17/05/2010 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 Adam, 22, from Tamworth, and I'm a plumber.

I'm Dorothy, 58, from Warlingham in Surrey, and I'm a teacher.

I'm Chris, I'm 43, I'm from Ashford in Middlesex,

and I'm an events lighting driver.

I'm Jean, 36, from Malvern, and I'm a cleaner.

My name is Pete, I'm 62 years old, from Saltash in Cornwall,

and I'm a retired ambulanceman.

I'm Aud, I'm 46, I'm from Manchester.

I'm a TV casting agent.

I'm Steven, 38, from Liverpool, and I'm a merchant seaman.

My name is Kim, 27, I'm from Harpenden

and I work in administration.

I'm Gareth, 19, from Portadown.

I'm a chemical engineering student at Edinburgh University.

OK, just to remind you, in each round, there is £1,000 to be won.

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

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

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

Round 1. Three minutes on the clock.

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

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

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

In the Bible, according to the Book of Genesis,

the parents of Cain and Abel were Adam and who?

-Eve.

-Correct.

In clothing, a lab coat as worn by a scientific researcher is traditionally what colour?

-White.

-Correct.

If a person is said to have got out of the wrong side of the bed,

it's implied that they are in what kind of mood? Grumpy or generous?

-Grumpy.

-Correct.

In London, which royal residence is known colloquially as Buck House?

-Buckingham Palace.

-Correct.

In food, what J is the name of a dessert popular with children

that is fruit-flavoured and usually made in a utensil called a mould?

-Jelly.

-Correct.

In tourism, in the name of a form of accommodation, "motel" is a blend of "motor" and which other word?

-Hotel.

-Correct.

In the title of a Christmas song, the character called Frosty,

who was "a jolly, happy soul", was what type of figure?

-Snowman.

-Correct.

On average, the eggs of which bird are smaller? The duck or the ostrich?

-The duck.

-Correct.

In newspapers and magazines, the alliterative term for a female advice columnist is an agony what?

-Aunt.

-Correct.

-Adam...

-Bank!

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

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

Who's worrying you? Who don't you like?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In an impressive first round, Adam is the strongest link as he banked all the money for the team.

Statistically, Dorothy is the weakest link,

but who will the players vote off at this early stage of the game?

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

Pete.

Kim.

Aud.

Aud.

Gareth.

Kim.

Dorothy.

Chris.

Aud.

-What do you do, Chris?

-I'm an events lighting driver,

so I transport lighting for live events,

conferences, shows.

And is van driving your life?

Not entirely, no.

What else do you do?

I've got a karaoke business.

And how does that work?

People book a karaoke for a pub or a club or a private event and we turn up and do the show for them.

-Can you do karaoke?

-Yes.

-Who are you?

-My signature tune is Bat Out Of Hell, Meat Loaf.

-Do you like Meat Loaf?

-I had the fortune to meet him once and yes, very good.

Put your board down.

This is Chris being Meat Loaf.

# The sirens are screaming and the fires are howling way down in the valley tonight

# There's a man in the shadow with a gun in his eye and a blade shining oh, so bright

# There's evil in the air and there's thunder in the sky and a killer's on the bloodshot streets

# And down in the tunnel where the deadly are rising, I swear I saw a young boy down in the gutter

# He was starting to foam in the heat... #

-I think you're better than him.

-Thank you very much.

-Put your board up.

-Why Aud?

-Everyone had a great round. I had to vote for someone, so it was Aud.

-Jean...

-Yeah?

Put your board down.

What came first? The cardie or the hair?

-The hair.

-The hair. And what other colour cardies have you got?

-Blue and white stripy.

-Yes. And do you bother...?

I don't think my hair would look good in blue and white stripes.

-Do you think it looks good the colour it is?

-I like it.

-What do you do, Jean?

-I'm a cleaner.

-Where do you clean?

-I do friends' houses.

-Put your board up.

-Where do you do friends' houses?

-In Malvern.

-All day polishing?

No, just a couple of hours a week.

What do you get up to in Malvern?

-I do bell-ringing.

-Do you? Put your board down again.

Off you go.

-Can you do it with one hand?

-There's a bell in each hand for hand bells, but with tower bells...

-You just go like that?

-Yes.

-Really?

-Up and down.

-Are you looking for love?

-I have got a boyfriend at the moment.

-Have you?

-Yes.

-Put your board up.

What about the vicar?

He's OK.

-Is there a Mrs Vicar?

-Um, I think so, yeah.

-I've never really met her.

-He might be a possibility if there's no Mrs Vicar.

-He's not my type, really.

-What's your type?

Either tall, dark and handsome, posh totty or...

-Totty?

-Yes. Posh totty.

-Or Xena: Warrior Princess.

-Do you mean "totty" by women?

-Yes.

-Oh, you like women as well as men?

-Yes.

-Does the vicar know that?

-He does now.

-Why Aud?

-She's a bit too strange for me.

I'm strange, but Aud's out there.

-Gorgeous Gareth, what do you do?

-I'm a chemical engineering student at the University of Edinburgh.

What have you done so far?

Last semester, separation processes, fluid mechanics,

and this semester, we studied exciting things of thermodynamics.

-When you tell girls that in a pub, do they rush to take their clothes off?

-Not really.

But I have other things at my disposal apart from my course knowledge.

What have you got at your disposal?

-I've got many other hobbies and interests.

-Like what?

During Freshers' Week, I thought I'd try something different,

so I thought it'd be fun to try ballroom dancing.

-Yes.

-So I thought, "Why not? It'd be a laugh." It turns out it was a laugh. I really enjoy it.

-Put your board down.

-I'm a very active member.

-Are you? Move over towards Kim.

-What's your favourite dance?

-Depends what kind of mood I'm in.

What sort of mood are you in today?

-I don't know. If you want me to dance, the floor space isn't quite...

-You have to improvise.

Improvise? OK.

-Anne, do you want to come and...

-No.

-..be my partner?

-No. Pretend I'm there.

-It's just not the same.

-I know.

-I'm not wearing the right shoes, but I'll give it a go.

-What are you doing?

-This is a waltz.

-This is Gareth doing a waltz. Off you go.

Oh, very good.

Very good.

Get back behind your podium. Put your board up. Why Aud?

We all had a good round. It was just "eeny-meeny-miny-mo" and she was "mo".

Aud, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

To those who voted me off, I can see why you voted me off

because I think, ultimately, you guys knew that I was a threat.

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

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

In human biology, what T is the term for the sort of pain in the mouth

that requires the attention of a dentist?

-Tongue.

-Toothache.

In the Unites States, which neighbouring country is referred to as being south of the border?

-Mexico.

-Correct.

The expression that means "solid ground" in Latin is terracotta or terra firma?

-Terra firma.

-Correct.

In TV, between 1967 and 1983, dance troupes called Pan's People, Legs & Co and Zoo

appeared in which weekly music show?

-Top Of The Pops.

-Correct. In male grooming,

Vandyke and goatee are two styles of which specific area of a man's facial hair?

-Hair.

-Beard.

What "A" is the word that describes a door that's slightly open?

-Ajar.

-Correct. In the British Crown Jewels,

the stone called the First Star of Africa was cut from the Cullinan,

an extremely large example of which type of gem?

-Diamond.

-Correct.

In IT, in 1997, a computer called Deep Blue defeated the Russian Garry Kasparov at which board game?

-Chess.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Which character in the play Peter Pan is named after his artificial hand?

-Hook.

-I'll accept.

What H is the term for a line of bushes or low trees that have been trimmed to form a boundary?

-Hedge.

-Correct.

In the workplace, a prize used to motivate staff awarded 12 times a year is called Employee Of The what?

-Month.

-Correct.

In aviation, which so-called barrier is equal to about 760 miles per hour at sea level?

-Pass.

-Sound barrier.

In drinks, a cocktail described as "virgin" does not usually contain alcohol or fruit juice?

-Fruit juice.

-Alcohol.

The more raucous supporters of the England cricket team

are collectively known by the rhyming name, Barmy what?

-Army.

-Correct.

The girl's names Zoe and Chloe are traditionally written with two dots above which letter?

-E.

-Correct.

In the cartoon strip about the adventures of Rupert Bear,

the character called Edward Trunk is a representation of which animal?

-A weasel.

-An elephant.

In politics, the two-word term for the rank-and-file members of a party, as distinct from the leaders,

is the grass what?

Can you repeat the question, please?

In politics, the two-word term for the rank-and-file members of a party, as distinct from the leaders,

-is the grass what?

-I don't know.

Time's up. The correct answer was "grass roots" and you won £100.

Who thinks Chanel is that bit of water between us and France?

Who thinks Prada is a Russian news agency?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Chris is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Pete, but will the voting reflect reality?

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

Pete.

Pete.

Pete.

Pete.

Adam.

Pete.

Pete.

Pete.

-What do you do, Steven?

-I'm a merchant seaman.

-Have you got a girl in every port?

-Yeah, two.

-Not a sailor on every boat?

-No.

-And you come from Liverpool?

-Yeah.

-Do you live with your mum?

-No.

-You live on your own?

-No.

-Go on, tell us what she's called.

-Lorraine.

-How long have you and Lorraine been together?

-About three years now.

Are you going to marry Lorraine?

-I don't know yet.

-You've had three years to find out, Steven.

-I don't know.

-Does your mother like her?

-Yeah.

-Oh, good.

-Why Pete?

-It was the fruit juice question.

-What do you do, Dorothy?

-I'm a teacher, Anne.

-Who are you teaching?

-Usually children between 4 and 11 years of age.

-What are you teaching them?

-I have all the naughty ones and those who are not very good at learning.

I spend a lot of time calming them down and chatting to them.

-How do you deal with the naughty ones?

-Usually the same way as you deal with people here.

-For example?

-Sometimes you have to talk firmly to them...

-OK, put your board down.

Just look towards Chris.

He's one of your naughty boys.

-And he just won't stop talking in class.

-OK.

And he's also wiping his nose with his sleeve.

Chris, I'll lend you a tissue and I think we need to talk about your behaviour.

-I'll leave Carol, the assistant, in the class while you come with me and we talk about what you've done.

-OK.

Put your board up.

Why Pete?

It was the virgin cocktail.

Pete, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

To be voted off this early, I am a bit miffed

because I was really looking forward to having a bit of banter with Anne.

Round 3 and you have £1,100. Another ten seconds coming off the time.

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

Start the clock.

What D means to throw a basketball into a hoop from above and to dip a biscuit into tea?

-Dunk.

-Correct.

In TV, from 1996 to 2005, the panel game Never Mind The Buzzcocks was hosted by the comedian

with the professional name, Mark what?

-Wahlberg.

-Lamarr.

In food, Red Champagne is a variety of which large-leaved plant

with thick, reddish-green stalks that are often stewed and eaten with custard?

-Rhubarb.

-Correct.

In customs, the coins ceremonially distributed by the monarch on the Thursday before Easter

are known alliteratively as Maundy what?

-Pass.

-Money.

In discoveries, the American inventor Benjamin Franklin did a famous experiment

to investigate lightning in 1752, using which children's toy?

-A kite.

-Correct.

In pop music, the 2009 UK No.1 album that was the debut solo release

by the Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole is entitled Three what?

-Words.

-Correct.

Which style of design and decoration appeared first chronologically? Art Deco or Art Nouveau?

-Art Deco.

-No, Art Nouveau.

If the word "geography" means writing about the Earth,

the name of which branch of maths means measuring the Earth?

-Pass.

-Geometry.

In a game of poker, what is the highest ranking card in a royal flush?

-Ace.

-Correct.

What "O" is the name of a structure equipped with telescopes used for astronomical study?

-Observatory.

-Correct.

After the Battle of Worcester in 1651, which future King of Britain hid in a tree

known as the Boscobel Oak?

-George II.

-Charles II.

In cinema, the actor who starred in the film comedies Anchorman, Elf and Stranger Than Fiction is Will who?

-Will Ferrell.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In paper sizes, in terms of area, a sheet of A4 is how many times as large as one of A5?

-Two.

-Correct.

In food, the cheese launched in 2008 by Alex James, the bass guitarist in Blur,

which he named after a song by New Order, is called Blue what?

-Cheshire.

-Monday.

In emergency health care, in most parts of the UK,

an air ambulance comes in the form of which transport? A balloon or helicopter?

-A helicopter.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In 1938...

Time's up and you won £40.

But who is obviously a space age simpleton?

Who is a choreographed catastrophe?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Statistically, Dorothy is the weakest link, but how will the votes go?

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

Kim.

Jean.

Kim.

Kim.

Dorothy.

Dorothy.

Dorothy.

We have a tie, team - Kim and Dorothy, three votes each.

-What do you do, Kim?

-I work as an administrator at a temporary agency.

-What do you do when you're not temping?

-My parents have a shop, so I work for them, or I, um...

-Sit and watch TV and eat chocolate?

-I don't eat chocolate.

-Why don't you eat chocolate?

-I'm a vegan, Anne, so no milk or dairy.

-Why won't you eat meat?

-I don't like poor treatment to animals.

-Will you eat fish?

-No.

-So what do you eat?

-Lots of vegetables.

But those poor vegetables were growing and had a life, then they're pulled off to go down Kim's stomach.

-I have no sympathy for the vegetables.

-Why not?

-I don't really believe they have feelings.

-Why Dorothy?

-She got some questions wrong.

Chris, supposing you just ate vegetables...?

I'd be a lot smaller than I am now.

But you mightn't have the voice if you were a bit smaller and I'd love to hear you sing again.

Put your board down. You can sing whatever you like.

What's this one called?

Why Me by Delbert McClinton.

OK.

# Well, I met her in a nightclub over on the Lower East Side

# I was workin' with my head down tryin' to keep the groove alive

# She looked like a bunny in a Playboy magazine

# I just had to admit she was the cutest thing I'd ever seen... #

Brilliant. Put your board up.

Why Kim?

I think everyone had a bad round and Kim's questions stuck out more.

When the vote's tied, the strongest link casts the deciding vote and the strongest link was Adam.

-What do you do, Adam?

-I'm a plumber.

-Oh, lovely, lovely.

-Where do you come from?

-Tamworth.

-Is Tamworth near Dudley?

-No, nowhere near.

-But you all speak the same.

-I don't speak the same as a Dudley person.

What's the difference?

-Well, we class them as yam-yams.

-I'm sorry?

-What's a yam-yam?

-It might just be a term from my area,

-but a person from Dudley, Wolverhampton, West Brom...

-They're yam-yams?

-Yam-yams, yeah.

-What's that short for?

-I don't know.

What do the yam-yams call you?

-Tammies.

-Tammies?

-Yeah.

-On account of...?

-From Tamworth.

-Wow(!)

-Why have you voted for Kim?

-Her questions were hard, but I think she was the weakest link.

-You can stick with Kim or move to Dorothy.

-I don't like changing my mind, so I'll stick with Kim.

Kim, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I've really enjoyed being here today and coming on the Weakest Link.

I got voted off early, but I'm glad I came and met some great people.

I'll just have to brush up on my general knowledge.

Round 4. In the bank, £1,140. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

In British wildlife, the common and the natterjack are the two native species of which amphibian?

-Frog.

-Toad.

In UK politics, the government's chief legal advisor for England and Wales

has the job title Attorney what?

-General.

-Correct.

In which TV drama series, first shown in 1997,

did the title character played by Alan Davies solve crimes by using his knowledge of magic tricks?

-Pass.

-Jonathan Creek.

What name is shared by a computer game popular with office workers

and a type of ship used primarily to destroy bombs at sea?

-Battle.

-Minesweeper.

In religion, the uttering of strange sounds said to be a language that comes directly from the Holy Spirit

is known as speaking in what?

-Tongues.

-Correct.

-Bank!

What "A" is an everyday word for getting old?

-Ageing.

-Correct.

Which fictional Chinese master villain has been portrayed in film

by Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee and Peter Sellers?

-Pass.

-Dr Fu Manchu.

In wine-drinking, when it appears on the label of a bottle,

the Italian term "secco" translates into English as what?

-Dry.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In classical music, Yehudi Menuhin was a child prodigy of which instrument?

-Violin.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In athletics, in the four field events that involve throwing,

which item of equipment is a solid metal ball?

-Put.

-Shot.

In human biology, the ventricles and the atria form the structure of which organ?

-The heart.

-Correct.

In the British media, which of these newspapers is considered to have political leanings towards the left?

The Guardian or The Telegraph?

-The Guardian.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-The poem Home Thoughts From Abroad that includes the line,

"Oh, to be in England, now that April's there," was written by whom?

-Keats.

-Robert Browning.

In maths, what is 41 minus 22?

-19.

-Correct.

The city of Essen which was chosen to be European Capital of Culture for 2010 is in which country?

-Germany.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Found in Scotland, what W is the name of the only feline species native to the British Isles...?

Time's up. The correct answer was wildcat.

You won £160. So who's on a roll and who's your sticky bun?

Who's the Chelsea footballer and who's the Chelsea pensioner?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In a sudden reversal of fortune, Adam is the weakest link.

Statistically, Dorothy is the strongest link, but who will the team want off?

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

Jean.

Jean.

Adam.

Adam.

Adam.

Jean.

Another tie, team.

Jean and Adam have three votes each.

-Jean, why Adam?

-I had a bad round and so did he.

-Tammy Adam...

-If you like.

-Why Jean?

-I don't know if it was me who was the weakest link or Jean,

but I can't vote for myself, so I had to vote for Jean.

Well, the strongest link was Dorothy, so she gets to decide.

-You've voted for Jean. Why?

-I think she was the weakest link.

-Do you want to change your vote?

-No.

Jean, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When you're at home, you think you're going to be the strongest link every round.

You're answering the questions, you're shouting at the telly, "What's wrong with you?"

You get in the studio, the lights are beaming down,

Anne's making you feel nervous and you just go blank.

Round 5. In the bank, £1,300. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

In the process of boiling, a liquid changes into which state of matter?

-A gas.

-Correct.

In the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service,

James Bond participates in which religious ceremony? A wedding or a Bar Mitzvah?

-Bar Mitzvah.

-A wedding.

In vegetables, what French name literally meaning "eat all" is given to a variety of garden pea?

-Pass.

-Mangetout.

In pop music, the ex-member of The Buggles who produced hit records

for ABC, Frankie Goes To Hollywood and The Pet Shop Boys is Trevor who?

-Pass.

-Horn.

In theatre, which play by Shakespeare is subtitled "The Moor Of Venice"?

-Hamlet.

-Othello.

In advertising in the USA, the slogan "just what the doctor ordered" was used in 1953

to promote a brand of coffee or cigarettes?

-Cigarettes.

-Correct.

-Bank!

A version of golf played on a specially scaled down course is called "pitch and" what?

-Putt.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first person

to complete a non-stop solo flight across which ocean?

-Atlantic.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Which word often used to describe the metal tracks of tanks and bulldozers is also the name

for the larvae of certain insects?

-Pass.

-Caterpillar.

In biology, what V is the term for experiments performed on living animals?

-Vasectomy.

-No, vivisection.

In the term "ex-con" that means a released prisoner, "con" is an abbreviation of which word?

-Convict.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In clothing, a clog is a type of shoe

that has a sole made from which natural substance?

-Wood.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In cinema, which 2010 horror film starred Benicio Del Toro in a role

that was played in the 1941 original by Lon Chaney Junior?

-Frankenstein.

-The Wolfman.

In farming, an English breed of pig is called the Gloucestershire Old Spot or Fresh Pimple?

-Old Spot.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In astronomy...

Time's up, your "bank" was in time and you won £120.

But who's super-charged and who's now over-charged?

Who's the keepsake

and who's the "now for goodness sake"?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Dorothy is the strongest link because she didn't get an answer wrong.

According to the statistics, Adam is again the weakest link, but can he survive the vote?

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

Steven.

Gareth.

Gareth.

Chris.

Adam.

-Dorothy, why Gareth?

-I think he had two passes.

He didn't answer the questions, so I think he was the weakest link.

Chris, why Gareth?

It was the caterpillar question

and the two passes.

Gareth, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My friends from university were placing bets as to which round I'd get voted out on.

Most of them picked the first round, so I was quite happy that I got through to Round 5.

Round 6. In the bank, £1,420. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

In politics, Honest Abe and The Great Emancipator were nicknames given to which US President?

-Washington.

-Abraham Lincoln.

In music, an octave is an interval embracing how many notes of the diatonic scale?

-Three.

-Eight.

In geography, what C is the name of both a mountain in Israel

and a Californian town of which Clint Eastwood was once Mayor?

-Carmel.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In building, the hinged, louvered panels attached to the outside of a house and used to cover a window

are usually known by what name?

Could you repeat the question?

The hinged, louvered panels attached to the outside of a house and used to cover a window

are usually known by what name?

-Shutter.

-Correct.

In traditional British food, an Arbroath smokie is made by smoking which fish?

-Kipper.

-Haddock.

In tennis, in 1947, at Wimbledon,

the American Jack Kramer became the first men's singles champion to wear shorts or swear at the umpire?

-Wear shorts.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In finance, UK interest rates are set by a Bank of England body known by the initials MPC

which stand for Monetary Policy what?

-Pass.

-Committee.

In pastimes, the name Cluedo that was given to the mystery-solving game was intended as a pun

on the name of which other board game?

-Ludo.

-Correct.

In 1950s TV, what "I" was the name of the breaks between programmes

when the BBC showed short films such as footage of a potter's wheel?

-Intermission.

-No, interludes.

In 1170, when Henry II expressed the wish to be "rid of this turbulent priest"

he was referring to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas who?

-Hardy.

-Becket.

In pop music, the singer born Alecia Moore in 1979 took which colour as her stage name?

-White.

-Bank!

Time's up. The correct answer was Pink and you won £40.

So, has Adam plumbed the depths?

Or perhaps Steven doesn't float your boat?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Dorothy goes from being the strongest link in the last round to the weakest link in this.

Adam is statistically the strongest link, but who will lose out in the vote?

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

Steven.

Steven.

Steven.

Dorothy.

-Adam, why Steven?

-I believed him to be the weakest link.

-Dorothy, do you believe him to be the weakest link?

-No, but I couldn't vote for myself.

Steven, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think Dorothy should have gone a few rounds ago. She's been the weakest link quite a few times.

With the three of them voting me off and I wasn't the weakest link, it's quite annoying, yeah.

Round 7. In the bank, £1,460. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock. In British wildlife, what E is the name for a stoat in its winter phase

when its fur is mainly white?

-Egg.

-Ermine.

In film quotations, in the 1933 comedy She Done Him Wrong,

which actress said, "Why don't you come up some time and see me"?

-Mae West.

-Correct.

The American author of the novels The House Of Mirth, Ethan Frome and The Age Of Innocence was Edith who?

-Meredith.

-Wharton.

The name of which Middle Eastern city goes before "artichoke"

to give the name of a tuberous vegetable?

-Pass.

-Jerusalem.

In weaponry, a ballistic missile that was developed in the 1950s

and launched by a submarine had what name - Polaroid or Polaris?

-Polaris.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Which word originally meaning a sailor is used for a car passenger

who sits next to the driver and reads the map?

-Co-pilot.

-Navigator.

In human anatomy, what C is the name of the bone at the base of the spine

that corresponds to the tail in lower animals?

-Coccyx.

-Correct. In old-fashioned underwear, a sleeveless cotton garment

that covered the upper part of the body was known as a liberty what?

-Bodice.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In the kitchen, what five-letter name is given to the implement used for removing the centre of apples?

-Corer.

-I'll accept.

-Bank!

-In French customs, Bastille Day is celebrated annually on the 14th of which month?

-November.

-July.

In pop music, what V is the name of the group that had a UK No.1 single in 1997

with a song entitled The Drugs Don't Work?

-Pass.

-The Verve.

In sport, the Welsh rugby player of the 1970s known by the initials JPR has what surname?

-Roberts.

-Williams. In art...

Time's up. You won £90. In Round 8, you get the chance to treble what you bank.

You need to hang on to the best player, raise the bank balance.

Time to vote off the WEAKEST link.

According to the statistics, Dorothy is the strongest link.

For the third time in the game, Adam is the weakest link,

but will the other players consider that when they cast their final votes?

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

Chris.

Chris.

Adam.

Dorothy, why Chris?

I remember Adam banking and Chris getting some wrong. Adam banking went in his favour.

Adam, why did you vote for Chris?

I believe him to be a weaker opponent in that round.

Chris, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Singing in front of Anne was amazing

and to get a compliment from Anne

to say that I was actually better than Meat Loaf

was just amazing.

Round 8. In the bank, £1,550. In this round, 90 seconds.

But whatever you win will be trebled.

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

Start the clock.

In maths, what is 120 multiplied by 7?

-840.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-What "O" is a river that rises in the Czech Republic,

forms part of the border between Germany and Poland and flows into the Baltic Sea?

-Ouse.

-The Oder.

The poet who wrote that "sexual intercourse began in 1963

"between the end of the Chatterley ban and The Beatles' first LP" was Philip who?

-Morris.

-Larkin.

In history, the site of the Peterloo Massacre of 1819 is in which city in northern England?

-Yorkshire.

-Manchester.

In food, a small, round piece of lean meat is often called a medallion or a rapscallion?

-Medallion.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In the children's animated TV series Captain Pugwash,

what was the two-word job title of the character called Tom?

-Policeman.

-The cabin boy.

In classical music, what B is the term for the period

of which the best-known composers include Handel, Vivaldi, Purcell and Bach?

-Pass, sorry.

-Baroque.

The name of which carrion-eating bird follows "culture"

to give a rhyming term for a person who is very interested in the arts?

-Pass.

-Vulture. Dorothy...

Time's up. That was hardly brilliant!

You won just £40.

We'll treble the 40. It gives you prize money today of £1,670.

There can only be one winner.

Now up to five questions each. If there's a tie, we go for sudden death.

So, Adam and Dorothy, for £1,670, let's play the Weakest Link.

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

-May I go first, please?

Dorothy, in entertainment,

George Sanders, Roger Moore, Ian Ogilvy and Val Kilmer

have each played a character known by what religious nickname?

-The Saint.

-That is correct.

Adam, in English history, the first ship to be called The Ark Royal

was used in 1588 in the battle against the invasion fleet,

usually known by what name?

-The Spanish Armada.

-That is correct.

Dorothy, in classical music, which English county is the setting

for two operettas by Gilbert and Sullivan

and for one act of the opera Tristan And Isolde by Wagner?

-Cornwall.

-That is the correct answer.

Adam, in North American rodents,

five species of burrowing squirrel have what common name

on account of their bark-like warning calls?

-Squawking?

-The correct answer is prairie dogs.

Dorothy, in visitor attractions,

the mummy of Ramesses II

and the mask of Tutankhamun

are usually kept on display in a museum in which city?

-Cairo.

-That is the correct answer.

Adam, in fancy dress, white braces, a bowler hat

and false eyelashes on one eye

are typically used in a costume

inspired by which controversial Stanley Kubrick film?

-Laurel and Hardy?

-The correct answer is A Clockwork Orange.

Dorothy, in winter sports, which game believed by many people

to have originated in Scotland is played on ice

and has tournaments and competitions called bonspiels?

-Curling.

-That is the correct answer.

And that means, Dorothy, you are today's strongest link

and you go away with £1,670.

Adam, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I'm a little upset about not winning the money, but I'm glad Dorothy won. She's a nice woman.

Winning the Weakest Link has been astounding, fantastic.

I didn't expect it and it's the jam on my bread and butter.

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