0:00:01 > 0:00:05Today's nine contestants are all Welsh.
0:00:05 > 0:00:10They want to take on Anne Robinson and win prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:10 > 0:00:15Only one can take it home as the rest are voted the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:39Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42They don't know each other, however...
0:00:42 > 0:00:46if they want the prize money they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Eight of them will leave with nothing.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53As each round we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Let's meet the team.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01I'm Alun. I'm 50. From Wick in the Vale of Glamorgan.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03I'm a bookmaker.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06I'm Sarah. I'm 26. I'm from Casnewydd.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08I'm a radio voice-over artist.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13I'm Mandy. I'm 41. I'm from Sirgaerfyrddin.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15I'm a new home sales negotiator.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20I'm Andrew. I'm 25. I'm from Llanelli.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22I'm a volunteering officer.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27I'm Steve. I'm 19. I come from Caldicot.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30I'm studying chemical engineering.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33I'm Sharon. I'm 39. I'm from Pwllgwaun.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35I'm a nursery nurse.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40I'm Deborah. I'm 31. I live in Cwmbran.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42I'm a housing benefit worker.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45I'm Sally. I'm 62. I'm from Cwmfelinfach.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47And I'm a retired nurse.
0:01:48 > 0:01:54I'm Darren. I'm 33. I'm from Rhondda-Cynon-Taf. I'm a transport manager.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Your aim is to answer enough questions
0:01:57 > 0:01:59to reach your £1000 target
0:01:59 > 0:02:02within the time limit.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:06 > 0:02:11Get the question wrong and you break the chain and lose the money.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Bank before the question and it is safe.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19However, you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23Remember, at the end of the round, only money that has been banked
0:02:23 > 0:02:25can be taken forward.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27In Round One you have three minutes.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31We start with the person who is first in the alphabet.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33That's you, Alun.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Which country is the nearest principality to England?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Wales.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Who emerges from the magic lamp in Aladdin?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51The Genie.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57What B is the apparatus that uses friction to slow vehicle wheels?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Brakes.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03What is summer pudding made of? Fruit or chocolate.
0:03:03 > 0:03:04Fruit.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05Bank.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09In the 1933 film of that name what was King Kong?
0:03:09 > 0:03:10A gorilla.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Which country did England defeat
0:03:12 > 0:03:17in the first match of Rugby Union's Six Nations in 2001?
0:03:17 > 0:03:18- France.- No, Wales.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22In the rhyme, who did Georgy Porgy kiss and make cry?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Girls.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29Which MP is the member of Richmond, North Yorkshire?
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- No.- Not no, William Hague.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Complete the Shakespeare play Much Ado About what?
0:03:41 > 0:03:42Nothing.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Which letter is the symbol
0:03:44 > 0:03:49for the element once called Wolfram but now known as Tungsten?
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- T.- No W.
0:03:51 > 0:03:56Sam Neill and Laura Dern starred in which 1993 dinosaur adventure?
0:03:56 > 0:03:57Jurassic Park.
0:03:58 > 0:04:03The Olympic symbol consists of five interlocking rings
0:04:03 > 0:04:06of red, black, green, yellow and which colour?
0:04:07 > 0:04:09- White.- No, blue.
0:04:09 > 0:04:15Which Welsh actress sang with David Essex on the 1994 single True Love Ways?
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- Bonnie Tyler. - Catherine Zeta Jones.
0:04:19 > 0:04:20What is a quarter of 64?
0:04:20 > 0:04:2316.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28What A is the name of the only venomous snake native to the Britain Isles?
0:04:28 > 0:04:29Adder.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34In history, in which country were the Wright brothers born?
0:04:34 > 0:04:36- France.- United States.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41In which year of the '90s did the Welsh Regional Assembly first meet?
0:04:41 > 0:04:431999.
0:04:43 > 0:04:49A double bass may be part of which musical group, a choir or orchestra?
0:04:49 > 0:04:50Orchestra.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Which English monarch knighted Sir Walter Raleigh in 1585?
0:04:54 > 0:04:55Queen Elizabeth I.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01The towns of South and North Shields sit on either side of which river?
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- Pass.- Tyne.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Which comedian and presenter has hosted the shows
0:05:06 > 0:05:11Celebrity Squares, Family Fortunes and Opportunity Knocks?
0:05:11 > 0:05:12Bob Monkhouse.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Which Welsh football club is nicknamed The Swans?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Swansea.
0:05:18 > 0:05:19Bank.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23Which US educational institute is called NYU?
0:05:23 > 0:05:24New York University.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28- Bank.- Which actress played Madison the Mermaid in Splash?
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Daryl Hannah.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35Onions are bulbs from which family of plant, lily or Pansy?
0:05:35 > 0:05:36Lily.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- Bank.- In pop music...
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Time is up.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45I cannot complete the question.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Not a very impressive start, team.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Of the £1000 you could have won,
0:05:52 > 0:05:56you only achieved an embarrassing £320.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Who should return to the Green, Green Grass Of Home?
0:06:01 > 0:06:05Whose performance is deserving of a place in Room 101?
0:06:05 > 0:06:07It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12The strongest link is Steve.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16He got the most correct answers and banked the most.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Statistically, Sally is the weakest link.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Will they realise so early in the game?
0:06:23 > 0:06:28Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48What do you do, Sarah?
0:06:48 > 0:06:51I'm a voice-over artist and full-time mum.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- Not much good at geography. - I have my days.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Not today, unfortunately.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Why have you voted for Sally?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01I think she's nervous and there was a long pause
0:07:01 > 0:07:05where she answered wrongly at the end.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- Alun, what do you do? - I'm a bookmaker.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15- Do they bet a lot in Wales? - Not as much as in China but they do a bit.- Do they?
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Do they bet more than they drink?
0:07:17 > 0:07:20That would be very difficult.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- What do you do in your spare time? - I sing.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27- What do you sing? - Everything from ballads to rock.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32- Did Sally give a good performance? - You tried to put us at our ease.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35But I think the nerves got to her more than anyone.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38I have failed if I tried to put you at your ease!
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Steve, are you a student?
0:07:42 > 0:07:47- I certainly am, Anne. - What are you studying? - Chemical engineering.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52- What are you going to be when you grow up?- A slob, probably.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56- You're not one already? - No, I'm in pretty good shape.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Why vote Sally off?
0:07:58 > 0:08:02She dithered for what felt like a fortnight on a question.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Sally, with seven votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Bye, you lot. I hope none of you win.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22I feel sick. I've come all this way to be voted off first.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26But I'm not surprised. I don't think they're really Welsh.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30They didn't bring a flag or a daffodil.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33In fact, I think they're English in disguise.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41Round Two. So far you've won £320 out of a possible £1000.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44You've got rid of sunny Sally.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47In Welsh spirit, she hopes no-one wins.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49There are eight left.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51We are losing 10 seconds.
0:08:51 > 0:08:57We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - Steve. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Start the clock.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Which European country borders Poland, Denmark and France?
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Germany.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12What V is another name for a plant or wart on the sole of the foot?
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Verruca.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19In science, what does the prefix ISO mean?
0:09:21 > 0:09:24- Heat.- No, equal.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29Outside which town does the Angel of the North stand, Grantham or Gateshead?
0:09:29 > 0:09:30Gateshead.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Expressed as a decimal, what is a quarter of five?
0:09:36 > 0:09:381.25.
0:09:38 > 0:09:44The world's longest fence crossing Australia guards against which animal?
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- Kangaroo.- No, Sarah, dingo.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52What C is the cloth screening the stage from the audience?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54The curtain.
0:09:54 > 0:10:00Which Manchester football club is nicknamed The Citizens? United or City?
0:10:00 > 0:10:01Manchester City.
0:10:01 > 0:10:07Which novelist published the first collected series of Sketches By Boz in 1836?
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Charles Dickens.
0:10:09 > 0:10:15- Bank.- What H are dog-like mammals with spotted, stripped and brown species?
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Hyenas.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21What D is a town in northeast India and a black tea?
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- Delhi.- No(!) Darjeeling.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29What T is a part of the insect's body between head and abdomen?
0:10:29 > 0:10:30- Pass.- Thorax.
0:10:32 > 0:10:37In which city was David Lloyd George born? Manchester or Cardiff?
0:10:37 > 0:10:38- Cardiff.- Manchester.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40In pop music, which Welsh band
0:10:40 > 0:10:44released the UK hit single Mr Writer in 2001?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- Manic Street Preachers. - Stereophonics.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50In which century did the Cubist movement occur?
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- 16th.- No, 20th.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58In which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta does Cocoa appear?
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- The Pirates Of Penzance. - The Mikado.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Which BBC TV programme
0:11:03 > 0:11:09changed the presenter in 2000 from Hugh Scully to Michael Aspel?
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Antiques Roadshow.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Which animals are raced at Epsom and Lingfield Park?
0:11:15 > 0:11:16Horses.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Bank.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21What L is the main constituent of Cotswold stone?
0:11:21 > 0:11:22Lime.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Which purple-flowered shrub is the staple food of red grouse?
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- Fern.- Heather.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32In George Bizet's opera,
0:11:32 > 0:11:37Carmen, what is the profession of Escamillo, bullfighter or soldier?
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- Soldier.- Bullfighter.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42In the 8th century,
0:11:42 > 0:11:46Offa's Dyke was built as a boundary between which countries?
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Wales and England.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50What A is the name of...?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Time is up.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55I cannot complete the question.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00And you're going downhill nicely...
0:12:00 > 0:12:03and speedily, team.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07In that round, thanks to your experience from the first,
0:12:07 > 0:12:09you managed to bank just £150.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15Who's more fool's gold than Welsh gold?
0:12:15 > 0:12:19Who's more Boy George than Lloyd George?
0:12:19 > 0:12:21It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27The statistics show Sarah is the weakest link.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32The strongest is Sharon who got her questions right and banked the most.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36But will the players take this into account?
0:12:38 > 0:12:39Voting over.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Alun...
0:13:01 > 0:13:03do you not sing opera?
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- Fortunately not.- What do you mean?
0:13:06 > 0:13:10I wouldn't like to impose my voice on any opera fans.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13How about imposing your knowledge on us?
0:13:13 > 0:13:17- We haven't seen much evidence of that.- Not yet.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- Sharon, what do you do? - I'm a nursery nurse.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Where do you come from?
0:13:22 > 0:13:27- Pontypridd.- What's that famous for? - Tom Jones, for one.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32- Is that it? - Oh, lots of other exciting people.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37- Why have you voted for Deborah? - I recall she got a question wrong.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39The weakest link was Sarah.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44The full-time mum with dodgy geography.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46But it's votes that count.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50Deborah, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02I did the best I could on the day.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06I would have liked to go on but at least someone Welsh will win.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10I would think Sarah will be voted out next.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Her knowledge is patchy like mine.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Round Three.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20You've won £470 out of £2000. There are seven of you left.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23We're taking 10 seconds off the clock.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26We start with the strongest link - Sharon.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Start the clock.
0:14:31 > 0:14:37What is the surname of David, the famous photographer who received a CBE in 2001?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39- Pass.- Bailey.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Where does the Edinburgh Military Tattoo occur?
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Edinburgh Castle.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47In history, for how many years
0:14:47 > 0:14:50was Queen Victoria a widow? 20 or 40?
0:14:50 > 0:14:5140.
0:14:51 > 0:14:57What A is the collective name given to animals that live in or among trees?
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- Apes.- Arboreal.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02In pop music,
0:15:02 > 0:15:07which New Romantic group had a 1983 hit single with Union Of The Snake?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Duran Duran.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14Which sport would you associate with Heinz-Harald Frentzen?
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Motor racing.
0:15:16 > 0:15:22Which is the most abundant gas in the earth's atmosphere, making up 78% of air?
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Nitrogen.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- Bank.- Which UK motorway runs closest to the Lake District?
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- M1.- No, the M6.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Which actor played Dr John Harvey Kellogg
0:15:33 > 0:15:36in the 1994 film The Road To Welville?
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Anthony Hopkins.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42What V is part of a suit of armour that protects the face?
0:15:42 > 0:15:43Visor.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- Bank.- The musical term allegro derives from which language?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50Italian.
0:15:50 > 0:15:57Alan Bleasdale's series Boys From The Blackstuff was about the unemployed in which city?
0:15:57 > 0:15:58Liverpool.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Bank.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05What H is the art of making timepieces or measuring time?
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- Clock making.- Horology.
0:16:08 > 0:16:09In The Importance Of Being Earnest,
0:16:09 > 0:16:15in what receptacle had one of the characters been mislaid as a baby?
0:16:15 > 0:16:19- A pot.- No, a handbag, Steve.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21What is the name of the sport
0:16:21 > 0:16:25in which two teams hit a ball over a net with their hands?
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Volleyball.
0:16:27 > 0:16:33Where are the two chambers, or atria, found in the heart, the lower or upper part?
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- Lower.- No, the upper.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42What E is a Welsh festival of arts and poetry revived in the 19th Century?
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Eisteddfod.
0:16:44 > 0:16:50What was the name given to Melanie B's debut album released in 2000?
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- Pass.- No, Hot.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57Which mechanical grass-cutting device was invented in the 1830s?
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Lawnmower.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02The English poet renowned
0:17:02 > 0:17:08for his portrayal of life in the trenches in World War I is Siegfried who?
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Sassoon.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11- Steve.- Bank.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Time is up.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Another rotten round.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Just £250.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Who is not the brightest daffodil in the bunch?
0:17:24 > 0:17:27It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33Alun is the strongest link. He got all his answers right.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37For the second round, Sarah is the weakest link.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Will she be able to survive yet another vote?
0:17:42 > 0:17:43Voting over.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Mandy...
0:18:02 > 0:18:05you've voted for Sarah twice.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- That's right. Yeah. - Had enough of her?
0:18:08 > 0:18:12She's not letting me bank money and she gets questions wrong.
0:18:12 > 0:18:13Andrew...
0:18:13 > 0:18:16is English your second language?
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Funnily enough, it is, actually.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22- What's funny about that? - You wouldn't expect it.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24I think it's perfectly obvious.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29- Why Sarah? - She was the weakest last time and she got questions wrong again.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Darren, it wasn't a good round for you.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36It wasn't. But I don't look like an extra from Space 1999.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39What does that mean?
0:18:39 > 0:18:43You're making fun of me. I thought I'd have a quip at you.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- Why?- It just looks a bit odd.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Really(?) Not much Issey Miyake in the Rhondda?
0:18:49 > 0:18:50None at all.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- Why Sarah? - A couple of questions wrong.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58She was the weakest link last round and I think she was again.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Sarah. You are the weakest link.
0:19:01 > 0:19:02Goodbye.
0:19:09 > 0:19:14The question I'm most embarrassed about is the Stereophonics one.
0:19:14 > 0:19:20The person I think may be voted off the next round is Darren.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22His knowledge isn't up to the standard.
0:19:24 > 0:19:25Round Four.
0:19:27 > 0:19:33There's only £720 banked out of a potential prize money of £3,000.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37We are taking another 10 seconds off the clock.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39You now have 2½ minutes.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42We start with the strongest - Alun. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Start the clock.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49What C is another name for nutria,
0:19:49 > 0:19:54a South American rodent introduced into Britain for its fur?
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Coypu.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01On the banks of which river were Romulus and Remus abandoned?
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- I don't know.- The Tiber.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08In Japan, what is shoyu, a form of chess or soya sauce?
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Soy sauce.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14In which 1967 film did Faye Dunaway play Bonnie Parker?
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Bonnie and Clyde.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- Bank.- What R was the French underground movement
0:20:20 > 0:20:23which fought against the axis powers in WWII?
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- Revolution.- Resistance.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31Enoch Powell was Minister for Health in the '60s for which party?
0:20:31 > 0:20:32Conservative.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37The coastal town of Bangor is at the Colwyn Bay end of which straits?
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Menai.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43Which gas replaced the more dangerous hydrogen in airships?
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- Pass.- Helium.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50Which tennis club is the Stella Artois held at?
0:20:50 > 0:20:51Queens.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55What type of primate is a marmoset? Monkey or ape?
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Monkey.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02- Bank.- What N is the plant genus to which a daffodil belongs?
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Narcissus.
0:21:04 > 0:21:09What F is a blacksmith who specialises in shoeing horses?
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- Forge.- A farrier.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13In December 1989,
0:21:13 > 0:21:18Nicolae Ceausescu was deposed as leader of which Communist country?
0:21:18 > 0:21:19- Czechoslovakia.- Romania.
0:21:19 > 0:21:24In US comedy Friends, which regular character is a palaeontologist?
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- Joey.- No, Ross.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32What A can be used as jewellery and a tree resin...
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Amber.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38Florence Nightingale was featured on which banknote?
0:21:38 > 0:21:40The £10 note.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44- Bank.- What is the Spanish word for yes?
0:21:44 > 0:21:45Si.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48What was the name of the pub
0:21:48 > 0:21:53whose landlords were Den and Angie Watts from 1985 to 1988?
0:21:54 > 0:21:56The Queen Vic.
0:21:56 > 0:22:02- Bank.- What S is the name of an Iraqi-born advertising mogul and art collector?
0:22:02 > 0:22:03Saatchi.
0:22:03 > 0:22:08Which actor played James Bond in the 1967 film You Only Live Twice?
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Sean Connery.
0:22:10 > 0:22:15- Bank.- The Welsh cheese Y Fenni is a cheddar with what seasoning?
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Mustard.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Mustard is correct, but you were out of time.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23You won £250.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Who's a chorus short of an eisteddfod?
0:22:27 > 0:22:30It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:32 > 0:22:38Andrew got all his questions right and banked money, making him the strongest link.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42With the most wrong answers, Mandy is the weakest link.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44But what will the team decide?
0:22:47 > 0:22:51It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08Andrew, why Mandy?
0:23:08 > 0:23:13I didn't get much money to bank, so she must have got questions wrong.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17- Steve, do you speak Welsh? - Not much, actually, no.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21- Why not?- Because I never got taught it at school.- Why not?
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Because my school was bad.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Is it a loss, not speaking Welsh?
0:23:26 > 0:23:28I'm sad to say it is dying out.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31I hardly ever go to Welsh-speaking areas.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Why? Do you not like people who speak Welsh?
0:23:34 > 0:23:37No, I admire people who speak Welsh.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39You're keen to get rid of Mandy.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43She doesn't inspire me with confidence, Anne.
0:23:43 > 0:23:48The money's not getting in the bank and she's one reason why.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52Mandy. Four votes. You are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Thank you, Anne.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04I'm very pleased with my performance.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07That round, I just didn't know the answers.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09They weren't something I knew.
0:24:09 > 0:24:15I think Darren should be here now, because he got lots more questions wrong than me.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18He's going to be here next. I'm sure.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26Round Five, team, and, of the £4,000 you could have won,
0:24:26 > 0:24:28you have yet to reach £1,000.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30You've got £970 in the kitty.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32There are five of you left.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Ten seconds off the time.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37We start with the strongest link. That's Andrew.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Let's Play The Weakest Link.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Start the clock.
0:24:42 > 0:24:48The singer Little Richard had a 1957 UK hit single with the song Long Tall who?
0:24:48 > 0:24:49Sally.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53What was Elvis's mother's name, Gladys or Mavis?
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Gladys.
0:24:55 > 0:25:01- Bank.- In TV, what's the name of Lee Major's character in The Six Million Dollar Man?
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Steve Austin.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07What was the main crop of President Carter's farm?
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- Cotton.- No, peanuts, Darren.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15The Manchester ship canal links Manchester to the estuary of which river?
0:25:15 > 0:25:16The Mersey.
0:25:16 > 0:25:22In which decade of this century was the Hare Krishna movement founded?
0:25:22 > 0:25:24- Twentieth.- No, 1960s.
0:25:24 > 0:25:29Which actress starred opposite Richard Burton as Cleopatra in the 1963 film?
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Elizabeth Taylor.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36Which poet wrote Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Dog?
0:25:36 > 0:25:37Dylan Thomas.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41In literature, which Irish author wrote Finnegan's Wake?
0:25:41 > 0:25:44- Doyle.- No, James Joyce.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47If it is 75 degrees Fahrenheit in Paris
0:25:47 > 0:25:51and, in Rome, it's 26 degrees Celsius, which city is hotter?
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Rome.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58Adrian Mole, The Cappuccino Years was based on which author's novel?
0:25:58 > 0:25:59Sue Townsend.
0:25:59 > 0:26:04- Bank.- Mount Olympus in Greece has its namesake in a national park
0:26:04 > 0:26:06in which northwestern US state?
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- Wisconsin.- No, Washington.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12Llandaff Cathedral is in which Welsh city?
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Cardiff.
0:26:15 > 0:26:21- Bank.- In which Egyptian city is Rameses Station and the City of the Dead found?
0:26:21 > 0:26:25- Egypt.- I have to accept your first answer. It is Cairo.
0:26:25 > 0:26:31Which group had hits with I'm A Believer and Last Train To Clarksville?
0:26:31 > 0:26:32The Monkees.
0:26:32 > 0:26:38Which actress won two BAFTAS for her role as Tallulah in the 1976 film Bugsy Malone?
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Erm...pass.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Jodie Foster.
0:26:43 > 0:26:48The decibel is a measurement named after which telephone inventor?
0:26:48 > 0:26:49Alexander Graham Bell.
0:26:49 > 0:26:55Which Welsh footballer scored a total of five goals for Liverpool in FA Cup finals?
0:26:55 > 0:26:57- Mark Hughes.- No, Ian Rush.
0:26:57 > 0:27:03In biology, if expiration is the term for breathing out, what is...
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Time is up.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12You banked £120.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Whose pit has run out of coal?
0:27:14 > 0:27:20Who's more Tom Thumb than Tom Jones, or more Shirley Temple than Shirley Bassey?
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:23 > 0:27:28The weakest link is Darren, who got all his questions wrong.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31The strongest link is Alun for the second time.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35He was the only one to get all his answers right.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38But will the team remember that?
0:27:40 > 0:27:44It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Andrew, whose second language is English.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Do you go to English classes?
0:28:03 > 0:28:07I finished them. I'm trying other languages.
0:28:07 > 0:28:08Why Darren?
0:28:08 > 0:28:12He did well till now, but he had most questions wrong,
0:28:12 > 0:28:13so he's the weakest link.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Alun, why get rid of Darren?
0:28:16 > 0:28:19The wheels came off for him the last round.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23I had nothing to bank. I think he was the weakest link.
0:28:23 > 0:28:29Darren from the Rhondda, who thinks Jimmy Carter had a cotton farm.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33And who thinks Egypt is a city.
0:28:33 > 0:28:39And who thinks women who dress like me wouldn't fit in in the Rhondda valley.
0:28:39 > 0:28:44Let's see his outfit as he leaves. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54I had a question on Egypt. I should have got it.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57But Anne looks so like a mummy, it confused me.
0:28:57 > 0:29:02Sharon will be voted off next, because the guys will gang up.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05Not with malice. They're more confident.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Round Six,
0:29:10 > 0:29:14people from Wales, and you've finally achieved what most teams
0:29:14 > 0:29:19achieve in the second round, which is four figures in the kitty.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23£1,090 out of a possible £5,000.
0:29:23 > 0:29:28There are four of you left. We cut another ten seconds from your time.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32We start with the strongest link. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Start the clock.
0:29:34 > 0:29:40A badminton match normally comprises of the best of how many games?
0:29:40 > 0:29:41Three.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45The letter I is a symbol for what in the periodic table?
0:29:45 > 0:29:46Iodine.
0:29:46 > 0:29:52In the general election, which party's slogan was "A real chance for real change"?
0:29:52 > 0:29:56- British National Party. - The Liberal Democrats.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01What was the popular name for bombs designed by Sir Barnes Wallace
0:30:01 > 0:30:03to destroy German dams in 1943?
0:30:03 > 0:30:06- Dambusters. - Bouncing bombs.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Which religious group meets at Kingdom Halls?
0:30:09 > 0:30:10Jehovah's Witnesses.
0:30:10 > 0:30:15In the children's TV cartoon, what animal was Huckleberry?
0:30:15 > 0:30:17He was a dog. Hound.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22The 1964 collection of poetry by Philip Larkin is called The Whitsun what?
0:30:23 > 0:30:25- Verses.- Weddings.
0:30:25 > 0:30:32What is the investigation after a horse race to see there is no wrongdoing?
0:30:32 > 0:30:33A steward's enquiry.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37Which term of French origin refers to paper pulp,
0:30:37 > 0:30:40moulded to make utensils or sculpture?
0:30:40 > 0:30:41Papier-mache.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Proverbially, many a mickle makes a what?
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Muckle.
0:30:46 > 0:30:52In politics, who was Minister of Health from 1945 to 1951 at the NHS's creation?
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Erm...pass.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Aneurin Bevan.
0:30:56 > 0:31:01Which Bobby went to sea with silver buckles at his knee?
0:31:01 > 0:31:02Shaftoe.
0:31:02 > 0:31:07Which city in Tennessee was named after the capital of ancient Egypt?
0:31:07 > 0:31:09- Nashville.- Memphis.
0:31:09 > 0:31:14Which US songwriter took his surname from Dylan Thomas?
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Bob Dylan.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19With what is Vivienne Westwood associated?
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Fashion design.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- Bank.- Which alcoholic drink is mother's ruin?
0:31:24 > 0:31:25Gin.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30- Bank.- In which decade did the building of the Berlin Wall begin?
0:31:30 > 0:31:32- '50s.- No, the 1960s.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36When referring to a degree, what does BA stand for?
0:31:36 > 0:31:38Bachelor of Arts.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43- Bank.- Going anticlockwise on a compass, what is 90 degrees from north?
0:31:43 > 0:31:44West.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48Time is up.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53You banked £140 in that round.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57Who's ready to cross the Severn Bridge?
0:31:57 > 0:32:03Who has a mind only a Welshman could admire? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09For the second time, Andrew is the strongest link.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13Steve is the weakest link with the most wrong answers.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16But will this be noticed by the others?
0:32:17 > 0:32:21It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36Andrew, do you not like people from Glamorgan?
0:32:36 > 0:32:39No, but everyone gets voted off in their turn.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- It's Alun's turn now. - Why did he upset you?
0:32:42 > 0:32:46No money came for me to bank, so it must have been Alun.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50Sharon, why Alun?
0:32:50 > 0:32:52I thought he had a few wrong.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55Did anyone else get one wrong then?
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Yes. Myself.
0:32:57 > 0:33:02Alun, the singing bookmaker. You have delighted us for long enough.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05With two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19I think Anne is - contrary to popular Welsh belief - a pussycat.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Steve may be the next one to go, because, at his age,
0:33:22 > 0:33:26his general knowledge will come into play.
0:33:27 > 0:33:32Round Seven and, of the £6,000 you could have won,
0:33:32 > 0:33:36you've managed only £1,230.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41Sorry we couldn't make the questions easy for you.
0:33:41 > 0:33:47Ten seconds off the clock. We start with the strongest link. Andrew.
0:33:47 > 0:33:48Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Start the clock.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54On which American river is the Hoover dam?
0:33:54 > 0:33:56- Hudson.- No, Colorado.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00The Pont d'Avignon featured in the old song is on which river?
0:34:00 > 0:34:02- The Seine.- No, the Rhone.
0:34:02 > 0:34:09Debra Winger provided the voice of which alien in the 1982 Steven Spielberg film?
0:34:09 > 0:34:11- Pass.- ET.
0:34:11 > 0:34:17Which British group had a UK hit single with the song All Right Now in 1970 and 1991?
0:34:18 > 0:34:20- The Jam.- No, Free.
0:34:20 > 0:34:25Which US WWII commander later became the 34th president?
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- Erm...McCarthy. - No, Eisenhower.
0:34:28 > 0:34:34Which TV show has been presented by Robin Day, Peter Sissons and David Dimbleby?
0:34:34 > 0:34:35Question Time.
0:34:35 > 0:34:40Of which trade union was Arthur Scargill elected as president in 1981?
0:34:40 > 0:34:42NUM.
0:34:42 > 0:34:47In travel, Anne Frank's house is found in which European city?
0:34:47 > 0:34:49- Berlin.- No, Amsterdam.
0:34:49 > 0:34:55Which former Goon star played Mr Bumble in the 1968 musical film Oliver?
0:34:55 > 0:34:56Harry Secombe.
0:34:56 > 0:35:01In which century did the Impressionist movement begin in France?
0:35:01 > 0:35:02- 18th.- No, 19th.
0:35:02 > 0:35:07In biology, bradycardia is the slowing inactivity of which organ?
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Er...the erm...
0:35:11 > 0:35:13The heart.
0:35:14 > 0:35:20- Bank.- Which Roman general wrote a commentary of his conquests in the Gallic wars?
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- Claudius.- Julius Caesar.
0:35:22 > 0:35:28In Sing A Song Of Sixpence, what part of the maid's body was pecked off by a blackbird?
0:35:28 > 0:35:31- Ear.- No, her nose, Andrew.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34In which continent did the bhaji originate?
0:35:34 > 0:35:35Asia.
0:35:35 > 0:35:41- Bank.- Which sport would you watch at the US venues Torey Pines and Sawgrass?
0:35:41 > 0:35:43- Baseball.- No, golf.
0:35:43 > 0:35:49Which country is South America's largest and the world's fifth largest?
0:35:49 > 0:35:50Brazil.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52- Bank.- Which American city...
0:35:54 > 0:35:57Time is up. You won £110.
0:35:57 > 0:36:03In Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank, which means that
0:36:03 > 0:36:07in this round, potentially, there's £3,000 to be won.
0:36:07 > 0:36:13Have the courage and the decency to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18In a role reversal, Steve has become the strongest link,
0:36:18 > 0:36:20while the weakest link is Andrew.
0:36:20 > 0:36:25But at this pivotal point, how will the contestants vote?
0:36:27 > 0:36:31It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44Steve, any truth in the saying that Welshmen are chauvinists?
0:36:44 > 0:36:47Not at all, Anne. I'm sure some of them are.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50You get them in every country, don't you?
0:36:50 > 0:36:53You've decided to go with Andrew
0:36:53 > 0:36:57who has only a slim grasp of the English language,
0:36:57 > 0:37:01rather than Sharon, who was not the weakest link.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04I voted for her because she's had weak rounds
0:37:04 > 0:37:07and she hasn't got many questions right.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11Where do you come from, Andrew?
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- Llanelli.- And in Llanelli.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18- Llanelli, sorry. - Do they like women there?
0:37:18 > 0:37:20Er...I think they do, yes.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24- Why are you trying to get the woman off the team?- I'm not.
0:37:24 > 0:37:30- There's just three of us left and she's had the worst rounds compared to us.- Well,
0:37:30 > 0:37:35Andrew, you were the worst player, but votes count. Sharon,
0:37:35 > 0:37:38you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:45 > 0:37:51The disappointment of not getting to the final will sink in on the way home.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53I deserved to be in it.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57Not the two boys. I think Andrew will win today.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00He seems very motivated and determined to win
0:38:00 > 0:38:03and his general knowledge is good.
0:38:05 > 0:38:14Round Eight, team. You've won £1,340, so far, out of a possible £7,000.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19Just the two of you left. This time, you have only 90 seconds.
0:38:19 > 0:38:25Whatever you win will be trebled and added to your total to make your prize money.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30£3,000 is at stake in this round. We'll start with the strongest link. Steve.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Start the clock.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Which artistic style
0:38:36 > 0:38:41of the late 19th and early 20th centuries literally means new art?
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Art Nouveau.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46The Knights Templar were a military order
0:38:46 > 0:38:50in which 11th and 12th-century expeditions to the Holy Land?
0:38:50 > 0:38:52The Crusades.
0:38:52 > 0:38:57- Bank.- In The African Queen, the main actress in it was Katharine who?
0:38:57 > 0:38:58Hepburn.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02What does the French phrase pret-a-porter mean?
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Erm...carrying clothes.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Ready to wear.
0:39:06 > 0:39:12Offred is a woman forced to be a surrogate mother in which Margaret Atwood novel?
0:39:12 > 0:39:14- Pass.- The Handmaid's Tale.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17Composed for the Queen's coronation,
0:39:17 > 0:39:22complete the title of the Coronation March, Auburn what?
0:39:22 > 0:39:24- Pass.- Sceptre.
0:39:24 > 0:39:30Which Manchester United player made his League debut on loan to Preston in 1995?
0:39:30 > 0:39:32- Nicky Butt.- David Beckham.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34In pop music,
0:39:34 > 0:39:39which girl's name is the title of the Rolling Stones' 1973 hit single?
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- Er...Layla.- Angie.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44In computing, what are eight bits called?
0:39:44 > 0:39:45A byte.
0:39:45 > 0:39:52What is the name of the 2000 animated film by Wallace And Gromit creator Nick Park?
0:39:52 > 0:39:54- Er...Grand Day out. - Chicken Run.
0:39:54 > 0:40:00Benelux is the name for Luxembourg, Belgium and which other country?
0:40:00 > 0:40:01- Switzerland.- Netherlands.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05What is the name of the war dance performed by...
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Haka.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Time's up. You were out of time.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12And you managed to win £70.
0:40:12 > 0:40:18We'll treble it and add it to the winnings from the previous rounds.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21That means prize money today of...
0:40:21 > 0:40:23Only one of you can win it.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27So now you are playing against each other.
0:40:27 > 0:40:32Alternate questions, best of five. Whoever answers most right, wins.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34It's as simple as that.
0:40:34 > 0:40:40So, Andrew and Steve, for £1,550, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:41 > 0:40:46Steve, as the strongest link last round, you choose who goes first.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48I'll go first, please.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57Steve, in which 1958 Hitchcock film,
0:40:57 > 0:41:03does the detective played by James Stewart have a fear of heights?
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- Vertigo.- That is the correct answer. Andrew.
0:41:07 > 0:41:14What name is given to the foam produced in summer on plants,
0:41:14 > 0:41:17by the nymphs of froghoppers?
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- Cuckoo spit. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:20 > 0:41:27Steve, in the nursery rhyme Baa-Baa Black Sheep, where does the little boy live?
0:41:28 > 0:41:32- Does he live down the lane, Anne? - That is correct.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Andrew,
0:41:34 > 0:41:38in food, a chorizo,...
0:41:38 > 0:41:42a highly-seasoned sausage containing pork and paprika,
0:41:42 > 0:41:47originates from which European country?
0:41:47 > 0:41:49- Spain.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Steve, in finance,
0:41:51 > 0:41:57which tax is known by the initials CGT?
0:42:01 > 0:42:03Cargo Goods Tax.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05No, Capital Gains Tax.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10Andrew, in music, which Cardiff-born composer
0:42:10 > 0:42:15wrote the song popularly known as Keep The Home Fires Burning
0:42:15 > 0:42:21in 1914 and has songwriting awards named after him?
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- Ivor Novello. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:27 > 0:42:32Steve, on a standard clock face, how many degrees is the angle
0:42:32 > 0:42:36between one o'clock and seven o'clock?
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- 180 degrees. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:40 > 0:42:45Andrew, the city of Chicago lies on the shore
0:42:45 > 0:42:48of which American Great Lake?
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- Michigan. - That is the correct answer.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04Steve, you have to answer this question correctly
0:43:04 > 0:43:06to remain in the game.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09In Henry Fielding's novel of the same name,
0:43:09 > 0:43:13what is the name of the baby Squire Allworthy finds on his bed?
0:43:18 > 0:43:21- Tom Thumb.- No, the correct answer is Tom Jones.
0:43:25 > 0:43:29That means, Andrew, you are today's strongest link
0:43:29 > 0:43:32and you go away with £1,550.
0:43:32 > 0:43:34Steve, you leave with nothing.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38Join us again for The Weakest Link.
0:43:38 > 0:43:40Goodbye.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43We held our own against Anne, as a group.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45We all got a bit of banter in.
0:43:45 > 0:43:50I'm happy to have been there with Anne and been the strongest link.
0:43:50 > 0:43:55If you'd like to be a contestant on The Weakest Link, please write to...
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