yeah, well, he has to be. -He likes to think he is. -Yes. | 0:17:57 | 0:18:02 | |
-Does he wear the trousers? -I try and fit in 'em, but they don't fit. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:06 | |
You have to keep telling him he's the boss at home? | 0:18:06 | 0:18:09 | |
-So he makes the big decisions, does he? -I shove him in the right direction, though. | 0:18:09 | 0:18:15 | |
-Yes. For example? -For example... | 0:18:15 | 0:18:18 | |
He can choose to do the cleaning. | 0:18:19 | 0:18:22 | |
I don't quite see how that works to his advantage. | 0:18:22 | 0:18:26 | |
-What happens if he doesn't do the cleaning? -Monday won't be a good day at work. | 0:18:26 | 0:18:31 | |
-Why Jonathan? -The mothballs, I think, that did it. | 0:18:31 | 0:18:36 | |
-Dave, do you make mothball holders? -Unfortunately not, Anne, no. | 0:18:36 | 0:18:40 | |
-Just the ashtrays? -We make other stuff as well - glove box latches, headrests, hinges. | 0:18:40 | 0:18:46 | |
Have you always had an interesting job? | 0:18:46 | 0:18:49 | |
For seven years, yes. | 0:18:49 | 0:18:52 | |
-It doesn't pay well enough for you to buy a car? -I could buy a car. | 0:18:52 | 0:18:56 | |
But I live quite close to where I work, so I ride my bicycle. | 0:18:56 | 0:19:00 | |
-Has that got an ashtray? -No, but I could put one on it. | 0:19:00 | 0:19:04 | |
-Do you smoke? -No. I could keep my glasses in it, couldn't I? -Yes. | 0:19:04 | 0:19:08 | |
-Why Jonathan? -Just the mothballs question, really. | 0:19:08 | 0:19:12 | |
Jonathan, you are the weakest link. Goodbye. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:15 | |
I think I can leave here with my head held high. | 0:19:21 | 0:19:25 | |
I only got one question wrong on the day, so I don't think I was the worst player. | 0:19:25 | 0:19:30 | |
Whoever wins it will be a very worthy winner today. | 0:19:30 | 0:19:33 | |
Round 4. In the bank, £1,540. Another ten seconds off the time. | 0:19:35 | 0:19:40 | |
We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - little Chris. Let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:19:40 | 0:19:46 | |
Start the clock. In film, the captions at the bottom of the screen | 0:19:46 | 0:19:50 | |
that translate the dialogue or explain the action are "sub" what? | 0:19:50 | 0:19:55 | |
-Titles. -Correct. | 0:19:55 | 0:19:57 | |
In religion, what W is one of the Seven Deadly Sins and is another word for anger? | 0:19:57 | 0:20:02 | |
-Wrath. -Correct. | 0:20:02 | 0:20:04 | |
In maths, what is 57 plus 58? | 0:20:04 | 0:20:07 | |
-115. -Correct. | 0:20:07 | 0:20:09 | |
In history, the courtier and adventurer with the surname Raleigh, | 0:20:09 | 0:20:13 | |
who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I, had what first name? | 0:20:13 | 0:20:17 | |
-Pass. -Walter. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:19 | |
The name of which part of an airport that features a baggage check-in counter and a duty-free shop | 0:20:19 | 0:20:25 | |
is also a word meaning "final"? | 0:20:25 | 0:20:28 | |
-Terminal. -Correct. | 0:20:29 | 0:20:31 | |
-Bank! -A musician is more likely to use a chin rest while playing which instrument? A violin or a flute? | 0:20:31 | 0:20:38 | |
-A violin. -Correct. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:40 | |
In geography, the common English name of which large Middle Eastern lake reflects the fact | 0:20:40 | 0:20:45 | |
that it is unable to support most forms of life? | 0:20:45 | 0:20:48 | |
-The Dead Sea. -Correct. | 0:20:48 | 0:20:51 | |
The name "mezzaluna", applied to a kitchen chopping implement shaped like a crescent, | 0:20:51 | 0:20:56 | |
translates from Italian as "half" what? | 0:20:56 | 0:20:59 | |
-Crescent. Moon. -Moon. No, I cannot accept "crescent" which was your first answer. | 0:20:59 | 0:21:05 | |
What "I" is the term used to describe TV programmes with which viewers can join in from home? | 0:21:05 | 0:21:11 | |
-Interactive. -Correct. -Bank! | 0:21:11 | 0:21:13 | |
In vocabulary, the name of which piece of equipment used in archery | 0:21:13 | 0:21:17 | |
is also a word meaning to shake or vibrate slightly? | 0:21:17 | 0:21:21 | |
-Pass. -Quiver. | 0:21:22 | 0:21:25 | |
In horticulture, which of these is the name of a popular garden flower? Phlox or swarms? | 0:21:25 | 0:21:30 | |
-Phlox. -Correct. -Bank! | 0:21:30 | 0:21:33 | |
In rugby union, the player who captained the England team between 1988 and 1996 is Will who? | 0:21:33 | 0:21:40 | |
-Carling. -Correct. | 0:21:40 | 0:21:42 | |
What K is both the German word for "small" | 0:21:42 | 0:21:45 | |
and the surname of an American designer born in 1942 in New York City? | 0:21:45 | 0:21:50 | |
-Klein. -Correct. -Bank! | 0:21:50 | 0:21:52 | |
In dentistry, what's the term for any material such as gold or amalgam | 0:21:52 | 0:21:57 | |
that is inserted into a cavity in a tooth in order to halt decay? | 0:21:57 | 0:22:01 | |
-Filling. -Correct. | 0:22:01 | 0:22:03 | |
-Bank! -Which children's word for a type of toy goes before "mixtures" | 0:22:03 | 0:22:09 | |
to give a term for sweets? | 0:22:09 | 0:22:11 | |
-Dolly. -Correct. Sadiya, in the animal kingdom, | 0:22:11 | 0:22:16 | |
creatures described as... | 0:22:16 | 0:22:18 | |
Time's up. And you won £130. | 0:22:20 | 0:22:24 | |
But whose brain needs recalling because of safety fears? | 0:22:24 | 0:22:29 | |
Who's got a degree from the University of eBay? Time to vote off the weakest link. | 0:22:29 | 0:22:35 | |
With no correct answers, Sadiya is the weakest link. | 0:22:37 | 0:22:41 | |
Statistically, the strongest link is Dave, but will the team notice that? | 0:22:41 | 0:22:47 | |
Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link. | 0:22:48 | 0:22:53 | |
Sadiya. | 0:22:53 | 0:22:54 | |
Sadiya. | 0:22:57 | 0:22:58 | |
Sadiya. | 0:23:00 | 0:23:02 | |
Sadiya. | 0:23:02 | 0:23:03 | |
Fran. | 0:23:04 | 0:23:06 | |
Fran. | 0:23:07 | 0:23:09 | |
-What do you do, Gary? -I'm a mail screener. -What do you screen? | 0:23:12 | 0:23:17 | |
-I'm screening mail bags. -What are you looking for? | 0:23:17 | 0:23:22 | |
-Things that may be dangerous to aeroplanes. -What can you see? | 0:23:22 | 0:23:26 | |
I can see all your fan mail. | 0:23:26 | 0:23:29 | |
That's not dangerous. Come on. What can you see that might be dangerous? | 0:23:29 | 0:23:34 | |
-Em, broken bottles. -Yeah. -Which may injure people. -Anything that says "fragile" will be broken. | 0:23:34 | 0:23:40 | |
Not necessarily. | 0:23:40 | 0:23:42 | |
-So you're sitting in an office in...? -Carlisle. -In Carlisle. -Yes. | 0:23:42 | 0:23:48 | |
-Looking at a screen? -Yes. -Then do you go home and look at another small screen? -I've got a big TV. | 0:23:48 | 0:23:55 | |
-Aren't you sick of looking through glass? -No, I wouldn't be able to see without my glasses. | 0:23:55 | 0:24:01 | |
-What do you do when you're not watching TV? -I watch my fish. -Of course. | 0:24:01 | 0:24:06 | |
-Why Sadiya? -She passed on two questions... -Take your time(!) Take as long as you like to explain. | 0:24:06 | 0:24:14 | |
-That is the explanation. -Oh. | 0:24:14 | 0:24:17 | |
-What do you do, Fran? -I'm a pension consultant. | 0:24:17 | 0:24:21 | |
-Do you sell pensions? -No. I look after final salary pension schemes. | 0:24:21 | 0:24:26 | |
-Put your board down. So you come to my office. Do you do presentations? -Occasionally, yes. | 0:24:26 | 0:24:33 | |
-What will you be presenting to me? -Often it's bad news that there will be changes made to the scheme | 0:24:33 | 0:24:39 | |
-and I'm here to tell you about those. -With a smile on your face? | 0:24:39 | 0:24:43 | |
I do try to be pleasant because it feels less aggressive if you've got bad news. | 0:24:43 | 0:24:50 | |
If I said, "Why do you always tell us bad news?" | 0:24:50 | 0:24:54 | |
I'd say, "That's the world of pensions and the world we live in." | 0:24:54 | 0:24:59 | |
-"I'm sorry I took out a pension now." -We do hear that a lot, unfortunately, but... | 0:24:59 | 0:25:05 | |
-Are you sorry you took out a pension? -I don't have a pension, Anne. -Put your board up. | 0:25:05 | 0:25:12 | |
-Why Sadiya? -She got two questions wrong. | 0:25:12 | 0:25:16 | |
Sadiya, you are the weakest link. Goodbye. | 0:25:16 | 0:25:19 | |
When my staff found out I was coming on the Weakest Link, they thought I'd get a taste of my own medicine. | 0:25:25 | 0:25:31 | |
But after meeting Anne, I think I'd definitely take the title of Queen of Mean at work! | 0:25:31 | 0:25:37 | |
Round 5. In the bank, £1,670. Another 10 seconds off the time. | 0:25:39 | 0:25:44 | |
We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - Ashtray Dave. Let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:25:44 | 0:25:51 | |
Start the clock. | 0:25:51 | 0:25:53 | |
In pop music, the 2009 UK hit single entitled Bodies was the first release in over two years | 0:25:53 | 0:25:59 | |
-by which singer? -Pass. -Robbie Williams. | 0:25:59 | 0:26:03 | |
From 1956, Che Guevara played an important role in the overthrow of the government of which country? | 0:26:03 | 0:26:10 | |
-Cuba. -In human biology, what D is the common name for flakes of skin shed by the scalp | 0:26:10 | 0:26:16 | |
and sometimes known as scurf? | 0:26:16 | 0:26:19 | |
-Dandruff. -Correct. -Bank. | 0:26:19 | 0:26:22 | |
The performer who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for the 1995 film Mighty Aphrodite | 0:26:22 | 0:26:29 | |
is Mira who? | 0:26:29 | 0:26:31 | |
-Jovovich? -Sorvino. | 0:26:31 | 0:26:33 | |
In UK motoring, what's the maximum speed limit for a car towing a caravan on a motorway? | 0:26:33 | 0:26:40 | |
-50. -60. | 0:26:40 | 0:26:42 | |
In the media, Russell Grant and Jonathan Cainer are newsreaders or astrologers? | 0:26:42 | 0:26:47 | |
-Astrologers. -Correct. In football in 2005, | 0:26:47 | 0:26:51 | |
US tycoon Malcolm Glazer acquired ownership of which English club for £790 million? | 0:26:51 | 0:26:58 | |
-Manchester United. -According to the saying, there's many a slip twixt the cup and the what? | 0:26:58 | 0:27:05 | |
-Saucer? -Lip. | 0:27:05 | 0:27:08 | |
In food, what B is a basic white sauce named after the steward of the French King Louis XIV? | 0:27:08 | 0:27:14 | |
-Bearnaise? -Bechamel. | 0:27:14 | 0:27:16 | |
The TV presenter who fronted Wish You Were Here for 30 years is Judith who? | 0:27:16 | 0:27:23 | |
-Chalmers. -Correct. In astronomy, if the term Alpha denotes the brightest star in a constellation, | 0:27:23 | 0:27:29 | |
which letter of the Greek alphabet indicates second brightest? | 0:27:29 | 0:27:33 | |
-Beta. -Correct. -Bank. | 0:27:33 | 0:27:35 | |
In the Wars of the Roses, the military success of Henry Tudor at Bosworth Field in 1485 | 0:27:35 | 0:27:41 | |
was a decisive victory for which side - York or Lancaster? | 0:27:41 | 0:27:45 | |
-York. -Lancaster. The term gamesmanship was coined by the author Stephen Potter | 0:27:45 | 0:27:51 | |
in a 1947 book subtitled The Art Of Winning Games Without Actually what? | 0:27:51 | 0:27:56 | |
-Cheating. -Correct. -Bank. | 0:27:56 | 0:27:59 | |
What C is a perennial herb of the onion family with purple flowers and tubular leaves used in salads? | 0:27:59 | 0:28:05 | |
-Chive. -Correct. -Bank! -In geography, a person referred to as a Sotonian is a native... | 0:28:05 | 0:28:13 | |
Time's up. I can't complete the question and you won £140. | 0:28:15 | 0:28:19 | |
So...who's on track and who's missed all the points? | 0:28:19 | 0:28:25 | |
Who's on fire and who's a damp squib? Time to vote off the weakest link. | 0:28:25 | 0:28:31 | |
With the most wrong answers, Chris is the weakest link. | 0:28:33 | 0:28:37 | |
Rob is, statistically, the strongest link, but who will lose out in the vote? | 0:28:37 | 0:28:43 | |
Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link. | 0:28:44 | 0:28:48 | |
Dave. | 0:28:48 | 0:28:50 | |
Rob. | 0:28:52 | 0:28:53 | |
Rob. | 0:28:54 | 0:28:56 | |
Fran. | 0:28:56 | 0:28:58 | |
Chris. | 0:29:01 | 0:29:02 | |
So Fran, who's a pensions consultant, are you good at figures? | 0:29:05 | 0:29:09 | |
-I'm reasonably good at figures. -So why did you vote Rob off? | 0:29:10 | 0:29:15 | |
Because he got a question wrong. | 0:29:15 | 0:29:18 | |
Chris, why are you voting off Rob? | 0:29:18 | 0:29:20 | |
-I had an inkling Rob might vote for me. -Why would he vote for you? | 0:29:20 | 0:29:25 | |
-I think I probably answered the least questions. -Correct. | 0:29:25 | 0:29:29 | |
Rob, you are the weakest link. Goodbye. | 0:29:29 | 0:29:33 | |
With my brief discussion with Anne, I think she came off the best. | 0:29:38 | 0:29:43 | |
I tried to work in a few bits that I had mentally rehearsed, | 0:29:43 | 0:29:47 | |
but I didn't get the option to put them in and she ground me down. | 0:29:47 | 0:29:52 | |
Round 6. In the bank, £1,810. Another 10 seconds off the time. | 0:29:54 | 0:29:59 | |
You voted off the strongest link so we'll start with the second strongest. That's Dave. | 0:29:59 | 0:30:05 | |
Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock. | 0:30:05 | 0:30:09 | |
In cinema, what's the alliterative title of the 1933 film | 0:30:09 | 0:30:13 | |
that was remade 72 years later by the Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson? | 0:30:13 | 0:30:19 | |
-King Kong. -Correct. -Bank! | 0:30:19 | 0:30:22 | |
Which 1960s sub-culture was identified by a smart appearance and riding motor scooters - | 0:30:22 | 0:30:28 | |
mods or rockers? | 0:30:28 | 0:30:30 | |
-Mods. -In the Atlantic Ocean, the warm current called the Gulf Stream flows from the Gulf of where? | 0:30:30 | 0:30:37 | |
-New Mexico? -No, Mexico. | 0:30:37 | 0:30:40 | |
What A is a type of polymer-based paint that has the same name as a synthetic fabric | 0:30:40 | 0:30:47 | |
used as a substitute for wool? | 0:30:47 | 0:30:49 | |
-Acrylic. -Correct. According to a play by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, first performed in 1839, | 0:30:49 | 0:30:57 | |
what is mightier than the sword? | 0:30:57 | 0:30:59 | |
-The pen. -Correct. In pop music, the 2006 release entitled Back to Black, | 0:30:59 | 0:31:05 | |
named by an online retailer as one of the best-selling albums of the decade was by which singer? | 0:31:05 | 0:31:12 | |
-Pass. -Amy Winehouse. The first manned space flight took place in the same year | 0:31:12 | 0:31:18 | |
as the construction of the Eiffel Tower or the Berlin Wall? | 0:31:18 | 0:31:22 | |
-Berlin Wall. -A quotation attributed to the American actress Tallulah Bankhead | 0:31:22 | 0:31:28 | |
is, "Good girls keep diaries, bad girls don't have the..." what? | 0:31:28 | 0:31:33 | |
-Time. -Correct. | 0:31:33 | 0:31:35 | |
-Bank. -At the Winter Olympics in 2010, which country defeated the USA in men's and women's ice hockey? | 0:31:35 | 0:31:43 | |
-Canada. -Correct. In maths, what I is the name given to a triangle with two sides equal in length? | 0:31:43 | 0:31:50 | |
-Isosceles. -Correct. The 2005 political thriller set in Kenya starring Ralph Fiennes | 0:31:51 | 0:31:58 | |
and based on a novel by John Le Carre is The Constant what? | 0:31:58 | 0:32:02 | |
-Gardener. -Correct. -Bank. | 0:32:02 | 0:32:05 | |
Which term for a type of junior diplomat precedes "case" to give the name of a small, flat briefcase | 0:32:05 | 0:32:11 | |
used for carrying documents? | 0:32:11 | 0:32:14 | |
-Attache. -Correct. -Bank! -The vegetable with a French name which literally translates as... | 0:32:14 | 0:32:20 | |
Time's up. I can't complete the question. You won £190, | 0:32:22 | 0:32:27 | |
but perhaps Chris isn't music to your ears. | 0:32:27 | 0:32:32 | |
Are Dave's chances in ashes? | 0:32:32 | 0:32:35 | |
Should Gary be screened? | 0:32:35 | 0:32:38 | |
Or have you got bad news for Fran? | 0:32:38 | 0:32:41 | |
Time to vote off the weakest link. | 0:32:41 | 0:32:44 | |
According to the statistics, the strongest link is Fran. | 0:32:46 | 0:32:50 | |
The weakest link is Chris, but can he survive the vote? | 0:32:50 | 0:32:55 | |
Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link. | 0:32:56 | 0:33:01 | |
Chris. | 0:33:01 | 0:33:03 | |
Gary. | 0:33:05 | 0:33:07 | |
Gary. | 0:33:08 | 0:33:10 | |
Chris. | 0:33:11 | 0:33:12 | |
We have a tie. Chris and Gary. Gary, why Chris? | 0:33:14 | 0:33:19 | |
Chris has been very good the whole game and he's a threat. | 0:33:19 | 0:33:23 | |
-Chris, why Gary? -Pretty much what he said. Tactical. | 0:33:23 | 0:33:27 | |
The strongest link was Fran because she's woken up now. Why Gary? | 0:33:27 | 0:33:33 | |
He was the only person I could remember getting one wrong. | 0:33:33 | 0:33:38 | |
OK, you can stick with Gary or move to Chris. | 0:33:38 | 0:33:42 | |
-I'll stick with Gary, please. -Gary, you are the weakest link. Goodbye. | 0:33:42 | 0:33:47 | |
When it came out as a tie, I was dying for Fran to look at me so I could give her the puppy eyes, | 0:33:54 | 0:34:00 | |
but she wouldn't look at me. | 0:34:00 | 0:34:02 | |
Round 7. In the bank, £2,000. Another 10 seconds off. | 0:34:04 | 0:34:08 | |
We'll start with Fran. Let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:34:08 | 0:34:12 | |
Start the clock. | 0:34:12 | 0:34:14 | |
In science, what C is a word meaning the artistic output of a society | 0:34:14 | 0:34:19 | |
that's used in biology for a population of living cells in a laboratory? | 0:34:19 | 0:34:24 | |
-Pass. -Culture. | 0:34:26 | 0:34:27 | |
The British rapper whose 2009 song Holiday was his third UK number one single records under what name? | 0:34:27 | 0:34:35 | |
-Pass. -Dizzee Rascal. | 0:34:35 | 0:34:38 | |
Captain Cook famously prevented his crew from developing which dietary disease caused by lack of Vitamin C? | 0:34:38 | 0:34:45 | |
-Scurvy. -Correct. -Bank. -In performance venues, | 0:34:45 | 0:34:49 | |
the natural curve of Bolton Canyon in Los Angeles houses the large amphitheatre the Hollywood what? | 0:34:49 | 0:34:56 | |
-Bowl. -Correct. -Bank! -In celebrity name changes, | 0:34:56 | 0:35:00 | |
Boris Karloff and Quentin Crisp both had what surname at birth - Pillock or Pratt? | 0:35:00 | 0:35:06 | |
-Pratt. -Which river that rises near Moscow is the longest in Europe? | 0:35:06 | 0:35:11 | |
-The Volga. -Correct. -Bank! -In sport, what O is the name | 0:35:11 | 0:35:16 | |
-of the line players must stand behind when throwing darts? -Pass. | 0:35:16 | 0:35:20 | |
The oche. In 1970s TV, the characters Kelly Garrett, Jill Munroe and Sabrina Duncan | 0:35:20 | 0:35:26 | |
were known collectively by what two-word name? | 0:35:26 | 0:35:30 | |
-The Avengers? -Charlie's Angels. | 0:35:30 | 0:35:32 | |
In Chinese cookery, MSG is the abbreviated term for the flavour enhancer monosodium what? | 0:35:32 | 0:35:39 | |
-Glutamate. -Correct. -Bank! -In the House of Commons, | 0:35:39 | 0:35:43 | |
which of these is a formal term for disciplining of a Member - naming or shaming? | 0:35:43 | 0:35:49 | |
-Naming. -Correct. | 0:35:49 | 0:35:51 | |
-Bank! -The American artist noted for his unusual representations of popular images | 0:35:51 | 0:35:57 | |
such as a stainless steel cast of a blow-up rabbit is Jeff who? | 0:35:57 | 0:36:01 | |
-Hirst? -Koons. | 0:36:01 | 0:36:03 | |
What G is the term for a loan stock issued by the government when it wishes to borrow money? | 0:36:03 | 0:36:09 | |
-A gilt? -Correct. -Bank! -In maths, three is the cubed root... | 0:36:09 | 0:36:14 | |
Time's up. I can't complete the question. You won £150. | 0:36:16 | 0:36:20 | |
In Round 8, you can treble what you bank. | 0:36:20 | 0:36:24 | |
Before that, time to vote off the weakest link. | 0:36:24 | 0:36:28 | |
Chris is the strongest link because he got all his answers right. | 0:36:29 | 0:36:33 | |
Dave is, statistically, the weakest link, but who will be taking the final Walk of Shame? | 0:36:33 | 0:36:40 | |
Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link. | 0:36:41 | 0:36:46 | |
Dave. | 0:36:46 | 0:36:48 | |
Dave. | 0:36:49 | 0:36:51 | |
Fran. | 0:36:52 | 0:36:53 | |
-Chris, why Dave? -Well, I think Fran saved me | 0:36:56 | 0:37:01 | |
so I'd feel guilty if I got rid of her now. | 0:37:01 | 0:37:05 | |
-Fran, why Dave? -I thought Dave got the most questions wrong. -He did. | 0:37:05 | 0:37:10 | |
Dave, you are the weakest link. Goodbye. | 0:37:10 | 0:37:14 | |
I was annoyed at being voted off in the final round. | 0:37:21 | 0:37:25 | |
I thought I could go on to win it. I should have guessed some questions instead of passing. | 0:37:25 | 0:37:31 | |
But I'm happy with my performance. | 0:37:31 | 0:37:33 | |
Round 8. In the bank, £2,150. In this round, you have 90 seconds. | 0:37:35 | 0:37:39 | |
Whatever you win will be trebled. We'll start with little Chris. Let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:37:39 | 0:37:47 | |
Start the clock. | 0:37:47 | 0:37:49 | |
The science fiction novel Journey To The Centre Of The Earth was written by which French author? | 0:37:49 | 0:37:56 | |
-Jules Verne. -In pop music, the folk rock group called Stealers Wheel had a UK hit single in 1973 | 0:37:56 | 0:38:04 | |
with Stuck In The Middle With whom? | 0:38:04 | 0:38:07 | |
-You. -In botany, a species of myrtle whose leaves yield an antiseptic oil used in cosmetics | 0:38:07 | 0:38:14 | |
has what name - the tea tree or lava bush? | 0:38:14 | 0:38:18 | |
-The tea tree. -Bank! -In European geography, Vilnius is the capital of which Baltic country? | 0:38:18 | 0:38:25 | |
-Pass. -Lithuania. In UK entertainment, | 0:38:25 | 0:38:30 | |
what was the three-word catchphrase of the comedian Tommy Cooper? | 0:38:30 | 0:38:34 | |
-How about that? -Just like that. | 0:38:38 | 0:38:40 | |
In map-making, what C is the name of the lines that connect areas of equal height? | 0:38:40 | 0:38:46 | |
-Pass. -Contours. The actor who has played the Master in Doctor Who and Sam Tyler in Life On Mars | 0:38:46 | 0:38:53 | |
is John who? | 0:38:53 | 0:38:55 | |
-Sessions. -Simm. | 0:38:56 | 0:38:58 | |
The name of which large mammal comes from Greek words meaning nose horn? | 0:38:58 | 0:39:04 | |
-Pass. -Rhinoceros. | 0:39:06 | 0:39:08 | |
The Prime Minister Winston Churchill was born in 1874 at which palace in Oxfordshire? | 0:39:08 | 0:39:14 | |
-Sandringham? -Blenheim. | 0:39:14 | 0:39:17 | |
In transport, the chairman... | 0:39:17 | 0:39:19 | |
Time's up. You won £60, which we will treble. | 0:39:21 | 0:39:26 | |
It gives you prize money today of: | 0:39:26 | 0:39:31 | |
There can only be one winner. Now up to five questions each. | 0:39:31 | 0:39:36 | |
So, Chris and Fran, for £2,330, | 0:39:36 | 0:39:41 | |
let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:39:41 | 0:39:44 | |
-Chris, you have the choice of who goes first. -I'd like to go first, please. | 0:39:46 | 0:39:51 | |
In theatre, what's the title of the musical based on a 2001 film comedy | 0:39:55 | 0:40:01 | |
that opened in the West End in 2010 | 0:40:01 | 0:40:04 | |
starring Sheridan Smith as a Harvard law student with fair hair? | 0:40:04 | 0:40:10 | |
-Legally Blonde. -That is correct. | 0:40:10 | 0:40:13 | |
In motorsport, the Bugatti racing circuit was built in 1965 | 0:40:13 | 0:40:19 | |
on the outskirts of which city in north-western France? | 0:40:19 | 0:40:23 | |
-Paris. -No, the correct answer is Le Mans. | 0:40:24 | 0:40:28 | |
The name of which precious metal is derived from the diminutive of the Spanish word for silver? | 0:40:29 | 0:40:36 | |
-Platinum? -That is the correct answer. | 0:40:36 | 0:40:40 | |
In Scandinavian mythology, | 0:40:40 | 0:40:43 | |
the birds called Hugin and Munin who sit on the shoulders of Odin | 0:40:43 | 0:40:49 | |
are members of which species of the crow family? | 0:40:49 | 0:40:53 | |
Vulture. | 0:40:53 | 0:40:55 | |
The correct answer is the raven. | 0:40:55 | 0:40:58 | |
Mount Everest is on the border of the Chinese autonomous region of Tibet | 0:40:58 | 0:41:04 | |
and which neighbouring country? | 0:41:04 | 0:41:06 | |
-India? -The correct answer is Nepal. | 0:41:08 | 0:41:11 | |
In food, the 2009 recipe book The Game Cook | 0:41:11 | 0:41:16 | |
is by which former Conservative Cabinet minister, | 0:41:16 | 0:41:20 | |
once nicknamed The Chingford Skinhead? | 0:41:20 | 0:41:24 | |
-Norman Tebbit. -That is correct. | 0:41:24 | 0:41:26 | |
The venomous North American snake, sometimes called the harlequin snake | 0:41:26 | 0:41:32 | |
because of its red, yellow and black banded markings | 0:41:32 | 0:41:36 | |
is named after which natural substance? | 0:41:36 | 0:41:40 | |
-Water snake? -The correct answer is coral. | 0:41:40 | 0:41:44 | |
The debut UK hit single by Oasis that starts with just cymbals and drums | 0:41:45 | 0:41:51 | |
has what title, which coincidentally is an anagram of "percussion"? | 0:41:51 | 0:41:56 | |
-Pass. -The correct answer is Supersonic. | 0:41:57 | 0:42:01 | |
In 2009, which former Newcastle and England footballer | 0:42:01 | 0:42:06 | |
became an official representative of the Queen | 0:42:06 | 0:42:09 | |
when he was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland? | 0:42:09 | 0:42:14 | |
-Sir Bobby Robson? -The correct answer is Alan Shearer. | 0:42:15 | 0:42:19 | |
In 1990s TV, according to the title of a drama series about teenage life in Beverly Hills, | 0:42:19 | 0:42:26 | |
the residential area where it was set had what five-digit zip code? | 0:42:26 | 0:42:31 | |
90210. | 0:42:31 | 0:42:33 | |
That is the correct answer. After five questions each, your scores are tied. | 0:42:33 | 0:42:40 | |
Chris and Fran, let's play sudden death. | 0:42:40 | 0:42:45 | |
In classical music, the action of which 1900 opera by Puccini | 0:42:45 | 0:42:51 | |
takes place within a 24-hour period in three locations in Rome? | 0:42:51 | 0:42:56 | |
-Julius Caesar. -The correct answer is Tosca. | 0:42:59 | 0:43:04 | |
In nature, what term from the Greek for "life companion" | 0:43:04 | 0:43:08 | |
means an intimate relationship between dissimilar organisms usually to their mutual benefit? | 0:43:08 | 0:43:15 | |
-Symbiotic. -I'll accept. | 0:43:17 | 0:43:19 | |
That means, Fran, you are today's strongest link and you go away with: | 0:43:23 | 0:43:29 | |
Chris, you leave with nothing. | 0:43:30 | 0:43:33 | |
Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye. | 0:43:34 | 0:43:38 | |
The final went really well at the start. I got the first two right. | 0:43:40 | 0:43:44 | |
Then Fran came back with the right answers and when it went to the tie-break it was nail-biting. | 0:43:44 | 0:43:50 | |
I can't believe I won the Weakest Link. I just came for a day out. It's been great fun - and I've won! | 0:43:50 | 0:43:56 | |
Subtitles by Subtext for Red Bee Media Ltd - 2010 | 0:44:05 | 0:44:09 | |
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