09/02/2009 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.

I'm Anthony. I'm 26, from Crawley,

and I'm a bathroom and kitchen fitter.

My name's Nellie. I'm 70,

come from Oldham, and retired.

I'm Bob. I'm 63, from Northampton,

and I'm a maintenance manager.

I'm Jo. I'm 39, from Willenhall in the West Midlands,

and I'm a retail manager.

I'm Chris, I'm 58.

I'm from Gateshead. I'm a special educational needs teacher.

I'm Natalia. I'm 25, from Camden.

I'm a marketing consultant.

I'm Steve. I'm 36.

I'm from Liverpool, and I'm a team manager.

I'm Lorraine. I'm 40, from Farnborough in Hampshire,

and I'm an emergency medical technician.

I'm Ryan. I'm 20.

I'm from Doncaster, and I'm a student.

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

The fastest way is with a chain of nine correct answers.

Get your question wrong, and you break the chain and lose all the money in it.

Say "Bank" before the question 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, Anthony.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

First question is for £20. Start the clock.

In contests, how many teams compete in a tug-of-war?

Two.

In alcoholic drinks, the term "shampoo" is sometimes used

as a slang name for which French sparkling wine?

-Chianti.

-Champagne.

In the Bible, according to the book of Exodus

God sent down a plague on Egypt of which creatures - frogs or hamsters?

Frogs.

In food, what's the common name for a traditional high street shop

that specialises in selling raw meat?

Butcher's.

In South America, what's the term for a native or inhabitant of Peru?

Peruvian.

In horticulture, a prohibition on the watering of gardens

except with cans, because of drought,

is usually known as a hosepipe what?

Ban.

In the human body, what K is the everyday name for the joints in the hand

at the base of each finger?

Knuckles.

In the Christian calendar, people usually offer season's greetings

during which religious holiday?

Christmas.

In the words of the playground rhyme

recited as a response to name-calling,

"Sticks and stones may break my..." what?

Bones.

The veteran rock group that had a UK hit album entitled Songs From The Sparkle Lounge in 2008

is called what - Def Leppard or Blind Hippo?

Def Leppard.

On British roads, maximum speed limit signs have a black number on a white background

surrounded by a circle of which primary colour?

-Red.

-Bank.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

OK. You've reached your target of £1,000,

and that money will go through to the next round. But one of you will not.

Who'd need Google Maps to pick their nose?

One of you is about to leave with nothing. Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Nellie 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.

Nellie.

Steve.

Nellie.

Nellie.

Nellie.

Nellie.

Nellie.

Nellie.

Nellie.

-What do you do, Ryan?

-I'm a student, Anne.

-Are you?

-I am, yes.

-Where?

-Oxford University.

Really? Which college?

St Catherine's College.

Jolly good. Which year are you in?

I'm going into my final year now.

Are you? Do you live near Oxford anyway?

I'm originally from Yorkshire, so about two-and-a-half hours away.

You don't sound as if you're from Yorkshire.

-I seem to have lost my accent somewhat at university.

-Somewhat?

-Yeah.

-Even completely.

Yes.

So, how would you say, "I've got a bath in my house,

"and I've got grass outside of my house"?

-I've got a "ba'th" in my house...

-Oh, you said "ba'th", didn't you?!

You've got me thinking about accents now.

-So you used to say "ba'th"?

-Probably, back when I used to live in Doncaster.

What do you think it's done for you, to stop saying "ba'th" and start saying "baath"?

I don't know, really. I get ridiculed when I go back home for my accent,

and the southerners ridiculed me for having a northern accent, so it's a no-win situation.

-And what are you studying?

-Law.

I suppose as a lawyer you'll just be a gun to hire, won't you?

Something like that.

-And a good lawyer can do absolutely any sort of work.

-Definitely.

So supposing, young Ryan, you've now graduated from St Catherine's, and you're in court.

-Yes.

-OK. And you're going to be defending Nellie's hairdresser.

-Yes.

-How would you do that?

I'd probably urge Nellie to plead guilty, actually.

-Unfortunately, the evidence...

-I don't understand that. Why?

Well, the evidence unfortunately in that round...

-No - her hair, we're talking about.

-Oh, Nellie's hair.

-I think it takes years off you, Nellie. Definitely.

-Thank you!

-Why Nellie?

-There's such little to go on in the first round,

and Nellie got the only question wrong out of everybody, so... sorry, Nellie.

-Where are you from, Steve?

-Liverpool, Anne.

And what do you do?

I work in construction.

Are you a builder?

-I'm not a builder.

-No.

I lead a team of engineers and designers.

-Are you an engineer?

-I'm not an engineer, no!

What are you? Let's cut to the chase, Steve.

My degree is in biomedical science.

Is it? That's a bit uppity for Liverpool.

I was fortunate. I did do an access course, so I did it the hard way.

Did you? That's no excuse.

So day to day...how do you make our lives different, Steve?

-Er...well, we build sewage treatment works, and clean water treatment works...

-Fabulous.

-There's clean water in Liverpool, is there?

-There is.

Why Nellie?

Nellie got the only question wrong in the round.

What do you do, Anthony?

I fit bathrooms and kitchens, Anne.

-Do you?

-Yes.

-Are you qualified to do that?

I...have a geography degree.

Are you qualified to fit bathrooms and kitchens?

I've learnt my trade since I started working.

-And how long has that been?

-About two-and-a-half years.

-For what company?

-For my brother's company.

So anyone who had a kitchen fitted in, say, early 2006...

I've had no complaints yet, Anne.

-All the lavatories flush, do they?

-They do. Yes.

And which do you fit first, the kitchen or the loo?

Do you want the cup of tea first

-or do you want to use the loo?

-You can put the kettle anywhere.

-And you can tile a bathroom?

-I can, if you want me to tile your bathroom.

No, I don't want you to tile my bathroom. Why Nellie?

I think she was the only person to get a question wrong in that round.

Nellie! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

It was a unanimous decision, because I'd actually got the question wrong.

Something about champagne, and I've never drunk it. I don't know why they call it shampoo.

I'll remember that for the rest of my time.

Round Two. In the bank, £1,000.

Ten seconds off your time.

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

Start the clock.

"Trotters" is a word for the feet of which common farm animal?

Pigs.

The phrase "My very educated mother just showed us Neptune"

is used to remember what - the positions of the planets,

or the colours of the rainbow?

Positions of the planets.

The children's game in which a message is passed quietly along a line of people

to become distorted by the end is called Chinese what?

-Whispers.

-Bank.

What name is shared by a county in the Republic of Ireland

and a natural product used for making stoppers for wine bottles?

Cork.

In men's fashion, what T is the American name for the formal garment

that's known in the UK as a dinner jacket?

-Pass.

-Tuxedo.

In the expression about being unable to change long-standing habits,

you can't teach an old dog new what?

-Tricks.

-In TV in 1992,

Jools Holland started presenting a weekly music programme

with a title that begins with which five-letter word?

-Pass.

-Later.

In education, in 2008

for the 26th year in a row the overall A-level pass rate did what -

increase or decrease?

Increase.

In the home, which word follows "rocking", "swivel" and "arm"

to make the names of three items of furniture?

Chair.

In the UK in the 1970s,

Big Daddy and Kendo Nagasaki

were popular contestants in which professional sport?

Wrestling.

In correspondence,

what A is the usual word for the person to whom an item of mail is sent

and whose name appears on the envelope?

-Addressee.

-Bank.

In politics, the acronym NATO stands for North Atlantic what?

Treaty Organization.

In British customs,

which gemstone traditionally signifies a 60th wedding anniversary?

-Er...ruby.

-Diamond.

In literature, the 1993 book by the Indian writer Vikram Seth,

said to be one of the longest single-volume novels in English,

is entitled A Suitable what?

-Pass.

-Boy.

In maths, a line that joins two points on the circumference of a circle

but does not go through its centre is known as a what - rope or chord?

Chord.

In a common expression, a person who earns the money to support a family

-is called the bread...what?

-Winner.

What's the English name of the country of the UK

known in its own language as Cymru?

Wales.

In 1950s B-movies,

the much parodied stereotypical greeting made by aliens

who have recently landed is "Take me to your...?"

-Leader.

-Bank.

In sport, Australia hosted its first summer Olympics in which year -

1906 or 1956?

1956.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Answer in time. Didn't fancy banking, couldn't be bothered, who cares...?

You won £500.

Who's the big fish in the small deep-fat fryer?

Whose family won them at a funfair?

Who is only going to cost you money? Time to vote off the weakest link.

With no correct answers, Natalia is the weakest link.

The strongest link statistically is Jo.

But will the votes pick up on the facts?

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

Natalia.

Natalia.

Natalia.

Natalia.

Lorraine.

Natalia.

Natalia.

Natalia.

-Chris...

-Anne.

In that last round,

were you too proud to bank?

No, I was waiting for you to call my name.

But you never did, and I was stupid, I should have banked straight away.

-You were what?

-I was stupid not to bank straight away...

-You were what?

-Stupid!

And what do you do?

I teach children who are even more intellectually challenged than myself.

Difficult to understand that. Do you teach them copying?

-Sometimes.

-Yeah.

So you write a name on the blackboard and they have to copy it?

We don't have blackboards, we've advanced. We have whiteboards now.

-OK...

-Showing your age there.

-Don't interrupt me, Chris.

I won't, Anne.

So you write a name on the whiteboard and they have to copy it.

Sometimes, Anne, yes. I help them with their handwriting.

Yeah, but haven't they also got to write the name correctly?

-They have.

-How would you know if it was correct?

-I wouldn't, because I've probably spelt Natalia wrong.

-Got it in one.

Well, this is the Russian spelling. My wife's Russian.

You've got a wife?

-I've got a wife.

-Well, there's a surprise.

-Where did you find her?

-On the street, in Newcastle. She needed directions.

-Is that what she said?!

-No, she said she took a wrong turn when she met me.

-So she's wandering around where, Newcastle?

-Newcastle. She had the misfortune to ask me for directions.

-Where was she lost?

-In the centre of Newcastle.

And what did she say?

"I'm looking for this street." I says, "What are you doing over here?"

She says, "I'm a Russian teacher, but I want to learn English."

And then did she say, "Have you got a British passport?"

SOME CHUCKLING

Well, she's got a British passport now...

-She did, didn't she?! That was her second question.

-It was not, Anne.

How could you?

And why are you voting off Natalia?

She got two questions wrong which I couldn't answer.

I've deepest sympathy for her.

-What do you do, Jo?

-I'm a retail manager.

-Where?

-In a wonderful place called Perry Barr in Birmingham.

-What sort of shop?

-Health and beauty.

-But what's it called?

-Superdrug.

Doesn't get much more glamorous than that.

Is it sort of fifty-fifty?

-Fifty-fifty what?

-Proper customers and shoplifters.

We've eliminated the shoplifters.

-If they shoplift deodorant or soap, do you let them go?

-No, not at all!

Not if even it's cheap and on bargain buys.

-And is there a man in your life?

-No.

-You haven't seen a shoplifter you fancy?

-Ooh, no.

No, not at all.

-And why Natalia?

-She's prettier than me.

Natalia, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I don't think the people lost out on having me go. With £1,000 in the bank on the first round

it's going to be a strong team, and I certainly wasn't helping. I think they'll go really well.

Round Three. So far you have £1,500.

Ten seconds off the time. Start with the strongest link, Jo. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In motoring, in the name of a common type of car insurance,

which term for a blaze goes between "third party" and "theft"?

Fire.

In pop music, The Hollies had a UK hit single in 1969

-entitled He Ain't Heavy... He's My what?

-Brother.

In the play Peter Pan by JM Barrie,

what T is the name of the fairy

with whom Peter takes the three Darling children to Neverland?

-Tinker Bell.

-Bank.

In the animal kingdom, which term for a farm building

precedes the word "owl" to make the name of a British nocturnal bird?

Barn.

In US politics, between 1945 and 2008

who was the only Democrat to be elected twice to the office of President?

-Roosevelt.

-Bill Clinton.

In geography, Brum and Brummagem are informal names for which English city?

Birmingham.

In language, which word means to devour food in a ravenous way -

fox or wolf?

Wolf.

The French astrologer born Michel de Notredame

and renowned for his predictions

is better known by which Latinised version of his surname?

-Nostradamus.

-Bank.

In publishing, what's the single-word title of the magazine

launched by the Consumers' Association in 1957

to campaign for fair deals for purchases?

Which?

In the TV soap EastEnders in 1991,

which actress began playing the role of Peggy Mitchell?

-Barbara Windsor.

-Bank.

In science, what A is the name of the basic unit of electrical current?

-Atom.

-Ampere!

In books, Captain Haddock and the Thomson twins

feature in the adventures of which young Belgian reporter?

-Pass.

-Tintin.

In modern history, which country that shares a border with Germany

was neutral throughout the Second World War?

Switzerland.

The English boxer David Haye

is known by what nickname - The Hayemaker or The Combine Harvester?

Hayemaker.

In pop music, the Fine Young Cannibals

had a UK hit single in 1989 entitled She Drives Me what?

-Crazy.

-Bank.

In the USA, putting two letters on the front of "Kansas"

produces the name of which other state?

Arkansas.

In the animal kingdom, a variety of rabbit called a lop

is identified by the drooping nature of which parts of its body?

-The ears.

-Bank.

In footwear, what T is the term for a moulded block

inserted into a shoe to preserve its shape when it's not being worn?

-Pass.

-Tree!

According to the words of the song Dem Dry Bones

put to music by James Weldon Johnson,

the head bone is connected to which other bone?

-The lower bone.

-The neck bone.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £400.

But - whose figures don't add up? Who is there no accounting for?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Statistically Chris is the strongest link. But will the team notice that?

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

Ryan.

Lorraine.

Lorraine.

Ryan.

Ryan.

Ryan.

Lorraine.

-What do you do, Lorraine?

-I'm an emergency medical technician.

-What does that mean?

-Well, if you were feeling really unwell one day and you rang 999, I might turn up.

-Do you drive an ambulance?

-Yeah. And I go in the back as well.

-What area do you cover?

-Twickenham, Richmond, Feltham and Isleworth.

-For emergencies?

-Yeah.

Is it a sort of posher class of emergency in Richmond than it is in Isleworth?

It can be. Yeah.

Presumably they overdose on fine claret, do they?

We do get a lot of people who have too much to drink.

-If I got in your ambulance, I'd know which hospital I wanted to go to.

-We don't have a choice, Anne.

-How could I see you right to get me to Charing Cross hospital?

-I'm not allowed to do that.

Is it at your discretion?

I'm not allowed to do that. You'd get me the sack.

And if I was in some distress, and I was on the stretcher,

would you put on that patronising voice to soothe me?

Do you not like my voice?

What would you say? I'm lying there...

-I'd say, "You're doing to be OK, Anne. You'll be fine."

-No, no - here's my problem.

You don't know me. Why would you call me Anne?

I'm trying to put you at your ease. I'd hold your hand...

I'd like to be called Miss Robinson, that's much more appropriate.

-So you wouldn't want me to hold your hand?

-Absolutely not.

Why Ryan?

Erm...he got one wrong, I'm afraid.

So Steve, your main job is clearing up the Mersey, is it?

We don't physically clean up the Mersey.

We build new waste water treatment works, to help clean...

-The Mersey.

-To clean...the waste water that you flush down the toilet before it goes into the Mersey.

-OK. So the Mersey's cleaner as a result.

-It's cleaner now than it was.

So here's the thing. The Mersey's in Liverpool, everybody.

So, if the Mersey's all clean,

-where do people put their shopping trolleys?

-I wouldn't know anything about that.

-Why Ryan?

-He got a question wrong I thought he should have got right,

so that was my reasoning. Everyone should know the head bone's connected to the neck bone.

Ryan, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

To go in Round Three was frustrating.

I got three questions which appeared simple to the other contestants,

but unfortunately I didn't know.

Definitely should have done a bit better. One of them things.

Round Four, and you've banked £1,900.

Ten seconds off the time. The strongest link is Chris. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In UK cooking measurements, there are how many teaspoons in one tablespoon?

-Two.

-Three.

In TV, Hotel Gleneagles in Torquay was bought in 2005

by a couple of fans of which 1970s sitcom

for which it was reportedly the inspiration?

Fawlty Towers.

In medicine, what L is the generic name of a syrupy preparation

that is taken to relieve coughs and sore throats?

Linctus.

In literature, which collection of stories by Geoffrey Chaucer

charts the progress of a group of pilgrims travelling from Southwark?

The Canterbury Tales.

In film, what surname

is shared by the famous father and son actors Donald and Kiefer?

Sutherland.

In music, Rolf Harris invented

which instrument - the wobble board or the didgeridoo?

-The wobble board.

-Bank.

In broadcasting, when Radio 5 was relaunched in 1994

which word was added to its name?

Radio 5 Live.

In marine life, the rarely seen invertebrate creature

that can grow up to 60ft long with eight arms and two tentacles

is called the giant what?

-Squid.

-Bank.

In maths, what's 43 minus 32?

-Pass.

-11.

When used to refer to chemical solutions,

what C is the adjective that is the opposite of the word "dilute"?

Concentrate.

In nature, the name of which domestic pet

precedes the words "nip", "kin" and "mint"

to make three botanical terms?

-Kitten?

-Cat.

Which five-letter word for a person qualified to fly a plane

is also the term for a test episode of a new TV programme?

-Pilot.

-Bank.

In football, for maximum control and power

players are taught to kick with which part of the foot - the heel or the instep?

The instep.

In travel, London is connected to Bristol and South Wales by which motorway?

-The M4.

-Bank.

In music, what B is a style of jazz developed in the 1940s

by performers such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonius Monk?

-Blues.

-No, bebop.

In sayings, people who have successfully met expected standards

are said to have cut which condiment?

-Salt.

-Mustard.

In the early 20th century, Pancho Villa

was a leader of the revolution in which Latin American country?

-Venezuela?

-Mexico.

In religion...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £420.

But who needs bailing out more than a banker in a leaky canoe?

Who'd do better if they mimed?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

The weakest link is Bob.

But will the votes reflect the statistics?

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

Lorraine.

Anthony.

Lorraine.

Lorraine.

Bob.

Bob.

Jo, in Superdrug in Birmingham, do you have extra-wide aisles?

What for?

For fat people in Birmingham.

Why would there only be wide aisles in Birmingham?

-Cos of the fat people in Birmingham.

-Isn't that a bit fattist?

Yeah.

-It's not very nice, is it?

-No.

-But do you?

-Not any more, no.

-How do you motivate the staff?

-I whip 'em.

-Do you?

-No, not really. No, we just have fun.

If I was to pass by, how would I observe you having fun?

Dancing, in the aisles to the music.

Why Lorraine?

Erm, she got one or two wrong, I think.

-Chris, it doesn't matter how Jo answers, you've taken to yelling "Bank".

-When she answers right.

-Yeah. But you just yell "Bank" anyway, don't you?

-Most of the time.

-Why Lorraine?

-I thought she got more wrong than anybody else. I could be wrong, Anne.

I often am.

Lorraine, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I was expecting Anne to say that my voice was very squeaky, cos that's what most people say.

But she said it was patronising. I don't think I'm patronising at all!

Round Five. Your total is £2,320.

Ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link, Steve. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which song that is sung to mark an annual occasion in a person's life

was copyrighted in 1935, and originally entitled Good Morning To All?

Happy Birthday.

In geography, which city, often referred to by the abbreviation KL,

is the capital of Malaysia?

Kuala Lumpur.

In slang, which three-letter term for the human posterior

is used in the USA as a word for a tramp?

Bum.

In the play Macbeth, the rhyming couplet spoken by the three witches

is "Double, double toil and trouble

"Fire burn, and cauldron..." what?

-Pass.

-Bubble.

In history, what C is the name of the Mediterranean island

that in 1769 was the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte?

Corsica.

In maths, what is 107 multiplied by 3?

-321.

-Bank.

The TV drama series Peak Practice, which ran from 1993 to 2002,

revolved around people in which profession - medicine or mountaineering?

Medicine.

Which word that means "well balanced" or "steady in position"

is also a term for an establishment where racehorses are trained?

-Stable.

-Bank.

In cinema, the 1986 film comedy starring Matthew Broderick

about a group of American teenagers playing truant

is entitled Ferris Bueller's what?

-Pass.

-Day Off.

What B is the term for the cloth that is normally green

and is used to cover a snooker table?

Baize.

In pop music, the singing sisters called Babs, Joy and Teddie,

who had a number of UK hit singles in the 1950s and '60s,

shared what surname?

-Beverley.

-Bank.

In degrees Celsius, the normal body temperature of a healthy adult human being

is approximately what - 37 or 73?

37.

In geography, the lakes known as Como, Garda and Orta

are in which European country?

-Switzerland?

-Italy.

In theatre, what G is the name of the character who's awaited

in the title of a play by Samuel Beckett?

-Pass.

-Godot.

In food preparation, a cross is commonly cut into the end

of which small, rounded green vegetables to ensure even cooking?

Sprouts.

The French word "lundi", derived from the Latin for "moon",

translates into English as which day of the week?

-Monday.

-Bank.

In the tales of the Arabian Nights, the magic phrase...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £200.

But - who's on the payroll and who's on the sausage roll?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Jo is statistically the weakest link.

But whose game is over?

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

Jo.

Jo.

Bob.

Jo.

Jo.

What do you do, Bob?

I'm a maintenance manager at an entertainments venue.

-What sort of entertainment?

-It's two theatres in Northampton.

Are you the Phantom Of The Opera?

No! Fortunately.

So if you work in the theatre,

-you're either gay or married to an actress.

-Neither.

-Really?

-No. I've got a little Filipino wife, actually.

Did you find her on the internet?

No. It was erm...

a newspaper advert, actually.

What did the ad say?

"Filipinos for introduction."

-Couldn't you find a girlfriend in Northampton?

-Well, I did try a few ladies...

-OK. So you drew a blank there.

-Mmm.

-So you resorted to a newspaper ad for a Filipino.

-Yes.

And then what happened?

Er, I corresponded with the lady...

-Yeah.

-..and I went out and visited her

before making any decisions. I met her and her family.

-Had you fallen in "lurve" by then?

-I wouldn't say so, no.

So you got out there - and how long did you spend out there?

Two weeks.

-And then you fell in lurve.

-No, I made a proposal after two weeks.

But you weren't in love.

I wouldn't have said so, but I really liked the girl.

-And what's happened since?

-Er, we've been married, for...

But have you fallen in love yet?

Yes, we have now. We grew into it.

Why Jo?

I can remember Jo getting all her questions wrong on that round.

-Anthony, why Jo?

-She got more questions wrong than anyone else.

Jo, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

If Anne came into my shop, I think she'd be quite high maintenance.

She'd want a personal shopper, and I'd put the most expensive things in her basket.

Round Six. In the bank, £2,520.

Ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link, Steve. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In Scottish history, what B was the battle in 1314

in which Robert the Bruce defeated the English?

Bannockburn.

In science, the upper level of ground water that rises and falls

in response to rainfall and extraction is called the water what?

Table.

In the words of the nursery rhyme Oranges And Lemons,

the bells of which church claim they will pay what they owe when they are rich?

-St Clement's?

-Shoreditch.

In stationery, which size of paper has a larger surface area -

A3 or A5?

A3.

The 2008 UK hit album entitled His Wondrous Story

was a compilation of the hits of the 1960s British singer

known professionally as Billy who?

-Fury.

-Bank.

In religion, Rastafarians view which modern-day African country

as their "promised land"?

Ethiopia.

In the Navy, with reference to a warship,

what D is the word specifically meaning "to withdraw from active service"?

-D... Pass.

-Decommission. Which 1980s TV drama always began with the character Lydia Grant

telling her pupils, "Right here is where you start paying in sweat"?

-Pass.

-Fame. The town of Glossop lies on the edge of which national park?

The Peak District.

Which 1971 film starring Michael Caine was remade in 2000

with Sylvester Stallone in the title roll and the action moved from Newcastle to Seattle?

-Pass.

-Get Carter. In farming, the term vermiculture

refers to the conversion of organic waste into fertiliser using which creatures, rats or worms?

-Worms.

-Bank.

What's the four-letter term for the point of transition between one sign of the zodiac and the next?

-Pentangle.

-Cusp. The great grandson of Queen Victoria who was the last viceroy of India

before its independence in 1947 was Lord Louis who?

-Mountbatten.

-Bank.

In hockey, what C follows long or short...

Corner.

Bank.

Time's up. Answer in time, bank out of time.

You won £90. So, maybe Bob hasn't managed tonight.

Perhaps Anthony's face doesn't fit.

Should Steve be filtered out?

Or do you want to give Chris directions to the exit?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The strongest link is Steve because he didn't get an answer wrong.

Bob is statistically the weakest link, but how will the votes go?

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

Chris.

Chris.

Bob.

Bob.

We have a tie, team. Chris and Bob have two votes each.

Chris, why Bob?

Otherwise, it would be an injustice to have Steve or Anthony and it would have to be me.

I can't vote for myself. Much as I love him, it's got to be Bob.

Bob, why Chris?

Two questions wrong, Anne.

Strongest link was Steve. He gets to decide. Why have you voted for Bob?

I wasn't sure between Chris and Bob, really.

I think they've both answered some questions wrong, but I remember Chris has banked quite a bit of money.

So do you want to stick with Bob or change?

-I wouldn't want to change my mind.

-No, he was the worst player. Chris banked some money,

so you were correct.

Bob! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My advice if you're going to come on the Weakest Link

is when you get up on the stage, so to speak, breathe in deeply and let it out very slowly.

And relax and enjoy it.

Round Seven. You have...

Another ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link, Steve. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. What's the medical name for the disease commonly known as German measles?

-Rubella.

-The world championships in which game using small balls

were first held in 1932 at the Greyhound Inn at Tinsley Green in West Sussex?

-Snooker?

-Marbles. The ballet by Tchaikovsky that premiered in 1877

has what title that includes the name of a water bird?

-Swan Lake.

-A large flat surface featuring sketches of a shot-by-shot breakdown of a planned commercial

is called a story what?

-Board.

-Bank.

What K is the name of the observatory that opened in 2008

in an area of Northumberland that has the least light pollution in England?

-Kielder.

-Bank.

In Roman mythology, which goddess was the wife of Jupiter?

-Minerva.

-Juno. The 2008 film comedy Be Kind Rewind starred Jack Black

as a man who accidentally erases his friend's what, memory or videos?

-Videos.

-The moccasin flower is an alternative name for the orchid

that is often called the lady's what?

-Pass.

-Slipper. In Spanish-speaking countries, what H is the common term for a large estate or plantation

that includes a residential house?

-Hacienda.

-The folk singer Fred Wedlock had a 1981 UK hit single at the age of 38

with a song entitled Oldest what In Town?

-Swinger.

-Bank.

In the periodic table, what's the two-letter chemical symbol for the metal lead?

-Pb.

-Which of these North Yorkshire towns has a well-known racecourse,

Harrogate or Thirsk?

-Thirsk.

-Bank.

The cocktail made from vodka, coffee, liqueur and cream is known as a white what?

-Russian.

-Bank.

What E is the general term

for a substance composed mainly of proteins that acts as a catalyst...

-Enzyme.

-Bank.

In UK geography...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. Your bank was in time and you won £210.

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

It's worth hanging on to the best player.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Anthony is statistically 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.

Chris.

Anthony.

Anthony.

Steve, why Anthony?

I think he got two questions wrong, although one of them I don't think I could have got.

Chris, why Anthony?

Exactly what Steve says. He got two wrong.

He was the worst player in that last round.

Anthony, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm really annoyed to miss out on the final.

It was a couple of questions that tripped me up

and I find myself here instead of out there, trying to win the money.

So a bit annoying.

Round Eight. In the kitty...

In this round 90 seconds. What you win will be trebled. We start with the strongest link, Steve.

Let's play Weakest link.

Start the clock. Which author born in Ireland in 1882 wrote the novel Finnegans Wake?

-Pass.

-James Joyce. The stormy ocean areas north of 50 degrees latitude in the southern hemisphere

are known as the Roaring what?

-Forties.

-Bank.

A freshwater fish of the carp family popular with anglers is called what, the tench or the wench?

-The tench.

-Bank.

The actress who has been married to the Doctor Who actor Colin Baker and the pop singer Alvin Stardust

is Liza who?

-Goddard.

-Bank.

What G was the title of a German nobleman who corresponded in rank to a British earl?

-Pass.

-Graf. A famous artwork by James McNeill Whistler painted in 1871

is a portrait of which member of his family?

-His mother.

-The American composer best known for his 1936 work Adagio For Strings

is Samuel who?

-Pass.

-Barber. The country of Grenada is part of a group of Caribbean islands called what,

Westward or Windward?

-The Windward Islands.

-Bank.

The 14th and 15th century French kings who had the epithets The Wise and The Mad

both had what first name?

-George.

-Charles. What C is the name of a large, flightless bird

native to Australia and New Guinea

with sharp claws and a brightly coloured head and neck?

Could you repeat the question?

What C is a large, flightless bird with sharp claws and a brightly coloured head and neck?

Pass.

Time's up. The correct answer was cassowary.

You won £80 which we will treble. It gives you prize money today of...

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

If there's a tie, we go to sudden death. So, Chris and Steve,

for £3,060, let's play the Weakest Link.

As the strongest link, you have the choice of who goes first.

I'd like Steve to go first, please.

Which informal word for a person who carries out menial tasks for others

sounds like a term for a canine corpse?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is dogsbody.

Which 2008 film about an 18th-century aristocrat

was likened by its director to the Jerry Springer Show,

as it was all bad behaviour and dysfunctional families?

The Duchess?

The philosopher born in 551BC as Kong Qiu

who is regarded as the founding father of Chinese ethical thought

is best known in the Western world by what name?

Confucius.

What seven-letter word of Greek origin means relating to earthquakes

and is used colloquially to describe something enormous

or with highly significant consequences?

Seismic.

In 2007, which English billionaire who made his fortune from a chain of sports shops

bought Newcastle United football club?

Mike Ashley.

What is the two-word name for the metaphorical item that Winston Churchill said in a 1946 speech

had descended on Europe from Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic?

An iron curtain.

In fictional characters, which word that means a strenuous attempt

was revealed in 1997 to be the first name of Inspector Morse?

-Pass, Anne.

-The correct answer is Endeavour.

In nutrition, if the identifying letters of the currently-accepted vitamins

are listed alphabetically, which one comes last?

K.

That means you are today's strongest link and you go away with...

Steve, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

Had I won the money, I think I'd like to have spent it very quickly

to avoid my wife spending it all on the high street.

My friends and family are going to be absolutely astonished

that I'm not the weakest link after all.

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