28/09/2011 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 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 Tom, I'm 66, from Saddleworth near Oldham

and I'm a retired engineer.

I'm Janice, I'm 54, from West Norwood in south London

and I'm a private French teacher.

I'm Andy, I'm 20, I'm from Letchworth Garden City

and I'm a television production student.

I'm Jennifer, I'm 45, from Nottingham

and I'm an admin assistant.

I'm Peter, I'm 50, I'm from the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire

and I'm a warehouse operative.

I'm Liza, I'm 31, from Aberdeen and I'm a driver.

I'm Jono, I'm 42, from Leicester and I'm a telecoms manager.

I'm Sophie, I'm 20, from Wootton Bassett

and I'm a politics student.

I'm Wayne, I'm 37, from Southall and I work in admin.

OK, just to remind you, in each round, there's £1,000 to be won.

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

Break the chain and you lose 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, Andy.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

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

Andy, in cliches, when a man proposes marriage to a woman

he is often said to get down on bended what?

On one knee.

I'll accept.

Jennifer, in a competition, the traditional prize for the person who comes last

is a spoon made from which material, wood or bronze?

-Wood.

-Correct. Peter.

In the Gregorian calendar,

what is the name of the month that falls between June and August?

-July.

-Correct. Liza.

In food, what D is the name for the main meal of the day,

eaten by some at midday and by others in the evening?

-Dinner.

-Correct. Jono.

-In maths, what nine minus three?

-Six.

Correct. Sophie.

In fabric, a design described as check

features a repeat pattern of which shape, stars or squares?

-Squares.

-Correct. Wayne.

In language, the familiar phrase that means a person who is reliable and trustworthy

is a safe pair of what?

Can you repeat the question, please?

In language, the familiar phrase that means a person who is reliable and trustworthy

is a safe pair of what?

-Trousers.

-Hands.

Tom, according to folklore,

which yellow wild flower can be held under the chin

to determine whether a person likes a particular dairy product?

-Buttercup.

-Correct. Janice.

In rail travel, what T is the name for a cart

used by passengers to move their luggage around a station?

-Trolley.

-Correct. Andy.

In the measurement of time, there are how many years in half a century?

-50.

-Correct.

Jennifer. In the pantomime Cinderella,

the character who searches for the owner of a glass slipper is usually known as Prince who?

-Charming.

-Correct. Peter.

In art, the word mural commonly refers to a large picture

painted directly onto which structure of a building, the wall or the floor?

-The wall.

-Correct. Liza.

In money, a small container used by children to save coins

and named for the fact that it's in the shape of a porcine animal

is called a what bank?

-Piggy.

-Correct. Jono.

In families, what J is the word placed after the name of a son

to distinguish him from his father when they have the same first name?

-Junior.

-Correct. Sophie.

In public speaking, while a well-received speech goes down a storm,

one that is poorly received is said to go down like a lead what?

-Balloon.

-Correct. Wayne.

In the animal kingdom, the grey wolf most closely resembles which breed of dog,

the German shepherd or the Irish setter?

-German shepherd.

-Correct.

-Tom.

-Bank.

JINGLE PLAYS

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

That money will go through to the next round but one of you will not.

Who has a three-figure IQ with a minus sign in front of it?

Who's going to go on losing you money?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The first strongest link is Sophie.

The statistics reveal that Wayne is the weakest link

but who will the players vote off at this early stage of the game?

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

Wayne.

Wayne.

Wayne.

Wayne.

Wayne.

Wayne.

Wayne.

Wayne.

Tom.

-Liza, what do you do?

-I drive cleaners to their work

and then I pick them up and drive them home.

-Where are they going to work?

-They work in an oil company in Aberdeen.

-So they're Scottish cleaners?

-Well, no. There's a lot of Polish.

-So do you live in Aberdeen?

-Yes.

-And you haven't got a Polish husband, then?

-No, I've got a Turkish husband.

Oh, so you speak Turkish, do you?

-A little bit. I don't know how to say the Weakest Link in Turkish.

-No.

So where did you meet your Turkish husband?

I met him when I worked in a kebab shop.

Yes.

-Was that in Turkey?

-No, it was Aberdeen.

-How long did it take you to lasso him?

-A week.

He was only in Aberdeen for a week and I got my hooks into him.

Yes. And how did you do that, Liza?

Well, it was love at first sight.

-But how did you get your hooks into him?

-I just grabbed him,

hooked him.

-And why Wayne?

-Because he got his question wrong.

-So, Andy.

-Hi.

How long have you been a fan of Justin Bieber?

Erm, I'm not really a fan, Ann.

-Really?

-No.

-And what do you do, little Andy?

-I'm a student.

-Studying what?

-Television production.

-Are you, now?

-Yes.

-Because you're going to be a what?

-A producer.

-How do you deal with an elderly cantankerous star?

Female.

-Cantankerous?

-Yes, do you know what that means?

I've never heard of that word in my life.

-I have no idea what that means.

-LAUGHTER

-Can you sing?

-In the shower, maybe.

-But no - no, I can't. Can you sing?

-Put your board down.

When you're in the shower, is the hair down there or is it back up?

-It's all over the place.

-Oh, much better!

-Put it right back up.

-What, like that?

No, no, so it's off your face.

-Like this?

-Yes.

But then I can't see because it will come back down.

-What are you going to sing for us?

-I'll sing a song to you.

Go on.

# L is for the way you look at me

# O is for the only one I see... #

-So you can't sing.

-No, I can't.

-You're better behind the camera.

Put your board up. Why Wayne?

Unfortunately, the question he got wrong was a little bit...

I think everyone knew the answer. Sorry.

-Where are you from, Jennifer?

-Nottingham, Ann.

-Are you? And what do you do?

-I'm an admin assistant.

-Are you? Where?

-For the Nottingham Citizen's Advice Bureau.

-Oh, great, you're helping people in distress?

-I like to think so.

Yes and what if I come in and say I'm in terrible debt

and the bailiffs are after me?

Well, I tell you don't let the bailiffs in.

-Really? And how long have you been there?

-Two and a half years.

-What did you do before?

-Before that I worked for an energy company.

-Doing what?

-Collecting bad debt.

-Fabulous.

-LAUGHTER

-So it was you sending the bailiffs?

-We used to send debt collectors

-but not bailiffs.

-Stop digging. You'll just get worse.

I know, yeah.

-Why Wayne?

-Unfortunately, he did get his question wrong

-and it was an easy question.

-He was the only one.

Wayne! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I didn't get the chance to speak to Ann

but if I had I would have recited a poem I wrote for her that goes:

I think you're remarkable

The way you smile leaves a sparkle In your jewel-bright eyes

And your cool goodbyes Where you wink at me

With that kinky orange tint

And I wonder if you think I could be your strongest link.

Round two. In the bank £1,000.

We're taking 10 seconds off your time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Sophie, in industry, what Q is the term for an open pit

made for the purpose of extracting stone?

-Quarantine.

-Even quarry.

Tom, the refrain of the 1997 UK hit single Angels by Robbie Williams

is, "And through it all she offers me protection,

"a lot of love and..." what?

-Affection.

-Correct. Janice.

In weather features, the form of lightning characterised by zigzag lines

shares its common name with which item of cutlery?

-Fork.

-Correct. Andy.

What's the term for any letter of the alphabet that's not a vowel?

-A noun.

-A consonant.

Jennifer, in transport regulations in the UK,

which road users are legally allowed to drive through red lights,

emergency vehicles or pizza delivery scooters?

-Emergency vehicles.

-Correct. Peter.

In TV, when Barney Harwood succeeded Joel Defreis in 2011,

he became the 35th presenter of which long-running children's programme?

-Blue Peter.

-Correct. Liza.

In pyrotechnics, which girl's name precedes the word wheel

in the name of a circular firework

that emits whirls of sparks as it rotates?

-Catherine.

-Correct. Jono.

-Bank.

In science, what C is the six-letter name of a highly-conductive metal

that is used to make electrical wiring?

-Copper.

-Correct. Sophie.

In maritime history, in April 1912, a telegram containing the line, "We are sinking fast,"

was sent from which ocean liner?

-Titanic.

-Correct.

Tom, each December in the UK,

the list of people who have been chosen to receive a title or decoration

is known as the New Year what?

-Honours list.

-Correct. Janice.

In botany, cacti is the plural of which word?

-Cactus.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Andy.

In printed media, the game in which a player compares almost identical pictures

and looks for the intentional discrepancies

is called spot the what?

-Difference.

-Correct. Jennifer.

In clothing, what G is the name of a type of tunic or pinafore dress

worn by girls as part of a traditional school uniform?

Can you repeat the question?

In clothing, what G is the name of a type of tunic or pinafore dress

worn by girls as part of a traditional school uniform?

-Gingham.

-Gymslip. Peter.

In pop music, Loud was the title of a 2010 UK hit album

for which singer, born in Barbados?

-Don't know.

-Rihanna. Liza.

In biology, when a superficial wound is healing,

what four-letter name is given to the crust of dried blood that forms over it?

-Scab.

-Correct. Jono.

In TV, the Two Ronnies sketch set in a hardware shop

in which a customer asks for items such as Os, Ps, plugs and washers

is best known as Four what?

-Four Candles.

-Correct. Sophie.

-Bank.

ENDOFROUND JINGLE

Time's up. The bank was in time. You won £350.

Who's thrifty with thought?

Who tried to solve global warming by leaving the fridge open?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Jennifer is the weakest link.

Jono is the strongest link but will the other players consider that

when casting their votes?

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

Jennifer.

Jennifer.

Jennifer.

Andy.

Jennifer.

Andy.

Andy.

Jennifer.

-What do you do, Sophie?

-I'm a politics student.

-Are you? Where?

-At Sussex University.

What makes you think you'd be good at politics?

I don't want to get into politics

but I was voted in my school Most Likely To Become Prime Minister.

So you could be the Nick Clegg of Wootton Bassett.

I guess so. I don't know about Nick Clegg but something like that.

I want to get into journalism, like yourself.

-What sort of journalism?

-Foreign affairs.

So you know plenty about foreign affairs?

I'm currently doing Germany, America and France.

Oh, so you know the prime ministers of those countries?

-I know a bit more than that. Probably not much.

-Yes.

-So who is the prime minister of France?

-Of France? They've got a president. It's Sarkozy.

And a prime minister as well, whose name escapes me right now.

Of course it does.

LAUGHTER

Television or newspapers?

To be honest, I haven't really thought it through.

It's a work in motion. Maybe I'll team up with Andy

and we can do some sort of journalism, production...

-Some sort of journalism?

-Yeah.

-Who's your hero in journalism?

-You.

-That'll do. And have you got another one?

-No, I don't really know anyone.

-No?

-There is a lot of thinking through to be done.

-I know.

I career change quite a lot. I'm only 20. I've got time to decide.

-Why Jennifer?

-Because I knew she'd got a question wrong

and with the repeating, I don't know - it was the only name that came to me.

Where are you from, Janice?

-West Norwood in south London.

-West Norwood?

-Yeah.

-And what do you do in West Norwood?

-I'm a private French teacher.

Are you? Who do you teach?

Erm, anybody from three upwards who wants to learn French.

And what can you teach them at three?

Erm, you can teach them some songs and some vocabulary, some words.

-What sort of songs?

-Erm, traditional French songs like Frere Jacques,

Sur Le Pont D'Avignon, that sort of thing.

Do you find when you're speaking English, French words drop in?

-Not really. I don't think so.

-No.

So "erm" at the start of each sentence, that's not French?

No.

-Isn't it?

-No.

How do you say "erm" in French?

Urrr.

That's so much more sexy.

Put your board down.

Where does that dress come from?

It's from a local shop.

-Yeah, were you on medication at the time?

-Possibly.

OK, so what are you going to sing for us?

Er, Sur Le Pont D'Avignon.

Go on, then.

Er...

# Sur le pont d¹Avignon L'on y danse, l'on y danse

# Sur le pont d¹Avignon L'on y danse tous en rond. #

-Put your board up.

-Thank you.

-Why Jennifer?

-Er, she did get a question wrong.

-Jennifer! You are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

The rest of the team aren't all that bright, really.

I'd say Tom is about the brightest one of the bunch,

so he'll probably win,

but we were all pretty average, I'd say.

Round three. In the bank, £1,350.

Another ten seconds coming off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Jono, in physics, a mixture of all the colours of the spectrum

will produce light of what colour?

-White.

-Correct. Sophie.

In British wildlife, which mammal lives in a system of burrows called a sett?

-Badger.

-Correct.

Tom, in politics what E precedes opportunities, rights and pay

to make the names of three principles of anti-discrimination law?

-Equal.

-Correct. Janice.

In astronomy, with a diameter of approximately 3,000 miles,

which is the smallest of the eight major planets in our solar system?

-Pluto.

-Mercury. Andy.

"In the pudding club" and with "a bun in the oven"

are two phrases derived from cookery used to describe a woman in which condition?

-Pass.

-Pregnant.

Peter, in stereotypes,

while on a summer holiday, British men are often criticised

for wearing socks with what, flippers or sandals?

-Sandals.

-Correct. Liza.

In maths, what is four fifths of 500?

-400.

-Correct. Jono.

In pastimes, what's the usual name for the hobby

of recording the numbers of railway locomotives?

-Train spotting.

-Correct. Sophie.

-Bank.

The coronation of William I, also known as William the Conqueror,

took place on Christmas Day of which year?

-1066.

-Correct.

Tom, in drinking vessels, what T is the term for a large metal cup

with handle and a lid and is often used for holding beer?

-Tankard.

-Correct. Janice.

In film, the title of which 2011 comedy

about a teenage boy growing up in Swansea

is the name of a type of naval vessel?

-Battleship.

-Submarine.

Andy, in UK geography, in the name of the south coast area awarded city status in 2000,

which seaside resort is linked with Hove?

-Brighton.

-Correct. Peter.

In advertising the slogan coined in the late 1920s to promote a breakfast cereal

is "Snap, crackle..." what?

-"And pop."

-Correct. Liza.

In the English legal system, most people between the ages of 18 and 70

are eligible to be called for which service in a court of law?

-Jury duty.

-I'll accept. Jono.

-Bank.

In TV, the series first shown in 2008 about volunteers who swap diets

to tackle their extreme and opposite weight problems

is entitled Supersize vs... what?

-Superskinny.

-Correct. Sophie.

In British politics, who was the last prime minister from the Conservative party

in the 20th century?

-John Major.

-Correct.

In fashion, the French designer who launched his famous Corolle and Envol collections

in the 1940s was Christian who?

-ENDOFROUNDJINGLE Dior.

-Bank.

Time's up. That was the correct answer. Your bank was out of time. You won £250.

Whose knowledge has now evaporated?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Statistically, Janice is the weakest link but can she survive the vote?

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

Janice.

Andy.

Janice.

Janice.

Janice.

Janice.

Janice.

-Where are you from, Jono?

-Leicester, Ann.

-And what do you do in Leicester?

-I work for Openreach, part of BT.

-We do their repairs.

-So whatever happens, it's not your fault?

-It's never my fault, no.

-Is it never your company's fault?

-No, we're the solution.

-Is being an engineer your life?

-No, not entirely.

-What, you do something exciting, do you?

-I think it's quite exciting, yeah. I own a recording studio.

-Do you?

-Yes.

-Really. In Hollywood?

-No, in Leicester.

-In Leicester.

-The Hollywood of England.

-That is exciting.

-Can you sing?

-Everyone can sing.

-Yes, good. Put your board down.

Go on.

# Good morning, miss Can I help you, son?

# 16 today and up for fun... #

-I think that's enough, don't you?

-Yeah, probably.

-Put your board up.

-Why Janice?

-She got a couple of questions wrong, unfortunately.

-Where are you from, Tom?

-I'm from Saddleworth, near Oldham.

-Are you? What do you do there, Tom?

-I'm retired.

-Really?

-Yes.

And the get-up. Just put your board down for a minute.

It's a sort of ageing rock look, is it?

This is my crown green bowling outfit.

Do you polish your bowls?

Er...

-All the time.

-Put your board up.

Yes. So apart from playing bowls, what do you do?

I work in many things. I paint in oils and watercolours.

-Do you do the painting at home?

-Yes, at home and...

-Doesn't Mrs Tom want you out of the way?

-Oh, no, she's at work.

-Is she much younger than you, then?

-A little bit, yes.

-Yes. And what's Mrs Tom called?

-She's called Helen.

-Do you paint Helen?

-I don't think I've ever painted her.

What, because she's no oil painting?

No, she's actually sublime, my wife. She's gorgeous.

-Is she?

-She is indeed and one day I will paint her, I think.

-Why Janice?

-She got all her questions wrong, I'm afraid.

She did. Janice!

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

During my chat with Ann, she picked up on the fact that I preface every sentence with "erm",

which drives my partner mad. Erm...

Round four. In the bank, £1,600. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In literature, the 1786 poem addressed to a haggis

is a work by which Scottish writer?

-Burns.

-Correct. Sophie.

In the term pros and cons, derived from Latin meaning the reasons for and against a course of action,

which word represents against?

-Cons.

-Correct. Tom.

In science fiction cinema, in the 1977 film Star Wars,

what was the name of Wookiee who flew with Han Solo

in the Millennium Falcon?

-Chewbacca.

-Correct. Andy.

-Bank.

In conservation, in the name of a directive made by a local council,

the letters TPO stand for Tree Preservation what?

-Officer.

-Order. Peter.

In Australian history, the outlaw Ned Kelly was renowned

for wearing homemade what, armour or aftershave?

-Armour.

-Correct. Liza.

In athletics competitions,

of the four items hammer, javelin, discus and shot,

which one is generally thrown the furthest?

-Javelin.

-Correct. Jono.

In rock music, the former drummer with Nirvana

and founder of the Foo Fighters,

who in 2011 won the NME God-like Genius award, is Dave who?

-Grohl.

-Correct. Sophie.

-Bank.

In cookery, the popular pasta dish known as spag bol

is named after which Italian city?

-Rome.

-Bologna. Tom.

In TV, what D is the surname of Dec,

who is one half of the duo known as Ant and Dec?

-McAlister.

-Donnelly. Andy.

In maths, the fraction that's commonly used

as an approximation of pi

is 22 over which number?

360.

No. Pass.

Seven.

In the British military, Who Dares Wins is the motto of which regiment?

-SAS.

-Correct. Liza.

In southern England, a famous signpost

that points to two locations in Kent

spells out the name of which snack,

ham sandwich or cheese toastie?

-Cheese toastie.

-Ham Sandwich. Jono.

In film, in the 2005 action romance Mr And Mrs Smith,

the title roles were played by Brad Pitt and which actress?

-Angelina Jolie.

-Correct. Sophie.

-Bank.

In the arts, which term for a building...

ENDOFROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £220.

But who's the nudist in your nettle patch?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics show that Jono is still the strongest link.

With no correct answers, Andy is the weakest link

but whose game is over?

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

Andy.

Liza.

Andy.

Andy.

Andy.

Andy.

-What do you do, Peter?

-I'm a warehouse operative.

-Have you got a forklift truck?

-A long-legger,

which is slightly different.

Put your board down. What's a long-legger?

It's a vehicle with long forks that stick out the back,

picks up cages and takes them to a lorry.

What's the difference from a forklift truck?

-A forklift truck you need a licence for.

-Put your board up.

-Why Andy?

-I'm afraid, following him, I know he got two questions wrong.

Liza, why Andy?

Andy got two questions wrong in that last round.

-He's great but I had to vote for the weakest link.

-Yeah.

-And you could eat him for breakfast, couldn't you?

-I could.

Andy! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm a little bit annoyed about getting the pi question wrong.

I got an A for maths at GCSE

and I knew pi is 3.14 and so on but I didn't know what it was in the context of 22 over 7.

I didn't know that.

Round five. In the bank, £1,820. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Jono, in sport, the Queen's Cup, the Britannia Cup

and the New York Yacht Club Challenge Cup

have all been awarded as major prizes at which annual sailing regatta?

-Henley.

-Cowes. Sophie.

In botany, what P is the name of the common wild flower

related to the violet that is sometimes known as heartsease?

-Poppy.

-Pansy. Tom.

In the southern United States,

Bourbon Street, which is noted for its jazz clubs,

is a thoroughfare in the French Quarter of which city?

-New Orleans.

-Correct. Peter.

In history, what's the three-letter name of the kind of weapon

used to execute Mary, Queen of Scots, Charles I and Sir Walter Raleigh?

-Axe.

-Correct.

In quotations, "A spectre is haunting Europe" are the opening words

of which work, A Christmas Carol or The Communist Manifesto?

-Christmas Carol.

-Even The Communist Manifesto.

Jono, in children's TV,

the theme song of the animated series Shaun The Sheep

is sung by which comedian?

-Johnny Vegas.

-Vic Reeves.

Sophie, in education, at a UK university, which word meaning newer

is an informal term for a first-year student?

-Fresher.

-Correct.

Tom, in chess, what is the only piece

that cannot move to an adjacent square in one turn?

-The knight.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Peter.

In sport, during a professional tennis match,

every seven or nine games, the umpire will make a polite request

-for new what, balls or spectators?

-Balls.

-Correct.

Liza, in pop music, at the time of their first hit single,

three members of the group Duran Duran shared what surname?

-Pass.

-Taylor. Jono.

In food, which large fruit has a fibrous husk,

a hard shell, firm white flesh and a hollow core...?

-Coconut.

-Correct. Sophie.

In Turkish history, what C is a former name

of a city now officially called Istanbul?

-Pass.

-Constantinople.

Tom, in the media,

which word meaning to imitate precedes writer

to give the job title of a person who provides the text for advertisements?

-Script.

-Copy. Peter.

-In fashion, the hairstyle...

-ENDOFROUND-JINGLE

Time's up. You only won £50.

Who thinks Charge Of The Light Brigade is an electricity bill?

Who's your leading loser? Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all their answers right,

Peter is the strongest link.

Liza is statistically the weakest link

but will the votes reflect the statistics?

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

Jono.

Jono.

Sophie.

Liza.

Jono.

-Sophie, why Jono?

-Erm, he got a couple of questions wrong.

I know I did as well.

-Tom, why Jono?

-We all had a bad round

but I think he had the worst of it.

Jono! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I feel a little bit aggrieved to be voted off at round five.

I wasn't the weakest link but I think we all got two questions wrong

or most of us did and someone had to go.

Round six. In the bank, £1,870. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Peter, in geography, Milwaukee Deep in the Puerto Rico Trench

is the deepest point in which ocean?

-Atlantic.

-Correct.

Liza, in medicine, the first organ donor cards introduced in the UK

in 1971 were only for which organs?

-Heart.

-Kidneys.

Sophie, which Celtic language formerly spoken in the south-west of England

was artificially revived in the 20th century?

-Gaelic.

-Cornish.

Tom, in pop music, the cover of the 2010 album Surfing The Void

by the Klaxons depicts a cat dressed as what,

a clown or an astronaut?

-Clown.

-Astronaut. Peter.

In vocabulary, which term meaning relating to the hand

is used to describe physical labour

and is also a term for a book of instructions?

-Er, pass, don't know.

-Manual.

Liza, in home entertainment,

what B is the name of a video format

that was launched in 1975 and finally phased out in 2002?

-Betamax.

-Correct. Sophie.

In geography, Austria, Lithuania and Malta

all have capital cities whose names in English

begin with which letter?

B.

-B.

-V. Tom.

Which of these words is an informal term for a party - dandy or beano?

-Beano.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Peter.

In 1960s fashion, a unisex suit consisting of loose trousers

and a high-collared jacket was named after which post-war Chinese leader?

-Chairman Mao.

-Correct. Liza.

At the Olympic games, John Curry, Robin Cousins

and Nancy Kerrigan competed in which sport?

-100 metres.

-Even figure-skating.

Sophie, the comedian and regular panellist on the TV show Mock The Week,

whose 2011 tour was entitled Right Here Right Now,

is Russell who?

-Howard.

-Correct. Tom.

In musical instruments, what H is the term

for the pocket-sized reed organ invented in the 1820s

that is blown directly from the mouth?

-Harmonica.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Peter.

In 1990s politics, which Democrat campaigned for the US presidency

with the slogan, "It's the economy, stupid"?

-Reagan.

-Bill Clinton.

END-OFROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £70.

So, should Peter set sail? Is Tom in the frame?

Does Liza have a bus waiting?

Or maybe Sophie gets your vote.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having survived the previous vote, Liza is still the weakest link.

The statistics show that Tom is the strongest link

but will the other players realise that?

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

Liza.

Sophie.

Sophie.

Liza.

We have a tie, team - Sophie and Liza, two votes each.

Sophie, why Liza?

Because she got quite a few questions wrong.

Liza, why Sophie?

Because I think she got equal amount of questions that I got wrong.

-Do you? You mean she was as bad as you?

-Yes.

When the vote's tied the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote and that was Tom.

Why did you vote for Liza?

It was a close call

but on balance, I thought Liza had the worst round.

OK. Do you want to stick with Liza or move to Sophie?

-I'll stick with Liza.

-She was the worst player.

Liza! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I just hope that my children, Riley and Evan, are proud of me

and I did all I could but I was the weakest link.

Round seven. In the kitty now, £1,940.

Another ten seconds off your time.

We start with the strongest link, that's Tom.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Tom, in cinema, the Irish actor who starred in the films Alexander, Phone Booth

and Miami Vice is Colin who?

-Firth.

-Farrell. Peter.

The French-born artist Marcel Duchamp

was a leader of a 20th-century movement called what, Mama or Dada?

-Dada.

-Correct. Sophie.

In food, an alternative name for the vegetable okra

that refers to a part of the human anatomy is lady's what?

-Finger.

-I'll accept.

Tom, in medicine, what E is the specific term for an outbreak of a disease

that affects a large number of people at the same time?

-Epidemic.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Peter.

In religious architecture,

the Sistine Chapel is in which small European state?

-The Vatican.

-Correct. Sophie.

In Edinburgh, the extinct volcano in Holyrood Park

is known as what, Arthur's Seat or Albert's Stool?

-Arthur's Seat.

-Correct.

Tom, in finance, the government-sponsored scheme

in which people can donate to charity directly from their wages

is known as Payroll what?

-Donation.

-Giving.

Peter, in pop music, accompanied by a controversial video,

Firestarter was a UK number one single in 1996 for which group?

-Blur.

-No, the Prodigy.

Sophie, in vocabulary, what L follows cuff and golf

to make two terms referring to fashion and sport respectively?

-Link.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Tom.

In populations, which four-letter word is the collective name

for the people native to the Isle of Man?

-Manx.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Peter.

In ornithology, the British bird of prey

that is named after a familiar brown garden bird

is called a what hawk?

-Er, sparrow.

-Correct.

-Sophie.

-Bank.

In maths, on a three-dimensional graph,

the first two axes are called x and y,

which letter is used for the third one?

-Z.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Tom.

In UK politics, in its passage through Parliament,

-a bill receives...

-ENDOFROUNDJINGLE

Time's up. You won £180.

In round eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank.

Have the decency to vote off the weakest link.

Having got all her answers right, Sophie is the strongest link.

Statistically, Tom is now the weakest 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.

Peter.

Tom.

Tom.

-Sophie, why Tom?

-I thought he got the most answers wrong.

-Peter, why Tom?

-I thought he got the most wrong.

You played fairly. He was the worst player.

Tom, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I hope with all my heart that Sophie wins it. She's delightful

and she's played really well

and I just hope that she gets through.

Round eight. In the bank, £2,120.

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

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Sophie, in geography, which city is the capital of Tunisia?

-Pass.

-Tunis.

Peter, in publishing, the columnist and author of the best-selling non-fiction book Bad Science,

who describes himself as a nerd evangelist, is Ben who?

-Affleck.

-Goldacre.

Sophie, in marine life,

the name of which fish found in the sea around the British Isles

also means the part of a shoe that is walked upon?

-Sole.

-Correct. Peter.

In botany, what A is a tuberous plant

named for the fact that it was once used to treat wounds

caused by missiles shot from a bow?

-Arrow.

-No, I cannot accept. It's arrowroot.

Sophie, in film quotations, in the 1933 comedy I'm No Angel,

which actress said, "When I'm good I'm very, very good but when I'm bad I'm better"?

-Marilyn Monroe.

-Mae West.

Peter, in English law which term specifically describes a prison sentence

that will be served if the offender commits another crime

-in a set period?

-Suspended.

-Correct.

-Sophie.

-Bank.

-In business, which two-word phrase

meaning hard bargaining originally referred to the practice

of buying and selling equines?

Horse... I don't know.

Horse trading. Peter.

In engineering, in the names of three steam ships designed by Brunel,

what G goes before Western, Eastern and Britain?

-East.

-Great.

Sophie, in literature, which 1954 novel by William Golding

was written as a savage parody of the 19th-century story Coral Island by R...

ENDOFROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £20, which we will treble.

It gives you prize money today of £2,180.

There can only be one winner.

Now up to five questions each. If there's a tie, we'll go for Sudden Death.

So, Peter and Sophie, for £2,180, let's play the Weakest Link.

Sophie, as the strongest link, you have the choice of who goes first.

I'll go first, please.

Sophie, in food in 2011,

the EU granted protected geographical status

to the coiled sausage named after which former county

in the north-west of England?

Lincolnshire.

The correct answer is Cumberland.

Peter, in cinema, the comedian Peter Sellers,

the pianist David Helfgott

and a speech therapist, Lionel Logue,

have all been played in films

by which Oscar-winning Australian actor?

-Russell Crowe.

-The correct answer is Geoffrey Rush.

Sophie, in zoology,

instead of bone, the skeletons of sharks, skates and rays

consist of which elastic, flexible tissue,

with a whitish, translucent appearance?

-Skin.

-The correct answer is cartilage.

Peter, in literature, Alan Bennett in 2008

and John Le Carre in 2011

each donated their archives to the Oxford University library

known by what name?

The Bodleian.

That is the correct answer.

Bodleian or "Boad-li-an".

Sophie, a musical setting of the phrase, "He banged the leather for goal",

often said to be the first football chant,

was written by which English composer and fan of Wolverhampton Wanderers?

-Mozart.

-The correct answer is Sir Edward Elgar.

Peter, in science, by definition,

a chemical compound that is classed as organic

contains which element?

-Carbon.

-That is the correct answer.

Sophie, in TV, which quiz show that ran from 1988 to 2003

saw a group of contestants gradually reduced to a single winner

and featured the catchphrase, "Question or nominate?"

-Pass.

-Fifteen To One.

END-OFROUNDJINGLE

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

and you go away with £2,180.

Sophie, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I had no idea I would get even half this far,

so just to get this far is an achievement.

I don't need the cash but it would have been helpful.

I just want to run round screaming that I won.

I really do, I'm so... I feel so good.

It's funny.

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