03/06/2009 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's Jonathan, I'm 33 from West Yorkshire

and I'm a business surveyor.

I'm Maureen, I'm 73, I live in London and I'm retired.

I'm Daniel, I'm 25, I'm from Sheffield and I'm a journalist.

I'm Mandy, I'm 42 from Chester-le-Street

and a branch manager.

My name is Michael, I'm 21, I'm from Bristol and I'm a student.

I'm Lou, I'm 38, I'm from Kegworth and I'm a lecturer.

My name is Max, I'm 58, I'm from Epsom Downs in Surrey

and I'm a builder.

My name's Natalie, I'm 19, I live in Exeter

and I'm the president of a students' union.

My name's Steve, I'm 41 from Skegness

and I'm a theme park maintenance manager.

OK, just to remind you. In each round there's £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.

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, Daniel.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

The first question is for £20, start the clock.

The English names of the countries Austria, Argentina and Algeria

all begin with which letter of the alphabet?

A.

Mandy, in anatomy, a human being normally has how many nostrils?

Two.

Michael, in measuring time,

one week is divided into seven equal units known as what?

Days.

Lou, in African wildlife,

what L is the name of the big cats which, unlike leopards,

usually live and hunt in groups?

Lions.

Max, in a Chinese restaurant,

a popular pork disk is known as spare what?

Ribs.

Natalie, in the English title of a well-known fairy tale

by Hans Christian Andersen

the duckling is described by which adjective meaning unattractive?

Ugly.

Steve, in etiquette,

if the positive response to an offer of something to eat or drink

is "Yes, please,"

the standard negative one is "No," what?

Thank you.

Jonathan, in broadcasting, the DJ who in 1993 began presenting

the Radio 2 show called Wake Up To Wogan uses what first name?

Terry.

Maureen, in art,

the famous work by Leonardo da Vinci

painted onto a wall in a convent in Milan is entitled what -

The Last Supper or The Final Breakfast?

-The Last Supper.

-Correct.

-Bank!

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

OK, you've reached and banked your £1,000 target

and that money will go through to the next round, but one of you will not.

Who's worrying you?

Who's the barnacle on HMS Intelligence?

Who's left port without a thought?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Daniel is the strongest link as he banked all the money for the team.

The weakest link, statistically, is Mandy.

But who will be the first to take the walk of shame?

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

Mandy.

Lou.

Max.

Max.

Natalie.

Daniel.

Jonathan.

Daniel.

Mandy.

We have a tie, team.

Max, Mandy and Daniel have two votes each.

What do you do, Steve?

I'm a maintenance manager at a theme park.

Where's your theme park?

Skegness, just north of Skegness.

-How attractive.

-Beautiful.

And how does it compare to Disneyland, your theme park?

Just slightly behind, just slightly. We're catching up, very slowly.

Why Mandy?

I actually had to do an eeny meeny miny mo

and I started at...

You approached it scientifically?

I started in the middle, and sadly, Mandy, it landed on you.

What do you do, Natalie?

I'm president of a student's union.

Are you a student?

I was last year.

I'm technically a student in the eyes of the law.

What's the difference?

Erm, because the job that I do is full-time paid sabbatical employment,

but I represent students.

That's our worst nightmare -

-you're a student and we're paying you as well.

-Yeah.

Win-win!

-No, no, lose-lose, Natalie.

-Lose for you.

What were you studying last year?

Erm, maths, further maths and psychology.

Oh...

Fun girl, Natalie.

And you're taking a year off, now?

Why don't you just crack on?

I will be soon.

But why take a year out?

Earn some money.

-How much are we paying you for the year?

-Not very much.

Not as much as you get!

-How much?

-Do you really want to know?

I really want to know.

About 12,000.

12,000 a year we're paying you to enjoy yourself at university.

-It's quite hard work.

-Is it?

-It's at a college.

Do you do anything useful on behalf of the students?

-I do quite a lot...

-Like what?

I represent them in meetings, I run campaigns for them.

I can liaise with the college, I run events, I run parties.

Why Daniel?

Because it was literally just guesswork.

What do you do, Mandy?

I'm a branch manager.

-Of what?

-A building society.

Oh! And how long have you been there, not counting tomorrow?

Um... three months.

You're new at this sort of job, are you?

Not new at the job, but new at this building society.

-You got sacked from the last one, did you?

-No, I took my redundancy.

Oh, you took redundancy? Did it go bust, the bank?

Erm, it struggled a bit.

What was the bank called?

Northern Rock.

Oh, was it? It struggled more than a bit, didn't it?

How long did you work there?

24 years.

24 years? So, it's fairly and squarely on your shoulders, then.

I don't think so.

When did you see the trouble first coming?

About a year and a half ago.

And did you tell anybody?

No, I didn't see it coming - that's when we knew it'd hit.

What section were you in that you didn't see it coming?

I managed a team.

Yeah. What were they doing?

Selling mortgages.

Selling mortgages to people who couldn't afford them.

No, we did, um... We did good checks.

And so none of the people you sold a mortgage to have defaulted?

Um, I don't know about that.

No, who cares? You're not there anymore.

You took your money and ran!

Why Max?

No particular reason.

Just a name I had to pick.

The strongest link in the last round was Daniel and he gets to decide.

So, Daniel the journalist.

Hello.

I think that's possibly the worst hair dye job I've ever seen.

I'd go with that.

Then how did the hair dye arrive that colour?

Er, I got it from Boots.

Did you? What colour was it?

-What? The hair dye?

-Yeah.

It's... Erm, well, I'm modelling it now, it's black.

Black. And what were the instructions?

Erm. It was - step one - you are currently ginger.

Step two - get rid of it.

And tell me, was your ginger hair worse than that?

Worse than this? Yeah! No! Well, you know...you should know.

What are you aiming for with the look?

Er...

I guess you could call it, sort of, avant-garde/Primark,

I would say.

What branch of journalism are you in

that requires you to be avant-garde/Primark?

It's, uh...metal packaging. Uh, cans...specifically.

Drinks cans, food cans.

And they do require a high standard of dress, as you can imagine.

-So, when you go out with a girlfriend...

-Yeah.

..what do you say your publication is you work for?

I don't. I just say "I live in Brighton, I work on a magazine.

"I am cool. Go out with me."

And what's the name of the magazine?

It's The Canmaker, but I don't mention that.

Do you think that's very cool?

-I tend to gloss over that part of things.

-Do you?

-Yeah.

OK. Why have you voted for Max?

Well, everyone got their question right, so, it was just a bit of a...

Random?

Yeah, basically.

You've got a choice now - Max or Mandy.

I guess I should go, sorry, everyone got their question right,

but I guess I should go.. stick with me vote. So, sorry.

Max! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I was in a three-way tie with Daniel and Mandy

and if I had voted for Daniel, as I originally was going to do,

instead of Jonathan, I would've been in and Daniel would've been out.

Round Two and you have £1,000. We're taking ten seconds off.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The foodstuff that is most often bought as treat on a hot day

in either a cone of a wafer is known as ice what?

Cream.

Mandy, in art, which primary colour is known in French as jaune?

-Green.

-Yellow.

Michael, the 2008 film Star Wars: The Clone Wars

differs from previous releases in the series

in that it is entirely what - animated or black and white?

Animated.

Lou, in the 19th century,

bushrangers were outlaws in various British colonies

that are now part of which Commonwealth country?

Australia.

Natalie, in Christianity,

what D is the common five-letter name for the spirit of evil,

variously known as Satan, Lucifer and Beelzebub?

Devil.

In anatomy, which organ governs intelligence, memory and emotions

and also co-ordinates many bodily functions?

Brain.

Jonathan, in celebrities, during 2008

the actresses Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie and Cate Blanchett

all did what - get married or give birth?

Give birth.

Maureen, in England, the Isle of Sheppey

which is separated from the mainland by a strip of sea called the Swale

lies off the north coast of which county?

Kent.

-Daniel.

-Bank!

In fashion in the 1920s, which word that rhymes with wrapper

was an informal term for a girl

who had short hair and danced the Charleston?

Flapper.

Mandy, in vocabulary,

what T is the name of an imperial unit of weight

that is also a slang term for a speed of 100mph?

Ton.

Michael, in a 1984 UK number one single by Wham!

George Michael sings "Wake me up before you go-go

"Don't leave me hanging on like a..." what?

-Go-go?

-Yo-yo.

Which word for the outer skin of a fruit

sounds like a term for a prolonged ringing of bells?

Peel.

Natalie, according to the poem by Longfellow,

the bride of Hiawatha was called what - Minnehaha or Haruddyha?

Minnehaha.

Steve, in British wildlife,

the water rat is more accurately known as the water what?

Vole.

Jonathan, in TV in 2009, Fiona Bruce, Rick Stein and Rory Bremner

were among the celebrities who traced their family trees in which series?

-Pass.

-Who Do You Think You Are?

Maureen, in an office,

what P means both to reproduce text on paper and to write by hand

in separate rather than joined-up letters?

-Photocopy.

-Print.

Daniel, in cinema, giant creatures in the films King Kong, Cloverfield

and the 1998 version of Godzilla all go on the rampage in which US city?

New York.

Mandy, in travel, the emergency telephones on British motorways

are spaced about how many miles apart?

One.

-Michael.

-Bank!

In the Solar System, which planet has exactly...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won £500.

But, who's as sharp as a soggy sponge?

Who's as smart as a stained vest?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly,

Daniel is the strongest link.

Statistically, the weakest link is Jonathan,

but will the team notice that?

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

Mandy.

Mandy.

Michael.

Jonathan.

Maureen.

Maureen.

Mandy.

Michael.

What do you do, Maureen?

I'm retired, Anne.

-Has your brain gone?

-I think so.

You think non-joined-up writing is called photocopying, do you?

Yes, I didn't listen.

And when you did have a job, what did you do?

I was a representative for a brewery.

So, you flogged beer all of your life, have you?

-No, I've done many other things.

-Like what?

Um...

I've done, I've sold other things like tea, coffee, wines and spirits.

I've done a bit of singing.

What? In the pub?

Anywhere they let me sing, really.

Really? What, professionally?

No, no, no. Semi-professionally, sometimes, for a long time.

-A very long time ago.

-Can you entertain us, Maureen?

Would you really like it? I thought I already had, actually.

Yes, but we can take a bit more punishment.

Put your board down.

Right. OK.

What are you going to sing?

Um, my goodness.

How about Crazy?

OK.

Only a little bit.

Are you as good as Patsy Cline?

-No way.

-OK.

# Crazy

# I'm crazy for feeling so lonely

# I'm crazy

# Crazy for feeling so blue. #

Yes... Put your board up.

Why Mandy?

Unfortunately, she got a question wrong.

OK, Jonathan, what do you do?

I'm a business surveyor.

How do you survey businesses?

I go along and study their accounts, study the building

and give them a value of it.

-You've got vast experience in this.

-13 years.

-You've been to college?

-Yes.

To study what?

Er, well, I studied civil engineering

for about six months before I dropped out.

-Oh, you couldn't cope?

-No.

So, if you were surveying this business, what would you think?

Good potential. Earned some money so far.

Potential to earn even more money. Doing well - £1,500 - not bad.

Any weak parts of it?

Er, a couple of weaknesses.

Yeah, like what?

-A couple of wrong answers in amongst.

-Yeah.

-But good potential.

-Yeah.

And the structure, what do you think of that?

Er, not bad, I've seen better.

What do you think of the structure of Maureen?

Solid. Solid as a rock.

And the structure of Natalie?

Attractive.

Have you got a woman in your life?

I've got my wife, Karen, yes.

Have you? Does she care for you?

She looks after me very well.

Why is it pronounced "Care-in"?

Er, it's posh Karen.

-Where are you from?

-East Morton in West Yorkshire.

Yeah. And they call people "Care-in" there, do they?

I think there's some German descendancy to it.

-She's got pretensions of grandeur, has she, your wife?

-Yes.

Yes. So how did she come to choose you?

-Wet met at school, funnily enough.

-Why Mandy?

Erm, the question she got wrong was slightly easier

than the one I got wrong.

Mandy! You are the weakest link, goodbye.

I'm pleased that I wasn't voted off in Round One,

so Round Two is a bit of an achievement for me.

I don't think I was the weakest link in that round.

There was at least three of us that could've went.

I think because I got a question wrong in the previous round

my name came up again.

Round Three and you have £1,500.

Ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Daniel, again.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In entertainment cliches, the show is said not to be over

until which person sings - the fat lady or the tall guy?

The fat lady.

Michael, in the first line of a UK postal address,

the letters CT are an abbreviation of which word?

-Pass.

-Court.

Lou, in athletics, in an Olympic track final,

the fastest competitor who fails to win a medal

is usually the one that finishes in which numbered place?

Fourth.

Natalie, in etiquette, the word gesundheit

which is a traditional response to sneezing

originated in which modern European language?

German.

Steve, in TV, in which science fiction sitcom

did the ship's computer, Holly, change sex

when Hattie Hayridge replaced Norman Lovett in the role?

-The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.

-Red Dwarf.

Jonathan, during the winter,

animals that sleep for a few days at a time instead of hibernating

are described as being what - dormant or adamant?

Dormant.

Maureen, in pop music,

The Last Shadow Puppets had a UK number one album in 2008

entitled The Age Of The what?

-Innocent.

-Understatement.

Daniel, in geography,

which island in the Indian Ocean was named in 1643

on the 25th of December?

Christmas Island.

Michael, in American food,

the thick soup popular in New England

that is made with potatoes, milk and seafood is called clam what?

-Broth.

-Chowder!

Lou, in a motor vehicle, what I precedes the word key

to give the name of the device used to start the engine?

Ignition.

Natalie, in puzzles, a standard Rubik's Cube

has how many different coloured sides?

Six.

-Steve.

-Bank!

In women's underwear in Britain, a girdle with straps

for holding up stockings is known as a suspender what?

Belt.

Jonathan, in foreign currency, roubles and kopecks

are monetary units in which country - Romania or Russia?

Russia.

Maureen, in film, the 1953 drama featuring an amorous encounter

on a beach between Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr

is called From Here To what?

Eternity.

Daniel, in nature,

which three-letter word can refer to a male swan, a hazelnut

and a short-legged sturdy horse?

-Pass.

-Cob.

Michael, in TV, what Z is a character in The Magic Roundabout

who shares his name with the father of the biblical apostles

James and John?

-Paul.

-Even Zebedee.

Z...

In expressions, a useless or troublesome possession,

usually one that is expensive...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won just £50.

Who thinks the credit crunch is a cereal?

Who needs a compass to find their own nose?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all his answers wrong,

Michael is the weakest link.

The strongest link, statistically, is Natalie,

but will votes follow the facts?

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

Michael.

Michael.

Michael.

Daniel.

Michael.

Michael.

Michael.

What do you do, Lou?

I'm a lecturer.

What do you lecture in?

Early years. Childcare.

-Childcare?

-Yeah.

Who needs lecturing in childcare?

Quite a few people.

-Do they?

-Yeah.

What? Single mothers come, do they?

No, people who want to work with children and look after them.

-Have you got any children?

-I've got three.

How old are they?

15, 10 and 7.

Let me get this straight,

you're working at a college while they have to fend for themselves.

-Yep.

-So you abandon your children?

-Yeah.

And how do they think of that?

-Kids are used to it.

-Are they?

-Yeah.

-What's your childcare arrangements for them?

I share it with my husband.

I see. So he doesn't have a job?

-No, he does have a job.

-What does he do?

He lectures.

-What is he lecturing on?

-Accounting.

Really? It must be fun for your children at home.

Yeah.

The two of you are out there telling the rest of us what to do?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

And who cleans the house?

Nobody, really.

And the people you're lecturing, do they know you've got a dirty house

and you've abandoned your children?

-Yeah.

-Why Michael?

Oh, sorry...because he got two questions wrong.

-(Three.)

-Sorry.

Have you thought of going into childcare, Daniel?

I've not yet, no.

No, but it'd give the children a laugh, that hairdo, wouldn't it?

-That's true.

-Why Michael?

-He got a couple of questions wrong.

He got three questions wrong.

Michael, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

My advice to any future contestants

would be to do some revision before coming on the show.

Some of my friends suggested it to me and I didn't take their advice

and I think I suffered because of it.

Round Four and in the bank £1,550.

Ten seconds off the time.

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

that's geeky Natalie.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In Indian literature, what is the Sanskrit word for physical love

which appears in the title of the famous sutra on the erotic arts?

Kama.

Steve, the dish thought to have been named after

a US banker called Benedict

comprises toast, bacon, hollandaise sauce and poached what?

Eggs.

Jonathan, in music, the jazz trumpeter born in 1917

as John Birks Gillespie was better known by what nickname?

-Pass.

-Dizzy.

Maureen, in knitting, the pattern made by alternating

knit and pearl stitches across a number of rows

is known by what name - teething or ribbing?

Ribbing.

Daniel, in medicine,

the British doctor who developed the first effective smallpox vaccine in 1796 was Edward who?

Jenner.

Lou, in zoology,

what J is the name of a type of wild dog

native to Africa and southern Asia?

Jackal.

-Natalie.

-Bank.

In history, the military engagement at Sedgemoor in 1685

was the last-pitch battle to be fought in which country of the UK?

-Pass.

-England.

Steve, in maths, what's 3/4 of 40?

30.

Jonathan, in the UK, the detective branch of a police force

is known by the initials CID which stand for Criminal what?

Investigation Department.

Maureen, the Tate Modern art gallery opened in London in 2000

in a building that was previously used as a what - paper mill or power station?

Power station.

-Daniel.

-Bank!

In TV, the 2009 travel documentary series

that was subtitled Journey To The Edge Of The World

was presented by which Scottish comedian?

Billy Connolly.

Lou, in sailing,

the surname of which 1960s round-the-world yachtsman

is also the name of a cathedral city in West Sussex?

-Wells.

-Even Francis Chichester.

According to the line from the Shakespeare tragedy Romeo And Juliet,

"parting is such sweet..." what?

-Pass.

-Sorrow.

In human anatomy, the three small bones in the middle ear

are commonly known as the hammer, the stirrup and which other?

Anvil.

Jonathan, in German history,

the maiden name of the woman who married Adolf Hitler in 1945

was Eva what?

-Pass.

-Braun.

In confectionary, the seed pods of the carob tree are often used

to make a substitute for which product - fudge or chocolate?

Chocolate.

Daniel, in English literature, the alliterative pen name

of the author of the famous...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up! I can't complete the question. You won £200.

But who's as useful as a pilot with vertigo?

Who's the beef burger at the veggie bar?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, the strongest link is Maureen.

Jonathan 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.

Natalie.

Jonathan.

Jonathan.

Jonathan.

Jonathan.

Jonathan.

Natalie...

Yep?

..why Jonathan?

Because he got as many questions wrong as I did.

Steve, why Jonathan?

He got the same questions wrong as Natalie, but she managed to bank some money.

Oh, you have been listening. He was the worst player.

Jonathan, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm glad I made it to Round Four.

Er, I got voted off. Natalie, to be fair to her, banked the money.

So, it was a fair result.

Round Five. In the bank £1,750.

Ten seconds coming off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Maureen!

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In the UK, what U is the equivalent job title

for the professional provider of services

known in the USA as a mortician?

Undertaker.

Daniel, in the Roman Catholic Church,

when making the Sign of the Cross, it's customary to use which hand?

The right hand.

Lou, in boxing, which featherweight world champion of the 1980s

was nicknamed the Clones Cyclone after his Irish hometown?

Barry McGuigan.

-Natalie.

-Bank!

-In recipes, 15ml is the approximate volume

of which common utensil - a teaspoon or a tablespoon?

Tablespoon.

Steve, in the 1965 film The Sound Of Music,

what's the title of the song that begins with the line

"Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens"?

-Spoonful Of Sugar.

-My Favourite Things.

Maureen, in an English dictionary, when appearing next to a definition,

the abbreviation "adj" is short for which word?

Adjective.

Daniel, in textiles,

before the American Civil War,

plantations in the Deep South provided 3/4 of the world's supply

of which natural fibre?

Cotton.

Lou, in Renaissance art, what T is the popular name of the Venetian

who was court painter to Charles V of Spain?

-Pass.

-Titian.

Natalie, in Asian history, the president of North Vietnam from 1945

until his death in 1969 was known was Ho Chi what?

-Pass.

-Minh.

Steve, in UK money, according to the Royal Mint,

the one penny coin is legal tender for amounts up to how much -

20p or £2?

-£2.

-20p.

Maureen, in the 17th century,

which English scientist invented

the first practical reflecting telescope?

-Jodrell?

-Sir Isaac Newton.

Daniel, in the animal kingdom,

what general name is given to the only mammals

that are considered to have true wings?

-Pass.

-Bats.

Lou, what I is the name of the city in the Scottish Highlands that is the most northerly in Britain?

Inverness.

-Natalie.

-Bank.

-In alcoholic drinks,

which Italian liqueur is traditionally served

with coffee beans in the glass and set alight before tasting?

Sambuca.

-Steve.

-Bank!

-In horticulture, what is the single-word term

for an artificial heap of rough stones and soil

used for the ornamental growing of alpines and other plants?

-Rockery.

-Correct.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £140.

But, who's now the stallion and who's the seaside donkey?

Who's Oscar Wilde and who's Oscar The Grouch?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Steve is the weakest link because he gave the most wrong answers.

Statistically, Natalie is the strongest link,

but who will lose out in the vote?

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

Lou.

Lou.

Steve.

Steve.

Natalie.

We have a tie, team.

Lou and Steve, two votes each.

Maureen, why Lou?

Well, we all got some questions wrong in that round.

I just thought that it was an easier question

than some of the others got wrong.

Lou, why Steve?

Er, cos he got two questions wrong.

Well, the strongest link was Natalie, so she gets to decide.

-Why did you vote for Steve?

-Because he got two questions wrong.

OK, you've got a choice now. You can stick with Steve or move to Lou.

It's only fair I stick with Steve.

He was the worst player.

Steve! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Anne...she's quite...

we call her the Ginger Ninja in Skegness.

She's quite ferocious. She's very fast, very fast.

Puts you on the spot.

I thought I dealt with it OK,

I could've dealt with it a little bit better.

Round Six and in the bank, £1,890.

Ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's little Natalie.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Natalie, which palace was inherited in 1972

by the 11th Duke of Marlborough - Kensington or Blenheim?

-Kensington.

-Blenheim.

Maureen, at the 2009 Brit Awards,

the three co-hosts were the Gavin And Stacy actors

Matthew Horne and James Corden and which Australian singer?

Kylie Minogue.

Daniel, in British history,

although the father of Queen Elizabeth II was called Albert,

he reigned under what first name?

George.

-Lou.

-Bank.

-In medicine, the name of the pain-relieving drug morphine,

is derived from that of which Greek god of sleep and dreams?

-Orpheus.

-No, Morpheus.

Natalie, in modern fiction, the American author William S Burroughs

wrote the influential 1959 novel entitled Naked what?

-Pass.

-Lunch.

Maureen, in cricket, which South African-born batsman

was named in 2009 as the England captain

following the resignation of Kevin Pietersen?

-Pass.

-Andrew Strauss.

Daniel, in a library, what A is the term for a collection

of important public records and historic documents?

-Anthology.

-Archive.

Lou, in music, the hip hop artist who also produced

Snoop Dog, Busta Rhymes and Ice Cube is known as Dr what?

-Don't know.

-Dre.

Natalie, in maths, what is 14 x 8?

112.

Maureen, in garden plants,

the flowers of the foxglove are said to resemble which objects -

thimbles or pincushions?

-Pincushions.

-Thimbles.

Daniel, in film,

which 1997 comedy starred Julia Roberts as a food critic

intent on ruining the marriage ceremony of her former partner?

-Pass.

-My Best Friend's Wedding.

Lou, in geography, the snow-capped volcano called El Misti

that features in local legends and poetry

is in which South American mountain chain?

-Andes.

-Bank!

Natalie, in UK politics, what C the job title

of a directly elected member of any local government authority?

Councillor.

Maureen, in vocabulary, if the word solar...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, I can't complete the question and you won £70.

So...

does the fat lady need to sing for Maureen?

Perhaps Lou will end up on the naughty step.

Maybe Daniel needs to be recycled.

Or will Natalie be unelected?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Maureen is statistically the weakest link,

but who will the team want off?

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

Lou.

Lou.

Maureen.

Daniel.

Daniel, does your mother still tell you what to do?

When I ring her, she does usually have one or two words of advice.

Is that why you've been copying what Maureen's been voting?

I think me and Maureen, we've got a bit of a bond going on.

And you've decided who you want off, the two of you, have you?

We might have formed some sort of partnership.

No, we haven't, no.

Just chance, I suppose.

I think it's a case of our side of the room against their side.

Why Lou?

It's getting quite hard to concentrate

on who's getting what right and what wrong.

-Maureen.

-Yes, Anne.

Did you think Lou was the worst player?

I did.

Both of you are worse than Lou, she actually banked.

It's votes that count.

Lou, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm absolutely fuming. It was tactical voting!

Maureen and Daniel ganged up on me.

Maureen's had in for me from the word go.

She voted for me in the first round and several times since.

They've both voted the same for the last couple of rounds

and I'm really cross because all girls sticking together - pfft!

Round Seven. In the bank, £1,960.

Ten seconds off your time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Natalie.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Natalie, in European history, the French phrase, Belle Epoque,

usually refers to the period of comfortable living

brought to an end by which war?

-Pass.

-First World War.

Maureen, in Birmingham, the distinctive building

completed in 1965 in the shape of an upright cylinder

is called the what - Rotunda or Tombola?

The Rotunda.

Daniel, in military transport,

one explanation for the derivation of the word jeep

is that is from the initials GP standing for general what?

-Practice.

-Purpose.

Natalie, in radio, the weekly omnibus edition of The Archers

is broadcast on the morning of which day?

Sunday.

Maureen, in modern fiction,

the character called Mary Anne Shaughnessy

was the subject of eight novels by which prolific British author?

-Pass.

-Catherine Cookson.

Daniel, in human anatomy,

what H is the name of the bone in the arm

between the elbow and the shoulder blade?

Humerus.

-Natalie.

-Bank!

-In musical notation, which word describes a note

that's been neither sharpened, nor flattened?

-Pass.

-Natural.

Maureen, in Japan, a dojo is place dedicated to teaching what -

martial arts or origami?

Martial arts.

-Daniel.

-Bank.

-The TV presenter who in 1999 began hosting the series

called Grand Designs

which focuses on unusual architectural projects is Kevin who?

McCloud.

-Natalie.

-Bank!

-In food, the cheese known as huntsman is a combination

of blue stilton and which other English variety?

-Cheddar.

-Double Gloucester.

Maureen, in botany,

what G is the everyday word for the dominant form of vegetation

on the North American prairies and the African savanna?

-Gauze.

-Grass.

If a member of the British Parliament adds the initials MP

after his or her name what two-letter title is used

by a member of the Welsh Assembly?

-WA.

-AM.

-Natalie.

-Bank.

-In geography, the Sullom Voe Oil Terminal

is situated where - the Scilly Isles or the Shetland Isles?

-Scilly Isles.

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

The correct answer was the Shetland Islands.

You won £60.

Now, in Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank.

You need to hang on to the best player.

Time to vote off the WEAKEST link.

The strongest link, statistically, is Daniel.

Natalie is now the weakest link,

but will her previous performance save her from the final vote?

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

Natalie.

Natalie.

Daniel.

Daniel, why Natalie?

I don't think any of us did particularly well.

Maureen, why Natalie?

Well, Natalie did get a few questions wrong, as I did,

and I think we all did in that round.

And, it's just luck of the draw, really.

She was the worst player, actually,

cos she got four wrong and you two each got two questions wrong.

So, it is fair, but I think only by chance.

Natalie, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

Anne Robinson was completely how I expected her to be.

I was thinking she'd probably say something about me being a student,

as soon as she did, her demeanour made me go "Oh!"

and I didn't know what to say.

Round Eight and you have £2,020.

In this round, 90 seconds, but whatever you win will be trebled.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Daniel.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Daniel, in maths, what is 18 trebled?

54.

Maureen, in the Peanuts comic strip what L was the name

of the bossy older sister of Linus

who is often described by other characters as being crabby?

-Lulu.

-No, Lucy.

Daniel, in the English judicial system,

a challenge to a decision by a high court judge in a civil case

is usually made in the body known as the Court of what?

Appeal.

Maureen, in geology,

a stalagmite grows from which part of a cave -

the roof or the floor?

-The roof.

-Floor.

Daniel, in pop music,

the American songwriter and musician who co-founded the group REM is Michael who?

-Stipe.

-Bank!

Maureen, in snooker, which player nicknamed the Whirlwind

has been the losing finalist at the World Championship

a record six times?

Erm...

I...

-Pass.

-Jimmy White.

When it was founded in 1864, what was the name

of the international relief agency

inspired by the Swiss philanthropist Henri Dunant?

-The Red Cross.

-I'll accept.

Pass... Bank!

Maureen... Oh! Pass!

Daniel, in entertainment, the British comedian born in 1911

best known for his comic nonsense language was Stanley who?

-Pass.

-Unwin.

Maureen, in human anatomy, which part of the large intestine

is often described as vermiform because it resembles a small worm?

-Colon.

-Bank. END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

The time's up.

The correct answer was appendix, so your bank was no use.

And between you, finalists, allegedly the cleverest people,

in the team,

you won £20.

That means prize money today of £2,080.

There can only be one winner. Now, up to five questions each.

If there's a tie, we'll go for sudden death.

So, Maureen and Daniel, for £2,080, let's play the Weakest Link.

Daniel, as the strongest link, you have the choice of who goes first.

I would like Maureen to go first, please.

Maureen, in the Bible, after ignoring the will of God,

which prophet was swallowed by a sea creature

referred to as a great fish,

before repenting and being spat out three days later?

-Daniel.

-The correct answer is Jonah.

Daniel's over there.

Daniel, in crime fiction, which US writer and forensic anthropologist

is the author of a series of best-selling mysteries

including the 2008 novel Devil Bones?

Er...

Dean Koontz?

The correct answer is Cathy Reichs.

Maureen, in architecture,

Number One, London, is the address popularly given to Apsley House,

designed by Robert Adam, and bought in 1817 by which military leader?

Napoleon.

The correct answer is the Duke of Wellington.

Daniel, in history, which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

was a bronze statue, over 30 metres high, built on a Greek island?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is the Colossus of Rhodes.

Maureen, the detention centre that was the setting of the 1980s'

TV drama series, Prisoner: Cell Block H,

shared its name with which Surrey golf club?

-Wentworth.

-That is the correct answer.

Daniel, in music, which US singer who died in 1971,

was known as the Lizard King and Mr Mojo Rising?

The latter, being an anagram of his name.

-Pass.

-The correct answer is Jim Morrison.

Maureen, in the UK in 2008,

Caroline Lucas was elected as the first-ever solo leader

of which political party?

-The Scottish National.

-The correct answer is the Green Party.

Daniel, in tennis, which player was the first winner

of the Ladies Singles title at Wimbledon this century

NOT to have the surname Williams?

Justine Henin.

The correct answer is Maria Sharapova.

Maureen, in film, the Cuckoo Song was the signature tune

for which famous comedy duo of the 1920s and '30s?

-Laurel and Hardy.

-That is the correct answer.

END-OF-GAME JINGLE

That means, Maureen, you're today's strongest link

and you go away with £2,080.

Daniel, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I probably was guilty of tactical voting.

I think me and Maureen just seemed to vote for everybody

on the other side of the studio.

Erm, I have no apologies.

I win it every day on the sofa at home,

but the thought of winning it here was very remote.

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