07/12/2010 Weakest Link

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

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

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

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.

They've only just met, but to get the prize money, they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm David, I'm 61, I'm from Ingham in Lincolnshire

and I'm a domestic assistant.

I'm Norma, I'm 59, I'm from the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire.

I'm a hairdresser.

I'm Richard, I'm 26, from Yarm in North Yorkshire.

I'm a dairy farmer.

I'm Shula, I'm 41, I'm from Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire

and I'm a residential support worker.

I'm Aidan, I'm 31, I'm from Hyde in Greater Manchester

and I'm a funeral director.

I'm Tiffanie, I'm 24, from Maulden in Bedfordshire

and I work in finance.

I'm Nick, I'm 47, from Wrexham in North Wales

and I'm a warehouseman.

I'm Sarah, I'm 32, I'm from Kirtlington in Oxfordshire

and I'm an A&E staff nurse.

I'm Cameron, I'm 19, I'm from St Clement, Jersey,

and I'm a Politics student.

OK, just to remind you, in each round, there is £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 the chain.

Say "bank" before the question is asked 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, Aidan. Let's play the Weakest Link.

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

In the UK, Kat, Kathy and Katy are all shortened forms of which popular girl's name?

-Katherine.

-Correct.

The document showing that a household has paid the fee required to legally receive TV broadcasts

is called a TV what?

-Licence.

-Correct.

In marine life, a species of ray that is fished commercially for its edible fins

is called a what - roller or skate?

-Skate.

-Correct.

During the First World War, the public were encouraged to enlist and fight for "King and" what?

-Country.

-Correct.

In beverages, which alcoholic drink is generally said to come in the colours red, white and rose?

-Wine.

-Correct.

In printing, what B is the most common name for a booklet of promotional material and information

on products such as holidays?

-Brochure.

-Correct.

In literature, in the well-known folk tale, what is the name of the brother of the girl called Gretel?

-Hansel.

-Correct.

In tennis, a tournament in which each partnership comprises one man and one woman is what doubles?

-Mixed.

-Correct.

In maths, what is 100 divided by 20?

-5.

-Correct.

-Bank!

You've reached and banked your £1,000 target and that money will go through to the next round,

but one of you will not. Who's worrying you?

Who won't keep up in the rounds to come?

Who might well deserve to be a Royal Bank of Scotland executive?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In an impressive first round, Aidan is the strongest link as he banked all the money for the team.

The weakest link statistically is Tiffanie, but who will the team want off?

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

Aidan.

Tiffanie.

Cameron.

Cameron.

David.

David.

Cameron.

Nick.

David.

We have a tie, team. David and Cameron have three votes each.

-Where are you from, Shula?

-Milton Keynes.

-What do you do?

-I'm a residential support worker. Also, outside of work, I'm a Scout leader.

-What activities do you get up to? Have you got a uniform?

-I certainly have.

-Put your board down.

Oh, is it a big uniform?

A very big uniform.

-Are they Scouts or Cubs?

-They're Cub Scouts, eight to ten-year-olds.

Can you sing a Cubs' song?

I can if...

Move towards Aidan. OK then, Shula.

# Kumbaya... #

Oh, you can do better than that!

I'm in a Gang Show as well, so there are songs from the shows as well.

-Like...?

-Riding Along On The Crest Of A Wave.

-Oh, I think so.

-Do you want me to do the actions as well?

-Oh, I think so.

# We're riding along on the crest of the wave

# And the sun is in our eyes

# All of our eyes on the distant horizon

# Look out for passers-by... #

Very good. Pop up again.

Put your board up.

Why Cameron?

We all got our questions right. Just because he's the youngest.

He's quite sexy, though.

-What do you do, Tiffanie?

-I work in finance, Anne.

-Do you?

-Yes.

-Have you got a Maths degree?

-No.

-What do you mean, "no"?

-I got an F for my GCSE, but I just get by by using a calculator.

-How long have you been doing your job?

-Six months.

-Have you?

-Yes.

-How is it going so far?

-I really enjoy it.

-Did you have a job before?

-I have had several jobs before.

-You flit around, do you?

-I do.

-Could you not decide on a proper career?

I'm hoping to go into business.

Of course, because with your arithmetic, it'll be so good, won't it(?)

-I can just hire an accountant when I start making money.

-Were you born "Tiffanie - I-E"?

-Yes.

-Yes. After who?

After the nightclub Tiffany's.

Great(!)

-Why David?

-It's the shirt. I love him to bits, but the shirt's just too much.

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

-and the strongest link was little Aidan. What do you do, little Aidan?

-I'm a funeral director.

-Where's your business?

-In Hyde in Manchester.

-What's special about it?

-It's a family business.

-Yes.

-Which means that...

-So you can bury mothers, fathers?

-Anybody that passes away, we'll look after.

-Do you go and collect the bodies?

-I do.

-Put your board down.

-Do you do it in the T-shirt?

-No, I usually wear a suit and a tie.

-Do you?

-Yeah, yeah.

Put your board up again.

-OK, why David?

-I had to pick somebody.

-Of course.

-And his shirt is slightly putting me off.

-OK. You've got a choice now.

You can stay with David or move to Cameron.

I'll play fair. I'll stay with David.

David, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I don't think I'll have any trouble living this down.

I think people expect me to go and do things and fail and I've certainly achieved that today,

although I didn't get a question wrong!

Round 2 and you have £1,000. We take ten seconds off your time.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Aidan.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In music, which percussion instrument is typically a small, single-headed drum

with loose metal discs fitted into its shallow frame?

-Cymbal.

-Tambourine.

In cinema, the title character in a low-budget 1999 horror film

about a group of students making a film in a forest in Maryland was known as The Blair what?

-Witch.

-Correct.

The phrase "do it yourself" is usually shortened to which three-letter abbreviation?

-DIY.

-Correct.

In sport, the aim of which game is to knock a ball through six hoops twice and then hit a peg?

-Croquet.

-Correct.

The 20th century British dramatist whose works include Hay Fever and Private Lives was Sir Noel who?

-Coward.

-Correct.

What B is an aspect of personal appearance

that is commonly disguised by the wearing of a wig or toupee?

-Baldness.

-Correct.

In ornithology, the British bird of prey named after an agricultural storage building is the barn what?

-Owl.

-Correct.

In geography, Cape Horn is at the southern tip of which continent? Africa or South America?

-South America.

-Correct.

In 1970s pop music, Ziggy Stardust, the alter ego of David Bowie,

had a backing band called The Spiders From which planet?

-Mars.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The tibia is the bone in the front part of the lower leg that is known by what four-letter name?

-The shin.

-Correct.

In metaphors, someone who is a great help or support in a time of difficulty

is referred to as a tower of what?

-Strength.

-Correct.

In TV soaps, the character played by Joan Collins in Dynasty had what first name?

-Pass.

-Alexis.

In maths, what is 81 minus 9?

-72.

-Correct.

In religion, what "A" is a general name for spiritual beings such as Seraphim and Cherubim,

usually depicted in human form with wings?

-Angels.

-Correct.

The oldest British regular army regiment in continuous service is called the Coldstream what?

-Guards.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In winter, which substance used as a condiment is mixed with grit

and spread on road surfaces in adverse weather?

-Salt.

-Correct.

In 2010, a Mexican businessman called Carlos Slim was named by Forbes magazine

as the world's fattest man or richest man?

-Richest.

-Correct.

In cinema, ten musicals released between 1933 and 1949

starred the famous dancing partnership of Fred Astaire and which actress?

-Ginger Rogers.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In geography...

You banked in time and you reached your target.

That money will go through to the next round, but one of you won't.

Who is historically hopeless?

Who did not help you get to the target?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly, Tiffanie is the strongest link.

Sarah is statistically the weakest link, but can she survive the vote?

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

Aidan.

Sarah.

Aidan.

Sarah.

Aidan.

Sarah.

Aidan.

Tiffanie.

-What do you do, Norma?

-Hairdresser.

-Gosh, you'd never know!

-No.

-Where do you do that?

-I've got my own little salon in Cinderford in the Forest of Dean.

-What sort of styles do they like there?

-Well, they like film star styles, of course.

Well, they would do, being the Forest of Dean. Like whose?

-Posh Becks.

-Have you modelled yourself on Posh?

-No.

Whose hairdo have you practised?

Well, I couldn't really decide what to go with, so I went for the simplest.

-The "through a hedge backwards" style?

-It was this morning, Anne.

And what happens if a really, really ugly woman comes in

and shows you a picture of Cheryl Cole and says, "I want to look like that"?

-I just remind her that it's a comb, not a magic wand.

-Why Aidan?

He got his question wrong.

-What do you do, Sarah?

-I'm an A&E staff nurse.

How do you cheer up the patients?

All sorts of ways. I'm nice to them, tell them what's happening,

-ask if they want anything, feed them.

-Yes.

So I'm lying from a bad accident. You ask me if I'd like anything. I'd like you to sing a song.

-I've done that.

-I bet you have.

-I have.

-What do you sing?

-When I'm drunk in the pub, I sing Mercedes Benz.

-OK then.

Move over towards little Cameron, baby Cameron. Off you go.

# Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz?

# My friends all drive Porsches, Lord, and I must make amends

# Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends

# So Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz? #

-Oh, you're wasted saving lives!

-LAUGHTER

Put your board up.

-Why Aidan?

-Because he was almost as bad as me and I couldn't vote for me.

He wasn't quite as bad as you.

But it's votes that count. Aidan, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think my friends and family will be pleased I got through the first round

because nobody wants to leave in the first round,

but maybe I'll get a little bit of ribbing for going off second round.

Round 3. In the bank, £2,000. Another 10 seconds off.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Tiffanie, who was named after a nightclub.

Good job your mum didn't go to Tramp. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In travel, what L is the term commonly used by airlines

to mean the space available for the lower limbs?

-Luggage.

-No, leg room.

The phrase that includes a word for an item of furniture and refers to polite behaviour when eating

is what manners?

-Table.

-Correct. In science, what's the usual four-letter name

for hydrated iron oxide that forms on iron and steel by the action of water and oxygen?

-Rust?

-Correct. In anatomy, the type of tissue that extends and contracts

to produce power and enable locomotion is marrow or muscle?

-Muscle.

-Correct. In 19th-century literature,

the first names of the three Bronte sisters who had novels published were Charlotte, Anne and who?

-Emily.

-Correct. In fashion, what G is the Italian fashion house

that was founded in Florence in 1921 as a leather goods company?

-Giorgio Armani.

-Gucci.

The major Australian horse race held at Flemington race course on the first Tuesday in November

is called the Melbourne what?

-Cup.

-Correct. In architecture, structures called lychgates are frequently located

at the entrance to churchyards or dockyards?

-Churchyards?

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In American politics,

Edward Koch, David Dinkins and Michael Bloomberg have all held which high office in New York City?

-Mayor?

-Correct. In food, the cheeks of which farm animal

covered in breadcrumbs comprise the traditional English dish called Bath chaps?

-Pig?

-Correct. In definitions, what H is the term derived from Latin for the science of cultivating gardens?

-Herbiculture.

-Horticulture.

Norma, in TV, from 1997 to 2003

James Nesbitt, Helen Baxendale and Hermione Norris featured in which drama set in Manchester?

-Don't know.

-Cold Feet.

The island of Madagascar is in which ocean?

-Indian?

-Correct. In vocabulary, which three-letter French word that translates as born

is used to indicate a maiden name?

-Nee.

-Correct. In pop music, "So take a look at me now"

is a recurring line in an Oscar-nominated song by Phil Collins called Against All what?

-Odds.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In antiquities,

the Venus de Milo statue acquired by the Louvre Museum...

Time's up. You've only won £150. What's happened?

Who's a legendary loser?

Who's cost ineffective? Who needs to go?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Richard is the weakest link.

The strongest link is Nick, but how will the votes go?

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

Richard.

Cameron.

Tiffanie.

Richard.

Richard.

Cameron.

Tiffanie.

-Where are you from, Nick?

-Wrexham, North Wales.

-Oh, and what do you do?

-I work for Kellogg's as a warehouseman.

-So we're in the warehouse in Wrexham.

-Yeah.

And then what happens if we're watching you?

-Well...

-Why is your hair combed over? Are you going bald?

-I've got a high forehead, Anne.

-OK. So we're in the warehouse with bald Nick in Wrexham.

-Right.

-Yeah. And what are we watching?

You're watching export loads coming out to automatic loading bays

to go on to wagons for distribution to the UK and Europe.

-Are you doing all that?

-By a computer, Anne.

-Who carries the corn flakes?

-Em, robots.

Is it a Welsh robot army?

-No, it's actually from Sweden.

-Thank goodness.

-Why Richard?

-I cam remember him getting a question wrong. It stuck in my mind.

-Norma, why Richard?

-He got a question wrong, I'm afraid.

Richard, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I didn't mind getting voted off at this stage. It was a fair cop.

At least I didn't go out in the first round.

The highlight of the day has got to be meeting the team and Anne.

The adrenaline was really nice.

Round 4 and you're up to £2,150. Another 10 seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

In maths, what is 61 plus 27?

-88.

-Correct. Sarah, in legend,

what G is the knight of the Round Table whose name has become a byword for chivalrous male purity,

nobility and courtesy?

-George?

-Sir Galahad.

In UK politics, the Conservative MP who was appointed Home Secretary after the 2010 General Election

is Theresa who?

-May.

-Correct. In clothing, in the 18th and 19th centuries,

a woman's indoor bonnet was called a mob cap or scrum hat?

-Mob cap.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The British Olympic swimmer who has been a contestant on TV shows such as Strictly Come Dancing

and Weakest Link is Mark who?

-Thorpe.

-Foster.

In comics, the characters Getafix, Obelix and Geriatrix

appear in a series of books named after which fictional Gaul?

-Pass.

-Asterix.

What L is the general name for the reptiles whose species include monitors and iguanas?

-Lizards.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In theatre, the 1893 play A Woman Of No Importance

was written by which Irish dramatist?

-Noel Coward?

-Oscar Wilde.

Which word for a small, quick cut with scissors

is also an informal term for a bargain?

-Slash?

-Snip.

Norma, in the Austin Powers films, the title character and Dr Evil are both played by which actor?

-Austin Powers.

-Mike Myers.

In energy production, the full name of the UK organisation known since 1999 as Ofgem

is the Office of the Gas and Electricity what?

-Meter?

-Markets.

In geography, Manila is the capital city of which country?

-Italy?

-The Philippines. In music, the tragic opera entitled La Traviata

about a courtesan and her lover is by which composer?

-Mozart?

-Verdi.

In carpentry, the tool used by a joiner that is similar to a file, but with teeth is...

Time's up.

You won £70. Who's turning this game into a cluster of the clueless?

Who's now thicker than treacle?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most correct answers, Nick is the strongest link.

Statistically, the weakest link is Tiffanie, but will the other players consider that when voting?

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

Shula.

Tiffanie.

Cameron.

Sarah.

Tiffanie.

Tiffanie.

-Where are you from, Cameron?

-I'm from Jersey, Channel Islands.

-What do you do?

-I'm a Politics student at Edinburgh University.

-What year?

-Second year.

-Have you learnt lots?

-Enough.

-You've probably learnt about tax for the first time.

-Well, it's a strange concept for us, coming from Jersey.

-Yes.

-Are you managing your student loan?

-I don't have one, Anne.

-Because Daddy's giving you the money?

The money he saves on tax goes towards my fees.

-What does Daddy do?

-Daddy works for an airline.

-Does he?

-Does he own it?

-Unfortunately, no.

-What does he do for the airline?

-I'm not too sure.

-Right.

-What does Mummy do?

-She's a teacher.

-So they're paying for you?

-They are.

-You're not sponsored by a big bank in Jersey?

-I do actually get money from a finance company at home.

-Do you?

-I do. They sponsor me.

-Because?

-Because I applied.

-Were you the cleverest person on Jersey?

-It's not hard, but I am.

-Why Tiffanie?

-Because she got a few questions wrong.

I feel bad because we're representing the younger generation, but I'm afraid she has to go.

Shula, why Tiffanie?

Really sorry. Although she's from my neck of the woods, she was the weakest link.

Tiffanie, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm really upset I got voted off. The questions were getting harder.

But I came here today to have fun, meet brilliant people, not get voted off first, have a banter with Anne.

I've done all of that, so I'm going to go home and be proud of myself.

Round 5. In the bank, £2,220. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with Nick, who's going bald. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In property, which word from the French for small house can mean an apartment on more than one level

or a self-contained flat?

-Pass.

-Maisonette.

In fashion, the ex-wife of David Bailey who rose to fame in the '70s

and is regarded as one of the original supermodels is Marie who?

-Pass.

-Helvin.

In history, what J is the name for the Germanic peoples who invaded southern Britain in the 5th century

with the Angles and Saxons?

-Pass.

-The Jutes.

The species of penguin that is tallest and heaviest on average has what regal-sounding name?

-Empire.

-Emperor.

The name of a character in a 1707 play now used as a sarcastic term for a patronising woman

who exhibits overwhelming generosity is Lady who?

-Gaga?

-Bountiful.

In measurements, the cubic centimetre is equal to which other unit of volume: litre or millilitre?

-Millilitre.

-Correct. In fiction, the best-selling author of legal thrillers

such as The King of Torts, Street Lawyer and The Summons is John who?

-Le Carre?

-Grisham.

In chemistry, what U is the name of the most abundant radioactive element in the Earth's crust?

-Uranium.

-Correct. Norma, in film, the 2010 documentary

entitled Exit Through The Gift Shop was the directorial debut

-of which controversial British graffiti artist?

-Pass.

Banksy. In the Cold War, the doctrine that the Soviet Union had the right to intervene

in other Communist countries was named after which leader?

-Pass.

-Brezhnev.

In pop music, the 1967 UK number one single by The Monkees that was covered by EMF

and Reeves and Mortimer in 1995 is called I'm A what?

-Believer.

-Correct. In psychology, the term peer pressure is more often used to describe

factors that influence behaviour in a school or the House of Lords?

-A school.

-Correct. In the Christian faith, the group known as...

Time's up. You won nothing.

So who's a doctor of disaster?

Who's a consultant of catastrophe?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

The weakest link, statistically, is Norma, but will the team notice that?

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

Shula.

Norma.

Shula.

Cameron.

Norma.

We have another tie, team. Shula and Norma, two votes each.

-Shula, why Norma?

-Because I couldn't vote for myself. I did get lots of questions wrong.

-Norma, why Shula?

-She got questions wrong as well.

-Nick was the strongest link. He decides. Why Shula?

-I thought she got a few wrong.

-OK, you've got a choice now. Shula or Norma?

-I'll stick. Sorry.

Shula, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I would love to see Anne Robinson as a cub scout leader.

I know that she would be OK with the singing, the songs,

and being in front of the young people,

but the best bit and the funniest bit

will be to see her in a scout uniform.

Round Six, in the bank £2,220.

Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, Nick.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In politics, of which of his successors

did US President Gerald Ford say

"He doesn't dye his hair, he's just prematurely orange."

George Bush.

Ronald Reagan.

In organisations, the charity founded in 2007,

to provide support for wounded British soldiers

is called Help For whom?

-Heroes.

-Correct.

In snakes, in the threat posture of a king cobra,

what H is the name given to the cowl-like shape

created by its extended neck ribs?

-Hood.

-Correct.

In UK geography, in terms of population

which is the largest town or city in the county of Norfolk?

-Norwich.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-The 1959 novel by Keith Waterhouse

about an undertaker's assistant who has trouble distinguishing

his fantasies from reality is entitled Billy what?

-Pass.

-Liar.

In history, which empire reached its greatest size

in the second century AD under the emperor Trajan?

-Roman.

-Correct.

In the West End production of Oliver,

the actor and comedian who in June 2010 succeeded Griff Rhys Jones

in the role of Fagin is Russ who?

-Pass.

-Abbot.

In business, what K is the name for the symbol

used by the British Standards Institution

to indicate their approval of a particular product?

-Kite.

-I'll accept. Kite or kite mark.

In sport, the Irish golfer who in 2008 became the first European

to win consecutive major titles in the same season is Padraig who?

-Harrington.

-Correct.

In transport, the hinged steering device positioned on the tailfin

of an aircraft or the stern of a boat or ship is known by what name?

-Rudder.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In TV, in the title of a 1980s American espionage series,

what was the codename of the spy

who partnered the housewife Mrs King?

-Pass.

-Scarecrow.

In trade, the World Exposition meaning an international show

of industrial products is usually shortened to which four-letter term?

-Pass.

-Expo.

Time's up. You won £200.

But is Norma as simple as her haircut?

Are Nick's chances receding?

Perhaps Sarah's not what the doctor ordered.

Or could it all have become too taxing for Cameron?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all their answers right,

Sarah is the strongest link.

Cameron is statistically the weakest link.

But who will lose out in the vote.

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

Nick.

Cameron.

Cameron.

Norma.

Sarah, why Cameron?

I've been pretty appalling,

but he got quite a few questions wrong in that round too.

Nick, why Cameron?

I remember him getting a couple of questions wrong.

Really? Do you remember anyone else getting a couple of questions wrong?

I got three wrong, I think.

As bad as he was.

Cameron! You are the weakest link. Goodbye!

Now that I'm gone, I think there's a bit less youth and flair in the team,

but I did get a few questions wrong,

so they'll probably make more money without me.

Round Seven, in the bank £2,420.

Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, Sarah.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In England, a popular spa resort in Derbyshire is called Matlock what?

Bath or Basin?

Basin.

Bath.

In the 1990 film Goodfellas,

the gangster Henry Hill who becomes an informer for the FBI

is played by Ray who?

-Pass.

-Liotta.

In maths, what is 51 multiplied by three?

153.

In relationships, a person with whom one has only slight social contact

is known as a nodding what?

Head.

Acquaintance.

In botany, what D is the name of an aromatic herb of the parsley family,

whose seeds and leaves are used

for both culinary and medicinal purposes?

-Dandelion.

-Dill.

In literature, in the grisly comic verse based on an actual incident,

in 1892 Lizzie Borden gave her mother 40 whacks with which tool?

-Stick.

-An axe.

In pop music, the vocalist who in 1985 joined up with Vince Clarke

to perform the electronic group Erasure is Andy who?

-Clarke.

-Bell.

In a game of bowls, the plastic signs held up by an official

to indicate the number of points scored are known as what?

Ice creams or lollipops?

-Lollipops.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In spelling, the name of the South American country Peru

is an anagram of which word that means unblemished?

-Pure.

-Correct.

In children's TV in the 1970s,

only 13 episodes were ever made of which memorable animation

featuring a cat with pink and white stripes?

-Bagpuss.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In world religions, what J is the name

of an ancient Indian faith with about 4 million followers,

which teaches non-violence to all living things?

-Judo.

-Jainism.

In the motor industry...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £70.

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

You need to take the best player with you.

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

At this crucial stage in the game, Nick is the strongest link.

Statistically, Sarah is the weakest 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.

Sarah.

Norma.

Norma.

Nick, why Norma?

I remember her getting a couple of questions wrong, and Sarah,

but I thought Norma was slightly weaker on that game.

NORMA MOUTHS

Norma banked £50. Do you think she was the worst player?

No.

I'd say that was probably me.

Forget the 'probably'.

Norma, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I decided to enter The Weakest Link

just to meet Anne Robinson and just find out what it's really like

to be under the real pressure.

I'm often stood at home in my kitchen

watching and answering all the questions.

Round Eight, in the kitty £2,490.

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

We start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Nick.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In a 24-hour period,

how many times will the hands of a mechanical clock that has stopped

show the correct time?

-Twice.

-Correct.

In film, the 1992 comedy drama

about basketball starring Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson

is entitled White Men Can't what?

-Jump.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-The 12th century theologian John of Salisbury

wrote that the English were noted among foreigners for their what?

Drinking or queuing?

-Drinking.

-Correct.

In Northern Irish politics,

the abbreviation SDLP stands for the Social Democratic and what Party?

-Labour.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In UK finance, in 1968 the National Provincial Bank

merged with another bank that shared its name with which area of London?

-Pass.

-Westminster.

In geology, what G is the term for a large slow moving mass of ice

formed at high altitudes when snow accumulates and is compressed?

-Glacier.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In Eastern African wildlife,

the rodent that is virtually hairless

and lives predominantly in underground burrows

is called the naked mole what?

-Anteater.

-Rat.

In definitions, which five-letter word has the meaning stifling, secretive and not very far away.

-Close.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In legal terminology,

nearly all kinds of movable personal possessions

are collectively known as goods and what?

Pass.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. The correct answer was chattels.

You've won £140,

which we'll treble.

It gives you prize money today of £2,910.

There can only be one winner.

Now up to five questions each.

If there's a tie we'll go for Sudden Death.

So, Nick and Sarah, for £2,910,

let's play the Weakest Link.

Sarah, ask the strongest link in the last round you have the choice of who goes first.

Nick, please.

Nick, in British wildlife seeker and fallow

are the names of two species of which mammal?

Fox.

Correct answer is deer.

Sarah, in an expression associated with Julius Caesar

people who commit themselves to a course of action

that cannot be altered are said to cross which river?

Hades.

Correct answer is the Rubicon.

Nick, on which TV series first shown from 1997 to 2005

did a team originally led by Alan Titchmarsh

usually have two days to makeover a garden

before the unsuspecting owner came home?

I've forgotten, Anne, sorry.

The correct answer is Ground Force.

Sarah, in literature which 1939 novel by John Steinbeck

tells the story of the forced migration of a family

from the Dust Bowl of Oklahoma to California?

Little House On The Prairie?

The correct answer is The Grapes of Wrath.

Nick, in football in 2010 which Chelsea forward

won his second golden boot for finishing the season

as the top scorer in the English Premier League?

Didier Drogba.

That is the correct answer.

Sarah, in history the American Declaration of Independence

was adopted on the 4th of July in which year?

1850.

Correct answer is 1776.

Close.

Nick, in geography although it's part of Greece the island of Corfu

lies just over a mile from the coast of which other European country?

Yugoslavia.

The correct answer is Albania.

Sarah, in cinema the 2010 film drama Robin Hood was the fifth film

starring Russell Crowe to be made by which director?

Steven Spielberg?

The correct answer is Ridley Scott.

Nick, in cultural references

what surname was shared by Jane Austen heroine called Emma,

and a celebrated dog trainer called Barbara?

Woodhouse.

That is the correct answer.

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

and you go away with £2,910.

Sarah, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I think my family and friends are going to be quite proud of me

for how well I did in terms of getting to the final,

and also for the fact that I managed to stand up and sing in front of Anne.

With the winnings I was going to take my wife on honeymoon,

but since Anne saying I was losing my hair,

I think I'll spend it on a hair transplant.