0:00:03 > 0:00:06Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10Only one of them will win up to £10,000.
0:00:10 > 0:00:15The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Welcome to the Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Any of the nine people in the studio here today
0:00:35 > 0:00:39could win up to £10,000.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42They've only just met but to get the prize money,
0:00:42 > 0:00:44they'll have to work together.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47However, eight will leave with nothing,
0:00:47 > 0:00:51as round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Let's meet the team.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58I'm Sam, I'm 18, I'm from London and I'm a gemology student.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03I'm Anne, I'm 74, from Tanworth-in-Arden in Warwickshire
0:01:03 > 0:01:05and I'm a tour guide.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11I'm Kevin, I'm 53, I'm from Warminster and I'm an IT technician.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16I'm Natasha, I'm 38, I'm from Manchester
0:01:16 > 0:01:18and I'm a creative director.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22I'm Ashley, I'm 22, I'm from Nottingham
0:01:22 > 0:01:24and I'm a warehouse operative.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28I'm Shelagh, I'm 55, from Milverton near Taunton in Somerset
0:01:28 > 0:01:30and I'm a medical secretary.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35I'm Simon, I'm 36, I'm from Liversedge and I'm a caretaker.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40I'm Fleur, I'm 27, I'm from Guildford
0:01:40 > 0:01:42and I'm an opera singer.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46I'm Paul, I'm 46, from Leicester
0:01:46 > 0:01:48and I work in a call centre.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55OK, just to remind you, in each round, there's £1,000 to be won.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Break the chain and you lose all the money in that chain.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Say bank before the question is asked and the money is safe.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Round one, three minutes on the clock.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically,
0:02:14 > 0:02:15that's you, Anne.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Anne, in the children's fairy tale,
0:02:25 > 0:02:29the cottage entered by Goldilocks is home to how many bears?
0:02:29 > 0:02:31- Three.- Correct. Kevin.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36In outdoor cooking, the letters BBQ and the slang term barbie
0:02:36 > 0:02:39are abbreviations of which word?
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- Barbecue.- Correct.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Natasha, in primary education,
0:02:46 > 0:02:48the gold and silver stickers
0:02:48 > 0:02:51traditionally used to reward pupils for good work
0:02:51 > 0:02:54are what five-pointed shape?
0:02:54 > 0:02:56- A star.- Correct. Ashley.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59In European folklore, storks are said to deliver what,
0:02:59 > 0:03:01letters or babies?
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- Letters.- Babies.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Shelagh, in maths, what is 30 minus 8?
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- 22.- Correct. Simon.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13In clothing, what P is the term for a set of two identical socks?
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- Pair.- Correct. Fleur.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19In medicine, a well-known rhyming couplet states
0:03:19 > 0:03:22that diseases are spread by coughs and what?
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- Sneezes.- Correct. Paul.- Bank.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29In cricket, on the field of play which players wear padding
0:03:29 > 0:03:32to protect their legs and hands, bowlers or batsmen?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- Batsmen.- Correct. Sam.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40In sale rooms, in the expression traditionally used by auctioneers
0:03:40 > 0:03:44when accepting the final bid, which word is said twice before the term "gone"?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47- Going.- Correct. Anne.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49In geography, what C is the general term
0:03:49 > 0:03:52for the principal land masses of the earth
0:03:52 > 0:03:55such as Africa, South America and Australia?
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- Continents.- Correct. - Bank.- Kevin.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01In film, the 1994 comedy written by Richard Curtis
0:04:01 > 0:04:04is entitled Four Weddings And A what?
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- Funeral.- Correct. Natasha.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09In water safety, after eating a meal,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12people are often told to wait for how long before going for a swim,
0:04:12 > 0:04:13one minute or one hour?
0:04:13 > 0:04:15- One hour.- Correct. Ashley.- Bank.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20In TV, the long-running series in which shepherding skills are put to the test
0:04:20 > 0:04:23is called One Man And His what?
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- Erm, Dog.- Correct. Shelagh.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29In vocabulary, what name is shared by a season of the year
0:04:29 > 0:04:32and an elastic device typically made of coiled steel?
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- Spring.- Correct. Simon.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38In transport, what T precedes lights, jam and warden
0:04:38 > 0:04:41to make three common terms connected with motoring and the road network?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- Traffic.- Correct. Fleur.- Bank.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45In food and drink,
0:04:45 > 0:04:48most of the milk produced commercially in the UK for human consumption
0:04:48 > 0:04:50is obtained from which animals?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- Cow.- Correct. Paul.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55In architecture, a recess set into a wall
0:04:55 > 0:04:57that's used to display a decorative object
0:04:57 > 0:05:00is called a what, niche or pastiche?
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- A niche.- Correct. - Bank.- Sam.
0:05:03 > 0:05:08In pop music, from 1962 to 1992, Bill Wyman played bass guitar for which group?
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- The Who. - Even the Rolling Stones.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Anne, at the seaside,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17which type of folding seat made of wood and canvas
0:05:17 > 0:05:20was named for the fact that it was originally used on board ships?
0:05:20 > 0:05:22- Deck chair.- Correct. - Bank.- Kevin.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24ENDOFROUND JINGLE
0:05:25 > 0:05:33Time's up. You won £420 in that first, pathetically easy round.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38Who lost you money? Who'd get more questions right if they just yawned?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Who has intelligence deficit disorder?
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53With the most correct answers, Anne is the strongest link.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Statistically, Ashley is the weakest link
0:05:55 > 0:05:59but who will the players vote off at this early stage of the game?
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Ashley.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11Ashley.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Ashley.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16Ashley.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18Sam.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Ashley.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Ashley.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Ashley.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Ashley.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- What do you do, Paul? - I work in a call centre, Anne.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37- Do you?- Yes.- As what? - As an on-line adviser.
0:06:37 > 0:06:43- Can you speak to them while you've got something in your mouth? - I could try but I don't usually.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Really? So you do all that eating between calls?
0:06:46 > 0:06:49We have plenty of breaks in between calls to do the eating,
0:06:49 > 0:06:51so I don't eat while I talk to customers.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56And when you're not eating or taking telephone calls, what do you do for a hobby?
0:06:56 > 0:06:58- I decorate cakes.- What sort of cakes?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- Wedding cakes, birthday cakes... - Really?- Yes.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- What, with tiers? - Tiers if you want them, yes.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08- How many tears? - The biggest I've done is three tiers.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Yes, and how many did it start with?
0:07:10 > 0:07:13No, it started with three. I wasn't peckish that day.
0:07:13 > 0:07:19- Why Ashley? - He got one question wrong and was hesitant on his second.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- What do you do, Fleur? - I'm an opera singer.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Put your board down. Could you sing something for us?
0:07:26 > 0:07:31- Yes, I could.- What's it called? - I'll sing a bit of The Magic Flute,
0:07:31 > 0:07:33one of the Queen of the Night's arias.
0:07:33 > 0:07:34MAKES SQUEAKING NOISES
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- # Ah... - Was that...? Hang on.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- That bit at the beginning... - I have to pitch it,
0:07:39 > 0:07:43otherwise I might fly off the scale and only dogs will be able to hear.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47# Ah, ah, ahhh Ah, ah, ahhh
0:07:47 > 0:07:49# Ah, ah, ahhh
0:07:49 > 0:07:50# Ah
0:07:50 > 0:07:53SHE TRILLS
0:07:53 > 0:07:54# Ah, ah, ah! #
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Put your board up.
0:07:56 > 0:08:01- Why Ashley?- Well, to my knowledge and to my memory,
0:08:01 > 0:08:05he got the first question wrong and that just stuck in my mind.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- What do you do, Sam? - I'm doing a gemology diploma
0:08:09 > 0:08:11and I make jewellery on the side, as well.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15- You're a bit posh, aren't you? - Er, many people say that, yeah.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Do they? Did we go to boarding school?
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- We did go to boarding school.- Yes. What does Mummy do?
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- Mummy's an interior designer. - Of course she is.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- And what does Daddy do? - Daddy's a bridge teacher.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- Is he?- Yeah.- And what's the girlfriend called?- Sophie.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Right. Have you found her a ring yet?
0:08:31 > 0:08:35- I've made her several rings.- Does she think you're a diamond geezer?
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Erm... Well, I hope so.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41- Why have you got a girl's hair-do? - Erm, my mum cuts my hair and...
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- Of course she does.- Yeah.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- Why Ashley?- Because he got a question wrong, but having said that, so did I, so...
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Sorry, Ashley.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Ashley! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02The walk of shame, it was pretty cool to be fair
0:09:02 > 0:09:05because I had my suit on so I felt kind of good,
0:09:05 > 0:09:07even though it was a walk of shame.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10I think I pulled it off quite good with my suit.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Round two. In the bank, £420.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17We're taking ten seconds off the time.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20We start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Anne,
0:09:20 > 0:09:22who's very old.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Start the clock.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31Anne, in counting downwards, which whole number immediately follows 43?
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- 42.- Correct. Kevin.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36In northern England, what L is the name of a major city
0:09:36 > 0:09:38on the River Aire?
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- Pass.- Leeds. Natasha.
0:09:44 > 0:09:50At the Olympics, the heptathlon is an event contested by athletes
0:09:50 > 0:09:51of which sex?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Can you repeat the question?
0:09:55 > 0:10:00At the Olympics, the heptathlon is an event contested by athletes of which sex?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- Men.- Female.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08Shelagh, in politics, the 2011 memoir by Sarah Brown
0:10:08 > 0:10:10about her life at 10 Downing Street
0:10:10 > 0:10:13is entitled Behind The what, Red Flag or Black Door?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- Black Door.- Correct. Simon.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17In cinema, in the Pirates Of The Caribbean films,
0:10:17 > 0:10:21the character Captain Jack Sparrow is played by which actor?
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- Johnny Depp.- Correct. Fleur.- Bank.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27In commerce, in the abbreviation PLC, written after the name of a British company,
0:10:27 > 0:10:29the letter P stands for what?
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- Public.- Correct. Paul.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36In expressions, the three-word term that is used to refer to the general rule of conduct
0:10:36 > 0:10:39imposed by authority is law and what?
0:10:39 > 0:10:40- Order.- Correct. Sam.- Bank.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44In a theatre dressing room, which activity is believed to bring bad luck,
0:10:44 > 0:10:46washing or whistling?
0:10:46 > 0:10:47- Whistling.- Correct. Anne.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50In the King James Bible in the Gospel of St Matthew,
0:10:50 > 0:10:54what was the occupation of Joseph, the husband of the Virgin Mary?
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- Shepherd.- Carpenter.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02Kevin, in music, what G is the name given to a piano
0:11:02 > 0:11:05with its strings fixed horizontally as opposed to vertically?
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- Grand.- Correct. Natasha.- Bank.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11In after-dinner drinks, the ingredients of an Irish coffee
0:11:11 > 0:11:13include sugar, cream and which spirit?
0:11:13 > 0:11:15- Whiskey.- Correct. Shelagh.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19In astronomy, the constellation called the Plough has what alternative name,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22the Big Dipper or the Magic Roundabout?
0:11:22 > 0:11:23- The Big Dipper. - Correct. Simon.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27In annual awards, the BBC Young Sports Personality title
0:11:27 > 0:11:32was won in 2007, 2009 and 2010 by which diver?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- Tom Daley.- Correct. Fleur.- Bank.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39In film, the 1986 comedy starring Nick Nolte
0:11:39 > 0:11:41as a tramp who is rescued by a rich family
0:11:41 > 0:11:44is called Down And Out In where?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- Pass.- Beverly Hills. Paul.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50In botany, what H is the familiar name for the British evergreen tree
0:11:50 > 0:11:53with prickly leaves and red berries
0:11:53 > 0:11:55that are poisonous to humans but not to birds?
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- Holly.- Correct. Sam.
0:11:58 > 0:11:59In Asian geography,
0:11:59 > 0:12:04the Malaysian city whose name has been translated into English as "estuary mud"
0:12:04 > 0:12:06is called Kuala what?
0:12:06 > 0:12:08- Lumpur.- Correct. Anne.- Bank.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10In 1960s women's fashion,
0:12:10 > 0:12:15a popular style of figure-hugging sweater was the skinny-rib or bony chest?
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- Skinny-rib.- Correct.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- Bank. - END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:12:19 > 0:12:23Time's up. Your bank was out of time. You won £270.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28Who could list their entire achievements on one Tweet?
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Who's just had a messy divorce from reality?
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41The statistics reveal that Kevin is the weakest link.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45Sam is the strongest link but will the votes pick up on the facts?
0:12:47 > 0:12:51Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Natasha.
0:12:55 > 0:12:56Kevin.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Anne.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Anne.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Kevin.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Anne.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Anne.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11Natasha.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- Bit of a narrow escape there, Natasha.- Yeah.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- You got a question wrong, didn't you?- I did, yeah.
0:13:19 > 0:13:26- What do you do? - I'm involved with my church. I'm involved in creative things.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30- Any restrictions in this church? - Erm, we don't agree with sex before marriage.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- Good heavens. Are you married? - I am married.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36And so you didn't discover it until you got married?
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- I didn't become a Christian until I was 35.- Oh, how convenient!
0:13:41 > 0:13:46- Why Anne?- Erm, I think there was a few of us that got questions wrong
0:13:46 > 0:13:52- but I think Anne was the last one. - She's old as well, isn't she?
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- What do you do, Simon? - I'm a caretaker, Anne.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- Are you? Where? - At the town hall in Huddersfield.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01- What happens there? - Concerts, comedy acts.
0:14:01 > 0:14:02Can you tell me a town hall joke?
0:14:02 > 0:14:07- Er, there's not that much to laugh about really, is there?- No.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11I can tell you my favourite joke from when I were a kid. Do you want that?
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- OK.- How many ears does Captain Kirk have?
0:14:14 > 0:14:18Three - a left, a right ear and a final front ear.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22I can see you liked that.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- Why Anne?- Er, well, she got a question wrong
0:14:25 > 0:14:29- and like you say, she is getting pretty old, so...- Yeah.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- Anne!- Yes.- You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44The Weakest Link's one of the most enjoyable things I've ever done.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Having watched it from the beginning and enjoying it on the TV,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50most people say you know all the answers at home
0:14:50 > 0:14:53but when you get here it's totally different - it's true.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Round three. In the bank, £690.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Another ten seconds coming off the time.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03We start with the strongest link, that's posh Sam.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Start the clock.
0:15:08 > 0:15:09Sam, in TV, which singer and actor,
0:15:09 > 0:15:13who had two UK number one singles in the 1970s,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16joined the cast of EastEnders in 2011
0:15:16 > 0:15:18as Eddie Moon?
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- Pass.- David Essex. Kevin.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25In science, what E is the usual everyday word for a trial, often carried out in a laboratory,
0:15:25 > 0:15:28that aims to prove or disprove a theory?
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- Experiment.- Correct. Natasha.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32In a rhyming phrase about royalty,
0:15:32 > 0:15:38it's important for the monarch to have two children so they have an heir and a what?
0:15:38 > 0:15:39- Pass.- Spare.
0:15:39 > 0:15:45Shelagh, according to legend, during a battle St David told his Welsh countrymen
0:15:45 > 0:15:47to identify themselves by wearing which vegetable?
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- A leek.- Correct. Simon.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53In football, the midfielder who won ten league titles
0:15:53 > 0:15:56with Manchester United and 66 England caps
0:15:56 > 0:15:59and retired from playing in 2011 is Paul who?
0:16:01 > 0:16:03- Scholes.- Correct. Fleur.- Bank.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06In zoology, quill pig is a North American name for which animal,
0:16:06 > 0:16:08the platypus or the porcupine?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12The platypus.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13The porcupine.
0:16:13 > 0:16:14Paul, in British history,
0:16:14 > 0:16:18the world fair that was staged in Hyde Park in London in 1851
0:16:18 > 0:16:20to showcase the products of industry
0:16:20 > 0:16:22was called the Great what?
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- Exhibition.- Correct. Sam.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27In weaponry, what B is the word normally used
0:16:27 > 0:16:31to describe the type of bomb designed by Barnes Wallis
0:16:31 > 0:16:34that was used in 1943 in the Dambusters raid?
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Could you repeat the question?
0:16:37 > 0:16:40In weaponry, what B is the word normally used
0:16:40 > 0:16:43to describe the type of bomb designed by Barnes Wallis
0:16:43 > 0:16:46that was used in 1943 in the Dambusters raid?
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- Bayonet.- Bouncing.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55Kevin, in cinema, the model Bridget Hall and the designer Valentino
0:16:55 > 0:16:58made brief appearances as themselves
0:16:58 > 0:17:02in which 2006 film about the editor of a fashion magazine?
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- Vogue.- The Devil Wears Prada.
0:17:05 > 0:17:06- Natasha.- Bank.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09In public demonstrations, the tactic used by the police
0:17:09 > 0:17:12to confine protestors to a small area is known as what,
0:17:12 > 0:17:13potting or kettling?
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- Kettling.- Correct. Shelagh.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19In pop music, Get The Party Started, Stupid Girls and Sober
0:17:19 > 0:17:23were UK hit singles for which American singer, whose stage name is a colour?
0:17:23 > 0:17:25- Pink.- Correct. Simon.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29In mountain ranges, what T is the name for the portion of the Alps
0:17:29 > 0:17:31situated in Italy and Austria?
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- Pass.- Tyrol.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41Fleur, in cutlery, the vast majority of modern forks each have how many prongs?
0:17:41 > 0:17:43- Four.- Correct. Paul.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47In landmarks, the opera house opened in 1973 that was added...
0:17:47 > 0:17:49END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Time's up. You only banked £50.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Whose sat nav is set for disaster?
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Who's as sharp as a blunt spoon?
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09Sam goes from being the strongest link in the last round to the weakest link in this.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Statistically, Shelagh is the strongest link
0:18:11 > 0:18:14but who will the team want off?
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Natasha.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Sam.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Sam.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Sam.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Sam.
0:18:35 > 0:18:36Sam.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38Sam.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- What do you do, Shelagh? - I'm a medical secretary, Anne.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- Where?- In a hospital in Taunton.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Put your board down.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51- Did you buy that blouse in Taunton? - I did, yes.- Yes.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Well, I want you to keep moving around,
0:18:54 > 0:18:58otherwise people will think we've got the test card up.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- I can move around.- Put your board up.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03I think it's more peaceful with your board up.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- Were you trying to bring some colour into your life?- Of course.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Yes. Is your life not very exciting?
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- It's busy.- Is it?- Yes.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Poking your nose into other people's business?
0:19:16 > 0:19:19No, I try and keep a bunch of nurses under control,
0:19:19 > 0:19:21- try and organise them. - Oh, I bet you do.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25- What do you do when you're not at work?- I'm in amateur dramatics.
0:19:25 > 0:19:26Yes. And what part do you play?
0:19:26 > 0:19:30- If we're doing panto, it's usually the wicked witch.- Of course.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- Why Sam? - He got both his questions wrong.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Sorry, Sam.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- Where are you from, Kevin? - I'm from Warminster in Wiltshire, Anne.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- Really? How old are you? - I'm 53, Anne.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- Mm. And what do you do? - I'm an IT technician.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49- Where do you do your IT? - At the local secondary modern.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53Oh. Why do they need some old geezer in his fifties?
0:19:53 > 0:19:55I think I bring a bit of humour to the place.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Well, tell me a joke, then.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01I don't tell jokes, Anne, but I have a second job. I drive a bus for them as well
0:20:01 > 0:20:05and we have a sing-song with the students, it's great.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07Yeah. What can you sing?
0:20:07 > 0:20:12Er, the only thing I can really sing is Peggy Sue.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13Put your board down.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- You've got the wrong glasses for Buddy Holly.- I have.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Crack on.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24# Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue
0:20:24 > 0:20:27# With a love so rare and true
0:20:27 > 0:20:28# Oh, Peggy
0:20:28 > 0:20:31# My Peggy Sue-uh-hoo
0:20:31 > 0:20:32# A-hoo, a-hoo, a-hoo
0:20:32 > 0:20:34# Ooh, well, I love you girl... #
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- Do you do that when you're driving the bus?- Well, not the guitar.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- Oh.- I usually use the steering wheel as a drum.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43Put your board up.
0:20:43 > 0:20:48- Why Sam?- Sam was very unfortunate that he had two questions that I wish I'd had.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51I got one wrong and he got two wrong.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Sam! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04I think individually they're quite a clever team.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06As a group, they're rubbish.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Round four. In the bank, £740.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Another ten seconds coming off the time.
0:21:14 > 0:21:19We'll start with the strongest link, that's Shelagh, the witch.
0:21:19 > 0:21:20Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Start the clock.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28Shelagh, on formal occasions, which of these flowers is more commonly worn as a buttonhole,
0:21:28 > 0:21:30a carnation or a buttercup?
0:21:30 > 0:21:31- Carnation.- Correct. Simon.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36In famous quotations, on learning that his obituary had been published,
0:21:36 > 0:21:40Mark Twain sent a cable saying, "Reports of my death are greatly..." what?
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- Exaggerated.- Correct. Fleur.- Bank.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45In maths, what is 72 plus 11?
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- 83.- Correct. Paul.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52The actress who has played Miranda Hobbes
0:21:52 > 0:21:55in the Sex And The City films and TV series
0:21:55 > 0:21:59and who shares her surname with a US president is Cynthia who?
0:21:59 > 0:22:01- Don't know.- Nixon. Kevin.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04In geography, in terms of land area,
0:22:04 > 0:22:07which country of the UK is largest, Scotland or Northern Ireland?
0:22:07 > 0:22:09- Scotland.- Correct. Natasha.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13In food, if a fried egg is added to a toasted ham and cheese sandwich
0:22:13 > 0:22:17known as a croque monsieur, it is then called a croque what?
0:22:17 > 0:22:19- Madame.- Correct. Shelagh.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21In nature, which eight-legged creature
0:22:21 > 0:22:23goes before mite, monkey and crab
0:22:23 > 0:22:25to make the names of three animals?
0:22:25 > 0:22:27- Spider.- Correct. Simon.- Bank.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30In biology, if an antibiotic destroys bacteria,
0:22:30 > 0:22:35what P is the corresponding term for a substance that encourages their growth?
0:22:37 > 0:22:39- Pass.- Probiotic. Fleur.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43In history, before reunification with its neighbour,
0:22:43 > 0:22:46the German Democratic Republic was more commonly known in English
0:22:46 > 0:22:49by what two-word name?
0:22:49 > 0:22:50- Pass.- East Germany. Paul.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54In conservation, the majority of the national parks of the UK
0:22:54 > 0:22:58were designated as such in which decade of the 20th century?
0:22:59 > 0:23:01- '50s.- Correct. - Bank.- Kevin.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05In botany, cornflower and feverfew are two of the many plants
0:23:05 > 0:23:09known by what alternative name, bachelors' buttons or virgins' Velcro?
0:23:09 > 0:23:13- Bachelors' buttons.- Correct. Natasha.- Bank.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16In literature, the series of books by Enid Blyton
0:23:16 > 0:23:20that features the characters Dick, Aunt Fanny and a girl called George
0:23:20 > 0:23:21is known by what alliterative name?
0:23:24 > 0:23:26- Pass.- The Famous Five.
0:23:26 > 0:23:31Shelagh, in the human body, what C is the name for the longest part of the long intestine
0:23:31 > 0:23:35where water from food and drink is absorbed into the blood?
0:23:35 > 0:23:37- The colon.- Correct. Simon.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40In definitions, which slang name for a US dollar
0:23:40 > 0:23:43is also the term for a male rabbit?
0:23:47 > 0:23:49- Pass.- Buck. Fleur.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53In cinema, the actor who since 1999 has starred in...
0:23:53 > 0:23:55ENDOFROUND JINGLE
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Time's up and you won £190.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02Who's the Humpty that should be Dumpty?
0:24:02 > 0:24:03Who needs to go?
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14For the second round in a row, Shelagh is the strongest link.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17The statistics show that Simon is the weakest link
0:24:17 > 0:24:19but will the votes follow the facts?
0:24:21 > 0:24:25Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:24:26 > 0:24:27Simon.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30Paul.
0:24:32 > 0:24:33Paul.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Natasha.
0:24:37 > 0:24:38Paul.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Simon.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44So, Fleur the opera singer, why Paul?
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Well, he's next to me
0:24:46 > 0:24:50and I remember him getting quite a significant question wrong.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- It's not because he's fat? - I think that's a bit harsh.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57- Everyone's different sizes. - Yeah.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- I eat biscuits all day and I... - Don't show off.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Does Jesus want Natasha to win?
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Erm... I hope so.
0:25:09 > 0:25:14- Why Paul?- I think he got a couple of questions wrong.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17- He only got one wrong. - Oh, did he?- Yeah.- Oh, OK.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21Erm... And I think he voted for me earlier, so I thought I'd vote for him.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Oh! You're not turning the other cheek?
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Not in this instance, no.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Paul! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39I didn't know the answer to the City And The City question
0:25:39 > 0:25:42and I think that definitely contributed to my downfall.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45However, it's not going to change my view.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47I shall not be watching it, whatever happens.
0:25:49 > 0:25:55Round five. Your total now is £930. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59We start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Shelagh.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03Start the clock.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08Shelagh, in aviation, the French brothers who constructed the first practical hot-air balloon
0:26:08 > 0:26:12had what surname, Michelin or Montgolfier?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- Montgolfier.- Correct. Simon.
0:26:14 > 0:26:21In sport, at Aintree in 2011, Jason Maguire rode Ballabriggs to victory in which horse race?
0:26:21 > 0:26:22The Grand National.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24- Correct. Fleur.- Bank.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26In pop music, the singer and guitarist
0:26:26 > 0:26:29who in the 1980s co-founded the group that later became Radiohead
0:26:29 > 0:26:31is Thom who?
0:26:31 > 0:26:32- Pass.- Yorke. Kevin.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36In charities, the UK-based African wildlife trust,
0:26:36 > 0:26:40established in 1990, whose royal patron is Prince William,
0:26:40 > 0:26:42is named after which part of an elephant?
0:26:44 > 0:26:47- Its trunk.- Tusk.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51Natasha, the throat lozenge developed for local trawlermen
0:26:51 > 0:26:54by the Lancashire pharmacist James Lofthouse in 1865
0:26:54 > 0:26:56is called whose Friend?
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- Fisherman's.- Correct. Shelagh.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02In communication, which term for a person who claims to talk to departed spirits
0:27:02 > 0:27:05is also the singular form of the word media?
0:27:05 > 0:27:07- Medium.- Correct. Simon.- Bank.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10In 1970s TV, the American detective series
0:27:10 > 0:27:14featuring James Garner in the title role was called the Rockford what?
0:27:14 > 0:27:16- Files.- Correct. Fleur.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19In food preparation, which of these ingredients
0:27:19 > 0:27:21contain an extract of a shellfish -
0:27:21 > 0:27:23oyster mushroom or oyster sauce?
0:27:25 > 0:27:27- Oyster sauce.- Correct. Kevin.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31In Chinese history, the economic policy introduced by Chairman Mao in 1958
0:27:31 > 0:27:34was called the Great Leap in which direction?
0:27:34 > 0:27:36- Forward.- Correct. Natasha.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40In art, what J was the first name of the painter with the surname Reynolds,
0:27:40 > 0:27:44who in 1768 was elected as the first president of the Royal Academy?
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- John.- Joshua. Shelagh.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51In film, the 2011 comedy directed by Joe Cornish
0:27:51 > 0:27:54about an alien invasion of a council estate in south London
0:27:54 > 0:27:56is entitled Attack The what?
0:27:56 > 0:27:58- Pass.- Block. Simon.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01In bird development, which word that rhymes with hedge
0:28:01 > 0:28:04means to grow feathers suitable for flight?
0:28:04 > 0:28:06- Fledge.- Correct. Fleur.- Bank.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09In science, the chemical name for common salt is sodium what?
0:28:09 > 0:28:11- Chloride.- Correct. Kevin.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15In maths, what I is the term for any positive or negative whole number?
0:28:20 > 0:28:22- Pass.- Integer.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24- Natasha... - ENDOFROUND JINGLE
0:28:26 > 0:28:28Time's up. You won £120.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Who should have a longer face than a depressed horse?
0:28:35 > 0:28:38Who's bleaker now than a winter in Wigan?
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46As the only player to get all their answers correct,
0:28:46 > 0:28:48Simon is the strongest link.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Statistically, Kevin is the weakest link
0:28:51 > 0:28:53but who will lose out in the vote?
0:28:54 > 0:28:58Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Fleur.
0:29:03 > 0:29:04Kevin.
0:29:06 > 0:29:07Kevin.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Kevin.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13Kevin.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17Simon, why Kevin?
0:29:17 > 0:29:19He got two questions wrong, Anne.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Shelagh, you weren't so hot that last round.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24No, Anne, I wasn't.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28- Why Kevin?- As an IT man, he should have known the integer question.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31Kevin! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44The person I think I'd like to see voted out next would be Simon.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Simon is a lovely lad from Yorkshire
0:29:47 > 0:29:50but he got through by the skin of his teeth.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54He got two wrong earlier on and he should have been walking like me.
0:29:54 > 0:29:55But that's the way it goes.
0:29:57 > 0:30:02Round six. In the bank, £1,050. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04We'll start with the strongest link, that's Simon.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:30:07 > 0:30:08Start the clock.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12Simon, in pop music, songs entitled Up, Issues and Ego
0:30:12 > 0:30:15have been UK hit singles since 2008
0:30:15 > 0:30:19for which all-female group known to their fans as the Sats?
0:30:19 > 0:30:20- The Saturdays.- Correct.
0:30:20 > 0:30:26Fleur, in motor racing, the two Brazilians who won the Formula 1 championship in the 1980s
0:30:26 > 0:30:28were Ayrton Senna and Nelson who?
0:30:28 > 0:30:30- Pass.- Piquet.
0:30:30 > 0:30:31- Bank.- In English geography,
0:30:31 > 0:30:35which of these is the name of a cathedral city in West Sussex,
0:30:35 > 0:30:36Chichester or Colchester?
0:30:36 > 0:30:39- Chichester.- Correct. Shelagh.
0:30:39 > 0:30:45In DIY, a light, narrow-headed nail used chiefly for fixing plywood or hardboard to supports
0:30:45 > 0:30:48is alliteratively known as a panel what?
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- Pin.- Correct. Simon.- Bank.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54In industry, what name given to a model of British-made car
0:30:54 > 0:30:56manufactured in the 1960s and '70s
0:30:56 > 0:31:01is an exclamation meaning "long live" in Spanish and Italian?
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- Viva.- Correct. Fleur.- Bank.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06In art, the National Museum of France
0:31:06 > 0:31:10that opened in 1793 in Paris is better known by what name?
0:31:10 > 0:31:12- The Louvre. - Correct. Natasha.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14In poetry, the line by Tennyson
0:31:14 > 0:31:18that inspired the title of a 1949 film starring Alec Guinness
0:31:18 > 0:31:21is "Kind hearts are more than..." what?
0:31:25 > 0:31:27- Pass.- Coronets.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30Shelagh, in cookery, what P is the dessert
0:31:30 > 0:31:32comprising meringue topped with cream and fruit,
0:31:32 > 0:31:34named after a Russian ballerina?
0:31:34 > 0:31:36- Pavlova.- Correct. Simon.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39In 1980s and '90s TV,
0:31:39 > 0:31:41the game shows Every Second Counts, Odd One Out
0:31:41 > 0:31:44and Wipeout were hosted by which magician?
0:31:44 > 0:31:46- Paul Daniels.- Correct. Fleur.- Bank.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49In money, before the introduction of the euro in 2002,
0:31:49 > 0:31:53the escudo was the main unit of currency of which European country?
0:31:53 > 0:31:55- Spain.- Portugal.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58Natasha, in pop music, the British grime collective,
0:31:58 > 0:32:04who had UK number one singles in 2010 entitled Good Times and Green Light,
0:32:04 > 0:32:05are called Roll what?
0:32:05 > 0:32:07- With It.- Deep.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11Shelagh, in theatre, the two characters named as being dead
0:32:11 > 0:32:14in the title of a 1966 play by Tom Stoppard
0:32:14 > 0:32:16are Rosencrantz and which other?
0:32:16 > 0:32:18- Guildenstern.- Correct.- Bank.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20ENDOFROUNDJINGLE
0:32:21 > 0:32:27Time's up. Your bank was in time and that made you £140.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30So, is Shelagh as patchy as her shirt?
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Maybe you don't care for Simon?
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41For the second round in a row, Simon is the strongest link.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44According to the statistics, Natasha is the weakest link
0:32:44 > 0:32:47but will the voting reflect reality?
0:32:48 > 0:32:52Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Fleur.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59Natasha.
0:33:00 > 0:33:01Natasha.
0:33:02 > 0:33:03Natasha.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Fleur, why Natasha?
0:33:08 > 0:33:12Well, I think it was possibly between the two of us,
0:33:12 > 0:33:16so it had to be Natasha. Sorry.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20- Simon, why Natasha?- I think she got the most questions wrong, Anne.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Jesus didn't want her to win.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27Natasha! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Anne Robinson.
0:33:38 > 0:33:43Yes, well, I need to go away and do a lot of prayer into Anne Robinson
0:33:43 > 0:33:45because she really needs it.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47There's some darkness in there
0:33:47 > 0:33:50that I need to really pray about for her.
0:33:51 > 0:33:56Round seven. In the bank, £1,190. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58We'll start with the strongest link, that's Simon.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Start the clock.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Simon, in North American geography,
0:34:05 > 0:34:09when it reaches the coast, the Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of where?
0:34:09 > 0:34:11- Mexico.- Correct. Fleur.
0:34:11 > 0:34:12In maths, when written in figures,
0:34:12 > 0:34:17the number ten million comprises the digit 1 followed by how many zeroes?
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- Six.- Seven. Shelagh.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25In gardening, the grounds of Longleat House, Chatsworth and Blenheim Palace
0:34:25 > 0:34:28were all landscaped by which 18th century designer?
0:34:29 > 0:34:31- Capability Brown. - Correct. Simon.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35In British food, which meat is minced in the traditional recipe for a Scotch pie?
0:34:39 > 0:34:41- Rabbit.- Mutton. Fleur.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44In the animal kingdom, if the term lupine refers to wolves,
0:34:44 > 0:34:47what V is the equivalent term for foxes?
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- Vupine.- No, vulpine.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Shelagh, in sailing in 1983,
0:34:54 > 0:34:57which trophy was won for the first time in its 132-year history
0:34:57 > 0:35:00by a country other than the United States?
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- The Americas Cup.- Correct. Simon.- Bank.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06In chemistry, the majority of the elements in the periodic table
0:35:06 > 0:35:08are what, gases or metals?
0:35:08 > 0:35:10- Gases.- Metals.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13Fleur, in pop music, the group with an Italian-sounding name
0:35:13 > 0:35:19that was formed in the 1970s by Green Gartside is called Scritti what?
0:35:19 > 0:35:20- Pass.- Politti.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Shelagh.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25In the Royal Navy, what P is the name for a long, tapering flag
0:35:25 > 0:35:28flown at the masthead of a vessel in commission?
0:35:28 > 0:35:30- Pennant.- Correct. - Bank.- Simon.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34In film, in the 1953 musical Calamity Jane,
0:35:34 > 0:35:36the title character becomes romantically involved
0:35:36 > 0:35:39with the outlaw called Wild Bill what?
0:35:39 > 0:35:41- Hickok.- Correct. Fleur.- Bank.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44In religion, the Jewish new year called Rosh Hashanah
0:35:44 > 0:35:46starts at what time of day, sunrise or sunset?
0:35:49 > 0:35:51- Sunrise.- No, sunset.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Shelagh, in British politics, the recipient of a life peerage
0:35:54 > 0:35:57is elevated to which specific rank of the nobility?
0:35:57 > 0:35:59- Knighthood.- Baron.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Simon, in health care, what D is a word...
0:36:02 > 0:36:05ENDOFROUND JINGLE
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Time's up. You won £60.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10In round eight you get the chance to treble what you bank.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:16 > 0:36:21For the first time in the game, the statistics show that Fleur is the weakest link.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Shelagh is the strongest link but will the other players consider that
0:36:24 > 0:36:27when they cast their final votes?
0:36:28 > 0:36:32Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Fleur.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Fleur.
0:36:39 > 0:36:40Simon.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46- Shelagh, why Fleur?- There was nothing ever for me to bank, Anne.
0:36:47 > 0:36:52- Simon, why Fleur?- I don't want you to get her to sing again because my ear's ringing a bit.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55She was the worst player.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Fleur! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11The reason Simon voted me off was because
0:37:11 > 0:37:14he'd had enough of hearing opera singing
0:37:14 > 0:37:16and to be fair,
0:37:16 > 0:37:21you generally don't hear opera singers in that close a range,
0:37:21 > 0:37:24so it's all right, Simon, I forgive you.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Round eight. In the bank, £1,250.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33In this round, 90 seconds but whatever you win will be trebled.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36We'll start with the strongest link, that's Shelagh.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Start the clock.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Shelagh, in money, the Hungarian-born US financier
0:37:44 > 0:37:47who reportedly made more than 1 billion
0:37:47 > 0:37:50from the Black Wednesday crisis in 1992 is George who?
0:37:50 > 0:37:52- Pass.- Soros. Simon.
0:37:52 > 0:37:57In the TV series Benidorm, which comedian played a character known as the Oracle?
0:37:59 > 0:38:01- Steve Pemberton.- Johnny Vegas.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05Shelagh, according to a legend, long ago in Arabia,
0:38:05 > 0:38:09a goatherd called Kaldi was the first person to make which hot beverage?
0:38:09 > 0:38:11- Tea.- Coffee.
0:38:11 > 0:38:16Simon, in science, what A is the term for an annual publication of weather forecasts,
0:38:16 > 0:38:20astronomical information and tide tables in calendar form?
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- Pass.- Almanac.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Shelagh, in maths the formula that's used
0:38:25 > 0:38:28to calculate the area of a circle is pi r what?
0:38:28 > 0:38:29- Squared.- Correct. - Bank.- Simon.
0:38:29 > 0:38:34In the arts, what surname is shared by the American-born playwright and critic Bonnie
0:38:34 > 0:38:38and the Australian-born academic and journalist Germaine?
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- Greer.- Correct. Shelagh.- Bank.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45In spelling, the word colloquial, meaning conversational,
0:38:45 > 0:38:48includes which letter of the alphabet three times?
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- L.- Correct. Simon.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54The annual music event called the GuilFest
0:38:54 > 0:38:57has been held since the 1990s in which Surrey town?
0:38:58 > 0:39:00- Pass.- Guildford.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03Shelagh, in vocabulary, what B is both a type of shoe
0:39:03 > 0:39:05and a strong but gentle accent of Irish people...
0:39:05 > 0:39:07- Brogue.- Correct. - Bank.- Simon.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11In geography, the narrow gorge on the River Danube...
0:39:11 > 0:39:13ENDOFROUND JINGLE
0:39:14 > 0:39:19Time's up. You won £60, which we'll treble.
0:39:19 > 0:39:24It gives you prize money today of £1,430.
0:39:24 > 0:39:25There can only be one winner.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Now up to five questions each.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30If there's a tie, we'll go for Sudden Death.
0:39:30 > 0:39:35So, Shelagh and Simon, for £1,430, let's play the Weakest Link.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42Shelagh, as the strongest link, you have the choice of who goes first.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44I'd like to go first, please.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51Shelagh, in cinema, Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Colt
0:39:51 > 0:39:53and Jack Hobbs
0:39:53 > 0:39:56are all correct answers given by a contestant
0:39:56 > 0:40:00on a quiz show in which Oscar-winning 2008 film?
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Slumdog Millionaire.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04That is the correct answer.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08Simon, the rules of which Olympic sport state
0:40:08 > 0:40:12that a team, on gaining possession of the ball, have eight seconds
0:40:12 > 0:40:15to move it out of their own half of the court
0:40:15 > 0:40:17and 24 seconds to shoot?
0:40:19 > 0:40:22- Basketball. - That is the correct answer.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Shelagh, in religion, the Arabic term haraam,
0:40:25 > 0:40:29that can refer to food that is forbidden under Islamic dietary laws,
0:40:29 > 0:40:33has which more familiar word as its direct opposite?
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- Halal.- That is the correct answer.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Simon, in chemistry, after nitrogen,
0:40:42 > 0:40:47which element is the next main constituent of the air
0:40:47 > 0:40:49in the earth's atmosphere?
0:40:51 > 0:40:53- Oxygen.- That is the correct answer.
0:40:53 > 0:40:54Shelagh,
0:40:54 > 0:40:58in space exploration in 2011,
0:40:58 > 0:41:00the Messenger probe on a NASA mission
0:41:00 > 0:41:04became the first craft to enter orbit around which planet
0:41:04 > 0:41:06in the solar system?
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- Jupiter. - The correct answer is Mercury.
0:41:11 > 0:41:16Simon, in geography, which East African state founded in 1964
0:41:16 > 0:41:21includes the islands called Zanzibar, Mafia and Pemba?
0:41:23 > 0:41:25United Arab Emirates.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27The correct answer is Tanzania.
0:41:29 > 0:41:30Shelagh, in English history,
0:41:30 > 0:41:34which of the Tudor monarchs was the last to have been born in the 15th century?
0:41:39 > 0:41:40Elizabeth I.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43The correct answer is Henry VIII.
0:41:43 > 0:41:44Simon, in song lyrics,
0:41:44 > 0:41:49what's the title of the 2011 UK number one single by Bruno Mars
0:41:49 > 0:41:53in which he offers to "jump in front of a train"
0:41:53 > 0:41:56and "throw my hand on a blade" for his beloved?
0:41:58 > 0:42:00Catch A Grenade.
0:42:00 > 0:42:01The correct answer is Grenade.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05But we will accept Catch A Grenade.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09Shelagh, in foreign languages, the French term "veuve",
0:42:09 > 0:42:14that appears in the name of the champagne house Veuve Clicquot,
0:42:14 > 0:42:17is usually translated into English as which word?
0:42:17 > 0:42:19- Widow. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23Simon, in wildlife, which species of penguin shares its name
0:42:23 > 0:42:24with a common type of pasta?
0:42:35 > 0:42:36Emperor.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39The correct answer is the macaroni penguin.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44And after five questions each, your scores are tied.
0:42:44 > 0:42:49So, Shelagh and Simon, let's play Sudden Death.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55Shelagh, in 20th-century books,
0:42:55 > 0:42:58which four-letter word for a feature of the weather
0:42:58 > 0:43:02is included in the titles of works by Kenneth Grahame, Mary Hayley Bell
0:43:02 > 0:43:04and Raymond Briggs?
0:43:04 > 0:43:05Wind.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07That is the correct answer. Simon.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11In education, a series of scholarships to Oxford University
0:43:11 > 0:43:13was established in 1902
0:43:13 > 0:43:16in the will of which British-born imperialist,
0:43:16 > 0:43:20who made his fortune in diamond mining?
0:43:27 > 0:43:29I don't know, Anne.
0:43:29 > 0:43:31The correct answer is Cecil Rhodes.
0:43:34 > 0:43:37That means, Shelagh, you are today's strongest link
0:43:37 > 0:43:40and you go away with £1,430.
0:43:41 > 0:43:43Simon, you leave with nothing.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52What went wrong in the final?
0:43:52 > 0:43:55Basically, I just wasn't clever enough.
0:43:55 > 0:43:57For once in my life I'm almost speechless.
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