20/04/2012 Weakest Link

Here are today's players,

about to play for £10,000.

Only one will walk away with the money.

The rest leave with nothing, after their team mates vote them 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 don't know each other.

If they want the money they'll have to work as a team.

Eight of them will leave with nothing,

as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Phil. I'm 32. I'm a marketing manager from Exeter.

My name is Chris. I'm 47. I live in Bridgend, South Wales, and I'm an independent vehicle assessor.

My name is Grace. I'm 65. I'm a charity shop worker, and I live in Cheltenham.

I'm Lisa. I'm 25, and I'm an orthoptist from Birmingham.

I'm John. I'm 54. I'm from Rudgwick in West Sussex,

and I'm a quality consultant in the pharmaceutical industry.

I'm Christine. I'm 52. I'm from Harrow, and I'm a housewife.

I'm Tom. I'm 19, and I'm a student from Somerset.

My name is Sian. I'm 37, and I am a sales executive from Southport in Merseyside.

I'm Mark. I'm 29. I'm a computer programmer living in Bournemouth.

In each round, the aim is to answer enough questions to reach your £1,000 target

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

Get it wrong, you break the chain and lose the money.

But if you "bank" before the question is asked the money is safe, however,

you start a chain from scratch.

At the end of the round, only banked money

can be taken forward. Round one is three minutes.

We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically Chris. Let's play The Weakest Link.

The first question is for £20.

Start the clock. The actress Norma Jean Baker is better known as...?

Marilyn Monroe.

In 1896, what was the in-town speed limit in Britain? 2mph or 5mph?

2mph.

What is the main flavour of the liqueur creme de cacao?

-I don't know.

-Chocolate.

Which football team plays at home at the Ibrox stadium?

Rangers.

Glasgow Rangers, yes.

Was the Taj Mahal built as a mausoleum or as a wedding gift?

A mausoleum.

-Bank.

-The animal kingdom

is there such an animal as the star-nosed mole?

Yes.

In geography, the white cliffs are situated at which southern English port?

Dover.

What is half of 310?

155.

What were Susan, Sugar and Heather who all have their graves at Sandringham?

Corgis.

-Bank.

-Are diesel and petrol engines internal or external combustion engines?

Internal.

Yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes are symptoms of what J?

Jaundice.

Uncle what is the nickname of the US government coined during the war of 1812?

Uncle Sam.

What T is the art of decorating the skin using a needle and dye?

Tattoo.

What is the name of the longest river in France?

The Loire.

-Bank.

-In pop, Dance To The Music was a 1968 UK hit for Sly And The Family what?

-I don't know.

-Stone.

What B is an organism fermented with milk to make yoghurt?

-Pass.

-Bacteria.

What was invented in the late 18th C,

when John Spilsbury stuck a map on wood and cut it out?

-A globe?

-A jigsaw puzzle.

In what year did the pilot Chuck Jaeger become the first man

to fly faster than the speed of sound? 1947 or 1962?

1947.

In nature, what F is the fertilised ovary of a flower?

-Pass.

-Fruit.

In which TV sitcom did Michele Dotrice star as Betty Spencer?

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em.

Does a cheetah's pregnancy last 3 to 4 months or 7 to 8 months?

-7 to 8.

-3 to 4.

What R are a black religious and political group started in the 1920s in Jamaica?

Rastafarians.

In geography, in which ocean would you find the Gulf Stream?

The Atlantic.

-Bank.

-Which supermodel was born in Croydon and was a girlfriend of Johnny Depp?

-Pass.

-Kate Moss.

Which driver with a brother Ralf won the 2000 Formula One World Championship?

Schumacher.

Do alkalis have a pH number greater or lower than seven?

-Lower.

-Greater.

Time is up. And in that round you won...

£600.

You could, of course, have won £1,000. Now,

in the next round you will have less time.

Who is least likely to cope with the increased pressure?

Who is already looking on the worrying side of slow?

One of you will leave with nothing. It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The strongest link is Christine, who gained the most money.

The weakest link is Lisa, who lost the most money.

Will her team mates have noticed this?

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

Grace, why Lisa?

I can vaguely remember her... She was one of the ones who got the questions wrong.

I was so nervous I couldn't remember her name.

-Right. It's Lisa.

-Yes.

Tom, how old are you?

-I'm 19.

-Are you at university?

-I am.

-Where?

-Cambridge University.

Don't you learn about supermodels?

-Unfortunately not.

-It IS unfortunate. Why Lisa?

-She didn't inspire confidence for later rounds.

Mark, why Lisa?

-I had a dreadful round.

-I didn't ask you about YOU.

-Lisa got worse.

She didn't bank anything.

I banked some money. That was my saving grace.

Let others be the judge of that.

Statistically, Lisa was the worst player. With six votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm disappointed to be voted off first.

It's the worst thing to happen. You don't want to be voted off first.

I think Sian or Mark will be the next one to be voted off. They're shaky on general knowledge.

Round Two. You've won £600

out of a possible £1,000.

Eight players left, we are now taking

10 ten seconds off the clock.

We start with the strongest Christine. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Is a busby a hat worn by a soldier or a sailor?

Soldier.

Chinese and what is the official language of Hong Kong?

English.

Which British airport opened on January 1st 1946

as London's new civil airport?

Heathrow.

In medicine, what G is a woven material used for dressings?

Gauze.

Which famous crime-fighting duo of the 1970s and '80s

were played by David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser?

Starsky and Hutch.

-Bank.

-What K is a novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson?

Kidnapped.

How many equal sides does a rhombus have?

Four.

Did Hannibal, who marched across the Alps

to attack Rome, die in 183 BC or 183 AD?

183 BC.

The animal kingdom what is a kookaburra?

A bird.

-Bank.

-In which sport do spectators walk down the pitch to tread in divots?

-Tennis.

-Polo.

In which county would you find Lincoln and Skegness?

Lincolnshire.

What is the word flu short for?

Influenza.

-Bank.

-Which Y is a country on the Arabian peninsula

formed in 1990 by two adjacent states?

Yemen.

The first ten amendments to the USA constitution are the Bill Of what?

Rights.

What E is a shoe with a rope-covered sole?

Espadrille.

Complete the title of this Thomas Hardy novel from 1874. Far From The...

Madding Crowd.

Claude Monet was best known for painting which type of flower?

Water lilies.

-Bank.

-According to Shelley, is hell a city much like London or Paris?

London.

Which David Lean film, starring Omar Sharif

and Julie Christie was a hit in 1965?

Dr Zhivago.

Who said "it's all in the best possible taste"?

Kenny Everett.

How is gazpacho soup usually served? Hot or cold?

Cold.

-Bank.

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

The money goes through to the next round. One of you will not.

Remember, you will have ten seconds less. You need to streamline the team.

Who is about to leave with nothing? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

At the end of this lucrative round, the strongest link is Phil.

The weakest link is Tom, although he banked £500,

but is this enough to get him through the vote?

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

Phil,

-Why Tom?

-He was the only one to get a question wrong. Someone has to go.

-It's got to be Tom.

-Right.

Sian, how was it for you, that round?

Tom was excellent because he kept on banking money, but he did get one or two wrong.

What do you do for a living?

-Sales executive.

-Does that involve counting?

-Not usually, no.

-Good. He only got ONE wrong.

-That's right, yeah.

-What are your specialist subjects?

Possibly sport and geography.

-Sport?

-Sport, but perhaps not polo.

-What about tennis? Do you play tennis?

-I play tennis.

Do you tread the divots in when you play?

I don't, but it's better to guess than just to pass.

You won't have this dilemma much longer.

With five votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm really disappointed to be voted off. The team did really well.

Someone had to go. I'm disappointed it was me. I did bank a lot in both the rounds I was in.

They should've taken that into account.

It's annoying that someone else will get the money I banked.

Round Three. Of £2,000 you could have won, you have banked £1,600. You're down to seven players.

We take another ten seconds off the clock.

We'll start with the strongest link Phil. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Phil,

Jools Holland played keyboards in Squeeze or Stretch?

Squeeze.

In which century did William Harvey describe the heart as a pump?

-19th.

-17th.

Which film star married Catherine Zeta Jones in November 2000?

Michael Douglas.

Is the underground village Skara Brae on the Orkneys or the Hebrides?

-Hebrides.

-Orkney.

On what gameshow were you told "say what you see"?

Catchphrase.

When were the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly established?

-'92.

-1997.

What L is deposited when hard water boils?

Limescale.

In which city are Union Street, Castle Gate and Mercat Cross?

-Glasgow.

-Aberdeen.

How many Sundays are there in Advent?

Four.

At the Up-Helly-Aa festival do they burn a guy, a ship or a haystack?

A ship.

Which female American pop-singing diva

shares her surname with a US city in Texas?

Houston.

-Whitney Houston.

-Bank.

Which Gateshead-born runner broke the world record

for the 1500 metres and the mile within 11 days in '85?

Steve Cram.

What Z is a form of Buddhism?

Zen.

What K is the inner soft part of a nut or seed with a hard shell?

-Pass.

-Kernel.

On which day did Christ appear to his disciples after his resurrection?

-On a Monday.

-Sunday.

Which 1997 film starred its writers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck?

-No idea.

-Good Will Hunting.

What blood vessels carry blood back to the heart?

Veins.

Which of the following artists was born last?

Michelangelo, Raphael or Leonardo da Vinci?

-Michelangelo.

-Raphael.

Margaret Rutherford and Joan Hickson starred as which sleuth?

Miss Marple.

By what acronym is radio detection and ranging known?

-Pass.

-Radar.

Rocco is the second child of which female US singer?

Madonna.

In classical music, are lieder songs or dances?

Songs.

In which London borough is the Millennium Dome?

-Pass.

-Greenwich.

Did New Order or New Edition top the UK charts in 1983 with Candy Girl?

New Edition.

-Bank.

-In food, what F...

Time is up.

I cannot complete the question,

and your brilliance in the last round seems to have almost completely disappeared.

You banked just £170.

Who are you going to pick on?

Who has very obviously stopped you reaching a decent target? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

With four correct answers, the strongest link is Grace.

The weakest link is Chris who gave the most wrong answers.

Will the others choose to keep him in the game?

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

Right, team.

Let me say that that last round was a masterful display of memory loss and stupidity.

You banked £170, which is £830 less than the round before.

-Christine, you don't like your namesake?

-Oh, it's nothing personal, Anne,

-I just think he got two wrong and I think we need some more money.

-Right.

-Mark, why Chris?

-He got more questions wrong than I did...

-in that last round. It's as simple as that.

-Right.

Chris,

-you got three questions wrong, didn't you?

-I did.

-Have you gone home to Bridgend?

-I'm on my way.

It's not a joke because you lost the team a lot of money.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

You'd be a masochist to enjoy the walk of shame.

If you're not a masochist, you shouldn't be on.

Sian might be the next, She didn't get the question about the radar

which I thought was an easy question.

Perhaps she'll go next.

Round Four.

£1,770 banked so far, out of potential prize money of £3,000.

Six left. We'll take ten seconds off the clock. You have two and a half minutes.

We'll start with the strongest link Grace. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Grace,

name the DJ who was part of the opening of Radio 1,

and became renowned for creating stars in his late-night sessions?

-Kenny Everett.

-John Peel.

In which year was it announced

that the USSR had developed its own atom bomb? 1945 or 1949?

1949.

In art, is an odalisk a painting of a man or a woman?

-A man.

-A woman.

What E is a bird found in mountainous areas worldwide?

Eagle.

Name the female villain in the Disney film 101 Dalmations?

Cruella de Vil.

In government, for what does MOD stand?

Ministry of Defence.

What nickname is given to the increase in the birthrate

following the end of World War II?

Baby boom.

What V is a person who abstains from eating meat?

A vegetarian.

Is judo Chinese or Japanese in origin?

Japanese.

What I is an inquiry by a coroner into an unexplained death?

Inquest.

-Bank.

-On vehicles from which country are the letters ZW displayed?

Zimbabwe.

In which city is the Crucible Theatre?

Sheffield.

Doris Day starred in the title role alongside Howard Keel in which 1953 musical?

Calamity Jane.

-Bank.

-Which strait lies between Alaska and Russia?

-Pass.

-Bering Strait.

In marine life, do sperm whales have teeth?

Yes.

In the proverb, pride goes before a what?

Fall.

Who presented Animal Magic and provided the animals' voices?

Johnny Morris.

-Bank.

-Is strontium named after a Scottish village or a Swedish scientist?

-Scientist.

-Village.

A speech at the start of a play made by a character or actor

representing the playwright is the...?

-Soliloquy.

-Prologue.

What's the real first name of Baby Spice?

-Emma Brunton.

-Emma.

Who hosted the first Summer Olympic Games after World War II?

London.

-Bank.

-What two things are the same length when an equinox occurs?

Time's up.

The answer was day and night. And in that round

you managed to bank £850.

But who is now worrying you?

Who is not up to the standard of the rest of the team? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The strongest link is Mark who banked £600 for the team.

In a reversal of fortune, and with the most incorrect answers, the weakest link is Grace.

But will her previous success save her?

It's time to reveal

who you think is the weakest link.

Mark, why John?

He got more questions wrong than I think anyone else did in that round.

-Why John?

-I didn't think he got as many questions correct as he might have done.

Grace, who did you think,

-statistically, was the worst player in that round?

-Moi.

-In English, Grace.

-Me.

-That's better.

-Why John?

-Because...

-I thought, next to me, he had the most wrong.

-Right. Not one of your speediest rounds, John.

-Did you think there was no problem...with time?

-I did my best.

-Not good enough.

-Apparently not.

Unanimously, the team wants you off. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm disappointed. It'd be nice for the ego and bank balance.

But, no, the experience itself was worthwhile.

Sian will be next voted off. She is missing questions,

and I think she's beginning to struggle.

Round Five. Your total so far is £2,620. If you'd hit your targets it would be £4,000.

When you're good, you're very, very good and when you're bad, you're terrible!

Ten seconds off. We start with the strongest link Mark. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Mark,

the wreck of The Titanic was discovered in the 1980s or 1990s?

1980s.

Is a cataract a type of waterfall, ocean current or glacier formation?

It's a waterfall.

Which E is the organ in the body responsible for the role of balance?

The ear.

Which musical features The Lambeth Walk?

Me And My Girl.

Who wrote the novel Birdsong? William Faulkner or Sebastian Faulks?

-Faulkner.

-Faulks.

In which decade was the VW Beetle produced?

1930s.

The manatee is a marine mammal commonly known as the sea cow or sea horse?

Sea cow.

What became universities under the 1992 Higher And Further Education Act?

Polytechnics.

-Bank.

-Which American actor played Mitch McDeere in the 1993 film The Firm?

Tom Cruise.

What A is the science of travel through the earth's atmosphere?

-I don't know.

-Aeronautics.

Which Lennon/McCartney song mentions Edgar Allan Poe and the egg man?

I Am The Walrus.

What U is used to describe a perfect society?

Utopia.

Which knight of the round table was the son of Lancelot and Elaine?

-Gawain.

-Sir Galahad.

In fourteen hundred and ninety two who sailed the ocean blue?

Columbus.

What do the letters GLC stand for?

Greater London Council.

-Bank.

-Who won the 2000 Alfred Dunhill Cup? Spain or South Africa?

Spain.

How many bottles of champagne in a jeroboam?

Four.

What C is the New York concert hall that opened in 1851?

Carnegie Hall.

-Bank.

-Graphology is the study of what?

Handwriting.

In US politics, the holder of which office

is also commander-in-chief of the armed forces?

-Republicans.

-The president.

In UK rail transport, for what do the initials of the organisation SRA stand?

No idea.

Strategic Rail Authority. Whose backing group were The Crickets?

Buddy Holly.

Time is up. I cannot accept your answer, although it was correct. Buddy Holly.

In that round you banked only £250, yet you only answered five questions incorrectly.

Who is costing you money? Which one of you deserves the push? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The strongest link is Christine with four correct answers and £200 banked for the team.

The weakest link is Sian who gave three incorrect answers.

But will reality reflect the facts?

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

-Phil, why Sian?

-She did hesitate,

and got questions wrong.

-She got three questions wrong. How did YOU do?

-I didn't bank, but I got all my questions right.

-Better for you, that round.

-It was.

-Why Sian?

-I think she was worse than me.

-That's true.

-Christine, why have you voted for Sian?

-She had the opportunity to bank,

-and she didn't take that opportunity. We lost £200 or £300.

-Right. Sian,

literature, science, politics, food what an impressive array of subjects you know nothing about.

You cost the team a lot of money. Unanimously, you have been voted the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm angry about being voted off.

I knew the answers to those. My mind had gone blank.

Your supposed team-mates make it a little difficult sometimes.

You think you know what they're like,

but when the chips are down, that's it. It's every man for himself. Ooh, it's all a bit lethal.

Round Six. You've won £2,870. You could have won £5,000 by now. There are four of you left.

We'll cut ten seconds. We start with the strongest link Christine. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Christine,

in which Mediterranean country would you find the tourist resort of Agia Napa?

-Corsica.

-Cyprus.

Which voracious fish with razor-sharp teeth is native to the Amazon river?

The piranha.

What tax do you pay on profits made when you sell assets such as shares?

Capital gains tax.

Horses are measured in hands. How many inches in a hand?

Four.

Which singer/songwriter hosted and performed a charity concert

at the final event at Wembley Stadium in Nov 2000?

Elton John.

-Bank.

-In which film did Henry Fonda play a juror

convincing the others the case was not as it seemed?

12 Angry Men.

The FA Premier League Champions play the winner

of what trophy for the Charity Shield?

-The Premier League Trophy.

-The FA Cup.

Who wrote the operetta The Pirates Of Penzance?

Gilbert and Sullivan.

In business, for what do the letters OFT stand?

Office Of Fair Trading.

The young of what animals are called leverets?

-Pass.

-Hare.

Which American author wrote The Old Man And The Sea?

Ernest Hemingway.

What were the name of the tiny inhabitants of Knotty Ash?

The Diddymen.

How many English kings have been called Henry?

Eight.

-Bank.

-Who wrote the short story The Fall Of The House Of Usher, published in 1839?

Edgar Allan Poe.

Who was best known for his Oscar-winning performance in the 1964 film My Fair Lady?

Rex Harrison.

The sun is mainly made up of helium and which gas?

Hydrogen.

Where are the world's largest oil reserves?

-Russia.

-Saudi Arabia.

Which M is a puppet controlled by rods and wires?

Marionette.

Which composer wrote the musicals Annie Get Your Gun

and Call Me Madam?

-I don't know.

-Irving Berlin.

The time is up, and in that round you banked a disappointing £300.

Who is not up to the standard of the rest?

Who has lost the plot? One of you leaves with nothing. It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Having survived a vote when she was the weakest link, Grace is the strongest link for the second time.

In a reversal of fortune, the weakest link is Christine.

Will her previous success save her from the vote?

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

Grace, why Christine?

-Because I think she had some wrong in that round.

-But, overall,

she's been a good player, hasn't she?

-Yes, but Mark and Phil were better in that round.

-Mark, why Christine?

I think she was the weakest link in that last round.

She's done better than you in the whole game, though, hasn't she?

-Could be.

-Not could be, has done.

-I'll take your word for it.

Phil, why Christine?

She hesitated over questions

and got some wrong, so she's got to go.

-Right. But, overall, she's a better player than you.

-Absolutely.

-Christine,

votes count. With three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

It's very hard. It's very hot. Very demanding.

You feel nervous. You're aware friends and family will shout

"Stupid prat!" when you get something wrong, but it's still good fun.

I think in the next round Phil and Mark will both vote Grace off.

Not because she's bad. I think they'd like to be up against each other.

Round Seven. You have £3,170 out of the £6,000 you could have won. There are three of you left.

Ten seconds off. We start with the strongest link Grace. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Grace,

what is the name of the ritual by which people are admitted to the priesthood?

-Pass.

-Ordination.

Which P describes the muscular movement of food through the gut?

-Sorry.

-Peristalsis.

Phil, how old was Elvis Presley when he died?

42.

Who wrote The Day Of The Triffids and The Chrysalids?

John Wyndham.

-Bank.

-Chicago is in which US state?

Illinois.

If an athlete did 100 press-ups every day,

how many would he do in a non-leap year?

36,500.

On what 1980s TV gameshow did competitors have to propel an egg

without breaking it?

-I don't know.

-The Great Egg Race.

The actor Sir Peter Ustinov was born in the '20s or the '30s?

1920s.

In sport, what is the name of the Australian swimmer nicknamed The Thorpedo?

-James Thorpe.

-Ian Thorpe.

A lapidary is expert at cutting and polishing what?

-Gemstones.

-Jewels.

I'll accept gemstones.

In which limb would you find the radius bone?

-The hand.

-The arm.

When applied to a type of aircraft for what do the initials STOL stand?

Pass.

Short take-off and landing.

How many horns does the black rhino have?

-One.

-Two.

Lee and H are members of which pop band?

Steps.

-Bank.

-George Patten was a general during which war?

World War II.

In mythology, what H was the ruler of the underworld?

-Pardon? Will you repeat...?

-Hades.

When a country or region is surrounded by land on all sides

with no access to the sea, it is said to be what?

-An island.

-Landlocked.

Time is up.

You won an embarrassingly small amount

of £70 in that round. Now, let me tell you about Round Eight,

where you can treble what you bank.

In the next round there's £3,000 to be won.

The question is who has tripped up too often to stay?

Who's not pitching in with the others? Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

With four wrong, Grace has gone from being the strongest to the weakest link.

At this crucial stage, can she survive the voting?

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

Mark, why Grace?

She missed a few in that last round. We all did, but she missed more.

Have you done as well overall?

-I wouldn't know.

-Well, that's convenient, isn't it?

-It IS very convenient.

-Right.

She's the strongest link overall.

-Are you sorry you voted for her?

-I'm sorry I voted for her.

-Not sorry enough. Phil, why Grace?

That was an appalling round, but I felt that Grace was more appalling

-than Mark and I.

-Generally, you've been worse.

-Absolutely.

-But on that round she was the weakest link.

-OK. Grace,

overall in the game you've been the strongest link,

but the team voted you off. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

At the end when I walked the walk of shame I didn't feel ashamed

cos I thought, "I'm lucky to have got this far."

It's extremely difficult to choose between Mark and Phil.

They're both quite knowledgable. They're both nice.

I cannot choose between them.

Round Eight. You've won £3,240 so far. By now you could have won £7,000. You have voted off

the best player overall a woman. That leaves two guys

Philip and Mark. This time you have only 90 seconds. But whatever you win in this round

is trebled and added to the total to make up your prize money,

so £3,000 is at stake in this round.

We'll start with the strongest link Phil. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Phil,

Who was King Arthur opposite Vanessa Redgrave in Camelot?

-Pass.

-Richard Harris.

What uses radiation in the short wave region of the electromagnetic spectrum?

A microwave.

In Coronation Street who is played by Bill Tarmey?

Jack Duckworth.

-Bank.

-What creature is a Camberwell Beauty?

-A horse.

-A butterfly.

Which 1987 film directed by Steven Spielberg tells the story of World War II

through the eyes of a child?

-Schindler's List.

-Empire Of The Sun.

What was the name of the general who led Spanish nationalists to victory

in the 1936-39 Spanish Civil War?

Franco.

Who retired from Newcastle in 1984, then returned as manager eight years later?

Kenny Dalglish.

Kevin Keegan.

Who wrote Puck Of Pook's Hill in 1906 and Rewards And Fairies in 1910?

No idea.

Rudyard Kipling. Where is Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy set?

-Pass.

-India.

A grasshopper covers a distance of 5cm in one jump.

How many jumps would it take to jump a metre?

20.

-Bank.

-A liquorice stick is which instrument?

Clarinet.

-Bank.

-In which city is the Metrolink Light Rail System?

Manchester.

-Bank.

-Time is up.

You didn't make it to £1,000.

You only banked £110. We'll treble that and add it to the previous winnings.

That means prize money today of £3,570.

Only one of you can take that money away.

Now you will be playing against each other, head to head.

I'll ask alternate questions best of five. Whoever answers the most wins.

If it's a tie at five, we'll go for sudden death until we have a winner. So, Phil and Mark,

for £3,570 let's play The Weakest Link.

Mark, as the strongest link,

-you have the choice of who goes first.

-I'd like to go first.

Mark,

in military history,

which German field marshal

was nicknamed The Desert Fox?

-Rommel.

-That is the correct answer.

Phil,

in which English city

did balti cooking from Pakistan first become popular in the 1980s?

-Birmingham.

-That is the correct answer.

Mark,

in which area of Northern England

were Arthur Ransome's Swallows And Amazons books mainly set?

-The Lake District.

-That is the correct answer.

Phil,

in geography,

what is the highest mountain peak in the French Alps?

-Mont Blanc.

-That is the correct answer.

You are neck and neck at the moment, and we're playing for £3,570. Mark,

which patriotic British song comes from Alfred,

a masque composed by Thomas Arne in 1740?

Rule, Britannia.

That is the correct answer.

Phil, in mythology,

when Oedipus blinded himself and left Thebes

which of his daughters acted as his guide until his death?

I'm afraid I don't know.

The answer is Antigone.

Mark,

which Charles Kingsley book published in 1863

follows Tom the chimney sweep

who falls into a river and is transformed?

-The Water Babies.

-That is the correct answer.

Phil,

ichthyology is the scientific study of which creatures?

-Fish.

-That is the correct answer.

Mark,

if you answer this question correctly, you have won.

So,

for £3,570,

on the second Saturday of which month

is the Lord Mayor's Show traditionally held

in the City of London?

-I'll guess with June.

-The correct answer is November.

Phil,

if you answer this question incorrectly, then Mark has won.

So, Phil, to stay in the game,

which popular British actress starred with Bill Travers

in the 1969 film Ring Of Bright Water?

Nyree Dawn Porter.

The answer is Virginia McKenna.

That means, Mark,

you are today's strongest link, and you go away with £3,570.

Phil, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

We had an incredible team.

We got to £1,000, and we got to £850 a couple of rounds later,

so we were all very strong.

We have to vote people off. When it came to it, it was Mark and I.

He was the strongest. He answered his questions.

I was lucky in a few rounds to get through as far as I did.

Myself, Phil and Grace did very well.

Any one of us should have won.

Subtitles by Lisa Bloomer, ITFC, for BBC Subtitling - 2000