20/03/2012 Weakest Link

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

Only one 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 must 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 Bob, I'm 53, from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and I'm a plumber.

I'm Ronnie, I'm 38, from Chester-le-Street and I'm a customs specialist.

I'm Peter, I'm 63, from Great Yarmouth and I'm a process worker in the water industry.

I'm Donna, I'm 29, from Gloucestershire, and I'm am account manager.

I'm Robbie, 46, from Nottinghamshire and I'm a police officer.

I'm Jane, I'm 60, I'm from Eastbourne and I'm a part-time education consultant.

I'm Jon, 37, from Bath, and I'm a company owner.

I'm Carole, I'm 47, from Charlton and I'm a test architect.

I'm Joe, I'm 23, from Swansea and I'm a film and television extra.

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 it and you lose the money in the chain.

Say, "Bank!" before the question and it's safe.

Round 1. Three minutes on the clock. We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.

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

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

In a standard manual car, what is the common name of the middle foot pedal

that is used to decrease speed?

-Brake.

-Correct. In medicine, the UK organisation founded in 1948,

often known by the abbreviation NHS, has what full name?

-National Health Service.

-Correct.

In language, the word "moo" is commonly used to represent the sound of which farm animal?

-Cow.

-Correct. In maths, what is 11 minus 1?

-10.

-Correct. In media technology, television sets with an aspect ratio of 16:9

are described as what - sunscreen or widescreen?

-Widescreen.

-Correct. In dining etiquette, from the perspective of the person eating,

the fork intended for the main course is conventionally laid to which side of a place setting?

-The left.

-Correct. If something upright is referred to as vertical,

what H describes something that is lying down?

-Horizontal.

-Correct.

-Bank.

In winter accessories, gloves and mittens are designed to be worn on which parts of the body?

-Hands.

-Correct. In expressions, when dejected people resort to heavy drinking,

they are drowning their what?

-Sorrows.

-Correct. At a rock concert,

climbing onstage then jumping into the audience to be caught is stage coaching or stage diving?

-Stage diving.

-Correct. In Royal Mail services,

parcels that contain fragile objects are often labelled "Handle with..."?

-Care.

-Correct. In TV, the drama series London's Burning, first shown from 1988 to 2002,

was primarily about which of the three main emergency services?

-Fire Brigade.

-Correct. In pastimes, which popular board game for two people has playing pieces

that include four knights, four rooks and two queens?

-Chess.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In the housing...

OK, you've reached and banked your £1,000 target. That money will go through, but one of you will not.

Who might lose you money in the rounds to come?

Who are you unsure about? Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics show that Donna is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Joe, but will the other players consider that when casting their votes?

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

Carole.

Carole.

Carole.

Joe.

Jane.

Donna.

Carole.

Peter.

Carole.

-Where are you from, Jon?

-Bath.

-Yeah, and what do you do?

-I run a small market research company.

-Do you?

-I do.

-Are you the chairman or managing director?

-I'd say company owner.

-Are you a house owner?

-I am, yes.

-Yes. And a fridge owner?

-I do own a fridge.

-And a car owner?

-I do.

-There's no end to it.

-I'm a very wealthy man!

-Are you?

-Mm.

-And what are you researching?

-Consumer trends.

-Big office?

-No, I work from home.

-So you're not an office owner?

-No.

-And you mastermind this all from the spare bedroom?

-It was. Now it's the dining room. I'm expanding.

-Are you qualified to be a market research boss?

-No.

-Very firm about that. What are you qualified in?

-Nothing.

-Why Carole?

-Carole's lovely, but she banked too early, I'm afraid.

-Where are you from, Ronnie?

-I live in Chester-le-Street, but originally from Liverpool.

-What do you do?

-I'm a customs specialist.

-What customs are those?

Imports and exports.

-What do you do in your spare time?

-I like to do flower arranging.

-What else?

-I sing.

-Put your board down. What can you sing?

-My favourite karaoke tune is Guns'n'Roses.

-"Goons'n'Roses"? OK, off you go.

# She's got a smile that seems to me

# Reminds me of childhood memories

-# Where everything was as fresh... #

-Hang on. Could you do that in a Scouse accent?

-I can't!

-Go on, try.

-SCOUSE:

-# She's got a smile that... #

So much better! Put your board up. Why Carole?

She banked too early. Sorry, Carole.

-What do you do, Joe?

-I'm a film and TV extra.

-Where?

I'm based in Swansea, but I often commute to London.

-Well, everyone's extra in Swansea. Surplus to requirements.

-They are.

-Is it full-time work as an extra?

-No, I'm also a croupier.

-What have you starred in so far?

-Captain America was the last film.

-What did you have to say?

-Very little.

-Did you say anything?

-No.

-Have you ever had a speaking part?

-No.

-And any Welsh films?

-Not Welsh-based films, but...

-You could star in Ramboyo, couldn't you?

-I could do.

-Or Dai Hard.

-Potentially.

-Yes.

-Why Carole?

-Because she didn't back herself and decided to bank.

Carole, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When I get home tonight, my friends and family are going to be laughing their socks off.

The halls will reverberate to, "Yes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!" for at least a month!

Round 2. In the bank, £1,000. We now take 10 seconds off your time.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Donna. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In nature, when its waves are irregular with short intervals, the sea is zippy or choppy?

-Choppy.

-Correct. In human anatomy, the philtrum is the groove that runs from the top of the upper lip

to the base of which organ?

-Nose.

-Correct. In publishing, the usual term for a person who checks and scrutinises

the first printing of a book and marks errors is a proof what?

-Editor.

-Reader.

In sport, what V is the stroke that's not allowed in table tennis, but is compulsory in badminton?

-Volley.

-Correct. In the expression "carrot and stick"

that refers to methods of persuasion, which of the two is an enticement rather than punishment?

-The carrot.

-Correct. In geography,

Andorra is a land-locked principality in which continent?

-Europe.

-Correct. In an English court of law,

the space called the dock is occupied by the judge or accused?

-Accused.

-Correct. In definitions, which word means discarded rubbish

-and a number of animals born at a single birth?

-Multiple.

Litter. In TV, the retail adviser with the surname Portas,

who has been referred to as Queen of Shops and Queen of Frocks has what first name?

-Christine?

-Mary.

In maths, what is one-fifth expressed as a percentage?

One-twentieth.

20%. In psychology, the French term for the feeling of remembering something that, in fact,

one is experiencing for the first time is deja what?

-Vu.

-Correct. In pop music, the rapper Dappy, who had a UK number one single in 2011

with No Regrets, had previously been in the charts with which group?

-N-Dubz.

-Correct. In children's literature,

in 1929 JM Barrie donated the copyright of which of his plays to Great Ormond Street Hospital?

-Pass.

-Peter Pan.

In animal anatomy, body parts called the crop and the gizzard

exist in the digestive system of a pig or a pigeon?

-Pigeon.

-Correct.

In cinema, the title of which Oscar-winning 2000 film is a word for a captive

made to fight in an arena in Ancient Rome?

-Gladiator.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In Asian geography, what K is the capital city of Afghanistan?

-Kabul.

-Correct. In an expression derived from the practice

of accepting money to join the military, a soldier who agreed to enlist was said to take

the King or Queen's what?

-Money.

-Shilling.

In golf, the facility at which players may practise their swings is called a shooting range or...

Time's up. I can't complete the question. You only won £50.

Who thinks Francis Bacon invented the sandwich?

Who's flawless and who's brainless? Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most wrong answers, Donna is the weakest link.

Statistically, Ronnie 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.

Peter.

Robbie.

Robbie.

Jane.

Jane.

Joe.

Peter.

Peter.

-Where are you from, Bob?

-Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

-And what do you do there?

-I'm a plumber.

-Are you installing new plumbing?

-Mostly, yes.

So if you go to a house, do they tend to have any idea what the problem is?

-You mean they do a little bit of DIY?

-Is that what happens?

-Sometimes.

-And that causes a plumbing problem?

-Naturally.

-Like what?

Flood their kitchen or bathroom.

-How do they do that?

-By trying to change a pair of taps.

-Does it need a qualified person to change the taps?

-I would say so.

-OK, put your board down.

How do you change the taps?

Here you go...

-Kitchen doors open.

-Yeah. I can do that.

-Can you?

-Yeah.

You've got to get in, change the taps. You've got a special tool, a monument spanner.

OK, so if I get down on my knees with that I can do it myself.

-Er, no.

-Why not?

-Because you're not qualified.

-What are you going to do that I couldn't do?

-Turn it the right way.

-OK, show me which way.

-It's anti-clockwise.

-OK, I know now.

-So we're there, are we?

-Yep, take it off, unscrew the nut, take the tap off.

-New tap, put that in, tighten it up.

-Yeah.

-Tighten on.

There's no problem. Jump up. So all you need is a monument spanner and you do it anti-clockwise.

-Well, no.

-What do you mean, "No!"?

What else is there to do?

-You could disturb other joints.

-OK, so...

Down on my knees, open the kitchen door, the monument spanner, anti-clockwise,

-don't knock anything else and I'm there.

-Come work with me.

Put your board up. Why Peter?

I believe Peter lost us the most money.

Jon from Bath, who runs a company from his dining room. Have you got a monument spanner?

-I do, actually.

-Can you change the taps?

-I have.

-See - another talent you hadn't mentioned.

-But I'm not qualified.

-Why Peter?

-He got a question wrong and he banked a bit early.

Peter, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Although he voted against me, I'd like to see Bob win this.

He's from Newcastle, he's got a brilliant sense of humour and he could hang on to the end.

Round 3. In the bank, £1,050. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with big Ronnie. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In spelling, Tosca, the title of an opera by Puccini, is an anagram of which word for a sea shore?

-Pass.

-Coast.

In international politics, an olive wreath and a world map appear in white on a blue background

on the flag of which organisation?

-UNESCO.

-The United Nations.

In botany, what G is the common name of the family of plants that includes wheat, sugar cane and rye?

-Geranium.

-Grass.

In TV, in a 1982 animation based on a book by Raymond Briggs and often shown at Christmas,

a boy goes for a magical skyride with which character?

-A snowman.

-Correct. In history, the rebellion against William Bligh in 1789 that became known

as the Mutiny on the Bounty occurred in the southern part of which ocean?

-Pacific.

-Correct. In sub-atomic physics, an electron carries which charge - positive or negative?

-Positive.

-Negative.

In literature, the daydreamer created by James Thurber whose name now refers to anybody who indulges

in unrealistic fantasies is Walter who?

-Mitty.

-Correct. In furniture, what O is a word that describes a type of small portable table

because it is used at irregular intervals or a particular purpose?

-Occasional.

-Correct. In film, the 1981 romantic comedy set in Scotland starring John Gordon Sinclair

and Dee Hepburn was Gregory's what?

-Peak.

-Girl.

In geography, which is the only one of the four main compass directions

that does not feature in the name of a US state?

-East.

-Correct. In pop music, the style performed by artists such as Mary J Blige

and Beyonce is called R&B or A&E?

-R&B.

-Correct.

In politics, the mark used by the monarch to indicate royal approval of state documents

is the Great Seal of the what?

-Kingdom?

-Realm.

In TV, in the 2011 UK version of the reality series The Bachelor,

25 women competed for the attentions of which Welsh rugby player?

-Gavin Henson.

-Correct. In African wildlife,

the big five most sought-after trophy animals were elephant, leopard, lion, buffalo and...?

-Rhinoceros.

-Correct.

Time's up. You won absolutely nothing.

So who's the pirate in your pedalo? Who's the ice cream van in the Formula 1?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player with all her answers wrong, Donna is still the weakest link.

The strongest link, statistically, is Bob, but will the voting reflect reality?

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

Donna.

Donna.

Ronnie.

Ronnie.

Ronnie.

Ronnie.

Ronnie.

-Donna, you're lucky to still be here.

-Very lucky.

Put your board down. Is that bathing costume restricting your thinking?

Possibly. Yeah, it might be.

-Is there a reason you've come in your bathing costume?

-Yes. The lights are so hot.

Move over for a proper look.

-Oh, it's got a bottom to it.

-Yes.

-Oh, you can model it, can you?

-Well, I try!

-Are you good at modelling?

-Yes, I can be.

-Do you normally model?

Yes, part-time, I do.

What's on the end of your chain?

-"I love Barbados."

-I see. Hop back.

-Is that your boyfriend?

-No, my boyfriend - husband now - is Anthony.

-Yes.

-But you still love Barbados.

-Yes.

-Why Ronnie?

It was a difficult round, but I think the questions she got incorrect were the easier ones.

-And yours were difficult?

-I think they were difficult, yes.

-Certainly too difficult for you.

-What do you do, Robbie?

-I'm a police officer.

-Where?

-Chesterfield.

-So are you a good cop? Bad cop? Not much cop?

-Good cop, nice cop.

-You're a nice cop?

-Yes.

-Hooligans - how do you treat them?

-A stiff talking to.

-Really?

-Would you give me a stiff talking to?

-I'd love to.

-OK, let's hear it.

Anne, move away from the...restaurant!

-What restaurant?

-In case you were there, kicking off.

-What's a kicking off?

-Chucking things about. Swearing.

-What am I chucking about?

-Food, insults.

-But the food's inside.

-I'd go in if they called me.

-Yes.

-Storm it.

-That's very scary.

-Yes.

-Why Ronnie?

-The question on coast was quite an easy one, I thought.

-She's from Liverpool.

-OK.

Ronnie, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I don't think this team is very clever. You can see that from the amount of money they've banked.

Hardly anything. They won't get stronger. It'll just get worse.

Round 4. And you're still at £1,050. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Bob, who plumbs nearly as well as I do.

Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In fiction, the prolific author with the surname Steel, whose novels include Family Ties,

has what first name?

-Danielle.

-Correct. In human biology, what G is a seven-letter word that goes before juice

to give a name to the acidic digestive fluid in the stomach?

-Gastric.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In maths, what is 112 divided by 2?

-58.

-Even 56. In astronomy, the term galaxy derives

from the Greek word for milk or jam?

-Milk.

-Correct. In pop music, the former guitarist with Oasis had a UK number one album in 2011

with his debut solo release entitled Noel Gallagher's High Flying what?

-Pigs?

-Birds.

In Northern Irish landmarks, both the Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland cathedrals in Armagh

are named after which saint?

-David.

-Patrick.

In film, the 2002 futuristic thriller starring Tom Cruise as a detective

who is identified as a potential killer is entitled Minority what?

-Don't know, Anne.

-Report.

In vocabulary, what A is a term for a strong present smell, often used for that of freshly-ground coffee?

-Aroma.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In children's TV, Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo first appeared in 1958

in the cartoon series named after its canine hero Huckleberry who?

-Finn.

-Hound.

In geography, in terms of surface area, which lake is the largest in Africa?

-Victoria.

-Correct. In art, the graphic designer who created the comic character Tank Girl

and the virtual band Gorillaz is Jamie who?

-I don't know.

-Hewlett. In foreign language,

papillon is the French word for which insect?

-Ant.

-Butterfly.

In medieval fortification, what P is the name for a vertical framework of iron or timber

at the entrance to a castle, lowered to repel attackers?

-Portcullis.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In banking in the UK, a branch sort code has how many digits?

-Six.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In pop music, which Australian singer has performed duets on UK hit singles

with Nick Cave, Robbie Williams and Jason Donovan?

-Kylie Minogue.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Time's up. Your bank was in time.

Just as well. You won £130.

Who's your scrambled egghead?

Who's your born leader and who's your born loser? Time to vote off the weakest link.

Donna goes from being the weakest link to the strongest.

Statistically, Jon is the weakest link, but will the team notice that?

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

Robbie.

Joe.

Jon.

Joe.

Robbie.

Donna.

We have a tie, team. Robbie and Joe, two votes each.

-Where are you from, Jane?

-Eastbourne.

-How old are you?

-60.

-And what do you do?

-I'm a part-time education consultant.

-Oh, have you retired?

-I have.

-Do you live alone?

-No, I'm married.

-What's your husband called?

-Bill.

-And what does he do?

-He's retired.

-Is he older than you?

-He is.

-Much older than you?

-Em...15 years older than me.

-Oh, right, so he's an old codger, isn't he?

-He's definitely not an old codger.

-How long have you been married?

-Three years.

-Oh, really? Did you take him off someone else?

-No, no. We've been together 36 years.

-And what took him so long?

-I think we were making sure we were right for each other.

-And who proposed to who?

-I suppose at the end it was me.

It was a cold, wet leap year and...and I proposed on the 29th of February.

-Did you? Did you carry him over the threshold?

-No.

-Why Joe?

-Because he got two wrong.

-So, Bob, what's our next plumbing lesson?

-Anything you want, Anne.

-Shall we unblock the lavatory?

-No. That's not a nice job.

-What else?

-We could take the toilet out.

-Yeah, go on. Put your board down.

OK.

-I've got my toolbox.

-You've not turned the water off.

-No, no, don't have to.

-OK.

I was just testing you before.

-Posidrivers.

-Yeah.

-Take the posi screws out.

-Yeah, I'm across it.

-Take the pan out.

-Yeah.

-You've got a black bag. Put the...

-Pan in.

-Well, the stuff that's in the pan.

-Make sure that's empty.

-Yeah.

-Put the bag to one side, put the pan back in.

-You could do that, Anne.

-Yeah, I'm so qualified. Move back.

-Why do you want to get rid of Robbie?

-I believe he got the most questions wrong.

Well, the strongest link gets to decide and it's Donna, who's woken up!

-Why have you voted for Joe?

-I do think he was the worst player.

-Sorry.

-You've got a choice now. Robbie or Joe?

-I'll stick to Joe.

Joe, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I wanted to come on the Weakest Link

because I thought it would be a nice opportunity to meet Anne Robinson

and I thought there could be some money in it for me. I was wrong.

Round 5 and you're up to £1,180. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with Donna. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In history, the discovery of remains allegedly from a UFO in New Mexico in 1947

became known as the Roswell Incident or the Santa Fe Cover-up?

-Roswell Incident.

-Correct. In science, in a common term for the impact of greenhouse gases

the name of which element precedes the word "footprint"?

-Carbon.

-Correct. In nature, what T is the name of a tropical tree

whose wood contains an oil that resists the action of water, making it valuable for shipbuilding?

-Teak.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In celebrity weddings,

in 2011 at the age of 75 which British filmmaker and restaurant critic

married Geraldine Lynton Edwards?

-Michael Winner?

-Correct. In the 18th century,

John Baskerville gave his name to a variety of teacup or typeface?

-Typeface.

-Correct. A range of radio frequencies falling between two limits is known as a wave what?

-Band.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In food and drink, what C is an apple brandy made in Normandy in France?

-Cognac.

-Calvados.

In TV, the comedian and actor who was the original host of They Think It's All Over and Room 101

-is Nick who?

-Pass.

Hancock. During the Renaissance, the Medici family, who funded many famous artists,

-had their power base in which Italian city?

-Venice.

Florence. In the media, the official newspaper of record published regularly by the UK government

-are the London, Edinburgh and Belfast what?

-Times?

Gazette. In similes, while the term quiet is applied to a mouse and gentle to a lamb,

which word, implying obstinacy, is applied to a mule?

-Pass.

-Stubborn. The stick figure created by Giles Andreae that appears on greeting cards

is called Purple who?

-Shadow.

-Ronnie.

In women's clothing, which of these is a close-fitting garment - a pencil skirt or a Biro jacket?

-Pencil skirt.

-Correct.

-Bank.

In entertainment, the exclamation...

Time's up. You banked £220.

But who's now suffering from intellectual turbulence?

Who probably thinks Newt Gingrich is a lizard? Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Jane is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Robbie, but can he survive the vote?

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

Robbie.

Robbie.

Jon.

Robbie.

Robbie.

-Jane, why Robbie?

-Because he answered the fewest questions.

-Jon, why Robbie? Did you think he was worse than you were?

-We're probably on a par of awfulness.

He answered one more incorrectly.

Robbie, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think Donna could do well today. She's quite bright and had a good rapport with Anne.

The boys like her. She'll get far.

Round 6. In the bank, £1,400. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's big Jane. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In transport, what B is a name for elasticated rope sometimes called shot cord

that often has a hook at each end and is used to secure cargo on a roof rack?

-Bungee?

-Correct. In film, the 1973 drama directed by Martin Scorsese

about small-time crooks in a rough area of New York City was entitled Mean what?

-Streets.

-Correct. In geology, the stone known as Purbeck marble comes from which county in England?

-Wiltshire.

-Dorset. In sport, the British boxer who in 2000 won an Olympic gold medal

in the superheavyweight category is Audley who?

-Harrison.

-Correct. In nutrition, the vitamin found in spinach that is essential

for the synthesis of blood-clotting compounds is identified by which letter - P or K?

-P.

-K. In music, the patriotic American song that begins,

"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord," is the Battle Hymn of the what?

-Apaches?

-Republic.

In the shipping forecasts issued by the Met Office, what I is a gale

expected within six hours?

-Imminent.

-Correct. In maths, what is 20 plus 30 plus 50?

-100.

-Correct. In anatomy, the surface area of a pair of human lungs

is often compared to that of a tennis court or a pound coin?

-Tennis court.

-Correct. In politics, the death of William Gladstone

and the births of Anthony Eden and Harold Macmillan all occurred in which decade of the 19th century?

-The first.

-No, the 1890s.

In London travel, which word follows north to make a name for the A406 ring road

and south for the A205?

-Motorway?

-Circular. Donna...

Time's up. You won nothing again. You're good at that.

Is Bob your spanner in the works? Or does Jon raise too many questions?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Donna is the strongest link as she didn't get an answer wrong.

The weakest link, statistically, is Jon, but will the other players realise that?

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

Jon.

Jon.

Bob.

Donna.

-Donna, why Jon?

-I thought he could take over from you.

-Bob, why Jon?

I believe he lost the most money.

He did. Jon, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The main thing that surprised me about Anne was she kept on smiling and winking at me

and making me feel quite special.

Round 7. In the bank, £1,400. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with Donna. Let's play the Weakest Link.

start the clock.

In the performing arts, the ballerina born Margaret Hookham in 1919

was known by what professional name?

-Pass.

-Margot Fonteyn.

In zoology, a sea lion can be visually distinguished from a seal by the presence of which features -

tusks or ear flaps?

-Tusks.

-Ear flaps.

In English history, the annual tax levied on all households from the 9th century until 1534

to support the Papacy was known alliteratively as Peter's what?

-Threshold?

-Pence.

In law, what C is a word that refers to the right to care for a child as granted by a court

and detention by the police?

-Custody.

-Correct. In TV, what first name is shared by an actor called Kemp, who appeared in EastEnders,

and a comic and panel game regular with the surname Noble?

-Ross.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In cricket, the South African-born England batsman, who in 2011 was named

Player of the Year by the International Cricket Council, is Jonathan who?

-Trott.

-Correct. In aviation, Dice Airport was opened in 1934

around 6 miles from the centre of which Scottish city?

-Edinburgh.

-Aberdeen.

In theatre, the Norwegian dramatist whose plays include Hedda Gabler was Henrik who?

-Ibsen?

-Correct. In classical mythology,

what Z is the god of the west wind?

-Zeus?

-Zephyr.

In film quotations, "Nobody's perfect," is the last line of which 1959 comedy

directed by Billy Wilder?

-Pass.

-Some Like It Hot.

In science fiction, the ability to travel instantly across space using advanced technology

is teleporting or teleprompting?

-Teleporting.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Time's up. Your bank was in time and you won £70.

In Round 8, you can treble what you bank.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions, Jane is the strongest link.

Statistically, Donna is the weakest link, but who will survive the final vote?

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

Donna.

Bob.

Bob.

-Jane, why are you voting off Bob?

-It was very difficult to choose between the two of them.

Both had the same amount wrong and Donna's been the strongest link.

-It's not that you thought Donna would be easier in the final?

-No.

-Bob wasn't the worst player, was he?

-No, but Jane was stronger, so that's why I voted for Bob.

Bob, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

So near.

It's gut-wrenching, actually.

I thought I was voted out tactically.

When them boards went up and said Bob...Bob, it was time for Bob to bob off.

Round 8. In the bank, £1,470. In this round, 90 seconds, but whatever you win is trebled.

We'll start with Jane. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The singer/songwriter who was the vocalist in the 1980s electronic duo Soft Cell is Mark who?

-Pass.

-Almond. In medieval history, what K was the nickname of Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick,

-and refers to a person with great influence over appointments to high office?

-Pass.

Kingmaker. In philosophy, the well-known metaphor for the mind and the body is the ghost in the what?

-Pass.

-Machine. In English geography, the towns of Woking, Dorking and Reigate are all in which county?

-Surrey.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-The highest rank in the civil service,

to which Sir Gus O'Donnell was appointed in 2005, is the position known as Cabinet what?

-Minister?

-Secretary.

In TV, in the title of a 1990s teen drama series,

the name of which US city precedes the numbers 90210?

-Hollywood.

-Beverly Hills.

In history, the Anglican bishops Latimer, Ridley and Cranmer,

burnt at the stake in the 1550s by Queen Mary, are collectively known as the Oxford what?

-Three?

-Martyrs.

In algebra, what E is the name given to any statement such as 5X + 7 = 22?

-Equals.

-Equation.

In theatre, the choreographer of Sweet Charity, All That Jazz and Chicago was Bob who?

Time's up. The answer was Fosse. Dear, oh, dear. You only won £20, which we'll treble.

It gives you prize money today of:

There can only be one winner. Now up to five questions each. If there's a tie, sudden death.

So, Donna and Jane, for £1,530 let's play the Weakest Link.

-Donna, you have the choice of who goes first.

-I'll go first, please, Anne.

In nursery rhymes, what total is given by multiplying the number of blind mice

who ran after the farmer's wife

by the number of men marched up and down a hill

by the Grand Old Duke of York?

-30,000.

-That is the correct answer.

In vocabulary, although it's spelt differently,

which word meaning to solicit votes during an election campaign

sounds identical to the name of a hardy fabric used to make tents?

-Canvass.

-That is correct.

In Islam,

the Al-Aqsa Mosque

and the shrine known as the Dome of the Rock

are located in which Middle Eastern city?

-Pakistan?

-The correct answer is Jerusalem.

In sport, in 2011 which cyclist from the Isle of Man became the first British male

since Tommy Simpson in 1965, to be crowned World Road Champion?

-Mark Cavendish?

-That is correct.

In the media, during the 160-year history, the editors of which humorous magazine,

that folded in 2002, included Mark Lemon, Malcolm Muggeridge and Alan Coren?

-Viz?

-The correct answer is Punch.

The X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne and Mary, mother of William Shakespeare,

both had what maiden name?

-Brown.

-The correct answer is Arden.

At the 2011 Academy Awards,

Melissa Leo, who later apologised for using a swear word in her acceptance speech,

won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance in which film?

-The Dark Knight.

-The correct answer is The Fighter.

In European geography, Germany shares its longest land border with which other country?

-Russia.

-The answer is Austria.

In art, two versions of a painting entitled Portrait of Dr Gachet,

one of which was sold in 1990 for more than 80 million,

were by which Dutch artist?

-Michelangelo.

-The correct answer is Vincent van Gogh.

That means, Jane, you are today's strongest link and you go away with £1,530.

Donna, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

It feels great to have made it to the final. I'm disappointed I didn't win having got so far,

but I'm happy. I'm very happy.

I'm planning to buy a piece of jewellery because it would be nice to have a memento.

Possibly a necklace, something to remember the show and Anne by, rather than frittering it away.

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