05/06/2009 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 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 Chris. I'm 28, from Peterborough and I'm a payroll administrator.

I'm Martha. I'm 68. I'm from Oxford and I'm retired.

I'm Ron. I'm 56, from Erith in Kent, and I'm an upholsterer.

My name is Carolyn. I'm 45, from Bristol.

I'm a company translator.

I'm Shaun, 39, from Worksop, and I'm an area sales manager.

My name is Emily. I'm 21, from Cambridgeshire, and I'm a student.

I'm Mark, 48, from Stoke-on-Trent, and I'm a police officer.

My name is Jane. I'm 30. I live in Fishcross, central Scotland.

I'm a supermarket night manager.

I'm Luke. I'm 21, from Norwich, and I'm a theatre manager.

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 and the money is safe.

Round one. Three minutes on the clock.

We'll start with the first person alphabetically, that's Carolyn.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

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

What is the principle unit of currency in the United States?

-Dollar.

-The chant in honour of a popular figure that concludes,

"Who do we appreciate?" begins with the words "Two, four, six..." what?

-Eight.

-In a standard car in the UK,

a front seat passenger sits on which side of a driver, the right or left?

-The left.

-Ginger nut, rich tea and custard cream

are varieties of which bakery product?

-Biscuits.

-In the British version of a well-known children's game,

players move up the board if they land on a ladder,

but down it if they land on a what?

-A snake.

-In the UK, which season of the year

has a name that begins with "A"?

Autumn.

The most populous state in Australia is called New South... what?

Wales.

In time keeping, conventional versions of which device

worn around the wrist make a ticking noise?

-Watch.

-In the media,

the taste and decency campaigner Mary Whitehouse

was often referred to as a moral crusader or a caped crusader?

-Moral crusader.

-Bank.

You reached and banked your £1,000 target.

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

Whose train of thought might need a bus replacement service?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'In an impressive first round, Carolyn is the strongest link.

'Shaun is statistically the weakest link. Will the others realise that?'

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

Jane.

Mark.

Mark.

Mark.

Ron.

Chris.

Ron.

Chris.

Martha.

-What do you do, Martha?

-I'm retired.

-Got a husband?

-No.

-Did you ever have a husband?

-I did.

-What happened?

-He was the weakest link.

-You got rid of him?

-I did.

-How long were you together?

-Eight years.

-Did you live in the lap of luxury?

-No. We both worked.

-He was a bus driver. I was a bus conductor.

-On the same bus?

-Yes.

-But only for eight years.

-Not for long. Until I became pregnant with our first child.

Who's the boss, the conductor or the driver?

-It's a joint thing.

-How did you communicate when he was driving and you were conducting?

We would communicate by the bell.

I would ring for the bus to stop and twice for it to go.

If you wanted your tea on the table when you got home, how many rings?

LAUGHS

-We went home and did it together.

-Did it together? We wouldn't want you to do it with other people.

-Why Mark?

-I don't know.

Carolyn banked money. I couldn't vote for myself.

-What do you do, Ron?

-I'm an upholsterer.

-Who's your main customer?

-The government, local authorities.

So that would be places like remand homes, NHS facilities.

-Prisons?

-Yeah. Sometimes.

-Why do prisoners need sofas?

-Well, to sit on, usually.

-Really?

-Do you do lampshades for them?

-I'm sure somebody does, but not us.

Do the prisoners get sent a colour swatch to choose which colour?

No, the buyers are sent swatches so they'll choose the colour.

-What colours do prisoners like?

-It has to be nice pastel shades.

It creates a nice restful atmosphere so they don't riot.

-Are there foot rests?

-They're not recliners. No.

They tend to be reinforced sofas so they can take a lot of heavy duty wear and tear.

-Why Mark?

-His name came out of the hat, Anne.

-Is that on your head?

-No. It's a metaphorical hat, Anne.

Have you got metaphorical hair?

-LAUGHS

-I wish I did!

-What do you do, Carolyn?

-I work as a translator for a utility company.

-What are you translating?

-Documents from our office in Barcelona.

Who are you speaking to in Spain?

I speak with all the secretaries in our office in Barcelona, on a regular basis.

-Do you speak to the bosses?

-Occasionally. I actually teach the bosses English as well.

Are you the Penelope Cruz?

-I don't look like Penelope Cruz...

-Don't you think so, Carolyn?

-She's dark and I'm fair.

-Yes. That's probably the only difference.

I'd like to be earning the money.

So, the Spanish directors, are they very sexy?

Some of them are. Yes. Spanish men have something about them.

-They own this utility company, which is supplying what?

-The water in Bristol.

-Is there one called Jose Pipe Ban?

-No. Not that one. No.

Speak me some Spanish. Can you say, "Why is my water bill so high?"

-Yeah.

-Go on.

-Porque mi recibo de agua es tan caro?

-What would the directors say?

-They'd say, "Due to rising costs in the UK for power."

-Why Mark?

Mark hesitated slightly on his question.

Mark, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My colleagues, who are all friends, they'll be over the moon.

They all wanted me voted off first.

As a police officer, anything you can get on somebody

to give a bit of stick, you jump on.

So I'll be in for some gyp.

Round two. You have £1,000. Ten seconds off your time.

We start with the strongest link, Carolyn.

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

In Britain, a "no waiting" sign consists of a blue centre

surrounded and crossed diagonally by lines of which colour?

-White.

-Red.

The founder of a controversial religious movement born in 1911

in Nebraska was L Ron Hubbard or Old Mother Hubbard?

L Ron Hubbard.

Which figure in numerical form

consists of a one followed by six zeros?

-Pass.

-A million.

Which common piece of equipment is used to conduct sound

from the chest of a patient to the ears of a doctor?

-A stethoscope.

-What "V" is the term for the Scandinavian people

who ravaged Europe between the 8th and 11th centuries?

Vikings.

The ostrich was once thought to bury which part of its body

in an attempt to remain unseen by predators?

-Its head.

-On TV in 2008,

viewers voted Alexandra Burke as winner of which talent show?

-Pass.

-X-Factor.

The painting by Renoir depicting an unclothed female figure

has what English title, Reclining Nude or Recalling Prude?

Reclining Nude.

The pop group that had a UK Number One single in 1981

with Don't You Want Me? is The Human... what?

-League.

-In an atlas, what specific name is given

is given to a line that encircles the Earth at 0 degrees latitude?

-Equator.

-Bank.

The Conservative holder of the post Chancellor of the Exchequer

between Geoffrey Howe and John Major was Nigel... who?

-Pass.

-Lawson.

What "C" is the term for a fictional person represented by an actor?

-Character.

-In US geography,

what precedes Monica, Barbara and Cruz

to give the names of three Californian cities?

-Santa.

-In the James Bond films,

the intelligence officer known as M

was played in 1995 by which Oscar-winning actress?

Judi Dench.

Unlucky lovers are often described

as "star-crossed" or "moonshined"?

-Star-crossed.

-Which term for a horse-drawn sledge

sounds like what a hero would do to a dragon in a folk story?

Sleigh.

-Pass.

-Ooh.

-No, sorry.

In the name of the wildlife conservation charity

abbreviated as the RSPB, the "P" stands for what?

Protection.

Which month is named after Julius Caesar?

-July?

-Bank.

The former member of Boyzone

whose hits include The Long Goodbye and I Hope You Dance is Ronan who?

-Keating.

-Bank.

Correct answer. Bank in time. And you won £170.

Which fish head is for the chopping board?

Which lobster is for the pot? Who needs to go?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'Carolyn goes from strongest link to weakest link in this round.

'The strongest link is Jane, but will the votes follow the facts?'

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

Carolyn.

Carolyn.

Emily.

Emily.

Carolyn.

Carolyn.

Carolyn.

Carolyn.

-Emily.

-Hi.

-What do you do?

-I'm a student.

-What are you studying?

-International business.

-In order to do what when you leave?

-I'd like to be in marketing or PR.

-Doing deals?

-Yes. That'd be interesting.

When they send you to do a deal would you say, "The man offered me

"one and six noughts but I don't know what that is"?

I hope not. I know now.

-Have you not got to counting at your course?

-I'm rubbish at maths.

When you go into business, what will help you most,

your degree, your blonde hair, your shapely figure?

-I think all of it.

-Really?

-Mostly the brains.

-Which brains are those?

-My brain?

-But you were absolutely hopeless in the last round.

-I got ONE right.

-Why Carolyn?

Because she lost a lot of money.

-What do you do, Luke?

-I'm a theatre manager.

-How old are you?

-21.

Good heavens! Quite a baby! You're in charge of an entire theatre?

No. Front of house. Assistant. And Duty at another theatre.

-Where are you duty manager?

-A smaller theatre, the Playhouse, in Norwich.

-Smaller theatre than where?

-The one I work at as an assistant manager.

-The Theatre Royal, Norwich.

-There's two theatres in Norwich?

At pantomime time, do you get stars from Neighbours or Home And Away?

-Had one from Neighbours this year.

-Next year?

-We're still in talks.

-Really? Who might it be?

I couldn't possibly say. I'm not supposed to know!

-If you told me you'd have to kill me?

-Yeah. Not that I'd like to.

-Have you got a uniform?

-Yeah.

-Do you sell the ice-creams?

-No.

-You say "good evening" to people?

-Yeah. Welcome them. With a smile.

-Then do you put another uniform on to sweep up?

-No.

-Why Carolyn?

-She got one wrong and passed when she should have banked.

Carolyn, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I really expected to do a bit better, to go a few more rounds.

I made a silly mistake, so concentrating on wanting to bank I ended up saying "pass".

Round three and you have £1,170. Ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link, Jane. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In coin collecting, which word describes the condition

of unused specimens, "parsley" or "mint"?

-Mint.

-What is 72 minus 20?

52.

In the cliche, a father stands with his son gazing over his property

and says, "One day, my boy, all this will be..." what?

-Yours.

-In medicine, what "A" is the general name

for a state of hypersensitivity to substances like pollen and dust?

-Allergy.

-In a poem by Robert Browning

the title character who rids the German town of Hamelin of vermin

is referred to by what alliterative name?

-The Pied Piper.

-Bank.

The land mass extending from Guatemala to Panama

as far as its border with Colombia is known as what ..America?

-Pass.

-Central.

In Victorian fashion, a crinoline or a bustle

was worn under which part of women's dress, the bodice or the skirt?

-The skirt.

-What's the word for the act

of mixing up playing cards to randomise the order of the deck?

-Shuffling.

-Gladys Knight and the Pips had a UK hit single

in 1976 with the song Midnight Train To... where?

-Pass.

-Georgia.

In the House of Lords, when peers talk about "the other place"

they're referring to which institution?

-The House of Commons.

-The US cinema actor

who was born Marion Morrison in 1907

was better known by what professional name?

-John Wayne.

-The 2007 memoir by General Sir Mike Jackson

on 45 years in the armed services has what title Soldier or Sailor?

-Soldier.

-Bank.

In the 1850s, which French chemist with the first name Louis

discovered that milk fermentation was caused by micro organisms?

-Pasteur.

-Which British mammals are popularly said to box

during their mating season?

-Birds?

-Hares.

What "C" is a type of small sponge baked in a paper case

that enjoyed a revival after featuring on Sex And The City?

-Cupcake.

-Which Italian-born jockey

has become renowned for his distinctive flying dismount...?

Frankie Detorri.

The first motorway service station

that opened on the M1 in 1959 is called Watford... what?

-Gap.

-Bank.

Headdresses worn by North American tribes

incorporated feathers from which bird?

-Eagle.

-..Bank.

Time's up. A correct answer but your bank was out of time. You won £500.

Who's allergic to thinking? Whose mind needs a minder?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'According to the statistics, Martha is the strongest link.

'Emily is the weakest link, but can she survive the vote?'

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

Emily.

Emily.

Shaun.

Luke.

Ron.

Luke.

Shaun.

We have a tie, team.

Emily, Luke and Shaun have two votes each.

-What do you do, Chris?

-I work in payroll.

-Are you qualified to payroll?

-I'm doing qualifications at the moment.

-You don't have to go to university to be a payroll person?

-A lot of people do. You don't have to.

-You haven't?

-I have been to university.

-And you've got a degree?

-Yes. I have.

-In what?

-In economics.

-Haven't you got ambitions?

-Yeah. I've got ambitions, Anne.

-What are they, Chris?

-Just to retire early really, Anne.

-Where are you going to retire to?

-Probably Taiwan.

-Why Taiwan?

-I used to live there.

-You didn't get a Taiwan bride?

-My wife's Taiwanese, yeah.

-What shop did you get her in?

-I met her in a pub.

-What's she called?

-Ya-Wen.

When you asked her to marry you, is that what she said?

LAUGHS No, she said "Yes", Anne.

-Why Emily?

-I think she got at least one question wrong.

-What do you do, Shaun?

-I'm an area sales manager, Anne.

-What are you selling?

-Tools and equipment for a tool hire company.

Put your board down.

Those big biceps. How did they come about?

Lots of time in the gym.

-You're a gym bunny!

-Yes. You could say that.

-Do you go to the for the men or the women?

-Bit of both, really.

You like a bit of both, do you? That's interesting.

-Do you have a different outfit when you're going for the men and the women?

-No.

The spandex remains in the wardrobe.

Do you decide "I'm going to the gym to look for a man today"

or "I'm going to look for a woman"?

-It depends on which side of the bed I get out of.

-I see.

-What do you do while you're looking?

-Just get on with the exercises.

-Do you do clean and jerk?

-Yes.

OK. Just move over to the right.

-Do clean and jerk for us.

-Clean and jerk?

-Yes.

Clean and jerk is where you pick that up...

-And then up.

-Right. Let's see those biceps.

Eugh! Get back behind your podium.

Put your board up.

-Why Luke?

-I think me, Emily and Luke all got one wrong.

I didn't want to vote for Emily cos that's my daughter's name. Luke was the other choice.

-Ron, why Shaun?

-I know Shaun, Emily and Luke got one question wrong.

I didn't want to pick on Emily again, even though she picked on me!

I do owe Shaun one for voting for me last time. I'm very vindictive.

The strongest link casts the deciding vote, and that was Martha.

-Oh!

-The former bus conductress who was married to the bus driver.

-Did you sometimes ring the bell and say "room for one more on top"?

-Sometimes.

-Why Emily?

It was between Shaun and Emily and Shaun banked.

OK, you can stick with Emily or you can move to Shaun or Luke.

-I'll stick with Emily. Sorry, Emily.

-She was the worst player.

Emily, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The highlight was that I got to sit in hair and make-up for an hour!

It was just nice being pampered for free.

Round four. In the bank, £1,670. Ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link, Martha.

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

Which fruit goes between "sugar" and "fairy"

to make the name of a character from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky?

-Plum.

-In the imperial system of weights and measures,

there are how many ounces in a quarter of a pound?

-Eight.

-Four.

What B is the name of a popular Spanish resort on the Costa Blanca,

famous for high-rise hotels and British pubs?

-Brava?

-Benidorm.

In English history,

which Royal house immediately precedes the house of Stewart?

-Windsor?

-Tudor.

Which items of cutlery are said to be played

by placing them back-to-back and tapping them on the knees?

Spoons.

A secret chamber, once used to hide members of the Catholic clergy,

is a "priest hole" or "nun slot"?

-Priest hole.

-In World War II,

the force now known popularly as Dad's Army was the Home... what?

-Home Guard.

-Bank.

In the TV sitcom After You've Gone,

which actor was the divorced father living with his ex mother-in-law?

-Robert Lindsay.

-Nicholas Lyndhurst.

What "E" is a word used to describe a primary school in the USA

and is part of a phrase associated with Sherlock Holmes?

-Elementary.

-Which layer of the upper atmosphere

is named after a form of oxygen?

-The ozone.

-Bank.

In the 1994 film Forrest Gump, the title character quotes the maxim

that what "..is like a box of chocolates"?

Life.

Which four-letter word means "the discharge of a gun",

"a kick at the goal" and "a small measure of spirits"?

-Shot.

-Muslin bags placed among clothes to add a scent to them

usually contain the dried flowers of liquorice or lavender?

-Lavender.

-In the kitchen, which weather term for fine, light rain

is used to mean to sprinkle food with a liquid, especially olive oil?

Drizzle.

-Bank.

-What "H" goes before "dog" to give the job title

of a canine trained to help deaf people by alerting them to sounds?

-Help.

-Hearing.

The 2008 UK hit album entitled Radio:Active

was by which British group?

Time's up. The correct answer was McFly. You won £350.

Who thinks "academia" is a blood disorder? Who thinks Joan Bakewell makes tarts?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'Having answered most questions correctly, Martha is the strongest link. The weakest link is Ron.

'Who will the team want off?'

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

Shaun.

Jane.

Shaun.

Ron.

Shaun.

Ron.

-What do you do, Jane?

-I'm a night manager for a supermarket.

-Your role is to do what?

-To oversee the team to make sure goods are on the shelves for customers like you.

-It's your job to get rid of the old food from yesterday?

-Um, no.

That should be done by the end of trade, before I start.

How do you arrange the latest dates to go at the back of the shelf?

-That's training. And the staff do that.

-What's the secret of it?

The date's on the packet. You put the new stuff at the back.

-Do you know how inconvenient that is for us?

-We know customers like to rummage.

-Why don't you put new dates at the front?

-The law says we have to sell stuff by the date on the packet.

-Why Shaun?

-Shaun got a couple of questions wrong. I got one wrong but I can't vote for myself.

So, Chris, Ya-Wen, did she speak English when you met her?

Yes. She was an English teacher.

Oh, I see. And how did you woo her? Or is Woo-Her her sister?

LAUGHS

I just took her out on a few dates, took her to dinner.

-Come on.

-Nothing too exciting, Anne. We just went out together.

What did she find devastatingly attractive about you?

I don't know, Anne. You'd have to ask her.

-What do you think she'd say?

-Probably my charm and intelligence.

-Why Shaun?

-I think he got a couple wrong.

Shaun, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I voted for Ron. I think Ron got two questions wrong, like I did.

He voted for me before, so it was a bit of payback.

Round five. Your total is £2,020. Another ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link, Martha. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The 1846 novel Jane Eyre was written by which of the Bronte sisters?

Charlotte.

Amnesia is the medical term for the loss of hair or memory?

Memory.

Knock International Airport is in which European country?

-Can you repeat the question?

-Knock International Airport

is in which European country?

-Pass.

-Republic of Ireland.

The taxi driver who became famous

when he won Mastermind in 1980 is Fred... who?

-Pass.

-Housego.

In South America, what "P" was the surname of the politician

who from 1974 to 1990 was President of Chile?

-Pinochet.

-In Greek mythology,

Pegasus differed from a normal horse in that he had a pair of what?

Wings.

In New York City, the original Waldorf Astoria Hotel

was demolished in 1929 to make way for which landmark?

Empire State Building.

At the start of both Pirates Of The Caribbean and Kingdom Of Heaven

Orlando Bloom is playing a blacksmith or a lumberjack?

A...blacksmith.

-Bank.

-Headingley is the home ground of which county cricket side?

-Middlesex.

-Yorkshire.

Comedy characterised by horseplay and physical action is slap... what?

-Stick.

-Which word of French origin

is the name for a building designed to house cars

and a premises that repairs them?

-Garage.

-Bank.

Fans of drum and bass dance music often refer to themselves

as a "rainforest tiny" or a "jungle massive"?

-Jungle massive.

-The pantomime character

whose name was taken from that of a type of Chinese green tea

is Widow... who?

-Hanky?

-Twanky.

-Twanky.

What "J" is a general term for a periodical

that deals with specialist subjects such as medicine?

-Pass.

-Journal.

A woven coloured wristband given as a symbol of companionship

is a "friendship..." what?

-Bracelet.

-Bank.

Time's up. Your bank was in time. You won £270.

Who's streetwise, and who's now on the road to nowhere?

Who's blameless and who's shameless? Time to vote off the weakest link.

'As the only player to get all his answers wrong, Luke is the weakest link.

'The strongest link is Ron, but will voting reflect reality?'

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

Jane.

Luke.

Luke.

Luke.

Jane.

-Martha, how old are you?

-68.

-Really? You're very fit, very slim.

-Thank you.

-Go to the gym?

-No.

-How do you keep fit, then?

-Karate.

Oh. Put the board down. Nip towards Ron.

Do us a few...

-Right.

-What's that?

That's gendanbarai. It's a block to a kick to the leg.

You keep this hand here so you're ready to punch somebody.

-Do you do that often?

-Twice a week.

-No. Do you punch people?

-Oh, yes. Twice a week. At sessions.

-They don't mind being punched?

-No.

-But you have done it for real?

-N-no. I haven't needed to yet.

Watch out, people who live near you. Get back on your podium.

-Why Luke?

-He got one wrong and passed on one.

-Jane, why Luke?

-Unbelievably, he was worse than me!

Luke, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

If Anne was in our pantomime we've just had she'd be a good Queen Elvira,

the evil queen in Snow White.

She'd play that role quite well - cold and sinister.

Round six and you have £2,290. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, Ron. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In the 1892 poem by Rudyard Kipling,

Gunga Din is employed by the army as a water carrier or a fan operator?

Water carrier.

Yakitori is grilled chicken in the cuisine of which country?

Japan.

Which 1960s offshore pirate radio station

was the first to broadcast to the UK

and named after a daughter of President Kennedy?

-Radio Luxembourg.

-Radio Caroline.

A coin equal to two shillings and six pence

was known as a half... what?

-Crown.

-In the title of a 2005 film comedy

starring Lindsay Lohan, who was the character who was fully loaded,

Herbie or Britney?

-Herpy?

-I'll accept.

-Bank.

Desalination is the process of removing which substance

from sea water so it can be turned into drinking water?

Salt.

Unchained Melody was a UK Number One single in 1995

by the two actors, Robson and... who?

-Jerome.

-What "W" is the term for a shoe

with a high heel and sole that form a solid block?

-Wedge.

-In a ceremony at Tate Britain in December 2008

which art prize was presented to Mark Leckey

for his solo exhibitions in France and Germany?

-Turner Prize.

-Bank.

The lair of an otter is commonly known by what name,

a hive or a holt?

-A hive.

-A holt.

What is 26 plus 39?

65.

The 2009 TV series in which the botanist James Wong

shows how to make natural remedies from familiar plants

is Grow Your Own... what?

-Drugs.

-What "Q" is the name of the mineral

that's the chief ingredient of sand?

Quartz.

On the Bayeux tapestry, the figure with an arrow in his eye

is often identified as the King of England with what first name?

-George.

-Harold.

Time's up. You won £250.

But consider this, is Chris uneconomical?

Should Jane be shelved? Maybe Martha doesn't ring your bell.

Perhaps Ron should get stuffed. Time to vote off the weakest link.

'Jane is the weakest link as she gave most wrong answers.

'Ron is statistically the strongest link, but will the team notice?'

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

Jane.

Jane.

Jane.

Chris.

-Ron, why Jane?

-She did get a couple of questions wrong.

-Chris, why Jane?

-I think she got the most wrong.

Jane, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think Ron will be off next.

I think the final will be between Martha and Chris, young versus old.

Round seven. You have £2,540. Another ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link, Ron. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

A supermarket once used the slogan

"Everything you want from a store and a little bit..." what?

-More.

-While at Cambridge University,

which comedian and actor competed in the 1980 boat race against Oxford,

Steve Punt or Hugh Laurie?

-Hugh Laurie.

-Valletta is the capital of which Mediterranean island?

Malta.

The 1950 Irving Berlin musical that includes It's A Lovely Day Today

and You're Just In Love is Call Me... what?

-Pass.

-Madam.

What "C" is a large number of art works assembled in one place,

such as the Wallace in London and the Burrell in Glasgow?

-Collection.

-In the titles of novels by Joseph Conrad and Kingsley Amis,

which abbreviated boy's name follows Lord and Lucky?

-Jim.

-In US politics,

the elections held halfway through the four-year period of office

are known by what name?

Midterms.

The money earned on savings, including reinvested sums,

is called compound... what?

-Interest.

-Bank.

The first English grammar schools were founded in the 16th century

for the teaching of which language?

Latin.

What "L" is the crisscrossing of pastry strips on top of a pie?

-Lattice.

-In cinema, the 1949 thriller Key Largo

was the final film to co-star Humphrey Bogart and which actress?

-Pass.

-Lauren Bacall.

St Tiggywinkles in Buckinghamshire is a wildlife hospital

named after a fictional hedgehog created by which children's writer?

Beatrix Potter.

At the Olympics, the longest men's race of the athletics events

is the 50-kilometre... what?

-Walk.

-Bank.

Who was the last UK monarch to veto an...

Time's up.

You won £250. Now, in round eight, you get to treble what you bank.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'For the third time, Martha is the strongest link.

'The weakest link is Chris, but who will be taking the final walk of shame?'

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

Ron.

Chris.

Chris.

-Martha, why Chris?

-I thought he was the weakest link.

-Ron, why Chris?

-It was either me or Chris so it had to be Chris.

Chris, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I probably should have got the Radio Caroline question right.

I've never heard of anybody called Luxembourg. That was the first radio station that came into my mind.

Round eight. So far, you've won £2,790.

There's 90 seconds but whatever you win will be trebled. We start with the strongest link, Martha.

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

The TV pathologist George Bullard, played by Barry Jackson,

first appeared in 1997 on which crime series set in rural England?

-Pass.

-Midsomer Murders.

Which Welsh city is situated on the Menai Strait,

opposite the island of Anglesey?

-Pass.

-Bangor.

The chorus of which 1980 UK hit single by Madness begins

"Oh what fun we had But did it really turn out bad?"

-Pass.

-Baggy Trousers.

In the British spelling, what "O" is the medical name

of the section of the alimentary tract sometimes called the gullet?

-Pass.

-Oesophagus.

Which single word is the literal meaning and usual translation

of the Hebrew greeting "shalom", used for saying hello and goodbye?

-Peace.

-Bank.

The chemists who began production of Worcestershire Sauce in 1837

were William Perrins and John... who?

-Pass.

-Lea.

Double-pointed, circular and cable

are types of flower press or knitting needle?

-Knitting needle.

-Bank.

A 1936 novel by George Orwell is Keep The Aspidistra... what?

-Burning?

-Flying.

The ancient Egyptian astronomer Ptolemy developed the theory

that which planet was the centre of the universe?

-The Earth.

-Bank.

In 2003...

Time's up. You won £60, which we will treble.

It gives you prize money today of:

There can only be one winner. Up to five questions each. If there's a tie, we'll go for sudden death.

Martha and Ron, for £2,970, let's play the Weakest Link.

-Martha, as the strongest link in the last round, you choose who goes first.

-I will.

in January 2009, which footballer became the first based in England

to win the FIFA World Player of the Year Award?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is Cristiano Ronaldo.

Which sea port in eastern China is not the national capital,

but is acknowledged to be the largest city in terms of population?

-Peking.

-The correct answer is Shanghai.

Which ballad by the Beatles was composed by Paul McCartney,

reputedly in a dream, and was originally called Scrambled Eggs?

-Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart Club?

-The correct answer is Yesterday.

Which long-running TV arts programme takes its title

from a location in central London beside the River Thames?

-South Bank Show.

-That is the correct answer.

In A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens,

what is the surname of the boy nicknamed Tiny Tim?

-Sorry. I can't remember.

-The correct answer is Cratchit.

In the 1920s, which hero of the First World War

enlisted in the RAF under the name JH Ross

and in the Tank Corps as TE Shaw?

-TE Lawrence?

-I'll accept. Lawrence of Arabia or TE Lawrence.

What name is shared by two ships,

one commanded in the 1600s by Henry Hudson

and the other in the 1900s by Robert Falcon Scott?

-Endeavour?

-The correct answer is The Discovery.

That means, Ron, you are today's strongest link and you go away with £2,970.

Martha, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

Ron knew the answers to questions that I didn't.

He was a very good competitor all through so I'm glad he won.

I'll go to the closest metaphorical hair shop

and get the best metaphorical wig money can buy.

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