21/04/2009 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 Chris, 37, from Bury, and I'm a student.

I'm Rosemary, I'm 54, I'm from South Wales and I'm a housewife.

I'm Alex, I'm 42, from Huddersfield and I'm a bathroom fitter.

I'm Shanine, I'm 21, I live in London and I'm a student.

I'm Ronnie, I'm 61, I live near Alloa in Scotland and I'm a sales manager.

I'm Alison, I'm 30, from Bristol, and I'm a publisher.

I'm Vince, I'm 58, I'm from Braintree and I'm a van driver.

I'm Nicky, I'm 47, from Stroud in Gloucestershire

and I'm a company secretary.

I'm Tony, I'm 23, from Wolverhampton and I'm an auditor.

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

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

Break the chain and you lose all the money. Say "bank" before the question and the money is safe.

Round 1. Three minutes on the clock.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

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

The word "television" is shortened to which two-letter abbreviation?

-TV.

-In art, sapphire is a shade of which primary colour?

-Blue.

-In occupations, a salesman who typically visits a succession of houses

is described as door-to-door or cheek-to-cheek?

-Door-to-door.

-In maths, what is 6 divided by 2?

-3.

-In the animal kingdom, the zebra is native to which continent?

-Africa.

-In nature, what C is the name of a product obtained from tree bark

that is widely used to make stoppers for wine bottles?

-Cork.

-In geography, together with New Zealand,

which country is known informally as Down Under?

-Australia.

-In the 1937 Disney film, Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs,

the Wicked Queen asks a magical version of which object, "Who is the fairest one of all"?

-The mirror.

-In American cuisine,

if apple pie is served a la mode, it is accompanied by what? Ice cream or tomato ketchup?

-Ice cream.

-Bank!

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

That money will go through to the next round. One of you will not.

Who is this season's "must not have"? Who would need Google to find their own backside?

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

Alex is the Strongest Link as he banked all the money for the team.

Shanine is statistically the Weakest Link, but who will be the first to take the walk of shame?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Shanine.

Vince.

Alison.

Rosemary.

Chris.

Rosemary.

Rosemary.

-Ronnie.

-Shanine.

-What do you do, Vince?

-I'm a van driver.

-Are you?

-Who do you drive a van for?

-Tesco at Great Notley.

-What's Great Notley?

-It's just outside Braintree.

-Have you got a big van?

-I have indeed, yes.

-How big is your van?

I suppose about 14 foot long and about six foot six wide.

Put your board down. Just turn towards Nicky.

-Imagine you're in your van. What road are you going along?

-I think I'll go along the A120.

-Why do you want to go along the A120?

-The number just came into mind.

-Where are we going on the A120?

-We might go out to Rayne, just outside Braintree.

-Does it rain in Rayne?

-It has rained a lot in Rayne. It's been cut off.

-OK. You're not delivering dry weather, are you?

-Sadly, not.

-Is it a straight road?

-A bit up and down.

OK, well, go up and down then.

-OK.

-OK.

-And are you listening to the radio?

-I am.

-What are you listening to?

-Radio 4.

-Oh, are you? But you're a van driver!

-We can all learn, Anne.

-So you're not singing?

-Not a lot, no.

-No. Why not?

I save that for my other spare time activities. I hold myself in reserve.

Just turn round this way. What would that be?

Well, I'm in a male voice choir, so every week, we have rehearsals.

I save myself in reserve for the rehearsals, so I'm not out of steam by then.

Put your board up. Let off some steam for us.

-Would you like me to sing a song?

-Yeah. What do you do?

-We'll do a little bit of Oliver.

-You don't do Oasis or anything?

-No.

-Take That?

-No.

-Westlife?

-No.

-OK, Oliver then, go on.

Right...

I've actually written this down, so bear with me for a moment.

# Consider yourself at home Consider yourself... #

I'm not in the choir and I could do it without a piece of paper! Put your board up. Why Rosemary?

It was very difficult at this point, but she seemed slightly slower in getting a response.

-Shanine, what do you do?

-I'm a student.

-What are you studying?

-History.

-What's the point of that? You'll be a teacher, will you?

-No.

-What are you going to do with it?

-Wherever it takes me.

-Where is it going to take you?

I'll have to find that out once I get the actual degree.

-You'll not bother about your future until you get the degree?

-No, just do everything by the cuff.

-You're just going out drinking like all students?

-No, no, no. I only drink once a week, if that.

-What do you drink?

-Gin and lemonade.

Gin and lemonade once a week. On your own?

No, usually with company.

-Is that all you do?

-No, I do other things.

-Like what?

-The occasional going to lectures and seminars.

-Oh, oops, really?

-In order to...?

-In order to get the degree and then go on to something, whatever that may be.

-Why Rosemary?

-She seemed a bit hesitant with her answer,

considering she got a choice of two as well.

-What do you do, Alison?

-I'm a publisher.

-What do you publish?

-Hair magazines.

-Hair magazines? With YOUR hair?

-Yes.

-What sort of hair magazines?

-Consumer. We do three.

We do one large one, one small A5 compact format and a blonde hair magazine as well.

Can you only buy it if you've got blonde hair?

There are some slightly darker blonde styles, but it is exclusively for blondes.

-Sort of Airhead Weekly, is it?

-Not at all. It's Glamour Weekly.

-You're a specialist on hair?

-I'm more a specialist in the editorial side. I'm not a hairdresser myself.

So have you published any other magazines?

I've been the editor of Koi Ponds And Gardens magazine.

-What's that for?

-It's for koi keepers.

-Koi keepers?

-Yes.

-So you know about koi and blonde hair?

-Yes.

-What are you moving on to after that?

I don't know. Something full of life. Maybe Tennis Weekly.

-Tennis Weekly?

-Why not?

-Or Tractor Monthly?

-Yes.

-Why Rosemary?

-She seemed to hesitate slightly. That was the only thing I could pick up on.

Rosemary, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

My friends will probably say to me, for being voted off first of all on the Weakest Link,

"There are many things you have to answer for and this is one of them."

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

We'll start with the Strongest Link - that's Alex. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

The lyrics of the 1956 UK hit single See You Later Alligator by Bill Haley And His Comets

also mention which other large reptile?

-Crocodile.

-In language, which form of transport shares its name

with a long piece of fabric attached to the back of a wedding dress?

-A trail.

-No, train.

At parties, what C is the name of a dance that has three steps and a kick to each bar

and is usually performed by a number of people in a line?

-Charleston.

-Conga.

In TV, the catchphrase, "Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once" featured in which '80s sitcom?

-'Allo, 'Allo!

-Which precious metal precedes the word "birch" in the name of a species of tree

with a white, peeling bark?

-Silver.

-In Judaism, there are how many points on a Star of David?

-Six.

-In a balanced diet, what P is one of the main groups of essential nutrients of which beans...

-Protein.

-Correct.

In the stories of Enid Blyton, the name of which friend of Noddy's

is derived from the size of a pair of his organs?

-Big Ears.

-Bank!

-In British history,

the 19th century protesters known as the Luddites attacked machinery or artworks?

-Machinery.

-In golf, a shot in which the ball is struck high into the air over a short distance

has the same name as which fried potato product?

-Fry.

-Chip.

In maths, what is 5 squared?

-20.

-Even 25.

What H is the name of a Beetle car with a mind of its own that starred

in the series of films including the 1968 comedy The Love Bug?

-Herbie.

-In classical music, the opera entitled Otello by Verdi

is based on a play by which English writer?

-William Shakespeare.

-In literature, in its standard form,

which type of poem has more lines? A limerick or a sonnet?

-Limerick.

-Sonnet. In TV, the satirical quiz show

that has been guest-presented by Boris Johnson, Charlotte Church and me

is entitled Have I Got what For You?

-News.

-Correct.

In the children's rhyme, what is the name of the character told to jump over the candlestick?

-The cow.

-Even Jack.

In footwear, what P is a word for a mischievous fairy that was used to refer to a type of boots

that were popular in the 1980s?

-Plimsoll.

-Pixie.

Which word meaning a very bad dream is a journalistic cliche for a problem or a difficult situation?

-Nightmare.

-When a couple go for a meal and agree to pay their own costs,

it's known as going Dutch or turning Japanese?

-Going Dutch.

-Bank!

Time's up. Your "bank" was in time

and you put into the kitty £350.

But who's got an energy-saving brain?

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

According to the statistics, the Strongest Link is Alison.

Shanine is the Weakest Link, 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.

Shanine.

Shanine.

Nicky.

Nicky.

Shanine.

Shanine.

Shanine.

Shanine.

-What do you do, Chris?

-I'm a student, Anne.

-Are you?

-At my time of age, but I'm a student!

-Studying what?

-Comedy.

-Really?

-Absolutely.

-You can do that at university, can you?

-No, at college.

-You're at a comedy college?

-No, I'm at the Manchester College who have a comedy course.

-Yes.

-What have you learnt so far?

-How to look to be funny.

Everything is on its appearance. If people expect you to be funny, then you will be funny.

Put your board down. We'll give you a road test. Are you yourself?

No, I have a character called Purple Chris.

So you're on now. The red light's gone on.

And you want me to be funny?

Well, do you know what?

Isn't it strange, but you're learning comedy, so I don't want you to do brain surgery?

-Not at all.

-Are you Purple Chris?

-I am, yes.

-OK, introducing Purple Chris...

Hello, everybody. As you'll see, I'm...I'm Purple Chris.

And I will start with some blue jokes which I can't really tell you on...

Move on to the lighter ones.

Why did the spider cross the keyboard? To get to the World Wide Web, of course.

You're not smiling.

-Not laughing.

-Put your board up.

-Why Shanine?

-She got two questions wrong.

-What do you do, Tony?

-I'm an auditor, Anne.

-Have you got any auditors' jokes?

-I'm not that funny.

-What do you audit?

-Staff mainly. If they're following processes, things like that.

-Who for?

-I work for The Carphone Warehouse.

-So are you in a call centre?

-No, I work in the repair centre.

-You work in the repair centre.

-Yeah.

-Are you surrounded by broken mobile phones?

-There's a few about, yeah.

-It isn't your job to mend them?

-No, I don't mend them. I audit the staff that mend them.

-You're creeping round, spying on the staff?

-That's right.

-How do you do that? In disguise? Are you Audit Tony?

-Audit Tony, yeah.

-Audit Tony.

-What do you wear?

-What do I wear?

-Yeah.

-A cape.

-A cape?

-No!

Oh, you can do jokes! They're better than his jokes, anyway.

-Why Shanine?

-She got a few questions wrong in that round.

I thought it was time for her to go.

Shanine, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I expected to win, but coming out in Round 2 is deeply embarrassing.

My boyfriend's dad has a habit of shouting at the screen. He'll shout at me when he sees my performance!

Round 3 and you've won £1,350. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the Strongest Link - that's Alison. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

Which word is used in science for matter that is neither a liquid nor a gas

and in geometry to describe a three-dimensional figure?

-Pass.

-Solid.

What C was originally a word for the home of a farm labourer

and is now a general term for any small or humble dwelling?

-Cottage.

-In the Gregorian calendar, there were how many days in 2008?

Three hundred and...sixty-two.

No, 366.

A novel by H Rider Haggard, published in 1885,

centres on a search for the mines of which biblical king?

-Pass.

-Solomon.

In the animal kingdom, a prehensile tail is normally used for grasping branches or peeling fruit?

-Grasping branches.

-In TV and radio, what was the nickname of the comedian

whose full name was Terence Alan Milligan?

-Pass.

-Spike.

An unwanted roll of fat around the midriff and an emergency item carried in the boot of a car

are both known as a spare what?

-Tyre.

-In pop music, which song that was a UK No.1 single in 2005 begins with the line,

"When the day is dawning on a Texas Sunday morning"?

-Pass.

-Amarillo.

In definitions, what L is a word meaning both a trivial error and a passing of time?

Could you repeat the question?

What L is a word meaning both a trivial error and a passing of time?

-Pass.

-Lapse.

The lead characters in First Blood, Born On The Fourth Of July and Forrest Gump

have been in combat in which war?

-Vietnam.

-The Buckinghamshire town noted for the manufacture of chairs during the 19th century

is called High what?

-Water.

-Wycombe.

In the USA, gridiron is the informal name for which sport? American football or French cricket?

-French cricket.

-American football.

In maths, the fraction that represents one half is written as 1 over what number?

-50.

-2.

In the names of the days of the week, if Wednesday comes last alphabetically,

which one comes first?

-Friday.

-Bank!

What B is a glass said to be full to when the addition of any more liquid would make it overflow?

-Brim.

-Which large family of tropical trees gets its name

from the resemblance of its leaves to human hands?

-Could you repeat the question again?

-Which large...

Time's up. You won £20. Who's your Vicar of Dribbly?

Who thinks Mastermind is a myth? Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

As the only player to get all his answers right, Ronnie is the Strongest Link.

The Weakest Link statistically is Alex, but will the votes pick up on the facts?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Alison.

Vince.

Chris.

Tony.

Alison.

Alison.

Alex.

-What do you do, Nicky?

-I'm a company secretary.

-You're an accountant?

-Yes.

-Qualified?

-No.

-Self-taught.

-Self-taught.

-So what's your job?

-Doing the accounts, answering the phone, making the tea and coffee.

-You're dogsbody?

-Yeah.

-Where?

In a firm. My parents' firm.

-You're a dogsbody in the family firm?

-Yes.

-How old are you?

-47.

-Have you worked your way up to that position of dogsbody?

-I suppose so, yes.

-You're a young, thrusting, ambitious woman, are you?

-Definitely not young, no.

-Why Alison?

-Um, she got two questions wrong.

-Vince, the Tesco van driver, who sings...

-Indeed.

-What was it about Alison's performance that you particularly disliked?

-She got a couple wrong.

-It wasn't a particularly good round for any of us.

-Alison, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

Anne called Blonde Hair magazine Airhead Weekly which is slightly unfair.

All us blondes know we definitely do have more fun.

Anne might feel left out cos we don't have a Redhead magazine,

but she possibly would make it into the strawberry blonde category, so we could let her in.

Round 4. In the bank, £1,370. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the Strongest Link - that's Ronnie. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In TV, the two agents played by Lewis Collins and Martin Shaw in The Professionals were Bodie and what?

-Doyle.

-In art, a 1624 portrait by Frans Hals has what popular title?

The Laughing Cavalier or The Crying Roundhead?

-The Laughing Cavalier.

-Bank!

-The gangster Al Capone built up a criminal empire in which US city?

-Chicago.

-In the 2000 film Kevin And Perry Go Large,

which actress played one of the title characters?

-Kathy Burke.

-In professional snooker,

at the start of a frame, there are how many red balls on the table?

-15.

-In astrology, which name of a star sign is an anagram of the word "spices"?

-Scorpio.

-Pisces.

The area of the Atlantic Ocean that is bounded by France and Spain and is notorious for its storms

is known as the Bay of where?

-Biscay.

-Bank!

-Which phrase that means the completion of a period of military training

is also an informal term for the act of fainting?

-Passing out.

-In the animal kingdom, the adjective "lupine"

is used to describe which large dog-like predator?

-Wolf.

-A classic American dish now widely available in the UK is southern fried what...

-Chicken.

-Correct.

In science, 78% of the air in the Earth's atmosphere consists of which colourless, odourless gas?

-Oxygen.

-Nitrogen.

Which 1980s TV series starred David Hasselhoff as a character described as "a young loner

"on a crusade for the innocent"?

-Knight Rider.

-Correct.

-Bank.

What E is a humorous term for an intellectual person, especially one who is bald?

-Egghead.

-The Dark Ages is the name given to the period following the collapse of which empire?

-The Roman Empire.

-Kate Hudson is the daughter of which other US actress?

-Goldie Hawn.

-Bank!

-A religion believed to have its origin in the 6th century BC in India

is called Janetism or Janism?

-Janism.

-Which pop group formed in the 1960s had UK hit singles entitled Waterloo Sunset

and Dedicated Follower of Fashion?

-ABBA.

-The Kinks. Alex, in imperial...

Time's up. You won £190. But who's consistently now inconsistent?

Who'd spend their winnings on a caravan? Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

Chris is the Weakest Link as he gave the most wrong answers.

Statistically, Tony 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.

Alex.

Chris.

Chris.

Alex.

Chris.

Alex.

We have a tie, team. Chris and Alex have three votes each. What do you do, Alex?

-Fit bathrooms, Anne.

-Where?

-Huddersfield.

-Mostly outdoor work?

-Yes. Or indoor, sorry.

-Even in Huddersfield?

-Yeah, inside.

-They mostly have them outside.

-Not any more.

-Really?

-We've all moved indoors now.

-It got a bit cold.

-What colour bathrooms do they have?

-Just white.

-They don't have coloured bathrooms any more.

-Really?

-You have to go back to the '70s and early '80s for them.

-Even in Huddersfield?

-Even there.

-Do you do baths with doors?

-We do.

-I could fit you a special needs bathroom.

-I'm so pleased. Why Chris?

Because he was probably as poor as I was in that round.

-So, Purple Chris, why Alex?

-Er, he was as bad as me.

I've got to pick somebody and as we both got two questions wrong,

-it was correct to vote for Alex.

-The Strongest Link has to decide.

-The Strongest Link was Tony. Why Alex?

-He got a few questions wrong.

-You've got a choice now between Chris and Alex.

-I'll stick.

Alex, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

That last round was terrible.

Chris was as bad as me and it was between me and Chris who went, so...

I got it.

Round 5. In the bank, £1,560. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with Tony. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

What H is the formal term for the mode of transport known in slang as a whirlybird?

-Helicopter.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Which word that rhymes with nymph is the name of the fluid that removes bacteria from body tissues?

-Pass.

-Lymph. The 2002 film drama about a Polish musician and his experiences of WWII

had what title - The Violinist or The Pianist?

-Pianist.

-Which term for a conspiracy follows vegetable to make the name of the part of a garden

used to grow edible plants?

-Could you repeat the question?

-Which term for a conspiracy follows vegetable to make the name

of the part of a garden used to grow edible plants?

-Cabbage patch?

-Plot.

Pink gin gets its colour from an ingredient called angostura what?

-Bitters.

-What P is the job title of the forensic scientist

who is responsible for performing post mortems and determining the time of death?

-Pass.

-Pathologist. The Tour de France takes places annually, mostly during which month?

-Summer.

-July.

In gambling, which card game has forms called draw, stud and community card?

-Poker.

-In US TV, the teenage drama series featuring Katie Holmes, first broadcast in 1998,

was entitled Dawson's what?

-Creek.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-What K is a three-letter term for relatives?

-Kin.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In Eurovision song lyrics,

-according to Making Your Mind Up, "don't let your indecision take you from..." where?

-Home?

Behind. The children's play Peter Pan, first performed in 1904, was written by which dramatist?

-I have no idea.

-JM Barrie.

Which newspaper was launched in 1964 as "a paper born of the age we live in" - the Sun or the Star?

-Star.

-Sun.

Common, water and pygmy are the names of three species of which small mammals resembling a mouse?

-Vole.

-Shrew. In science, what C is the form...

Time's up and you won £90, but who's on a warpath and who's on a cycle path?

Who's the lionheart and who's the Lion Bar?

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

With no correct answers, Chris is the Weakest Link.

The Strongest Link, statistically, is Nicky, but whose game is over?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Ronnie.

Chris.

Chris.

Chris.

Chris.

-Ronnie, what do you do?

-I sell bucket teeth.

-What are they?

For diggers. Bucket teeth, cutting edges, ground-engaging tools as they are known.

Put your board down, Ronnie. Move to your left.

-Turn sideways. Ooh, quite a big belly there, Ronnie.

-Yeah.

-How did you get that belly?

-I eat and drink too much.

-Do you?

-This cost a lot.

-So show me the shape of a bucket tooth.

-It depends on what size it is.

-OK, a great big one.

-It could be that size.

-What would it do if it was going down to get a piece of equipment?

-The teeth could be that way.

Yeah, go on. Be the bucket tooth.

-OK, that way...or that way.

-You've got to bend, though.

-I don't have to bend.

-Don't you?

-I'm not a bucket tooth.

-Get back to your podium.

-Who do you go drinking with?

-Anybody that'll go with me.

-Is there a wee woman at home?

-No.

-Put your board up.

-So you just go to the pub?

-No.

-Where do you go?

-I drink a lot of wine in the house. Then you don't have to drive.

-You can't drive?

-Oh, I can drive.

-What do you drive?

-A pick-up truck.

-Is that all?

-No, I have a car as well.

-What sort?

-A Porsche.

-How can someone as fat as you get in one?

-I open the door and I take a run at it.

-Why Chris?

-He gets things wrong and never gives me money to bank.

-Nicky, why Chris?

-Cos he got his questions wrong.

Chris, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

By coming on to the show, I wanted to see how far I could get after watching the show at home.

I thought that I could get into the final. I didn't get into the final, but that's fine.

Round 6. In the bank, £1,650. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with Nicky. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

The original statue of David by Michelangelo is on display in which Italian city?

-Florence.

-In tennis, the method of separating the best players in a tournament is potting or seeding?

-Seeding.

-In UK geography, which religious title precedes Ives, Austel and Mawes

in the names of three Cornish holiday destinations?

-Saint.

-In the 2008 film Mamma Mia, based on a stage musical of the same name,

which actress played a single mother named Donna?

-Meryl Streep.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Which seafaring explorer was knighted in 1581 on the Golden Hind?

-Francis Drake?

-Correct. Pak choi, a common ingredient in Oriental cooking,

is a variety of celery or cabbage?

-Cabbage.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In fitness training, repeatedly getting on and off a platform is called what aerobics?

-Step.

-In maths, what is 13 multiplied by 3?

-39.

-What full name of a literary hero created by Henry Fielding in the 18th century

is also used by a veteran Welsh singer?

-Tom Jones?

-Correct.

-Bank!

In south-east Asia, which hereditary title is traditionally held by the head of state of Brunei?

-Prime Minister?

-Sultan.

The River Wensum flows through which cathedral city in East Anglia?

-Cambridge.

-Norwich.

What E is the negatively-charged particle discovered in 1897 by the scientist JJ Thomson?

-Electron.

-Which word follows public, private and voluntary for three major areas of economic activity?

-Pass.

-Sector. A sword was usually kept in a sheath called a what?

-Pass.

-No, scabbard.

The 2009 Celebrity Big Brother contestant who played...

Time's up. You won £350, but you know you had a chain of nine correct answers.

You could have got £1,000. Maybe Vince is the every little that doesn't help.

Perhaps Tony's beyond repair. Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

Vince is the Strongest Link with all his answers right.

Tony is the Weakest Link, but can he survive the vote?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Nicky.

Tony.

Tony.

Ronnie.

-Vince, why Tony?

-He'd a tough round.

-Nicky, why Tony?

-He got a question wrong.

Tony, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

When Anne was giving me grief, I felt I held my own.

She gave me stick about my job and being boring. It's not true, but she homed in on that.

Round 7 and you have £2,000. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with Vince. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In politics, an autocracy is defined as a state or nation ruled by how many people?

-One.

-The song All The Young Dudes, which was a 1972 UK hit single for Mott the Hoople,

was written for the group by which English singer?

-John Lennon?

-David Bowie.

What B is the greenish-brown bitter fluid that is stored and concentrated in the gall bladder?

-Bile.

-In TV in 2008,

Todd Carty reprised his role as Tucker Jenkins in the final episode of which children's programme?

-Grange Hill.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Meat from deer is known by what name?

-Venison.

-The changing physical form of a butterfly as it develops from a larva to an adult

is known by what name - metaphor or metamorphosis?

-Metaphor.

-No, metamorphosis.

During the making of the 1944 film To Have And Have Not, the young actress Lauren Bacall fell in love

with which actor?

Can you repeat the question?

During the making of To Have And Have Not, the actress Lauren Bacall fell in love with which actor?

-Humphrey Bogart.

-The plant whose edible tuberous roots are called sweet potatoes

is from the family morning what?

-Glory.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In mythology, what O is the name of the poet and musician who followed his wife

into the underworld after her death?

-Don't know.

-Orpheus.

Which Swindon-born glamour model rose to fame in the 1990s

after appearing in a poster campaign for a double glazing company?

-Pass.

-Melinda Messenger.

Which three-letter combination placed after the proof of a theorem

is often jokingly said to stand for "quite easily done"?

-QED.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-The Jungfrau, a popular tourist attraction...

Time's up. You won £120. In Round 8, you get the chance to treble what you bank. Think carefully.

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

At this crucial stage in the game, Nicky is the Strongest Link.

The Weakest Link, statistically, is Ronnie, but who will lose out in the final vote?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Nicky.

Ronnie.

Ronnie.

-Nicky, why Ronnie?

-He got a couple wrong and was the Weakest Link.

-Vince, why Ronnie?

-He got a couple wrong and has a long trip back, so he can make an early start.

And he was the worst player. Ronnie, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I was terrified I'd get voted off first or second. After that, I was just happy to be here.

I thoroughly enjoyed it and I recommend other people to try. It's not as easy as sitting at home.

Round 8. In the kitty, £2,120. In this round, 90 seconds.

Whatever you win is trebled. We'll start with Nicky. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The activist who gave momentum to the US civil rights movement

by refusing to surrender her seat on a bus in 1955 was Rosa who?

-Pass.

-No, Parks.

The Clore Gallery, part of Tate Britain, was built to house works by which English painter?

Sorry, could you repeat that?

The Clore Gallery, part of Tate Britain, was built to house works by which English painter?

-John Constable?

-Turner.

The antiseptic that prevents infection and was first used in surgery in 1865 by Lister

-is carbolic what?

-Soda.

Acid. What C is a velvety fabric made from tufted yarn

with a French name that translates literally as hairy caterpillar?

-Pass.

-Chenille. The 1987 film inspired by the life story of Cynthia Payne,

latterly referred to as Madam Cyn, was entitled Personal what?

-Pass.

-Services. The deltoid muscle in the shoulder is roughly what shape - square or triangular?

-Triangular.

-Bank!

-The fast-flowing current of air with a name suggestive of water is the jet what?

-Stream.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In 1960s culture, which widely-used term for a rebellious young person

-was derived from a slang term for trendy?

-Beatnik.

Hippy. The international beauty contest held annually since...

Time's up. You won £40. We will treble that.

It means prize money today of:

But there can only be one winner. Now up to five questions each.

If there's a tie, Sudden Death. So, Vince and Nicky, for £2,240, let's play the Weakest Link.

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

-I'd like Vince to go first.

In politics in 2009, which former Prime Minister became the first since Margaret Thatcher in 1991

to be awarded the US Presidential Medal of Freedom?

-Tony Blair.

-Correct.

In which year did Neil Armstrong become the first person to set foot on the Moon?

-1969.

-Correct.

In the High School Musical series of films, the character played by Zac Efron shares his first name

with which besieged city of antiquity?

-Troy.

-That is correct.

Which type of big cat is one of the protagonists in the novel Life of Pi

which won the Man Booker Prize in 2002, and is described as white in the title of the 2008 winner?

-Lion?

-The correct answer is tiger.

Which term for a party or lively celebration combines the name for a part of the leg

-and a word for an archaeological excavation?

-Knees up.

The correct answer is shindig.

What's the professional name of the entertainer who was asked by Mrs Merton on her TV chat show,

"What first attracted you to the millionaire Paul Daniels?"?

-Debbie McGee.

-That is correct.

Which footballer, who joined Manchester United in 2003,

has opened two boutiques called CR7 in Lisbon and Madeira?

-David Beckham?

-No, Cristiano Ronaldo.

In pop music, Pablo Honey, which spent 82 weeks in the UK chart,

was the 1993 debut album by which group formed in Oxfordshire?

-Arctic Monkeys?

-The correct answer is Radiohead.

Which plant, with roots that are used as a coffee substitute,

has a yellowish-white salad variety called Belgian Endive and a red Italian one called radicchio?

-Radish?

-No, the correct answer is chicory.

In art, as indicated by his surname, the Dutch painter known by his first name, Rembrandt,

was born in a town on which European river?

-Seine?

-The correct answer is the Rhein.

After five questions, your scores are tied. So, Nicky and Vince, let's play Sudden Death.

The first safari park in the UK, based on the concept of an African game reserve,

opened at Longleat in 1966 and was devised by which circus owner?

-Chipperfield?

-That is correct.

What specific term is used for a change proposed to a bill in its passage through Parliament?

-Amendment?

-That is the correct answer.

At his own request, the ashes of which cult author and so-called "gonzo journalist"

were fired from a cannon at a 2005 memorial service in Colorado?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is Hunter S Thompson.

Which term for the front of a building is the title of a 1921 classical piece by William Walton,

accompanying poems by Edith Sitwell?

-Facade?

-That is correct.

That means, Nicky, you are today's Strongest Link and you go away with:

Vince, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I'd have spent the money on a holiday because my wife is very keen on us having a foreign holiday

in the summer this year. That would have done nicely.

My friends and family will be amazed because I don't think they thought I'd get past the first round.

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