21/12/2012 Weakest Link

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

Only one will take home prize money of up to £10,000.

The rest get nothing, as one by one they're voted off

as the weakest link.

Welcome to The Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people here today,

could win up to £10,000.

They don't know each other.

However, if they want the money,

they'll have to work as a team.

But 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 Terry, I'm 40. I live in Derbyshire and I'm a DJ.

I'm Mike. I'm 30, from the Wirral and I'm a barman.

I'm Kathy, 45, from Folkestone in Kent. I'm an education welfare officer.

I'm Andy, 27, from Bradford. I'm a teacher.

I'm Nikki. I'm 27, from London and I'm a car importer.

I'm Sheila, 43, from Kings Langley and a club stewardess.

I'm Phil, 23, from Colchester and I'm a student.

I'm Mandy, I'm 33, from Birmingham and I'm a PA.

I'm Dennis, I'm 53, from Bicester. I'm a regional sales manager.

Now the rules. In each round the aim

is to answer enough questions to reach £1,000

within the time limit. The fastest way

is to create a chain of nine correct answers. Get your question wrong

and you break the chain and lose all the money.

If you bank before your question, the money's safe.

However, you start a new chain from scratch. Remember, at the end

of the round, only money banked is carried forward. Round One

lasts three minutes.

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

Let's play The Weakest Link.

This question is for £20. Start the clock. In sport

the annual university boat race is between Cambridge and what other university?

Oxford.

In medicine,

acupuncture involves inserting what in the skin?

Needles.

What sort of plant

is the tomato? Fruit or vegetable?

-Vegetable.

-Fruit.

Joaquin Phoenix starred as Emperor Commodus

in which year 2000 film epic?

-No idea.

-Gladiator.

What B is a game of which pool is a version?

Billiards.

Which Radio 4 serial

celebrated its 50th birthday in January 2001?

-Desert Island Discs.

-The Archers.

In food,

the term "mocha" means a blend of chocolate and what else?

-Eggs.

-Coffee.

A condor is what sort of creature? Bird or cat?

A bird.

In the tale of Robin Hood, who was his sweetheart?

Maid Marion.

Which pop band recorded the 1990 World Cup theme, World In Motion?

New Order.

-Nikki.

-Bank.

What S is the more common name for the tibia?

Shin.

Don't Cry For Me Argentina

comes from which musical?

-Pass.

-Evita.

In what Olympic aquatic event do teams

perform coordinated movements to music?

Synchronised swimming.

Conference and Williams are famous varieties of what?

Pears.

Which boy band became the first in history

to have their first seven singles reach No.1 in the charts?

-Take That.

-Westlife.

In maths, how many dimensions does a line have? One or two?

One.

In the UK, what name is given

to the network of power lines and major power stations?

-Pylons.

-National grid.

Which comedian wrote the books Gridlock and Popcorn?

Ben Elton.

What D is the animal to which the adjective "cervine" refers?

-Dog.

-No, deer.

Which Scottish village near Carlisle is renowned for runaway marriages?

Gretna Green.

In 1829, who composed the opera William Tell?

-No. Pass.

-Rossini.

Rabat is the capital city of which North African country?

-Tunisia.

-Morocco.

The Time Machine was the first novel by which author?

-Sidney Sheldon.

-HG Wells.

What F is a loss of consciousness caused by a decrease

in blood supply to the brain?

Faint.

-Terry.

-Bank.

-Which British artist

painted Flatford Mill in the 19th century?

Constable.

Time is up.

John Constable IS the correct answer.

And that was pretty disastrous, team.

Of the £1,000 available to you,

you put in the kitty a dismal 120.

Who's the joker in the pack? Time to vote off

the weakest link.

As the only player not to answer any correctly,

the first weakest link is Sheila.

Statistically, Nikki is the strongest link,

as she got all her answers right.

But who will be taking the first walk of shame?

Voting over.

Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Andy.

-What do you do?

-I'm a teacher.

You're a teacher! Been teaching long?

-Yeah. Well, four years.

-What do you mean, "yeah"?

-Four years. Do you speak English?

-Very little.

-How do you communicate with the children?

-I do, don't worry.

It's their parents that'll be worried.

Why Sheila?

Like us all, she was nervous.

She was unlucky with the questions, but someone had to go.

Bill, what do you do?

-I'm a student.

-What of?

Business management.

-Could you be more explicit?

-I'm studying law, economics...

um...

Hopefully, I'll go into something to do with that.

-Like what?

-Don't know yet. I've still got a year to go.

Right. Why Sheila?

She got three questions wrong. I don't think anybody else did.

Sheila who, perhaps, left her memory at home.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm a club stewardess. We have 600 members.

It'll be a long time before I live this down.

Possibly voted off next will be Phil or Dennis.

They got two questions wrong

and they're nervous, like me.

Round Two.

A very pathetic £120 in the kitty.

There are eight of you left.

We are now taking 10 seconds off your time.

We'll start with the strongest link, Nikki.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What is a tisane. A herbal tea or a French cheese?

Tea.

What L is the acid that is produced when the sugar in milk ferments?

-Lactose.

-No, lactic.

So-called "economy class syndrome"

occurs when clots form in which blood vessel? Arteries or veins?

Veins.

With reference to time, for what do the letters BST now stand?

-British Standard Time.

-British Summer Time.

Who wrote the play Brimstone And Treacle,

banned by the BBC from 1976 to 1987?

-Sting.

-No, Dennis Potter.

In the Gregorian calendar, how many days are there in November?

30.

Which of these is a fish?

A mud puppy, a mud nester or a mud skipper?

A mud skipper.

Carl, Brian and Dennis Wilson were members

of which Californian band formed in the 1960s?

The Beach Boys.

-Nikki.

-Bank.

In Evelyn Waugh's novel, what is Sebastian Flyte's home called?

-I don't know.

-Brideshead.

What D is a 12-sided polygon?

Dodecahedron.

What was the nickname of ski jumper Eddie Edwards?

The Eagle.

In film, who directed Cry Freedom and A Bridge Too Far and Gandhi?

-Steven Segal.

-Richard Attenborough.

By which three initials is an electrocardiograph commonly known?

ECG.

The title of the Shakespeare play is Measure For what?

-Don't know.

-Measure.

Which two colours are most commonly seen

on the famous jasper ware pottery of Joshua Wedgwood?

Blue and white.

In TV, the photographer Ben Fogle found fame

in which BBC1 programme set in Scotland?

-Take The High Road.

-No, Castaway.

In the Vietnam War, which side was communist? North or South?

North.

The Gulf of California is a Pacific Ocean inlet

on the northwest coast of where?

-USA.

-Mexico.

In the film Singin' In The Rain,

who performed Good Morning with Gene Kelly?

-Fred Astaire.

-Debbie Reynolds.

In September 2000, Jennifer Murray was the first woman

to cross the world alone in what?

-A yacht.

-A helicopter.

Which jazz singer and trumpeter was nicknamed Satchmo?

Louis Armstrong.

Which insects are bred in the ancient Chinese art of sericulture?

-Bees.

-Silkworms.

Another amazingly terrible round where you banked just £100.

Who should be hung out to dry?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics,

Kathy is the strongest link.

She was the only one to give all correct answers.

Dennis is the weakest link.

But will the votes reflect facts?

Voting over.

Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Kathy, what do you do?

-An education welfare officer.

-What do you have to do?

Visit parents whose children aren't at school, and try to get them to attend.

-Isn't that the teacher's fault?

-I couldn't comment.

Do you like teachers?

I like some teachers, yes.

-Not all?

-No.

-But nobody likes everybody, do they?

-Oh. I don't know.

Do you like Dennis?

-I like Dennis.

-Is he up to educational standards?

I think his education's fine, but maybe his general knowledge

isn't as good as it needs to be for this show.

Nikki. The car importer. What did you do before that?

I worked for an entertainment department of a news agency.

-I went out interviewing film stars and pop stars.

-Did you?

A big agency?

A fair-sized agency, yes.

So what's your English like?

Quite good, I think.

What about English literature?

Not as good as my film and music.

-Never read any Evelyn Waugh?

-Never.

Ever heard of Evelyn Waugh?

-No, I haven't.

-It gets scarier and scarier, this programme.

Why Dennis?

He didn't answer correctly and he had a weak first round.

OK. Well, Dennis,

you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Anne is as fierce as you like.

She's a real tyrant.

I think Andy might go next.

He hesitates and his knowledge is weak.

I'm sorry to say it might be Andy.

Round Three.

You've staggered up to £220

out of a possible £2,000.

You can only do better. You can't do much worse.

We'll take another 10 seconds off the clock. We'll start

with the strongest link. Kathy.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Founded in 1912, one of the oldest rodeo events

in North America is the Calgary what?

-The Calgary Chase.

-Stampede.

Is the most northerly point of mainland Britain, Dunnet Head

or the Mull of Kintyre?

-Mull of Kintyre.

-Dunnet Head.

In children's literature, what was the name

of the talking scarecrow of Scatterbrook Farm?

-Don't know.

-Worzel Gummidge.

What B is the part of the Earth and atmosphere

inhabited by living organisms?

Biosphere.

Which US president did John Hinckley

attempt to assassinate in 1981?

Ronald Reagan.

In which British city is Moorfields Eye Hospital?

London.

In European horse racing,

on the first day of what month does the official age

of all horses go up by a year?

-July.

-January.

"Quarantine" comes from the Italian word for which number?

40.

Who got more votes at the 2001 general election?

Sinn Fein or the Green Party?

-The Green Party.

-Sinn Fein.

Of which European country is Flemish an official language?

-Finland.

-Belgium.

What A is the science of managing plants and animals for human use?

Agriculture.

Atoms of elements heavier than hydrogen

are made up of protons, electrons

and which other subatomic particles?

-No idea.

-Neutrons.

Christopher Marlowe said which asset of Helen of Troy

launched a thousand ships?

Her face.

The Greatest Hits album of what band

featuring Paul McCartney is called Wingspan?

Wings.

-Kathy.

-Bank.

What is the second largest continent?

Africa.

Which sport is played by the Baltimore Oriels

and the Boston Redsox?

-Basketball.

-Baseball.

The star sign Sagittarius is represented by which image,

archer or water-carrier?

Archer.

Which president of Yugoslavia died in 1980?

-No idea.

-Marshal Tito.

Which two-word phrase describes a party or ball

that guests attend in costume?

Fancy dress.

-Terry.

-Bank.

-Which broadcasting organisation

was 75 years old in 1997?

The BBC.

Publisher Robert Maxwell...

Time is up.

Along you go with your terrible performance.

£70 you banked in that round.

Whose computer has now completely crashed? It's time to vote off

the weakest link.

With no correct answers, Andy is the weakest link.

Terry is the strongest link.

But will the others notice?

Voting over.

Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

We have a tie, team.

Andy and Nikki, three votes each.

Nikki, where is it you think

they speak Flemish?

My mind went blank and I picked a country

and it was incorrect and I knew it.

You've not read Brideshead and you don't know Worzel Gummidge.

-Why Andy?

-Because he didn't get a question right.

So, Andy, the teacher, why Nikki?

I think my poor form rubbed off on her.

When the vote's tied, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.

Terry, what worries you more? Kids being taught by Andy

or Nikki selling cars?

I'll stick with Andy.

You'll stick with Andy.

Andy, no-one would disagree. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

To get voted off in a tie-break was really annoying.

I could have gone on to do better.

Mandy will go next. She's getting nervous and missing easy questions.

Round Four, team.

£290 in the kitty out of a possible £3,000.

Maybe you're all so rich you don't care. Six of you left.

We're taking another 10 seconds off the clock.

We start with the strongest link.

Terry. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

A group of which birds is a gaggle?

Geese.

Which group had a year 2000 UK No.1 single

with a cover version of Take On Me?

A1.

What's the French word for two?

Deux.

-Nikki.

-Bank.

-What 1982 science fiction film

by Steven Spielberg was nominated for nine Oscars?

ET.

Paediatrics is the study of diseases in children or adults?

Children.

-Mandy.

-Bank.

-In the Book of Genesis,

what A is the mountain on which Noah's Ark came to rest?

-Atlas.

-No, Ararat.

The bronze sculpture by Epstein of St Michael and the Devil

is outside which British cathedral?

-Liverpool.

-Coventry.

In the animal kingdom,

laverock was a name used for what? A lark or a swan?

-A swan.

-No, a lark.

The countries hosting the 2002 World Cup

are South Korea and which other?

-North Korea.

-Japan.

What W is the collective name Thomas Hardy used in his novels

to describe the southwestern counties of England?

Wessex.

Orson Welles directed and starred in a 1941 film,

Citizen who?

Kane.

-Mandy.

-Bank.

-In which European city are the Buda Hills?

-Rumania.

-Budapest.

In athletics, for which field event

do competitors throw a lightweight spear

as far as possible?

The javelin.

What R is a type of theatre

which presents a succession of plays for short periods,

usually with the same actors?

-Road.

-Repertory.

What kind of meditation is abbreviated to TM?

Transcendental meditation.

In the song The Twelve Days Of Christmas,

how many lords were leaping?

-Nine.

-Ten.

What B is a Central American state

which officially became independent from Britain in 1981?

-Baltimore.

-Belize.

Which painter stopped being a Parisian stockbroker to become an artist?

-Michelangelo.

-Paul Gauguin.

In TV, Peter...

Time is up. You won £200, which is usually dismal

but, for this team, is quite good.

Who maybe has pulled their last pint?

Who perhaps is a DJ short of a turntable?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only one to answer all her questions incorrectly,

Mandy is the weakest link.

Statistics show that Nikki is the strongest link,

but whose game is now over?

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

-Feeling all right, Nikki?

-Yes, thank you.

You got a literature question right.

I did feel a bit faint after that.

Have you read Thomas Hardy?

-No.

-Have you heard of Thomas Hardy?

-Yes, I have.

-Well, that's a step forward.

-Why Mandy?

-I don't believe she got a question right in that round.

-Mike from Liverpool, did you go to school?

-Most of the time.

-Did you learn anything?

-Not a great deal.

Why did you come on a show that requires general knowledge?

I just wanted to meet new people.

You don't know much, do you?

-Not a great deal.

-Why Mandy?

Mandy had as bad a round as myself.

Well, Mandy, we never had a chance to talk to her.

Statistically, she was the worst player.

It might be a relief to hear. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The person I'd least like to see win is Kathy.

She's not a team player, and doesn't feel part of it. Mike will be next.

He's had a few bad rounds, and the team have noticed.

Round Five. Your total so far is £490. If you'd hit your targets

it would be £4,000.

There are five of you left.

Another ten seconds coming off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Nikki!

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which author wrote the horror story The Pit And The Pendulum?

-Rice.

-Edgar Allan Poe.

Which model of car, first produced in 1959,

was relaunched in the UK in 2001?

The Mini.

In electricity, 1,000 millivolts is equal to one what?

-Kilovolt.

-Volt.

In geography, Saxony-Anhalt is a state in which European country?

Germany.

What flower, a favourite of Dame Edna Everage,

is known as the sword lily?

Gladioli.

In metallurgy, the condition of failure in metals

caused by cyclic variations in stress is known as metal what?

-Pass.

-Fatigue.

In which form of entertainment is David Copperfield famous? Magic or mime?

Magic.

-Bank.

-Edward Gibbon wrote the History Of The Decline And Fall of what empire?

The Roman Empire.

Which Spanish opera singer became artistic director

of the Los Angeles opera in the year 2000?

-Jose Carreras.

-Placido Domingo.

In the 1998 football World Cup, the squad of which country

were nicknamed The Reggae Boys?

Jamaica.

In cheerleading, which accessory

is a ball-shaped mass of thin strips connected to a handle?

Pom-pom.

In British politics, what I is the trial before parliament

of a public official charged with a crime against the state?

-Inducement.

-Impeachment.

Which actor starred opposite Michelle Pfeiffer

in the 1996 romantic comedy One Fine Day?

George Clooney.

How many adrenal glands are there in the body?

Two.

-Bank.

-Who wrote the poem Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night?

Dylan Thomas.

The Peterhof Palace in St Petersburg was built for which ruler?

-Nicholas.

-Peter the Great.

In maths, what is three multiplied by nine?

27.

-Bank.

-In the...

Time's up. You banked £140.

Who's asleep at the controls? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered all her questions correctly,

Kathy is the strongest link.

Nikki has gone from being strongest link

to weakest link in this round,

but will the others be aware of that?

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

We have a tie, team.

Mike and Nikki, two votes each.

Terry, how's it going for you?

-Not bad so far.

-I've forgotten what you do.

I'm a DJ, amongst other things.

-What sort of DJ?

-I DJ at private functions, corporate events.

I compere shows, that type of thing.

-You don't look funky.

-I'm not! I'm an old-fashioned DJ.

-Why Mike?

-I think he got the most questions wrong.

Phil, do you not like girls?

-Yeah.

-Do you not like pretty girls like Nikki?

She's very nice,

but it was the Edgar Allan Poe question that did it for me.

When the vote is tied, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.

And the strongest link in that round was Kathy,

the truant teacher.

So, who would you like to get rid of?

Mike from Liverpool,

-or Nikki, our English literature expert?

-It has to be Nikki.

Based on the literature. I'm going back a couple of rounds

with the Brideshead question from Evelyn Waugh.

Everyone has seen Brideshead Revisited.

I don't think Nikki... Books and Nikki...

Only Glass's Guide - that's all she knows about.

Nikki, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Mike's performance throughout was a lot weaker than mine.

I'm quite annoyed I'm standing here and he's not.

Kathy voted for me because I'd been the strongest link

and she fancies her chances against the males.

Round Six, and you've won £630

out of a possible £5,000.

We are cutting ten seconds from the time.

We'll start with the strongest link - that's Kathy.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In what sport is Sandy Lyle famous?

Golf.

Which American actress was born Winona Horowitz?

Winona Ryder.

-Bank.

-In which ocean are the Falkland Islands?

The Atlantic Ocean.

During the reign of which English queen

did England finally lose Calais to the French?

-Elizabeth I.

-Mary I.

In Paint Your Wagon, the line from the song is

"I was born under a wandering..."?

Star.

In what year of World War II did Neville Chamberlain resign?

-'42.

-1940.

The papaya tropical fruit is also commonly known as a what?

-Prickly pear.

-Pawpaw.

In the 1939 film Babes In Arms, which actor starred opposite Judy Garland?

Mickey Rooney.

In football, what English nationwide league team are nicknamed the Bantams?

-I've no idea.

-Bradford City.

What punch made with red wine has a name

that literally means "bleeding" in Spanish?

Sangria.

-Bank.

-For what does the second R stand

in the abbreviation for the branch of the Navy, the RNR?

-Reconnaissance.

-Reserve.

In the animal kingdom, a fantail is a popular domestic breed of which bird?

-Budgie.

-Pigeon.

In US history, which political position

was held for the first time in 1789 by George Washington?

President.

At which sport did South African-born Tony Grieg captain England?

-Rugby.

-Cricket.

Whose Little Red Book has allegedly sold over 800 million copies?

Chairman Mao.

Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt are in what veteran rock band?

Status Quo.

-Bank.

-In maths, if a plate has a radius of 15cm,

how many centimetres in its diameter?

30.

Time's up. You banked £120.

It's getting desperate. Keep the mean,

reject the lean, banish the bumbler. It's time to vote off the weakest link.

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

The statistics show Phil is the weakest link.

But will the voting reflect these facts?

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

Kathy, I suppose as a truant officer,

you have to have good powers of observation.

I don't think it's one of the qualities that are needed.

-What are the qualities?

-Being a good communicator.

You need to get on with a wide variety of people.

-You need to be fair in your judgements.

-Yes.

Can you explain why you're voting off one of the best players?

Because in that round I thought...

Again, it was in my mind a tie between Terry and Phil.

The reason for not keeping the best players is you're so greedy you want the money.

Not true, not with the amount we're going to win.

-It's the kudos of winning you're worried about?

-I'd like to win.

Phil, are you going to be any more honest than the truant officer?

I'll be as honest. I thought he was the weakest player in that round.

You go with dignity. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

At the end of the day, Kathy and Phil did vote tactically against me.

They said they both thought I was the weakest link. I clearly wasn't.

Mike will go next. He's been lucky to survive some rounds

where others were bad too.

The others are much better.

Round Seven, and we still aren't into four figures.

£750 is what you've got in the kitty.

Another ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link - Kathy. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In jazz, the famous American saxophonist

known as Bird was Charlie who?

-Charlie Piper.

-Parker.

What title is held by the Scottish counterpart of an English mayor?

-Don't know.

-Provost.

A tigon is the offspring of a male tiger and a female what?

Lion.

Emphysema is a condition caused by damage to which organ in the human body?

The lungs.

What London suburb lends its name to the All-England Lawn Tennis Championships?

Wimbledon.

-Bank.

-Which motorway connects Preston and Carlisle?

The M6.

In Roman Catholic theology, the feast celebrated

on the ascension into heaven of Mary is known as what?

-Ascension Day.

-Assumption.

In which 2001 film about a computer-hacking fraud

does Halle Berry star as Ginger Knowles?

-AI.

-Swordfish.

In which century did the farthing cease to be legal tender?

20th.

The delphinium gets its name from its resemblance to which sea creature?

Dolphin.

In what city is the Pompidou Centre?

-Don't know.

-Paris.

The name of what unit of measurement equal to six feet

is a verb meaning "comprehend" or "get to the bottom of"?

Fathom.

-Bank.

-In what decade of the 20th century was the United Nations formed?

-The '50s.

-'40s.

Black bread is made chiefly from which cereal crop?

Rye.

Of what country is Olympic Airways the international carrier?

Greece.

In the TV series Harry Enfield And Chums,

which actress played teenager Perry?

Kathy Burke.

-Bank.

-In literature, the Regeneration Trilogy set...

Time is up. You won £220.

In Round Eight you get the chance to treble what you bank,

so there's £3,000 out there.

The question is, who do you keep hold of, who do you ditch?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The only player to answer all his questions is Mike,

making him the strongest link.

Phil is the weakest link for the second round.

At this crucial stage of the game, who will survive the final vote?

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

Kathy, why Phil?

I think we all were getting questions wrong in that round,

and now he's voted for me, it's only fair I should have voted for him.

Mike, why Phil?

-To be honest, it was a toss-up.

-No-one is honest, be they truant officers or barmen.

I'll lie. It was a toss-up between Kathy and Phil,

and Phil just edged it.

Phil, with two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm very, very disappointed and angry that Mike is out there and I'm here.

I'm very surprised Mike got as far as he did.

He was consistently voted.

In each round he got through by the skin of his teeth.

Kathy will win, no question about it.

She has got a far superior amount of general knowledge to Mike.

Round Eight, team. You've won £970 out of a possible £7,000.

Two of you left. You have 90 seconds.

Whatever you win will be trebled and added to your total.

£3,000 is at stake. We'll start with the strongest link - Mike.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

If a light bulb uses three units of electricity per hour,

how many units does it use in 24?

72.

By what nickname was Scottish outlaw Robert Macgregor known?

-Robbie the Bruce.

-No, Rob Roy.

In which cards would you find the Hangman and the Tower?

Tarot.

Which Asian country undertook the radical reforms

known as The Great Leap Forward in 1958?

China.

-Bank.

-James Stewart starred in which 1946 Frank Capra film

telling the story of a small-town resident contemplating his past?

-It's A Wonderful World.

-It's A Wonderful Life.

What fictional girls' school with rebellious pupils and eccentric staff

featured in several '50s and '60s films?

St Trinian's.

What supermodel and actress was brought up in Streatham, London?

Naomi Campbell.

-Bank.

-In food, by what name is zucchini known in Britain?

Courgettes.

Oliver's Army was a 1979 UK hit single for which singer?

Elvis Costello.

The rook and jackdaw are members of what bird family?

Crow.

-Bank.

-What animal competes in a point-to-point?

Horse.

In meteorology, an isohel is a line on a map,

joining points of equal amounts of what?

Time's up.

The correct answer is sunshine.

You've won £200, which we'll treble and add to your winnings.

That means prize money today of £1,570.

Only one of you can take the money,

so now you play head-to-head.

I'll ask alternate questions, best of five.

Whoever answers the most correctly wins.

So, Mike and Kathy, for £1,570,

let's play The Weakest Link.

Mike, as the strongest link you choose who goes first.

I'll go first, please.

In southeastern India,

what was the colonial name of the city of Chennai,

which is also the name of a medium to hot curry?

No idea.

The correct answer is Madras.

In literature, which English poet wrote

"The female of the species is more deadly than the male"?

-Wordsworth.

-No. The correct answer is Rudyard Kipling.

Which jazz singer, who died in 1959,

was known as Lady Day?

Ella Fitzgerald.

No, Billie Holiday.

In the 1980s TV series Boys From The Black Stuff,

the catch phrase of which character is "Gis a job"?

-Yosser Hughes.

-That is the correct answer.

Mike, in American football,

what is the name of the area beyond the goal line

in which a touchdown is scored?

-The end zone.

-That is the correct answer.

In maths, expressed as a simple fraction,

what is a half of a half of a half of a half?

-A sixteenth.

-That is the correct answer.

Mike,

which food has annually been rolled down Coopers Hill, Gloucestershire, since the 15th century?

Cheese.

As in the title of the Johann Strauss operetta,

which animal is known in German as die fledermaus?

Field mouse.

No, the correct answer is bat.

Mike, in music, what is the real name of folk rock singer Bob Dylan?

-Robert Zimmerman.

-That is the correct answer.

Kathy, you need to answer this question correctly

to remain in the game.

The firm of which British architect

designed the new Hong Kong airport at Chek Lap Kok?

-I've no idea, sorry.

-The correct answer is Norman Foster.

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

and you go away with £1,570.

Kathy, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

The reaction from people at home will be shock that I won.

It might've been different if I'd had Mike's questions.

I knew some he got wrong and some he got right.

I came to have a good time. I'm overjoyed.