08/06/2010 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 today could win up to £10,000.

They've only just met but to get the 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 William, 56, from Highgate in North London.

I'm a logistics operative and a part-time DJ.

I'm Sue. I'm 61, from Malton, North Yorkshire.

I'm a supermarket cashier.

I'm Tom, I'm 19, I'm from Wimborne in Dorset and I'm a geography student.

I'm Louise, I'm 22, I'm from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire

and I'm a sales support executive.

I'm Chris, I'm 31, I'm from Liverpool and I'm a trainee driving instructor.

My name's Shelley, I'm 55, from Plymouth in Devon

and I'm a secretary.

I'm John, I'm 26, from Belfast and I'm a policy officer.

I'm Helen, I'm 32, I'm from the Rhondda Valleys in South Wales,

and I'm a graphic designer.

I'm Fisher, I'm 43, I'm from Corby, Northants

and I'm an entertainer.

OK. 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 that chain.

Say "bank" before the question is asked, and the money is safe.

Round One. Three minutes on the clock. We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.

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

First question is for £20. Start the clock.

Chris, in money, if one side of a coin is called heads,

the other side popularly known by what name?

-Tails.

-Correct.

Shelley, in maths, what is 10 + 14?

-24.

-John, in accommodation, a room called a dormitory

is principally designed for which activity - dancing or sleeping?

-Sleeping.

-Helen, in geography, what is the full name

of the South African city that is referred to informally as Jo'burg?

-Johannesburg.

-Fisher, in weights and measures,

the single letter "m" is the symbol for which metric unit of length?

-Millimetre.

-A metre.

William, in swimming, a flexible plank fixed at one end

and fitted with springs enabling people

to enter the pool head first is called a diving what?

-Board.

-Sue, in pop music, which word for a male monarch

was the nickname given to Elvis Presley by his fans?

-King.

-Tom, in botany, a plant that goes through the process

of efflorescence is likely to burst into what - flower or song?

-Flower.

-Louise, in TV and radio, the area of programming

that covers news and topical events is known as current what?

-Affairs.

-Chris, in food, a Margherita pizza consists of a dough base

topped with cheese, basil and a sauce made chiefly

from which salad ingredient?

-Tomato.

-Shelley, in justice, what T is a five letter term

for a legal process in which a person accused of a crime is judged

in a court of law?

-Trial.

-John, the name of which folk hero precedes Prince Of Thieves

and Men In Tights to give the full titles of two films?

-Robin Hood.

-Helen, in the Christian calendar,

the first day of lent is known as Ash what?

-Tuesday.

-Wednesday. Fisher, in the game

in which two players make simultaneous hand gestures,

which item can defeat stone but not scissors?

-Shake.

-Paper. William, according to the opening line

of the nursery rhyme, Jack and Jill went up the what?

-Hill.

-Sue, in the bedroom, what W is an item of furniture designed

primarily for storing clothes,

that can be either fitted or freestanding?

-Wardrobe.

-Tom, in a common phrase, a shop assistant

who is friendly and polite is said to be providing service with a what?

-Smile.

-Louise...

-Bank!

-..in the garden,

people often leave out which foodstuff

to be eaten by wild birds - stale bread or smoked salmon?

-Stale bread.

-Chris, in US geography, the coast of California

is on which ocean?

-Pacific.

-Shelley, in pop music, the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest

was won by a group called Brotherhood Of what?

-Men.

-Bank!

-John...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You only won £200. Whose fault was that.

Who's a Sugababe and who's a sugar lump?

Who's switched on and who's definitely blown a fuse?

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

According to the statistics, Shelley is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Fisher. But who will the team want off?

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

Fisher.

Fisher.

Fisher.

Fisher.

Fisher.

Fisher.

Fisher.

Fisher.

Helen.

What do you do, John?

I'm a policy officer, Anne.

-Are you?

-Yes.

-Who for?

The Rainbow Project, a charity based in Northern Ireland.

A CHAR-ity based in Northern Ireland? What sort of CHAR-ity?

It's a support organisation for gay and bisexual men.

And what have you been fighting for recently?

Do you go and protest at things?

-I do, yes.

-So, for example?

Recently in Belfast, there was a Same-Sex Handholding Day,

and a number of activists went to our parliament with their partners,

-and held hands.

-So let me get this straight.

You all took a day off work...

Yes. No, it was on a Saturday.

A Saturday. You all wasted a Saturday outside Stormont,

-holding hands?

-Well, Anne, I...

-What's that got to do with the price of fish?

-I really like my partner so a day holding hands with him isn't a wasted day to me.

-What's it costing us,

-to run your organisation?

-We get funding from all different sources...

-Of course you do!

-Very little from government, most from charitable organisations,

-like the Joseph Rowntree Trust.

-They'd have to be very CHAR-itable!

Yes, Anne, they would.

Why Fisher?

-He got two questions wrong.

-What do you do, William?

I'm a logistics operative and a part-time DJ.

Who are you a logistics operative for?

A small paint and special-effects company and we supply the film

-and TV industry.

-What do you do with the paint?

-I take it from one place to another, usually.

-You're a van driver.

-Basically, yeah.

-How long have you been in showbusiness?

-About 30 years.

-And where do you go with the paint, for example?

-Pinewood, Shepperton,

-Elstree...

-When you say "go to Elstree or Pinewood",

-do you see any talent there?

-Very little.

Which female film star do you fancy?

-Goes back a bit, really.

-I bet it does.

-Who is it?

-Diana Rigg.

-Diana Rigg. Why Fisher?

-He got two questions wrong.

-What do you do, Louise?

I'm a sales support executive.

-For a hotel company.

-Did you always want to be a sales support executive?

-Not exactly, no.

-What exactly did you want to be?

-A singer.

Oh! So how's that going?

Um, it's on the back-burner.

-Where do you want to sing?

-On cruise ships would be good.

-Oh, on cruise ships! Jane McDonald?

-Yeah.

-So you know how to sing popular songs, do you?

-Yeah.

-Can you sing something everyone would know?

-Alanis Morrissette?

They won't want her on the cruise ships, they want stuff Susan Boyle sings.

Can you sing I Dreamed A Dream?

-I could.

-Put your board down.

# I dreamed a dream in time gone by

# When hope was high and life worth living

# I dreamed that love would never die

# I dreamed that God would be forgiving... #

That's very nice.

-Thank you.

-Put your board up.

-Why Fisher?

-He got two questions wrong.

-Fisher!

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When I'd seen my name on everybody's board,

I understood why they chose my name as I got two questions wrong.

But it's difficult to see your name on everybody's board, in the first round!

Round Two, in the bank, £200. We're now taking ten seconds

off your time. We'll start with the strongest link from the last round,

that's Shelley. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Shelley, in a modern domestic electric plug in the UK,

the letter E stands for which word?

Earth.

John, in February 2010, which member of the British royal family

celebrated his 50th birthday

with a private reception at Buckingham Palace?

Prince Edward.

The Duke of York. Helen.

In vocabulary, which word means "to walk with heels off the ground",

trudge or tiptoe?

Tiptoe.

William. In entertainment, the TV prankster

who would often whip off false beards

at the climax of episodes of the series Beadle's About

had what first name?

Jeremy.

Sue, in British customs,

what is the usual term for the male equivalent of a hen party?

-Stag night.

-I'll accept.

Tom, in personal grooming,

people regularly wash, brush and comb which part of the body?

The hair.

Louise, in astrology, what G is the name of the animal

depicted by the zodiac sign Capricorn?

-Goat.

-Chris.

In a modern public convenience,

which colour is normally displayed on the lock of a toilet door

to indicate that the cubicle is vacant?

Green.

Shelley. In marketing, the word "advertisement"

is commonly abbreviated to which two-letter term?

Ad.

John, in Olympic sport, the piece of equipment comprising

a heavy metal ball attached to a wire cable is called what,

the mallet or the hammer?

Hammer.

-Helen.

-Bank.

-In music,

the birthplaces of the composers Beethoven, Brahms and JS Bach

are all in which modern-day European country?

Germany.

William, in weather,

which word, rhyming with "mush",

is the usual name given to half-melted snow?

Slush.

Sue, in education, what L is the job title of a teacher of classes

at a college or university?

Lecturer.

Tom, in the King James version of the Bible,

what's the name of the book that starts with the words,

"In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth."

-Pass.

-Genesis.

Louise. In the UK, which part of the driving test

must normally be passed first, the theory or the practical?

The theory.

Chris, two siblings of the same sex who've developed from a single

fertilised egg and bear a strong resemblance to each other

are usually called identical what?

Twins.

Shelley, in vocabulary, what B is a word meaning

the opposite of "sharp" that's frequently applied to both

a pencil without a point and a knife without a keen edge?

Blunt.

John, in the Wild West, the hat often worn by cowboys

was said to contain how many gallons?

-One.

-Ten.

Helen, in international politics,

the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is most commonly known

by what acronym?

-Pass.

-NATO.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, you won £800, but you actually had a chain of 11 correct answers.

Who's banking and stopping you getting to the £1,000?

Who's on-target but aiming at their foot?

Whose answers are a cry for help?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most wrong answers, John is the weakest link.

Statistically, Shelley is the strongest link.

But whose game is over?

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

Tom.

John.

Louise.

John.

Tom.

Helen.

Tom.

Tom.

What do you, Chris?

I'm a trainee driving instructor.

Where?

-In Liverpool.

-Why do they have such a reputation, Liverpudlians?

Cos people in the media talk about it.

Do you think they're jealous cos of that wonderful football team they've got?

-Yeah.

-Yep. Which is their wonderful football team?

-Liverpool.

-Good.

Why Tom?

Erm, he got one question wrong.

What do you do, Helen?

I'm a graphic designer, Anne.

-Who for?

-For the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.

-MIMICS WELSH ACCENT

-University of Wales Institute, Cardiff?

-What are you doing?

-I work on prospectuses and posters

-and leaflets...

-Prospectuses?

-Yeah.

-What are they for?

That's what you send out to students that are interested in coming to the university.

Pick your board up. Have you worked out some slogans?

-There might have been a couple, yeah.

-Like what?

-I didn't do them, though!

-What are the slogans?

-"Cardiff's Calling".

-"Cardiff's Calling"?

-Yeah.

-Great.

-Catchy.

What about, "If No-one Else Will Have You, We Will"?

HELEN GIGGLES

Think that's a good one?

-Yeah, I've got to back to work on Monday though, Anne.

-Yeah.

-Why Tom?

-He got a question wrong.

Tom. You are the weakest link. Goodbye!

I never made a fool of myself.

I think I was saved from making a fool of myself

by being voted off early.

I think I would have fluffed my words up,

so I'm quite pleased about that aspect.

Round Three, and in the kitty, £1,000. Ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Shelley. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Shelley, in clothing, which word follows cat, boiler and jump

to give three different names for one-piece garments?

Suit.

John, in nature, what H is a type of nut

that gives its name to a light brown eye colour?

Hazelnut.

Helen, in maths, what is 66 divided by 22?

Three.

William, in children's literature, the Greyfriars schoolboy,

William George Bunter, is better known by what first name?

Billy.

In music, the singer and guitarist,

whose second album, The Sea, was a UK hit in 2010,

has the professional name Corinne Bailey what?

Rae.

-Louise.

-Bank.

In biology, what C means to breed individuals

of two different species or varieties to create a hybrid?

-Clone.

-Cross.

Chris. In food,

which three-letter word is the general name

for the salted or smoked meat

that's been taken from the hind quarters of a pig?

Ham.

Shelley. In ornithology, the white face

of the barn owl is conventionally described as being what shape,

diamond or heart?

Heart.

John. In cinema,

in the title of a 2001 science fiction film

directed by Steven Spielberg,

the abbreviation AI stands for artificial what?

Intelligence.

-Helen.

-Bank.

In musical instruments, the type of long horn

traditionally used by Swiss herdsmen is named after which mountain range?

Alps.

William. In employment,

what P is the usual term

for the act of raising a worker to a more senior position?

Promotion.

Sue. In US history,

which pair of infamous US bank robbers

were ambushed by police officers in 1934

on a highway in Louisiana?

Bonnie and Clyde.

-Louise.

-Bank.

In expressions, the name of which form of transport

is commonly used to mean a sequence, particularly of thought?

Train.

Chris. In news reports,

when people in the sea

are believed to be at risk from large predatory fish,

the waters are said to be what-infested?

Shark.

Shelley. In definitions, what A is the term

for a word, phrase or name formed by rearranging the letters of another?

-Anagram.

-John.

-Bank.

-In the Second World War,

the pilot who fought during the Battle of Britain,

despite having lost both his legs, was Douglas who?

-Walters.

-Bader.

-Helen.

-Bank.

-In maths,

what is one-fifth of 30?

12.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, the correct answer was six.

You won £600,

but you had a chain of nine correct answers.

Who thinks pilates are people who fly Greek planes?

Who thinks a croissant is an insect that's very annoyed?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the third time in the game, Shelley is the strongest link.

The weakest link statistically is Louise.

But how will the votes go?

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

Louise.

Helen.

Helen.

Helen.

John.

Louise.

Louise.

We have a tie, team.

Louise and Helen have three votes each.

-Louise, why Helen?

-I know I got a question wrong,

-but she also got one wrong and there was quite a lot of hesitation in her answers.

-Helen.

-Why have you voted for Louise?

-I think she got one question wrong.

When the vote's tied, the strongest link casts the deciding vote.

-That was Shelley. Where are you from?

-Plymouth in Devon.

-Oh, and what do you do?

-A family business, so I work kind of for my husband, or so he thinks

and I'm also an honorary secretary of our local social club.

-What's that called?

-Compton Social Club.

-Is it sort of Phoenix Nights?

-It's more God's waiting room.

-So you fit in nicely?

-Yeah!

You're the strongest link, so you have to decide between Louise and Helen.

-Who do you want to get rid of?

-Helen.

-Why?

-I just made a snap decision

because I think they both got a question wrong.

Helen, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!

Watching the Weakest Link at home you always know,

or you think you know the answers,

and it's just when you're in the studio and the lights,

and Anne's there and she is a little bit scary and intimidating,

it's not so easy then.

Round Four. In the bank, £1,600. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Shelley. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Shelley, in pop music,

which singer had a UK hit single and UK number-one album in 2006

both entitled Rudebox?

Robbie Williams.

John, in books,

what E is a general term for a reference work,

containing detailed information, often in alphabetical order,

on all branches of knowledge?

Encyclopaedia.

In TV, a motel in the fictional village of Kings Oak

in the West Midlands

was the setting for which long-running soap opera?

HE SIGHS Crossroads.

Sue, in geography, the UK's second-highest mountain, Ben Macdui,

is in which national park, the Brecon Beacons or the Cairngorms?

Cairngorms.

Louise, in human anatomy,

what's the everyday four-letter word

for the body covering that contains sweat glands and pores?

Skin.

Chris. In cinema,

the 1962 film starring Peter O'Toole

about a British soldier's adventures in the desert

is entitled Lawrence of where?

Arabia.

Shelley, in building, which word,

which word meaning "slightly wet" precedes "course"

in the name of a layer of impervious material

in external walls that stops moisture rising?

Damp.

-John.

-Bank.

-In Greek legend,

what H was the name of the beautiful wife of Menelaus

whose abduction led to the Trojan War?

Helen.

William, in expressions, when people are hiding a surprise

or concealing a hidden advantage,

they're often said to have an ace up their what?

Sleeve.

Sue. In pop music,

which US rock group had UK hit singles in the 1990s

with Dude (Looks Like A Lady) and I Don't Want To Miss A Thing?

-Pass.

-Aerosmith.

Louise, in Crown Green bowls,

players aim to deliver their bowl as near as possible to what object,

the jack or the D?

The jack.

Chris, in the periodic table,

which chemical element is represented by the letter C?

-Calcium.

-Carbon.

Shelley. In literature,

the 1963 novel by Alistair MacLean

is set in the Arctic and is called Ice Station what?

Zebra.

-Bank.

-John.

In African history, what D was the first name

of the 19th-century missionary and explorer

with the surname Livingstone?

-Daniel.

-David.

William. In TV,

the 1990s drama starring Patricia Routledge as a pen...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won £620.

But you had a chain of nine correct answers. Who is it that keeps banking?

Whose get-up-and-go has got up and left?

Who's now dedicated to being a dipstick?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the fourth round in a row, Shelley is the strongest link.

Statistically, Sue is the weakest link.

But can she survive the vote?

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

Chris.

Louise.

Sue.

John.

Chris.

Chris.

So, John who works for gay men in Belfast,

what else do you do?

I'm very interested in politics

and I also sing in a choir.

So what can you sing?

Could try Labi Siffre, Something Inside So Strong.

Go on, put your board down.

# The higher you build your barriers

# The taller I become

# The further you take my rights away

# The faster I will run... #

-Is that a rebel song?

-No, it's not, Anne. It's a peaceful song.

-Why Chris?

-He got a question wrong.

-William, can you sing?

-Not very well, Anne.

Why Chris?

He got a question wrong and I wasn't sure

whether he banked when we had a low amount of money.

Chris, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

The question I got wrong, I'm not really bothered about

because I don't know much about science

and the periodic table anyway,

so I'm not bothered about it.

Round Five. In the bank, £2,220. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Shelley. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Shelley, in geography,

which line of latitude is halfway between the Tropic of Cancer

and the Tropic of Capricorn?

The equator.

John, in science, which of these types of rock

usually floats on water, quartz or pumice?

-Quartz.

-Pumice.

William, in cinema, the 2006 Oscar-winning film,

An Inconvenient Truth, documented a climate change campaign

led by which former US vice-president?

-Bill Clinton.

-Al Gore.

Sue, in DIY, the small metal device

which tightens the part of the drill that holds the bit

is called a chuck what?

-Pass.

-Key.

Louise, in nature, which term for an area of wetland

goes before mallow and marigold

to give the alliterative names of two wild flowers?

Marsh.

Shelley, the manager of the Beatles

and Gerry And The Pacemakers was Brian who?

Epstein.

John, in aviation, what H is the three-letter term

for a central airport from which domestic flights

connect to international flights?

-Don't know. Pass.

-Hub.

William, in confectionary, small discs of liquorice

are traditionally known as Pontefract what?

Cakes.

Sue. Although it originated earlier,

the phrase "to grin like a Cheshire cat"

was popularised in an 1865 children's novel by which author?

Lewis Carroll.

Louise. In innovations, which visual aids

are thought to have been invented in Italy

at the end of the 13th century,

binoculars or spectacles?

-Spectacles.

-Correct.

Shelley. In a TV studio, the person who relays instructions

from the director in the gallery

to the performers on set is called the what manager?

Floor.

-John.

-Bank.

In military history, what L is the name of a weapon

that was used by English archers to great effect

in the 100 Years War against France?

-Pass.

-The longbow.

William. The 2009 film, subtitled The Legend Of Fritton's Gold,

that starred David Tennant as a villain called Lord Pomfrey,

is about which fictional school?

-Greyfriars.

-St Trinian's. Sue.

In church architecture, which five-letter word

is the specific name for the tall, tapering part of the steeple?

Top.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, the correct answer was spire.

You won £200.

So who now has a no-go area between their ears?

Who puts the thick in Gothic?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With no correct answers, John is the weakest link.

The strongest link statistically is Shelley.

But will the voting reflect reality?

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

Sue.

John.

John.

Sue.

William.

We have a tie, team. Sue and John.

Two votes each. Sue, what do you do?

I'm a supermarket cashier.

-Where?

-Morrisons in Malton, North Yorkshire.

When you're in Morrisons, do you shout at everybody like you've been shouting here?

No, but I'm an act-or, you see.

Yes, so if I go to Morrisons in Malton,

and I see someone shoplifting,

would I then hear you shouting at them?

They could come into my room, couldn't they,

and be dressed down.

Yes. And why do you want to get rid of John?

Because he's got a bald head, really.

William, you're lucky that Sue didn't want to get rid of you!

You took the words out of my mouth.

Why do you want to get rid of Sue?

I wasn't sure whether Sue had banked a small amount of money or, to be quite honest, I can't remember.

Strongest link again was Shelley.

-Why did you vote for Sue?

-Because she had a question wrong.

-Do you want to stick with Sue or move to John?

I'll stick with what I've said.

Sue, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!

Well, I'm quite sad I didn't get through to the final.

I'd replayed it in my mind that I would be there in the final,

I would win the money and I would take my husband to Hong Kong.

But unfortunately it wasn't to be,

we'll have to make do with Scarborough.

Round Six. In the bank, £2,420.

Another ten seconds off the time, we'll start with the strongest link

from the last round, that's Shelley. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Shelley, in entertainment,

which singer and actress, who dubbed herself The Divine Miss M,

released a debut album in 1972 with the same title?

Bette Midler.

John, in the human body,

what E is the name of the hard, glossy substance

that covers the crown of a tooth?

Enamel.

In theatre,

the Russian dramatist who wrote the play called The Seagull in 1895

was Anton who?

-Pass.

-Chekhov.

Louise, in maths, what is 221 x 3?

663.

Shelley, in beers, wines and spirits,

the strength of a drink is given as the percentage ABV,

which stands for alcohol by what?

Volume.

John, in Christian tradition,

before his expulsion from heaven, Satan was what -

an archangel or an archdeacon?

An archangel.

William, in science,

which prefix converts the words "biotic" and "freeze"

into terms from medicine and motoring respectively?

-Micro.

-Anti.

Louise, in TV,

what B is the title of the US sitcom,

first shown in the 1960s,

in which a sorceress called Samantha

attempted to live without her magic powers?

Bewitched.

Shelley, in UK geography,

the town in County Durham, built on the site of a Roman fort,

is called Chester-le-what?

-Grange.

-Street.

John, in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire, after he'd been sacked,

the title character took which item from his office,

a goldfish or a photocopier?

A goldfish.

William, in modern history,

from 1954 to 1969,

Ho Chi Minh was the president of the Asian country

then called North what?

-Korea.

-Vietnam.

Louise, in the United States,

the national holiday called Martin Luther King Day

is celebrated every year on the third Monday of which month?

-November.

-January.

Shelley, in pop music,

the Chicago-born soul singer who had a UK hit single

with Move On Up in 1971...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, I can't complete the question, and you won absolutely nothing. Zilch. Zero.

So, is the dream over for Louise?

Has Shelley's membership expired?

Does William have nothing else up his sleeve?

Or maybe it's the end of the rainbow for John?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In a sudden reversal of fortune,

John has gone from the weakest link in the last round

to the strongest link in this.

Statistically, William is the weakest link,

but will the team notice that?

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

Louise.

William.

William.

William.

-John, why William?

-I don't think he got any questions right, Anne.

-Louise, why William?

-Same reason, he didn't answer any correctly.

William, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My chat with Anne went very well.

In fact, I'd have loved to have talked to her a little bit longer.

I think, actually, we came out of it on a level footing.

Round Seven. In the bank, £2,420. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's John! Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

John, in food,

a traditional dessert comprising cream, lemon juice, sugar and wine

is called what, syllabub or greasy bun?

Syllabub.

Louise. In geometry, what name is given to a straight line

drawn through the centre of a circle,

equal in length to twice the radius?

Diameter.

Shelley. In alternative medicine, what E precedes oils

to give the term for the liquids extracted from plants

and used in aromatherapy?

Essential.

-John.

-Bank.

In handicrafts, knitting wool in which a pair of strands

are twisted round each other is described as two-what?

-Pass.

-Ply.

Louise. In European geography,

Charleroi is an industrial city

in the French-speaking part of which country?

-Germany.

-Belgium.

Shelley. In a series of children's books by Joan Aiken,

a young girl called Arabel adopts a raven and gives it what name,

Reeves or Mortimer?

Mortimer.

John, which athletic-sounding word is the term for what the colour does

when it spreads in a fabric immersed in water?

Run.

Louise, in popular music, which 1936 song

by George Formby features the line

"for a nosy parker it's an interesting job"?

When I'm Cleaning Windows.

Shelley, what D is the term for upper-class young women

who were traditionally introduced to society at a coming-out ball?

Debutantes.

-John.

-Bank.

-The actor born Christian Michael Leonard Hawkins,

who came to fame in the 1986 film The Name Of The Rose,

is better known by what surname?

-Don't know.

-Slater. Louise.

If the eggs from a female fish are called the hard roe,

the equivalent name given to the milt from the male is what roe?

Soft.

Shelley. In UK politics,

a constituency that is held by a slim majority is described as what,

marginal or mediocre?

Marginal.

-John.

-Bank.

-In cricket, the player who, in 1876,

became the first player to score a century was WG who?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, the correct answer was Grace.

You won £350. Now, in Round Eight you get the chance to treble what you bank.

You can easily raise that bank balance considerably.

So you have to hang onto the best player.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

The weakest link statistically is John.

But who will lose out in the final vote?

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

John.

Louise.

Louise.

Shelley, why Louise?

Both Louise and John got the question wrong but John did the banking.

John, why Louise?

I took your advice, Anne, and didn't vote tactically,

and I decided to keep Shelley in and vote Louise out.

Louise, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I don't think that Anne was too savage towards me.

She was actually quite kind and she liked my singing,

so that was quite a nice surprise!

I don't think she's as bad as everyone says she is.

Round Eight. In the kitty, £2,770. In this round, 90 seconds,

but whatever you win will be trebled.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Shelley. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Shelley, in art,

what's the name of the gallery, opened in New York City in 1959,

that was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright?

-The Tate.

-The Guggenheim.

John, in English history,

the body of Parliamentary troops

that in 1645 came under the command of Sir Thomas Fairfax

was called the New Model what?

-Army.

-Shelley.

In European geography,

what A is the name of the stretch of Italian coast

that includes the towns of Ravello and Positano?

Italian...

-Riviera.

-Amalfi.

John, in 1970s TV,

the scientist remembered for his flailing arms,

who featured in the series entitled Don't Ask Me, was Magnus who?

-Wright.

-Pyke.

Shelley. In expressions,

the name of which UK coin of low denomination

precedes the word "pincher" to make an alternative term for a miser?

Penny.

John, in music,

the simple instrument called an ocarina is a member of which group,

percussion or wind?

-Percussion.

-Wind.

Shelley, in agriculture,

the traditional method of clearing an area for farming

by cutting down trees and starting fires is known as slash and what?

Burn.

John. In Christianity,

Midsummer's Day on 24th June is also celebrated

as the birthday of which saint and cousin of Jesus?

John the Baptist.

-Shelley.

-Bank.

-In offices,

what H is the four-letter word given to the so-called desk

that deals with IT problems experienced by members of staff?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, the correct answer was help.

You won £50.

We will treble that, it gives you prize money today of £2,920.

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

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

Shelley and John, for £2,920, let's play the Weakest Link.

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

I'll go first, Anne.

John, in January 2010, the original version of which 1981 song

by the US rock group, Journey,

and a cover of it by the cast of the TV series Glee,

both reached the top ten in the UK singles chart?

-Don't Stop Believin'.

-That is the correct answer.

Shelley. In geography,

Cape Roca, the most westerly point of mainland Europe,

is in which country?

-Italy.

-The correct answer is Portugal.

John, in terms that describe God, if "omniscient" means "all-knowing",

and "omnipotent" means "all-powerful",

which equivalent word means "everywhere"?

-Optimus.

-Omnipresent.

HE MOUTHS WORDS

Shelley, in 1980s TV cartoons, which bumbling cyborg policeman,

aided by his cousin Penny and his dog Brain,

somehow managed repeatedly to foil the evil Dr Claw?

Ins...

Mmmm.

What are you saying?

Nothing.

Erm...

Danger Mouse.

The correct answer is Inspector Gadget.

SHELLEY SIGHS

John. On the reverse of the Bank of England £10 note,

first issued in 2000,

an image of which 19th-century ship

appears beside its most famous passenger?

-Titanic.

-The correct answer is the Beagle.

Shelley, in books, the 2003 autobiography

entitled Raw was written by which celebrity chef?

Gordon Ramsay.

The correct answer is Anthony Worrall Thompson.

John, in two films directed by Tim Burton,

released in 2005,

and 2007,

characters called Mrs Bucket and Mrs Lovett

were played by which actress?

-Helena Bonham Carter.

-That is the correct answer.

Shelley. In sport, in which 18-a-side team game,

named after the southern hemisphere country where it originated,

are six points awarded for a goal and one for a behind?

Pass. I don't know, Anne.

The correct answer is Australian rules football.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

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

and you go away with £2,920.

Shelley, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

If I'd got John's questions, and I'm perfectly honest,

I think my brain had turned to mashed potato,

so it wouldn't have made a great deal of difference.

Before I came into the Weakest Link,

I had absolutely no idea how I would do,

erm, I thought possibly I'd go out in the first round,

and that's what I was scared of,

it was never a consideration that I would win the Weakest Link.

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