04/05/2010 Weakest Link

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

Only one 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 must work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing as, round by round,

we lose the player voted the weakest link. Let's meet the team.

My name is Glen, I'm 47, I live in Clapham, South London, and I'm an artist.

My name's Natalie, I'm 30, from Haywards Heath and I'm a biochemistry student.

I'm Roger, aged 67, from Stafford and I'm retired.

I'm Barbara, 55, from Cambridgeshire and I'm a practice manager.

I'm Steve, I'm 22, from Newtonards. I'm a Business and Spanish student.

My name's Jerry, I'm 48, from Manchester and I'm an emergency control room operator.

My name is Martin, I'm 51, from Newport Pagnell and I'm a media consultant.

I'm Lauren, 22, from Highgate and I'm a freelance writer.

My name's Jonathan, I'm 32, from Bath, and I'm a restaurant manager.

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

The fastest way is a chain of nine correct answers.

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

Say "Bank!" first and the money is safe.

Round 1 - three minutes on the clock. We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.

That's you, Barbara. Let's play the Weakest Link.

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

According to the proverb, a stitch in time saves how many?

-Nine.

-Correct. In clothing,

the size immediately below Large and Medium is known by what name?

-Small.

-Correct. In modern history, Nelson Mandela was born in 1918 in which country?

-South Africa.

-Correct. In cinema, the term "road movie" best describes which of these 1960s films -

Easy Rider or Mary Poppins?

-Easy Rider.

-Correct. The traditional nursery rhyme featuring an aquatic bird is called Goosy Goosy what?

-Gander.

-Correct. In human anatomy,

what is the name for the upper limb from the shoulder to the hand?

-Arm.

-Correct. Glen, in wildlife,

what E is a large land animal with greyish skin,

a long trunk and two curved tusks?

-Elephant.

-Correct. Natalie,

if a swimmer is unable to touch the bottom of a pool without the water covering his head,

he can literally be said to be out of his what?

-Depth.

-Correct. Roger, in stand-up comedy,

a member of the audience who shouts abuse at the performer is known as what - a heckler or humdinger?

-Heckler.

-Correct.

-Bank!

OK, you've reached and banked your £1,000 target in that first pathetically easy round.

Who's the MasterChef and who's the Little Chef?

Who's great and who's grating? Who will lose you money in the rounds to come?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In an impressive first round, Barbara is the strongest link as she banked all the money.

Statistically, Steve is the weakest link, but who will the players vote off at this early stage of the game?

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

Jerry.

Roger.

Jerry.

Jerry.

Roger.

Roger.

Roger.

Glen.

Barbara.

-What do you do, Martin?

-I'm a media consultant.

-Oh, that sounds very trendy!

-It does.

Put your board down.

-Is that an outfit you'd wear for work?

-No, not at all.

-No.

-So the little necklace...

-Ah, the ohm. My wife bought it for me.

-Oh, you've got a wife?

-I do.

-Put your board up.

-What's she called?

-Claire.

-And how old are you?

-51.

-How old is Claire?

-Thirty...six.

-First wife?

-No.

-Second wife?

-No.

-Third wife?

-No.

-She's the fourth wife?

-Yes.

-OK. The first one was called...?

-Jacquie.

-How old was she?

-Er, same age as me.

-Yes.

-Oh, no, she wasn't!

She was two years younger.

-Next one?

-Was Lynn.

-And how old is she now?

-Same age.

-49?

-Yes.

-And the next one?

-Jacquie. She's...53.

-So you went younger, younger, older...

-And then very young.

-Whoosh!

-Yes.

-To Claire.

What is it that first attracts these women to you and what is it that makes them so rapidly disappointed?

It starts off with my good looks and charm and wit and then they understand it's just a front.

-Why Roger?

-I just felt that he took longer to answer...

-No, he didn't.

-I don't know any other reason.

-It's because he's old with big glasses.

-He's a very nice man.

-What do you do, Steve?

-I'm a Business and Spanish student.

-Where are you doing that?

-Liverpool.

-In Liverpool, you're learning Spanish?

-I am, yes.

-Have you done a dissertation?

-Er, yeah, I have.

-On what?

-The credit crunch in Spain.

-Is that El Credito Cruncho?

-It's actually called La Crisis.

-That was a good effort.

-Was it?

-It was nice. I liked your accent.

-Why Roger?

-I think he's probably going to be a threat in later rounds.

-Why?

Cos he's a man of the world.

-What do you do, Jerry?

-I'm an emergency control room operator.

-Really? All those 999 calls?

No, I don't take 999 calls. I work for a local authority.

-And are you cheery on the phone?

-I am.

-Do you do jokes?

-Sometimes. Not at work, though.

-It's quite a serious job.

-You haven't got any emergency jokes?

-I don't tell jokes. I tell stories.

-What do you mean?

-I do stand-up comedy. I'm only 4'11". People at the back didn't know I was standing up.

-Board down.

Move next to Martin. ..Off you go, then.

-Two bodies found at Kellogg's. Police are looking for a cereal killer.

-That was a joke!

-Well, they're quite long, the stories.

-Hop up again.

Put your board up. Now could you give me a proper reason for getting rid of Roger?

-Em, Roger's a lovely, lovely man...

-We've been through all that.

Roger, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think the team voted tactically. They recognised me as a threat. I could have gone all the way.

Round 2. In the bank, £1,000. We now take 10 seconds off.

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

Start the clock.

In expressions, someone who is immature or naive is said to be wet behind the what?

-Ears.

-In British politics, the abbreviation PM stands for the name of which Cabinet post?

-Prime Minister.

-In nature, the fungal disease called sooty mould usually affects plants or hand puppets?

-Plants.

-In maths, what is 27 plus 8?

-35.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Fool's Mate is the quickest possible winning position in which board game?

-Chess.

-In TV, the comedy series Blackadder Goes Forth was set during which World War?

-The First.

-Correct. Glen...

-Bank!

What A is the name given to the disciples chosen by Jesus?

-Apostles.

-In personal appearance, a woman with very light-coloured hair that doesn't look natural

is described as a platinum what?

-Blonde.

-In a drama or film, if the villains are known as baddies,

what equivalent term is used for morally upright characters?

-Goodies.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-A car park that occupies several levels in a purpose-built structure

is a multiplex or multi-storey?

-Multi-storey.

-In a restaurant,

the part of the menu on which each dish is priced and ordered separately is "a la..." what?

-Carte.

-In pop music, the 2009 album entitled Frankie Say Greatest

is a compilation of the hits of which group?

-Pass.

-Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

The sentence, "Was it a car or a cat I saw?" is an example of which type of phrase

that reads the same backwards as it does forwards?

-Palindrome.

-Correct. In literature, the 1902 novella by Joseph Conrad,

partly set aboard a steamship in Central Africa, is Heart Of what?

-Pass.

-Darkness.

At an amusement arcade, what P is the name of a coin-operated game

in which players use flippers to aim metal spheres at targets?

-Pinball.

-In TV, the former Dr Who actor

born David McDonald in 1971 is known professionally by what surname?

-Tennant.

-In the UK, the mythical creature that features on the coat of arms

of the City of Liverpool is known as the Liver what?

-Bird.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In sporting superstitions,

which score is considered unlucky by Australian cricketers,

possibly because it is 13 short of 100?

The correct answer was 87.

You won £450.

Who's more Obama and who's more, oh, bummer?

Who's a story of adversity over triumph?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

The statistics reveal that Martin is the weakest link, but will the team notice that?

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

Martin.

Martin.

Martin.

Martin.

Jonathan.

Steve.

Martin.

Martin.

-What do you do, Glen?

-I'm an artist.

-Are you? Where?

-South London.

-OK. Born and bred there?

-Born and bred in Minnesota.

-How long have you been an artist?

-I started doing it professionally here four years ago.

-Otherwise it was a hobby.

-Do you have another proper job?

-A bit of acting.

OK. What sort of acting?

Mostly extra work now. I've done some film work, TV.

-Why Martin?

-Unfortunately, he got a question wrong.

-What do you do, Jonathan?

-I'm a restaurant manager.

-Are you the boss?

-I am.

-What does your job involve?

-Being the first point of contact with the guests, making sure...

-"First point of contact"? Have you stopped speaking English?

-I meet and greet.

-Been to catering college?

-No.

-Where have you been?

-I went to University of Newcastle, but not for my current career.

-Of course not(!) What did you study?

-Politics.

-Could you not get a proper job?

-Er...

-This IS a proper job.

-What was the point of going to university?

I wanted to do something with my life that I wanted to do.

-Why Martin?

-Martin got a question wrong, as did I, but he hesitated for a long time.

Martin, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When Anne touched the subject about my wives, I just knew where that was going.

Having been married four times and my current wife being 16 years younger,

the end result was inevitable, but, hey, I'm in the position, so I'm fine with that!

Round 3. In the bank, £1,450. Another 10 seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

In world trade, a barrel defined as a measure of 35 Imperial gallons

is a unit of capacity for which commodity - coffee or oil?

-Oil.

-In definitions, which word meaning tiredness is also a term for the condition of weakness in metals

caused by variations in stress?

-Pass.

-Fatigue.

In gardening, what two-word name is given to a small rectangular planter or trough,

placed on an outside sill and used to grow plants?

-Window box.

-In history, which Anglo-Saxon King of England was known as The Great?

-William.

-Alfred.

In pop music, the UK hit albums entitled Final Straw, Eyes Open and A Hundred Million Suns

are by which group?

-Snow Patrol.

-Correct. In literature,

what U was the imaginary island containing a perfect society

created by Thomas More in a 1516 essay?

-Pass.

-Utopia.

In communication, the spoken form of which ancient language was revived in the 19th century

and is now an official language of Israel?

-Hebrew.

-Correct. In TV, Bill Turnbull, Susanna Reid, Charlie Stayt and Sian Williams

have all presented a news programme named after which meal of the day?

-Breakfast.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In heraldry,

what's the name of the UK patron saint represented by a white saltire cross on a blue background?

-Andrew.

-In fashion, an accessory for the ankle and upper part of a shoe

designed as a protection against dirt is called a tiff or a spat?

-Spat.

-In the metric system, in abbreviations of units, if C is short for centi,

and M stands for milli, K is the symbol for which prefix?

-Kilo.

-Correct.

-Bank!

During the Miners' Strike of the 1980s, a popular rhyming slogan in the campaign against pit closures

was, "Coal not..." what?

-Dole.

-In human anatomy, which large organ has many functions,

including breaking down fats and removing alcohol from the blood?

-Liver.

-In film, what G was the title of a 1984 comedy set in New York

and starring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd as paranormal investigators?

-Ghostbusters.

-In sport, because of its...

Time's up. I can't complete the question. You won £150.

But who thinks solar flares are energy-efficient trousers?

Who thinks Blu-Ray movies are for adults only?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Glen is the weakest link.

Jonathan 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.

Steve.

Jonathan.

Lauren.

Glen.

Glen.

Jonathan.

Steve.

We have a three-way tie. Jonathan, Glen, Steve.

-What do you do, Lauren?

-I'm a writer, Anne.

-Are you?

-Trying to be.

-What do you write about?

-Pretty much anything.

Popular culture, society, entertainment. Nothing very heavy.

-Can you earn a living at it?

-At the moment, no.

-Are you waitressing?

No, I just finished doing a day job and I'm currently in between jobs... or unemployed.

-Are Mummy and Daddy keeping you?

-No, Mummy and Daddy help, but I do need to work a lot.

-What have you written recently?

-Last week I wrote a fashion feature about how ginger is the new black.

-How does that work?

-Well, there's a lot of redheads in fashion now, on the catwalks,

in music and magazines. So, yeah, it's back as a trend.

-You mean it was out of fashion?

-Oh, no, it's always been stylish.

-Why do you want rid of Jonathan?

-I know I got a very silly one wrong, but so did Jonathan.

And he got one wrong in the last round.

-Jerry, would you give us another joke?

-A man went to the doctor with a strawberry on his head.

-The doctor said, "I've got some cream for that." Thanks for laughing!

-Nobody laughed.

-They did.

I heard them.

-Why Glen?

-Only because Glen got one wrong and he voted for me when I didn't get any wrong.

Glen, why Steve?

Probably because he's cuter than I am and younger.

Well, the strongest link was Jonathan, so he gets to decide.

You voted for Steve, but you've got a choice now. You can move from Steve to Glen.

I think I'll stick with my original choice and vote off Steve.

Steve, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

On TV, the Walk of Shame looks a bit intense and painful,

but in real life it's not actually too bad, although you feel people's eyes piercing through.

Round 4. In the bank, £1,600. Another 10 seconds off.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's little Jonathan in pink.

Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In food, which fish is most commonly smoked in the making of both kippers and bloaters?

-Haddock.

-No, herring.

In photography, the name of which simple card game goes before "shot" to mean an informal picture?

-Pass.

-Snap.

In a sardonic reference to a 20th-century dictator,

-it is often said of Mussolini that at least me made what run on time?

-Pass.

Trains. In birds, a baby pigeon is known as what - a scamp or a squab?

-Squab.

-Correct. The actress who in 2009 succeeded Geraldine McEwan in the role of Miss Marple

in TV adaptations of the Agatha Christie novels is Julia who?

-Sorry, no.

-McKenzie.

In musical instruments, a standard classical guitar has how many strings?

-Six.

-In publishing, in the title of the magazine for men, the letters GQ stand for Gentleman's what?

-Quarterly.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In the poem The Owl And The Pussycat by Edward Lear, which creature has a ring at the end of his nose?

-Bull?

-The pig.

In clothing, a patka is a piece of material worn around the head by some male members of which religion?

-Sikh?

-Correct.

In food preservation in the 1920s, Clarence Birdseye developed which technique -

freezing or canning?

-Freezing.

-The veteran comedy writer and game show panellist whose surname, when spoken aloud,

suggests that he is prone to floods of tears is Barry who?

-Cryer.

-Correct.

-Bank!

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In tennis, when the Williams sisters met in the Wimbledon final in 2009, which of them won?

-Venus.

-Serena.

In history, the revolutionary Simon Bolivar helped Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru

and Bolivia to gain independence from which European country?

-Spain.

-Correct. In children's TV,

in the Gerry Anderson series Captain Scarlet, the Mysterons come from which planet?

-Mars?

-Correct.

-Bank!

Time's up. Your bank was in time. You won £200.

But who's a surround sound simpleton? Who's a Technicolor twit?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having survived the previous vote, Glen is again the weakest link.

For the third time in the game, Barbara is the strongest 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.

Lauren.

Lauren.

Glen.

Glen.

Glen.

Glen.

-Where are you from, Barbara?

-Mepal in Cambridgeshire.

-And what do you do in Mepal?

-I'm a practice manager.

-How many doctors do you run round?

-10.

-Are some of them very old?

-No!

-They're all young?

-I think I'm older than all of them.

-Yes.

That wouldn't be difficult. How do you brighten up your life when you're not doing that?

-I'm a member of a barbershop chorus and a quartet.

-Are you?

-And I collect pottery.

Are you the Barry White of Mepal?

-No.

-Who are you, then?

-I'm more Mama Cass.

-what can you sing for us?

-Em...

-You could have the bass part of a nursery rhyme.

-Off you go, then. Put the board down.

-OK.

-# Rock-a-bye baby on a tree top

# When the wind blows the cradle will rock

# When the bough breaks the cradle will fall

-# Down will come baby Cradle and all. #

-Could you big that up?

-It's a bit lonely up here. I'm used to having three others.

-Board up. Why Glen?

Em...

I remember a lot of hesitation before he got the question wrong.

-Lauren, why Glen?

-Em...

I remembered him getting two questions wrong in a row, which nobody else had done.

Glen, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Being an American, I'm probably not as up on British history and knowledge as some of the others,

so I think that played a factor. Not an excuse, but I should have studied more British history.

Round 5. In the bank, £1,800. Another 10 seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

In literature, George Orwell is said to have based the Ministry of Truth in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four

on which broadcasting organisation?

-The BBC.

-In expressions, someone who is very enthusiastic about work

is often called an eager beaver or an agile badger?

-An eager beaver.

-In maths, what is 33 minus 26?

-Pass.

-Seven.

The Oscar-winning actress born in Texas in 1969 to Swiss and Norwegian parents

is Renee who?

-Zellweger.

-In the UK, what C is the name of an English city near the western end of Hadrian's Wall

and the Scottish border?

-Cumbria?

-Carlisle.

On a video recorder or hi-fi system, the letters FF stand for which two-word phrase?

-Fast Forward.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The best-selling book Born to Be Riled, first published in 1999,

-is a collection of columns by which controversial journalist and TV presenter?

-Anne Robinson.

Jeremy Clarkson. A statue by the sculptor Philip Jackson of the late Queen Mother

that was unveiled by the Queen in 2009 stands on which London thoroughfare?

Is it...Pall Mall?

No, the Mall.

In education, which four-letter word sometimes followed by Master, Mistress or Teacher

means the principal of a school?

-Girl?

-Head. The plays of Samuel Beckett are sometimes categorised as the theatre of the what -

average or absurd?

-Absurd.

-Correct. In pop music, Five Colours In Her Hair, Obviously and All About You

were the first three UK number one singles for which group?

-Girls Aloud?

-McFly.

In US geography, what P is the name of the major river that flows through Washington, DC?

-No, sorry.

-The Potomac.

In military history, the Admiralty was the UK Government department...

Time's up and you won £20.

Whose memory is now in meltdown? Whose intellect has vanished?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Lauren is the weakest link as she didn't get an answer right.

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

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

Lauren.

Lauren.

Lauren.

Jonathan.

Lauren.

-What do you do, Natalie?

-I'm a biochemistry student, Anne.

-How old are you?

-30.

-Oh.

-Have you been at it 12 years?

-I've been a student for two and a half years.

-And have you got a job?

-Yes.

-What's that?

-Accounts assistant for a small company.

-Have you got a husband?

-I have.

-What does he do?

-He's an accountant.

-So he's keeping you, is he?

I've got personal debt for this degree... but, yeah, he does keep me.

-Why Lauren?

-Because she got the maths question wrong.

-And you could have done that?

-Yep.

-Jonathan, why Lauren?

-She got a couple of questions wrong and there were big hesitations.

Lauren, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When Anne asked me that maths question, my mind just went blank. My brain fell out of my ears.

I could hear my maths teacher from high school groaning inside my head.

Apart from that, I thought I'd better pass and get on with it.

Round 6. In the bank, £1,820. Another 10 seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

In sport, the stadium in Dublin that is the HQ of the Gaelic Athletic Association is what -

Croke Park or Woof Green?

-Croke Park.

-In zoology, which class of animals is defined as any warm-blooded vertebrate,

the female of which secretes milk for her new-born young?

-Mammals.

-In alternative medicine, what C is the specific term for a practitioner

who treats bodily disorders by manipulating the spine?

-Chiropractor.

-In literature, the 2006 memoir entitled Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

is by which American author?

-Pass.

-Bill Bryson.

An English muffin topped with bacon, a poached egg and Hollandaise sauce is called Eggs what?

-Pass.

-Benedict.

In the 1956 film The Conqueror, John Wayne played which historical figure -

Genghis Khan or Attila the Hun?

-Genghis Khan.

-In parliament, an appeal to the Speaker of the House by an MP for clarification

of a point or some ruling is known as a Point of what?

-Order.

-In chemistry, rust consists mainly of the oxide and hydroxide of which metallic element?

-Iron.

-Correct.

-Bank!

What H is the professional symphony orchestra based in Manchester, the longest-established in Britain?

-Halle.

-In geography, which large island north-east of Canada

is bigger in area than New Guinea, Borneo and Madagascar combined?

-Alaska.

-Greenland. The title of which satirical magazine,

founded in the UK in 1961, also means a freelance detective?

-Private Eye.

-In Australian wildlife,

which tree-climbing marsupial is sometimes called the native bear?

-Koala.

-Correct.

-Bank!

A debauched person, usually a man, who is morally unrestrained is a libertine or librarian?

-Libertine.

-In the human body,

-the ability to...

-Bank!

-That's far too late!

I'm not accepting that bank. You're not in a night club now doing stand-up.

You won £150.

So is Jerry now a bad joke? Is Natalie a drain on your resources?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the first time in the game, Natalie is the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Jonathan is the strongest link, but whose game is over?

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

Jerry.

Natalie.

Natalie.

Jerry.

Another tie, team. Natalie and Jerry.

-Jerry, why Natalie?

-She got two questions wrong and I only got one wrong, Anne.

-Natalie, why Jerry?

-She got a question wrong and the late bank at the end.

Jonathan is the strongest link. He gets to decide. Why Jerry?

-I thought that Jerry got more questions wrong.

-You've got a choice now. Who do you want to get rid of?

I'm going to change to Natalie.

-Why?

-Because it seems that she got more questions wrong. I was wrong.

Natalie, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Jonathan did change his vote when it was a split decision,

but, in fairness to him, I was the weakest link

so he did play the game well and I think he played it fairly.

Round 7. In the bank, £1,970. Another 10 seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

In money, before the introduction of the Euro in 2002,

the guilder was the main unit of currency of which country?

-Netherlands.

-In children's fiction,

which series of comic strips is set during Roman times in the area known today as Brittany?

-Asterix.

-I'll accept.

In snooker, the player nicknamed The Jester from Leicester,

who beat Ronnie O'Sullivan in 2010 to win his second Masters title is Mark who?

-Fu.

-Selby.

In quotations, "Either that wallpaper goes or I do," are reputed to have been the last words

of which Irish-born writer and wit?

-Pass.

-Oscar Wilde.

In maths, what is 10,000 divided by 100?

-100.

-Correct.

The country singer who in the early 1990s was briefly married to Julia Roberts is Lyle who?

-Lovett.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In the British armed forces,

the personal servant of an officer is a batman or spiderman?

-Batman.

-In history, what is the current name of the Russian city

that from 1914-1924 was known as Petrograd?

-Moscow.

-St Petersburg.

In engineering, what W is the word for a low wall or dam built across a river to raise the water level?

-Pass.

-Weir. In books, the 2009 novel by the comedian Julian Clary

about the friendship between an actress and a drag queen is Devil In what?

-Heels?

-Disguise. In religion, a watchtower is sometimes used as an emblem of which organisation

because they consider the cross to be a symbol of paganism?

-Pass.

-Jehovah's Witnesses.

In the animal kingdom, the parakeet...

Time's up. You won £50. In Round 8 you get the chance to treble what you bank.

Think very carefully and honestly. Time to vote off the weakest link.

At this crucial stage in the game, Jerry is the weakest link.

Statistically, Jonathan is the strongest link, but who will be taking the final Walk of Shame?

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

Jerry.

Barbara.

Jerry.

-Jonathan, why Jerry?

-I think she got the most wrong.

And I believe Barbara and I have been the strongest links.

-Barbara, why Jerry?

-I think Jonathan's been the strongest link throughout.

Jerry, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The Weakest Link for me has been one of life's experiences. I've ticked that box now.

Round 8. In the bank, £2,020.

In this round, 90 seconds. Whatever you win will be trebled. We'll start with Jonathan.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The Brenner Pass connects Austria to which modern-day country?

-France?

-Italy.

In cinema, the singer and Oscar-winning actor who starred as a musician in 2009's The Soloist

-is known by the stage name Jamie what?

-Pass.

Foxx. In clothing styles,

the first Baron Raglan had a type of what named after him - sleeve or sock?

-Er, sleeve.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Which five-letter word for an item of furniture precedes tennis and football to make two indoor games?

-Table.

-In maths, what is the sum of the number of Billy Goats Gruff in the children's story

plus the number of blind mice in the children's song?

-Six.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In architecture,

what V is another term for the lobby inside the outer door of a building?

-Vault.

-Vestibule. In foreign languages, Samedi is the French name for which day of the week?

-Saturday.

-In literature, the 1954 novel by Raymond Chandler

featuring the detective Phillip Marlowe is entitled The Long what?

-Good Friday.

-Good-Bye.

In car maintenance, the rod used to check the oil level in a car engine is a dimwit or dipstick?

-Dipstick.

-In antiques, which type of...

Time's up. You won £70, which we will treble.

It gives you prize money today of:

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

If there's a tie, sudden death.

So, Barbara and Jonathan, for £2,230,

let's play the Weakest Link.

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

-I'd like to go first, please, Anne.

In politics, in terms of population,

which Asian country is universally recognised as the world's largest democracy?

-India.

-That is the correct answer.

Barbara, in history, between 1796 and 1812,

which military leader invaded Italy, Egypt and Russia,

but was forced to cancel his invasion of Britain?

-Napoleon.

-That is correct.

In art,

the painters Joshua Reynolds and John Everett Millais

and the architect Edwin Lutyens

were all presidents of which institution in London?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is the Royal Academy.

In cinema, which 1979 black and white film opens with a voiceover by Woody Allen

speaking the line, "Chapter One: He adored New York City"?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is Manhattan.

Jonathan, in medicine, what is the three-letter abbreviation for the name of the vaccine

routinely used to prevent tuberculosis?

MMR?

The correct answer is BCG.

In classical music,

what is the usual English translation of the title

of the Mozart opera known in German as Die Zauberflote?

-The Butterfly?

-The correct answer is The Magic Flute.

You're level pegging.

The 1960 play A Man For All Seasons by Robert Bolt

and the 2009 novel Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

are both set during the reign of which Tudor monarch?

-Henry VIII.

-That is the correct answer.

Which aromatic herb of the parsley family,

used in various cuisines to flavour fish, cucumber and potatoes

is known in Italian as anetto?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is dill.

Jonathan, in pop music,

which 2001 UK hit single for Stereophonics

has a title that comprises terms for fashion accessories and smart clothes?

-Handbags and Gladrags.

-That is correct.

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

Barbara, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I was really pleased to get to the final. It was quite an achievement.

I wanted to say, "I didn't do too bad."

I'm hoping by the time I get home my wife hasn't spent it already, although that is a big possibility!

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