0:00:02 > 0:00:04Of the nine contestants on today's show
0:00:04 > 0:00:08only one will win prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12The rest will leave with nothing as one by one they are voted off
0:00:12 > 0:00:14as the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36Any of the nine people in the studio today
0:00:36 > 0:00:39could win up to £10,000.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42They don't know each other, however,
0:00:42 > 0:00:46if they want that prize money, they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49But eight will leave with nothing
0:00:49 > 0:00:53as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Let's meet the team.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01I'm Paul. I'm 42 years old. I'm from Trelogan in north Wales.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04I'm a self-employed carpenter.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09I'm Ann. I'm 53 years old. I'm from Cheltenham and I'm a P.A.
0:01:10 > 0:01:16I'm Jo. I'm 26. I'm from Hereford and I'm a landscape architect.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20I'm Darren. I'm 34, from Arundel in West Sussex.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22I'm a trout fishery manager.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27I'm Kirsty. I'm 19, from Hampshire. I'm a politics and media student.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31I'm David. I'm 39. I'm from Stone in Staffordshire.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34I'm an inn-keeper and local town mayor.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39I'm Sharmin. I'm 30. I'm from London. I'm a microbiologist.
0:01:40 > 0:01:46I'm John. I'm 53, from Dundee. A driver and a part-time lookalike.
0:01:46 > 0:01:51I'm Neil. I'm 26. I'm from Melton Mowbray and I'm a music therapist.
0:01:51 > 0:01:56In each round the aim is to answer enough questions correctly
0:01:56 > 0:02:00to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10Get your question wrong and you lose all the money in that chain.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15If you say "bank" before the question is asked, the money is safe.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19However, you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21At the end of the round,
0:02:21 > 0:02:25only money that has been banked can be taken forward.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28In Round One there are three minutes on the clock.
0:02:28 > 0:02:33We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35That's you, Ann.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43First question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Which word can mean a female goat or a children's nurse?
0:02:48 > 0:02:49Nanny.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51What is one third of nine?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Three.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58What D is a verb meaning to dip a biscuit into tea before eating it?
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Dunk.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03In TV, especially in live sports broadcasts,
0:03:03 > 0:03:08the name given to the instant repeating of a shot in slow motion is an action what?
0:03:08 > 0:03:09Replay.
0:03:09 > 0:03:15- Bank.- In February 2002, scientists unveiled the first successful clone
0:03:15 > 0:03:17of which household pet?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- Dog.- Cat.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23In weather, in Southeast Asia the arrival of the monsoon
0:03:23 > 0:03:25begins which season, dry or wet?
0:03:25 > 0:03:27The wet.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Which two-letter word is the opposite of down?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Up.
0:03:32 > 0:03:38What F is the name of the long, narrow coastal inlets of Norway?
0:03:38 > 0:03:39Fjords.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44The Grammys are awarded in which field, music or television?
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Music.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50The section of a waste pipe under a sink
0:03:50 > 0:03:54bent double to create an air trap is called a what bend?
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- U-bend. - Jo.- Bank.
0:03:56 > 0:04:01David Blunkett is an MP belonging to which party?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- Conservative.- Labour Party.
0:04:03 > 0:04:09What S is the name for the vital juice or fluid that circulates in plants?
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- Pass.- Sap.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15In the Gregorian calendar,
0:04:15 > 0:04:19in a non-leap year, how many months have only 28 days?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22One.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26The laws of rugby union state that the ball should be what shape?
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Oval.
0:04:28 > 0:04:34In refreshments, the term "chaser" refers to which type of substance, food or drink?
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Drink.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41The form of non-verbal communication that relies on gestures
0:04:41 > 0:04:43rather than words is body what?
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- Language. - Neil.- Bank.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50In computing, the acronym GIGO stands for garbage in garbage what?
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Out.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58In cosmetics, what D comes in a spray, cream or liquid form
0:04:58 > 0:05:01and is used to prevent or disguise body odour?
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Deodorant.
0:05:03 > 0:05:08The Revised Standard and the New English are versions of which book?
0:05:08 > 0:05:09The Bible.
0:05:09 > 0:05:15- Bank.- The meat products gammon and pancetta are obtained from which animal?
0:05:15 > 0:05:16Pig.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20According to legend, who hid in an oak tree
0:05:20 > 0:05:24after the Battle of Worcester, Charles II or Henry VIII?
0:05:24 > 0:05:25Charles II.
0:05:25 > 0:05:31- Bank.- In February 2002, the parliament of which UK country banned fox-hunting?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Scotland.
0:05:34 > 0:05:40In football, which suffix is shared by Bolton, Wolverhampton and Wycombe?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Wanderers.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Time's up.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52You banked £850 out of a possible £1,000. But...
0:05:52 > 0:05:57you did actually have a chain of eleven correct answers.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01So you could easily have hit that £1,000.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Who was trouble from the start?
0:06:04 > 0:06:07It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12The first strongest link is Kirsty.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Statistically, Darren is the weakest link.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18But will the other players notice that?
0:06:19 > 0:06:24Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- Kirsty, you're a student. - Yes.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- What do you study? - Politics and media.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- Why David? - I thought that on that round
0:06:56 > 0:06:59he got questions wrong that he shouldn't have.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04- Paul, what do you do? - I'm a carpenter. - What sort of carpenter?
0:07:04 > 0:07:08A bench carpenter. I make clocks and furniture.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13- Are you a craftsman?- I am. I did a four-year apprenticeship.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- What does your own house look like? - A bit of a mess.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- Are the shelves up yet?- Only just.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- Why David? - He got one question wrong.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25And he's got more hair than I have.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30- So Jo, you're a landscape architect.- I am, yes.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- What sort of gardening do you do? - Private gardens.
0:07:34 > 0:07:39- Why David?- He gave the only wrong answer I noticed, unfortunately.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- Which was the question? - I can't remember it now.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45DAVID LAUGHS
0:07:45 > 0:07:48David, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57I'm a bit disappointed but quite relieved
0:07:57 > 0:08:00to be voted off first because I promised my customers
0:08:00 > 0:08:05in Stone that every round I got through would be 10p a pint off.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Round Two and so far you've banked £850.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13You're down to eight players. We're taking ten seconds off your time.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17We start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Kirsty.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Start the clock.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Liver spots occur on which part of the body, the skin or liver?
0:08:26 > 0:08:27The skin.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31What T is a public house such as the Turf in Oxford,
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Deacon Brodie's in Edinburgh and Lord's in London?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- Pass.- Tavern.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Where's Your Head At, Romeo and Just One Kiss
0:08:43 > 0:08:46were 2001 UK singles for Basement what?
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- Blues.- Jaxx.
0:08:49 > 0:08:56Leprechauns are mischievous elves associated with which island of the British Isles?
0:08:56 > 0:08:57Ireland.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01John Stetson is famous for making what type of clothing,
0:09:01 > 0:09:03hats or shoes?
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Hats.
0:09:06 > 0:09:12The mythical creatures called liver birds feature on the crest of which UK city?
0:09:12 > 0:09:13Liverpool.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- Bank.- The words "squashed tomatoes and stew"
0:09:16 > 0:09:20are often sung to the tune of which well-known song?
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- Frere Jacques. - Happy Birthday To You.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29What T is the name of the long-running BBC history documentary series?
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- Pass.- Timewatch.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36In January 2002, which Irish disc jockey
0:09:36 > 0:09:41was voted most attractive male voice in the Radio Times?
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- Pass.- Terry Wogan.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48The abbreviation ATM stands for automated teller what?
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- Money.- Machine.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58Which member of the royal family is the grandmother of Prince William?
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- Queen Mother. - The Queen.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03"Spaghetti" is from which language?
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Italian.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09What C is a thick cotton fabric with velvety ribs?
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- Camberwick.- Corduroy.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Which former ER actor stars as Danny Ocean
0:10:21 > 0:10:25in the 2001 remake of the comedy Ocean's 11?
0:10:25 > 0:10:27George Clooney.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Which female singer had a hit single in 2002
0:10:30 > 0:10:33with What About Us, Whisky or Brandy?
0:10:33 > 0:10:34Brandy.
0:10:34 > 0:10:40The names of how many of the continents of the world begin with the letter E?
0:10:40 > 0:10:42One.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46What's the popular name of the RAF aerobatics team?
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- Red Devils.- Red Arrows.
0:10:51 > 0:10:57What V is a noun that means empty space or a verb that means nullify?
0:10:57 > 0:10:58Void.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03What is the maximum number of competitors in a game of squash?
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- Two.- Four.
0:11:05 > 0:11:10In the early 15th century, Owen Glendower led a rebellion...
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Time's up.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17That was pretty disastrous.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21You only managed to win £100.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Who's the beetle in your carpet?
0:11:25 > 0:11:30Whose tart has lost its jam? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36As he failed to answer a single question correctly,
0:11:36 > 0:11:38John is the weakest link.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42The strongest link is Ann. But who will the team want off?
0:11:42 > 0:11:47Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08- Ann, what do you do?- I'm a PA.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13- Is that like a secretary? - I can't type or take shorthand.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14Why John?
0:12:14 > 0:12:20I don't like to vote off a fellow Scot, let alone Sean Connery...
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Why Sean Connery?
0:12:22 > 0:12:27You'll probably have noticed he's got a distinct resemblance to him.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29But he got the most wrong.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35- What do you do, Neil? - I'm a music therapist.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Do you make people happy by your music?
0:12:38 > 0:12:42I work with children or adults who can't express themselves
0:12:42 > 0:12:47through words due to physical disability or mental health issues.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Supposing I couldn't find
0:12:49 > 0:12:54words to explain how handsome and good-looking I find you.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- Could you sing something to help me?- I'm afraid not, Anne.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01I'm not your therapist.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04But there's a lot of hostility here.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Did you have trouble playing games as a child?
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Perhaps repressed feelings?
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Did you come here and expect me to be polite?
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- No, not at all.- OK. Why John?
0:13:16 > 0:13:20I wasn't able to bank any money. He didn't get any questions right.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23John, statistically you were the worst.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28I don't know what Sean Connery would think of it.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31But you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39I have no complaints.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42I was certainly the weakest link in that round.
0:13:42 > 0:13:47Sharmin may be off next. She's rather hesitant and a bit nervous.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Round Three and you've won £950.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Seven players left. Ten seconds off your time.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58We'll start with the strongest link.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00That's Ann. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04In which of the arts did Italian performer
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Tito Gobbi win international fame, opera or ballet?
0:14:08 > 0:14:09Opera.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14What name was given to a large spherical object made of solid iron
0:14:14 > 0:14:17and designed to be fired from a cannon?
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Cannon ball.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24What I is the usual word for a picture or diagram in a book?
0:14:25 > 0:14:28- Insert.- Illustration. Kirsty.- Bank.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Dungeness is a low shingle headland
0:14:31 > 0:14:35on the coast of which county in Southeast England?
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Kent.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41The kiwi fruit is also known as the Chinese what?
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- Chinese pear.- Gooseberry.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48A road sign comprising a red circle
0:14:48 > 0:14:51with a blue centre and a red cross means what...?
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- Clearway. - No. You've interrupted.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57The correct answer was no stopping.
0:14:57 > 0:15:03What's the name of the cartoon woodpecker with the laugh voiced by Mel Blanc?
0:15:03 > 0:15:04Woody.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07In which winter sport are competitors marked
0:15:07 > 0:15:10on technical merit and artistic impression?
0:15:10 > 0:15:14- Ice skating.- I'll accept. Figure skating or ice skating.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17What M means hatred of women?
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- Pass.- Misogyny.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27The term nickel refers to how many cents?
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- Twenty-five.- Five.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37Eleven-year-old Thomas Gregory is the youngest person to swim across what?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39English Channel.
0:15:39 > 0:15:45The liqueur advocaat is made from brandy, sugar and which animal product?
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- Pass.- Eggs.
0:15:51 > 0:15:57Whitehall Theatre in London is famous for what type of play, tragedy or farce?
0:15:57 > 0:15:58Farce.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02Which is the only US state beginning with the letter F?
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- Florida. - Ann.- Bank.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Which British Prince served in the Falklands war?
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- Prince Edward. - No. Prince Andrew.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17Which word precedes bunny, egg and bonnet to make three well-known terms?
0:16:17 > 0:16:18Easter.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21What's one quarter of 24?
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Six.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28What C is a West Indian style of song popular in the 1950s
0:16:28 > 0:16:31that deals wittily with topical news?
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- Pass.- No. Calypso.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37The romantic comedy released...
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Time's up and you only banked £50. Whose fault is that?
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Who is now as much use as a sand pit in a desert?
0:16:47 > 0:16:51Who's more trouble than they are worth?
0:16:51 > 0:16:53It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:16:55 > 0:17:00Getting all her answers wrong makes Sharmin the weakest link.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04The strongest link is Paul. He got all his right.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06But will the votes follow the facts?
0:17:07 > 0:17:12Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32We have a tie, team. Sharmin and Darren.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Three votes each.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39- Ann, why Sharmin?- I don't think she got any answers right.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- So, Neil, why Darren?- Well,
0:17:43 > 0:17:46I thought he got quite a lot of them wrong.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Right. When the vote is tied,
0:17:49 > 0:17:56the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00The strongest link was Paul the carpenter
0:18:00 > 0:18:03who's only just got the shelves up at home.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07- Why Darren?- He got more questions wrong than anybody.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Well, you've got a choice now between Darren
0:18:10 > 0:18:12or Sharmin. Who will it be?
0:18:12 > 0:18:15I'll stick to what I've written.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19So, Darren who runs a trout farm,
0:18:19 > 0:18:22I can't ask you why trout are so tasteless.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35I'm really annoyed to be voted off because I wasn't the weakest link.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38I would like to see Neil voted off next.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41He voted for me and he's getting too clever by half.
0:18:41 > 0:18:47Round Four and you have finally reached £1,000.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51Six of you left. Ten seconds off your time.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Paul.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Start the clock.
0:19:00 > 0:19:06Which Northeast football club is supported by Jimmy Nail, Tony Blair and Ant and Dec?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Newcastle United.
0:19:08 > 0:19:14The publication Kerrang! is about what style of music, jazz or heavy metal?
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Heavy metal.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21What name is shared by the hero of Wuthering Heights and a cartoon cat?
0:19:22 > 0:19:24- Tom.- Heathcliffe.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29Which detective solved the mystery of the Red-headed League?
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Sherlock Holmes.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35What H is the theory that pleasure is the greatest good?
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- Pass.- Hedonism.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44Keelhauling and hanging at the yardarm are extreme punishments
0:19:44 > 0:19:47in which branch of the armed services?
0:19:48 > 0:19:50- The army.- The navy.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53In the UK, the address of the sovereign
0:19:53 > 0:19:58giving the legislative programme of the government is known as the what?
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Queen's speech.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04The hangover cure that consists of raw eggs seasoned
0:20:04 > 0:20:07and swallowed whole is called a prairie what?
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Oyster.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13Which name is shared by an actor with the surname Wahlberg
0:20:13 > 0:20:16and the first husband of Princess Anne?
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- Edward.- Mark.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24The inability to reconcile different elements in one's personality
0:20:24 > 0:20:27is known as what sort of crisis?
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- Pass.- Identity.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34Cells in the retina are specialised to detect red, green
0:20:34 > 0:20:36and which other colour of light?
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- Blue. - Neil.- Bank.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41In 17th and 18th century Paris
0:20:41 > 0:20:45what was the Bastille, the royal palace or a prison?
0:20:45 > 0:20:46A prison.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50Which word meaning unemployed or lazy is the surname
0:20:50 > 0:20:53of a member of the cast of Monty Python?
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- Idle. - Ann.- Bank.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59The Near Eastern dish of small chunks of meat
0:20:59 > 0:21:04roasted with vegetables on a skewer goes by the name of a what kebab?
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- Shish. - Jo.- Bank.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09What A is a former name of Ethiopia?
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- Pass.- Abyssinia.
0:21:13 > 0:21:18The Altamira Cave, noted for its Stone Age paintings,
0:21:18 > 0:21:21is in which country of southwest Europe?
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- Italy.- Spain.
0:21:24 > 0:21:29Which branch of mathematics is concerned with numerical calculations...
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Time's up and you only won £90.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Whose mirror is cracked? Whose car has conked out?
0:21:39 > 0:21:42It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47Statistically, Ann is the strongest link.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50With no correct answers, Jo is the weakest link.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Can she survive the vote?
0:21:53 > 0:21:58Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16We have a three-way tie.
0:22:16 > 0:22:17Jo, Kirsty and Sharmin.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Two votes each.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- What do you do? - I'm a microbiologist.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25What does that involve?
0:22:25 > 0:22:28I'm studying the bacteria in dental plaque.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31How long have you done that?
0:22:31 > 0:22:34I did my PhD for three years and then I did a year,
0:22:34 > 0:22:37so that's four years!
0:22:37 > 0:22:40The PhD was to save getting a job, was it?
0:22:40 > 0:22:46No, it was actually to make me a bit more of a specialist when it comes to foul mouths.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Why Kirsty?
0:22:48 > 0:22:51I think she had a bad round like I did
0:22:51 > 0:22:55so it just sort of stuck in my head.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57- Not in your mouth? - No!
0:22:59 > 0:23:01So...Kirsty, how are you?
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- OK so far. - Do you think?- Yeah.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08- Never heard of a calypso? - I didn't think of it.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Never heard of any Spanish art?
0:23:10 > 0:23:14- I don't like art, really. - You don't like art?
0:23:14 > 0:23:19So after your media degree, you won't be becoming an arts correspondent?
0:23:22 > 0:23:23Why Jo?
0:23:23 > 0:23:26She didn't get any questions right.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29You know about that, don't you?
0:23:30 > 0:23:31So, Jo...
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Or Capability Brown.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Why Sharmin?
0:23:35 > 0:23:41She had as bad a round as I did and I had to vote for somebody, unfortunately.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45The strongest link in the last round was Ann. Why vote for Sharmin?
0:23:45 > 0:23:49She had a bad round and I voted for her the round before.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54She had a bad round then. I really can't change my mind.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Sharmin, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08It just the luck of the draw so I'm disappointed to be voted off,
0:24:08 > 0:24:13especially when it was a three-way tie and I got chosen still.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17I'd like to see Ann voted off. She voted for me before
0:24:17 > 0:24:20and then again and had the casting vote
0:24:20 > 0:24:23as the strongest link and still chose to vote me off.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Round Five, team.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32Your total, as you struggle on, is £1,090.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34You're down to five players.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37We take another ten seconds off you time.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41We start with Ann. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:24:41 > 0:24:42Start the clock.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45In film, in 2002, Peter Jackson,
0:24:45 > 0:24:50Ridley Scott and Robert Altman were all nominated for Oscars for best what?
0:24:50 > 0:24:51- Director. - Jo.- Bank.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56What's used to make a Bellini cocktail, champagne or vodka?
0:24:56 > 0:24:57Champagne.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02Which word means an area of ground marked out for a team game
0:25:02 > 0:25:06and a form of words designed to persuade or influence?
0:25:06 > 0:25:07- Pitch. - Neil.- Bank.
0:25:07 > 0:25:13Prince George of Denmark was married to which British queen, Anne or Victoria?
0:25:13 > 0:25:14Anne.
0:25:14 > 0:25:20Until 1977, Belle Vue zoo was an attraction in which English city?
0:25:21 > 0:25:22Chester.
0:25:22 > 0:25:23Manchester.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26In US politics, who was president of the USA
0:25:26 > 0:25:30during the so-called Irangate scandal of the 1980s?
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Ronald Reagan.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35In Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan Of The Apes,
0:25:35 > 0:25:40in which continent were the Greystokes abandoned after a mutiny?
0:25:40 > 0:25:42Africa.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45What's the name of the areas located at intervals
0:25:45 > 0:25:50at the side of a single carriageway where cars can pull over
0:25:50 > 0:25:52without disrupting the flow?
0:25:52 > 0:25:54- A lay-by. - Neil.- Bank.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57In cooking, the spice mix garam masala
0:25:57 > 0:26:00comes from the cuisine of which Asian country?
0:26:00 > 0:26:01India.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04In pop, which Lennon and McCartney song
0:26:04 > 0:26:08mentions, "a girl with kaleidoscope eyes"?
0:26:08 > 0:26:09Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13In which Scottish city is the Meadowbank sports stadium?
0:26:13 > 0:26:15- Edinburgh. - Jo.- Bank.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18In education, what "I" means unable to read?
0:26:19 > 0:26:20Pass.
0:26:20 > 0:26:21Illiterate.
0:26:21 > 0:26:26Which author released a legal thriller in 2002 called The Summons?
0:26:26 > 0:26:28John Grisham.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32Which dairy product flavoured with chives or pineapple
0:26:32 > 0:26:37is the fresh-drained curds of soured, low-fat pasteurised milk?
0:26:37 > 0:26:38Cheese.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40No, I can't accept. Cottage cheese.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44In psychology, which psychoanalyst born in 1856
0:26:44 > 0:26:48theorised that the mind consisted of a superego?
0:26:48 > 0:26:49- Freud. - Ann.- Bank.
0:26:49 > 0:26:55What's the British equivalent of the occupation Americans call a realtor?
0:26:55 > 0:26:57An estate agent.
0:26:57 > 0:27:02Somebody born in 1985 will have their 21st birthday in which year?
0:27:02 > 0:27:042006.
0:27:05 > 0:27:082006 WAS correct but you're out of time.
0:27:10 > 0:27:15In that round, you did slightly better, team. You banked £290.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17But whose brain needs L-plates?
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Who is singing flat in your choir?
0:27:20 > 0:27:24It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:25 > 0:27:31For the second round in a row, Ann is the strongest with the most correct answers.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Paul is the weakest link statistically.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36But how will the votes go?
0:27:36 > 0:27:41Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Ann, why Jo?
0:27:58 > 0:28:01I just felt she had a bad round
0:28:01 > 0:28:05and it's time she watered her plants probably!
0:28:05 > 0:28:07So, Paul. Why Jo?
0:28:07 > 0:28:10I believe that she had a bad round
0:28:10 > 0:28:13- on that one. - Know who else had a bad round?
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Not off the top of my head.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- There's not much on the top of your head.- Right.
0:28:19 > 0:28:25Certainly no useful information like the fact that you were the worst player.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27But it is votes that count.
0:28:27 > 0:28:34Jo, the landscape gardener, you've been pruned. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:28:39 > 0:28:45I'm disappointed to be voted off because the last round I was the weakest.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47This round I felt a lot stronger.
0:28:47 > 0:28:52Paul and Ann vote tactically. They've been together since the start.
0:28:52 > 0:28:57Their votes are similar. They're a strong pair and they'll be the last two in.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02Round Six and out of a possible £5,000
0:29:02 > 0:29:06you've achieved so far just £1,380.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10You're down to four players. Ten more seconds off the time.
0:29:10 > 0:29:15We'll start with Ann, the strongest. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:29:16 > 0:29:17Start the clock.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20What's the real name
0:29:20 > 0:29:23of the cross-dressing TV presenter Lily Savage?
0:29:24 > 0:29:26It's gone. Sorry.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28No? Paul O'Grady.
0:29:28 > 0:29:29In the animal kingdom,
0:29:29 > 0:29:34the numbat is a marsupial anteater native to which country?
0:29:35 > 0:29:36Brazil.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38Australia.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42The 1975 UK No.1 single Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
0:29:42 > 0:29:47contains the line, "Scaramouch, Scaramouch, will you do" the what?
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Fandango.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53What weekly UK magazine of news and opinion
0:29:53 > 0:29:56shares its name with someone who watches?
0:29:59 > 0:30:01The Watcher.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02The Spectator.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05In finance, for what does the letter B stand
0:30:05 > 0:30:10in the name of the institution BCCI, once involved in a big scandal?
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Bank.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17Something that is only the mind's delusion is "a figment of your" what?
0:30:17 > 0:30:19- Imagination. - Neil.- Bank.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22In maths, what's three-quarters of 60?
0:30:22 > 0:30:2445.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28Which European capital city houses the Van Gogh museum?
0:30:28 > 0:30:29Florence.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31Amsterdam.
0:30:31 > 0:30:32The Australian broadcaster
0:30:32 > 0:30:36whose autobiography is called Unreliable Memoirs is Clive who?
0:30:36 > 0:30:38James.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40In the pop group Abba,
0:30:40 > 0:30:44what was the name of the band member married to Anni-Frid?
0:30:44 > 0:30:45Bjorn.
0:30:45 > 0:30:46Benny.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48In military history,
0:30:48 > 0:30:54when countries acquire weapons against each other it is known as an "arms" what?
0:30:54 > 0:30:55Alliance.
0:30:55 > 0:30:56Race.
0:30:56 > 0:31:01In a car, the accumulator is more commonly know by what name?
0:31:01 > 0:31:02The odometer.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Battery.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08In 1775, the American revolutionary Patrick Henry gave a speech
0:31:08 > 0:31:12which ended with "Give me liberty or give me" what?
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Freedom.
0:31:14 > 0:31:15Death.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Which word for a male swan
0:31:17 > 0:31:23is also a traditional building material made from clay, straw and gravel?
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Wattle?
0:31:26 > 0:31:27Cob.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Neil...
0:31:31 > 0:31:34Time's up and that was completely disastrous.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38You banked £50. It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Statistically, the strongest link is Neil.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47Paul remains the weakest. He got all his answers wrong.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49Can he survive another vote?
0:31:50 > 0:31:55Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11We have yet another tie.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14This time Kirsty and Paul, two votes each.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18- Kirsty, you're not getting any better, are you?- I'm doing OK.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20You think you're OK?
0:32:20 > 0:32:23I didn't get them all wrong. I got one right.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Oh, well done(!)
0:32:26 > 0:32:27Why Paul?
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Because he didn't get any questions right.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Paul, why Kirsty?
0:32:33 > 0:32:39I believe that she had her worst round and anybody else...
0:32:39 > 0:32:44I couldn't vote for myself although I did have an abysmal round.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47The strongest link now has to cast the deciding vote.
0:32:47 > 0:32:52Our strongest link in the last round was Neil.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Why have you voted for Kirsty?
0:32:54 > 0:32:56She had a worse round than Paul.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00You've got a choice now between Kirsty or Paul.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02I'll stay with Kirsty.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Kirsty...here's the news.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17I'm a bit annoyed about me getting voted off
0:33:17 > 0:33:20because I felt that I wasn't the weakest link, Paul was.
0:33:20 > 0:33:25I want Neil voted off next because he voted me out for the wrong reasons,
0:33:25 > 0:33:28not because I was the weakest link.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Round Seven
0:33:31 > 0:33:33and you've banked £1,430.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36Three players left. Ten seconds off the time.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40We start with the strongest. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Start the clock.
0:33:43 > 0:33:49The US Senate and the House of Representatives are collectively known as what?
0:33:50 > 0:33:51Government.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Congress.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57In religion, Lhamo Dhondrub is better known by which title?
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Buddhism.
0:34:00 > 0:34:01Dalai Lama.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05The cilium is a breed of which domestic animal?
0:34:05 > 0:34:06Cat.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08Dog.
0:34:08 > 0:34:14Which precious stone is usually associated with a 60th wedding anniversary?
0:34:15 > 0:34:16Diamond.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20The South African city of Durban overlooks which ocean?
0:34:21 > 0:34:23The African.
0:34:23 > 0:34:24Indian.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26In pastimes, Beleaguered Castle
0:34:26 > 0:34:30Miss Milligan and Salic Law are varieties of which card game?
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Bridge.
0:34:32 > 0:34:33Patience.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37In the UK, a knacker's yard handles which kind of animals?
0:34:37 > 0:34:38Horses.
0:34:38 > 0:34:44Which prize for literature did author Peter Carey win in October 2001?
0:34:44 > 0:34:45The Booker Prize.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50Which Yorkshire and England cricketer was nicknamed Fiery Fred?
0:34:50 > 0:34:52- Fred Trueman. - Neil.- Bank.
0:34:52 > 0:34:58In the novels of Tolkien, what type of fictional creature is Bilbo Baggins?
0:34:58 > 0:34:59He's a hobbit.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01According to the common expression,
0:35:01 > 0:35:06a thing that hastens your end is another what in your coffin?
0:35:06 > 0:35:07- Nail. - Ann.- Bank.
0:35:07 > 0:35:12In modern history, the Ardennes offensive took place in which war?
0:35:12 > 0:35:13First World War.
0:35:13 > 0:35:14Second.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18In pop music, the group A1 had a year 2000 UK No.1 single
0:35:18 > 0:35:22with a song called Same Old Brand New what?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24You.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27In astronomy, which body in the solar system
0:35:27 > 0:35:30is classed as a G2V yellow dwarf star?
0:35:31 > 0:35:33Orion.
0:35:33 > 0:35:34- The sun. - Ann.- Bank.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37The 1950s radio series with Tony Hancock
0:35:37 > 0:35:42and a ventriloquist's dummy and was called Educating who?
0:35:42 > 0:35:43Archie.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45NEIL: Bank.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49Time's up and you won £170.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53In Round Eight you get the chance to treble what you bank,
0:35:53 > 0:35:56which means there's £3,000 to be won.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59The question is, who will you hang on to?
0:35:59 > 0:36:02It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07At this crucial stage, Neil is the strongest link
0:36:07 > 0:36:09as he got the most answers right.
0:36:09 > 0:36:14Having survived the previous vote, Paul is still the weakest link.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18Will he be taking the final walk of shame?
0:36:18 > 0:36:23Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37So, Neil, why have you voted for Ann?
0:36:37 > 0:36:42She was worse than Paul. She could have banked some money and didn't.
0:36:42 > 0:36:47I would put it to you that throughout, Ann has been the strongest player
0:36:47 > 0:36:51and that she would be your biggest rival.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53Paul was the weakest link.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Weren't you, Paul?
0:36:56 > 0:36:58If you say so.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03Ann has been the strongest. Why have you voted for her?
0:37:03 > 0:37:07Simply because she is the biggest rival
0:37:07 > 0:37:12- and I thought for a change we'd have a boys' final.- OK.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17Well, Ann, you go away knowing they were too frightened to take you on.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29I feel dreadful to be voted off the show
0:37:29 > 0:37:35because I feel that they ganged up on me and they just got frightened and bottled out.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38I think Neil will win it because I think...
0:37:38 > 0:37:43Between him and Paul, he's the cleverest. He has more general knowledge.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49Round Eight and so far there is in the bank £1,600.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Two of you left.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54Two cowards. You have 90 seconds.
0:37:54 > 0:37:59But whatever you win will be trebled and added to your total.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01So £3,000 is up for grabs.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05We start with the strongest from last round.
0:38:05 > 0:38:06Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11Start the clock. In geography, which US state
0:38:11 > 0:38:14is known by the postal abbreviation NY?
0:38:14 > 0:38:15- New York. - Paul.- Bank.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19In the Bible, according to the Acts of the Apostles,
0:38:19 > 0:38:22it is more blessed to WHAT than to receive?
0:38:22 > 0:38:23- Give. - Neil.- Bank.
0:38:23 > 0:38:28The United Nations International Court of Justice is in which country?
0:38:28 > 0:38:29Austria.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31The Netherlands.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35In the body, in which organ are the semicircular canals?
0:38:35 > 0:38:36- The ear. - Neil.- Bank
0:38:36 > 0:38:40In 1997, Madeleine Albright became the first woman
0:38:40 > 0:38:43to hold which post in the US government?
0:38:43 > 0:38:45Senator.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Secretary of State.
0:38:47 > 0:38:53The ippon is the maximum score a competitor can attain in which contact sport?
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Judo.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59The figure measuring changes in the average of prices
0:38:59 > 0:39:03of a basket of goods and services is the "retail price" what?
0:39:07 > 0:39:09Prescribed.
0:39:09 > 0:39:10Index.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14In which European country is the resort of Antibes?
0:39:14 > 0:39:16- France. - Neil.- Bank.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20Which US female pop group had a festive album in 2001
0:39:20 > 0:39:23titled Eight Days Of Christmas?
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Sister Sledge.
0:39:28 > 0:39:29Destiny's Child.
0:39:29 > 0:39:34Which actor and comedian directed the films Small Time Crooks
0:39:34 > 0:39:36and Deconstructing Harry?
0:39:36 > 0:39:37Mel Brooks.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Woody Allen.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44Time's up.
0:39:44 > 0:39:50You won £80, which we'll treble and add to your previous winnings.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54That means prize money today of £1,840.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Only one of you can take that money,
0:39:57 > 0:40:01so now you'll play against each other head-to-head.
0:40:01 > 0:40:06I'll ask alternating questions. Whoever answers the most, wins. It's that simple.
0:40:06 > 0:40:11So, Paul and Neil, for £1,840,
0:40:11 > 0:40:14let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Paul, as the strongest link,
0:40:17 > 0:40:20you have the choice of who goes first.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22I'd like Neil to go first, please.
0:40:23 > 0:40:28In motoring, what's the formal three-word name for road tax?
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Vehicular road tax.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33No, Vehicle Excise Duty.
0:40:35 > 0:40:42In pop music in 2002, which anarchist band famous for the song Tubthumping
0:40:42 > 0:40:47gave their fee from a car advert to an anti-capitalist group?
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Chumbawamba.
0:40:53 > 0:40:59In cookery, which well-known dish originated amongst Chinese immigrants in the USA
0:40:59 > 0:41:03and is named after a Cantonese term for odds and ends?
0:41:05 > 0:41:07Chow mein.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10The correct answer is chop suey.
0:41:10 > 0:41:15Which English admiral was famous for his 16th-century attack
0:41:15 > 0:41:21referred to as, "singeing the king of Spain's beard"?
0:41:22 > 0:41:24Admiral Lord Nelson.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26No, Francis Drake.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31Which name, meaning "a rash or fiery person"
0:41:31 > 0:41:37links a Shakespearian character with a north London football club?
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Arsenal.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44No, Hotspur.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48In geography, which Asian country,
0:41:48 > 0:41:58of more than 13,000 islands has land borders with Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
0:42:00 > 0:42:02The Galapagos Islands.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04No, Indonesia.
0:42:05 > 0:42:11In sailing, what's the name of the 609-mile race held every two years
0:42:11 > 0:42:19that has traditionally begun in the Isle of Wight and ended in Plymouth?
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Whitbread.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24No, the Fastnet race.
0:42:25 > 0:42:32What surname is shared by a mother in a famous musical hall song
0:42:32 > 0:42:36and a father in the novels of GK Chesterton?
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Riley.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42No, the correct answer is Brown.
0:42:43 > 0:42:48Neil, you need to answer this question correctly
0:42:48 > 0:42:51or else Paul takes home the money.
0:42:52 > 0:42:57In March 2002, a painting by which Dutch artist
0:42:57 > 0:43:03went on sale for an estimated price of £28m?
0:43:09 > 0:43:10Van Gogh.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12No, Rembrandt.
0:43:18 > 0:43:22That means, Paul, you are today's strongest link
0:43:22 > 0:43:28and you go away with £1,840.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32Neil...
0:43:32 > 0:43:34you leave with nothing.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38Join us again for The Weakest Link.
0:43:38 > 0:43:40Bye.
0:43:41 > 0:43:45I feel absolutely fantastic about winning today.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48I came here to win and it was touch and go
0:43:48 > 0:43:50but I cracked it through.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52Paul's not a deserved winner.
0:43:52 > 0:43:56He was always the weakest link but tactics kept him in.
0:43:56 > 0:44:00Neil was a worthy finalist and he actually deserved to win.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03I'm sorry he didn't but hey...
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