17/10/2011 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 Sam, I'm 18, I'm from London and I'm a gemology student.

I'm Anne, I'm 74, from Tanworth-in-Arden in Warwickshire

and I'm a tour guide.

I'm Kevin, I'm 53, I'm from Warminster and I'm an IT technician.

I'm Natasha, I'm 38, I'm from Manchester

and I'm a creative director.

I'm Ashley, I'm 22, I'm from Nottingham

and I'm a warehouse operative.

I'm Shelagh, I'm 55, from Milverton near Taunton in Somerset

and I'm a medical secretary.

I'm Simon, I'm 36, I'm from Liversedge and I'm a caretaker.

I'm Fleur, I'm 27, I'm from Guildford

and I'm an opera singer.

I'm Paul, I'm 46, from Leicester

and I work in a call centre.

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

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

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

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

Round one, three minutes on the clock.

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

that's you, Anne.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

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

Anne, in the children's fairy tale,

the cottage entered by Goldilocks is home to how many bears?

-Three.

-Correct. Kevin.

In outdoor cooking, the letters BBQ and the slang term barbie

are abbreviations of which word?

-Barbecue.

-Correct.

Natasha, in primary education,

the gold and silver stickers

traditionally used to reward pupils for good work

are what five-pointed shape?

-A star.

-Correct. Ashley.

In European folklore, storks are said to deliver what,

letters or babies?

-Letters.

-Babies.

Shelagh, in maths, what is 30 minus 8?

-22.

-Correct. Simon.

In clothing, what P is the term for a set of two identical socks?

-Pair.

-Correct. Fleur.

In medicine, a well-known rhyming couplet states

that diseases are spread by coughs and what?

-Sneezes.

-Correct. Paul.

-Bank.

In cricket, on the field of play which players wear padding

to protect their legs and hands, bowlers or batsmen?

-Batsmen.

-Correct. Sam.

In sale rooms, in the expression traditionally used by auctioneers

when accepting the final bid, which word is said twice before the term "gone"?

-Going.

-Correct. Anne.

In geography, what C is the general term

for the principal land masses of the earth

such as Africa, South America and Australia?

-Continents.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Kevin.

In film, the 1994 comedy written by Richard Curtis

is entitled Four Weddings And A what?

-Funeral.

-Correct. Natasha.

In water safety, after eating a meal,

people are often told to wait for how long before going for a swim,

one minute or one hour?

-One hour.

-Correct. Ashley.

-Bank.

In TV, the long-running series in which shepherding skills are put to the test

is called One Man And His what?

-Erm, Dog.

-Correct. Shelagh.

In vocabulary, what name is shared by a season of the year

and an elastic device typically made of coiled steel?

-Spring.

-Correct. Simon.

In transport, what T precedes lights, jam and warden

to make three common terms connected with motoring and the road network?

-Traffic.

-Correct. Fleur.

-Bank.

In food and drink,

most of the milk produced commercially in the UK for human consumption

is obtained from which animals?

-Cow.

-Correct. Paul.

In architecture, a recess set into a wall

that's used to display a decorative object

is called a what, niche or pastiche?

-A niche.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Sam.

In pop music, from 1962 to 1992, Bill Wyman played bass guitar for which group?

-The Who.

-Even the Rolling Stones.

Anne, at the seaside,

which type of folding seat made of wood and canvas

was named for the fact that it was originally used on board ships?

-Deck chair.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Kevin.

ENDOFROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £420 in that first, pathetically easy round.

Who lost you money? Who'd get more questions right if they just yawned?

Who has intelligence deficit disorder?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most correct answers, Anne is the strongest link.

Statistically, Ashley 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.

Ashley.

Ashley.

Ashley.

Ashley.

Sam.

Ashley.

Ashley.

Ashley.

Ashley.

-What do you do, Paul?

-I work in a call centre, Anne.

-Do you?

-Yes.

-As what?

-As an on-line adviser.

-Can you speak to them while you've got something in your mouth?

-I could try but I don't usually.

Really? So you do all that eating between calls?

We have plenty of breaks in between calls to do the eating,

so I don't eat while I talk to customers.

And when you're not eating or taking telephone calls, what do you do for a hobby?

-I decorate cakes.

-What sort of cakes?

-Wedding cakes, birthday cakes...

-Really?

-Yes.

-What, with tiers?

-Tiers if you want them, yes.

-How many tears?

-The biggest I've done is three tiers.

Yes, and how many did it start with?

No, it started with three. I wasn't peckish that day.

-Why Ashley?

-He got one question wrong and was hesitant on his second.

-What do you do, Fleur?

-I'm an opera singer.

Put your board down. Could you sing something for us?

-Yes, I could.

-What's it called?

-I'll sing a bit of The Magic Flute,

one of the Queen of the Night's arias.

MAKES SQUEAKING NOISES

-# Ah...

-Was that...? Hang on.

-That bit at the beginning...

-I have to pitch it,

otherwise I might fly off the scale and only dogs will be able to hear.

# Ah, ah, ahhh Ah, ah, ahhh

# Ah, ah, ahhh

# Ah

SHE TRILLS

# Ah, ah, ah! #

Put your board up.

-Why Ashley?

-Well, to my knowledge and to my memory,

he got the first question wrong and that just stuck in my mind.

-What do you do, Sam?

-I'm doing a gemology diploma

and I make jewellery on the side, as well.

-You're a bit posh, aren't you?

-Er, many people say that, yeah.

Do they? Did we go to boarding school?

-We did go to boarding school.

-Yes. What does Mummy do?

-Mummy's an interior designer.

-Of course she is.

-And what does Daddy do?

-Daddy's a bridge teacher.

-Is he?

-Yeah.

-And what's the girlfriend called?

-Sophie.

Right. Have you found her a ring yet?

-I've made her several rings.

-Does she think you're a diamond geezer?

Erm... Well, I hope so.

-Why have you got a girl's hair-do?

-Erm, my mum cuts my hair and...

-Of course she does.

-Yeah.

-Why Ashley?

-Because he got a question wrong, but having said that, so did I, so...

Sorry, Ashley.

Ashley! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The walk of shame, it was pretty cool to be fair

because I had my suit on so I felt kind of good,

even though it was a walk of shame.

I think I pulled it off quite good with my suit.

Round two. In the bank, £420.

We're taking ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Anne,

who's very old.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Anne, in counting downwards, which whole number immediately follows 43?

-42.

-Correct. Kevin.

In northern England, what L is the name of a major city

on the River Aire?

-Pass.

-Leeds. Natasha.

At the Olympics, the heptathlon is an event contested by athletes

of which sex?

Can you repeat the question?

At the Olympics, the heptathlon is an event contested by athletes of which sex?

-Men.

-Female.

Shelagh, in politics, the 2011 memoir by Sarah Brown

about her life at 10 Downing Street

is entitled Behind The what, Red Flag or Black Door?

-Black Door.

-Correct. Simon.

In cinema, in the Pirates Of The Caribbean films,

the character Captain Jack Sparrow is played by which actor?

-Johnny Depp.

-Correct. Fleur.

-Bank.

In commerce, in the abbreviation PLC, written after the name of a British company,

the letter P stands for what?

-Public.

-Correct. Paul.

In expressions, the three-word term that is used to refer to the general rule of conduct

imposed by authority is law and what?

-Order.

-Correct. Sam.

-Bank.

In a theatre dressing room, which activity is believed to bring bad luck,

washing or whistling?

-Whistling.

-Correct. Anne.

In the King James Bible in the Gospel of St Matthew,

what was the occupation of Joseph, the husband of the Virgin Mary?

-Shepherd.

-Carpenter.

Kevin, in music, what G is the name given to a piano

with its strings fixed horizontally as opposed to vertically?

-Grand.

-Correct. Natasha.

-Bank.

In after-dinner drinks, the ingredients of an Irish coffee

include sugar, cream and which spirit?

-Whiskey.

-Correct. Shelagh.

In astronomy, the constellation called the Plough has what alternative name,

the Big Dipper or the Magic Roundabout?

-The Big Dipper.

-Correct. Simon.

In annual awards, the BBC Young Sports Personality title

was won in 2007, 2009 and 2010 by which diver?

-Tom Daley.

-Correct. Fleur.

-Bank.

In film, the 1986 comedy starring Nick Nolte

as a tramp who is rescued by a rich family

is called Down And Out In where?

-Pass.

-Beverly Hills. Paul.

In botany, what H is the familiar name for the British evergreen tree

with prickly leaves and red berries

that are poisonous to humans but not to birds?

-Holly.

-Correct. Sam.

In Asian geography,

the Malaysian city whose name has been translated into English as "estuary mud"

is called Kuala what?

-Lumpur.

-Correct. Anne.

-Bank.

In 1960s women's fashion,

a popular style of figure-hugging sweater was the skinny-rib or bony chest?

-Skinny-rib.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. Your bank was out of time. You won £270.

Who could list their entire achievements on one Tweet?

Who's just had a messy divorce from reality?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics reveal that Kevin is the weakest link.

Sam is the strongest link but will the votes pick up on the facts?

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

Natasha.

Kevin.

Anne.

Anne.

Kevin.

Anne.

Anne.

Natasha.

-Bit of a narrow escape there, Natasha.

-Yeah.

-You got a question wrong, didn't you?

-I did, yeah.

-What do you do?

-I'm involved with my church. I'm involved in creative things.

-Any restrictions in this church?

-Erm, we don't agree with sex before marriage.

-Good heavens. Are you married?

-I am married.

And so you didn't discover it until you got married?

-I didn't become a Christian until I was 35.

-Oh, how convenient!

-Why Anne?

-Erm, I think there was a few of us that got questions wrong

-but I think Anne was the last one.

-She's old as well, isn't she?

-What do you do, Simon?

-I'm a caretaker, Anne.

-Are you? Where?

-At the town hall in Huddersfield.

-What happens there?

-Concerts, comedy acts.

Can you tell me a town hall joke?

-Er, there's not that much to laugh about really, is there?

-No.

I can tell you my favourite joke from when I were a kid. Do you want that?

-OK.

-How many ears does Captain Kirk have?

Three - a left, a right ear and a final front ear.

I can see you liked that.

-Why Anne?

-Er, well, she got a question wrong

-and like you say, she is getting pretty old, so...

-Yeah.

-Anne!

-Yes.

-You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The Weakest Link's one of the most enjoyable things I've ever done.

Having watched it from the beginning and enjoying it on the TV,

most people say you know all the answers at home

but when you get here it's totally different - it's true.

Round three. In the bank, £690.

Another ten seconds coming off the time.

We start with the strongest link, that's posh Sam.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Sam, in TV, which singer and actor,

who had two UK number one singles in the 1970s,

joined the cast of EastEnders in 2011

as Eddie Moon?

-Pass.

-David Essex. Kevin.

In science, what E is the usual everyday word for a trial, often carried out in a laboratory,

that aims to prove or disprove a theory?

-Experiment.

-Correct. Natasha.

In a rhyming phrase about royalty,

it's important for the monarch to have two children so they have an heir and a what?

-Pass.

-Spare.

Shelagh, according to legend, during a battle St David told his Welsh countrymen

to identify themselves by wearing which vegetable?

-A leek.

-Correct. Simon.

In football, the midfielder who won ten league titles

with Manchester United and 66 England caps

and retired from playing in 2011 is Paul who?

-Scholes.

-Correct. Fleur.

-Bank.

In zoology, quill pig is a North American name for which animal,

the platypus or the porcupine?

The platypus.

The porcupine.

Paul, in British history,

the world fair that was staged in Hyde Park in London in 1851

to showcase the products of industry

was called the Great what?

-Exhibition.

-Correct. Sam.

In weaponry, what B is the word normally used

to describe the type of bomb designed by Barnes Wallis

that was used in 1943 in the Dambusters raid?

Could you repeat the question?

In weaponry, what B is the word normally used

to describe the type of bomb designed by Barnes Wallis

that was used in 1943 in the Dambusters raid?

-Bayonet.

-Bouncing.

Kevin, in cinema, the model Bridget Hall and the designer Valentino

made brief appearances as themselves

in which 2006 film about the editor of a fashion magazine?

-Vogue.

-The Devil Wears Prada.

-Natasha.

-Bank.

In public demonstrations, the tactic used by the police

to confine protestors to a small area is known as what,

potting or kettling?

-Kettling.

-Correct. Shelagh.

In pop music, Get The Party Started, Stupid Girls and Sober

were UK hit singles for which American singer, whose stage name is a colour?

-Pink.

-Correct. Simon.

In mountain ranges, what T is the name for the portion of the Alps

situated in Italy and Austria?

-Pass.

-Tyrol.

Fleur, in cutlery, the vast majority of modern forks each have how many prongs?

-Four.

-Correct. Paul.

In landmarks, the opera house opened in 1973 that was added...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You only banked £50.

Whose sat nav is set for disaster?

Who's as sharp as a blunt spoon?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Statistically, Shelagh 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.

Natasha.

Sam.

Sam.

Sam.

Sam.

Sam.

Sam.

-What do you do, Shelagh?

-I'm a medical secretary, Anne.

-Where?

-In a hospital in Taunton.

Put your board down.

-Did you buy that blouse in Taunton?

-I did, yes.

-Yes.

Well, I want you to keep moving around,

otherwise people will think we've got the test card up.

-I can move around.

-Put your board up.

I think it's more peaceful with your board up.

-Were you trying to bring some colour into your life?

-Of course.

Yes. Is your life not very exciting?

-It's busy.

-Is it?

-Yes.

Poking your nose into other people's business?

No, I try and keep a bunch of nurses under control,

-try and organise them.

-Oh, I bet you do.

-What do you do when you're not at work?

-I'm in amateur dramatics.

Yes. And what part do you play?

-If we're doing panto, it's usually the wicked witch.

-Of course.

-Why Sam?

-He got both his questions wrong.

Sorry, Sam.

-Where are you from, Kevin?

-I'm from Warminster in Wiltshire, Anne.

-Really? How old are you?

-I'm 53, Anne.

-Mm. And what do you do?

-I'm an IT technician.

-Where do you do your IT?

-At the local secondary modern.

Oh. Why do they need some old geezer in his fifties?

I think I bring a bit of humour to the place.

Well, tell me a joke, then.

I don't tell jokes, Anne, but I have a second job. I drive a bus for them as well

and we have a sing-song with the students, it's great.

Yeah. What can you sing?

Er, the only thing I can really sing is Peggy Sue.

Put your board down.

-You've got the wrong glasses for Buddy Holly.

-I have.

Crack on.

# Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue

# With a love so rare and true

# Oh, Peggy

# My Peggy Sue-uh-hoo

# A-hoo, a-hoo, a-hoo

# Ooh, well, I love you girl... #

-Do you do that when you're driving the bus?

-Well, not the guitar.

-Oh.

-I usually use the steering wheel as a drum.

Put your board up.

-Why Sam?

-Sam was very unfortunate that he had two questions that I wish I'd had.

I got one wrong and he got two wrong.

Sam! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think individually they're quite a clever team.

As a group, they're rubbish.

Round four. In the bank, £740.

Another ten seconds coming off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Shelagh, the witch.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Shelagh, on formal occasions, which of these flowers is more commonly worn as a buttonhole,

a carnation or a buttercup?

-Carnation.

-Correct. Simon.

In famous quotations, on learning that his obituary had been published,

Mark Twain sent a cable saying, "Reports of my death are greatly..." what?

-Exaggerated.

-Correct. Fleur.

-Bank.

In maths, what is 72 plus 11?

-83.

-Correct. Paul.

The actress who has played Miranda Hobbes

in the Sex And The City films and TV series

and who shares her surname with a US president is Cynthia who?

-Don't know.

-Nixon. Kevin.

In geography, in terms of land area,

which country of the UK is largest, Scotland or Northern Ireland?

-Scotland.

-Correct. Natasha.

In food, if a fried egg is added to a toasted ham and cheese sandwich

known as a croque monsieur, it is then called a croque what?

-Madame.

-Correct. Shelagh.

In nature, which eight-legged creature

goes before mite, monkey and crab

to make the names of three animals?

-Spider.

-Correct. Simon.

-Bank.

In biology, if an antibiotic destroys bacteria,

what P is the corresponding term for a substance that encourages their growth?

-Pass.

-Probiotic. Fleur.

In history, before reunification with its neighbour,

the German Democratic Republic was more commonly known in English

by what two-word name?

-Pass.

-East Germany. Paul.

In conservation, the majority of the national parks of the UK

were designated as such in which decade of the 20th century?

-'50s.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Kevin.

In botany, cornflower and feverfew are two of the many plants

known by what alternative name, bachelors' buttons or virgins' Velcro?

-Bachelors' buttons.

-Correct. Natasha.

-Bank.

In literature, the series of books by Enid Blyton

that features the characters Dick, Aunt Fanny and a girl called George

is known by what alliterative name?

-Pass.

-The Famous Five.

Shelagh, in the human body, what C is the name for the longest part of the long intestine

where water from food and drink is absorbed into the blood?

-The colon.

-Correct. Simon.

In definitions, which slang name for a US dollar

is also the term for a male rabbit?

-Pass.

-Buck. Fleur.

In cinema, the actor who since 1999 has starred in...

ENDOFROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won £190.

Who's the Humpty that should be Dumpty?

Who needs to go?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second round in a row, Shelagh is the strongest link.

The statistics show that Simon is the weakest link

but will the votes follow the facts?

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

Simon.

Paul.

Paul.

Natasha.

Paul.

Simon.

So, Fleur the opera singer, why Paul?

Well, he's next to me

and I remember him getting quite a significant question wrong.

-It's not because he's fat?

-I think that's a bit harsh.

-Everyone's different sizes.

-Yeah.

-I eat biscuits all day and I...

-Don't show off.

Does Jesus want Natasha to win?

Erm... I hope so.

-Why Paul?

-I think he got a couple of questions wrong.

-He only got one wrong.

-Oh, did he?

-Yeah.

-Oh, OK.

Erm... And I think he voted for me earlier, so I thought I'd vote for him.

Oh! You're not turning the other cheek?

Not in this instance, no.

Paul! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I didn't know the answer to the City And The City question

and I think that definitely contributed to my downfall.

However, it's not going to change my view.

I shall not be watching it, whatever happens.

Round five. Your total now is £930. Another ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Shelagh.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Shelagh, in aviation, the French brothers who constructed the first practical hot-air balloon

had what surname, Michelin or Montgolfier?

-Montgolfier.

-Correct. Simon.

In sport, at Aintree in 2011, Jason Maguire rode Ballabriggs to victory in which horse race?

The Grand National.

-Correct. Fleur.

-Bank.

In pop music, the singer and guitarist

who in the 1980s co-founded the group that later became Radiohead

is Thom who?

-Pass.

-Yorke. Kevin.

In charities, the UK-based African wildlife trust,

established in 1990, whose royal patron is Prince William,

is named after which part of an elephant?

-Its trunk.

-Tusk.

Natasha, the throat lozenge developed for local trawlermen

by the Lancashire pharmacist James Lofthouse in 1865

is called whose Friend?

-Fisherman's.

-Correct. Shelagh.

In communication, which term for a person who claims to talk to departed spirits

is also the singular form of the word media?

-Medium.

-Correct. Simon.

-Bank.

In 1970s TV, the American detective series

featuring James Garner in the title role was called the Rockford what?

-Files.

-Correct. Fleur.

In food preparation, which of these ingredients

contain an extract of a shellfish -

oyster mushroom or oyster sauce?

-Oyster sauce.

-Correct. Kevin.

In Chinese history, the economic policy introduced by Chairman Mao in 1958

was called the Great Leap in which direction?

-Forward.

-Correct. Natasha.

In art, what J was the first name of the painter with the surname Reynolds,

who in 1768 was elected as the first president of the Royal Academy?

-John.

-Joshua. Shelagh.

In film, the 2011 comedy directed by Joe Cornish

about an alien invasion of a council estate in south London

is entitled Attack The what?

-Pass.

-Block. Simon.

In bird development, which word that rhymes with hedge

means to grow feathers suitable for flight?

-Fledge.

-Correct. Fleur.

-Bank.

In science, the chemical name for common salt is sodium what?

-Chloride.

-Correct. Kevin.

In maths, what I is the term for any positive or negative whole number?

-Pass.

-Integer.

-Natasha...

-ENDOFROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £120.

Who should have a longer face than a depressed horse?

Who's bleaker now than a winter in Wigan?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all their answers correct,

Simon is the strongest link.

Statistically, Kevin is the weakest link

but who will lose out in the vote?

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

Fleur.

Kevin.

Kevin.

Kevin.

Kevin.

Simon, why Kevin?

He got two questions wrong, Anne.

Shelagh, you weren't so hot that last round.

No, Anne, I wasn't.

-Why Kevin?

-As an IT man, he should have known the integer question.

Kevin! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The person I think I'd like to see voted out next would be Simon.

Simon is a lovely lad from Yorkshire

but he got through by the skin of his teeth.

He got two wrong earlier on and he should have been walking like me.

But that's the way it goes.

Round six. In the bank, £1,050. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Simon.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Simon, in pop music, songs entitled Up, Issues and Ego

have been UK hit singles since 2008

for which all-female group known to their fans as the Sats?

-The Saturdays.

-Correct.

Fleur, in motor racing, the two Brazilians who won the Formula 1 championship in the 1980s

were Ayrton Senna and Nelson who?

-Pass.

-Piquet.

-Bank.

-In English geography,

which of these is the name of a cathedral city in West Sussex,

Chichester or Colchester?

-Chichester.

-Correct. Shelagh.

In DIY, a light, narrow-headed nail used chiefly for fixing plywood or hardboard to supports

is alliteratively known as a panel what?

-Pin.

-Correct. Simon.

-Bank.

In industry, what name given to a model of British-made car

manufactured in the 1960s and '70s

is an exclamation meaning "long live" in Spanish and Italian?

-Viva.

-Correct. Fleur.

-Bank.

In art, the National Museum of France

that opened in 1793 in Paris is better known by what name?

-The Louvre.

-Correct. Natasha.

In poetry, the line by Tennyson

that inspired the title of a 1949 film starring Alec Guinness

is "Kind hearts are more than..." what?

-Pass.

-Coronets.

Shelagh, in cookery, what P is the dessert

comprising meringue topped with cream and fruit,

named after a Russian ballerina?

-Pavlova.

-Correct. Simon.

In 1980s and '90s TV,

the game shows Every Second Counts, Odd One Out

and Wipeout were hosted by which magician?

-Paul Daniels.

-Correct. Fleur.

-Bank.

In money, before the introduction of the euro in 2002,

the escudo was the main unit of currency of which European country?

-Spain.

-Portugal.

Natasha, in pop music, the British grime collective,

who had UK number one singles in 2010 entitled Good Times and Green Light,

are called Roll what?

-With It.

-Deep.

Shelagh, in theatre, the two characters named as being dead

in the title of a 1966 play by Tom Stoppard

are Rosencrantz and which other?

-Guildenstern.

-Correct.

-Bank.

ENDOFROUNDJINGLE

Time's up. Your bank was in time and that made you £140.

So, is Shelagh as patchy as her shirt?

Maybe you don't care for Simon?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second round in a row, Simon is the strongest link.

According to the statistics, Natasha is the weakest link

but will the voting reflect reality?

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

Fleur.

Natasha.

Natasha.

Natasha.

Fleur, why Natasha?

Well, I think it was possibly between the two of us,

so it had to be Natasha. Sorry.

-Simon, why Natasha?

-I think she got the most questions wrong, Anne.

Jesus didn't want her to win.

Natasha! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Anne Robinson.

Yes, well, I need to go away and do a lot of prayer into Anne Robinson

because she really needs it.

There's some darkness in there

that I need to really pray about for her.

Round seven. In the bank, £1,190. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Simon.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Simon, in North American geography,

when it reaches the coast, the Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of where?

-Mexico.

-Correct. Fleur.

In maths, when written in figures,

the number ten million comprises the digit 1 followed by how many zeroes?

-Six.

-Seven. Shelagh.

In gardening, the grounds of Longleat House, Chatsworth and Blenheim Palace

were all landscaped by which 18th century designer?

-Capability Brown.

-Correct. Simon.

In British food, which meat is minced in the traditional recipe for a Scotch pie?

-Rabbit.

-Mutton. Fleur.

In the animal kingdom, if the term lupine refers to wolves,

what V is the equivalent term for foxes?

-Vupine.

-No, vulpine.

Shelagh, in sailing in 1983,

which trophy was won for the first time in its 132-year history

by a country other than the United States?

-The Americas Cup.

-Correct. Simon.

-Bank.

In chemistry, the majority of the elements in the periodic table

are what, gases or metals?

-Gases.

-Metals.

Fleur, in pop music, the group with an Italian-sounding name

that was formed in the 1970s by Green Gartside is called Scritti what?

-Pass.

-Politti.

Shelagh.

In the Royal Navy, what P is the name for a long, tapering flag

flown at the masthead of a vessel in commission?

-Pennant.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Simon.

In film, in the 1953 musical Calamity Jane,

the title character becomes romantically involved

with the outlaw called Wild Bill what?

-Hickok.

-Correct. Fleur.

-Bank.

In religion, the Jewish new year called Rosh Hashanah

starts at what time of day, sunrise or sunset?

-Sunrise.

-No, sunset.

Shelagh, in British politics, the recipient of a life peerage

is elevated to which specific rank of the nobility?

-Knighthood.

-Baron.

Simon, in health care, what D is a word...

ENDOFROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £60.

In round eight you get the chance to treble what you bank.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the first time in the game, the statistics show that Fleur is the weakest link.

Shelagh is the strongest 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.

Fleur.

Fleur.

Simon.

-Shelagh, why Fleur?

-There was nothing ever for me to bank, Anne.

-Simon, why Fleur?

-I don't want you to get her to sing again because my ear's ringing a bit.

She was the worst player.

Fleur! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The reason Simon voted me off was because

he'd had enough of hearing opera singing

and to be fair,

you generally don't hear opera singers in that close a range,

so it's all right, Simon, I forgive you.

Round eight. In the bank, £1,250.

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

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Shelagh.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Shelagh, in money, the Hungarian-born US financier

who reportedly made more than 1 billion

from the Black Wednesday crisis in 1992 is George who?

-Pass.

-Soros. Simon.

In the TV series Benidorm, which comedian played a character known as the Oracle?

-Steve Pemberton.

-Johnny Vegas.

Shelagh, according to a legend, long ago in Arabia,

a goatherd called Kaldi was the first person to make which hot beverage?

-Tea.

-Coffee.

Simon, in science, what A is the term for an annual publication of weather forecasts,

astronomical information and tide tables in calendar form?

-Pass.

-Almanac.

Shelagh, in maths the formula that's used

to calculate the area of a circle is pi r what?

-Squared.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Simon.

In the arts, what surname is shared by the American-born playwright and critic Bonnie

and the Australian-born academic and journalist Germaine?

-Greer.

-Correct. Shelagh.

-Bank.

In spelling, the word colloquial, meaning conversational,

includes which letter of the alphabet three times?

-L.

-Correct. Simon.

The annual music event called the GuilFest

has been held since the 1990s in which Surrey town?

-Pass.

-Guildford.

Shelagh, in vocabulary, what B is both a type of shoe

and a strong but gentle accent of Irish people...

-Brogue.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Simon.

In geography, the narrow gorge on the River Danube...

ENDOFROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £60, which we'll treble.

It gives you prize money today of £1,430.

There can only be one winner.

Now up to five questions each.

If there's a tie, we'll go for Sudden Death.

So, Shelagh and Simon, for £1,430, let's play the Weakest Link.

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

I'd like to go first, please.

Shelagh, in cinema, Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Colt

and Jack Hobbs

are all correct answers given by a contestant

on a quiz show in which Oscar-winning 2008 film?

Slumdog Millionaire.

That is the correct answer.

Simon, the rules of which Olympic sport state

that a team, on gaining possession of the ball, have eight seconds

to move it out of their own half of the court

and 24 seconds to shoot?

-Basketball.

-That is the correct answer.

Shelagh, in religion, the Arabic term haraam,

that can refer to food that is forbidden under Islamic dietary laws,

has which more familiar word as its direct opposite?

-Halal.

-That is the correct answer.

Simon, in chemistry, after nitrogen,

which element is the next main constituent of the air

in the earth's atmosphere?

-Oxygen.

-That is the correct answer.

Shelagh,

in space exploration in 2011,

the Messenger probe on a NASA mission

became the first craft to enter orbit around which planet

in the solar system?

-Jupiter.

-The correct answer is Mercury.

Simon, in geography, which East African state founded in 1964

includes the islands called Zanzibar, Mafia and Pemba?

United Arab Emirates.

The correct answer is Tanzania.

Shelagh, in English history,

which of the Tudor monarchs was the last to have been born in the 15th century?

Elizabeth I.

The correct answer is Henry VIII.

Simon, in song lyrics,

what's the title of the 2011 UK number one single by Bruno Mars

in which he offers to "jump in front of a train"

and "throw my hand on a blade" for his beloved?

Catch A Grenade.

The correct answer is Grenade.

But we will accept Catch A Grenade.

Shelagh, in foreign languages, the French term "veuve",

that appears in the name of the champagne house Veuve Clicquot,

is usually translated into English as which word?

-Widow.

-That is the correct answer.

Simon, in wildlife, which species of penguin shares its name

with a common type of pasta?

Emperor.

The correct answer is the macaroni penguin.

And after five questions each, your scores are tied.

So, Shelagh and Simon, let's play Sudden Death.

Shelagh, in 20th-century books,

which four-letter word for a feature of the weather

is included in the titles of works by Kenneth Grahame, Mary Hayley Bell

and Raymond Briggs?

Wind.

That is the correct answer. Simon.

In education, a series of scholarships to Oxford University

was established in 1902

in the will of which British-born imperialist,

who made his fortune in diamond mining?

I don't know, Anne.

The correct answer is Cecil Rhodes.

That means, Shelagh, you are today's strongest link

and you go away with £1,430.

Simon, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

What went wrong in the final?

Basically, I just wasn't clever enough.

For once in my life I'm almost speechless.

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