27/04/2010 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 Colin, I'm 50, from Portsmouth in Hampshire,

and I'm an independent market trader.

I'm Sue, 61, from Harpenden, and I'm a rostering assistant.

I'm Kieron, I'm 26, I'm from Risca, South Wales, and I'm a sales manager.

I'm Liz, I'm 40 years old, I'm from Bradford, West Yorkshire

and I'm a professional development coach.

I'm John, I'm 19, I'm from Worksop, Nottinghamshire,

and I'm a German and Russian student.

I'm Rita, I'm 51, from Bodmin in Cornwall,

and I'm a community psychiatric nurse.

I'm Graham, I'm from South Woodford in London,

I'm 61 and I'm a business consultant.

I'm Kelly, I'm 28, I'm from Preston, Lancashire,

and I'm a housewife.

I'm Lee, I'm 33, I'm from March in Cambridgeshire,

and I'm a chilled distribution manager.

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, Colin.

Let's play Weakest Link.

The first question is for £20.

Start the clock.

Colin,

unless you are the Queen or born on the 29th of February

your birthday normally occurs how many times a year?

-Once.

-Correct. Sue, in geography,

Japan is a country in the Eastern part of which continent?

-Asia.

-Correct. Kieron,

in fire fighting, what H is the name

of the long tube that conveys the flow of water?

-Hose.

-Correct. Liz, in the human body,

the structure formed from 12 pairs of curved bones in the chest

is called the rib what?

-Cage.

-Correct. John,

in the animal kingdom, what is the term for the young

of both cats and rabbits?

-Kittens.

-Correct. Rita,

in leisure, a lido is a public facility designed

for which activity - cycling or swimming?

-Swimming.

-Correct. Graham...

-Bank.

-..in TV and radio, the phrase often heard on talk shows

meaning "to imprison people for life"

is "lock them up and throw away the" what?

-Key.

-Correct. Kelly,

on a standard manual car, which of the controls operated by the driver

has two different types,

usually prefixed by the words "hand" and "foot"?

-Pass.

-Brake. Lee,

in nursery rhymes, a chain of events was started

when the rat ate the malt

that lay in the house that who built?

-Jack.

-Correct. Colin,

in ceramics, what K is the name given to a furnace

used to bake clay?

-A kiln.

-Correct. Sue,

in British wedding customs,

which of the participants in a marriage ceremony

is traditionally carried over the threshold when arriving home?

-The bride.

-Correct. Kieron,

in maths, what is 45 divided by 9?

-5.

-Correct. Liz...

-Bank.

-..in comedy duos, Abbott was to Costello

-as Laurel was to whom?

-Hardy.

-Correct. John,

at the football World Cup,

the Golden Shoe award is given to the player who is the what -

-top scorer or best looking?

-Top scorer.

-Correct. Rita,

in expressions, which three-letter word

follows "fighting", "hopping" and "spitting"

to make three terms meaning "very angry"?

-Mad.

-Correct. Graham,

in French cuisine, in a classic recipe for duck

it is cooked and served with a sauce of which citrus fruit?

-Orange.

-Correct. Kelly,

in English seaside resorts,

what I is the name of the annual autumnal festival of coloured lights

that are displayed at Blackpool?

-Illuminations.

-Correct. Lee...

-Bank.

..in medicine, the everyday name for a device for correcting eyesight

that is worn between the eyelid and the cornea is a contact what?

-Lens.

-Correct. Colin,

in competitions, a contest to spell....

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won £950.

Actually, you had a chain of ten correct answers, so you could have got there much earlier.

But who's as welcome as wind in a lift?

Who's the first cutback to improve your economic outlook?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics show that Graham is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Kelly. But who will the team want off?

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

Kelly.

Kelly.

Kelly.

Kelly.

Kelly.

Kelly.

Kelly.

Rita.

Rita.

Are you white with fright, Rita?

-Yes, Anne.

-And what do you do?

I'm a community psychiatric nurse, Anne.

Where?

In Cornwall.

And what do you do to cheer yourself up when you get home?

I go out socialising, go on the karaoke, I play darts, umm...

What do you sing on the karaoke?

Oh, I usually try and sing The Carpenters.

That'll do us, then.

Put your board down.

-I don't know if I've got any spit, Anne.

-Move next to John.

OK, this is Rita with no spit from Cornwall. Off you go.

# Long ago and oh so far away

# I fell in love with you

# Before the second show. #

I don't think he's interested. Hop off again.

I thought he enjoyed that.

Put your board up.

Why Kelly?

Um, Kelly got one wrong, Anne.

What do you do, Kieron?

-I'm a sales manager, Anne.

-Are you?

-Yes.

-Where do you do that?

-In Cardiff.

-Put your board down.

What's with the top?

I like the style, I like the colour, I like everything about it.

Yeah.

Which bit of the style did you like?

-The bit I'm clearly missing!

-Yes. Put your board up.

Did Mrs Kieron choose it for you?

No, no, no, I bought this.

Oh. Did she approve of it?

-Um...not really!

-No. What's she called, Mrs Kieron?

-Milda.

And is she from Cardiff?

-No, she's from Lithuania.

-Is she? She's a little Lithuanian, is she?

She's not small, she's 6'2".

-So how does it work?

-Well, I've got a really big personality, Anne.

-Have you?

-Yeah.

-Why Kelly?

She was the only person to get one wrong.

What do you do, John?

I'm a student, Anne.

-Are you?

-Yep.

-What are you studying?

I study German and Russian.

I suppose you've visited Russia many times.

-I've never been, no.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-You've never picked up a little Russian?

-Um...

-No, I haven't, no.

-No. Are you looking for a little Russian?

-I'm looking for anything that comes past me, to be honest.

-Are you?

What's your ideal dream, then, of a partner?

Someone foreign who could teach me a bit of whatever language they speak

and where they're from.

Boys or girls, are you fussy?

-Boys.

-Oh, you weren't going to say that, were you?

I was going to let you come to it. I thought you'd enjoy that.

Oh. I see.

-Why Kelly?

-Because Kelly was the only person who got a question wrong.

Kelly! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm really annoyed to be voted off first

because the question I got wrong was about cars,

which my husband knows everything about and I work part-time in a car garage.

So I'm really annoyed to get it wrong.

Round Two. In the bank, £950.

We're now taking ten seconds off your time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Graham, in a 2009 action adventure film, Robert Downy Jr starred

as a revamped version of which famous fictional detective?

-Sherlock Holmes.

-Correct. Lee,

in law, which of these is illegal in Britain, botany or bigamy?

-Bigamy.

-Correct.

Colin, in pop music, the nicknames of the five Spice Girls were

Sporty, Scary, Baby, Ginger and which other word?

-Posh.

-Correct.

Sue, in a phrase referring to secrecy or espionage,

what D is the name of the weapon

that is coupled with the word "cloak"?

-Dagger.

-Correct.

Kieron, in London, Adelphi, Aldwich and Novello

are all names of which type of public building?

Um...

-Gallery?

-Theatre.

Liz, if numbers between 10 and 99 are known as double figures,

what equivalent term describes those between 1 and 9?

-Single figures.

-Correct.

John, in sport, the British Olympic rower

who was awarded an MBE in 1987,

a CBE ten years later and a knighthood in 2001 is Sir Steve who?

-Pass.

-Redgrave.

Rita, activities such as the Truck Pull and the Keg Toss

feature in which events - strongman contests or beauty pageants?

-Strongman contests.

-Correct.

Graham, the initial three months of a new political administration,

seen as a benchmark of its competence,

are often referred to as the first hundred what?

-Days.

-Correct.

Lee, in IT, which word meaning "collision" is the usual term

for a sudden computer failure that commonly results in loss of data?

-Crash.

-Correct.

Bank!

Colin, what G is the name for a flat-bottomed boat

with a high ornamental prow

that is traditionally used on the canals of Venice?

-Gondola.

-Correct.

Sue, the Smurfs have skin that is which primary colour?

-Blue.

-Correct.

Kieron, because of the main element of its diet, the osprey -

which nests in the Scottish highlands -

is also known as the what hawk?

-Um...mouse?

-Fish.

Liz, in celebrities, what's the first name of the German supermodel

who uses the professional surname Klum?

-Heidi?

-Correct.

John, the term that appears on some bills regarding a sum owed

from a previous one usually reads "balance brought" what?

-Forward.

-Correct.

Rita, the city known in English as Gothenburg

is a major port in which Scandinavian country?

-Um, pass.

-Sweden.

Graham, in the performing arts, what J is the name of a category of music

that includes styles known as ragtime and Dixieland?

-Jazz.

-Correct. Lee...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You only won £100. Whose fault was that?

Who's going for gold in the stupid Olympics?

Who deserves a diamond ring and who deserves a rubber ring?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most correct answers, Graham is the strongest link.

Statistically, Kieron is the weakest link, but can he survive the vote?

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

Kieron.

Rita.

John.

Rita.

Kieron.

Kieron.

Kieron.

Kieron.

-Where do you come from, Graham?

-South Woodford in London, Anne.

-How old are you?

-61, Anne.

-And what do you do?

-A business consultant.

-Oh, what does that mean?

-It means that I try and help companies

to improve their performance.

So, if a huge company is really in trouble...they say,

"We'll get that old buffer of 61 from South Woodford to help us"?

-Some do. Some don't.

-Do they? And what's your technique, Graham?

-It's the KISS principle.

-Is it?

-Yes.

Graham is going to explain the KISS technique.

Keep It Simple, Stupid.

Who are you calling stupid?

-Anybody that doesn't get the KISS technique right.

-Oh.

And what's an example of keeping it simple?

Well, it's a bit like...um, making sure that somebody always has

their work and the tools they need to do their job

within five paces of where they're working.

So, we pass the test here because you're within five paces of me.

-That's absolutely right.

-Yeah.

-Could you speed up the show any more?

-Uh, possibly.

-Yes.

You've worked in television a long time, have you?

-Why Kieron?

-He got a couple of questions wrong.

-What do you do, Colin?

-I've just started up as a market trader, Anne.

Where do you do your market trading?

-In and around the Portsmouth area.

-What are you selling?

-Toys, mainly.

Give me an example of something you sell.

-Hornby railway sets.

-So, what's your pitch, selling a Hornby train set?

I just stand there and people come to me, I don't shout...

-Really, you don't shout or anything?

-No.

How long have you been a dull market trader?

Not long, Anne. Only a few months.

-Why Kieron?

-He got a couple of questions wrong in that round.

Kieron! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think my friends and family are probably going to take the mick out of me for going out in Round Two,

cos I'm one of those people that sits at home and screams the answer out at every single question,

right till the end. Then I come here and go away on Round Two.

But I've always said, as long as I stayed after the first round, I was more than happy.

Round Three. In the bank, £1,050. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Graham, what nickname is shared by the golfer Colin Montgomerie

-and a famous Field Marshal of the Second World War?

-Monty.

-Correct.

Lee, in 1492, the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella

financed the first voyage of which explorer?

-Columbus.

-Correct.

Colin, an industrially-manufactured milk product for babies

is known by what scientific-sounding name - formula or equation?

-Formula.

-Correct.

Sue, a 2009 TV advertising campaign for a price-comparison website

featured a representation of which animal

wearing a smoking jacket and a cravat?

-Fox?

-A meerkat.

Liz, what A is the term for people such as Jonathan Cainer,

who study the influence supposedly exerted

by heavenly bodies on the lives of humans?

-Astrologist.

-Correct.

John, in fictional characters, Saucy Nancy, Dolly Clothes-Peg,

Aunt Sally and the Crowman are all friends of which talking scarecrow?

-Pass.

-Worzel Gummidge.

Rita, in national emblems, the dragon on the Welsh flag

is depicted with how many feet on the ground?

-One.

-Three.

Graham, in pop music, which chart topping group was formed in Leeds

in 2003 with Ricky Wilson as the lead singer?

-Pass.

-Kaiser Chiefs.

Lee, in food, the crisp, young shoots of mung beans -

often used in Chinese dishes - are usually known as bean what?

-Sprouts.

-Correct.

Colin, in British snakes, what V is another name for the adder?

-A viper.

-Correct.

Sue, a film released in the UK in 2010 based on a novel by Alice Sebold

about the ghost of a girl watching over her family is called The Lovely what?

-Bones.

-Correct.

-Liz.

-Bank!

In science, the process by which a mass of ice breaks off

from its parent iceberg is known as what - hatching or carving?

-Hatching.

-Carving.

John, the cultural institution based in Washington DC

that claims to be the largest collection of books in the world

is called the Library of what?

-Congress.

-Correct.

Rita, in definitions, which word means both a radio or TV channel

and an area with a platform where trains pick up and let off passengers?

-Pass. Don't know.

-Station.

Graham, in boxing, a forceful, close-range blow typically

striking the opponent under the chin is called an upper what?

-Cut.

-Correct.

Lee, in history, Sir John Fastolf -

who fought at the battle of Agincourt -

is believed to have inspired the name of which...?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won £100.

If brains were helium, who still couldn't hold their head up.

Who's got a first-class brain and who got lost in the post?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all her answers wrong,

Rita is the weakest link.

Statistically, Colin is the strongest link.

But whose game is over?

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

Rita.

Rita.

Rita.

Rita.

John.

John.

Rita.

What do you do, Lee?

-I'm a chilled distribution manager.

-And is it a dangerous job?

-Not from where I sit.

-Oh.

Cos you look as if you've been bashed about a bit.

Yes. That's more my hobby than the job.

-What, being bashed about a bit?

-Yes.

That's what the hobby's called, is it?

-Yeah, Bash Lee About, it's called.

-Is it?

-No, I do mixed martial arts.

Do you need your nose in... martial arts?

-Um...no, but unfortunately I've still got it.

-Yes. Plenty of it, too.

-I know. I got my fair share, didn't I?

-Why Rita?

Because I think she was the weakest link in that round.

-Sue, are you single?

-Yes. I am at the moment.

-Oh. What do you do?

-I'm a rostering assistant for a holiday airline.

What are you making rotas for?

-For the pilots.

-For the pilots?

-And how many pilots are you looking after?

-About 900.

-900 pilots?

And you haven't found one for yourself?

-No, they're all spoken for, most of them.

-Are they?

-Yeah.

But don't you think if you got the bit between the teeth, you'd really be able to find one?

I'm not really fussed about looking for a man.

If one comes along, that's fine.

And why are you getting rid of Rita?

Um, I think she was the weakest link.

Rita! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When Anne asked me to sing,

my legs were like jelly and I had no spit in my mouth, so I thought,

"I don't think I can get the words out,"

and my teeth were sticking to my top lip.

So I thought I'd serenade John, who was on my right,

to kind of relieve my nerves.

So, I think he looked more embarrassed than I did!

Round Four. In the bank, £1,150.

Another ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link

from the last round, that's Colin. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Colin, someone who makes vicious attacks on other people

is said to have what - sweet cheeks or an acid tongue?

Acid tongue.

Correct. Sue, in pop music, in the title of a song

that was a UK number one single for the Bangles in 1989

and for Atomic Kitten in 2001 - which word precedes Flame?

-Old.

-Eternal.

Liz, in space, the US satellite-based system used as an navigational aid

by both the military and civilians

is known by what three-letter abbreviation?

-Pass.

-GPS.

John, in royal protocol, an official trip by the monarch

to a foreign country for ceremonial purposes

is normally known as a state what?

-Visit.

-Correct.

Graham, in zoology, what H is a growth on the bodies of all mammals

that is variously used for insulation,

camouflage, protection and display?

-Hair.

-Correct.

Lee, after the First World War, the Prime Minister David Lloyd George

promised soldiers that Britain would be

a fit country for whom to live in?

-All.

-Heroes.

Colin, the main campus of the University of East Anglia

is located in which city?

-Norwich.

-Correct.

Sue, in art, a famous 1911 painting by Matisse depicts a bowl of water

containing what - three lobsters or four goldfish?

-Goldfish.

-Correct.

Liz, in TV, which gameshow based on hangman was presented in the 1990s

by Nicky Campbell and Carol Smillie?

-Catchphrase?

-Wheel Of Fortune.

John, what A is the seven-letter generic name of the painkiller

that is derived from a substance formally extracted

from the bark of willow trees?

-Aspirin.

-Correct.

Graham, William the Conqueror invaded England in which year?

-1066.

-Correct.

Lee, in pop music, since the 1980s, Justice For All,

Load and St Anger have been UK hit albums for which US hard rock group?

-Metallica.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Colin, the Dickin Medal that is given to animals for acts of bravery

has been awarded the most times to which creatures -

ferrets or pigeons?

-Pigeons.

-Correct.

-Sue.

-Bank.

In the 1946 film adaptation of the novel The Big Sleep,

the private detective Philip Marlowe was played by which actor?

-Pass.

-Humphrey Bogart.

Liz, in offshore energy,

the Forties pipeline system that runs from the North Sea...?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. In the bank, £120.

But who's now one of life's very simple pleasures?

Who still can't believe it's not butter?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Liz is statistically the weakest link, but how will the votes go?

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

Liz.

Liz.

Sue.

Liz.

Liz.

Sue.

John, why do you want to get rid of Liz?

Um, she got her questions wrong

and she could have banked us a bit more money.

Graham, why Liz?

I'm afraid she could have banked a couple of times

and she got questions wrong.

Liz, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Doing the Weakest Link in the studio is much more exciting

than just watching it at home.

You've got Anne right in front of you, the real deal,

giving you the eyeball.

You're waiting to see whether she's going to confront you.

And unfortunately for me, I didn't get my moment with Anne.

Round Five, your total is £1,270. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Colin, in chess, what O is the term for a planned sequence of moves

at the beginning of a game?

-Off.

-Opening.

Sue, in Indian food, the leaven bread that is usually teardrop shaped

and is frequently eaten with a main meal has what palindromic name?

-Naan.

-Correct.

John, in publishing, the blank space between the facing pages

of an open book is known by what name - the sewer or the gutter?

-The gutter.

-Correct.

Graham, in TV, the former editor of the Sunday Times who in 2003

began hosting the current affairs shows

The Daily Politics and This Week is Andrew who?

-Sorry, I don't know.

-Neil.

Lee, which word for a love affair is also the collective name

given to the languages such as Italian and Portuguese,

that are derived from Latin?

-Pass.

-Romance.

Colin, Tick Tock and Blah Blah Blah

were both UK hit singles in 2010 for which American female singer?

-Lady Gaga.

-Kesha.

Sue, from 1867 to 1918, the Habsburg dual monarchy in Central Europe

comprised Austria and which other country?

-Germany.

-Hungary.

John, on an MP3 player, which word meaning "to mix up a pack of cards"

is the term used for the function

that randomises the order of the songs?

-Shuffle.

-Correct.

Graham, in theatre, in the title of an anti-war play by Bertolt Brecht,

the character Anna Fierling is described as what -

Mother Courage or Mother Coward?

-Mother Courage.

-Correct.

Lee, in British wildlife, the red admiral and white admiral

are species of which insect?

-Butterfly.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Colin, in Greek mythology, the nine goddesses

who presided over learning and the arts were collectively known as the what?

-Muses.

-Correct.

Sue, in UK charities, what C is the name

of the telephone counselling service for young people,

established in 1986 by Esther Rantzen?

-ChildLine.

-Correct.

John, Caracas is the capital of which South American country?

-Venezuela.

-Correct.

Graham, if the exchange rate is 2 to £1...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won £150.

So, who's the Royal Ascot and who's the donkey derby?

Who thinks inertia is a posh girls' name?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In a sudden reversal of fortune,

Colin has gone from being the strongest link

in the last two rounds to the weakest link in this.

Statistically, John is the strongest link, but will the team notice that?

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

Graham.

Colin.

Lee.

Sue.

Sue.

Graham, why Sue?

Uh, she did get a few questions wrong.

So, Lee with the big nose, why Sue?

Because she's the weakest link.

Sue! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When I came here, I really expected to be voted off

in the first or second round.

So to last to Round Five is beyond my expectations.

Round Six. In the bank, £1,420. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

John, the radio show, albums and club nights created by the DJ Sean Rowley,

featuring unfashionable but enjoyable pop music are called Guilty what?

-Conscience.

-Pleasures.

Graham, which indoor game similar to snooker and pool

involves two cue balls differentiated from each other

by one having a black spot?

-Billiards.

-Correct.

Lee, what I is the word used to describe the care provided

for patients with acute life-threatening conditions?

-Intensive.

-Correct.

-Colin.

-Bank.

-The 1993 recipe guide by Sophie Grigson

about the many uses of vegetables is entitled Eat Your what?

-Veg.

-Greens!

John, the college opened in 1962 at Oxford University

named after a renaissance scientist is called what - Shearer or Linacre?

-Shearer.

-Linacre.

Graham, in US politics, when Jacqueline Lee Bouvier

married a senator from near Boston in 1953,

she became known as Jackie who?

-Kennedy.

-Correct.

Lee, in language, what C is a French word, widely used in English

as a term for a person regarded as knowledgeable

and having good taste in a particular field?

-Pass.

-Connoisseur.

Colin, a system whereby a supplier agrees to take back any stock

that a shop has not sold is known as sale or what?

-Return.

-Correct.

John, in 20th-century literature,

which surname was shared by the novelist Evelyn and his son Auberon?

-Waugh.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Graham, the songs Stayin' Alive and Jive Talkin'

from the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever

were written and performed by which group?

-Bee Gees.

-Correct.

Lee, on board a ship, the officer who deals with finance

and the needs of the passengers has what job title - locker or purser?

-Purser.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Colin, in TV, the red-haired actor

who has starred in NYPD Blue and CSI Miami is David who?

Chalten. Bank!

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. The correct answer is Caruso.

And you won £150.

But will John be lost in translation?

Should Graham do the five paces of shame?

Has Colin stalled?

Or maybe Lee's given up the fight.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly,

Graham is the strongest link.

Statistically, John is the weakest link.

But who will lose out in the vote?

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

John.

Colin.

Colin.

Colin.

-John?

-Yes, Anne?

-Did you think Colin was the worst player?

-Um, well, I thought I was the worst player, but...

-Correct!

Yup, but I... can't vote for myself, so...

-Lee.

-Anne.

-Did you sniff Colin out?

Why did you vote for him?

Cos I think he voted tactically last time and it's backfired on him.

Colin! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Playing the game at home is a totally different ball game altogether,

cos you're in the armchair and you're shouting and screaming at the telly.

Being in the studio and recording it is a totally different experience. A very pleasurable experience.

Round Seven. In the bank, £1,570. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Graham, in the 1902 poem The Islanders by Rudyard Kipling,

the term "flannelled fools" refers to players of which sport?

-Cricket.

-Correct.

Lee, in fashion, what T can be a thin, decorative strip

like a ribbon on a dress and a term for cutting away excess fabric?

-Trim.

-I'll accept.

John, the ancient Minoan civilisation in Crete

is named after which legendary king of the island?

-Pass.

-Minos.

Graham, the British choreographer who rose to prominence in the 1990s

for his unconventional interpretations

of classical ballets is Matthew who?

-Bourne.

-Correct.

Lee, a pioneer of the study of thermodynamics, William Thomson

is now better known by what title - Lord Kelvin or Count Celsius?

-Lord Kelvin.

-Correct.

-John.

-Bank.

-In food, the Asian spice consisting of a dark brown pod

with eight radiating segments is called star what?

-Spice?

-Anise.

Graham, which three-letter word for a small lorry

used to transport goods or people

means "of" or "from" in Dutch and is a common part of a Dutch surname?

-Van.

-Correct.

Lee, in music production, the system of sound recording

using two or more channels

is usually known by what abbreviated six-letter name?

-Pass.

-Stereo.

John, in comics, the character who made his debut in 2000 AD

and was played in a 1995 film by Sylvester Stallone is Judge who?

-Deed?

-Dread.

Graham, in literary terms, an insulting criticism

generally involving caricature and ridicule

is called a what - harpoon or lampoon?

-Lampoon.

-Correct.

-Lee.

-Bank.

-Robbie Williams, Anthea Turner and Nick Hancock

were all born in which city in the English Midlands?

-Birmingham.

-Bank!

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, the correct answer is Stoke-on-Trent.

So £70 went into the bank.

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

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With no correct answers,

John is the weakest link for the second round in a row.

Graham is statistically the strongest link,

but who will be taking the final walk of shame?

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

Lee.

Lee.

John.

Graham, why are you hanging on to the player

who didn't answer a single question correctly?

Uh, I thought that Lee did get a few questions wrong.

-So...

-But you're a consultant who goes in, you're a trained observer,

you knew perfectly well that John failed to answer a single question.

Tactical ploy, perhaps, Anne.

Why didn't you say that in the first place?

I don't like to say it cos he's a very nice chap.

-John.

-Yup.

-Why have you voted for Lee?

I knew Graham would want to keep me around cos I did badly last round, so I thought if I voted...

Many rounds you've done badly.

-I was strongest link once.

-Were you?

-Yeah.

-Can't remember.

-Big nose!

-Anne.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Anne was a lot quicker-witted than I expected her to be.

I expected her to be a lot more rehearsed, whereas, um,

a lot of it is off the cuff and I was quite impressed with her quick wit.

Round Eight. In the bank, £1,640.

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

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

Let's pay the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Graham, a person who's had an operation for cosmetic purposes

is said to have undergone plastic what?

-Surgery.

-Correct.

John, what B is the title of the comedy series shown from 2007

starring Johnny Vegas as a holidaymaker on the Costa Blanca?

-Benidorm.

-Correct.

Graham, the 8th-century illuminated Latin manuscripts

containing the first four books of the New Testament

are called the Lindisfarne what?

-Cloths.

-Gospels.

John, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

usually begins in which summer month?

-August.

-Correct. Graham,

in clothing, a round neckline on a sweater that fits closely

to the throat is described as what - motley or crew?

-Crew.

-Correct.

-John.

-Bank!

-What is the common name for the national currencies

of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India and Nepal?

-Rupee.

-Correct.

Graham, in the animal kingdom, what P is the name of a sea fish

belonging to the cod family

and also the surname of a famous abstract painter?

Could you repeat the question, please?

What P is the name of a sea fish belonging to the cod family

and also the surname of a famous abstract painter?

-Parrot.

-Pollock.

John, in classical music,

Jacqueline du Pre was a virtuoso performer on which instrument?

-Cello.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Graham, what was the name of the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte

who agreed to a divorce in 1809

after failing to provide him with an heir?

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE Josephine.

-Bank.

Time's up. Correct answer, eventually,

but your bank was out of time.

And you won £70.

We will treble that, giving you prize money today of £1,850.

There can only be one winner.

Now, up to five questions each.

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

So, John and Graham, for £1,850,

let's play the Weakest Link.

John, as the strongest link in the last round,

you have the choice of who goes first.

I'll go first, please, Anne.

John, which woman - born in Italy in 1820 -

is listed in the dictionary of national biography as

"reformer of army medical services and of nursing organisation"?

-Florence Nightingale.

-That is the correct answer.

Graham, in the Chinese calendar, the 14th of February 2010

marked the beginning of the year of which animal?

-Dog.

-The correct answer is the tiger.

John, in cinema, which actor played the brother of Emma Thompson

in the film Love Actually, and her suitor in Sense And Sensibility?

-Hugh Grant.

-That is the correct answer.

Graham, in dentistry, the bony outer covering of the root of a tooth

has the same name as which building material?

-Cement.

-That is the correct answer.

John, in UK geography, which major river rises in Snowdonia in Wales,

flows through Lake Bala and enters the Irish Sea west of Chester?

-The River Wye?

-The correct answer is the Dee.

Graham, in pop music, which Jamaican born singer has had UK hit singles

with tracks variously featuring RikRok, Ali G,

Wayne Wonder, Marsha and Rayvon?

-Bob Marley.

-The correct answer is Shaggy.

John, in literature, what is the pen name of the historian and biographer

who wrote the 2010 memoir "Must You Go?",

subtitled My Life With Harold Pinter?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is Lady Antonia Fraser.

Graham, in the solar system, which planet has a prominent feature

in its atmosphere known as the Great Dark Spot?

-Jupiter.

-The correct answer is Neptune.

John, in horse racing, which of the five English classics

is named after the Epsom home

of the 12th Earl of Derby where it was devised in 1778?

-The Downs?

-The correct answer is the Oaks.

Graham, when the University of Paris

was reorganised into 13 institutions in 1971,

three of them retained which famous name

derived from that of a medieval theologian?

-Sorbonne.

-That is the correct answer.

And after five questions each, your scores are tied.

So, John and Graham, let's play Sudden Death.

John, although the company established by George Courtauld

around 1800 became a leading manufacturer of synthetic fabrics,

it was originally set up to make yarn from which natural fibre?

-Cotton?

-The correct answer is silk.

Graham, in UK history, in the abbreviated former name of the police force known as the RUC,

the letter U stood for which word?

-Ulster.

-That is the correct answer.

That means, Graham, you're today's strongest link

and you go away with £1,850.

Thank you very much.

John, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

Bit miffed that I managed to get to the final, but just missed out on the money,

but I think Graham's a worthy winner.

He was fantastic all game and I think he really deserved to win.

I'd like to give my condolences to John.

He put up a good fight in that last round

and I was just lucky to get the tie-break question that I knew.

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