03/10/2011 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.

I'm Martin. I'm 21, from London, and I'm a politics student.

I'm Jennifer. I'm 64.

I'm from Bournemouth and I'm an alternative therapist.

I'm Davy. I'm 50. I'm from Stirling and I'm a van driver.

I'm Ayanda. I'm 18 and I'm from Leeds, and I'm an A-level student.

I'm Cherry. I'm 38. I'm from Kidderminster and I'm a drag queen.

I'm Emma. I'm 24. I'm from Alton and I'm a sales assistant.

I'm Paul. I'm 46,

from Nottinghamshire and a professional polo player.

I'm Catherine. I'm 39.

I'm from Burnham-on-Sea and I'm a children's entertainer.

I'm Sidney. I'm 70, from Manchester,

and I'm a retired furniture and antique dealer.

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, Ayanda.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

First question's for £20.

Start the clock.

Ayanda, in nature,

animals that hibernate are dormant during which season of the year?

-Winter.

-Correct.

Cherry. A famous line from the fairytale

about a woman trapped in a tower

is Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your what?

-Hair.

-Correct.

-Emma.

-Bank.

-In interior decoration,

parquet is a patterned wooden covering for which part of a room?

The ceiling or the floor?

-Floor.

-Correct.

Paul. In psychology, which four-letter word

is the name of the emotion that is the traditional opposite of love?

-Hate.

-Correct.

Catherine. In food, what B is the name

of the method of cooking an egg

whereby it is placed still in its shell

in very hot water for several minutes?

-Boiling.

-Correct.

Sidney. In fashion, which day of the week precedes the word best

to make a term for smart clothes

regarded as suitable for church-going?

-Sunday.

-Correct.

Martin. In Information Technology,

basic, Java and HTML are all types of computer what?

Screens or languages?

-Languages.

-Correct.

Jennifer. An expression that means everything is fine

or there will be no difficulties is Bob's your what?

-Uncle.

-Correct.

Davy. What is eight times two?

-Sixteen.

-Correct.

-Ayanda.

-Bank.

In pop music, Paparazzi, Bad Romance and Telephone were the titles

of UK hit singles in 2009 for the American singer known as Lady who?

-Gaga.

-Correct.

Cherry. In Health and Safety,

fire exit signs showing the safe route from a building

have white lettering on what colour background?

-Green.

-Correct.

Emma. In celebrities, what first name

is shared by a flamboyant British comedian called Brand

and a New Zealand-born actor called Crowe?

-Russell.

-Correct.

-Paul.

-Bank.

-In sport, the upright pole

at either side of the finishing line that marks the end of a horse race

is usually known as the winning what?

-Post.

-Correct.

Catherine. In geography, Albania is a country

in the south-eastern part of which continent?

-Europe.

-Correct.

Sidney. In transport, what P is the term for any town or city

with a harbour where ships dock to load and unload their cargo?

-Port.

-Correct.

Martin.

In the film musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,

the character who provides the love interest for Professor Potts

is called Truly what?

Beautiful.

Scrumptious.

Jennifer. In the Gregorian calendar, what's the name of the second month of the year?

-February.

-Correct.

Davy. In idiom, somebody who is naked

is said to be wearing their what suit?

-Birthday.

-Correct.

-Ayanda.

-Bank.

TV, in 2011, Magdalen College, Oxford, beat York

in the final to become the series winners of which quiz programme?

-University Challenge.

-Correct. Cherry. In rail...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up.

You banked £800,

but you actually had a chain of 15 correct answers.

Why didn't you get to the target?

Who should go with the flow and who should be gone in a flash?

Who thinks apple pie is a type of computer?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered most of her questions correctly,

Ayanda is the strongest link.

Statistically, Martin is the weakest link

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?

Emma.

Martin.

Martin.

Martin.

Martin.

Martin.

Martin.

Martin.

Martin.

What do you do, Emma?

Sales assistant, Anne.

What do you sell?

Pies, sausage rolls, cakes, sarnies.

Are you good at giving change?

-Yeah.

-Good at arithmetic?

-Yeah.

-Really?

So why did you bank so soon?

Well, just in case I got it wrong, at least I could say I banked.

And why Martin?

Just cos he got it wrong.

What did he get wrong?

The Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Oh.

What would you have answered?

Pass. SHE LAUGHS

So Sidney, too tired to stand?

Why'd you bring a chair?

On Saturday I fell over in a supermarket

and nearly broke my neck.

How embarrassing. What were you buying?

-Some toothpaste.

-Yeah.

And some sausages.

And some hair dye?

-Yes.

-Yes. Do you think it looks natural?

Well, 70's the new 50.

-Yes.

-So that's it.

Yeah. And what do you do, Sidney?

-I'm retired. I used to sell furniture and antiques.

-Yes.

And what do you do now?

I do things privately for clubs and things.

-Do you?

-And I help the old people when I'm well.

-Who are the old people?

-People younger than me.

Yeah. And how do you help them?

I go and entertain sometimes, sing a little song.

What do you sing?

I sing Al Jolson's song which people seem to have forgotten.

What are you most requested to sing?

California.

Yeah. How does that go?

# California, here I come

# Right back where I started from

# The flowers, the showers

# They bloom in the spring

# Each morning at dawning

# Birdies singing everything

# And Mississippi, don't be late... #

I think that's enough, don't you?

-Why Martin?

-He got one wrong.

-Cherry.

-Hi, Anne.

Is that what your mummy called you?

-No, Anne.

-Oh, what did she call you?

-Oh, that'd be telling. I couldn't possibly tell you.

-Try.

-No, really.

-What's your real name?

-It's Craig.

-Craig.

And what do you do, Craig?

I'm a drag queen, Anne.

Where do you perform?

-All over the UK.

-Really. Doing what?

Drag act, cabaret.

So what can you sing?

Oh, I sing various things, Lady Gaga...

..Donna Summer.

What's your favourite?

-Donna Summer.

-Put your board down.

CHEERY GROANS

Off you go.

Oh, thank you.

# Standing here, eating my heart out waiting

# Waiting for some lover to call

# I dialled about a thousand numbers lately

# Almost rang the phone off the wall... #

Enough.

Put your board up.

-Why Martin?

-Oh, come on.

A classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!

Martin, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I can't believe I got one of the most popular films ever wrong.

I'll make sure I catch up on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,

that'll be my weekend sorted. Relive my childhood.

Round Two.

In the bank, £800.

Ten seconds now coming off the time.

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

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Ayanda, in money, what is the main unit

of the national currency of Canada?

-Dollar.

-Correct.

Cherry. In the human skeleton,

the so-called cage in the chest that protects the heart and lungs

is formed from 12 pairs of bones known as what?

-Ribs.

-Correct.

Emma. The 1997 book that was the first in a series

by JK Rowling about a boy wizard,

had the UK title, Harry Potter And The Philosopher's what?

-Stone.

-Correct.

Paul. In the animal kingdom, what W is the usual term

for the mass of strong flexible fibres

that make up the fleece of a sheep?

-Wool.

-Correct.

Catherine. In music, the 1975 UK number one single,

Stand By Your Man, sung by Tammy Wynette,

begins with the line, Sometimes it's hard to be a what?

-Woman.

-Correct.

Sidney. In basic English, which three-letter conjunction

meaning - as well as -

is commonly used to connect two related ideas in a sentence?

-As well.

-And.

Jennifer.

In cinema, Whoopi Goldberg won an Oscar for best supporting actress

for her performance as a bogus psychic in which 1990 film?

-Pass.

-Ghost.

Davy. What's 49 plus five?

-54.

-Correct.

Ayanda, the process of making fun of somebody

is known as sending them where,

Up or down?

Down.

Up.

Cherry. In the marketing of fruit and vegetables,

the abbreviation PYO is short for pick your what?

-Own.

-Correct.

Emma. In the English version of the animated TV series,

The Magic Roundabout, what was the name of the laid-back rabbit?

-Dylan.

-Correct.

-Paul.

-Bank.

-In rugby, what's the name of the stadium in Edinburgh

where Scotland play their home internationals?

-Murrayfield.

-Correct.

Catherine. In nature,

the word jungle is often used to refer to which type of environment -

open prairie or rain forest?

-Rain forest.

-Correct.

Sidney. In the Navy, which term for the chief vessel of a fleet

is derived from the fact that it flies the standard of the Admiral?

-Pass.

-Flagship.

Jennifer. In the countryside, which piece of equestrian equipment

precedes path to give a term for a thoroughfare used by both horses and walkers?

-Bridle.

-Correct.

Davy. In books, what A is a term for any annual publication

such as Whittaker's or Wisdom's

that contains statistics and other information?

-Almanac.

-Correct.

Ayanda.

In Australia, what's the English name for the large monolith

in the Northern Territory that has the Aboriginal name Uluru?

-Ayers Rock.

-Correct. Cherry...

-Bank.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You only won £150. Whose fault was that?

On the a la carte menu,

who's the dog food?

Who thinks Bear Grylls is a barbecue with Yogi?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With no correct answers, Sidney is statistically the weakest player.

Cherry is the strongest, but will the voting reflect reality?

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

Sidney.

Sidney.

Sidney.

Sidney.

Sidney.

Sidney.

Sidney.

Jennifer.

What do you do, Ayanda?

-I'm an A-level student, Anne.

-Where?

At the grammar school at Leeds.

-No boyfriends?

-No.

-Why not?

-Because education comes first, Anne.

Really. At weekends, what do you do?

I hang out with friends. I've got really good friends in Leeds.

-Yeah.

-My best friends.

What do you do on a Sunday?

-I go to church.

-You go to church?

-Yes.

-Which church?

Bridge Street Pentecostal Church.

So you're pretty straight-laced?

Yeah. I'd say so.

No skills?

-Of course I have skills.

-Like what?

I can do impersonations.

-Can you?

-Yes.

-Put your board down.

Like who?

I can do Britney Spears or Shakira.

Well, Britney Spears, what can you do?

# Oops, I did it again

# I played with your heart

# Got lost in the game

# Oh, baby, baby, oops

# You think I'm in love... #

You're wasted at the Pentecostal Church. Pop up again.

Put your board up.

-Why Sidney?

-Because he hesitated on both of his answers.

Not cos he's old and dyes his hair black?

I have nothing against the old.

What do you do, Paul?

I'm a professional polo player.

What makes you good at polo?

I'm just very good with horses.

Are you?

How many horses do I have to have?

You don't have to have any. I've got horses so you could hire mine.

-And if Emma wanted to play on her day off, could she play?

-Of course.

Yeah. It wouldn't matter if she can't play polo?

-I could teach her to play.

-Would that take long?

-I can play polo.

-Don't interrupt.

Why Sidney?

He got two wrong and failed to bank.

Sidney, you are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

Talking to Anne was a pleasure,

where people call her all sorts of names, nonsense.

I found her warm, exhilarating -

but don't forget, we're both nearly the same age.

Round Three. In the kitty, £950.

Another ten seconds coming off the time.

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

That's big Cherry, really called Craig.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Cherry, in film,

the 2007 drama starring Will Smith

as a military scientist seeking a cure for a virus

is called I Am what?

-Pass.

-Legend.

Emma. In European history,

from 1961 to 1989,

which city was divided by a wall into east and west?

-Berlin.

-Correct.

Paul. In TV, the US comedy series

about a gifted boy and his struggles with his older and younger brothers

was called Malcolm In The what?

-Wilderness.

-Middle.

Catherine, in dentistry, the projection of the upper front teeth

when the jaws are closed is known as what? An oversight or an overbite?

-Overbite.

-Correct.

Jennifer, in food, the dessert traditionally eaten

at the Wimbledon tennis tournament

consists of which fruit with cream?

-Strawberries.

-Correct.

Davy. In geography,

what V is the name of a country in the northern part of South America?

-Venezuela.

-Correct.

-Ayanda.

-Bank.

-In annual events, the leading UK dog show

now organised by the Kennel Club, is named after its founder Charles who?

-Pedigree.

-Cruft.

Cherry. In music, the song writing team

of Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook

were founder members of which group assembled in the 1970's

and reformed in 2007?

-Pass.

-Squeeze.

Emma. In politics, in 1974, how many general elections

were held in the UK?

-Ten.

-Just two.

Paul. In religion, what L follows

Panchen and Dalai

to give the titles of two leading figures in Tibetan Buddhism?

-Lama.

-Correct.

Catherine. In farming,

any cereal or other plant grown mainly to be sold

rather than consumed by the grower

is known alliteratively as a cash what?

-Crop.

-Correct.

Jennifer, on Radio Four,

the series that ran from 1995 to 2006, about British history

from the Roman Invasion to modern times was entitled This Sceptred what?

-Country.

-Isle.

Davy. In celebrity nicknames,

the dancer and performer, Dita Von Teese,

is known as the queen of what - picturesque or burlesque?

-Burlesque.

-Correct.

Ayanda. In English folklore, which small garden bird was regarded

as always being female and is the traditional wife of the robin?

-Parakeet.

-Even the wren.

Cherry. In TV listings,

the letter S in brackets at the end of the details of a foreign language film

is an abbreviation for which word?

-Subtitle.

-Correct.

-Emma.

-Bank.

-In astronomy, which comet orbits the sun

every 76 years and...

END-OF-ROUND-JINGLE

Time's up. You won £120.

Who's the roof rack on your motor bike?

Who thinks Terry Towelling is a footballer?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all her answers wrong,

Ayanda is the weakest link.

Statistically, Davy is the strongest link.

But how will the votes go?

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

Cherry.

Ayanda.

Cherry.

Paul.

Cherry.

Cherry.

Cherry.

So, Emma, how long have you been playing polo?

-Oh, for years.

-Have you?

Why Cherry?

Just cos she got a couple wrong.

-Where are you from, Catherine?

-Burnham-on-Sea.

-What do you do?

-I'm a children's entertainer.

-It's children's parties?

-Yes, it is.

And what's a typical entertainment you do for the children?

-It's a magic show.

-Put your board down.

OK.

OK. Well, do me a funny magic trick.

Three pieces of rope. Long piece about the same length as a leg.

The arm about the same length as an arm.

-And a little one about the same length as a smile.

-A what?

Say again?

-As a smile.

-Oh.

We need some magic words.

-Do you know any magic words?

-No.

-No. Me neither.

-OK.

And they're now the same length.

Yes. Fantastic.

Put your board up.

Why Cherry?

Because she got a couple wrong.

Cherry, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Having to watch what people are doing and remembering names,

it's just so difficult.

I mean, I'm a blonde. How am I supposed to remember these things?

Round Four. In the bank £1,070.

Another ten seconds coming off the time.

Starting with the strongest link from the last round, Davy.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Davy, in finance, what O is a word literally meaning away from the coast

that describes business activities undertaken abroad to benefit from lower taxes?

-Overseas.

-Offshore.

Ayanda. In literature, in the grizzly comic verse

based on an actual incident in 1892,

Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother 40 what?

-Pounds.

-Whacks.

Emma. Tartar sauce is served with what?

Biscuits or fish?

-Fish.

-Correct.

Paul. In modern history,

the wrecking of the ships Torrey Canyon in 1967,

and Sea Empress in 1996,

caused a major spill of which fuel into the sea?

-Oil.

-Correct.

Catherine. In pop music,

what L was a title of the 2010 UK hit album

by the singer Rhianna that reached number one in January 2011?

-Lovely.

-Loud.

Jennifer. In English football, what's the name of the premier league side

based in North London that has a cannon on its club badge?

-Arsenal.

-Correct.

In broadcasting, the TV presenter, film critic

and journalist born in Oslo in 1952 is Mariella who?

-Frostrup.

-Correct.

-Ayanda.

-Bank.

-In a standard pack of playing cards,

the king of which suit does not have a moustache?

-Spade.

-Hearts.

Emma. In tourist attractions, the rollercoaster that was opened

at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 1935 has what name -

the Derby or the Grand National?

-Grand National.

-Correct.

-Paul.

-Bank.

-In zoology, the Australian reptile

with a flap of skin round its neck

that it uses to deter its enemies

is called the frilled what?

-Lizard.

-Correct.

Catherine. On a piano score, if the sign at the beginning

of the upper stave is the treble clef,

what name is given to the one normally found on the lower stave?

-Base.

-Correct.

Jennifer. In crime fiction, the author who created

the aristocratic detective, Lord Peter Wimsey,

was Dorothy L who?

-Perkins.

-Sayers.

Davy. In health, the term rehab is an abbreviation of which word?

-Rehabilitation.

-Correct.

Ayanda. In party activities, what B

goes before bronco to make the usual name for a machine

that simulates a ride on an untamed horse?

-Rodeo.

-Bucking.

Emma. In history, at the time of the attempted invasion

by the Spanish Armada in 158...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You only won £70.

So, whose head is now emptier than a Greek bank?

Whose head is thicker than a rugby player's thighs?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having survived the previous vote, Ayanda is still the weakest link.

The statistics show that Paul is the strongest link,

but will the votes follow the statistics?

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

Ayanda.

Catherine.

Catherine.

Jennifer.

Jennifer.

Ayanda.

Well, we have a three-way tie, team.

Catherine, Ayanda and Jennifer.

-Where are you from, Davy?

-Stirling, Anne.

-Really?

Why are you dressed like that?

-That's what I wear when I go dancing.

-OK. Put your board down.

Move over towards Ayanda.

Off you go.

# There's good rocking tonight. #

If you look up, do you not know what you're doing?

No. Always look at the foot, maybe a fiver down there, you never know.

OK. That's enough. Hop back.

Put your board up.

-Why Catherine?

-Believe she got a couple wrong, Anne.

-Where are you from, Jennifer?

-Bournemouth.

-Are you?

-Yes.

-And what do you do?

I do alternative therapies.

-Like what?

-Reflexology, the Bowen therapy.

-The Bowen therapy.

-Yes.

-How do you spell Bowen?

-B-O-W-E-N.

-Really?

-Is that super smashing great?

-Yes.

-Why Ayanda?

-Because I thought she got a couple wrong.

-Emma.

-Yep.

Did you have trouble spelling Jennifer?

-Yeah. Can you tell?

-Yeah.

No-one's called Jennifer who I know so I don't really know how to spell it.

-What are they called round your way?

-I've got a friend called Dale.

Say my name,

-then his name.

-And what happens then?

-Emma Dale.

Well, well, well. You should be a children's entertainer.

Why Jennifer?

Because I could only remember

she got the question wrong, said it was Dorothy Perkins

-and it wasn't.

-That makes sense.

When the vote's tied, the strongest link has to cast

the deciding vote, and the strongest link was Paul. Why Jennifer?

-Because she got a couple wrong, Anne.

-You've got a choice now.

It could be Catherine.

It could be Jennifer. It could be Ayanda.

-Who do you want to vote off?

-I'll stick with Jennifer.

Jennifer, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

They've hardly banked any money.

It's very low, but I don't think the banking

will make much difference, because the problem is they don't know the answers.

Round five, your total is £1,140.

Ten seconds coming off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, Paul.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Paul, in gambling, the highest number on a standard European roulette wheel is what -

-21 or 36?

-36.

-Correct.

Catherine. Which musical by Willy Russell

that moved from Liverpool to the West End

in 1983 features the songs Like Romance and Tell Me It's Not True?

-Blood Brothers.

-Correct.

Davy, in simple equations, if there's only one unknown,

it's traditionally represented by which letter of the alphabet?

-A.

-X.

Ayanda. In film, which actress starred opposite Tom Hanks

in the 1990s romantic comedy Sleepless In Seattle

and You've Got Mail?

-Meg Ryan.

-Correct.

Emma. In clothing, which garment

often worn as part of a suit has a name

that literally means a jacket covering down

to the middle of the body?

-Pass.

-Waistcoat.

Paul. In English geography, High Willhays and Yes Tor

are the highest points in which national park?

-Cumbria.

-Dartmoor.

Catherine. In pastimes, as distinct from the older game of skittles,

the modern sport of bowling that's played in the UK

uses how many pins per frame?

-20.

-Ten.

Davy. In the ancient wonders of the world,

the site of the Egyptian pyramids

is now a part of which suburb of greater Cairo?

-Sorry, could you repeat the question?

-In the ancient wonders of the world, the site

of the Egyptian pyramids is now a part

of which suburb of greater Cairo?

-Giza.

-Correct.

-Ayanda.

-Bank.

-In modern inventions, which mineral

was first used in 1929 to improve the accuracy of clocks?

-Quartz.

-Correct.

Emma. In TV and the original series of Star Trek,

what P was the name of the weapons

that were often set to stun rather than to kill?

-Don't know.

-Phasers.

Paul. In maths, what's 92 minus 27?

-65.

-Correct.

Catherine. In the 2003 film, School Of Rock, which actor

plays an unemployed guitarist who inspires his pupils

after getting a teaching job under false pretences?

-Jack Black.

-Correct.

Davy. In plant extracts, patchouli oil

is commonly used in which products -

perfumes or...?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won just £20.

Who thinks Graham Greene is a colour by Dulux?

Who now has a first-class ticket to failure?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In a sudden reversal of fortune, Ayanda is now the strongest link.

Emma is statistically the weakest link,

but will the other players realise that?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Emma.

Davy.

Paul.

Emma.

Davy.

We have another tie, team.

Emma and Davy. Davy, why Emma?

-I think she got two questions wrong, Anne.

-Catherine, why Davy?

He didn't bank when he could've.

The strongest link was Ayanda so she gets to decide.

-Why have you voted for Davy?

-He got a few questions wrong.

Do you want to change your vote?

No. I think it'll only be fair if I just stick to what I've originally planned.

Davy, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm over the moon. I'm glad I wasn't put off in round one.

If I had, my daughter would've said, "Don't come home."

Round six. In the bank, £1,160.

Another ten seconds coming off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link in the last round, Ayanda.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In the United States, Gracie Mansion is the name

of the official residence of the Mayor of which city?

-New York.

-Correct.

Emma. which Scottish game played with a ball and a curved stick

called a caman has a name that rhymes with minty?

-Don't know, sorry.

-Shinty.

Paul. In UK geography, what L is the name of a market town

on the River Teme in Shropshire

that has developed a reputation as a gastronomic centre?

-Ludlow.

-Correct.

Catherine. In literature,

which 1958 novel by H E Bates, adapted for TV in the 1990s,

is the first volume in the saga of the Larkin family?

The Darling Buds Of.

No. I can't accept. It's The Darling Buds Of May.

Ayanda. In politics, before going into exile

in 2011, President Ben Ali

had served for 23 years

as the leader of which North African country?

-Tunisia.

-Correct.

Emma. In early English history, according to the legend,

King Alfred the Great was told off by a peasant woman for burning what?

-Cakes or steaks?

-Steaks.

Cakes.

Paul. In transport, in the UK in 1983,

the wearing of which safety devices

became compulsory for drivers and front seat passengers in vehicles?

-Seat belts.

-Correct.

Catherine. In pop music, the actress who starred

in the film Natural Born Killers

and has fronted groups called The Licks and the New Romantics

is Juliette who?

-Smith.

-Lewis.

Ayanda, what Q is an alternative name

for the metallic element mercury?

-Pass.

-Quicksilver.

Emma. In the USA, the time zone between pacific and central

that includes the States of New Mexico and Colorado

is known by what name?

-Pass.

-Mountain time.

Paul. Which of these is the name

of a once fashionable short style for women -

the Harrow thatch or the Eton crop?

-Eton crop.

-Correct.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You've won absolutely nothing.

So, is Emma half baked?

Perhaps Paul isn't looking stable.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second round in a row, Emma is the weakest link.

According to the statistics,

Paul is the strongest link, but who will the team want off?

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

Emma.

Catherine.

Emma.

Ayanda.

Ayanda, why Emma?

-I think she was the weakest link in that round.

-Paul, why Emma?

Definitely the weakest link, Anne.

She didn't answer any questions correctly.

-Emma.

-Yeah.

-You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

If I was going to change one thing about my performance, I would revise and known the answers properly.

Round seven.

In the bank, £1,160. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Paul, in taxation, an employment perk other than money,

such as private medical insurance or a company car

is known as a benefit in what?

-Kind.

-Correct.

Catherine, in which of the colours

in a traditional rainbow is often used

informally to suggest cowardice?

-Yellow.

-Correct. Ayanda.

-Bank.

-In TV, a piece of recording material

cut from a programme in the editing process,

especially to remove a mistake, is known as an out what?

-Take.

-Correct.

Paul. In religion, what K is the name of the Hindu goddess

who is the wife of Shiva

and is usually depicted with a large number of arms?

-Kiva.

-No, Kali.

Catherine, in social history, the model industrial village

on the Wirral Peninsula, built from 1888

for his workers by Lord Leverhulme, is called Port what?

-Meirion.

-Sunlight.

Ayanda, a sumo wrestling tournament is called what -

a bashu or a blotto?

-Bashu.

-Correct.

Paul, in literature, according to a famous line by the poet John Donne,

never send to know for whom the bell tolls.

It tolls for whom?

-You.

-Thee.

Catherine. In nutrition, a food stuff advertised

as being 95% fat free should contain what percentage of fat?

-Five.

-Correct.

-Ayanda.

-Bank.

-In film,

the instrumental composition that was featured in the 1972 drama

Deliverance is commonly known as Duelling what?

-Fire.

-Banjos.

Paul. In British customs, an emerald anniversary

between gold and diamond celebrates how many years of marriage?

-30.

-55.

Catherine. In history, what was the surname

of the American Civil War General who was nicknamed Stonewall?

-Custard.

-Jackson.

Ayanda. In classical music, the well-known aria

called Nessun Dorma is from an opera by which...?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up.

You've won £70. Now, in round eight,

you get the chance to treble what you bank.

So it's an opportunity to RAISE the money.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Statistically, Ayanda is the strongest link,

but who will lose out in the final vote?

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

Catherine.

Catherine.

Paul.

Paul, did you think Catherine was the worst player?

No.

-Why have you voted for her?

-Because I can't vote for myself.

-Ayanda.

-Yes, Anne.

Do you vote tactically?

No, I don't. I genuinely thought Catherine

-was the worse player.

-It was actually Paul.

Sorry, Paul. I apologise.

Catherine, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

To be so near to the final and yet so far.

Oh, it's such a shame!

I could have won, but I didn't.

Round eight. In the bank, £1,230.

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

We'll start with the strongest link for the last round. That's Ayanda.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Ayanda, in wildlife conservation, the island in Essex

noted for its population of wading birds is called what -

Courseness or Foulness?

-Courseness.

-Foulness.

Paul. In hot drinks, a variety of China tea

with a distinctive smoky flavour is called lapsang what?

-Souchong.

-Correct.

Ayanda, in garden flowers,

what A is an alternative name for the snapdragon?

-Anteater.

-No, Antirrhinum.

Paul. In pop music,

the name of which 1980s group was a three-word phrase

that appears on posters in westerns under a portrait of a wanted man?

-Dead or Alive.

-Correct.

-Ayanda.

-Bank.

-In feminism,

the French author Simone de Beauvoir wrote

a groundbreaking treatise, published in 1949,

known in English as The Second what?

-War.

-Sex.

Paul. In TV, The Wheels On Fire,

sung by Adrian Edmundson as part of a duet,

was the theme tune to which sitcom starring his wife,

Jennifer Saunders?

-Young Ones.

-Absolutely Fabulous.

Ayanda, in the peerage of England,

what C is the family name of the Dukes of Devonshire?

-Windsor.

-Cavendish. Paul.

In film, the 1940s Hollywood actress

who shared her stage surname

with a type of geographical feature was called Veronica what?

-Mountain.

-Lake.

Ayanda, in Switzerland...

END-OF-ROUND JUNGLE

Time's up. You banked £20 which we'll treble.

It gives you prize money today of £1,290.

There can only be one winner.

Now up to five questions each.

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

So, Ayanda and Paul,

for £1,290,

let's play the Weakest Link.

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

Ladies first, Anne.

Ayanda. In Roman Catholicism, the first non-Italian pope

for more than 150 years, elected in 1978,

came from which other European country?

-Poland.

-That is the correct answer.

Paul. In celebrities, a son called Leo,

born in Los Angeles in January 2011,

was the first child of the Oscar-winning Spanish actors

Javier Bardem and whom?

-Tom Cruise.

-The correct answer is Penelope Cruz.

Ayanda, in pop music, the name of which British group

is also the word for any of the nine sister Greek goddesses

who protected the arts and sciences?

-Beatles.

-The correct answer is Muse.

Paul, in drinks, the famous wine called Chablis

from the Burgundy region of France

is traditionally made from which variety of white grape?

-Chardonnay.

-That is the correct answer.

Ayanda. In UK geography,

which former steelmaking and shipbuilding town in South Wales

was granted city status in 2002

and hosted the 2010 Ryder Cup

at its Celtic Manor resort?

-Aberystwyth.

-The correct answer is Newport.

Paul. In literature, the 1987 coming-of-age novel

by the Japanese writer Murakami

that became a worldwide bestseller,

took its title from which song by the Beatles?

A Suitable Boy.

The correct answer is Norwegian Wood.

Ayanda. In cinema, which filmmaker

born in New York won the Best Director Oscar

for the first time in 2007

for his crime thriller, The Departed?

Martin Scorsese.

That is the correct answer.

Paul. In British wildlife, which word that can refer to

a pale shade of brown or to farmland that is left uncultivated

is the name of a species of deer

noted for its broad, flat antlers?

-Fallow.

-That is the correct answer.

Ayanda. In maths, what is the surface area

in square centimetres of a cube

whose edges are each 2cm long?

-24.

-That is the correct answer.

Paul. In TV history, in Coronation Street,

the character Elsie played by Pat Phoenix,

had three husbands,

two of whom shared what surname?

-Sugden.

-The correct answer is Tanner.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

That means, Ayanda, you are today's strongest link

and you go away with £1,290.

Paul, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

Very disappointed.

Very disappointed. It was an excellent game.

I was quite tense. I felt that we kind of both were on a equal level

but when I heard that final question then I thought, "Yeah, I've got this."

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