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Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show. | 0:00:03 | 0:00:07 | |
Only one of them will win up to £10,000. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:10 | |
The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link. | 0:00:10 | 0:00:14 | |
Welcome to the Weakest Link. | 0:00:29 | 0:00:32 | |
Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000. | 0:00:33 | 0:00:38 | |
They've only just met, but to get the prize money, | 0:00:38 | 0:00:42 | |
they'll have to work together. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:44 | |
However, eight will leave with nothing, as round by round | 0:00:44 | 0:00:50 | |
we lose the player voted the weakest link. Let's meet the team. | 0:00:50 | 0:00:54 | |
I'm Marcus, I'm 50, from Norwich, I'm a charity shop manager. | 0:00:56 | 0:01:01 | |
I'm Sarah, 24, from Nottingham, I'm a massage therapist. | 0:01:02 | 0:01:06 | |
I'm Adam, I'm 44, from Hailsham in East Sussex, | 0:01:07 | 0:01:11 | |
I'm a local government officer. | 0:01:11 | 0:01:13 | |
I'm Kellymarie, I'm 30, I'm from Rhu and I'm an administrator. | 0:01:14 | 0:01:18 | |
I'm Billy, I'm 18, I'm from Leicester, I'm an A-level student. | 0:01:20 | 0:01:24 | |
I'm Annette, I'm 52, I come from Cornwall, | 0:01:25 | 0:01:28 | |
and I'm a pitch-and-putt owner. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:31 | |
I'm Kris, I'm 38, I currently live in Cardiff, and I'm a designer. | 0:01:31 | 0:01:36 | |
I'm Jo, I'm 44, I'm from Eastburn in West Yorkshire, | 0:01:36 | 0:01:40 | |
and I'm a dog groomer. | 0:01:40 | 0:01:42 | |
I'm Tom, I'm 27, I'm from Cheltenham, and I'm a management accountant. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:48 | |
OK, in each round there's £1,000 to be won. | 0:01:50 | 0:01:53 | |
The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers. | 0:01:53 | 0:01:57 | |
Break the chain and you lose all the money in that chain. | 0:01:57 | 0:02:01 | |
Say "bank" before the question is asked and the money is safe. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:05 | |
Round One, three minutes on the clock. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:08 | |
We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically, | 0:02:08 | 0:02:12 | |
that's you, Adam. | 0:02:12 | 0:02:14 | |
Let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:16 | |
First question is for £20. Start the clock. | 0:02:18 | 0:02:21 | |
Rome is the capital of which country? | 0:02:22 | 0:02:25 | |
Italy. | 0:02:25 | 0:02:26 | |
In the paranormal, a home reputedly inhabited by ghosts is called | 0:02:27 | 0:02:32 | |
what, a haunted house or a spooky semi? | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
A haunted house. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:37 | |
Prince Harry is what relation to Prince William? | 0:02:37 | 0:02:42 | |
Brother. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:44 | |
The word "marge" is an abbreviation of which butter substitute? | 0:02:44 | 0:02:49 | |
Margarine. | 0:02:49 | 0:02:51 | |
On a standard set of three traffic lights in the UK, | 0:02:51 | 0:02:54 | |
what A is the colour that appears in the middle? | 0:02:54 | 0:02:57 | |
Amber. | 0:02:57 | 0:02:58 | |
In TV, the presenters who use the professional surnames Madeley | 0:02:58 | 0:03:04 | |
and Finnigan have what first names? | 0:03:04 | 0:03:07 | |
Judy and Richard. | 0:03:07 | 0:03:09 | |
In traditions, the term "bridegroom" normally refers to which | 0:03:10 | 0:03:15 | |
member of the wedding party, the bride or groom? | 0:03:15 | 0:03:18 | |
Groom. | 0:03:18 | 0:03:19 | |
In the alphabet, which lower-case vowel letter is | 0:03:21 | 0:03:24 | |
composed of a floating dot above a straight vertical line? | 0:03:24 | 0:03:27 | |
-E? -I. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:35 | |
The process by which a young baby gets milk not from a bottle | 0:03:35 | 0:03:40 | |
but from its mother is usually known as what-feeding? | 0:03:40 | 0:03:43 | |
Breastfeeding. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:44 | |
What T is the job title of someone who makes repairs | 0:03:44 | 0:03:48 | |
and alters men's clothing? | 0:03:48 | 0:03:50 | |
Tailor. | 0:03:50 | 0:03:51 | |
Bank. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:52 | |
In animal anatomy, which word that rhymes with "bang" | 0:03:52 | 0:03:55 | |
is a term for a long, pointed tooth? | 0:03:55 | 0:03:58 | |
Fang. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:00 | |
The polite four-word phrase that can be used both as an apology | 0:04:02 | 0:04:06 | |
and "What did you say?" | 0:04:06 | 0:04:08 | |
-is "I beg your" what? -Pardon. | 0:04:08 | 0:04:10 | |
In measurements, 100cm are equal to which unit of length? | 0:04:10 | 0:04:15 | |
Metre. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:17 | |
In the words of the nursery rhyme The Grand Old Duke Of York, | 0:04:17 | 0:04:21 | |
when the men were only halfway up, they were neither up nor what? | 0:04:21 | 0:04:26 | |
Down. | 0:04:26 | 0:04:27 | |
Bank. | 0:04:27 | 0:04:28 | |
In human biology, what B is an eyeball tinged with | 0:04:28 | 0:04:32 | |
redness as a result of damage to the vessels on the surface? | 0:04:32 | 0:04:36 | |
-Pass. -Bloodshot. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:39 | |
In spelling, the word "Santa", an alternative term | 0:04:39 | 0:04:41 | |
for Father Christmas, is an anagram of which name for the Devil? | 0:04:41 | 0:04:47 | |
Satan. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:48 | |
In euphemisms, amorous interplay is sometimes referred to | 0:04:48 | 0:04:53 | |
by which rhetorical question, "How's yer father?" | 0:04:53 | 0:04:55 | |
or "Where's your grandad?" | 0:04:55 | 0:04:58 | |
How's your father? | 0:04:58 | 0:05:00 | |
The song Love Is All Around, | 0:05:00 | 0:05:04 | |
a UK number one single for Wet Wet Wet in 1994 begins | 0:05:04 | 0:05:06 | |
with the line "I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my" what? | 0:05:06 | 0:05:10 | |
Toes. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:11 | |
Bank. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:13 | |
In construction, what W is a dome-shaped Native American | 0:05:13 | 0:05:16 | |
dwelling made from a wooden frame and often covered with bark strips? | 0:05:16 | 0:05:20 | |
-Wigwam. -Bank! | 0:05:20 | 0:05:21 | |
END-OF-ROUND JINGLE | 0:05:21 | 0:05:24 | |
Time's up. Correct answer, your bank was in time, and you won £370. | 0:05:24 | 0:05:29 | |
But who's obviously more at sea than Captain Birdseye? | 0:05:30 | 0:05:33 | |
Who's the balloon at the hedgehog party? | 0:05:34 | 0:05:37 | |
Time to vote off the weakest link. | 0:05:37 | 0:05:39 | |
With the most correct answers, Adam is the strongest link. | 0:05:42 | 0:05:45 | |
Statistically, Marcus is the weakest link, | 0:05:45 | 0:05:48 | |
but will the other players consider that when casting their votes? | 0:05:48 | 0:05:52 | |
Voting over, time to reveal who you think is the weakest link. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:57 | |
Jo. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:00 | |
Marcus. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:04 | |
Marcus. | 0:06:05 | 0:06:06 | |
Marcus. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:09 | |
Marcus. | 0:06:11 | 0:06:12 | |
Marcus. | 0:06:14 | 0:06:15 | |
Marcus. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:18 | |
Marcus. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:20 | |
Marcus. | 0:06:22 | 0:06:23 | |
-What do you do, Adam? -I'm a local government officer. | 0:06:25 | 0:06:29 | |
-Where? -Croydon Council. | 0:06:29 | 0:06:31 | |
-In charge of what? -I work in adult services and housing. | 0:06:31 | 0:06:35 | |
Put your board down. | 0:06:35 | 0:06:36 | |
Move over towards Kellymarie. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:39 | |
-Do you go to work in a skirt? -All the time(!) | 0:06:40 | 0:06:42 | |
-No, this is my casual attire. -When do you wear this? | 0:06:42 | 0:06:46 | |
-Mostly when drumming. -What sort of drummers? | 0:06:46 | 0:06:50 | |
It's a Pagan group, but we don't have to be Pagan. We do Pagan events. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:53 | |
-What do you believe? -I follow the druid path, but there's witchcraft, others... | 0:06:53 | 0:06:58 | |
Do you believe in things the rest of the world don't believe in? | 0:06:58 | 0:07:02 | |
-Like faeries? I believe faeries exist. -Behind your podium! | 0:07:02 | 0:07:07 | |
Put your board up. Why Marcus? | 0:07:07 | 0:07:10 | |
He got a question wrong | 0:07:10 | 0:07:12 | |
and we had quite a lot of money ready to be banked. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:15 | |
-Where are you from, Jo? -I'm from Eastburn in West Yorkshire. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:18 | |
-What do you do? -I'm a dog groomer. -Have you always been a dog groomer? | 0:07:18 | 0:07:22 | |
-I started as a hairdresser. -In Yorkshire? -Yes. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:26 | |
Is dog grooming one up from hairdressing? | 0:07:26 | 0:07:28 | |
No, I had to be a dog groomer, cos I was going back to college | 0:07:28 | 0:07:33 | |
to do the hairdressing, but I had an accident. | 0:07:33 | 0:07:36 | |
-What sort of accident? -I chopped my finger off. -Really? | 0:07:36 | 0:07:40 | |
Put your board down. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:41 | |
-Which hand's only got four fingers? -This one. -Really? | 0:07:43 | 0:07:48 | |
-Does that mean you can only count to nine? -Yeah. | 0:07:49 | 0:07:52 | |
Put your board up. | 0:07:52 | 0:07:54 | |
-Why Marcus? -He got a question wrong. -Where are you from, Kris? | 0:07:54 | 0:07:58 | |
I'm from Cardiff. | 0:07:58 | 0:07:59 | |
-Are you? What do you do in Cardiff? -I'm a designer. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:04 | |
-A designer of? -Children's clothing. | 0:08:04 | 0:08:06 | |
-Yes. Where did you learn to design? -In Australia, RMIT. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:11 | |
Put your board down. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:13 | |
-OK. Did you think it was going to rain in the studio? -Ha-ha! | 0:08:14 | 0:08:19 | |
-You never know. -Take your hat off. -Oh, please, this is so unfair. -Yeah. | 0:08:19 | 0:08:25 | |
See, I'm not a hairdresser, I need Jo to dog-groom me. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:29 | |
I don't think anyone could help, cos it's just going bald, aren't you? | 0:08:29 | 0:08:33 | |
-Receding, I'd like to call it. -OK, put your hat on again. -Thank you. | 0:08:33 | 0:08:38 | |
Put your board up. Why Marcus? | 0:08:38 | 0:08:42 | |
The question about the "I" was quite easy, so that's why Marcus! | 0:08:42 | 0:08:48 | |
Marcus, you are the weakest link, goodbye. | 0:08:48 | 0:08:51 | |
To be voted off first in the Weakest Link has made me furious | 0:08:58 | 0:09:01 | |
with myself, because I didn't listen to the question properly, | 0:09:01 | 0:09:05 | |
I was too nervous. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:06 | |
I got the question wrong and it was too late then, I was voted off. | 0:09:06 | 0:09:10 | |
Fair do's. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:12 | |
Round Two, in the bank, £370. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:17 | |
We're now taking ten seconds off your time. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:20 | |
We'll start with the strongest link, that's Adam. | 0:09:20 | 0:09:22 | |
Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock. | 0:09:22 | 0:09:26 | |
In sport, which Argentine footballer scored a goal against England | 0:09:26 | 0:09:31 | |
in the 1986 World Cup using what became known as the Hand of God? | 0:09:31 | 0:09:35 | |
Diego Maradona. | 0:09:35 | 0:09:37 | |
Bank. | 0:09:37 | 0:09:38 | |
In the abbreviation GPS referring to a satellite navigation system, | 0:09:38 | 0:09:42 | |
the letter G stands for what? | 0:09:42 | 0:09:43 | |
Global. | 0:09:43 | 0:09:45 | |
In gambling, if the odds offered by a bookmaker change from 10/1 | 0:09:45 | 0:09:49 | |
to 3/1, they are said to have what - lengthened or shortened? | 0:09:49 | 0:09:52 | |
Shortened. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:53 | |
In geography, Luxembourg is a small country in the western part | 0:09:53 | 0:09:57 | |
of which continent? | 0:09:57 | 0:09:59 | |
Europe. | 0:09:59 | 0:10:00 | |
In botany, what C is the informal name for the seeds | 0:10:00 | 0:10:03 | |
of the horse chestnut tree used in a popular children's game? | 0:10:03 | 0:10:07 | |
Conkers. | 0:10:07 | 0:10:08 | |
The long-running police drama series starring Jack Warner | 0:10:08 | 0:10:13 | |
was called Dixon of where? | 0:10:13 | 0:10:14 | |
-Dock Green. -Bank. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:16 | |
In dining out, a liquid lunch typically involves the consumption | 0:10:16 | 0:10:20 | |
of copious amounts of what, alcoholic drinks or tomato soup? | 0:10:20 | 0:10:24 | |
Alcoholic drinks. | 0:10:24 | 0:10:25 | |
In relationships, Montreal in 1964 and Botswana in 1975 were | 0:10:27 | 0:10:32 | |
the settings for the two weddings of Elizabeth Taylor to which actor? | 0:10:32 | 0:10:37 | |
Robson Green. | 0:10:37 | 0:10:38 | |
Richard Burton. | 0:10:38 | 0:10:40 | |
In jewellery, what L is a six-letter term for a pendant that opens | 0:10:40 | 0:10:44 | |
to reveal a picture, often of a loved one? | 0:10:44 | 0:10:47 | |
-Locket. -Bank. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:48 | |
In the animal kingdom, | 0:10:48 | 0:10:50 | |
seals are the major constituent of the diet of which species of bear? | 0:10:50 | 0:10:55 | |
Brown. | 0:10:56 | 0:10:57 | |
Polar. | 0:10:57 | 0:10:58 | |
In idioms, if someone is left looking embarrassed, | 0:10:58 | 0:11:01 | |
they're said to have which foodstuff on their face? | 0:11:01 | 0:11:04 | |
Egg. | 0:11:04 | 0:11:06 | |
In a speech in 2010, David Cameron described himself as a member | 0:11:06 | 0:11:11 | |
of a middle class that had what, sharp elbows or weak chins? | 0:11:11 | 0:11:16 | |
-Weak chins. -Sharp elbows. | 0:11:16 | 0:11:19 | |
In pop music, A Bigger Bang, Bridges To Babylon, Licks | 0:11:19 | 0:11:23 | |
and Voodoo Lounge have been the names of world tours by which rock group? | 0:11:23 | 0:11:27 | |
The Rolling Stones. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:29 | |
What is 16 x 5? | 0:11:29 | 0:11:33 | |
80. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:34 | |
In entertainment, what V is an act in which a performer | 0:11:34 | 0:11:39 | |
throws his or her voice so it appears to come from a dummy? | 0:11:39 | 0:11:42 | |
Ventriloquist. | 0:11:42 | 0:11:43 | |
-I'll accept. -Bank. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:44 | |
In Greek mythology, the adventurers who set sail to find | 0:11:44 | 0:11:48 | |
the Golden Fleece are Jason and the what? | 0:11:48 | 0:11:51 | |
Argonauts. | 0:11:51 | 0:11:52 | |
In sport, the runner Emmanuel Mutai, who in 2011 set a new course record | 0:11:52 | 0:11:58 | |
for the London Marathon is from which African country? | 0:11:58 | 0:12:02 | |
-Kenya. -Bank. | 0:12:03 | 0:12:04 | |
In natural history, which of these creatures are believed | 0:12:04 | 0:12:07 | |
to have evolved first, fish or reptiles? | 0:12:07 | 0:12:11 | |
Fish. | 0:12:11 | 0:12:12 | |
In knitwear, the cardigan and balaclava are named after... | 0:12:12 | 0:12:17 | |
END-OF-ROUND JINGLE | 0:12:17 | 0:12:19 | |
Time's up. You banked £490. | 0:12:19 | 0:12:23 | |
Who makes Goofy look like Gandalf? | 0:12:23 | 0:12:26 | |
Who's the Bobby Dazzler, who's the Bobby Davro? | 0:12:26 | 0:12:30 | |
Time to vote off the weakest link. | 0:12:30 | 0:12:32 | |
For the second round in a row, Adam is the strongest link. | 0:12:34 | 0:12:38 | |
The statistics show Annette is the weakest link. | 0:12:38 | 0:12:41 | |
But who will lose out in the vote? | 0:12:41 | 0:12:43 | |
Voting over, time to reveal who you think is the weakest link. | 0:12:44 | 0:12:48 | |
Annette. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:51 | |
Kellymarie. | 0:12:53 | 0:12:54 | |
Sarah. | 0:12:56 | 0:12:57 | |
Sarah. | 0:12:58 | 0:12:59 | |
Sarah. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:02 | |
Sarah. | 0:13:03 | 0:13:05 | |
Sarah. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:07 | |
Annette. | 0:13:08 | 0:13:09 | |
-What do you do, Billy? -I'm an A-level student. -Are you? | 0:13:12 | 0:13:15 | |
-How old are you? -18. -You're only 18! | 0:13:15 | 0:13:18 | |
-Are you still at school? -College. | 0:13:18 | 0:13:20 | |
-College. -Yeah. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:22 | |
-Living with Mummy and Daddy? -Yeah, still. -Are you going to university? | 0:13:23 | 0:13:28 | |
-Hopefully next year. -Yes. To do what? -Geography. -How exciting. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:34 | |
Why do you want to do geography? | 0:13:34 | 0:13:36 | |
I dunno, it's always been interesting, I guess. | 0:13:36 | 0:13:39 | |
-It's not to pull women? -It's not really a woman-pulling subject. | 0:13:39 | 0:13:43 | |
You don't think so? No. | 0:13:43 | 0:13:44 | |
Apart from studying geography, do you do anything interesting? | 0:13:44 | 0:13:48 | |
-I've got a part-time job. -As a rock star? | 0:13:48 | 0:13:52 | |
I work for a DIY store. | 0:13:52 | 0:13:54 | |
I'm just holding onto the podium cos it gets more exciting. | 0:13:54 | 0:13:59 | |
-You got a girlfriend? -No. | 0:13:59 | 0:14:01 | |
-Why Sarah? -She got the polar bear question wrong, which I thought was quite easy, to be honest. | 0:14:02 | 0:14:08 | |
-Kellymarie. -Hello! -Hello. | 0:14:08 | 0:14:11 | |
-Where are you from? -Helensburgh, down in Argyll and Bute. | 0:14:11 | 0:14:14 | |
-Yes. Is that your own red hair? -That would be telling, wouldn't it? | 0:14:14 | 0:14:18 | |
-I don't think so. -Are the roots that bad?! | 0:14:18 | 0:14:22 | |
Yeah. Put your board down - let's see what you look like. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:26 | |
Move over towards Billy. | 0:14:26 | 0:14:29 | |
Ooh! So what do you do, Kellymarie? | 0:14:29 | 0:14:33 | |
-I'm an administrator. -Are you? Do you sit at a desk? | 0:14:33 | 0:14:37 | |
-Um, yes. -OK, so you're at the desk. | 0:14:37 | 0:14:40 | |
-Where's the telephone? -To my right. | 0:14:40 | 0:14:43 | |
-Can you reach it quite easily? -Um, depends how high my seat is. | 0:14:43 | 0:14:48 | |
-Why's that? -Um, well, if it's not glaringly obvious... | 0:14:48 | 0:14:54 | |
-No... -Because of these. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:56 | |
-Your shoulders? -No, these... | 0:14:56 | 0:14:59 | |
-The girls! -The girls! | 0:14:59 | 0:15:02 | |
Move over. | 0:15:02 | 0:15:05 | |
Put your board up. Why Sarah? | 0:15:05 | 0:15:07 | |
She got a question wrong. I don't think she was the weakest link, | 0:15:07 | 0:15:11 | |
but it was either me or Sarah, so...sorry! | 0:15:11 | 0:15:15 | |
Sarah, you are the weakest link. Goodbye! | 0:15:15 | 0:15:18 | |
I think possibly Kellymarie should have been voted off. | 0:15:24 | 0:15:27 | |
She banked a lot when she got a lot of questions right, | 0:15:27 | 0:15:30 | |
and I think the hesitancy with the gameplay could cost the group a lot. | 0:15:30 | 0:15:34 | |
Round Three. In the bank: | 0:15:35 | 0:15:39 | |
Another ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link - | 0:15:39 | 0:15:43 | |
that's Adam. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock. | 0:15:43 | 0:15:47 | |
In the Western Christian Church, | 0:15:47 | 0:15:49 | |
the earliest date on which Easter Day can fall is 22nd of which month? | 0:15:49 | 0:15:55 | |
-March. -Bank. -What D is the word used to describe the frying method | 0:15:55 | 0:15:59 | |
in which food is immersed totally in hot oil? | 0:15:59 | 0:16:03 | |
-Deep-fry. -In the James Bond films, | 0:16:03 | 0:16:06 | |
actresses Lois Maxwell and Samantha Bond | 0:16:06 | 0:16:10 | |
have each played which character? | 0:16:10 | 0:16:12 | |
-Pass. -Miss Moneypenny. | 0:16:12 | 0:16:15 | |
A wooden artefact in Winchester Castle | 0:16:15 | 0:16:19 | |
that bears the name of King Arthur's knights is a Tudor version of what - | 0:16:19 | 0:16:22 | |
-the Holy Grail or the Round Table? -The Round Table. | 0:16:22 | 0:16:25 | |
In coincidences, in an 1898 novel | 0:16:25 | 0:16:28 | |
entitled Futility, an ocean liner called Titan, on its maiden voyage, | 0:16:28 | 0:16:32 | |
sinks in the North Atlantic after colliding with what? | 0:16:32 | 0:16:36 | |
-An iceberg. -In medicine, | 0:16:36 | 0:16:39 | |
what K is the name of the condition characterised by an obsessive urge | 0:16:39 | 0:16:43 | |
to steal, but not out of necessity? | 0:16:43 | 0:16:46 | |
-Pass. -Kleptomania. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:49 | |
The name of which breed of dog is derived from the former name for the capital of China? | 0:16:49 | 0:16:55 | |
-Beijing...? -Pekinese. | 0:16:57 | 0:17:01 | |
In pop music, Bleeding Love was a UK number one single in 2007 for which former winner of the X Factor? | 0:17:01 | 0:17:07 | |
-Leona Lewis. -Bank! -In navigational instruments, the magnetised needle | 0:17:07 | 0:17:12 | |
of a compass aligns itself with one end pointing in which direction - north, or east? | 0:17:12 | 0:17:17 | |
-North. -Bank. -In education, the name of the organisation | 0:17:17 | 0:17:22 | |
in which Liam Burns was elected president in 2011, the NUS, | 0:17:22 | 0:17:25 | |
stands for the National Union of what? | 0:17:25 | 0:17:28 | |
-Teachers. -Students. In Olympic swimming, the four strokes used | 0:17:28 | 0:17:32 | |
in an individual medley race are freestyle, butterfly, | 0:17:32 | 0:17:37 | |
breast-stroke and which other? | 0:17:37 | 0:17:39 | |
-Backstroke. -In science, what G is a three-letter prefix | 0:17:39 | 0:17:44 | |
that signifies soil or the earth? | 0:17:44 | 0:17:47 | |
-Geo. -Bank. -In the media, the controversial newspaper | 0:17:47 | 0:17:50 | |
that once ran the headline "World War II Bomber Found On Moon" | 0:17:50 | 0:17:56 | |
is the Sunday what? | 0:17:56 | 0:17:57 | |
-Times. -Sport. | 0:17:57 | 0:18:01 | |
In London, St Bartholomew's Hospital, which was founded in 1123, | 0:18:01 | 0:18:06 | |
is popularly known by what abbreviated name? | 0:18:06 | 0:18:11 | |
-St Bart's? -I'll accept St Bart's. | 0:18:11 | 0:18:15 | |
In cookery, the Mexican sauce called "mole" and served with chicken | 0:18:15 | 0:18:21 | |
is unusual in that it is made with what - chocolate, or coffee? | 0:18:21 | 0:18:25 | |
-Chocolate. -Correct. Kellymarie... -Coffee! | 0:18:25 | 0:18:28 | |
END OF ROUND JINGLE | 0:18:28 | 0:18:31 | |
-I'm sorry! -Time's up. | 0:18:31 | 0:18:34 | |
You won £110. | 0:18:34 | 0:18:36 | |
Hopeless. Who could be the government's Lack Of Culture Minister? | 0:18:36 | 0:18:41 | |
Who probably has a fear of intellectual heights? | 0:18:41 | 0:18:45 | |
Time to vote off the weakest link. | 0:18:45 | 0:18:48 | |
Adam is the strongest link because he answered the most questions correctly. | 0:18:48 | 0:18:53 | |
Billy is the weakest link. But will the votes reflect the statistics? | 0:18:53 | 0:18:58 | |
Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link. | 0:19:00 | 0:19:05 | |
Billy. | 0:19:05 | 0:19:08 | |
Billy. | 0:19:08 | 0:19:10 | |
Jo. | 0:19:10 | 0:19:13 | |
Tom. | 0:19:13 | 0:19:15 | |
Kellymarie. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:18 | |
Billy. | 0:19:18 | 0:19:20 | |
Billy. | 0:19:21 | 0:19:23 | |
-Tom! -Yes? -What do you do? | 0:19:25 | 0:19:28 | |
-I'm a management accountant. -And who do you work for? -University of Gloucestershire. | 0:19:28 | 0:19:33 | |
Have you had a bad experience with a woman? | 0:19:33 | 0:19:36 | |
Not that I know of... | 0:19:36 | 0:19:38 | |
I'm sure there's women out there I've probably had a bad experience with. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:43 | |
Yeah, it's just you look terrified every time I ask you a question. | 0:19:43 | 0:19:46 | |
No. I keep my distance from certain women. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:51 | |
-Yeah. You're not frightened? -No. | 0:19:51 | 0:19:53 | |
-No. Do you know any women? -Yes, my girlfriend! -Oh, you've got a girlfriend! | 0:19:53 | 0:19:59 | |
-Yes. -Gosh, that's an achievement for an accountant. | 0:19:59 | 0:20:02 | |
I'm not like the normal accountants. | 0:20:02 | 0:20:05 | |
Aren't you? On account of what? | 0:20:05 | 0:20:09 | |
On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being what people think accountants are - boring - I'm a 1. | 0:20:09 | 0:20:14 | |
-You're a 1. Is that counting your chins? -HE LAUGHS | 0:20:14 | 0:20:20 | |
-I need to do a bit of work there! -Why Billy? -Being a student - | 0:20:20 | 0:20:25 | |
I was a student, and I still am... | 0:20:25 | 0:20:28 | |
-Tom, it's not all about you! -I always think it is. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:31 | |
-Are you an only child? -No, but I'm a mummy's boy. | 0:20:31 | 0:20:35 | |
I come first, you know? | 0:20:35 | 0:20:38 | |
-I might be selfish... -Just get on with it. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:41 | |
Billy is a student. He should know what the NUS is. | 0:20:41 | 0:20:44 | |
Kellymarie, why Billy? | 0:20:44 | 0:20:46 | |
-He got two questions wrong, I think. -He did! Billy, you are the weakest link. Goodbye. | 0:20:46 | 0:20:51 | |
I thought I could have done a little bit better today, could have got to Round Six, Seven... | 0:20:58 | 0:21:02 | |
I've not met my expectations, but it's been a good experience. | 0:21:02 | 0:21:07 | |
Round Four - in the bank, £970 - | 0:21:09 | 0:21:12 | |
another ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link - Adam. Let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:21:12 | 0:21:18 | |
Start the clock. | 0:21:19 | 0:21:21 | |
There's No Other Way, Girls and Boys | 0:21:21 | 0:21:23 | |
and Parklife were UK hit singles in the 1992 for which group? | 0:21:23 | 0:21:27 | |
-Blur. -Bank. -In the fable by Aesop, | 0:21:27 | 0:21:30 | |
while the grasshopper played in the summer months, | 0:21:30 | 0:21:33 | |
which insect prepared for the winter by gathering food? | 0:21:33 | 0:21:36 | |
-The ant. -In film, the 1961 drama The Hustler | 0:21:36 | 0:21:41 | |
and its 1986 sequel The Colour of Money both centre on which game - poker, or pool? | 0:21:41 | 0:21:46 | |
-Poker. -Pool. | 0:21:46 | 0:21:49 | |
In the UK, "Mackem" is a nickname | 0:21:49 | 0:21:52 | |
for someone from which city in the north-east of England? | 0:21:52 | 0:21:55 | |
-Manchester...? -Sunderland. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:58 | |
In TV, the Scottish historian who has presented the series Empire, | 0:21:58 | 0:22:02 | |
The War of the World, The Ascent of Money and Civilization is Niall who? | 0:22:02 | 0:22:06 | |
-Pass. -Ferguson. In the Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice, | 0:22:06 | 0:22:11 | |
what P is the name of the heroine who impersonates a man and saves | 0:22:11 | 0:22:15 | |
the life of the title character? | 0:22:15 | 0:22:18 | |
-I don't know. -Portia. In home decor, | 0:22:18 | 0:22:21 | |
the lighting invented in 1963 in which molten wax moves through | 0:22:21 | 0:22:25 | |
a water-filled jar is known alliteratively as a lava what? | 0:22:25 | 0:22:28 | |
-Lamp. -Bank. -The membrane called the pericardium | 0:22:28 | 0:22:32 | |
surrounds which vital organ? | 0:22:32 | 0:22:35 | |
-The heart. -In a butcher's shop, | 0:22:35 | 0:22:39 | |
blanket, leaf and honeycomb are three types of which foodstuff | 0:22:39 | 0:22:42 | |
from cattle - steak, or tripe? | 0:22:42 | 0:22:44 | |
-Tripe. -Bank. -In literature, the 1954 novel by Rosemary Sutcliff | 0:22:44 | 0:22:50 | |
about the disappearance of a Roman legion in Ancient Britain | 0:22:50 | 0:22:53 | |
is called the Eagle of the what? | 0:22:53 | 0:22:56 | |
-Order. -Ninth. | 0:22:56 | 0:22:58 | |
What C is the specific term for a version of the song | 0:22:58 | 0:23:02 | |
that has already been recorded by another artist? | 0:23:02 | 0:23:05 | |
-Copy. -Cover. In animal welfare, | 0:23:05 | 0:23:09 | |
the equine charity established in Devon in 1973 by Elisabeth Svendsen | 0:23:09 | 0:23:14 | |
is known as The what Sanctuary? | 0:23:14 | 0:23:17 | |
-Bird Sanctuary. -Donkey. | 0:23:17 | 0:23:19 | |
In sport, a glove man is an alternative term for a cricketer | 0:23:19 | 0:23:23 | |
who plays in which fielding position? | 0:23:23 | 0:23:25 | |
-Wicket keeper. -Bank. -Cartoon family The Simpsons live | 0:23:25 | 0:23:29 | |
in which fictional American town? | 0:23:29 | 0:23:32 | |
-Springfield. -In nature, citrus paradisi is the botanical name | 0:23:32 | 0:23:37 | |
of which fruit - the apple or the grapefruit? | 0:23:37 | 0:23:41 | |
-Grapefruit. -Bank. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:42 | |
In politics, the faction that tried to seize power in China in 1976 | 0:23:42 | 0:23:47 | |
and the group that founded the SDP in the UK in 1981... | 0:23:47 | 0:23:51 | |
-END OF ROUND JINGLE ..are known as the... -Communists. | 0:23:51 | 0:23:55 | |
The correct answer is the Gang of Four. | 0:23:55 | 0:23:57 | |
You won £160. | 0:23:57 | 0:23:59 | |
Who thinks intelligentsia is a Harry Potter spell? | 0:23:59 | 0:24:03 | |
Who's the epic idiot? | 0:24:03 | 0:24:05 | |
Time to vote off the weakest link. | 0:24:05 | 0:24:08 | |
According to the statistics, Jo is the weakest link. | 0:24:09 | 0:24:13 | |
The strongest link is Kellymarie, but who will the team want off? | 0:24:13 | 0:24:17 | |
Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link. | 0:24:19 | 0:24:23 | |
Tom. | 0:24:25 | 0:24:27 | |
Annette. | 0:24:27 | 0:24:30 | |
Kris. | 0:24:30 | 0:24:32 | |
Tom. | 0:24:33 | 0:24:34 | |
Tom. | 0:24:34 | 0:24:36 | |
Jo. | 0:24:36 | 0:24:38 | |
Adam, why Tom? | 0:24:38 | 0:24:41 | |
I think he got a couple of questions wrong. Someone else did, but he got two wrong. | 0:24:41 | 0:24:45 | |
-Jo, why Tom? -Cos we were both really rubbish. And I can't vote for myself. | 0:24:45 | 0:24:49 | |
Tom! This will come as a surprise. You are the weakest link. Goodbye. | 0:24:49 | 0:24:54 | |
Mine and Anne's chat - I hope it looks like I came off best. | 0:24:59 | 0:25:04 | |
But I can tell, talking about accountancy, no-one will come off best there, | 0:25:04 | 0:25:10 | |
so I would have to say Anne won that one. | 0:25:10 | 0:25:14 | |
Round Five. In the bank - £1,130. | 0:25:14 | 0:25:19 | |
Another ten seconds of the time. We start with the strongest link - Kellymarie. | 0:25:19 | 0:25:23 | |
Let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:25:23 | 0:25:25 | |
Start the clock. | 0:25:25 | 0:25:28 | |
In literature, the 2011 thriller The Troubled Man by Henning Mankell | 0:25:28 | 0:25:34 | |
is the 10th novel in the series featuring which Swedish detective? | 0:25:34 | 0:25:37 | |
-Larsson. -Wallander. | 0:25:41 | 0:25:43 | |
In science, in the 18th century, the physicist Gabriel Fahrenheit | 0:25:43 | 0:25:49 | |
developed a thermometer containing which liquid metal? | 0:25:49 | 0:25:52 | |
-Mercury. -In British ornithology, which boy's name | 0:25:52 | 0:25:57 | |
follows "house" and "sand" to make the names of two small, swift flying birds? | 0:25:57 | 0:26:02 | |
-Tom? -Martin. | 0:26:02 | 0:26:05 | |
In cinema, the 2000 Oscar-winning martial arts film | 0:26:05 | 0:26:09 | |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was directed by whom, Ang Lee or Bruce Lee? | 0:26:09 | 0:26:14 | |
-Ang Lee. -Bank. -In the ABC rule of first aid, A stands for airway, | 0:26:14 | 0:26:20 | |
B stands for breathing and the C stands for...? | 0:26:20 | 0:26:23 | |
-Circulation. -Bank. -What is the English name for red wine | 0:26:25 | 0:26:31 | |
from the Bordeaux region, derived from a French word meaning "clear"? | 0:26:31 | 0:26:35 | |
-Burgundy. -Claret. | 0:26:35 | 0:26:37 | |
In rock'n'roll in 1952, Bill Haley changed the name of his backing band | 0:26:37 | 0:26:42 | |
from The Saddlemen to what? | 0:26:42 | 0:26:44 | |
-Comets. -Bank. -What T was the toy popular in the 1990s | 0:26:44 | 0:26:50 | |
that had a Japanese name often translated as "loveable egg"? | 0:26:50 | 0:26:54 | |
Tamagotchi. | 0:26:54 | 0:26:55 | |
In broadcasting, the 50-part series subtitled "The Wild East" | 0:26:55 | 0:27:01 | |
that began on Radio 4 in 2011 | 0:27:01 | 0:27:03 | |
is a history of which country? | 0:27:03 | 0:27:06 | |
-Africa. -Russia. | 0:27:06 | 0:27:07 | |
In the garden, what name is given to a small heap of earth on a lawn | 0:27:07 | 0:27:11 | |
out of which someone might proverbially make a mountain? | 0:27:11 | 0:27:14 | |
-A molehill. -Bank. -Which US state extends both further north | 0:27:14 | 0:27:18 | |
and further west than any of the other 49? | 0:27:18 | 0:27:22 | |
-Alaska. -In fashion, Jules Leotard, | 0:27:22 | 0:27:26 | |
after whom the one-piece garment is named, | 0:27:26 | 0:27:28 | |
worked in a circus as what, a trapeze artist or lion tamer? | 0:27:28 | 0:27:32 | |
-Trapeze artist. -In maths, what is 198 plus 3? | 0:27:32 | 0:27:37 | |
-201. -Bank. | 0:27:37 | 0:27:39 | |
In the media, the Penguin News established in 1979 | 0:27:39 | 0:27:43 | |
is a weekly publication on which group of islands in the South Atlantic? | 0:27:43 | 0:27:48 | |
-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE -Was that on the tip of your tongue? | 0:27:48 | 0:27:52 | |
-Absolutely(!) -The correct answer is the Falkland Islands. | 0:27:52 | 0:27:55 | |
You won £180. But who's a world-class wally, | 0:27:55 | 0:27:59 | |
and whose chances are as good as tartan paint? Time to vote off the weakest link. | 0:27:59 | 0:28:05 | |
Kellymarie goes from being strongest link in the last round | 0:28:05 | 0:28:09 | |
to the weakest link in this. | 0:28:09 | 0:28:12 | |
Statistically, Annette is the strongest link, | 0:28:12 | 0:28:15 | |
but will the other players realise that? | 0:28:15 | 0:28:18 | |
Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link. | 0:28:18 | 0:28:22 | |
Jo. | 0:28:25 | 0:28:27 | |
Jo. | 0:28:27 | 0:28:29 | |
Kellymarie. | 0:28:30 | 0:28:33 | |
Jo. | 0:28:33 | 0:28:35 | |
Kellymarie. | 0:28:35 | 0:28:37 | |
Kris, why Jo? | 0:28:37 | 0:28:40 | |
Cos I think she got a couple of questions wrong in the last round. | 0:28:40 | 0:28:45 | |
-Kellymarie, why Jo? -It was either Jo or myself, and I can't vote for myself. | 0:28:45 | 0:28:50 | |
Jo! You are the weakest link. Goodbye. | 0:28:50 | 0:28:52 | |
Playing the Weakest Link here, and watching it at home, honestly, | 0:28:58 | 0:29:03 | |
two different things. You just do not listen to the questions here, | 0:29:03 | 0:29:07 | |
and you just panic. You really do panic. It's really hard. | 0:29:07 | 0:29:11 | |
Round Six. And you're up to £1,310. | 0:29:11 | 0:29:17 | |
Ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link - | 0:29:17 | 0:29:20 | |
that's Annette. Let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:29:20 | 0:29:22 | |
Start the clock. | 0:29:22 | 0:29:25 | |
In technology, what P is the term | 0:29:25 | 0:29:27 | |
for the first full-sized working version of a newly designed machine? | 0:29:27 | 0:29:31 | |
Prototype. | 0:29:31 | 0:29:33 | |
In a memorable series of TV advertisements dating from the 1970s, | 0:29:33 | 0:29:39 | |
which comedy actor spilled vermouth over Joan Collins? | 0:29:39 | 0:29:43 | |
-Pass. -Leonard Rossiter. | 0:29:44 | 0:29:46 | |
In the First World War, | 0:29:46 | 0:29:49 | |
the American writers EE Cummings, | 0:29:49 | 0:29:51 | |
Ernest Hemingway and John Dos Passos | 0:29:51 | 0:29:53 | |
all drove what - ambulances or tanks? | 0:29:53 | 0:29:56 | |
-Ambulances. -Bank. | 0:29:56 | 0:29:58 | |
In pop music, Helplessness Blues was a UK hit album in 2011 | 0:29:58 | 0:30:04 | |
for the US folk-rock group called the Fleet what? | 0:30:04 | 0:30:09 | |
Sorry, can you repeat the question? | 0:30:12 | 0:30:13 | |
In pop music, Helplessness Blues was a UK hit album in 2011 | 0:30:13 | 0:30:17 | |
for the US folk-rock group called the Fleet what? | 0:30:17 | 0:30:23 | |
-Admiral? -Foxes. | 0:30:23 | 0:30:25 | |
In pastimes, the name of which board game | 0:30:25 | 0:30:27 | |
played with counters and a die | 0:30:27 | 0:30:30 | |
is a Latin word meaning "I play"? | 0:30:30 | 0:30:32 | |
Ludo. | 0:30:32 | 0:30:33 | |
In wildlife, which word for a woman whose husband has died | 0:30:33 | 0:30:37 | |
follows red, brown and black | 0:30:37 | 0:30:38 | |
in the names of three species of venomous spider? | 0:30:38 | 0:30:40 | |
-Widow. -Bank. | 0:30:40 | 0:30:42 | |
In psychology, in the dispute | 0:30:42 | 0:30:45 | |
about the relative influence of genetics and environment | 0:30:45 | 0:30:48 | |
on intelligence, nature is opposed to what? | 0:30:48 | 0:30:51 | |
-Science? -Nurture. | 0:30:51 | 0:30:53 | |
In definitions, someone who rejects | 0:30:53 | 0:30:55 | |
moral and religious principles is often described as what - | 0:30:55 | 0:30:58 | |
a nihilist or an Amazonian? | 0:30:58 | 0:31:01 | |
A nihilist. | 0:31:01 | 0:31:02 | |
In English places, | 0:31:02 | 0:31:05 | |
a motorway service station on the M1 near Milton Keynes | 0:31:05 | 0:31:07 | |
is named after the nearby town of Newport what? | 0:31:07 | 0:31:10 | |
-Pagnell. -Bank. | 0:31:10 | 0:31:12 | |
In history, which British monarch reputedly said | 0:31:12 | 0:31:15 | |
of the Prime Minister, William Gladstone, | 0:31:15 | 0:31:17 | |
"He speaks to me as if I were a public meeting"? | 0:31:17 | 0:31:20 | |
-Edward II? -Queen Victoria. | 0:31:20 | 0:31:23 | |
In jewellery, what O is the name of the precious gem | 0:31:23 | 0:31:26 | |
that is the birthstone for October | 0:31:26 | 0:31:28 | |
and is commonly milky-white in colour? | 0:31:28 | 0:31:30 | |
-Opal. -Bank. | 0:31:32 | 0:31:34 | |
In celebrities... | 0:31:34 | 0:31:35 | |
END-OF-ROUND JINGLE | 0:31:35 | 0:31:38 | |
Time's up. Your bank was in time, and you won £140. | 0:31:38 | 0:31:43 | |
But - should Adam now be drummed out? | 0:31:43 | 0:31:45 | |
Or is Kris going out of fashion? Time to vote off the weakest link. | 0:31:45 | 0:31:49 | |
As the only player to get all their answers right, Annette is the strongest link. | 0:31:52 | 0:31:56 | |
The statistics reveal that Kris is the weakest link. | 0:31:56 | 0:31:59 | |
But who will lose out in the vote? | 0:31:59 | 0:32:02 | |
Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link. | 0:32:03 | 0:32:06 | |
Kris. | 0:32:08 | 0:32:10 | |
Kris. | 0:32:12 | 0:32:13 | |
Kellymarie. | 0:32:15 | 0:32:17 | |
Kellymarie. | 0:32:17 | 0:32:18 | |
We have a tie, team. Kris and Kellymarie have two votes each. | 0:32:20 | 0:32:25 | |
-Kellymarie, why Kris? -I think he got three questions wrong - | 0:32:25 | 0:32:29 | |
I got two and he got three. I could be wrong! | 0:32:29 | 0:32:32 | |
-Kris, why Kellymarie? -I think she got two wrong, | 0:32:32 | 0:32:34 | |
so we're equal and I can't vote for myself. | 0:32:34 | 0:32:37 | |
When the vote's tied, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote. | 0:32:37 | 0:32:41 | |
And the strongest link was Annette. What do you do, Annette? | 0:32:41 | 0:32:45 | |
-I own a pitch-and-putt. -And do you run it on your own? | 0:32:45 | 0:32:48 | |
Tim and myself, yeah. My husband. | 0:32:48 | 0:32:51 | |
Is he Tiger Tim? | 0:32:51 | 0:32:53 | |
-He's big...! -I'm sorry? | 0:32:53 | 0:32:55 | |
CONTESTANTS LAUGH | 0:32:55 | 0:32:57 | |
He's a big chap. He used to play rugby. | 0:32:57 | 0:33:00 | |
Oh, really? Have you been married for a long time? | 0:33:00 | 0:33:04 | |
A whole six years. | 0:33:04 | 0:33:05 | |
Oh, where did you find him? | 0:33:05 | 0:33:07 | |
I found him on the internet. | 0:33:07 | 0:33:09 | |
Really? And was it love at first sight? | 0:33:09 | 0:33:12 | |
It actually pretty well was, yes. | 0:33:12 | 0:33:16 | |
Why do you want to get rid of Kellymarie? | 0:33:16 | 0:33:19 | |
I just remember her getting two wrong. I didn't realise Kris actually got two wrong as well. | 0:33:19 | 0:33:24 | |
OK. Well, you've a choice now. | 0:33:24 | 0:33:27 | |
You can stick with Kellymarie or you can move to Kris. | 0:33:27 | 0:33:30 | |
No, I said I'd always stick. So I will stick with Kellymarie. | 0:33:30 | 0:33:33 | |
Sorry. | 0:33:33 | 0:33:35 | |
Kellymarie! You are the weakest link. Goodbye. | 0:33:35 | 0:33:38 | |
I think my family and friends will think it absolutely hilarious | 0:33:44 | 0:33:49 | |
the banter between Anne and I about my girls. | 0:33:49 | 0:33:54 | |
They'll be happy enough that I got to the sixth round, | 0:33:54 | 0:33:57 | |
and, you know...OK, didn't win, but it was still a great day. Thoroughly enjoyed it. | 0:33:57 | 0:34:03 | |
Round Seven. | 0:34:04 | 0:34:06 | |
So far, you've banked £1,450. | 0:34:06 | 0:34:10 | |
Another ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link, Annette. | 0:34:10 | 0:34:14 | |
Let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:34:14 | 0:34:15 | |
Start the clock. | 0:34:15 | 0:34:18 | |
In maths, a self-evident proposition | 0:34:18 | 0:34:20 | |
that does not need to be proved is known by what name - | 0:34:20 | 0:34:24 | |
an axiom or a podium? | 0:34:24 | 0:34:25 | |
An axiom. | 0:34:25 | 0:34:27 | |
In geography, the city of Amman | 0:34:27 | 0:34:28 | |
is the capital of which Middle Eastern country? | 0:34:28 | 0:34:31 | |
-Saudi Arabia? -Jordan. | 0:34:32 | 0:34:34 | |
In sport, from 1958 | 0:34:34 | 0:34:38 | |
the American Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain, | 0:34:38 | 0:34:40 | |
who was over seven feet tall, | 0:34:40 | 0:34:42 | |
was a professional player of which game? | 0:34:42 | 0:34:44 | |
Basketball. | 0:34:44 | 0:34:46 | |
In bird life, what H | 0:34:46 | 0:34:48 | |
is the name of the largest species of finch | 0:34:48 | 0:34:50 | |
commonly found in Britain, | 0:34:50 | 0:34:52 | |
and is identifiable by the size of its bill? | 0:34:52 | 0:34:55 | |
-Hawkfinch. -No, it's HAWFINCH. | 0:34:55 | 0:34:59 | |
In classical music, | 0:34:59 | 0:35:01 | |
the 1742 religious work entitled Messiah | 0:35:01 | 0:35:04 | |
was written by which composer? | 0:35:04 | 0:35:06 | |
-Handel. -Bank. | 0:35:07 | 0:35:09 | |
In informal language, which familiar form of the name Richard | 0:35:09 | 0:35:12 | |
is a slang term for a detective? | 0:35:12 | 0:35:15 | |
Dick. | 0:35:15 | 0:35:16 | |
In the 1930s, Phyllis Pearsall | 0:35:16 | 0:35:19 | |
compiled and published which London guide - | 0:35:19 | 0:35:22 | |
the Yellow Pages or the A-Z? | 0:35:22 | 0:35:24 | |
-The A-Z. -Bank. | 0:35:24 | 0:35:26 | |
In transport, | 0:35:26 | 0:35:28 | |
the steam locomotive developed by William Hedley | 0:35:28 | 0:35:30 | |
that first ran in 1813 was called Puffing what? | 0:35:30 | 0:35:33 | |
-Billy. -Bank. | 0:35:33 | 0:35:35 | |
In science, which optical device | 0:35:35 | 0:35:37 | |
used to reproduce images on a white screen | 0:35:37 | 0:35:39 | |
has varieties called slide, film and overhead? | 0:35:39 | 0:35:42 | |
-Projector. -Bank. | 0:35:42 | 0:35:43 | |
In definitions, what A is a word | 0:35:43 | 0:35:45 | |
that specifically means resembling an uncle? | 0:35:45 | 0:35:50 | |
-Pass. -Avuncular. | 0:35:52 | 0:35:54 | |
In broadcasting, | 0:35:54 | 0:35:55 | |
the former British number one tennis player | 0:35:55 | 0:35:58 | |
who went on to a career as a commentator and pundit is Annabel who? | 0:35:58 | 0:36:02 | |
-Pass. -Croft. | 0:36:03 | 0:36:04 | |
In food, which east coast Scottish city | 0:36:04 | 0:36:08 | |
is renowned for the manufacture of marmalade? | 0:36:08 | 0:36:10 | |
-Edinburgh. -Dundee. | 0:36:14 | 0:36:15 | |
In 1980s fashion, the... | 0:36:15 | 0:36:18 | |
END-OF-ROUND JINGLE | 0:36:18 | 0:36:21 | |
Time's up. You won £110. In Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank. | 0:36:21 | 0:36:25 | |
Have the courage to vote off the weakest link. | 0:36:25 | 0:36:30 | |
Having answered the most questions correctly, Adam is the strongest link. | 0:36:32 | 0:36:36 | |
Statistically, Annette is again the weakest link. | 0:36:36 | 0:36:39 | |
But will her previous performance save her? | 0:36:39 | 0:36:43 | |
Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link. | 0:36:44 | 0:36:47 | |
Kris. | 0:36:49 | 0:36:50 | |
Kris. | 0:36:53 | 0:36:54 | |
Tom. | 0:36:55 | 0:36:56 | |
-Adam, why Kris? -I know I got a question wrong, but I think he got two wrong. | 0:36:58 | 0:37:03 | |
-Annette, why Kris? -I agree with Adam. I think he got two wrong. | 0:37:03 | 0:37:08 | |
-And Kris, you voted for Tom. -Yes. | 0:37:08 | 0:37:10 | |
Why is that funny? | 0:37:14 | 0:37:15 | |
Because my brain went blank, and he was the last person to get a question wrong! | 0:37:15 | 0:37:19 | |
-Who was? -Tom... Oh, my God, Adam! | 0:37:19 | 0:37:24 | |
HE LAUGHS | 0:37:25 | 0:37:26 | |
Kris, you are the weakest link. Goodbye. | 0:37:26 | 0:37:30 | |
The single biggest mistake I think I made on the show today was actually writing the wrong name on the board. | 0:37:36 | 0:37:41 | |
And standing there and not even realising that I'd done so for like, five minutes. | 0:37:41 | 0:37:47 | |
I'm really sorry, Tom, and I'm really sorry, Adam! | 0:37:47 | 0:37:51 | |
Idiot...! | 0:37:51 | 0:37:53 | |
Round Eight. | 0:37:54 | 0:37:56 | |
So far you've won £1,560. In this round 90 seconds, | 0:37:56 | 0:38:00 | |
but whatever you win'll be trebled. | 0:38:00 | 0:38:02 | |
We'll start with the strongest link, Adam. Let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:38:02 | 0:38:06 | |
Start the clock. | 0:38:08 | 0:38:10 | |
in science, what W is an alternative term for zero gravity | 0:38:10 | 0:38:13 | |
that is experienced by astronauts in an orbiting spacecraft? | 0:38:13 | 0:38:16 | |
-Weightlessness. -Bank. | 0:38:16 | 0:38:18 | |
In the poem entitled "If" by Rudyard Kipling, | 0:38:18 | 0:38:22 | |
triumph and disaster are described as those two what? | 0:38:22 | 0:38:25 | |
-Problems. -Impostors. | 0:38:28 | 0:38:31 | |
In transport, what's the name of the rotund white mascot | 0:38:31 | 0:38:34 | |
devised in France and introduced in 1898 to promote sales of tyres? | 0:38:34 | 0:38:39 | |
-Michelin Man. -Bank. | 0:38:39 | 0:38:41 | |
In cartography, the Ordnance Survey | 0:38:41 | 0:38:44 | |
relates all heights in the UK | 0:38:44 | 0:38:45 | |
to sea level at the port of Newlyn in which county? | 0:38:45 | 0:38:48 | |
-Cornwall. -Bank. | 0:38:49 | 0:38:50 | |
In superstition, the word "widdershins" refers to which activity | 0:38:50 | 0:38:55 | |
that is believed to be unlucky - | 0:38:55 | 0:38:56 | |
moving anticlockwise or walking under ladders? | 0:38:56 | 0:38:59 | |
-Moving anticlockwise. -Bank. | 0:38:59 | 0:39:01 | |
In 18th-century Britain, the two main political parties | 0:39:01 | 0:39:04 | |
were called the Tories and the what? | 0:39:04 | 0:39:06 | |
-Liberals. -Whigs. | 0:39:06 | 0:39:08 | |
In the titles of film comedies starring Dirk Bogarde, | 0:39:08 | 0:39:11 | |
which medical professional was | 0:39:11 | 0:39:13 | |
In The House, At Sea, At Large and In Distress? | 0:39:13 | 0:39:18 | |
-Doctor. -Bank. | 0:39:18 | 0:39:19 | |
In conservation, the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty | 0:39:19 | 0:39:23 | |
that straddles rural Lancashire and north Yorkshire | 0:39:23 | 0:39:27 | |
is known as the Forest of where? | 0:39:27 | 0:39:30 | |
-Dean? -Bowland. | 0:39:30 | 0:39:32 | |
In science, which term meaning | 0:39:32 | 0:39:34 | |
to coat iron or steel with a protective layer of zinc | 0:39:34 | 0:39:37 | |
derives from the surname of the Italian... | 0:39:37 | 0:39:39 | |
END-OF-ROUND JINGLE | 0:39:39 | 0:39:40 | |
Time's up. You won £100. Which we will treble. | 0:39:42 | 0:39:45 | |
It gives you prize money today of: | 0:39:47 | 0:39:51 | |
There can only be one winner. | 0:39:51 | 0:39:53 | |
Now, up to five questions each. | 0:39:53 | 0:39:55 | |
If there's a tie, we'll go for Sudden Death. | 0:39:55 | 0:39:57 | |
So - Adam and Annette, for £1,860... | 0:39:57 | 0:40:01 | |
let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:40:01 | 0:40:03 | |
-Adam, as the strongest link you have the choice of who goes first. -I'll go first. | 0:40:06 | 0:40:11 | |
Adam, in memorials, a statue of which late singer | 0:40:13 | 0:40:17 | |
was unveiled outside the ground of Fulham Football Club in 2011, | 0:40:17 | 0:40:21 | |
to commemorate his friendship with its chairman | 0:40:21 | 0:40:25 | |
Mohamed Al Fayed? | 0:40:25 | 0:40:27 | |
-Michael Jackson. -That is the correct answer. | 0:40:27 | 0:40:30 | |
Annette, in TV, which gameshow, first shown in 1988, | 0:40:30 | 0:40:34 | |
variously featured Carol Smillie, Jenny Powell | 0:40:34 | 0:40:40 | |
and Terri Seymour as co-hosts, | 0:40:40 | 0:40:44 | |
who turned over letters until a contestant guessed a hidden phrase? | 0:40:44 | 0:40:50 | |
I can see it, I just can't think of the answer. | 0:40:51 | 0:40:54 | |
Erm... | 0:40:54 | 0:40:56 | |
Secret Word. No, I don't know. | 0:40:59 | 0:41:02 | |
The correct answer is Wheel of Fortune. | 0:41:02 | 0:41:04 | |
Adam, in geography, although the major rivers | 0:41:04 | 0:41:07 | |
the Tigris and the Euphrates meet in Iraq, | 0:41:07 | 0:41:11 | |
they both originate in the east of which neighbouring country? | 0:41:11 | 0:41:16 | |
-India? -The correct answer is Turkey. | 0:41:16 | 0:41:19 | |
Annette, in medicine, | 0:41:19 | 0:41:20 | |
what term meaning a combination of several elements | 0:41:20 | 0:41:24 | |
is used to describe a bone fracture | 0:41:24 | 0:41:27 | |
that is complicated by a skin wound? | 0:41:27 | 0:41:31 | |
-Open fracture. -The correct answer is compound. | 0:41:32 | 0:41:36 | |
Adam, in cinema, in which series of horror films | 0:41:36 | 0:41:39 | |
that began in 1996, | 0:41:39 | 0:41:41 | |
do the villains of each instalment | 0:41:41 | 0:41:43 | |
adopt a masked identity known as Ghostface? | 0:41:43 | 0:41:49 | |
-Scream? -That is the correct answer. | 0:41:49 | 0:41:51 | |
Annette, in military aircraft, | 0:41:51 | 0:41:54 | |
the Northrop B-2 Spirit, | 0:41:54 | 0:41:56 | |
which made its first public flight in 1989, | 0:41:56 | 0:42:01 | |
is better known by what two-word name, | 0:42:01 | 0:42:05 | |
reflecting its function, and its ability to avoid detection by radar? | 0:42:05 | 0:42:12 | |
Stealth Plane? | 0:42:12 | 0:42:14 | |
No, I'm sorry, I cannot accept. It's the Stealth Bomber. | 0:42:14 | 0:42:19 | |
Adam, in translations, what is the English name of the number | 0:42:19 | 0:42:22 | |
between one and ten, | 0:42:22 | 0:42:23 | |
that when spelt out begins with an H in French, and with an O in Spanish? | 0:42:23 | 0:42:28 | |
-Seven. -The correct answer is eight. | 0:42:31 | 0:42:35 | |
Annette, in the United States, which city in Utah | 0:42:35 | 0:42:37 | |
is the only state capital to have a three-word name? | 0:42:37 | 0:42:44 | |
-Salt Lake City. -That is the correct answer. | 0:42:45 | 0:42:48 | |
Adam, in chemistry, which element, | 0:42:48 | 0:42:50 | |
that is the second most abundant in the universe, | 0:42:50 | 0:42:52 | |
has the lowest boiling point of any substance? | 0:42:52 | 0:42:55 | |
-Silicon. -The correct answer is helium. | 0:42:58 | 0:43:01 | |
Annette, in a standard symphony orchestra, | 0:43:01 | 0:43:04 | |
if the four basic bowed string instruments are listed | 0:43:04 | 0:43:07 | |
in descending order of pitch, | 0:43:07 | 0:43:09 | |
which one comes between the viola and the double bass? | 0:43:09 | 0:43:14 | |
-Violin? -The correct answer is the cello. | 0:43:17 | 0:43:20 | |
That means, Adam, you're today's strongest link and you go away with: | 0:43:23 | 0:43:29 | |
Annette, you leave... with nothing. | 0:43:29 | 0:43:31 | |
Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye. | 0:43:32 | 0:43:36 | |
Not winning the money hasn't been a problem for me at all, | 0:43:38 | 0:43:41 | |
I've achieved my goal of getting to the final. And I've had a lovely day. | 0:43:41 | 0:43:45 | |
Winning the Weakest Link today has exceeded all my expectations, | 0:43:45 | 0:43:48 | |
it's brilliant. It hasn't really sunk in, but it's... | 0:43:48 | 0:43:51 | |
it's just amazing, it's been a brilliant day. | 0:43:51 | 0:43:54 | |
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