07/04/2009 Weakest Link

Here are the nine contestants

preparing for today's show.

Only one of them will win up to £10,000.

The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people in the studio here today

could win up to £10,000.

They've only just met,

but to get the prize money they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing

as round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

My name's Daren, I'm 39, I'm from Norwich,

and I'm a self-employed bricklayer.

I'm Yvonne, 63, from High Wycombe, and I'm retired.

I'm Austin, I'm 54, I live in Carnoustie, Scotland,

and I'm a golf starter.

I'm Carly, 25, I'm from Rotherham, and I'm a checkout manager.

I'm Ian, I'm 47, I'm from Belfast and I'm a business analyst.

I'm Helen, I'm 36, I'm from Newcastle,

and I'm an education adviser.

My name's Mike, I'm 63, from Poulton, near Blackpool,

and I'm a part-time civil servant.

I'm Sarah, I'm 48, I'm from Guernsey and I'm a secretary.

I'm Temi, I'm 22, I live in Birmingham and I'm a student.

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 the money in the 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, Austin.

Let's play Weakest Link.

First question is for £20, start the clock.

Austin, which season comes next in the sequence that begins spring, summer, autumn?

Winter.

Correct. Carly,

an informal rhyming phrase meaning an excessive display of affection is, "lovey..." what?

Dovey.

Correct. Ian,

a person asking, "One lump or two?" when serving tea or coffee

is referring to which natural substance?

Sugar.

Correct. Helen,

which of these is a job title for someone paid to look after young children -

a ninny or a nanny?

Nanny.

Correct. Mike,

in January 2009, Barack Obama was inaugurated as president of which country?

The United States of America.

Correct. Sarah,

which part of the anatomy of a dog is renowned for being cold and wet?

Nose.

Correct. Temi,

in a popular indoor game, what 'D' is the name for a set of three sharp missiles

thrown at a circular board?

Darts.

Correct. Daren,

an end-of-terrace house is sometimes described as being semi-what?

Detached.

Correct. Yvonne,

an expression of congratulations is often referred to as a slap on the what - face or back?

Back.

-Correct. Austin...

-Bank.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

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

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

Who thinks Pilates is a Greek restaurant?

Who might imagine that Finding Nemo is a documentary?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In an impressive first round, Austin is the strongest link.

Carly is statistically the weakest link.

But will the others consider that when casting their votes?

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

Helen.

Austin.

Yvonne.

Sarah.

Mike.

Daren.

Helen.

Temi.

Mike.

We have a tie, team.

Helen and Mike have two votes each.

Where are you from, Temi?

-I live in Birmingham, Anne.

-Oh.

And what do you do?

-I'm a student.

-Studying what?

Dentistry.

What year are you in?

In my final year, so, fifth year now.

-So next year you'll be a dentist?

-Hopefully.

Have you practised on anybody yet?

Yes, they've let us loose.

-Do the people they let you loose on know you're only a student?

-Indeed they do.

Have you got good teeth?

-Why Mike?

-Um...he sounded like quite a smart bloke, so...

Everyone got questions right, so...

-What do you do, Daren?

-I'm a self-employed bricklayer, Anne.

-And how do you dress for work?

-Pretty scruffy!

OK, put your board down.

Move towards Yvonne.

Turn round.

Oh, I can't see anything!

What do you wanna see?!

What you normally see with bricklayers!

I wear a belt, Anne! I try to keep me back all nice and tight.

-Do you?

-Yeah!

-Why?

Well, when I get older, I'm still fit, you know?

OK. Move back behind your podium, put your board up.

How many bricks can you carry on your hod?

Well, I'm the record-holder on a building site at the moment,

that's, uh... Well, in a hod, I can carry...

about 12, 14 bricks.

-Is that all?

-Yeah, but if I did a brick-lifting competition

I can lift about 48 in one go.

Why can't you lift 48 at work?

-What, in a hod?

-Yeah.

-The hod's not big enough to carry them.

-Why not get a bigger hod?

I don't think they make a big hod like that!

-But you could have one specially made!

-I could make me own! Yeah!

Can you tell me a bricklayer joke?

No, I don't know a bricklayer joke.

-Go on, what are you gonna tell me a joke about?

-Did you hear about Pedigree Chum shutting down?

-Shutting down?

-Yeah. Through the credit crunch.

-No.

They've just sent the retrievers in to sort it out.

HE LAUGHS

Why Helen?

Well, I thought she was the best looking girl here, so...

Well, when the vote is tied the strongest link casts the decider,

and the strongest link was Austin.

What do you do, Austin?

-I'm a golf starter, Anne.

-What's a golf starter?

Basically, I'm part of a team of people

who make sure golfers go out on the course on time,

with the right equipment, the right attire, and...

If I'm a male golfer and haven't enough equipment do you say, "Go home"?

Not at all. Chances are you've paid a lot of money to play the course,

I'd make sure you were kitted out and spend a bit more on the right stuff.

If I was Tiger Woods and I was in a pair of jeans, what would you say?

-I'm afraid he wouldn't play.

-Why not?

It's part of golf etiquette not to allow denim on the course.

How stupid is that?!

I think it's actually very proper.

And what about women?

Lady golfers, no denim either.

-Really? What do they have to wear?

-Anything considered proper golf apparel.

-Like what?

-Shorts, as long as they're not multicoloured...

How short can my shorts be?

I'd like to see your shorts very short, Anne!

I didn't ask you how short you'd like to see my shorts,

I'm asking you how short my shorts can be on the golf course.

-Four inches above the knee is high enough.

-OK. You've got a choice.

You can either get rid of Helen or Mike.

OK, Mike, I'm sorry. I'm going for Mike, he's too bright for me.

Mike, you are the weakest link, goodbye!

Well, I'm absolutely furious to be voted off at the end of Round One!

Round One is not really known for tactical voting in the Weakest Link.

I suppose it's a compliment

that Temi and Austin said they thought I was too bright for them.

But even so, it's very, very annoying.

Round Two. In the bank, £1,000.

We're taking ten seconds off your time. We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Austin.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Austin, Texas Hold 'Em is the name of a popular variant of which card game?

Poker.

Correct. Carly,

the device in a lavatory cistern for regulating the water level

by means of a hollow sphere on an arm is called a what-cock?

-Stop.

-Ball.

Ian, in cookery,

what P is an everyday word for the dough made from flour, fat and water

used to make sweet and savoury pies?

Pastry?

Correct. Helen,

in Fawlty Towers, the Spanish waiter, Manuel,

claims that his pet Basil is not a rat but a Siberian...what?

Hamster.

Correct. Sarah,

which letter of the alphabet

is conventionally used to represent a kiss?

X.

Correct. Temi,

the Rolling Stones had a UK number one single in 1966

entitled Paint it...what colour?

-Purple.

-Black.

Daren,

which famously slow mammal eats, sleeps and gives birth

hanging upside-down from the branches of trees?

-Kangaroo.

-Sloth.

Yvonne. In entertainment,

when it opened in 1889, Moulin Rouge in Paris was a venue for what - cabaret or pub quizzes?

Cabaret acts.

Correct. Austin,

when Dr Bruce Banner is enraged he becomes a green-skinned character known by what name?

The Incredible Hulk.

I'll accept. Carly,

what J is the name of a vein in the neck that carries blood from the head to the heart?

Jugular.

-Correct. Ian...

-Bank.

In a traditional children's song,

which word is sung four times after "Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream"?

Merrily.

Correct. Helen,

"off the peg" describes clothes that are what - ready to wear or tailor-made?

Ready to wear.

Correct. Sarah,

melting occurs to substances in which of the three principal states of matter?

Pass.

Solid. Temi,

the girl group who had a UK hit single in 2008 entitled I Hate This Part

is called Pussycat what?

Dolls.

Correct. Daren,

the theorum of Pythagorus relates to a right-angled variety of which geometric shape?

Triangle.

Correct. Yvonne,

the bird of prey introduced to Britain in the 19th century

that hunts at night and bobs its head when alarmed

is the little what?

-Pass.

-Owl.

Austin, in TV,

the real life father and daughter who play equivalent roles in the series Hannah Montana

are Billy Ray and Miley who?

-Pass.

-Cyrus.

Carly, in motoring technology,

the popular name, SatNav, given to an electronic device,

is a contraction of which two words?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. I can't complete the question, and you won £100.

But who needs a rescue package from Gordon Brown?

Whose green shoots of recovery have just turned brown?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Ian is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Temi.

But will the voting reflect reality?

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

Sarah.

Temi.

Yvonne.

Daren.

Sarah.

Temi.

Carly.

Yvonne.

We have another tie.

Three-way - Yvonne, Sarah and Temi, two votes each.

What do you do, Helen?

I'm an education adviser for the RSPCA.

Oh. Who are you advising?

Teachers. And student teachers.

And what are you getting them to do?

I'm showing them ways they can incorporate animal welfare

into their national curriculum subjects.

Do you live alone?

No. I'm married, I've got two children and a dog.

Really? What does your husband do?

-He's an architect.

-Is he? So does he go out to work in the morning?

-Yes.

-And do you go out to work in the morning?

-Erm...

-Yes, but I'm...

-And what's the dog called?

-Pebble.

-Pebble.

Will you be teaching the teachers

not to advise families to have dogs when they both work all day?

Well, I'm actually based at home, so I only go out...

Oh, I see! Everyone comes to your house, do they?

No! She's on her own for short periods of time.

-What do you call short periods of time?

-Sometimes two, three hours.

You're never away from... You're on national television!

You're never away from the house for more than two hours?

If I'm going to be away all day, my husband takes her to the office.

Are you sure about that?

You can ask his office staff, they have an office dog,

she only goes in occasionally, but does go in.

-What sort of dog?

-She's a lurcher.

A lurcher, on its own, in Newcastle!

Why Temi?

A lot of people got one question wrong

but I think Temi lost the most money for us.

Temi, can you do dogs' teeth?

Unfortunately not. I think a vet does that.

Now, vets are much better at pulling women. Why didn't you become a vet?

Is that true? I didn't know that.

Do you think dentists pull women?

-Sometimes.

-Do they?

-I think so.

If I was a very attractive young woman,

and I was lying in your chair,

how would you pull me?

I think that's very inappropriate,

to hit on my patients while they are in the chair!

OK, well, I'm stood up then!

LAUGHTER

If Angelina Jolie was in the chair,

and she got up, you wouldn't want to hit on her?

-If she was dribbling all over me...

-Hang on a second!

If Angelina Jolie was dribbling all over you, you wouldn't hit on her?

It's unprofessional. I might get sacked.

Why Yvonne?

I remember her question and think I would have got that right.

Daren, have you got another joke?

Yeah, I saw a guy walking through a graveyard the other day,

but I went back the next day and I seen the same guy again...

No, "I SAW the same guy" not "I seen the same guy."

-I saw the same...

-Do you want to start again?

-No!

-OK.

-I saw the same guy again.

-Yeah.

-And I thought, hang on a minute,

he must have lost the plot!

AWKWARD LAUGHTER

No, didn't like that one?!

-Why Sarah?

-I thought Sarah got two questions wrong.

When the vote's tied the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.

The strongest link was Ian.

What do you do, Ian?

-I'm a business analyst.

-Really?

Are you sure you're not a body-builder?

I do like to keep fit, yeah.

How do you do that?

I play a lot of tennis and I do BodyPump.

What's BodyPump?

Does that make your body bigger?

Not mine obviously, as you can see, it just tones your muscles.

It's weights to music.

Can you pull women that way?

-Quite possibly! I haven't pulled one yet, mind you, but...

-No!

Isn't that a surprise(?)

What sort of business do you analyse?

I work in the IT department, and I liaise with...

You just get more glamorous!

IT department of where?

In a bank.

This is what I want to know.

No-one can seriously go into IT, and just think IT.

Do you have a life outside IT?

-Yeah! I do BodyPump, I do tennis, I do...

-No, no, no, don't be silly!

I do salsa!

Yeah. OK!

But nothing glamorous? What do you dream of when you're doing IT?

-Dream of?

-Yeah.

-Playing at Wimbledon.

Why Sarah?

Quite a few people got a question wrong, and it was really pot luck.

You've got a choice now.

You can stick with Sarah, you can move to the baby dentist,

or you can go to Yvonne.

I think it's unfair to change my choice, I'll just stick with it.

Sarah, you are the weakest link, goodbye!

They're voting for people that got a question wrong,

which is very difficult because we're all very evenly matched.

I think as it progresses

then possibly tactical voting may come into play.

Round Three,

in the bank, £1,100.

Ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Ian.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Ian, the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical once banned in South Africa

because it was deemed irreligious is called Jesus Christ...what?

Superstar.

Correct. Helen,

if a bottle of vinaigrette dressing is left to stand,

which of the main ingredients rises to the top, the oil or the vinegar?

-The vinegar.

-Oil.

Temi, in cinema,

the 2005 film about a secret love affair

between farmhands called Jack Twist and Ennis del Mar was entitled Brokeback...what?

Mountain.

Correct. Daren,

if the word "matriarch" refers to a female who is the head of a family,

what's the term for the male equivalent?

-Pass.

-Patriarch.

Yvonne, in product endorsements,

the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin

presented a 2008 instructional DVD teaching which martial art?

-Tai chi?

-Judo.

Austin, in noises,

what H is the word for the cry of a goose and sound of a motor horn?

Honk.

Correct. Carly,

which item of furniture precedes the word "critic"

to make a term for a person with opinions but no first-hand knowledge?

-Pass.

-Armchair.

Ian, in pop music,

A New Flame, Stars, Life In Blue, are titles of UK number one albums

in the 1980s and '90s by the group Simply...what?

Red.

Correct. Helen,

in the stories by Hans Christian Andersen, Thumbelina got her name because of her lack of what -

fingers or height?

Height.

Correct. Temi,

cricket bats are traditionally made from timber from which deciduous tree?

-Oak?

-Willow.

Daren, in travel,

Goat Island separates the two major sections of which tourist attraction

on the border between USA and Canada?

-Mexico.

-Niagara Falls.

Yvonne, in cookery,

what L is the term for food not eaten at a meal but kept and often served a second time?

Leftovers.

Correct. Austin,

which female broadcaster took over in 2008 from Michael Aspel as main presenter of Antiques Roadshow?

Sorry, don't know.

Fiona Bruce.

Carly, in maths,

what's the result if the number of whole weeks in a year is divided by four?

13.

Correct. Ian,

the ship that began a round-the-world voyage in 1831

with Charles Darwin as its on-board naturalist had what name,

the Snoopy or the Beagle?

The Beagle.

-Correct. Helen...

-Bank.

In the Carry On films, what was the surname of the actor

who played Sid Boggle, Sid Plummer and Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond?

-Erm...pass.

-James.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You only won £50. Who's as composed as modern jazz?

Who couldn't add up to zero?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all his answers wrong,

Daren is the weakest link.

The strongest link, statistically, is Ian.

But will the team notice that?

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

Austin.

Daren.

Daren.

Austin.

Daren.

Daren.

Daren.

Yvonne, what do you do?

I'm retired, Anne.

How do you fill the long, lonely hours?

I don't have any lonely hours.

I walk, ride my bike that my colleagues bought me when I left work,

I do a little voluntary job at the church,

I do some babysitting, I go round to neighbours' houses...

What's it like being an old person?

I'll let you know when I get there!

Have you got a husband?

-I have.

-Is he retired?

-He's medically retired, yes.

So do you go out together?

-On a Friday we do.

-Oh, you only do it on a Friday?

-We only do it on a Friday, Anne!

-Why do you only do it on a Friday?

Because it's quality on a Friday.

Quality time to spend together.

Right. And what do you do?

We go to London, to the art galleries, walk round the river...

-Why Daren?

-Well, unfortunately he got two questions wrong.

And he didn't bank. Sorry, Daren! Lovely guy.

So, Helen, who works for the RSPCA,

but leaves her lurcher, Pebble, alone at home, who's looking after Pebble today?

My husband's taken the day off today, so he's at home with her.

Why didn't he take Pebble to work?

Because he had to drop the kids off at school and pick them up,

and because he works about 25 miles from where we live,

it wasn't worth going to work.

And so, is Pebble in the car when he goes to take the children to school?

We live only around the corner from school, so we walk.

Oh, and does Pebble go on the walk?

Or do you leave her at home even when taking the kids to school?

She used to always go with us,

but unfortunately, in the summer she broke her leg and is recuperating...

Oh, you broke her leg, did you?!

-Yes!

-How did you do that?

She just slipped in the kitchen and fell funny on her leg...!

You've got slippy, shiny floors when you've got an elderly dog?

-I didn't really think about it or expect her to slip...

-And that's you who teaches animal welfare!

-Yes!

-Why Daren?

Erm, he got two questions wrong and didn't bank any money.

Daren, you are the weakest link, goodbye!

Anne did enjoy chatting to me.

She had a little twinkle in her eye and I gave her a twinkle back.

We had a good little natter, and I felt quite at ease talking to her.

Round Four,

in the bank, £1,150.

Ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Ian.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Ian, charcoal is an impure form of which element?

-Pass.

-Carbon.

Helen, in music,

what G is the name of an old English folk tune

mentioned in the Shakespeare play the Merry Wives Of Windsor?

-Jig.

-Greensleeves.

In modern history, the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961

was a failed attempt to overthrow which Communist leader?

-Stalin.

-Fidel Castro.

In sport, which game is played on a court with four walls

but no nets using rackets and a small rubber ball?

-Squash.

-Bank!

In fashion, the designer who in 1981 launched an offshoot label

called Emporio to his usual line of clothing is Giorgio who?

Armani.

In customs, the annual inspection and marking of water fowl

on the River Thames is known as what, swan upping or eiderdowning?

-Swan upping.

-Bank!

In botany, the toxic North American plant

that shares its name with a female adversary of Batman

is called Poison what?

-Catwoman.

-Ivy.

In pop music, Mariah Carey in 1993, Enrique Iglesias in 2002

and the X-Factor finalists in 2008

each had UK hit singles with what single word title?

Hero.

In expressions, what is said to be the sincerest form of flattery?

-Er...a smile.

-Imitation.

In housing, what's the four-letter word

for the sum of money paid by a tenant to a landlord

under the terms of an agreement?

-Rent.

-Bank!

In anatomy, what C is the name of the transparent structure

at the front surface of the eye that covers the iris and the lens?

Cornea.

In maths, what is three-quarters multiplied by eight?

-Six.

-Bank!

In aviation, the impediment to supersonic flight

experienced by an aircraft at about 750mph

is known as the sound what?

Barrier.

In food, in April 2008,

the EU granted protected geographical status

to pork pies made in and around which Leicestershire town?

-Mowbray.

-No, Melton Mowbray.

In TV, the actor Leo McKern was best known for his portrayal

of which barrister from the stories of John Mortimer?

-John Smith.

-Rumpole of the Bailey.

The first positive drug test at the Olympic Games was in 1968...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. I can't complete the question.

You won £140.

But who's a quantum of stupidity?

Who has all the prospects of a Bond girl?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With no correct answers, Temi is the weakest link.

Statistically, the strongest link is Austin,

but how will the votes go?

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

Helen.

Temi.

Temi.

Temi.

Temi.

Ian.

Carly, what do you do?

I'm a check-out manager.

Ooh, is that a hard job?

It's very stressful, yes.

-Is it? What time do you start in the morning?

-It varies.

Seven o'clock is the earliest, to one o'clock in the afternoon.

-And where do you work?

-At a supermarket.

Five days a week?

Erm, not at the moment, no.

I'm currently on maternity leave at the moment.

Oh, when's the baby expected?

SHE LAUGHS

She was born about ten months ago.

-So how long have you been off work?

-Ten months and two weeks.

Ten months and two weeks?

And are they paying you?

-No, not any more. Unpaid.

-Oh!

So don't you think you'd better get back there?

-Yeah, things are looking a bit tight at the minute.

-Are they?

-Yes.

-You'll leave your baby with someone else, will you?

-Probably my mum.

She'll do that happily, will she?

-She will. She loves her.

-Good. Why Temi?

Cos he's there on his own, I wouldn't want you to have to spin round.

Austin, why Temi?

I'm sure Temi's going to make a lot of money in the future with the career he's chosen,

and he's a better dentist than quiz contestant, I think.

Temi, you are the weakest link, goodbye!

The walk of shame was just as bad as it looks on the TV.

It was long, it was arduous, everyone was looking at you.

I tried to get a look at Anne but she wasn't having none of it. My friends will laugh.

Round Five. In the bank, £1,290.

Ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link - Austin.

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

Which product obtained from elephant tusks was traditionally used

to make the white keys of pianos?

Ivory.

In the military, what I, meaning not confirming to a rule,

describes troops who do not belong

to the established organisation within an army?

-Infantry.

-Irregular.

In theatre, which play by Arthur Miller is set in 1692

during the Salem Witch Trials?

-Pass.

-The Crucible.

In science, which two-letter abbreviation

is the chemical symbol for copper

and is often used in text messaging before the word later?

-Lt.

-Cu.

In dates of birth, Bruce Forsyth was born in the same year as which artist,

Andy Warhol or Claude Monet?

-Andy Warhol.

-Bank!

In the UK, clocks are put back by one hour in which month of the year?

October.

In cinema, the 2008 film epic directed by Baz Luhrmann

is set in and named after which southern hemisphere country?

-Australia.

-Bank!

In imperial measurements,

which unit of area was originally defined as the amount of land

that could be ploughed in one day by a yoke of oxen?

Acre.

In celebrities, before she became famous,

which Spice Girl was a hostess on a Turkish TV game show?

-Geri.

-I'll accept.

-Bank!

In politics, leaders who feel under threat from their own parties

often issue the rhyming challenge, "back me or..." what?

-Back out.

-Sack me.

In traditional remedies, smelling salts were used to treat people

suffering from which condition, fainting or flatulence?

Fainting.

In food writing,

the author of the cookery books entitled Eat Your Greens,

Country Kitchen and Vegetables is Sophie who?

-Kinsella.

-Grigson.

In theatre, in the West End musical We Will Rock You,

which pop group is credited as being the inspiration?

-Queen.

-Bank!

In the USA, since 1928 the annual Golden Gloves tournament

has been contested between amateurs in which sport?

-Boxing.

-Bank!

In optometry, if a pair of spectacles is designed for two eyes,

what is the name for an eyeglass for one eye?

-Monocle.

-Bank!

In the children's cartoon Scooby Doo,

the expletive "zoinks" is frequently uttered by which character?

Scooby the dog.

Time's up. The correct answer is Shaggy.

You won £180.

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

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

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Austin is the strongest link because he got all his answers right.

The weakest link is Carly, but will the votes reflect the statistics?

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

Austin.

Helen.

Helen.

Yvonne.

Yvonne.

We have another tie, team. This time Helen and Yvonne, two votes each.

Ian, why Yvonne?

Quite a few of us had a bad round,

but one of the questions Yvonne got wrong,

-I thought it was quite easy.

-Carly, why Helen?

I think she answered a few wrong. It's the only ones I can remember.

It stuck in my head.

Austin was the strongest, he gets to decide. Who would you like to get rid of? Helen or Yvonne?

-I'm going to change my mind.

-Why did you vote for Helen?

Helen has had a couple of tricky rounds.

Having been voted for by Yvonne on two occasions, I think it's time to take the opportunity to vote her off.

Yvonne, you are the weakest link, goodbye!

I voted for Austin on that round because I probably wanted to spread my votes round a bit

and I thought he had one wrong.

I'm not at all offended that he changed his mind and voted for me.

I might have done the same in the same circumstance.

Round Six. In the bank, £1,470.

Ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link, Austin.

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

In a garden, what T is the name for a structure of open lattice work

that is fixed to a wall and used as a support for climbing plants?

Trellis.

The organisation set up in 1994

to allocate money from the National Lottery

to projects throughout the UK is the Heritage Lottery what?

-Trust.

-Fund.

In cinema, the American actor who appeared in the films

I Know What You Did Last Summer and Cruel Intentions and Crash

is Ryan who?

-Pass.

-Phillippe. In slang, petrolhead is a disparaging term

for someone who has an obsession with what,

cars or cigarette lighters?

-Cars.

-Bank!

In religion, the title Swami is primarily used

for a teacher in which major world faith?

-Hindu.

-I'll accept.

In literature, what E follows the word first

to make a term for the earliest printed version of a book?

-Pass.

-Edition.

In pop music, the Pink Floyd song

that was later a hit single for Scissor Sisters

is entitled Comfortably what?

Numb.

In nutrition, pound for pound,

which food has the higher protein content, peanuts or baked beans?

-Baked beans.

-Peanuts.

In TV, which major character from the original series of Star Trek

had the middle name Tiberius?

-Leonard Nimoy.

-Captain Kirk.

In contemporary art, the controversial duo

who have referred to themselves as living sculptures

are known as Gilbert and who?

-Sullivan.

-George.

In botany, which tropical evergreen shrub with large fragrant flowers

was named after Dr Alexander Garden?

-Pass.

-Gardenia.

In professional costume,

what official three-letter name is given to the accessory

of white horse hair worn on the head by a barrister in court?

-Wig.

-Bank!

In the paranormal,

what T is the name for the ability to communicate

with the mind of another person via thoughts?

-Telepathy.

-Bank!

In UK geography...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won £60,

but is it check-out time for Carly?

Or perhaps you don't care for Helen's welfare.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the third round in a row, Austin is the strongest link.

Carly is statistically the weakest link,

but who will the team want off?

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

Ian.

Helen.

Helen.

Carly.

Ian, why Helen?

Erm, we all had a bad round there, but I think Helen needs to go home and look after her dog.

-Carly, did you think Helen was the worst player?

-No. I think I was the worst player.

Helen, you are the weakest link, goodbye!

I think Ian's reason for voting me off

was a bit bad really

because he knew Carly hadn't got a question right in that round.

He was straight after her and he never had any money to bank.

Round Seven. In the bank, £1,530.

Ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link, Austin.

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

In Greek mythology, the wings of Icarus,

who fell to his death when he flew too close to the sun,

were made of feathers and which adhesive?

-Sorry.

-Wax.

In telephone pranks, in 1998, the impressionist Jon Culshaw

got through to Tony Blair in Downing Street

by pretending to be the Tory leader, William who?

-Hague.

-Bank!

In definitions, what V is a word with meanings that include

deputy, depravity and a tool used for gripping?

-Vice.

-Bank!

In pop music, a much-covered ballad by US singer/songwriter Carole King

is entitled You Make Me Feel Like A Natural what?

-Woman.

-Bank!

In measurements, four and a half centimetres is equivalent

to how many millimetres?

45.

In the media, Huey Morgan, who in 2008 became a DJ on BBC Radio 6 Music,

was a founding member of the US group Fun Lovin' what?

-Animals.

-Criminals.

In internet shopping, which four-letter word is frequently used

for the virtual trolley that online customers load

as they make purchases?

Can you repeat the question, please?

In internet shopping, which four-letter word is frequently used

for the virtual trolley that online customers load

as they make purchases?

-No.

-Cart.

According to the proverb, the road to where is paved with good intentions?

-Ruin.

-Hell.

In fashion, the title of which women's magazine,

launched in the UK in 1985,

is also the first name of a supermodel with surname Macpherson?

-Ellie.

-I'll accept.

-Bank!

In seafood, which shellfish are often said to be aphrodisiac,

winkles or oysters?

-Oysters.

-Bank!

In TV, in 1999,

the presenter Kevin McCloud began hosting the architect series

called Grand what?

-Designs.

-Bank!

In rugby union, the annual Five Nations Championship became the Six Nations...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won £120.

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

Before that, time to vote off the weakest link.

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

The weakest link statistically is Austin,

but will his previous performance save him from the final vote?

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

Ian.

Austin.

Austin.

Carly, why Austin?

Of all the rounds that was his poorest.

Ian, why Austin?

He voted me in the last round and I wasn't the weakest link.

Austin, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I was voted off after what I thought was a very good performance overall,

but I don't blame Ian or Carly for making the tactical decision to get me out of the way.

I was a danger out there and they knew it.

Round Eight. In the bank, £1,650.

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

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

Let's play the weakest link.

Start the clock.

A baritone voice has a range roughly midway

between those of a bass and which other?

A tenor.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-What D is the name of both a town in north-east India

and the high quality black tea grown there?

Dakar.

Darjeeling.

Which word used to describe someone tight-fisted

is also a more accurate term for average?

Mean.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In the 1954 film On The Waterfront,

the character played by Marlon Brando delivers the line,

"I could have had class, I could have been a..." what?

Star.

Contender.

Tiny units called nephrons,

that help the body get rid of waste products,

are located in which organs?

Intestine.

Kidneys.

Which H precedes perception in the name of an examination

introduced in...?

Hazard.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-The large marine mammal notable for its long flippers

and distinctive song is called the humpback what?

Whale.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Which 1995 novel by Nick Hornby

tells the story of a record shop owner called Rob

after a break up with his girlfriend Laura?

Pass.

High Fidelity. The squares of cloth sometimes called serviettes

are known by which alternative name

especially in hotels and restaurants?

Napkins.

-Bank.

-Correct. What P is the name of the tourist attraction in Jordan

said by John William Burgon in an 1845 poem

to be, "A rose-red city half as old as time"?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. The correct answer was Petra. You won £100.

We will treble that.

It gives you prize money of £1,950.

There can only be one winner.

Now, up to five questions each. If there's a tie we'll go for Sudden Death.

Carly and Ian, for £1,950, let's play the Weakest Link.

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

I'd like to go first, please.

What is the first name of the former MP who in 2008

received the title Baron Mandelson of Foy

in the county of Herefordshire and Hartlepool in the county of Durham?

Tony.

Correct answer is Peter.

In US history what 11-letter word is the usual term

for the period from 1920 to 1933 when the manufacture and sale

of alcoholic drinks were illegal?

Liberal.

The correct answer is Prohibition.

At the start of the football World Cup in England in 1966

which team were the defending champions?

Erm...

Argentina.

Brazil.

At a 2008 auction in Sotheby's

entitled Beautiful Inside My Head Forever,

works by which modern artist fetched more than £111 million?

Dali.

Damien Hirst.

In Coronation Street, the cat owned by Hilda Ogden

shared what name with a German general of the Second World War?

Tom.

Correct answer is Rommel.

In the 1908 book, Scouting For Boys,

who praised bees saying, "They are quite a model community,

"for they respect their queen and kill their unemployed"?

Pass.

The correct answer is Lord Baden-Powell.

The African capital cities of Kinshasa and Brazzaville

lie on opposite banks of which major river?

Nile.

Correct answer is the Congo.

The 1989 film starring Robin Williams

which ends with a classroom of boys standing on their desks

whilst quoting a line of verse by Walt Whitman

has what three-word title?

Good Will Hunting.

Correct answer is Dead Poets Society.

What name is given to the organ of a flower that has at its tip

an anther producing pollen?

Stamen.

That is correct.

In the 1970s, which US soul singer

released the critically acclaimed albums

What's Going On? and Let's Get It On?

Ella Fitzgerald.

Marvin Gaye.

Carly, you are today's strongest link and you go away with £1,950.

Ian, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I'd like to say to Carly, "Well done, enjoy the money and maybe have a nice holiday with it."

I think my family and friends are going to be flabbergasted that I've won.

I don't think they expected me to get any further than the first round!

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