01/12/2011 Weakest Link

Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.

Only one of them will win up to £10,000.

The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.

They've only just met, but to get the prize money, they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

My name is Neil, I'm 29, from Scarborough

and I'm an entertainer.

My name is Angie, I'm 62, from Staines

and I'm a commercial manager of a football club.

I'm Mike, I'm 47, I'm from Leeds and I'm a solicitor.

I'm Debbie, I'm 58, I'm from Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire

and I'm a retired senior shop assistant.

My name is Lee, I'm 40, from Dagenha and I'm a civil servant.

I'm Stephanie, I'm 26, from Paignton and I'm a PA and photographer.

I'm Patrick, I'm 53, from Carnoustie and I'm a painter and decorator.

I'm Laressa, I'm 41, I'm from Corfe Castle

and I'm an education operations manager.

I'm Barry, I'm 62, from Boston in Lincolnshire

and I'm a retired supplies manager.

OK, just to remind you, in each round, there is £1,000 to be won.

The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.

Break the chain and you lose all the money in that chain,

but say "bank" before the question is asked and the money is safe.

Round One. Three minutes on the clock.

We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically. That's you, Angie.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

The first question is for £20. Start the clock.

In the home, which cleaning implement has a name that rhymes with "hop"?

-Mop.

-Correct.

In humans and most animals, what E is the three-letter term for the organ of hearing?

-Ear.

-Correct.

In the UK, Christmas Day is celebrated during which season?

-Winter.

-Correct. In maths, what is 5 plus 1?

-6.

-Correct.

In expressions, the name of which chewy substance that is often blown and then popped by children

is used to refer to a type of bland, upbeat pop music?

-Pop.

-Bubble gum.

In imperial measurements, a foot is equal to 12 what?

-Inches.

-Correct. In art, blue paint is mixed with which other primary colour to produce green?

-Yellow.

-Correct.

In British wildlife, a badger makes its home called a sett up a tree or under ground?

-Under ground.

-Correct.

In modern slang, the rhyming phrase used to refer to the slowness

of the traditional postal system is what mail?

-Snail.

-Correct.

In British sports grounds, Lord's and the Oval are both venues primarily used for which game?

-Cricket.

-Correct.

The canned pulses in a tomato sauce that are commonly served on toast

or with a full English breakfast are called baked what?

-Beans.

-Correct. In a shop, what C is the term for the balance of cash

returned to a customer who has given more than the total value of the goods being purchased?

-Change.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In cinema, the cartoon character called Mickey, introduced in 1928, is which species of rodent?

-Mouse.

-Correct.

In weather, which feature of an electric storm has varieties called streak, ribbon and sheet?

-Lightning.

-Correct.

In refreshments, which word is used to describe a carbonated drink such as lemonade? Fizzy or snazzy?

-Fizzy.

-Correct. In maths, what is 21 minus 11?

-10.

-Correct.

In geography, which is the only continent with an English name that begins with the letter E?

-Europe.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In Christianity,

which word for a female parent often precedes Superior in the title of the head nun in a convent?

-Mother.

-Correct.

In board games, which of these is the name of a chess piece? A rook or a crow?

-A crow.

-A rook.

In TV, in 2011, the singer Jai McDowall won the fifth series of which entertainment competition?

-The X Factor.

-Britain's Got Talent.

In British insects, what L is the common name for the beetle

that typically has a red shell with black spots and eats aphids?

-Ladybird.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In the 20th...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won £920.

You actually had a chain of 13 correct answers, so you could have got to the target.

But who needs a mental makeover?

Whose use-by date was this time yesterday?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most correct answers, Debbie is the strongest link.

Statistically, Stephanie is the weakest link,

but will the other players consider that when casting their votes?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Stephanie.

Stephanie.

Stephanie.

Angie.

Mike.

Angie.

Stephanie.

Stephanie.

Mike.

-Where are you from, Neil?

-I'm from Scarborough.

-What do you do?

-I'm an entertainer.

-Put your board down.

-What can you do that will entertain me?

-I can sing a song, tell a joke.

-Start by telling me a joke.

-I've had a dreadful day, Anne.

I was walking through the park and I saw two policemen under a seesaw.

I said, "What are you doing there?" They said they'd been tipped off.

-Maybe sing.

-I'm a much better singer than I am a comic. Shall we have a bit of Sinatra?

-Go on.

# Come fly with me Let's fly, let's fly away

# If you can use some exotic booze... #

-Put your board up. Why Stephanie?

-I thought we were on a bit of a roll there. I'm really sorry, Stephanie.

She's really lovely, but I'll have to say ta-ra to her.

-What do you do, Angie?

-I'm a commercial manager of a football club.

-How exciting!

-It's lovely.

-Which one?

-Staines Town.

-What do you do for them?

-I raise money, I bring in all the sponsorship deals.

-They get sponsorship, do they?

-What do they have on the back of their shirts?

-Their number and name.

If they had "Staines" on their shirt, you could get a washing powder to sponsor them.

I did approach a washing company and they said "no".

-Is there a Mr Angie at home?

-There is.

-Yes.

-A toyboy.

-Really?

-Oh, yeah.

-How old are you?

-I'm 62.

-Yeah, and what's he?

-He's 48.

-Why Stephanie?

-She got the bubble gum question wrong.

Just tell us the beginning of you and Mr Angie.

We met on Christmas Eve and we were married on the beach in Antigua in the July.

How did you approach him?

He walked past me wearing funny glasses and a balloon tied to each ear

-and I said, "Can I take your photo cos you look such an idiot?"

-Yes...

-What do you do, Mike?

-I'm a solicitor.

-What sort?

-A personal injury solicitor.

-No win, no fee?

-In a nutshell, yes.

-Do you chase ambulances?

-No, they come to me.

-If they bump into you, who sues?

-It depends who's driving.

-Did you used to have hair?

-Yes, a long time back.

-Did you sue anyone

-No, it was my own fault. I dyed it white and it all fell out.

-Why Stephanie?

She was the first one to get an answer wrong and it just stuck.

Stephanie, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I didn't expect to get to the final.

I was just here to enjoy the experience. I would have liked to have got past the first round.

Round 2. In the bank, £920. We now take ten seconds off your time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Debbie.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. In the 20th century,

Lyndon Johnson and Gerald Ford each served as President of which country?

-The United States.

-Correct. In vocabulary,

the term for a piece of material carried by a child for comfort

that includes a word for a bed cover is a security what?

-Blanket.

-Correct. In celebrities, which London-born actor and star of the Twilight films

is often referred to in the media as R-Patz?

-Pass.

-Robert Pattinson.

In remedies, the instruction that medicine should not be administered after having recently eaten food

is "to take on an empty" what?

-Stomach.

-Correct.

In pop music, "it's close to midnight and something evil is lurking in the dark"

are lyrics from which 1983 UK hit single by Michael Jackson?

-Thriller.

-Correct.

In cooking, which word is used to describe a steak that is between rare and well done?

-Medium.

-Correct.

In UK government, the abbreviation DCMS stands for the Department for Culture, Media and what?

-Social Studies.

-Sport.

In football, the English FA Cup Final is traditionally played in which month?

-June.

-May.

What "O" is the opposite of a pessimist?

-Optimist.

-Correct.

The name of which domestic pet noted for its agility precedes "burglar"

in a term for a criminal who breaks into buildings by climbing walls and drainpipes?

-Cat.

-Correct. In the Periodic Table,

which letter is the chemical symbol for the element hydrogen?

-H.

-Correct.

In fashion, the French designer born Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel in 1883

became better known using what nickname as her forename?

-Pass.

-Coco.

In film, in the 2009 animation entitled Up, a pensioner flies to South America in his house

by attaching which items to it? Balloons or fireworks?

-Balloons.

-Correct.

In modern history in 1969,

which US astronaut spoke the famous line, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"?

-Neil Armstrong.

-Correct.

In pop music, Kate Bush had a UK No.1 single in 1978 named after which novel by Emily Bronte?

-Wuthering Heights.

-Correct.

In food, a club sandwich contains at least how many separate layers of filling?

-Three.

-Two.

In theatrical parlance, a terrible actor is often described

as being unable to act his way out of a paper bag or an iron mask?

-A paper bag.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In jewellery, which gemstone noted for its hardness...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You only won £20.

Whose fault was that?

Who'd sell their car for petrol money?

Whose dog probably carries the pooper-scooper?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second round in a row, Debbie is the strongest link.

The statistics show that Mike is the weakest link, but who will the team want off?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Mike.

Patrick.

Patrick.

Patrick.

Mike.

Mike.

Angie.

Mike.

-What do you do, Lee?

-Civil servant, Anne.

-What sort?

I was a Customs and Excise officer. Now I'm a member of Her Majesty's UK Border Force.

-Where?

-Heathrow Airport.

-Are you preventing crime?

Currently I'm with the firearms team, dealing with foreign dignitaries

-and air marshals coming in from othe countries.

-OK, put your board down.

-When the air marshals arrive, what do you do?

-We go on board the plane,

-download their weapons, take them away.

-Where do you download them to?

-Into a Kevlar bag.

So you're a sort of airline bouncer?

-I've got a lot more charisma than a bouncer.

-Put your board up.

-Why Mike?

-Because he got the questions wrong, Anne.

-Where are you from, Barry?

-Boston in Lincolnshire.

-What do you do?

-I worked for 43 years for a local printing company.

-What sort of printing?

-Printing on to sticky labels.

-43 years?

-Yes.

-With sticky labels?

-It was great.

-Do you miss it?

-I'm thinking of writing my memoirs.

-What were you thinking of calling it? My Life...

-In Sticky Labels.

-My Life In Sticky Labels?

-Or All Stuck Up or something like that.

-They'd just be gagging for the film rights.

-I think so.

-Would you be the hero?

-I think I could be considered for that role.

And what would be the peak of the memoirs?

Probably the day I met Ken Dodd at Norprint.

-I think it's exciting enough without Ken Dodd.

-Yes.

-Why Mike?

I'm afraid Mike got two questions wrong.

Mike, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

One reason why I wanted to come on the Weakest Link was my dad appeared on Eggheads. They didn't win.

I thought I'd go on the Weakest Link pick up the prize money and show him how it's done.

It didn't pan out that way and I'm not going to hear the end of this.

Round 3 and you've banked £940. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Debbie. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. In domestic work, what C is a common five-letter term for any dreary household task?

-A chore.

-Correct.

Which member of the British Royal Family has brothers called Charles, Andrew and Edward?

Sorry, say that again, Anne?

Which member of the British Royal Family has brothers called Charles, Andrew and Edward?

Philip, uh...

-Philip.

-Princess Anne.

In geography, which body of water is further north? The Red Sea or the Black Sea?

-The Black Sea.

-Correct. In the media,

a short film on TV in which politicians appeal for votes

is known as a PEB which stands for Party Election what?

-Broadcast.

-Correct. In maths, what is the positive square root of 16?

-4.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-What "A" was the name of the 5th century King of the Huns

who, according to legend, died of a nosebleed on his wedding night?

-Attila.

-Correct.

In pop music, Wannabe, 2 Become 1 and Viva Forever

were UK No.1 singles in the 1990s for which group?

-Spice Girls.

-Correct. In the home, a potentially dangerous escape of fuel

from a domestic boiler or appliance into the atmosphere is known as a gas what?

-Leak.

-Correct. In the nursery rhyme that begins, "Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub,"

the occupations mentioned are butcher, candlestick-maker and which other?

-Pass.

-Baker.

The Hollywood actor known for his tough guy roles

who starred in Angels With Dirty Faces and White Heat was James who?

-Cagney.

-Correct. In marine life, the collective noun for a group of clams is a bath or a bed?

-A bath.

-A bed.

In the stage musical The Rocky Horror Show, two of the moves in the dance called The Time Warp

are referred to as a jump to the left and a step to the what?

-Right.

-Correct. In the Second World War,

what E was a British child removed from a city to live in the countryside?

-Evacuee.

-Correct. In nutrition, which colloquial term for a man who is very charming or suave

is also the name of a thick drink made with pureed fruit?

-Suave...

-Smoothie.

-Oh, right.

In English geography, the scenic chalk cliff near Eastbourne on the south coast is called Beachy what?

-Head.

-Correct. In history, Ptolemy was a 2nd century...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You only won £100.

Who's having their finest hour and who will shortly have a miserable minute?

Who sticks out like an honest politician?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With no correct answers, Lee is the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Debbie is the strongest link,

but will the voting follow the statistics?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Lee.

Lee.

Lee.

Laressa.

Lee.

Lee.

Lee.

-Where are you from, Debbie?

-Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

-Yes. Put your board down.

Is there a reason you came dressed as one of the Chuckle Brothers?

-This is my festival gear.

-And what do you do with yourself?

At the moment, I'm busy helping to organise a folk festival in a nearby village.

-What part do you play?

-I'm actually the treasurer of the committee,

but we all sort of muck in anyway.

-You can sing then?

-I think I can.

-What are you going to sing?

-Ten Long Years.

Don't make it, will you?

# The judge, he said of an innocent man

# Give him ten long years, ten long years

# With a wig on his head and a gavel in his hand

# Give him ten long years... #

-Why do all folk songs sound the same?

-They don't all sound like that.

-Put your board up.

Why Lee?

I think the nerves got to Lee in that round.

-What do you do, Patrick?

-I'm a painter and decorator.

-Do your overalls look like Debbie at the end of the week?

-Pretty much, yeah.

-What else do you do?

-I do the American Civil War re-enactment.

-How long have you done that?

-Six years.

Haven't you got the hang of it yet?

-Why Lee?

-Two questions wrong and a great big pause in between.

Lee, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I believe they've voted a valuable player off. Both rounds I banked money, prior to this round.

Yeah, I had a brain freeze with two of the questions in this round, but I put money in the kitty.

Round 4. In the bank, £1,040. Ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Debbie. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In TV, the female Liverpudlian character created by Paul O'Grady is called Lily what?

-Savage.

-Correct. In May, 2011, in a civil ceremony,

at a country house hotel near Nottingham, which politician married his partner, Justine Thornton?

-David Cameron.

-Even Ed Miliband.

In the initials YHA, which represent an organisation providing cheap accommodation for young people,

the letter H stands for what?

-Health.

-Hostel.

In pop music, the Sugababes had a UK number one single in 2002 with what title -

Round Round or Down Down?

-Down Down.

-Round Round.

In ornithology, which word follows Blue, Great and Coal for three species of small British bird?

-Tit.

-Correct.

Which four-letter boy's name can mean a visible stain on clothing and target for a pickpocket?

-Mark.

-Correct. In entertainment, which singer and artist born in 1930

is noted for his catchphrase, "Can you tell what it is yet?"

-Pass.

-Rolf Harris.

In tennis, in 2011, which player won his sixth French Open title,

equalling a record in the modern era set in the 1980s by Bjorn Borg?

-Federer.

-Rafael Nadal.

In health, what A is the substance of which the UK Government advises

that men consume no more than 4 units a day and women 3 units?

-Alcohol.

-Correct. In music, a nonet is a composition for how many instruments?

-Two.

-Nine.

Which monarch was the first head of the Church of England - Henry VIII or Richard the Lionheart?

-Henry VIII.

-Correct. In broadcasting, the presenter who in 2011 began hosting

the Radio 2 early breakfast show is Vanessa who?

-Feltz.

-Correct. In travel destinations,

the Rainbow Bridge between Canada and the US is a viewing point for which tourist attraction?

-Niagara Falls.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-A best-selling novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

set in Roman times is entitled The Last Days of which ancient city?

-Rome.

-Pompeii.

In the legendary Indian trick, what name is given to the unsupported length of hemp climbed by...

Time's up and you won £100,

but who's the storm in your teacup? The rain on your parade?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the first time in the game, Angie is the strongest link.

Statistically, the weakest link is Patrick, but whose game is over?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Patrick.

Barry.

Barry.

Barry.

Patrick.

Patrick.

We have a tie, team. Barry and Patrick, three votes each.

-What do you do, Laressa?

-I'm an education operations manager, Anne.

-Who are you educating?

-People who have committed traffic offences, low-end traffic offences.

So if I come to one of your courses, what are you going to teach me?

-Safety of in-car or out-car...

-What do you mean?

Well, you've got your children in the back of the car, animals,

you've got the radio, when you should be concentrating on driving.

-So the consequences?

-Yes.

-Wouldn't it be better if you did courses on how to avoid getting caught?

-No, Anne, cos then everybody would do it.

-And why Patrick?

-Unfortunately, he's a lovely man, but he got a question wrong.

-You haven't been brilliant.

-No, Anne.

-And you know the consequences of that.

-Yes, I do!

-Debbie, why Barry?

-I remember him getting the music question wrong. It stuck in my mind.

The strongest link has to cast the deciding vote and the strongest link was Angie. Why Barry?

I thought he got two wrong, but I got lost when he was talking about stickers and labels.

OK, you've got a choice now. Stick with Barry or move to Patrick.

No, I will stick with Barry, stand by my guns.

Barry, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Last year I went to America for my holidays and visited the Grand Canyon,

one of the great wonders of the world. This year I'm going to see the Great Wall of China

and today I've seen the great Anne Robinson.

Round 5. In the bank, £1,140. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with Angie. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In language, the abbreviation LOL, often used online

and added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2011 stands for Laughing Out what?

-Loud.

-Correct. In famous houses, the National Trust property called Chartwell in Kent was once the home

of which 20th-century Prime Minister?

-Churchill?

-Correct.

In music, the Japanese violinist who devised a technique in the 1950s to teach children to play instruments

had what name - Suzuki or Yamaha?

-Suzuki.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In mixed drinks,

what nationality follows "black" in the name of a cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur and ice?

-Russian.

-Correct.

In maths, what is 7 multiplied by 7?

-49.

-Correct. In British wildlife, which carnivorous mammal grows to about a metre in length,

including its bushy tail, and has mostly orange-red fur?

-Squirrel...fox!

-I have to accept your first answer. It is fox.

What V is a bridge consisting of a series of arches carrying a road or railway over a valley?

-Viaduct.

-Correct. In cities, Harare is the capital of which African country?

-Nigeria.

-Zimbabwe.

According to the comic poet Ogden Nash, "the cow is of the bovine ilk,

"one end is moo, the other..." what?

-Milk.

-Correct.

In broadcasting, for 30 years from 1951, Eddie Waring commentated for radio and TV on which sport?

-Darts?

-Rugby league.

In botany, the herb called borage sometimes used to treat arthritis has what alternative name -

sunflower or starflower?

-Sunflower.

-Starflower.

In literature, the 2003 novel by Tracy Chevalier about a set of medieval tapestries

is entitled The Lady And The what?

-Tramp?

-Unicorn.

In pastimes, the society called the Sealed Knot was founded to perform re-enactments of battles

-from which 17th-century conflict?

-The English Civil War!

Your answer was out of time. You won £100.

Who thinks Peaches Geldof is a fruity snack?

Whose windsock has gone limp?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Angie goes from being the strongest link in the last round to the weakest link in this.

The statistics reveal that Laressa is the strongest link, but will the other players realise that?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Patrick.

Debbie.

Laressa.

Angie.

Patrick.

So, Laressa, if the dog bites one of the children in the car,

-and the other child is sick on you, do you just ignore it all?

-No, I'd find a safe place to pull over...

-You're on the motorway.

-Then you go to the nearest services.

-It's 10 miles away.

-What do you do?

-That's what I'm asking.

-Go to the services.

-They're 10 miles away.

-Well, the sick's already there and the dog's already bit them,

-so rather than kill the whole family...

-Live on your own, do you?

-Now I do, yes.

-Why Patrick?

-Unfortunately, he got a couple wrong.

-How are you doing, Neil?

-I'm doing all right. Are you?

-Got another joke for me?

-You're a glutton for punishment. What's the name of Jack the Ripper's dog?

-Jack the Russell.

-Why Patrick?

-I think he's got more wrong than anybody else.

-Patrick, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Best part of the day has been speaking to Anne and just to watch her in action.

She's absolutely brilliant.

Round 6. In the bank, £1,240. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Laressa. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which word meaning trembling did Michael Barrett put in front of the surname Stevens for his stage name?

-Shakin'.

-Correct. In science, what G is the term used by pharmacists

to describe any medicinal drug with no brand name?

-General?

-Generic.

In cinema, the actress who has appeared in Breaking The Waves and Angela's Ashes is Emily who?

-Lloyd.

-Watson.

Which word is the name of both a card game and a fire iron?

-Poker!

-Correct.

In nature, what is the sum of the number of legs on a fly and on a spider?

-Eight.

-Fourteen.

Which member of the cast of One Foot In The Grave was also the first chairman of Have I Got News For You?

-Angus Deayton.

-Correct.

In the army, a long journey on foot by troops in training is known as a route what?

-March.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In art, what P is the method of drawing in which the apparent size of objects is established

by lines converging at a vanishing point?

-Pointillism?

-Perspective.

In classical music, the Hungarian composer and pianist whose surname sounds like a column of words

is Franz who?

-Bach.

-Liszt.

In aviation, a structure such as an aircraft wing that is shaped to produce more lift than drag

is an aerofoil or counterfoil?

-Aerofoil.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In geography, the highest peak of the Alps, with a name that means "white mountain" is Mont what?

-Blanc.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-The so-called Tamworth Two that became national news after escaping from an abattoir

in Wiltshire in 1998 were which type of farm animal?

-Pigs.

-Correct. In summer events, the annual Henley Royal Regatta features races in which sport?

Horse racing.

Time's up. The correct answer is rowing. You won £90.

So consider this.

Has Neil been a bad joke? Or is Angie bottom of the league?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most wrong answers, Laressa is now the weakest link.

Statistically, Debbie is the strongest link, but will the voting reflect reality?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Laressa.

Laressa.

Angie.

Neil.

-Angie, why Laressa?

-I think she got all of them wrong in that round.

-She got three of them wrong.

-Neil, why Laressa?

-For the same reason as Angie, I'm afraid.

-It just seemed to be she got the most wrong.

-Yes. She's going to pay the consequences.

Laressa, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think possibly Angie would win the Weakest Link.

She's going to be a sly contender there.

Round 7 and you're up to £1,330. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Debbie. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. In film,

the English model called Rosie who starred in the 2011 sequel Transformers: Dark of the Moon

has the double-barrelled surname Huntington-what?

-Smith?

-Whiteley. In the human body, the substance known as bile is stored in which small, muscular sac?

-The stomach.

-The gall bladder.

In the media, the news agency often referred by the initials AP is Associated what?

-Associated Newspapers.

-Press.

In zoology, the once very common American bird that became extinct in 1914

was called the commuter canary or passenger pigeon?

-Commuter canary?

-Passenger pigeon.

Neil, in pop music, in 1981 the singer Stevie Wonder and the Scottish group Altered Images

each had UK hit singles with what two-word title?

-I don't know.

-Happy Birthday.

In former times, in a duel the place where the protagonists met to fight was the field of what?

-Combat.

-Honour. Which county in the Republic of Ireland shares its name with a TV doctor

played in the 1960s by Richard Chamberlain?

-Kildare!

-Correct.

In investment, what I is the term for a brick of gold, silver or other precious metal?

-Don't know.

-Ingot.

In art, the British painter born in 1903 who designed the stained glass for Coventry Cathedral was John who?

-Smith.

-Piper. In English geography, Jesus Green, Parker's Piece and the Backs are open spaces

in which university city?

-Oxford?

-Cambridge. In music, the chorus of a song is also known as the refusal or refrain?

-Refrain.

-Correct. In snooker, the Canadian player who in 1983 became the first person to make a 147 break

at the World Championships is Cliff who?

-Thorburn.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Time's up and your bank was in time and you won £50. In Round 8 you get the chance to treble what you bank.

Have the courage to vote off the weakest link.

At this crucial stage in the game, Debbie is still the strongest link.

According to the statistics, Neil is the weakest link, but who will survive the final vote?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Angie.

Debbie.

Angie.

-Debbie, why Angie?

-I don't know, really!

-Well, she voted for me once.

-Cos she voted for you once?

-Yes. And Neil hasn't.

-Neil, why Angie?

-Debbie's just been consistently good throughout.

Angie, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I should take it as a compliment that they both voted me off.

Be optimistic - I was a threat.

Round 8. You have £1,380. In this round, there's 90 seconds.

Whatever you win will be trebled. We'll start with Debbie. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In transport, the Stansted Express departs from which rail terminus in central London?

-Euston?

-Liverpool Street Station.

In celebrities, Freddie Mercury of Queen was born in 1946 on which East African island?

-Gibraltar?

-Zanzibar.

What C is a Latin word meaning, "I believe," used to describe a formal statement of principles?

-Pass.

-Credo.

In film, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito starred as brothers in which 1988 comedy?

-Twins.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In US history, before joining the Union in 1845,

which large southern state was an independent republic?

-Texas.

-Correct. In media, in 1993 which newspaper became the Sunday stablemate of the Guardian?

-Pass.

-The Observer.

In literature, the novelist who was a member of the Bloomsbury group

and also known for her garden designs was Vita Sackville what?

-Pass.

-West.

In nature, birds such as the albatross, whose nostrils are set in grooves,

are sometimes called tube noses or pipe faces?

-Tube noses?

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In which sport, played by teams of four on horseback,

are horses frequently changed?

-Polo!

-Correct. In dance music, the duo of Felix Buxton and...

Time's up. You won £40, which we will treble.

It gives you prize money today of:

There can be only one winner. Now up to five questions each. If there's a tie, sudden death.

So, Neil and Debbie, for £1,500, let's play the Weakest Link.

-Neil, you have the choice of who goes first.

-Er, Debbie can go first.

In TV, Better Than Life, Polymorph, Parallel Universe and Kryten

were episode titles of which sitcom first shown in 1988 and set aboard a spacecraft?

-Red Dwarf.

-That is correct.

In the British media, the title of which weekly rock music magazine

that celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2011

is taken from the sound of a power chord on an electric guitar?

-Kerrang?

-That is correct.

So, Debbie, in Greek mythology, which Trojan prince was called upon

to judge who was the most beautiful

of the goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite?

-Perseus?

-The correct answer is Paris.

In politics,

President Barack Obama was born on the 4th of August, 1961,

in which US city?

-Hawaii?

-The correct answer is Honolulu.

Debbie, in cinema,

the famous scene in which Tony Manero and his partner Stephanie win a dance contest

at the Odyssey 2001 disco appears in which 1977 film?

-Dirty Dancing.

-The correct answer is Saturday Night Fever.

In history, the metaphor often applied to British soldiers in the First World War

refers to them as lions being led by which other creatures?

-Lambs.

-The correct answer is donkeys.

Debbie, in literature, which author whose books include The Gruffalo,

The Snail and The Whale and Zog

was appointed in 2011 as the Children's Laureate?

-Michael...

-No, the correct answer is Julia Donaldson.

In botany, once satirised in a Monty Python sketch,

what is the national flower of Australia

that is depicted on its coat of arms?

-Sorry, I don't know.

-The answer is the golden wattle.

In space exploration, the probe launched in the 1980s

to study Halley's comet at close range

was named after which Florentine artist, born about 1270?

-Leonardo Da Vinci?

-The correct answer is Giotto.

In the lyrics of a song by Elvis Presley

that was a UK number one single when it was remixed

by JXL in 2002,

which four words precede "a little more action"?

-A little less conversation.

-That is correct.

That means, Neil, you are today's strongest link and you go away with:

Debbie, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

Getting to the final and not winning the money doesn't really bother me because I didn't expect it!

If I had gone first, it would have been over a bit quicker

because I knew Debbie's questions. It's just the luck of the draw, though, isn't it?

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