27/10/2011 Weakest Link

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

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

The others will leave with nothing

when voted off as... the weakest link.

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

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

They've only just met, but to get the prize money,

they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing as round by round

we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Alex. I'm 19, from Market Drayton, and a chip shop attendant.

I'm Sarah, 29, from Newbury, in Berkshire, and a human resources manager.

I'm Stewart, 59, from Bognor Regis and a Billy Connolly look-alike

and slimming consultant.

I'm Jenny, 61, from Bude, in Cornwall,

and a retired hospital technician.

I'm Jon, 35, from Leeds and a business development manager.

I'm Theresa, 52, from Northwich, in Cheshire, and a credit controller.

I'm Richard, 48. I live in Chigwell, Essex, and I'm a London cabbie.

I'm Kate, 37, from Saltburn-by-the-Sea, in Cleveland,

and a part-time performing arts tutor.

I'm Steven, 25, from Lincoln and an export manager.

OK, just to remind you,

in each round there are £1,000 pounds 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 the chain, but 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, Alex.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

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

Alex, in measuring time,

there are exactly how many days in a fortnight?

-Fourteen.

-Correct. Sarah.

In the name of the children's Halloween custom called

trick-or-treat, which of the words expresses the wish for a small gift?

-Treat.

-Correct. Stewart.

In communication, what W means to speak very softly using the breath

-rather than the vocal cords?

-Whisper.

-Correct. Jenny.

In cookery, which staple vegetable is the main ingredient

in hash browns?

-Pass.

-Potato.

Jon, in a rhyming phrase, a person who's been honestly

defeated in a competition is said to have been beaten fair and what?

-Square.

-Correct. Theresa.

In police work, searching someone by passing hands over

their clothing is informally known by what name, frisking or fumbling?

-Frisking.

-Correct. Richard.

In film, theatre and literature, if the word hero is used for the male

protagonist, what is the equivalent term for his female counterpart?

-Heroine.

-Correct. Kate.

In transport, an announcement often heard on underground railway

systems is, "Stand clear of the closing" what?

-Doors.

-Correct. Steven.

In maths, what is 25 plus five?

-30.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Alex, in human anatomy,

the jugular vein is in which part of the body, the neck or the wrist?

-Neck.

-Correct.

Sarah, in geography, the English names of the country Zambia

-and Zimbabwe both begin with which letter of the alphabet?

-Z.

-Correct.

Stewart, according to the opening lines of the song The Teddy Bear's

Picnic, "if you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big" what?

-Surprise.

-Correct.

Jenny, in burial customs, what C is a common word for a graveyard,

especially a military one or one intended for pets?

-Crematorium.

-Cemetery.

Jon, in the dining room, which of the three standard

items of cutlery consists essentially of a handle and a blade?

-Knife.

-Correct.

Theresa, in vocabulary, the hyphenated rhyming term that

-means feeble or sentimental is namby what?

-Pamby.

-Correct.

Richard, in jewellery, an eternity ring is traditionally set all around

with stones to symbolize what, long term debt of everlasting love?

-Everlasting love.

-Correct.

Kate, in literature, the poets Wordsworth, Blake

and Yeats shared what first name?

-William.

-Correct. Steven, in TV,

what H is the name of the fictional city that is the setting for

the medical drama Casualty and its spin-off series that began in 1999?

-Holby.

-Correct. Alex.

-Bank!

In sports, which major English school gave its name to a team game

that now involves professional clubs and is played all over the world?

-Rugby.

-Correct. Sarah, in music,

what's the name of a crew member employed to maintain...?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You only won £600, whose fault was that?

Who's the green fly at the Chelsea Flower Show?

Who's the flea at Crufts? Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly,

Alex is the strongest link.

Jenny is statistically the weakest link,

but who will the team want off?

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

Jenny.

Jenny.

Steven.

Steven.

Jenny.

Jenny.

Jenny.

Jenny.

Jenny.

-What do you do, Alex?

-I primarily work in a chip shop.

Yes. Have you got a degree for chip-shopping?

-No, you don't need one.

-OK, well, put your board down.

Can you show me whether you'd be any good at serving chips?

-I'm great at serving chips.

-No, show me!

-OK. Hello. Next please.

Can I take your order?

-Chips.

-OK. That's £1.25, please.

-What, for a bag of chips?

Well, you didn't specify small, large or medium.

-So, what do you normally give me then?

-Standard is small chips.

-How many calories?

-Afraid I don't know.

But, you know, potato is a vegetable, so it can't be that much.

-Put your board up. Have you got a girlfriend now?

-Yeah, I have.

-She'll be proud of you today, won't she?

-Maybe, we'll see.

-Why Jenny?

She got a couple questions wrong. No offence, she's a nice person,

but I think she's the weakest link in the round.

-Where are you from, Theresa?

-Northwich, in Cheshire.

-What do you do?

-I'm a credit controller.

-You're in charge of the money?

-Yes, I collect the money.

-Is money your life?

-No, no.

-What is your life?

-I do all sorts of things.

-You dye your own hair?

Yes, it's cheaper than going to the hair dresser's.

Yes, that's one difference.

-What else do you do?

-I'm a trained psychic medium.

-Oh, are you?

-Yes.

-Oh, good. Put your board down.

So, if I look into your eyes, will you know what I'm thinking?

-Not at the moment, no.

-Why not?

-Because you're very hard to read.

-Why?

-Because you've got your glasses on.

Hmm...

Yes, you're thinking I'm not going very far in this programme.

-Put your board up. Why Jenny?

-She got two questions wrong.

-So, Richard.

-Hello, Anne.

-Which belongs to you, the hair or the body?

-All of it.

-Really?

-Do you put rollers in that hair?

-No. I think I might try that, actually.

-Yes. What do you do?

-I drive a black cab in London.

-Do you drive lots of famous people?

-Yeah, a few.

-Like who?

-David Beckham, for one.

-Did he tip?

-Yeah, he gave me a little tip.

-What's a little tip?

-It was a £3 tip on top of the job.

-How much was the job?

-I think it was about £17.

-Not that much, then.

It's a bit difficult, really.

If they give you too much, they're flashy, aren't they?

-Is there anything you haven't got an opinion on?

-Probably not.

-No.

-But people like my opinion, being a cab driver.

-How do you know?

-Because I ask.

-Does no one say, "Shut up and get on with the driving?"

-Invariably not, no.

-Why Jenny?

-Jenny got a question wrong.

I think she probably was the weakest link.

Jenny! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I was very much hoping not to be voted off first to make it

way past Round One.

I wasn't expecting to win, but I would have loved to have gone

onto at least the fourth, fifth or sixth round.

Round Two, in the bank £600. We're taking ten seconds off your time.

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

and that's Chippy Alex. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Alex, in emblems,

the national flag of Wales features a dragon of which primary colour?

-Green.

-Red. Sarah, in domestic heating,

one bar and two bar are types of fire powered

-by which form of energy?

-Gas.

-Electricity. Stewart, in travel,

which document issued by the UK government asks other countries

to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance?

-Passport.

-Correct.

Jon, in public toilets, the figure that indicates facilities for women

is normally wearing which item of clothing, trousers or a dress?

-Dress.

-Correct.

Theresa, in maths, the probability of a playing card

drawn at random from a standard pack of 52 is a spade is one in how many?

-13.

-Four. Richard, in cinema, The Colour Purple, Schindler's List

and Saving Private Ryan were directed by which filmmaker?

-Pass.

-Steven Spielberg.

Kate, in literature, the 1932 novel by Aldous Huxley

about a futuristic ideal society in entitled Brave New what?

-World.

-Correct. Steven, in pop music,

which ex-soldier who's been part of the Guard at the Queen Mother's

funeral had a UK number one single in 2005 with You're Beautiful?

-Pass.

-James Blunt. It's going very well.

Alex, in geography, what L is the most common term used in England

for the title fresh water feature that is known in Scotland as a loch?

-Lake.

-Correct.

Sarah, in athletics, the only Olympic jumping event in which

contestants are aided by a physical prop is called a pole what?

-Vault.

-Correct.

Stewart, in pet care utensils, a pooper scooper is most

frequently used outdoors to clean up after which domestic animal?

-Dog.

-Correct.

Jon, in TV, the first machine used to provide canned laughter on comedy

shows in the 1950s was known as the what, Laugh Box or Chuckle Bucket?

-Laugh Box.

-Correct. Theresa.

-Bank!

In theatre, when it opened on the West End in 2011,

which starred Amanda Holden as Princess Fiona

and Richard Blackwood as Donkey?

-Shrek.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Richard, in politics,

any organisation that is formed to represent a special interest

and aims to alter public policies is usually known as a pressure what?

-Cooker.

-Group.

Kate, in vocabulary, which term used informally to mean a further

helping during a meal is also the name for small units of time?

-Seconds.

-Correct.

Steven, in fund raising, the scheme by which charities in the UK

can reclaim basic rate tax paid on donations is called gift what?

-Aid.

-Correct. Alex.

-Bank!

In the Harry Potter books, what V is the name of the arch villain...?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won just £270.

Who thinks Chekhov is Russian currency?

Who's as pretty as a picture and who's now more of a still life?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all their answers wrong,

Richard is the weakest link.

The statistics show that Jon is the strongest link,

but will the votes follow the statistics?

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

Richard.

Richard.

Richard.

Richard.

Richard.

Sarah.

Sarah.

Richard.

-What do you do, Stewart?

-I'm a Billy Connolly look-alike.

Yeah, put your board down. OK, give us a bit of Billy Connolly.

It's so difficult to speak to yourself, you know,

somebody as windswept and interesting as you are.

What can I say? A wee joke, I think.

Did you hear about the vegetarian that died?

There was a big "turnip" at his funeral.

I'm sorry, that's my best one.

I thought you would all laugh, but, look, you've let me down.

Put your board up.

-Why Richard?

-He was the only one I noticed getting a question wrong.

-What do you do, Sarah?

-I'm a human resources manager in a hotel.

-How do you motivate the staff?

-Oh, by bribery, absolutely by bribery.

It's usually chocolates, anything to keep them happy.

So, I'm a housekeeper and I've just cleared up a rock group's room,

where they've been sick over the carpet,

and you think a Curly Wurly is going to do it for me?

Well, usually a Curly Wurly, a thank you card and a few hours off.

-Why Richard?

-Richard, unfortunately, got a couple questions wrong.

Richard! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Cab drivers are normally renowned...have a reputation

that suggests cab drivers are intelligent guys and do quite well in this kind of show.

I probably let them down a bit,

so I'll be getting a bit of stick from the lads once I'm back at work.

Round Three. In the bank, £870, another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Jon, in animal hybrids, a creature known as a tigon is

the offspring of a female lion and a male of which other species?

-Lion.

-Tiger. Theresa, after World War II,

clothes rationing was lifted in the UK in which year, 1949 or 1959?

-1949.

-Correct. Kate, in pop music, "you may say I'm a dreamer,

but I'm not the only one" are lines from which song by John Lennon?

-Imagine.

-Correct. Steven, in the words of a common phrase,

when a person reaches their 18th birthday they come of what?

-Adulthood.

-Age. Alex, in the comedy films of Laurel and Hardy,

which member of the duo was visibly thinner?

-Hardy.

-Laurel.

Sarah, in computing, what B is a symbol often used in file pass names

that consists of a diagonal line sloping downwards to the right?

-Backward slash.

-I'll accept.

Stewart, in astronomy, giants, supergiants, dwarves

and subdwarves are all classes of which type of celestial body?

-Star.

-Correct. Jon, in celebrities, a baby boy named Tate, born in 2011,

is the second child of the singer turned chef, Jade Jones,

and which former Spice Girl?

-Emma Bunton.

-Correct. Theresa.

-Bank!

In definitions, which word for an expressive hand signal

is also a term for a moving swirl of water that breaks on the shore?

-Wave.

-Correct.

Kate, in TV, the 1990s entertainment series Noel's House Party was set

in a fictional village called what, Crinkley Bottom or Scrunchy Top?

-Crinkley Bottom.

-Correct. Steven.

-Bank!

-In knitting,

a pattern of stitches consisting of alternate rows of plain

and purl is named after which item of hosiery?

-Stocking.

-Correct. Alex, in sports, from 1946 to 1980,

John Arlott was a leading radio commentator on which game?

-Football?

-Cricket.

-Sarah, in maths, what is 250 divided by five?

-Fifty.

-Correct.

Stewart, in human biology, the alliterative name for an expanded

waistline partly caused by excessive consumption of ale is a beer what?

-Belly.

-Correct. Jon,

in superstition, what O is the term for a portent

that can be either good or bad and predicts a future event?

-Omen.

-Correct.

Theresa, in music, in a major scale beginning do, re, mi,

which note comes immediately before so?

-Fa.

-Correct. Kate.

-Bank!

-In history, who was the last Tudor monarch

-of England?

-Elizabeth.

-Correct. Steven.

-Bank!

In literature, which of these is a poetical..?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won £370.

Who thinks a hedge fund is money for the garden centre?

Who's as interesting as men's topless volleyball?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Kate is the strongest link.

With no correct answers, Alex is the weakest link,

but will the team notice that?

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

Jon.

Kate.

Jon.

Alex.

Alex.

Jon.

Alex.

We have a tie, team. Jon and Alex, three votes each.

Jon, what do you do?

I'm a business development manager for a construction company.

-What do you sell?

-Modular buildings, off-site construction.

-What, portacabins?

-Yes.

-Gosh, you're interesting.

-That's what my wife says.

-Yes. Oh, you've got a wife!

-Unbelievably, yes.

-Why have you got a necklace on?

-My wife bought me it in Cairns.

-In where?

-Cairns, in Australia.

-What were you doing in Australia?

-We were backpacking.

-Just wandering around...?

-Aimlessly, pretty much.

-When I met my wife, I was doing the same thing.

-Really?

So, you didn't have jobs.

We worked part-time in call centres to pay the way

-so we could travel to the next town.

-Why Alex?

He got three questions wrong.

-What were they selling?

-Telephone products.

They ring you when you're having tea to sell you "fwends" and family.

-"Fwends" and family?

-Yeah, I'm short-tongued.

-So, Alex, why Jon?

-I'm not sure, I think he got a question wrong.

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

vote and that link was Kate.

-What do you do, Kate?

-I'm a part-time performing arts tutor.

-Put your board down. So, you can sing, can you?

-Yes.

-What can you sing?

-Saving All My Love For You, I quite like that one.

-It's a Whitney Houston song.

-Do Whitney Houston, then.

# Well, you've got your family

# And they need you there

# Though I try to resist

# Being last on your list

# But no other man's going to do

# And I'm saving all my love for you #

-Do you do jokes?

-I do, yes.

-Go on, then.

There's two turtles talking and one turtle said to the other turtle,

"Don't you find that when it rains,

you're mouth always fills with water?"

And the other turtle went, "No."

Put your board up. Why Jon?

I just remembered Jon getting a question wrong. Sorry, Jon.

You've got a choice now, you can stick with Jon or move to Alex.

I have to go with my original choice, sorry.

Jon! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I thought I'd come on the Weakest Link

because my wife always tells me I know a lot of useless nonsense.

I thought this is a good chance to put it to the test and see

exactly how much nonsense I do know.

Round four. In the bank, £1,240, another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Kate, the style of fine dining in which the waiter brings food

to the table and presents it using a spoon and fork

like a pair of tongs is known as silver what?

-Service.

-Correct. Steven, in the shipping forecast,

what W is the word for a feature of the weather that is sometimes

classified as storm force and gale force?

-Wind.

-Correct. Alex, in film, the actor who played the ill-fated

hero in the 1960 drama Spartacus is known professionally as Kirk who?

-Cobain?

-Douglas.

Sarah, in botany, the name of which tall British wild flower is made up

of those of a carnivorous mammal and a garment worn on the hand?

-Pass.

-Foxglove.

Stewart, in culture, in 1987, which city in the southwest

of England was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site?

-Bristol.

-Bath. Theresa, in medicine,

a drugs trial about which neither the experimenter nor the patient

knows any details is described as what, double dip or double blind?

-Double blind.

-Correct. Kate, in technology,

in the name of memory cards used to store audio or video information in

portable devices, the abbreviation SD stands for secure what?

-Technology?

-Digital. Steven, in pop music,

which Canadian group founded in 2003 with Win Butler as its lead

singer took its name from a story about a blaze at a shopping centre?

-Pass.

-Arcade Fire.

Alex, in the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric must hold which title

to be eligible to attend the conclave that elects a new Pope?

-Bishop.

-Cardinal.

Sarah, in the play A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Shakespeare,

what O was the name of the king of the fairies and husband of Titania?

-Pass.

-Oberon. Stewart, in maths, what is 1,000 minus one?

-999, Anne.

-Correct.

Theresa, on the Queen's Birthday Honours List, in 2011,

which veteran entertainer and host of Strictly Come Dancing was awarded a knighthood?

-Bruce Forsyth.

-Correct. Kate.

-Pass.

-Oh!

Steven, in food and drink,

a swizzle stick is normally used to stir what, soup or cocktails?

-Cocktails.

-Correct. Alex, in childbirth,

in which surgical operation is a baby delivered through

an incision in the mother's abdominal and uterine walls?

-Caesarean.

-Correct.

Sarah, in British birds, in the common names of different species

of duck, tit and skua,

-what L describes the length of their tails?

-Long.

-Bank!

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. That was the correct answer.

Your bank was in time, so you won £100.

But who's the muppet on mufti day?

Who'd do better if they fainted?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Kate goes from being the strongest link in the last round

to the weakest link in this.

Statistically, Theresa is the strongest link,

but who's game is over?

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

Kate.

Kate.

Steven.

Kate.

Alex.

Kate.

-Where are you from, Steven?

-Lincoln, Anne.

-Are you? How old are you?

-25.

-And what do you do?

-I'm an export manager.

-What are you exporting?

I export shields, riot shields, batons,

pepper spray, jet spray, handcuffs.

So, you're a baby arms dealer, are you?

Well, everything we sell is non-harmful. That's our motto.

Why Kate?

Purely because, I feel sorry for her, she said pass instead of bank.

-Actually, she said "paaass."

-Oh, my apologies. "Paaass."

So, Theresa, why Kate?

-Because she said pass.

-"Paaass."

-Where I come from it's pass.

Kate, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The reason I came on the Weakest Link was

because of my little boy who asked me to be on the show.

Hopefully, Benjamin will be very proud of me. Hello, Benjamin.

I just hope he's not too embarrassed about the fact

I said pass instead of bank.

Round Five. In the bank, £1,340. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Theresa.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Theresa, in geography, the city of Krakow stands

on the river Vistula in which central European country?

-Poland.

-Correct.

Steven, in popular culture, the 2010 book that is the fourth volume

of the autobiography by Katie Price is entitled You Only Live what?

-Once.

-Correct. Alex, in sport,

which international lawn tennis trophy contested annually

since 1900 by men's teams is named after the player who donated it?

-Wimbledon.

-Davis Cup.

Sarah, in pop music, The Times They Are A-Changing was a UK hit album

in 1964 for which US singer?

-Pass.

-Bob Dylan.

Stewart, in geometry, what T is the name given to a solid figure

that has four triangular faces?

-Trapezium.

-Tetrahedron.

Theresa, in entertainment, the characters

known as the Diddy Men were created by which Merseyside comedian?

-Ken Dodd.

-Correct. Steven, in South African history,

the 20th century policy of separate development of different

races is usually known by what Afrikaans name?

-Apartheid?

-Correct.

-Alex.

-Bank!

-In nature, the pendulous catkins of the hazel tree

are traditionally known as lamb's what?

-Chops.

-Tails.

Sarah, in crafts, throwing, glazing and firing are all processes

involved in the making of which products, jams or ceramics?

-Ceramics.

-Correct. Stewart.

-Bank!

-In celebrity couples,

in 1988 Jane Goldman married the TV presenter Jonathan who?

-Pass.

-Ross.

Theresa, in geology, what D is a mineral that gives it name

to a range of mountains in the northeast of Italy?

-Dolomites.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Steven, in literature, which five letter word meaning new or

original is also the term for an extended work of prose fiction?

-Novel.

-Correct.

Alex, at the Academy Awards in 2011, which British performer won

the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in the film The King's Speech?

-Colin Firth.

-Correct. Sarah.

-Bank!

In law, the International Court of Justice is situated in which

-Dutch city?

-The Hague.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Stewart...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. The bank was in time, you won £150.

But, who thinks the Louvre is a French toilet?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the first time in the game, Steven is the strongest link.

Stewart is statistically the weakest link,

but will the votes pick up on the facts?

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

Stewart.

Theresa.

Alex.

Stewart.

Alex.

We have another tie, team, this time Stewart and Alex.

Alex, why Stewart?

I felt he got maybe the same wrong as me,

-but I know that I banked more money.

-Stewart, why Alex?

He's young and inexperienced.

He's not going to go much further in this game, is he?

Well, the strongest link was the baby arms dealer.

So, he gets to decide. Why did you vote for Alex?

-I voted for Alex because he got two questions wrong.

-OK.

Well, you've got a choice now between Stewart or Alex.

-I'm going to change my decision.

-Why?

-Because Stewart has voted for me twice.

-Oh, big girl's blouse.

-No.

And, also, I didn't appreciate his comment about Alex, that he hasn't any further to go in the game.

So, for that reason, I'll change my vote.

Stewart! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I never for one second thought that I would win.

There was never on my mind at all.

I was just concentrating on not going off first.

And I got through that and had a laugh

with all the other contestants. And it's been fantastic.

Round Six. In the bank, £1,490 pounds.

Another ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Steven.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Steven, in pop music,

according the lyrics of a 2004 UK hit single by Kelis, what brings

all the boys to the yard, her milkshake or her ice buns?

-Her milkshake.

-Correct. Alex, in wildlife,

a large black bird common in most of Britain is called a carrion what?

-Crow.

-Correct.

Sarah, in construction, what B is the name given to the mixture

of broken rocks and stones used as a base for roads and railway lines?

-Pitchmum.

-Ballast. Theresa, in maths, what is 39 multiplied by two?

-78.

-Correct. Steven.

-Bank!

In geography, the half of the Earth depicted below the equator

on most maps of the world is known as the Southern what?

-Hemisphere.

-Correct.

Alex, in history, the original surname of the 1960s activist

known as Malcolm X was what, Short or Little?

-Short.

-Little.

Sarah, in TV, which animated British children's series

is broadcast in France under the title Pierre Le Facteur?

-Bob The Builder.

-Postman Pat.

Theresa, in botany, which houseplant with large, glossy,

leathery leaves is named after an elastic, gummy substance that can be obtained from it?

-Rubber plant.

-Correct. Steven.

-Bank!

-In literature, from 1956 until 1993, under which two of his names

did John Anthony Burgess Wilson publish most of his novels?

-Pass.

-Anthony Burgess.

Alex, in chemistry, what P describes the table in which the elements

are classified according to their atomic number and electronic structure?

-Periodic.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Sarah, in sport, a horse that participated in a race,

but failed to get a place is known as an also what?

-Pass.

-Ran. Theresa, in music,

if instruments can be categorized in the four groups - strings,

woodwind, percussion and brass - which group includes the tambourine?

-Percussion.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Steven, the euphemism popularized during the Spycatcher

trial in 1986 by the then Cabinet Secretary Robert Armstrong

is "economical with the" what?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, the correct answer was truth. You won £80.

So, has Alex had his chips?

Maybe Theresa's future is all too predictable.

Should Sarah check out?

Or does Steven have no defence?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all their answers right,

Theresa is the strongest link.

The statistics reveal that Sarah 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.

Sarah.

Steven.

Sarah.

Sarah.

Theresa, why Sarah?

Apart from the fact that she got her questions wrong,

she leaves me on stage with two handsome young men,

which can only be good for my reputation.

-Steven, why Sarah?

-Well, it was a really difficult round

and I think Sarah got the worst of the questions, so...

She didn't answer anything correctly.

Sarah! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I came on the Weakest Link to challenge myself,

to challenge my general knowledge, to see if I could do it.

Obviously, I can't, but I tried.

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

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Theresa.

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

Theresa, in money, an image of Abraham Lincoln features on

the other side of which American coin, the dime or the cent?

-Dime.

-Cent.

Steven, in 20th century art, the Catalan painter who was

the subject of a major exhibition at Tate Britain in 2011 was Joan who?

-Migad.

-Miro.

Alex, in cinema, Gene Hackman and Kevin Spacey have each

appeared in the Superman films as which villain?

-Lex Luther.

-Correct.

Theresa, in physical geography, what I is the term for a narrow

strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land?

-Isthmus.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Steven, according to the popular saying,

which animal is mad in the month of March?

-Rabbit.

-Hare. Alex, in literature,

the novel by H.G. Wells about a man who leaves his life as a shopkeeper

and settles at a country inn is called The History Of Mister who?

-Lobby.

-Polly. Theresa, in measurements,

which is the longer measure of distance, a kilometre or a furlong?

-Kilometre.

-Correct. Steven,

-Bank!

-In transport, the system of ropes or chains

that supports the mast of a ship is called a standing what?

-Pulleys.

-Rigging.

Alex, in spelling, which vowel appears twice in the word karaoke,

a form of entertainment that involves singing along to backing tracks?

-E.

-A.

Theresa, in the US military, the heads of the Air Force,

the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps

are collectively referred to as the Joint Chiefs of what?

-Staff.

-Correct. Steven.

-Bank!

-In women's clothing,

which word for a small mistake is another term for a petticoat?

-Underskirt.

-Slip.

Alex, in qualifications, a professional person who's

name is followed by the letters FRCVS has what job title?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

The correct answer was Veterinary Surgeon. You won £90.

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

Think carefully,

you can now raise the bank balance considerably.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

According to the statistics, Steven is the weakest link,

but who will lose out in the final vote?

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

Steven.

Alex.

Theresa.

Well, a vote each. Theresa, why Alex?

It wasn't a good round for any of us, really,

but I think Steven's been more consistent

over the whole of the round.

-Alex, why Steven?

-Cos he got more questions wrong than me.

Steven, you thought Theresa was the worst player?

She was the strongest player and I thought she was a threat,

if you want the honest answer.

When the vote's tied, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote and the strongest link was Theresa.

You voted for Alex, you've got a choice now.

I'd like to change my mind, please,

because I said if anyone spelt my name wrong, I would vote them out.

-So, I'd like to vote for Steven, please.

-Steven!

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

As the game went on and we went through the rounds,

I'd start to think, well, maybe I could win it.

When I got to the round I was in,

I thought, "Come on, just that last step.

If I can do this, I can probably win it."

But, unfortunately, it didn't work out.

Round Eight. In the bank, £1,660.

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

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Theresa.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Theresa, in blues music, according to one of its alternative names,

the harmonica is played using which orifice?

-The mouth.

-Correct. Alex,

in Asian geography, what J is the name of the city

on island of Java that is the capital of Indonesia?

-Jerusalem.

-Jakarta.

Theresa, in literature, the reference book originally

published in 1870 is called Brewer's Dictionary Of Phrase And what?

-Don't know.

-Fable. Alex, in nature,

which insect is named for the fact that it leaps across meadows?

-Cricket?

-Grasshopper. Theresa, in sport,

the loud rattle that in the past was used by supporters at football

matches has the informal alliterative name of zigger what?

-Zagger.

-Correct. Alex.

-Bank!

In food, the dish known as rollmops consists of which marine fish

pickled in vinegar?

-Trout.

-Herring. Theresa, in business,

in the name of a department in a merchant bank,

the letters M and A stand for merges and what?

-Acquisitions.

-Correct. Alex.

-Bank!

In theatre, which term for the rear part of the performance area

also means what actors do

when they draw attention away from a fellow cast member?

Sorry, can you repeat that?

In theatre, which term for the rear part of the performance area

also means what actors do

when the draw attention away from a fellow cast member?

-Backstage.

-Upstage.

Theresa, in politics in war time...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £40, which we will treble.

It gives you a prize money today of £1,780.

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

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

So, Alex and Theresa, for £1,780,

let's play the Weakest Link.

Theresa, as the strongest link in the last round,

you have the choice of who goes first.

I'd like to go first, please, Anne.

Theresa, in botany, the ancient plant in Savernake Forest,

in Wiltshire, thought to be about 1,000 years old

and known as the King of Limbs, is which species of tree?

-Oak.

-That is the correct answer.

Alex, in pop music, what is the title of the 1968 UK hit single

by Simon and Garfunkel that includes the line

"we'd like to know a little bit about you for our files?"

-No idea, pass.

-Correct answer is Mrs Robinson.

Theresa, in cinema, which 2001 film starring Russell Crowe told

the real life story of the maths professor, John Nash, who

recovered from a mental breakdown to win the Nobel Prize in Economics?

-Don't know, sorry.

-Correct answer is A Beautiful Mind.

Alex, in politics, in 1921, who became the first Prime Minister

of the UK to use Chequers as his official country residence?

-No idea again, pass.

-Correct answer is David Lloyd George.

Theresa, in his book The Naked Civil Servant,

which writer claimed that housework is unnecessary on the grounds

that after the first four years, the dirt doesn't get any worse?

-Quentin Crisp.

-That is the correct answer.

Alex, in UK higher education,

the University of Bedfordshire was created in 2006

with its two main sites in Bedford and which other town

20 miles to the south?

-Oxford?

-The correct answer is Luton.

Theresa, in history, a decisive battle in which William III

defeated James II, in 1690, is named after which Irish river?

-The Boyne.

-That is the correct answer.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

That means, Theresa, you are today's strongest link!

You go away with £1,780.

Alex, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

It's fantastic to get into the final. I really didn't expect there.

But when I did, coming up against Theresa, I knew that I probably won't win.

She's a great contestant. So, well done to her.

I came her to have a good time and not expecting to win and, actually,

to come away with some money is a brilliant, brilliant feeling.

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