09/06/2010 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 here today could win up to £10,000.

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

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

Let's meet the team.

My name's Adam, I'm 28, I'm from Sheffield.

I'm an education consultant.

I'm Jill, aged 73, from Needham Market in Suffolk, and I'm retired.

I'm Ritch, I'm 35, I'm from Penarth in Cardiff, and I'm a waiter.

I'm Rachel, I'm 21, from Manchester, and I'm a psychology student.

I'm Mike, I'm 47, from Droitwich Spa and I'm a company director.

I'm Liz, I'm 30, I'm from Widnes in Cheshire and I'm a legal executive.

I'm Bob, I'm 59, I'm from Woodhurst, and I'm a general builder.

I'm Christine, I'm 40, I'm from North London,

and I'm an education administrator.

My name's Rhys, I'm 19, I'm from Portsmouth,

and I'm a sports science 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. Say "bank" before the question and the money is safe.

Round 1. Three minutes. We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.

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

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

In first names, Bob, Bobby and Rob are common abbreviations of which six-letter boy's name?

-Robert.

-Correct.

The removal of dirt from clothes using volatile solvents rather than water is known as dry what?

-Cleaning.

-Correct.

Which word can mean both an educational establishment for children and a group of fish?

-School.

-Correct.

A person is more likely to experience altitude sickness where? At the seaside or up a mountain?

-Up a mountain.

-Correct.

In maths, what is 16 plus 9?

-25.

-Correct. The days of the week that begin with the letter T are Thursday and which other?

-Tuesday.

-Correct. In gardening, a lawn mower is designed to cut which plant?

-Grass.

-Correct.

In employment, a reward paid to workers in addition to their salaries

at the end of a financial year is usually known as an annual what?

-Bonus.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In the UK, the service known as meals on wheels was established to provide food

for the housebound or house-proud?

-The housebound.

-Correct.

In gambling, because of the symbols that appear on its reels,

a one-armed bandit is often called a what machine?

-Pass.

-Fruit.

In the Bible, who was ordered by God to build a boat to protect himself,

his family and the animals from a flood?

-Noah.

-Correct. In a hospital, what C is another term for Accident & Emergency?

-Casualty.

-Correct.

The phrase that is frequently used to refer to supernatural occurrences

is "things that go bump in the" what?

-Night.

-Correct.

In drinks, the cocktail made with a Mexican spirit, orange juice and grenadine is called a what?

Tequila Sunrise or Brandy Sunset?

-Tequila Sunrise.

-Correct.

-Bank!

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

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

Who's the windy section in your orchestra?

Whose forecast is dull with damp patches?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

The weakest link statistically is Adam, but can he survive the vote?

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

Rhys.

Adam.

Adam.

Adam.

Adam.

Adam.

Adam.

Adam.

Adam.

What do you do, Mike?

I run a company that makes spark plugs for furnaces and crematoriums.

-Did you bring a spark plug with you?

-No. Had I known you wanted one, I would have brought one.

When you announced what you did earlier and you said...

-HIGH VOICE:

-"Company director!"

-It's the pressure of being in the presence of such a beautiful woman.

-Is there a Mrs Mike?

-Not any more, no.

-No. Did she go off with Spark Plug?

For some reason, she'd had enough of me, Anne, and I'll never know why.

-How long ago did that happen?

-Ten years.

-And since the tragedy, what have you done?

-I've been single since the tragedy, as you...

-You've been single?

-So there's no spark in your love life?

-Not at the moment, no, Anne.

-Who do you want to meet?

-A beautiful, intelligent young lady like yourself.

-OK.

If we met and I said, "What do you do, Mike," what would you say?

-I'd say, "I make spark plugs, Anne."

-That's where it all goes wrong.

-I will take your advice, thank you.

-Why Adam?

-I think he was the only one to get a question wrong.

-What do you do, Jill?

-I'm retired, Anne.

How do you fill the lonely days?

I go to a sort of "keep fit" class, dancercise for older persons.

I have two young grandchildren in the same village, so I see them as much as I can.

What's the dancing you do?

It's not dancing. It's just movement to music.

-Put your board down.

-Holy moly!

-Just move next to Ritch.

-What's it called?

-Dancercise.

Dancercise... What size are you?

-Oh, quite large.

-Yes. OK, off you go.

Oh, well, the last one we've done was to that song that says, "You raise me up."

-Yeah, OK, off you go.

-So we're bent down and we go, "You raise me up."

Hang on a second. Can we have some tune in it?

# You raise me up

# So I can something-something

# You raise me up so I can something else... #

-OK, OK.

-Then we go like that.

-Hop on to your podium.

-Thank you very much.

So, put your board up.

Why Adam?

I'm afraid he was the only one to get a question wrong.

-What do you do, Ritch?

-I'm a waiter, Anne.

-Are you? Where do you wait?

-I wait at a restaurant in Cardiff Bay.

-Are you a trained waiter?

-I'm one of the most experienced ones there.

-Where did you get your experience?

-After leaving catering college, I worked in Turkey and Greece.

I started as a barman and I finished off as a hotel manager.

I also worked in France in ski resorts where I was a hotel manager.

Then I was a flight attendant for four years.

-You're cabin crew?

-I was.

-Can you do where the emergency exits are?

In restaurant styley or cabin crew styley?

-Let's see it cabin crew style.

-OK, cabin crew styley.

-"Styley", is it?

I stand in the centre of the cabin.

The exits at the rear of the aircraft, there's two. We've got two over-wing exits.

And then two exits at the fore of the cabin.

OK, now I'm in the restaurant.

OK, if you're seated on table 71, for instance...

-I hate table 71.

-OK. Where would you like to sit?

-Table 4.

-That's in the bar. Are you all right in the bar?

-Yeah.

If you're at table four, your nearest exit will be to the left there,

then another one will be to the left and to the right.

Put your board up.

-Why Adam?

-He's a lovely guy, but unfortunately, he got a question wrong in that round.

Adam, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Not having that chat with Anne was quite difficult. Part of going on the show is to have that banter.

To just be told, "You're the weakest link, goodbye," I didn't want that.

Round 2. In the bank, £1,000. We take ten seconds off your time.

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

Start the clock. Which long-eared mammal is traditionally conjured from a top hat by a magician?

-Rabbit.

-Correct. In Italy, in 1938, Benito Mussolini banned which custom

on the grounds that it was unhygienic? Shaking hands or eating spaghetti?

-Shaking hands.

-Correct.

In US politics, the official names of the two main parties are the Democratic Party and which other?

-Pass.

-Republican Party.

In geography, what D is the popular name for any area receiving rainfall

of less than 250 millimetres per year?

-Desert.

-Correct.

In maths, what is 110 minus 11?

-99.

-Correct. According to the song with the chorus, "Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer, do,"

the singer cannot afford which form of transport?

-A carriage.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The village of Port Sunlight near Liverpool was built by William Lever

for his factory workers who made socks or soap?

-Soap.

-Correct. In banking, which three-letter abbreviation is a common term for a cash machine?

-ATM.

-Correct.

Submarines, destroyers and cruisers are targets in which pen and paper game played on a grid?

-Battleships.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In biology, what B is the everyday term for the process of respiration

where air is drawn into and expelled from the lungs?

-Breathing.

-Correct. What is the term for the finely ground powder of wheat or any other cereal grain

that is the main ingredient of bread?

-Flour.

-Correct. The action by the referee of starting a basketball match

by throwing the ball into the air is known as a tip-off or cop-off?

-Tip-off.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In UK geography, the coastal resorts of Whitby and Scarborough overlook which body of water?

-Atlantic.

-The North Sea.

In art, a royal portrait by Nicky Philipps that went on display at the National Portrait Gallery in 2010

depicted Prince William and which of his relatives?

-His father?

-Prince Harry.

In maths, what "A" is the name for a calculating device consisting of a frame

on which beads are slid along wires?

-Abacus.

-Correct.

In the musical scale that begins "do-re-mi", which note follows "la"?

-Ti.

-Correct.

MPs who do not hold a senior position are known by what name,

reflecting where they sit in the House of Commons?

-Backbenchers.

-Correct.

-Bank!

A choker is designed to be worn around which part of the body?

-The neck.

-Correct.

In life insurance, the payment of twice the value of a policy if the insured dies accidentally...

Time's up. I can't complete the question and you won £400.

You actually had a chain of nine correct answers.

But who's the shell suit at the wedding, the flat cap at Ascot?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics show that Bob is the weakest link.

The strongest link is Liz, but will the other players realise that?

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

Bob.

Bob.

Bob.

Bob.

Bob.

Rhys.

Bob.

Bob.

-What do you do, Rachel?

-I'm a psychology student.

-Where are you from?

-Manchester.

-Are you studying at Manchester?

-No, I'm at Lancaster University.

-What have you learnt so far?

-I've learnt that the accuracy of face recall does exist.

Face recall? What's that when it's at home?

So people do recognise faces, but they can also recall them,

so, basically, they can remember them off the top of their memories,

instead of being given a picture and actually recognising a face.

-How long have you been at university to learn that?

-I've only learnt that this year.

Before that, you didn't think we could see each other and remember each other?

-Have you got a boyfriend at Lancaster?

-Not at Lancaster, no.

-Where's he?

-He's back in Manchester.

-Can you remember what he looks like?

-Just about.

-And why Bob?

-Well, Bob answered a question wrong and he failed to bank at the very end.

-What do you do, Rhys?

-I'm a student, Anne.

-Are you?

-And what are you studying?

-Sports science, Anne.

-Too stupid for science, too lazy for sport?

-I'd say so, yeah.

-And what's your particular sport?

-I'm a tennis player, Anne.

-Do you go sailing?

-Not often, Anne, no.

-That's good, isn't it?

-Some would say, yeah.

-Yeah.

-Cos you wouldn't know when you were in the North Sea, would you?

-No.

-Have you ever visited the North Sea?

-Very rarely, Anne.

-Cos you live where?

-In Portsmouth and in Loughborough where I go to university.

-Do you know which one is near the sea?

-Yes.

-Do you know which sea it's near?

-The Isle of Wight Channel?

-It's the Isle of Wight Channel Sea, is it?

-That's what I call it, yes.

Do you? Fabulous(!)

-Why Bob?

-Well, three of us got a question wrong and he failed to bank at the end,

so it had to be Bob.

Bob, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

From my family, they'll just say, "Hard luck, you've done your best."

From my friends, my mates, I could get a bit of ribbing, but I can take it.

Round 3. In the bank, £1,400. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Liz.

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

In the 2002 film Spider-Man and in two sequels released in 2004 and 2007,

the title character was played by Tobey who?

-Maguire.

-Correct.

In the UK, the Roman god Cupid is traditionally depicted on cards celebrating which saint's day?

-Valentine's.

-Correct.

In TV, in February 2010, the Burnley defender Clarke Carlisle became the first Premier League footballer

to win an edition of which daytime game show?

-Mastermind.

-Countdown.

Those who strive not to be outdone by their neighbours are keeping up with whom?

-The Joneses.

-Correct. In the animal kingdom,

what Q is the word for a female domestic cat?

Can you say the question again, please?

In the animal kingdom, what Q is the word for a female domestic cat?

-Queenie?

-No, queen.

In the theatre, the mock hushed tone used by an actor that is supposedly heard only by the audience

is known as a stage what?

-Mime.

-Whisper.

In science, a black symbol resembling a three-blade propeller indicates a hazardous substance

that is toxic or radioactive?

-Radioactive.

-Correct.

In DIY, the name of which writing material follows "sand" and "glass" to give two products...

-Paper.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In human blood, if the cells that transport oxygen around the body are referred to as red,

which colour describes those that fight infection?

-White.

-Correct.

What B is the town in Germany that lends its name to a type of cake made from yellow and pink sponge?

-Battenberg.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In a standard rectangular jigsaw puzzle, how many pieces have two straight sides?

-Four.

-Correct.

In history, the style of castle with a mound and a walled enclosure was known as a motte and what?

-Pass.

-Bailey.

In pop music, which female singer had UK hit singles as a solo artist in the 1980s

with Upside Down and Chain Reaction?

-Diana Ross.

-Correct.

To make the plural of the term "mother-in-law", the "s" is placed at the end of "mother" or "law"?

-Law.

-Mother.

In reality TV, the professional skating duo who in 2006 began coaching the contestants

in the series Dancing On Ice are Jayne Torvill and Christopher who?

-Dean.

-Correct.

In astronomy, which body in the solar system is classified as being a G2 yellow dwarf star?

-The sun.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Time's up. Your "bank" was in time, but you only won £150.

So who's now high value and who's high maintenance?

Who's cutting edge and who's cutting corners?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With no correct answers, Ritch is the weakest link.

Statistically, the strongest link is Christine, but whose game is over?

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

Mike.

Rhys.

Ritch.

Ritch.

Ritch.

Ritch.

Ritch.

-What do you do, Christine?

-I'm an education administrator in Holloway Prison.

So you're going into Holloway to make the prisoners cleverer?

-We try.

-Yeah.

So that next time they commit a crime, they won't get caught?

-We hope there won't be a next time.

-On account of...?

-Maybe education could change their lives.

-What are you teaching them?

-I teach them literacy. Other teachers teach different subjects.

-You must be very well qualified.

I teach basic literacy, very basic.

Is that a "no"?

Compared to other people, I guess it is a "no", yeah.

-Yes. Why Ritch?

-Ritch got two questions wrong, I think.

-Where do you come from, Liz?

-Widnes in Cheshire.

-What do you do there?

I work in Runcorn. I'm a legal executive.

-Is that a solicitor without a degree?

-Yes.

-What can you do for the firm?

-I'm a family lawyer, Anne. I deal with divorces.

-Do you?

-Yeah.

-So why would I come to you when I could have a qualified lawyer?

-I'm cheaper, Anne.

-Will you become a solicitor?

-I may do when my little girl's grown up.

-Why Ritch?

-He got two questions wrong.

-Ritch, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I was a lot more nervous before I came on the show today

and when Anne came on, I think a lot of us were a cross between starstruck and horror-struck

as she was staring at us, but she was OK, nothing I couldn't handle.

Round 4. In the bank, £1,550. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

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

The western equivalent of the Warsaw Pact formed during the Cold War is called what? Interpol or NATO?

-NATO.

-Correct.

What's the name of the warrior played by Arnold Schwarzenegger,

described in the titles of two films as The Barbarian and The Destroyer?

-Terminator?

-Conan.

In European geography, what "I" is the name of the peninsula consisting of Spain and Portugal?

-Iberian.

-Correct.

In maths, what is 24 divided by 4?

-6.

-Correct.

In Formula One, in 1962, which English driver became the first person

to be world champion in an all-British car?

-Graham Hill.

-Correct.

In agriculture, scarecrows are more likely to be used on which kind of farmland? Arable or pasture?

-Pasture.

-Arable.

In an electrical circuit, if components connected one after another are said to be in series,

those connected side by side are in what?

-Tangent.

-Parallel.

In 19th century architecture, which word follows Alexandra and Crystal

to give the names of two large buildings in London?

-Pass.

-Palace.

What "A" is the term derived from French for any alcoholic drink taken to stimulate the appetite?

-Aperitif.

-Correct.

In pop music, the 1977 debut album by Meat Loaf was entitled Bat Out Of where?

-Hell.

-Correct.

What is the three-word popular name for the collapse in 1929 of the New York Stock Exchange?

-Wall Street Crash.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Alaskan brown bears congregate near rivers in summer

to hunt for which fish returning to their spawning grounds?

-Fish.

-Salmon.

In IT, what D is the term for the pre-defined settings on a computer that are used automatically

if no other settings are specified?

-Data.

-Default.

The Eastern Cataract, the Rainbow Falls and Livingstone Island

are features of which African waterfalls?

-Pass.

-Victoria Falls.

In film, the 1994 crime drama involving several interlocking stories with Samuel L Jackson...

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

Who thinks a laptop is a dance?

Who should click their heels and disappear?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

The strongest link statistically is Mike, but will the voting reflect reality?

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

Christine.

Rhys.

Rhys.

Christine.

Rhys.

Liz.

Mike, who hasn't got a girlfriend, have you thought of a mail order bride?

No. You've come up with all these wonderful suggestions. Thank you.

-What have you done so far?

-All sorts of things. I joined a salsa class.

-What does that do?

-It teaches you to dance salsa, surprisingly enough.

-Put your board down.

OK, move over towards Liz.

-Let's see a bit of salsa.

-It would help if I had a partner.

Just pretend. You haven't got a partner. That's the whole point.

I'll do a simple right turn.

-Don't you think if you were a bit more sexy with your hips...?

-You can't be any sexier than I am.

-OK.

Go back behind your podium. Put your board up.

-Why Rhys?

-I think he had a bad round and if Rhys goes, I'm left with all ladies.

Rachel, psychologically thinking, what do you reckon on the team?

-I think I'll recall all their faces.

-And what use will that be?

-It aids my memory, doesn't it?

-I see. Have you got any questions wrong so far?

-I think I've got a couple.

-Can you not remember?

-Why Rhys?

-I think he got three questions wrong.

Rhys, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When I first came on the show, I believed I was going to be the first one voted off,

so after getting past the first round, anything was a bonus.

Round 5. Your total is £1,650. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

Part of a long poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson has what title? Gareth And Lynette or Gavin And Stacey?

-Gareth And Lynette.

-Correct.

The public holiday of Thanksgiving is celebrated annually in the USA on the fourth Thursday of which month?

-November.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In food, in the classic dessert called Belle Helene,

what P is the fruit served with ice cream and chocolate sauce?

-Pear.

-Correct. In rhyming slang, the phrase that means "not a word" is "not a dickey" what?

-Bird.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In the children's play by JM Barrie, what is the imaginary island that is home to Peter Pan and the Lost Boys?

-Treasure.

-Neverland.

In pop music, Paul Weller had a UK No.1 album in 2008 with what title?

22 Dreams or 33 Fantasies?

-22 Dreams.

-Correct.

In human biology, male and female sex chromosomes are designated by X

and which other letter of the alphabet?

-Y.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Which green, leafy vegetable goes before "moth", "white" and "root fly"

to give the names of three different insects?

Sorry, can you repeat the question?

Which green, leafy vegetable goes before "moth", "white" and "root fly"

to give the names of three different insects?

-Cabbage.

-Correct.

In UK politics, what T is the department of state in charge of the finances of the nation?

-Treasury.

-Correct.

-Bank!

What is the modern name of the Turkish city whose harbour is called the Golden Horn?

-Bodrum.

-Istanbul.

In literature, the 1934 novel by James Hilton about a much loved schoolteacher

is entitled Goodbye, Mr who?

-Chips.

-Correct.

In golf in 1975 at the Western Open near Chicago,

Lee Trevino was hit by an opponent's ball or a bolt of lightning?

-A bolt of lightning.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In TV, a catchphrase used by Bruce Forsyth on Play Your Cards Right

was, "Here they are, they're so appealing, come on, dollies, do your" what?

-Dealing.

-Correct. In science, what H is the usual name for the method

of producing three-dimensional photographs using a split laser beam?

-Hologram?

-I'll accept.

-Bank!

Time's up. Your "bank" was in time and you won £300.

But who's a high-definition disaster?

Who's a flat-screen failure?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second time in the game, Christine is the strongest link.

Rachel 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.

Rachel.

Christine.

Rachel.

Christine.

Rachel.

Jill, why Rachel?

She got a question wrong. I can't think of any other reason.

-Christine, why Rachel?

-She got a couple of questions wrong.

Rachel, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When Anne gave me a bit of banter about my psychology course, she definitely came off best, as always.

I didn't have very good replies and she did take the mick a bit.

Round 6. In the bank, £1,950. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Christine. Let's play the Weakest link. Start the clock.

In religion, the iftar is the meal eaten directly after sunset

during the month of fasting observed by which major faith?

-Islam.

-Correct. In forestry, the dense inner part of a tree trunk that yields the toughest timber

is known as lovewood or heartwood?

-Heartwood.

-Correct.

In cinema, the 2010 film about a man who guards a precious possession

with Denzel Washington in the title role is called The Book Of whom?

-Job.

-Eli.

In the human body, which organs lie mainly within the bony protective sockets called the orbital cavities?

-The lungs.

-The eyes.

In maths, what is 250 multiplied by 3?

-750.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In Welsh place names, what "A" is a common four-letter prefix that literally means "mouth"?

-Avon.

-Aber.

In sport, Henry Cecil and Sir Michael Stoute both became famous for training which animals?

-Race horses.

-Correct.

The TV comedy series in which John Sessions and Phil Cornwell played various celebrities

living in the same road was Stella what?

-Apartment.

-Street.

The brightly coloured, striped fish with venomous dorsal spines is called the lionfish or tigerfish?

-Tigerfish.

-Lionfish.

In literature, a popular reference book originally published in 1870

is The Dictionary Of Phrase And Fable by the Reverend EC who?

-Mitchell.

-Brewer.

In geography, the cities of Phoenix and Tucson are in which US state?

-Arizona.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In pop music, from 1962 to 1992, who was the bass player with The Rolling Stones?

-Keith Richards.

-Bill Wyman.

In gardening, which three-letter word for a container is the name

given to a type of shrub widely used to make a border around a bed?

-Tin.

-Box.

In film, the epic 1970 romance directed by David Lean

about an affair between a British Army officer and an Irish girl is entitled Ryan's what?

-Daughter.

-Bank!

Time's up. Your answer was just in time, the "bank" was out of time.

You won £40.

So do you want to divorce yourself from Liz?

Perhaps Mike isn't such a bright spark?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Liz is the weakest link as she gave the most wrong answers.

Statistically, the strongest link is Mike, but how will the votes go?

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

Liz.

Jill.

Jill.

Liz.

We have a tie. Jill and Liz have got two votes each.

-Jill, why Liz?

-I remember her getting a question wrong.

-What's your excuse, Liz?

-She's been getting a few questions wrong the last few rounds, as I recall.

-Well, the strongest link was Mike. Why did you vote for Jill?

-I thought she had a bad round.

-You can stick with Jill or move to Liz.

-I shall stick with Jill.

-Jill, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My son said to me, "Whatever possessed you, Mother?"

And when he calls me "Mother", I know I'm in the wrong.

He said, "Do you realise it's ritual humiliation? And please don't sing on television!"

Round 7. In the bank, £1,990. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's lonely Mike. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

If it is particularly slender, which part of a woman's body is often referred to as wasp-like?

-Her waist.

-Correct. The philosopher Sir Francis Bacon described what as a good breakfast, but a bad supper?

Hope or scrambled eggs?

-Hope.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-The first literary manager of the National Theatre

who produced the nude revue Oh! Calcutta! was Kenneth who?

-Branagh.

-Tynan.

In hospitals, what T is the name for a form of treatment in which a patient lies in bed

with one or more limbs suspended by a system of weights and pulleys?

-Trauma.

-Traction.

In the US TV sitcom The Cosby Show, screened in the mid-1980s,

the principal characters belonged to a family with what surname?

-Cosby. Oh...

-Huxtable.

In English history, in 1564,

Robert Dudley, who was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, was given the title Earl of where?

-Windsor.

-Leicester.

In mythology, the fire goddess of Hawaii is called what? Pele or Ronaldo?

-Pele.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In the animal kingdom, which word that means "trunk" or "snout" precedes "monkey"

to make the name of an Asian primate with a large nose?

-Aard.

-Proboscis.

In computing, the 1996 game featuring zombies

which inspired numerous sequels and film adaptations is called Resident what?

-Evil.

-Correct.

In punk clothing, what B describes the trousers fashionable in the late 1970s

that were decorated with objects like zips, safety pins and chains?

-Bondage.

-Correct. In music, the tune of the song Land Of Hope And Glory by Edward Elgar is adapted

from part of a series of marches known as Pomp And what?

-Glory.

-Circumstance. A tooth that can't emerge because it's wedged against another beneath the gum...

Time's up. I can't complete the question. You won £120.

In Round 8, you get the chance to treble what you bank.

Time to vote off the WEAKEST link.

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

The weakest link statistically is Liz, but who will survive the final vote?

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

Liz.

Christine.

Liz.

Mike, why Liz?

I thought she had a bad round.

-Christine, why Liz?

-I'm trying to play the game as fairly as I can.

Mike was strong and has been throughout.

Liz, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'd like Christine to win because I'd like her to do it for the girls

and also because I voted for her a few times, so I feel quite guilty.

Round 8. In the kitty, £2,110. In this round, 90 seconds.

Whatever you win will be trebled.

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

Start the clock. According to the laws of cricket, which way of dismissing a batsman can be effected

only by the wicketkeeper?

-Run out.

-Stumping. In European aviation,

what "O" is the name of the airport about ten miles to the south-east of central Paris?

-Pass.

-Orly.

In geology, the name given to the theory advanced in the 1960s

to explain continental drift is plate what?

-Tectonics.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Cornish Yarg cheese is traditionally covered with the leaves of poison ivy or stinging nettle?

-Stinging nettle.

-Correct.

The British surgeon who pioneered the use of antiseptics during operations was Joseph who?

-Rowntree.

-Lister.

What V was the surname of the 17th century Dutch painter of works

including The Lacemaker, The Milkmaid and View Of Delft?

-Vance?

-Vermeer.

In the title of a famous 1954 film musical,

what is the sum total of the number of brides and brothers?

-14.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The term "bolshie" for someone who is difficult to manage or is politically left-wing

is an abbreviation of which Russian word?

-Pass.

-Bolshevik.

In TV, the 1969 children's animation about a girl, a dog and a mouse living in a tower block

was called Mary, Mungo And who?

-Midge.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Time's up. Your "bank" was in time and you won £60 which we'll treble.

It gives you prize money today of £2,290.

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

So, Mike and Christine, for £2,290, let's play the Weakest Link.

-Mike, as the strongest link, you have the choice of who goes first.

-I'd like Christine to go first.

Christine, in birthplaces,

the singer Alison Moyet, the actress Denise Van Outen

and the comedian Russell Brand were all born in which English county?

-Norwich.

-The correct answer is Essex.

Mike, in history, which Commonwealth republic in south-east Asia

was founded as a trading post in 1819

by the British administrator Sir Stamford Rattles?

-No idea.

-The correct answer is Singapore.

Christine, in Europe,

which language spoken in parts of France and Spain

is the official language of the principality of Andorra?

-Esperanto.

-The correct answer is Catalan.

Mike, which 1963 adventure film was based on a true story

by Paul Brickhill about a mass breakout

from a Nazi prison camp by Allied prisoners

during the Second World War?

-The Great Escape.

-That is the correct answer.

Christine, in landmarks, if the surnames of the four US Presidents

whose likenesses have been carved into Mount Rushmore

are listed alphabetically,

which one comes last?

-Washington.

-That is the correct answer.

Mike, in British money, in 1717,

the value of which unit of currency was fixed at 21 shillings?

-The pound.

-No, the correct answer is a guinea.

Christine, in books,

the sixth part of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy series,

written by Eoin Colfer and published in 2009,

has what three-word title?

-Far And Beyond?

-No, the correct answer is And Another Thing...

Mike, in the 1970s,

the tune called The Edwardians won an Ivor Novello Award

and was the theme music of which popular TV drama series?

-Upstairs, Downstairs.

-That is the correct answer.

Christine, in anthropology, which word is defined

as a member of a tribe that travels from place to place

to find fresh pastures for its livestock?

-Nomad.

-That is the correct answer.

Mike, in which Shakespeare tragedy is the title character killed

with a poisonous blade wielded by Laertes

in collusion with King Claudius?

-Macbeth.

-No, the correct answer is Hamlet.

And after five questions each, your scores are tied.

So, Christine and Mike,

let's play sudden death.

Christine, the designer born Raymond Clark in Liverpool in 1942

who was at the forefront of Swinging Sixties fashion was better known by what first name?

-Teddy.

-The correct answer is Ossie.

Mike, in film, which entertainer won Academy Awards for Best Actress in Funny Girl in 1969

and Best Song for Evergreen in 1977?

-Barbra Streisand.

-That is correct.

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

and you go away with £2,290.

Christine, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I'm really proud of myself, getting to the final.

It's an amazing achievement and I didn't even expect it.

I'm really pleased to have won.

I've met some lovely people, some very bright people, so I was very lucky to have won.

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