13/12/2010 Weakest Link

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

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

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

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people in the studio here today

could win up to £10,000.

They've only just met, but to get the prize money,

they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing

as round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Martyn, I'm 28,

I'm from Reading in Berkshire and I'm a fire fighter.

I'm Ailsa, I'm 54, I'm from Bath and I'm a boat-building student.

I'm Terry, I'm 73,

I live in Market Weighton, East Yorkshire, and I'm a janitor.

I'm Jolene, I'm 33, I live in Stockport and I'm a bartender.

I'm Nigel, I'm 41, I'm from Peterborough

and I'm a shopping TV presenter.

I'm Rachel, I'm 27, I'm from Merthyr Tydfil

and I'm a financial assessor.

I'm Bill, 59, from Keswick in Cumbria and I'm a factory worker.

I'm Sarah, I'm 40, I'm from Brighton and I'm a secretary.

I'm John, 38, from Balham, South London, and I'm a legal publisher.

Just to remind you, in each round there's £1,000 to be won.

The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.

Break the chain and you lose all the money in that chain.

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

Round One. Three minutes on the clock.

We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically,

that's you, Ailsa.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

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

Ailsa, in public utilities, a natural or artificial lake

called a reservoir is used to store which liquid?

-Water.

-Correct.

Terry, in law, beginning legal proceedings

against a person or organisation in a civil court

is known as what, suing or yahooing?

-Suing.

-Correct.

Jolene, in a restaurant, the French phrase

"soup du jour" translates literally as soup of the what?

-Day.

-Correct.

Nigel, in maths, what is two trebled?

-Six.

-Correct.

-Rachel.

-Bank!

-In TV, the quiz series that began

in 1962 and was originally hosted by Bamber Gascoigne

is entitled University what?

-Challenge.

-Correct.

Bill, in definitions, in the context of

calling attention or gaining admittance,

what K means to rap sharply with the knuckles on a door?

-Knock.

-Correct.

Sarah, in cosmetics,

blusher and rouge are most commonly applied

to add colour to which specific parts of the face?

-The cheeks.

-Correct.

John, in nutrition, if the currently accepted vitamins

are listed alphabetically according to their identifying letters,

which one comes first?

-Vitamin A.

-Correct.

Martyn, on a standard modern landline telephone keypad,

which number is situated between the asterisk and the hash key?

-Zero.

-Correct.

Ailsa, in rifle shooting, the innermost section of the target

is called what, the bull's-eye or the cat's whiskers?

-The bull's-eye.

-Correct.

-Terry.

-Bank!

-In human anatomy, which organ,

located in the mouth and concerned with speech and taste,

has the technical name lingua?

-Tongue.

-Correct.

Jolene, in the home, what T is the general term for items

such as dolls, teddy bears and train sets

that are used in play by children?

-Toys.

-Correct.

Nigel, in the First World War,

on the Western Front, the empty terrain between the trenches

of opposing armies was known as No Man's what?

-Land.

-Correct.

Rachel, in geography, the Arctic is the area

surrounding which pole, North or South?

-North.

-Correct.

Bill, in expressions, someone who never shuts up is said

to talk which legs off a donkey?

-Back legs.

-I'll accept back.

Sarah, in chronology, the abbreviation GMT

stands for Greenwich what?

-Mean Time.

-Correct.

John, in Tudor costumes, the appendage called a codpiece was designed

to be worn by members of which sex?

-Male.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Martyn...

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up.

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

What took you so long? You actually had a chain of 17 correct answers.

So why didn't you get it sooner?

Who's eagle-eyed and who's bird-brained?

Who won't help in the rounds to come?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Statistically, Martyn is the weakest link.

But who will be the first to take the walk of shame?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Sarah.

John.

Rachel.

Rachel.

Bill.

John.

Rachel.

Bill.

Terry.

Where are you from, Bill?

Keswick in Cumbria, in the Lake District.

What do you do?

-I'm a factory worker.

-Are you? Which factory?

Er, a pencil factory.

And what do you do there?

I put the lead in pencils. HE CHUCKLES

Don't be filthy, Bill.

How many of you are doing that?

-Two.

-Is that all there is in the factory?

No, there's about 70 people work there.

-Oh?

-Different jobs.

-Do you sing while you work?

-Sometimes, yeah.

-Yeah. Do you socialise?

-I do, yes.

-What, with your workmates?

-One or two of them, yeah.

-Do you?

What do you do, play noughts and crosses, or draw pictures?

No, we'll have a drink.

Mm.

Why Rachel?

Only because she banked too early.

Jolene, who are you called after?

-After the song.

-Oh, why?

-My mum's a country and western fan.

Do you like the song?

-Erm, not particularly!

-You can't sing it for me?

Er... I could have a bit of a go.

Put your board down.

-Ready?

-Yeah.

-OK.

# Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene... #

That's it.

Put your board up. And what do you do?

-I'm a bartender.

-Is that your ambition in life?

-No.

-What's your ambition?

-To become a schoolteacher.

-Really? To teach singing?

No, definitely not!

And why Rachel?

Unfortunately, she banked too early.

What do you do, Terry?

-I'm a janitor.

-Are you? Where?

Market Weighton in East Yorkshire.

-In a factory?

-No, in a supermarket.

-What supermarket?

-Tesco.

And what do you do when you're not at Tesco?

-Sing.

-What, any better than Jolene?

-Er, I hope so, yes.

-Put your board down.

Who's your favourite singer?

At the moment, Roger Whittaker.

Yeah? Off you go, then.

# There's a ship lies rigged and ready in the harbour

# Tomorrow for old England she sails

# Far away from your land of endless sunshine

# To my land of rainy skies and gales

# And I shall be aboard that ship tomorrow

# But my heart is full of tears at this farewell

# For you are beautiful... #

Enough!

Put your board up.

-Were you talking to me, then?

-I was.

-Why Rachel?

Because she banked too soon.

She did.

Rachel, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!

I think I was voted off unfairly.

I got my questions right.

But it was a strong round and they had to pick somebody who stood out from the crowd.

I stood out from the crowd because I banked, and so they voted me off.

Round Two, in the bank, £1,000. We're now taking ten seconds

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

that's Terry.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Terry, in the US TV series,

what was the name of the vampire-slaying young woman played by Sarah Michelle Gellar?

-No idea.

-Buffy.

Jolene, according to the nursery rhyme, the man whose wife

could eat no lean was Jack who?

-Sprat.

-Correct.

Nigel, in self-defence, the martial arts judo, karate

and aikido all originated in which Asian country?

-Japan.

-Correct.

Bill, in customs, what G proceeds card

to give a two-word generic term for an item of stationery

sent to mark a special occasion?

-Greeting.

-Correct.

Sarah, in aviation, the first woman to make

a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean was Amelia who?

-I don't know.

-Earhart.

John, in UK tabloid newspapers, the back page normally features

which subject, fashion or sport?

-Sport.

-Correct.

Martyn, in staff training, a simulation of a real situation

that may involve acting the parts of a retailer

and an irate or awkward customer is usually called what playing?

-Role-playing.

-Correct.

Ailsa, in an office, if a document is produced in duplicate, there will be

how many versions, including the original?

-Two.

-Correct.

Terry, in food, what T is a thin pepper sauce

that shares its name with a state in Mexico?

-Pass.

-Tabasco.

Jolene, in money, payments by credit or debit card

where a number is used rather than a signature

to verify the transaction is called what and PIN?

-Chip.

-Correct.

Under a sink, the plumbing feature that can become blocked

is called what, an L-plate or a U-bend?

A U-bend.

-Bank.

-In medicine, the pulse rate of an adult

in good health is around 70 beats per which unit of time?

-Minute.

-Correct.

In natural history, which animal now commonly kept as a pet

is thought to be the first mammal to have been domesticated by mankind?

-Dog.

-Correct.

In clothing, what V means waistcoat in the USA,

but in Britain refers to an undergarment?

-Vest.

-Correct.

In cricket, what's the term for a series of six balls

delivered by a bowler from the same end of the pitch?

-An over.

-Correct.

In the monarchy of the UK, although the husband of Queen Victoria

was originally named Franz, he was known by what English first name?

-Albert.

-Correct.

In entertainment, the 2010 TV talent show presented by Emma Bunton

was entitled Don't Stop...what?

-I don't know.

-Believing.

In expressions, an older person attempting to be aware

of current youth trends and fashions is said to be "getting down with

"the what?" - kids or foals?

-Kids.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In the standard measurement of volume,

the abbreviation CC stands for cubic what?

-Centimetre.

-Correct.

In the Gregorian calendar...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You banked £170.

Who's just here as a punchline to a bad joke?

Who's switched to standby?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all his answers wrong,

Terry is the weakest link.

The strongest link statistically is Nigel.

But will the team notice that?

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

Terry.

Terry.

Sarah.

Terry.

Terry.

Terry.

Terry.

Terry.

What do you do, Nigel?

I work for a shopping TV channel, Anne.

Oh, you're a fellow professional.

I am, yes.

And what's your channel called?

Ideal World and Create And Craft, there are two different channels.

-Both live.

-Oh, you do live television. So you're a proper professional.

Thank you, coming from you, that's great.

-What do I do live?

-Yes.

-I present craft shows, DIY, gardening...

-What sort of crafts?

-Card-making, scrapbooking...

So what are you selling?

Paper, glue, glitter, CD-roms.

Put your board down. Right. Nip over a bit.

-So you're selling glitter and glue.

-Yep.

-Off you go then.

OK, I'll sell to you, Anne, yeah?

Would you be in that ghastly sweater?

Quite possibly. I've got a lot of ghastly sweaters.

-Is it attached to the shirt?

-No, it's separate. Two garments.

So, shall I sell you some glue and some glitter?

The glitter I think we're interested in.

We've got some lovely glitter, holographic glitter, just for you,

there's a touch of red in there so it would match your hair.

People don't seriously buy it, do they?

Honestly, it's big business, Anne. You should try it.

Move over.

-And your ideal job...

-Yes.

-..would be what?

-I'd love to present a game show, Anne.

I'd love to do light entertainment and do a game show.

You're my hero, Anne, what can I say? This is a big day for me.

OK. Put your board up.

-Why Terry?

-I think it was the fact that he got all his questions wrong.

-What do you do, Ailsa?

-I'm a student, Anne.

-What are you studying?

-Traditional boat-building.

That's unusual for a woman, isn't it?

Fairly, yes. There's a few of us go through the course.

Really? Are you strong enough? Have you got the muscles?

It's mostly about technique, rather than muscles, but I can pull my weight.

Can you? How long have you been a student of boat-building?

Since the beginning of this year.

What were you doing before?

I was director of a sexual health charity in Scotland.

-Big change then.

-Yes.

-Why Terry?

-Terry had a great singing round,

-but a very bad answering round.

-Can you sing?

-Not at all.

-Terry!

-Hello.

-You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I entered the Weakest Link for something different to do

from my everyday work, my everyday life.

It has been different, I've thoroughly enjoyed it,

and I'm glad I came.

Round Three - in the bank, £1,170.

Another ten seconds off the time,

we'll start with the strongest link from the last round,

that's Nigel.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In film, the 2007 comedy starring Simon Pegg

as a London policeman who is relocated to the sleepy village

of Sandford is entitled Hot what?

-Fuzz.

-Correct.

In fruit, what P is the term for the small seeds of apples and oranges?

-Pips.

-Correct.

In geography, Lizard Point, the southern-most place on the British

mainland, is in which English county?

-Dorset.

-Cornwall.

In food, the high energy confection first produced in the Lake District

in 1869 by Joseph Wiper is called Kendal Mint what?

-Cake.

-Correct.

In US history, Rosa Parks became a celebrated

member of the Civil Rights Movement

after refusing to surrender her seat on which form of public transport?

-Bus.

-Correct.

In trades, a glazier is a person who works with what, glass or chocolate?

-Glass.

-Correct.

-Bank.

In poetry, according to the opening line of The Waste Land

by TS Eliot, April is the cruellest what?

-Month.

-Correct.

In religion, what E is the name of the ritual act

traditionally used to expel evil spirits

from people, places and things?

-Exorcism.

-Correct.

In North American rodeos,

an unbroken horse is known alliteratively as a bucking what?

-Bronco.

-Correct.

In the solar system, which body is known as the red planet?

-Mars.

-Correct.

In 1990s TV on The Fast Show,

the barrister Rowley Birkin QC often ended his non-sensical stories

with the line, "I'm afraid I was very, very..." what?

-Drunk.

-Correct.

-Bank.

In football in 2010, which team beat England

4-1 to knock them out of the World Cup?

-Germany.

-Correct.

In ornothology, smew, goldeneye and eider

are all species of which waterfowl?

-Ducks.

-Correct.

In pop music, the 2004 release by Keane

named by an online retailer as one of the best-selling albums

of the decade was entitled Hopes And...what?

-Glory.

-Fears.

In the standard British version of the board game Monopoly,

players who pass Go receive how many pounds from the bank?

-200.

-Correct.

In the garden, what A is the three-letter name

for a hand-held tool used for chopping logs?

-Axe.

-Correct.

In European geography, which city is the capital of Ukraine?

-Pass.

-Kiev.

In criminal justice of the United States, the FBI publishes

a list of high-profile criminals known as the ten most what?

-Wanted.

-Correct.

-Bank.

In cinema, George Burns, Morgan Freeman...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, you won £420,

but you had a chain of ten correct answers.

Who's still great, and who's now grating?

Who should give thanks and who should give up?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most wrong answers,

Sarah is the weakest link.

John is statistically the strongest link,

but whose game is over?

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

Sarah.

Sarah.

Sarah.

Sarah.

Sarah.

Jolene.

Jolene.

What do you do, Martyn?

I'm a fire fighter.

Where do you fight fires?

In Reading in Berkshire.

-What's the station called?

-Whitley Wood.

So you're sitting there, then the bell goes, is it a bell that goes?

Er, yeah, a bell.

How does it go?

# Ner-ner-ner-ner-ner-ner. #

Don't be rude to me, Martyn.

So the bell goes, then what do you do?

Er, we race to the fire engine, chuck our leggings, get dressed.

OK. So put your board down.

So the # ner-ner-ner-ner # has just gone.

And a gust of wind has sent Cheryl Cole up a tree.

-Yep.

-How would you get dressed for her?

I'd jump into my leggings, pull the leggings up,

-tunic on.

-OK.

And she's very frightened, so what do you say to Cheryl

-when you're looking up at the tree?

-I'd say, "It's all right,

"we'll be up to get you in a moment. Don't let go!"

No. And you'll do that for anyone who gets stuck in a tree?

-Absolutely.

-And who would be your favourite to bring down from a tree?

If I had to rescue someone? You, Anne.

Good. Behind your podium.

Put your board up.

Why Sarah?

I think she got two wrong in that round.

So, Nigel, who's a star on two television channels,

-selling glue and glitter...

-Hi, Anne.

But you want to be a bigger star, don't you? An all-round entertainer.

I think I might have more to give, yeah.

But I enjoy what I do, so I'm quite happy.

-A sort of Brucey?

-That'd be great.

-OK, put your board down.

-Oh, no.

-Could you introduce Strictly Come Dancing?

OK. OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome this evening to the ballroom

in Blackpool, wheree we are going to be celebrating some fantastic

dancing with our dancers here on Strictly Come Dancing.

-Put your board up. Why Sarah?

-It was the question about Kiev

that I remembered Sarah getting wrong, and I think she passed on another as well.

Sarah, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When I was watching the programme at home,

I always think, "Oh, I'm really good at this, I should go on that."

I got to go on, and I felt under a lot of pressure.

The answers wouldn't come to my mind, so...

They probably did the right thing to vote me off!

Round Four, in the bank, £1,590.

Another ten seconds off the time,

we start with the strongest link from the last round - John.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In England and Wales, the bank holidays that occur in May and August

all fall on which day of the week?

Monday.

Martyn, what's the first name of singer and TV personality

who, in the 1960s, changed her surname from White to Black?

Cilla.

Ailsa, at the Olympic games in 1976, 1980 and 1992,

Sharon Davies represented Great Britain at which sport?

Swimming.

Jolene, which mammal is the closest living relative of the now extinct mammoth?

Elephant.

-Nigel.

-Bank.

-What is 87 - 23?

64.

Bill, on the UK Number 1 single Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen,

the very last instrument to be heard is what? A banjo or a gong?

Gong.

John, the 1957 novel On The Road was written by which beat-generation author?

Jack Kerouac

Martyn, the educational institution at Sandhurst in southern England

is known as the RMA which stands for Royal Military what?

Academy.

-Ailsa.

-Bank.

-What I, meaning the beginning of something,

is the title of a 2010 science fiction thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio?

-Initiation.

-Inception.

Jolene, the hexagram, comprising two interlocking triangles

that's used as a symbol of Judaism is commonly called the star of whom?

David.

Nigel, the Red Cross was created in 1864 by a convention

named after which Swiss City?

Geneva.

Bill, Hugh Lawrie played Bertie and Stephen Fry, his manservant

in the 1990s comedy series entitled Jeeves And who?

-Pass.

-Wooster.

John, what Z is the name of an African people who were led, in the 19th century,

by a chief called Shaka?

Zulu.

Martyn, which farm animal goes before parsley, berry and slip

to give the names of three plants?

Cow.

Ailsa, the pressurised compartment of a spacecraft is called a what?

Capsule or lozenge?

Capsule.

-Jolene.

-Bank.

-In boxing, which five-letter term is used

for the reciting of the numbers one to ten by a referee when a fighter is knocked down?

-Sorry, could you repeat that, please?

-In boxing, which five-letter term

is used for the reciting...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won £500.

Who's now gone the extra mile towards the exit?

Who needs promoting to plonker?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics reveal that Martyn is the strongest link.

Bill is the weakest, but how will the votes go?

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

Bill.

Bill.

Bill.

Ailsa.

Jolene.

Ailsa.

Ailsa, the student boat builder. Why Bill?

He certainly got one wrong. I know I did, too,

but at least I guessed, which he didn't.

Jolene, why Bill?

He got one question wrong for certain and I thought he was the weakest link.

He was.

Bill, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Before I came on the show, my expectations were that I wanted to progress beyond the first round.

I would love to have won it. There's not point in coming if you didn't want to win it.

Er... But I fulfilled a dream.

Round Five. In the bank...

Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - gorgeous Martyn. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Martyn, in the USA, any album or single that sells one million copies

is referred to by the name of which metal?

Platinum.

Ailsa, what T is the name of an Italian dessert

made with coffee-flavoured sponge filled with mascarpone and doused in masala?

Tiramisu.

Jolene, the Google Maps tool that provides interactive photographs

of roads and buildings is called Street what?

-Map.

-View.

Nigel, the port in Norfolk at the mouth of the Great Ouse is called King's what?

Lynn.

John, the actress who, in 2010, married her fellow Spaniard and Oscar Winner

Javier Bardem is Penelope who?

Cruz.

Martyn, which of these is a common insect with pincers at the end of its body?

The earwig or the noserug?

-Earwig.

-Ailsa.

-Bank.

Nitrous oxide, chloroform and ether are examples of which type of drug

used to help patients relax during surgery?

Anaesthetic.

Jolene, which slang word for lucky literally means covered with fruit preserve?

Jammy.

Nigel, in the TV sitcom Friends, what G was the name

of the blonde-haired manager of the Central Perk cafe, played by James Michael Tyler?

Gunther.

John, what is 28 + 14?

HE MUMBLES TO HIMSELF

-42.

-Bank.

Martyn, in 1950s fashion, shoes with elongated and pointed toes were known as what pickers?

Winklepickers.

Ailsa, the 2010 UK hit album entitled Hang Cool Teddy Bear

was the 11th studio release by which veteran US rock singer?

-Bruce Springsteen.

-Meatloaf.

Jolene, the 1964 book by Jeff Brown about a boy who's so thin he can be flown like a kite

is entitled Flat who?

Stanley.

-Nigel.

-Bank.

-The real-life Man in the Iron Mask died in 1703 in which notorious prison in Paris?

-Pass.

-The Bastille.

John, in the 1993 Wallace And Gromit film, The Wrong Trousers,

the villain is what kind of bird? A parrot or a penguin?

-Penguin.

-Bank.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. Your bank was in time and, as a result, you won £340.

Who's now the fast track to failure?

Who will go on losing you money?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

for the second time in the game, Martyn is the strongest link.

The weakest link, statistically, is Jolene,

but will the other players realise that?

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

Jolene.

Jolene.

Alisa.

Jolene.

Nigel.

Gorgeous Martyn, why Jolene?

I think a couple of people got questions wrong in that round but, overall, I think she...

-Could you help me up the tree so you could come and rescue me?

-Help you up it? Yeah.

-What you doing after the show, Anne?

-Nigel, why Jolene?

I think she's probably been the weakest of the people that are left throughout the rounds.

Jolene, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

If I could predict a winner, I think John might, because I think he's a bit of a dark horse.

He's been left in the corner on his own and I think he's got something up his sleeve.

Round Six and you have...

Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - Martyn.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Martyn, a hydrogen atom has how many electrons?

-Two.

-One.

Ailsa, what C is a Latin word, meaning mass, that follows strato,

alto and cirro to make the names of three different types of cloud?

Cumulus.

Nigel, the name of which city in Nevada is Spanish for the meadows?

Las Vegas.

John, a farm building with open sides and a curved roof,

used for storing hay is called a Dutch what?

-Barn.

-Bank.

Martyn, which set of initials after a person's name indicates that they have a doctorate?

PhD or KFC?

PhD.

Ailsa, a claddagh ring that is a symbol of love traditionally features

a crown, two hands and a representation of which organ of the body?

Heart.

-Nigel.

-Bank.

-In 1968, both Mama Cass and Anita Harris had UK hit singles

with their versions of a song called Dream A Little Dream Of who?

Me.

-John.

-Bank.

-What T is the Anglo-Indian word that is still in use

as a term for a light midday meal?

Tiffin.

Martyn, the Welsh presenter who, in August 2010 succeeded Christine Bleakley

as co-host on The One Show is Alex who?

-Campbell.

-Jones.

Ailsa, in the 1868 novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott,

to raise money for her family, Jo March sells what? Her hair or her CD collection?

Her hair.

-Nigel.

-Bank.

-the billionaire who bought several high-street fashion chains

and was knighted in 2006 is Sir Phillip who?

Green.

-John.

-Bank.

-On a standard qwerty keyboard, which letter is furthest to the left

on the top row of letter keys?

-Z.

-Q!

-Oh!

Martyn, to supply something to a place where it is already plentiful is said to be like

taking coals to where?

-Fire.

-Newcastle.

Ailsa, the mark on the hull of a ship

that indicates the loading limit is called the what? Plimsoll line or pump level?

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

-Plimsoll line.

-Bank.

Correct answer. Your bank was out of time and you won £210.

So, consider this.

Is John a closed book?

Do alarm bells ring about Martyn?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Martyn is statistically the weakest link.

But will the votes pick up on the facts?

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

John.

Martyn.

Martyn.

Martyn.

What do you do, John?

Er, I'm a legal publisher, Anne.

-I see.

-We do a lot of online and internet-related stuff.

I see. So...you're just in IT, really, aren't you?

-Slightly more sophisticated than that.

-Is it?

And...you must be very jealous of Martyn's good looks and exciting job.

Intensely so.

-Why Martyn?

-Erm, simply because he had an appalling round,

and he got more than one question wrong.

Ailsa. Are you jealous of Martyn's wonderful looks?

No, Anne, I think he just had a disastrous round - he fell off his ladder,

and left me nothing to bank.

Martyn - you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think Anne took a little bit of a shine to me.

It's probably the fireman thing more than anything else.

She asked if I would rescue her out of a tree - which I would, of course.

I've got a girlfriend, though, so...sorry, Anne.

Round Seven. In the bank, £2,640.

Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Ailsa. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In the 1980s and '90s,

the construction of which theatre in Southwark

was championed by the American actor Sam Wanamaker?

The Globe Theatre.

In sport, the cyclist from the Isle of Man who in 2010

won five stages in the Tour de France is Mark who?

-Armstrong.

-Cavendish.

In ancient history,

Caesarion was the illegitimate son

of Julius Caesar and which Egyptian queen?

-Cleopatra.

-Bank.

In charities, which yellow spring flower was adopted

as an emblem in 1990 by Marie Curie Cancer Care?

-The primrose.

-The daffodil.

In comedy, the Radio 4 panel game

first broadcast in 2006

in which players try to hide facts within a series of lies

-is called The Unbelievable what?

-Truth.

In British bird life, the beak of the avocet

curves in which direction - upwards or downwards?

-Downwards.

-Upwards.

In the Shakespeare play As You Like It,

most of the action takes place in the wooded area

called the Forest of where?

-Dean.

-Arden.

In pop music, what Q was the original name of the group

formed by John Lennon with his classmates

from his school in Liverpool?

-The Quireboys.

-No, The Quarrymen.

In modern history, between 1947 and 1971

the Asian country now called Bangladesh

was known first as East Bengal, and then as East what?

Pakistan.

Replacing the first letter of the word "revolution"

gives which term meaning the transfer of political power

-from the centre to the regions?

-Devolution.

-Bank.

In sport, the Austrian skier who in 2000

won the World Cup downhill, giant slalom, Super-G

and overall titles all in one year is Hermann who?

-Schmidt.

-Maier.

In maths, which is the only number between 20 and 30

that's wholly divisible by 8?

Erm, 24.

In TV...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £70. In Round Eight, you get the chance

to treble what you bank.

Think carefully... Time to vote off the WEAKEST link.

Nigel is the weakest link, as he gave the most wrong answers.

Statistically the strongest link is John.

But who will lose out in the final vote?

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

Nigel.

Ailsa.

Ailsa.

John, why Ailsa?

I just remember the Forest of Arden/Dean question.

-But mostly cos she's voted for you before.

-Yeah, I bear grudges.

Nigel, why Ailsa?

I just thought we can only have one bit of glamour on this set, Anne, and that's got to be you.

I quite agree.

Ailsa! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Nigel gave the reason that there was only space on the set for one glamorous person,

and he meant it should be Anne.

So I suppose it was a bit of a backhanded compliment, really.

I don't think it was a valid reason for voting me off, but at least it was a nice thing to say.

Round Eight. And you're up to £2,710.

In this round 90 seconds - but whatever you win will be trebled.

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

Start the clock.

In literature, the 1849 novel Shirley,

depicting the time of the Luddite riots, bad harvests and social unrest

was written by which Bronte sister?

-Emily.

-Charlotte.

In a game of bridge,

a hand containing no card with a value above nine

is known by what name - a peterborough or a yarborough?

-A yarborough.

-Bank.

In musical notation, which letter of the alphabet

is used to indicate that a section should be played loudly?

-C.

-F.

In retail, the shopping complex that opened in Gateshead in 1986

and claims to be the largest in Europe

is called the what Centre?

-Shopping Centre.

-Metro.

In science, which chemical element that has the symbol RA

glows in the dark

and was formerly painted onto the hands of watches?

-Radium.

-Bank.

In history, what was the surname of the US President

who said in his inaugural address in 1933,

"The only thing was have to fear is fear itself"?

-Roosevelt.

-Bank.

On the Belgian national flag,

the vertical stripe nearest the flagpole is what colour?

-Red.

-Black.

In the Carry On films, which actress portrayed characters

called Hope Springs, Goldie Locks and Daphne Honeybutt?

-Barbara Windsor.

-Bank.

In education, the scientific talks given to children

at The Royal Institution in December since the 1820s

as known as the Christmas what?

-Lectures.

-Bank.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. Your bank was in time, and you won £100 which we'll 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'll go for Sudden Death.

So, Nigel and John, for £3,010...

let's play the Weakest Link.

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

I'd like to go first, please, Anne.

Nigel, in geography, of the countries of the world

whose names in English begin with the letter B,

which is the largest in terms of both land area and population?

-Brazil.

-That is the correct answer.

John, in English football,

when Chelsea achieved victory in the 2010 FA Cup Final,

which defender became the first player ever

to win the trophy six times?

-Ashley Cole?

-That is the correct answer.

Nigel, after her marriage to an aspiring politician in 1996,

the future company director born Samantha Sheffield

became better known by what surname?

-Samantha Brown.

-The correct answer is Cameron.

John, the university in Edinburgh given its Royal Charter in 1966

is named after the 16th-century financier George Heriot

and which 18th-century inventor?

-Watt.

-I'll accept - James Watt.

Nigel, the song called The Chain, which has been used for many years

as the theme tune to TV coverage of Formula 1 motor racing,

is by which group?

-Fleetwood Mac?

-That is the correct answer.

John, in history, in the spring of 1963

which Latin American revolutionary leader

was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union?

Che Guevara.

The correct answer is Fidel Castro.

Nigel, in definitions, what name of French origin

is given to the metal nails or bolts

used in the construction of both denim jeans

and structures such as bridges and ships?

-No idea, Anne.

-The correct answer is rivets.

John, in cinema, Martin Scorsese won a Best Director Oscar in 2007

for which crime drama that was adapted from a 2002 Hong Kong film

entitled Infernal Affairs?

-The Departed.

-That is the correct answer.

Nigel, in money, the Bank of England £20 note

that ceased to be legal tender at the end of June in 2010

featured a portrait of which composer?

-Brahms.

-The correct answer is Sir Edward Elgar.

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

and you go away with...

Nigel, you leave...with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I'd like to say congratulations to John.

I think whatever you do with the money - I suspect it will be a holiday -

have a great time, and you deserve it cos you WERE the strongest link.

Erm, it's fantastic to win. I never really thought I would -

cos I think out of the last four anyone could have won,

and it was just a matter of luck that it happened to be me.

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