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Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show. | 0:00:03 | 0:00:07 | |
Only one will win up to £10,000. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:09 | |
The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the Weakest Link. | 0:00:09 | 0:00:15 | |
Welcome to the Weakest Link. | 0:00:28 | 0:00:31 | |
Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000. | 0:00:32 | 0:00:39 | |
They've only just met, but to get the prize money must work together. | 0:00:39 | 0:00:43 | |
However, eight will leave with nothing as, round by round, | 0:00:43 | 0:00:47 | |
we lose the player voted the Weakest Link. Let's meet the team. | 0:00:47 | 0:00:53 | |
I'm James, I'm 58, I'm from Tarporley in Cheshire and I'm an odd job man. | 0:00:53 | 0:01:00 | |
I'm Cara, I'm 18, from Surrey and I'm a theatre studies student. | 0:01:01 | 0:01:06 | |
I'm Paul, I'm 33, I'm from Westbury in Wiltshire and I'm a roofer and cladder. | 0:01:08 | 0:01:14 | |
I'm Lucy, I'm 41, from Bristol and I'm an online marketing manager. | 0:01:15 | 0:01:20 | |
I'm Mikey, I'm 24, from Edinburgh and I'm a rock singer. | 0:01:22 | 0:01:26 | |
I'm Jean, I'm 57, I'm from Liverpool and I've retired. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:32 | |
I'm Graham, I'm 44, from Hampshire and I work in recruitment. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:38 | |
I'm Maureen, I'm 38, I'm from Upper Ramsbottom and I work in customer service. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:45 | |
I'm Frank, I'm 19, I'm from Northampton and I'm a pharmacology student. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:51 | |
OK, just to remind you, in each round there's £1,000 to be won. | 0:01:51 | 0:01:55 | |
The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers. | 0:01:55 | 0:01:59 | |
Break the chain and you lose all the money in it. Say "Bank" first and it's safe. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:04 | |
Round 1. Three minutes on the clock. We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically. | 0:02:04 | 0:02:11 | |
That's you, Cara. Let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:02:11 | 0:02:15 | |
The first question is for £20. Start the clock. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:21 | |
In football, the supporters of the national team of which country of the UK are the Tartan Army? | 0:02:21 | 0:02:27 | |
-Er, true. -Scotland. | 0:02:28 | 0:02:32 | |
In the modern English alphabet, which letter comes between C and E? | 0:02:32 | 0:02:36 | |
-D. -Correct. In takeaway food, which Italian dish consisting of various toppings on a round dough base | 0:02:36 | 0:02:43 | |
is often ordered by phone? | 0:02:43 | 0:02:46 | |
-Pizza. -In the classroom, a child who wants to answer a question posed by the teacher | 0:02:46 | 0:02:52 | |
will raise a hand or a foot? | 0:02:52 | 0:02:54 | |
-Hand. -In music, a patriotic song such as the one sung in the UK | 0:02:54 | 0:03:00 | |
beginning, "God save our gracious king" or "queen" is known by what two-word name? | 0:03:00 | 0:03:06 | |
-National anthem. -In a garden, what G is the general name | 0:03:06 | 0:03:10 | |
for the covering of green vegetation regularly cut with a lawn mower? | 0:03:10 | 0:03:15 | |
-Grass. -Correct. In the currency adopted by some member countries of the European Union, | 0:03:15 | 0:03:21 | |
how many cents are in one euro? | 0:03:21 | 0:03:24 | |
-70. -100. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:26 | |
Which drink is often given to young children at bedtime to help them sleep - warm milk or hot coffee? | 0:03:26 | 0:03:32 | |
-Warm milk. -In famous people, the supermodel born Katherine Moss near Croydon in 1974 | 0:03:32 | 0:03:40 | |
is best known by what first name? | 0:03:40 | 0:03:42 | |
-Kate. -Correct. In motoring, the device at a service station | 0:03:42 | 0:03:47 | |
that's used by drivers to fill their cars with fuel is known alliteratively as a petrol what? | 0:03:47 | 0:03:53 | |
-Tank. -Pump. | 0:03:55 | 0:03:57 | |
In broadcasting, in 2004 the DJ Chris Moyles began hosting a show on Radio One | 0:03:57 | 0:04:03 | |
in a timeslot named for which meal? | 0:04:03 | 0:04:05 | |
-Breakfast. -Correct. In DIY, what H means to fix wallpaper to a wall? | 0:04:05 | 0:04:11 | |
-Hang. -Correct. -Bank! | 0:04:11 | 0:04:14 | |
In food, the accompaniments known as pommes frites in France and chips in the UK | 0:04:14 | 0:04:20 | |
are known in the USA as French what? | 0:04:20 | 0:04:22 | |
-Fries. -In geometry, a plain figure that's sometimes called a diamond | 0:04:22 | 0:04:27 | |
is also known by what name - a rhombus or an omnibus? | 0:04:27 | 0:04:31 | |
-Rhombus. -Simon and Garfunkel had a UK number one single in 1970 entitled Bridge Over Troubled what? | 0:04:31 | 0:04:39 | |
-Water. -Correct. -Bank! | 0:04:39 | 0:04:42 | |
In British postal addresses, the word Square is commonly shortened to what two-letter abbreviation? | 0:04:42 | 0:04:48 | |
-Sq. -Correct. In 1950s TV, the law-enforcing hero John Reid played by Clayton Moore | 0:04:48 | 0:04:56 | |
was better known as The Lone what? | 0:04:56 | 0:04:58 | |
-Ranger. -Correct. In the animal kingdom, polar bears live wild | 0:04:58 | 0:05:03 | |
in the area around which pole - North or South? | 0:05:03 | 0:05:06 | |
-North. -In history, the system introduced in 46BC by Julius Caesar that established leap years | 0:05:06 | 0:05:14 | |
was known as the Julian what? | 0:05:14 | 0:05:17 | |
-Calendar? -Correct. -Bank! | 0:05:19 | 0:05:21 | |
Time's up. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:25 | |
You answered in time, which is a miracle for you. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:29 | |
Your bank was not in time. | 0:05:29 | 0:05:32 | |
So, team, at the end of that first round, you've won just £150. | 0:05:32 | 0:05:37 | |
So who's the Big Chief Talking Bull? Who's the star of So You Think You're A Dunce? | 0:05:37 | 0:05:43 | |
Time to vote off the Weakest Link. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:46 | |
According to the statistics, Mikey is the Strongest Link. | 0:05:49 | 0:05:53 | |
Cara is the Weakest Link as she gave the most wrong answers, | 0:05:53 | 0:05:57 | |
but who will the players vote off at this early stage of the game? | 0:05:57 | 0:06:02 | |
Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:07 | |
Cara. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:11 | |
Maureen. | 0:06:11 | 0:06:12 | |
Cara. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:14 | |
Cara. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:17 | |
Cara. | 0:06:17 | 0:06:19 | |
Cara. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:22 | |
Cara. | 0:06:23 | 0:06:24 | |
Cara. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:26 | |
Cara. | 0:06:27 | 0:06:29 | |
-Paul... -Anne. -What do you do? -I'm a roofer and cladder. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:34 | |
-And how old are you? -33. -"Thirty-fwee"? | 0:06:34 | 0:06:38 | |
-And are you fwee? -No, I'm not, unfortunately. I've got a girlfriend. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:44 | |
-Unfortunately, did you say? -Yeah. For you, Anne. | 0:06:44 | 0:06:48 | |
-Are you qualified? -Yep. -As what? -As a roofer and sheet cladder. | 0:06:48 | 0:06:53 | |
-What are your qualifications? -NVQ. -What level? -Level 2. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:57 | |
-So can you go on a roof on Level 2? -Yeah. | 0:06:57 | 0:07:01 | |
-How do you clad a roof? -It's quite easy. -Could I do it? | 0:07:01 | 0:07:05 | |
I suppose you'd have to start off as a labourer and work your way up. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:11 | |
-Did you start as a labourer? -Yeah. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:13 | |
-So what would I wear? -Steel toe-capped boots, hard hat, high-vis and warm clothes, really. | 0:07:13 | 0:07:20 | |
-Really? -Unless you're working in the summer, then... -I could take my top off? -If you wanted. -Good. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:27 | |
-Why have you voted for Cara? -Unfortunately, she got two questions wrong in that round. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:33 | |
-What do you do, James? -I'm an odd job man in the village where I live. | 0:07:33 | 0:07:38 | |
-What's the village? -Tarporley. -Are there lots of footballers' wives in Tarporley? -No. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:44 | |
-It is rather middle class. -Is it? But you're not, are you? | 0:07:44 | 0:07:49 | |
Pff...I work for a living. | 0:07:49 | 0:07:51 | |
-Have you got fruit on the sideboard at home? -We don't have a sideboard. | 0:07:51 | 0:07:56 | |
-You're not middle class, then. Why Cara? -Well, she did not do very well, did she? | 0:07:56 | 0:08:02 | |
So there you go. | 0:08:02 | 0:08:04 | |
-What do you do, Frank? -I'm a student. -What are you studying? -Pharmacology. | 0:08:04 | 0:08:09 | |
-Are you getting any practice in? -I have a part-time job at a chemist. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:14 | |
-What would you say if I came in with ladies' problems? -I'd pass you over to the pharmacist. | 0:08:14 | 0:08:20 | |
-A lady like yourself might want to... -Talk to someone older than 19? -Perhaps, yes. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:25 | |
-Why Cara? -Em, unfortunately, she got two questions wrong. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:30 | |
I didn't want her to give students a bad name. Sorry. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:34 | |
Cara, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye. | 0:08:34 | 0:08:38 | |
I will get killed at home for getting two questions wrong. | 0:08:42 | 0:08:48 | |
It's completely embarrassing. And getting voted off first! | 0:08:48 | 0:08:53 | |
That's awful. Never mind. | 0:08:53 | 0:08:55 | |
I was on the Weakest Link! | 0:08:55 | 0:08:58 | |
Round 2. In the bank, £150. We take 10 seconds off your time. | 0:08:59 | 0:09:04 | |
We'll start with the Strongest Link. That's Mikey. Let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:09:04 | 0:09:09 | |
Start the clock. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:12 | |
In the story of Samson and Delilah, what was the source of his extraordinary strength? | 0:09:12 | 0:09:17 | |
-His hair. -In a speech to the House of Commons in 1940, Winston Churchill declared, "We shall never..." what? | 0:09:17 | 0:09:24 | |
-Surrender. -What L is the usual term for the small strips of material at the top of a pair of trousers | 0:09:25 | 0:09:32 | |
through which a belt is passed? | 0:09:32 | 0:09:34 | |
-Loopholes. -I'll accept. | 0:09:34 | 0:09:36 | |
In transport, which word meaning to slide unintentionally for a short distance | 0:09:36 | 0:09:42 | |
is also a road joining a motorway? | 0:09:42 | 0:09:45 | |
-Slip road. -Correct. -Bank! -The Ivory Coast is a country in which continent? | 0:09:45 | 0:09:50 | |
-Africa. -In football, the break in the middle of a match is usually known as half-what? | 0:09:50 | 0:09:57 | |
-Time. -Correct. In literature, a boat called the Pequod and its crew feature | 0:09:57 | 0:10:04 | |
in which novel by Herman Melville? | 0:10:04 | 0:10:07 | |
-Moby Dick? -Correct. In animal pests, the common rodent that lives and breeds in and around buildings | 0:10:07 | 0:10:14 | |
has the rhyming name the what mouse? | 0:10:14 | 0:10:16 | |
-Town mouse. -House. | 0:10:19 | 0:10:21 | |
What P is the word used to describe two or more lines the same distance apart at every point? | 0:10:21 | 0:10:28 | |
-Parallel. -In music, the US rock group who had the Christmas UK number one single in 2009 | 0:10:28 | 0:10:34 | |
following an internet campaign were Rage Against The what? | 0:10:34 | 0:10:38 | |
-Machine. -In maths, what is 24 divided by 3? | 0:10:38 | 0:10:42 | |
-Seven. -Eight! Maureen, | 0:10:42 | 0:10:45 | |
in cinema, the actor who has played Dr Frankenstein and Hamlet is Kenneth who? | 0:10:45 | 0:10:52 | |
-Branagh. -Correct. On a conventional clock, which of the three hands | 0:10:52 | 0:10:57 | |
takes longest for one revolution? | 0:10:57 | 0:11:00 | |
-The hour hand. -Correct. | 0:11:00 | 0:11:02 | |
The title of the former Soviet newspaper Pravda translates into English as Truth or Lies? | 0:11:02 | 0:11:10 | |
-Truth. -Correct. Paul, in UK organisations, | 0:11:10 | 0:11:14 | |
the acronym CAMRA is short for the Campaign For Real what? | 0:11:14 | 0:11:19 | |
-Pass. -Ale. | 0:11:20 | 0:11:22 | |
Which system in the human body, which is to process food, shares its name with a biscuit? | 0:11:22 | 0:11:29 | |
-Digestive. -Correct. Mikey, | 0:11:29 | 0:11:32 | |
the cities of Stuttgart and Leipzig are in which European country? | 0:11:32 | 0:11:36 | |
-Germany. -Correct. In pop music, Dusty Springfield had a UK hit single in 1968 entitled Son Of A what? | 0:11:36 | 0:11:44 | |
-Preacher Man. -Correct. -Bank! | 0:11:44 | 0:11:47 | |
The ferry between Lymington and Yarmouth connects the British mainland and which island? | 0:11:47 | 0:11:53 | |
-Isle of Wight. -Most photographs of which US President show him with a beard - Reagan or Lincoln? | 0:11:53 | 0:12:01 | |
-Abraham Lincoln! -Bank! | 0:12:01 | 0:12:03 | |
Time's up. The bank was in time and you won £350. | 0:12:05 | 0:12:10 | |
But who thinks ABBA sells flatpack furniture? | 0:12:10 | 0:12:14 | |
Who thinks IKEA sang Waterloo? Time to vote off the Weakest Link. | 0:12:14 | 0:12:18 | |
The statistics show that Maureen is the Strongest Link. | 0:12:20 | 0:12:24 | |
The Weakest Link is Lucy, but will the other players consider that when casting their votes? | 0:12:24 | 0:12:31 | |
Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link. | 0:12:31 | 0:12:36 | |
Lucy. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:37 | |
Lucy. | 0:12:39 | 0:12:40 | |
Paul. | 0:12:41 | 0:12:43 | |
Paul. | 0:12:44 | 0:12:46 | |
Lucy. | 0:12:47 | 0:12:49 | |
Paul. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:50 | |
Paul. | 0:12:52 | 0:12:53 | |
Paul. | 0:12:54 | 0:12:56 | |
-What do you do, Mikey? -I sing in a band. -Do you? Are you a star? -I'm all right. | 0:12:58 | 0:13:06 | |
-Not as big a star as you. -Very few people are. -No, true. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:10 | |
-What were you doing before then? -I was at uni. -Where? | 0:13:10 | 0:13:14 | |
-Oxford. -Studying? -Law. -Law. So have we paid for you to study law | 0:13:14 | 0:13:20 | |
-and now you're being a singer? -Only if you look at it in a very negative way. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:26 | |
I'm looking in a positive way. If I paid you to study law, why aren't you a lawyer? | 0:13:26 | 0:13:32 | |
-Cos I prefer... -Is Daddy a lawyer? -He is. And are Daddy and Mummy thrilled you're a rock star | 0:13:32 | 0:13:39 | |
-instead of a lawyer? -They are! | 0:13:39 | 0:13:42 | |
-Have you got a record deal? -I've got my own record label. -You're own label. | 0:13:42 | 0:13:47 | |
-If you're not a success, will you drop yourself? -I might do. -What are you called? -Serpico. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:53 | |
Let's hear one with a tune. | 0:13:53 | 0:13:56 | |
# Because I gotta, gotta, gotta get out of this godforsaken town... # | 0:13:56 | 0:14:03 | |
-What godforsaken town is that? -Just a metaphorical one. | 0:14:03 | 0:14:08 | |
Put your board up. | 0:14:08 | 0:14:10 | |
-Why Paul? -It was really tough. He got the Moby Dick question right, | 0:14:10 | 0:14:15 | |
but the CAMRA question was easy and he got it wrong. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:20 | |
-What do you do, Maureen? -I work in customer service. -Who for? -For a leading high street bank. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:26 | |
-What leading high street bank? -One you can put initials into. | 0:14:26 | 0:14:30 | |
-Did you get a bonus this year? -I just get a wage, no bonuses. | 0:14:30 | 0:14:35 | |
-Do they pay in doughnuts? -No. I don't really like doughnuts. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:40 | |
-So what is it you eat? -Well, I like all types of food. -Yes. | 0:14:40 | 0:14:45 | |
-Why Paul? -I thought CAMRA was an easy answer. Unfortunately, that's why I chose Paul. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:51 | |
Paul, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye. | 0:14:51 | 0:14:55 | |
I would have liked to have got further on in the rounds so I could show a bit of my general knowledge, | 0:15:00 | 0:15:07 | |
but I felt proud to take the Walk of Shame. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:11 | |
It was nice being that close to Anne! | 0:15:11 | 0:15:16 | |
Round 3. In the bank, £500. Another 10 seconds off the time. | 0:15:18 | 0:15:21 | |
We'll start with Maureen. Let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:15:21 | 0:15:25 | |
Start the clock. | 0:15:25 | 0:15:27 | |
In a phrase popularised by the TV series Minder, a scheme that brings financial reward | 0:15:27 | 0:15:33 | |
is a nice little what? | 0:15:33 | 0:15:35 | |
-Earner. -The famous statue known as the Venus de Milo | 0:15:35 | 0:15:40 | |
was donated in 1821 by Louis XVIII to which museum? | 0:15:40 | 0:15:45 | |
-Pass. -The Louvre. | 0:15:47 | 0:15:49 | |
In public conveniences, if engaged means a cubicle is occupied, | 0:15:49 | 0:15:54 | |
what V is the word used to indicate that it is empty? | 0:15:54 | 0:15:58 | |
-Vacant. -In maths, what is 43 plus 14? | 0:15:58 | 0:16:02 | |
-57. -Correct. In dangerous animals, when it is disturbed | 0:16:02 | 0:16:08 | |
a scorpion may inflict a sting using a poisonous gland in its tongue or tail? | 0:16:08 | 0:16:13 | |
-Tail. -The cricketer who captained Australia in three Ashes series and commentated on the game | 0:16:13 | 0:16:19 | |
for 42 years is Richie who? | 0:16:19 | 0:16:22 | |
-Benaud. -Correct. -Bank! -In two films in the 1950s, | 0:16:22 | 0:16:26 | |
Alastair Sim played Miss Fritton, the headmistress of which school for girls? | 0:16:26 | 0:16:32 | |
-Pass. -St Trinian's. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:35 | |
Which word means a person who puts flower bulbs into the soil and a container to grow them? | 0:16:35 | 0:16:41 | |
-Planter. -In pop music, Piece of Me, Break the Ice, Womaniser and Circus were UK hit singles... | 0:16:41 | 0:16:47 | |
-Britney Spears. -Correct. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:51 | |
James, the practice of smashing plates became a tradition in which type of establishment - | 0:16:51 | 0:16:57 | |
Dutch cafes or Greek restaurants? | 0:16:57 | 0:16:59 | |
-Greek restaurants. -In medieval history, the chief rulers of the Mongol tribe, | 0:16:59 | 0:17:05 | |
such as those called Ghengis and Kubla, bore what title? | 0:17:05 | 0:17:09 | |
-Khan. -Correct. -Bank! | 0:17:09 | 0:17:12 | |
Which word for a group of people who live together precedes service, policing and centre | 0:17:12 | 0:17:18 | |
to give three familiar terms? | 0:17:18 | 0:17:21 | |
-Community. -Correct. In food, what is the name of a type of Spanish omelette and a thin Mexican pancake? | 0:17:21 | 0:17:28 | |
-Tortilla. -In English, which day of the week is named after Freyja, the Norse goddess of love? | 0:17:28 | 0:17:35 | |
-Friday. -In the TV sitcom Friends, which old-fashioned word for a person who made or sold candles | 0:17:35 | 0:17:42 | |
was the first name of a character? | 0:17:42 | 0:17:45 | |
-Chandler. -Correct. -Bank! -Which of these destinations is famous as a centre for eco-tourism - | 0:17:45 | 0:17:51 | |
Costa Rica or the Costa Brava? | 0:17:51 | 0:17:54 | |
-Costa Brava. -Costa Rica. | 0:17:54 | 0:17:56 | |
In January 2010, at Alexandra Palace, Phil Taylor beat the Australian Simon Whitlock | 0:17:56 | 0:18:02 | |
to win his 15th world title in which game? | 0:18:02 | 0:18:06 | |
-Darts. -Correct. Lucy... | 0:18:06 | 0:18:08 | |
Time's up. You won £600. | 0:18:11 | 0:18:14 | |
But whose IQ has now gone AWOL? | 0:18:14 | 0:18:16 | |
Time to vote off the Weakest Link. | 0:18:16 | 0:18:19 | |
For the second round in a row, Maureen is the Strongest Link. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:25 | |
Statistically, Frank is the Weakest Link, but can he survive the vote? | 0:18:25 | 0:18:32 | |
Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:37 | |
Graham. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:39 | |
Frank. | 0:18:41 | 0:18:43 | |
Frank. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:45 | |
Frank. | 0:18:46 | 0:18:48 | |
Frank. | 0:18:48 | 0:18:50 | |
James. | 0:18:51 | 0:18:53 | |
Graham. | 0:18:53 | 0:18:55 | |
-What do you do, Jean? -I'm...having a gap year, Anne. | 0:18:57 | 0:19:02 | |
-Have you been made redundant? -No, I retired. -From what? | 0:19:02 | 0:19:07 | |
-From working in a comprehensive school in Liverpool. -Were you cleaning? -No... | 0:19:07 | 0:19:13 | |
-Can you sing? Can you dance? -Well, I used to be in pantomime. | 0:19:13 | 0:19:18 | |
-Can you sing? -That's for you to judge. -OK, put your board down. | 0:19:18 | 0:19:22 | |
-What will you sing for us, Jean? -Let's Face The Music. -OK. | 0:19:22 | 0:19:27 | |
-What, now? -Well, certainly not in a couple of hours, Jean. | 0:19:27 | 0:19:32 | |
Oh, very well. | 0:19:32 | 0:19:34 | |
-# -There may be trouble ahead | 0:19:35 | 0:19:39 | |
-# -But while there's moonlight and music and love and romance | 0:19:39 | 0:19:45 | |
-# -Let's face the music and dance! -# | 0:19:45 | 0:19:48 | |
Put your board up. Why Frank? | 0:19:48 | 0:19:52 | |
He got a couple of questions wrong. Sorry. | 0:19:52 | 0:19:56 | |
-What do you do, Graham? -I run an employment agency. -Who are you in it? -I'm the MD. | 0:19:56 | 0:20:03 | |
-You're a managing director? -I am. | 0:20:03 | 0:20:06 | |
-Is there a little wife at home? -I've never been married. -Oh, do you like musicals? -Yep! | 0:20:06 | 0:20:14 | |
Yes... Why Frank? | 0:20:14 | 0:20:17 | |
He was the last one to get a question wrong, so I remembered it. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:21 | |
Frank, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye. | 0:20:21 | 0:20:25 | |
I'd like to see Mikey voted out next just because he got a few wrong in my round | 0:20:29 | 0:20:35 | |
and I find it a bit irritating that he should be a lawyer and I'm still working for my degree. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:41 | |
Round 4. In the bank, £1,100. Another 10 seconds off the time. | 0:20:43 | 0:20:48 | |
We'll start with Maureen. Let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:20:48 | 0:20:52 | |
Start the clock. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:55 | |
The 1982 musical about a florist's assistant who breeds a carnivorous plant is Little Shop of what? | 0:20:55 | 0:21:02 | |
-Horrors. -Correct. Abolished in 1993, the local government levy called the Community Charge | 0:21:02 | 0:21:09 | |
was commonly known by what two-word name? | 0:21:09 | 0:21:12 | |
-Poll Tax. -Correct. In anatomy, what P is the name for the part of the mouth that has two sections, | 0:21:12 | 0:21:19 | |
hard at the front, soft at the back? | 0:21:19 | 0:21:22 | |
-Palate. -Correct. -Bank! | 0:21:22 | 0:21:25 | |
The American actress who starred in Groundhog Day and Four Weddings And A Funeral is Andie who? | 0:21:25 | 0:21:31 | |
-Pass. -McDowell. | 0:21:34 | 0:21:36 | |
In a standard UK electric plug, the fuse is fitted to which terminal - live or earth? | 0:21:36 | 0:21:42 | |
-Live. -Which TV show that began in 1980 and was presented by Bruce Forsyth featured the catchphrase | 0:21:42 | 0:21:49 | |
"You get nothing for a pair, not in this game"? | 0:21:49 | 0:21:53 | |
-Play Your Cards Right. -Correct. -Bank! -Painters traditionally wear a three-quarter length garment | 0:21:53 | 0:21:59 | |
known as an artist's what? | 0:21:59 | 0:22:01 | |
-Smock. -In written English, what's the general name for the symbols used to separate sentences | 0:22:01 | 0:22:07 | |
and parts of sentences? | 0:22:07 | 0:22:09 | |
-Punctuation. -I'll accept. | 0:22:09 | 0:22:12 | |
The US singer who had UK hit albums in the 1960s entitled Blonde On Blonde and Nashville Skyline | 0:22:12 | 0:22:19 | |
is known professionally as Bob who? | 0:22:19 | 0:22:22 | |
-Pass. -Dylan! Mikey, in sheep farming, tup is an alternative name for what - a ram or a ewe? | 0:22:24 | 0:22:32 | |
-A ewe. -A ram. | 0:22:33 | 0:22:35 | |
In the army, the Household Cavalry is made up of two regiments - Lifeguards and Blues and what? | 0:22:35 | 0:22:41 | |
-Royals. -Correct. In maths, what is 58 minus 23? | 0:22:42 | 0:22:47 | |
-35. -Correct. -Bank! | 0:22:50 | 0:22:53 | |
What A is an architectural term for a glazed courtyard and is also the name of a chamber in the heart? | 0:22:53 | 0:22:59 | |
-Alcatrave? -No, atrium. | 0:22:59 | 0:23:02 | |
In the Flash Gordon comic strip, the villainous emperor of the Planet Mongo was Ming the what? | 0:23:02 | 0:23:09 | |
-Terrible? -Merciless. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:12 | |
Which international airport in the south-east of England has the three-letter code STN? | 0:23:12 | 0:23:18 | |
-Stansted. -The Lancashire-born actress who played Bubble in Absolutely Fabulous... | 0:23:18 | 0:23:25 | |
Time's up. I can't complete the question. You won just £200. | 0:23:28 | 0:23:33 | |
So who, on balance, is unbalanced? | 0:23:33 | 0:23:37 | |
Time to vote off the Weakest Link. | 0:23:37 | 0:23:39 | |
With all his answers wrong, Mikey is the Weakest Link. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:46 | |
The Strongest Link is Graham, but will the votes follow the facts? | 0:23:46 | 0:23:51 | |
Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link. | 0:23:52 | 0:23:57 | |
Mikey. | 0:23:57 | 0:23:59 | |
Mikey. | 0:24:01 | 0:24:03 | |
Lucy. | 0:24:03 | 0:24:05 | |
Lucy. | 0:24:06 | 0:24:08 | |
Mikey. | 0:24:09 | 0:24:10 | |
Mikey. | 0:24:10 | 0:24:13 | |
-What do you do, Lucy? -I'm an online marketing manager for a law firm. | 0:24:15 | 0:24:19 | |
-So it's advertising. -Yeah. -You're advertising lawyers? -Yes. | 0:24:19 | 0:24:24 | |
-Are they sexy lawyers? -Some are all right, if you like that kind of thing. -Do you not? | 0:24:24 | 0:24:30 | |
I might be persuaded. | 0:24:30 | 0:24:33 | |
-Have you got a partner? -Not currently. It's kind of complicated. | 0:24:33 | 0:24:37 | |
-I did have until just before Christmas. -Now you've been dumped, are you looking for a lawyer? | 0:24:37 | 0:24:45 | |
I haven't met any that are single or particularly take my fancy. | 0:24:45 | 0:24:49 | |
-What sort would take your fancy? -Just that spark of chemistry. | 0:24:49 | 0:24:54 | |
-Why Mikey? -He just got two questions wrong. -You see, Graham's single. | 0:24:54 | 0:25:00 | |
-Yeah, I know. -And he likes musicals. | 0:25:00 | 0:25:04 | |
-Well, yeah. That's OK. -He's got his own hair. I'm not sure about the teeth. | 0:25:04 | 0:25:11 | |
-Are they your own teeth, Graham? -Yes. -They just look surprisingly straight. | 0:25:11 | 0:25:17 | |
-And...is that a problem? -And white. -Yeah. | 0:25:17 | 0:25:22 | |
-Why Mikey? -Um, Mikey was the only one to get two questions wrong. | 0:25:22 | 0:25:26 | |
Mikey, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye. | 0:25:26 | 0:25:29 | |
Anne's looking good. How old is she? 600 or 700 years old. She looked great. | 0:25:36 | 0:25:42 | |
I don't know how they're doing with mummifying people now, but she looks great. | 0:25:42 | 0:25:48 | |
Round 5. Your total is £1,300. Another 10 seconds off the time. | 0:25:50 | 0:25:55 | |
We'll start with Graham. Let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:25:55 | 0:25:59 | |
Start the clock. | 0:25:59 | 0:26:01 | |
In medicine, what L is the term for an oily lotion rubbed on the skin to ease pain or stiffness | 0:26:01 | 0:26:07 | |
caused by strains or bruising? | 0:26:07 | 0:26:09 | |
-Pass. -Liniment. | 0:26:11 | 0:26:13 | |
In a rhyming expression, an intoxicated person is said to be as drunk as which animal? | 0:26:13 | 0:26:19 | |
-A skunk. -Correct. In mythology, the Roman goddess of flowering plants, | 0:26:19 | 0:26:24 | |
worshipped at a spring festival, had what name - Clover or Flora? | 0:26:24 | 0:26:29 | |
-Flora. -In cinema, which 1994 Australian film starred Toni Collette | 0:26:29 | 0:26:35 | |
as a woman obsessed with the pop group ABBA and getting married? | 0:26:35 | 0:26:40 | |
-Muriel's Wedding. -Correct. In American food, which large fruit is used to make a pie | 0:26:40 | 0:26:47 | |
eaten at Thanksgiving dinner? | 0:26:47 | 0:26:49 | |
-Pumpkin. -Correct. -Bank! -What B is the name of a university town and popular seaside resort | 0:26:49 | 0:26:56 | |
between Christchurch and Poole? | 0:26:56 | 0:26:58 | |
-Bournemouth. -Correct. How many wives of Henry VIII were called Anne? | 0:26:58 | 0:27:04 | |
-Two. -Correct. According to the nursery rhyme, "Curly locks, will you be mine? | 0:27:04 | 0:27:10 | |
"You shall not wash dishes nor yet feed the..." what? | 0:27:10 | 0:27:13 | |
-Swine. -Correct. -Bank. | 0:27:13 | 0:27:16 | |
A person with a virtual monopoly on the supply of good or services has cornered the market or stall? | 0:27:16 | 0:27:23 | |
-Market. -Correct. In pop music, they lyricist Bernie Taupin is best known | 0:27:23 | 0:27:28 | |
for his collaborations on songs with which singer? | 0:27:28 | 0:27:32 | |
-Elton John. -Correct. -Bank. | 0:27:32 | 0:27:36 | |
At the Olympics, in which aquatic sport might a competitor attempt a forward somersault with a twist? | 0:27:36 | 0:27:42 | |
-Diving. -Correct. The US TV series starring Dick Van Dyke as a medical sleuth | 0:27:42 | 0:27:49 | |
is entitled Diagnosis what? | 0:27:49 | 0:27:52 | |
-Murder. -Correct. In ancient monuments, the name of the Egyptian city near the pyramids | 0:27:52 | 0:27:59 | |
sounds like which slang word for a man? | 0:27:59 | 0:28:03 | |
-Geezer. -Correct. | 0:28:04 | 0:28:06 | |
-Bank! -In clothing, what L is the generic term for the material widely used in the fashion industry | 0:28:06 | 0:28:12 | |
that's produced by tanning? | 0:28:12 | 0:28:14 | |
-Leather. -Correct. -Bank! | 0:28:14 | 0:28:17 | |
The Roman Catholic cleric born in 1923 who was... | 0:28:17 | 0:28:21 | |
Time's up. I can't complete the question. | 0:28:24 | 0:28:28 | |
You won £470. | 0:28:28 | 0:28:30 | |
Who's the Russell Brand and who's the Russell Hobbs? Time to vote off the Weakest Link. | 0:28:30 | 0:28:36 | |
Graham goes from being the Strongest Link to being the Weakest Link. | 0:28:39 | 0:28:43 | |
The Strongest Link, statistically, is Lucy, but whose game is over? | 0:28:43 | 0:28:49 | |
Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link. | 0:28:49 | 0:28:54 | |
Lucy. | 0:28:54 | 0:28:56 | |
Graham. | 0:28:58 | 0:29:00 | |
Maureen. | 0:29:01 | 0:29:03 | |
James. | 0:29:03 | 0:29:05 | |
Graham. | 0:29:05 | 0:29:07 | |
Lucy, why are you voting off your one potential hope? | 0:29:09 | 0:29:14 | |
Well, I couldn't remember who got a question wrong, but I had a vague recollection Graham got one wrong. | 0:29:14 | 0:29:21 | |
-Maureen, why Graham? -I like Graham and his teeth, | 0:29:21 | 0:29:25 | |
-but I had to vote for somebody and he got the most wrong. -He did. He was the worst player. | 0:29:25 | 0:29:31 | |
Graham, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye. | 0:29:31 | 0:29:35 | |
Meeting the Queen of Mean was just fantastic for me. | 0:29:41 | 0:29:45 | |
It's well documented amongst my friends that I'm such a huge fan of Anne Robinson. | 0:29:45 | 0:29:50 | |
Very few people make me nervous. She is one of them. Wonderful. I want to marry her! | 0:29:50 | 0:29:56 | |
Round 6. In the bank, £1,770. Another 10 seconds off the time. | 0:29:58 | 0:30:03 | |
We'll start with Lucy. Let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:30:03 | 0:30:07 | |
Start the clock. | 0:30:07 | 0:30:09 | |
In cinema, the 2009 biographical film entitled Amelia starred Hilary Swank as a pioneering US pilot | 0:30:09 | 0:30:16 | |
with what surname? | 0:30:16 | 0:30:18 | |
-Earhart. -In anatomy, the largest muscle in the human body is where - the buttocks or the shoulder? | 0:30:18 | 0:30:24 | |
-Buttocks. -Correct. -Bank! | 0:30:24 | 0:30:27 | |
In maths, to draw the symbol known as the hash or number sign takes how many straight lines? | 0:30:27 | 0:30:34 | |
-Three. -Four. | 0:30:34 | 0:30:37 | |
The board game in which players try to move tent pegs from their triangle to the one opposite | 0:30:37 | 0:30:42 | |
is Chinese what? | 0:30:42 | 0:30:45 | |
-Checkers. -In fishing, what T is the term for a boat designed to drag a wide-mouthed net along? | 0:30:45 | 0:30:52 | |
-Trawler. -In The Wind In The Willows, the four principal characters are a rat, a mole, a toad and what? | 0:30:52 | 0:31:00 | |
-Badger. -Correct. | 0:31:00 | 0:31:02 | |
The document known as Magna Carta was sealed in which century? | 0:31:02 | 0:31:07 | |
-The 16th. -13th. | 0:31:07 | 0:31:10 | |
In pop music, Elephant in 2003 and Get Behind Me, Satan in 2005 | 0:31:10 | 0:31:15 | |
-were UK hit albums by which American duo? -No. | 0:31:15 | 0:31:20 | |
The White Stripes. In physics, what P is defined as the rate at which work is done or energy is used? | 0:31:20 | 0:31:26 | |
-Pass. -Power. | 0:31:29 | 0:31:31 | |
The stand-up comedian born in 1945 as Royston Vasey performs under the stage name Roy Chubby what? | 0:31:31 | 0:31:39 | |
-Brown. -Correct. In motor racing, the turns called Maggotts, Abbey Curve and Stowe Corner | 0:31:39 | 0:31:46 | |
are on which circuit in Northamptonshire? | 0:31:46 | 0:31:50 | |
-Silverstone? -Correct. A person who is facing up to an unpleasant task is said to be gritting their what? | 0:31:50 | 0:31:57 | |
-Teeth. -Correct. -Bank! -In the campaign for the right to roam, | 0:31:57 | 0:32:02 | |
the 1932 event organised by the Ramblers Association was called the Kinder Trespass or Surprise? | 0:32:02 | 0:32:08 | |
-Surprise. -Trespass. | 0:32:10 | 0:32:12 | |
-The Latin phrase meaning that it is up to the buyer to check... -Caveat emptor! | 0:32:12 | 0:32:18 | |
-Correct. -Bank! | 0:32:18 | 0:32:21 | |
Well, a correct answer and a bank in time and you won £170, but... | 0:32:23 | 0:32:29 | |
Has Jean made too much of a song and dance of it? | 0:32:30 | 0:32:35 | |
Is Maureen a dead weight? Time to vote off the Weakest Link. | 0:32:35 | 0:32:40 | |
With all of her questions correct, Jean is the Strongest Link. | 0:32:40 | 0:32:44 | |
The statistics show that Maureen is the Weakest Link, but will the other players realise? | 0:32:44 | 0:32:50 | |
Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link. | 0:32:50 | 0:32:55 | |
Lucy. | 0:32:56 | 0:32:58 | |
Maureen. | 0:33:00 | 0:33:01 | |
Maureen. | 0:33:03 | 0:33:05 | |
Lucy. | 0:33:06 | 0:33:09 | |
We have a tie, team. Lucy and Maureen, two votes each. | 0:33:09 | 0:33:13 | |
-Lucy, why Maureen? -Cos I think she got two questions wrong. | 0:33:13 | 0:33:18 | |
-Maureen, why Lucy? -I had to vote for somebody who got questions wrong. | 0:33:18 | 0:33:24 | |
When the vote's tied, the Strongest Link has the deciding vote - Jean. | 0:33:24 | 0:33:29 | |
-Why have you voted for Maureen? -I thought she got two wrong. | 0:33:29 | 0:33:33 | |
-Do you want to stick or move to Lucy? -I'll stay with Maureen. | 0:33:33 | 0:33:37 | |
She was the worst player. Maureen, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye. | 0:33:37 | 0:33:42 | |
I was the Weakest Link in that round, so I wasn't surprised that I got voted off. | 0:33:49 | 0:33:55 | |
I'm glad I got Silverstone right. | 0:33:55 | 0:33:57 | |
If I hadn't, it wouldn't be worth going home. My husband is a biker, you see! | 0:33:57 | 0:34:03 | |
Round 7. In the bank, £1,940. Another 10 seconds off the time. | 0:34:03 | 0:34:09 | |
We'll start with Jean. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock. | 0:34:09 | 0:34:14 | |
In wildlife, what name for a type of scarab beetle reflects that it feeds upon animal droppings? | 0:34:14 | 0:34:22 | |
-Dung beetle. -In food and drink, what A is a famous type of brandy produced in southwestern France? | 0:34:22 | 0:34:30 | |
-Armagnac? -Correct. -Bank. | 0:34:30 | 0:34:33 | |
The man convicted of spying for the Soviet Union who escaped from Wormwood Scrubs in 1966 | 0:34:33 | 0:34:39 | |
and fled to Moscow is George who? | 0:34:39 | 0:34:42 | |
-Pass. -Blake. | 0:34:42 | 0:34:44 | |
In the board game Trivial Pursuit, questions in the History category are represented by which colour? | 0:34:44 | 0:34:51 | |
-Green? -Yellow. | 0:34:51 | 0:34:53 | |
In the human body, which element is present in meat, shellfish and brown rice | 0:34:53 | 0:34:59 | |
and assists with brain function - lead or zinc? | 0:34:59 | 0:35:02 | |
-Zinc. -In policing, the technology used to detect vehicle registrations from camera images, | 0:35:02 | 0:35:08 | |
abbreviated to ANPR, is Automatic Number Plate what? | 0:35:08 | 0:35:13 | |
-Recognition. -Correct. In the solar system, based on their mean distance from the Sun, | 0:35:13 | 0:35:18 | |
which planet is next: Mars, Earth, Venus...? | 0:35:18 | 0:35:22 | |
-Sorry, could you repeat it, please? -Based on their mean distance from the Sun, | 0:35:29 | 0:35:35 | |
which planet is next: Mars, Earth, Venus...? | 0:35:35 | 0:35:39 | |
-Jupiter. -Mercury. | 0:35:41 | 0:35:43 | |
-What D is the name of the Hindu festival of light, celebrated in late October? -No. | 0:35:43 | 0:35:50 | |
Diwali. According to the title of a 1984 UK hit single by Bananarama, which Hollywood star was waiting? | 0:35:50 | 0:35:58 | |
Robert De Niro. Bank! | 0:35:58 | 0:36:00 | |
In American sport, the Lakers and the Clippers are rival basketball teams in which city? | 0:36:00 | 0:36:07 | |
-Dallas. -Los Angeles. | 0:36:08 | 0:36:11 | |
The foul-mouthed characters called Derek and Clive were... | 0:36:11 | 0:36:15 | |
Time's up. I can't complete the question and you won £70. | 0:36:17 | 0:36:21 | |
In Round 8 you get the chance to treble what you bank. Time to vote off the Weakest Link. | 0:36:21 | 0:36:28 | |
In a sudden reversal of fortune, Jean is now the Weakest Link. | 0:36:28 | 0:36:32 | |
Statistically, Lucy is the Strongest Link, but who will lose out in the final vote? | 0:36:32 | 0:36:40 | |
Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link. | 0:36:40 | 0:36:45 | |
Jean. | 0:36:46 | 0:36:48 | |
Jean. | 0:36:49 | 0:36:51 | |
Lucy. | 0:36:52 | 0:36:53 | |
-Lucy, why Jean? -She got a couple wrong, hesitated and lost us a bit of time. | 0:36:55 | 0:37:02 | |
-James, why Jean? -Cos she was the Weakest Link, as I understood it. | 0:37:02 | 0:37:06 | |
She was the worst player. Jean, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye. | 0:37:06 | 0:37:11 | |
I didn't really expect to be singing on prime-time television! | 0:37:17 | 0:37:22 | |
But oh, what the heck, I'm old enough now that I can do that sort of thing | 0:37:22 | 0:37:28 | |
without anyone expecting me to sound like Charlotte Church! | 0:37:28 | 0:37:32 | |
Round 8. In the bank, £2,010. In this round, 90 seconds. Whatever you win will be trebled. | 0:37:32 | 0:37:39 | |
We'll start with Lucy. Let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:37:39 | 0:37:43 | |
Start the clock. | 0:37:44 | 0:37:46 | |
An 1812 painting by Turner refers to Hannibal and his army crossing the Alps | 0:37:46 | 0:37:52 | |
in a heatwave or snowstorm? | 0:37:52 | 0:37:54 | |
-Snowstorm. -Bank! -In science fiction cinema, in the Matrix films, | 0:37:54 | 0:37:59 | |
the Canadian actress who played the role of Trinity is Carrie-Anne who? | 0:37:59 | 0:38:03 | |
-No. -Moss. A loganberry is a cross between a raspberry and which other soft fruit? | 0:38:03 | 0:38:09 | |
-Blackberry. -Bank! -The Russian author and Nobel laureate Boris Pasternak | 0:38:09 | 0:38:15 | |
is most famous in the West for the 1957 novel Doctor what? | 0:38:15 | 0:38:19 | |
-Zhivago. -Bank! -In medicine, what E is the term for an injection of anaesthetic into the fluid | 0:38:19 | 0:38:25 | |
surrounding the spinal cord to control pain during childbirth? | 0:38:25 | 0:38:29 | |
-Epidural. -Correct. -Bank! -The British industrialist and inventor who patented a spinning frame | 0:38:29 | 0:38:36 | |
powered by water in 1769 was Richard who? | 0:38:36 | 0:38:40 | |
-Arkwright? -Correct. -Bank. -The approval by the sovereign of a law passed by Parliament | 0:38:40 | 0:38:46 | |
is known as the Royal Mint or Assent? | 0:38:46 | 0:38:49 | |
-Assent. -Correct. -Bank. -An activity once popular in the north of England | 0:38:49 | 0:38:54 | |
involved putting which relative of the weasel down one's trousers? | 0:38:54 | 0:38:58 | |
-Ferret. -Correct. -Bank! -The song performed by Katrina and The Waves that won Eurovision | 0:38:58 | 0:39:04 | |
for the UK in 1997 was Love Shine A what? | 0:39:04 | 0:39:07 | |
-Light. -Correct. -Bank! | 0:39:07 | 0:39:10 | |
Which essential ingredient of brass is a major constituent of bronze? | 0:39:10 | 0:39:14 | |
-Copper. -Correct. -Bank! | 0:39:14 | 0:39:17 | |
Time's up. Your bank was in time and, collectively, you've put into the kitty £180, | 0:39:17 | 0:39:23 | |
which we will treble. | 0:39:23 | 0:39:25 | |
It means prize money today of: | 0:39:25 | 0:39:29 | |
There can only be one winner. Now up to five questions each. | 0:39:29 | 0:39:34 | |
If there's a tie, sudden death. So, James and Lucy, for £2,550, let's play the Weakest Link. | 0:39:34 | 0:39:42 | |
Lucy, you have the choice of who goes first. | 0:39:45 | 0:39:49 | |
I'd like James to go first. | 0:39:49 | 0:39:52 | |
James, in British politics, the Westland affair in the 1980s | 0:39:55 | 0:39:59 | |
which prompted resignations from the Cabinet centred on a manufacturer of which form of air transport? | 0:39:59 | 0:40:06 | |
-Helicopters. -That is correct. | 0:40:06 | 0:40:08 | |
Which TV cookery contest was first hosted by Loyd Grossman in 1990, | 0:40:08 | 0:40:14 | |
by Gary Rhodes in 2001 | 0:40:14 | 0:40:17 | |
and then, in 2005, by John Torode and Gregg Wallace? | 0:40:17 | 0:40:22 | |
-MasterChef. -That is correct. | 0:40:22 | 0:40:24 | |
In world geography, the cities of Mombassa in Kenya, Durban in South Africa and Colombo in Sri Lanka | 0:40:24 | 0:40:32 | |
all stand on which ocean? | 0:40:32 | 0:40:34 | |
-The Indian Ocean. -That is the correct answer. | 0:40:34 | 0:40:38 | |
In quotations, after seeing her in Brussels, Charlotte Bronte described which British monarch | 0:40:38 | 0:40:45 | |
as "a little stout, vivacious lady, very plainly dressed"? | 0:40:45 | 0:40:50 | |
-Queen Victoria. -That is correct. | 0:40:50 | 0:40:53 | |
In theatre, in which musical that opened in the West End in 2009 | 0:40:53 | 0:40:57 | |
does a choir of nuns perform songs entitles Raise Your Voice and Take Me To Heaven? | 0:40:57 | 0:41:04 | |
-Sound of Music? -The correct answer is Sister Act. | 0:41:05 | 0:41:08 | |
In UK geography, which settlement on the River Wear, designated a New Town in the 1960s, | 0:41:08 | 0:41:15 | |
shares its name with a famous America city? | 0:41:15 | 0:41:19 | |
-Pass. -The correct answer is Washington. | 0:41:22 | 0:41:25 | |
What is the five-word title of the first memoir by Gerald Durrell, | 0:41:25 | 0:41:30 | |
published in 1956, that recounts his early childhood on the Greek island of Corfu? | 0:41:30 | 0:41:37 | |
-My Family And Other Animals. -That is the correct answer. | 0:41:37 | 0:41:41 | |
Which word from Sanskrit follows "Instant" and precedes "Chameleon" | 0:41:41 | 0:41:48 | |
and "Police" in the titles of UK hit singles for John Lennon, Culture Club and Radiohead? | 0:41:48 | 0:41:55 | |
-Karma. -That is the correct answer. | 0:41:55 | 0:41:58 | |
In sport, which nine-a-side game, similar to baseball, and invented in Chicago in the 1880s | 0:41:59 | 0:42:06 | |
is played over seven innings, with the pitcher bowling underarm to the batter? | 0:42:06 | 0:42:12 | |
-Softball? -That is the correct answer. | 0:42:12 | 0:42:15 | |
Lucy, in literature, a girl called Susanna born in 1583 | 0:42:16 | 0:42:21 | |
and twins christened Hamnet and Judith, less than two years later, | 0:42:21 | 0:42:26 | |
were the children of which English playwright? | 0:42:26 | 0:42:30 | |
-Shakespeare. -That is the correct answer. | 0:42:30 | 0:42:33 | |
After five questions each, your scores are tied. | 0:42:33 | 0:42:38 | |
So, James and Lucy, let's play sudden death. | 0:42:38 | 0:42:42 | |
James, which British actor who starred in several Ealing comedies won his only Oscar | 0:42:44 | 0:42:50 | |
for his role in the 1957 film Bridge On The River Kwai? | 0:42:50 | 0:42:55 | |
-David Niven. -The correct answer is Alec Guinness. | 0:43:00 | 0:43:05 | |
In vocabulary, what term deriving from the Latin for James | 0:43:05 | 0:43:09 | |
describes a style of furniture and architecture of the 17th century? | 0:43:09 | 0:43:14 | |
-Jacobean. -That is the correct answer. | 0:43:17 | 0:43:19 | |
That means, Lucy, you are today's Strongest Link and you go away with: | 0:43:23 | 0:43:29 | |
James, you leave with nothing. | 0:43:29 | 0:43:32 | |
Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye. | 0:43:33 | 0:43:37 | |
If I'd won the money, I was looking to put on a big 30th wedding anniversary party for my wife and I | 0:43:38 | 0:43:45 | |
later on in the summer. | 0:43:45 | 0:43:47 | |
When I found out I'd won the Weakest Link, it took a while to sink in, | 0:43:47 | 0:43:52 | |
but it was absolutely fantastic and just the icing on the cake of what has been a good, fun day. | 0:43:52 | 0:43:58 | |
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