26/05/2010 Weakest Link

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

Only one of them will win up to £10,000.

The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.

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

However, eight will leave with nothing as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Francis, I'm 18, from Bedford,

and I'm a student studying History and Spanish.

I'm June, I'm 77 years old,

I come from Market Harborough

and I'm a retired local government officer.

I'm David, I'm 53, I'm from Newport in South Wales

and I'm a telephone banking consultant.

I'm Naomi, I'm 20 years old, I'm from Leeds and I'm a student nurse.

I'm Ted, I'm 62, from Gunnislake in Cornwall

and I drive a mine train.

I'm Julia, I'm 32, I'm from Dundee and I'm a science lecturer.

I'm Tom, I'm 26, from Gloucester. I'm a ventilation engineer.

I'm Frankie, I'm 50, I live in London and I work as a PA.

I'm Pete, 38, I'm from Hull and I'm a probation officer.

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.

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

Round 1. Three minutes on the clock.

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

That's you, David. Let's play the Weakest Link.

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

In climate, in the UK, which season of the year begins six months after the start of winter?

-Summer.

-Correct.

In the home, a spin facility that rotates the contents at high speed is a feature of which appliance?

A washing machine or a dishwasher?

-A dishwasher.

-No, a washing machine.

In women's clothing, which word that rhymes with "smock" is a term

that is sometimes used for a dress?

-Frock.

-Correct.

In self-defence, fighting techniques from the Far East such as judo and karate

are collectively known as martial what?

-Arts.

-Correct.

What G follows "oven" to give the name for a padded mitten used to handle hot pots and pans?

-Glove.

-Correct. In horse racing, the steeplechaser

that won the Aintree Grand National three times in the 1970s was called Red what?

-Pass.

-Rum.

In basic geometry, a pentagon has how many sides?

-Five.

-Correct.

On a modern car, the two-word term for the process in which every door is simultaneously secured,

using only one key, is central what?

-Locking.

-Correct.

According to a well-known saying, "money talks" or "sings"?

-Talks.

-Correct.

In TV and film, the comedy character played by Rowan Atkinson

who lacks social skills and is a man of few words is called Mr what?

-Bean.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In the Bible, what was the name of the sibling who was killed by Cain?

-Abel.

-Correct.

In North America, the USA shares its longest land border with which other country?

-Canada.

-Correct.

The beehive and the buzz cut are names for ways of grooming which part of the body?

-The hair.

-Correct.

In 1940, the attempt by the Luftwaffe to defeat the RAF as a prelude to a German invasion

was dubbed by Churchill "the Battle of" where?

-Britain.

-Correct.

The statue of David by Michelangelo on display in Florence is wearing what? Nothing or Bermuda shorts?

-Nothing.

-Correct.

The phrase that appears on labels for powdered soup, instant noodles and jelly is "just add" what?

-Water.

-Correct.

-Bank!

What B is a verb meaning to take money on credit with the intention of returning it with interest?

-Borrow.

-Correct.

An alternating current flows in how many different directions?

-Two.

-Correct.

The actor and singer who starred in Doctor Who and Torchwood and several West End musicals is John who...?

Time's up. The correct answer was Barrowman.

You won £650, but, you know, you had a chain of 12 correct answers, so someone kept banking.

Who'd have to be lucky to lose?

Who's on a fast train to failure? Who can you do without?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Francis is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Frankie, but who will the team want off?

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

Naomi.

Naomi.

Naomi.

David.

Frankie.

Naomi.

Naomi.

Francis.

Frankie.

-What do you do, Francis?

-I'm a student.

-Where?

-At Manchester.

-What are you studying?

-History and Spanish.

-You can speak Spanish?

-I can.

-Really?

-Well, I'm learning.

-Do you practise in the holidays?

-From time to time.

-You've got a job speaking Spanish?

-Not quite, no.

-But you've got a job?

-I work in a restaurant. An Italian restaurant.

-Where's that?

-Bedford.

-Are you the Manuel of Bedford?

No.

-Why Naomi?

-Um...

-Are those biceps you've got?

-Not quite, Anne. They're getting there.

-Have you been to the gym?

-I go three or four times a week if I can.

Have you thought of asking for a refund...?

-Why Naomi?

-I think she was a bit nervous and she got one question wrong.

-Where are you from, David?

-Newport in South Wales.

-What do you do?

-I'm a telephone banking consultant.

-You mean you work in a call centre?

-Yes.

-How old are you?

-53.

-And that kind of quiff in your hair...

-Oh, no.

-Did Mrs David suggest that?

-I haven't got a Mrs David, Anne.

-There's no Mrs David?

-No.

-But maybe your granny then?

-No.

-Who very old-fashioned are you knocking about with?

-I'm not.

I'm not, Anne. I've actually got a younger companion than that.

-How young?

-25.

-Really? She's 25 and you're 53?

-Yeah.

-What first attracted her to you?

-I think the fact that I look like a failed '70s rock star.

Did she sit there thinking, "Mick Jagger, George Clooney

"or shall I have David from the call centre in Wales?"

-I think she went that route, Anne.

-Why Naomi?

She got a couple of questions wrong.

June, haven't I seen you in the background of the Queen Vic?

I don't think so.

No. How old are you?

-77.

-Good heavens! Are you all right standing up?

-Just about.

-What do you do?

-Do?

-Yeah.

-Enjoy myself.

-You haven't got a job?

-Not now.

-Did you have a job?

-I did have a job, yes.

-What were you doing?

-Looking after the elderly.

Really? And now you're elderly?

-Yes, that's true.

-Do you get meals on wheels?

-No, I don't because...

Without the wheels, do you get them, do you?

-Why Naomi?

-I'm afraid she was the first to get a question wrong.

-She doesn't know the difference between a dishwasher and a washing machine.

-I did notice.

Naomi, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I got a really easy question at the very start about a washing machine and I did get that wrong,

but I think it was more nerves. Maybe it's cos I don't use a washer that much. I get my mum to do it.

Round 2. In the bank, £650. We now take ten seconds off your time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's little Francis.

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

In the brain, which mental faculty used to store and recall facts and sensations

can be short-term and long-term?

-Memory.

-Correct.

When people go to bed, they are said to do what? Hit the hay or slap the straw?

-Hit the hay.

-Correct. In the UK, postcodes that begin with "BS1"

identify the central area of which city in the south-west of England?

-Bristol.

-Correct.

In TV, in February 2010, which soap opera filmed at Elstree Studios

commemorated its 25th anniversary with a live episode?

-EastEnders.

-Correct.

In fairy stories, what W describes a witch, a queen and a stepmother

in the names of three evil characters?

-Wicked.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The 1992 drama starring Tom Cruise as an attorney defending two marines accused of a crime

at their base in Cuba is entitled A Few Good what?

-Men.

-Correct.

What's the generic English name for a shop that specialises in making and selling bread and cakes?

-Bakery.

-Correct.

The prefix "pyro", as in the words "pyrotechnic" and "pyromania",

comes from the Greek word for ice or fire?

-Fire.

-Correct.

A song popular with drinkers that was written by Irving King in 1925

is called Show Me The Way To Go where?

-Tipperary.

-Home.

In the Gregorian calendar, there are how many days in the month of October?

-30.

-Even 31.

Which term for a person who's been canonised precedes Albans, Andrews and Helens for three UK place names?

-Saint.

-Correct. In space exploration,

what C is the action of reciting numbers backwards to zero to time the launch of a rocket?

-Countdown.

-Correct. Someone who is eager and alert is referred to as bright-eyed and bushy what?

-Tailed.

-Correct. In The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, what kind of animal is Baloo?

-A bear.

-Correct. In fashion, jeans that have a very narrow fit

are commonly described as what? Skinny or emaciated?

-Skinny.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The American actress whose name is often abbreviated to her initials SJP is Sarah Jessica who?

-Parker.

-Correct.

In UK honours, what is the male equivalent of a dame?

-Duke.

-A knight.

In optics, what B is a hand-held viewing instrument comprising two small telescopes fixed side by side

in a frame with a central focusing wheel?

-Binoculars.

-Correct.

In 1980s pop music, the colloquial name for the studios

where Stock, Aitken and Waterman produced radio-friendly...

Time's up, I can't complete the question and you won £600.

But who's your Picasso and who's your paint-by-numbers?

If "Daft" were a country, who would be treated like royalty?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Francis has gone from being the strongest link in the last round to the weakest in this.

Statistically, Tom is the strongest link, but how will the votes go?

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

June.

Francis.

Francis.

Francis.

Francis.

Francis.

June.

Francis.

-What do you do, Pete?

-I'm a probation officer, Anne.

-Where?

-In Hull.

-What's your particular job?

-I manage offenders in the community and in prison.

-And do you open the jails on some occasions?

-Open the jails? What do you mean?

-You recommend people leave prison?

-I would support a release under certain circumstances, yeah.

-If you didn't, there'd be nothing for you to do.

-I still look after people in prison.

-I'll set them objectives.

-If I was in prison, what objective would you set me?

-That depends what you've done, Anne.

-Supposing I've robbed a bank?

-Why did you rob the bank?

-Cos I needed the money.

-Why would you need the money?

-To spend.

-On what?

-Anything that took my fancy.

-Maybe there's something wrong with your thinking skills.

I just want to have as much money as people on television.

I think you've got some cognitive distortions that would need addressing.

You think people on television are a bit odd, having that much money?

Well, no, but I think if that's the choice that you've made in life...

-Why Francis?

-Francis got two questions wrong, I'm afraid.

-What do you do, Tom?

-I'm a ventilation engineer.

-So does your job suck and blow?

-On a daily basis.

-Have you got an NVQ in ventilation?

-No, I'm a trained journalist.

It's obvious why you've gone into ventilation.

-Indeed, yeah. There's no money in journalism.

-How many newspapers have you worked on?

About three different newspapers and two or three magazines.

Then it's like St Paul on the way to Damascus?

You thought, "Ventilation is what I really want to do"?

We're in a recession. You may not have felt that bite, but we've got to do what pays the bills.

-Why Francis?

-He was strong in the last round,

but a couple of questions he got wrong were quite easy this round.

Francis, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Anne spoke to me about my biceps and going to the gym. I thought she was a bit harsh.

Maybe I should get back in and work a bit harder.

Round 3. In your bank, £1,250. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's little Tom.

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

In the spelling of "banana", meaning a yellow-skinned fruit, which vowel letter appears three times?

-A.

-Correct. The area traditionally known as the Kingdom of Fife is in which country of the UK?

-England.

-Scotland.

In the season that began in 2004, the name of the second tier of English football was changed

from Division One to what?

-The Premier League.

-No, Championship.

Which of these TV comedy series had a predominantly female cast?

Smack The Pony or Drop The Dead Donkey?

-Smack The Pony.

-Correct.

At the dining table, a serrated implement used to cut meat is known as a steak what?

-Knife.

-Correct.

In the novels of Mark Twain, what is the full first name of the friend of Tom Sawyer

who is referred to as Huck Finn?

-Huckleberry.

-Correct.

What D is the US term for what is known in the UK as a nappy?

-A diaper.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In science, what is the common five-letter name for "methylated spirits"?

-White.

-Meths.

In an orchestra, which household device used to boil water can precede the word "drum"

to make the name of a percussion instrument?

-Pass.

-Kettle. A citizen who obeys all the rules and regulations of the country in which he or she lives

is often said to be what "abiding"?

-Law.

-Correct.

In a much parodied scene from the 1957 film The Seventh Seal,

a medieval knight plays the Grim Reaper at which game? Chess or Twister?

-Chess.

-Correct. In ornithology, the name of which species of owl native to Britain

indicates that its organs of hearing are not very long?

-Short-eared.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In an informal name given to the rail link between England and France,

"Chunnel" is an abbreviation of which two words?

-Channel Tunnel.

-Correct.

What C can refer both to a container for tea and to a person who carries the clubs of a golfer?

-Caddy.

-Correct.

In maths, what is 53 plus 17?

-70.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In religion, a popular hymn written by John Newton in the 18th century begins with the line,

"Amazing grace, how sweet the" what?

-Your name.

-Sound.

In money, on a UK £1 coin, the date of issue is inscribed on which side? Heads or tails?

-Tails.

-Heads. In pop music, the self-proclaimed greatest band...

Time's up. You won £400.

So, who's reached for the stars and who's languishing in the gutter?

Who's plain sailing and who's missed the boat?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all her answers wrong, Frankie is the weakest link.

The strongest link statistically is Ted, but will the other players realise that?

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

Frankie.

Frankie.

Frankie.

Frankie.

Frankie.

Pete.

Frankie.

-What do you do, Ted?

-I drive a train, Anne, in a mine.

-Where?

-It's a place called Morwellham on the banks of the River Tamar.

-What are you collecting in the mine?

-It used to mine copper hundreds of years ago.

-We take tourists and school parties and anyone who wants to come.

-You talk to the visitors?

-I do.

Do you never let go of a detail?

-Detail has to be part of it because you get so many questions that people are interested in.

-Like what?

When the mine opened, when it closed, how many men worked there, what they ate, where they went to the toilet.

Let me guess. What are you doing when you're not driving the train?

Something really exotic(!)

Very often in the winter, because we had a winter break this year, I'm actually making a model railway.

-That'll astonish everybody(!)

-I thought it would.

-Why Frankie?

Unfortunately, lovely girl, Frankie, but you did get two questions wrong.

-What do you do, Julia?

-I'm a science lecturer.

-What's your speciality?

Microbiology, cell biology, a bit of anatomy and physiology.

You're just a dour Scottish woman with a fabulously dull job.

-Certainly not. My job is very exciting.

-But you're not very exciting?

-I'm tremendously exciting.

-What bit of you is exciting?

-All sorts.

-Like what?

-What I do in my spare time.

-Have you got a model railway?

-No, I do a bit of dancing.

What sort of dancing?

-I used to do a bit of street dance.

-What's street dance?

-A bit like, you know, Cheryl Cole videos.

I don't. Put your board down. Move next to Ted.

-What's a street dance?

-Well, a little bit of shaking your bum, that sort of thing.

-What else?

-A bit of Madonna-esque moves, that sort of thing.

-Do you feel you're like Madonna?

-Certainly not. I'm not quite as old as her.

-Pop up. Put your board up.

-Why Frankie?

-Again because she got a couple of questions wrong.

Three questions wrong. Frankie, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Well, I'm glad I was voted off at this third round, rather than the first one,

so I'm pleased, I'm happy. Excellent.

Round 4. In the bank, £1,650. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Ted. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What was the title of the 1980s sitcom set in the Sunshine Cab Company in New York?

-Taxi.

-Correct. In modern history, in 1952 the state of Israel offered its presidency

to which eminent Jewish physicist, then a citizen of the USA?

-Pass.

-Albert Einstein.

At the Olympics, what G is a sport with exercises for men including the rings and the horizontal bar?

-Gymnastics.

-Correct. In women's fashion,

which word follows bubble and pencil to give the name of two garments?

-Skirt.

-Correct. June, in the 1999 film Notting Hill,

the bookseller gets to know the actress after he accidentally soaks her with orange juice or vinegar?

-Orange juice.

-Correct.

In nature in the 1950s, the viral disease myxomatosis reduced the UK population of which wild mammal

by over 90%?

-Rabbits.

-Correct.

-Bank!

What's the full name of the Roman ruler under whom the Julian calendar was introduced in 46BC?

-Pass.

-Julius Caesar.

In Asian geography, Riyadh is the capital city of which Middle Eastern country?

-Saudi Arabia.

-In pop music, what E is the title

of a 2003 UK number one album by the White Stripes?

-Pass.

-Elephant. In scientific terminology, if the prefix "tri" means three, "tetra" means how many?

-10.

-Four.

In broadcasting, the Belfast-born presenter who began hosting the sports show Fighting Talk

on Radio 5Live in 2006 is Colin who?

-Pass.

-Murray.

On a standard roulette wheel, apart from the zero, which is green,

the numbered slots alternate between black and which primary colour?

-Red.

-Correct. In communications, the service that informs someone using a telephone

that another incoming call is holding is known as call what?

-Waiting.

-In the animal kingdom, a Lion's Mane is a type of what - jellyfish or sea bird?

-Jellyfish.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In TV, in which light drama series did Matt Di Angelo and Kelly Adams

first appear in 2009 as the sibling con artists Sean and Emma Kennedy?

Time's up. The answer was Hustle.

You won £300.

But who thinks the Madonna with Child is an adoption agency?

Who thinks Silicon Valley is Jordan's cleavage? Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most wrong answers, Tom is the weakest link.

Statistically, David is the strongest link, but whose game is over?

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

Pete.

Ted.

Tom.

Tom.

June.

Tom.

So, Pete, why Tom?

I'm afraid Tom got two wrong.

-Julia, why do you want to get rid of Tom?

-I think he got a couple wrong.

Tom, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think I was voted off in a clear-cut case of ageism.

I was the youngest by a distance so they were threatened by my brain cells, I expect.

Round 5. In the bank, £1,950. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with David. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In English history, what first name was shared by two queens who came from Aragon and Braganza?

-Anne?

-Catherine.

In vocabulary, the name of which precious metal is also a colloquial term for cutlery,

second prize and coins worth between 5p and 50p?

-Copper.

-Silver.

In theatre, according to the title of the song from the musical Gypsy by Stephen Sondheim,

Everything's Coming Up what?

-Roses.

-Correct. In architecture, what A can mean a series of arches supported by columns

and a covered passageway between streets containing shops?

-Archway.

-Arcade.

In cinema, the 1997 black comedy featuring John Cusack as a hit man going to a high school reunion

is entitled Grosse Point what?

-Pass.

-Blank. In gastronomy, what is the maximum number of Michelin stars

that can be awarded to a restaurant?

-Five?

-Three. In the UK, a Lonsdale Belt is awarded to British champions in which sport?

-Boxing.

-Correct. In pop music, Morrissey had a UK hit single

in 1989 with The Last of the Famous International what?

-Movie stars.

-Playboys.

Which bird that lays its eggs in nests made by others

precedes flower and pint in the name of two plants?

-Blackbird.

-Cuckoo.

In literature, the 1972 novel by Ira Levin about a town of submissive women

is entitled The Stepford what?

-Wives.

-Correct. In maths, what is 97 minus 88?

-9.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In a series of horror films, what B is the name of the vampire hunter played by Wesley Snipes?

-Pass.

-Blade.

In surreptitious exchanges,

illicit cash payments and personal information are said to be handed over in what colour envelopes?

-Black?

-Brown. In geography, the Point of Ayre is the northernmost extremity

of which island in the Irish Sea?

-Isle of Man.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Time's up. Your bank was in time and you won just £70.

Who's now raising nothing but your blood pressure? Who's going down quicker than mortgage approvals?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics reveal that June is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Pete, but will the voting reflect reality?

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

Julia.

Julia.

June.

Pete.

June.

We have a tie, team. June and Julia - two votes each.

-David, why Julia?

-I just noticed she got a couple of questions wrong.

-Ted, why June?

-A couple of questions wrong, I'm afraid.

-Really?

-We all had a bad round.

The strongest link gets the deciding vote and the strongest link was June.

-June, why have you voted for Julia?

-Because I thought she did have two questions wrong.

-Presumably you don't want to get rid of yourself. You'll stick?

-I will.

Julia, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I quite enjoyed my chat with Anne. She was a lot funnier than I expected her to be.

She's very sharp, very quick.

I don't think she was too harsh. Quite gentle.

Round 6. In the bank, £2,020. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with June. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In British politics, what G is the collective term for the party that sits opposite the Opposition?

-Governing?

-I'll accept governing.

In slang terms, the name given to flabby upper arms on middle-aged women is bingo what?

-Jaws.

-Wings.

In hip hop music, the phrase often used to describe a style considered relatively traditional

is old school or pre-school?

-Old school?

-Correct. In 19th-century literature,

the novel 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea was by which French author?

-Jules Verne.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In food,

a cross-section of which savoury snack consists of breadcrumbs, sausage meat, egg white and yolk?

-Scotch egg.

-Correct.

In TV, which American drama series that began in 1999

starred James Gandolfini as a Mafia boss?

-CSI?

-The Sopranos.

-Bank!

-In local government, Northallerton is the administrative HQ of the county of North what?

-Shropshire?

-Yorkshire.

Which term for a room where artworks are exhibited follows shooting to give the name for a place

for target practice with firearms?

-Gallery.

-Correct. In film, at the 2010 Academy Awards

for the first time since 1943 instead of five Best Picture nominees there were how many?

-Six.

-Ten.

In definitions, someone who can speak many languages is known as a polyglot or pollyanna?

-Polyglot.

-Correct.

The Belgian former cyclist nicknamed The Cannibal because of his ferocious appetite for success

-is Eddy who?

-Pass.

Merckx.

In religion, a censer is a vessel suspended by chains and swung during church services while burning what?

-Incense.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The 1966 song...

Time's up and you won £70.

So is Ted about to go off the rails?

Has June made a meal of things?

Are David's chances receding like his hair?

Or maybe Pete's offended you?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In a sudden reversal of fortune, Pete is now the strongest link.

The weakest link, statistically, is David, but can he survive the vote?

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

Ted.

Ted.

June.

Ted.

-Pete, why Ted?

-I think Ted got a couple of questions wrong.

-David, why Ted?

-Again, I think he got a couple wrong. Time to go home.

-But you weren't any better.

-Allegedly.

-What do you mean, allegedly? You were the worst player.

-I can't vote for myself.

Ted, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When I came today, I had three ambitions. One was to not get voted off first,

one was to have something said about me when you get to the last four

and, finally, to make Anne laugh. Yes!

Round 7. In the bank, £2,090. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with Pete. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In ornithology, what P is a large game bird that has ornamental species called Golden

and Lady Amherst's?

-Pheasant.

-Correct. In measures, King Henry I defined a yard as the distance from the end

of his outstretched thumb to the tip of which organ?

His nose. In TV, which pianist and band leader began his presenting career in the 1980s

as a co-host on The Tube?

-Jools Holland.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Chinook, Sirocco and Santa Ana are all examples of what - winds or rainbows?

-Winds.

-Correct. In gardening,

an annual flower show has been held since 1990 at which Royal palace situated by the River Thames?

-Chelsea.

-Hampton Court Palace. David, in film,

which British comedian played the toy maker in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in 1968

and Professor Peach in The Italian Job in 1969?

-Don't know.

-Benny Hill.

In food history, what C was the surname of the miller who first advertised his mustard in 1814

in the Norwich Chronicle?

-Charles.

-Coleman.

In Roman mythology, a fawn was a rural god that was part-man and part which creature?

-Deer.

-Goat.

According to the maxim known as Parkinson's Law,

what expands to fill the time available?

-Energy.

-Work. Pete, in 2007

the actress Eva Longoria married Frenchman Tony Parker, who was a professional player of which sport?

-Football.

-Basketball. June...

-Bank!

-In genetics,

a type of protein important in the development process has what nickname -

Sonic Hedgehog or Super Mario?

-Super Mario.

-Sonic Hedgehog. In international...

Time's up. You only won £20. In Round 8, you get the chance to treble what you bank.

Think very carefully because you need to raise the bank balance.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second time in the game, Pete is the strongest link.

Statistically, June 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.

Pete.

Pete.

June.

-David, why Pete?

-He had a difficult round there. I noticed he got two or three wrong.

There was no question of you getting rid of your rival?

-No, none whatsoever.

-No...

No, absolutely not(!) Cos June, you didn't answer a single question correctly, did you?

No, I didn't. I was dreadful.

-David didn't notice.

-That's amazing.

-Why have you voted for Pete?

Well, I thought they both had a couple of questions wrong and it was just a question of...

-Eenie meenie miney mo.

-A wee bit. I knew I was the worst.

-Pete was the best.

-Oh, dear.

Oh, dear.

Pete, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I would hate to see David win

because of the tactical voting he's used in this round in my opinion.

And I think June is a more deserved winner.

Round 8. In the bank, £2,110. In this round, 90 seconds.

Whatever you win will be trebled.

You voted off the strongest link, so we'll start with the second strongest. That's David.

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

In dogs, what B is a breed of terrier named after a town in Northumberland?

-Yorkshire?

-Bedlington.

In literature, the 1950s novels The End Of The Affair and The Quiet American were written by Graham who?

-Greene.

-Correct. In human biology, in the circulatory system of an adult,

there are how many miles of blood vessels - 6 or 60,000?

-Six.

-60,000.

In film, the 1944 musical in which Judy Garland falls in love with the boy next door

is Meet Me In where?

-St Louis.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In English cricket,

a score of 111, considered unlucky, is referred to by the surname of which naval hero?

-Nelson?

-Correct. In geography, the North Atlantic islands of Lanzarote, La Palma and Tenerife

are in a group known by what name?

-Canaries.

-I'll accept.

-Bank!

-In maths, what is 96 divided by 2?

-48.

-Correct. Which religious movement that originated in Jamaica in the 1920s

has a name derived from that of the Ethiopian emperor?

Rastafarianism. In the British Army, which of these is a traditional nickname for a private soldier -

Tommy Lee or Tommy Atkins?

-Tommy Atkins.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In pop music, Dark Horse was a UK hit album in 2008 for...

Time's up. You won £90. We'll treble that.

It means you have prize money of:

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

If there's a tie, sudden death.

So, June and David, for £2,380 let's play the Weakest Link.

June, you have the choice of who goes first.

I'll go first.

In the animal kingdom, which endangered amphibian native to Britain

has a species called the Great Crested

with the alternative name Warty?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is the newt.

Which actor speaks the line, "All I see are dead people," in the film 12 Monkeys

and hears the line, "I see dead people," in the thriller The Sixth Sense?

-Bruce Willis.

-That is correct.

The blue electrical discharge described as fire

that is sometimes seen above the masts of ships or around aircraft

is named after which patron saint of sailors?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is St Elmo.

In architecture,

the Burj Khalipha, which at 828 metres high became the world's tallest building

when it opened in 2010

is in which of the United Arab Emirates?

-Dubai.

-That is correct.

June, in popular music, Lance Corporal Ryan Idzi,

Sergeant Major Gary Chilton

and Sergeant Richie Maddocks

had a UK hit album in 2009 entitled Coming Home,

performing under what name?

-The Soldiers.

-That is the correct answer.

In cookery, which red food colouring is made from the dried bodies of insects

that live in South and Central America on cactus plants?

-Crab?

-No, the correct answer is cochineal.

In geography,

after New York, which city is the next most highly populated in the United States?

-Chicago.

-The correct answer is Los Angeles.

In the human body, what name is shared by four cavities in the brain

and two in the lower part of the heart?

-Ventricle?

-That is correct.

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

and you go away with:

June, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

My friends, family, grandchildren and everyone I know will be amazed

because I expected to go out in the first round.

My message to June is she's a lovely lady, I looked after her throughout the whole show

and she was at my side. I'm sorry she had to leave, but there has to be a winner

and it was me.

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