23/02/2012 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,

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 Calv, 47, from Leicester and I'm an electrician.

I'm Kate, I'm 29, from Manchester and I'm a firefighter.

I'm Bob, I'm 65, I'm from Dinnington, South Yorkshire,

and I'm a retired publican.

I'm Clare, I'm 58, from Bromsgrove, Worcestershire,

and I'm a train driver.

I'm Nicolas, I'm 25 years old, I'm from Newport, Essex,

and I'm a catering manager.

I'm Rowena, I'm 19, from Croydon, south London,

and I'm a philosophy and German student.

I'm Steve, I'm 50, I'm from Kingsbridge in South Devon

and I run a mobile creperie.

I'm Christine, I'm 61 years old,

and from Holywood in County Down and I'm a health visitor.

I'm Tony, I'm 35, from Leeds, and I'm a senior parking attendant.

OK, 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 in that chain.

Say "bank" before the question is asked and the money is safe.

Round One, three minutes on the clock.

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

that's you, Bob. Let's play the Weakest Link!

The first question is for £20, start the clock.

Bob, the traditional verse that begins, "Roses are red,"

continues, "Violets are...", what colour?

-Blue.

-Correct.

Clare, in maths, what is one plus two?

-Three.

-Correct.

Nicolas, in eating,

the alliterative two word term for rapidly prepared snacks,

such as hot dogs and hamburgers, is fast what?

-Fast food.

-Correct.

Rowena, in science,

the litre is a measurement of what, distance or volume?

-Volume.

-Correct.

Steve, in Britain before the recent changes in climate,

the first appearance of frogspawn and bumble bees

heralded which of the four seasons of the year?

-Spring.

-Correct.

Christine, in outdoor pursuits,

the activity in which the participant is suspended

beneath a device resembling a large kite is called "hang" what?

-Gliding.

-Correct.

Tony, in fire safety,

what C is the name for the part of a room

on which the heads of sprinkler systems are usually fitted?

-Pass.

-The ceiling.

Calv, in language, Cockney rhyming slang

is thought to have originated in which English city?

-London.

-Correct.

Kate, in an expression commonly used

by people who have kept others waiting,

which single word follows, "Better late than..."?

-Never.

-Correct.

Bob, in a football match, a player who commits a serious offence

is likely to be sent off by which official?

-Referee.

-Correct.

Clare, at the dining table, what B is the usual term

for the sharpened part of a knife that is used for cutting food?

Base.

-Sorry?

-Base.

-Blade.

Nicolas, in the phrase, "Darby and Joan," for a devoted elderly couple,

which of the names refers to the female of the pair?

-Sheep?

-Joan.

Rowena, in crime fiction,

the 1934 mystery novel by Agatha Christie,

set on a train journey between Istanbul and Paris,

is entitled Murder On The Orient what?

-Express.

-Correct.

Steve, in education, when a teacher marks a simple exercise,

if a tick means correct,

which symbol is commonly used to mean incorrect?

-A cross.

-Correct.

Christine, in architecture, a penthouse apartment or suite

usually occupies which level of a building,

the top floor or the ground floor?

-The top floor.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Tony, in national life,

which member of the British Royal family

has brothers called Andrew and Charles and a sister called Anne?

-Edward.

-Correct.

Calv, in welfare, what O was the traditional single word term

for a home for children who have no parents to care for them?

-An orphanage.

-Correct. Kate.

-Bank.

-In biology, the coronary arteries carry oxygen rich blood

to the muscles of which major organ?

-The heart.

-Correct.

Bob, in cookery, a vegetable from which both ends have been removed

is said to have been, "topped and...", what?

Bottomed.

-END-OFROUND-JINGLE

-Bank.

-The correct answer was tailed.

-Tailed?

What happened? You won just £150.

Who should seize the day and who should catch a bus?

Who should know their days are numbered

even though they possibly can't count?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Kate is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Clare,

but who will the players vote off at this early stage of the game?

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

Nicolas.

Nicolas.

Tony.

-Nicolas.

-Tony.

-Tony.

-Tony.

Tony.

Clare.

-Where are you from, Bob?

-Dinnington, South Yorkshire, Anne.

-And what you do?

-I'm a retired publican.

-So, how do you fill your days? Walking mostly.

-Yes.

And doing a paper round.

So, in Dinnington, how far do you travel on a paper round?

Roughly three miles. And you walk that, do you?

-No, I do it on a bike, now, Anne.

-Oh, you've got a bike?

-I purloined it off my grandson.

-You purloined it?

-I did.

-And is there a good lady at home?

-There is.

-What's she called?

-Janice.

-And does she want you out of the house?

-Yes, Anne.

And do you contribute anything to the community?

-I do, Anne, I do a lot of voluntary work.

-Do you? Like what?

We are actually doing a car boot at the moment, Anne,

-and that's for the...

-Is Janice going to be there?

-Yes.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Are you selling her or is she just helping?

-She's just helping, Anne!

Why Tony?

Because he did get the first question wrong, Anne.

What do you do, Rowena?

-I'm a student.

-Where?

-At Oxford University.

-Are you?

-Yes.

-Studying what?

-Philosophy and German.

-Oh, fabulous!

-It is fabulous.

-Yes.

-And where do you come from?

-I come from Croydon, south London.

-Did you learn your German in Croydon?

-I did at school.

And when you went clubbing in Croydon, did you use your German?

-Erm, I don't go clubbing, Anne.

-Oh, what you do instead?

-I watch Disney films with my friends.

-Yes, so you watch Disney films.

-What else do you do?

-I sing a bit.

Good, put your board down.

What can you sing?

I can sing Oh Happy Day for you.

Let's hear you.

# Oh happy day

# Oh happy day

# When Jesus washed

# He washed my sins away. #

You could be a backing group on the X Factor.

Just backing? OK.

Put your board up.

Why Tony?

Because he was the first to get a question wrong and lost us money.

-Where are you from, Steve?

-I'm from Kingsbridge in South Devon.

-Are you? And what you do there?

-I run a mobile creperie.

-Do you?

-Wouldn't it be easier to do it online?

-Er, not exactly, no.

-They'd be a bit soggy by the time they'd got to you.

-Yes.

What's the difference between a pancake and a crepe?

-One's French and one's English.

-But when I'm eating it, how do I know?

-A crepe will normally be thinner than a pancake.

-Why Tony?

Erm, well, although Nicolas got a question wrong as well,

I think Tony lost us more money.

TONY! You are the weakest link, goodbye.

It's totally different playing the Weakest Link for real.

It's a lot more intense experience

than what you probably would expect it to.

Especially with the bright light, the heat and what have you.

Yeah, it's certainly something I've never done before

and probably not something I'd wish to do again. HE LAUGHS

Round Two and you have £150. We're now taking 10 seconds off your time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Kate. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Kate, in psychology,

a policy of helping a person by using strict discipline

rather than indulgence is known as what,

"tough love" or "hard cheese"?

-Tough love.

-Correct.

Bob, the cane or stick carried by some visually impaired people

to help them locate obstacles in their path

is usually said to be what colour?

-White.

-Correct.

Clare, in country music,

what D is the first name of the female singer

born in Tennessee in 1946 with the surname Parton?

-Dolly.

-Correct.

Nicolas, in history,

what was the official language of ancient Rome?

-Greek.

-Even Latin?

Rowena, in fiction,

James Herbert, Stephen King and Clive Barker

are all famous for writing which type of stories,

romance or horror?

-Horror.

-Correct.

Steve, in the media, in the abbreviation Q&A,

the letter Q stands for which word?

-Questions.

-Correct.

Christine, in London landmarks,

around the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square

there are four bronze sculptures of which wild animal?

-Lions.

-Correct.

Calv, in film and TV, which Oscar-winning actor

has played characters called Dr Doug Ross, Danny Ocean

and Ryan Bingham?

-Pass.

-George Clooney.

Kate, in science, if a material is effective

when used as thermal insulation,

its ability to conduct heat is what, high or low?

-Low.

-Correct.

Bob, in geography,

the island of Martinique in the Caribbean Sea

is an overseas department of which Western European country?

-Great Britain.

-France.

Clare, in celebrities, which rock star, and father of eight,

became a grandfather in 2011

when his daughter Kimberly gave birth to a baby girl named Delilah?

-Pass.

-Rod Stewart.

Nicolas, in reptiles,

which mythical creature follows Komodo

to give the name of a large monitor lizard,

native to Indonesia?

-Kokulai?

-Dragon.

Rowena, in motoring, the device that may be fitted to the back of the car

so that a trailer or caravan can be hitched to it and pulled along

is called what bar?

-Pass.

-Towbar.

Steve, in modern history,

between 1948 and 1994, an official policy of racial segregation

known as apartheid operated in which country?

-South Africa.

-Correct.

Christine, in dentistry the most visible teeth

at the front of an adult mouth are called what,

molars or incisors?

-Incisors.

-Correct.

Calv, in TV in 2011,

Ashton Kutcher replaced Charlie Sheen

as one of the stars of the ninth series

of the US sitcom entitled Two And A Half what?

-Weeks.

-Men.

Kate, in children's books,

which bear frequently refers to a snack of honey between meals

as a, "Little something"?

-Pooh Bear.

-Bank.

-END-OFROUND-JINGLE

Time's up, that was the correct answer.

Your bank was out of time...

and as a result you won absolutely nothing.

So, who's the Jaffa Cake at Weight Watchers?

Whose IQ is lower than a teenager's trousers?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly,

Kate is still the strongest link.

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

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

Nicolas.

Nicolas.

Nicolas.

Nicolas.

Calv.

-Calv.

-Nicolas.

Nicolas.

-Where you from, Kate?

-I'm from Manchester.

-Yes. And what you do?

-I'm a firefighter.

Put your board down.

Move towards Bob.

-I mean, there's nothing of you, is there?

-I'm stronger than I look.

But supposing you get to the top of a burning building

and there's a huge fat man there, what use are you?

-Be fine, Anne, I'd get him out.

-Really?

-I will.

-Yeah, are you that desperate?

-Not desperate, I'm saving somebody!

-Yeah.

Pop up again. Are you trained in basic firefighting?

Yes, I am.

-So, if there's a complicated fire, does someone else do it?

-KATE LAUGHS

-I let me partner do that one!

-Oh, you've got a partner, have you?

-We usually work in twos, yeah.

-But you haven't got a man at home?

I have got a man at home, yes.

-Yeah, what does he do?

-He's a fireman as well.

-And how old is he?

-He's 43.

-And how old are you?

-29.

Who did you take him off?

-Nobody!

-He wasn't married?

-He has previously been, yeah, but...

-And you took him off her, did you?

No, I did not!

Put your board up.

-Why Nicolas?

-Cos I remember him getting two wrong.

-What do you do, Clare?

-I'm a train driver, Anne.

And do you drive the train in that cocktail top?

Er, I don't, Anne, I wear a uniform.

And can the passengers come up and talk to you?

Not while I'm driving, I have to really concentrate.

I mean, there's no decisions to make, are there?

There's quite a few. You have to watch where you're going

and you have to know where to stop and when

and it takes quite a long time to stop a train.

It's not like driving a car.

No. So, do you have a guy to help you?

-No, I don't need one. I can do it myself.

-Why Nicolas?

Because he, I think he got most of his questions wrong.

Nicolas! You are the weakest link, goodbye.

I was really nervous because many people told me to be careful of Anne Robinson

because she's the queen of mean and also she is a celebrity as well

but, erm, I think the stress got over me.

Round Three and you have £150.

Another 10 seconds coming off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's little Kate.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Kate, in sport,

a race in which two or more competitors finish equal first

is known as a what heat?

-Tie.

-Dead.

Bob, in UK traditions,

a Victorian baker called Tom Smith

is credited with introducing which seasonal items?

Christmas crackers or Easter eggs?

-Christmas crackers.

-Correct.

Clare, in holiday products, on a bottle of sunscreen,

the abbreviation is SPF is short for sun protection what?

Formula.

Factor.

Rowena, in geography, which continent is bounded

by the Arctic Ocean to its north and the Pacific ocean to its east?

-Africa.

-Asia.

Steve, in a well-known music hall song,

a man explains that his new wife has been married seven times previously

to men with what first name?

-Henry.

-Correct.

Christine, a drug similar in structure to male hormone,

sometimes used illegally by athletes to build up body tissue,

are known as anabolic what?

-Steroids.

-Correct.

Calv, in clothes care, what D describes the type of cleaning

in which dirt is removed from fabric

using solvent rather than water?

-Dry cleaning.

-I'll accept.

Kate, in food, the bit of fruit

that is traditionally used to make marmalade

is known as the Seville what?

-Orange.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Bob, in entertainment, which comedian, born in Wales in 1921,

was known for the catchphrase, "Just like that"?

-Pass.

-Tommy Cooper.

Clare, in basic algebra,

if X multiplied by itself equals 36,

what's the positive value of X?

-Six.

-Correct.

Rowena, in exploration,

in 1961 Alan Shepard became the first American to do what?

Travel to Europe or be launched into space?

-Be launched into space.

-Correct.

Steve, in books,

the 1967 novel by Alistair Maclean

about eight Allied agents

sent to rescue a US general from the Nazis

is entitled Where Eagles what?

-Dare.

-Correct.

Christine, in vocabulary, which term for a male bird

can follow pea, shuttle and stop to make three new words?

-Cock.

-Correct. Calv.

-Bank.

-In pop music, in 2008, a song entitled Take A Bow

was the second UK number one single

for which Barbados born singer?

-No, pass.

-Rihanna!

Kate, in computing,

what G is a measurement that is equal to 1024 megabytes?

-Gigabyte.

-Correct.

-Bob.

-Bank.

-In 2011,

15-year-old Barney Gibson became the youngest ever player

in English first class cricket

when he appeared for which northern county side?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

-Yorkshire.

-Bank.

No, it was the correct answer but it was out of time.

You won £420.

Who is guilty of brain evasion?

Who wishes our podiums had ejector seats?

Who is going to go on losing you money?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics show that Clare is the weakest link,

the strongest link is Christine,

but will the votes pick up on the facts?

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

Clare.

Clare.

Clare.

Calv.

Calv.

Bob.

Calv.

We have a tie, team.

Calv and Clare, three votes each.

-Where are you from, Calv?

-Leicester.

-And what do you do?

-Electrician.

-So, you work for yourself?

-Er, no, I work for a crisp company.

-What crisp company?

-Walkers crisps.

-And what you do for Walkers crisps?

-I look after the equipment. Cookers, ovens...

-And where's Gary Lineker?

-Er, he, er, sometimes comes in and washes!

-Oh, does he?

-Can he help at all?

-Er, with morale, yes!

-Yeah.

-Why Clare?

-She was struggling in that round, very much so.

So, Clare, why Calv?

I thought he hesitated rather a lot and he got some questions wrong.

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

and the strongest link was Christine. What do you do?

-I'm a health visitor.

-Oh, a nosy parker!

-Professional support.

-And where do you live?

-In Holywood, County Down.

What you get up to there, when you're not interfering in young mothers' lives?

-I sing and I dance.

-Oh, you think you can sing, do you?

-I try to, yes.

-Yeah, put your board down.

-Are you in a rock group?

-No, I'm in a church choir.

-OK.

-What sort of church is it?

-Church of Ireland.

Let's hear from you.

# I know my love by his way o' walking

# And I know my love by his way o' talking

# And I know my love dressed in a suit of blue... #

That's not Irish!

Yes, it's an Irish song.

-But you're not singing in Gaelic.

-I don't speak Gaelic.

-Why not?

-Didn't ever learn it.

-Oh. Put your board up.

-Why Calv?

-I think Calv was the weakest link in that round.

Do want to stick with Calv or move to Clare?

I'll stick with my original decision.

CALV, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I thought it was fair that I got voted off instead of Clare

because I did have a really lousy round beforehand,

even though she was level with me this round.

But, no, I thought it was quite fair.

Round Four. In the bank, £570. Another 10 seconds off the time,

we'll start with the strongest link from the last round,

that's Christine. Let's play the weakest link.

Start the clock.

Christine, in film,

the 1992 thriller starring Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas

was entitled Basic what?

-Instinct.

-Correct.

In African wildlife,

the diet of the zebra consists mainly of what - grass or fish?

Grass.

In tourist attractions, the name Museum Mile, coined in 1978,

links several major museums

and art galleries along Fifth Avenue in which US city?

New York.

In law, what W is the name of a document that a person said

to have died intestate has failed to make during their lifetime?

Will.

-Bank.

-In chemistry, the three elements in group 11

of the Periodic Table collectively known as the coinage metals,

are copper, silver and which other?

-Zinc.

-Gold. In TV, the 2011 drama series starring Keith Allen

as DI Craig Hale and Tara Fitzgerald as the pathologist

Eve Lockhart is called The Body what?

-The Body Beautiful.

-Farm.

In relationships, somebody who arranges romantic partnerships

or marriages between people

is known as what - matchmaker or spouse-broker?

-Matchmaker.

-Correct.

According to a quotation attributed to Prime Minister Harold Wilson,

a what is a long time in politics?

-Pass.

-A week.

In DIY, what H follows "sledge" to give the name of a heavy tool

with a long handle used for driving in posts and breaking rock?

Hammer.

In jazz, according to the title of a 1931 song with music

by Duke Ellington, "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that..." what?

-Thing?

-Swing.

In books, the two parts of the body in the title of a bestselling

diet guide by Rosemary Conley first published in 1988

are the hip and which other?

-Waist.

-Thigh.

In travel, King Khalid International airport is in which

Middle Eastern country?

-Dubai.

-Saudi Arabia.

In art, the 2007 work entitled For The Love Of God,

consisting of a platinum cast of a human skull encrusted

with diamonds was by which British artist?

-Pass.

-Damien Hirst.

In geography, which city is the capital of Australia?

Canberra.

In theatre, according to the title of a 1962 musical comedy

by Stephen Sondheim...?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time is up and you won £200.

Who is the season-ticket holder of Dimwit Utd?

Who could do better and who couldn't do worse?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Bob is the strongest link because he did not get an answer wrong.

Statistically, Steve is the weakest link.

But will the other players realise that?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Rowena.

Rowena.

Rowena.

Steve.

Clare.

Clare.

Bob, from Yorkshire, why Rowena?

Because I think she was the weakest link.

-Firefighter Kate, which bands do you like?

-Stone Roses. The Smiths.

-What is your husband called?

-Tony.

So there is a big fire, and Tony is trapped and Morrissey is trapped.

Which one do you save?

-One on each shoulder.

-Why Rowena?

-I thought she got two wrong.

-She did.

Rowena, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I think that my friends will think it is cool

that I was on the Weakest Link, and I am quite pleased

I did not embarrass myself really badly, so that is good.

Round Five and you have crept up to £770.

Ten seconds from the time. We start with the strongest link from the last round, Bob.

Let's play the weakest link.

Start the clock.

In Italian literature, a 14th century collection of tales

supposedly told by ten people over ten days has what title -

Declegg or Decameron?

Decameron.

In wildlife, which bird that is a summer visitor to Britain

goes before tail to give the name of a large butterfly?

-Bug.

-Swallow. In popular music...

-Bank.

True Blue, Like A Prayer,

and Ray Of Light where UK number-one albums for which singer?

-Madonna.

-In history, in July, 1588, Sir Francis Drake

sailed from which English port to defeat the Spanish Armada?

-Plymouth.

-Bank.

In video games, the 2011 release set in Los Angeles in 1947

that allows the player to investigate crimes

as detective Cole Phelps is entitled LA what?

-Pass.

-Noir.

In domestic animals, the Sphinx is a breed of cat that appears

to lack which physical feature

possessed by most other felines - a nose or fur?

Fur.

In royalty, a female member of the household

who attends a queen is usually known as a what in waiting?

-Lady.

-Bank.

Steve, in golf, what A is the name of the course that is

the venue for the annual US Masters tournament?

Augusta.

In celebrities,

the actress who played the pub landlady Angie Watts in EastEnders

and who in 2000 married the rock guitarist Brian May is Anita who?

-Dobson.

-Bank.

In music, the strings are generally longer on which instrument -

a violin or a cello?

Cello.

In maths, what is 288 divided by two?

144.

In geography, what D is the name of a major river flowing east from

Germany through several countries before reaching the Black Sea?

Danube.

Steve, in newspapers, which word meaning little can precede

the term adds to make an alternative name for classified advertisements?

-Small.

-Bank.

In transport, the action of turning a capsized boat such as a canoe

or a dinghy the correct way up is called what - lefting or righting?

Righting.

Kate, in business, the phrase "annual general meeting" is usually

shortened to which three-letter abbreviation?

-AGM.

-Bank.

-In the novel Animal Farm...?

Time is up and you won £400. You had a train of 10 correct answers.

Who kept banking?

Who would be banned from the zoo because it would confuse the chimps?

Who has as much chance as a weathergirl stuck in a lift?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics reveal that Clare is the weakest link.

Christine is the strongest link but how will the votes go?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Clare.

Clare.

Steve.

Clare.

Kate.

Steve, when you are not making a crepe, what are you doing?

I do musicals.

-So you can sing?

-I try.

-OK, put your board down. What can you sing?

-Anything from musicals.

-Go on then.

# Some enchanted evening

# You may see a stranger

# You may see a stranger

# Across, a crowded room. #

Something like that? South Pacific.

-Oh, is that what that was? With a different tune?

-Something like that.

-Pick your board up. Why Clare?

-I thought she was the weakest link.

Grandad, why Clare?

I thought she was the weakest link and I think she is struggling.

She has been struggling since she got here.

Clare, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I think I have achieved everything I set out to do,

just to come here and experience meeting Anne and enjoying it.

I have had a really good time.

Round Six and you're up to £1,170. Another 10 seconds off.

We will start with the strongest link from the last round, Christine.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In cinema, the 2002 film in which Pierce Brosnan played James Bond

for the fourth and final time was entitled Die Another what?

Day.

In expressions, people who can hold hot items in their hands

are often said to have fingers made of what - candyfloss or asbestos?

Asbestos.

In music, the reggae and ska group

led by Frederik Hibbert which in 2011

embarked on a 50th anniversary world tour is called Toots And The what?

-Pass.

-Maytals.

Steve, after the Second World War, the city of Berlin was divided

into sectors governed by France, the UK, the USA and which other power?

-The USA.

-The Soviet Union.

In board games, in the standard version of Cluedo, the type

of gun that is one of the murder weapons is referred to by what name?

Revolver.

In history, a famous saying of the future Queen Victoria on hearing

that she might one day become monarch is, "I will be..." what?

Queen.

Good.

In landscapes, a deep ravine

with a river running through it is called what - a guzzle or a gorge?

Gorge.

In the Gregorian calendar, the name of which month is derived

from the Latin word meaning eight?

-October.

-Correct.

Christine, in literature the 12 volume sequence of novels

A Dance To The Music Of Time by Anthony Powell chronicled

life during which century?

-19th.

-20th.

In film, the 2000 comedy starring Sandra Bullock as an agent

of the FBI who is drafted in to participate in a beauty contest

is entitled Miss what?

Congeniality.

In definitions, what L is another name for the devil

and was also an early type of household match?

-Lucifer.

-Bank.

At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the last of Britain's 19 gold medals

was won by James DeGale in which sport?

-Archery.

-Boxing.

In TV, in the 1981 drama serial Brideshead Revisited,

the central role of Charles Ryder was played by which actor?

Pass.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time is up. The correct answer was Jeremy Irons.

You won £50. Maybe Bob hasn't delivered.

Perhaps Christine isn't looking too healthy. Should Kate be put out?

Or is Steve having a CREPE day?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the third time in the game, Kate is the strongest link.

Statistically, Steve is the weakest link.

But whose game is over?

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

Steve.

Steve.

Bob.

Bob.

Another tie, team. This time, Steve and Bob.

Bob, why Steve?

He hesitated with a question and then got it wrong.

Steve, why Bob?

I think it is time he went back to the newspaper round, now.

The strongest link was Kate. She decides. Why Steve?

I thought he got the most wrong.

Do you want to change your vote?

I'll keep it the same.

He was the worse player. Steve, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When I had to sing a bit from South Pacific for Anne,

she looked totally disinterested, and, thankfully, when there is

an audience out there, they generally seem to appreciate it a bit more.

Round Seven. In the bank...

Another ten seconds off the time.

We will start with the strongest link, Kate. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In language, which word of Yiddish origin means

"to chat" - schmuck or schmooze?

-Schmuck.

-Schmooze.

Bob, in entertainment,

the stock of dramatic or musical pieces that a company

or player is accustomed to performing is known

by what French term?

-Pass.

-Repertoire.

In electronics, which semiconductor device invented in the 1940s

has a name that is a blend of the words "transfer" and "resistor"?

Transistor.

In horseriding, what B is the three-letter term for a metal bar

placed in the mouth of a horse and attached to the reins?

-Baton.

-Bit.

Bob, in geography, the easternmost point on the mainland

of South America is in which country?

-Uruguay.

-Brazil.

Christine, in expressions,

the name of which king in Greek mythology precedes the word "touch"

in a term that means a talent for making money easily?

Midas.

In literature, the 1926 novel by Ernest Hemingway about a group

of survivors of the First World War is entitled the Sun Also...what?

-Shines.

-Rises.

In history, what was the surname of the US president who in 1941

declaimed the basic human rights that he called the four freedoms?

Roosevelt.

Bank.

In Christianity, a Psalter is a book containing

sacred songs from which book in the Bible?

The Psalms.

In TV, in the 1970s' drama series Upstairs Downstairs,

before she married Mr Hudson in the final episode,

the cook was known as Mrs who?

-I don't know.

-Bridges.

Bob, in the military, what J is the name given

to the style of leather footwear that reaches up to the knee?

-Jodhpurs.

-Jackboot.

Christine, in business and politics, the rhyming two-word term

for a shrewd and influential operator is a what dealer?

Wheeler dealer.

-Kate...

-Bank.

Which actress and singer was the mother of Liza Minnelli?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time is up, the correct answer was Judy Garland.

You won £40.

In round eight, you have the chance to treble what you bank.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With no correct answers, Kate is the weakest link.

Christine is statistically the strongest link.

But who will be taking the final walk of shame?

Voting over, time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Bob.

Kate.

Bob.

Christine, who is big in the Church of Ireland, that is

a very strange vote for someone who I presume to be quite honest.

I believe I am being honest.

Firefighter Kate, why Bob?

-I know he got a few questions wrong.

-He wasn't as bad as you, was he?

-No.

-No-one was as bad as you.

-No.

Bob, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I think my family and friends, especially my daughter Karen,

will be proud of where I got to on the Weakest Link because Karen

was one of the doubters as to where Dad would be finishing.

I got to the last three, Karen. Bleugh!

Round eight. You have banked...

Now there is 90 seconds but whatever you win will be trebled.

We will start with the strongest link, Christine.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

At the start of a standard game of billiards,

when the first shot is taken, how many balls are on the table?

Pass.

Two. In furniture making, what V is the name for a thin

sheet of fine wood that is laid over a less expensive material?

-Veneer.

-Bank!

The texts that enabled hieroglyphics to be deciphered

were inscribed on a slab found in 1799 known as the Rosetta what?

Stone.

Kate, in music, the opera The Turn Of The Screw originally

performed in 1954 was written by which Suffolk-born composer?

-Charles Dickens?

-Benjamin Britten.

Christine, in sport, the famous ice hockey player born in Canada

in 1961 and nicknamed The Great One is Wayne who?

-Pass.

-Gretzky.

In education, which word for a formal cap worn by academics

is also the name of a piece of equipment used by bricklayers?

-Pass.

-Mortar board.

In Christianity, what D is the specific term

for the whole of an area under the pastoral care of a bishop?

Diocese.

Kate, in classical literature, the name of which ancient Greek poet

is also the first name of a main character in the Simpsons?

-Bart.

-Homer.

Christine, in fashion,

which French designer born in 1883 was noted for her range of perfumes,

box jacket suits and quilted handbags with chains?

Coco Chanel.

-Bank!

-In pop music...?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

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

It gives you prize money today of...

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

If there is a tie, we will go for sudden death.

Kate and Christine, for £1,380, let's play the Weakest Link.

Christine, as the strongest link in the last round,

you have the choice of who goes first.

I'd like to go first, please.

Christine, in film, the classic car with the licence plate "G-E-N 11"

that was sold at auction in 2011 for almost £500,000

featured in which 1968 musical?

-Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

-That is the correct answer.

Kate, in pop music, which song, which was a UK number one single

in 1990 and was written by Prince, begins with the lines:

"It's been seven hours and 15 days since you took your love away"?

-I don't know it.

-The correct answer is Nothing Compares To You.

Christine, in astronomy, which body in the outer solar system

is orbited by moons called Charon, Nix and Hydra,

and until 2006 was regarded as one of the major planets?

-Saturn.

-The correct answer is Pluto.

Kate, in rugby union in 2011,

which club that usually plays its home games in Watford

beat Leicester Tigers to win the English premiership

for the first time?

-Leeds.

-The correct answer is the Saracens.

Christine, in Theatre, "Thunder and lightning, enter three witches"

is the stage direction

to Act I, Scene I of which play by Shakespeare?

Macbeth.

That is the correct answer.

Kate, which performer, who became the first black winner

of the Best Actor Oscar, served as the Bahamian ambassador to Japan

and was awarded both a knighthood

and the Presidential Medal Of Freedom?

-Nelson Mandela.

-The correct answer is Sidney Poitier.

Christine, in history in 1900, the British archaeologist

Arthur Evans began an excavation lasting 30 years of the ancient city

of Knossos on which Mediterranean island?

-Cyprus.

-The correct answers Crete.

Kate, in science,

the Italian inventor who shared the 1909 Nobel Prize for physics

for his pioneering work on wireless telegraphy had what surname?

-Amp.

-The correct answer is Marconi.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

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

and you go away with...

Kate, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the weakest link. Goodbye.

I would like to say congratulations to Christine.

She did really well. Enjoy spending the money.

Well, my immediate reaction

when I thought I had won the Weakest Link was, "Goodness me!

"How could I possibly have done this?"

But I did.

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