0:00:03 > 0:00:07Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Only one of them will win up to £10,000.
0:00:10 > 0:00:15The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Welcome to the Weakest Link.
0:00:32 > 0:00:37Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41They've only just met, but to get the prize money,
0:00:41 > 0:00:43they'll have to work together.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47However, eight will leave with nothing
0:00:47 > 0:00:50as round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Let's meet the team.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58I'm Alex, I'm 20 years old, I'm from Nottingham and I'm a musician.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03My name is Maggie, I'm 61, from Harrogate in North Yorkshire,
0:01:03 > 0:01:04and I'm a sales adviser.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07I'm Marcus, I'm 28, I'm from Pontypool
0:01:07 > 0:01:10and I'm a political caseworker.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15My name is Jillian. I'm 42, I'm from Carnforth in Lancashire
0:01:15 > 0:01:16and I'm an online shopper.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18My name is Chris.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22I'm 59, from Sheffield, and I'm an art and design lecturer.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28I'm Leila, I'm 28, I'm from Bristol and I'm a social worker.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32My name is Sean, I'm 32, I'm from Shepherd's Bush in London
0:01:32 > 0:01:33and I'm a community warden.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38My name is Becca, I'm 19, I'm from Norwich, Norfolk,
0:01:38 > 0:01:40and I'm an English and history student.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44I'm David, I'm 60, from Sandwell in the West Midlands
0:01:44 > 0:01:46and I'm a carriage master.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51OK, just to remind you, in each round, there's £1,000 to be won.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00Break the chain and you lose all the money in that chain.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04Say "bank" before the question is asked and the money is safe.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Round One, three minutes on the clock.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Let's start with the person whose name is first alphabetically,
0:02:10 > 0:02:11that's you, Alex.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18First question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23Alex, in the late 19th century, because of its lawlessness,
0:02:23 > 0:02:28the frontier area of the United States was known by what name -
0:02:28 > 0:02:31the Evil East or the Wild West?
0:02:31 > 0:02:32The Wild West.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Correct. Maggie, in the Gregorian calendar,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38which month comes between April and June?
0:02:38 > 0:02:39- May.- Correct.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Marcus, at the circus, a red nose and big shoes
0:02:42 > 0:02:46are parts of the typical costume of which performer?
0:02:46 > 0:02:47- The Clown.- Correct.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Jillian, in the English language,
0:02:50 > 0:02:54which word is the male equivalent of the female pronoun, "she"?
0:02:54 > 0:02:55- He.- Correct.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Chris, in golf, what C is the word
0:02:57 > 0:03:00for both the implement used to hit the ball
0:03:00 > 0:03:04and the establishment of which the players are members?
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- Club.- Correct.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Leila, in common expressions, two people who are unrelated
0:03:10 > 0:03:13and yet look strikingly similar
0:03:13 > 0:03:16are often said to have been separated at what?
0:03:16 > 0:03:17- Birth.- Correct.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Sean, in imperial measurements,
0:03:20 > 0:03:24which single unit is exactly equal to one third of a yard?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29- Pass.- A foot.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Becca, in geography, Bulgaria is a country
0:03:32 > 0:03:34in the south-eastern part of which continent?
0:03:34 > 0:03:36- Europe.- Correct.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39David, in sculpture, which of these famous statues
0:03:39 > 0:03:41depicts a fully nude figure?
0:03:41 > 0:03:44The Statue of Liberty or Michelangelo's David?
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- Michelangelo's David. - Correct.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48- Alex.- Bank.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52The song written by Irving King that includes the words,
0:03:52 > 0:03:54"Show me the way to go home",
0:03:54 > 0:03:57continues, "I'm tired and I want to go" where?
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Home.- To bed.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03In TV, what B follows party political and party election
0:04:03 > 0:04:05to make the names of short films
0:04:05 > 0:04:08that aim to influence the voting public?
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- Broadcast.- Correct. - Bank.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13In snooker, which three-letter word
0:04:13 > 0:04:15means to pocket a ball?
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- Pot.- Correct.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Jillian, in wildlife, the Australian mammal
0:04:20 > 0:04:22sometimes called the duck mole
0:04:22 > 0:04:24is more commonly known as the duck-billed what?
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- Platypus.- Correct.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31Chris, in celebrity births, Harper Seven, born in 2011,
0:04:31 > 0:04:34is the first daughter of a pop-star mother
0:04:34 > 0:04:37and a footballer father who have what surname?
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- Beckham.- Correct.
0:04:39 > 0:04:40Leila, in astronomy,
0:04:40 > 0:04:43in terms of their proximity to the Earth,
0:04:43 > 0:04:46which heavenly body is nearer, the Sun or the Moon?
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- The Sun.- The Moon.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51In opera singers, the celebrated tenor
0:04:51 > 0:04:54born in Madrid in 1941 is Placido who?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- Domingo.- Correct. - Bank.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59In vocabulary, what E is the term
0:04:59 > 0:05:02for an agreement between two people to get married?
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- Engagement.- Correct.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07In a theatre, what is the usual name for the raised platform
0:05:07 > 0:05:09on which actors perform a play?
0:05:09 > 0:05:10- Stage.- Correct.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Alex, in food, fromage is the French word
0:05:12 > 0:05:14for which dairy product?
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- Cheese.- Correct.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18In communications, the command...
0:05:18 > 0:05:20END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Time's up and you only won £90.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Who looks bullet-proof but it's worth trying?
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Whose family tree is probably a weed?
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39The first strongest link is Marcus.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43According to the statistics, the weakest link is Sean,
0:05:43 > 0:05:46but who will the players vote off at this early stage of the game?
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:05:52 > 0:05:53Sean.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Sean.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58Leila.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Leila.
0:06:02 > 0:06:03Sean.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05Alex.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Alex.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09Sean.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12Leila.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- Chris, where are you from? - Sheffield.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Put your board down.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Did your dog bring you here today?
0:06:21 > 0:06:26No, if you're referring to the colour on the shirt, I chose it myself.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31- Where did you get that?- Trendy shop. - I don't think so!
0:06:31 > 0:06:32Put your board up.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- What do you do? - I'm a lecturer in art and design.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37And how do you make your lectures sing?
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Sometimes, precisely that.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42I have been known to sing in lectures.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45I can't imagine what sort of song.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Ones that try and illustrate the era I might be talking about.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52OK, put your board down. Will you have that shirt on?
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Possibly.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- What are you lecturing us on? - The 1960s.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Yes, and what are you going to sing?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01The Times They Are a-Changin'.
0:07:01 > 0:07:02OK.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06# Come gather round people wherever you roam
0:07:06 > 0:07:09# And admit that the waters around you have grown
0:07:09 > 0:07:11# And accept it that soon... #
0:07:11 > 0:07:14And how will that help me?
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Well, it's sort of of the time, isn't it? It's about things changing.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Put your board up.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- Why Sean?- He was the first to get a question wrong.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- Where are you from, Becca? - From Norwich.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- And what do you do? - I'm a student.- Where?
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- At the University of East Anglia. - And what are you studying?
0:07:34 > 0:07:36English literature and history.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Are you preparing yourself for the outside world?
0:07:38 > 0:07:43- Yeah.- Good, you're a member of the University Call Centre Society, are you?
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- No.- Oh, what are you a member of?
0:07:47 > 0:07:49The University Glee Society.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Oh, good. Put your board down.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56- What can you perform? - I could sing Over The Rainbow.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- We'll be the judge of that.- OK.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04# Somewhere over the rainbow
0:08:04 > 0:08:07# Skies are blue... #
0:08:07 > 0:08:09I think that's enough, don't you?
0:08:09 > 0:08:11- I think so too, Anne. - Put your board up.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Why Sean?
0:08:13 > 0:08:19I remember him getting two questions wrong and at one point, I only had £20 to bank.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- Where are you from, Alex? - I'm from Nottingham, Anne.- Are you?
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- And what do you do?- I'm a musician.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- Oh! It's a very musical team. - It is, isn't it?
0:08:28 > 0:08:30What sort of music?
0:08:30 > 0:08:33I'm the singer in an alternative indie band.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37And tell me, how do you stop your nose hitting the microphone?
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Low blow!
0:08:40 > 0:08:42I've been dealing with all that for years,
0:08:42 > 0:08:45and I'm fine with my appearance.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47What's alternative indie music?
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Bands like Joy Division, the Cure,
0:08:49 > 0:08:53the 1980s guitar bands really, we take influence from.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56So, you get an ordinary tune and you make it alternative?
0:08:56 > 0:08:59We take from the past and create the future with our music.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Right, put your board down.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07Can you do an alternative rock version of The Wheels On The Bus?
0:09:07 > 0:09:10I don't know what you do really, you put loads of reverb on.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14SINGS MOURUNFULLY # The wheels on the bus go round and round... #
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Something like that and make it a bit atmospheric.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Put your board up. Why Sean?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22He was the first one to get an answer wrong
0:09:22 > 0:09:24and he lost a lot of money for the team.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27He was the worst player? Sean, you are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36When I get home, I think I'll get a lot of teasing.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39I was making a joke that I'd get voted out first round
0:09:39 > 0:09:40but I really didn't believe that.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43I think they'll call me First Round Sean for a long time.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Round Two, and in the kitty you have £90.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49We're taking ten seconds off your time.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52We start with the strongest link from last round, Marcus.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Marcus, in the human body, the name of much sensory organ
0:10:00 > 0:10:04sounds exactly the same as one of the vowel letters in the English alphabet?
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- Eye.- Correct.
0:10:06 > 0:10:07Jillian, in literature,
0:10:07 > 0:10:09in the novel Jaws by Peter Benchley,
0:10:09 > 0:10:14a seaside resort is terrorised by a type of predatory fish
0:10:14 > 0:10:15known as the Great White what?
0:10:15 > 0:10:16- Shark.- Correct.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20Chris, in classroom equipment, a Bunsen burner
0:10:20 > 0:10:22is more commonly used in which part of the school,
0:10:22 > 0:10:24a science lab or a library?
0:10:24 > 0:10:25- Science lab.- Correct.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26Leila, in expressions,
0:10:26 > 0:10:28a person who enjoys popular culture
0:10:28 > 0:10:32and looks down on those who are excessively highbrow
0:10:32 > 0:10:34is said to be an inverted what?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- Snob.- Correct. - Bank.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41In architecture, what L is another name for the main entrance hall of a hotel?
0:10:41 > 0:10:42- Lobby.- Correct.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45David, in TV, the former quiz show presenter who went on
0:10:45 > 0:10:47to devise a factual website
0:10:47 > 0:10:50called History World is Bamber who?
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- Gascoigne.- Correct.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53Alex, in the bathroom,
0:10:53 > 0:10:56the name talcum powder is often abbreviated
0:10:56 > 0:10:57to which four-letter word?
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- Talc.- Correct.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Maggie, in rock music, the song Smoke On The Water,
0:11:02 > 0:11:05known for its memorable opening guitar riff,
0:11:05 > 0:11:07was by a British group called Deep what?
0:11:07 > 0:11:09- Purple.- Correct. - Bank.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10In precious metals,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13the proportional measure used to state the purity of gold
0:11:13 > 0:11:15is known by what name, carat or turnip?
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- Carat.- Correct.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Jillian, in film, in a famous line
0:11:19 > 0:11:21from the 1987 drama Wall Street,
0:11:21 > 0:11:24the character Gordon Gecko states
0:11:24 > 0:11:26that which meal of the day is for wimps?
0:11:26 > 0:11:30- Breakfast.- Lunch.
0:11:30 > 0:11:31Chris, in sport,
0:11:31 > 0:11:33canny cross is a form of cross-country running
0:11:33 > 0:11:38in which competitors are bound by an elasticated rope
0:11:38 > 0:11:40to which type of domestic pet?
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- Dog.- Correct. - Bank.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46In health, what C is the word normally used to describe
0:11:46 > 0:11:48lips that have cracked and become raw
0:11:48 > 0:11:50as a result of cold weather?
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- Chapped.- Correct.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56Becca, in maths, what is 99 plus 23?
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- 122.- Correct.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02David, in a well-known fairy tale,
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Snow White is tricked by the wicked queen
0:12:04 > 0:12:06into taking a bite from what,
0:12:06 > 0:12:08a poisoned apple or a rotten tomato?
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- A poisoned apple.- Correct. - Bank!
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Alex, the Association of British Travel Agents,
0:12:13 > 0:12:17formed in 1950, is known by of what acronym?
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- ABTA.- Correct.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Maggie, in dining, the forked breastbone called the furcula
0:12:23 > 0:12:28in a chicken carcass is better known by what name?
0:12:28 > 0:12:30- Wishbone.- Correct. Marcus... - Bank.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33The title of which religious series that began in 1961
0:12:33 > 0:12:37and generally features a church service
0:12:37 > 0:12:39is an alternative term for hymns?
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- Songs of Praise.- Correct. - Bank.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Time's up.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54You won £590.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Who's your crumpet?
0:12:56 > 0:12:59And who looks like toast?
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Who's the bad taste sensation?
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Having answered the most questions correctly,
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Marcus is still the strongest link.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Statistically, Jillian is the weakest link,
0:13:14 > 0:13:16but will the votes follow the statistics?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25Jillian.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Jillian.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30David.
0:13:31 > 0:13:32Alex.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Marcus.
0:13:36 > 0:13:37Jillian.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40Jillian.
0:13:41 > 0:13:42Jillian.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47- Where are from, Leila? - I'm from Bristol.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- And what do you do? - I'm a social worker.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53How long have you been interfering in people's lives?
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- As long as I can remember. - So what does the job involve?
0:13:55 > 0:14:00Going out and visiting foster children in their foster families.
0:14:00 > 0:14:01In order to do what?
0:14:01 > 0:14:05- I make sure they go to school, I try to help them behave at school.- Yes?
0:14:05 > 0:14:09- And behave at home. - Yes, and eat correctly?
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Yeah, yeah, I like to set an example to them.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14When you go into the house,
0:14:14 > 0:14:16you just eat all the cakes first, do you?
0:14:16 > 0:14:20I go to the kitchen, push them away. If they get harmed, it's just business.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22When you're saying to the foster mother,
0:14:22 > 0:14:27I don't think the diet these children are getting is working,
0:14:27 > 0:14:32would she say to you, help us with this because of your shape?
0:14:32 > 0:14:36She certainly would, they go to me for a lot of advice, Anne, yeah.
0:14:36 > 0:14:37Why Jillian?
0:14:37 > 0:14:40She was the only person I remember getting a question wrong.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Let me guess, David, are you a rock star?
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- No.- Oh.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49You hesitated.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54- Well, obviously we're in musical company, Anne.- Where are you from?
0:14:54 > 0:14:56- Sandwell in the West Midlands. - What do you do there?
0:14:56 > 0:15:01I've got a company that supplies horses and carriages for weddings and funerals.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05- Have you done weddings in Birmingham?- Lots of them.- Yeah.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Do you have to make sure the horse isn't prettier than the bride?
0:15:08 > 0:15:13- We've got very pretty horses.- Yeah, so that's a challenge, then, is it?
0:15:13 > 0:15:14- Oh, yes, every time.- Yeah.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17And are your funerals happy occasions?
0:15:17 > 0:15:20No, a funeral's never a happy occasion.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23But these people don't have to live in the West Midlands anymore.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26The West Midlands, Anne, is a very well kept secret,
0:15:26 > 0:15:27and the more I travel,
0:15:27 > 0:15:30the more I believe Tipton is the centre of the universe.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- You should visit, you'd enjoy it. - Why Jillian?
0:15:33 > 0:15:35She got one question wrong.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Jillian, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47All in all, I enjoyed the experience.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51It was good to be doing something completely different
0:15:51 > 0:15:52to what I normally do.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Round Three. In the bank, £680.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Another ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link, Marcus.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Start the clock.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07On a standard computer keyboard,
0:16:07 > 0:16:09what B is the name of the punctuation mark
0:16:09 > 0:16:12that has varieties called square, round and curly?
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Bracket.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Chris, in 1981 which former member of The Beatles
0:16:17 > 0:16:22married the former Bond girl Barbara Bach?
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- Ringo.- I'll accept.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Leila, in cricket, a player usually wears a box
0:16:27 > 0:16:30whilst doing what, batting or bowling?
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- Batting.- Correct. - Bank.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Which word is both an English translation
0:16:35 > 0:16:39and an anagram of the Spanish word "costa"?
0:16:41 > 0:16:43- Pass.- Coast.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47What O is the term for an article that gives an account
0:16:47 > 0:16:49of the life of someone who's recently died?
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Obituary.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55Alex, in music, the 2011 blues release
0:16:55 > 0:16:57entitled Let Them Talk was the debut
0:16:57 > 0:17:00UK hit album for which British actor
0:17:00 > 0:17:03and star of the medical drama series House?
0:17:03 > 0:17:05Um... Hugh Laurie.
0:17:05 > 0:17:06Maggie, in London,
0:17:06 > 0:17:09a statue outside the Houses of Parliament
0:17:09 > 0:17:11of a figure holding a sword and a Bible
0:17:11 > 0:17:14is of which Englishman, Oliver Reed or Oliver Cromwell?
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- Oliver Cromwell. - Bank.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18In tradional English food,
0:17:18 > 0:17:20a small tart flavoured with almonds
0:17:20 > 0:17:22is called a Maid of what?
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- Honour?- Correct.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25Chris, in finance,
0:17:25 > 0:17:28which five-letter word goes before "market" or "exchange"
0:17:28 > 0:17:29to give terms for a place
0:17:29 > 0:17:32where company shares are bought and sold?
0:17:32 > 0:17:33Super.
0:17:33 > 0:17:34Stock.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Leila, what C is the common name
0:17:37 > 0:17:39of the large semi-aquatic rodent
0:17:39 > 0:17:41sometimes known as the nutria?
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Cobra.
0:17:45 > 0:17:46Coypu.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50The mountains in which the blue stones of Stonehenge originated
0:17:50 > 0:17:53are in which country of the UK?
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- Scotland.- Wales.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59In the UK, The Silence Of The Lambs,
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Trainspotting, Fight Club,
0:18:01 > 0:18:04and Sin City are all certified in which age category?
0:18:04 > 0:18:0618.
0:18:06 > 0:18:07Alex, in British politics,
0:18:07 > 0:18:12what's the first name of Baron Heseltine of Thenford?
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- John.- Michael.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18Attractive women escorting celebrities to social functions
0:18:18 > 0:18:20are often known as what -
0:18:20 > 0:18:22arm candy or sherbet dips?
0:18:22 > 0:18:23- Arm candy.- Correct. - Bank.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27In 2011, an inventor named Tom Pellereau
0:18:27 > 0:18:32became the seventh winner of which BBC reality series?
0:18:32 > 0:18:34The Apprentice.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38Chris, in maths, what is 69 minus 31?
0:18:38 > 0:18:3938.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Leila, in Art,
0:18:41 > 0:18:44a best-selling poster from the 1970s featured a student...
0:18:44 > 0:18:47END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Time's up. You won £220.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Whose parents ran away and joined the circus?
0:18:55 > 0:18:59Who can be relied on to be unreliable?
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08For the third round in a row, Marcus is the strongest link.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10The statistics reveal that Becca is the weakest link,
0:19:10 > 0:19:13but will the team notice that?
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:19:19 > 0:19:20Chris.
0:19:22 > 0:19:23Becca.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Becca.
0:19:27 > 0:19:28Becca.
0:19:29 > 0:19:30Becca.
0:19:32 > 0:19:33Leila.
0:19:34 > 0:19:35Becca.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41- Where are you from, Marcus? - Pontypool in South Wales, Anne.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46- Great. And what do you do?- I work for a politician.- Which party?
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- Plaid Cymru, probably one of your favourites.- Who do you work for?
0:19:49 > 0:19:53- I work for an MEP, Anne. - He or she?- She.- It's a she?- Yes.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55In the Rhondda, is it?
0:19:55 > 0:19:56Yes, the office is in the Rhondda
0:19:56 > 0:19:59but the constituency's the whole of Wales.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Yeah, so it's not difficult to work out who she is?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Easy enough, I would imagine.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09So she's in Brussels, what are you doing in the Rhondda?
0:20:09 > 0:20:13- I'm customer-facing, so people... - Customer-facing? What's that?
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- Constituent-facing.- What do you mean, constituent-facing?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Literally, I face the constituents.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Why don't you say you see the constituents?
0:20:21 > 0:20:23They come and see me. I don't go,
0:20:23 > 0:20:26"Constituents of the whole of Wales, come and see me."
0:20:26 > 0:20:32- What do they complain about?- Bins not being collected.- If there's a full bin in the Rhondda,
0:20:32 > 0:20:34how do you tell it from a tourist attraction?
0:20:34 > 0:20:38I'd say there's less rubbish, probably, in the tourist attraction.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Put your board up.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44- Why Becca?- Because she was rubbish in that round, to be blunt.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- Where are you from, Maggie? - Harrogate.- Are you?
0:20:47 > 0:20:52- And what do you do? - I sell new homes.- Do you? Where?
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- In Doncaster at the moment. - Oh, that's tragic.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Actually, I thought that before I went but it's lovely.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03- We overlook a lake.- There's a lake in Doncaster?- There is a big lake.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06So you can throw yourself in there if you're really depressed.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- Why Becca?- Becca got two wrong.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13Becca, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22The highlight of my day, bit of a cliche,
0:21:22 > 0:21:24but it was meeting Anne Robinson.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27It'll be something I remember for the rest of my life.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29It's something that you don't usually get to do.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Round Four, and you're up to £900.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Another ten seconds off the time.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38We'll start with the strongest link, Marcus. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:21:40 > 0:21:41Start the clock.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45In food, what W is the name of the salad
0:21:45 > 0:21:47originally made from apples, celery and mayonnaise
0:21:47 > 0:21:49that was named after
0:21:49 > 0:21:52the hotel in New York where it was created?
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- Wisconsin?- Waldorf.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Which legendary creature resembles a horse
0:21:57 > 0:21:59with a single horn on its forehead?
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Unicorn.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Leila, in 1935, the first person
0:22:04 > 0:22:06to pass the British driving test
0:22:06 > 0:22:10was a man called what - Mr Bean or Mr Blackadder?
0:22:10 > 0:22:11- Mr Bean.- Correct. - Bank.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13In famous families,
0:22:13 > 0:22:15the author and broadcaster Marcel
0:22:15 > 0:22:17and the TV documentary maker Louis
0:22:17 > 0:22:19are the sons of the US travel writer
0:22:19 > 0:22:22and novelist Paul who?
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- Smith?- Theroux.
0:22:25 > 0:22:26Alex, in science,
0:22:26 > 0:22:29what B is the three-letter prefix that precedes fuel
0:22:29 > 0:22:31to indicate that it has been produced
0:22:31 > 0:22:34from living material or organic waste?
0:22:34 > 0:22:35Bio.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38Maggie, in politics, the new African nation state that
0:22:38 > 0:22:41declared its independence in July 2011 is called
0:22:41 > 0:22:44the Republic of Southern what?
0:22:46 > 0:22:48- Sudan?- Correct. - Bank.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Marcus, the 1990 comedy Repossessed,
0:22:52 > 0:22:53starring Linda Blair
0:22:53 > 0:22:55was a spoof of which 1973 horror film
0:22:55 > 0:22:57in which she also appeared?
0:22:59 > 0:23:01- I don't know.- The Exorcist.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Chris, in timekeeping, watches that have hands
0:23:03 > 0:23:06are described as what - digital or analogue?
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Analogue.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Leila, the British sprinters Harold Abrahams,
0:23:11 > 0:23:13Alan Wells and Linford Christie
0:23:13 > 0:23:16have all won Olympic gold medals over which distance?
0:23:16 > 0:23:18100 metres.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21David, in rap music, Armando Perez,
0:23:21 > 0:23:25who had a UK No.1 single in 2011 with Give Me Everything
0:23:25 > 0:23:27is known professionally
0:23:27 > 0:23:30by the name of which type of terrier?
0:23:30 > 0:23:32- Not a prayer. - Pitbull.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Alex, a short-sleeved shirt
0:23:34 > 0:23:37with a colourful pattern and often a tropical motif
0:23:37 > 0:23:40originated from and is named after which US state?
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Hawaii.
0:23:42 > 0:23:43Maggie, the Irish cider maker
0:23:43 > 0:23:45who began commercial production
0:23:45 > 0:23:51in Clonmel in Co. Tipperary in 1935 was William who?
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- Pass.- Magner.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00In sailing, what G is the general term for a small open boat
0:24:00 > 0:24:02commonly powered by oars
0:24:02 > 0:24:05and often made of inflatable rubber?
0:24:07 > 0:24:09- Can you repeat the question? - In sailing, what D is...
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Dinghy. Sorry.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- END-OF-ROUND JINGLE - Bank.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Time's up. That was the correct answer. Bank out of time.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19And you won £100.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Who shouldn't be deemed fit and proper for the next round?
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Who thinks Lord Sugar is a posh sweetener?
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34As the only player to get all their answers wrong,
0:24:34 > 0:24:36David is the weakest link.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Statistically, the strongest link is Leila.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41But how will the votes go?
0:24:41 > 0:24:46Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:24:47 > 0:24:48Marcus.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51Marcus.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54David.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57David.
0:24:58 > 0:24:59Marcus.
0:25:01 > 0:25:02Marcus.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Alex from the alternative rock band
0:25:07 > 0:25:12who can put new beef into old songs, put your board down.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17OK, can we do Mary Had A Little Lamb?
0:25:17 > 0:25:20I don't know what else I can do to make it any different.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23You did very well with The Wheels On The Bus.
0:25:23 > 0:25:24HE SIGHS
0:25:24 > 0:25:27# Mary had a little... # That's a show tune. No.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30OK. Do one of your tunes, then.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34# Whoa, no, these things change just at the time
0:25:34 > 0:25:39# Lost a few though and you haven't got the pen to make a rhyme. #
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Thank you. Put your board up.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- Why Marcus?- He just had a bad round, unfortunately,
0:25:45 > 0:25:47so I went for the weakest link.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49David from the West Midlands, why Marcus?
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- He just had a bad round. - He did.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Marcus, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04The walk of shame will live with me for the rest of my life.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06It'll certainly live in my friends' lives
0:26:06 > 0:26:09who'll probably remind me of it time and time again.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Round Five, and you're up to £1,000.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Another ten seconds off the time.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18We'll start with the strongest link, Leila. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:26:20 > 0:26:21Start the clock.
0:26:21 > 0:26:26In literature, the 1982 novella by Stephen King
0:26:26 > 0:26:28narrated by a prisoner named Red is
0:26:28 > 0:26:30called Rita Hayworth And The Shawshank what?
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Redemption.
0:26:32 > 0:26:33David, in food myths,
0:26:33 > 0:26:36which 13th century Italian explorer and writer
0:26:36 > 0:26:40was widely credited with bringing pasta to Europe from China?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Marco Polo.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46In TV, "Computer says no", "I want that one"
0:26:46 > 0:26:48and "Yeah, but no, but," are all catchphrases
0:26:48 > 0:26:50from which comedy series?
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Little Britain.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54In sport, the hymn Abide With Me
0:26:54 > 0:26:57is traditionally sung before the start of which event?
0:26:57 > 0:26:59The FA Cup Final or the Epsom Derby?
0:26:59 > 0:27:01- FA Cup Final.- Correct. - Bank.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05Chris, what is 16 multiplied by 6?
0:27:07 > 0:27:0996.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Leila, in pop music, what W is slang
0:27:11 > 0:27:14for a fall from a surfboard
0:27:14 > 0:27:18and was the title of a UK hit single in 1987
0:27:18 > 0:27:21for The Fat Boys and The Beach Boys?
0:27:21 > 0:27:24- Wake?- Wipeout.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27David, a warning in the Gospel of Matthew
0:27:27 > 0:27:30cautions against casting your pearls before what?
0:27:30 > 0:27:32- Swine.- Correct. - Bank.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35On their respective dates of completion,
0:27:35 > 0:27:38which of these structures was longer -
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Hadrian's Wall or the Berlin Wall?
0:27:41 > 0:27:44- Hadrian's Wall. - The Berlin Wall.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47According to the title of a 2011 comedy,
0:27:47 > 0:27:52abusive employers played by Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston
0:27:52 > 0:27:56and Colin Farrell are Horrible what?
0:27:56 > 0:27:58- People.- Bosses.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Chris, what A is the name for the figure of speech
0:28:01 > 0:28:03exemplified by the phrases "pretty Polly",
0:28:03 > 0:28:05"busy bees" and "Mickey Mouse"?
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Alliteration.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Leila, in catering terminology,
0:28:09 > 0:28:14"braai" is an Afrikaans word for the grilled outdoor meal
0:28:14 > 0:28:17that is usually known in Britain by what name?
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Barbecue.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22David, in modern art in 1988, the artist Jeff Koons
0:28:22 > 0:28:24produced a porcelain sculpture
0:28:24 > 0:28:27of a pop star with his pet chimpanzee,
0:28:27 > 0:28:30entitled Michael Jackson and whom?
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Bubbles.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35In fashion, the term "jellies" can refer to
0:28:35 > 0:28:38a flexible plastic design of which items of clothing -
0:28:38 > 0:28:39shoes or stockings?
0:28:39 > 0:28:41- Shoes.- Correct. - Bank.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:28:44 > 0:28:49Time's up. Your bank was in time and you won £420.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52OK, who actually wants to compare meerkats?
0:28:52 > 0:28:56Who couldn't even join a club sandwich?
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05Having survived the previous vote, David is now the strongest link.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08The statistics show that Maggie is the weakest link.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11But will the votes pick up on the facts?
0:29:12 > 0:29:16Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Leila.
0:29:20 > 0:29:21Leila.
0:29:23 > 0:29:24Alex.
0:29:25 > 0:29:26Alex.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Maggie.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32We have a tie, team.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Leila and Alex, two votes each.
0:29:37 > 0:29:38Alex, why Leila?
0:29:38 > 0:29:41I know she got a question wrong in this round
0:29:41 > 0:29:45so I just went on that gut instinct that she got the question wrong
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- and voted for her.- You thought she was the worst player?
0:29:47 > 0:29:52I felt I didn't have a great round, but I think she was just as bad.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- Leila, why Alex? - Alex got a question wrong.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- So he did as badly as me so I picked Alex.- OK.
0:30:01 > 0:30:07When the vote's tied, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10And the strongest link...
0:30:10 > 0:30:12was David.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Who would you like to get rid of?
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Leila or Alex?
0:30:18 > 0:30:19- Leila.- Why?
0:30:19 > 0:30:24Erm... Because all the way through the competition,
0:30:24 > 0:30:26she has been dragging her foot.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28No, she hasn't, she's been very, very good
0:30:28 > 0:30:30and she's your rival, isn't she?
0:30:30 > 0:30:32No.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- Who's your rival, then? - Haven't got one.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Leila, you are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Although I got a few questions wrong,
0:30:46 > 0:30:48my charm would have seen me through to the end,
0:30:48 > 0:30:53but sadly David likes Alex more than me so that means I got voted off.
0:30:54 > 0:30:59Round six, in the bank, £1,420. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - David.
0:31:02 > 0:31:03Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Start the clock.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10In children's TV, what is the usual three-word answer
0:31:10 > 0:31:12given by Bob the Builder and his colleagues
0:31:12 > 0:31:14to the question, "Can we fix it?"
0:31:14 > 0:31:16"Yes, we can."
0:31:16 > 0:31:18In international travel,
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Changi Airport is the main aviation hub
0:31:21 > 0:31:25in which island republic in south-east Asia?
0:31:25 > 0:31:27- Japan.- Singapore.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30In pop music, the 2002 UK No.1 single
0:31:30 > 0:31:33that was the debut release by Girls Aloud
0:31:33 > 0:31:35had the rhyming title Sound Of The what?
0:31:42 > 0:31:44- I can't remember.- Underground.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46In ancient architecture,
0:31:46 > 0:31:49what P is the name of the largest building
0:31:49 > 0:31:51on the Acropolis in Athens?
0:31:51 > 0:31:52Parthenon.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56The actress born Mary Cathleen Collins,
0:31:56 > 0:32:01who became a sex symbol after starring in the 1979 film 10
0:32:01 > 0:32:04is better known by what name?
0:32:04 > 0:32:05Bo Derek.
0:32:05 > 0:32:10Alex, in royal weddings, in Edinburgh in 2011,
0:32:10 > 0:32:12which World-Cup-winning rugby player
0:32:12 > 0:32:14and England captain
0:32:14 > 0:32:15married Zara Phillips?
0:32:15 > 0:32:17- Mike Tindall.- Correct. - Bank.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20In UK politics, when the National Health Service
0:32:20 > 0:32:23was established in the 1940s, which party was in government?
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Labour.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28In literature, A Romance Of Exmoor
0:32:28 > 0:32:33is the subtitle of which 1869 novel by RD Blackmore?
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- Pass.- Lorna Doone. David... - Pass.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39What V is the name of the river... Pass?
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Alex, in music, the Free Trade Hall,
0:32:43 > 0:32:45that was once the home of the Halle Orchestra,
0:32:45 > 0:32:47was in which city in northern England?
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Manchester.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52In the First World War, to rebuke their perceived cowardice,
0:32:52 > 0:32:56conscientious objectors were often presented with what,
0:32:56 > 0:32:58a red poppy or a white feather?
0:32:58 > 0:32:59A white feather.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Chris, if a plane is referred to as airworthy
0:33:02 > 0:33:04and a ship is said to be seaworthy,
0:33:04 > 0:33:06what is the corresponding term
0:33:06 > 0:33:09for a car in a similarly fit condition?
0:33:09 > 0:33:12- Landworthy.- Roadworthy.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15In food, what G is the soup usually served chilled
0:33:15 > 0:33:16with a name that is Arabic...
0:33:16 > 0:33:19END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:33:19 > 0:33:25Time's up, you won £100. But perhaps there's no room for Maggie.
0:33:26 > 0:33:31Or is David hot to trot? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37With the most wrong answers, Chris is the weakest link.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40According to the statistics, Maggie is now the strongest link,
0:33:40 > 0:33:43but who will lose out in the vote?
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52David.
0:33:52 > 0:33:53David.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57David.
0:33:59 > 0:34:00Alex.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07- Maggie, why David? - I think it was the pass thing.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11- I think he was too nervous. - Chris, why David?
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Again, he passed instead of banked.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17- Do you think he was the worst player?- No.- Who was that?- Me.
0:34:17 > 0:34:18Correct.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21David, you are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28There's a saying in the Black Country.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32"Red horses and red-headed women, leave them alone."
0:34:32 > 0:34:36Although it was nice to cross swords with the Queen of Mean.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Round seven, in the bank:
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Another ten seconds off the time,
0:34:43 > 0:34:48we'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Maggie. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Start the clock.
0:34:50 > 0:34:55In theatre, which traditional pantomime is named after a maternal web-footed bird?
0:35:04 > 0:35:05Mother Goose.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09Chris, the celebrated 1839 painting by Turner of a warship
0:35:09 > 0:35:12that had seen action at the Battle of Trafalgar
0:35:12 > 0:35:14is entitled The Fighting what?
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- Temeraire.- Correct. - Bank.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20Carey Mulligan was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar
0:35:20 > 0:35:24for her performance in a 2009 film with what title,
0:35:24 > 0:35:26An Education or An Institution?
0:35:26 > 0:35:27- An Education. - Bank.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29In botany, which shrub,
0:35:29 > 0:35:31usually with bright yellow flowers,
0:35:31 > 0:35:36has the same name as a common household implement used to sweep floors?
0:35:36 > 0:35:37A broom.
0:35:37 > 0:35:42The actor who starred in the 1960s sitcom The Likely Lads
0:35:42 > 0:35:45and more recently in the drama series New Tricks
0:35:45 > 0:35:46is James who?
0:35:46 > 0:35:47- Bolam.- Bank.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50In exploration, what A is the name of the spacecraft
0:35:50 > 0:35:52that in July 2011
0:35:52 > 0:35:57undertook the final mission of the NASA shuttle program?
0:35:57 > 0:36:00- Adventurer.- Atlantis.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04In children's comics, the northern runner nicknamed The Tough of the Track
0:36:04 > 0:36:08who was known for his diet of fish and chips was Alf who?
0:36:11 > 0:36:12- Don't know.- Tupper.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15In abbreviations, when a lowercase C
0:36:15 > 0:36:17precedes an approximate date,
0:36:17 > 0:36:21it stands for which Latin word meaning "about"?
0:36:23 > 0:36:24- Century?- Circa.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26In entertainment,
0:36:26 > 0:36:30it's traditional for a street performer to collect money from the audience
0:36:30 > 0:36:33by passing around which item of clothing, a hat or a glove?
0:36:33 > 0:36:34- A hat.- Correct. - Bank.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37In astrology, which sign of the zodiac
0:36:37 > 0:36:38is represented by a goat?
0:36:48 > 0:36:50- I don't know.- Capricorn.
0:36:50 > 0:36:51END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Time's up. You won £140.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59In round eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01You need to hang on to the best player
0:37:01 > 0:37:06to raise the bank balance. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:37:08 > 0:37:13At this crucial stage in the game, Alex is the strongest link.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Statistically, the weakest link is Maggie,
0:37:15 > 0:37:20but will her previous performance save her in the final vote?
0:37:20 > 0:37:25Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Maggie.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Chris.
0:37:31 > 0:37:32Maggie.
0:37:34 > 0:37:35Alex, why Maggie?
0:37:35 > 0:37:39I've always said I was going to be honest in this game right to the very end
0:37:39 > 0:37:42- and I genuinely think she was the weakest player. - Chris, why Maggie?
0:37:42 > 0:37:45Simply the amount of time she took to answer the questions.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47She was the worst player.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Maggie, you are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59I was definitely the weakest link.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03I didn't mind that because I didn't come for the money,
0:38:03 > 0:38:06I came because I just wanted to have a day of fun
0:38:06 > 0:38:08and I've definitely had that.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13Round eight, in the bank:
0:38:13 > 0:38:17In this round, 90 seconds, but whatever you win will be trebled.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - Alex.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:38:23 > 0:38:24Start the clock.
0:38:24 > 0:38:29In aviation, what H is the name shared by a type of jump jet
0:38:29 > 0:38:30and a bird of prey?
0:38:32 > 0:38:34- A hawk.- Harrier.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36In ancient artefacts,
0:38:36 > 0:38:39an exhibit on display in the British Museum
0:38:39 > 0:38:40is a fragment of rock
0:38:40 > 0:38:42that was once part of the beard
0:38:42 > 0:38:44of which Egyptian monumental sculpture?
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- Pass.- The Sphinx.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51In the song Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
0:38:51 > 0:38:53by George and Ira Gershwin,
0:38:53 > 0:38:57a couple disagree about what, politics or pronunciation?
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- Politics.- Pronunciation.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04In maths, what is 70% of 2,000?
0:39:07 > 0:39:09- 1,400.- Correct. - Bank.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13In vocabulary, what O is defined as a figure of speech
0:39:13 > 0:39:16that combines two apparently contradictory terms?
0:39:19 > 0:39:21- Pass.- Oxymoron.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24In literature, the 1953 novel about book-burning
0:39:24 > 0:39:26entitled Fahrenheit 451
0:39:26 > 0:39:29was a fantasy by the US writer Ray who?
0:39:29 > 0:39:31- Bradbury.- Correct. - Bank.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33In the British Isles, the edible crab
0:39:33 > 0:39:36is more commonly found in which habitat,
0:39:36 > 0:39:38freshwater or saltwater?
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- Saltwater.- Correct. - Bank.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42In education, the abbreviation "DPhil"
0:39:42 > 0:39:44after the name of a person
0:39:44 > 0:39:46is short for the term doctor of what?
0:39:46 > 0:39:47- Philosophy. - Bank.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50In history, from 1640 to 1910, the Royal House of Braganza
0:39:50 > 0:39:54ruled which modern-day European country?
0:39:54 > 0:39:55- Italy.- Bank.
0:39:55 > 0:39:56END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:39:58 > 0:40:03That was a wonderful end, except it wasn't Italy, it was Portugal.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07Never mind. You won £80, which we'll treble.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10It gives you prize money today of:
0:40:10 > 0:40:12There can only be one winner.
0:40:12 > 0:40:18Now up to five questions each. If there's a tie, we'll go for Sudden Death.
0:40:18 > 0:40:23So, Alex and Chris, for £1,900, let's play the Weakest Link.
0:40:27 > 0:40:28Chris, as the last strongest link,
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- you have the choice of who goes first.- I'll go first, please.
0:40:35 > 0:40:40In geography, changing two letters in the country named Slovakia
0:40:40 > 0:40:46gives the English name of which other EU member state
0:40:46 > 0:40:48that was once part of Yugoslavia?
0:40:48 > 0:40:51- Slovenia. - That is the correct answer.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56Alex, in pop music, which US group
0:40:56 > 0:41:02had their sixth UK No.1 single in 1999 with a song called Maria,
0:41:02 > 0:41:0919 years after their previous UK No.1, The Tide Is High?
0:41:09 > 0:41:11- Blondie. - That is the correct answer. Chris...
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Referring to political plans
0:41:15 > 0:41:20launched by US President Lyndon Johnson in 1964,
0:41:20 > 0:41:23and David Cameron in 2010,
0:41:23 > 0:41:28which word follows great and big respectively?
0:41:28 > 0:41:33- Idea.- The correct answer is society.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Alex, in motorsport, which British driver
0:41:35 > 0:41:43won the Formula One world title in 1969, 1971 and 1973
0:41:43 > 0:41:50and retired with a then record 27 victories in Grand Prix races?
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- Nigel Mansell.- The correct answer is Jackie Stewart.
0:41:53 > 0:41:58Chris, in radio, according to figures published in 2011,
0:41:58 > 0:42:01the most frequently chosen piece of music
0:42:01 > 0:42:04by castaway guests on Desert Island Discs
0:42:04 > 0:42:07was part of the 9th Symphony by which composer?
0:42:07 > 0:42:10- Beethoven. - That is the correct answer. Alex...
0:42:10 > 0:42:15In accommodation, the circular tent with a collapsible frame
0:42:15 > 0:42:19used by the Nomadic peoples of Siberia and central Asia
0:42:19 > 0:42:24is known by what short name beginning with the letter Y?
0:42:26 > 0:42:30- A yam?- The correct answer is a yurt.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34Chris, in ornithology, the name of which large family of birds,
0:42:34 > 0:42:37that includes the pied and the spotted,
0:42:37 > 0:42:39literally reflects the fact
0:42:39 > 0:42:42that they capture winged insects in mid-flight?
0:42:42 > 0:42:46- Flycatcher. - That is the correct answer. Alex...
0:42:46 > 0:42:51In road travel, at over 1,400 feet above sea level,
0:42:51 > 0:42:53on Saddleworth Moor,
0:42:53 > 0:42:58the highest point on the UK motorway network is on which motorway?
0:43:00 > 0:43:04- The M6. - No, the correct answer is the M62.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09That means, Chris, you're today's strongest link
0:43:09 > 0:43:11and you go away with £1,900.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15Alex, you leave with nothing.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24Not doing the walk of shame is fantastic
0:43:24 > 0:43:27because friends and family have been inundating me with texts with,
0:43:27 > 0:43:31"You are the weakest link, goodbye," and thankfully Anne didn't have to say that to me.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34With my winnings, I'd like to buy a new guitar,
0:43:34 > 0:43:37but I suspect somebody might have other ideas!
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