23/03/2012 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 here today could win up to £10,000.

They've only just met, but to get the prize money they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing

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

Let's meet the team.

My name is Simon, I'm 37, from Shropshire and I'm a qualified care assistant.

I'm Alice, I'm 25, I'm from Oxfordshire and I'm a psychology assistant.

I'm Ian, I'm 49, from Cambridge and I manage a student support team.

I'm Janet, I'm 53, from Northumberland

and I work as a part-time staff nurse.

I'm Colin, I'm 70, I'm from Stockport and I'm an entertainer.

I'm Inge, I'm 46, from Berkshire and I'm a train driver.

I'm Eddie, I'm 54, from Surrey and I'm a charity worker.

I'm Chantal, I'm 31, from Birmingham and I'm a lecturer.

I'm Michael, I'm 21, from Wallsend, Tyne and Wear,

and I'm a customer service representative.

In each round, there's £1,000 to be won.

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

Break the chain and you lose the money.

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

Round One. Three minutes.

We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically. That's you, Alice.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

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

Alice, there are how many weeks in a fortnight?

Two.

Ian, the European country that is known in its own language as Italia

has what name in English?

Italy.

Janet, what "K" is a physical display of affection

that has types called snogging and pecking?

Kiss.

Colin, if you leave a situation downcast and in disgrace,

you are said to depart with "your tail between" which limbs?

Legs.

-Bank.

-Inge, what is ten multiplied by 50?

-50.

-500.

Eddie, when birds moult,

they shed their claws or their feathers?

Feathers.

Chantal, the four main directions

are east, west, south and which other?

North.

Michael, the work by Rodgers and Hammerstein

that tells the story of the von Trapp family is called "The Sound of..." what?

Music.

Simon, in the First World War, what "T" was the name

given to the long, narrow ditches on the Western Front

that provided shelter for the fighting troops?

Trenches.

Alice, a fine mesh fabric hung around a bed

to protect against the blood-sucking insects from which it takes its name

is called a "what" net?

Mosquito.

Ian, a clumsy person is often described as being what,

bacon-palmed or ham-fisted?

Ham-fisted.

-Janet.

-Bank.

What is the popular two-word name for the great bell

which strikes the hours in the tower of the Houses of Parliament?

Big Ben.

Colin, the names of four of the seven major continents

begin with which letter of the alphabet?

"A".

Inge, which word is a term for both a large formal dance

and a round object used in many sports?

Ball.

-Eddie.

-Bank.

-Which four-letter word

follows "rummage, jumble and car-boot"

to make terms for three types of commercial activity?

Sale.

Chantal, what was the name of the companion of Tweedledum?

Tweedledee.

Michael, in 1953,

Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing reached the summit of what mountain?

Everest.

Simon, unless countermeasures are taken,

breaking a mirror brings a person seven years good-timing or bad luck?

Bad luck.

Alice, which casino game that features a spinning disc

has a French name that means "little wheel"?

-Roulette.

-Ian.

-Bank.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

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

You had a chain of 14 correct answers.

But who's the fatty on thin ice?

Who's the Morris dancer on Strictly?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'Having answered the most questions correctly,

'Alice is the strongest link.

'The weakest link is Inge.

'But will the team notice that?'

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

Eddie.

Inge.

Inge.

Inge.

Inge.

Eddie.

Inge.

Inge.

Inge.

-What do you do, Colin?

-Entertainer.

-Have you been an entertainer long?

-Since I was 17.

What does your routine involve?

It involves, er, vocals

and then, er intermittent joke-telling.

It's quick-fire, is it?!

-It's not.

-Really?!

-It's sometimes shaggy-dog stories.

OK. Put your board down.

Let's hear one of your jokes.

I went to a Halloween party and you had to dress up.

I went as a loaf.

Ooh, the birds were all over me! LAUGHTER

I like it, Anne. LAUGHTER

Put your board up.

-Why Inge?

-Because she did actually get a question wrong.

-Chantal.

-Hi, Anne.

-What do you do?

-I'm a lecturer.

-And what are you lecturing in?

-Drama.

-And where are you from?

-Birmingham.

So anyone you teach drama to is going to have that sort of accent, are they?

I like my accent, Anne!

-That wasn't the question.

-Well, if I like it, I hope they like it, as well.

Just put your board down. Move towards Eddie.

So, Chantal, as a drama teacher, could you be a hedgehog in winter?

-If you want me to be.

-Go on, then.

-OK.

-Is that enough?

-No.

Can you be a rabbit in spring?

-Did you like that?

-Yes...

-Do they just jump once, do they?

-In Birmingham, yes.

-OK.

Move back.

Put your board up. Why Inge?

I think she was the only person who got a question wrong.

-What do you do, Michael?

-I'm a customer service representative.

-Are you? Where?

-Sunderland.

-What are you helping with?

-Just in the finance industry for banks and all that.

So, what are your qualifications?

I have A Levels in English language and business studies.

Yes. So, what level did you get to in your English A Level?

-I got a "D", Anne.

-A "D".

-And in business studies?

-I got an "E".

-An "E". Fantastic.

And now you're supplying information for people who've got financial problems?

I am, yes!

-Why Inge?

-She got a question wrong, unfortunately.

She did. Inge! You are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

We had a really super team, a really nice bunch of people.

They were really funny and fun to be with

and outgoing and really nice people.

We didn't really have anybody that grated on anyone and if we did, I couldn't possibly tell you.

Round Two. You have £1,000. We're now taking ten seconds off.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's little Alice.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Alice, what "B" is the British term

for the part of a car that is known in the US as the hood?

Bonnet.

Ian, the cartoon family

whose members included Fred, Wilma and Pebbles

had what surname?

Flintstone.

Janet, the name of which month of the year

is also a word meaning a military-style walk?

March.

Colin, the Canadian actor born Daniel Edward Aykroyd in 1952

is known professionally by what shortened first name?

Dan.

Eddie, the ancient human skeleton

discovered in 1903 in Gough's Cave in Somerset

is known as what, Cheddar Man or Stilton Woman?

Cheddar Man.

-Chantal.

-Bank.

Which composer is usually known by the first names Wolfgang Amadeus?

-Mozart.

-Michael.

-Bank.

The largest rainforest in the world

shares its name with which South American river that it surrounds?

Amazon.

Simon,

what "D" is the general term for a female part, such a Widow Twankey,

that is played by a man in drag?

Dame.

Alice, in 2005, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger

was elected to which senior position in the Roman Catholic Church?

The Pope.

-Ian.

-Bank.

The interior part of a ship used to stow cargo

is "the clasp" or "the hold"?

The hold.

Janet, a supposed reduction of intellectual standards

is known by the modern term "dumbing..." what?

Down.

Colin, what city is the capital of Iceland?

Reykjavik.

Eddie, the hospital reformer Florence Nightingale

was known as the "Lady With The..." what?

Lamp.

-Chantal.

-Bank.

-What is the term

for people who remove their clothes and run naked in a public place,

generally at high-profile events?

Streaker.

Michael, what is 120 divided by 3?

40.

Simon, the famous poem known as "Daffodils"

was written in 1804 by William who?

Wordsworth.

Alice, high-pressure hoses are frequently used

to remove from pavements the remains of which item of confectionary?

Chewing gum.

-Ian.

-Bank.

-The 1960 western,

starring Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson, among others,

was entitled "The Magnificent" what?

Seven.

Janet, King Alfred and his army

defended England against an invasion by whom, the Romans or the Danes?

The Danes.

Colin, the American author

whose works include the Little House on the Prairie

has the married name "Laura Ingalls..." what?

-Pass.

-Wilder.

Eddie, what "A" is the name...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You banked £820.

You had a chain of 19 correct answers.

What does that tell you?

Who's your butterfingers on the trapeze?

Whose brains are in their beer belly?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'As the only player to get an answer wrong, Colin is the weakest link.

'Statistically, Ian is the strongest link.

'But who will lose out in the vote?'

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

Colin.

Colin.

Colin.

Colin.

Simon.

Colin.

Colin.

Colin.

-Simon.

-Annie?

You've come dressed as Christmas wrapping paper, have you?

I have. I kept my special shirt especially for you. I thought it'd complement the black.

-You're a real He-Man, aren't you?

-I am, love! I am.

-Yes...

-What do you do, Simon?

-I'm a qualified care assistant at Netherwood Residential Home.

And you're in charge?

No, no. I'm just a care assistant, looking after 29 elderly people.

And what's your particular talent?

Well, I get on with the elderly very well.

-Do you entertain them?

-We do a little in-house entertaining.

-Like what?

-We put old songs on and have a sing with them.

Put your board down.

What can you sing for us?

-Frank and Nancy Sinatra?

-OK, then.

-Out here?

-Yes, why not? So we can see your style.

-The old ensemble.

-Yes.

# I know I stand in line

# Until you think you have the time To spend an evening with me

# And if we go someplace to dance

# I know that there's a chance You won't be leaving with me

# And afterwards we drop into # A quiet little place

# And have a drink or two

# And then I go and spoil it all

# By saying something stupid like I love you #

Yes. I don't know why Frank bothered with Nancy when you were around.

If I'd been there, he wouldn't have had chance.

OK. Behind your podium. Put your board up.

-Why Colin?

-He did get one wrong, bless him.

He was the only one that did.

-Where are you from, Eddie?

-From Bisley in Surrey.

-Yes. Posh, are you?

-Ish. Via Essex, but you know...

OK, and what do you do in Bisley?

-I run an educational charity called The Trench Experience.

-The Trench Experience?

-Yes.

To educate young people about the effects of World War I.

-And is it your charity?

-Yes, I set it up five years ago.

So, you're giving children the experience of the trenches

so they know exactly what it's like to live in a hole in Surrey?

Well, you can recreate most of the effects of World War I

in terms of sights and sounds and smells,

-you can't recreate the horror that people must've felt.

-No.

-Unless you taste my cooking, of course.

-Yes.

Do you get celebrities to sponsor you?

We've written to a few.

But you see, what you need to do is involve their name in your charity.

-Er...

-So you could recreate...

You could call it the Dame Judi Trench...

-LAUGHTER

-Yes.

I'll write to her and ask.

-Why Colin?

-He got a question wrong.

-He did.

-Colin!

-Yes.

-You are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

Friends and family will actually take the mickey all the time

and say "You didn't get very far, Granddad," the grandkids, you know.

"You didn't get very far, did you?"

And I shall answer, "Yes, but the question was difficult!"

Round Three. You've banked £1,820. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Ian, the contemporary British artist who won the Turner Prize in 1995,

and is renowned for his use of dead animals, is Damien who?

Hirst.

Janet, the former X Factor winner Matt Cardle

had a UK hit album in 2011

with his debut release entitled what, Letters or Numbers?

Letters.

Eddie, because it was fought near a local river,

the conflict at which George Custer was defeated became known as the "Battle of the Little" what?

Bighorn.

Chantal, which garment may be fashioned into knots

with names including half-Windsor, the four-in-hand and the Shelby?

Tie.

-Michael.

-Bank.

In the name of the body that deals with criminal cases investigated by the police,

the initials CPS stand for "what" Prosecution Service?

-Pass.

-Crown.

Simon, what "L" is the name of a type of marine snail

with a flat and conical shell

and a strong foot, which it uses to cling to rocks?

-Leech.

-Limpet.

Alice, the 2011 book entitled Red: My Autobiography

is a memoir by former the Manchester United captain and England defender Gary who?

Neville.

Ian, what is 26 plus 27?

53.

Janet, the popular waltz known as Chopsticks

was written in 1877 for which instrument?

The piano.

-Eddie.

-Bank.

-The Welsh comedian and regular panellist on game shows

who, in 2010, began hosting his own series

providing answers to trivial questions, is Rhod who?

-Pass.

-Gilbert.

Chantal, at which sporting contest between Oxford and Cambridge

do the winners throw their cox into the river,

the varsity match or the boat race?

Boat race.

Michael, the phrase used humorously, attributed to Napoleon

after he refused the amorous advances of his wife,

is "Not tonight..." who?

-Pass.

-Josephine.

Simon, at the start of chess, which are the most numerous pieces on the board?

Pawns.

Alice, which word for the surface of the earth

is used to describe pepper that's been through a pepper mill?

Ground.

-Ian.

-Bank.

-In the NHS,

what "V" follows the word "health" in the job title of a trained nurse

who sees new parents in their own homes?

Visitor.

-Janet.

-Bank.

-In the 2010 animated film Despicable Me,

the criminal mastermind, voiced by Steve Carell,

plans to steal which celestial object?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

That wasn't on the tip of your tongue.

The correct answer was the moon. You won £370.

Who probably thinks a stepladder is one you've adopted?

Who's the plonker's apprentice?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'With no correct answers, Michael is the weakest link.

'The statistics show that Ian is the strongest link.

'But will the voting reflect reality?'

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

Michael.

Michael.

Michael.

Eddie.

Michael.

Michael.

Eddie.

-Where are you from, Ian?

-Cambridge.

-Yes.

-And what do you do there?

-I work in a secondary school,

looking after a team of student support workers.

What sort of support?

Pastoral support, support with teachers if there's behaviour issues,

support with students who might have difficulties at home.

And how many pupils are you looking after?

Er, about 20. 20 to 30.

-Right. Put your board down.

-ANNE MAKES FUN OF HIS LISP

There's a pupil, you haven't met him before,

-and he's called Ronald Robinson.

-Yes.

And he's been running recklessly round the school

and he's ruined a rubber and a ruler.

-How do you address that problem?

-Well, I'd say,

Ronnie, you can't wreck the school, running around with rulers, robbing them off people

because it spoils the ethos of the place.

What would you say about the ruler and the rubber?

We're not going to dwell on the ruler and the rubber!

So you'll say, "There's plenty of wulers and wubbers"?

Oh, that's really good. I might do that, yes.

I try not to say that word. I've just got what you're saying, Anne. That's naughty.

I'm telling my mum about you.

-Put your board up. Why Michael?

-I think he got a couple wrong,

so that's why.

-What do you do, Alice?

-I'm a psychology assistant.

-Are you qualified?

-No. That's why I'm only an assistant.

-Yes. Have you got a degree?

-I have.

-Yes. What have you got a degree in?

-History.

-Yes.

-Yes.

So, what's that got to do with psychology?

I did history and then I decided I wanted to do psychology,

so I had to do a post-graduate diploma and then I did a masters.

-OK, ya?

-Ya.

-Ya.

-And...

-LAUGHTER

Ooh, don't! You'll make me want a wee!

So, erm,

can you give us a handle on what are your talents, ya?

What could you be able to... Faced with me at work...

I think I'd just leave!

-To be honest...

-Yes.

-I'd just quit.

Some things are just a lost cause.

-Yes. Why Michael?

-He got questions wrong.

-He did.

He was the worst player.

Michael! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I expected it to go on for ages.

I was more bothered about tripping up.

But I done right, I just kept telling meself

"left foot, right foot" and I succeeded!

Round Four. You're up to £2,190. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Ian, which term for a military or sporting prize

is also used to refer to a wife, married as a status symbol?

Trophy.

Janet, until 1874, post boxes were which colour,

dark green or pale blue?

Green.

Eddie, which mammal, native to the African grassland

can grow to a height of more than five metres

and is the tallest land animal in the world?

Giraffe.

Chantal, the weather term "smog" was coined in the early 20th century

by combining the words "smoke" and which other?

Fog.

Simon, the 1985 UK hit single by Bonnie Tyler

with the opening line "Where have all the good men gone"

is entitled "Holding Out For A..." what?

Hero.

-Alice.

-Bank.

-What "G" is the name of both a type of brown bread

and a storehouse used for cereals after they've been threshed?

Granary.

Ian, which sitcom, first shown in the 1990s,

features characters called Patsy Stone and Edina Monsoon?

Absolutely Fabulous.

Janet, what is 58 minus 35?

23.

Eddie, Tom Cruise has been married to the actresses

Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman and Katie who?

-Winslet.

-Holmes.

Chantal, what "P" means the study of ancient beings

and is the term for the investigation of extinct organisms

by examining fossils?

-Prehistoric.

-No, palaeontology.

Simon, the 1816 novel entitled "Emma" was written by which author?

-Bronte.

-Jane Austen.

Alice, the slogan first used in the 1960s to promote a petrol company

is "Put A Tiger In Your..." what?

Tank.

-Ian.

-Bank!

-A pina colada consists of rum,

coconut and the juice of which fruit?

Pineapple.

-Janet.

-Bank.

-In a standard game of darts,

a player needing double 1 to finish is said to be in the what, mad house or funny farm?

Mad house.

Eddie, the 2002 film

about the Factory Record label and Hacienda Club in Manchester

was called "24 Hour Party..." what?

-Animal.

-People.

-Chantal.

-Bank!

-In the Bible,

what is the name of the character who was swallowed by a great fish?

Jonah.

-Simon...

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £340.

But who's now an inch short of inadequate?

Who's on a mission and who must be on medication?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'Eddie is the weakest link as he gave the most wrong answers.

'The strongest link, statistically, is Janet.

'But who will the team want off?'

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

Eddie.

Eddie.

Eddie.

Eddie.

Simon.

Eddie.

-What do you do, Janet?

-I work part-time as a staff nurse in theatres.

And what do you do the rest of the time, watch Jeremy Kyle?

No, I don't do that,

but I have got a riding centre, as well.

-How many horses?

-Ten.

Really? Just put your board down and go next to Ian.

-What's your favourite horse?

-Dodger.

-Dodger.

-Yes.

-Yes. And can you show us Dodger trotting?

With you on top. Go on.

-Yes. Is that you smiling or Dodger?

-Both of us!

-We're having a jolly time out!

-Yes. OK.

Hop up again.

Put your board up.

-Why Eddie?

-Because he got his questions wrong.

-He did.

Simon, in your care home, what's the youngest you can be?

-Er, 60.

-60. So I qualify?

-Annie, I've got a bed and a flannel waiting for you, my love.

-Good.

But I don't like Frank Sinatra.

How about some country?

-I suppose we can suffer at Dolly Parton.

-Off you go, then.

Ooh, I can't do her!

-You can.

-Well, I couldn't do her, but I can... You know.

# Working nine to five

# What a way to make a living

# It ain't getting by

# It's all taking and no giving #

-That's all you're having.

-Put your board up.

-Why Eddie?

-Because he got some wrong.

-He did.

He was the worst player. Eddie! You are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

Despite what everyone says about Anne,

she's been very helpful and friendly and quite amusing.

Round Five. You've banked £2,530. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Janet.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Janet, in US politics, in 1973, which president stated

"There can be no whitewash at the White House"?

Nixon.

Chantal, what "T" is a term for the period of evening

between sunset and complete darkness?

Twilight.

Simon, which novel by HG Wells

features a species of being known as Morlocks

who are descended from humans and live in the future?

-Pass.

-The Time Machine.

Alice, in the 1940s,

the buildings constructed in advance in factories

to relieve the housing shortage were known by what name?

-Pass.

-Prefabs.

Ian, the 2011 romantic comedy,

directed by Woody Allen, starring Owen Wilson,

is entitled "Midnight In..." which city?

-Georgia.

-Paris.

Janet, in writing implements, in cross-section

pencils are most commonly circular or which other shape?

Hexagonal.

Chantal, what "O" is a three-letter word for a rock or mineral

from which a metal can be extracted?

Ore.

-Simon.

-Bank.

-In ten-pin bowling, which bird is used as the term

for scoring three strikes in succession?

-Goose.

-Turkey.

Alice, the press and TV empire known as News Corporation

was set up in 1979 by which Australian-born businessman?

Murdoch.

-Ian.

-Bank.

If the word "these" is the plural of "this",

what is the corresponding plural of "that"?

Those.

Janet, the production that, in 1968,

became the first Broadway musical to feature onstage nudity

had what title, Hair or Shampoo?

Hair.

-Chantal.

-Bank!

-The highly poisonous fungus,

named for the fatal consequences that often occur after eating it,

is called a "what" cap?

-Pass.

-Death.

Simon, which single word, meaning "not mapped"

is the title of a series of video games,

the third instalment of which in 2011

is subtitled "Drake's Deception"?

-Pass.

-Unchartered.

Alice, what "U" is the name

of one of the official languages of Pakistan?

Urdu.

-Ian.

-Bank!

-In aviation, the line from the song Imagine...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £140.

Who probably spells "quiz" with a K?

Who's as reliable as Wikipedia?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'Janet is the strongest link, as she got all her answers right.

'The statistics reveal that Simon is the weakest link.

'But can he survive the vote?'

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

Chantal.

Simon.

Simon.

Simon.

Simon.

-Chantal, why Simon?

-I think he got the most questions wrong.

Ian, why Simon?

I think he got more questions wrong than anybody else.

He did. Simon, you are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

I wasn't a bit nervous once we got into the studio.

Once the makeup was on, the lights were on

and the cameras were rolling, I was in my element!

Round Six. In the kitty, £2,670. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Janet.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Janet, the American designer with the surname Wang,

renowned for her bridal couture,

is most commonly known by what first name?

-Pass.

-Vera.

Chantal, in African geography, Mount Toubkal in Morocco

is the highest peak of which mountain range?

-Pass.

-The Atlas Mountains.

Alice, in 2008, which TV presenter and chat-show host

succeeded the late Ned Sherrin

on the long-running Radio 4 show Loose Ends?

-Pass.

-Clive Anderson.

Ian, the ferry service from Harwich to the Hook of Holland

crosses which body of water?

-The English Channel.

-The North Sea.

Janet, the 1973 film Live and Let Die

was the debut of which actor in the role of James Bond?

Roger Moore.

Chantal, what "B" is the name of the main unit of currency in Thailand?

-Pass.

-Baht.

Alice, the businessman

who opened his celebrated fish-and-chip shop in 1928

at Guiseley in Yorkshire was Harry who?

Ramsden.

-Ian.

-Bank.

-Which party emerged in the mid-19th century

as the successor to the Whigs?

-The Tories.

-The Liberal Party.

Janet, the comedian who, in 2005, became King Danny I of Lovely

after starting his own country has what surname,

Wallace or Gromit?

Wallace.

Chantal, which type of strong stitch, used to reinforce edges,

is named after a kind of bed covering?

-Cross.

-Blanket.

Alice, what "K" is the name of the forest in Northumberland

that is the largest in England?

-Pass.

-Kielder.

Ian, a Golden Jubilee is celebrated

how many years after a silver jubilee?

25.

Janet, Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd and Jodie Foster

starred in which 1976 drama, directed by Martin Scorsese?

-Pass.

-Taxi Driver.

Chantal, which British fighter won a world heavyweight title in 1995

when he scored a points victory against...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You only won £20. Whose fault was that?

Was Ian wubbish?

Has Chantal turned a drama into a crisis?

Will it be "goodbye, ya" to Alice?

Or is Janet taking you for a ride?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'According to the statistics, Janet is still the strongest link.

'Chantal is the weakest link.

'But will the other players realise that?'

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

Chantal.

Chantal.

Chantal.

Janet.

-Janet, why Chantal?

-Because I thought she got the most questions wrong.

-Alice, why Chantal?

-I think she got all her questions wrong.

Chantal! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I really enjoyed today's experience.

I met some really interesting people,

had some good times and I wasn't the weakest link.

Or not the WEAKEST weakest link, anyway!

Round Seven. In the bank £2,690. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link. Janet.

Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

Janet, the female duo that had UK hit singles in 1989 and 1992

with You're History and I Don't Care was called "Shakespears..." what?

Sister.

Alice, in the modern Summer Olympic Games,

the equestrian sports are jumping, eventing and which other?

-Er, steeplechase.

-Dressage.

Ian, in the packaging of medicines,

what "C" is a generic seven-letter term for a pill

consisting of a drug contained in a soluble case?

Capsule.

Janet, in a series of novels by EF Benson,

the character Emmeline, who is the social rival of Elizabeth Mapp,

is known by what familiar name?

-Pass.

-Lucia.

Alice, which word meaning "basis"

is the name of the one-year course taken by most art students

before they apply to do a degree?

Foundation.

-Ian.

-Bank.

A type of mammal, native to Asia,

that wades or dives into water to catch its food

is known as what, the angling pig or the fishing cat?

Fishing cat.

-Janet.

-Bank.

-In UK politics, from 1968 to 1971,

which future Conservative Prime Minister

served as a member of Lambeth Borough Council?

-James Major.

-No, John Major.

Alice, what "G" is the term for the number

that corresponds to a dozen dozen?

-Pass.

-Gross.

Ian, which European country has its longest land border with Russia

and two shorter ones with Norway and Sweden?

-Denmark.

-Finland.

Janet, named after its inventor Leo Baekeland,

what was the first synthetic plastic in the world?

Bakelite.

Alice, the Yeoman Of The Guard, bodyguards of the British sovereign,

wear a uniform that dates from which period, Edwardian or Tudor?

Tudor.

-Ian.

-Bank.

-In the 1940s and '50s,

which comedy double-act starred in spoof horror films

in which they met the Mummy, Frankenstein and the Invisible Man?

-Albert and Costello.

-Bank.

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. That was correct, but your bank was too late. You won £90.

Now, in Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank.

Think carefully.

It's an opportunity to raise the bank balance.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'At this crucial stage of the game, Ian is the strongest link.

'Statistically, Janet is the weakest link.

'But who will survive the final vote?'

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

Janet.

Alice.

Alice.

-Ian, why Alice?

-I think she got more wrong.

-Did you think she got more wrong, Janet?

-Yes.

She only got the same amount wrong as you, but you banked.

She was the worst player. It's a fair vote.

Alice! You are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

My expectations for today,

I just didn't want to be the first one voted off.

I'd hoped to get to the final three, which I did, so I'm really pleased.

Round Eight. So far, you've won £2,780.

In this round, 90 seconds. Whatever you win will be trebled.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Ian.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Ian, in environmentalism, in 1962,

Rachel Carson warned of the effects of pesticides

on the songbird population

in a book called "Silent..." what?

-Song.

-Spring.

Janet, in pop music,

Kim Carnes had a UK hit single in 1981

about the eyes of which Hollywood actress?

-Pass.

-Bette Davis.

Ian, in 1944,

after D-Day, the underwater supply of fuel to Normandy -

named Pipe-Line Under The Ocean - was commonly known by what acronym?

PLUTO.

-Janet.

-Bank.

The outrageous girls' school St Trinian's

was created by the celebrated cartoonist Ronald who?

-Pass.

-Searle.

Ian, what "K" is the name of the Israeli Parliament?

-Karachi.

-Knesset.

Janet, the "Pumas" is the nickname for the rugby union team

from which South American country?

Argentina.

-Ian.

-Bank.

-The annual internet prizes, nicknamed the Online Oscars,

are called the what, Webbys or Nettys?

Webbys.

-Janet.

-Bank.

-In finance,

the abbreviation "CGT" is short for "Capital..." what?

Gains... Gains Tax.

-Ian.

-Bank.

-"I want to tell you a story"

is a catchphrase that was made famous by which veteran performer?

Max Bygraves.

-Janet.

-Bank.

-In geography, what "L"...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £100. We will treble that.

It gives you prize money today of £3,080.

There can only be one winner.

Now up to five questions each.

If there's a tie, we'll go for Sudden Death.

Ian and Janet, for £3,080,

let's play the Weakest Link.

Ian, as the strongest link in the last round, you have the choice of who goes first.

I'll go first, please, Anne.

In tennis, which of the four Grand Slam competitions

changed its playing surface in 2008

from a mixture of asphalt and sand to cushioned acrylic?

-French.

-The correct answer is the Australian Open.

Which US female singer has had UK hit singles

with duets featuring Neil Diamond, Barry Gibb,

Don Johnson, Bryan Adams and Celine Dion?

-Dolly Parton.

-The correct answer is Barbra Streisand.

In children's TV, the title character of which animated series,

first shown in 2011,

is a crime-fighting rodent,

voiced by the radio DJ Reggie Yates?

-Rastamouse.

-That is the correct answer.

In culture, the collection of art and antiquities of Sir Hans Sloane

was the foundation of which institution

that opened in 1759 in Bloomsbury in London?

-The British Museum.

-That is the correct answer.

In literature, Gilbert Keith

were the first names of which writer, born in 1874,

and renowned for his series of detective short stories?

-I don't know.

-The correct answer is GK Chesterton.

In tourist destinations, the city of Kandy,

once a royal capital,

is in the centre of an island country in the Indian Ocean,

know known by what name?

-Sri Lanka.

-That is the correct answer.

In the entertainment industry, the name of which material,

once used in the manufacture of photographic film,

has come to mean cinema generally?

-No, sorry.

-The correct answer is celluloid.

In food,

beneforte, which contains nutrients

believed to protect the body from serious illness,

and went on sale in the UK in 2011,

is a variety of which vegetable of the genus brassica?

-Cabbage.

-The correct answer is broccoli.

In beliefs, which religious philosophy emerged in China

in the 6th century BC

and is based on the ideology of its founder, Lao Tzu?

-Maoism.

-The correct answer is Taoism.

END-OF-QUIZ JINGLE

That means, Janet, you're today's strongest link and you go away with:

Ian, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

Very, very pleased to get to the final.

Wasn't expecting to get there. Don't care about the money.

I had a great day, met some good people and it's been a blast.

Winning the Weakest Link feels totally amazing.

I'm really pleased with myself and I'm sure I'll enjoy spending the money.

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