30/01/2013 Weakest Link

Here are the contestants preparing for the show.

Only one will take home prize money of up to £10,000.

The rest will leave with nothing, as, one by one,

they're 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 don't know each other.

However, if they want the prize money, they'll have to work as a team.

But eight of them will leave with nothing, as, round by round,

we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Guy. I'm 44. I'm from Bushey in Hertfordshire and I'm a schoolteacher.

My name's Debbie. I'm 24. I'm from Leeds and I'm currently an operations manager.

I'm Rachael. I'm 33. I live in London and I'm a postgraduate student.

My name's Stephen. I'm 37. I'm from Truro and I'm a restaurateur.

I'm Josephine. I'm 54, from Paisley in Scotland, and I'm a housewife.

I'm Amy. I'm 44. I'm from Oxford and I'm a hypnotherapist.

My name's Paul. I'm 36. I live in north Yorkshire and I'm presently a bus driver.

I'm Marie. I'm 32. I'm from Exeter and I'm a customer service assistant.

My name's Ian. I'm 28. I'm from Norwich and I'm a financial trainer.

In each round, try to answer enough questions correctly

to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.

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

Get a question wrong, you break the chain

and lose all the money, but if you say bank before the question is asked,

the money is safe, but you start a new chain from scratch.

Remember, team, at the end of the round, only banked money can be taken forward.

In Round One, there are three minutes on the clock.

We start with the one whose name is first alphabetically, Amy.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

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

In Christianity, which day of the week is usually called the Sabbath?

Sunday.

In mythology, which sex are nymphs?

Female.

In the metric system, how many metres are there in a kilometre?

1,000.

Of which country is a Francophile particularly fond?

-Germany.

-France.

In theatre, which dramatist wrote Macbeth?

Shakespeare.

The 2001 film with Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman was Moulin what?

Rouge.

For what does the abbreviation B&B stand?

Bed and breakfast.

In pop music, The Police had a 1979 UK No.1 single with the song Walking On The what?

-Wild Side.

-Moon.

Which black and white feathered diving bird is known as a sea parrot?

Puffin.

What M is a cup with straight sides and a slang term for a face?

A mug.

In maths, what is 63 minus 49?

-22.

-14.

In gardening, secateurs are meant to be operated by how many hands?

One.

In geography, the equator is a line of what, latitude or longitude?

-180.

-Latitude.

Which general name, referring to speed of service,

is used for food like hamburgers and kebabs?

Fast food.

What B is a type of tissue, of which the clavicle and the sternum are composed?

Bone.

-Bank.

-In fashion, shantung silk is named after a province of which country?

China.

In history, whose famous dying words were supposedly "Et tu, Brute."

-Pass.

-Julius Caesar.

In which sport do the New York Knicks compete?

Basketball.

What S is used for easing one's heal into a shoe?

Shoe horn.

Which party did Sir Alec Douglas-Home represent as prime minister?

The Conservative Party.

-Bank.

-In Dr Dolittle, Rex Harrison sings If You Could Talk To The what?

Animals.

In chess, the object of the game is to disable movement of which of the pieces?

The king.

In pop music, which Puerto Rican pop star had a 2000 UK hit single with She Bangs?

-Pass.

-Ricky Martin.

In theatre, in which city is the musical The Phantom Of The Opera set?

Paris.

-Bank.

-What N is the name of a tailed amphibian,

which lives on land, but returns to water to breed?

-Pass.

-Newt.

Time is up.

How sad, team.

Just £170 you managed to bank

out of a possible £1,000.

Whose brain cell is in danger of dying of loneliness?

One of you will leave with nothing. Time to vote off the weakest link.

The only player who failed to answer a question correctly is Stephen,

making him the first weakest link.

The strongest link is Marie, but who will be the first to do the walk of shame?

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

Amy, what do you do?

-I'm a hypnotherapist.

-And what happens?

I put people into a trance, which helps them to...

Did you put these people into a trance?

Sadly, if I had, we'd have done slightly better.

-Why Stephen?

-He got a few questions wrong and he took

-quite a long time to do it.

-OK.

Guy, what do you do?

-I look after children.

-You're a nanny?

-Sort of.

-What sort of nanny are you?

I'm a secondary teacher type nanny.

Oh, you're a teacher. What aged children do you teach?

11 to 18.

Do they think you're a bit cool and a bit hip?

-No.

-They won't now.

You're not up on Puerto Rican pop stars.

I wouldn't want to be up on Ricky Martin.

You'll have gone down several notches at your school.

-Why Stephen?

-It was a pop music question.

It was the Walk On The Wild Side question. He should have known it.

Paul, now, you said you were presently a bus driver.

What sort of bus do you drive?

A little shuttle bus.

A shuttle bus that goes from where to where?

Grassington to Skipton and sometimes to Ilkley.

If I get on, do I have to pay?

-Yes.

-And who do I give my money to?

-To me.

The worrying thing will be when you give me my change.

Because you think 63 minus 49 comes to 22.

So your bus company won't be making much money.

No, it's not.

-Why Stephen?

-It was the Police question and not knowing it was Walking On The Moon.

OK. So, Ian, how was it for you, dear?

It was fantastic, Anne.

-What do you?

-A financial trainer.

I thought you were a teacher with so many wrong.

I'm going back to teaching.

What are you going to teach?

-Science.

-Science.

-Mm.

And a Francophile likes Germany.

-I was thinking franc coins.

-Franc coins?

Which are...French.

LAUGHTER

And why Stephen?

He got one answer wrong more than I did.

In fact, statistically, astonishing though it may seem, Stephen

was the weakest link.

Slightly worse than Ian.

With seven votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think Amy will be voted off next.

The reason is she's not a team player.

She's in it for herself. The team have picked up on that.

Round Two. So far you have a disastrous bank account.

It's got just £170 in it out of a possible £1,000.

Eight of you left. Ten seconds come off the clock.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Marie.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

There are usually how many days in the shortest month of the Gregorian calendar?

28.

Which international airport is situated in the county of Essex?

-Stansted.

-Correct!

What B is the name of the study of chemical processes within living organisms?

-Biology.

-No, biochemistry.

In farming, removing vegetation for replanting is called slash and what?

Burn.

Which country rose in revolt against Soviet domination in October 1956?

-Russia.

-Hungary.

Butterflies rest their wings in which position, vertical or horizontal?

Vertical.

Terms that begin with the prefix haemo refer to which bodily fluid?

Blood.

In which performing art is Darcey Bussell prominent?

-Dancing.

-I'll accept. Ballet or dancing.

-Bank.

-What F is the trade word for the main film in a programme?

Feature.

From which country does the drink port originate?

-Portugal.

-Correct!

Which Irish group released the singles Linger and Zombie in the '90s,

the Cranberries or the Gooseberries?

Cranberries.

-Bank.

-In which city in England can the Brunel steamship,

the SS Great Britain, be seen in dock?

-Portugal.

-Bristol.

In motoring, what N is the side of a vehicle closest to the kerb?

The near side.

-Bank.

-An optometrist is concerned with the effectiveness of which of the senses?

-The eyes.

-No, can't accept. The correct answer is sight.

Which TV show featured the game Double Or Drop,

in which children received armfuls of prizes and cabbages?

Crackerjack.

In government, the initials COI stand for Central Office of what?

-Intelligence.

-Information.

What is the predominant metal in plumbic compounds?

-Platinum.

-Lead.

In families, what relation is a woman's husband to her parents?

Son-in-law.

In US politics, what was the highest position held by Gerald Ford?

President.

-Bank.

-Where is the epidermis in relation to the dermis, above or below?

Above.

The turf is a figure of speech referring to which sport?

-Cricket.

-Horse racing.

In which place of worship is Poet's Corner?

Westminster Abbey.

What I is the Turkish city formerly known as Constantinople?

Istanbul. PAUL: Bank.

It's slightly better, but not much.

£310.

Whose thought process is a medical mystery?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics show that Amy is the strongest link.

Rachael is the weakest link, but who will lose out in the vote?

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

Marie, you work in customer services, right?

-Right.

-Which part of not helping us are you involved with?

I deal with customers that buy electricity.

Most of them moaning.

So they don't have legitimate complaints?

We don't have many nice ones.

-Why Rachael?

-She got at least two questions wrong.

She might be a bit nervous.

She might be a bit stupid.

-Maybe.

-Rachael, who thinks the country that revolted against Soviet domination

in 1956...was Russia.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm disappointed I didn't get a chance to banter with Anne.

I liked her. I wasn't frightened of her and I felt very relaxed.

I feel really stupid about the Russian question. I knew it wasn't Russia.

I just couldn't think what to say.

Round Three, team. You've won £480 out of a possible £2,000.

So we're not dying of respect.

Ten seconds off your time.

We start with the strongest link, Amy.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In the animal kingdom, what F is defined as a domesticated albino variety of the pole cat?

Ferret.

What is the name of the deciding heat in a knock-out competition?

The final.

Which musical features the song Bali High?

-Pass.

-South Pacific.

In medicine, for what do the letters HRT stand?

Hormone Replacement Therapy.

In which water sport might you catch a wave, go straight off or wipe out?

Surfing.

-Bank.

-Which city is closer to Edinburgh, Glasgow or Inverness?

Glasgow.

In football, following England's 5-1 victory over Germany in 2001,

who were their opponents in the next match?

-Greece.

-Albania.

What did Karl Marx call the opium of the people?

Religion.

Carbohydrates are made up of carbon, oxygen and what?

Hydrogen.

-Bank.

-What P is a firearm that can be held and fired in one hand?

Pistol.

Which children's cartoon TV character was also known as Eric of 29 Acacia Road?

Bananaman.

From which European country does the dish eggs flamenca originate?

-Italy.

-Spain.

Which female group had a 2001 UK No.1 single

with a cover version of the song Eternal Flame?

Atomic Kitten.

-Bank.

-In human biology, which sex has shorter vocal cords?

-Male.

-Female.

What F means either food or the cost of a ticket to travel?

Fare.

The 1953 film Niagra starred which American female icon?

Marilyn Monroe.

-Bank.

-Band-Aid was set up to relieve suffering in which country?

-Africa.

-Ethiopia.

Which Greek goddess was renowned for her prowess in battle, Athena or Aphrodite?

Athena.

Which bird is so called because of the low, continuous sound produced by its wings?

Humming bird.

In which city is the Yorkshire Post published?

Leeds.

-Bank.

-In biology, what P is the term used to describe

the gestation period in humans, which lasts between 266 and 270 days?

Pregnancy.

In Russia, the military attack on civilians in January 1905, is known as Bloody what?

Sunday. PAUL: Bank.

Time's up.

You banked £320, but whose television debut has come to an end?

Who must be cut adrift?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second consecutive round, Amy is the strongest link,

answering the most questions correctly.

The weakest link is Marie, but how will the votes go?

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

Josephine, why have you voted for Guy?

-Eggs flamenca, Anne, don't come from Italy.

-OK.

Marie, who thinks customers moan.

You voted for Guy.

-Yeah.

-Do you think he was the worst player?

-No.

-He voted for me last time.

-Who did you think was the worst player?

-Josephine.

It wasn't me.

Are you telling or asking me?

I can't believe it.

You'd better.

Marie from customer services

was the worst player.

But, Guy, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

Eggs flamenca was the only question I got wrong.

I never eat eggs. I haven't done for years and years and I wouldn't eat them for free.

A good tactic would to be to answer questions correctly.

They're incapable of doing that.

Round Four, team. £800 in the kitty out of a possible £3,000. Six of you left.

Another ten seconds off the clock. You have 2½ minutes.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Amy.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In which year was Charles Kennedy

elected to lead the Liberal Democrats, 1989 or 1999?

1999.

Madonna had a year 2000 UK No.1 single with American what?

-Beauty.

-Pie.

Which belief system commemorates the death

of its founder with monuments called stupa, Judaism or Buddhism?

Buddhism.

When is Michaelmas day, September or March?

-March.

-September.

In cricket, if both teams are at full strength,

how many players are there on the field?

13.

What C is a French blackcurrant liqueur?

Cassis.

In the navy, which is higher, a rear admiral or a vice admiral?

A vice admiral.

What is a positive number that is divisible only by itself and one?

A prime number.

If you were born on the 4th of July, what star sign would you be?

-Leo.

-Cancer.

What F is a form of government

by which power is divided between a central power and states?

Federal.

Which Scottish author wrote the 1995 novel Marabou Stork Nightmares?

-Pass.

-Irvine Welsh.

To which family of instruments do cymbals belong?

Percussion.

Which non-metallic element is represented in the periodic table by the letters Kr?

Krypton.

In the Christmas song, how many swans a-swimming

did my true love give to me?

-Ten.

-Seven.

At which sport were Terry Griffiths and Ray Reardon champions?

Snooker.

On which island did Queen Victoria die in 1901?

Isle of Wight.

-Bank.

-Which leaf is on the Canadian flag?

The maple.

Which Roman poet wrote Metamorphoses, Catullus or Ovid?

Ovid.

In pop music, Shape Of My Heart was a 2000 UK hit single for which American boy band?

-*NSYNC.

-Back Street Boys.

In which '90s TV sitcom did Gary Sparrow wander through a time warp into the 1940s?

Goodnight Sweetheart.

-Bank.

-Which mountain range is the llama a native of?

-Himalayas.

-Andes.

In Formula 1 motor racing, for which team did Brazilian Rubens Barrichello...

Time is up. £270.

Who's scoring own goals?

Who's all washed up?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically, Paul is the weakest link.

Josephine is the strongest link this time.

But will the team realise that as they cast their votes?

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

-Debbie, it must be lonely over there.

-It is, Anne.

-Where do you come from?

-From Leeds.

-What do you do in Leeds?

-Erm, I work for a water company.

-Do you?

Do you find the customers are always moaning?

-Luckily I don't have much to do with them.

-Oh!

Why "luckily"?

Erm...from what Marie says, they're quite a moaning bunch.

Why have you voted for Paul?

He got two wrong. The team know what's going on.

-Yes, even Ian.

-Even Ian.

Josephine, why Paul?

Two questions wrong.

-Just as you had in the last round.

-Yep.

Statistically, Paul the bus driver, presently, was the worst player.

You can drive home now. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Josephine will go next.

She's been weak in previous rounds. A few slip-ups and she'll be out.

Round Five. Your total is £1,070 out of a possible £4,000.

Five of you left.

Another 10 seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link, Josephine.

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

Josephine,

in music, in which century was Franz Liszt born?

Nineteenth.

In which language was The Odyssey first written?

Greek.

-Bank.

-In which country did the pottery known as delftware originate?

Holland.

At the 2001 general election, who was elected the MP for Sedgefield?

-Glenda Jackson.

-Tony Blair.

Debbie,

which race of Scandinavian seafarers and pirates sailed in boats called longships.

-Pass.

-Vikings.

Which country is an island off India's south-east coast?

-Madagascar.

-Sri Lanka. Amy, what is "the mother of invention"?

Necessity.

In literature, Captain Nemo is the hero of which well-known Jules Verne novel?

-2,000 Leagues Under The Sea.

-No. 20,000...

A Close Shave is part of which Oscar-winning series by Nick Park?

Wallace And Gromit.

What does Keith Richards play in The Rolling Stones?

-Guitar.

-JOSEPHINE: Bank.

The carpal bones are found in which part of the body?

-Feet.

-Wrist.

In the nursery rhyme, up what did Jack and Jill go to fetch water?

A hill.

Which country sits on the Atlantic AND Indian oceans?

-Hawaii.

-South Africa.

The London Millennium Wheel is also known by what name?

The London Eye.

-Bank.

-In which Tolstoy novel is the heroine's lover Count Vronsky?

-War And Peace.

-No. Anna Karenina.

Tennis. What is the score in a game if the first three points have been won by the server?

40 - love.

Which pop star wore a single glove in the 1983 Beat It video?

Michael Jackson.

The national anthem of which European city state is Inno Pontificale?

-Spain.

-The Vatican.

In the film Billy Elliot, what sport did Billy learn before taking up ballet?

Boxing.

-Bank.

-In psychology, heliophobia is a morbid fear of which heavenly body?

-Angels.

-The sun.

Which American model, actress and presenter

married nightclub owner...

Time is up. I cannot complete the question.

£190 banked in that round. Whose brain has gone into receivership?

Whose day is done? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly, Amy is the strongest link.

Debbie is the weakest link.

But whose game is over?

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

Amy, the hypnotherapist,...

have you gone into a trance to have a good memory?

I don't usually need to go into a trance for that.

OK.

-Why Debbie?

-I'm not absolutely sure whether she WAS the weakest link.

I'm going cumulatively.

-I see. Ian, you're going back to teach science, are you?

-Yes.

And when there's another teacher sick,

-will you have to take someone else's classes?

-Yes.

-Including Politics?

-It's in PSE.

-What does that mean?

-Personal and Social Education.

So, when the teacher who teaches Personal and Social Education, silly title,

is off sick, will you stand in for them?

I'll plan ahead, give them vitamins to help their immune system.

-It's a good idea.

-That would be best.

-Confusing the PM with Glenda Jackson.

-She's an MP for somewhere.

Dear, oh, dear. Why Debbie?

-She passed on one of her questions and got one wrong.

-OK...

Debbie, it was lonely for you.

With three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

As the people around me started to go, I felt more and more isolated.

Any mistakes that I made were easily picked up on by the team.

I think Marie is likely to be voted off next.

She struggled in that last round and she'll be voted off.

Round Six. You've banked £1,260 out of a possible £5,000.

Four of you left.

Another 10 seconds coming off the time.

We start with the strongest link. That's Amy.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The grouse shooting season opens on the "Glorious" what?

Twelfth.

What is the name of the rough-surfaced woollen cloth

with mixed fleck colours, associated with Scotland?

-Tartan.

-Tweed.

Allen Klein, Brian Epstein and Allan Williams all managed which pop band?

-The Who.

-Beatles.

Lausanne and Lucerne are in which country?

Switzerland.

Which of Britain's native snakes grows the longest?

-The adder.

-No, the grass.

The name of the stone from which a deep-blue pigment used in painting is extracted is lapis what?

-Sapphire.

-No, lazuli.

Egyptian, American Upland, and Sea Island are three major types of which crop?

-Wheat.

-Cotton.

Which English scientist invented a practical reflecting telescope?

Newton.

Smokey Robinson and The Miracles had a UK hit in the 1960s with I Second That what?

-Emotion.

-Correct. Marie...

-MARIE: Bank.

Which root crop was once known as the Swedish turnip?

Swede.

In the 1971 James Bond film title, Diamonds are what?

Forever.

What's the first name of the artist after whom the Turner Prize is named?

-James.

-Joseph.

In brewing, what are Fruggles and Goldings?

Hops.

Who wrote the 1984 novel The Fourth Protocol?

-Pass.

-Frederick Forsyth.

In football, what is the criminal-sounding nickname of Aston Villa?

-Gunners.

-The Villains.

The bandicoot, an insect-eating marsupial, is indigenous to which country?

Australia.

In the sitcom The Young Ones, how many shared the house?

Four.

-Bank.

-On a dartboard, which number is between 5 and 1?

Three.

Time is up. The correct answer is 20.

You only banked £150.

Who is top for the chop?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically, Amy is the strongest link.

With the most wrong, Marie is the weakest link, but she did bank money.

Will this save her from the vote?

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

Amy, why Marie?

I think she was the weakest link in that round.

I think, in a few other rounds, she's been weaker.

So, Ian.

-Why Marie?

-She passed on a question and got some others wrong.

OK. She's definitely the worst player.

Not just in this round, but throughout the game.

She can go back and persecute the customers who provide her job.

With three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I expected this because I got a few questions wrong.

But Ian did too, so I was disappointed, to say the least.

Ian will be voted off next. The two girls will gang up on him and get rid of him.

Round Seven. You've won £1,410 out of a possible £6,000.

There are three of you left.

Another 10 seconds off the clock.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Amy. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Pop music. Which Scandinavian duo had UK hits

with It Must Have Been Love and Joyride, in the '80s and '90s?

-Pass.

-No. Roxette.

In maths, what name is given to the number below the line in a fraction?

-Pass.

-Denominator.

Josephine,

in the US, which city is the state capital of Arkansas?

Little Rock.

The hickory tree produces which type of nut?

Pecan.

In which East European country was the composer and pianist Chopin born?

-Hungary.

-Poland.

In which 1976 film starring Robert De Niro

does Jodie Foster play a teenage prostitute?

-Can't remember.

-Taxi Driver.

What name is given to the cards used in fortune-telling?

Tarot.

History. In which decade did Prince Andrew marry Sarah Ferguson?

-'90s.

-'80s.

What was the name of the failed '90s soap

set in the fictional resort of Los Barcos?

Eldorado.

Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit was written by Jeanette who?

Winterson.

In media, Die Welt is a newspaper from which country?

Germany.

Of which creature is the Aylesbury a breed?

A duck.

According to St Luke, which pregnant religious figure went to Bethlehem?

Mary.

Which stately home was the main setting for TV's Brideshead Revisited?

-Hampton Court.

-Castle Howard.

Late blight affected which vegetable, causing a famine in Ireland?

Potato. AMY: Bank.

The name of which mammal means "little armoured one" in Spanish?

Armadillo.

Time's up.

You banked £220. In Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank,

which means potentially, in the next round, there's £3,000 to be won.

The question is...

who is well out of place in this trio?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

At this stage, Amy is the strongest link,

answering the most questions correctly and banking the money.

With the most wrong answers, Ian is the weakest link.

But will voting reflect the statistics?

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

Josephine, got children?

-Two daughters.

-How old are they?

-28 and 24.

-Did they used to go out thieving?

-Definitely not, Anne!

-You taught them to be honest and decent?

-Yes.

So, can you explain to me, Josephine,

why, in a game which is called The Weakest Link,

you have voted off someone who has been

spectacularly effective throughout the game

-in building up the bank?

-I'm not here to be charitable!

I've got this far. I thought, "The carrot's there dangling. I'll go for it."

-So, you have no shame in what you've done?

-No. I'm honest.

Are you standing up still?

Just about.

How astonished are you to be here for the final?

Quite, after today.

Why Amy?

I couldn't vote for myself, and Amy was the second weakest link.

If anyone else said that to me,...

I wouldn't believe them.

But in your case, I accept it as what you thought.

Amy,...

you have only answered three questions incorrectly.

You have been a spectacular player.

I regret you are going. Goodbye.

When my friends and family see the show, their opinion will be that I was robbed.

I think that Josephine will win

but I'd like Ian to snatch it from under her nose

because I think she thinks she'll win.

Round Eight.

You've won £1,630 out of a possible £7,000.

Josephine and Ian, two of you left.

You have 90 seconds. What you win is trebled and added to the total.

£3,000 is at stake. You've voted off the strongest link.

So we'll start with the second strongest, that's Josephine.

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

In which books is Getafix the druid a character?

Asterix the Gaul.

In maths, what is the square of minus four?

-Two.

-16.

Eve's pudding is a sponge layer over which fruit?

Apples.

-Bank.

-Which sporting equipment includes a point, fletching and index feather?

-Darts.

-Arrow.

The quartet of which jazz pianist is famous for recording the tune Take Five?

-Oscar Peterson.

-Dave Brubeck.

Which John Grisham novel was made into a 1993 film starring Julia Roberts?

The Pelican Brief.

The replacement of King James II by William and Mary is known as the Glorious what?

-I forget.

-Revolution.

The prime minister of which Scandinavian country was assassinated in 1986?

-Holland.

-Sweden.

In rugby union, Andy Irvine won 51 caps for which country?

Scotland.

The forenames of which English poet were Percy and Bysshe?

-Pass.

-Shelley.

Johnny Rotten sang with which notorious 1970s punk band?

The Sex Pistols.

-Bank.

-In music, which 1948 invention

revolutionised the record industry?

-Stereo.

-No, the long-playing record.

In maths, what is 11 multiplied by 14?

110.

The correct answer is 154. Time's up. You banked just £40.

Trebled and added to the winnings from the previous rounds,

it means prize money today of £1,750.

But only one of you can take that money away.

Now you will play each other head to head.

I'll ask alternate questions.

Whoever answers the most correctly, wins.

Josephine and Ian, for £1,750,

let's play The Weakest Link!

Josephine, as strongest link, choose who goes first.

I'll go first.

Josephine, in the 2001 English Rugby Union Cup final,

which team beat Harlequins 30 points to 27?

-Wasps.

-No, the correct answer is Newcastle Falcons.

Ian.

In the children's story, Charlotte's Web,

by EB White,

what sort of creature is Charlotte?

-A spider.

-That is the correct answer.

Josephine.

In classical music, in the famous suite by Gustav Holst,

which planet is called the Winged Messenger?

-Mercury.

-That is the correct answer.

Ian.

In military history, in the winter of 1812,

Napoleon lost nearly half a million men

during his retreat from which city?

-Cairo.

-No. The correct answer is Moscow.

Josephine.

In maths, what is the name

given to the middle number of an ordered group of numbers?

-Integer.

-No. The correct answer is median.

Ian.

Which member of the Royal Family purchased the title

Lord of the Manor of Aconbury in Herefordshire, in August 2001?

-Prince Charles.

-That is correct.

Josephine.

In food and drink,

what is the name of the beverage made with a blend of milk,

beaten egg, sugar, nutmeg, and usually a spirit of some kind?

Er...zabaglione.

No. The correct answer is eggnog.

Ian, if you answer this question correctly, you have won.

So, for £1,750,

what is the state language of Bangladesh?

-Hindi.

-No, the correct answer is Bengali.

Josephine, you need to answer this correctly to remain in the game.

In 20th Century literature,

who wrote the comic novel Lucky Jim?

-Joseph Conrad.

-No, it was Kingsley Amis.

That means, Ian, you are the strongest link

and you go away with £1,750.

Josephine, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link.

Goodbye.

Anne took the mickey out of me early on

but I think I gave as good as I got.

Voting for Amy tactically didn't pay off

but I felt it was worth a gamble.

With the performance I gave,

I'm amazed that I won The Weakest Link.

With Ian not being strong all the way through,

I felt perhaps maybe I should have won in the end.

Subtitles by P Macdonald & A Soper, ITFC, for BBC Subtitling - 2001