0:00:03 > 0:00:07Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Only one of them will win up to £10,000.
0:00:10 > 0:00:15The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Welcome to the Weakest Link.
0:00:32 > 0:00:38Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:38 > 0:00:44They've only just met, but to get the prize money, they'll have to work together.
0:00:44 > 0:00:52However, eight will leave with nothing as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Let's meet the team.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58I'm Tim, I'm 23,
0:00:58 > 0:01:01I'm from Worcestershire and I'm a barista.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05I'm Rosemarie, I'm 48,
0:01:05 > 0:01:07I'm from Whitby in North Yorkshire
0:01:07 > 0:01:11and I work as an animal healer and communicator.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16I'm Adam, I'm 31, from Cambridge and I'm an environment planner.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20I'm Margaret, I'm 64,
0:01:20 > 0:01:23I come from Norwich and I'm a scheme manager.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28I'm Wayne, I'm 46, I'm from Portsmouth
0:01:28 > 0:01:31and I'm a plastic fabricator.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35I'm Lauren, I'm 21, I'm from London and I'm a turf accountant.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40I'm Pete, I'm 61, I'm from Heckmondwike in West Yorkshire
0:01:40 > 0:01:42and I'm a bus driver.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48I'm Josephine, I'm 30, I'm from Bristol and I'm a civil servant.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54I'm Matt, I'm 19, from Bolton and I'm an English Literature student.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00OK, just to remind you, in each round, there is £1,000 to be won.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08Break the chain and you lose all the money in that chain.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13Say "bank" before the question is asked and the money is safe.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Round One. Three minutes on the clock.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22That's you, Adam.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33In geometry, a rectangle has how many sides?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- Four.- Correct.
0:02:35 > 0:02:42In human body shapes, which three-letter word is the direct opposite of "thin"?
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- Fat.- Correct.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49In polite society, which item of tableware is used to stir a cup of tea?
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- A spoon.- Correct.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57In cities, Washington DC is the capital of which country?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- America.- I'll accept.
0:03:00 > 0:03:06In legend, which King of Britain had his court at Camelot?
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- Arthur.- Correct.
0:03:08 > 0:03:14In expressions, a welcome addition to something that is already good is said to be "the icing on the" what?
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- Cake.- Correct.
0:03:16 > 0:03:22- Bank!- In the animal kingdom, the viper and the cobra are both varieties of which reptile?
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- Snake.- Correct.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32In British customs, as the 25th of December approaches,
0:03:32 > 0:03:38children traditionally send a list of desired presents to which bearded figure?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- Father Christmas.- Correct.
0:03:40 > 0:03:46In the structure of the Earth, of the basic layers called the crust, the mantle and the core,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49which of the three is the innermost?
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- The core.- Correct.
0:03:52 > 0:03:58In the Bible, what "A" is the vessel in which Noah lived with his family during the Great Flood?
0:03:58 > 0:04:00- Ark.- Correct.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05According to a common superstition,
0:04:05 > 0:04:10breaking which household object brings seven years of bad luck?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- The mirror.- Correct.
0:04:12 > 0:04:18- Bank!- In tourism, which of these visitor attractions was built first?
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Stonehenge or Legoland?
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- Stonehenge.- Correct.
0:04:23 > 0:04:30In cuisine, which four-letter word means the flesh of any mammal eaten as food?
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- Skin.- Meat.
0:04:33 > 0:04:40In theatre, which long-running West End musical is known informally as "Les Mis"?
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- Les Miserables.- Correct.
0:04:42 > 0:04:48In human anatomy, what E is the name of the organ that's used for seeing?
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- Eyes.- Correct.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55In TV, Tinky Winky and Dipsy were two of the leading characters
0:04:55 > 0:04:58in which series for pre-school children?
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- Teletubbies.- Correct.
0:05:01 > 0:05:07In clothing, which garments have a name that is unique in most English dictionaries
0:05:07 > 0:05:10in that it begins with the letters P-Y-J?
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- Pyjamas.- Correct.
0:05:12 > 0:05:19In dimensions, if length is another word for longness, what is the equivalent alternative for deepness?
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- Breadth.- Depth.
0:05:22 > 0:05:27In British wildlife, when threatened by a predator, a hedgehog normally does what?
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Rolls up or changes colour?
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Rolls up. END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Time's up and you won £750.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Who stopped you getting to the 1,000?
0:05:40 > 0:05:45Who's towing a caravan on the information highway?
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Whose knowledge needs stabilisers?
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58With the most correct answers, Adam is the first strongest link.
0:05:58 > 0:06:04Statistically, Rosemarie is the weakest link, but will the other players realise that?
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Matt.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Lauren.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Lauren.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Lauren.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Rosemarie.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Rosemarie.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Rosemarie.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Rosemarie.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Rosemarie.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- Where are you from, Pete? - Heckmondwike in West Yorkshire.
0:06:38 > 0:06:44- What do you do in Heckmondwike? - I'm a bus driver.- Did you always want an exciting job?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- I've always had an exciting job, yes.- Yes.
0:06:47 > 0:06:53- And when you get home, is there a Mrs Pete at home?- Yes.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57And has she got your tea on the table when you get home?
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- Not usually, no.- So what do you do when you get home?- Have my tea.
0:07:01 > 0:07:08- Yeah.- And then I go into my shed. - She sleeps in the house and you're in the shed?- I don't sleep there.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13- What do you do in the shed? - I'm a presenter on an internet radio station.- Really?
0:07:13 > 0:07:19- Broadcast to us.- Good morning, everybody. Welcome to Replay Radio. It's Pete Forsyth here.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24- We'll just go through the emails and see what requests we have for today.- OK.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Let's hear the record.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- The actual record?- Yeah. What are you going to sing?
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- I could sing something I do on karaoke.- OK.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- # You could... #- Stop!
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Why Rosemarie?
0:07:37 > 0:07:41She got a very simple question wrong. It was "breadth" instead of "depth".
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- What do you do, Josephine? - I'm a civil servant.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- Really?- Yeah.- Doing what?
0:07:47 > 0:07:53I take loan applications for people over the telephone who are in crisis and we help them out with money...
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- Who are "we"? - Department for Work and Pensions.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- If I come to you with a sob story, you give me money?- Not quite.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Part of our job is to make a decision as to whether...
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- What's the most you can give me? - About 1,500.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12So if I come in and say, "I've seen a Chanel handbag, I've got to have it..."
0:08:12 > 0:08:18- No, we wouldn't give you money for a Chanel handbag, Anne. - Oh, right. Why Rosemarie?
0:08:18 > 0:08:25Because she did get the question wrong and, unfortunately, she was the one who lost the most money.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- What do you do, Wayne? - I'm a plastic fabricator, Anne.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- Who do you work for?- Havant Signs.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35So if I ring up wanting something in plastic,
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- I ring your company?- Yes.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40So I ring. What does somebody on the other end say to me?
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Good morning, Havant Signs & Plastics.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47I'm not going to "Haven't" Signs. I want somewhere that has signs!
0:08:47 > 0:08:50What do you do when you haven't signs?
0:08:50 > 0:08:55- When I haven't signs?- Yeah.- I point. - You point?- Yes.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Why Rose...marie?
0:08:58 > 0:09:00She got a question wrong, Anne.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Rosemarie, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14When I was asked the question about dimensions,
0:09:14 > 0:09:18I only listened to the first part of the question, unfortunately.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20That's why I gave the answer "breadth".
0:09:20 > 0:09:26Otherwise, I would have given the answer "depth" because it was the obvious answer,
0:09:26 > 0:09:31but concentration got the better of me and, unfortunately, I got the wrong answer.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37Round Two. In the bank, £750. We now take ten seconds off your time.
0:09:37 > 0:09:43We'll start with the strongest link. That's Adam. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:09:43 > 0:09:49Start the clock. In pop music, which alternative word for a woman goes before Sovereign and Gaga
0:09:49 > 0:09:52to make the stage names of two singers?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- Lady.- Correct.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59In sport, what "A" is a term for any contestant in physical recreation,
0:09:59 > 0:10:04but particularly someone who participates in track and field events?
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- Athlete.- Correct.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09The book by Tolkien, usually published in three parts,
0:10:09 > 0:10:15that includes many characters from his novel The Hobbit, is called The Lord Of The what?
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- Rings.- Correct.
0:10:17 > 0:10:23In nature, what's the six-letter name for the legless, soft-bodied larva of a fly?
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- Pass.- Maggot.
0:10:26 > 0:10:32In cinema, the dancer who partnered Ginger Rogers in film musicals such as Top Hat and Swing Time
0:10:32 > 0:10:34had the stage name Fred what?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- Astaire.- Correct.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41In definitions, what E is the usual term for the period on any given day
0:10:41 > 0:10:44between late afternoon and nightfall?
0:10:44 > 0:10:50- Evening.- Correct. The three sets of digits at the bottom of a cheque comprise the cheque number,
0:10:50 > 0:10:53account number and the six figures called the "sort" what?
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- Code.- Correct.
0:10:56 > 0:11:02In a TV studio, which word for a loud, deep sound is the term for a long pole holding a microphone
0:11:02 > 0:11:05over the heads of the audience?
0:11:05 > 0:11:07- Boom.- Correct.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12- Bank!- In horticulture, an outdoor area where plants such as alpines are grown,
0:11:12 > 0:11:17known for the large stones used in its construction, is called a what garden?
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- Rock.- Correct.
0:11:21 > 0:11:27In Formula One racing, the chequered flag waved at the winner and other finishers at the end of the race
0:11:27 > 0:11:29is formed from which two colours?
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- Red and white.- Black and white.
0:11:32 > 0:11:39In pop music, Peter Gabriel had a UK hit single in 1986 with what title? Sledgehammer or Bulldozer?
0:11:39 > 0:11:45- Sledgehammer.- Correct. In the words of the nursery rhyme, what did Solomon Grundy do on Saturday?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- Sleep.- Died.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51In food and drink, what H is the usual term in the UK
0:11:51 > 0:11:57for a large basket filled with festive, edible treats and often presented as a gift?
0:11:57 > 0:11:59- Hamper.- Correct.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04In celebrities, which bodybuilder, turned actor, turned politician has a surname
0:12:04 > 0:12:07that translates from German as "black ploughman"?
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- Arnold Schwarzenegger. - Correct.- Bank!
0:12:10 > 0:12:15In text messaging, a semi-colon is used in an emoticon
0:12:15 > 0:12:19to represent a pair of eyes doing what? Staring or winking?
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- Staring.- Winking.
0:12:21 > 0:12:27In transport, the scheme that allows motorists to leave their cars on the outskirts of a town
0:12:27 > 0:12:31and continue their journey by bus is called "park and" what?
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- Ride.- Correct.- Bank!
0:12:33 > 0:12:35In maths, what is 50 minus 8?
0:12:35 > 0:12:3842. END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Time's up. That was the correct answer.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43You won £270.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47Whose knowledge is more shaken up than the health service?
0:12:47 > 0:12:51Who's as useful as a training bra for Jordan?
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59For the second round in a row, Adam is the strongest link.
0:12:59 > 0:13:05According to the statistics, Lauren is the weakest link, but who will lose out in the vote?
0:13:06 > 0:13:11Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Lauren.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Lauren.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Pete.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Margaret.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Margaret.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Margaret.
0:13:29 > 0:13:30Lauren.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Margaret.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38- What do you do, Matt?- I'm a student at Lancaster University.
0:13:38 > 0:13:45- Studying what?- I do English Literature as a major and a minor in Politics and International Relations.
0:13:45 > 0:13:50- So do you want to work at the Jobcentre?- I don't know what I want to do yet.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Maybe a journalist, maybe in TV, I'm not sure.
0:13:53 > 0:13:59- What do you think you'd be good at in TV?- I'd like to work as a producer.- On the Weakest Link?
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Yeah, it would be a good job, I must say.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06So what would be the good bit of it? What would you be good at doing?
0:14:06 > 0:14:10The casting part of what we've done has been a lot of fun.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Would you know why everyone's been cast today?
0:14:13 > 0:14:19- Cos we're all lovely, beautiful people.- I don't know why they've been cast today.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- Do you not?- No. So you could help me.- OK.
0:14:22 > 0:14:28If I was your junior, the runner, and I said, "Well, I'm thinking of casting Margaret,"
0:14:28 > 0:14:30what would you think?
0:14:30 > 0:14:35Well, I would say Margaret is a lovely, lovely lady.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Yes. It's best not to be patronising.
0:14:39 > 0:14:45Her general knowledge isn't the best, but she would be a very good contestant to have
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- because she's good fun.- Yes...
0:14:48 > 0:14:53- Why Margaret?- I'm sorry, Margaret, but she did get a question wrong.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58- Have you got a girlfriend?- I do. - What do you do, Lauren? - I'm a turf accountant.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- Where?- In Stanmore, it's in Edgware.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- So you're a bit crafty as a turf accountant?- Not really.- No.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07How do you feel your cunning plan is going so far?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Not very well.
0:15:09 > 0:15:16Oh! I presume the idea was, by not answering a single question correctly at this point,
0:15:16 > 0:15:21everyone would assume you were thick, then suddenly we'd find out you're a genius.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- Exactly. That's how I'm going to win.- Yes.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29- Why Margaret?- Because she did get a question wrong as well.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33Margaret, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44The walk of shame was slightly embarrassing, but it was shorter than I thought.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48I thought you had to walk longer, so it wasn't too bad after all.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Round Three. In the bank, £1,020. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:15:55 > 0:16:01We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's little Adam. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Start the clock.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08In TV, the Belfast-born presenter who has been the host of GMTV,
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Points Of View and Jet Set is Eamonn who?
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- Holmes.- Correct.
0:16:13 > 0:16:19A spy who pretends to serve one government while working for another is known as a what?
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Double agent or triple decker?
0:16:21 > 0:16:24- Double agent.- Correct.- Bank!
0:16:24 > 0:16:27The name of which alloy precedes "guitar" to give a term
0:16:27 > 0:16:31for a stringed instrument held and played flat across the knees?
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Can you repeat the question?
0:16:33 > 0:16:37The name of which alloy precedes "guitar" to give a term
0:16:37 > 0:16:41for a stringed instrument held and played flat across the knees?
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- I don't know. Pass.- Steel.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48In geography, the body of water within the Pacific Ocean
0:16:48 > 0:16:52that contains the Great Barrier Reef is called the Coral what?
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- Straits.- Sea.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01In history, since 1066, the coronations of most English monarchs
0:17:01 > 0:17:05have taken place in which religious building in London?
0:17:05 > 0:17:08- Westminster Abbey.- Correct.
0:17:08 > 0:17:14In slang, people who have been duped humorously refer to themselves by what name? Cuppins or Muggins?
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- Muggins.- Correct.
0:17:16 > 0:17:21In cinema, the actress and Bond girl who starred with Elvis Presley
0:17:21 > 0:17:25in the 1963 film Fun In Acapulco is Ursula who?
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- Pass.- Andress.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31In technology, which term for the colourless liquid part of blood
0:17:31 > 0:17:35is also the name for a type of flat, slim television screen?
0:17:35 > 0:17:37- Plasma.- Correct.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41In politics, the nationalist party that won five seats
0:17:41 > 0:17:45in Northern Ireland at the General Election in 2010 is Sinn what?
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- Fein.- Correct.- Bank!
0:17:47 > 0:17:51In the music industry, performers who are not represented
0:17:51 > 0:17:54by a record label are described as unsigned or unsealed?
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- Unsigned.- Correct!
0:17:57 > 0:18:00In sport, what's the modern name of the horse race
0:18:00 > 0:18:04that was inaugurated in 1839 as the Grand Liverpool Steeplechase?
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- The Grand National.- Correct.- Bank!
0:18:07 > 0:18:13In children's toys, the word "trike" is an abbreviation of the name of which form of transport?
0:18:13 > 0:18:15- Tricycle.- Correct.
0:18:15 > 0:18:21Which term for a grade of silver follows the word "pound" to give a name for the currency of the UK?
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- Sterling.- Correct.- Bank!
0:18:23 > 0:18:27In vocabulary, an alcoholic drink taken before going to bed
0:18:27 > 0:18:31and an old-fashioned item of sleepwear are known as a night what?
0:18:31 > 0:18:36- Cap.- Correct.- Bank!- In botany, what B is the common name for the outer part of a tree
0:18:36 > 0:18:40that protects it from insects, fungus and extreme weather?
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- Bark.- Correct.- Bank! - In alternative medicine...
0:18:43 > 0:18:46END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:18:46 > 0:18:50Time's up. You won £240.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53But who's the hedgehog on a lilo?
0:18:53 > 0:18:57Who puts the "dribble" in "considerable"?
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:18:59 > 0:19:06Statistically, Adam is the strongest link because he answered the most questions correctly.
0:19:06 > 0:19:12Pete is the weakest link, but will the other players consider that when casting their votes?
0:19:13 > 0:19:18Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Pete.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Tim.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Pete.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Tim.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Lauren.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Lauren.
0:19:34 > 0:19:35Lauren.
0:19:38 > 0:19:44So, Matt, who's going to be a casting producer on the Weakest Link,
0:19:44 > 0:19:47who's the most important person on the show?
0:19:47 > 0:19:51Anne Robinson is the most important person in the world.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Good. Why Lauren?
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Because she hesitated quite a lot on one question.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03- Josephine, why Lauren?- Because she has got so many questions wrong.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Lauren, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:20:12 > 0:20:18Anne is definitely the Queen of Mean, but today, she seemed to be laughing quite a lot.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23Whether it was just my group of contestants made her laugh, but she does have a smile.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26She should use that more often. It's nice when she smiles.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33Round Four and you're up to £1,260. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:20:33 > 0:20:40We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's little Adam. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Start the clock.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46In ornithology, the large, white water birds that fly south
0:20:46 > 0:20:50to the British Isles from Iceland each winter are called whooper what?
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- Swans.- Correct. In tourist attractions,
0:20:53 > 0:20:58visitors to Urquhart Castle in Scotland sometimes claim to have seen what?
0:20:58 > 0:21:01A unicorn or the Loch Ness Monster?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- Loch Ness Monster.- Correct.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07In pop music, the lead singer with the group Joy Division
0:21:07 > 0:21:12who was the subject of the 2007 biographical film entitled Control was Ian who?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- Pass.- Curtis.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- Bank!- In maths, what is 65 plus 9?
0:21:21 > 0:21:23- 74.- Correct.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28In former times, in the army, if soldiers who fought on foot were the infantry,
0:21:28 > 0:21:32what C was the term for those who fought on horseback?
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- Cavalry.- Correct.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39In language, which term for a motor vehicle used to transport sick and injured people
0:21:39 > 0:21:43is derived from a Latin word meaning "to walk"?
0:21:43 > 0:21:45- Stretcher.- Ambulance.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50In children's entertainment, Noggin the Nog was the name of a video game or TV series?
0:21:50 > 0:21:52- TV series.- Correct.- Bank!
0:21:52 > 0:21:59In English law, attempting to bribe a police officer is an offence called perverting the course of...?
0:21:59 > 0:22:03- Justice.- Correct. In literature, a three-volume book
0:22:03 > 0:22:09written by Thomas Carlyle and published in 1837 was a history of the revolution in which country?
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- France.- Correct.- Bank. - In astronomy,
0:22:12 > 0:22:16what P is the name of the celestial body in the solar system
0:22:16 > 0:22:20that was reclassified in 2006 as a dwarf planet?
0:22:20 > 0:22:25- Pluto.- Correct. In zoology, which alternative word for perfume
0:22:25 > 0:22:32precedes gland to give the name of a part of certain animals that produces their distinctive smell?
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- Scent.- Correct. - Bank!
0:22:37 > 0:22:43In music, the 2011 UK hit album by Ronan Keating featuring covers of songs such as Walk On By
0:22:43 > 0:22:47and The Look of Love is entitled When Ronan Met whom?
0:22:48 > 0:22:51- Sally.- Burt.
0:22:51 > 0:22:56In transport in the United States, a beltway is a type of traffic light or ring road?
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- Ring road.- Correct.
0:22:58 > 0:23:04- Bank!- The Italian businessman who in the 1960s began selling homemade knitwear
0:23:04 > 0:23:09to shops in his home town of Treviso is Luciano who?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Armani.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18Time's up. The correct answer is Benetton.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21You won £140.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25But who'd now be on any all-idiot shortlist?
0:23:25 > 0:23:31Whose brain has developed bingo wings? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36With the most wrong answers, Tim is the weakest link.
0:23:36 > 0:23:43Adam is the strongest link, but will the votes follow the statistics?
0:23:43 > 0:23:47Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:23:50 > 0:23:51Adam.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Tim.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Tim.
0:23:59 > 0:24:00Tim.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Pete.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Pete.
0:24:07 > 0:24:14- What do you do, Adam? - I'm an environment planner, Anne. - Where?- In Peterborough.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18- And what are you planning? - How to protect rivers.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22- What river do you work in? - There's lots. We work in them all.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26- We go with a bucket and rope... - So you've got some waders?
0:24:26 > 0:24:30No, you can do it from a bridge. You get a bucket and a rope.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34- If there's no bridge, how do you take a sample?- A bucket on a pole.
0:24:34 > 0:24:40- A bit like a fishing rod. You lower it in and scoop some up. - What are you looking for?
0:24:40 > 0:24:47- A sample gets analysed at a lab. - Do you test for sewage? - We do test sewage, yeah.
0:24:47 > 0:24:53- Anything that goes in the river. - And if you're caught short, you wouldn't bother with the river.
0:24:53 > 0:24:58You wouldn't go to the toilet in the river, no! That's not good.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- So you've never done that? - No, never.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05- Can you say that with a straight face?- Of course. I've never done it.
0:25:05 > 0:25:11- Why Tim? - I think he got a question wrong when we had quite a bit of money.
0:25:11 > 0:25:17- Pete, why Tim? - Well, I know I should have got the Ian Curtis question right,
0:25:17 > 0:25:22- but he should have got Ronan Keating. - Tim, you are the weakest link.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Goodbye.
0:25:29 > 0:25:35I knew I was going to be voted off. I got all my questions wrong and lost some money for the team.
0:25:35 > 0:25:42And the previous rounds were better than that one, so I knew I was for it.
0:25:44 > 0:25:49Round 5. Your total is £1,400. Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:25:49 > 0:25:54We start with little Adam. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Start the clock.
0:25:56 > 0:26:03In nature, which word that rhymes with big is the name of a sweet fruit shaped like a pear?
0:26:03 > 0:26:09- Fig.- Correct. In cinema, the Canadian-born actress who has played the role of Sidney Prescott
0:26:09 > 0:26:13in the Scream series of films is Neve who?
0:26:13 > 0:26:19- Campbell.- Correct. In 1980, Frank Warren became a professional promoter in which sport?
0:26:19 > 0:26:26- Boxing.- Correct. In TV, which long-running comedy quiz show was launched in 1996
0:26:26 > 0:26:30with Phill Jupitus as one of the team captains?
0:26:30 > 0:26:34- A Question of Sport. - Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
0:26:34 > 0:26:39In biology, which Russian physiologist is chiefly remembered
0:26:39 > 0:26:43for conditioning dogs to salivate when they heard a bell?
0:26:43 > 0:26:45- Pavlov?- Correct.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Adam, in UK politics,
0:26:48 > 0:26:54the logo adopted by the Conservative Party in 2006 is a representation of a tree or a rainbow?
0:26:54 > 0:27:01- A tree.- Correct. In games, a standard set of dominoes comprises how many individual tiles?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05- 32.- 28. Pete,
0:27:05 > 0:27:11in literature, according to the title of the novel by Louis de Bernieres,
0:27:11 > 0:27:15which musical instrument is owned by Captain Corelli?
0:27:15 > 0:27:17- A mandolin.- Correct.
0:27:17 > 0:27:23In religion, what C is the name of the ancient Christian church of Egypt?
0:27:25 > 0:27:27- Pass.- Coptic.
0:27:27 > 0:27:32In the media, in 2011 stories about gorillas using computers,
0:27:32 > 0:27:383D radio broadcasts and edible newspapers all appeared on which date?
0:27:39 > 0:27:41- The 1st of April.- Correct.
0:27:41 > 0:27:47Although others were involved, the Royal Naval Hospital at Greenwich was primarily designed in 1682
0:27:47 > 0:27:49by Sir Christopher who?
0:27:49 > 0:27:51- Wren.- Correct.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55- Bank.- In maths, what is 33 multiplied by 3?
0:27:55 > 0:28:00- 99.- Correct. Pete, in TV, the controversial 1977 drama
0:28:00 > 0:28:05set in a borstal starring Ray Winstone had what title - Limescale or Scum?
0:28:05 > 0:28:10- Scum.- Correct.- Bank. - A medical student called Natalie
0:28:10 > 0:28:16who was in the winning Oxford crew in the 2011 Women's Boat Race is the daughter
0:28:16 > 0:28:19of which Olympic gold medallist?
0:28:20 > 0:28:26The correct answer is Sir Steve Redgrave. That wasn't on the tip of your tongue.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30You won £100. Who's the shopping trolley at your beauty spot?
0:28:30 > 0:28:36Who probably thinks bimbo is a cute deer? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42With no correct answers, Josephine is the weakest link.
0:28:42 > 0:28:49Pete is, statistically, the strongest link, but whose game is over?
0:28:49 > 0:28:54Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:54 > 0:28:55Josephine.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Josephine.
0:29:01 > 0:29:02Josephine.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Wayne.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Josephine.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13- Wayne, why Josephine? - All her questions wrong, Anne.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17I think they were her answers that were wrong.
0:29:18 > 0:29:24- Matt, why Josephine? - I felt she was the weakest link. - Did you? She was.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28Josephine, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:29:34 > 0:29:40My daughter is the reason I came on the show and hopefully I've made her proud.
0:29:40 > 0:29:46She didn't want me to be the weakest link and I've made it through to the fifth round.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53Round 6. In the bank, £1,500. Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:29:53 > 0:29:58We start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Pete.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Start the clock.
0:30:02 > 0:30:08In reference books, what G is an alphabetical list of technical terms and their meanings,
0:30:08 > 0:30:11usually published as an appendix?
0:30:11 > 0:30:15- Glossary.- Correct. Matt, in 1990s films,
0:30:15 > 0:30:21the stand-up comedian who appeared in Mousehunt, There's Something About Mary and The Fifth Element
0:30:21 > 0:30:24- is Lee who?- Pass.- Evans.
0:30:24 > 0:30:31In geography, in the Indian Ocean the third-largest island in the Seychelles is called
0:30:31 > 0:30:33Silhouette or Caricature?
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- Caricature.- Silhouette.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42In popular music, the songs I've Got You Under My Skin and I Get A Kick Out Of You
0:30:42 > 0:30:46were written by which American composer?
0:30:49 > 0:30:53- Bernstein.- Cole Porter.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58The national park extending from the cliffs of Eastbourne to Winchester,
0:30:58 > 0:31:02that officially opened in April, 2011, is known as the South what?
0:31:02 > 0:31:04- Downs.- Correct.
0:31:04 > 0:31:09- Bank.- In the home, what I goes before heater to give the name of an electrical device
0:31:09 > 0:31:13that includes an element that is submerged in a water tank?
0:31:13 > 0:31:17- Immersion.- Correct. Adam, in food,
0:31:17 > 0:31:23in the 1860s Joseph Mullen is credited with being the first man in London to sell fish
0:31:23 > 0:31:25with which form of fried potatoes?
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- Chips.- Correct.
0:31:28 > 0:31:34- Bank.- In construction, a brick that is laid across a wall so that the shorter side is facing outwards
0:31:34 > 0:31:36is called a header or a footer?
0:31:36 > 0:31:40- Header.- Correct. - Bank.
0:31:40 > 0:31:46The American inventor who patented a new safety razor in the early 20th century was King Camp who?
0:31:46 > 0:31:48- Gillette.- Correct.
0:31:48 > 0:31:55- Bank!- In children's literature, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG were written by whom?
0:31:55 > 0:31:58- Roald Dahl.- Correct. - Bank!
0:31:58 > 0:32:04In history, the poster that read "Women of Britain say go" was used for recruitment in which World War?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07- World War Two.- No, First World War.
0:32:07 > 0:32:12In cinema, what's the three-word catchphrase of Bugs Bunny that was used...
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Time's up.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19You won £130.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23But is the tide about to turn for Adam?
0:32:23 > 0:32:27Has Pete missed the bus? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33With all his answers right, Pete is the strongest link.
0:32:33 > 0:32:39According to the statistics, Adam is the weakest link, but will the team notice that?
0:32:40 > 0:32:45Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Pete.
0:32:49 > 0:32:50Adam.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Adam.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Wayne.
0:32:59 > 0:33:05- Pete, why Adam? - Because he got one wrong and he's consistently voted for me.
0:33:05 > 0:33:11- What's your excuse, Wayne? - I just think he had a bit of a Freddy there.
0:33:11 > 0:33:17- A bit of a what?- Freddy. - What's a Freddy? - Freddy Krueger. A nightmare.
0:33:17 > 0:33:22I hadn't heard that before. Adam, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33Of the three contestants left, I think Matt's the strongest link.
0:33:33 > 0:33:39He answered the question about the Russian philosopher from somewhere, so good luck to him.
0:33:41 > 0:33:47Round 7. You've got £1,630. Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:33:47 > 0:33:52We start with Pete. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54Start the clock.
0:33:54 > 0:33:59In New York City, which alternative name for Seventh Avenue reflects its status as the centre
0:33:59 > 0:34:01of the ready-to-wear industry?
0:34:01 > 0:34:04- Broadway.- Fashion Avenue.
0:34:04 > 0:34:10In celebrities, TV chef Jamie Oliver was brought up in the village of Clavering in which county?
0:34:10 > 0:34:12- Essex.- Correct.
0:34:12 > 0:34:19In art, the Tate Gallery is named after a Victorian tycoon who made his fortune from paper or sugar?
0:34:19 > 0:34:24- Sugar.- Correct. In the play Hamlet by Shakespeare,
0:34:24 > 0:34:31which old-fashioned term that expresses sorrow introduces, "..poor Yorick, I knew him, Horatio"?
0:34:33 > 0:34:35- Woe.- Alas.
0:34:35 > 0:34:41In geography, what T is the name of the regional capital in north-west Italy,
0:34:41 > 0:34:43largest city on the River Po?
0:34:43 > 0:34:45- Turin.- Correct. - Bank.
0:34:45 > 0:34:51In ornithology, which native British owl usually has light brown upper parts, white under parts
0:34:51 > 0:34:54and a heart-shaped face?
0:34:54 > 0:34:57- Tawny.- The barn owl.
0:34:57 > 0:35:03In science, the curved surface of a liquid in a tube is called the hibiscus or meniscus?
0:35:04 > 0:35:06- Hibiscus.- No, meniscus.
0:35:06 > 0:35:11In history, which term that means experiencing a spinning sensation
0:35:11 > 0:35:15was the nickname of the Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli?
0:35:15 > 0:35:17- Dizzy.- Correct.
0:35:17 > 0:35:23- In cinema...- Bank.- ..the director of Drugstore Cowboy, Good Will Hunting and Milk is Gus Van what?
0:35:25 > 0:35:27- Outen.- Sant.
0:35:27 > 0:35:33In African wildlife, the so-called Big Five, the most sought after trophy animals,
0:35:33 > 0:35:36were elephant, leopard, rhino, buffalo and...?
0:35:36 > 0:35:40- Lion.- Correct. - Bank!
0:35:40 > 0:35:46The modern artist whose stylised portraits of Blur appear on their Best Of album, released in 2000,
0:35:46 > 0:35:48is Julian who?
0:35:48 > 0:35:50- Pass.- Opie.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54In sport, the Cubs and the White Sox...
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Time's up.
0:35:57 > 0:36:02You won just £60. In Round 8, you can treble what you bank.
0:36:02 > 0:36:08It's an opportunity to raise the money. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14The statistics reveal that Matt is the strongest link.
0:36:14 > 0:36:20With the most wrong answers, Pete is the weakest link, but who will be taking the final walk of shame?
0:36:22 > 0:36:27Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Pete.
0:36:31 > 0:36:32Matt.
0:36:35 > 0:36:36Wayne.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42Well, there's a vote each. Matt, why Wayne?
0:36:42 > 0:36:46I thought Pete has been the better player overall.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51- Wayne, why Pete?- I just thought that he'd had a bad round.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- Pete, why Matt? - In that last round, Matt was worst.
0:36:54 > 0:37:01Well, when the vote's tied, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.
0:37:01 > 0:37:07And the strongest link was Matt. Matt, do you want to stick with Wayne or change your vote?
0:37:07 > 0:37:13Em, I should stick with Wayne, but I'm going to change my mind and vote for Pete.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19Pete, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:23 > 0:37:30There was a lot of impulsive banking throughout the earlier rounds on low amounts of money.
0:37:30 > 0:37:35I think that's cost the winner a great deal and also the whole team.
0:37:35 > 0:37:41I think that will reflect in the final amount that's going to be won today.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47Round 8. You've won £1,690.
0:37:47 > 0:37:53In this round, 90 seconds. Whatever you win will be trebled. We'll start with Matt.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57Start the clock.
0:37:57 > 0:38:03In outdoor clothing, what T is the specific name for the type of fastener used on a duffle coat?
0:38:03 > 0:38:10- Toggle.- Correct. In literature, Good Wives is the British title of the 1869 sequel
0:38:10 > 0:38:14to which best-selling novel by Louisa May Alcott?
0:38:14 > 0:38:16- Little Women.- Correct.
0:38:16 > 0:38:24- Bank!- In celebrities, in 1956 Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier of which European principality?
0:38:24 > 0:38:28- Monaco.- Correct. In definitions, what four-letter name is shared
0:38:28 > 0:38:35- by a herb used in cookery and a place where coins are made? - Can you repeat the question, Anne?
0:38:35 > 0:38:42What four-letter name is shared by a herb used in cookery and a place where coins are made?
0:38:42 > 0:38:48- Mint.- Correct. In music, what's the name of the backing band of Frankie Valli
0:38:48 > 0:38:52and a set of violin concertos by Vivaldi?
0:38:52 > 0:38:56- And The Four Seasons. ..The Four Seasons.- Accept.
0:38:56 > 0:39:02- Bank.- In the animal kingdom, a Bactrian camel normally has how many humps?
0:39:02 > 0:39:07- Two.- Correct. In architecture, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul
0:39:07 > 0:39:10is also known by which colour?
0:39:10 > 0:39:12- Red.- Blue.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16In maths, what is 1,000 divided by 20?
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- 200.- 50.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22In geography, the term Hallamshire, once the name of a Saxon shire,
0:39:22 > 0:39:26- is now often used informally to indicate the region...- Sheffield!
0:39:26 > 0:39:29- Correct.- Bank!
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Time's up. Your bank was in time.
0:39:34 > 0:39:40And it meant that you won £170 in that round.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42We will treble it,
0:39:42 > 0:39:46giving you prize money today of £2,200.
0:39:46 > 0:39:52There can only be one winner. Now up to five questions each. If there's a tie, Sudden Death.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56So, Wayne and Matt, for £2,200
0:39:56 > 0:39:59let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05- Matt, you have the choice of who goes first.- I will go first.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Matt, at the Academy Awards in 2011,
0:40:13 > 0:40:19which British performer won the Oscar in the Best Supporting Actor category
0:40:19 > 0:40:23for his role in the film The Fighter?
0:40:23 > 0:40:25Oh, I don't know.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28I don't... Pass.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32The correct answer is Christian Bale.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36In religion, the International Society of Krishna Consciousness,
0:40:36 > 0:40:41founded in 1965, and more commonly known as Hare Krishna,
0:40:41 > 0:40:44developed from which major faith?
0:40:45 > 0:40:50- Buddhism. - No, the correct answer is Hinduism.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54In African geography, in terms of population,
0:40:54 > 0:40:59which port and tourist resort is the second-largest city in Kenya?
0:41:02 > 0:41:06- Harare. - The correct answer is Mombassa.
0:41:06 > 0:41:13In pop music, which British group had a UK hit album in 2011 entitled All You Need Is Now,
0:41:13 > 0:41:1730 years after they released their debut single Planet Earth?
0:41:17 > 0:41:21- Duran Duran. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25In history, which imperial unit of measurement was defined in statute
0:41:25 > 0:41:33during the reign of King Edward II as the length of three barley grains laid end to end?
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- Inch. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41In human biology, which female sex hormone secreted by the ovaries
0:41:41 > 0:41:47is spelt in Britain with an O at the beginning, but in America starts with an E?
0:41:47 > 0:41:50- Oestrogen. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:50 > 0:41:57In education, the triple jumper Jonathan Edwards and the England cricket captains Andrew Strauss
0:41:57 > 0:42:02and Nasser Hussain attended which university in the north of England?
0:42:05 > 0:42:07- Durham. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:07 > 0:42:13Which 1997 novel by Arthur Golden is narrated by a Japanese woman
0:42:13 > 0:42:18who tells of her rise from a fishing village to the decadent world of high society
0:42:18 > 0:42:22in 1930s Kyoto?
0:42:24 > 0:42:31- The Geisha? - No, I cannot accept. The correct answer is Memoirs of a Geisha.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35In archaeology, the ancient ruins of Jerash,
0:42:35 > 0:42:39a well-preserved Roman provincial city,
0:42:39 > 0:42:42are in which Middle Eastern kingdom?
0:42:42 > 0:42:46- Iran. - The correct answer is Jordan.
0:42:47 > 0:42:54In TV, which US medical drama series, first broadcast from 1994 to 2009,
0:42:54 > 0:43:01featured central characters called Elizabeth Corday, Kerry Weaver, John Carter and Mark Greene?
0:43:02 > 0:43:05- ER?- That is the correct answer.
0:43:08 > 0:43:14That means, Wayne, you are today's strongest link and you go away with:
0:43:14 > 0:43:17Matt, you leave with nothing.
0:43:18 > 0:43:22Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:23 > 0:43:28I'd like to say congratulations to Wayne. I'm quite upset not to have won,
0:43:28 > 0:43:30but he was a worthy winner.
0:43:30 > 0:43:36With my winnings, I'd like to do something for my daughter, give her a little treat.
0:43:36 > 0:43:41She's after a guinea pig, so perhaps that'll be on the agenda.
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